Qin Yang glanced at Liu Xiaohua, “I originally agreed to take care of you until Liu Xiaohua came of age, and now that she has, I am no longer obligated to send you money.”
Upon hearing Qin Yang genuinely refusing to send money, not just misunderstanding, Old Lady Liu immediately became anxious.
“You’re talking nonsense; Xiao Hua hasn’t found a husband yet, so she’s not considered an adult. Until she’s an adult, you have to send us money. If you don’t want to give us money, then marry Xiao Hua, and once she’s married, she’ll be considered a grown-up.”
Liu Xiaohua didn’t expect her mother to bring this up so quickly, her face blushed red as she looked at Qin Yang, hoping he would agree.
But the man coldly uttered three merciless words, “Impossible.”
Not to mention he already had a wife, even if he weren’t married, he would never marry Liu Xiaohua.
Li Wei and Zhang Dawei, who had followed behind, found themselves bewildered by the discussion.
Li Wei nudged Zhang Dawei, “Go find someone from the union, Liu Tao’s matter wasn’t Mr. Qin’s concern in the first place. Old Lady Liu is being unreasonable; it’s better to let the union deal with it.”
Zhang Dawei complied and ran off.
Meanwhile, the standoff continued here, and soon Zhang Dawei returned with Manager Xu from the union.
Both were out of breath, Xu Sijin approached the group with a smile.
“This old lady, I’m from the union. If you have any problems, talk to me, don’t make things difficult for Mr. Qin.”
Qin Yang saw Xu Sijin appearing by his side, his brow furrowed tightly, his lips pursed.
Li Wei glared at Zhang Dawei and asked in a low voice, “Why did you bring her here?”
Zhang Dawei looked confused, “I went to the union, and there were only a few people in the office. As soon as I mentioned it, Manager Xu came with me. What’s wrong, isn’t Manager Xu okay?”
Li Wei looked helplessly towards the sky, thinking why out of everyone in the office, it had to be Xu.
Seeing Qin Yang’s embarrassment, Xu Sijin reassured him with a smile, “Mr. Qin, let me handle this, don’t worry.”
She knew this man was indifferent by nature and not good at dealing with such things, so when she heard Qin Yang was in trouble, she stopped others and came herself.
Qin Yang nodded, not rejecting it since this indeed should be handled by the union.
Old Lady Liu watched Xu Sijin warily, “Who are you? This is a matter between me and the Qin Family lad; it’s none of your business.”
Xu Sijin, having already discerned the essence of the two in front of her, especially the way Liu Xiaohua looked at Qin Yang, flashed a hint of scorn in her eyes but patiently explained again, “I am from the department union. We coordinate and resolve workers’ issues; I heard you are also a worker’s family member. If you have any problems or difficulties, you can talk to me.”
“And you think just talking to you can solve them?” Old Lady Liu then scrutinized Xu Sijin.
Seeing her nod with a smile, apparently approachable, Old Lady Liu said, “That Qin lad originally agreed to send us 20 yuan each month for household expenses, but for the past few months, he hasn’t sent anything. How can you just break your promises? He said he would provide until my Xiao Hua came of age, but without a husband, how is she of age? Daughter, isn’t it true? Today we’re here to get an explanation and the money owed to us.”
Recalling the scene of her daughter being molested on the train made Old Lady Liu grind her teeth with anger.
If it weren’t for Qin Yang cutting off their money, her daughter wouldn’t have suffered that humiliation.
Liu Xiaohua wasn’t as simple as her mother thought, seeing how tough this woman was, she spoke up, “We’re not here just for Brother Qin’s money; my mother and I also wanted to see Brother Qin.”
She added to Old Lady Liu, “Mother, didn’t you say you wanted to properly see the place where Brother used to work? I caught a cold last night and have a headache; I think we should settle down first. You can take a good look at Brother’s company, and I can also recover for a few days.”
While speaking, she desperately made signals with her eyes at Old Lady Liu, her intentions transparent, which even Xu Sijin could see through from her toes.
Then looking at Qin Yang’s indifferent and indifferent face, Xu Sijin chuckled softly, “That would be inconvenient; this place is a work site, and there are many potential hazards. This is also why Liu Tao had his accident. Moreover, since Liu Tao is gone, even if you want to stay, there’s no reason to.”
“We can stay at Brother Qin’s place,” blurted Liu Xiaohua.
Xu Sijin shook her head, “His place is a men’s dormitory, even less convenient.”
“You say this and that are not convenient; there must be a way to solve it, right? My son died in your department, are you going to ignore us, a widow and an orphan?” seeing that softness wasn’t working, Old Lady Liu simply started throwing a tantrum.
Xu Sijin thought for a moment, then turned to Qin Yang to discuss, “Mr. Qin, didn’t we just issue salaries yesterday? Why don’t you give them a little? Regardless of other matters, you had a good relationship with Liu Tao before, it’s quite tough for the old lady and the sister to come all this way, surely you can’t bear to let them go back empty-handed?”
Then she turned to Old Lady Liu and her daughter, “Old Lady, whether a person is an adult or not isn’t determined by whether they are married; legally, anyone who reaches the age of eighteen is an adult. Even the marriage law allows anyone aged eighteen to get married. Today I’ll make the decision; let Mr. Qin give you some traveling money, and you go back.”
Qin Yang gave Xu Sijin a cold look, was this how a union worker was supposed to resolve issues?
Xu Sijin was doing it on purpose; she had heard that since Qin Yang got married, he had been very good to his wife, almost all his salary was sent back to his hometown for his wife to spend.
Whether a man is good to his wife or not, isn’t it seen by whether he can provide her with a good life?
These days, there weren’t a few men who spent money on their wives, but those who handed over their entire salary were indeed rare.
Regardless of why the old lady needed money, it was better to drain Qin Yang’s salary for her and her daughter than for his wife.
“Impossible!”
“I disagree!”
Two voices spoke at once, Liu Xiaohua was not here just for the money, and what did it mean that they would still not give after this time?
“Since you can get a marriage certificate at eighteen, then Brother Qin can just go and get a marriage certificate with me. You promised to take care of us before; you can’t just stop halfway. If I marry you, it will also fulfill my brother’s wish.”
Xu Sijin raised an eyebrow and smiled, “I’m afraid that’s not possible, Mr. Qin is a married man; he can’t get a marriage certificate with you.”
“Brother Qin is married?” Liu Xiaohua’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“Yes, he got married three or four months ago,” Xu Sijin casually mentioned.
Old Lady Liu understood, “No wonder you stopped sending us money four months ago, it was because you got married.”
“Brother Qin, now that you have a family, do you ignore the life and death of others?” Liu Xiaohua’s eyes filled with resentment, “Is it your wife who looks down on us?”