Chapter 169: In the Future, I Will Be the Confidence for You and Chunxiao

At this moment, Xia Qiu approached her mother-in-law somewhat shyly and whispered, "Mom, I'm pregnant."

The hand of Liu's mother, which was about to put something down, paused, and then she said with a face full of joy, "Really?"

Xia Qiu looked embarrassed and nodded shyly, "The day before yesterday, the two of us originally wanted to come over, but later my body felt unwell. I went to the clinic and found out I was pregnant. My mother-in-law's grandmother told me to rest for two days, so I only came over today."

Liu's father and mother were immersed in joy and did not notice the loopholes in Xia Qiu's words, but Liu Chuxue heard them. She turned her head to look at Qiu Shaofeng, "Brother-in-law, my sister was unwell the day before yesterday. What happened?"

Qiu Shaofeng did not expect his sister-in-law to be so sensitive, but since she asked, he could hardly lie, "Well, it was just..."

Liu Chuxue became even more suspicious, staring at him without blinking, "You had better tell the truth."

Seeing her sister's expression, Xia Qiu quickly smoothed things over, "Chuxue, I just didn't eat breakfast early in the morning and got too hungry. It has nothing to do with your brother-in-law."

If she hadn't said it, it would have been fine, but once she spoke, Liu Chuxue understood there must be something going on, "Sister, some things won't earn respect from others just by constant compromise. Although you don't have brothers to back you up, you have me. In the future, I will be the confidence for you and Chunxiao, so you don't need to swallow your anger."

Hearing her sister's words, Xia Qiu's eyes instantly turned red, "Xue, no. With your brother-in-law protecting me, I haven't suffered any grievances. Besides, it's inevitable to have bumps and bruises when living life; none of them are big matters."

She couldn't help at all with her natal family's affairs and already felt very guilty towards the family. She didn't want her sister to be distracted by her own matters. Moreover, Qiu Shaofeng had already sought justice for her, so there was truly no need to let her sister make another trip.

Seeing her own sister's attitude, she roughly guessed what was going on, "Brother-in-law, my sister doesn't want to say it, so I won't ask either. But I'll say the ugly words first: if one day you don't protect my sister well and let her get bullied, don't blame me for storming into the Qiu family's door."

Liu Chuxue said this just to test Qiu Shaofeng's attitude.

Qiu Shaofeng did not disappoint her, "Rest assured, I will do my best to protect your sister."

He glanced at Xia Qiu and still told the truth, "My second cousin's wife, relying on her pregnancy, not only dumped the tasks my great-grandmother assigned to her onto Xia Qiu, but also, early the morning of the day before yesterday, Xia Qiu originally wanted to get up early to wash our clothes so as not to delay work. Unexpectedly, my second cousin's wife took their couple's dirty clothes and threw them at Xia Qiu."

Having not eaten breakfast to begin with, she felt dizzy and her vision went black as soon as she stood up after washing the clothes. If it weren't for the auntie nearby who quickly caught Xia Qiu, she would have almost fallen into the river. When I went over to catch her, I happened to see this scene. My second cousin's wife was still making snide remarks there to shift the blame."

Thinking of what her own husband had done for her, Xia Qiu felt a warmth in her heart and helped explain, "The matter the day before yesterday was indeed too much on the part of my second cousin's wife, but afterwards, the great-grandmother not only punished her to wash dishes for half a month, but also made the eldest branch compensate me with half a jin of brown sugar. Shaofeng also beat up my second cousin."

Liu Chuxue then smiled at Qiu Shaofeng, "Alright, I won't pursue this matter anymore."

Seeing that his wife's family was all satisfied, Qiu Shaofeng breathed a sigh of relief. He was truly afraid his sister-in-law would go over and cause a scene again. It wasn't that he wanted to protect his second cousin and his wife; he was afraid the great-grandmother would be caught in the middle and find it difficult, and he was also afraid that if the people of the eldest branch got desperate, they would secretly trip up Xia Qiu, after all, he couldn't guard his wife every single moment.

Although Liu Chuxue said on her lips that she wouldn't pursue it, she wouldn't let it go just like that. She would make those people know that even if the eldest sister didn't have brothers to back her up, she still had this younger sister. In this life, she would not let anyone look down on the eldest sister and the younger sister.

(End of this chapter)