After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

Qiao Xing wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked back at Qin Ce.

He still looked calm and calm, as if nothing in the world could cause his mood swings.

"Let's go for a walk." Qiao Xing said dullly.

Qin Ce didn't say anything, so he acquiesced.

There is a sidewalk outside the community. The trees on both sides have begun to lose their leaves, and the road is covered with a thin layer of leaves.

The two stepped on the leaves, making a faint sound.

Qiao Xing put her hands in her pockets, and the wind was blowing on the road, lifting the hair beside her ears.

"When I was very young, my parents divorced. They each wanted their own futures and didn't want to take me as a dragster."

"They are very patriarchal. They have never treated me well since I was born. Later, after the two divorced, I stood in the middle of the road and watched them go to two completely opposite roads."

"None of them looked back. I just stood there and watched them go further and further away, and finally disappeared completely."

"I was hungry for two days in that rented house. Finally, my grandparents found me and brought me back here."

Qiao Xing paused, and she suddenly reached out her hand to catch the leaves floating down from the tree. When she saw this leaf, it was as if she saw herself back then.

Helpless, floating without roots.

She played with the leaf and murmured: "My grandparents were very good to me. They did not favor boys over girls. Instead, they liked girls very much. My uncle was also very good to me because he had a good relationship with my mother since he was a child."

At that time, her aunt was actually even more snobbish than she is now, but with her uncle and grandma protecting her, her aunt didn't treat her too harshly. She only occasionally scolded Qiao Xing secretly when she was alone.

When she was a child, Qiao Xing worked hard to fit into the family. She was very diligent and did all the housework. She would cook, wash clothes, and finally do her homework when she came back from school every day.

Later, her aunt and others went out to work, and Wang Ye was the only one to play with her. Her life became much easier.

Grandma would force him to do housework together.

Later, when grandpa left, my uncle and aunt came back. My aunt wanted the savings left by grandpa, and she had a conflict with grandma about this.

When grandma was about to leave, she pulled Qiao Xing and gave the bankbook to Qiao Xing.

She said that when her grandmother leaves, Qiao Xing will have no relatives. Girls need money to feel confident and not to be bullied.

The total is 20, and she and her uncle each have [-].

"A few years ago, when my grandma just left, my aunt suspected that grandma had given me money. She tried all kinds of temptations and gave up only when the temptation came out."

"Her attitude towards me only changed after she went to college."

She may feel that Qiao Xing has grown up and is still a college student, so she naturally wants to have a good relationship with Qiao Xing, and it is just because it is profitable.

"So you and your aunt have never had a good relationship?" Qin Ce suddenly asked.

Qiao Xing stopped and saw a bench next to her. She walked over and sat down.

"It's not very good, but we still have an uncle and a cousin. No matter how bad things are, we can't fall out."

Qiao Xing sighed. Her aunt didn't have a good relationship with her, but she had a good relationship with her uncle. She always remembered that when she was a child, her uncle often gave her pocket money secretly when she was in school.

"And this time my cousin is getting married. Logically speaking, I can't ignore him. I don't know what I think. I feel like I'm particularly annoyed now."

Qin Ce looked at the side of her face. The corners of her eyes were still a little red, probably because she was holding back tears.

"You're annoyed because you can't ignore Wang Ye, but your aunt makes you pay for it as a matter of course, and never thinks about it from your perspective."

Qin Ce paused and said the most crucial words, "What's bothering you is that you haven't integrated into their family."

She's not annoyed, she's sad, she's sad.

Qiao Xing was startled for a moment, then suddenly turned her head and met Qin Ce's deep gaze.

His words made Qiao Xing's heart tremble because he was right.

"Then, what should I do?" Qiao Xing looked at him blankly.

She really had no idea. It seemed wrong not to agree, which seemed selfish of her, but if she agreed, she felt sorry for herself.

"Simple, you let them get their money back to buy the house and let them take out the loan themselves."

Qiao Xing frowned, "Is this... any different from falling out directly?"

"Then there is no other way. Either you compromise, or you fall out. If you are reluctant to part with this family relationship, then help them."

"But you have to consider the consequences. With your aunt's temperament, if this house is loaned out in your name, they will have a lot of pressure on their mortgage in the future, and it is very likely that they will not be able to repay it. Then you will have to repay the money. .”

Qiao Xing opened her mouth, she had thought about this.

Qin Ce added: "In the end, if they don't repay the loan and let it go, you will still fall out, and if you don't repay the loan, in addition to losing 40 yuan, you will also lose the house."

Qiao Xing opened his mouth in shock, yes, this is indeed a very serious consequence.

"Then I will go back to them and ask for 40 back?"

"This is the best way. Even if you withdraw and stop the loss in time, you will still fall out if you don't get anything by then."

Qin Ce looked away and looked at the sky elsewhere. He seemed to be talking to himself or to Qiao Xing, "Sometimes, it's better for people to be selfish."

Qiao Xing opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

She wants to have a family, but no one is willing to give her a home. Everyone in this world is weighing the pros and cons, and the benefits are always greater than anything else.

She lowered her head in silence for a long time, "Then we are leaving here. Do we want to rent a house? Or... live at Grandpa Qin's house."

Qin Ce glanced at her and said, "I can discuss with grandpa to sell his house and we can buy a house in the city."

"This... is not good." Qiao Xing felt that Grandpa Qin had already had feelings for him after living in that house for so long. Although he might compromise for the sake of his grandson, it would be unfair to him.

If things hadn't reached this point and he had no choice but to do so, Qiao Xing wouldn't want to give up this house.

"There's nothing wrong with it. It's convenient for us to live together and take care of him. The most important thing is that you and your uncle have fallen out, and you still live in that place. You don't see each other when you look up and look down. Would you feel embarrassed?"

Qin Ce was telling the truth. Just imagining that scene made her scalp numb. Her aunt was okay, but if she bumped into her uncle, Wang Ye, how should she face them?

"Then... let's discuss it with grandpa, but we can't force him."

Qin Ce nodded slightly. He had never found a suitable reason to move. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he had to move out no matter what.

If it weren't for the old man's difficulty in explaining things, he wouldn't even be able to come back every day. Living with those chaotic people would be a torture.

"Then I'll go back and discuss it with him first." Qin Ce stood up and left immediately, as if he couldn't wait.