CHAPTER 786: CHAPTER 771: UNFILIAL

"Mom, we’re back!"

Qin Dazhuang carried things into the house, while Jiang Xin returned with their two daughters.

Jiang Xin had been to this place; it was the new courtyard Qin Dazhuang bought.

Usually, Zhaodi and Ladi stayed here with Qin Dazhuang.

Every time Jiang Xin dropped the kids off here, she would leave.

Now it was her first time truly entering the place.

"You come in with so much noise, why aren’t you coming in already? Do I have to invite you in?"

Mother Qin’s voice came, causing the two children to shiver.

This harsh voice, which they remembered well, used to curse them as money-losers, ungrateful, and hit them a little as they grew older. The two children could never forget this voice.

It was almost a reflex; upon hearing this voice, they would tremble with fear.

Jiang Xin glared accusingly at Qin Dazhuang.

Qin Dazhuang felt guilty, knowing that due to his cowardice and incompetence, his children suffered.

He held his two daughters’ hands tightly.

"Don’t be afraid, Dad is here. No one can bully you."

Zhaodi and Ladi finally calmed down, holding tightly to Qin Dazhuang’s arms, which was their source of security.

Jiang Xin patted their heads, "Don’t be afraid, Mom won’t let anyone bully you, no one. If anyone dares to bully you, I’d fight them to the end."

This was said clearly for Qin Dazhuang to hear.

Qin Dazhuang smiled bitterly.

To win back his wife, it seemed like an enormous task. This was just the beginning, and already, such a big challenge appeared.

He realized he was wrong; he should have known earlier that Jiang Xin and his mother were incompatible, like fire and water. Things he and his mother did were wrong, hurting Jiang Xin’s heart.

Trying to reassure Jiang Xin now seemed impossible.(**J)

And seeing his mother’s demeanor, she wasn’t prepared to accept Jiang Xin and the kids. Who knows what hurtful words she might say.

With gritted teeth, he glanced at his daughters and Jiang Xin, "Jiang Xin, just this once!"

Chilled, Jiang Xin thought.

Qin Dazhuang always said this before, just this once, and now the same words again.

All she was asked to do was to retreat step by step; before, she had retreated until there was no room left.

In this family, no one stood by her and the girls, and it’s the same now.

Seeing the disappointment in Jiang Xin’s eyes, Qin Dazhuang bit his lip and lifted the curtain.

Jiang Xin, leading the two kids, walked in with determination.

To see the truth, she had to go in. It was just this once, after all.

If this time Qin Dazhuang let her down, then there was no future for them.

Mother Qin sat cross-legged on the bed, her lips pursed, face clouded, with drooping triangular eyes. Though her eyes weren’t glaring, the room’s atmosphere was heavy.

Jiang Xin entered with Zhaodi and Ladi.

"Hello, Mom!"

Zhaodi and Ladi greeted softly.

"Grandma!"

"Grandma!"

The two little girls, like mice seeing a cat, cowered beside their mother.

Fearing that this grandma would throw things at them as before, she’d often do that in the past.

Sitting cross-legged, she could take off her shoes and use them as weapons to throw at them, which they’d been often beaten by.

Mother Qin glanced up, looking at Jiang Xin with a sideways look.

Initially, she thought Jiang Xin, after divorcing her son, raising two kids alone, would struggle to live well.

Her earnings wouldn’t be enough; she’d need her family’s support.

So naturally, Qin Mother thought Jiang Xin would now appear worn out and aged several years.

But to her surprise, the Jiang Xin she saw was beyond expectations: fashionably dressed, exuding confidence, with her face glowing and a smiley expression.

It was very unpleasant to her eyes.

Nothing like the timid Jiang Xin from before, this new Jiang Xin seemed like a different person, even the little girls were different.

Their clothes outshone Mother Qin’s other granddaughters by far, looking like those city dolls.

Their clothes, shoes, and hair accessories made Mother Qin’s face even darker.

These expenses were surely Qin Dazhuang’s doing, no doubt, with his recent earnings.

If he indeed wanted to reconcile, Jiang Xin’s conditions wouldn’t cling tightly to her son.

All the money went to this mother and her two daughters.

The thought of that clenched Mother Qin’s heart, as Qin Dazhuang would neither spend it on his eldest sister nor his niece.

With her daughter living such a different life, her discontent reached its peak.

As always, Mother Qin took off her shoe and flung it directly.

The target was Jiang Xin’s face because seeing Jiang Xin’s carefully groomed, rosy face ignited a fire inside her.

This woman had always used this fox-like face to tempt her son, disregarding his mother, and now again, her son defied her, showing up only to inform her forcefully that Jiang Xin was the only one.

Obviously, all a ploy by this woman.

She mistakenly still saw Jiang Xin as that malleable daughter-in-law from before, ready to hit or scold.

She wanted to use the shoe to smack Jiang Xin’s face, questioning her audacity to smile at her.

Smile for what?

What face does she have to smile? A divorced woman with two daughters smiling at her.

"You dare call me ’Mom,’ who’s your mom! You divorced my son. How shameless to call me ’Mom’ as you walk in!"

Qin Dazhuang stepped forward, blocking the path between Jiang Xin and the children.

The shoe hit Qin Dazhuang’s shoulder and fell to the ground.

Mother Qin clearly didn’t expect this.

Her son had never done this before, now he was stepping up to shield this mother and daughters.

"Mom, it seems you didn’t take what I said to heart. Since you can’t bear to see them, I’ll take them away. From now on, you’ll live here alone. Tomorrow, I’ll arrange a nanny for you, to cater to your needs.

I’ll provide you with a monthly allowance so you don’t need to worry. From now on, I’ll live with them without bothering you."

Saying this, he began to lead his daughters and Jiang Xin away.

Mother Qin, barefoot on one foot, jumped up and yanked Qin Dazhuang’s sleeve.

"Dazhuang, how can you be so heartless? I’m your mother. No matter what, I raised you. Would you abandon your mother for three women, leaving her to fend for herself? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at for being ungrateful by others?"

Qin Dazhuang shook off Mother Qin’s hand,

"If you truly think so, go ahead. Just don’t blame me for being unkind. Since you say I’m unfilial, I don’t have to hire a nanny, nor provide an allowance. You also can’t stay here anymore.

Consider carefully before branding me unfilial. Also, they aren’t just three women, they’re my wife and daughters, my closest family in the world. The 40 years of grievances are what I owe them, and I must repay."

He left with the three, leaving Mother Qin staring dumbstruck.