Chapter 88: Father Zhao Refuses to Believe It

Zhao Sisi ran home in tears.

Before the Zhao family could even ask what had happened, she had already dashed upstairs.

Just then, Mrs. Zhao also returned, her face dark and stormy.

Mr. Zhao asked directly, “What happened? Why did Sisi come home crying? What did the Qin family say?”

“What did they say? They were outrageous! They didn’t take our Zhao family seriously at all. After all these years of friendship, that old man Qin just stomped all over our dignity—especially mine and Sisi’s!”

“I really didn’t expect Old Man Qin to go so far.”

Her words left the Zhao family confused.

Mr. Zhao frowned. “What exactly happened? Didn’t they make that new daughter-in-law apologize?”

Mrs. Zhao let out a cold laugh. “Apologize? Old Man Qin shielded her completely! He even scolded me for not raising my daughter properly—then told our daughter not to bother his grandson anymore.”

As she spoke, her eyes reddened again.

After all these years, this was the first time she’d been so humiliated.

And to have it happen right at their doorstep, no less.

“What? Old Man Qin said that? Impossible—” Mr. Zhao flat-out refused to believe it.

He simply couldn’t believe Old Man Qin would say such things.

The rest of the Zhao family didn’t believe it either.

Seeing her husband’s reaction, Mrs. Zhao grew even angrier. “You think I’m making this up? If I uttered a single false word, may I be struck by lightning!”

Old Master Zhao barked, “Enough!”

“Dad, I’m not lying. He told us to keep our daughter in line and not let her go looking for Qin Wenshu anymore. He even said there’s no engagement between our families, and since the two kids aren’t together, Sisi shouldn’t interfere with his grandson finding a proper match. How could an elder say something like that?”

“It’s just too much—”

“I swear, I didn’t lie about a single word.”

Now, Old Master Zhao’s face turned completely grim.

The rest of the Zhao family also looked very unhappy—

The new daughter-in-law from the Qin family had hit someone, but instead of making her apologize, Old Man Qin actually protected her? Was he really planning to break off all ties with the Zhao family?

——

Aunt Li arrived at the hospital to deliver food.

She glanced at Fu Mingxue a few extra times.

Qin Wenhuo noticed her expression. “Aunt Li, did something happen at home?”

Aunt Li: …?

She hesitated, unsure how to explain.

How was she supposed to talk about this?

Fu Mingxue looked at her. “Is it about me?”

Qin Wenhuo said, “Aunt Li, tell us.”

Seeing this, Aunt Li had no choice but to recount how Mrs. Zhao and her daughter had come to the Qin house to make trouble.

After hearing the story, Fu Mingxue was quite surprised.

But it wasn’t the Zhao mother and daughter’s complaints that surprised her.

What surprised her was how Old Man Qin had taken her side, standing up for a granddaughter-in-law he hadn’t even met.

“If my grandfather handled it that way, then you don’t need to worry,” Qin Wenhuo said.

Fu Mingxue shot him a look. “I’m not worried.”

Where did he get the idea she was worried?

Besides, even if the Qin family didn’t take her side, it wouldn’t matter—she wasn’t planning to live with them anyway.

Qin Wenhuo just glanced at her and said nothing more. Instead, he gestured to the food on the table. “Let’s eat.”

Fu Mingxue looked at the delicious spread, surprised at how much had been brought.

“Aunt Li, eat with us!”

Aunt Li quickly waved her hands. “I’ve already eaten. You two go ahead.”

Qin Wenhuo served the food to Fu Mingxue.

He even picked out the only big chicken drumstick and put it in her bowl.

Fu Mingxue glanced at him but didn’t say anything.

After they finished eating,

Fu Mingxue started to clean up,

But Aunt Li hurried over to take over. “Let me do it.”

At that moment, Qin Wenhuo spoke up: “Aunt Li, you don’t need to stay tonight. You can go home.”

Fu Mingxue added, “Yes, Aunt Li, you can go. Wenhuo and I can handle things here.”

(End of chapter)"