Chapter 4 Development

With a twinkle in her eye, she suddenly smiled again and said, "Don't worry about it. Were you taking your dad to the grocery store? If you want my opinion, you should just stay at home and take care of your dad. I'm afraid his eyes can't be cured, and your grades aren't good, so why waste your energy? And all that tuition..."

"Gu Yujiao, what are you talking about? What do you mean Old Xiang's eyes can't be cured? Who are you cursing?"

Qin Zhu had been cooking at home and heard the noises outside. She decides to come out and take a look and heard her good sister cursing her husband like that.

"I'm only speaking the truth! You can only earn so much money from a day's sewing and mending. Why not let Lianyi help you more at home?"

"My family's business is none of your concern." Xiang Lianyi's father said in an indifferent tone. The look on his face was already very bad.

"Oh, listen to me, brother-in-law. You have to see the big picture here. Your eyes are going to get worse and you can't teach anymore. The whole family's livelihood depends on my sister, your family is so..."

Gu Yujiao's sardonic voice was jarring to the ears.

Xiang Lianyi looked at her sternly, "Auntie, you know, being blunt and being rude are two different things. So are being honest and being straightforward. Although I can't control what you like to say, I advise you to be a good person."

Papa Xiang looked a little more relax as Xiang Lianyi spoke and even secretly squeezed Xiang Lianyi's hand.

"You, you stupid girl! You treat my good intentions like horse crap! I'm just concerned for you and your mother..." Gu Yujiao said in a fury. She secretly wondered when has this stupid girl become so sharp-tongued?

"Well, don't you have to go home and cook? It's noon already. What are you all looking at? Old Xiang, hurry inside, I still have food cooking on the stove." Qin Zhu didn't want to pay any more attention to Gu Yujiao and told Papa Xiang and Xiang Lianyi to hurry home.

"Oh no, you're right, it's noon, I have to hurry home and cook."

"Me too."

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The people outside the house gradually dispersed, and Gu Yujiao, with a bad face, spat at the Xiang family and turned around to go home.

Xiang Lianyi had saw her actions from inside the house and felt even more annoyed at Gu Yujiao.

"Zhuzhu, it's all my fault for making you and our girl suffer."

In the living room, Papa Xiang guiltily held Qin Zhu's hand and said.

"What are you talking about? Your eyes are an accident. Didn't the doctor say that you will be fine if they find the right cornea? Don't think like that. Come on, let's eat. The food will be cold later. Lianyi, go get your brother."

Qin Zhu consoled Xiang Guoli. Even if their lives are tough, as long as the whole family is together, it's still a good life, isn't it?

Although they all know very well that even if they find the right cornea, their family will not be able to afford the medical bills. But what can they do? They can only hope for the best, right?

Xiang Lianyi hurried upstairs and peered through the crack in the door at her brother, who was studying hard. In her last life, her younger brother had very good grades and was accepted into a design school. However, the high tuition fees were not something the family could afford.

In the end, her younger brother reluctantly gave up his studies and started working a nine to five job.

In this life, she must protect her brother well so that he could fulfill his dreams.

"Qingsong, let's go downstairs and eat." Xiang Lianyi pushed open the door and tenderly tousled her brother's hair.

"Sister, I've told you many times, don't touch my hair. You're messing it all up." Xiang Qingsong was dissatisfied and pushed away Xiang Lianyi's hand.

"Stinker, I know, go downstairs and eat." Xiang Lianyi looked at her younger brother in amusement. He was still young, but he cares so much about his appearance.

The family sat down to eat lunch together. To the others, this was just another normal meal.

But to Xiang Lianyi, it has a different meaning. This is her first meal since she "came back," with her mother, her father, and her brother.

It feels so good. In this life, she would protect them all.

"Mom, I remember you made a batch of dresses for the Xi's, didn't you?" Xiang Lianyi asked as if unintentionally.

"Yeah, it's already done, just in time for you to deliver it for me tomorrow."

"Okay, Mom, I recently read a fashion magazine, I'll help you look at the dresses later."

Qin Zhu was stunned, Xiang Lianyi wasn't interested in these things in the past.

"Alright."

The afternoon sun was just right, and Xiang Lianyi was working together with Qin Zhu to make some small changes to the dresses.

She was so far ahead of her time after all, and there were some novel concepts that made Qin Zhu smile.

Qin Zhu had an inexplicable sensitivity to clothing and fashion, and her intuition was that these changes made by Xiang Lianyi would definitely satisfy the Xi family.

After fixing the clothes for the entire afternoon, Qin Zhu straightened her back and Xiang Lianyi began to massage her back softly with her fists.

"Mom, are you tired? Get some rest and I'll make you guys dinner."

"You will? Oh, it's good that you have the heart, but I wouldn't dare to let you near the kitchen." Qin Zhu was pleased with Xiang Lianyi's understanding and said with a smile.

"Mom, I've been studying a bit lately, but you'll just have to wait and see."

"That, that's fine." An uncertain tone.

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