As soon as Qiao Shanshan finished speaking, she frowned. She saw Yuanyuan standing in front of the cupboard, tiptoeing to take out pastries to eat. Qiao Shanshan walked over and slammed the cupboard door shut. Yuanyuan's little hand was pinched painfully, and she immediately burst into tears.
"Mom, my hand hurts!"
"Your hand hurts! You deserve it! Who told you to steal? You're so young and you already know how to steal. I'll teach you a lesson!"
Yuanyuan was stunned. Her mother was getting increasingly fierce towards her. Yuanyuan cried and said, "Mom, I didn't steal anything. I'm hungry. Yuanyuan isn't full. Yuanyuan wants to eat something."
"Not full? You didn't eat properly during mealtimes, and now you say you're not full, making it seem like I'm abusing you. You're such a jinx, you're so old and still so immature. I really regret adopting you!"
Qiao Shanshan's disdainful words made Yuanyuan dare not cry anymore. She stared wide-eyed at Qiao Shanshan in disbelief. Her mother used to be very nice, gentle, and spoke softly to her. But everything changed after her younger brother was born. Her mother didn't like Yuanyuan anymore. Her mother said that Yuanyuan was not good.
Yuanyuan was very sad.
Yuanyuan dared not cry, and Qiao Shanshan irritably closed the cupboard.
A child's voice came from inside the house. Qiao Shanshan went in and picked up the child, speaking gently, "Xiaobao, Mommy is giving you some pastries. Don't follow your sister's example, she's a bad sister who always makes Mommy angry."
Qiao Shanshan held Xiaobao and stared at Yuanyuan with disdain. She hadn't noticed it before, but in the past two years, she had discovered that Yuanyuan had many flaws. She couldn't like the child and didn't want to see her at all. But she couldn't abandon the adopted child, otherwise what would others think of her?
That evening, as Qiao Shanshan was wiping her face, Wei Mingyuan frowned and said, "Like begets like. Yuanyuan's parents abandoned her, so they must not be good people. Yuanyuan is just like her parents, with more and more bad habits. She even tries to sneak some food right after dinner. What will she be like when she grows up!"
Qiao Shanshan sighed, "But everyone knows we adopted Yuanyuan. We can continue to raise her, but if we don't take good care of her, others will definitely blame us."
Wei Mingyuan glanced at the round little bed and said in a low voice, "If all else fails, we'll take it out and throw it away."
Qiao Shanshan was stunned. "Lost? How did it get lost? What if someone finds out..."
"Just say she ran away. There are so many human traffickers these days. Once she gets lost, she's definitely gone forever. If we just act a little sad, no one will suspect us."
Qiao Shanshan felt uneasy. Her adopted daughter had just given birth, and now she was gone. People would definitely be suspicious. She thought that if all else failed, she could find Yuanyuan a new adoptive mother. Wasn't it okay if she didn't want to raise her anymore? Abandoning someone wasn't a serious crime.
Wei Mingyuan nodded and said, "Now that we have money and life is better, if Yuanyuan continues like this, she will inevitably compete with Xiaobao for the family property in the future. Keeping this child is just a hassle. If it really comes down to it, I'll call my mother over. My mother can handle the child. If she takes care of her for a while, she will definitely be able to correct Yuanyuan's behavior."
Qiao Shanshan didn't want Wei's mother to come, but Wei Mingyuan was right. Wei's mother had many tricks up her sleeve. She was reluctant to discipline Yuanyuan, but Wei's mother was willing to.
Mother Wei quickly arrived carrying large and small bags, and her face turned cold when she saw Yuanyuan.
“You child, you’re so old, how can you be so troublesome? Starting tomorrow, you’ll learn to do housework with Grandma. From now on, when your parents are at work, the things at home will be your responsibility. Washing clothes, cooking, washing pots and pans, washing dishes—you’re so old, how can you just eat and drink at home without learning to take care of your younger brother?”
Wei's mother was very fierce, and Yuanyuan was so frightened that she took a step back.
Qiao Shanshan felt it wasn't a good idea, but Wei's mother said:
"What's wrong with that? Which country kid doesn't start doing chores at a young age? This child is just spoiled by you all. She's so old and can't do anything. She just eats and drinks for free at home. Does she want to be a pampered princess? Hurry up and learn to cook so you can take care of my grandson and make him comfortable. If you make my grandson unhappy, I'll make you pay sooner or later!"
Yuanyuan was so frightened that she hid behind Qiao Shanshan.
Qiao Shanshan frowned. "Why are you so easily startled at such a young age? You look like you can't do anything. I think your grandma is right. From today onwards, you will follow your grandma and learn to do housework properly. You're not just a freeloader who eats, drinks, and sleeps all day without doing anything."
From then on, Wei's mother took Yuanyuan to do laundry and cook. Since Yuanyuan was not tall enough to reach the stove, Wei's mother let her stand on a stool. Qiao Shanshan did not stop her, but simply took her son and went into the house to relax.
Wei Mingyuan and Qiao Shanshan made a lot of money by reselling medical devices. Seeing that assembling medical devices was a good business, Qiao Shanshan also assembled medical devices of other brands and sold them in the domestic market.
Medical devices are sold to hospitals, where people come and go every day, so stable performance is the most important thing.
However, Qiao Shanshan's equipment was not tested. She only tried it briefly and thought it worked, so she bribed the hospital leaders to sell the equipment.
Wei Mingyuan was good at drinking and socializing, and he also knew how to win people over. The hospital leaders were all under his thumb. Before Wei Mingyuan had even assembled the new equipment, the leaders had already signed a contract with him.
Wei Mingyuan tossed the contract in his hand and said smugly:
"What did I tell you? As long as I, Wei Mingyuan, go out to do business, I'm sure I can make a lot of money. Do you believe me now? I, Wei Mingyuan, am more capable and more skilled than you. You can stay at home and be a housewife. I don't need you to get involved in business matters."
Qiao Shanshan's expression changed. "What do you mean you're more capable than me? If I hadn't started it, would you have made any money? Go outside and see if making money is really that easy. I gave you the way to make money, and you think you're capable just because you made money. Why don't you think it's because I'm capable and paved the way for you?"
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