Chapter 91: Confrontation

Qin Wenhuo glanced at her.

“She stayed up all night taking care of the kids.”

Lan Qingman met Qin Wenhuo’s cold, stern black eyes and gave an awkward smile. “—Well, your wife really worked hard!”

At that moment, Mother Qin spoke up. “How are the kids?”

Qin Wenhuo replied, “The fever’s gone down.”

“That’s good. So they can be discharged this morning, right?” Mother Qin didn’t like hospitals. If the kids’ fever was gone, it was better to recover at home.

Qin Wenhuo nodded. “Yes.”

Lan Qingman spoke up, as if casually, “Wenhuo, yesterday the Zhao mother and daughter came by to complain. Your wife really packs a punch—”

Mother Qin hadn’t expected her eldest daughter-in-law to bring this up, especially after she’d told her not to mention it.

“Lan Qingman, that’s enough!”

Lan Qingman looked aggrieved. “Mom, I didn’t say anything wrong. Besides, something this big, Wenhuo should know about it! And honestly, the way your wife handled it was really inappropriate. She’s new to Beijing—even if she was in the right, we should talk to her properly. She can’t just go around hitting people whenever she feels like it, right? There were better ways to handle this—”

Qin Wenhuo spoke in a low voice, “I think my wife did the right thing.”

Lan Qingman had assumed Qin Wenhuo would at least agree with her, since he was such a principled person.

But when she heard this, her expression was one of disbelief.

“Wenhuo, what did you say?”

“Sister-in-law, I don’t think my wife did anything wrong. Zhao Sisi has a filthy mouth. Maybe you’re a saint and can put up with it, but my wife is just an ordinary person—she doesn’t have to.”

“If Zhao Sisi runs her mouth again, my wife will hit her again.”

Lan Qingman: …?

Listen to what he’s saying! Does he even know what he’s saying?

Just then, Fu Mingxue’s clear voice rang out, “Sister-in-law, I didn’t realize you had such a problem with me!”

The three people in the hospital room turned around in surprise.

Lan Qingman’s expression was extremely awkward when she saw Fu Mingxue.

“—I don’t, really.”

“Oh? But from what you just said, that’s not how it sounds. You’re clearly very dissatisfied with me! Why is it that you’re blaming me, the innocent party, instead of the one who was actually at fault?”

Fu Mingxue walked in, her pretty face frosty, not a hint of a smile.

“—I wasn’t blaming you. I just think there are better ways to handle things than fighting—”

“Sorry, but I happen to like solving problems with my fists. Some people just have it coming. If I don’t hit them, should I just stand around arguing with them? I’m not as smooth and diplomatic as you, sister-in-law.”

Lan Qingman: …?

Fu Mingxue ignored her after that.

Instead, she turned to Mother Qin. “Mom, sorry, but that’s just how I handle things. Besides, Zhao Sisi started spouting nonsense about relationships the moment she walked in. Honestly, I didn’t hit her hard enough. If it weren’t for the Qin family’s sake, I’d have sent her straight to the police station.”

Mother Qin immediately said, “It’s fine, you did the right thing.”

“Thank you for understanding. By the way, Mom, I’d like to take the kids home with me after they’re discharged. My mom’s there too, so she can help take care of them.”

Mother Qin immediately objected, “That won’t do—”

Qin Wenhuo was a little surprised by Fu Mingxue’s decision, but he was clearly on her side.

“Mom, let’s do as Mingxue says. Let the kids spend more time with her.”

Mother Qin looked at the two of them, hesitating. “—Is that really okay?”"