bookbashuk Chapter 459 Praising with a guilty conscience
Chapter 459 Praising with a guilty conscience
He Quan strode forward and grabbed Qin Yunzhou's arm.
"What do you mean there's nothing to say? You're my brother-in-law, I'm your brother, we're all family, what can't we talk about?"
"I know I did some things that made you two uncomfortable in the past. I'm apologizing to you now. We're all family, we can't just never see each other again."
"Yunzhou, I'm not asking you to do anything. I just want you to go back and persuade Suisui. Even for your mother's sake, please don't let her make our relationship so strained."
Although they don't have the same parents, they were born to the same mother and are siblings, so there's no reason for them to hold a grudge overnight.
He already knows he was wrong, has admitted his mistake, and has apologized to them, so why are they still holding onto this?
Qin Yunzhou yanked He Quan's hand away. He glanced at the ordinary-looking middle-aged man in front of him, his face suddenly darkening, and his voice turning cold.
"Big brother?"
"When your wife pushed Sui Sui before, why didn't you, as the older brother, stand up and speak up for your younger sister?"
If Xu Sui hadn't reacted quickly back then, the two children might have been lost, or even three lives might have been lost.
If an older brother truly cares about his younger sister, what older brother in this world would turn a blind eye to her, or even fail to show his face?
If this man had even a shred of brotherly affection, he wouldn't have tolerated his wife bullying his own sister like that.
He Quan's face turned pale, and he froze on the spot before speaking weakly.
"I...I had too many things to do at the time, I didn't have time to think about it..."
"What do you mean you didn't have time for it? I think you clearly didn't care."
Qin Yunzhou frowned, unable to listen any longer. He raised his hand to abruptly interrupt He Quan, his gaze towards the man turning icy cold, devoid of any emotion.
"You don't need to explain. I know what you're thinking. In your eyes, your wife is your wife, but my wife isn't, right?"
"He Quan, back then your wife pushed my pregnant wife down, and in the end you blamed my wife for being petty and said she stirred up trouble between the two families."
"Tell me yourself, is that really how it is?"
Even after so many years, Qin Yunzhou still couldn't help but feel angry when the matter was brought up. He wanted to raise his fist and give his brother-in-law a good beating, let alone give him a kind look.
He Quanhao was speechless for a long time. His lips trembled, his face was unnatural, and he didn't dare to meet Qin Yunzhou's gaze.
"I...I didn't mean that, you've misunderstood."
"But there were just too many things going on at that time. Jinbao was hospitalized and in critical condition, Liu Feng was causing trouble, and there were all sorts of other things happening at home. It all piled up at once, and I couldn't breathe. That's why... that's why I couldn't think about anything else..."
He and Sui Sui didn't get along back then, but he never thought anything would happen to her.
There were just too many things going on back then, and Sui Sui really didn't have any major problems, plus now both children are all grown up.
Qin Yunzhou: "Too busy?"
"You can fool yourself with this excuse, but don't fool us all."
"What do you mean you're too busy? It's just that in your eyes, your younger sister Sui Sui isn't that important."
"The same principle applies here. Although you and Sui Sui are siblings, your sibling relationship was almost completely severed back then. You don't carry much weight with us now, so there's really no need for you to come up and strike up a conversation."
He Quan stopped chasing after him. He stood frozen in place, his eyes filled with complex emotions, unable to say a word, and could only watch helplessly as Qin Yunzhou left.
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Next door, the Qin family.
Xiao Fen and Qin Min had already finished get off work. As soon as they got home, they saw their daughter wearing a pretty pink dress and beaming with joy.
Baozhu was even more lively than usual. When she saw her parents come back, her eyes lit up and she twirled around like a little butterfly before rushing into Xiao Fen's arms.
"Mommy, Mommy, look! This is a little dress that my second uncle and aunt bought for me. Isn't it pretty?"
She loved it; she had never worn such a pretty little dress before.
When I went back to the compound just now, I ran into a lot of children, and they were all staring at her little dress with envy.
"Beautiful, beautiful! Our Baozhu looks good in everything. Our Baozhu is the most beautiful little girl."
Looking at her daughter's plain, round face, Xiao Fen still gritted her teeth and, against her conscience, praised her daughter.
She then knelt down and hugged her daughter, carefully touching her little dress, not daring to use too much force, for fear of damaging it.
She works in a textile factory now, and she can tell whether a garment's fabric is good or not, and whether it's expensive or not, just by touching it.
This thing isn't cheap; it would cost at least half a month's salary for an average person.
Although both he and his wife have jobs and earn a combined salary of forty or fifty yuan, no matter how much they love their daughter, they can't bear to spend ten or twenty yuan on a dress like this.
Instead of spending this money on clothes, it would be better to buy food for your daughter, or save it up for her – that would be more useful.
Baozhu was overjoyed, completely unaware that her own mother was coaxing her. She really thought she was as pretty as her mother said, and couldn't help but lift her pretty skirt and start spinning around in place, extremely happy.
She loves her mother the most.
My mother always praises her for being beautiful, just like the neighbors in the compound who always say that she didn't inherit her parents' looks.
Qin Min, standing to the side, watched his daughter's happiness, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
But seeing how carefully Xiao Fen handled her daughter's new dress, and having been husband and wife for so many years, he quickly guessed that the dress must be expensive.
My heart started bleeding instantly, I felt a sharp pain, and I almost ground my teeth to powder.
It has to be the second son and his wife; they always give such expensive gifts.
Could it be that the couple sensed their intentions and wanted to use a dress to offset the favor they owed?
After thinking about it, it really is possible.
Although he didn't have much contact with the second son and his wife, even a fool could guess that they had managed to get to where they were today—rich, powerful, and lacking nothing.
It certainly requires more than just ability; one also needs to rely on interpersonal skills and social connections.
Xiao Fen, who was standing to the side, thought the same thing, and her mind was in turmoil.
What's going on? After several days of hard work and a lot of effort, all I got in the end was a new dress for my daughter?
She couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart.
Just as the couple were secretly pondering Qin Yunzhou and Xu Sui's intentions in giving their daughter such an expensive dress.
Xu Sui pulled Xiao Fen directly into her room. "Sister-in-law, let's talk in private. I have something I'd like to ask you for help with."