Rebirth in 1980: The Farm Wife Makes a Comeback -
Chapter 401: Whose Home Is This
Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Whose Home Is This
"Are you saying she will pay us for the room?"
"Ptui..."
Hu Li spat out without hesitation.
"Room fees, you dare to ask for them, after being raised for free in the past."
"Did you give birth to us?"
Qin Xiangyang’s voice was faintly sarcastic, immediately causing Hu Li’s face to turn crimson red, unable to utter a word, she could only sit there, staring with helpless eyes.
Qin Xiangnuan leaned against Qin Xiangyang, her brother always stood solid like a pillar, always there to lean on, unwavering unless one day they are no longer in this world. She was fortunate in life to have such a wonderful brother who loved, protected, and assisted her.
This family of three used to be just like that, never letting her in the door to offer paper money to her brother and mother, nor providing her a sip of water or a bowl of rice. But now, they wanted to live in her house, eat her food, drink her water.
Could it be that simple and easy?
Brother isn’t her, he doesn’t understand, no one is her, and no one would understand.
She wouldn’t share her possessions with others, especially not with Qin Xiangmei.
"Fine," Hu Li stood up abruptly, "There are so many people here, I refuse to believe there’s nowhere to reason this out. Qin Xiangyang, you’re a soldier, right? I’m going to your troop, I will find your leaders, I’m going to sue you for not recognizing your parents."
"In my family’s household registry, it’s just me and my brother," Qin Xiangnuan calmly interrupted Hu Li’s presumptions.
They had neither father nor mother.
Hu Li choked again, her face turning a mix of blue and green, showcasing an impressive ability to figuratively change her face.
"Everyone sit down," Qin Guohua slapped the table forcefully, but this was no wooden table, it was a stone table, weathered by many years, the surface becoming smoother by the day. However, if you wanted to hit hard in anger, sorry, you would only hurt your hand.
Hu Li plopped down onto the stool, precisely where Qin Xiangnuan always liked to sit; Qin Xiangnuan truly felt that this chair needed to be sterilized with disinfectant, and scrubbed for hundreds of years. Hu Li sat down, but the Qin siblings didn’t; they were still standing.
Qin Xiangyang stood straight, maintaining a perfect military posture, while Qin Xiangnuan lazily leaned against her brother. The siblings shared remarkably similar features, but similarly, these were the features that caused the Qin Family to dislike and ostracize them.
Such thoughts made the Qin Family dislike it a bit. It used to be not a big deal, but now that the siblings are doing well, if they can’t benefit from them, it wouldn’t fit the Qin Family’s habit of taking advantage of others.
Qin Xiangnuan found it annoying and slammed the door shut, going into the system to embroider and write Spring Festival couplets to cultivate her mind and character. She knew her recent mood was not good, a bit restless, and she needed to suppress such feelings.
As for outside, leaving it to Brother Jian, she couldn’t always stand in front of Qin Xiangyang. After all, Brother Jian is the brother and the only man in their family. He needed to learn to protect the family members and the women of the household. And these people from the Qin Family, wanting to take more advantage of them, it wouldn’t be so easy.
Qin Guohua, seeing Qin Xiangnuan leave, was so angry that his face turned pale, and Hu Li even more so. The anger of the whole family was about to set the sky on fire, but only Qin Xiangyang was still standing still. In fact, he had little affection for this family; after so many years, the already scant affection had disappeared long ago. Talking about parental love or brotherly righteousness with them now felt utterly hollow.
"How do you want to handle this?" Qin Xiangyang stood straight, also imposing an immediate pressure on others.
"We want to live here," Hu Li raised her chin, her eyes fixed on Qin Xiangyang without politeness, voicing her demand.
"To live here?" Qin Chuyang scanned the Qin family’s three members, "Are you sure you want to live in my house?"
"This is also my house."
Hu Li raised her voice, oblivious to where her shameless words or her confidence came from.
"I’m sorry," Qin Xiangyang expressed his helplessness, "This house isn’t ours; it belongs to Brother Jian. If you want to stay here, you need his permission, but I think he wouldn’t want to allow a thief to live in his home."
The word "thief" directly hurt Qin Pengfei’s heart; he lowered his head, utterly embarrassed, as if he was openly being mocked.
"And..." Qin Xiangyang scoffed, "If you live here, who will take care of the fields in the house? Don’t tell me you expect Granny Lu to support you?"
Even if he was too easygoing, he couldn’t agree to this. The Qin Family, if they had any shame left, wouldn’t let Granny Lu support them. If word got out, would they have any dignity left, any humanity left? Although it seemed they had already cast aside that dignity.
What about Qin Guohua? Who was it that swore curses, vowing never to see his siblings? What now, is he prepared to act like a cowardly hypocrite, want to die without anyone to send him off?
Qin Guohua and Hu Li were once again choked from responding.
What Qin Xiangyang said was the harsh truth and the crucial point. What would they live on here? They had farmed all their lives, knew only farming. Now, with no one tending the fields in the village, staying here another day meant more weeds would grow. The crops would die in just a few days without water given the current hot weather. Without the money from farming, how could Qin Xiangmei afford to go to college, unable to even pay the tuition?
In the end, Qin Guohua made a firm decision; he wasn’t foolish, knowing that it was impossible for their whole family to live here, rely on others for housing and food. Even if they wanted to, with the temperaments of Qin Xiangyang and Qin Xiangnuan, how could they possible make it easy for them? It’s easier dealing with Granny Lu who dislikes confrontation and is easy to fool, but Qin Xiangnuan is tough, eccentric from childhood, truly frightful. Qin Guohua still remembered the look in Qin Xiangnuan’s eyes when she left home; she probably remembers more than he imagined. That time, daring to chase Hu Li with a kitchen knife means she might really be capabled of anything if angered.
Additionally, the information they previously received was now too different from the current situation. This house isn’t Qin Xiangyang’s anymore; they couldn’t claim it back. Without a house, where would they live? Shamelessly insisting on staying here still requires the homeowner’s consent. Living comfortably in their own house, why invite someone else’s scorn, especially of their own child?
"Let Xiang Mei live here; it’s close to her school anyway, closer for better care, it’s settled then," Qin Guohua firmly decided, worried Qin Xiangyang might disagree. After all, if there’s food for Qin Xiangyang and Qin Xiangnuan, there is food for Qin Xiangmei too. And Qin Xiangmei is a resourceful person; she definitely wouldn’t let herself be disadvantaged.
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