"Your words are so rude, kid."
The eldest brother Qiao Yougen frowned, "We were in a hurry to come see you. We rushed here right after work and forgot to bring a gift."
The eldest son's wife, Qian Chunhua, immediately agreed, "Besides, you are a junior, how can you be so rude as to ask for gifts?"
"My words were not nice? Then how about your work?" Qiao Xinyi asked, "I just returned to the Qiao family today, so why did you rush over after work? It's been a week, isn't it enough time for you to prepare?"
"Look at what you said. You've been preparing for a week and it's still not ready. Is it because you want to prepare a bicycle or a room for me that it takes so long?"
As soon as Qiao Xinyi finished speaking, the faces of the three siblings changed drastically.
"I think you are dreaming! Who is going to prepare a bicycle for you? And a house? You are so bold!" Qiao Mei shouted, "We, as elders, are here to give you face."
"Hey, if you say that..."
Qiao Xinyi took a step back and reached out to push Qiao Mei out, "Get out of here now. I don't care about face, so don't give me any."
Qiao Mei was stunned. She had never seen such a rude person.
"I, Qiao Xinyi, am uneducated and impolite. You are right!"
Qiao Xinyi glanced at Qiao Yougen and Qiao Chengda's wives, "Do you want to leave by yourselves or do you want me to chase you away myself?"
Qiao Mei finally came to her senses and raised her hand towards Qiao Xinyi.
But Qiao Xinyi had been on guard against her. As soon as Qiao Dongmei swung her hand, she immediately grabbed Qiao Dongmei's wrist, and then swung her other hand directly on Qiao Dongmei's face.
There was a snap, louder than the previous one.
Five red and swollen palm prints immediately appeared on Qiao Mei's face.
This slap stunned everyone in the room.
"Didn't I tell you that I'm uneducated and impolite? Why did you fight with me?"
Qiao Mei stood at the door with her face covered, cursing and crying at the top of her lungs.
The slap from Qiao Xinyi really hurt her so much that she felt dizzy.
"If you dare to hit my daughter, I will beat you to death!" Chen Ju rushed forward when she saw her daughter being beaten.
As soon as Qiao Yunbai saw Chen Ju, he hugged her tightly from behind to prevent her from getting close to Qiao Xinyi.
Seeing that Qiao Yunbai was not strong enough, Qiao Baihe helped to stop Chen Ju.
Chen Ju was so angry that she went crazy and hit and pinched Qiao Baili and Qiao Yunbai with her hands.
"Qiao Baili, Qiao Yunbai, let this old thing come over. Doesn't she think I don't dare to slap her? Let go, or I'll slap her to death."
As Qiao Xinyi spoke, she pushed towards Chen Ju aggressively.
With her look and tone, no one could help but believe that she really dared to slap Chen Ju.
Qiao Laiwang quickly stopped Qiao Xinyi and yelled at Chen Ju, "Mom, please stop interfering. Look at what a mess this family has become!"
"Everyone should give in a little and say less. We are all family, so we should live in harmony." Qiao Mei's husband Lin Jianye quickly stepped forward to act as a peacemaker and help persuade Chen Ju, the mother-in-law.
It wasn't the first day that Qiao Xinyi called Qiao Laiwang's name. Qiao Laiwang was used to it, and he already knew that Qiao Xinyi hated him.
The family had been eating meals that tasted like water for several days, and he was so hungry that he felt dizzy for several days.
I was thinking of having a good meal tonight, but I didn't expect Chen Yubing to be so ruthless. It was the same as the past few days.
Qiao Laiwang was righteous in his heart that Chen Yubing did not give him the slightest bit of face, but after hearing what Qiao Xinyi said just now, Qiao Laiwang thought about it and felt that his elder brothers did not behave decently.
When did he ever go to their house empty-handed?
His elder brother and his friends were nice enough, but now that he thought about it, they had been coming to his place for more than ten years, and had never once brought any gifts, even during the holidays, they always came empty-handed.
In the past, Qiao Laiwang never took these little things to heart, but Qiao Laiwang, who had been hungry for several days and was waiting for a full meal today, felt very uncomfortable when he thought about it.
From the day he found out that his mother had spent all her money on these brothers, Qiao Laiwang finally realized that his mother was really partial.
After what happened today, he realized that his brothers really didn't take him seriously.
He spent so much money, anyone with a conscience would not come to his house empty-handed today.
Qiao Laiwang stretched out his hand to Chen Ju with a dark face, "Mom, give me some money. I'll go to the state-owned restaurant and buy some dishes. We'll have something to eat tonight."
How could Chen Ju be willing to take the money? She immediately put her hands behind her back and shouted, "I don't have any money!"
Chen Ju is not stupid. Qiao Laiwang got so angry when he found out that day that he would definitely not give her salary in the future. The little money she had left was huge and was the only money she had left for herself during this period of time.
She was so hungry these past few days that she had to secretly buy steamed buns every day. She would rather not eat today and would never take money out.
"Mom, don't you still have a few dozen dollars?" asked Qiao Laiwang.
"I've spent all my money!" Chen Ju yelled, "It's all your fault, that good wife you married. She's going to starve me to death. I'm so old, how long can I stand being hungry? I have to spend money to buy myself some food, right? You beast, do you really want to starve me to death?"
Chen Ju angrily scolded Qiao Laiwang. She had been holding this anger in for several days, and today she finally found the opportunity to scold him.
"You finished all the food worth dozens of dollars? You finished it all by yourself?" Qiao Laiwang was stunned.
"Dad, don't you know? Grandma goes to the state-owned restaurant three times a day." Qiao Yunbai interrupted, "She actually ate alone secretly? Forget it, Sister Lily and I don't have a share. I thought Dad, your son, would have a share."
"Chen Ju, you are such a great old woman~" Aunt Zhang Hua squeezed next to Qiao Mei outside the door, "You look down on Chen Yubing as your daughter-in-law, and you look down on Qiao Baihe as your granddaughter, so forget it, you are so selfish? You actually watched your grandson and your own son starve for several days."
"How am I selfish? I can't stand being hungry at my age. Laiwang and Yunbai are young and they won't starve to death. Besides, I have raised Qiao Laiwang to this age. Now that I'm old, shouldn't he be the one to support me? Why do I have to come here to support him and his son?" Chen Ju responded loudly.
Seeing that he was about to quarrel with his neighbor again, Qiao Yougen hurried to stop it. He first said to Zhang Hua, "Sister-in-law Zhang Hua, don't interfere in our family affairs. Go back and cook your meal."
Then he called Qiao Mei and Qiao Chengda and discussed, "Let's take two dollars and half a pound of food coupons from our family to the state-owned restaurant to buy some food. We have to eat tonight, right?"
As he spoke, Qiao Yougen took out two yuan and half a pound of food coupons. Qian Chunhua looked at him angrily and reached out to grab them.
"Why do we have to pay for our tickets when we come to eat at Lao Er's house?"
Qiao Yougen glared at Qian Chunhua fiercely, and only then did Qian Chunhua's hands become silent.
Qiao Yougen had already taken out the money and tickets, and had set an example. Qiao Dongmei and Qiao Chengda were unwilling to give Qiao Yougen, their eldest brother, face.
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