"Mom, sister and brother-in-law, please sit down and eat first. You’ve co all this way, you must not have had dinner. Let’s eat our fill and then we can talk."
Qin Dazhuang showed them into the office, which, besides a very large executive desk, also had a reception area.
In the reception area, there was a set of leather sofas and an elegant coffee table.
Mother Qin and Qin Dayu’s brother-in-law looked around as if they were Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, their eyes filled with envy at everything they saw.
In no ti, Manager Zhang brought in so food for the three of them.
They were at a hot pot restaurant, so making rice or stir-fried dishes was clearly inconvenient.
But cooking so noodles was relatively easy.
The ingredients were readily available.
Three large bowls of steaming beef noodles were served.
The three of them devoured the food quickly.
Qin Dazhuang had soone clear away the dishes.
He personally poured tea for Mother Qin and his elder sister and brother-in-law.
"Mom, big sis, it’s such a long way, why didn’t you tell beforehand? I could’ve arranged for soone to pick you up from the station, saving you the trouble and cost of getting a taxi over here."
Qin Dazhuang genuinely cared for them.
Mother Qin still couldn’t trust the current Qin Dazhuang fully; who knows what’s really behind that genteel appearance.
Qin Dazhuang’s true nature wasn’t a mystery to her. Back when she was critically ill in the hospital,
this ungrateful child of hers actually knocked his sister out and took all the money.
Because of that incident, her son-in-law had to travel all those miles to bring the money back, which caused him to hold so grudges against her.
"How could I dare to let you pick up? If this old woman didn’t die in the hospital, it’s thanks to you, my son."
Qin Dazhuang showed a smile of apology; indeed, his mother’s temperant hadn’t changed a bit.
All these years, from childhood to adulthood, his mother never showed him a kind face.
Everything, in her words, was always his fault. And that’s exactly what made her his mother.
"Dazhuang, you’ve made it big now!"
Qin Dayu said with a tinge of bitterness, considering what her brother had done in the past was inhuman.
But if she were to be honest, this brother had never wronged her. From childhood, their mother always showed favoritism toward her. Even though he was the boy, anything good to eat or wear always went to her.
Their parents also treated her the best, often saying since her brother was a boy, he should take care of her as the girl.
When she was young, she didn’t understand and felt proud of it.
Compared to other families where boys were favored over girls, their family was the opposite.
When she grew older, she learned from her mother’s slip of the tongue that her brother was adopted.
Only then did she understand why she enjoyed all this privilege but still didn’t feel she did anything wrong.
In their minds, Qin Dayu and her parents both felt raising her brother ant he should naturally contribute to the family.
Over the years, when her mother took money from her brother for her to spend, she did so without a second thought.
It seed perfectly reasonable to her.
After all, their parents raised him; wasn’t Qin Dazhuang supposed to repay them?
But it wasn’t until her brother actually turned into a scoundrel that Qin Dayu realized.
No one is made out of clay.
Her brother, who seed so moldable by their mother’s hands, in truth, had a very dark side, one that could resort to anything when pushed to the limit.
Now, when they all had given up on their brother and no longer expected anything from this man,
suddenly, this man before them had changed again.
Whether it was the honest, often bullied brother from before or the later ruthless, unrecognizable brother, neither could be reconciled with the present Qin Dazhuang.
"Mom, big sis, what success! It’s just barely making ends et. Since you’re here, stay a few more days. Big sis, did sothing happen at ho?"
Qin Dazhuang was no longer the sa man; just by looking at his mom’s aggressive deanor, coupled with his sister and brother-in-law’s troubled expressions, he could guess sothing big happened at ho. His mom wouldn’t have approached him otherwise.
All these years, when he was on his own setting up his little stall, there was no sign of his foster mother. Back then, she couldn’t wait to sever all ties with him.
All these years, he could no longer be the gullible Qin Dazhuang of the past.
The more he saw, the clearer he beca that his foster mother was rely looking to extract the last bit of benefit from him.
Since he asked, he had already decided to help his sister and brother-in-law.
Regardless of how harsh she was, over the years, apart from her constant verbal demands for money, she hadn’t mistreated him otherwise. At the very least, she raised him to adulthood and helped him set up his family and career.
Even with biological children, favoritism exists, let alone him being just an adopted child.
Out of gratitude for being raised, he couldn’t bring himself to watch his foster mother and sister struggle without offering any help.
Of course, his help had limits; he wouldn’t allow his foster mother to demand endlessly like before.
"Dazhuang! It’s really embarrassing for to co to you, especially after I said we should sever ties. I..."
Qin Dayu still had her pride; nobody could truly say who was right or wrong back then, but Qin Dazhuang didn’t owe her anything.
"Stop saying things like that, Dayu, you’re just too kind-hearted. Qin Dazhuang, since you already know you’re the child we adopted, you should understand we raised you and never treated you poorly.
No matter what, we raised you, helped you find a stable job, and even helped you marry and settle down. We’ve done our part, the two of us never treated you unfairly. I can’t control what you think,
But right now, your sister’s in trouble; her child has a liver issue, and the doctor says the surgery costs 10,000 yuan. I know how much resentnt you harbor against , but resentnt aside, I must say this.
Prepare 20,000 yuan for your sister."
Mother Qin couldn’t bear to see her daughter in distress; she knew her daughter’s thoughts. It was just a matter of pride.
Having been the villainous mother for so many years, taking one more step didn’t matter to her.
"20,000 yuan might be a bit tight for right now. How about I first prepare the 10,000 yuan for the surgery, and big sis and brother-in-law, you find a way for the rest at ho."
Qin Dazhuang knew exactly why his mother asked for 20,000 yuan; it wasn’t just about covering the surgery cost, but also hoping he’d take care of all hospital expenses and perhaps leave so extra for his sister’s family.
If it were him in the past, he might have instantly agreed.
But now, after going through so much, he understood he could no longer agree to everything so readily.
One must beware of growing a heart too big. Even when helping others, there must be a limit.
He wasn’t purposely making things difficult for his sister; he just believed they needed to feel so difficulty to truly appreciate the kindness.
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