Yang Tianzhen pretended not to see Ma Dahua crying, smiled and squinted her eyes, and affectionately took Ma Dahua's arm, "Hello Auntie, I am Yang Tianzhen, and I am your second son's girlfriend."
I came uninvited mainly to get acquainted with the family and let everyone know I exist, so you won't assume Qin Wei is single and try to set him up with someone from our family."
Qin Xiaoxiao was startled after hearing Yang Tianzhen's words.
Yang Tianzhen spoke cautiously, smiling throughout, seemingly acting coquettishly and affectionately, but in reality, she subtly revealed her true intentions to everyone.
Qin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes slightly.
Did her second brother misjudge her? Or... did someone teach her to say that?
Before Qin Xiaoxiao could figure out a way to test Yang Tianzhen, she heard Yang Tianzhen speak again.
Yang Tianzhen raised her pretty face and turned to look at Qin Wei, "See? I told you I memorized it, but you still didn't believe me."
Yang Tianzhen smiled smugly, with an expression that said, "I'm so great, you should praise me."
Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned and looked at Yang Tianzhen in shock.
Holy crap! She misjudged this time.
Qin Wei sighed and rubbed his forehead. "You did a great job."
This is absolutely wonderful, it couldn't be better.
Ma Dahua and Grandma Qin were also stunned by Yang Tianzhen's amazing operation.
Where did Xiao Er (the young man) trick into bringing this child home? Isn't he afraid the parents will come knocking on his door?
Grandma Qin and Ma Dahua had already started thinking about where they should hide if Yang Tianzhen's parents came knocking on their door.
After much thought, the two of them both thought of Qin Xiaoxiao.
The educated youth settlements had a lot of people, so if a fight really broke out, there would be people to break it up, and they wouldn't be beaten to a pulp by the parents.
Old Mrs. Qin gritted her teeth in anger, and Ma Dahua glanced at Qin Wei disapprovingly.
Qin Wei broke out in a cold sweat under the gazes of the two powerful figures, but he had chosen his wife himself, so he had to bear all the consequences.
The only two people in the room whose expressions remained unchanged were Qin Sheng and Xu Zhi, because they had already experienced Yang Tianzhen's naivety firsthand. She spoke without thinking and was completely clueless, her mind working slower than that of a seven or eight-year-old child in the city.
Qin Xiaoxiao twitched her lips and slowly looked at Qin Wei.
You beast!
Yang Tianzhen was unaware that her words had put Qin Wei in an awkward position, and that Old Mrs. Qin had already prepared a beating for him.
"Grandma, I'm hungry. When are we going to eat?"
Yang Tianzhen pitifully touched her stomach, looking as if Qin Wei was abusing her.
The reproachful gazes of the crowd fell upon Qin Wei once again.
You can get away with just tricking a child into coming back, but you can't even feed them properly?
Qin Wei felt his scalp tingle from the accusing gazes of his family, so he had no choice but to step forward, pull Yang Tianzhen to his side, and hand her a piece of mung bean cake.
"Sweetie, have a piece of pastry to tide you over, then we'll have dinner soon."
With food to eat, Yang Tianzhen stopped making a fuss and contentedly munched on a mung bean cake.
Ma Dahua was in a bad mood and glared at Qin Wei. "Second brother, come out with me."
Qin Wei knew things were going badly when Ma Dahua looked unfriendly, but he had no choice but to follow her out.
Grandma Qin remained unmoved, sitting gracefully on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) watching Yang Tianzhen eat mung bean cakes with a smile, while trying to get information out of her.
Yang Tianzhen is truly naive. Old Mrs. Qin didn't even need to ask her questions indirectly; she answered whatever was asked. If Old Mrs. Qin hadn't been so kind, she probably would have told her the truth about where the Yang family's wealth was hidden.
Qin Xiaoxiao rubbed her forehead after hearing this.
She was convinced, but she wondered how the two of them would live their lives from now on. With such an innocent wife, could her second brother really remain faithful for the rest of his life?
She doesn't know about others, but she certainly can't make ends meet.
Imagine this: you can't tell her any secrets you have at home, because she'll tell you everything the moment she turns her back.
Imagine having to explain everything to her every time something happens at home. With her intelligence, it probably wouldn't be enough if you explained it once; she wouldn't understand even after four or five explanations. You tell me, wouldn't that be exhausting?
Imagine if you ran into a bad neighbor with ill intentions, and they stirred things up, wouldn't you and your spouse have a huge fight when you got home?
However, given Yang Tianzhen's intelligence, she probably wouldn't understand if people were trying to sow discord with her, right? She might even have to repeat what they said to her second brother, and then she could just wait for his revenge.
Qin Xiaoxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If that was the case, life wasn't completely unbearable, it would just be a bit tougher for her second brother.
Qin Xiaoxiao felt someone tugging at her sleeve. She looked down and saw Qin Yue.
Qin Xiaoxiao looked completely bewildered.
Qin Yue gestured with her chin, indicating that she should go outside to talk.
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, and while Grandma Qin and Xu Zhiyang were talking, she got up and left the room.
Qin Yue followed closely behind, and as soon as the two stepped out, they heard Ma Dahua's angry roar coming from Qin Wei's house.
"Tell me, was it because of her family background that you brought her back? Let me tell you, the Qin family doesn't do such things..."
The two didn't quite catch what was being said inside, exchanged a glance, and quickly left the courtyard.
After running for more than twenty meters, seeing that no one was following them, the two stopped.
"Sister, what do you think is the reason Second Brother took a liking to Yang Tianzhen? Could it really be because of her family background, as Auntie said?"
Qin Xiaoxiao flicked Qin Yue's forehead. "What nonsense are you thinking? Are we Qin family members that kind of people? He's just a stationmaster. It's not like he'd risk his second brother's happiness for the rest of his life. I think it's Yang Tianzhen's innocence that moved him. Think about it, dealing with someone like her is exhausting, but if she's one of our own, it's much easier."
While making excuses for Qin Wei, Qin Xiaoxiao tried to convince herself, and it worked quite well. At least she felt that what she said made sense, and she was less resistant to it.
"You don't need to play mind games with her, and you don't need to worry about her betraying you one day. What she's thinking is written all over her face, so you don't need to guess what she's thinking. If you can control her thoughts, protect her, and keep her away from those dark things, life should be pretty good."
Qin Xiaoxiao's voice wasn't loud, but Qin Yue listened and started thinking along with her.
Inside the house, Qin Wei's reasoning was pretty much the same as Qin Xiaoxiao's guess. After telling Ma Dahua, Ma Dahua fell silent, frowned, and thought for a long time before realizing that her son's reasoning made a lot of sense.
Qin Wei cautiously approached Ma Dahua, "Mom, don't you know what kind of son you raised? Am I that kind of person?"
Don't forget, I'm a soldier, I..."
"You've been discharged from the military."
Ma Dahua's calm voice rang out, almost making Qin Wei choke and faint.
Qin Wei smiled wryly, "Even though I'm retired, I'm still a soldier in my heart. I'll never forget the integrity and spirit of a soldier."
Qin Wei didn't actually want to leave the army. What man in the Qin family wants to leave? It's just that they have family ties, and they can't fully dedicate themselves to the military. They have worries about their families, so they choose to wholeheartedly protect their country for a few years. As long as they can retire safely, they will return home without hesitation. (End of Chapter)
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