Song Lan looked completely calm and composed.
"How can it not be a big deal? That shameless family grabbed your arm and insisted you were their daughter-in-law."
"They even said you abandoned your husband and children to elope with another man! Sister-in-law, your temper is far too good! You didn't do anything to that family of three. If it were me, I would have slapped them a few times the moment they opened their mouths!"
Qin Boyan said angrily.
A warm feeling welled up in Song Lan's heart, and she smiled and said, "I'm afraid my hands will hurt."
Slap that family of three across the face?
Oh!
She wasn't really afraid of her hands hurting; she just didn't want to get her hands dirty.
After all, their mouths really stink; they must have eaten something filthy!
It would be so disgusting if her hands got smudged by the smell!
"Human traffickers? Sister-in-law, how did you end up with human traffickers?!"
Qin Yaqing asked anxiously, "Are you alright now?"
"Have you been neglecting your brain for so long that it's become rusty?"
Glancing at Qin Yaqing, Qin Boyan said with a hint of disdain, "It's strange to encounter human traffickers on a train."
Passengers coming and going come from all walks of life; it's perfectly normal for a few with ulterior motives to be among them. Why are you making such a fuss? Do you think you grew up in an ivory tower?
"Second brother! What are you saying? My eldest sister is just worried about me. Hurry up and apologize to your eldest sister!"
Song Lan reprimanded softly.
"I didn't say anything wrong."
Qin Boyan had no intention of apologizing to Qin Yaqing. He had already been very kind by not ignoring her or giving her the cold shoulder; asking him to apologize was out of the question.
Continuing from where he left off, Qin Boyan said, "Didn't you see whether my sister-in-law was alright after returning to the private room? You had to ask, 'Are you alright now?' You're definitely concerned about my sister-in-law, not..."
"Second brother, if you keep doing this, I'm going to get angry!"
Interrupting Qin Boyan, Song Lan deliberately put on a stern face: "Apologize to your older sister!"
Qin Boyan pursed his lips tightly.
"Sister-in-law, no need. My second brother didn't say anything excessive. It was my brain that wasn't working properly, and I asked such a illogical question."
Qin Yaqing shook her head, a faint smile on her face, and said, "In the village, all I could think about was going to work to earn work points, what to eat to fill my stomach after work, and getting a good night's sleep."
Their daily lives are almost completely disconnected from books and society.
Suddenly leaving the village, one's mind is bound to go a little sluggish?
"Did your family send you to that place? Or did you go after them yourself..."
Qin Boyan was about to say something sarcastic to Qin Yaqing when he was startled and stopped abruptly by a sharp look from Song Lan.
"Apologize to your older sister, this is the last time!"
Song Lan's gaze was cold and sharp. Qin Boyan knew she was truly angry, and for a moment he felt a little wronged, but he still turned to look at Qin Yaqing:
"Sister, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been rude to you, and I shouldn't have said such hurtful things to you!"
“We are siblings, so there’s no need for you to apologize to me. Besides, I don’t think you said anything wrong.”
Qin Yaqing wasn't stupid; she could easily understand why her younger brother, Qin Boyan, was treating her badly and even tried to stab her with a flower right off the bat!
She made a foolish mistake back then, breaking the hearts of her whole family by going to the countryside for love.
Unexpectedly, in the end, he was left battered and bruised by that so-called love.
But her family members put aside past grievances and took her home today.
She felt incredibly ashamed!
Seeing Qin Yaqing lost in thought, and watching Qin Boyan climb the mountain to his own bunk with a blank expression, Song Lan felt a mix of emotions.
She understood why Qin Boyan spoke so harshly to Qin Yaqing, but the matter was over, and they were family after all. Qin Boyan and Qin Yaqing were siblings, bound by blood, and even if there were many grudges between them, there should be a time for them to reconcile.
Besides, Qin Yaqing has already realized her mistake and is not going down a dead end. Under these circumstances, as family members and her own siblings, wouldn't it be better to be more tolerant of her?
Must we watch her leave this world in guilt and self-blame, or... or like in the original story, die unexpectedly?
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Hongxing Machinery Factory.
Old family compound.
"Second sister, my sister-in-law will be back tomorrow, right?"
"Yes, tomorrow afternoon."
"I miss my sister-in-law so much!"
"Aren't you angry enough to make room for Qin Yaqing?"
"Second sister, you can't call eldest sister by her name!"
"What can you do if I call you?"
Qin Yaxin sat on her own bed and rolled her eyes at the bed across from hers from the desk. Well, to be more precise, she was rolling her eyes at the soft, sweet little girl.
"That's not right. If you don't listen, I'll tell your sister-in-law later!"
The young girl, Qin Yaxuan, with a tense, fair and delicate face, expressed her dissatisfaction with her second older sister, Qin Yaxin.
"A tattletale!"
Qin Yaxin pouted and said, "When Qin Yaqing went to the countryside, you and your brother were still in Mom's belly before you were born, so she didn't have any feelings for you."
"The eldest sister is indeed the eldest sister. It was my sister-in-law who said that we should be united and friendly."
The little girl Qin Yaxuan played with the rag doll that Song Lan had made for her in her spare time, and her voice was soft and sweet like rice cake.
"Are you trying to go against me?"
Qin Yaxin stared wide-eyed.
"Second Sister, are you saying that Sixth Brother is going against you? No, Sixth Brother likes Second Sister, and he also likes Eldest Sister!"
The little girl blinked, not understanding why her second sister's expression had changed.
"If you like me, you can't like Qin Yaqing. If you like Qin Yaqing, you can't like me. Little one, if you don't listen to me, I'll kick you out of my room and see where you sleep tonight!"
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