After the old man left, Qi Yao stole a glance at the closed door of the east inner room and asked his mother in a low voice, "Mom, do you want my sister to come out for dinner?"
"What is she doing? Isn't she strong-willed? Let her be strong-willed. No one will starve to death if they skip a meal!" Qi's mother deliberately raised her voice, saying this specifically for Qi Chunqi to hear.
The inner room was quiet, as quiet as if no one was there.
Qi's mother spoke for a long time in a sarcastic tone, but there was still no response in the room.
Qi Bin whispered, "My sister won't leave, will she?"
Qi Yao said, "That's impossible. We were sleeping in the main room and didn't hear any noise this morning."
"Let me take a look." Qi Bin stood up, walked to the door of the inner room quietly, held the door handle, and pushed the door in carefully.
The door was locked and there was a lot of resistance. Qi Bin pushed it twice but it didn't budge.
He had no choice but to leave.
Qi Yao asked him, "How is it?"
Qi Bin shook his head: "No, I can't push it. The door is locked from the inside."
Qi Yao lowered his eyes in disappointment and said in confusion, "Why has our sister become like this now? She never fought with us for things before."
Qi Bin didn't say anything.
The four members of the family had different expressions on their faces and finished their meal in silence.
Qi's mother was a temporary worker. In order to show her performance, she never came in late or left early. So even if the family conflicts were not resolved, she would go to work immediately after breakfast.
Qi's father didn't stay at home for long. The glass of the window in the west room was broken, and he had to find a way to get two pieces of glass to replace it, otherwise the room would be too cold and he would not be able to sleep at night.
Qi Yao was only fifteen years old and still had a child's mind. He squatted outside the inner room and called out "sister" a few times. When he saw that Qi Chunyu ignored him, he felt very bored, so he put on his military backpack and went out to play with his friends.
Qi Bin still had some perseverance and sat outside waiting.
After waiting until half past nine, Qi Chunqi finally opened the door of the inner room and came out.
"Sister..." He came up to Qi Chunyu hesitantly.
Qi Chunyu didn't even look at him. He took his own cup and toothbrush, scooped half a cup of cold water into it, and went to the door to brush his teeth.
Qi Chunqi shuddered when she held the cold winter water in her mouth, but it also made her mind clearer.
After brushing my teeth, I walked straight into the kitchen without washing my face.
Qi Bin followed her into the room, saying sorry and asking her not to ignore him.
"Get out of the way."
Qi Chunqi suddenly turned around and pushed him away.
Just when Qi Bin was at a loss, he suddenly saw his sister Qi Chunyi coming with a hammer. With two "bangs", she smashed open the locked cabinet containing the grain.
The action was quick and decisive, without any hesitation.
Qi Bin was dumbfounded. "Sister...you, why did you smash the cabinet? Aren't you afraid that our mother will come and beat you?"
"Do I still need to be afraid?" Qi Chunyi looked calm. He not only scooped out half a cup of flour from the cabinet, but also took out two eggs.
Qi Bin thought so too.
His mother now wishes she could eat his sister alive. Even if his sister doesn't smash the cabinet, his mother won't let her go. What's the difference between one thing and another?
But now Qi Bin really began to admire his sister.
His sister is a true warrior for daring to confront his mother and challenging her bottom line again and again.
After thinking about it, Qi Bin felt that he could not win over his sister with words alone, so he reluctantly went out of the house and took out ten yuan, handing it to Qi Chunyu: "Sister, this ten yuan is back to you."
Qi Chunyi was rolling noodles. Hearing this, he glanced up at him and sneered, "My mother took 80 yuan from me, and you only gave me 10 yuan? Are you sending away beggars?"
Qi Bin's face flushed red, and he explained weakly, "Sister, didn't I tell you everything? Mom only gave me ten yuan, plus the red envelope for my birthday gift, so it was only twenty yuan in total. I really didn't have any more."
"Do you think I believe it?" Qi Chunqi looked at him expressionlessly.
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