"Old Qin, did you take all the gold from the house?" Yao Huixian questioned aggressively.
Qin Huaijun and Lu Xueer were eavesdropping at the top of the stairs on the second floor.
Lu Xue'er pouted, "It's probably because Dad took the gold to my eldest brother's family."
Qin Huaijun remained silent, his expression unreadable.
Downstairs, Yao Huixian was still nagging, her sharp voice piercing Qin Jinye's eardrums. His head was already throbbing from drinking too much, and her incessant chatter made it feel like she was hitting him on the head with a hammer.
"Pour me a glass of water." Qin Jinye didn't answer Yao Huixian's question, but asked for water instead.
"Pour it yourself." Yao Huixian was furious and wouldn't listen to his orders. "Where's our gold? All the gold we've saved up for so many years, did you give it to that bastard?"
"Bastard?" Qin Jinye was reaching for his cup when he heard this and his face darkened.
The faint joy that had been in his eyes vanished, replaced by an unstoppable fury.
"I...no..." Yao Huixian realized she had misspoke, her face flustered for a moment, but she quickly recovered and changed the subject, "I asked you about the gold, where did the gold go?"
This time, Qin Jinye did not remain silent. After taking a sip of water, he replied in a calm tone, "Take it and melt it down to make a peace lock for my grandson."
"What, it's not allowed?"
Yao Huixian's expression twisted; she had indeed given it to that bastard's son.
What embarrassed her the most was Qin Jinye's attitude.
"Why didn't you tell me?" If Qin Huaiyi hadn't written back asking for money, she wouldn't have thought of sending her gold. When she opened the box, all the gold was gone.
This feeling of being disregarded made her extremely angry.
Qin Jinye finished his water, put down his cup, and glanced at her indifferently. "Did you tell me that you were giving Huaijun money to bribe her superiors and secretly sending things to Huaiyi?"
Yao Huixian choked.
"Isn't it normal for Huai Jun to bribe his superiors? It's an essential part of social interactions."
"As for Huaiyi, she went to such a desolate and remote place at such a young age, and she is our only daughter. How can I not worry about her?"
"I didn't tell you; I assumed you knew."
Qin Jinye smiled and said, "Isn't Yu Shen my son too? It's my eldest grandson's one-month celebration, so it's only right that I give him as much as I can. Even if I didn't tell you, you should know, right?"
Qin Yushen is not her son, and Qin Youan is not her grandson.
It's none of her business.
Yao Huixian curled her lip in disdain. She was just heartbroken that the gold had been taken by Qin Jinye and given to Qin Yushen and his wife. She was resentful.
Just as she was grumbling to herself in dissatisfaction.
Qin Jinye suddenly changed his tone, his voice chillingly cold, "If I ever hear the word 'bastard' from your mouth again, your nephew will never get ahead in the government."
"Old Qin, you..." Yao Huixian's face turned pale.
Everything I saw was incredible.
"My dad helped you a lot in the past, you..." She recalled how her family had done everything they could to support her when she first married Qin Jinye, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings of resentment and bitterness...
Now, Qin Yushen is openly defying her and her family for the sake of that bastard's family.
How is this any different from an ungrateful wretch?
Qin Jinye interrupted her, "It's pointless to repeat the same things over and over again for decades. Your father helped me, but he also took a lot of benefits from me. If it weren't for me, your family would have been sent to the farm for reform long ago."
The Yao family has had a lot of troubles.
Qin Jinye had known for a long time, but considering that his father-in-law had helped him a lot in the past, he cleaned up their mess.
Yao Jiaxie's act of repaying kindness is quite skillful.
His appetite is also getting bigger and bigger.
Qin Jinye had lost patience with them. Their greed was insatiable; even if he didn't care about the Yao family, they deserved it.
Having said both kind and harsh words, Qin Jinye rubbed his temples, got up, and went upstairs to rest.
As soon as I stepped onto the stairs, I saw the backs of Qin Huaijun and his wife hurriedly leaving.
His gaze darkened.
Yao Huixian felt flustered when she thought of what Qin Jinye had said. She called Qin Huaijun downstairs, and the mother and son discussed something. Qin Huaijun went upstairs to get something and then hurriedly left home.
After An'an's full moon celebration, Qin Yushen returned to his team and resumed his daily work routine of leaving early and returning late.
Lin Xiaoxiao would also occasionally go to the State Security Bureau to attend meetings and discuss the work plan for the second half of the year with other departments and special groups.
Since An'an came along, Uncle and Grandpa Chu have gone fishing less often. Grandpa Chu often brings Xiao Bao to play with An'an.
Besides, Lu Xiaofei from Uncle Liu's family also came a few times, brought by her mother.
According to seniority, this eight-year-old girl is Lin Xiaoxiao's cousin and An'an's aunt.
Twenty years ago, out of compassion, Lu Zhi secretly saved Lin Xiaoxiao and Luo Qingming. Although he was afraid of being retaliated against by his eldest, second, and third brothers, he did not dare to return the children to Wen Mo. He could only leave them next to the trash can, praying that a kind person would pick them up.
But it's a fact that he saved the lives of the two children, and Wen Mo and Wen Shiyu are grateful to him.
However, my feelings towards him as my sixth brother were somewhat complicated, so we didn't keep in touch very frequently, but I still expressed my gratitude to him.
For An'an's full moon celebration, Lu Zhi and his wife also sent gifts.
Lin Xiaoxiao quite liked her younger sister Lu Xiaofei. She was cute, well-behaved, and a very sensible child, so she invited her over to play a few times.
He Meng and Zhou Mingmei originally planned to stay in Beijing for a few more days.
Then she received news that Zhao Yu had been injured during a field training exercise. He Meng was distraught and insisted that Qin Yushen drive her back to Jiangcheng.
Qin Yushen had used up all his leave for the second half of the year to take care of Lin Xiaoxiao during her childbirth and postpartum period. He also had a lot of backlog in the army, and for the first few days he didn't get back until midnight, so he didn't have time to take them home.
No soldier is immune to injury, and Zhao Yu's injury wasn't anything too serious. Zhao Weiguo's intention was simply to inform his mother and daughter-in-law.
I never expected He Meng to be so nervous.
Anyone who didn't know better would think Zhao Yu was about to die.
In the end, Lin Xiaoxiao bought train tickets for the two of them and had Uncle's bodyguard escort them onto the train.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
An'an has grown a little bit more. Lin Xiaoxiao has been enjoying taking pictures of him lately, developing them into albums so that she can look back on them occasionally when he grows up.
"Xiaoxiao, your father and I are going back to Nancheng. You and An'an should take good care of yourselves at home," Wen Shiyu said, hugging An'an.
Ever since Lu Yunzhang handed over the key, Lin Xiaoxiao had been prepared for her parents to choose a time to return to Nancheng.
I just didn't expect it to take so long; An'an is already more than two months old.
"Okay, Mom, please light incense for Grandpa on my behalf, Qin Yushen's, and An'an's behalf." We'll definitely have to pay our respects to Wen Jiarong when we get back to Nancheng. An'an is still too young to go yet.
Lin Xiaoxiao plans to take him back when he is a little over a year old and can talk.
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