Chapter 549: Don’t Bother

Qin Wenze lowered his head. "Sorry, Mom. I was wrong. I won’t bring it up again."

"Then get out of my sight. Just looking at you irritates me. And don’t you dare talk about me playing favorites. I’ll tell you straight right now—I *am* playing favorites! I can’t stand you and your wife. The two of you had better stay away from me."

This time, Mrs. Qin was truly furious.

She had already made them move far away, yet they still managed to stir up trouble every other day.

Thank goodness she’d had the wisdom last time to decisively kick the couple out of the Qin family home.

Otherwise, this family would never have a moment of peace.

She just wanted to live her life, not spend her days scheming and plotting against her daughter-in-law.

Qin Wenze’s expression darkened. He knew he was the one at fault.

And so, he had no choice but to leave.

Qin Wenying looked at her fuming mother, then glanced at her father.

Her curiosity got the better of her, and she asked, "What on earth did they do to make everyone so furious?"

Mrs. Qin shot her a sideways glance and snorted coldly. "Weren’t you going to find Mingxue? Why aren’t you in a hurry to leave now?"

Qin Wenying immediately replied, "It’s because I’m concerned about what’s happening at home! Come on, Mom, just tell me. That way, I won’t say the wrong thing later because I was out of the loop."

Mrs. Qin figured that made sense, so she told her how Qin Yue had accidentally knocked Gao Lan over, causing her to have a miscarriage.

Qin Wenying: ...?

Holy shit!

’So that’s why Gao Lan’s personality changed so drastically?’

’Thinking about it from a woman’s perspective... she actually felt quite sympathetic toward her.’

’After all, the baby was really gone because of that fall. That’s a pain any mother would feel.’

’The most painful part was that she could no longer have children.’

’For a woman who wants to be a mother, that’s the most painful thing that could happen in her lifetime.’

"Mom, you should try to be a little more understanding."

Mrs. Qin: ...? ’If she wasn’t being understanding, would she have agreed to let Gao Lan adopt that nephew of hers—the one who so obviously has his eyes on the Qin family’s fortune?’

’If she wasn’t being understanding, would she have had their house completely renovated for them, inside and out?’

Qin Wenying met her mother’s gaze and found it terrifying.

"Alright, alright, I’ll stop talking. I’m going to find Mingxue."

She made a quick escape.

’Just as I thought. Not getting married was the best choice she ever made.’

’Otherwise, she’d be dealing with this mess of drama from her in-laws, her own family, and her immediate family every single day.’

’How stifling would that life be?’

’Isn’t it better to be single and free?’

’No in-laws to worry about, no husband to worry about, and definitely no children to worry about. As for the future... ’

’She didn’t even know if she’d live that long, so why worry about the future?’

’She’d just be happy one day at a time.’

’It was like flying in the blue sky—she’d fly for as long as she could, one day at a time.’

Qin Wenying rode her bicycle to the school first.

As luck would have it, right after she found out where Fu Mingxue’s office was, she ran into Director Zheng.

"Are you looking for Fu Mingxue?"

Qin Wenying flashed her identification. "Yes, I have some business with her."

She didn’t mention that she was Fu Mingxue’s sister-in-law.

Director Zheng took her ID, glanced at it, and said, "Fu Mingxue isn’t at the school. She might have gone to see Director Liu at the First Auto Factory."

Qin Wenying thanked him at once. "Thank you! I’ll go look for her there now."

Meanwhile, Qin Wenze had returned home.

The moment Gao Lan saw him, she rapidly fired off questions. "Did you talk to her? What did your mom say? Did she agree?"

Qin Wenze glanced at her. "From now on, the two of them, Yu Yu and Qiaoqiao, will live with the Qin family. Don’t bring this up again."

Gao Lan’s expression froze. "What do you mean by that?"

"It’s simple. They don’t want to come, and my mom won’t let them. Besides, I’ve thought it through. Since they’re willing to stay at the Qin Family Mansion, let them live there. You don’t need to worry about them. Just focus on taking care of Yao Hui for now."