Qiu Xia understands her mother. She appears to be a responsible person, but in fact she is stingy and likes to take advantage of others.
She hurriedly said that the house was rented, and that she was now staying in Yangcheng to help someone take care of their children and was fully capable of supporting herself.
After hearing this, Mother Qiu immediately blamed her for wasting money. Isn't it a waste for her to stay in the city alone and rent such a nice house?
They also blamed her for doing this kind of childcare work after the divorce. It was bad for her reputation. If the news got back to the village, her family would be drowned in spit, and it would be even more difficult for her to get married again in the future.
This was the first time Qiu Xia disobeyed her parents. She said she could remain single for the rest of her life and that she wanted to change her way of life in the new society.
As long as she doesn't go back and her family doesn't spread rumors, who would know that she is divorced?
The purpose of Qiu's parents' visit this time was to take her back and arrange a blind date for her to get married. In their minds, the right path for a woman to take is to get married and have children when she reaches a certain age.
Marrying a man to provide food and clothing is the only way out for a woman.
When they heard Qiu Xia say that she didn't want to remarry and wanted to stay in the city to look after children for unclear purposes, they thought that this was no different from being heretical and immoral.
It's so embarrassing.
However, Qiu Xia insisted on her decision. Seeing that her mother was getting more and more excited and was about to scold her for being unfilial, Qiu Xia went back to the house and took out two hundred yuan and gave it to her.
Mother Qiu's mournful face froze instantly. The moment she looked at the money, her eyes widened and the words in her throat choked.
When Qiu Xia was with Qu Mingjun, apart from paying for her younger siblings' tuition, she could only give her parents a few yuan during the holidays.
This is the first time that he has taken out a huge sum of two hundred yuan at one time.
It’s not that she didn’t care about her natal family before, but all her money at that time was given by Qu Mingjun, and it was really inappropriate for her to take too much from her natal family.
"Where did you get this money?" Mrs. Qiu asked as she hurriedly took the money.
Qiu Xia said calmly: "This is what I earned. I take care of the brigade commander's children, and the brigade commander pays me. I can support myself and allow my younger brothers and sisters to continue their studies."
"Brigade commander? How high of an official position is that?" Mother Qiu smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. She rolled up the money and stuffed it into the pocket sewn into her trouser waistband while asking her husband who was sitting next to her.
Father Qiu thought for a moment and replied, "The brigade commander is a high-ranking officer, two ranks higher than the Qu family's son."
"Such a high-ranking official? No wonder he doesn't need his wife to take care of his children. These officials really know how to enjoy themselves, just like those capitalists."
"Mom, how can you label someone a capitalist when you don't know anything?" Qiu Xia's face turned ugly when she heard her mother making up stories about Qi Jingyan.
"You don't let your wife take care of your own child, and you insist on paying someone to take care of him. If this isn't being a capitalist, what is?" Mother Qiu didn't think she was wrong.
Qiu Xia's eyes lit up with anger. "Brigade Commander Qi's situation is special. His wife passed away many years ago, and his parents are too old, so he needs someone to take care of his children."
After hearing her words, Mother Qiu put away her previous disdain, but soon replaced it with curiosity. "Why doesn't that high-ranking official get married? He must be quite old now that he's become a brigade commander, right?"
"Xia Xia, is it appropriate for you to let a man without a wife take care of a child?" asked Mr. Qiu, who seldom spoke.
My cousin Liu Yanyan, who had been observing the furnishings of the house, also interjected, "Cousin, it's not good for you to take care of a child for an old man without any official status. Why don't you quit? I can come to the city and take over your job, so you can go back and find a date and remarry. After all, I've already arranged a marriage with Brother Gouzi from the team, so I'm not afraid of ruining my reputation..." This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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