Seeing everyone looking at him, Qiao Xiaoshan lowered his head and said,
"I just felt sorry for her. I don't really know what I was thinking, but I just kept thinking about her and wanted to help her get through this difficult time."
I dreamt my pants were wet, and I absolutely cannot tell anyone—it's too embarrassing and shameful!
Qiao Xiaoni frowned. "Isn't her family quite well-off? I heard from others that her husband left behind a lot of money after he died, so she shouldn't have any major problems with her life in the short term."
Qiao Xiaoshan looked up and said, "That's not how it is at all! Her husband has a lot of debts outside, and all the money in the house has been given to the creditors. Her mother-in-law is in poor health, so she can't go out to work and can only stay at home to take care of her."
In addition, her child was still young, and she struggled to make ends meet every day, often not knowing where her next meal would come from.
Qiao Xiaoni: ...
I never imagined that Ma Yulan was living in such dire straits. Judging from her brother's expression, was he really just pitying her?
"Then tell me the truth, did you secretly give them the fried dough sticks this morning?"
"Hmm!" Qiao Xiaoshan admitted, feeling it was no big deal.
Qiao Dashan casually patted his younger brother's head, "You're silly! Those are several cents worth of fried dough sticks. If we used that to buy meat, we could buy half a pound!"
Why did you give her away? What kind of love potion did she give you? Are you two having an affair?
My younger brother is notoriously stingy and greedy. It's quite remarkable that he would save the food in his mouth and give it away.
Qiao Xiaoshan shook his head and denied it, "Brother, her family is almost out of rice. I just wanted to help her. It wasn't that she asked me to do it, but that I did it willingly."
Qiao Dashan looked at his brother, who was completely infatuated, and said, "She's a widow, still in mourning. How could you fall for her? Can't we find you a proper wife once things improve?"
"I... I didn't really mean anything... She doesn't know I'm helping her." Qiao Xiaoshan lowered his head after saying that, unable to finish the remaining half bowl of noodles, feeling a tightness in his chest.
Tao Chunfang gave Qiao Dashan a look, signaling him to control his temper. How could someone curse like that?
Qiao Dashan slapped his thigh and stopped talking. His younger brother was too disappointing. Wasn't he just causing trouble for the family? If his parents found out, wouldn't they be so angry that they would get sick?
Qiao Xiaoni finally understood what was going on. It turned out that Ma Yulan didn't know that her second brother was helping her. Instead, her second brother was the only one who was enthusiastic. It seemed that there was still room for maneuver.
"Second brother, you only feel sorry for her and want to help her out of her predicament, not that you love her. You need to distinguish between sympathy and love."
Her conditions are what they are; if you truly love her, you have to accept everything about her. Besides, she has no feelings for you at all; what's the point of your one-sided affection?
Qiao Xiaoshan touched his head and said, "I don't even know what I'm thinking anymore."
Qiao Xiaoni said, "Second brother, your help to her is just a drop in the ocean and won't solve any real problems."
Ma Yulan's biggest problem is that she has no job; if she had work, she would have income.
Once I have an income, I won't need your help anymore.
Rather than letting my second brother worry about it, it's better to make it public. The shop is already open, and forcibly stopping it might not have any consequences, especially since they live next door.
Qiao Xiaoshan said, "She has to take care of her family, so how can she find a good job? I've thought about this for her too, but there really isn't any job that suits her."
Qiao Xiaoni said, "They can come to our shop to wash dishes. They can work two or three hours a day and get paid 80 cents or take some food home. At least we can guarantee them three meals a day."
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