Chapter 618 - Odd Situation (1/2)

Chapter 618: Odd Situation

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“Thank you.” Qiao Nan heaved a sigh of relief.

“Too polite of you.” s.h.i.+ Qing lifted her chest. “Right, today, my auntie acted pitiful in front of me. I found out about a situation and felt that something was amiss. Help me a.n.a.lyze it and see if I’ve been paranoid.”

“What’s the situation?”

“My auntie noticed that my uncle-in-law hasn’t been going home very often lately. He seems so busy and doesn’t even come home to sleep on some days. She told me that she doesn’t have anyone to discuss with whenever she encounters any difficulties. The life that she leads in the Qiu family is not as good as what my dad and I imagined. Hence, she can only rely on Qiu Chenxi and hope that Qiu Chenxi will be successful in the future, that Qiu Chenxi will marry into a good family. This is so that she won’t need to be at the disposal of the Qiu family anymore.”

Qiao Nan touched her chin. “Do you want me to help you a.n.a.lyze the main points in the first or second half of the conversation?”

“Right, I know that you’ll definitely be able to tell!” s.h.i.+ Qing gave a pat on Qiao Nan’s shoulder. Qiao Nan grimaced in agony. “Big sister, what kind of strength is that? You beat and won against Zhu Baoguo, didn’t you? Do you want to beat me down as well?”

“Sorry, I’ll help you rub and ma.s.sage. I was momentarily too excited and didn’t control my strength too well.” s.h.i.+ Qing looked apologetic as she helped Qiao Nan ma.s.sage her shoulders conscientiously. “Qiao Nan, do you also think that my uncle-in-law’s behavior is a little odd? There’s something amiss, right?”

“There’s definitely something wrong. Qiu Chenxi’s father also works in the government sector. It’s not as if they have taken on any major projects. There isn’t any natural disaster or man-made misfortune happening either. How could there be so many matters to busy himself with? Even if that’s so, it will, at most, be for intermittent periods. I’ve not heard of situations that will continue for such a long time. You all are in this field. How busy your uncle-in-law is, won’t your dad know once he investigates it?”

The jobs in the government sectors were considered cradle-to-grave jobs. The job was stable, the salary was not low, and the benefits were comprehensive.

It was obvious that there was something amiss about the situation of Qiu Chenxi’s father who often stayed overnight outside and did not go home.

Typically, if a man did not even go home and was not truly tied up with work, most probably, they had a mistress outside.

“That’s right. I’ll find out after I get my dad to investigate. I will do that then.”

“You’re so concerned about the relations.h.i.+p between Qi Minlan and her husband?” Qiao Nan was quite surprised. Wouldn’t s.h.i.+ Qing be happier if Qi Minlan’s life worsened?

“I really don’t care about their relations.h.i.+p. But given the situations of our two families, our interests and benefits are closely connected. I’m not worried about others, but once there’s a problem with their marriage, the situation in the Qiu family will impact the s.h.i.+ family negatively. I’ll definitely have to preempt my dad so that he will be prepared.”

s.h.i.+ Qing did not wish to tell Qiao Nan how disgusting the Qiu family was after they became in-laws with the s.h.i.+ family. Nevertheless, the s.h.i.+ family had to guard against such situations.

“Alright, I’ll tidy up these bolts of fabric. You call your dad quickly.” Qiao Nan stood up and tidied up the fabric. In actual fact, the owner of the textile shop had packed them properly, and when Zhai Sheng brought them into the house, he also did not mess them up. They had thus greatly lessened what Qiao Nan needed to do. “Have you finished making the call?”

“My dad is aware of it now.” s.h.i.+ Qing’s face looked grave. Obviously, this matter was more serious than what Qiao Nan thought.

Qiao Nan sighed. Why was it so troublesome to get married? “Alright, don’t think about it anymore. This matter is not within your control. It’s already four o’clock. We’ll be late if we don’t make our way to school.” If not for the fact that her house was located near the school, they would have been late.

“Okay.” s.h.i.+ Qing knew that sitting and worrying about the problem would not help solve it. Hence, she listened to Qiao Nan and obediently took her schoolbag.