Chapter 92: Calamity of No Cause

  "It's impossible, my grandson would never take your golden ring. Qiu Fengqin, don't be ridiculous!" Old Lady Qiu glared at Mrs. Qiu behind Mr. Qiu with wide eyes.

  Qiu's grandmother had not gotten the money back from her second son two days ago, and she was furious. Her third daughter-in-law also said that it must be the second daughter-in-law who was instigating her second son, otherwise how could her own son not give his mother money to spend? Qiu's old lady deeply agreed with this view. Now this woman actually dared to falsely accuse her little grandson of stealing her things, which was truly outrageous and evil-hearted.

  Qiu's mother was also very wronged. This matter wasn't even said by herself, but by her son. Yet she was the one who always got scolded.

  "Mom, we don't want it to be Jiabao's doing either. We're just suspicious and want to ask him about the situation." Qiu Dad explained with a furrowed brow.

  "It wasn't our family's Bao who did it, and yet you're suspecting something, asking questions. Are you still treating me like I'm your second aunt? This is slandering my own nephew!" Old Lady Qiu scolded, pointing at Mr. Qiu's nose, while her other hand protected Qiu Baobao behind her, not letting them ask any more questions.

  "What's wrong? What's wrong? How is our baby?" Zhang Cuilan and Qiu Yansen heard the commotion over here and finally got out of bed.

  Qiu's grandma saw her son Qiu Jia Bao coming, seemingly finding a supporter, and quickly ran to his mother's side, shouting "Mom, Mom".

  Qiu's grandmother angrily told what had happened, and Zhang Cui Lan quit after hearing it.

  "Rushing to Qiu Ma, she shouted: 'Second sister-in-law, I know you've had opinions about us living here for a long time and want to drive us out, but you can't use the child as an excuse. You are also the second aunt of the child, how can you wrongfully accuse the child without distinguishing between right and wrong? Did you see him stealing your things with your own eyes? This is slander!"

  After finishing speaking, she rushed to Qiu's grandma and pretended to cry: "Mom, Jia Bao is your own grandson, he was wronged by his aunt like this, you have to take charge for us."

  Qiu's grandmother was already very angry, and now being stirred up by San Er's daughter-in-law made her even more furious.

  "Qiao Fengqin, you're not going to let me die from anger, are you? Your heart is so vicious! Jia Bao is the child of our old Qiu family, what bad reputation does he have that would be beneficial to you?" Old Lady Qiu scolded sternly and pulled her into the fighting circle.

  Qiu's mother felt that she was really wronged, what did she say or do? Nothing. It was all her son who said and did it, how come when scolding time came, it became herself.

  She didn't mean it, otherwise she wouldn't have been rummaging through the house and thinking about it until Old Qiu came back. The two of them are completely doing it for the child's own good, aren't they? How can you make it sound like she wants to harm the child just by saying that?!

  Qiu's mother tried to explain to the old lady that she didn't mean it.

  "Mom, I didn't mean it like that, I just saw Jia Bao coming out of my room as soon as I came in, I..."

  Before Qiu's mother finished speaking, Zhang Cui Lan was already angry and shouted at her: "Second aunt, I didn't want to say anything. Our child didn't steal it just because he didn't steal it, but since you said that, I have to say a few words too. This family isn't just our Bao's alone. Qiu Ye and Qiu Feng are also running around all day, why don't you suspect your own children? Instead, as soon as you see my child, you say he's the one who stole it?"

  Qiu's mother also blushed and Zhang Cui Lan meant that the thief was her own child?

  Old Lady Qiu suddenly remembered, "There are two kids at home. It can't be Jia Bao who stole it. It must be that little thief Qiu Ye, I've been watching her every day with her sneaky eyes, she's definitely the one who did it." Old Lady Qiu said with certainty.

  Qiu's father couldn't take it anymore. Doesn't he know what his own child is like? He stole the gold ring he bought for himself, does that make sense? Moreover, from this morning when they left home, neither of their two children has returned, they all went to school, how could they come to steal things? His mother was trying to clear her youngest brother's child's name, but instead shifted the blame onto his own child, with a tone that seemed certain, as if it were true. Isn't this just talking nonsense with one's eyes open?

  Qiu's father said firmly, "It can't be Xiaofeng and Xiaoye. Since you're so sure they're my children, we must get to the bottom of this today. I won't let my kids take on an unjust accusation for someone else."

  When Old Lady Qiu heard her second son's words, she was still not done yet. In her heart, when the second son had just said that something was lost, she vaguely felt that it should be Jia Bao who took it. This child had done such things before in their hometown. However, in front of so many outsiders, this matter couldn't be mentioned easily. If she didn't want her own grandson to lose face, how could she say it? She had just said it was Qiu Ye's child who took it, thinking of finding a scapegoat to calm down the situation and let the second son and his wife not pursue it further because it was their own daughter who stole it. Qiu Ye was just a worthless girl, what kind of reputation could she have? How could she be compared with her own grandson? Unexpectedly, the second son took it seriously and insisted on finding out who stole it. This matter seemed to have backfired.

