Chapter 127: New Year (4)

  Qiu's grandma and Zhang Cuilan both shrank their shoulders. The other day, Qiu Jiaqing came back for a while, bought new clothes for everyone in the family, gave Qiu Yansen a big watch that looked valuable, threw 300 yuan to Zhang Cuilan, said he wouldn't come back for the New Year, and wanted to go out to make a big fortune. He told them to stay at home and behave themselves, not to cause trouble.

  They all knew that Qiu Jiaqing was up to no good outside, just some sneaky and underhanded things, but as long as he brought back the money, that was considered a success, they never asked where the money came from.

  Zhang Cuilan also had her son earning money to support her, and she was still arrogant in the Qiu family for a while, with an unmentionable status.

  Qiu's grandma thought of these, the fire just now also went out, looked at the sun outside hanging high in the sky, and said: "I won't go today, I don't want to cause trouble for my grandson, I'll go cook, Cui Lan you come over and help me."

  "Alas, Mother, you go first, I'll change Baby's clothes and then come over." Zhang Cui Lan responded, but her body didn't move.

  Qiu Jiabao shouted on the kang: "I won't change, I won't change."

  Zhang Cuilan went up and gently patted her younger son's buttocks, saying: "Don't jump around, you little kids don't understand anything. On New Year's Day, you must change your clothes." As she spoke, she was about to get up and grab the child.

  Qiu's mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law have lived together for so many years, how could they not know what kind of moral character she has? However, because of her own son, she doesn't bother to argue with her.

  She saw the old lady go to the main room, and Zhang Cuilan also ignored her son, but instead used her hands and feet to get close to her husband, pulling his arm and saying: "Yansen, is it going to be like this? Look at my face, it's all scratched by Er Sao, I'm not going to swallow this breath. I'll tell you, if I get beaten, you old men won't have any dignity either."

  Qiu Yansen was originally watching TV, but his wife pulled him and he felt annoyed. He turned his head and saw his wife's ugly face, frowned in disgust and said: "Alright, I know what you're thinking, you want to do something, I don't care. But I'm warning you, our eldest son is doing big things now, we can't let the police come because of our conflict with your brother's family. If it affects our son, we'll have no good days either. You know his temper." Qiu Yansen was more practical than his wife and knew how to bend and stretch. As long as he had money to spend, nothing else mattered. During their last fight, someone in the crowd wanted to call the police, but he quickly stopped them, or they would have been taken to the police station.

  Zhang Cuilan also thought of her eldest son's temper, although she didn't know what her husband meant, but she couldn't hold back this breath.

  Qiu Yansen looked at his daughter-in-law with a bitter and resentful expression, and said perfunctorily: "Don't be angry. We can also say that we've ruined the business of Second Brother's family, you let Second Sister suffer, it's just a tit for tat, no one owes anyone anything."

  "Hmph, let her Qiu Fengqin look down on me every day, thinking she's above me, and not even letting me go to the tofu shop to help. Now I'll make her scram." Zhang Cuilan said this with a resentful heart, originally wanting to work at Er Sao's tofu shop herself. As a family member, why shouldn't she get half of the earnings? But when she mentioned it to Er Sao, Er Sao directly said one person was enough for the tofu shop and wouldn't let her go. Later, after persuading Old Lady to speak on her behalf, Er Ge still refused. Hmph, now look what's happened - not only did she find a way into the tofu shop, but also blocked off the path for Er Ge's family to make money. Let's see how they'll put on airs in the future, this is what happens when you offend me."

  Zhang Cuilan thought of a way to defeat her sister-in-law and finally put on a bright face, still putting on an air of superiority.

  She thought she was a working person now, and still doing the lucrative job of Qiu Ma, so she didn't have to put on a fake smile and fawn over Er Ge and his wife like when she first arrived. So these days, her sharp-tongued and petty face finally appeared, and her spirit also perked up.

  "Alright, let's get going, every day you're thinking about these trivial things. Hurry up and go help mom with the New Year's Eve dinner, it's already this late, and I have a mahjong appointment with Old Zhang in the backyard this afternoon." Qiu Yansen glanced at his watch and chased after his wife to help his mother with cooking, afraid of delaying the mahjong game.

  "Oh, my injury hasn't healed yet, and now I'm aching all over. You don't care about me at all. Besides, you won money playing cards yesterday, didn't you? Hurry up and give me some, I'll go play a few rounds this afternoon too." Zhang Cui Lan heard her husband ask her to cook, so she quickly started complaining about her aches and pains, refusing to get out of bed.

  "Didn't your son give you 300? Why are you still asking me for it?" Qiu Yansen muttered to himself, but he really did take out a handful of change from his own pocket.

  Zhang Cuilan saw that there was only a little money left in her hand and found a five-yuan note, which she quickly pulled out and grasped tightly.

  "Oh no, you're taking all the big bills." Qiu Yansen hastily stuffed the money in his pocket.

  Zhang Cui Lan got the money and became happy, lay down on the kang with her husband to watch TV together.

  So there appeared the scene of Qiu's wife washing and cutting something in the main room, a couple lying on the kang in the inner room watching TV while eating melon seeds.

