Chapter 89: The Extreme Old Lady Qiu (Three)

  Zhang Cuilan was anxious, and she glared at the old lady with a blaming look. They had all agreed at home that this matter would not be mentioned again, as if it had never happened. How could this old lady have no memory? Now, her own eldest son might end up in jail because of his misbehavior.

  "We've already handled it at home, and our family won't tell. Besides, Jiaqing didn't commit a crime, he just dated that silly girl for a while and broke up with her when they found out their personalities didn't match. Who knew that later on, her family would keep pestering Jiaqing? It's really ridiculous, they can't even take care of their own daughter properly, she doesn't know how to behave herself and sleeps around with men, and in the end, they blame our Jiaqing. We only gave them compensation because we felt sorry for them. And I also told Jiaqing that from now on, he should stay away from those women who are not decent. Isn't that right, Jiaqing?" Zhang Cuilan frantically applied powder to her child's face, trying to clear their name and shift the blame onto others.

  "What's wrong with you guys? Isn't that matter already settled? Why keep bringing it up, can't you see I'm trying to eat?" Qiu Jiaqing was interrupted while eating and became very unhappy, slamming his chopsticks down in a temper.

  "What's the point of bringing this up again?" Qiu Yansen also chimed in, satisfied with Zhang Cuilan.

  Old lady Qiu saw her grandson getting angry, so she quickly helped Qiu Jiaqing pick up the chopsticks again and put them in his hand, coaxing him by saying: "Jiaqing, eat quickly, we won't say anything else, just eat."

  Qiu Jiaqing then grabbed his chopsticks and continued eating with his head down.

  Qiu Ye saw this play and couldn't help but sigh. What kind of child is this? Under such education, how can they not go astray?

  Qiu's mother then curled her lip, disbelieving in her heart. How could she not believe that the third child and his wife would let their own child be with a foolish girl? Besides, if they really didn't have any children, why would they be so kind to them? They were a poor family who had lost everything.

  Qiu's father heard all this and roughly knew what had happened. He sighed silently, wondering why his family had so many troubles.

  But now he still can't help but worry about such a rotten thing and such a rotten person.

  "Since we don't have any money, let's rent a house here for now. There are still some vacant bungalows in the Teacher's University compound that haven't been fully occupied yet. Tomorrow I'll go to the university and ask around, pull some strings, and first get a room rented for Yansen, then find Yansen a job as a family member's dependent. For now, it can only be this way temporarily, and we'll see if there's an opportunity later to arrange something for your younger brother and sister-in-law."

  "Second brother, what do family members do for a living?" Yansen was very concerned about this issue. He hadn't worked in many years and didn't want to come here to suffer.

  "Doing all sorts of things, it's not necessarily like that. Like sweeping the streets, planting trees, or farming and so on. Just go wherever there is a shortage of people." said Qiu Dad.

  "That won't do, it's too hard. Your brother is not in good health, he can't handle those things." Before Yangsen could refuse, the old lady pitied her son and spoke out against it.

  "Then mom, what kind of job do you think Yangsen can do?" Qiu dad actually wanted to hear what kind of job his mom thought he should find for his younger brother.

  "Don't be too tired, your brother can't handle it. It's best to stay close to home, so you can come back and have a hot meal. If not, the salary won't be enough for all that hard work!" Old Lady Qiu was truly a loving mother, thinking very carefully about her youngest son.

  "Mom, this standard can't be found in Normal University. If there's such a job, I'd like to switch too." Qiu Dad said with a bitter smile.

  "That big brother. I'll rest at home for two days first, work is not urgent." Qiu Yansen had his own little thoughts. He came to big brother's house, could he reduce his own food and clothing expenses? So now he didn't want to go out to work, it was good to be supported by big brother's family, no money spent, and he could still ask for some pocket money from his mom.

  Qiu's mother heard her brother-in-law's shameless words, and was so angry that her teeth itched. She decided to move in with them and rely on them, no matter what Old Qiu thought. The money she had worked hard to earn was meant to raise her own children, not these good-for-nothings.

  "Okay, you can take a two-day break if you want, but Yatsumori, you need to know that you're not alone, you have a family too. Second brother can support you for a while, but second brother can't support you for your whole life."

  You should also know about Second Brother's abilities, so I won't say more.

  "As for the accommodation, you two can temporarily stay at home for these two days. After I finalize the house matters tomorrow and clean it up, you can move in and have a place to call your own." Mr. Qiu said with deep concern.

  Zhang Cuilan was anxious after hearing this, she had just taken a liking to it, this building was much better than their old home, warm in winter and cool in summer, and she had planned to live here for a long time, how could they be driven away now.

  "Mom, I really don't want to leave you. You've never been out on your own before, and we're really worried about you." Zhang Cui Lan also had a clever idea - instead of saying she didn't want to move herself, she encouraged the old lady to say it, which was much more effective than if she had said it herself.

