Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Is the Qin Family Beginning to Decline?
After Qin Xiao finished speaking to Mrs. Chen and the others, he turned to Mrs. Zhen and said, "Aunt, Xiao Li’s hand is injured, I’ll take her to the hospital first.
Please explain a little to Grandma on my behalf; her birthday banquet was disrupted by us."
Mrs. Zhen lightly shook her head, "It’s nothing, we’re family, no need for such words.
Just now when I came out, your grandmother asked me to tell you that with us around, you can take Xiao Li and leave first."
Old Mrs. Zhen holds a high status, and if she were to get involved in the younger generation’s matters, it would seem like the Zhen Family is bullying people, so she only had Mrs. Zhen pass on the message.
Hearing this, Qin Xiao nodded and then said to Qin’s mother, "Mom, I’ll take Xiao Li first. Mianmian, please stay back later."
Qin’s mother nodded, "Go ahead! Mianmian, with your mother here and so many others, no one will let Xiao Li be wronged."
Xiao Li felt a warmth in her heart seeing how everyone was protecting her, and the earlier suffocating emotions quickly dissipated.
After Qin Xiao and Xiao Li left, Qin’s mother smirked at Mrs. Chen, "I didn’t expect Mrs. Chen to be so incompetent now, letting the head of the family be someone married off..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoxiao immediately retorted, "So what if I’m married off? Even if I marry, I’m still a Chen Family member.
I can still take charge of the Chen Family matters..."
Ever since Chen Xiaoxiao married into the Hai Family, due to their connections, she gradually gained a voice in the Chen Family, and her opinions started to be valued by her father...
This led Chen Xiaoxiao to become overly arrogant, thinking she’s the key decision-maker of the Chen Family.
After saying this, Chen Xiaoxiao arrogantly raised her head, looking at everyone.
But just a second later, she heard her mother-in-law’s cold voice, "Oh, so you’re still a member of the Chen Family? Then go back to the Chen Family!"
Hearing this, Chen Xiaoxiao’s face instantly cracked...
Turning her head stiffly, Chen Xiaoxiao weakly called out, "Mom..."
However, Mrs. Hai didn’t even look at her, walking straight to Qin’s mother, saying, "Young people don’t understand; they talk nonsense. Don’t take it to heart..."
Qin’s mother laughed, "I do take it to heart...
I don’t know why, as I age, my feelings become more childlike, and some words just get to me instantly.
But I’m not someone who doesn’t understand things. My frustration lies with the Chen Family, not with your Hai Family, so my anger won’t extend to your family..."
Qin’s father and Qin Tan, along with Old Mr. Zhen, arrived together. When there was a commotion here, they thought it was a matter for the women, and with Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Qin handling it, they didn’t intervene.
But as the situation lingered unresolved, they came over to check.
Upon seeing Qin Tan, Qin’s mother spoke, "Tan, is the Qin Family on a decline with your generation?
When your father took over the Qin Family, it was so tough, yet I never felt wronged. Now I’m being reprimanded by the younger generation...
Your wives are being bullied at their maternal homes...
Is it that the sons of the Qin Family can’t protect their women anymore?"
Qin Tan hurriedly laughed, "Mom, don’t be upset. Although you always scold me for being useless, a brat.
But protecting our own family is something I can definitely do...
Don’t worry, I’ll make sure today’s incident is resolved to your satisfaction."
Seeing that Mrs. Qin was angry, Old Mr. Zhen directly instructed the Zhen Family steward, "Uncle Jiang, go fetch the surveillance footage..."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen quickly interjected, "No need, I know, it was my family’s fault today. We’ll definitely come to apologize later.
The old lady’s birthday is more important, let’s not stir this up any further.
I’ll take this inept person of ours home for my husband to scold, apologies for disturbing everyone."
Chen’s father didn’t come to the Zhen Family today because he had an important contract to sign.
After saying this, Mrs. Chen took Chen Tingting and left. As for Chen Xiaoxiao, since she came with Mrs. Hai, Mrs. Chen couldn’t take her away...
Once Mrs. Chen and Chen Tingting left, Chen Xiaoxiao suddenly found herself isolated and quickly walked towards Mrs. Hai. But Mrs. Hai, standing with Qin’s mother, threw a line as she approached, "Weren’t you saying you’re from the Chen Family? Why aren’t you leaving with Mrs. Chen then?"
Mrs. Hai was never satisfied with Chen Xiaoxiao as her daughter-in-law. If it weren’t for her son being stubborn in marrying her, she wouldn’t have thought much of Chen Xiaoxiao!
Now with Chen Xiaoxiao offending the Zhen and Qin Families, Mrs. Hai looked even less favorably upon her.
She was already considering taking this opportunity to get her son to divorce Chen Xiaoxiao when they returned.
With that thought, Mrs. Hai had long stopped viewing Chen Tingting as her daughter-in-law and naturally wouldn’t defend her at all.
Stung by Mrs. Hai’s attitude, Chen Xiaoxiao immediately ran away, feeling wronged.
Once those who were eyesores left, the banquet hall came alive again, with the ladies breaking off into small chat groups.
As soon as Qin Xiao and Xiao Li left the Zhen Family, he asked the driver to go directly to the hospital, but Xiao Li stopped him, "No need to go to the hospital, my hand is fine...
When she touched me, I just pushed her away and took the opportunity to dislocate her arm.
I didn’t suffer any loss; on the contrary, we disturbed Grandma’s birthday feast."
Actually, if Xiao Li wasn’t in a bad mood today, even if Chen Tingting caused trouble, she wouldn’t have retaliated.
But at that moment, she had just learned about her mother’s hardships at the Wen Family, and Chen Tingting came straight for trouble.
She was a woman, and knowing the woman opposite repeatedly moved closer to her man, even with the best temper, she’d be angry.
Not to mention, she was already in a bad mood today.
Chen Tingting wanted to hurt her hand, thinking it would add to her injuries; since that was the case, she let her taste what a dislocated shoulder felt like...
Qin Xiao gently patted Xiao Li’s head, "I know you’re fine, but your arm still needs to go back to the hospital for a recheck.
In the future, for things like dealing with people, you don’t have to lift a finger, I’ll handle it all.
It’s also my fault for not dealing with the Chen Tingting matter sooner...
You don’t need to worry about the rest, I’ve got it covered."
Xiao Li nodded, lightly leaning her head on Qin Xiao’s shoulder, "I know, I’ve never worried about you handling these matters...
Earlier, when encountering Chen Tingting, I didn’t bother with her because I knew you’d deal with it,
but today, I was in a bad mood, and she ran into me, so she became my punching bag."
Qin Xiao gently kissed the top of Xiao Li’s head, "Why are you in a bad mood?"
Xiao Li said calmly, "Today, I heard some things about Mom at Old Mrs. Wen’s place.
I just found out that Mom had a really hard time in the Wen Family...
I previously said I didn’t want to investigate Mom’s past, but now I’ve changed my mind. I want to know everything about those years, what the Wen Family’s senior branch did to her."