Chapter 630 - 660: Who Can I Blame When My Husband Is Never Home?

Because Beidou’s family was all abroad, Du Liya had been splitting her time between two places with Little Gu Duo over the years.

But now that Little Gu Duo was old enough for school, they had to settle down.

Shen Yi said, "My mom told Beidou to let Little Gu Duo decide for herself where she wants to go to school."

Qin Jiao asked, "So which did Little Gu Duo choose?"

"She said she wants to study here in China."

Qin Jiao mused on this. After all, these days, many wealthy families would send their children abroad to study.

Yet Little Gu Duo, who came from such a privileged background, wanted to stay in China.

In truth, the foundational education in China was excellent. As for hobbies and extracurriculars, ’I’m sure Little Gu Duo will never become a child who only knows how to study and is oblivious to the world,’ she thought.

But raising a child was truly a complex art.

Qin Jiao thought about Lin Nian’s pitiable child, then rubbed her own slightly swelling belly. ’Since this child is coming to us, it means we’re bound by fate. We have to be responsible for them.’

The couple chatted a bit more about the restaurant, then headed back to the Rose District together.

They had just gotten home when they received a call from Su Yun. She said that since it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family should get together.

Qin Jiao put down the phone and said to Shen Yi with a smile, "Let’s go. We’re going to my mom’s to crash for dinner."

Shen Yi teased, "You look like such a pro at this..."

"Heh heh, well, whose fault is it my husband is never home? What’s a girl to do?"

"Wife, I was wrong..."

The young couple went to the neighboring district. When they entered the house, they found it bustling with activity. Qin Na’s family of four was there, along with Old Mrs. Qin and Qin Xiaolan, who was home for the holiday.

Also present was Qin Jiqun, who had been doing manual labor at a construction site recently.

Qin Jiqun had never been short, but perhaps from constantly carrying heavy loads, his back was now slightly hunched. He was also tanned quite dark from the sun.

But his eyes were different now. They no longer darted about, a clear sign he was looking for a way to slack off.

How to describe it? He seemed much more honest and grounded.

When he saw Qin Jiao, Qin Jiqun broke into a grin. "Xiao Jiao."

"Mhm. Uncle, is work going well?"

"It’s going smoothly. My coworkers are all easy to get along with."

Old Mrs. Qin, standing nearby, looked like she wanted to say something but held back. Qin Na quickly interrupted, "Mom, let’s go to the kitchen and see if Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law need any help."

With so many people today, they’d have to make a lot of food.

Old Mrs. Qin nodded.

Xiao Lan, however, glanced around before following Qin Jiao into Xiao Shi’s room. Closing the door, Qin Xiaolan said conspiratorially, "Big Sis, Grandma definitely wants you to find a job for Uncle."

Xiao Shi, who was in the middle of a practice test, stopped writing and looked over as well.

Qin Jiao sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against a soft cushion. She smiled and asked, "Well, in your opinion, should I arrange a job for our uncle?"

Qin Xiaolan said decisively, "You shouldn’t."

Xiao Shi thought for a moment before also speaking up, "Not for now, you shouldn’t."

So much had happened back in their hometown. The whole bride-swapping incident back then had nearly destroyed their family ties completely.

The girls were old enough to remember it all, and they could tell right from wrong.

Qin Jiqun had done many wrong things in the past. Xiao Tao was still in prison. Of course, it was a good thing if he had turned over a new leaf, but that kind of change didn’t happen overnight.

They had to see how he actually behaved and how long he could keep it up.

That’s why Xiao Shi had said, "not for now."

At this point, Qin Xiaolan added in that same conspiratorial tone, "Last time I called home, I heard from my mom that Feng Lan seems to have gotten married again. This time, her husband is a bit more reliable—an older farmer, seems honest and sincere. But he lives a bit far from Ping’an Town."