Chapter 117: The Qin Family Is Not a Place for Her to Stir Up Trouble

Lan Qingman also thought this was a good idea.

""Mom, then you go. If I just slink back home on my own, how will I have any say in the Qin family in the future?""

Mother Lan: ...?

She had just been speaking offhand.

If she really had to go see her son-in-law—what about her dignity as a mother-in-law?

At that moment, Mother Lan saw her son coming out.

Her eyes lit up. ""Mingxuan, you’re just in time. Go find that Wenze and have him bring your sister back.""

""It’s been so many days. What does it mean that he hasn’t come to pick her up?""

Lan Mingxuan didn’t really want to go, but seeing both his mother and sister looking at him, he had no choice but to nod. ""Alright, I’ll go to the Qin family.""

His sister-in-law, Liu Ya, heard that her husband was going to the Qin family, and she immediately felt uneasy.

Still, it was fine—better to get this sister-in-law back to the Qin family sooner rather than later.

She’d been staying at the Lan house every day, acting like she was some kind of young lady. Not only did she not do any chores, she even liked to boss Liu Ya around.

Just looking at her was infuriating.

If she stayed any longer, Liu Ya figured she herself wouldn’t get divorced, but she and her husband might end up splitting up.

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Lan Mingxuan didn’t go to Qin Wenze’s workplace—he wasn’t allowed in there anyway.

He just rode his bicycle straight to the Qin house.

""Auntie—""

When Mother Qin saw Lan Mingxuan, her expression was indifferent. ""You’re here. What’s the matter?""

How was Lan Mingxuan supposed to respond to that?

He froze awkwardly. ""I came to see the kids. They—""

Mother Qin said coolly, ""They’re tired from playing and have gone to sleep. Why don’t you come another time?""

Mother Qin’s attitude left Lan Mingxuan at a loss for words.

But he couldn’t just leave empty-handed this time.

So he braced himself and said,

""Auntie, couples quarrel sometimes—just like how your tongue sometimes gets bitten by your teeth. My sister does have a bit of a temper, but shouldn’t my brother-in-law come pick her up?""

""It’s not right for her to stay at her parents’ house all the time. The kids are still young and need their mother—""

Mother Qin glanced at him. ""So you mean your sister wants to come back? Then let her come back! I’m not stopping her. In our Qin family, people come and go as they please. When she left, I didn’t stop her. If she wants to come back now, I’m certainly not stopping her either.""

Lan Mingxuan: ...?

That was a real slap in the face.

What did she mean, ""come and go as they please""?

Was she saying his sister should just come back on her own?

So his brother-in-law wasn’t going to fetch her?

Just then, Qin Wenying walked in and saw Lan Mingxuan. ""You need something from my family?""

Lan Mingxuan: ...?

Why did he have to run into her?

Now he was more than just nervous—he was terrified.

He was most afraid of this member of the Qin family.

""—No, nothing. I’ll be heading back. Auntie, I’ll take my leave now.""

He was about to make his escape when Qin Wenying spoke up. ""Stop right there!""

Lan Mingxuan froze.

""Go tell Lan Qingman: if she wants to come back, she’d better hurry up and get back here. If she doesn’t want to live here anymore, then don’t bother coming back at all. Our Qin family doesn’t need a daughter-in-law who’s always stirring up trouble.""

Lan Mingxuan: ...?

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After he left,

Mother Qin gave her daughter a reproachful look. ""Why did you have to say it like that?""

Qin Wenying was completely unconcerned. ""I just want Lan Qingman to understand that the Qin family is not a place for her to make trouble.""

It wasn’t that she looked down on Lan Qingman as a sister-in-law—well, actually, she did.

It was one thing to be petty, but to deliberately stir up drama in this family—absolutely not.

She really didn’t know what her big brother had been thinking when he married her."