Chapter 115 The Qin and Bai Families Fight
Because she had an unspeakable plan in mind, Bai Xiaohui changed her previous indifference and sarcastic attitude and became exceptionally attentive to Qin Weimin. She was also very sweet-talking and eloquent. In order to show her "filial piety", she even offered to wash the clothes that she used to dislike.
Qin Weimin was overjoyed, feeling that even his own daughter couldn't be as considerate as Bai Xiaohui.
Although Qin Weimin had divorced Aunt Yan, his four children still lived with the Qin family, so he would occasionally go over to visit them. These past few days, he had been praising Bai Xiaohui quite a bit in front of the Qin family.
Moreover, every time Bai Xiaohui is praised, Qin Miaomiao is inevitably dragged out and put down, as if only in this way can Bai Xiaohui's excellence be demonstrated.
"Miaomiao, you should learn from Xiaohui. Look at you, staying at home all day without saying a word, and dressed in drab clothes. You don't look like a proper young lady at all. How will you ever talk to your future husband's family?" With Bai Xiaohui constantly flattering him these past few days, Qin Weimin felt a little smug and started to dislike Qin Miaomiao even more.
Why are other people's daughters so beautiful and clever, while mine is like a dull, gray sparrow?
They're the kind of people who won't utter a sound even if you hit them with a stick.
Qin Miaomiao lowered her head, concealing the resentment in her eyes. Bai Xiaohui, it's Bai Xiaohui again! Why does she always steal my things!
She looked at her patched, dusty clothes, which were altered from her third brother's hand-me-downs. All her clothes were hand-me-downs from her brothers, so of course the colors weren't nice.
Doesn't she want to buy new clothes? Whenever her parents have cloth coupons, they always give them to her older brother and nephew first, and if that's not enough, they give them to her niece and sister-in-law. She never gets any.
Remembering Qi Baifan's refined and handsome appearance, Qin Miaomiao mustered up her courage and whispered to Qin Weimin, "Dad, the factory just paid wages. Do you have any cloth coupons? I want to make a new dress."
This was the first time Qin Miaomiao had asked her family for something. After she finished speaking, she gripped the hem of her shirt tightly with both hands, feeling extremely nervous. She didn't dare to look at Qin Weimin, for fear of seeing his angry face.
Qin Weimin's expression did change slightly, and he frowned in displeasure. "You child, why do you love to compare yourself to others? Where did you pick up such a bad habit? You're already lucky to have anything to wear. You still want new clothes? The cloth ration coupons at home aren't even enough to make clothes for your nephew and niece. Where would you get any extra? How can you, as their aunt, compete with your nephew for things?"
Qin Miaomiao hesitated for a moment, "But I..." I'm at the age where I should be looking for a partner, but I don't even have a decent dress to show off.
But Qin Weimin had grown impatient with her words and got up to leave.
"Alright, I'm going back now. Don't cause your mother any more worry at home. Miaomiao, help your mother with chores more often, don't just do nothing all day long."
Qin Miaomiao's eyes reddened; she felt extremely wronged.
It's always like this, always like this.
They're all Dad's children, but she gets nothing. Not only does she not buy herself clothes, but she also says she likes to compare herself to others.
Just because I'm a girl, do my parents not even notice me?
But Dandan and Tongtong are also girls, so why do my second brother and sister-in-law like them so much?
The three Qin brothers and their two sisters-in-law pretended not to see anything, and none of them spoke up for Qin Miaomiao.
After all, the old man only had so many cloth coupons. If he gave them to his sister/sister-in-law, wouldn't he have none left for his own family?
However, what the three brothers didn't know was that Qin Weimin refused to buy clothes for Qin Miaomiao, but the very next day he took Bai Xiaohui to the department store to buy a woolen coat.
I don't know what he was thinking, this move was absolutely brilliant.
In those days of scarcity, everyone in the courtyard knew exactly what was going on in each other's homes, let alone such a rare woolen overcoat, which was not something that ordinary people could afford.
So when Bai Xiaohui put this dress back on, the eyes of all the older women and young wives in the courtyard were like searchlights, and they immediately noticed the new clothes on Bai Xiaohui.
Women, no matter how old they are, all love beautiful clothes.
Sure enough, everyone immediately started discussing it.
"Oh my, Xiaohui, you look so good in this outfit! So stylish! Where did you buy it? I want to buy one sometime too!" Hu Mei looked at Bai Xiaohui in surprise.
Bai Xiaohui secretly curled her lip, thinking to herself, "You can't buy it."
Guan Ailian glanced at her for a few moments and said, "That's right, dressed like that, you look like the daughter of a cadre family, not like someone from our tenement." The implication was that no matter how she dressed, Bai Xiaohui was still from a tenement!
Chang Dafeng spat out a sarcastic remark, "Pah! She's married, yet she still dresses up so extravagantly, what a restless vixen!"
Bai Xiaohui: "..."
Bai Xiaohui's face instantly darkened.
