Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 316 A Big Scene

Chapter 316: Chapter 316 A Big Scene

Luo Qiao had overheard the commotion behind her just now. In fact, lice weren’t only a problem in the countryside but were present on some city dwellers as well. However, today’s issue with that particular family wasn’t lice, it was laziness.

They probably hadn’t washed their hair in a long time, otherwise, the lice wouldn’t have infested to such an extent, and they wouldn’t speak so confidently as if they were in the right. The mother was quite a character.

By lunchtime, her appetite had waned, so she made a cup of milk using the thermos Lu Yichen had prepared for her, which was plastic on the outside and lined with glass on the inside.

Luo Qiao thought this person was really attentive. She had planned to use an enamel mug to hold water, but she hadn’t expected Lu Yichen to provide a thermos, which was considered a valuable item during those times.

Thinking of her trip to the south this time, she decided she should find something appropriate to reciprocate the favor. She didn’t know how things would be in the future, but for now, she didn’t want to owe anyone anything.

She had not found one of these thermoses during her last trip south, otherwise, she would have gotten one for herself long ago.

From her backpack, she took out a marinated egg and a steamed bun mixed with wheat and corn flour. This was her meal, and the sweet scent of milk powder attracted looks from those sitting nearby.

In Capital City, at the Mechanical Factory Residential Compound, the Luo Family was having lunch when they heard some noisy quarrels from outside, which turned out to be coming from Deputy Director Qiao’s house, not far from them.

The Luo Family ate their lunch unhurriedly, with no interest in the commotion. It was a normal occurrence, and they neither could nor wanted to manage it.

It turned out that a few days ago, Deputy Director Qiao had sent Qiao Meng back to his brother’s place.

But his brother’s new wife would have none of it, complaining they agreed not to live with a stepdaughter. She said giving five yuan a month was sufficient.

So Qiao Meng’s biological father had no choice but to send Qiao Meng to her mother’s place. However, Qiao Meng’s mother was somewhat weak and couldn’t protect her. Qiao Meng was always bullied by her step-siblings.

Left with no option, Qiao Meng was sent back to her grandmother’s. She too was supposed to give Qiao Meng a three-yuan monthly allowance, which was handed over to Qiao Meng’s grandmother.

But the wife of Qiao Meng’s youngest uncle disagreed with Qiao Meng living there. She argued the house was already cramped, with their own kids barely fitting in. There was simply no room for Qiao Meng.

Now, Qiao Meng’s grandmother was helpless and had to send Qiao Meng to the eldest son’s place in the Mechanical Factory. But how could Sun Liying possibly let Qiao Meng stay any longer when her own brother and sister-in-law were almost at their wits’ end with her?

Due to Qiao Meng’s instigation, her niece Sun Guixiang had made a mistake and was now reassigned to work in the workshop, a decision personally approved by the Factory Director with no room for negotiation.

Sun Liying constantly encountered trouble from Sun Guixiang’s family because of all this. Now her mother-in-law wanted her to take Qiao Meng back in? That was out of the question. She made it clear that no amount of fuss would change her mind unless she and Qiao Haiqing got a divorce.

On normal days, Qiao Haiqing would listen to his mother, but he knew better than to risk his own small household over his brother’s affairs, so for the first time, he went against his mother’s wishes.

Qiao Meng never imagined she would end up like this and somehow started to resent the Luo Family. She ran out and frantically knocked on the Luo Family’s door, demanding an explanation from them.

Luo Haotian was also annoyed with the girl. She had not been honest in her doings and now had the gall to make trouble at his home. He sent Luo Si to fetch Qiao Haiqing, but now even Qiao Haiqing couldn’t extricate himself from the situation with his mother to deal with Qiao Meng.

Luo Haotian simply called the police, as he had no time to deal with Deputy Director Qiao’s domestic issues. When the police arrived, the situation became even more entangled.

Only now Sun Liying learned that her second brother-in-law had been giving her mother-in-law five yuan a month and the previous daughter-in-law gave three yuan. Eight yuan in total, meant to be for Qiao Meng’s living expenses.

Yet Sun Liying had not seen a dime for taking care of Qiao Meng, whereas her mother-in-law claimed that her youngest son had a hard life and used the money to support his household.

It seemed only their family was foolish, with the second brother paying for some peace and the third brother not having to worry about anything and even having an extra eight yuan a month for household expenses. Meanwhile, their family was thrown into chaos by Qiao Meng.

Sun Liying firmly stated, "Qiao Haiqing, if you dare to take Qiao Meng back in, let’s just go and file for divorce."

Old Lady Qiao, seeing her daughter-in-law causing her to lose face in front of so many people, immediately began crying and wailing on the ground, "There’s no justice! A daughter-in-law doesn’t even consider her mother-in-law’s feelings. Over such a small matter, she threatens divorce to scare people. She’s doing this deliberately to embarrass me, an old lady. I have no face to live anymore. You live in a spacious house; is it that hard to help out your brother?"

Now Qiao Haiqing regretted not listening to his wife. He should never have taken this hot potato. He now realized how ridiculous it was to be coaxed by his mother into taking Qiao Meng back, and what a predicament he had gotten himself into.