Nian Jian'an's heart sank, realizing that there was something in Qingqing's words. Still looking at Qingqing calmly, he said: "Okay, you said, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."
"I don't want a penny from the man, as long as you give me the dowry I deserve!" Qingqing's words moved Zheng Bajin. This is all for his own sake, isn't it? Just now I was worried whether she would ask for a betrothal gift or something. She had a family like hers, but she couldn't even afford half a penny.
"Okay, according to the rules of the village, a cabinet, a box, and a few pairs of dishes and chopsticks are essential." Nian Jianan agreed.
"No, I don't want any of this. If you turn it into money, you can give me five hundred yuan." Qingqing interrupted Nian Jianan.
"This..." Nian Jian'an was a little surprised. He looked at Qing Qing and didn't know what to say. He was silent for a long time before continuing, "Do you want to just leave with him and marry him without glory?"
"Yes, I also know that I have embarrassed you all these years because of my affairs. If I don't want to cause any more trouble, I will just take the money and go with him." Qingqing said.
"Hey, do you still care about the past?" Nian Jian'an sighed. Maybe he really misunderstood her.
Zheng Bajin looked at Qingqing and felt really strange. Why did she look like a reborn person? She was just saving capital for her future business, wasn't she?
At this time, Bao Juan happened to come out and heard the conversation between the two. She was so angry that she almost fainted.
She didn't expect that Qingqing was very generous. Not only did she not want the groom's gift, but she also wanted five hundred yuan.
Is this backwards posting?
I originally thought about sending her out to avoid wasting food at home, but who would have thought that I would lose my wife and lose my troops at the same time, so I hurriedly said: "No!"
"Yes, your mother is right, life-long events are nothing to play with. At least you have to entertain three relatives and get married in a legitimate manner." Nian Jian'an said with a bitter face.
Bao Juan: "..."
"No, she is not my mother, my mother has died long ago!" Qingqing said with tears.
"You..." Nian Jian'an was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"No, I don't want to let my sister go, I want to go with her!" At this moment, Xiaocao ran out and said angrily.
"Think about it. If it's for the sake of father and daughter, please agree. If not, I won't force it and leave immediately." Qingqing looked determined and not afraid of sacrifice.
Nian Jian'an sighed, nodded, and said, "Okay, I promise you, I will give you six hundred, six or six good fortunes, and six high promotions."
"Thank you, dad!" Qingqing was not happy at all, but said a little bitterly.
"When are you leaving?" Nian Jianan stood up.
"Leave tonight!" Qingqing said.
"No, the fish is all ready, fried and eaten, and we can leave tomorrow." Zheng Bajin was busy making a rescue.
He has already heard that Qingqing is extremely sad about this family and does not want to stay for a moment.
He didn't want to be like this. After all, he still had to recognize this family and had to come and go often.
"What? You don't want me? Are you deliberately stalling for time?" Qingqing looked at Zheng Bajin, a little at a loss, and shed tears.
"Of course not! What I mean is, if you don't eat such a good fish, you can't eat it for nothing." Zheng Bajin said and glanced at Bao Juan. Her face turned green and she was heartbroken.
"Okay, let's go after eating the fish!" Qingqing also looked at Bao Juan, as if she was going to make this stepmother suffer again.
"Sister, take me with you. I can't bear to leave you." Xiaocao threw herself into Qingqing's arms and started crying.
"Xiaocao, be good, don't cry, my sister will come to see you, and you will always be my good sister." Qingqing comforted Xiaocao.
Nian Jian'an felt a little comfort, after all, they were sisters.
Zheng Bajin felt a little sad when he saw the two of them approaching their separation, and complained: "Xiaocao, you are still young, let's talk about it when you grow up."
The saddest thing was Bao Juan. She didn't expect that not only the money was lost, but also the heart of her biological daughter would follow Qingqing and become separated from herself.
"Okay, don't cry. If I have a chance, I will definitely bring Qingqing back to see you. Now, we are going to fry the fish." Zheng Bajin said, took the fish into the ear room, sprinkled it with salt, and shook it Evenly, burn the oil on the fire.
