mesbooks Chapter 293 The 6s' "Brother-Supporting Demon" (Part 10)
Chapter 293 The 6s' "Brother-Supporting Demon" (Part 10)
Chapter 293 The Brother-Supporting Demon of the 1960s 10
"Third sister, the reason I called you here today is still about the house."
With a half-smile, Qingmo glanced at her eldest sister and said, "Oh, eldest sister, you've made a decision?"
"Well, this matter has been going on for so long. In the end, my second sister and I discussed it and decided to give 100 yuan to Junzi's wife's family."
"Oh, so what?"
The eldest sister rubbed her hands together, a smile plastered on her face: "So, third sister, this house still belongs to me and second sister. After all, we both contributed money to settle things with Junzi's wife."
Qingmo chuckled lightly: "Big sister, you've got a real plan. Leaving aside the fact that I should have a share in this house, can the 100 yuan you paid in compensation compare to this house?"
The eldest sister's expression changed, and she hurriedly said, "Third sister, you're being unreasonable. If we hadn't intervened, would you have gotten this house?"
Qingmo's eyes turned cold: "Big sister, I don't want to waste my breath on you. Two hundred, give me two hundred, and you and second sister can each have a room in this house. I don't need it."
"Otherwise, if others make a fuss, I will too."
Seeing Qingmo's resolute attitude, the eldest sister became anxious: "Third sister, don't be stubborn. If you don't give up the house, don't expect us to help you in the future."
Qingmo's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Sister, you talk as if you've helped us before?"
“I’ve always been the one helping my family before. You and my second sister never thought about your family at all. Now that our parents are dead, you want to get a share of the pie, without even considering whether I agree to it.”
After saying that, Qingmo got up and left without looking back.
The eldest sister watched Qingmo's departing figure, stomping her feet in anger. "That brat, she dares to threaten me!"
The last two older sisters came to see Qingmo several more times, but she stubbornly refused to budge.
The two eventually paid the money, but it was a complete falling out; they declared they would never see each other again.
Who cares?
She's such an upright person; the fact that she didn't kill them all shows how kind-hearted she is.
With no worries, no troublesome people, and no annoying things, I can finally live a peaceful life.
However, the food shortage situation is becoming increasingly severe.
Walking down the street now, everyone seems to have a worried look on their face, prominent cheekbones, and are extremely thin, walking with a weak and listless gait.
Qingmo herself is well-fed, but as for her family, as long as they don't starve, she won't give them any money. If everyone else is starving but her children are, it would be strange if people didn't suspect something.
One day, Qingmo was carrying peach crisps and candy she had just bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. Several of her grandsons were with her, each with a piece of fruit candy in their mouth, their faces full of satisfaction from eating candy.
Suddenly, an old woman collapsed beside her; she was clearly starving.
Everyone around saw it, but most people didn't go to help, since they didn't have any extra food to share with others.
Qingmo didn't even glance at the old woman and walked straight past her.
However, someone grabbed the hem of her clothes.
"Grandma, this grandma is so pitiful, please feed her some peach shortbread."
Qingmo looked down at Lingling, who was tugging at her clothes, and frowned.
This child, how many times has this happened? They really are annoying regardless of age.
She was about to refuse when she noticed that many people around her were giving her strange looks.
Is this an attempt to morally blackmail her? Does Lingling not know how stingy her grandmother is?
"Ha, if you want to save her, then save her yourself. Don't you have a piece of candy in your mouth? Take it out and feed it to her. Stop trying to betray me."
With that, he kicked the child to the ground, right next to the old lady, and left without looking back, taking his grandsons with him.
The onlookers wanted to say something, but seeing Qingmo's old face, they knew she was not someone to be trifled with, so they kept quiet.
After all, they themselves are unwilling to give anything up, so why humiliate themselves?
"Sister, sis..."
The little ones wanted to plead for their older sister, but after being glared at by their grandmother, they didn't dare say anything and obediently followed her home.
Lingling glared at the departing figures with resentment. After hesitating for a moment, she spat out the candy and fed it to the unconscious old lady.
With candy in her mouth, it took the old lady a while to recover. She slowly opened her eyes and weakly said, "Thank you."
"Child, could you please do me a favor and take me home?"
"Okay, Grandma, please get up slowly."
Lingling struggled to help the old lady up and walked step by step toward the old lady's house.
Along the way, the old lady chatted with her intermittently.
"Child, where are your family? Why are you out alone?"
“I… my family doesn’t like me. They favor boys over girls. My grandma just left with my brothers.”
"Poor child, oh, it's rare that you're so kind."
When we arrived at the old lady's house, it was a small courtyard. Inside, an old man dressed simply but with an air of refinement was sitting at the door, looking around.
Upon seeing the two people, he wanted to come forward, but after coughing a few times, he couldn't sit up.
"Alright, old man, I'm fine. Don't sit outside, let's go home."
The group helped them into the house.
"Grandma, you're home now, so you should head back first."
"Wait, child."
The old lady went inside and then took out an antique jade pendant from her bosom, handing it to Lingling: "Child, thank you for saving me today, but Grandma's house doesn't have much food left, so please accept this as a token of my gratitude."
Lingling wanted to refuse, but the old lady insisted, so she had no choice but to accept it.
She didn't know why, but she really liked this jade pendant when she saw it.
When she happily returned home, she was greeted with a beating.
"Ah, Grandma, why did you hit me? Waaah, Mom, help me, it hurts!"
Lingling was beaten and ran around the yard in a frenzy. Jinhua tried to stop her, but her mother-in-law wouldn't listen.
"Mother, stop hitting him, stop hitting him! This child did something wrong, you can blame your daughter-in-law instead." Jinhua was extremely anxious as she watched her child being beaten.
"Hmph, you still have the nerve to jump out here. Look at the daughter you raised, she's like a ghost every day, she walks without making a sound."
"That's fine, but don't you even look at the situation outside? There are plenty of people starving to death, and she's still acting like a saint, saving people. What, are you all complaining about being too full? Do you want to cause trouble for this old lady?"
While talking, she hit him. Qingmo raised the bamboo stick without any mercy, hitting the little ingrate until he howled.
Lingling was in so much pain that she cried out, "Grandma, please stop hitting me! I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"
Jin Hua wiped away her tears and tried to stop her, but she was hit several times and didn't dare to resist her mother-in-law at all.
As Lingling dodged, something fell to the ground. Qingmo looked closely and saw it was a jade pendant. She picked it up quickly and stopped moving.
She examined the jade pendant closely, glancing at Lingling with a half-smile, her eyes filled with greed. "Oh, I didn't know this brat had brought back a treasure. Where did she steal it from?"
"I didn't steal it; it was given to me by Grandma Wu, whom I rescued today."
Qingmo smiled smugly. "This jade pendant looks valuable. Alright, let's call it even. The jade pendant is mine."
Lingling burst into tears, feeling wronged: "That was a thank-you gift from Grandma..."
Qingmo glared at her fiercely: "What do you know? You little brat, what's yours? You can't even get enough to eat, and you're still being supported by your mother. I'm punishing you by not letting you eat tonight."
"Milk…"
Holding the jade pendant, Qingmo happily went back to her room. Lingling was unwilling, but there was nothing she could do; after all, she was just a child.
Her hands were clenched into fists, and tears fell one by one, which made Jinhua feel heartbroken. She hugged her tightly.
"Child, forget it, forget it. It's just a jade pendant. That's your grandmother. Don't make her angry in the future."
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried their eyes out; it was truly heartbreaking.