  "Yanlin, how did you fall into this vicious woman's trap? She wants to drive your brother and his family away, so she came up with this trick, letting her daughter steal things and then shouting 'thief'. How can't you see through it?" Old Lady Qiu said with hidden resentment.

  "Right, Second Brother, look at how angry you've made Mom. Are you trying to scare her to death?" Qi Yansen finally spoke up, implying that Second Brother and his wife should apologize first, and this matter would blow over.

  "No matter what, whoever took it must return it." Old Qiu said firmly.

  Old Lady Qiu was so angry that she was about to blow her top after hearing her second son's words. How could this second son be so stubborn? She shouted loudly: "What's the point of being clear, it's just that little girl Qiu Ye who took it, what I say goes."

  At this time, the door was opened and Qiu Ye and Qiu Feng brother and sister returned.

  Qiu Ye and Qiu Feng lived in their godmother's house downstairs every day, but they didn't not return to their own home. They would also go back home from time to time to take a look, as there was their grandmother at home, and they couldn't completely disappear.

  Just before dinner, Qiu Ye pulled her brother upstairs and was about to greet Grandma Qiu before heading back to her godmother's house. But as soon as they opened the door, she saw everyone standing in the living room, seemingly arguing again. She thought to herself that it wasn't a good time to come back, hoping that she and her brother wouldn't get caught up in the crossfire.

  Mrs. Qiu turned her head and saw the little thief talking in her mouth, without thinking, she took a step forward, raised her hand and slapped Qiu Ye's face, shouting loudly: "You little girl, you stole something and ran away, making your brother suspected of being a thief, you are so young, but your heart is so vicious. If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have let you be born, or even if you were born, I would have strangled you to death. Now, quickly admit it, where did you put the stolen things?" After that, she dragged Qiu Ye's arm and pulled her in front of Mr. Qiu, as if asking her to confess her mistake.

  Qiu Ye was stunned, and before she could even steady herself after entering the house, a figure rushed towards her. She hadn't reacted yet when she felt a slap on her face, which stung painfully. Then, she was dragged forward by the collar until she finally steadied herself, only to see her father's anxious face, and involuntarily let out a wail as she burst into tears.

  She hasn't been hit since she was reborn, what's going on today, and she inexplicably got slapped.

  Qiu's mother saw her own daughter being beaten and lost her calm, rushing out to hug the child and shouting at Qiu's grandmother: "Mom, what are you doing? Why did you hit Little Ye? Little Ye, how are you? Does it hurt?"

  "Mom, why don't you distinguish between right and wrong before hitting the child." Qiu's father also had a dark face, seeing his own child being hit in front of him, his heart was also twisted.

  "Hmph, I'm just waking her up and making her confess all the shameful things she's done." Old Lady Qiu didn't think she was wrong at all, only that it hurt on her body. She could still admit her mistake. In her heart, she thought, "The child is still young, this one slap should make her dizzy, if she's afraid, then it must be her who stole it, and she'll have to admit it."

  Qiu Feng couldn't care less about the grandma or not, seeing his own sister being hit by that vicious old hag in front of him, he clenched his fist and was about to fight back. Who are these people in front of him? They just came to their home for a few days and already squeezed out his siblings. This one in front of him, he had never seen before, claiming to be his grandma's person, dared to hit his sister, really bullying his family when no one was around, he absolutely couldn't let these people act wildly.

  Qiu's father saw his son's abnormal movement and quickly stepped forward to grab the hand that was about to hit. This can't be allowed, no matter how wrong the old man is, a junior can't raise their hands against an elder, or this matter will become even more inexplicable, and everyone in the whole school will probably know that his own child hit his mother.

  "Xiao Feng, what's wrong with you? Calm down."

  "Dad, this old witch is hitting my sister! Did you see that? She's hitting my sister!" Qiu Feng yelled loudly.

  Qiu's grandmother was so angry at Qiu Feng's words "old witch" that she almost fainted. Zhang Cuilan saw the chaotic scene and couldn't help but feel delighted, and chimed in from the side: "Second aunt, this little Feng really needs to be taught a lesson, he actually dares to raise his hand to his own grandmother and scolds her as an old witch, truly without family education."

  "Second brother, this won't do, our family's children don't hit their parents or scold them. If one of us turns out to be such a beast, our whole family will be ridiculed." Qiu Yansen also chimed in from the side.

  Qiu's grandma also came in strong, stretching her neck towards Qiu Feng and Qiu Dad's direction, shouting: "I'll let you hit me, come on and hit me! I'm an old lady who has lived a long life, and I've come to this point just to be beaten by my grandson. I don't care if I die, I want everyone to see that I have a good son and a good grandson!"