Chapter 24: Child Support
Hearing this, Guowei naturally nodded and said, "Yes, I’m making meat buns."
"Uncle, then... can I have one?"
Meina’s eyes sparkled, her face showing a bit of eagerness. Although she ate well at home, meat buns were still very tempting, and she hadn’t eaten meat for two days.
Guowei heard this, and naturally nodded with a smile, saying, "Of course you can." Then he looked at Yue Jun and said, "Hurry up and get a meat bun for Meina."
However, this time Yue Jun did not move.
"These meat buns are for Yiyi and Shanshan, there won’t be any left if I give more."
"I told you to take it, so take it."
Seeing that Yue Jun did not obey, Guowei angrily raised his fist.
Yiyi saw this, her eyes turned cold, and she stepped forward to grab Guowei’s wrist and said, "Dad, what are you doing?" Although she was a lot shorter than Guowei, she wasn’t lacking in presence.
Seeing the scene before her, Meina’s eyes shifted, and she said somewhat pitifully, "Uncle, since Aunt disagrees, then... I’ll just not eat it, I’ll head back first."
"Meina, wait, Uncle will get you a bun."
Guowei flung Yiyi’s hand aside, and went straight to the stove, ready to lift the lid of the pot.
But Yue Jun stepped forward and said, "There aren’t extra buns, only enough for Yiyi and Shanshan." Although there were a lot of things bought this time, she didn’t want to finish them all, so she indeed only made five meat buns, three for Yiyi, and Shanshan, being small, would eat two, and she had already divided them like that.
"I think you’re itching for a beating."
Seeing Yue Jun repeatedly stop him, Guowei’s anger rose higher.
"Meina, so you’re here."
In the midst of everyone being on edge, Qian Yafen came over. Seeing her daughter, her gaze deepened as she continued, "Meina, come with me first, mom has something to tell you."
"Mom, I..."
At first, Meina felt a bit reluctant for not getting to eat the meat bun, but seeing her mother’s expression, her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. Her mother had already told her yesterday not to go to Uncle’s house during this period, but she hadn’t listened at all, and now that she was caught, she didn’t know how angry her mother would be.
Thinking about this, Meina directly looked at Guowei and said, "Uncle, I’ll head back first." And then she ran off.
Qian Yafen smiled and said goodbye to everyone, then turned and left.
Watching Qian Yafen’s back, Yiyi frowned slightly, feeling that the way her aunt looked at her earlier was a bit off, but she didn’t have time to think too much about it now because her father Guowei was fiercely glaring at her mother.
As expected...
After Qian Yafen and her daughter left, Guowei directly swung his hand to slap Yue Jun’s face.
Yiyi had been watching this side, so when Guowei made a move, she immediately stepped in to stop him, but in protecting her mother, she got caught on the neck by Guowei’s action.
Seeing the deep red mark on her daughter’s neck, Yue Jun couldn’t help but tear up, then fiercely looked at the man in front of her and said, "Guowei, do you still want to continue living like this? I am your wife, and Yiyi is your daughter, yet you ignore us and care so much about Ke Fei and Meina. Are they your real children?"
"What nonsense are you talking?"
Guowei looked at Yue Jun in anger, "How can you say such nonsense?"
"If that’s the case, then stop doing such things to me so that people don’t misunderstand." Yue Jun shouted, eyes full of resentment. Since marrying Guowei, her life had never been smooth, and now even her daughter was bullied by the Mo family.
Guowei was truly surprised that Yue Jun would have this attitude towards him, his anger causing his chest to heave as he wanted to teach her a lesson but was stopped by his younger daughter’s eerie voice, "Dad, I might slip like last time, so it’s best you stay away from us."
"You... you ungrateful daughter."
Hearing his younger daughter’s words, Guowei recalled the scene last time when he fell flat on his back, and it still felt painful to think about.
Suppressing his urge to scold, Guowei finally held back, then looked at his granddaughter and directly asked, "Where’s Xiao Hong? She left together, but she didn’t come back."
"Xiao Hong found a job in town, so she’ll come back when she has time off."
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"What... what job did she find, and why don’t I know about this?" Guowei looked completely surprised, feeling more and more out of the loop with family affairs, always the last to know about things.
For this, Yue Jun didn’t hide anything and directly said, "Xiao Hong is now working at a food factory, the salary and benefits are good, so she stayed for work today."
"Food factory? She actually got a job at the food factory?"
Guowei was even more surprised, "I heard someone in the village tried to work at the food factory before but didn’t get in. How did Xiao Hong get in?"
Yiyi smiled and said from the side, "Sister came in through an introduction by Sister Liu from Liujiawan Village. Sister Liu visited our home a few days ago, and Meina also met her, but Meina mistakenly thought Sister Liu was not a good person and said some unpleasant things, which made us quite embarrassed."
"Nonsense, Meina would never say something so rude."
Yiyi looked directly at Guowei, sneered, and said, "Do you think I’d lie? If you ever meet Sister Liu, you can ask her to see if I’m talking nonsense."
Seeing Yiyi’s determined expression, Guowei knew this must be true, but he still asked a bit puzzled, "How did Xiao Hong meet Liu Xiu Feng?"
Guowei certainly knew about Liu Xiu Feng from Liujiawan Village. After her divorce, she had started introducing people to jobs for over a decade, and her business grew, with many nearby villagers seeking her help by offering gifts, hoping she would introduce them to a good job.
Thinking of this, Guowei looked at Yue Jun full of inquiry and said, "What did you give Liu Xiu Feng?"
Hearing this, Yiyi immediately responded, shaking her head with a smile, "We gave nothing. Sister knows Sister Liu, so we didn’t send any gifts."
This left Guowei speechless.
When it was dinner time, Old Mrs. Mo threw a glance at Yue Jun and asked, "I heard Xiao Hong went to work at a food factory in town, is this true?"
"It’s true."
Yue Jun replied flatly.
Hearing this, a glint appeared in Old Mrs. Mo’s eyes, and she said, "It’s good that Xiao Hong went to work, she also has a daughter to raise, so she should indeed earn money. When she gets paid, have her hand it over to me, as Shanshan’s support expense."