Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu went to the Qin family and told Qin Aiguo and Qin Feng about Qin Erzhu.
Qin Feng took a drag of his cigarette. "I've heard about this too. It's utterly ridiculous. The Ren family is so unreliable. How could they do something like this? If the higher-ups find out, who knows how they'll punish our village."
Qin Xiaoxiao tapped the table. "Not only that, Grandpa, think about it. Our Qin family is a prominent family in Qinjiagou. The reason Qinjiagou is called Qinjiagou is because our Qin family lives here and is the largest family in the village."
To put it bluntly, Qinjiagou is our Qin family's territory. When have we ever let an outsider take charge?
Qin Erzhu is a brother of our family who is within five degrees of kinship. I have to call him brother. The Ren family bullies him, which is to bully our Qin family. It is a disregard for our Qin family. If they succeed, how can our Qin family hold our heads high in Qinjiagou?
Does this mean that everyone will be able to bully the Qin family from now on?
Grandpa, we have to take care of this, and the clan elders have to step in.
Over the years, our Qin family has always kept a low profile, fearing to cause unnecessary trouble. This has also emboldened some people, making them forget who is in charge of Qin Family Village.
After Qin Xiao finished speaking, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a murderous glint flashed in her eyes.
Qin Feng and Qin Aiguo exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with smiles.
Qin Aiguo tapped his pipe. "Xiaoxiao is right. This matter cannot be left like this. Their scheming against Erzhu is like shitting on the heads of the Qin family. If we don't swallow this insult, how will the Qin family have any standing in the village?"
If the Ren family succeeds in their scheme this time, how will the villagers view our Qin family in the future?
Only a united family can go far. If Erzhu is in trouble, it's the same as the Qin family being in trouble, so this matter must be addressed.
Qin Feng nodded. "Then I'll go and discuss it with my second grandfather?"
Qin Aiguo waved his hand, "I'll go with you. It's been a long time since I've seen your grandfathers."
Qin Aiguo still has several uncles and elders living above him. These elders can be said to be the pillars of Qinjiagou. Whenever there is a problem in the Qin family, they will call on these elders. With them around, the Qin family will not panic.
Qin Feng smiled and helped Qin Aiguo up, but Qin Aiguo disdainfully shook him off, glaring at him as he said, "I'm not so old that I can't move yet."
Qin Feng's attempt to flatter backfired. He touched his nose, gave Qin Xiaoxiao an embarrassed smile, and then quickly followed after her.
After Grandma Qin and the others left, she patted the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and invited Qin Xiaoxiao to sit down.
Qin Xiaoxiao clung to Grandma Qin's arm and acted coquettishly, which made Su Lu extremely envious. He looked at Grandma Qin with a pitiful expression.
Qin Yue, who was standing to the side, smiled and hugged Qin's other arm. The two sisters laughed and tried to make Qin happy.
Ma Dahua smiled broadly as she looked at the beautiful sisters. After thinking for a moment, she turned back and patted Su Yun's hand, telling her not to mind.
Su Yun didn't mind at all; she was just envious.
Grandma Qin didn't show favoritism; after laughing enough, she waved to Su Yun.
Su Yun went over, first receiving two eye rolls from the Qin sisters, and then being pulled aside by Old Mrs. Qin to talk.
Qin Ye watched as his wife was pulled away by his grandmother. Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yue glared angrily at their wife, then chuckled softly before turning to look at Su Lu.
Su Lu was eagerly waiting for Qin Xiao to finish her story so they could go home together when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He turned his head to look at his brother-in-law.
Qin Ye smiled slyly, and Su Lu immediately became vigilant and assumed a defensive posture.
Qin Ye glanced at Su Lu disdainfully, "Put it down. I didn't mean to do anything to you, it's just..."
Your wife keeps glaring at my wife, what do you suggest we do?
Upon hearing this, Su Lu almost burst into tears.
You said you didn't intend to do anything to me? You've already laid it all out in the open. Isn't it obvious that you're in a bad mood and planning to take it out on me?
Su Lu gritted his teeth and laughed, "Brother, you're really joking. It's true that your wife is being glared at, but your sister is the one glaring at you. Although your sister married me, don't forget that I'm actually a son-in-law of the Qin family! I'm the Qin family's nominal wife."
Su Lu spread his hands, looking troubled, and vaguely told Qin Ye, "What can I do? I'm in a difficult position too!"
Qin Ye was stunned and stared blankly at Su Lu.
Holy crap! This shameless bastard will say anything to shirk responsibility! He even brought up the idea of marrying into the family.
Qin Ye gritted his teeth, turned his face away angrily.
Su Lu has already admitted his status as a son-in-law, so if he makes things difficult for him any further, it would be wrong of him as the eldest brother, and it would make him seem too pushy.
While things were peacefully deteriorating on one side, the old immortals of the Qin family were actually fighting.
"Second brother, let me tell you, we have to take care of this matter, no one else's opinion matters."
"Fourth brother, you said you wouldn't get involved? Hah, how could you say that? This didn't happen to your grandson, so of course you don't care. So next time something happens to your family, does that mean we can also ignore it?"
"Qin Erzhu is also a member of our Qin family, so we have to take care of him."
"We need to manage it, but how? Should we go to the Ren family?"
"Of course, we're in the right. Let's go and reason with each other, it's not like we're going to fight."
"Why should we care? Back then, Lao Ba acted like a scoundrel, threatening to sever ties with us right in front of us. If it weren't for him, would we have been laughed at by outsiders for decades?"
"Old Eight is Old Eight, and Qin Erzhu is Qin Erzhu. How can they be the same?"
"Qin Erzhu is Lao Ba's great-grandson, so why is he different?"
“What’s wrong with the great-grandson? Qin Erzhu hasn’t left Qinjiagou all these years. He’s visited our house quite often during holidays. Now that he’s in trouble, we old folks have to step in.”
“They are all our great-grandchildren, so we have to take care of them.”
...
Qin Aiguo remained silent, letting them argue amongst themselves.
If he didn't speak, Qin Feng dared not speak even more.
Don't let his position as the brigade leader of Qinjiagou fool you. He may seem arrogant and domineering outside, but he's nothing in front of these old folks. These old men could easily send him to the hospital with a single slap, and he wouldn't even have a place to reason with them. He could only endure it.
To avoid being beaten, Qin Feng obediently squatted in the corner, trying to minimize his presence.
After arguing for a while, the old men got tired and finally stopped, but as if they had planned it, they all looked at Qin Aiguo.
"Patriotism, what do you think?"
"We'll listen to you, Aiguo said."
"Aiguo is the most promising and insightful child in our Qin family. I believe what he says."
Qin Aiguo and Qin Feng both twitched their lips, and Qin Feng buried his head between his legs, even his breathing became lighter.
Good heavens! In a moment of distraction, my own dad turned into a child!
If he remembered correctly, his father was almost sixty years old this year, right?
Sixty-year-old kids! Haha, these old men are so cute! (End of Chapter)
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