Eighth Qiu's heart ached as he helped her lie down to rest. At the same time, the two children's names were decided. The adopted child would be named Qiu Baihong, while his own child would be renamed Qiu Jinyu.
Upon seeing this scene, Fangzheng and Red Boy were alarmed. They never expected the truth to be this way. Qiu Baihong, who was always jealous of her father and scolded Qiu Jinyu for being a bastard, was the one who was adopted!
"Master …" Red Boy looked at Fangzheng.
Fangzheng didn't say a word as he continued watching.
The scene changed again, and everything developed according to Eighth Qiu's plans. The only thing that Eighth Qiu couldn't accept was that his wife had bled profusely while giving birth to Qiu Jinyu. It took the hospital a great deal of effort to resuscitate her. After she returned, she was left with a lingering illness that she couldn't recover from …
However, the two still announced to the public that they were pregnant again.
However, just as they planned on pretending to give birth, Eighth Qiu's wife passed away due to her illness.
"Eighth Qiu, take good care of our daughter. Don't mistreat her child. Her life is already tough enough …" Those were the words Eighth Qiu's wife said before she passed away.
That day, Eighth Qiu cried his heart out. Faced with two crying children, he finally endured the pain in his heart, got up, and worked hard to support his family.
At the same time, Eighth Qiu told the public that his wife had passed away, but the children were saved.
As the two children gradually grew up, Eighth Qiu kept his wife's dying words in mind. He silently treated Qiu Baihong better. However, what Old Qiu didn't expect was that one day, Qiu Baihong actually found out that there was an adopted child in the family! Furthermore, she kept asking Eighth Qiu about it.
Eighth Qiu tried all means to hide it, but he realized that he couldn't hide it any longer.
Eighth Qiu didn't wish for Qiu Baihong to be sad, so he secretly called Qiu Jinyu over and told her the actual situation. He also obtained her consent. Then, he told Qiu Baihong that Qiu Jinyu was adopted.
At that instant, Eighth Qiu smiled when he saw Qiu Baihong. Qiu Jinyu lowered her head in silence.
It was also from that day onwards that cracks began to appear in the relationship between the two children. Qiu Baihong snatched everything from Qiu Jinyu, and she took it for granted. In her words, "This belongs to my family, I have the priority!"
Qiu Jinyu was also like Qiu Laoba. She wasn't someone who liked to fight. If Qiu Baihong wanted something, she would give in.
However, Eighth Qiu would always secretly give Qiu Jinyu another portion after the matter, be it food or entertainment.
Such days were considered peaceful until one day, when Qiu Baihong discovered that Eighth Qiu had secretly given Qiu Jinyu something. She was instantly infuriated, but she was still young back then. She didn't know how to vent her anger, so all she could do was throw it aside and wail, exclaiming that Daddy doesn't love me anymore.
Helpless, Eighth Qiu went forward to coax him.
Just like that, the days passed, and the small conflicts continued to accumulate, increasing in number …
Sandwiched between the two children, Eighth Qiu felt increasingly exhausted. All he could do was coax Qiu Baihong while consoling Qiu Jinyu.
In Eighth Qiu's dreams, he had thoughts of dying more than once, but he ultimately clenched his teeth and persevered.
As the two children grew older, Qiu Baihong's jealous personality became more obvious. Although she received more, she always minded the tiny portion that Qiu Jinyu received more! She had a nagging feeling that all of this was hers, but she had to split it because of a child she had picked up. She felt indignant and depressed. She was always displeased with Qiu Jinyu, and she even hated Eighth Qiu a little. She hated him for picking up a person who had taken away what little she loved!
However, she tolerated all of this until one day, she heard a few drunkards say that her mother had died from being difficult to deal with while giving birth to Qiu Jinyu! She refused to believe it immediately. She wanted to ask Eighth Qiu what was going on. Wasn't Qiu Jinyu picked up? Why did it become her mother's birth? She even caused her mother's death?
On the way to Eighth Qiu, she saw Eighth Qiu talking to Qiu Jinyu. The two of them were chatting and laughing as though they had a deep father-daughter relationship! Upon seeing this, Qiu Baihong's jealousy flared up once again. She turned her head and gave up asking about Eighth Qiu's age. Instead, she decided to investigate it herself.
However, what could a child like her find out? All she knew was bits and pieces of information. Most of the time, she relied on the bits and pieces of information to make wild guesses. However, as time went by, she gradually came to believe it herself.
In her heart, her mother hadn't died from a difficult labor, but from a serious illness after giving birth to her. Then, to take care of the child she had picked up, she had fallen ill and died from exhaustion!
When this thought gradually gained a foothold in her heart, the anger in her instantly flared up. Be it towards Eighth Qiu or Qiu Jinyu, her jealousy instantly turned into hatred!
What did a child who grew up without a mother desire the most? Of course, it was to have a mother! Qiu Baihong was no exception. Many children had rolled their eyes at her since she was young, saying that she was a motherless child!
Every time she saw other children being doted on by their mothers, with their mothers making flowery clothes, pants, and good food, she would hide far away or seek out Eighth Qiu to ask him, "Where's my mother?"
As for Eighth Qiu, he would remain silent every time … In fact, he knew what Qiu Baihong was thinking and doing. However, as he hadn't been to school, he really didn't know how to resolve the matter. All he could do was silently contribute, hoping that one day, he could use his love to influence her, allowing her to see through everything.
However, when Qiu Baihong firmly believed that her mother had died because of Second Qiu, she questioned Eighth Qiu more than once. Unfortunately, nothing Eighth Qiu said would be of any use. This was because rather than saying that Qiu Baihong was asking, it was better to say that she was asking for a definite answer! Furthermore, she only wanted a definite answer. Anything else was just perfunctory or a scam to her!
Against such a Qiu Baihong, all Eighth Qiu could do was choose to remain silent. And amidst his silence, Qiu Baihong treated it as Eighth Qiu's tacit agreement. Hence, the family's grudge deepened as the number of fights between the sisters increased.
Until one day …
"You are getting married?" Eighth Qiu looked at Qiu Baihong in front of him with widened eyes.
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