  "What's the point of moving out? This place is so big, why waste money renting a house elsewhere? If you have that much extra cash, use it to take care of me instead. I'm not tired of having more money." The old lady glared and refused to let her older son move out.

  Qiu's father helplessly wiped his face, but still firmly said: "Mom, there are only three rooms in the house. There are too many people and it really can't fit. Besides, Yanshen is not just staying for a day or two. If he was just staying for a few days, we could all make do, but he's going to be living here long-term, and he has his own life to live. He's a 40-year-old adult."

  "Brother, we don't mind the small space, as long as we can live here, why waste that money? Besides, our home is big enough for us to live in. I've already thought it through, you and Yansen sleep in the big room, and I'll sleep in this one with Qiu Feng." She pointed to Qiu Feng's house, then continued: "Mom can take Jia Qing and Jia Bao to live in that small house."

  Qiu's mother endured and endured, but finally couldn't help asking in a stiff voice: "Cui Lan, your arrangement is very good, you've all made arrangements, then where will our Xiaofeng and Xiaoye sleep?"

  Zhang Cui Lan was taken aback, she had really forgotten about the two dead children. But she quickly came up with an idea and said: "Second sister-in-law, your room is the largest, you can set up another bed, or let them squeeze in your room?"

  Qiu's mother said angrily: "Then why don't you let Jiaqing and Jiabao squeeze in with you in the same room?"

  "Isn't my house small?" Zhang Cuilan muttered to herself, still thinking she was right.

  "Alright, alright, just shut up. They're just two kids, what's the big deal? Can't they just sleep anywhere? Let all four kids sleep in my room and this problem will be solved." Old Lady Qiu said impatiently.

  "It's no use." The Qiu family said in unison.

  Qiu Baba said on behalf of them: "Mom, Xiaoye is a girl, she can't squeeze with her brothers like this."

  Qiu Ye and Qiu's mother think the same way, and they don't feel at ease with Jia Qing sleeping in the same room as that child, even though Jia Qing is Qiu Ye's cousin, and even though Qiu Ye is still very young and hasn't developed yet.

  "This little girl, you're all treating her like a treasure, saying this won't do and that won't do. Then let her sleep in the corridor." Old Lady Qiu's eyes were urgent, as after coming to this household, her authority had been repeatedly challenged. If things went on like this, what dignity would she have left?

  Qiu's mother was also anxious, this is too bullying, "Our family has only one daughter, Xiaoye is a treasure in our family." The words were very stiff and sounded like she was opposing the old lady.

  "Oh dear, this is getting out of hand. I'll just take a look today and see if my words carry any weight in this household. Yanlin, tell me, can your daughter sleep in the corridor?" Old Lady Qiu was now confronting her daughter-in-law, believing that her son would side with her.

  Qiu's father was in a dilemma, "Mom, Xiaoye is a girl, it's not suitable for her to share a bed with the boys, and sleeping in the hallway isn't good either. With people coming and going at night, the kids won't sleep well...and they can't study well the next day..."

  Qiu's father didn't explicitly oppose his old mother, but the implication of what he said was also disagreeing with his old mother's arrangement.

  "Oh dear, I'm so unfortunate! I became a widow at 40 and worked hard to raise you three brothers. Who would have thought that now that you're married, you've forgotten about your mother? You're treating this little girl like a treasure... If only I had known what kind of useless thing you'd become, I would have drowned you in the toilet when you were born! Oh, my life is so hard...

  Qi's grandmother saw that her second son was not giving her any face, so she started making a scene. She didn't even sit on the stool, but instead sat directly on the cement floor, slapping her legs and the ground, talking and singing at the same time, bringing her rural behavior to this place."

  Qiu's father saw his mother sitting on the ground crying and making a scene, which gave him a headache, but he could only stand firm, not wanting to humiliate his own child.

  Finally, Qiu Ye was sensible and took the initiative to say to her father: "Dad, my brother and I will go downstairs to stay at our uncle's house for a few days. Anyway, Uncle and them are not moving out until they find a new house, so we'll just leave for a few days and come back after Uncle leaves." Qiu Ye actually didn't want to live with these people either, she had already thought about going to her uncle's house to stay for a few days, thinking that her aunt would definitely accept them who were homeless.

  Qiu's father was very pleased with the girl's understanding, but not everyone thought so. Of course, it was Qiu's mother who was making a fuss on the ground. She didn't want the child to go out and live, she wanted Qiu's father and mother to yield to her, so that she would have authority in this family and be able to control Qiu's mother and be the mistress of the house.

  The Qiu family didn't have the good temper of Qiu Yansen's family, they couldn't eat their meal in the disturbance caused by Grandma Qiu, and all put down their chopsticks.

  Qiu Feng and Qiu Ye discussed it and decided to move their things now, no longer suffering from the noise torture here.

  Qiu's mother watched the excitement for a while and said "I've eaten enough, I'll send the kids down first." Then she followed closely behind the children's footsteps and went out of the house.

  Only poor Qiuba is still holding his ground, he can't escape anyway.