Chapter 123: This Son-in-Law Is Truly Useless

Liu Chuxue saw her eyes reddening and said, "Enough, we are family. Besides, this is what Mom and Dad want. If you truly care, treat Mom and Dad better once you have the ability."

"Mm, you don't need to say it; I will treat Mom and Dad well."

"That's right then. Enough, I have to go; you should hurry back too."

Watching his sister walk away, Xia Qiu turned and headed back.

Yet in just this short while, news spread that Xia Qiu's natal family was building a brick-and-tile house. Seeing her return, someone asked, "Xia Qiu, is your natal family really building a brick-and-tile house?"

"Yes, my sister said they've already leveled the ground today; they'll start digging the foundation in a day or two."

At that moment, the second daughter-in-law of the Qiu family's eldest branch spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Bragging about something that hasn't even happened yet; aren't you afraid of being laughed at later? After all, building one room is still building."

At that moment, the second branch's youngest daughter, Qiu Shaomei—Xia Qiu's sister-in-law—snapped, "Second sister-in-law, why is your nose always in everyone's business? Even if they build just one room, it's still a brick-and-tile house, which is better than your natal family's mud-brick house, isn't it?"

As a daughter-in-law of the Qiu family, she had given birth to a son as soon as she married in, and now she was pregnant again. Although her natal family's conditions weren't great, her own aunt had married the workshop director of the county shoe factory, and her brother had been arranged by her uncle-in-law to work in the shoe factory too; she considered herself the most respected among the sisters-in-law.

She never expected the second branch's youngest daughter to dare shame her in front of so many people: "Qiu Shaomei, do you know how to speak?"

"I learned it from you. Besides, what does my sister-in-law's natal family have to do with you?"

"Her sister came to deliver fish and even got it wrong; don't you dare eat the fish they sent later."

"It's just two fish; as if anyone hasn't eaten fish before."

"You said it yourself; don't come shamelessly sticking out your chopsticks later."

After speaking, she turned to look at Xia Qiu: "Sister-in-law, you're just too easygoing. If she bothers you in the future, just push back directly. What kind of person is she?"

Seeing her sister-in-law stand up for her, Xia Qiu felt warmth in her heart: "It's because she's pregnant; if something happened, it would cause trouble for our second branch and make Mom and Dad's position difficult."

The Qiu family's great-grandmother saw the second granddaughter-in-law, Cheng Qiufeng, returning in haste: "You've finished your business; why have you come back?"

"Didn't I hear that Xia Qiu's natal family sister came? I wanted to come back to say hello and ask about the in-laws' situation."

"The in-laws are fine, but they need to rest well for a while. That girl is a good one; worried about her sister, she came over specifically and even brought two fish."

Qiu Mu saw the sons and daughters-in-law in the courtyard: "After finishing today, take some things and go visit. With such a big incident, you didn't lift a finger; you can't be impolite again."

Qiu Shaofeng nodded in agreement. Since the family hadn't split yet, he couldn't bring it up with the great-grandmother. The money he had saved was all spent on his wedding, and when his father-in-law went to the city for medical treatment earlier, he couldn't even produce a single cent; he truly felt guilty.

For the past half month, he hadn't been idle at all; after work, he went to the brick kiln ahead to carry bricks, earning three mao a night, all of which he had been saving.

Originally, he had thought he could help his father-in-law shoulder some debt later, but based on what the younger sister-in-law said today, it seems the borrowed money has all been repaid.

As a son-in-law, he contributed neither effort nor money this time, and he felt very uncomfortable. His father-in-law faced such a huge incident, yet it was the younger sister-in-law who stood at the front; he, as a son-in-law, was truly useless.

Glancing at his wife, whose gentle eyebrows were speaking with his great-grandmother, he silently made a resolve in his heart to work harder in the future.