Chapter 21 - The Movie Queen's Domineering Fan (21)

Qiao Zixin took a taxi to the address that Qiao’s mother told her before. Qiao’s family has moved to a big house in a newly built community, which she has not seen yet. It is said that it was 170 square meters with three bedrooms and one living room. It cost 420,000 to buy the house and 300,000 to decorate it. This was very high-end in such a town, if it’s so big and luxurious, it should be weird for others to look at.

When getting out of the car, the driver saw her holding the suitcase alone and asked in surprise, “Little girl, your family didn’t come out to pick you up?”

Qiao Zixin smiled and replied, “No, they’re busy.”

The driver nodded and started the car and muttered, “too busy to pick up people during the Spring Festival? Tsk tsk.”

Qiao Zixin strode forward and found the building number. The family would never pick her up, because she is a girl, she should take care of them properly. Those girls who are pampered are not sensible in their eyes. Qiao Zhipeng wouldn’t drive over to pick her up, the two have never gotten along with each other since childhood. Qiao Zhipeng likes to trouble her, she will be scolded by her mother. So, she is use to ignoring him, they gradually also ignore each other, and don’t talk much. As a matter of fact, they really didn’t get along well, and they also disregarded the fact that it wasn’t a good thing to ask her to come back on such a festive day.

Qiao Zixin found Qiao’s house and rang the doorbell. Mother Qiao ran to open the door. As soon as he saw her, she looked at the clock and complained, “Why are you home so late? The meal is ready. Your father and your brother have been waiting for a long time.”

Qiao Zixin said: “I said in the morning that I would be late. I have to wait for the crowd to break up and go unnoticed, so it’s not easy to take a taxi at this time.”

“Come on, isn’t it because you’re a star? Your brother didn’t eat in the morning and is already hungry. Go and wash your hands and eat at the table.” Mother Qiao brought her a guest slipper and urged her.

Qiao Zixin looked inside, and there was no one waiting for her to eat. Half of a plate of prawns was eaten by Qiao Zhipeng, and there was a lot less of other dishes. It was obvious that Qiao Zhipeng ate in advance when he was hungry, but in the end, she blamed her for coming home late and keeping people waiting. She glanced at Mother Qiao, and said nothing, hung up her coat, said hello to Father Qiao, quickly washed her hands and sat down.

Father Qiao took a sip of wine, looked at her and asked, “how long will you be back this time?”

Qiao Zixin smiled and said, “I’m leaving in the afternoon the day after tomorrow. My movie will be released tomorrow. I still have work to do after that.”

Father Qiao frowned, “what are you so busy with that you don’t even have time to stay home with your parents? Do you think what I said is not good? It’s not good for a little girl like you to be out in public. Now you are young and ignorant. When you want to settle down, the neighbors will talk about you.”

Mother Qiao echoed: “Just yesterday, the old lady Wang in the activity area said that the TV shows are becoming more and more outrageous. When playing a game, they let a man and a woman eat a jujube over water obstacles. The man would hold the woman up on his shoulders. If you get married in the future, you would be disliked.”

Qiao Zixin looked at the food on the table and bowed her head to eat. Mother Qiao gave her a big shrimp and continued, “you’ve been a good kid since childhood, but you’re not thinking this time. Would your parent harm you? We have eaten more salt than you.”

(Eaten more salt = more experience in the harshness of life.)

Qiao Zixin was silent, and they couldn’t talk any more. Father Qiao said, “eat first. In the afternoon, see what’s missing and hurry to buy it. Tomorrow morning, my brothers and sisters will all be here.”

“Okay, I’ll go right away.” Mother Qiao ate up the rice in the bowl, and before she could even swallow it, she opened the refrigerator to check the necessities for the New Years.

Seeing this, Qiao Zixin naturally couldn’t watch it, so she had to get up and ask her if there was anything she could do to help. Anyway, there is no food she likes on the table. If she had to listen to what Father Qiao says, she would have indigestion, so she might as well not eat it.

Mother Qiao impolitely assigned the work to her and asked her to carry this and that. This has always been the case in their family. Father and son Qiao were happy to let her and her daughter do all the work. She used to think that since Mother Qiao married to the Qiao family to work and look after the children, could she have been able to support them both by finding a job as a babysitter? Is it necessary to please people like this? But now she no longer thinks so. Ever since she found out that she was earning money, Mother Qiao still thinks that she lacks in every area. She knows that Mother Qiao is also a patriarchal person, and even thinks from the bottom of her heart that a woman cannot live without marrying a man and start a family.

After working all afternoon, Mother Qiao went out again to buy some things and finally got everything ready. Qiao Zixin, who had not been so tired for a long time, moved her shoulder and asked, “Mom, which room am I staying in at tonight? I want to lie down for a while.”

Mother Qiao pointed to a room. “That room. I’ll clean it up for you later.”

Qiao Zixin said, “no, just rest. I’ll clean it up by myself.” She thought that the most she would have to do was to change the sheets and make the bed, but when she pushed the door, she found that it was a study, and it was where Qiao Zhipeng played games!

Qiao Zixin frowned and looked back. “Mom, is this the study? How do I sleep here?”

Mother Qiao came over and carried a sponge mattress out of the wardrobe. “Why don’t you just put this on the floor? You rarely come back. Xiao Peng is so big that he has to have a study, which makes it convenient to work and learn. All right, it’s ready for you. You lie down for a while and come out. Xiao Peng may use the computer. You can come back to bed later in the evening and get up early in the morning.”

