Chapter 936: Do You Want Me to End Up Like My Elder Brother, With a Wife and Children Scattered?

At the mere thought of the past, Xiao Nianchun's entire body trembled.

Seeing this, Liu Chuxue grew to dislike her younger brother-in-law's parents; knowing her younger sister-in-law's condition, they still insisted on coming to provoke her.

She stepped forward, walked to the bedside, embraced her younger sister-in-law who was sitting there, said nothing, and merely patted her back gently.

Xiao Nianchun burst into tears; the sound was not loud, yet it was heart-wrenching.

The emotions she had stabilized over the past few days collapsed again upon seeing Qiu Mu and Qiu Fu.

Qiu Jinzhou had been watching this side all along: "Do you want me to end up like my elder brother, with a wife and children scattered?"

Before Qiu Fu could speak, Qiu Mu said, "What are you talking about? We just thought it was nearly the New Year and wanted to come persuade you to return home to celebrate together. It is better to resolve grievances than to hold grudges; you and your brother cannot truly become enemies, can you?"

Qiu Jinzhou looked at Qiu Fu: "Was I not clear enough before? Do you want to drive our whole family to death?"

Qiu Fu knew his son did not want to see them—no, to be precise, his daughter-in-law did not want to see them—and quickly explained, "Jinzhou, do not be angry; we will leave right now."

Qiu Mu grew anxious: "Old man, we haven't said our piece yet; why are you leaving?"

Qiu Fu reached out and tugged his wife's sleeve: "Enough. Remember what we said when we came? Since there is no room for compromise, do not force our son."

"But..."

Qiu Mu wanted to say more, but Qiu Fu pulled her out.

After leaving the courtyard, the couple kept glancing at the neighboring house, hoping their daughter-in-law, out of past affection, would let their grandson and granddaughter come out for a meeting.

Yet even when they reached the pendant-gate, they did not see their grandson and granddaughter come out.

Qiu Yiming was already ten years old; he knew the family's affairs perfectly well. Had it not been for his grandmother constantly indulging his eldest brother's wife—no, that woman did not deserve to be called eldest brother's wife—his sister would not have been harmed to death. Had it not been for their repeated attempts at reconciliation, that woman's natal family would not have acted with such recklessness, ultimately causing his mother to endure the pain of losing a child once more.

If they truly cared for Father, they should not have come today. Clearly knowing that Mother would recall the past upon seeing them, they still came for their own selfish reasons. At such a young age, he watched Mother suppress her tears, his eyes turning red.

And seven-year-old Qiu Yilin followed everything her elder brother said; since her brother did not go out this time, naturally she would not go out either. She had heard no end of gossip from the aunts and matrons in the courtyard.

Seeing the two leave the pendant-gate, Qiu Jinzhou returned to the room: "Nianchun, stop crying. Hearing you cry makes my heart ache. Let us look forward; we still have Yiming and Yilin to care for."

Upon hearing her son and daughter's names, Xiao Nianchun slowly stopped her weeping.

Liu Chuxue helped her lie down: "Younger sister-in-law, if you are tired, sleep for a while. Everything will get better. Your brother-in-law is right; since the situation cannot be undone, look forward and do not hurt Yiming and Yilin further."

After consoling her for quite a while, Xiao Nianchun's mood gradually calmed, and before long, she fell asleep.

After tucking her blanket in properly, the group moved to the adjacent room.

Liu Chuxue opened the cloth bag she had brought: "Brother-in-law, these red dates are from my elder sister for my younger sister-in-law. These green vegetables were grown by my parents in a plastic-covered warm shed behind our house. There are not many, but we set some aside for her. When you cook for her, vary the dishes a bit; it will improve her mood."

"And this beef and mutton, I brought back from Inner Mongolia on my business trip. There is not much, but it should be enough to make dumplings for Yiming and Yilin tomorrow night."