Bao Juan's face darkened, this guy was leaving and wasting her family's oil.
"Look how much money you still have? Take it out, and I'll make up for what's not enough. After all, it's a mother-daughter affair." Nian Jian'an glanced at Bao Juan.
Bao Juan's heart suddenly sank, she looked at Nian Jian'an and said, "I have no money. I spent it all to treat Qingqing."
"All spent?" Nian Jian'an looked at Bao Juan in disbelief.
He came back from selling coal every day and gave almost all of it to Bao Juan except for the cost of the next car. She actually said it was gone? It doesn’t cost so much to treat Qingqing?
Xiaocao and Qingqing didn't say anything and looked at Nian Jianan and Bao Juan.
Bao Juan didn't know what to do, and of course she didn't dare to say anything about gambling at this time. She could only bite the bullet and insisted: "Yes, it was all spent on Qingqing. Look, Xiaocao and I, even I can’t even bear to wear decent clothes.”
"To be honest, Qingqing has not made any contribution to the family in these years, and has spent a lot of money. Even if he doesn't give her money, he can still be considered worthy of her."
"Damn it, I already told you to give her six hundred as a dowry. Are you telling me this at this time?" Nian Jian'an turned livid with anger. "Tell me the truth, where did the money go? Who did you give it to?"
"Who can I give it to? I am a foreigner, married into your family, and have no relatives except Xiaocao and Qingqing. Who can I give it to?" Bao Juan said, tears streaming down her face, looking at her with a look of grievance. Year Jian'an.
Nian Jianan's heart softened. In all these years, she had never heard that she had any relatives, and she had never mentioned returning to her parents' home.
He never dreamed that Bao Juan would gamble. Because, at this moment, there are not many women in the village who are addicted to gambling.
"Besides, you haven't given me any money since Zheng Bajin came here." Seeing that her bitterness card had worked, Bao Juan continued, crying even more sadly.
"Okay, stop crying!" Nian Jian'an didn't want to see this woman cry anymore, so he stopped her with words, and half of the anger in his heart was gone.
Qingqing sighed in her heart, her face expressionless.
"Well, I only have the money I earned in these two days, so I'll give it to you first." Nian Jian'an said, took out the money from his arms, counted it, and said, "Only one hundred and eighty."
Qingqing didn't answer, just looked at Nian Jianan.
Nian Jian'an sighed and said: "Take it first. I will definitely do what I said. I owe the rest first and I will give it to you later."
Only then did Qingqing take it and said, "Thank you, Dad!"
After taking a look at Bao Juan, who was heartbroken, she felt a little better.
As the saying goes: A good son doesn’t want his mother’s land, a good girl doesn’t want her mother’s dowry. However, Qingqing had her own thoughts. She knew that Nian Jianan was too doting on Bao Juan.
And Bao Juan is already a gambler. Sooner or later, this family will be defeated by Bao Juan.
Keep some for yourself, maybe you can give it to Xiaocao in the future, and Xiaocao's love for her will be worth it.
She originally thought that by asking for money, Nian Jian'an could force Bao Juan to secretly gamble, but she didn't expect that Bao Juan's tears would make Nian Jian'an soften. What else could she do?
At this time, a charming fragrance came from the ear room, and Zheng Bajin had already walked out with a plate of fried fish.
Xiaocao came over, took the plate from Zheng Bajin's hand, picked up a yellow fish, blew on it, put it in his mouth, and said: "It smells so good, I have never eaten fish that smells so good. "
Several people looked at Xiaocao's cute appearance and had different thoughts in their hearts.
"Eat first, the other pot will be ready soon." Zheng Bajin said with a smile, turned around and entered the house again.
"Go back and eat!" Nian Jianan said, first entering the house and sitting in the main room.
Bao Juan was relieved. Although she was scolding Zheng Bajin and Qingqing in her heart, she didn't dare to show it anymore, but helped to serve the rice.
Xiaocao also brought the fish back home and put it on the table. Seeing that Qingqing didn't come in, she hurriedly turned around and ran out of the house. She pulled Qingqing and said, "Sister, it's really delicious. Come on! Have a taste of it." You know, this kind of delicious food is really rare in the world!"
