Qin Xiaoxiao frowned upon hearing this. "This Boss Mai is being a bit unreasonable. Even though they are daughters, they can't be denied a single drop of soup. What will happen when they grow up? Will they still treat them well? If the couple can't have a son, they'll have to rely on their daughters to support them in their old age. Isn't Boss Mai afraid that his daughters won't take care of him?"
If he can still move around when he's old, that's fine, but what if he can't? Who will take care of him if he's bedridden? In the end, won't it be his daughter who has to step in?
Aunt Liu and Aunt Song pursed their lips, "Then you're wrong."
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the two aunts in confusion, "What? Is there some other reason behind this?"
Aunt Song shook her head. "In our village, sons have always been the ones who support their parents in old age. If a son isn't born, then an adopted son is given. If all else fails, then a nephew is the one who supports the family."
Aunt Liu nodded and said, "That's right, that's what Mai Laoda thought. Last night, Mai Lao Er brought back all the meat and his two nephews ate it all. They didn't give any of the older sisters or younger sisters a bite, which is why Mai Sui made a fuss."
Qin Xiaoxiao looked serious. After thinking it over and over, she still felt that Boss Mai was a complete idiot!
He treats his own daughter badly, but treats his nephew like his own son, expecting him to support him in his old age. Does he not have a father or a mother? He doesn't even take care of his own parents, so why is his uncle meddling in his affairs? When you get old, no one will want to talk to you!
Of course, there are also those who are filial. Because their uncles and aunts have treated them well since childhood, and because their uncles and aunts have no children, they simply take their parents and uncles and aunts to live with them when their uncles and aunts get old. But they must be in good condition or have a light burden. Otherwise, who would take the initiative to cause trouble for themselves?
Such people are extremely rare; you could hardly find ten in the entire country. How dare you, Mr. Mai, be among the top ten in the country?
Aunt Song and Aunt Liu exchanged a glance and said with a sneer, "Just watch, Boss Mai will get what's coming to him."
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, and then the three of them stopped talking about the Mai family and started talking about the latest gossip in the village.
"The Liu family's third granddaughter went missing the other day."
Qin Xiaoxiao's heart tightened again upon hearing this.
How come another child is missing? The incident with the Li family last time hasn't been fully resolved yet. I heard that the widow is connected to human traffickers, and the case isn't completely closed yet.
Then Aunt Liu continued, "The Liu family was so worried, but the child ran off to play on the mountain and forgot the time. When she got home, her father almost beat her to death. Oh my, you didn't hear it! She cried so pitifully!"
Found it?
Qin Xiaoxin breathed a sigh of relief.
Please don't let her lose her child again. She's traumatized now; she trembles whenever she hears about losing a child.
"The Zhang family's old daughter-in-law has entered the house."
Aunt Liu was startled and looked at Aunt Song, "Really? Why didn't we hear anything? Shouldn't the Zhang family be having a celebration?"
Aunt Song spat disdainfully, "Help me! That old man's wife came all by herself, carrying her own clothes and bedding. I heard she's already heavily pregnant."
Qin Xiaoxiao and Aunt Liu exchanged a quick glance, then looked away, watching Aunt Song with great interest.
"Aunt Song, please tell me properly."
Aunt Song chuckled and tapped Qin Xiaoxiao's forehead. "You little rascal, all you ever do is listen to this stuff."
Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. "I learned that from you guys."
Aunt Liu and Aunt Song put on stern faces, "Don't talk nonsense, we didn't do anything."
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile, "No, I haven't done anything. I haven't even done any work in the fields."
Aunt Song and Aunt Liu blushed and awkwardly turned their faces away. "We just forgot while we were chatting. Come on, hurry up, try to get two work points in the morning and one more in the afternoon to complete the task."
The squad leader, who happened to be passing by the three to check if the other members of his team were slacking off, thought to himself: "..."
That's a great ambition. Should we give him a pat on the back to encourage him?
Qin Xiaoxiao, with her sharp eyes, immediately lowered her head upon spotting the squad leader, and also nudged Aunt Song and Aunt Liu.
The two aunts were shrewd old women. Although they didn't understand her intentions, they didn't mind cooperating with Qin Xiaoxiao. They would just do whatever she did.
So Aunt Liu and Aunt Song stopped talking and buried themselves in their work.
The squad leader looked at the three of them helplessly for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "That's enough, it's the middle of the day, don't let the heat make you faint."
What could he do? He had no other options.
One was the team leader's darling, another was the scorekeeper's mother, and the last one had a bunch of sons at home. All three of them were well-off, so they were just there to slack off in his team. How could he expect them to do any work? He might as well rely on a six-year-old to earn work points for him.
To put it bluntly, for most people, going to work is just a formality; if you take it seriously, you've already lost.
The three men raised their heads and squinted at the squad leader.
"The team leader is so busy, yet he still cares about us ordinary members. He is a truly selfless and good leader, and all members of the commune should learn from him."
Qin Xiaoxiao immediately flattered him, and the squad leader couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
As expected of a high school student, their way of speaking is different. Even though it's flattery, it makes people feel comfortable.
Aunt Liu then spoke up, "The team leader cares about the health of us elderly people, which is really touching. The team leaders of the other teams in the village should all learn from our team leader."
"That's right, this is our family's eldest nephew. They're all our own children. How could a child raised by our Qin family be anything less than good?"
Aunt Song looked extremely proud, her chin practically pointing to the sky.
Aunt Liu, Qin Xiaoxiao, and the team leader, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but twitch their lips upon hearing this.
When it comes to eloquence, Aunt Song is the best. Even though they are three different families with different surnames, she makes them all one family, as if they all share the surname Qin.
If we're talking about family ties, then he and Qin Xiaoxiao are from the same family. According to seniority, Qin Xiaoxiao should even call him her cousin.
Although I am over forty years old, my seniority is still there; the young girl is younger, but her seniority is higher.
The squad leader looked annoyed. "Gentlemen, please stop causing trouble. That's enough. Over there, see that big tree? You three should go and rest there, lest you get heatstroke."
Qin Xiaoxiao, Aunt Liu, and Aunt Song exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Is this for real? No work to do, just rest under a big tree?
Aunt Song's eyes darted around. "How can that be? The work isn't finished yet. What will we eat if we don't earn work points?"
When the squad leader heard this, he thought, "Oh no, I'll have to lose some work points too."
"Okay, I'll talk to Mingyu in a bit and have him record your work points. You can start working around 3 or 4 pm when it's cooler."
Aunt Liu frowned. "One work point a day is not enough, it's too little."
The squad leader rolled his eyes.
You guys are really something, complaining that it's not enough even when it's free!
"That's quite a lot, two work points per person."
What else do you want? If you think about it any more, he'll be punished.
The three exchanged a glance and immediately stood up. "Then we'll have to trouble you, squad leader. We'll rest for a bit. Oh dear, my back is killing me."
"Oh dear, my little hands are about to break."
"Finally I can rest. I was almost roasted alive by the sun. Hey, is there any cool water? I'd like a sip."
The squad leader's nickname was Ban Zheng'er, which Aunt Song casually mentioned.
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