I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 374: Start Throwing Out the Meaty Bones

However, Qiao Zhihai was the one who felt as if cats were scratching at his heart.

Li Tie had looked for him several times.

He steeled himself to confront Qiao Qingyu.

The people of the Qiao Family Team were unaware of the conflict between Wu Xiujie and Wu Xiucai, so in their eyes, anyone with the surname Wu was part of the same family.

So looking for Qiao Qingyu was definitely the right move.

After blocking her several times, he finally managed to corner Qiao Qingyu.

He hadn’t expected Qiao Qingyu to turn against him this time.

She struck first to gain the upper hand.

Her tone was also full of frustration, "Uncle, I’ve finally found you. Where have you been hiding these past few days? I need to have a word with you. How could you do something so foolish? I thought you could be in charge of something, but now it seems you can’t even be helped out of a rut."

"...I...I haven’t been avoiding you. I’ve been looking for you several times and just couldn’t find you..."

He didn’t even have time to get angry about Qiao Qingyu saying he was beyond help.

"If you’ve done something wrong, you would definitely avoid me, and I don’t blame you for that, but you can’t just keep hiding. I’m lucky I saw you today, or else I would have gone to your house. In front of your grandchildren, given my temper, you wouldn’t be able to face them."

Qiao Zhihai was bewildered, "...Qingyu...what’s wrong, Uncle hasn’t offended you, has he?"

"Uncle, who are my grandparents to you?" Qiao Qingyu asked coldly, her face stern.

"...They’re your grandparents."

"You know they’re my grandparents, and you know I’m the most filial. I’m always concerned about the two old folks, but look at the fine mess you’ve made. How could you upset them like that? I’m really disappointed in you, so disappointed..."

"Not at all, not at all. Qingyu, make yourself clear, why...why are you disappointed in Uncle?"

"Uncle, I can forgive and understand your jealousy towards my dad. Everyone has a bit of envy; it’s no big deal that my dad suddenly got a rich father-in-law and you’re jealous. But that’s got nothing to do with my grandma and grandpa. Why are you taking advantage of them?"

"...I...I..."

"Grandma and Grandpa worked hard their whole lives, sparing no luxury in eating or drinking, saving up tidily only for you to gamble it all away. Elder uncle had to put in money to cover your losses. My elder brother is such an honest guy, and you even extorted money from him. What kind of judgment do I have, thinking you could handle big responsibilities?"

Right after, Qiao Qingyu, seething with anger, slammed the door of the old house shut.

As she walked away laughing to herself, she thought, these words should give Qiao Zhihai enough to mull over for a few days.

If she couldn’t make this uncle follow her own path, then she was not Qiao Qingyu!

Poor Qiao Zhihai was truly confused.

Standing at the front door, his head was filled with speculations about the meaning of Qiao Qingyu’s words.

What big responsibility did she want him to handle?

He dared not underestimate his niece; this girl was formidable. Nowadays, people in the village revered her like a deity; everyone greeted her with smiles.

Those who spoke ill behind her back—even if Qiao Qingyu didn’t hear them—her family would slap those gossiping old women.

Everyone was hoping for a better life, and they were all truly counting on Qiao Qingyu.

She was like the god of wealth; who would dare to offend her!

Especially with the big developments happening in the village these past few days.

The entire Qiao Family Team was buzzing with excitement like boiling water.

There was talk of a seed production base offering rewards, and if approved, each member could receive money.

Even more money than city workers, and it would be a yearly thing.

Better than city workers, even.

There were plans to build a cement road in the village.

Li Tie had approached him several times, asking if he could secure the contract for constructing the cement road for the village.

"They talked about the benefits they would get afterwards,"

Li Tie even said that if he couldn’t make it happen, then he should just quit the construction team.

He really didn’t want to leave now.

Thinking over Qiao Qingyu’s words from beginning to end, as well as what she said that day when he saw her in the village, Qiao Zhihai started to feel uneasy. frёewebnoѵēl.com

The old man and old lady were his biological parents; no matter how he stirred up trouble, he was still their son.

But Qiao Qingyu was different.

First off, she was already married.

And the current Qiao Qingyu was not the same as she used to be—her tongue was sharp and her mind was quick. Who in the village dared not to take her seriously?

This had nothing to do with her being his niece, quite the opposite; both the elder brother and Old Sun were basking in Qiao Qingyu’s glow.

Li Tie wanted to bask in it too.

Otherwise, he couldn’t have been the one in charge of the construction team.

He reached out his hand, wanting to knock on the front door, but hesitated for a moment and decided to lower his hand instead.

Turning around, he looked back three steps at a time as he left.

Inside the house, Qiao Qingyu was listening to her aunt talk about Da Niu’s situation.

The faces of the old man and the old lady also looked displeased.

Qiao Zhiyuan was holding a roll of tobacco, but he didn’t smoke it because Qiao Qingyu didn’t like him smoking in the house.

"...Who knows what Wang Mei was thinking, it’s not like they couldn’t get by day by day, how could she betroth Da Niu to such a family?"

The old lady scoffed coldly, "Wang Mei is nothing but a troublemaker. I truly regret how I ever let her into our Qiao Family’s door. Her whole family doesn’t have a few good items."

"Is her brother really more important than her own granddaughter?" Wang Guihua didn’t understand.

"The second son is also a fool," the old man said bitterly.

It turned out that Wang Mei’s brother had been dealing in mountain goods with others and ended up not making a penny but instead ended up with a huge debt.

People in the village gave him the mountain goods on credit, and then everyone would block his doorstep every day to collect debts.

At that time, Qiao Zhihai was incidentally in prison, so the Wang family went to borrow usurious loans.

With the interest piling up, the debt was almost ten thousand yuan now, and since they couldn’t repay it, they had their sights set on Da Niu.

The man was thirty-five years old this year, had a volatile temper, and his former wife had run off with someone after abandoning their two children.

He left the two children with his elderly parents and went off to work last year, no one knew what he did, but he certainly had money now.

Once he heard it was Qiao Zhihai’s granddaughter from the Qiao Family Team, he agreed without hesitation, even saying that he would give 20,000 yuan as a betrothal gift.

Then Wang Mei’s sister-in-law and her mother went to find Wang Mei, and she agreed.

This was what Da Niu had come crying and telling them, but afterward, she was dragged back home by Wang Mei who was beating and scolding her.

The old lady tried to intervene then, but Wang Mei said that Da Niu was her granddaughter, and the old lady was separated by quite a few generations; it was not her place to interfere, but if she really wanted to, she could pull out ten thousand yuan to help her maiden family’s brother pay off his debt.

How infuriating that was.

Why should they have to pay off the debt for her maiden family’s brother!

So the old lady drove both Wang Mei and Da Niu out.

Qiao Qingyu then spoke, "Uncle, Da Niu is only sixteen years old in nominal age, how can she marry? And the man is old enough to be her father, and he already has two children. This is clearly a transactional marriage. You are the head of the team, you should take care of this matter both publicly and privately."

"Don’t worry, Qingyu, I’ve already sent Shengbao to Wangjia Village to inquire about it. Our Old Qiao Family, no matter how poor we are, we won’t sell our daughters."

Qiao Qingyu felt that the words she had said to Qiao Zhihai at the door just now were too kind.

But Qiao Qingyu wasn’t surprised; both Qiao Zhihai and Wang Mei were very selfish people.

Such people gave her a headache.