Chapter 573: Meddlesomeness (Page 1/2)
In the evening, Song Jingjing rushed back from her mother's home with Tang Xue and the children.
As soon as she entered the house and put down her things, before she had time to catch her breath or eat a bite of hot dinner, she anxiously dragged her husband Huo Qingyan back to the room.
Huo Qingyan looked at his wife's panicked and nervous look, and a trace of doubt surged in his heart. He asked with concern:
"Jingjing, what's wrong with you? Could it be that something big happened at your mother's house?"
Hearing this, Song Jingjing rolled her eyes at him in reproach and quickly said, "Go away! Don't talk nonsense. My parents and brother are all fine."
Huo Qingyan became increasingly confused, frowning and asking, "If that's the case, then why did you pull me into the room in such a hurry?"
Song Jingjing took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then lowered her voice to say to Huo Qingyan, "Qingyan, you know what? I went back to my parents' home this time and learned some shocking news."
Huo Qingyan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked curiously, "Oh? What kind of news makes you so nervous? Tell me quickly."
Song Jingjing bit her lip and continued, "I heard that Mr. Qiao is seriously ill and has been admitted to a nursing home to recuperate.
More importantly, his youngest son, who used to be a deputy minister, has now been promoted to minister!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Qingyan's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief, "What? This is really big news! But what does this have to do with us?"
Song Jingjing looked troubled. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly said, "My mom...my mom asked me to come over and persuade my sister-in-law..."
Huo Qingyan immediately understood what she meant when she heard this. His face darkened and he said stiffly, "Could it be that your mother wants you to act as a lobbyist and persuade my sister-in-law to return to the Qiao family?"
Song Jingjing's eyes were erratic, and she didn't dare to look directly into Huo Qingyan's sharp gaze. She unconsciously lowered her head slightly, and her voice became a little weak. She said softly:
"Aunt Wen has been in frequent contact with my mother recently. She sincerely hopes that my sister-in-law can go back to the Qiao family and visit Mr. Qiao."
Hearing this, Huo Qingyan snorted coldly and warned in a cold tone, "Song Jingjing, I advise you to give up this unrealistic idea as soon as possible! Don't even think about acting as a lobbyist.
If my sister-in-law really wanted to recognize her, she would have done so long ago. Why did she have to wait until now?
Even Grandpa himself acted as a lobbyist before, but he failed to persuade Sister-in-law to change her mind. Can your few words be more convincing than Grandpa's? "
At this moment, Huo Qingyan was full of suspicion. He really couldn't guess what his wife was thinking and why she suddenly spoke well of the Qiao family.
Is it because Minister Qiao got promoted that my mother-in-law wants to interact more with Mrs. Qiao?
So, he frowned, stared at Song Jingjing, and continued to question, "Jingjing, don't forget that your parents used to have complaints about the Qiao family's behavior and looked down on them!
Why is it that now, they've gone against their usual behavior and sent you to be their lobbyist?"
"My mom felt sorry for Aunt Wen. She raised a daughter who turned out to be not her biological daughter. In the end, she was shot and killed for stealing the child.
She obviously has a biological daughter, but unfortunately her biological daughter doesn't recognize them. My mother said that she often secretly wipes away tears at home."
"Haha, now you're wiping your tears. When they first knew that the sister-in-law was their biological daughter, why didn't they just publish an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties with Qiao Sitian?
When Minister Qiao brought his two sons to his grandfather's house, Mrs. Qiao did not come and never showed up again afterwards.
And why wasn't the woman who deliberately took the wrong child arrested? They didn't do anything, and they just wanted to claim a daughter for nothing. Do you think my sister-in-law would agree?"
"What should I do? My mom told me to talk to my sister-in-law about this. She said Aunt Wen came to ask her for help. If I don't go and lobby, Aunt Wen will definitely say behind my back that my mom is not trustworthy."
Huo Qingyan felt that his mother-in-law was a bit nosy. Was it because his father-in-law's official career had stagnated in recent years, so he wanted to please the Qiao family and pave the way for his brother-in-law?
"It's up to you. If you go and become a lobbyist, don't blame me for not reminding you if my sister-in-law hates you in the future. Okay, let's stop talking and go eat!"
Huo Qingyan didn't want to say more, so Song Jingjing had to give up. However, she felt that she still had to talk to Lin Man about this matter. She had to give her mother an answer as to whether she recognized the Qiao family or not.
The next day at noon, after lunch, Song Jingjing rode her bicycle to find Lin Man.
Lin Man is currently helping her daughter wash the sheets. Her sister-in-law wet the bed last night, soaking the sheets and mattress. Even the quilt smells of urine.
She didn't want to throw the urine-stained sheets into the space washing machine, so she could only squat on the balcony to wash them by hand. Just after washing, before she had time to hang them up to dry, she saw Song Jingjing coming over.
Lin Man shook her head helplessly and could only call Huo Qingci out of the room to help with some things. Then, she led Song Jingjing into the house.
As soon as I walked in, I heard Huo Qingci's gentle voice: "How come you have time to come here today, sister-in-law?"
"Come and chat with my sister-in-law."
"Please sit down first!"
