Chapter 330: Discord Between Cousins

On the way back, Ling Hanyu drove while Song Qingtian sat in the car.

They didn’t even go to the airport to see them off; they just headed straight home.

Song Qingtian asked, “Did you grow up with Qin Xiaotian when you were little?”

“When she was young, Old Master Qin’s Mother sold her to my Grandfather’s family. Back then, Grandfather was a sickly child, always frail and ill, as if he might die at any moment. So my Grandmother decided to buy a girl to be Grandfather’s child bride.”

“Times were tough back then. There were lots of girls in my Grandmother’s family, but my Grandfather desperately wanted a son. So when my Grandmother was the ninth child, she sold me—when I was only three years old—to Grandfather’s family as a ‘lucky’ bride.”

“At that time, Grandfather was five years old. The two of them didn’t understand much; all they knew was how to play. But they lived together, and Grandmother told Grandfather that from now on, he would be her whole world, and she would love him with her life.”

“And so, Grandfather and Grandmother grew up. Grandmother was very beautiful, and Grandfather, from the very beginning, fell in love with her despite his naive, innocent feelings. They got married when they were twenty and had my Uncle.”

“…” Song Qingtian asked, “Were they very close?”

“Mm, very close!”

“So how did Grandmother end up at the Qin family later? Did Old Master Qin really use despicable means?”

“My Grandfather wasn’t in good health, so Grandmother had to make a living by doing laundry for wealthy families—and sometimes other jobs, like cooking. She was something of a cook. One year, she landed a good job working for the Qin family. After she started there, Old Master Qin happened to meet her, and he was instantly smitten. It’s said that at the time, Old Master Qin couldn’t bear to touch a woman; the slightest touch would send sharp pains through his whole body.”

“But one day, Old Master Qin accidentally touched Grandmother and found that nothing happened.”

“The Qin family, just like today, wanted to marry Grandmother. When they learned that Grandmother was already married and had a child, and that she and her husband were very happy together, Old Master Qin deliberately made Grandfather misunderstand things. Grandfather fell for it and insisted on divorcing Grandmother. Grandmother was heartbroken and left Grandfather. But it’s said that Grandfather couldn’t do anything himself and wasn’t well-off, so he wanted Grandmother to have a better life.”

“Even so, Grandmother had no intention of leaving Grandfather. However, that year, Grandfather fell seriously ill and needed a large sum of money to save his life. Grandmother scraped together money by selling their house and land, but it still wasn’t enough.”

“She thought about selling blood. When Old Master Qin found out, he secretly helped her—he even came up with the idea of slipping a huge sum of money right into Grandmother’s doorway.”

“To save Grandfather, Grandmother used that money.”

“But she knew the money came from Old Master Qin.”

“When Grandfather recovered, she went to see Old Master Qin, originally intending to thank him. But when she arrived, Old Master Qin’s Mother saw her and locked Grandmother up.”

“She also tricked Old Master Qin into going over there and feeding them something.”

“This led to them having relations.”

“Afterward, Old Master Qin was very remorseful.”

“Grandmother also wanted to kill herself.”

“In the end, Old Master Qin’s Mother took my Uncle away.”

“She threatened Grandmother: if Grandmother couldn’t give the Qin family a child, then my Uncle would have to die, and she wouldn’t spare Grandfather either. For the sake of Grandfather and Uncle, Grandmother had no choice but to comply.”

“But during that time, Old Master Qin was very caring toward Grandmother. He wouldn’t act rashly unless absolutely necessary.”

“And about three months later, Grandmother conceived Qin Xiaotian’s father.”

“A year later, she gave birth to this child.”

“When the baby was born, the Qin family allowed Grandmother to stay, letting her decide whether to leave or not.”

“It’s said that Grandmother is the only woman among all the children born in the Qin family who survived.”

“As for Old Master Qin’s Mother, she’s actually his aunt—not his biological mother.”

“Grandmother couldn’t bear to part with Qin Xiaotian’s father, so she stayed until he was three years old before finally leaving. During that time, she never once left.”

“But after Grandmother left, she didn’t go to see Grandfather again.”

“She felt guilty toward Grandfather, but since Grandfather wasn’t well, it was Grandmother who secretly took care of him all along.”

“As for my Mom, she was born when Grandfather got drunk and broke into Grandmother’s place.”

“But after that, Grandfather disappeared.”

“Later, Grandmother searched everywhere for him. He was seriously ill and soon passed away.”

“My Mom and my Uncle were both raised by Grandmother, but it’s too hard for one woman to raise two kids.”

“Old Master Qin, taking advantage of having a son and knowing that the three children are roughly the same age, kept coming to Grandmother under the pretext of missing her.”

“He often provided support to Grandmother.”

“So my two Uncles get along very well, and my Mom also has a good relationship with the Qin family.”

“However, Grandmother told me to call Old Master Qin ‘Uncle,’ Qin Xiaotian’s father ‘Cousin,’ and Qin Xiaotian ‘Elder Cousin.’”

“Myself and Qin Xiaotian really did grow up together from a young age.”

“At first, we got along very well.”

“But later, when we were in high school, we met a girl.”

“He liked her, I liked her, and we fought.”

“From then on, we stopped seeing each other—we were like water and fire.”

Song Qingtian was speechless. What kind of excuse was that?

As for…

End of Chapter 330: Discord Between Cousins