Chapter 1857: The Assertive Xiao Weiwei

Xiao Changgan, for once, was no longer in a fit of rage. He hurriedly held onto his crutches and said, "Mom! It's easy to smash it, but it's hard to pay for it! That car costs over ten million; even a small dent would cost hundreds of thousands to fix. What are we going to pay with? If you really get yourself arrested, don't blame me for not warning you!"

Old Mrs. Xiao's face turned pale, then flushed. For a moment, she was caught in a dilemma, stuck on the spot, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, Qian Hongyan truly hadn't expected that Ma Lan, who had been suppressed by her for decades, would actually speak up for her at a time like this.

Having been bullied by all sides for so long, she was suddenly filled with gratitude toward Ma Lan. She hurriedly said to Ma Lan, "Ma Lan, thank you for speaking up for me, but you should leave quickly, lest you get implicated by me..."

Hearing Qian Hongyan's thanks, Ma Lan was somewhat taken aback, but she said with a righteous expression, "Qian Hongyan, to be honest, I'm not just doing this for you; I'm also venting for myself! This old hag has bullied me for so many years, and I've long since found her an eyesore! I never expected that in her eyes, daughters-in-law like us aren't even as good as dogs. I really want to tear her mouth apart!"

Old Mrs. Xiao was nearly driven mad with rage, but Xiao Changgan held onto her crutches tightly, giving her no opportunity, leaving her with nowhere to vent.

After several failed attempts, Old Mrs. Xiao stomped her feet in anger and cursed, "Why is my life so bitter! Other people marry daughters-in-law into their homes, but the two I married in aren't even as good as dogs!"

After saying this, she looked at Xiao Weiwei and gritted her teeth, "Weiwei! I don't care about anything else! I only care about one thing: that stinking woman Qian Hongyan must never think about entering this house again!"

Xiao Weiwei was also somewhat angry and said, "Grandma! You shouldn't always pick faults in others; occasionally, you should also examine whether you have done anything wrong yourself!"

After saying this, she looked at her father, Xiao Changgan, and said, "Dad! You always blame Mom for wronging you, but have you ever thought about it? The idea to frame my second aunt in the first place was something the two of you came up with together!"

"Moreover, in the end, only Mom was sent to the black coal kiln to suffer, while you, the one hiding behind the scenes giving orders, didn't suffer at all!"

"Come to think of it, Mom was the one who bore all the hardships alone!"

"In this situation, you only think about blaming her for wronging you, but why haven't you thought about thanking her for suffering the disaster on your behalf?!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Hongyan could no longer hold back all the grievances in her heart. They erupted all at once, and she knelt on the ground, wailing loudly.

Xiao Changgan was somewhat speechless at this moment.

Although he had always blamed Qian Hongyan and seemed to hate her to the bone, when his daughter Xiao Weiwei spoke these words, he couldn't help but feel a sense of self-reproach.

In fact, Xiao Weiwei was right. Both of them had conceived the evil idea to frame Ma Lan, but when it came to the actual implementation, Qian Hongyan was the one at the forefront.

In the end, when they were punished by Ye Chen, it was Qian Hongyan who suffered alone. He, Xiao Changgan, stayed at home and didn't suffer at all. Just from this point alone, Xiao Changgan owed Qian Hongyan quite a lot.

Therefore, for a moment, Xiao Changgan didn't know what to say, but the hostility between his brows had already diminished significantly.

Xiao Weiwei then said, "Mom has also had a very pitiful time during this period. When Grandma was still around, even if my uncle and aunt pushed her around, she at least had a place to live and a full meal to eat! But now that Grandma is gone, she doesn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Regardless of anything else, she is the mother who gave birth to me and raised me. No matter what, I cannot let her sleep on the streets!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Weiwei said with an unusually firm and assertive attitude, "Dad, Grandma! If you are willing to accept Mom back, then let Mom live in the villa. In the future, Dad and Brother will have one more person to take care of you, and Grandma, your pressure can also be reduced a bit!"

"However, if you are unwilling to accept Mom back, then I will pay to rent a separate house for Mom outside, and I will take care of Mom's food and living expenses in the future!"

"I spend the money I earn; you don't need to worry about it, and you have no right to interfere!"