Huo Qingci walked quickly to the balcony, skillfully picked up the sheets and quilt covers from the wooden basin, and hung them up one by one to dry.
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Song Jingjing couldn't help but look at the door a few more times, and secretly envied in her heart: Sister-in-law is so lucky to be able to marry such a considerate man.
Her husband never did any of these. The only housework he did was to complain that her cooking was not tasty and do it himself.
Lin Man warmly invited Song Jingjing to sit down and asked, "Jingjing, did you come here to chat with me?"
Song Jingjing nodded and replied with a smile, "Yes, sister-in-law, I just wanted to come and chat with you!"
Lin Man looked at the clock on the wall with some confusion, and then said, "But don't you have to go to work in the afternoon? This doesn't give you much time."
Song Jingjing quickly explained, "Yes, sister-in-law, but I don't go to work until 2:30."
At this time, the clock hand on the wall had already pointed to one o'clock, and there was only a little over an hour left.
Lin Man began to wonder: Why did she rush over here in such a hurry? Could she be trying to borrow money for some big deal?
Or was she here to talk to me about her mother-in-law? After all, her mother-in-law had been ill some time ago, but Song Jingjing didn't seem to have gone to take care of her.
All kinds of speculations came to my mind, but I still couldn't guess Song Jingjing's intention.
At this moment, Lin Man stood up and walked towards the room. After a while, she came back with an exquisite fruit plate and placed it on the coffee table.
The fruit plate was filled with the dried strawberries, dried mangoes and dried bayberries that she had carefully prepared yesterday. They were attractive in color and exuded bursts of fruity aroma.
"Eat some dried fruit and talk slowly."
Song Jingjing was a little dazed looking at the dried fruits. Dried bayberries were sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, but where did these dried strawberries and dried mangoes come from?
She took a dried strawberry and put it in her mouth. It was sweet and soft and delicious! My son must like it very much. Otherwise, why not ask my sister-in-law where she bought the dried strawberries?
"Sister-in-law, where can I buy these dried strawberries? I didn't see them sold in the department store. Chenchen really likes sweets, so I want to buy him a pound to try."
A basket of strawberries can only produce two kilograms of dried strawberries. Her children all like to eat them. She plans to go to Lingtian in the afternoon to pick another one or two hundred kilograms of strawberries and make ten or twenty kilograms of dried strawberries to eat slowly during the New Year.
"Qingci bought this. I don't know where he bought it, but the kids love it. We only have a pound and a half of dried strawberries at home, and Chenchen likes them, so take half a pound back!"
"Thank you, sister-in-law. By the way, sister-in-law, did you know that Uncle Qiao got a promotion?"
Lin Man looked at Song Jingjing in confusion. Did she come here just to talk to her about the Qiao family?
"I knew about it a few days ago. Grandpa told me about it."
"Sister-in-law, your father is now a minister. Haven't you ever thought about returning to the Qiao family? I know that grandpa plans to let your Ningning join the army when she grows up, but what about An'an and Wenwen? Haven't you ever thought about letting one of your children go into politics?"
"What do you mean, sister-in-law? My son will never go into politics, so what does that have to do with the Qiao family? Even if the Qiao family holds high positions, what does it have to do with me?"
"Sister-in-law, Qiao Sitian is dead. Uncle Qiao and Aunt Wen have already let her go..."
Lin Man interrupted the other person with a gloomy expression and said angrily, "Enough! Stop telling me about those rotten things about the Qiao family. I don't want to hear a single word!
Now that Qiao Sitian is dead and the Qiao family has lost their daughter, they are going to target me and make me their so-called cheap daughter? Humph, that's just a foolish dream! "
She took a deep breath and continued, "Tell me, why should I recognize them? What good will it do me?
Don't tell me you're doing this for my son. What he wants to do when he grows up and what path he wants to take are all his own choices. I will never interfere, and I certainly won't compromise myself to please the Qiao family for their sake!"
Having said that, Lin Man crossed her arms over her chest and stared at the person in front of her with sharp eyes.
Song Jingjing was frightened by her aura and was speechless for a moment. She could only stammer, "But...but..."
Seeing this, Lin Man sneered, "Why, do you think that I, as a mother, am particularly irresponsible?
Why don't you curry favor with such a good family and plan a bright future for your children?
Okay, let's make it clear today. Sister-in-law, if you were in my position, would you admit it?
Also, when your son Chenchen grows up, does he plan to become a dashing pilot, or does he plan to rely on your family connections to easily get a job in a government agency?
Hearing this, Song Jingjing couldn't help but lower her head and pondered in her heart.
Of course she understood her son's character. He was very timid and cowardly. How could he possibly endure the hard life of being a soldier?
Huo Qingyan had no intention of letting her son join the army when he grew up. Of course, she wanted her son to enter the government when he grew up and work his way up slowly.
Although the competition is quite fierce, fortunately her family is reliable. As long as her parents and elder brother are alive, they will definitely help her son.
Now her mother wants to have a good relationship with Aunt Wen to pave the way for her eldest brother, so she came here to act as a lobbyist. She didn't expect her eldest sister-in-law to be so difficult to talk to, and she didn't know who gave her the courage.
Thinking of this, Song Jingjing suddenly felt torn and didn't know how to answer.
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