Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Extreme Product, Qiu Nainai
Qiu Ye almost fainted after hearing what Qiu Nainai said. What kind of ridiculous grandma is this? On their first meeting, she's already so biased. Shouldn't a normal person just ask the kid for money and then return it to her? But from what I can gather from Grandma's words, it seems like she's annoyed that there are too many things going on.
It's just a matter of a few dollars, and grandma would do well to earn a few dollars herself. Using the pension provided by her own family and still being so unfair in dealing with things, she is simply the worst kind of grandma. Qiu Ye made up his mind about this grandma he had met for the first time.
And grandma also said that a 9-year-old child should give a gift to a 6-year-old child when they meet, their family rules are really amazing.
Qiu Ye was so angry that she blurted out without thinking: "Grandma, since my nine-year-old sister gave the child a gift, shouldn't you also give me one? It's just a matter of a few dollars, isn't it?"
Qiu's grandma didn't even bother to look at Qiu Ye, directly turning her head away, pretending not to have heard, and said to Qiu's father: "Yanlin, hurry up and urge your wife, we haven't eaten well on the train for several meals, and it's been half a day since we arrived here, but dinner still isn't ready. If our family's precious one gets starved, what will happen?"
Look at that attitude, it's as if he wants to ignore Qiu Ye and pretend this never happened.
"Grandma, where's my gift?" Qiu Ye didn't want to let the matter be brushed off like this, or else these people would have the nerve to do even more outrageous things.
Qiu's grandma didn't expect the child to be so impolite, and said in a displeased tone: "You little girl, what do you want as a meeting gift?" The implication was that the girl didn't have this right.
Before Qiu Ye could explode, Qiu Feng rushed to the front of Grandma Qiu and said: "I'm not a little girl, so I should have a gift for meeting you, Grandma give me a gift."
Qiu Feng directly reached out and took it, leaving Grandma Qiu speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.
"Hey, Second Brother, your family's business is so big, how can it be the same as our family's Bao? And they even have the nerve to ask for money." Zhang Cuilan saw that they really did stretch out their hands for money and couldn't help but speak up, after all, Old Lady's money would belong to them in the future.
Qiu's grandma also responded, saying impatiently to Qiu Feng and his sister: "I don't have money, if you want money ask your own mother to go."
Qiu Ye said that this old lady is really a unique product, now in her own home, she still shows such impatience. Does she think she's the biggest and no one dares to reason with her?
"Grandma, it's not fair to say that. I'm only nine years old, and Jia Bao can get red envelopes from me when we meet, I'm also a child born to my parents, why can't I get red envelopes too?"
Qiu's grandma obviously didn't expect Qiu Ye to talk back, and at this time she was choked with rage. She pointed a trembling finger at Qiu Ye and shouted at Qiu's dad: "You little brat, who gave you the guts to argue with me? Was it your mom who taught you? I said that woman is no good, Yulin, take a look. This is what your daughter says to her mother, and you're just standing there watching?"
Qiu Ye was completely speechless in the face of this extremely annoying old lady, did she mean to ask her father to beat her up? Is this a case of killing someone with a borrowed knife?
The three uncles, Qiu Yansen and Qiu Jiaqing, were both indifferent, while the third aunt, Zhang Cuilan, was enjoying the show, adding fuel to the fire by saying: "Yes, second brother, our family doesn't have children without manners. You're in a big city, shouldn't you pay more attention to filial piety than us back home? How can this granddaughter speak to her grandmother like that?"
Qiu Ye was furious upon hearing this. Is your child stealing my money a manifestation of good family education? Now you have the nerve to speak up for yourself.
"Third Aunt's younger brother has come to grab my money, this is what you call family education? I really don't have any."
Qiu's grandmother didn't like it when someone mentioned her little grandson, "You little girl, adults are talking, what right do you have to interrupt? You're really lacking in education."
Her words had offended both Qiu Ye and Qiu Feng, who clenched their fists, looking like they were ready to pick a fight.
Qiu's father had been watching silently from the beginning, and it wasn't until his own daughter was being scolded by her mother that he finally spoke up, saying: "Mom, this girl you're talking about is my daughter. The woman you said isn't anything is my wife, and she's also the one who earns money for our family to spend, including your pension, which is earned by my wife."
Besides, the child didn't say anything wrong. As an elder, you should be fair, or else the child will have opinions about you. You asked Xiaoye to give a gift to Jiabao, so why can't she receive the gift from you? Don't my children have any place in your heart?
"Mom, you don't just have one grandson at home." Qiu's father said with deep meaning, as if he was also expressing his dissatisfaction with his own mother.
No one expected Old Qiu to say something like that. Logically, at this point, he should be consoling his own child and comforting his elderly mother, and the matter would have been settled, with everyone being happy except for Qiu Ye.
Qiu Ye was very happy that her father could stand up for himself and uphold justice, she also thought that her father would scold her, after all, the person opposite him was her grandmother.
I didn't expect that Comrade Qiu Yanlin could still uphold the truth at a time when the enemy is so powerful, he's really not an ordinary person.
"What a load of nonsense you're talking about, and now you're bringing up my faults too! Yansen, come on, let's go, we're going back to our hometown. I'm not going to stay here and be bullied by them anymore." Old Lady Qiu said, unable to outdo Old Man Qiu, so she tried to use retreat as an advantage, saying she wanted to leave in order to scare him.