At this time, Xiao Weiwei paused slightly and reminded them with a serious expression, "However, I must make it clear! Our entire family's expenses now rely on me alone to earn money. The company needs to develop, and my salary cannot be too high. If I still need to rent a house for Mom outside, the expenses will inevitably increase by a large margin!"

"In that case, everyone's quality of life will decline, and I hope you can understand! If you can't understand, it doesn't matter; just overcome it physically."

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Xiao's eyeballs rolled around in their sockets several times, and her brain spun rapidly, carefully considering the pros and cons.

If Qian Hongyan were allowed to stay here, although her own mood would be affected to some extent, as Xiao Weiwei said, there would be one more helper, and a helper in the prime of life at that.

In that case, the pressure on her to serve her son and grandson would naturally be reduced a lot, perhaps even by more than half.

Moreover, this was also the most cost-effective method. There was no need to rent a separate house for Qian Hongyan. At home, it was nothing more than adding a pair of chopsticks; the increase in cost was negligible.

However, if Qian Hongyan were not allowed to stay here, and Xiao Weiwei went out to rent a house for her, wouldn't it cost at least two or three thousand yuan a month?

If Qian Hongyan were to cook for herself separately, the food expenses would also increase significantly. It wouldn't be as simple as just adding a pair of chopsticks.

A reduction of several thousand yuan in monthly household income would have a very significant impact on actual life.

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Xiao said sullenly, "Qian Hongyan, for Weiwei's sake, I will let you enter the house this time. But from now on, you must be honest and behave yourself at home. Do you understand?!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Hongyan was so excited that she became incoherent. She hurriedly nodded and said, "Thank you, Mom... Thank you, Mom... I... I understand... I will definitely be honest and behave myself in the future, and I will definitely take good care of the housework!"

Xiao Changgan sighed and said nothing more. He had also softened his heart at this moment, and he felt a bit more guilt in his heart for Qian Hongyan's previous experiences.

Xiao Weiwei finally felt a weight lifted off her heart.

In fact, she had received a call from her mother two days ago.

After Qian Hongyan's mother passed away, her younger brother and sister-in-law couldn't wait to drive her out, fearing that if she stayed, she would compete for the ancestral property.

Driven out of the house and with nowhere to go, Qian Hongyan couldn't think of any other way besides calling her daughter for help.

After all, she also knew that her mother-in-law hated her to the bone, her husband hated her to the bone, and her son Xiao Hailong was seriously injured in bed. Even if they wanted to help her, they might not have the ability, so she could only pin her hopes on her daughter, Xiao Weiwei.

Fortunately, Xiao Weiwei had re-registered her old mobile phone card; otherwise, Qian Hongyan wouldn't even have been able to get through on the phone. In that case, it would have been a situation where calling to heaven brought no response and calling to earth brought no answer.

Xiao Weiwei had also resented her mother in her heart back then. If nothing else, just the fact that all the family savings had been emptied was something she couldn't get over.

However, ever since Ye Chen helped her and let her be in charge of the Shangmei Etiquette Company, her outlook on life, the world, and values had undergone tremendous changes.

She was no longer as vain as she once was; instead, she was addicted to working hard to earn money with her own hands. Moreover, she had also gained much more patience and tolerance for many people and things around her.

Upon hearing that her mother was now homeless, she didn't hesitate at all and immediately asked her mother to return to Jin Ling.

Because she felt that no matter what, she couldn't sit idly by and watch her mother suffer outside.

Therefore, she had long since thought of two solutions.

If her father and grandmother could accept her mother, then the family would still live together, and the previous estrangements would gradually dissipate over time.

If they couldn't accept her mother, it didn't matter; she had the ability to give her mother a stable life.

However, the fact that her grandmother and father could agree at this moment was, in Xiao Weiwei's eyes, the best solution.

Seeing Qian Hongyan's appearance of being moved to tears, Ma Lan couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

She couldn't help but think to herself: "If it weren't for my good son-in-law Ye Chen, my status in the Xiao family would be even worse than Qian Hongyan's, and I don't know how much more humiliation I would have suffered from the old lady..." ===== CHAPTER 1858 =====