Chapter 280: Liu Qin
Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Liu Qin
"Explosion?!"
"How does it explode? Is it like popcorn?"
"I know, I’ve seen it on TV, like those explosions in war, isn’t it, Tongtong?"
"I want to see it! I’ve never seen an explosion..."
"I want to see it too, let’s throw it in there!"
"Throw! Throw it in here!"
Tongtong covered the firecracker in his hand, "You can’t throw it, it’s dangerous!"
Another little girl also said, "I don’t want to either, there’s poop in there!"
"I want to see poop explode!"
"I want to see an explosion!"
... A few six or seven-year-old kids were arguing over a manhole cover.
"Tongtong, come back for dinner!"
A call came from upstairs. When Tongtong heard his grandma’s voice, he immediately clenched the firecracker in his hand, "I’m not playing with you anymore. I’m going home for dinner!"
"Tongtong, don’t go!"
The other children watched as Tongtong left.
"Zhao Ziyi, come back for dinner!"
"Tiantian, it’s time to eat..."
The shouts from the parents came, and the few children had no choice but to go home for dinner.
However, before leaving, one child said, "After dinner, I’ll bring my firecrackers over, do you want to play?"
The other children nodded immediately, "Play!"
"Alright, then I’ll go home for dinner!"
All the kids scattered and went home for dinner, eagerly anticipating blowing up poop after eating!
Just as those kids went home for dinner, the city suddenly issued an urgent notice.
All neighborhood committees and residential properties strictly prohibited adults and children from setting off firecrackers, especially forbidding throwing firecrackers into manholes...
This announcement caused a panic among the staff who hadn’t gone to work yet, but fortunately, there had been similar surprise notices before.
One notice after another was sent out to ensure that the notification was delivered to every community and street within half an hour.
When the group of kids who just went down with firecrackers to blow up poop... um, play, they were surprised to find out that the community prohibits setting off firecrackers!
"Waaah... I want to set off firecrackers! I want to set off firecrackers..." The boy who had already decided which manhole cover to throw them into was so aggrieved that he cried when he learned that firecrackers weren’t allowed.
The property staff patiently sent the newly received notice to the owners’ group and informed them that if any harm or impact was caused by someone playing with firecrackers, their property management would not be responsible.
After this message was released, parents in the community started collecting the firecrackers.
However, when videos appeared online of children from other places setting off firecrackers and causing damage to cars and streets, these parents all sighed in relief, thankful that they had collected the firecrackers; otherwise, they’d be the ones paying for the damages next...
Having to pay compensation was one thing, but some kids were sent to the hospital because of playing with firecrackers, which was truly pitiable.
Nobody wants their child to get hurt. It’s better for the kids not to play than to end up in the hospital injured.
In the car, Lin Xiaoyan learned from her mother about the property management’s notice in the community group banning firecrackers. She glanced at Nan Xi.
Nan Xi gave her a slight nod, and she knew the matter was resolved.
Lin Xiaoyan’s lips curved into a smile, and her expression relaxed.
"Oh dear, your Aunt Lin is having a tough year!"
Suddenly, her mother, who was sitting in front, said this, and Lin Xiaoyan curiously asked, "What happened?"
"Well, your Aunt Lin was chatting with me last night, still about your cousin!"
"Weren’t they planning to divorce before? That Liu Qin went back to her family home, and your aunt and uncle were planning to ignore them. But then, who knew Liu Qin got pregnant!"
"With the pregnancy, the two can’t get divorced.
Your Aunt Lin had to swallow her pride and go to Liu Qin’s family’s home to bring her back."
Lin Xiaoyan: "Isn’t it good that she’s back? Now that she’s pregnant, maybe they can live together peacefully."
Lin Fu, while driving, sneered, "Hmph, if only they could live peacefully, but Liu Qin is not someone who can settle down."
Lin Mu sighed, "Isn’t it? Now she’s pregnant, she keeps threatening your aunt and uncle with the child in her belly. Today she wants to have her name added to the house they bought, tomorrow she wants your aunt to pay money because her brother needs to go to high school and needs a school district house..."
"And now that it’s the new year, she’s up to her tricks again, saying she wants her mother to join them for the New Year."
After hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan couldn’t help but sigh, "This Liu Qin sure knows how to stir things up!"
"Did Aunt Lin and Uncle agree to Liu Qin’s antics?"
"How could they!"
Lin Mu said directly, "It’s just the beginning of the pregnancy, who knows if it’s going to last, so your aunt and uncle have been holding back from agreeing.
And now, she’s constantly complaining about her belly hurting, threatening to miscarry...
In short, your aunt has been tortured to the point of losing a lot of weight this year."
"What does Jing Ze say?"
"Jing Ze? He’s very firm in his stance, always saying he wants a divorce! He says if Liu Qin wants to miscarry, let her; he doesn’t care."
Lin Xiaoyan: .....
"How did these two ever see eye to eye in the first place, acting as if they’d die without each other before marriage, and now this chaos after getting married, sigh."
Lin Xiaoyan was speechless about her cousin’s actions.
"Who isn’t?"
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Xiaoyan’s family went around the neighborhood.
On the second day, they went to Uncle’s house to see Grandma.
At Grandma’s house, Lin Xiaoyan saw Aunt Lin’s family.
After only two or three months of not seeing her aunt, Lin Xiaoyan was shocked at how much weight her aunt had lost when she saw her again.
"Auntie... how did you lose so much weight!"
Seeing her aunt visibly thinner, Lin Xiaoyan felt very distressed.
Aunt Lin saw her niece and warmly held Lin Xiaoyan’s hand, "Isn’t it good to be thinner? You all always said I was fat before, now that I’m thin, you should be happy!"
However, when Lin Xiaoyan’s aunt held her hand, she "saw" some images.
A moment later, Lin Xiaoyan’s face looked slightly somber as she glanced at Liu Qin, who had come in and was sitting on the sofa eating seeds and candies.
She looked back at Aunt Lin, smiled, and said, "Auntie, I think you looked better with a little more weight, now that you’re thin, you look a bit older."
Aunt Lin quickly touched her face, "Really? Oh dear, so it’s better for me to be plump, hahaha..."
Looking at her aunt’s still optimistic demeanor, Lin Xiaoyan recalled what her mother said yesterday and thought her aunt was merely pretending to be happy.
With the images she "saw" earlier, Lin Xiaoyan felt no goodwill toward Liu Qin.
Lin Xiaoyan ignored Liu Qin, but Liu Qin focused on Lin Xiaoyan.
"Sis, I heard you’ve made quite a bit of money in Sea City? I see the clothes you bought for Aunt and Uncle are quite expensive, right?
And the clothes you’re wearing, this whole set is worth three or four thousand, isn’t it!"
"My Brother Hao works at some place in Sea City, right? Sis, after the New Year, Jing Ze and I want to go with you to Sea City too, you can guide us, we really need the money right now!"
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