  Of course, Qiujiabao little friend, but had long since slipped out of the house to inform his elder brother and sister.

  "What? Your brother joined the Green Gang?" Qiu Ye was shocked, and as soon as she heard the name, she knew it was a triad, but didn't know what scale. In her previous life, she had seen on TV that triads were divided into many kinds, some were small gangs, actually just a few hoodlums, all petty thefts and swindles, couldn't make any waves. And then there were those real deal big gangs, coming out in black suits, black sunglasses, doing all sorts of evil like drug trafficking and arms dealing.

  "Hmm, hmm, hmm, just now I told grandma that Second Uncle wasn't going, and Grandma wanted to get down from the kang to find you all. But Dad didn't let her, saying that Brother had joined the Green Gang and was doing big things, not letting Grandma stir up trouble." Qiu Jiabao, this little spy, kept nodding on the side, indicating that his older sister hadn't misheard, it was indeed like this.

  Qiu Jiabao ran to his brother's house after finishing his homework at home, and now the three of them are sitting in his brother's room, quietly telling his brother and sister what just happened at home.

  Qiu Ye's heart was greatly disturbed, she had thought of it before, her eldest brother was a troublemaker, and now he has joined some gang in just two days, it's really unbelievable, she has lived in Oil City for ten years and never saw what the underworld looked like, how did he find and join the underworld after just arriving here for a few months?

  Qiu Ye looked at Qiu Jia Bao beside her who was looking at her with a curious expression, and her heart skipped a beat.

  "Qiu Jiabao, I'm telling you, if you dare to be like your brother and get involved with the underworld, being a local ruffian, I'll let your older cousin beat you up until you're as fat as a pig, then lock you in a pigpen with those who only have a pig's brain." Qiu Ye pulled her younger cousin aside and threatened him. This family only had one relatively good person left, but they couldn't let him go astray again.

  She had no idea that her action just now was a complete punk move, grabbing Qiu Jiabao's collar and pinning him against the wall.

  "Sister, I don't want to be a gangster, I want to be like my brother and join the Liberation Army later." Qiu Jiabao twisted back and forth in Qiu Ye's hands, he was now extremely admiring of his brother.

  Qiu Ye let go of Qiu Jia Bao's collar with satisfaction, then pulled out a red envelope from his own pocket and handed it to Qiu Jia Bao. "This is the red envelope from your second uncle and aunt, you keep it well yourself, don't let your mom see it or the money won't be yours."

  Qiu Jiabao happily opened the red envelope on the spot, took out the twenty yuan inside, and excitedly shouted: "Ah, Second Master and Second Madam are so good!"

  Qiu Ye quickly covered the mouth of this loudmouth, they say that those with no mustache are not reliable, and it's true, he had just told him to hide it well, but he opened the red envelope right in front of himself, and not only did he open it, but he also jumped up and down shouting, as if afraid others wouldn't know he got lucky money.

  These are what she privately gave him, how good or bad they are, his second uncle himself doesn't even have this kind of money, what's the point of giving it to him?

  "I'm warning you, if you don't hide it, I'll take back the New Year's money. Your dad and mom didn't even give me a single cent of New Year's money." Qiu Ye narrowed his eyes dangerously, having not received a single cent himself, but instead losing twenty yuan, which was really too much of a loss.

  Qiu Jiabao is not a fool either, he saw his sister's change in expression and quickly put the money into his pocket. Then, he said to his sister with a flattering tone: "Sister, you're the best! When I grow up and earn money, I'll definitely spend it on you."

  He thought for a moment and added: "Also give it to Big Brother Hua, Second Master and Second Mistress."

  "Hmph, you're so young and already sucking up to me, what can I expect from you?" Qiu Ye said with a tough tone, but her face had already broken into a smile. Think about it, a six-year-old child should be at the most adorable stage of their life, and yet he's telling you that he'll give you money to spend in the future - how sweet and moving is that?

  "Alright, hurry back home. Remember, if there's any movement at your house, you must report back immediately, understand?" Qiu Ye felt that it was necessary to plant a small spy next to her grandmother and Third Aunt, or else they would come up with another trick and her own family would be affected. Of course, since Qiu Jia Bao was still so young, even if his parents had any bad ideas, they might not necessarily tell him, so planting this spy was just for peace of mind, but it's hard to say what specific use it would have.

  Qiu Jiabao nodded enthusiastically and then said to Qiu Feng and Qiu Ye, "Happy New Year, brother and sister. Goodbye, I'm going home."

  He finished speaking and ran out, but before he could run out of the house, he came back again, hesitated for a moment, took out the red envelope from his pocket and handed it to his sister, "Sister, you'd better take this money, or when I get home, my mom will take it away from me." He suddenly thought of his mom rummaging through his pockets.

  Qiu Yeli Su took the money from her younger brother and some reluctant cash, saying: "Okay, sister will help you save it up. When you need to use it later, just come to sister's place to get it." She has now become a mobile bank, with her own brother and younger brother's money all stored here.

  Qiu Jiabao finally felt at ease and ran away with a jump.