Chapter 9: A Quarrel Caused by a Piece of Clothing

  Li Mei was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and continued: "Is Second Sister still angry with Eldest Sister?"

  Qin Qing smiled and shook her head, saying: "Second sister is thinking too much, my body is not convenient, second sister still has to take care of Dahe, I won't bother you. Yesterday was too late, the things I brought didn't have time to let you take away. This morning I divided them up a bit, when we leave later, don't forget to take them."

  Li Mei was delighted and said: "Then thank you, Second Aunt. Dahe, don't worry about eating, thank you, Little Aunt."

  Dahai, who is only four years old this year, said in a childish tone: "Thank you, little auntie. Little auntie is the most beautiful person Dahai has ever seen, even more beautiful than Xiaohua." Xiaohua is the granddaughter of the tofu seller at the village entrance.

  Qin Qing stroked Dahe's head, which was chubby and cute. Although she didn't like Li Mei, she had a good impression of the silly second brother and the lovely nephew, so she said: "Dahe is really smart! Later, Auntie will give you handsome clothes, our family's Dahe is the most lovely and handsome one that Little Aunt has ever seen."

  "Li Mei, since Yāo Mèi said so, just stay here, it's also more convenient than moving back and forth. Dà Jiāng, Xiǎo Jiāng are not at home, I'm free to take care of Yāo Mèi anyway." Liu Guìhuā was delighted in her heart when she heard Qín Qīng say stay here.

  Li Mei smiled and said: "Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law! I was thinking of letting Xiao Mei come over, I'll stew some old hen soup to nourish her body."

  Qin Qing smiled and said: "There's chicken soup in the kitchen, thanks for your hard work, sister-in-law."

  It was Qin Ming who spoke up, saying: "Since you have this intention, finish your meal and send two chickens over, don't just talk without doing anything."

  Li Mei felt stifled, others hadn't said anything yet, her own husband started to tear her down, but the things hadn't arrived yet, she couldn't lose her temper now, so she forced a smile and quietly ate her meal.

  Liu Guihua made chicken soup for Qin Qing and Dahe, and left some chicken meat for the evening. Li Mei wanted to drink some, but Dajie didn't offer her any, so she didn't dare to serve herself.

  After finishing dinner, Qin Qing brought the things to the stone table under the tree in the courtyard and said: "Dad, this is a set of clothes I bought for you. Go inside and try them on to see if they fit."

  Qin Shan took the clothes handed over by his daughter and smiled with satisfaction, saying "Just right! Wasting money!"

  "Eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law each got a Nida coat, this is the thin version, now it's just right to wear. Eldest sister-in-law is older, so she wears this blue one, second sister-in-law is younger, so she wears the peach red one. This was bought according to big brother's size, I estimated and bought it, if it doesn't fit, we can find a tailor to alter it." Qin Qing handed the sky blue one to eldest sister-in-law and the peach red one to second sister-in-law.

  Liu Guihua held her fashionable scarf and kept wiping away tears. Her younger sister was like this, would she still buy things for her?

  Li Mei took the pink-colored coat, excited and her eyes shining. It seems that this young woman, although a widow, should have received a lot of consolation money from the country, otherwise she wouldn't have bought so many things.

  "Big brother, second brother, this is a military green trench coat I bought for you both. You two are about the same size, so I got it in big brother's size, should fit well." Qin Qing handed one to each of them.

  "Haha, so cool!" Qin De had already seen it and wasn't surprised now, but Qin Ming saw this kind of clothes for the first time and really liked them. He had never worn such clothes before either.

  "Sister, this is for Da Jiang, Xiao Jiang each has a set of cowboy clothes; Da He also has one, and there's also a cowboy hat." Qin Qing divided the clothes, put the hat on Da He's head, "Da He, do you like it?"

  The big river hugged the clothes, touched the hat, and smiled: "I like it, my little aunt bought it for me. Last time Xiaopang showed off in front of me, this time I have new clothes, and I will show off in front of him too."

  Li Mei took away the clothes and said: "Such good clothes, wear them when visiting relatives."

  He was stripped of his clothes, the big river pouted, burst into tears and said: "I don't, I won't, my little aunt bought it for me, I want to wear it, I want to wear it." Then he wanted to roll over.

  Qin Qing couldn't bear to see the child cry, so she stepped forward and said: "Dahai, don't worry, Auntie is in charge now. I'll get Dahai dressed, whenever you want to wear it, we'll put it on."

  Li Mei saw Qin Qing say this and solemnly said: "Children can't be spoiled like this."

  "It's just a piece of clothing, this one suits Dahe perfectly. If you don't let him wear it this year, he'll outgrow it next year and won't be able to wear it anymore, wouldn't that be even more wasteful?"

  Li Mei listened and thought so too. She smiled and said, "It's my fault for not thinking of that. Let the child wear it then. Da Hei, don't forget to thank your little aunt. When you outgrow it later, ask your aunt for another one."

  "Little aunt, when I grow up, will you buy me new clothes?" The river was just a child and only knew that his aunt had clothes.

  Qin Ming pulled Li Mei forward and said, "These clothes are expensive! Younger sister is pregnant now and will give birth soon. The burden will be heavy later on. You don't think about buying clothes for younger sister, but instead you're always thinking of taking advantage of her. How can you be so shameless?!"

  Li Mei was so angry at Qin Ming that she couldn't help but scold him: "You heartless thing, I just thought Da He and his little aunt were close, so I said something to comfort the child, and you took it seriously."

  The big river saw his father and mother quarreling, and was so scared that he cried loudly.

  Qin Qing saw the situation and wondered how it had escalated into a quarrel. She pulled Da He into the house and said, "Da He, don't cry, don't roll around on the floor. From now on, I'll buy you pretty clothes."

  Dahai nodded and said: "Dahai will be very obedient, but Dad and Mom are quarreling!"

  "Alright, you two stop arguing. Xiaomei is spending money to buy clothes for both of you, yet you're not saying a word of thanks and instead are fighting with each other. If you want to fight, go back home and do it there."

  Li Mei turned around and went home, Qin Ming saw that his father was angry and wanted to go back, but it wasn't convenient for him to go back.

  Qin Qing looked at it, took a radio from the house, with a red shell, much smaller than before, about the size of a brick, and said: "Second brother, this is a radio, take it back to coax second sister-in-law."

  Qin Ming rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat embarrassed as he said: "Younger sister, second brother just lost his temper a moment ago. Your second sister-in-law is a petty person who likes to take advantage of others, I'll have a talk with him when we get back, don't take it to heart."

  Qin Qing smiled and said, "Second brother, we are family, even if second sister likes to take advantage of us, it's still being taken by our own people, not outsiders. From now on, you can't scold second sister in front of so many people. A harmonious family is the foundation of all success, how can we have a good life if we quarrel every day?"

  Qin Shan listened and nodded, after all, he was an educated man. He nodded and said: "Remember, teach your son face to face, and teach your wife behind her back. Your younger sister is still young, she knows that harmony in the family brings prosperity. You're already old enough to have gray hair."

  "Alright, Dad." Qin Ming hastily apologized, "This radio is a novelty item, you use it yourself, little sister."

  "Second brother, take it, I bought three, one for each of your family members. The Big River will stay here and I'll keep an eye on it, hurry back to apologize to Second Sister-in-law." Qin Qing smiled, this dull Second Brother is actually quite interesting.

  Today was a bit late, and there's still a second update at 9 o'clock. Double updates, please collect and recommend, everyone! (*^__^*) Hehe...