Chapter 63 What a nice cup of green tea!
Chapter 63 What a nice cup of green tea!
Qin Yanjun was the eldest son in his family. After being discharged from the army, he was assigned to work in a factory, where he had a stable and comfortable life.
Who knew the factory would go bankrupt this year, and he was laid off. Unemployed, he hasn't been able to find a job since.
A few days ago, my wife came home and said that she saw Deng Xiuzhen had opened a stationery store in the alley of Y Triangle, and business was booming.
He thought he could open a shop too, so he went to make arrangements, but not only were there few shops available for rent, but the rent was also extremely expensive, which was not something he should even dream of.
I secretly took a look at Deng Xiuzhen's shop and found that business was really booming.
What if I could run a business in that shop?
Once the thought appeared, it wouldn't go away.
So he went home and found his parents, persuaded them to help him get the shop back, and promised that he would treat his three nephews well, support their education, and make arrangements for their future.
After hearing Tian Guoqiang's words and seeing Qin Yanjun's expression, the onlookers suddenly understood that this was a case of the husband's family trying to seize the property before the husband had even left!
"This family is no good. The son is still unknown, yet he's already bullying his daughter-in-law!"
"That old woman looks like she's not easy to deal with!"
"It's not that they're hard to get along with, it's that they're malicious and sarcastic!"
"That old man is even worse; he rushed up and started hitting his daughter-in-law!"
"Exactly, what kind of father-in-law hits his daughter-in-law? That's shameless."
"And that older brother, he also came out and talked nonsense, probably hoping to get something for himself!"
The winds of blame blew towards Li Qiumei and her group. Bystanders launched indiscriminate attacks.
"Officer, if I don't get the money back for my grandson first, who knows which shameless bastard will spend it on some stinky man in a year or two!" Li Qiumei immediately started crying when she saw that the other person's expression had changed.
This tearful outburst changed the opinions of the onlookers.
Yeah, your husband has only been missing for a few months and you're already hooking up with other men, and several at that. In two years, how will you have any money left? Won't it all end up being "wild"?
"Auntie, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. If she didn't do those things, then you're slandering and defaming her by saying such things in front of so many people."
"If she reports you, you could go to jail," Zhao Chunyan said as she walked over.
She had heard a commotion outside and, seeing something was wrong, called the police. She only came out when the police arrived, thinking the matter would be resolved quickly, but the old woman was surprisingly talkative and disruptive.
She had met Qin Yanlin one night when she went to borrow something from Deng Xiuzhen. She heard the children calling for their father and saw the family getting along harmoniously.
But after listening to what Li Qiumei and Qin Yanjun said, I'm not entirely sure if they're family.
"Who are you? Don't scare my mom. I'm telling you, my brother is missing because of her!" Qin Yanjun said, pointing at Deng Xiuzhen and glaring at her fiercely. He continued, "After she argued with my brother, he disappeared! It's been so long, neither alive nor dead. I even suspect that she and her lover killed my brother!"
"Does Brother really want me dead?" Qin Yanlin slowly walked over, staring at Qin Yanjun, his eyes blazing with anger. He had been there for a while; Tian Guoqiang had sent someone to find him. He hadn't come directly over; he wanted to hear what was going on.
"Yanlin! Are you alright? It's good that you're alright. You have no idea how much we missed you!" Upon seeing Qin Yanlin, Qin Yanjun was taken aback at first, then stepped forward affectionately to hug Qin Yanlin.
Qin Yanlin shoved him away and said sarcastically, "Thinking about me? You're thinking about my money, aren't you?"
"Yanlin, why are you saying this?" Qin Yanjun put on a heartbroken look, turned to look at Li Qiumei and shouted, "Mom, look at Yanlin, he misunderstood us!"
"What a fine cup of green tea! And it's men's tea!" Er Laizi, seeing that Tian Guoqiang was protecting Deng Xiuzhen, mocked Qin Yanjun.
Those nearby burst out laughing.
"You!" Qin Yanjun was furious, but he didn't dare to really show his true colors. Seeing that he wouldn't get the better of him, he stormed off.
"Yanlin, you're back?" Li Qiumei was still in a daze for a while before she cautiously asked.
"Mom, I've been back for a while. Because we're short of money and the kids need to go to school, I found a job and didn't go back right away. I was thinking of going back after I got paid." Qin Yanlin didn't go back initially because the illegal brick kiln case hadn't been solved, and he couldn't and didn't dare to go out.
After the case was solved, he thought about going back to tell her, but after hearing Deng Xiuzhen talk about how her parents had treated her, he felt a little angry.
He knew that his parents were biased, but their bias was different from that of Deng Xiuzhen's parents, who favored their son.
His parents, however, favored their own children, loving both their son and daughter. They always viewed their daughter-in-law and son-in-law with suspicion, believing they were no good. If anything went wrong, they would always blame them.
But this time they really went too far, actually harming Deng Xiuzhen! Aren't his wife and children human beings? Aren't they human lives?
He felt sorry for his wife and children, who had suffered so much during this time. He was eager to give them a stable life, and since he had found a suitable job, he wasn't in a hurry to go back.
"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!" Li Qiumei burst into tears, this time for real.
"Let's talk about family matters at home. Everyone, you can all leave now!" Tian Guoqiang said, urging everyone to go.
Qin Yanlin led Li Qiumei home.
Deng Xiuzhen and her three children stood at the door, blocking it completely.
"You guys?" Qin Yanlin looked at them in confusion.
“We don’t welcome them!” Wenjing said.
Wenxin and Wenyu nodded.
"I'm your mother-in-law, how dare you not let me in?" Li Qiumei's eyes widened, while Qin Guohui clenched his fists so tightly they made a cracking sound.
"Qin Yanlin, I married you to be your husband, to have children with you and live a good life together, not to come to your house to be mistreated."
Your parents have neither given me life nor raised me. They are good to me, and I will be good to them.
But you've seen how they treated me.
I will not acknowledge in-laws like that.
"As long as I live in this house, I will not allow them to enter my home!" Deng Xiuzhen said slowly, her eyes red as she looked at Qin Yanlin.
"You troublemaker! You filthy bitch! You still want to sow discord between my son and me? I'm coming through this door today, let's see how you stop me! Yanlin, pull her away!" Li Qiumei roared.
Qin Guohui, standing to the side, cursed and ordered, "Yanlin, you damned scoundrel, beat her to death right now!" With Qin Yanlin present, he wouldn't lay a hand on his daughter-in-law.
"Dad, Mom, I'll take you back," Qin Yanlin said, holding Li Qiumei and Qin Guohui's hands.
"I'm not going back, I'm going in today!" Li Qiumei shook off Qin Yanlin's hand and turned to rush towards the door.
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