Damn it, do these two old hags really think they can't understand?!
One said that even a pheasant with its feathers stuck in its shell can't become a phoenix! The other said he was immoral!
You're the ones who're shameless! You're all shameless! Your whole family is shameless!
Bai Xiaohui suppressed her anger and ignored the two old hags. Instead, she said in a tone that seemed embarrassed but was actually boastful, "Oh my, this is the latest style from the department store. It's so hard to buy. Uncle Qin had to ask around to get this set. I told him I didn't want to buy it, but Uncle Qin insisted on buying this coat for me. It cost 80 yuan in one go, and I feel really bad about it. Uncle Qin has only been married to my mother for a few days, and I've already spent so much of his money. I feel so embarrassed!"
Everyone: "..."
I'm sorry, I really didn't see anything wrong with you.
Cheng Jiajia's lips twitched slightly. This is Versailles, isn't it? Right?
However, on the other hand, she really didn't expect that Qin Weimin would be willing to spend 80 yuan to buy Bai Xiaohui a woolen coat, not to mention the industrial vouchers included in it.
Is this person really that generous?
Cheng Jiajia dared to guarantee that even Qin Weimin's four biological children didn't receive this treatment.
Wow, the power of pillow talk is really strong.
Then, everyone seemed to realize that Bai Xiaohui's coat cost 80 yuan.
"80 yuan?!" Chang Dafeng screamed.
80 yuan, what does that mean?
A level 7 worker's monthly salary, or more than two months' salary for young people like Zheng Haiyang and Yu Junsheng, was used to buy just one piece of clothing!
Who would be willing to spend that much money!
Everyone was shocked.
Damn it, this Qin Weimin is...
Yu Junsheng looked thoughtfully at the wool coat Bai Xiaohui was wearing. "Hmm, this coat is nice. I'll get one for my wife sometime."
Regardless of what the Qin family's children think, it certainly made the people in the compound ache with envy.
"Tsk tsk, Old Qin really treats Bai Xiaohui well. Even his own daughter doesn't get this kind of treatment!"
"Of course, even Old Qin probably hasn't spent this much money on his son."
"That's why they say having a stepmother means having a stepfather!"
People were talking about it, but most of them looked at Bai Xiaohui with envy and jealousy.
Who wouldn't want to wear such beautiful and decent clothes?
Unfortunately, this was something they couldn't afford, so they could only admire it from afar.
Bai Xiaohui noticed the envy in everyone's eyes, which greatly satisfied her vanity, making her very proud.
She was the most outstanding person in this compound; none of the young women or wives could compare to her.
Bai Xiaohui looked in the direction of the Qin family's house and gave Qin Miaomiao, who was peeking out the window, a provocative smile.
That bitch! I never realized she was such a troublemaker. Just the other day she was deliberately trying to get close to Bai Fan. Doesn't she know her own worth? Trying to seduce someone? Ugh! Shameless thing!
Qin Miaomiao looked at Bai Xiaohui, who was smugly outside, her eyes burning with hatred.
You bastard, you damned bastard!
I'm clearly my dad's daughter, so why doesn't he introduce me to anyone?!
Why would he be so stingy with buying himself a new outfit, yet buy Bai Xiaohui a coat?!
This beautiful coat should definitely be mine!
Qi Baifan should belong to me too!
It's all because of that damned bastard who stole my things!
Qin Miaomiao glared at Bai Xiaohui with hatred, wishing she could go out and slap her a few times.
Just as Qin Miaomiao was about to lose her composure, she suddenly felt a dark shadow whiz past her and dart into the yard, lunging at Bai Xiaohui.
Bai Xiaohui was startled and didn't react in time before being tackled to the ground by the dark figure.
Everyone was caught off guard and stood there stunned.
With a ferocious expression, Aunt Yan tore at Bai Xiaohui's wool coat while slapping her pubic area. "You little slut, you're just like your slutty mother, good at seducing men. Tell me, what kind of bewitching potion did you give my man to make him buy you such an expensive dress? Take it off for me!"
Although Bai Xiaohui was no match for Aunt Yan, a middle-aged woman, she was not to be outdone. She kept pinching her private parts while spewing vulgarities, "You old slut, you good-for-nothing who can't even recognize your own man! Bah, who's your man, you shameless old thing! If he doesn't buy you clothes, it's because you're incompetent, who can you blame?"
"Ahhh! I'll kill you, you bitch!" These words struck a nerve with Aunt Yan, and she instantly went berserk, tightening her grip on Bai Xiaohui's neck.
Bai Zhenzhu, who had been cuddling with Qin Weimin inside, came out immediately upon hearing the commotion. Seeing her daughter being bullied, she rushed over and began to beat Aunt Yan's head hard, while weakly sobbing, "Aunt Yan, I know you hate me, but if you have a problem, take it out on me. Don't bully Xiaohui. She's still a child. You watched her grow up. How can you bear to strangle her?"
Aunt Yan's forehead was ringing from the knock, and her body swayed a few times.
