Chapter 307: Your Eldest Aunt Is Quite a Character

Hearing the question, the aunt who had spoken earlier replied, "Indeed, she came twice before and even brought a big fish to the Qiu family. Now she's sent more things again; it's truly enviable."

"Just wait and see. With such a natal family backing her, Shaofeng's wife's days in the Qiu household are bound to be nothing but good."

"Shaofeng's younger sister-in-law is so beautiful. I wonder if she has a partner?"

"Oh, Zhang's wife, don't set your sights on her. When Xia Qiu and her husband returned to her natal home to help repair the house, they were brought back by a jeep. Shaofeng said the man driving was his younger sister-in-law's partner; he must have been referring to this young lady."

"That's a pity. I was thinking of introducing her to my nephew."

"Stop joking. Don't take it to heart, but even if she doesn't have a partner, she probably wouldn't look favorably on your nephew."

"Sigh, what you say. What's wrong with my nephew? He's a formal worker at the farm."

"Zhang's wife, don't be angry. I'm just speaking the truth. Setting other things aside, your nephew's face covered in acne would scare anyone away."

Chuxue naturally heard the conversation outside, but it had nothing to do with her.

After walking straight into the courtyard, her own brother-in-law saw her first: "Chuxue, why have you come?"

Seeing the basket on her back, he hurried over to help: "Your sister is inside."

Speaking, he reached out to support the basket for her and gestured for her to enter the room.

Chuxue nodded to the others in the courtyard, then followed her brother-in-law into the room.

After all, given the current situation, it didn't seem appropriate to greet them.

As soon as they entered the room, Qiu Shaofeng helped put down the basket: "It's good you came at this moment; you've just saved me."

Chuxue glanced outside: "What's going on?"

Xia Qiu wrung out Mao Jin and handed it to Chuxue: "Quick, wipe your face."

Only after saying that did she quietly tell Chuxue about what was happening in the courtyard: "My second sister-in-law gave birth a few days ago, but the delivery wasn't smooth. At first, they planned to send her to the commune hospital, but unfortunately, the doctor skilled in deliveries wasn't there. The commune hospital, afraid of an incident, didn't dare keep her and sent them directly to the county hospital.

Later, she gave birth to a daughter via cesarean section. Because the baby had been oxygen-deprived in the womb, she was sent to the pediatric ward and stayed there for three days. When my eldest aunt heard the doctor say the child no longer needed to stay in the incubator, she immediately arranged for discharge."

Chuxue glanced outside the courtyard again: "Then what's the situation now? Why is everyone standing in the courtyard?"

Xia Qiu leaned close to Chuxue's ear: "These past few days, between the adults and the child, we spent nearly three hundred yuan at the hospital. Not only did we empty all the money at home, but we also borrowed thirty yuan from outside. The day after tomorrow is my younger brother-in-law's wedding, yet the family can't produce a single cent.

My eldest aunt's idea is to have her two daughters-in-law borrow some money from their respective natal families first to solve the family's immediate crisis."

Xia Qiu might not have understood, but Chuxue was different; in her past life, she had seen all kinds of demons and monsters: "Your eldest aunt is quite a character. She is doing this for your second branch to see. If she truly wanted the daughters-in-law to borrow money from their natal families, she wouldn't have emptied all the family's money."

Hearing these words, Qiu Shaofeng furrowed his brow slightly. Perhaps his younger sister-in-law was right; otherwise, my eldest aunt wouldn't have come back once more after my eldest uncle had already asked for money upon his return, crying and kneeling until she forced Great-Grandmother to hand over all the family's money. Only when that wasn't enough did she let my eldest uncle go borrow more.

Seeing her own sister didn't quite believe her, Chuxue said: "Think about it. If the two daughters-in-law borrow from their natal families, the debt would fall on your eldest branch. But borrowing from villagers in the village is different. Since you haven't split the household, people naturally assume the Qiu family borrowed the money. Most importantly, that is what your eldest uncle and eldest aunt believe."

(End of this chapter)