Qiao Zixin shook her head and said, “it’s okay for me to set up on the floor, but he still wants to come in and use the computer? I am very busy at work these days and need a good rest. I don’t want to be woken up when I go to bed. I’d better stay in a hotel so that it is convenient for everyone.”

“How can you stay at a hotel when you have a home here? How much money would you spend needlessly? People would think you’re crazy, you don’t even know how to spend your money properly. Your brother is used to using his study, why can he use it when your only back for two days? He is younger than you, you only see him once a year. What kind of elder sister are you?”

Qiao Zhipeng came out of the bedroom wearing headphones, looked at them and said, “it’s all right, I won’t play these two days. The room is for Qiao Zixin.”

Mother Qiao smiled and nodded. “Look how sensible Xiao Peng is? You should learn more from your brother.”

Qiao Zixin raised her eyebrow in surprise, wondering how Qiao Zhipeng had changed. In the past, he would have come and knocked on her door several times to make it impossible for her to rest.

When Qiao Zhipeng said so, Qiao Zixin said no more, closed the door and changed into home clothes. Sitting on the mat, she asked Mother Qiao, “Mom, why did you have to call me to come back?”

“Nothing, can’t I call you to come back?”

“Not really.” Mother Qiao used to say a few words against her, but Qiao Zixin lost her voice.

But then, Mother Qiao opened her mouth, “Zixin, what happened to you some time ago? It really scared me. You said you were schemed on by someone else, and the people in the entertainment circle were terrible, especially your boss. Didn’t you say she thought of you as a god-sister? In the end, she made you pay so much money that you lost everything all at once, which made you miserable. How can I be assured when I never see you?”

Qiao Zixin’s heart warmed up and smiled and said, “it’s all right, Mom, it’s all over. Now they aren’t doing very well, and I am still the same as before, don’t worry. ”

Mother Qiao nodded. “Good. As far as I’m concerned, you’d better save the money you earn and keep some pocket money in your hand. If this happens again, people won’t be able to ask you for money, and you won’t lose it, will you? I feel distressed when I think of the company to which you gave all the money to.”

Qiao Zixin explained: “It doesn’t matter whether I have money in my account, how much I should pay or how much I have to pay. If there are contract terms, I have to give her money sooner or later. Mom, you don’t have to worry about this. The company I signed with now has no overbearing terms. I think the contract can be rescinded at any time. There are no liquidated damages, and no one will make me lose money any more. ”

Mother Qiao was stupefied for a moment. “Ah, this won’t do. I can only rest assure if you put the money here. I’ll give it to you when you need it. You spend a lot of money outside and buy some useless things. I’ve heard Baiyou Yue say that you need tens of thousands of yuan to buy a bag! Ah, that’s what I earned in two years! I’ll save the money for you and give it to you as a dowry when you get married.”

Qiao Zixin thought Mother Qiao cared about her. After all, she suffered so much that any mother should be a little worried. But the more she heard it, the more she felt something was wrong. She said that no one should make her lose any more money, so why did she have to keep her money at home? Besides, what does letting it be her dowry in the future mean? Isn’t that the money she earned? How did it become the dowry given to her by the family?

She smiled and said quietly, “what dowry? I don’t even have a boyfriend. By the way, Mom, does Xiao Peng have a girlfriend? He’s been working for a year. Isn’t it time to consider his marriage?”

Mother Qiao beamed and said, “I’ve met her. Xiao Peng’s girlfriend and he were classmates. Last year, Xiao Peng invited many classmates to play at home for his birthday. I met her once and she looks very beautiful. She is also a college student, now she teaches in primary school. The job is stable, I heard that many people pursue her, but our Xiao Peng has the ability to bring her to our family. ”

“That’s good. When are they going to get married?”

“I also want them to get married early so that our family can have grandchildren, but the girl’s family disagrees. They said that these days young couple like the ‘world for two’, and they want to have independent space, it’s easy to have contradictions if they live with us. Xiao Peng has to have his own house before they could get married, it has to be near a school district, otherwise it will be troublesome for the children to go to school in the future.”

Mother Qiao is like a loving mother who loves her son dearly, but Qiao Zixin’s heart felt cold. No wonder Qiao Zhipeng was so talkative just now, he wanted her money to buy a house and get married. She wondered what kind of mentality Mother Qiao had in order to pull her own daughter’s money for her stepson. Do you dislike your daughter so much?

Mother Qiao spoke for a long time but didn’t hear her answer. She looked up at her ugly expression, in hindsight, she remembered that Father Qiao told not to ask for money. She hurriedly smiled: “All right, you rest, don’t you like to eat fried shredded potatoes? I’ll make it for you tonight.”

After Mother Qiao went out, Qiao Zixin laid on the mattress and smiled bitterly. She doesn’t like fried shredded potatoes. In the past, just because Qiao Zhipeng always liked to grab the delicious food first, she could only eat shredded potatoes that Qiao Zhipeng hated in order to have enough to eat. Did her mother really notice her?

She looked at the light fixture on the ceiling and chuckled twice. She always wanted her mother to see her excellence and regard her with pride, but her mother really didn’t seem to care about her. Well, from now on, she no longer had the slightest hope for family affection.