"Now that you've finished, it's my turn to speak." Qin Sheng stood up.
She picked up a brooch and a hair clip from the gifts she was given and tossed them aside.
The items landed precisely in front of Hu Mengling and Qin Yanshu with a crisp "clang": "Since Aunt and Cousin don't like the gifts I prepared, fine, I won't accept your things."
“Of course,” she paused, her expression cool, “I won’t let the cheap things I prepared get in your way.”
It just means I'm not giving them a gift when we meet.
Hu Mengling scoffed.
If you don't want to send it, then don't. It's just a pile of garbage, who cares!
That's what she was thinking, but in front of the Qin family elders, she kept her words to herself and instead criticized Qin Sheng from a different angle.
"Whether or not you give gifts is not important, but your attitude is problematic. I am your elder, and even if it is Yan Yan, she is your cousin. Who throws things in front of their elders just because they disagree?"
"What kind of behavior is this!"
"If elders are not kind, then the young need not be respectful." Qin Sheng raised her eyebrows slightly, her voice cold. "You were the one who showed no kindness first, so why should I be respectful?"
Hu Mengling was a little confused by the first sentence, but she understood the second one immediately. Pointing to herself, she said incredulously, "You're saying I'm not loving?"
Qin Sheng turned her head: "Otherwise what?"
What else?
But what about it?
Woolen cloth?
Hu Mengling had witnessed firsthand what it meant to say the most infuriating things in the most indifferent tone. Her chest heaved with anger: "How am I not kind?!"
That's interesting. Before Qin Sheng could even speak, Gu Yueming, the female lead, directly blocked her view.
She pointed at Hu Mengling's nose and started yelling: "You dare to call yourself kind and compassionate?!"
Gu Yueming pointed to the brooch in front of her and sneered, "I remember this brooch. I brought it back from abroad a few years ago and gave it to Yan Yan, right?"
"Putting aside the fact that you took the things I gave to your daughter and gave them to my daughter, what do you mean by that? Just look at the gift itself. Giving an old item as a greeting gift to Sheng Sheng without even wrapping it up, Hu Mengling, you really know what you're doing!"
Pointing to the other box, Gu Yueming's eyes turned red with anger: "Sheng Sheng is a junior. Today is her first day back in the Qin family. Logically, she shouldn't need to prepare gifts for us at all, but she prepared one for each of us."
"And you, as an elder, instead of expressing gratitude and offering encouragement, you're here complaining and making sarcastic remarks. Is this your kind of elder's love?!"
She looked at Qin Yanshu on the other side, her gaze losing its usual warmth: "Yanyan, your second aunt isn't targeting you, but to be honest, in all these years, have you ever prepared a single gift for us?"
"Even if what Sheng Sheng prepares is cheap and ordinary, it is still her heartfelt wish, her heartfelt wish for us, her blood relatives, and for this family!"
"What right do you two, mother and daughter, have to point fingers at her!"
Gu Yueming was both angry and aggrieved, and tears welled up in her eyes.
She brought Sheng Sheng back because she wanted to pamper her, love her, and make up for all the years she had wronged her, but she never expected that something like this would happen on the very first day!
She felt ashamed to face her daughter!
Looking at the woman who was even more excited than herself, Qin Sheng realized for the first time that women really are made of water.
A hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes as she resignedly pulled out two tissues to wipe away her tears.
It took Gu Yueming a while to calm herself down before she spoke again: "Yan Yan said that Sheng Sheng took money from her. I don't know the details of this matter, so I won't comment. I'll just say one thing: I believe in my daughter!"
After saying that, he looked at Qin's parents and said, "Mom and Dad, you've seen what happened. You can think I have a bad temper or that I'm petty, but even if I don't eat this meal today, I'm going to get justice for my Sheng Sheng!"
Qin Yu's expression had already darkened when Hu Mengling first spoke, and now that Gu Yueming had put it this way, he knew he had no choice but to make a statement.
He slammed his chopsticks heavily on the table and said in a deep voice, "Eldest brother, apologize."
Hu Mengling's eyes widened suddenly: "Dad!"
Qin Yu was instantly furious. He pointed at Hu Mengling, then at Qin Hao, and glanced at Qin Yanshu, but ultimately refrained from pointing at her.
He flung his hand away abruptly and shouted angrily, "Two ignorant fools!"
Hu Mengling was naturally filled with resentment and unwillingness, but seeing that Qin Yu was truly angry, she was also genuinely afraid.
She pinched Qin Hao's thigh tightly under the table and forced a smile: "I'm sorry, Sheng Sheng, your aunt misspoke. Don't take it to heart. Your aunt is just a bit blunt and didn't mean any harm."
Qin Sheng didn't say anything.
They did not accept the apology, but did not pursue the matter further, thus letting the matter rest.
Qin Yu smiled, but when she turned to face Hu Mengling, her face darkened again: "Look at you, how old are you, and you're not as sensible as a child!"
Hu Mengling awkwardly agreed, but under the table, she tightened her grip on Qin Hao's thigh.
Qin Hao remained silent, but his other hand, hanging by his side, was clenched into a fist, with veins clearly visible.
Qin Sheng glanced at the pile of snotty tissues in front of Gu Yueming, thought for a moment, and looked at Qin Yanshu: "You just said that I asked you for money?"
Qin Yanshu's expression stiffened slightly: "It's just a little money, take it or leave it, cousin, don't worry about it."
oh.
She didn't really care, but she was a little worried that her silly mother would secretly help her "pay back the money" later.
That would be a loss.
So she continued, "How much?"
Qin Yanshu: "...just over two million."
Qin Sheng: "How did you transfer the money to me?"
Qin Yanshu: "...Let's use WeChat."
Qin Sheng: "What about the time?"
Qin Yanshu didn't want to answer at all, but facing the gazes fixed on her, she could only bite the bullet and continue: "Yesterday."
That's fine then.
Qin Sheng took out her phone, found the transaction details, scrolled to yesterday, and then put the phone on the table: "Take a look."
Gu Yueming and Hu Mengling were the first to peek over.
Qin Sheng's bill yesterday was very simple, just two items.
Hu Mengling immediately spotted the sum of money marked "+.00" and was overjoyed. She pointed at the money and exclaimed, "It really is there! What Yan Yan said is true!"
Gu Yueming glanced at her, and her gaze was, to put it another way, like she was looking at an idiot.
She pointed to the profile picture at the top and the words "[Transfer - Song Family Little Ancestor]", and said in a low voice, "Hey sister-in-law, have you been eating too little pig brain lately? You can't even remember your own daughter's profile picture and WeChat nickname?"
Hu Mengling's body suddenly stiffened, and her face gradually turned ugly.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
