Chapter 16: Foot Smash
"Twenty, twenty yuan, why would you need so much?" Ding Jiayi felt a pang of pain. Twenty yuan was a month's household expenses. "Zijin already has a lot of pens and notebooks, can't she just use them?"
Qiao Dongliang was so angry that he laughed: "With Zijin's study attitude, he uses new things for everything. Nannan has such good grades, but she can only use what Zijin has left? I say it again, give Nannan twenty!"
"Give her twenty and we'll pay for what we eat and drink this month!" Ding Jiayi was unwilling to pay.
"Mom." Qiao Zijin persuaded Ding Jiayi in a gentle voice.
She had realized that Qiao Nan had been acting very strange recently, and that she had been in trouble as a result.
Looking at Dad’s behavior, even if Mom is strong, she can’t be better than Dad. Qiao Nan must continue reading this book.
Since this result cannot be changed, Qiao Zijin thinks her mother might as well agree to it without hesitation. Maybe it will make her father have a better impression of her.
Ding Jiayi shook off Qiao Zijin's hand: "Zijin, I know you don't want me to quarrel with your father, but don't worry about this."
Hearing Ding Jiayi complaining that she had no money, Qiao Dongliang didn't want to ask where Ding Jiayi spent the salary he had just given her this month: "If it's not enough, just go to the bank and withdraw a hundred dollars. That should be enough, right?"
Nan Nan is starting school, and Zi Jin is also starting school.
It will definitely cost money for Zijin to continue his studies, and Lao Ding cannot possibly treat Zijin unfairly. This 110 points is not much more.
When it comes to savings, the three women in the Qiao family become particularly quiet.
Qiao Nan didn't need anything. Her mother dug out such a big basket, it would be discovered sooner or later.
Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin seemed to be feeling much more guilty and their words were not confident enough.
"What are you standing there for? Give me the passbook. I'll go to the bank to withdraw a hundred dollars for you tomorrow." Qiao Dongliang stretched out his hand to Ding Jiayi, asking for the passbook.
Ding Jiayi was so frightened that her face turned pale and she began to stutter, "No, it's just twenty dollars, I'll give it to you, you don't have to go to the bank to withdraw it."
In order to make Qiao Dongliang give up the idea of taking the passbook, Ding Jiayi took out twenty yuan from her pocket and threw it on the ground with a painful feeling.
Qiao Nan's face froze, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said nothing.
She must read books. It is not easy for her mother to pay for her at this time. She must cherish this opportunity.
Qiao Nan kept using these words to comfort herself, but as an adult, Qiao Nan's eyes were red and she was reluctant to reach out to pick up the money.
Qiao Dongliang pursed his lips and said: "Old Ding, although it is not popular to beat your wife nowadays, you don't want me to fight you, right? Where do you throw your money?"
Ding Jiayi was so angry that she not only wanted the money, but also wanted to treat Qiao Nan, that dead girl, like an ancestor and coax her. On what basis?
Without waiting for Qiao Dongliang to get angry again, Qiao Zijin stood up without saying a word, squatted down, not only picked up the money, but also blew away the dust, patted it clean, and handed it to Qiao Nan personally: "Nannan, don't get me wrong, Mom is definitely worried about you. Mom didn't rest well recently, so she's in a bad mood."
Qiao Nan is not as easy to coax as before. If mom keeps this attitude, nothing she says will work in front of Qiao Nan anymore.
Qiao Nan held on to the money but remained silent.
"Nannan, come on, dad will make you some egg noodles." Qiao Dongliang rolled his eyes at Ding Jiayi. At his age, he was still not as sensible as his daughter.
Qiao Zijin was careless in her studies. Although Qiao Dongliang was angry and disappointed, he still loved his daughter. Seeing that Qiao Zijin was more generous and sensible than Ding Jiayi, Qiao Dongliang's eyes softened when he looked at Qiao Zijin.
Qiao Nan, who was standing nearby and saw everything clearly, sighed. They were all family, and Mom had made some "little" mistakes. Even if Dad got angry, he would just argue with her at most, and he would never make a fuss with Mom.
To be frank, her dad is easy to coax.
Knowing this, after his rebirth, Qiao Nan, apart from protecting his own interests, did not make a big fuss or stir up trouble between Qiao Dongliang and his wife.
"Dad, can you give me two eggs?" Qiao Nan cheered up and smiled at Qiao Dongliang.
"Okay, as long as Nan Nan likes it, I'll give you all three, not just two." Qiao Dongliang took Qiao Nan to the back kitchen and personally rolled noodles for Qiao Nan to eat.
The hand-rolled noodles are delicious, chewy and not easy to get mushy. Add a handful of chopped green onions and two bright orange eggs, and it’s especially fragrant.
While eating the noodles that had just come out of the pot, Qiao Nan gave a bitter smile. The reason why her father went into the kitchen and rolled noodles for her was, firstly, to make up for her hunger, and secondly, he hoped that she would not be angry with her mother, and would not remember what happened today.
Faced with this bowl of fragrant yet extremely bitter noodles, Qiao Nan had no choice but to eat it no matter how uncomfortable he felt.
She didn't expect her mother to be fair, nor did she expect her father to be tough and control her mother.
Her only hope and effort was to study hard, find a good job to support herself, have a family of her own, and live her life in peace and quiet.
As for her mother and Qiao Zijin, these two women can do whatever they want in their lives. She will not interfere anyway. She should just keep the money she earns in her own hands.
The Qiao family had a particularly quiet dinner.
Qiao Dongliang only rolled out the portions for himself and Qiao Nan, while Ding Jiayi had to prepare the portions for Qiao Zijin.
A family of four had dinner together. This was the first time that the Qiao family had two tables. Except for Qiao Nan, the other three people felt very strange while eating.
After finishing his noodles, Qiao Nan dutifully washed his dishes and put them away, then turned back to his room and started reading a book.
When Ding Jiayi saw that Qiao Nan only cleaned up her own dishes, she was so angry that she wanted to yell at Qiao Nan.
Qiao Zijin quickly pulled Ding Jiayi, shook her head at her, and silently said two words: "Passbook."
These two words were like Ding Jiayi's Achilles' heel. Before, Ding Jiayi was like an inflated ball, ready to explode for everyone to see at any time. But now she was like a deflated balloon, looking extremely wilted.
"Mom, let me wash it." Qiao Zijin endured the greasy and uncomfortable feeling and dipped her hands into the water.
Ding Jiayi took Qiao Zijin's hand away: "No, mom will wash it. My daughter doesn't need to do such rough work. You just need to go back to your room and rest... Zijin, mom didn't hide the situation at home from you. Don't make your dad angry again and cause trouble for mom. Do you understand?"
"Mom, don't worry, I won't do that again." Qiao Zijin also began to regret that she had asked her mother to sell all the books so quickly that not a single book was left. As a result, she couldn't even pretend now.
What Qiao Nan didn't know was that Ding Jiayi only wanted to sell her books and didn't want to touch Qiao Zijin's books.
Qiao Zijin had just graduated from junior high school with great difficulty. She was disgusted by the sight of those books and wanted to sell them.
She also told Ding Jiayi that if she didn't sell her books, Qiao Nan's books would be gone. What if he asked her to borrow them?
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