Qin Xiaoxiao was almost full after a bowl of chicken soup and two boiled eggs. The problem was that she ate too much at noon and hadn't finished digesting it yet. Qin Ye ate the remaining three boiled eggs.
Grandma Qin looked at Qin Ye, who was wolfing down his eggs, opened her mouth, and finally let out a sigh.
She also felt sorry for her grandson. Seeing him get so sick from eating a boiled egg made her feel bad. But her granddaughter was not well, so she instinctively wanted to give her more to nourish her. So she often forgot about her grandson, who was healthier and more sensible.
She knew it was wrong to show favoritism, but she just couldn't help it.
The family isn't short of money, and the grandchildren are all well-off. They can afford whatever they want to eat. It's just that we can't be too high-profile now, or it's too easy to cause trouble. We have to keep a low profile.
Forget it, let's wait a few more years and see. When things get better, we'll raise more chickens and make up for all the years we've neglected our grandson. For now, let's leave it at that and focus on our granddaughter.
Once the family sat down together, Qin Aiguo started talking about the Su family.
"What you did the other day went a bit too far. I'm afraid the villagers will suspect that you're faking your frail health. Luckily, you were quick-witted and ended up in the hospital. Otherwise, you would have suffered a lot when spring plowing starts in a few days."
"You should stay away from the Su family after you get married. And Su Zhiyuan... you should stay away from him too."
Qin Aiguo frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Su Zhiyuan.
Qin Feng interjected, "It's like this, a few days ago your Uncle Luo came over and talked to me about some things."
Qin Feng told Qin Xiaoxiao about Wan Guihua's private conversation with Su Zhiyuan, and Qin Xiaoxiao frowned after listening.
"Aunt Wan used to be very kind and warm to me. I never expected that she would actually expect me to work in the fields to earn work points to support her son. I really don't know what she was thinking. How dare she?"
Today was the first time Ma Dahua had heard her husband mention Wan Guihua's matter. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time. When she came to her senses, she felt like there was a fire burning in her heart, making her want to fight someone.
"She went too far."
Ma Dahua suddenly stood up and was about to walk out.
Seeing this, Qin Feng quickly stopped the person, asking, "Where are you going?"
Ma Dahua gritted her teeth, her eyes red and glaring angrily at Qin Feng, "Don't stop me, I'm going to find that bitch and fight her."
Seeing that his wife was crying, Qin Feng quickly comforted her, "No, no, no, please don't be angry. Let me tell you properly. We didn't hear it with our own ears. What if she denies it when you come to her door like this?"
I learned about this from Lao Luo. He was also giving me a heads-up, telling Xiao Xiao to stay away from Sister Wan. If you go like this, you're practically betraying Lao Luo. How will Lao Luo and Zhiyuan get along after that? What if Zhiyuan hates Lao Luo? If things fall apart, how will our trio work together in the future?
"Our Xiaoxiao will have to marry Su Lu eventually, and she'll inevitably have to get along with her mother-in-law. If you make a scene now, how will Xiaoxiao get along with her in the future? What if she hates Xiaoxiao because of this and badmouths her behind her back?"
"She dares?"
Tears streamed down Ma Dahua's face. "I'm Xiaoxiao's aunt, and I wouldn't even dare to scold her. Why does Wan Guihua have the right to torment Xiaoxiao?"
Let Xiaoxiao work in the fields? How could she be so clever? I wouldn't even let Xiaoxiao work in the fields to earn work points.
"Hmph, if I weren't afraid of Xiaoxiao being reported, I would have kept her at home, not letting her go anywhere. I would have taken care of her for the rest of my life, and I would have been happy to."
Ma Dahua became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, tears streaming down her face. She turned around, hugged Qin Xiaoxiao, and burst into tears.
"My little one, why are you so unlucky!"
I thought Wan Guihua was a good person, and marrying that useless Su Lu wouldn't be a bad idea, but... sob sob... I never expected that Wan Guihua would harbor such filthy thoughts.
Ma Dahua was furious. The two had been good friends for many years, grew up together, got married together, and now they were in-laws. She couldn't be happier. She felt that with Wan Guihua as a good friend, her Xiaoxiao wouldn't suffer in the future. If she and Su Lu had a falling out, Wan Guihua would definitely favor Xiaoxiao a bit.
But she never expected that this friend, whom she considered a good friend, would betray her, leaving her bleeding and heartbroken.
Qin Xiaoxiao was touched that Ma Dahua treated her like her own daughter, and couldn't help but gently pat her back to comfort her.
“Auntie, I’m not married yet, it’s okay. If it doesn’t work out, I just won’t get married.”
Upon hearing this, Ma Dahua immediately perked up, wiped away her tears, and said, "That's right, we won't marry him. What's there for us to care about in a family of heartless bastards? Even if Su Lu is a good person, we won't go there to suffer that injustice."
After thinking for a moment, Ma Dahua said again, "Let's ignore that brat. I'll find you someone better, a thousand times, ten thousand times better than Su Lu. Let Su Lu regret it."
If you can't even control your own family, what's the point of marrying into that family?
If I follow him, I don't know how much suffering I'll endure.
She's not even married yet, and she's already thinking about making you work in the fields to earn work points to support her son. If you really get married, won't she torment you to death?
Even if you don't work in the fields, you still have a lot of housework to do. Raising chickens, feeding pigs, sweeping the yard, cooking, washing clothes—none of these are easy. How can your small frame handle it?
Wan Guihua is already thinking about you working in the fields to earn work points to support her son, let alone expecting you to take care of all the housework. She's definitely capable of doing that.
"Heh, she's dreaming! None of her three daughters-in-law do any work, and she wants my little one to be her servant? She's really dreaming!"
Ma Dahua made a decision: she would break off all ties with Wan Guihua and never be friends with her again, considering all her years of sincerity as wasted.
Old Mrs. Qin was so angry that she was about to faint. If it weren't for Qin Aiguo supporting her from behind, she would have been lying on the kang by now.
"I'm not getting married. Let's not go and suffer that kind of humiliation."
After saying that, Old Mrs. Qin was a little out of breath and half-reclined in Qin Aiguo's arms, panting heavily.
Qin Xiaoxiao and Ma Dahua panicked when they saw this. One poured water for them, while the other pretended to take out a bottle of nitroglycerin pills from her pocket.
Qin Xiaoxiao poured out six pills and put them into Qin's grandmother's mouth, "Grandma, put the medicine under your tongue and hold it there, don't swallow."
After pouring the water, Ma Dahua wanted to feed it to Old Mrs. Qin, but Qin Xiaoxiao stopped her.
"Wait a minute before drinking, I just gave the baby medicine."
Ma Dahua nodded and sat down beside Old Mrs. Qin with concern, keeping watch over her.
Qin Aiguo and Qin Feng's faces turned as black as the bottom of a pot. The father and son exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with murderous intent.
Qin Ye stood on the ground, watching his grandmother so angry, his eyes filled with frost, layer upon layer, until all the kindness and forbearance in his eyes were covered.
An hour later, Old Madam Qin recovered. The first thing she did upon opening her eyes was to tell Qin Feng to stay away from the Su family's affairs and not to interfere in any future disturbances caused by the Su family.
As for Qin Xiaoxiao, let's see what Su Lu says when he returns. If he still insists on living with the Su family, then he'll just have to wait and see; his Xiaoxiao won't marry him. (End of Chapter)
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