Qin Yun hadn’t seen his cousin in nearly two years, and never expected to hear such news about him.

Zhao Mei nodded, saying, "Yun, your brother Xiaohai’s girlfriend is from Wu City. Her parents found out about the pregnancy, and they’re coming over immediately to see how to resolve this issue."

An unplanned pregnancy, without any prior notice, was clearly a big deal.

Because of the child, this matter couldn’t be delayed. Whether to abort or rush into a marriage depended on how it would be handled next.

"We need to head over there right away." Zhao Mei said, already getting ready to leave.

Qin Yun and Yu Leyao exchanged a glance, and Qin Yun said, "Leyao, let’s go take a look too."

"Alright." Yu Leyao nodded.

The two hurried over to Qin Family Village.

...

Outside Qin Family Village, three cars were approaching quickly, and Qin Xiaohai was in one of them.

Qin Xiaotao and Qin Xiaohai were brothers. Qin Xiaotao was a bit thin, while Qin Xiaohai was quite robust, possibly from doing manual labor at a machinery factory for a long time.

His face was slightly dark, but he wasn’t unattractive.

At that moment, Qin Xiaohai was very nervous. He had a girlfriend in Wu City, but hadn’t told his family.

In the past, Qin Guoliang and Zhang Pandi loved to talk about how great other people’s children were, saying he and Xiaotao were useless. Xiaotao became increasingly self-deprecating, staying silent all day. As for him, he simply ran away and rarely came home.

When he called, they would say a few things, and he eventually stopped answering his parents’ calls, leading to a very strained relationship.

But his girlfriend got pregnant, and when he visited home, her parents found out.

What could be done?

Qin Xiaohai’s girlfriend, named Wang Na, was slightly plump, not very tall, and looked ordinary, but seemed gentle and quiet.

Wang Na was pampered at home, and when her parents discovered she was suddenly pregnant, they were so angry they almost ended up in the hospital.

Father Wang rarely got angry, but he forced his daughter to reveal Qin Xiaohai’s name, and then they immediately went to Qin Family Village to confront his family.

With these thoughts, Qin Xiaohai glanced to the side at a middle-aged man glaring at him, none other than Wang Na’s father, Wang Mingtao.

In the car behind them sat Wang Na and her mother, Sun Honglan.

"Na, you’re already pregnant, and you’re twenty-six. You can’t terminate it; it’s too harmful to your health."

Sun Honglan was talking continuously to her daughter.

"This trip to Qin Family Village is for the purpose of discussing your marriage with Xiaohai. We have to settle it before you start showing."

If a wedding was held while visibly pregnant, it would certainly invite gossip, so the wedding needed to be expedited.

"Mom, I understand. Xiaohai promised he would marry me," Wang Na said softly.

"Ah, my silly daughter." Seeing her daughter so meek, Sun Honglan felt a pang of frustration.

"You mentioned that Xiaohai had an older brother? And he’s still unmarried?"

Sun Honglan began inquiring about Qin Xiaotao after some thought.

In fact, if Wang Na married Qin Xiaohai and lived a better life, Sun Honglan didn’t want her daughter to suffer.

Ideally, her daughter would marry an only child or someone with no male siblings. Now that things had happened, she could only help her daughter to get the best outcome.

Qin Xiaohai was already twenty-eight, and Qin Xiaotao was even older. Surely their parents were anxious and likely pouring most resources into finding a spouse for Qin Xiaotao, leaving little for Xiaohai.

This meant that if her daughter married in, she might suffer financially.

"Na, when discussing matters later, don’t speak. Your dad and mom will ensure that you and Xiaohai get more benefits, or else Xiaohai’s elder brother will take everything."

As she spoke, the cars finally stopped, indicating they had reached Qin Family Village, where Qin Guoliang and Zhang Pandi were waiting at the entrance.

Not having much time to prepare after receiving the news that Wang Na’s parents were coming, they hurriedly got ready.

Upon getting out of the car, Qin Xiaohai quietly called out, "Dad, Mom." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"You little brat, you still remember we are your parents!"

Scolding him, Zhang Pandi then quickly turned to Wang Na and others, smiling, "Nana, isn’t it? Auntie immediately liked you upon meeting you."

Internally, she was thrilled. The marriage of her two sons had almost become her biggest worry.

She had been longing for grandchildren for years. Originally thinking she had to wait one or two more years, the surprise was unexpected.

"In-laws, let’s head inside the house and talk,"

Qin Guoliang stepped forward, smiling as well.

By then, Qin Yun and Yu Leyao were already there, along with Qin Yun’s uncle’s children, Qin Fengyu and Qin Xiaoqi.

Sun Honglan glanced over at Qin Yun and the others.

"Not Qin Xiaotao."

By age, Qin Xiaotao was the oldest, but everyone else around seemed very young, probably still students.

So, she stopped paying much attention after a brief glance.

She assumed they were some relatives of Xiaohai, people with little influence.

Her focus was on Qin Xiaotao since, in her view, with him still unmarried, whatever Qin Guoliang and Zhang Pandi had should go towards Xiaohai’s wedding.

This way, her daughter wouldn’t endure hardship.

Sun Honglan didn’t think she was wrong. As long as her daughter lived better, that was enough.

Just then, a car arrived; it was an Audi.

Once the car stopped, a young man stepped out.

"Xiaotao, quickly bring the stuff into the house," Zhang Pandi said promptly upon seeing the young man.

The newcomer was Qin Xiaotao. They had been too hasty when they received the call, so there hadn’t been much prepared.

For New Year’s, the house would surely have some supplies, but with Wang Na’s whole family coming, more lavish preparations were required.

So they had Qin Xiaotao go out and buy things like Zhonghua cigarettes and fine liquor.

"Qin Xiaotao?"

On hearing Zhang Pandi’s words, Wang Na’s parents, Wang Mingtao and Sun Honglan, exchanged glances.

Qin Xiaohai didn’t have a car, only an electric scooter, yet Qin Xiaotao drove an Audi.

Even the simplest model would cost over two hundred thousand!

They’d heard from Qin Xiaohai that his family was just average. An average family driving an Audi?

Could it be that Qin Xiaohai’s parents had spent all the family’s money on Qin Xiaotao?

(Thanks to the generous 1500 reward from Half-Life Coolness to Sorrow, thank you.)