Chapter 41 Refusal to Admit
Qiao Zijin paused while washing the dishes, and then looked uncomfortable: "No, Nan Nan's fever has nothing to do with me."
"But Qiao Nan?" Ding Jiayi listened to Qiao Nan's words. She definitely didn't do this, and old Qiao would definitely not do this. There are only four people in the family, so it can only be the eldest daughter.
"What Nannan says must be right? Mom, don't forget how hot Nannan's forehead is. Nannan is so sick that she thinks dreams are real. Nannan is suspicious, don't act like her."
Qiao Zijin shook her hands: "Mom, don't you think about it? Dad only found out that we spent all the family money when I went to the affiliated middle school. If Dad knew about Grandpa Li's affairs, he would be very angry. Now we have to do our best to make Dad less angry. Dad didn't mention Nan Nan's dream just now, so don't take it to heart, let alone mention it in front of Dad. It didn't happen in the first place, Nan Nan's dream, why are you making a fuss about it? Do you think there are too few things to make Dad angry?"
When Qiao Nan mentioned what happened on that rainy night, Qiao Zijin was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
Fortunately, her father did not continue to ask about this matter, otherwise she was not sure whether she would be exposed.
Qiao Zijin was afraid of Qiao Dongliang, but she was not afraid of Ding Jiayi's mother.
After being coaxed, deceived and threatened by Qiao Zijin, Ding Jiayi really stopped worrying about whether Qiao Nan's words were true or just a dream.
There are enough worries at home now. If I continue to pursue this matter, there will be no end to it.
When Qiao Dongliang heard Ding Jiayi calling him to eat, he didn't want to come out to eat at first. He was already angry with Ding Jiayi.
But when he remembered that the doctor had said his daughter was malnourished, Qiao Dongliang called Qiao Nan out and said, "Nan Nan, you are growing up now. Don't be angry with your body. Let's go have dinner together."
"Okay, Dad."
Qiao Nan agreed immediately. No matter who he was, he couldn't be hard on himself.
The family of four sat together. Qiao Dongliang did not look at his wife or his eldest daughter. He was only focused on putting the delicious food into Qiao Nan's bowl and admonished her, "Nan Nan, eat more. Eat until you are full. You are too thin now."
"Got it. Dad, you work very hard, so eat more and don't treat yourself badly."
Qiao Nan unceremoniously put the meat and vegetables into Qiao Dongliang's bowl.
In the past, such a plate of meat could last the Qiao family at least two or three meals, but now Qiao Nan eats it very hard and it can be finished in one meal.
The whole family lived frugally, and the money they saved was all spent on Qiao Zijin, which was a huge loss.
Seeing the Dongpo pork that she specially cooked for her eldest daughter, the father and daughter ate it piece by piece, and only three pieces were left in the bowl. Ding Jiayi felt a pang of pain: "Zijin, you eat too. You've worked hard at studying, you deserve to eat something good."
Then, Ding Jiayi put a piece of meat in Qiao Zijin's bowl, then picked up another piece for Qiao Zijin, and finally put the last piece in her own bowl.
Looking at the two pieces of meat in the bowl, Qiao Zijin moved her mouth, feeling very unhappy.
Such a big plate of meat, if it were in the past, most of it would have been eaten by her, but today it all went to Qiao Nan.
Most of the troubles today are related to Qiao Zijin, and Qiao Zijin doesn't have the confidence to do that.
Unexpectedly, her father really didn't care about her and took care of that dead girl Qiao Nan. He gave all the meat to Qiao Nan. If her mother hadn't picked two pieces of meat for her, she would have been unable to eat any meat this time.
"That's right, Nan Nan, you study hard, eat well when you are in school, don't treat yourself badly." Qiao Dongliang took out five yuan from his pocket and gave it to Qiao Nan: "Take this money and spend it. Although we should not be extravagant or wasteful, and don't think about things that don't belong to us, we should not be harsh on ourselves, understand?"
"Dad, don't worry, I understand." Qiao Nan put five yuan into his pocket without hesitation.
Qiao Dongliang and Qiao Nan's singing in unison made Ding Jiayi's face turn red, and Qiao Zijin was so embarrassed that she almost buried her face in the bowl.
After returning to the room, Qiao Dongliang thought about it again and again. It was true that his wife cared about his eldest daughter very much, but she didn't know that much about the situation in the school.
If the eldest daughter had not done anything in front of his wife, his wife would never have thought of letting her daughter go to the affiliated high school.
Most importantly, given my wife's personality, it is impossible for her to make the decision to spend all the family savings to help her eldest daughter change schools.
If my wife was really that decisive, she could have left the Ding family and found her own life based on her own abilities.
But even though his wife had a stubborn temper, if the Ding family had not wanted to sell her by weight, she would still stay in the Ding family and continue to work for them.
When Qiao Dongliang thought about it, he understood that his eldest daughter must have made a great contribution to this matter.
He didn't blame his eldest daughter for thinking about her own future.
What he couldn't accept was that even if he really wanted to spend the money, he shouldn't have discussed it with his family instead of doing it first and asking for permission later. He even had to wait until Nan Nan brought up the matter before he knew about it.
Ding Jiayi wanted Qiao Nan to go to school and work, but Qiao Zijin disagreed. The reason was that Qiao Zijin spent all the family's money on studying. When Qiao Dongliang thought of this, he felt a little uncomfortable.
For the first time, he discovered that his eldest daughter seemed to have calculated too much for her family for her own future.
All these things were squeezed together, and Qiao Dongliang now felt particularly awkward and uncomfortable looking at Qiao Zijin.
What he said just now was completely a warning to Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin.
After Qiao Zijin understood the hidden meaning in Qiao Dongliang's words, she tightened her grip on the chopsticks and finished the rice in the bowl with her head down: "Dad, can I talk to you?"
Coincidentally, Qiao Dongliang had also finished eating at this time.
Qiao Dongliang put down the bowl. He was angry and didn't want to talk to Qiao Zijin, but he finally responded, "Come to the study with me."
As soon as the father and daughter left, Qiao Nan immediately put down her bowl and went back to her room.
Anyway, from now on, if Qiao Zijin doesn't do housework, don't even think about asking her to do it.
Seeing the father and his two daughters acting more bossy than the last, Ding Jiayi held her breath and didn't dare to lose her temper. She could only continue to clean up silently.
After returning to the room, Qiao Nan stared at the book for a while, but unfortunately he didn't read a single word.
After a while, Qiao Nan took a few deep breaths and told himself to stay calm.
Now her mother and Qiao Zijin are making some "mistakes", and Qiao Zijin is a smart person. She knows that her father is the financial pillar of the family, so it is impossible for her to offend her father and let him continue to be disappointed in her.
No matter what, even if Dad can be coaxed by Qiao Zijin, she doesn’t need to be nervous or afraid anymore.
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