Chapter 534 - 564: You Have the Final Say in Our Family
The two of them were lovey-dovey for a bit longer before they started talking about the Shen Family’s affairs.
Shen Yi said, "Oh, by the way, Shen Feng broke up with Sun Lili from your major. Now he and Lin Nian are an item."
"Weren’t they already an item? They even rented a place together off-campus."
Shen Yi said, "It was a secret before. I guess it’s out in the open now."
"Then Lin Nian must have done something. She’s quite resourceful. After all, Li Xiaomei is a snob, and with the way things are now, there’s no way she would accept Lin Nian as her daughter-in-law."
Thinking of Lin Nian, Qin Jiao really didn’t know what to make of her.
She felt that the girl was an absolute fool, using practically all her intelligence and talent just to latch onto Shen Feng. But the real question was, was he really that great of a catch?
’No matter what, it’s better to rely on yourself than on others. If you work on yourself and become strong, you won’t be afraid of any future difficulties.’
’And on top of that, you’re a transmigrator. You should have a grasp on so many future opportunities, so what is there to be afraid of?’
Finally, Qin Jiao said, "I guess she was trying to take a shortcut, but she ended up turning it into hard mode. Anyway, enough about her. Let’s talk about the paint factory. The Xianjiuyi Clothing Factory is thriving, so if the paint factory really gets into deep trouble, Shen Zhengfeng will definitely come looking for you."
"I couldn’t care less about him!"
The only reason Shen Yi wasn’t actively doing anything to kick the man while he was down was out of consideration for the fact that he was his father.
Besides, if the paint factory went bankrupt, it would be his own doing. After he gave the clothing factory to Shen Yi, he was constantly pulling tricks and trying to trip him up.
Qin Jiao thought for a moment, then said, "You might be studying in the South when that happens. If he comes looking for me, I’ll just say I can’t make decisions about the clothing factory—that in our house, Shen Yi has the final say."
Hearing this, Shen Yi’s eyes crinkled in a smile. He leaned in to kiss her. "You little liar. We both know you’re the one who calls the shots in our house..."
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After Qin Zhonghui and Su Yun returned, he forced himself to stop thinking about the whole mess back in his hometown and began to focus on preparing to open a restaurant.
Qin Na came looking for him. After hearing her second brother recount what had happened, she, too, fell silent.
After a moment, Qin Na asked quietly, "Second Brother, did Mom and Dad not mention me even once?"
Both Qin Bogang and Qin Zhonghui had at least been allotted a house at one point, even if they later gave it up themselves.
But as the daughter of the family, when Qin Na was suffering from domestic abuse, Mr. Qin and the others hadn’t cared at all. They subscribed to the notion that a married daughter is like spilled water. Later, for their own benefit and for the bride price, they even tried to marry her off to a very disreputable family.
Later, they had opposed her marriage to Sun Jianhua, going so far as to declare that if she insisted on marrying him, they would act as if they never had a daughter.
Seeing his sister’s crestfallen expression, Qin Zhonghui quickly said, "They were probably just preoccupied with Third Brother’s problems then."
Qin Na shook her head, a bitter smile on her face. "Second Brother, you don’t have to comfort me. I know. Mom and Dad have never cared about me. But the good thing is, Jianhua is wonderful to me, and you and Second Sister-in-law are so good to me, too. I don’t ask for anything more. I feel like what I have now is the greatest happiness imaginable."
Children strive so hard, hoping to get even a tiny bit of their parents’ attention.
Over the past two years, Qin Na had actually sent quite a few packages to her parents back home. But while they accepted the things she sent, they never once mentioned their daughter.
It would be a lie to say she wasn’t heartbroken.
But once you come to terms with it and let go of all expectations, it probably gets much better.