"You! Say it again! You were the one who seduced me first! You said you had a bad relationship with your wife, that she was a jinx, and that you were forced to marry her! Now you're blaming me?" The stepmother, who was usually quite refined and aloof, was just as fierce when she threw a tantrum.
"Get back home! I'm talking to my daughter, you have no right to interrupt!" Seeing that people in the building were all peering out the window to watch the commotion, Xiaoyu's father lost face and yelled at his stepmother.
"You, surnamed Qin! You're kicking me out, aren't you! I didn't want to live with you anymore. What do you think you are? How many girls have you seduced? One today, one tomorrow. I pretended not to know because of Xiao Ye, so the child wouldn't be ashamed to face anyone. Now that Xiao Ye has disappeared, I don't want to live with you anymore. You wait, I'm going to your school right now. You won't have a single day of peace!" The stepmother said, turning and running away.
Little Fish's dad panicked and turned to chase after him, but the tricycle driver grabbed him.
"What about the goods? Give me the money!"
"Unload the goods!"
"Don't unload! I don't want it!"
"I don't care, if you don't want it, just throw it in the river. Anyway, I'm giving it to you!" Little Fish's dad had been driven to the brink and decided to throw a tantrum.
"Here you go, sir. This is your fare. Please take the goods out, turn right after you exit, go over 300 meters, there's a small river, just throw the goods in there." Qin Xiaoyu said quickly and decisively.
"You! You're so ruthless, how dare you throw my things?" Little Fish's dad jumped up when he heard this.
"Here's a thousand yuan as compensation. Next time you send over some junk, you won't be so lucky." Qin Xiaoyu took a thick envelope from her cousin-in-law. Their tacit understanding was truly remarkable. From the moment Xiaoyu's father entered the hospital, her cousin-in-law had already prepared for the aftermath.
Qin Xiaoyu handed over the envelope.
Seeing that he couldn't gain any advantage in the current situation, and fearing that Xiaoyu's stepmother would really cause trouble at his school and embarrass him, Xiaoyu's father could only stuff the money in his pocket, hop on his bicycle, and chase after her.
The bicycle was too old, the chain was loose, and after pedaling a few times it didn't move, almost knocking him off.
Xiao Jin is a child. Although she knows that this occasion should be serious, she still couldn't hold back her laughter and accidentally bent over laughing.
Qin Xiaoyu couldn't help but smile bitterly. Qin Xiaoye was really lucky to have escaped.
"Mom, who is he?" The little sister and Xiaoyu's dad have always been strangers. She didn't see him the last two times he came to cause trouble, so she couldn't help but come over and ask.
Qin Xiaoyu was momentarily speechless. Who was he?
Every time they came to cause trouble, Qin Xiaoyu felt inexplicably melancholy; it was a hurdle she couldn't overcome. Everyone understood, so no one said anything and silently went back to their rooms.
She went back inside and lay down for a while, silently shedding tears. Hearing a noise at the door, her younger sister brought over a small plate of watermelon, all cut up and ice-cold.
"Mom, I have a question," the younger sister asked cautiously, observing her mother's expression.
"Go ahead and tell me."
"Little Zhengxin has a maternal grandmother, but where is my maternal grandmother?"
Qin Xiaoyu was once again at a loss for words when asked the question. Logically, since her younger sister initially called Zhou Yue "godmother," she should have called Commander Zhou and his wife "grandma and grandpa," but somehow she ended up calling them "grandpa and grandma."
Many things happened after that. Although no one said it, everyone already regarded Qin Xiaoyu as Zhou Xing's widow in their hearts, so it was more appropriate for the child to call her grandpa and grandma.
"Your maternal grandmother lives far away. When you grow up, I'll take you to see her," Qin Xiaoyu could only say.
Zhou Xing's mother was right. The direct consequence of her letting go was that her younger sister and Qin Xiaoyu became closer than before.
Qin Xiaoyu spends all her free time in A Lei's room, and the two children help her tidy up.
They were already familiar with the room, and at night the mother and her two children would squeeze onto the same sofa, chatting, joking, and reading together.
Qin Xiaoyu felt that the family was complete after A Lei arrived.
"Will Laifu come back?" Hanhan asked while eating a cake.
The cake seemed to understand human speech. Qin Xiaoyu noticed that it was no longer as melancholy as before. Did it already know that A Lei was coming back soon?
The first thing Zhou Yue did after her postpartum confinement period was to go to the haute couture room to look at Qin Xiaoyu's wedding dress.
Qin Xiaoyu's wedding dress was entirely made by Xu Xiaoqing, while the traditional Chinese dress was designed by Xu herself.
Zhou Yue got very angry about this, as Xu Xiaoqing had completely altered the draft she had painstakingly drawn.
The Western-style wedding dress has entered the final touch-up stage. The fabric was sent by A Lei from Suzhou, and there's no extra material available, so further alterations are impossible.
The design used Zhou Yue's initial draft and Xu Xiaoqing's revised draft.
Actually, Xu Xiaoqing was taking the blame for Qin Xiaoyu in this matter. She was the one who completed the final revision. She did have some ideas about her own wedding dress.
Qin Xiaoyu has a perfect figure, but her main problem is that she's a bit short. Although she had a pair of 10cm high heels custom-made in Guangzhou, she still needs to adjust her fashion sense accordingly.
To make her appear taller, Zhou Yue designed an extra-long skirt and veil for her in the initial draft. Qin Xiaoyu wasn't interested in the sparkly rhinestones; she preferred pearls and had only mentioned it casually to A Lei.
A few days later, Lei Bingzheng sent someone to deliver a box containing several bags of pearls, enough to decorate the wedding dress.
Inside the box was a card written by Mrs. Fang herself; the pearls were her gift.
When Qin Xiaoyu brought the pearls to the high-end order room, Master Liang was holding a meeting. When she opened the box, it was truly a sight to behold; something that would have been a treasure to possess was now being sold by weight.
When making traditional Chinese wedding attire, Master Xu uses all his skills.
Qin Xiaoyu has a small frame, and I was worried she wouldn't be able to carry it properly, so I didn't dare use fabrics that were too soft. I wanted to use a fully hand-embroidered dragon and phoenix pattern, but time was too tight.
In the end, it was the experienced craftsmen in the factory who came up with the idea: to use a special machine embroidery technique. Qin Xiaoyu had witnessed the craftsmen's skills in the workshop. Although they used a sewing machine to speed up the needle movement, every thread was carefully placed, and the embroidered carp scales looked as if they could be peeled off.
Qin Xiaoyu didn't like dragons and phoenixes, so she asked her master to design a dress with lotus patterns. The top was lotus flowers, and the skirt was made of large koi fish, which was both unique and festive.
She considered herself a lucky charm, hoping to turn around and get good fortune.
Zhou Yue looked around, but the die was cast. Unable to leave her children at home, she had no choice but to head back.
Once in Qin Xiaoyu's car, he asked her about the shoes and bag.
"My third sister said she would send it. Just wait. You and this third sister can be friends. You're both very easygoing people."
“This Lei is quite resourceful; it’s his skill that he made you chase after him.” Zhou Yue gave Qin Xiaoyu a meaningful look.
"Sister, don't talk nonsense. He and I are innocent."
"Eh, did I say anything?" Zhou Yue smiled even more brightly.
"Sister, how did you manage to do three at once?" Qin Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask.
"Three? Oh, you mean that! Three at once?"
"That's right, it saves trouble." Qin Xiaoyu said shyly, her face flushed.
"I don't know either, but they got it in Guangzhou in one go." Zhou Yue pondered for a long time without saying anything, her face turning red.
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