"Mom, Mom, let me help you!" Qin Miaomiao came forward to help when she saw her mother being bullied, and took every opportunity to pinch Bai Xiaohui and her mother's soft flesh hard.
Seeing the mother and daughter both with the same pained expression, Bai Xiaohui angrily cursed, "Ah, Qin Miaomiao, you insidious little person!"
This sudden turn of events stunned Qi Baifan, a grown man standing to the side, completely at a loss.
Are all the women in this courtyard this fierce?
He swallowed hard, still shaken, and silently took two steps back.
But then something occurred to him, his eyes darted around, and he realized it was a golden opportunity!
With a frantic look on her face, she shouted, "Xiaohui, Mom! How are you? I'm here to help you!"
In a flash, Qi Baifan, a man, joined the battle.
The three Qin brothers were originally just watching from the sidelines, since it wasn't appropriate for men to get involved in a fight between women, otherwise the situation would take a different turn.
They were dumbfounded when they saw Qi Baifan go up.
Wait, isn't it supposed to be that if women fight, men shouldn't get involved? Why doesn't this person follow the rules?
If Qi Baifan goes up there, won't his own mother be bullied?
How can this be allowed?
The three cursed the pretty boy for being unscrupulous, but they didn't care about anything else and rushed forward.
The scene was chaotic at one point, with the two families fighting each other.
Cheng Jiajia was stunned, and so was Yu Junsheng.
"What...what happened?"
Things happened so fast, like a tornado, that she didn't even have time to react.
"Wow, this is an eye-opener! This is the first time I've ever seen a group fight!"
The onlookers were startled and immediately forgot about the spectacle, exclaiming, "Oh my god, why are they fighting?!"
"Quickly, quickly, pull them apart!"
"Who would dare to go up there?"
"Let's call Grandpa Zou over!"
"Yes, yes, call him Grandpa Zou!"
...
Ten minutes later.
The Qin and Bai families stood in a row, their faces bruised and swollen, heads drooping.
Zou Qianjin was furious, his fingers trembling as he pointed at them and cursed.
"If you want to go in and squat in the fence, just say so. Don't be so evasive in the yard!"
Aunt Yan looked aggrieved and pointed at Bai Xiaohui angrily, "He wouldn't buy his own daughter a new dress, but he bought this bitch's daughter a wool coat that cost 80 yuan!"
Although she divorced Qin Weimin, she still considered Qin Weimin's money as her own.
Eighty yuan! Aunt Yan felt a pang of pain just thinking about it!
How dare that bitch?! Does she even deserve to wear clothes that cost 80 yuan?!
Qin Weimin glared at Aunt Yan impatiently and said, "Xiaohui washes my clothes, serves me food and drink, and treats me with the same filial piety and respect as my own father. What's wrong with me buying her a piece of clothing?"
Aunt Yan sneered, "Miao Miao used to wash all the clothes in the house, and she and her sisters-in-law cooked all the meals. Why didn't you, her father, buy her a wool coat? Forget about wool coats, you wouldn't even buy her a new coat when I begged you! Bah! You spineless coward!"
Bai Xiaohui's face darkened. This old man was calling Qin a bastard. What did that make her?
Bai Zhenzhu's complexion was also very bad.
Only Qi Baifan was secretly pleased. He was very satisfied with his performance just now. He thought that after this joint operation, the Bai family mother and daughter would trust him more and treat him as one of their own. That way, he could speed up the progress of his plan.
Zou Qianjin glanced at the expressions on the faces of the culprits, frowned, and realized he really didn't like to adjudicate these ridiculous cases.
The others, however, saw the patched clothes on Qin Miaomiao and were filled with righteous indignation.
Nowadays, although most people's clothes have patches, none are like Qin Miaomiao's. Almost two-thirds of her clothes are patched, yet she still wears them, which shows how many times they have been patched.
"Old Qin, this is your fault. Although being thrifty is a good thing, look at what your own daughter is wearing. She's a grown woman now, and she's reached the age to find a husband. If she doesn't dress up properly, how will she find a husband?"
"With that kind of opportunity, why not think of her own daughter but instead think of her stepdaughter? It really proves the saying, 'With a stepmother, there's a stepfather.'"
"She's good at whispering in people's ear!"
Qin Weimin looked embarrassed as he was criticized and ridiculed by everyone.
He wanted to explain himself, but facts speak louder than words. Qin Miaomiao's clothes were right there, and no one could believe what he said.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Qin Weimin didn't dare say anything more and slunk away with Bai Zhenzhu.
Both parties sustained injuries, so there's no question of paying medical expenses.
However, Grandpa Zou disliked the two families for causing chaos in the courtyard and affecting the peace of the compound, so he punished them by making them take turns cleaning the toilets.
In summary, this drama ended with both families suffering heavy losses.
It certainly gave the onlookers a feast for the eyes.
Moreover, Cheng Jiajia had a hunch that there would be many more big dramas like this in the future.
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