Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

Whenever Yu Min was concerned about Qian Longbin, Old Lady Qian would immediately come out to protect him. Yu Min was very dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's behavior, but whenever she disagreed with her mother-in-law's way of educating her children, she would be scolded.

It seems too late to discipline Qian Longbin now.

Qian Longbin has his grandmother's support, so he no longer takes Yu Min, his cowardly mother, seriously.

He has completely different attitudes towards his grandmother and mother. In defending his grandmother, Qian Longbin said in a coquettish tone: "You are the one who loves me the most in our family. Unlike my mother, she can't even manage herself and my father, and she always wants to control this and that!"

Yu Min was actually very uncomfortable with her son's closeness to her mother-in-law. But what could she do? Her husband was not ambitious and had to rely on his parents-in-law to support him. Her son's various expenses were also covered by his parents-in-law. She had no money herself and no way to make money, so she was really insecure.

She had figured out that the saying "poor people have low aspirations" was applicable to her situation. Once she became poor, even her own children would look down on her.

Sun Xiaohao in the room keenly noticed the unpleasant atmosphere in the outer room.

He didn't know much about the Qian family. He only remembered that when he was terminally ill and waiting for help, the Qian and Zhan families hid away from him.

These people watched him die without helping him. None of them is a good person. If he lets them have an easy life in this life, he will have lived in vain.

Old Mrs. Qian was so happy to be complimented by her grandson that her teeth burst out. She said, "Grandma's love for you is not in vain. Come on, follow grandma into the house and wait for dinner. Ignore your mother!"

After hearing this, Yu Min was so angry that he wanted to smash the fire poker, but in the end he swallowed his anger.

She had an indescribable feeling about the child who came into the house. She just didn't like him. Maybe it was because he looked too much like Qian Laoer's wife?

Although Zhan Jinhua has been married into the Qian family for almost the same year as Yu Min, she has returned to Luojiagou only a few times over the years.

Before they left Qian Xiaoshu in Luojiagou, they hardly ever sent money home. But after the child was raised in Luojiagou, the second son and his wife sent 200 yuan to the old couple every month.

These two hundred yuan were equivalent to a worker's salary in the early 1990s.

However, prices have risen in the past two years, and wages have also increased. I don’t know if the money sent back by the second son’s family has increased. Anyway, I can’t see a penny, and Qian Xiaoshu can’t spend a penny. When Qian Jincai asked Qian Longbin and his son for money, the old lady gave it to them very happily.

When they gave the money, Qian Jindou and his wife left a message asking them to take good care of Qian Xiaoshu and not lose him. Later, they hardly took care of the child. The few times he came back, Qian Xiaoshu was beaten for no reason.

Yu Min didn't understand the reason at all, and Xiaoshu looked so pitiful. She couldn't protect him herself, so she could only bring him some food and help him treat his wounds when the family was not around.

Ever since Qian Xiaoshu was taken home by Shen Nan, he basically never appeared near the Qian family. Yu Min knew that Shen Nan would not treat Xiaoshu badly, so she didn't pay special attention to him.

When she came back today, she heard that Qian Xiaoshu had been missing for several days. The rest of the Qian family members were indifferent, including her two children, which made her feel extremely disappointed.

Perhaps this kind of cold-blooded behavior is inherited from the family? If Xiaoshu is abducted by human traffickers, I hope he can find a good family.

Yu Min silently prayed for the little tree in his heart, but at the same time he was confused about his future life.

She is only forty-four years old. Is she going to spend her whole life in such a cold-blooded family?

It turned out that she was going to endure it for the sake of the two children. However, the two children behaved in exactly the same way as the rest of the Qian family.

Old Mrs. Qian favors boys over girls and has always been indifferent to Min's daughter, Qian Meijuan. But ever since Xiaoshu left the Qian family, the old lady has handed over all the chores that Xiaoshu was supposed to do to Qian Meijuan.

But the child was not as diligent and obedient as the little tree. When he went to collect grass for the pigs, he only collected half a basket each time and deliberately made the grass very fluffy to make it look like there was a lot of it.

Because she couldn't stand her grandma always giving money to her brother and always making her work without pocket money, she learned to steal money a few days ago. She was caught in the act, and she still had a lot of crooked excuses, as if she was forced to steal money by adults.

Yu Min was afraid that she would have a sticky habit, so she beat her up severely. As a result, the girl held a grudge and threatened that she would not support such a cruel mother when she grew up. She also did not speak to her for the past two days.

When Mrs. Qian saw her granddaughter's attitude towards Yu Min, she not only did not think Qian Meijuan was wrong, but also took the initiative to give her another five yuan to encourage her to go against Yu Min.

When Qian Meijuan saw the money, her eyes lit up. She deliberately said to Mrs. Qian in front of Yu Min, "Grandma, now I know who treats me the best. When I grow up and make money, I will definitely be filial to you."

Alas, the two children that Yu Min had raised with great effort were now bought by old lady Qian's money. Thinking of these things, Yu Min felt particularly angry.

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During dinner that night, Sun Xiaohao once again became the focus of attention.

Qian Meijuan is now like a little fan of Sun Xiaohao. She thinks that this cousin is good in every way except that he doesn't look good.

Watching Sun Xiaohao eating with his lips pursed and chewing slowly, his movements were gentle and beautiful, and then listening to the sound of grandma and grandpa slurping porridge in their bowls at the table, it was simply unbearable to hear.

Hey, why didn’t I feel that the way my family eats is so ugly and the sound is so unpleasant before?

She also began to imitate Sun Xiaohao's eating habits, taking a bite of the pancake and swallowing it all before chewing it. Obviously, the new Xiaoshu would chew the pancake several times in his mouth. . .

"Brother Xiaoshu, you look so handsome when you eat. Who taught you? Why don't you teach me..." Qian Meijuan said to Sun Xiaohao who was eating while sitting on the edge of the kang.

Qian Longbin looked at his silly sister who was now like a dog and couldn't help but laugh at her: "Can you compare with him? This new brother grew up in the city, and people in the city have learned this since childhood. You have lived in the village for ten years, can you change your lip-smacking habit all of a sudden?"

Qian Meijuan said unconvincedly: "Didn't that aunt also come from our village? Now she can speak Mandarin and eat in small bites. I want to learn, and you have no right to stop me!"

Sun Xiaohao interrupted, "Brother, sister, seeing you guys making so much noise, I feel so happy. I was so lonely before. Although I have brothers and sisters, I am not familiar with them. From now on, you are my real brothers and sisters."

I am still young and I don’t know much, but after all, I have lived in the city for several years, so I still have some things I can teach you.

Sister Meijuan, table manners are not something you can learn all at once. What my brother said is very right. If you can keep eating like me, you will gradually develop a habit. "

Sun Xiaohao called everyone brother or sister one by one, and his speech was very organized and logical. It was rare for children of that age in the countryside to speak like this.

Mrs. Qian now looked at this not-so-pretty child and found that she liked him more and more. She quickly said, "Look at this little tree. It can talk so well. It's much better than the dumb little tree that was always listless. It must be a member of our Qian family!"