Qingqing smiled and followed her into the house. Before she could sit down, Xiaocao picked the biggest one on the plate for her and fed it to her mouth.
However, it is quite fragrant and very crispy!
Soon, all the rice and fish were served, and the whole family ate with gusto. Only Bao Juan felt mixed emotions.
…
In the middle of the night, Zheng Bajin took Qingqing and left Nianjia Village.
Xiaocao and Nian Jianan couldn't hold them back, so they felt sad at home.
After going out, Qingqing also shed tears because she was sad for Xiaocao, but she kept holding it back when facing Nian Jianan and Bao Juan.
"Are you regretting it at this time? You can't bear to leave this family." Zheng Bajin also felt Qingqing's tearful mood.
"I just can't let go of Xiaocao! She was very good to me, but in a family like this, she will be abandoned sooner or later." Qingqing said, wiping away tears.
"Then why don't you find an opportunity to tell your father what that woman did?" Zheng Bajin asked the question that had been buried in his heart recently.
Qingqing sighed and said, "He won't believe it, so why bother asking for trouble."
"If you don't tell me, how do you know he won't believe it? After all, he is also your biological father." Zheng Bajin asked strangely.
"Well, you don't know, he has never liked me. Since he was a child, he has always thought that I was a girl. For this reason, my mother was also affected and was beaten at every turn." Qingqing said, tears falling again.
Zheng Bajin was stunned for a moment, and then he thought in his mind. Could it be that this was the fundamental reason why Qingqing's biological mother ran away from home? He also wanted to ask again, why did he still favor sons when he had no son in Jian'an? female?
However, he didn't want to bring up Qingqing's sadness anymore, so he could only comfort her and said, "Okay, everything is over. I will take good care of you from now on and prevent you from getting hurt again."
"You're so kind to me!" Qingqing nodded.
"But, I need to know that my family is not in a good place. If you follow me, you may suffer." At this time, Zheng Bajin didn't want to hide anything from her anymore, so he grabbed her little hand and said.
"It's okay, no matter how bad your family is, as long as I follow you, I will be satisfied." Qingqing flexed her little hand.
Zheng Bajin let go of her hand.
Of course, the girls today would not be as casual as the ones he had seen in his previous life. At least a sense of shyness was indispensable. Being able to run away with him alone was the greatest courage. He couldn't slap her in the mouth. It would be too small. Dog warming up over the fire—take your time.
"Uncle Nian said he would drive a tractor to send us off, why didn't you let him?"
"I don't want him to know where your home is. Besides, I don't want Xiaocao to stay alone with that woman." Qingqing gritted her teeth and said.
She is indeed an ignorant girl and naive.
If I, Zheng Bajin, were still the same Bajin I was before, I don't know, I might have sold her.
Zheng Bajin sighed inwardly, smiled and said, "You really think about everything for me. But, there is still something unknown. Why didn't you tell her about secretly gambling?"
"To tell you the truth, I have thought about it before, but for Xiaocao's sake, I don't want to mention it. Otherwise, if she is divorced, Xiaocao may follow in my footsteps."
Zheng Bajin was in a daze. Qingqing was so kind and only thought about others. Little did he know that this was not protecting Xiaocao, but harming her.
However, I don't want to break it now to avoid worrying her. I can only find an opportunity in the future to tell Nian Jianan that women cannot completely make the decision in this family, otherwise something will definitely happen.
Once a woman becomes addicted to gambling, she will not be able to control her sense of proportion better than a man. She will not be willing to do anything without ruining her family's wealth and making it beyond recovery.
However, in this way, it would be very hard to take Qingqing alone for more than thirty miles. It might be almost dawn by the time we got home.
At this moment, Zheng Bajin's heart tightened and he stopped, blocking Qingqing behind him.
"Why don't you leave?" Qingqing asked strangely.
"There are people ahead." Zheng Bajin pointed to two figures waiting for them under the shadow of a tree where the moon could not shine.
Qingqing was shocked and grabbed Zheng Bajin's clothes tightly, wondering what to do?
