Chapter 1730: Pull the Firewood from Under the Pot

When Qiu Mu and the others learned of this, their heads spun with confusion.

They had intended for Xia Qiu to transfer the job to their children below, but the premise was that Xia Qiu and his spouse must agree.

They never expected that with a single sentence that day, they would secretly go to Xia Qiu's school behind the couple's backs.

Moreover, they had caused such a huge disaster.

Crying erupted from the main house of the Qiu family: "What a sin! Clearly meant to stand up for a brother, yet we've only landed ourselves in a cage. What shall we do?"

Then came Zhang Shanmei's weeping: "Mother, we must find a way to save Shaohu. That place is no fit for humans to stay in."

Ruan Xiaocao slapped her thigh: "Even if we want to save him, we need someone to help."

Zhang Shanmei slammed the table, her voice thick with tears: "My Shaohu was locked up only because he helped Shaocheng. Shaocheng must take responsibility for this."

Qiu Shaocheng had long heard their conversation and was already in a state of panic inside the room.

An Xiaojing, seething with anger, said: "Stop pacing there and think of a solution quickly on how to get him out, or those families will flay us alive."

Qiu Shaocheng, now utterly at a loss, shouted: "Clearly, this matter could have been discussed slowly with my older brother and sister-in-law, yet your family insisted on causing a scene at their school.

Now look what happened: not only did they fail to get the job, they were also thrown into the bureau, and they have completely offended my older brother and sister-in-law. Tell me, how can we possibly get along from now on?"

An Xiaojing had not expected things to turn out this way.

Originally, the plan was merely to threaten slightly, forcing her to hand over the job obediently; even if they ended up buying the job from her, it would still be a profit for them.

Qiu Shaomei, outside, had naturally overheard her second brother and sister-in-law's conversation, and her heart was burning with fury as well.

Earlier, the family had told her sister-in-law that the job would serve as her dowry; at the time, she had foolishly believed it. But what happened? Her second brother and sister-in-law directly inserted themselves. What did they take her for? Bait?

She ran straight back to her room and burst into tears.

Sometimes it is like this: something originally having nothing to do with her became entangled with her, so how could she not be tempted? But now it turns out to be a scheme; how could she not feel resentment in her heart?

Xia Qiu's job was directly transferred to the person who handled the transaction for her. After receiving the money, Xia Qiu and his spouse went straight to Liu Chuxue and repaid all the debt they owed previously.

The feeling of being debt-free is truly wonderful.

Seeing the smile return to her face, Qiu Shaofeng felt a bitter taste in his heart.

He had made such fine promises to his father-in-law and sister-in-law back then, yet in the end, those people nearly harmed Xia Qiu. He truly had no backbone at all.

Upon arriving home, Qiu Shaofeng spoke: "Wife, I want to go back once and lay everything out clearly for them."

Xia Qiu also knew this matter could not be dragged on forever: "Alright, go ahead."

However, before he could return, trouble struck the An family: someone reported An's father for embezzlement, and the red armbands even found ample evidence at their home.

Now the An family was stunned; they could not even attend to their own household affairs, let alone have the leisure to meddle in their daughter's business.

By the time Qiu Shaofeng arrived home, he had just heard about the An family's troubles.

He thought to himself: It seems Heaven has eyes.

Little did they know, the mastermind behind all this was Xiao Chuxue. She intended to pull the firewood from under the pot. Since the An family kept trying to sow discord, she would let them fall into the dust, so that An Xiaojing, having lost her backing, would behave herself.

Once everyone had gathered, Qiu Shaofeng finally spoke: "That job was transferred by Xia Qiu's younger sister in a fit of anger to someone else, and the proceeds were used directly to repay the money owed to Chuxue. You need not mention the job matter again in the future."