Over the next few days, Lu Fen, as the host, took Qian Duoduo, Jiang Sisi, and Lu Yuan around the oil city for three days. When they returned to the guesthouse, they saw Tian Rong sitting at the entrance with Tian Qing and Tian Tian. Upon seeing them return, they immediately stood up.
Lu Fen stepped forward and said, "Sister Tian Rong, what brings you here?"
Tian Rong said with a smile, "I just finished taking care of everything at home, so I came over to invite you to my house for a meal and to try my Tian Qing's cooking."
Qian Duoduo laughed and said, "That's great! I was just wondering what to have for dinner tonight!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this. Even Tian Tian, who had been a bit introverted and scared just a couple of days ago, started laughing along with everyone else.
Qian Duoduo saw Tian Tian standing next to Tian Rong, walked over, and said with a smile, "Oh my, where did this little beauty come from? Her smile is so sweet, it melts my heart!"
Tian Tian hid behind Tian Rong and said, "Auntie."
Qian Duoduo immediately shook her head and said, "Call me 'sister,' and that way my youthful beauty will last forever."
Tian Tian poked half her head out and called out very firmly, "Auntie!"
Qian Duoduo smiled and reached out to hug Tiantian. The little girl nestled obediently in her arms, but a shy expression appeared on her face.
Seeing her daughter so well-behaved in Qian Duoduo's arms, Tian Rong felt even more resentful towards her mother-in-law who had been sent away. So what if she had a daughter? She was still her own child. Why did she have to distinguish between them? Humph, you thought the second child's side was better, so go over there and enjoy your family life!
Qian Duoduo and Jiang Sisi walked behind, and Tiantian hugged Qian Duoduo's neck and whispered, "This is Nannan's house. Nannan is a very good student. My mom said he can get into university!"
Jiang Sisi glanced at the door and whispered, "Sigh, getting into university isn't easy. If it were, everyone would be in university."
Tian Tian glanced at Jiang Sisi and said nothing more. Qian Duoduo also glanced at Jiang Sisi. She felt that Jiang Sisi had changed a lot. However, this was the person her third brother liked, so she should just accommodate her.
Upon arriving at Tian Rong's house, Tian Qing smiled and poured them some sweet soup, placed fruit on the table, and then, with a smile, picked up an apron and went into the kitchen.
Qian Duoduo said, "I'll go help my brother-in-law!"
Tian Rong smiled and said, "No need, we've already packed everything, there's no need for you, please sit down."
Lu Yuan sat down on the long bench next to Qian Duoduo, and Lu Fen sat down with him.
Jiang Sisi and Tian Rong sat next to each other. Tian Rong smiled and cut an apple into several pieces, placed them on a tray on the table, and said, "I've always wanted to invite you guys over to play, but I didn't expect to encounter something like this this time. I feel so embarrassed!"
Lu Fen smiled and said, "It's alright, every family has its own problems, we understand."
Jiang Sisi agreed with this statement and immediately said, "Sister Tian Rong, you don't need to take it to heart, we all understand!"
Tian Rong smiled and pushed the apple toward Qian Duoduo, saying, "Don't just talk, eat the apple too."
Qian Duoduo laughed and said, "Sister Tian Rong, are you serious? We've filled our stomachs with fruit, and you're planning to enjoy all the delicious food your brother-in-law made by yourself?"
Tian Rong laughed and said, "You're kidding me! How big is my stomach? I can't possibly eat that much by myself!"
Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, the door was suddenly pushed open. Tian Rong was startled and immediately walked towards the door. She saw Old Lady Tian carrying a handbag walking in, and her smile vanished instantly.
Grandma Tian hadn't expected so many people to be in her house. She truly hadn't imagined that her eldest son would be so heartless as to send her to her second son's house and then abandon her. Her second son's family was already struggling to feed themselves, let alone with her added to the mix. Before, when she was here, it was her eldest son's job to do the laundry and cooking. She never expected that after going to her second son's house, all those chores would fall on her. Her second son's wife, who used to say how filial she was, now had a sour face. She really couldn't stand staying at her second son's house anymore.
Originally, she had planned that if Tian Qing didn't support her in her old age, she would make a scene at his boss's place, since she didn't want to go back to her second brother's place anyway. Now, with these people here, and seeing that Tian Rong was with her, and that each of them had an extraordinary air about them, they must be Tian Rong's classmates. This was good, so that her classmates would know how this woman treated her mother-in-law.
Thinking of this, she immediately put her bag on the ground and began to wail, her words always carrying connotations of Tian Rong being unfilial and Tian Qing forgetting his mother after getting a wife.
Her gaze fell on Tiantian being held in a little girl's arms, and she said fiercely, "You good-for-nothing, if you were a boy, I wouldn't have let your father adopt a child."
When Tian Tian heard what the old lady said, her body trembled. Qian Duoduo immediately hugged the child tightly to comfort her. She could sense Tian Tian's fear, which meant that this was not the first time the old lady had said such things. Perhaps she had often said such things before, which was very harmful to the child's heart!
Tian Qing was cooking in the kitchen when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the living room. It sounded like the voice of his deceased mother. He immediately went out and saw his mother standing with one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Tian Tian, scolding her. He stepped forward and stood in front of Qian Duoduo, saying, "Mom, you're back?"
Old Mrs. Tian said, "What do you mean? You're my son, it's your duty to take care of me in my old age, isn't it? If you don't take care of me, I'll go and complain to your superiors!"
Tian Qing said, "Okay, you go ahead. I've been fired, and this house will be taken back. I can only go to Lao Er's place. Otherwise, you can go back to the village."
Grandma Tian was stunned: "What? What do you mean? Isn't this your house? Why do you want to take it back? Who's taking it back?"
Tian Qing said indifferently, "This house was allocated by the oil mill. It was a reward for my hard work and performance over the years. However, I can only live here as long as I am still an employee of the oil mill. If I am dismissed, I will no longer be an employee of the oil mill, and I will naturally no longer be able to live in this house."
Grandma Tian understood that she couldn't let her son lose his job, otherwise going back to the village or to her second son's place wouldn't be a good option.
She said, "I won't complain, but you must continue to support me."
Tian Qing said, "It's not that I don't want to support you, you can stay with me, but I won't give you a single penny, and you can't touch anything in the house. Also, if you want to eat, you have to do all the housework. And the second son will have to contribute to your retirement savings!"
Grandma Tian was taken aback: "Eldest son, what do you mean? Where would the second son get the money for retirement?"
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