Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Troublemaker Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Troublemaker Wang i’s face changed color, and with a casual gesture, she pointed to Qiao Cui and Qiao Hua cowering in the corner and then glared fiercely at Liangbao’s wife, who shrank back without uttering a word, “Aren’t they just a waste of money.”
Qiao Qingyu certainly disagreed, and with furrowed brows, she earnestly said, “Second Aunt, who says girls are a waste of money? Look at you, for example. When the Wang Family had you, their ancestral graves must have emitted green smoke. From the mont you married into our Qiao Family, not to say your family’s life mirrors exactly the life of the Old Qiao Family, it isn’t far from it either. Having daughters is not a loss; you are the best example.”
The crowd, “…”
Right, isn’t that the truth?
Qiao Cui and Qiao Hua exchanged glances, excitent blooming on their faces, but they dared not speak up because of Wang i. Yet they all looked eagerly at Qiao Qingyu and their eldest sister.
Especially the eldest sister, who these days, by staying by her aunt’s side, seed so impressive. They were indeed envious.
Wang i didn’t catch on at first but after smacking her lips a few tis, the aning of the words hit her, “Qingyu, you… what are you saying here?”
“Second Aunt, I’m just speaking the truth. You’ve set a great example! As the books say, ‘the power of an example is limitless.’ Nowadays, even your brother’s family can run a little convenience store. Do you still claim that girls are a loss?”
At this mont, Qiao Zhihai walked out from the house, his expression not much better. The words felt like a slap in his face. He glared fiercely at his wife, then smiled at Qiao Qingyu, “Qingyu, co inside quickly.”
“Uncle, no need, I need to get back too. It’s getting dark.”
Then her gaze fell on Qiao Ye standing beside her, “Uncle, starting tomorrow, Qiao Ye will work at our team’s clinic, learning dicine with Dr. Jiang…”
Qiao Zhihai was initially stunned, but then he rubbed his hands together in delight, “Oh, learning dicine with Dr. Jiang, that’s really great. Da Niu, make sure you learn well and work hard.”
How wonderful for a girl to learn dicine—both capable and respected.
Wang i’s face suddenly changed, and she blurted out, “She can’t go, she still has to get married.”
Qiao Qingyu’s face imdiately darkened, her aura turning colder, “Second Aunt, what do you an by this? Da Niu has plenty of ti to get married. Moreover, this is sothing I have arranged. If anyone dares to interfere, don’t bla for kicking them out of the Qiao Family Team.”
Wang i, fuming and feeling threatened, which was humiliating for her, bit her teeth, “What… what do you an by that?”
“You’re a smart person; you surely understand what I an. Not to ntion here, but anything I arrange within the team, the elders, including my uncle, are to carry it out. No one dares to contradict .”
Qiao Qingyu was done beating around the bush with Wang i. This person just needed to be put in her place.
She imdiately looked at Qiao Zhihai, “Uncle, what do you have to say?”
Then she added, “Uncle, if you think I’m overstepping by ddling in your affairs, tell now. From this point on, from the oldest to the youngest in your family, I won’t spare a glance for any of you.”
Qiao Liangbao grew anxious. When he and his wife heard the news, they were overjoyed; Da Niu going to learn dicine was a matter that brought honor to the family. It would reflect well on them too, and she could even marry into a good family.
But they dared not speak, fearing Wang i, and could only look pleadingly at Qiao Zhihai for help.
How could Qiao Zhihai dare to say Qiao Qingyu was overstepping?
Nowadays, so many people are eager for Qiao Qingyu to reach out and manage their affairs; he must have had his brains struck by lightning to talk like that.
Hastily, he explained, “Qingyu, your second uncle didn’t an it that way, you are the most qualified, your second uncle is desperate for you to manage these people.”
Then, he glared at Wang i with vicious eyes. Although, in the past, Wang i had done many things to his satisfaction, now for so reason, the more he looked at her, the more intolerable she seed. He reprimanded her sharply, “I’m telling you, Wang i, from now on, you’re not allowed to ddle in the household affairs.”
Then, without waiting for Wang i to retort, he said, “We have our own house, and the eldest doesn’t need your help with anything. Not only do you do nothing all day here, but you also have the eldest and his wife and children waiting on you. You have no sha, but I do; we’ll move back to the old house tomorrow.”
Liangbao’s wife felt a surge of joy inside but dared not show it on her face. Qiao Liangbao also breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn’t being unfilial, but he truly didn’t want to be involved in his mother’s reckless deeds anymore. Recently, people in the village had openly and secretly criticized him; a man nearly forty years old, perpetually involved in the silly affairs of his foolish mother.
Especially the matter of Da Niu’s arranged marriage, he was Da Niu’s biological father, yet his mother had sold her off to settle her brother’s debts. This issue alone had stirred the villagers to mock him countless tis lately.
His grandparents would scold him upon sight, and his eldest uncle and aunt did the sa.
Even Shengbao looked down on him, scorning him for not being able to protect his own daughter, a truly pathetic excuse for a man.
Qiao Genbao had cursed him out several tis as well.
Only Qiao Qingyu had said nothing, yet her indifference tornted and embarrassed him even more than verbal abuse.
But his mother was simply too fearso and difficult to handle; no one could sort her out.
Even the grandparents and his eldest uncle and aunt had no solution during that period. It wasn’t until Qiao Qingyu returned that the household began to change for the better.
Although he understood this in his heart, he never dared to voice it, having grown accustod to bottling up his thoughts.
Qiao Qingyu glanced at him indifferently and simply said, “Brother Liangbao, in principle I’m much younger than you, and it’s not my place to ddle in your household affairs. Whether you live well or poorly is none of my business. However, you are currently mbers of the Qiao Family Team, and you cannot beco a stumbling block on the path forward for the team.”
Qiao Liangbao didn’t utter a word.
But he clearly understood that Qiao Qingyu seed to be helping him.
Qiao Qingyu knew that Wang i was a troublemaker in the household. With her absence, the family might not be completely calm, but it would be harmonious enough, so it would be best to let her and the second uncle live alone in the old house. The Qiao Family didn’t only have the old mansion, they also had another old house, which was given to the second uncle when they divided the property. However, Qiao Zhihai stubbornly refused to go, preferring to stay with the grandparents.
But indeed, that house was under Qiao Zhihai’s na.
Qiao Zhihai then said, “Eldest brother, sister-in-law, find so ti tomorrow to tidy up the house for us, tomorrow afternoon we’ll move there.”
Liangbao eagerly nodded, “Dad, I’ll go first thing tomorrow morning.”
Actually, with his usual temperant, he wouldn’t dare to say that; he would have pleaded for them to stay, since, as the eldest son, filial piety was his duty.
And the village rules had always been so, with the elderly generally living with the eldest son.
Just like the great-grandfather’s generation had done.
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