Hua Qingqing watched Feng Xiang leisurely.
"What, got nothing to say?"
"If you've got nothing to say, then get out of the way. Don't stop me from eating sunflower seeds here."
Feng Xiang had been married into the Yu family for over twenty years and had never suffered such humiliation! She was, after all, a half - city dweller. In this family, Old Lady Fang was mostly polite to her.
It was always Hua Qingqing who repeatedly provoked their eldest branch!
The first time, she took her son's new quilt. The second time, she took her son's desk. And the third time? What else would she take? Wouldn't she want to rob her son of his room!
Feng Xiang didn't dare to think further.
Did Hua Qingqing want to keep using the living expenses as a handle like this?
How many more things would their eldest branch lose then?
The angrier Feng Xiang got, the harder it was for her to maintain her gentle persona. She glared at Hua Qingqing and headed towards Old Lady Fang's room.
Hua Qingqing let out a scoff.
Coward.
Not long after, Old Lady Fang came with Feng Xiang in front of her.
Old Lady Fang originally didn't want to get involved in this matter.
But her eldest daughter - in - law said that if this matter wasn't resolved, it would affect her eldest grandson.
How could she bear that?
Her eldest grandson was going to college and would be the first college student in their Yu family!
Old Lady Fang's eyelids drooped, and her face looked rather mean.
"What do you want Lin Sen's desk for?"
"Pop, pop, pop." Hua Qingqing finished eating the sunflower seeds and clapped her hands. The husks fell to the ground like big pieces of dust.
"Your eldest grandson came back yesterday and secretly tampered with the lock of my room. Hey, you two don't rush to deny it. I won't talk nonsense without evidence. But if you deny it, I might get angry and start shouting everywhere that your eldest grandson is a thief."
Feng Xiang was both angry and anxious.
How could her son be a thief? Hua Qingqing was so malicious that she saw everything as dirty.
But Old Lady Fang's expression changed a bit.
She didn't know if her eldest grandson really touched Hua Qingqing's lock. But her eldest grandson asked her for money last night and took a can of malted milk essence that she got from the Lin family. Unusually, he left for school early the next morning, earlier than before.
She had even planned to make a meat pie for her eldest grandson to take to school, but she didn't have time.
Could it be that her eldest grandson really secretly touched Hua Qingqing's lock?
It was really possible.
Last night, her grandson asked her where the things in the cabinet had gone. She was so angry that she told him the truth. Her grandson was very angry.
Maybe he really went to take a look.
No, no.
She couldn't let this malicious woman, Hua Qingqing, ruin her eldest grandson!
Her eldest grandson must have touched Hua Qingqing's lock to get revenge for her.
What was this?
This was filial piety!
It was all Hua Qingqing's fault!
After some self - brainwashing, Old Lady Fang successfully found a proper excuse for her eldest grandson.
After "dealing" with Hua Qingqing a few times, Old Lady Fang thought she had figured out the other's routine. Her expression changed, and her tone became much gentler.
"Qingqing, you weren't back yesterday, and we didn't tell him. Maybe your elder cousin was just worried about you and knocked on the door. Cough, cough. Let's not talk about this. What do you want your cousin's desk for? Give it back. He'll need to do his homework when he comes back. Let your aunt carry it back quickly. Grandma will make you a meat pie tomorrow!"
Feng Xiang was quite annoyed that her mother - in - law was so nice to Hua Qingqing and even wanted to make a meat pie for this stinky girl!
Wasn't this the treatment for her son?
But it was okay as long as she could get the desk back.
Hearing her mother - in - law's words, Feng Xiang lifted her chin, put on a bit of an air, and was about to go into the room to carry the things.
Hua Qingqing stretched out her leg and gently blocked Feng Xiang, glancing at her.
"What? Did I let you in?"
"From today on, this desk is mine because I'm also going to study. It hurts my neck to always write lying on the bed."
Hua Qingqing suddenly sighed. "Grandma, really, don't count on elder cousin getting into college. He just doesn't have the ability. He's taken the college entrance exam twice and never got in. In fact, if you sprinkle some rice on the test paper, the footprints of a chicken would score higher than him. After all, you can't blame the sky just because someone is stupid, right?"
Old Lady Fang and Feng Xiang: "..."
Both of them twitched their eyelids.
"You, you're talking nonsense!"
"My eldest grandson will definitely get in this year!"
Hua Qingqing looked at them in surprise.
"Hey, don't you know what elder cousin did in the county... Well, the last time I went to the hospital, I saw him with a few... Forget it, forget it. I won't say. You can ask him yourself later. Anyway, what he did means he'll never get into college."
Hua Qingqing only said half of what she wanted to say. Old Lady Fang and Feng Xiang felt like they had a fishbone stuck in their throats.
Say it! Say it!
What did it mean to stop halfway?
Hua Qingqing: "In short, I won't let you take this desk. This is what your Yu family owes me. I originally wanted to get along well with you, but who knew that cousin would touch my lock when I was away. If you want to blame someone, blame him!"
"Don't bother me, or I can't guarantee I won't sharpen my knife in the middle of the night."
After saying that, she closed the door.
Old Lady Fang and Feng Xiang were left outside the door, shocked and angry, guessing what her eldest grandson/son had done!
Feng Xiang was really concerned about what Hua Qingqing said.
The next day, she went to the county middle school to find her son. That day, she came back beaming and said at the dinner table that her son's exam results were better than the previous ones and that he would definitely get into college this year.
After saying that, she looked at Hua Qingqing proudly.
Old Lady Fang was extremely happy and said she would buy a new desk for her eldest grandson.
"… Mom, why buy a new one? A whole set is not cheap. Just cut two pieces of wood from the mountain and let my husband, Jianhai, make one. It'll just cost a bit of tung oil."
Wan Yindi was extremely jealous.
What kind of family was this? Buying a whole set of tables and chairs!
Who didn't just cut a couple of trees from the mountain and make their own tables?
How much money would a set of tables and chairs cost?
The old lady was so biased!
Her son, Xiaoyang, also had good grades, but he was still using a table made of broken wood with worms in it!
Old Man Yu puffed on his dry tobacco and didn't join this conversation.
Hearing what her second daughter - in - law said, which was full of objections, Old Lady Fang immediately glared at her.
"I'm rich, and I like to spend money on my eldest grandson. So what? If only Xiaoyang had such good grades, I'd spend money on him too. Does he? You, as a mother, don't even keep an eye on your child's studies all day. You're only thinking about these useless things!"
Feng Xiang added fuel to the fire.
"Mom, don't be angry. Maybe younger sister - in - law is just worried about spending too much money. If it's really too expensive, don't buy it. Younger sister - in - law's suggestion is quite good."
"Expensive my foot. My eldest grandson will use the best."
Old Lady Fang got even angrier and scolded Wan Yindi a few more times.
Wan Yindi's eyes were red. She wanted to reply but was held back by her husband.
Hua Qingqing didn't care about these messy things. She quickly picked up the meat and put it into her bowl.
Yu Linyun beside her was envious and picked up two pieces in a row. As a result, she was glared at by Old Lady Fang.
"Girls, why eat so much meat? You don't have to do any work. Eat more vegetables!"