Qiao Zijin paused while washing the dishes, then looked uncomfortable: "No, what does Nannan's fever have to do with me."
"But what Qiao Nan said?" Ding Jiayi heard what Qiao Nan said. She definitely didn't do this, and Lao Qiao wouldn't do it. There are only four people in the family, so it can only be the eldest daughter.
"What Nan Nan said must be right? Mom, don't forget how hot Nan Nan's forehead was that day. Nan Nan was so sick and confused that she thought the dream was a fact. Nan Nan is suspicious, don't make it like Nan Nan. Similar."
Qiao Zijin shook his hand: "Mom, don't even think about it. Dad didn't know that we spent all the money at home until I went to the attached middle school. If Dad also knew about Grandpa Li, how big would Dad be? We have to do our best to make Dad less angry. Just now Dad didn’t mention Nan Nan’s dream again, so don’t take it to heart, let alone mention it in front of Dad. It didn’t exist in the first place. What happened, Nannan was talking in her sleep, why are you joining in the fun, do you think there are too few things to make dad angry?"
God knows that when Qiao Nan mentioned what happened that rainy night, Qiao Zijin was so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
Fortunately, her father didn't continue to ask about this matter, otherwise she wouldn't be sure whether she would be exposed.
Qiao Zijin was afraid of Qiao Dongliang, but he was not afraid of Ding Jiayi's mother.
After being coaxed, deceived and threatened by Qiao Zijin, Ding Jiayi no longer struggled with whether Qiao Nan's words were true or just a dream.
There are enough worries at home now, and if we pursue this matter any further, it will be endless.
When he heard Ding Jiayi calling for food, Qiao Dongliang didn't want to come out to eat at first, and he was very angry at Ding Jiayi.
But when he thought that the doctors said that his little daughter was malnourished, Qiao Dongliang called Qiao Nan out: "Nan Nan, it's time for you to grow. Don't block your body. Let's go eat."
"Okay, Dad."
Qiao Nan immediately agreed. No one can be at odds with anyone, but she can't be at odds with herself.
A family of four sat together. Qiao Dongliang didn't look at his wife or his eldest daughter. He just focused on putting good food into Qiao Nan's rice bowl and told him: "Nan Nan, eat more and be full. Now You are too thin."
"I got it. Dad, you work very hard, so you should eat more and don't treat yourself badly."
Qiao Nan put the meat and vegetables into Qiao Dongliang's bowl without any courtesy.
In the past, the Qiao family could eat at least two or three meals with such a plate of meat, but now Qiao Nan eats it with all her strength, one meal at a time.
The family lived frugally, and in the end all the money they saved was spent on Qiao Zijin, and they lost money.
Ding Jiayi looked at the Dongpo pork that she had specially cooked for her eldest daughter when she came back. The father and daughter ate each piece of it, and there were only three pieces left in the bowl. Ding Jiayi felt a pain in her body: " Zijin, you should eat too, you have worked hard studying and should eat something good."
With that said, Ding Jiayi put a piece of meat in Qiao Zijin's bowl, then took another piece for Qiao Zijin, and put the last piece into her own bowl.
Looking at the two pieces of meat in the rice bowl, Qiao Zijin moved his mouth, feeling very unhappy.
Such a big plate of meat, she would have eaten most of it before, but today it was all cheaper for Qiao Nan.
Most of today's troubles are related to Qiao Zijin, and Qiao Zijin doesn't have the confidence to do anything.
Unexpectedly, her father really didn't care about her when he said he didn't care about her. He took care of this damn girl Qiao Nan and gave all the meat to Qiao Nan. If her mother hadn't taken two pieces of meat for her, I'm afraid that this time, she would get one piece of meat. Can't even eat it.
"That's right, Nan Nan, you worked hard in studying. Eat better when you are in school. Don't wrong yourself." Qiao Dongliang took out five yuan from his pocket and gave it to Qiao Nan: "Take this money and spend it with us. Although we should not be extravagant or wasteful as a human being, and we should not think about things that are not ours. But we should not treat ourselves harshly or wrong ourselves, you know?"
"Dad, don't worry, I understand." Qiao Nan put the five dollars into his pocket without politeness.
Qiao Dongliang and Qiao Nan's singing together made Ding Jiayi blush, and Qiao Zijin was so embarrassed that she almost buried her face in a bowl.
After returning to the room, Qiao Dongliang thought about it again and again. His wife really cared about her eldest daughter, but she didn't know much about the school situation.
If the eldest daughter had not said anything in front of the wife, the wife would not have had the idea of letting the eldest daughter go to the attached middle school.
The most important thing is that given the wife's character, it is impossible for her to make the decision to spend all her family's savings and change schools for her eldest daughter.
If the wife is really so decisive, the wife can rely on her own ability to leave the Ding family and find her own life.
But even if his wife had a bad temper, if the Ding family hadn't sold her by the pound, she would still have stayed in the Ding family and continued to work as a horse for the Ding family.
When Qiao Dongliang thought about it, he understood that his eldest daughter must have played a big role in this matter.
He doesn't blame the eldest daughter for thinking about her own future.
What he couldn't accept was that even if the money was really going to be spent, he should discuss it with his family instead of deciding first and then announcing it. He didn't even know until Nan Nan mentioned it.
Ding Jiayi wanted Qiao Nan to study wrongly and work part-time, but Qiao Zijin didn't stop him. The reason was that Qiao Zijin had spent all his family's money on studying. Thinking of this, Qiao Dongliang felt a little uncomfortable.
For the first time, he discovered that the eldest daughter seemed to have gone too far with her family for the sake of her own future.
All the things were crowded together, and Qiao Dongliang now found Qiao Zijin extremely awkward and uncomfortable.
What he said just now was completely aimed at Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin.
After Qiao Zijin understood what Qiao Dongliang said, he tightened his grip on the chopsticks and lowered his head to finish the rice in the bowl: "Dad, can I talk to you?"
Coincidentally, Qiao Dongliang also finished eating at this time.
Qiao Dongliang put down the bowl, because he was angry and didn't want to talk to Qiao Zijin, but in the end he responded: "Come to the study with me."
As soon as the father and daughter left, Qiao Nan immediately put down her job and returned to her room.
Anyway, from today on, if Qiao Zijin doesn't do housework, she can't be expected to do it.
Watching the father and daughter compete with each other, Ding Jiayi held her breath and did not dare to have an attack, so she could only continue to deal with it silently.
After returning to the room, Qiao Nan stared at the book for a long time, but unfortunately she didn't read a word into the house.
After a while, Qiao Nan took a few deep breaths and told herself to calm down.
Now her mother and Qiao Zijin are making "little mistakes". Qiao Zijin is a smart person and knows that her father is the breadwinner of the family, so it is impossible to offend her father and let him continue to be disappointed in her.
No matter, even if her father can be coaxed by Qiao Zijin, she no longer needs to be nervous and afraid.