Chapter 712: Chapter 686: There is no most pit, only more pit (Thanks to kateliu for the silver reward 29 more)
Xiao Qian’s slap ca all in one fluid, elegant sweep. Ma Qing was stunned after, covering her beaten face, it took her a few seconds to process what just happened. Upon reacting, she burst into tears wailing out loud.
“Brother, she’s bullying ! Mom and Dad, she’s bullying !”
Mother Ma’s face was turning purple in fury, she wanted to return Xiao Qian’s slap, but Xiao Qian’s penetrating gaze sohow made her falter.
“This is war!” Ma Qing lunged forward, Liu i instinctively stood in front of Xiao Qian, with just a nudge, Ma Qing stumbled back several steps and ended up sitting on the floor, her back hit the edge of the table, knocking over a soup bowl that had been carelessly placed there.
She ended up with tomatoes and eggs all over her face, and ironically, she also had a basin on her head. She began crying – sobs were punctuated with seaweed flying out of her mouth…
“Brother, she’s bullying …ah ah ah!” Mu Qing, with a basin on her head, seed to have lost her mind.
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“Liu i, why did you react so harshly?” Ma Lu questioned Liu i.
“She threatened my sister-in-law, that’s unacceptable! My brother said we must always support our sister-in-law. If you’re going to treat my family this way, there’s no need to have dinner, sister-in-law, let’s go!”
Liu i didn’t really understand what was going on, all she knew was who her family is.
Seeing Liu i about to leave, Father and Mother Ma realized they couldn’t let her go. If she left, they would lose the house. Their son would be moving back when his contract ended, without a city household registration, would he really have to move back to a small county town?
Father Ma was the first to recover. He stepped over to Ma Qing, who was still sitting on the ground, raised his hand and slapped her.
“You little girl has no control over your mouth, upsetting your sister-in-law! You deserve to be smacked! Liu i, calm down, I have punished her on your behalf.”
Father Ma gave Ma Qing a glaring look, which made Ma Qing stiffly say to Liu i, “Let’s not make a big deal out of this, it’s not easy for my parents to co here, both of them really adore you. They’ve worked hard their whole lives and they are honest people. Don’t take their unintentional wrong words seriously. If you want to nitpick at every little mistake, then I apologise on behalf of my elders.”
“Damn.” Shuixian muttered under her breath, it’s like they’re making Xiao Qian and Liu i out to be the bad guys here. This “honest” Phoenix Man almost degraded Liu i to the ground.
Besides, had the Ma Family’s behavior warranted any “nitpicking”? Any sane person would be infuriated just listening to them!
But Liu i didn’t see that infuriating mont, she ca late and was unaware of what had happened. Hearing the Ma Family’s apology, she also felt it wasn’t good to make a scene, she is a kind-hearted girl and easily softhearted, it seed like she was considering reconciliation.
Shuixian sighed, giving a helpless look to Xiao Qian, her look suggested, ‘With you around, how could such a thing as good cabbage getting gobbled by pigs happen?’
Xiao Qian sighed.
The cabbage was unattended when it ca into her space, nobody was looking after it!
The Ma Family, showing their true ugly colors, now turns into a disadvantaged group, holding the moral high ground, making it seem as if Xiao Qian and Liu i were picking on them.
“Sister-in-law…I…” Liu i was torn, but Xiao Qian, who had long understood these ssy tactics, patted her on the shoulder.
“It’s alright, it’s just a slight misunderstanding, stay if you want to stay.”
“Oh what a predicant this is, we should all just sit down and have sothing to eat.” As thick-skinned as ever, Mother Ma was still trying to salvage the situation, she absolutely couldn’t let the house, uh, Liu i leave.
Shuixian couldn’t take it anymore, took her bag, and stood up.
“Qian’er, I have sothing to do this afternoon, I should go now.””I’ll go ahead. And Liu i, there’s sothing that your family forgot to tell you – on the first eting, the woman should never pay. Our family doesn’t lack that little bit of money, but according to the customs of our hotown, if the man doesn’t pay for the first al, disaster will fall upon his father, his mother, his whole family. We’re saying this for his own good, it’s just about respecting customs.” Xiao Qian’s remarks left everyone’s faces pale and green.
Just a bit ago this family was discussing forcing Liu i to buy a car, using customs as an excuse then too. Now that Xiao Qian was so bluntly returning the favor, it was clear she ant to target them.
“Sister-in-law, you’re not staying?” Liu i, still embarrassed from earlier, felt torn and hoped that she could ease the tension between Xiao Qian and Ma Qing.
Xiao Qian shook her head, “I have plans to take care of my health recently. I can’t diet, so I won’t be eating with them.”
“Pfft!” Shuixian understood. Was Xiao Qian implying she couldn’t stomach the food with these people around?!
“Sister-in-law, you’re really leaving just like that? We wanted to spend more ti with you.” Mother Ma’s eyes were clearly gloating, with hypocritical words of politeness.
What’s so great about Xiao Qian? She was still made to stay by them, wasn’t she?
Unfortunately, this dramatic old lady was bound to be disappointed, because Xiao Qian didn’t even look at her.
“izi, you handle it the way you see fit. Your brother and I have got a grip on what happened today.”
Xiao Qian picks up her car keys and prepares to leave. Liu i’s boyfriend can’t help but glance at the car logo on the key fob.
Ever since he’s had thoughts of returning, he’s been flipping through car magazines, daydreaming about a life with a house, a car, a woman, and a son. His parents haven’t accumulated much wealth from their hard work over the years, so achieving this goal may require so “support” from the woman’s side.
Liu i ntioned her parents were just ordinary civil servants. Originally, he was worried that being with this kind of woman would bring financial burden. But after Liu i unintentionally disclosed her plan to buy a house a while ago, he instantly ended his contract and found himself jobless. If Liu i’s jobless too,then it’s only “proper” for her to provide the house and the car. It’s quite “fair”.
Xiao Qian didn’t miss the man’s subtle change in his gaze. She patted Liu i on the shoulder, “Your brother told to have you treat him well, here, take this money.”
She casually took out a stack of brand new hundred-dollar bills from her bag. It looked like several thousand.
The man and his mother were both drawn to it.
“Sister-in-law, there’s no need…” Liu i couldn’t figure out what was happening. Why was her sister-in-law giving her money?
Shuixian was even more baffled by Xiao Qian’s intentions. Smacking them down and then giving them a sweet date, was that Boss Qian’s style? From what she knew of Xiao Qian, she would never give a break to anyone she didn’t like. So why give them money?
“Take it. It’s what your brother wants. After dinner, take this swollen-eyed girl who’s as round as a soup pot and whose face is as red as a tomato to the mall to buy so clothes or whatever. If others lack manners, that’s their problem. We of the Old Yu Family are clear in our handling of things.”
Xiao Qian’s words were spoken with authority. As a side note, she also managed to step on Ma Qing a bit.
“Then why are you giving money, I have money.” Liu i had never been comfortable taking other people’s money, even if it was Xiao Qian’s, she hadn’t thought of it.
“Just take it when given.” Xiao Qian stuffed the money into Liu i’s hand, patting her hand aningfully.
“And when you chat and your throat gets dry, don’t forget the chrysanthemum tea.”
Old Mai, after having sucked down several cigarettes, ca back in to see this scene and suddenly felt uneasy. Although the witch was trying to smile in a friendly manner, from the smile on Xiao Qian’s face he felt a terrible feeling. It’s just from having been tricked so many tis, he has experience now.
What kind of nasty trick is this demoness planning to spring on them now?
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