Lu Xue'er stayed at her parents' home for a whole week, during which Qin Huaijun didn't visit her once, nor did he mention taking her back.
"Xue'er, when are you going back to the Qin family?" Li Yuan brought it up during lunch.
Lu Xue'er's expression froze for a moment, then she pleaded with Li Yuan, "No rush, I want to stay home and spend a few more days with you, Dad, and Grandpa."
“Your father and I don’t need you to stay with us. You’re married now, there’s no reason for you to stay at your parents’ house all the time. The neighbors have been asking me lately if you’ve been staying at your parents’ house for so long because you’re having a conflict with your in-laws.”
It wasn't that Li Yuan didn't want her daughter to come back, but if she stayed home for so long, other people would inevitably gossip.
It's fine if I come back every few days for a day or two.
It's not right for me to keep living at my parents' house like this.
Li Yuan's words made Lu Xue'er lose her appetite. She put down her chopsticks with a sullen face. "Qin Huaijun pinched me and hasn't apologized to me yet. I don't want to go back."
Li Yuan frowned. "Didn't your grandfather have someone give him a talking-to?"
Normally, Qin Huaijun would have rushed over to fawn over him and beg for forgiveness.
"Who knows what he's thinking?" Lu Xue'er is getting more and more impatient with Qin Huaijun now. In the past, when Qin Huaijun coaxed her, she would occasionally give him some face.
Now that Qin Huaijun no longer coaxes her, she despises him to the core.
I increasingly regret my impulsive and foolish actions back then.
If I had known she listened to her grandfather, none of this would have happened.
"I'll call the Qin family and ask them." Li Yuan was also angry, slamming her hand on the dining table. "This is outrageous! We didn't look down on Qin Huaijun for being useless, but how dare he treat you like this?"
He didn't even eat; he went straight to make a phone call.
Lu Xueer actually hoped that Qin Huaijun and Yao Huixian would come and coax her back, so she went over to listen.
"Hello, who is this?" Yao Huixian answered the phone, sounding quite happy, as if she had encountered some good news.
"I."
"Oh, my dear in-law, is there something you need on the phone?" Upon hearing Li Yuan's voice, Yao Huixian's attitude cooled somewhat, and her tone became rather indifferent.
Li Yuan snorted coldly, "What, you're just going to pretend that your son pinching my daughter never happened? A whole week has passed, and you're acting like a dead person, not saying a word. If you don't want to live together anymore, then get a divorce. Your Qin family is already climbing the social ladder by marrying into my Lu family, but you're acting even more superior than us. How dare you."
"Pfft!" A laugh came from the other end of the phone.
If you listen carefully, it sounds somewhat familiar.
Yao Huixian was silent for a while before saying apologetically, "Oh, my dear mother-in-law, those little marks are hardly a pinch. You took it seriously when the two of you were just joking around. We thought Xue'er hadn't been back to her parents' home for a long time, so she went back to stay for a few days. If she wants to come back, she can come back on her own. My husband Huaijun has been busy with work lately and hasn't had any free time."
"Stepmother, didn't you say that Lu Xue'er was sent back to her parents' home by you?"
Before Li Yuan and Lu Xue'er could even get angry, they heard Lin Xiaoxiao's voice coming from the other side.
No wonder they thought that laughter sounded familiar.
"Don't talk nonsense." Yao Huixian, flustered after being exposed, said to Li Yuan and her daughter, "If Xue'er wants to come back, she can take the bus herself."
Then I hung up the phone.
It's obvious they're feeling guilty.
Lu Xue'er was so angry that she cried, "Mom, look at them!"
That day, she angrily left the government compound carrying her bag, and many people saw her.
Now that Yao Huixian tells others that she was sent back to her parents' home, outsiders are bound to make wild guesses and spread rumors.
Just thinking about it made Lu Xue'er furious.
If only I had told everyone in the compound that Qin Huaijun had pinched her when I left that day.
Now that's settled, the marks on her neck have disappeared, and with Yao Huixian's previous lies, no one will believe her even if she tries to clear her name.
Li Yuan was also extremely angry.
Yao Huixian and her son have really made something of themselves; they dare to disregard the Lu family now.
"Come on, Mom will take you home."
She wanted to see if Yao Huixian dared to spout nonsense in front of her.
Lu Xue'er didn't pack her luggage. Instead, she and Li Yuan got into the special car provided for Old Master Lu and went to the government compound empty-handed.
The guard at the gate of the government compound simply registered the vehicle's unique license plate number and let it in.
The Qin family had just finished lunch, and a group of people were sitting in the living room chatting and laughing, with the conversation revolving around Qin Huaijun.
This dinner was organized by Yao Huixian.
The purpose was to celebrate Qin Huaijun's promotion to Director of the Comprehensive Division of the Basic Education Department of the Ministry of Education.
Not only did they invite all of her family members, but they also specially invited Lin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yushen to come back for a meal. Qin Yushen was at the army base at noon and wouldn't be coming back, so only Lin Xiaoxiao came with the child.
An'an was taken away by Qin Jinye as soon as she entered the door.
Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't need to worry too much.
It's worth mentioning that even the ailing Old Master Qin was invited by Yao Huixian, accompanied by his concubine as always.
Lin Xiaoxiao observed Old Master Qin's condition. He was weak all over, and needed two people to help him walk a few steps. His spirits were not as good as before, and he was probably nearing the end of his life.
When An'an turned one month old, Grandpa Qin was too unwell to attend. This time, Lin Xiaoxiao brought him to the Qin family, and Grandpa Qin was very fond of him for a long time.
Despite Qin Huaijun's presence, the old man kept his eyes fixed on the little guy.
Even if An An yawns, he can still laugh.
There were too many people of higher rank than Qin Jinye who came to the full moon celebration, and they also had a deep relationship with Lin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yu. Qin Jinye only held An'an for two minutes before someone took her away.
This time, only he and Grandpa Qin seemed to care about the little guy, but Grandpa Qin couldn't hold him.
Finally, it was his turn to give her a big hug.
An'an leaned against her grandfather's chest, half-closing her eyes, but her gaze remained fixed on Lin Xiaoxiao's direction.
When he saw his beloved mother, he grinned and smiled silently.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at him, and he shyly hid in his grandfather's arms, then peeked out and stared intently at his mother.
The little dumpling with fair skin and tender flesh makes such an adorable move that it melts your heart.
Yao Huixian looked at her stepson's son and her eyes welled up with envy.
If only he were her beloved grandson.
That damned Qin Yushen, where did he get such good fortune?
When Qin Huaijun first met An'an, his nominal nephew, he felt nothing but endless disgust upon seeing his soft and cute appearance.
He disliked anything or anyone closely related to Qin Yu.
“Huaijun is not young anymore, and it’s time to start having children. There’s a saying that goes, ‘The sooner you have children, the sooner you can enjoy them.’” Yao’s father glanced at An’an and directly urged Qin Huaijun to have children on behalf of Yao Huixian.
Upon hearing this, both Yao Huixian and Qin Huaijun's expressions changed.
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