"mom!"
Zhou Shiwei naturally saw Li Yao slip money and food coupons to Yuan Xiaoya. After Li Yao turned around, walked into the courtyard, and sat down in the living room, she suddenly raised her voice and shouted.
"What's wrong?"
Li Yao's eyes showed confusion.
Why did you give Yuan Xiaoya money?
Zhou Shiwei stomped her foot in anger and said, "And she gave her two ten-yuan bills at once! Mom, don't you know that a temporary worker's monthly salary is only eighteen or nineteen yuan? Yet you gave Yuan Xiaoya twenty yuan and even gave her food coupons. Have you thought about the consequences of doing this?"
What could be the consequences?
Li Yao was increasingly puzzled.
Zhou Yanchen was equally puzzled by Zhou Shiwei's words.
Zhou Shiyan sat to the side eating by himself, seemingly not hearing what Zhou Shiwei was saying at all.
"If you do that, Yuan Xiaoya will become like a bloodsucker, clinging to our family!"
Zhou Shiwei sat down in a chair with a huff and said, "I'm not exaggerating, but do you think someone like Yuan Xiaoya is capable of hard work? She'll definitely keep coming to our house, saying she's not getting enough to eat in the village, saying she's sick and has no money for medical treatment. What are you and Dad going to do then?"
No matter what she says, are you unmoved, or are you swayed by her few tears and immediately soften your hearts to give her money and tickets?
Or what if she asks my dad to help her get a job at the factory? How should my dad respond then?
"So, according to you, I made a mistake in giving Xiaoya that little bit of money and food coupons?"
Li Yao's face was expressionless as she calmly gazed at Zhou Shiwei.
"You gave it to the wrong person anyway. If you had more money in your pocket, you should have given it to me. I would have used it to buy myself a dress or a pair of leather shoes at the department store in the county town. It would be better for me to wear them than for Yuan Xiaoya to throw money down the drain and for us to have a bloodsucker!"
Zhou Shiwei's words woke Li Zhi up.
"Alright, it was my idea for your mother to give Xiaoya the money. No matter what, she's your cousin and my junior."
Zhou Yanchen’s deep and mellow voice came out: “Besides, your father is Yuan’s nephew, my uncle. Your and Shi Yan’s uncle is still alive. Today, Xiao Ya was brought to our door by you. It’s clear that she is in dire straits. If your mother and I don’t show some courtesy, what will your uncle think?”
"Let that old man think whatever he wants, it's none of our business."
Zhou Shiwei muttered to herself.
"What old man? My uncle is your great-uncle! If you say such ill-mannered things again, don't blame me for dealing with you!"
Zhou Yanchen was furious. He said, "The older he gets, the more outrageous he becomes. Your uncle is getting old. If he hears something from Xiaoya and can't catch his breath, how can I, as his nephew, face anyone?"
"It's not as serious as you make it out to be."
Zhou Shiwei didn't dare go to her father, Zhou Yanchen, and muttered something under her breath.
"Eat quickly, or the food will get cold."
Li Yao looked at Zhou Yanchen: "You don't need to be angry. It was just something Weiwei said casually. I don't think Xiaoya will become the kind of annoying child."
"Mom, you can know a person's face but not their heart."
Zhou Shiyan suddenly said something.
Li Yao: "..." This child, can you please stop embarrassing her?!
Okay, even if you wanted to sabotage her, couldn't you have waited until now instead of speaking up now?
"See? Even Zhou Shiyan can see that Yuan Xiaoya is no good. Mom, you and Dad must not be fooled by her again. If she comes to our house again, just let her say whatever she wants and don't respond."
Zhou Shiwei was a little smug, thinking that Zhou Shiyan was speaking up for her and didn't want Yuan Xiaoya to take advantage of her family.
In reality, only half of what she thought was true: Zhou Shiyan realized that Yuan Xiaoya was scheming, and although she appeared to have her eyes downcast when she entered his living room, Zhou Shiyan noticed that her eyes were moving unusually nimbly.
This clearly shows that they are plotting something.
"I'm done eating."
Zhou Shiyan got up, picked up his bowl and chopsticks, and went to the kitchen. Zhou Yanchen and Li Yao didn't say anything about it.
"There are three cars parked in front of the neighbor's house. Dad, Mom, do you know what's going on?"
Zhou Shiwei appeared to be asking out of curiosity, but in her heart she was wondering if an important person had come to Song Lan's house.
Before Zhou Yanchen and Li Yao could speak, she said, "When I went out at noon, I saw someone doing rehabilitation in the neighboring yard. Could he be my classmate Qin Boyan's older brother?"
"Dad, do you know what Qin Boyan's older brother does at the factory? Those three cars parked in front of their yard today, could they be looking for someone?"
"We're here to see Comrade Song."
Li Yao said, "I heard people getting out of the car in the yard and asking directly at Comrade Song's yard if this was Dr. Song's house."
"A doctor? Mom, you mean the Comrade Song you mentioned is a doctor?"
Zhou Shiwei felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"Um."
Li Yao nodded.
Zhou Yanchen said, "Comrade Qin is the deputy factory director."
"Qin Boyan's brother is the deputy factory director?!"
Zhou Shiwei looked surprised: "He looks so young, how come he's already the deputy factory director? Dad, you were transferred here and you're only a department head, and my mom is only the deputy director of the factory's women's federation. Isn't this unreasonable?"
"Don't make things up if you don't know the specific reasons."
Zhou Yanchen glanced at his daughter and said, "Comrade Qin is a technical talent. He is the deputy director of the machinery factory, in charge of the technical aspects. Moreover, he was directly transferred from the head office in Beijing. How can ordinary people like your mother and me compare?"
"I was ignorant and said the wrong thing. I promise to think more before I speak in the future."
Zhou Shiwei smiled ingratiatingly at her father, Zhou Yanchen, and continued to ask Li Yao, "Mom, what business did the person who came in the car have with the man surnamed Song?"
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