As the younger one, Qin Jiao knew she had been a bit blunt just now.
But she had no choice. Her family was moving to the provincial capital to do business, and their lives were bound to beco more and more prosperous. If her eldest uncle kept whispering things in her dad’s ear, there was no telling how it might cloud his judgnt.
By then, her dad would have a good amount of money. If he was talked into sending so back to their old hotown, her mom would absolutely explode.
It was better to get the unpleasantries out of the way first.
However, Qin Jiao rembered that in her previous life, her eldest uncle had eventually gotten a divorce. She didn’t know the exact reason, because by then, she had already left Ping’an Town.
Right now, even though her eldest aunt, Sun Li, was quite harsh with her husband, their family of three was still very close. It wasn’t Qin Jiao’s place to bring anything up at a ti like this.
What Qin Jiao hadn’t expected was that while her eldest uncle had completely dropped the idea and stopped ntioning it, her younger uncle and aunt would be shaless enough to show up at their door.
With them was a shifty-eyed man nad Feng Dayong—the good-for-nothing brother of that Feng Fang.
When the three of them arrived, Qin Jiao’s family was still packing. Beyond just packing, Su Yun had her daughter help her give the house a thorough cleaning. They wiped every corner spotless until the whole place looked even newer than when they had first moved in.
Furthermore, they hadn’t touched a single thing that belonged to the landlord—not even so much as a needle.
Qin Jiao hadn’t understood why her aunt’s brother was so insistent on moving into this house. But now, seeing his shifty-eyed expression and knowing his habit of petty theft, she instantly put it all together.
’So he thought he could move in and sell off anything valuable inside?’
’What a fantastically stupid idea!’
The mont Feng Lan walked in, her whole deanor changed. She imdiately started wailing and playing the victim.
"Brother, Sister-in-law, we’re here to apologize. Jiqun and I were being foolish before."
Su Yun scoffed. "Feng Lan, if I recall, we’re about the sa age. You’re this old and still acting foolish? When do you plan on growing up? When you’re six feet under?"
Feng Lan had a firecracker temper to begin with and had only co to eat crow for her brother’s sake. The mont she heard Su Yun’s words, she was ready to blow.
But Qin Jiqun quickly grabbed her arm and shot her a warning glance. Feng Dayong also hurried over, pulling his sister Feng Lan back. He grinned at Su Yun and said, "Co on, Sister-in-law, don’t be angry with my sister. It’s not worth getting worked up and making yourself sick."
The man was sleazy-looking, with a shifty gaze. Even as he spoke to Su Yun, his eyes were darting all over the courtyard.
Qin Jiao hadn’t co out yet. She whispered to Xiao Shi, "Xiao Shi, go back to your room upstairs and don’t co down."
Xiao Shi was also a little scared of the creepy-looking man in the courtyard, so they obediently turned and went right back inside.
Only then did Qin Jiao slowly walk out.
She was naturally beautiful to begin with. After a year of good food and smooth sailing, the once-thin girl had blossod. Now, at eighteen or nineteen, she was at her most lovely and captivating.
Feng Dayong’s eyes were instantly glued to her.
He said with a shaless grin, "Th-this must be our niece, huh? Tsk, tsk. Look how much she’s grown."
Qin Jiao fought back her disgust, resisting the urge to gouge the man’s eyes out. She turned to Qin Jiqun and his wife. "So, Uncle, Aunt, you’re here to apologize?"
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