Chapter 367: Chapter 367: What Shenanigans Are They Up To Again?
School was starting the next day, and Shen Yi still hadn’t returned. Qin Jiao figured he would probably have to delay his return to campus. Fortunately, the school had been contacted, so it wasn’t a big issue for now.
Doing business wasn’t easy. The fact that Shen Yi and his group were delayed meant they had a foot in the door. If there was no opportunity at all, they would have already returned.
Since she was a day student, she didn’t need to prepare much for the first day of school; a bookbag was enough. Qin Jiao quickly finished packing, then saw Xiao Shi run over in a panic. "Sis, hurry over to the other room! It sounds like something terrible has happened back in our hometown!"
Qin Jiao nodded and immediately ran after her sister. When she got there, she saw her mom sitting alone, sighing speechlessly.
Her dad, Qin Zhonghui, was still at the factory, so he hadn’t come home yet. Su Yun had taken the call from their hometown by herself, and her expression was incredibly complex.
Qin Jiao asked, "Mom, what kind of trouble are they stirring up now?"
"Your grandparents have lost their minds! You know how they were trying to arrange a marriage for your youngest uncle? Well, they found out you were already married, so they couldn’t target you anymore. But that Geng family is relentless and is insisting on being compensated with a daughter. And can you believe it? They’ve actually set their sights on Xiao Lan!"
Qin Jiao was stunned. "Have they lost their minds?! Xiao Lan is only a first-year in high school; she isn’t even an adult! Besides, even if she was, with my uncle’s family’s standing, they wouldn’t need to find a man who’s almost thirty for her! If my aunt finds out, isn’t she going to lose it?"
"Tell me about it! As soon as your aunt heard, she demanded a divorce from your uncle on the spot! Your uncle is a fool, too. For the sake of your youngest uncle, he actually agreed to this ridiculous affair! He even tried to justify it, saying the family agreed to get engaged first and wait until after Xiao Lan finishes her college entrance exams to get married! What on earth is that supposed to mean?!"
Su Yun sighed deeply. "That poor girl, Xiao Lan, she’s usually so full of life. On the phone, she was sobbing so hard she could barely breathe. She’s stormed off to her maternal grandmother’s house, and your aunt has gone back there as well. Your aunt intends to fight this to the bitter end; she refuses to back down, even if it means getting a divorce."
If she were in the same position, Su Yun would have likely made the same choice as her sister-in-law, Sun Li.
Her father-in-law and the others had simply gone too far this time!
’Just because their third son can’t control himself, they have to sacrifice their own niece’s future and happiness? Not to mention, Xiao Lan is so young!’
When Su Yun remembered that they had targeted her own daughter, Xiao Jiao, not long ago, she said furiously, "We don’t need to associate with relatives like that anymore. They’re not even human!"
Qin Jiao quickly poured her mother a cup of tea. "Mom, drink some water. Please don’t be angry. My aunt is a very determined woman, and just like you, she cares deeply about her children. I’m sure Xiao Lan won’t be wronged in this."
Su Yun calmed down a little after talking with her daughter.
However, when she told her husband, Qin Zhonghui, about it that evening, even a man as good-tempered as him became so enraged that he immediately called his older brother, Qin Bogang, and tore into him.
"Brother, Xiao Lan is your own daughter! How could you do something like this?"
"Zhong Hui, you don’t understand. The Geng family said that if we don’t give them a girl in exchange, they’re going to cause trouble for Ji Qun! Besides, they’ve already agreed—since Xiao Lan is still in school, they’ll just get engaged to her first and marry after she graduates. And that guy, Geng, he has a job in the county seat, and..."
