Hua Qingqing originally intended to claim the room for herself. However, considering that the Yu Jianshan couple lived next door and she wouldn't be able to sleep soundly, she simply picked up the thick quilt and walked out the door.
The original owner had been doing manual labor since childhood, so the seven - or eight - jin quilt wasn't too heavy for her.
Granny Fang quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"What do you think you're doing with my eldest grandson's stuff!"
Hua Qingqing easily dodged Granny Fang's "attack" and shouted while running.
"What do you mean your grandson's stuff? What's wrong with me taking my own things? Don't think I don't know this quilt was made by you during the Chinese New Year with my money. Does he even deserve it? He has such thin luck. He might be smothered to death by it!"
Hearing her eldest grandson being cursed, Granny Fang was so angry that she stammered and didn't know how to retort. This woman who used to be invincible in arguments was repeatedly "defeated" by Hua Qingqing.
Granny Fang immediately sat on the ground, wailing and slapping her thighs.
When the men of the Yu family came back, they saw this scene.
Grandpa Yu wondered, "Old woman, what are you doing sitting on the ground?"
They had been working in the fields when the second daughter - in - law rushed over and said something had happened at home. When they asked what it was, she hesitated and didn't say clearly. So they had to hurry home, only to find Granny Fang sitting on the ground crying.
Grandpa Yu was about to put the farming tools in the small room. Seeing the dry firewood and some old farming tools on the ground, he stared in surprise. "Old woman, what's going on? Has our house been robbed?!"
Seeing them back, Granny Fang felt that she had someone to back her up. She got up from the ground in a hurry and told them what had happened.
"Old man, you have to teach this girl a good lesson, or she'll be out of control!"
Grandpa Yu sat on the small wooden stool, smoking his pipe. Hearing this, he looked at the small hut. The door had a new lock on it, the one he had picked for his eldest grandson.
Grandpa Yu smacked his lips and walked over. Just then, the door opened from the inside.
Hua Qingqing stood at the door with an axe in her hand, sizing up the people in the yard.
"Yo, everyone's here. I won't beat around the bush. For thirteen years, thirty - five yuan a month. You do the math and see how much you owe me. I want the money within three days. Otherwise, you can wait to be arrested by the police. I don't care anyway. I'm not afraid of those with something to lose. You'd better think it over!"
The honest and simple Yu Jianshan looked shocked and turned to his parents.
Thirty - five yuan?!
It turned out that Qingqing's parents had been sending money back every month. It was almost as much as the salary of his elder brother and sister - in - law!
For thirteen years, his parents had never even dropped a hint...
Yu Jianshan was about to say something when his wife tugged at him and pulled him aside.
Grandpa Yu's thick eyebrows, black with streaks of white, twitched. With a dark face, he said, "Where did you hear such nonsense? It's not as simple as you think. We've taken good care of you..."
Hua Qingqing spat. "Spare me the nonsense. You've taken good care of me? Look how thin I am. The doctor said I'm malnourished and my life might be short. He said I fainted because I don't eat enough. How can you have the nerve to say you've taken good care of me? Aren't you ashamed?"
Grandpa Yu was so angry that his hands trembled. "How dare you talk to your elders like this! I'm your grandpa after all!"
Hua Qingqing put her hand on her hip and replied even louder.
"I treat you as my grandpa, but do you treat me as your real granddaughter? All of you in this family are sucking my blood and eating my flesh! Let me tell you, I won't put up with it anymore from today on. If I don't see the money in three days, I'll go to the police, the Women's Federation, and make a fuss in the commune! I'll make your Yu family lose all their face. I'll get my uncle, aunt, and cousin fired from their jobs, and I'll stop my cousin from going to school. I'll make sure everyone spits on you when you go out!"
Everyone was stunned.
Granny Fang started crying and making a scene again. Hua Qingqing picked up a piece of firewood and threw it in front of her, scaring Granny Fang.
"Don't go crazy in front of me. I can be crazier than you! I want two eggs and a bowl of sugar water for dinner tonight. The doctor said I'm too thin and need to nourish myself."
After saying that, she went back into the room and slammed the door shut.
The people in the yard looked at each other in dismay.
Granny Fang wailed, "What on earth did I do to deserve this! Being bullied by a junior! Is there any justice in this world!"
Hua Qingqing popped her head out of the window and grinned.
"Cry louder. Let everyone outside know how your Yu family has deceived me!"
Granny Fang quickly stopped crying. Seeing Hua Qingqing close the window, she looked at Grandpa Yu. "Old man, what shall we do?"
Grandpa Yu took a puff of his pipe and glanced at her.
"How should I know? If the sky falls, there'll be taller people to hold it up. I don't believe she'd really go to the police."
"..."
Granny Fang swallowed hard and told him about the Su Qiang incident.
"This girl really dares to do anything. She's been acting crazy since she hit her head."
Grandpa Yu exhaled a puff of smoke and said in a gruff voice.
"Let's talk about it in a couple of days. Boil two eggs and make a bowl of sugar water for her tonight. Try to appease her first."
He just didn't believe it.
Granny Fang was reluctant.
"Two eggs! How does a girl like her deserve to eat them!"
At dinner time.
Yu Jianshan and his wife, who worked in the factory, came home from work.
Feng Xiang, the eldest daughter - in - law, saw the two eggs and a bowl of sugar water on the table. She smiled and asked gently, "What's the special occasion today? Did Xiaoyun and Xiaoyang get first place in the exam? One bowl of sugar water isn't enough."
Wan Yindi curled her lips. Stop pretending! She doesn't even help set the table when she comes back and just stands there making sarcastic remarks. We know your son has good grades!
"Our Xiaoyun and Xiaoyang don't deserve to eat eggs and drink sugar water with their grades. This is for Qingqing. She hit her head."
Feng Xiang smiled again. "It's not something so rare. There's no need to be so defensive, little sister - in - law. You're overthinking."
Wan Yindi spat in her heart.
Hua Qingqing walked into the kitchen with an axe in her hand. Without caring about others, she picked up the sugar water and gulped it down. Then she stuffed the two boiled eggs into her pocket and sat there waiting for dinner.
She had gotten a lot of good things from Granny Fang today and had eaten half - full in her room just now. She wasn't very hungry, but it would be a waste if she didn't eat this meal.
Feng Xiang came over with chopsticks from the kitchen. Seeing this, she was displeased. Usually, Hua Qingqing would prepare the tableware at home, but today she was so unself - aware.
"How did you hurt your head, Qingqing? Are there any other injuries? Can you move your hands and feet? I have some medicinal liquor. Come and get it from me later."
Hua Qingqing looked up at her and shouted directly at Granny Fang, who was walking over with the porridge. "Grandma, auntie keeps cursing me to be disabled. It cost me two yuan to see a doctor for my head injury. She really doesn't care about money! Oh, after she said that, I feel pain all over my limbs. If I'm really not feeling well tomorrow, I'll have to go to the hospital again."
Feng Xiang:?
Granny Fang's face dropped immediately. She glared at her eldest daughter - in - law.
Wan Yindi chimed in, "Qingqing has a concussion. She can't be stimulated."
"Alright, alright, stop talking so much nonsense. Call everyone over for dinner!" Granny Fang knocked on the spoon loudly.
Hua Qingqing directly pushed her bowl forward.
"The doctor said I'm malnourished. Grandma, give me the thicker part. I'm not used to thin gruel."