Chapter 467 Stop Pretending
"Zhao Lichun sure is something else, why on earth does Qiao Meng need to be supported by her uncle when she has a father? I heard from my sister-in-law that Qiao Hailiang’s brother has got three kids of his own at home.
It’s not like Qiao Hailiang can’t afford to raise her, yet he insists on sending the child over to meddle in other people’s lives."
"Sister-in-law, from what you’re saying, are there some insider details?"
"My sister-in-law’s husband works at the machinery factory. I’ve heard that Zhao Lichun doesn’t want Qiao Meng to continue studying, so she found her a temporary job. Yesterday, Qiao Meng ran to her uncle at the machinery factory to have him take charge.
Then Zhao Lichun shows up and says Qiao Meng either takes the temporary job to support herself, or if the main family interferes, they can just keep Qiao Meng and support her themselves. But here at our glass factory, no one has heard anything about Zhao Lichun finding Qiao Meng a temporary job.
I reckon Zhao Lichun and her spouse originally just wanted to offload Qiao Meng onto her uncle’s family. I heard from my sister-in-law that last time Qiao Meng caused trouble there, her uncle nearly got disciplined.
If it weren’t for the victim considering the good relationship between the elders in both families and decided not to pursue it further, her uncle might have received punishment even though he’s the deputy director. And yet, Zhao Lichun didn’t make Qiao Meng return home."
Qiao Meng was taken by her birth mother to her stepfather’s place, but her mom couldn’t protect her, and she couldn’t stand the harsh treatment she received there, so she was sent back to her grandmother’s. Then, Qiao Meng’s aunt threw a fit.
So, not long after, her grandmother sent Qiao Meng over to the eldest son of the machinery factory, letting the eldest son support Qiao Meng, but the eldest daughter-in-law wouldn’t have it and called Qiao Hailiang and his wife over, guess what happened?"
"Sister-in-law, stop keeping us in suspense, what exactly happened?"
"When Qiao Hailiang married Zhao Lichun, it was agreed that Qiao Meng would live with her grandmother. Qiao Hailiang would contribute five yuan, and Qiao Meng’s birth mother would add three yuan for Qiao Meng’s living expenses.