Qiu's father apparently wasn't intimidated and said directly: "Mom, if you want to leave, I'll go ask when there are tickets available."
Old Lady Xia was stunned, and Qiu Yansen's family was also stunned.
Qiu Yansen and his family can't watch the show anymore, they came to enjoy themselves, if they were sent back, what would they have left to live on?
"Oh no, mom, you're being unreasonable! How can you say that about your child and sister-in-law?"
Big brother, mom is getting old and confused, how can you be the same as her? You don't know that when mom was at home, she thought of you and the two kids, thinking about it for half a night made her cry. That's why she came to your house to stay for a while, wanting to take a good look at all of you.
The more you talk, the more you'll get into trouble!
"Big brother, calm down too. We're all family members, how can we still quarrel over such a small matter? Isn't that right, if this gets out, it won't sound good!" What Qiu Yansen said sounded pleasant, mediating between the two sides, as long as Old Lady Qiu didn't continue to make a fuss, Father Qiu wouldn't possibly go buy train tickets and send the old lady back.
Qiu's grandma didn't think that her threat hadn't worked, but instead got herself in a difficult situation. At this time, she had no complaints towards her youngest son, and obediently put away the tantrum, not showing any signs of being a shrew. It seems that when they were at their hometown, Third Uncle's words weren't few.
Qiu Ye pulled her father's hand and shook it. It wasn't that she didn't want to drive these people away, but they had come on the first day and started a fight. If word got out, it would really be embarrassing. The people from Shi Da would definitely think that their mother was playing some kind of negative role in the middle of all this. So, for now, let's just forget about this matter. Let them know the attitude of our family, don't be so arrogant.
Some things still need to wait for a while before saying them.
Qiu's father expressed his attitude and then didn't say anything else. At this time, Qiu's mother came out of the kitchen and shouted that everyone could have dinner.
Nine people were seated at a table, packed to the brim. Old Lady Qiu looked at the people sitting and started to pick faults again, muttering: "This little girl is still sitting on the table eating. I don't know how her mother taught her."
The murmurs were very loud, at least Qiu Ye and his family heard them.
Third Uncle's family heard but seemed not to hear, and when they saw the food, they wolfed it down without any decorum.
Qiu's father held his daughter-in-law's hand under the table, not letting her and his own mother have a direct conflict. In this era, the old lady was always right. It wasn't the daughter-in-law's turn to speak.
Mrs. Qiu glared at Mr. Qiu, then smiled warmly at the girl and said: "Xiaoye, you're so thin! It's all because you weren't nourished well in your mother's womb. Eat more, okay? Here, have this chicken wing, it's delicious." Mrs. Qiu quickly picked up a chicken wing with her chopsticks and put it into the girl's bowl.
Qiu's mother didn't care about everyone's reaction to her words, she was just stating facts. When she was pregnant with her daughter, she hadn't taken good care of herself at their old home, and now her daughter was so thin, there must be a reason for that.
Qiu Feng also gave his sister a pair of chicken feet, "For my sister, eat more chicken feet. If anyone bullies you, just scratch them, don't be polite. If anything happens, I'm your brother." After saying that, he felt like he didn't have enough emphasis, so he added another sentence, "If I'm not around, there's also Dad." He glanced at Qiu Jiaqing and Qiu Jiabao, who were eating their chicken thighs with their heads down. As soon as the dishes were served, Zhang Cui Lan picked up her chopsticks and put both chicken thighs from the plate into her own children's bowls without any politeness.
Qiu's father was not to be outdone, and he picked up a chicken neck for his daughter. He knew she loved gnawing on those cartilaginous bits of meat, saying they were "live" and delicious.
Qiu's grandmother saw that her words were not recognized, and they even performed a family affection play, feeling that she had lost face, so she slammed her chopsticks on the dinner table, as if to say that if she didn't give her face, she wouldn't eat.
Qiu's mother pretended not to see that set, in her hometown for a month, she had seen a lot, so she ate what she should eat, and if she didn't eat, the whole family would grab it all away.
Qiu Feng was also desperately scraping up the last bits of rice, not even lifting his head or blinking. The family across from them wasn't very kind, they were going to finish all their own food, so he had to work harder and eat more to bring some back.
Qiu's father furrowed his brow again, sighing inwardly that he had furrowed his brow more in this short while than he had in a whole year. This old lady was used to being the boss at home and if she wasn't slightly satisfied, she could stir up trouble for everyone, making it impossible for them to live in peace. He worried about how he would spend his future days, with his mother on one side and his wife and children on the other, stuck in the middle suffering.
The couple opposite Qiu Yansen were eating and watching the commotion at the same time, anyway it wasn't that they didn't have anything to eat.
Qiu Ye's eyes rolled, and she cleverly picked up the chicken hearts that everyone had overlooked from the plate and put them into Grandma Qiu's bowl. She said with a smile: "Grandma, why aren't you eating? Is my mom's cooking not good? That can't be, look at Third Uncle and Third Aunt, they're enjoying it so much! My dad always tells me to eat what I need to supplement, so you should eat some chicken hearts to supplement your body."
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