Qin Boyan burst out laughing: "Yes, yes, my eyes were filled with sand, I just misread it. Big Brother's expression is perfectly normal."
"All you do is talk big all day. I just wanted to confirm whether what your sister-in-law said was true. You should know that given my current situation, your sister-in-law will definitely only report good news and not bad news to avoid me worrying. Just like when she was seconded to another post, she suffered grievances but didn't say anything at home."
After hearing what Qin Yanzheng said, Qin Boyan stopped laughing and looked extremely serious. He said, "Big brother is worried about sister-in-law." He didn't ask a question; he used a statement directly.
"Shouldn't your sister-in-law be pitied?"
As a husband, is there anything wrong with him feeling sorry for his wife?
“I didn’t say that.”
Qin Boyan shook his head vigorously, then suddenly realized that his elder brother was blind, so shaking his head would be foolish. He quickly said, "Brother, what I mean is that it's perfectly understandable that you care about my sister-in-law. Ever since she seemed to change, she's shouldered the entire burden of our family."
She also disciplined me, Qin Yaxin, and the two younger children, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, and told us to focus on our studies and not worry about the family's finances. When she learned about your situation, my sister-in-law did not panic at all, and comforted us not to be afraid, saying that she could cure you.
To be honest, brother, ever since then, I've felt that with my sister-in-law at home, my younger siblings and I don't need to be afraid of anything. That day, when we learned that my sister-in-law wasn't working at the staff hospital...
Instead, I was seconded to the security department. At that time, I really wanted to rush to the staff hospital and have a good talk with the hospital leaders. If we couldn't reach an agreement, I wouldn't mind beating them up!
It was my sister-in-law who persuaded me to stop, and I could tell that she really didn't mind working in the security department, so my anger subsided. But I must find out which bastard bullied my sister-in-law and made her, a skinny woman, work for the men in the security department.
By the way, brother, once your eyesight is restored, I hope you and my sister-in-law will live a good life together. If you ever do anything to betray her, or if you ever want to divorce her, don't blame me for disrespecting you as your elder brother!
"How...how could you have such thoughts? Your sister-in-law is my wife. How could I do anything to betray her, and how could I possibly ask her for a divorce?"
Qin Yanzheng frowned, looking displeased: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. If you continue to speak so recklessly and slander me, then don't blame me for not showing brotherly affection."
Unexpectedly, Qin Boyan snorted and said dismissively, "You married your sister-in-law out of necessity. In other words, you had no romantic feelings for her at all. I even suspect that you don't know what she looks like."
Qin Yanzheng felt a pang of guilt upon hearing this, but his expression remained unchanged, naturally preventing Qin Boyan from noticing anything amiss. He slowly uttered, "Nonsense!"
"You know in your heart whether I'm talking nonsense or not. Anyway, I only recognize Song Lan as my sister-in-law. Even if my sister-in-law is not with you one day, her place in my heart will never change."
Qin Boyan's tone was very serious. Hearing this, Qin Yanzheng scoffed, "Don't worry, the day you think about won't come." Separate? That's impossible. His wife is his, for life!
"That would be best."
Qin Boyan didn't continue arguing with Qin Yanzheng. He said, "What my sister-in-law said today wasn't lying to you. Dad's life at the forest farm has indeed been good recently. I can see that, whether it's his mental state or his physical health, Dad doesn't seem to have any abnormalities. Moreover, the tone of his voice is no different from when he's at home."
"Is it not a forced smile to put our minds at ease?"
Qin Yanzheng asked.
Qin Boyan: "I'm not stupid. I can't even tell the difference between a genuine smile and a forced smile."
"As long as Dad is doing well, that's all that matters."
Once he recovers, we must get to the bottom of this. We can't let his old Qin take the blame for someone else!
Qin Yanzheng learned about the reason for his father's accident from Qin Boyan, but he firmly believed that his father would not make such a low-level mistake. He was certain that someone was secretly sabotaging him, causing his father to take the blame.
Qin Yanzheng suspected that the person who caused this trouble was Deputy Factory Director Qian.
After all, this person is the beneficiary of the incident!
He used to work under Lao Qin, but the deputy factory director position that should have belonged to Lao Qin was taken by someone surnamed Qian. It was too much of a coincidence.
It's impossible not to suspect that there's something fishy going on.
Gathering his thoughts, Qin Yanzheng suddenly remembered something and asked, "You said earlier that your sister-in-law seems like a different person. What's going on? Tell me in detail."
"What's there to say?"
Qin Boyan's expression returned to its nonchalant state. From his tone, Qin Yanzheng knew that he didn't take his words seriously, so he couldn't help but speak again: "If you want to say something, then say it. Stop being so irresponsible."
"How am I not acting properly?"
Qin Boyan, who had been lounging with his legs crossed, quickly put them down and sat up straight facing his brother upon hearing Qin Yanzheng's words. He said, "Actually, there's not much to say. It's just that my sister-in-law used to seem frail and didn't talk much."
He doesn't usually comment on my relationship with Qin Yaxin, or the affairs of Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, but on that day…
Qin Boyan abruptly stopped speaking, remembering Song Lan's instructions not to tell his brother about her relationship with her adoptive parents. For a moment, he scratched his head in frustration. After a while, when he didn't hear Qin Yanzheng speak again, he asked, "Why did you stop?"
"My back is a little itchy and I'm scratching it, please wait a moment, brother!"
Quickly choosing his words, Qin Boyan continued, "It's like this, one day my sister-in-law saw the fifth and sixth children crying for their parents, and she also saw my second sister sitting on the sofa wiping away tears. She learned that I wanted to go to the countryside..."
After one night, she gathered us all in the living room, saying she would take care of us and wouldn't let anyone bully us, in order to convince us that she was capable of protecting us.
That morning, my sister-in-law demonstrated her martial arts and marksmanship in the yard. Afterward, she said that with Mom, Dad, and you not around, she is the matriarch of the family and our support.
After hearing what my sister-in-law said, I felt she had changed. She had become very responsible. Even though she was thin, because she was the eldest sister-in-law, she wanted to support our family and forced herself to become strong. It was like she was a different person. Yes, every word I said is true. Brother, now you understand, right?!
"You can leave now. I want to be alone for a while."
Qin Yanzheng waved his hand, dismissing Qin Boyan.
is that so?
To support his younger siblings, she had to change? She became less frail, shouldering the burden of the family on her thin, frail shoulders, and helping him take care of his family?
As Qin Yanzheng thought this, he felt that Qin Boyan was hiding something from him, and that Song Lan's change was not just what Qin Boyan had said.
What could it be?
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