I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 387: Brainwashing

But today, Qiao Liangbao suddenly changed his mind, not wanting to continue with his usual approach. His father was fine, but if his mother kept living there, the family would sooner or later face problems.

He was honest, and his wife was even more so.

As for why Qiao Liangbao had such a sudden awakening, it was mainly due to a conversation he had with his grandpa.

Wang Mei did not notice her eldest son’s unusual behavior. Instinctively, she wanted to object, but Qingyu simply said, "Second Aunt, the village is currently conducting a registration of household members. Houses that are vacant and unused for a long time won’t be counted within the residential housing area."

After Qingyu’s few sentences, the courtyard suddenly became eerily quiet.

Especially Wang Mei, who stared at Qingyu, stunned for a moment before suddenly shouting in a piercing voice, "Qingyu, are you telling the truth?"

"Second Aunt, why are you shouting?" Qingyu frowned in displeasure.

"I’m just asking if what you said is true."

Qingyu coolly countered, "What do you think?"

Now Qiao Zhihai was also anxious. How had he failed to consider this?

If, because the house had been vacant for so long, they didn’t lose the right to live there but also weren’t allocated a house, wouldn’t they miss out on a small western-style building for nothing? frёewebηovel.cѳm

They were all living in the big brother’s house right now. Even if the house they were allocated later were bigger, it couldn’t compare to having an independent one—it was an entirely different matter.

Although this was just a village plan, once he joined the construction team, he deeply realized that this wasn’t an ordinary plan but one that had to be implemented.

It was a plan even supported by the provincial city.

There would be no changes, no second thoughts; as long as the village didn’t ruin itself by squandering all its seeds, the plan would proceed smoothly.

Qiao Zhihai, pulling the still bewildered Wang Mei, shouted, "What are you standing there stupidly for? Hurry up and pack, we’re moving now..."

He was truly in a hurry.

He didn’t even care about cleaning the house anymore.

However, even so, Qiao Liangbao and his wife quickly got busy packing to move.

Qingyu glanced over and saw his brother Liangbao and sister-in-law hurrying along, quickly turning the corner...

Qingyu, "..."

Such a speechless couple.

However, Qingyu didn’t mind that other villagers would learn about this matter. This was one of the rules, added later, to prevent the villagers from thinking they could trade a pigpen for a small western-style building—such wishful thinking.

Qingyu also wasn’t afraid of what others would say because Qiao Zhihai’s house met all the conditions. The old house was built on his allotted homestead land when they divided the family property. It was only left vacant because Qiao Zhihai and his wife wanted to live off his parents.

Everything was legal and aboveboard.

Villagers did not practice renting out their houses, so the house was just left empty.

All the three rooms were built with yellow mud bricks, and although Wang Mei was lazy, she still grew plenty of vegetables in front of and behind the house every summer.

Of course, she didn’t do the planting herself; she always called up her eldest daughter-in-law to do the work, as she was honest. The other two daughters-in-law were tough, and she didn’t dare boss them around.

As for moving in now, as long as the fire was lit, there would be absolutely no problem with the house; naturally, it wasn’t practical to move in tonight.

Qiao Qingyu pulled Qiao Zhihai aside and whispered, "Uncle, you are not allowed to meddle with Qiao Ye’s marriage, I have other plans for her."

Qiao Zhihai nodded frantically, realizing that any arrangement by Qiao Qingyu would be promising. He was not foolish and, indeed, couldn’t wait.

Qiao Qingyu glanced at Qiao Zhihai, "Uncle, I have no objections to auntie helping her family; it’s right to be filial to your parents. But there’s a limit to everything. Auntie isn’t very scheming, she’s just been brainwashed by her family into stupidity. You have to steer things in the right direction, otherwise, your entire household, dozens of people, may end up working for the Wang Family to pay off your debts and earn their property."

Qiao Zhihai’s face turned red, and at the same time, he broke out in a cold sweat.

His family had always been poor, and it was only from last year to now that things had gotten a bit better, but he’d gambled away the money earned from the greenhouse, so he hadn’t thought about property.

But now, he had joined the construction crew.

Naturally, he’d become more worldly and also knew that as long as he worked hard, he might be able to clear all his debts this year and improve their lives the next year.

If a construction company was truly established as Qiao Qingyu said, making money would just be a matter of time.

He found out later that Wang Mei had given money to her brothers, and he forced her to take the money back, of course. That money wasn’t given to his younger brother, he stealthily kept it.

Besides that, there was just the scarves and face cream he bought for his daughters-in-law and granddaughters, which he didn’t take seriously.

After all, he couldn’t use that stuff himself.

But what if he made big money?

Qiao Zhihai looked toward the room where Wang Mei was frantically packing things.

His expression grew dark and gloomy.

Qiao Qingyu pressed on, "Uncle, I’m not being alarmist. Take Da Niu’s marriage for example; anyone with a bit of sense would not agree to it, but you did, and that’s plainly being brainwashed by the Wang Family. In the past, you would have been nothing but servants to others!"

These words were even less pleasant.

And Qiao Qingyu had harsher things to say.

"Uncle, you’re working on the construction crew with Uncle Li. You know exactly what that experience is like. If you work hard to build up a family business and my aunt gave it all away to the Wang Family, I might as well send your whole family over there to work as maids or laborers."

She smiled gently, "Uncle, am I right? If that’s the result, why bother with all this trouble? It would be easier if you just handed over your commitments, and the Wang Family would at least remember your generosity."

At this point, Wang Mei certainly hadn’t heard Qiao Qingyu’s words.

Qiao Qingyu continued, "That’s why I said earlier that auntie is a good person. She’s the epitome of what a woman should be. Who says having a daughter is a losing proposition? If so, let them take auntie as a living example."

Qiao Zhihai broke out in a sweat, "Qingyu, with your words, even I feel ashamed. Don’t worry, I won’t let her make these foolish mistakes again!"

As he said this, his face twisted a bit.

Qiao Qingyu suddenly got angry, her petite face stern as she looked at Qiao Zhihai, "Uncle, what are you saying? What do you mean whether I mind or not? It’s your, Qiao Zhihai’s, family business; what does it have to do with me, Qiao Qingyu? You can give it to whoever you want, and if you don’t want to give it to someone, that’s up to you. I just mentioned it in passing, but then again, if I come back in the future, I won’t buy things for you anymore. Why bother with the trouble? If I want to show favor, I could just give it straight to the Wang Family, why should I let my aunt go through such a big hassle."