I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 466: If the Beam is not Straight, the Rafter Will be Crooked

Chapter 466: Chapter 466: If the Beam is not Straight, the Rafter Will be Crooked

The village isn’t the same as before. The Qiao Family Team is participating in the selection for the model civil unit, and if anyone causes trouble, the village would certainly hate them.

Someone tried to mediate, "Luckily, they didn’t say much, just made a few jokes."

"Come on, those old women are no good. At a critical life-and-death moment, they still have the nerve to gossip. Wait until something happens in your family, and others laugh at you, then see how you feel," snapped someone angrily.

Those who couldn’t stand it glared and cursed at those few people, but right then, Qiao Zhiyuan and the others didn’t have time to deal with these matters. They quickly took two people to the clinic, changed them into clean clothes after a check-up, and transported them to the county hospital on the team’s tractor.

The summer was better, but falling into the water at this time could have many lasting effects.

Only those two were at the river. Nobody knew how Qiao Ye had ended up in the water, and the person who reported it saw it from the dam. They were so scared at the time that they thought only of hurrying back to the village for help, as the people had already been rescued by then, so they didn’t think too much about it.

Qiao Zhihai was in a construction crew in the county, and they currently had a project, which was to build a market for the county.

It was a big project, and if it passed inspection, Qiao Zhihai would have truly made a turnaround.

The present Qiao Zhihai was full of pride. The construction crew they formed had learned a lot over the past year with Captain Liang, and because of personal connections, he was now the second in charge of the construction crew.

Although Li Tie also had his own little schemes, overall, the two maintained a harmonious atmosphere.

Qiao Zhihai was satisfied with this. At his age, being able to experience this and then pull up his sons, that was enough.

Originally, his eldest and second sons had been with him, but now the Qiao Family Team was busy with the autumn harvest, so they had gone back.

He obviously knew the priorities, and while sitting in the office drinking tea, Qiao Zhihai received a phone call from home.

Although Qiao Zhihai said he didn’t favor boys over girls, he didn’t show much affection to the granddaughters at home.

They say that after getting married, daughters should contribute to their natal family, but first, you have to qualify, like his wife who wholeheartedly supported her family. As he saw it, these granddaughters couldn’t wait to leave their Old Qiao Family, let alone come back to offer support. Dream on, but now hearing that someone had fallen into the river and was admitted to the hospital, he had to go and see.

Qiao Ye had also woken up. There were quite a few people in the ward, Qiao Zhihai, Wang Mei, Qiao Liangbao and his wife, and Qiao Zhiyuan.

Qiao Zhihai asked first, "What happened here?"

Liangbao’s wife, as the mother, was holding her daughter’s hand with tears in her eyes, "Da Niu, do you feel unwell anywhere? Are you cold?"

Qiao Zhihai glared at Liangbao’s wife, "Didn’t the doctor already say? She’s both chilled and shocked. She needs to rest well once back home." Then he looked at Qiao Ye, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Wang Mei next to him sneered, "What else could it be? It’s the case of the beam not being straight if the lower one is askew."

What did that mean?

How could the upper beam be straight if the lower one was crooked? Qiao Zhihai’s heart suddenly panicked.

The person cooking for the workers in the construction team was a young widow whose husband had died, leaving her with three children. The team’s carpenter was a distant relative from her family. Her children were still young, with two in school, and one just learning to walk.

Both her maternal and in-law’s family were from the Red Star Commune. Life was not easy, so she was introduced to cook for these people, and there was another older woman helping her.

The young widow often sneaked extra food for herself, and truly, her cooking skills were exceptional; the meals she prepared were delicious.

It seemed like the first time in her life that she had been taken care of like this.

Could Wang Mei have found out?

It’s like a thief feeling guilty, he glared and scolded, "Shut up. Why are you everywhere, what kind of nonsense is this?"

Wang Mei, clenching her teeth and with a resentful look in her eyes, glared at Qiao Ye, "What kind of nonsense is this? That dead girl knows exactly what she’s doing, and you all know it too. It’s like the beam is crooked, it’s clear as day, isn’t she just following in her aunt’s footsteps? Didn’t her aunt marry He Xiuyu in the same way? She’s just desperate for a man, she..."

Wang Mei spoke very quickly, wanting to continue, but Qiao Zhihai slapped her across the face and then furiously grabbed her clothes, "You wretched woman, if you dare spout another word of nonsense, I’ll kill you."

At that moment, Qiao Zhihai’s expression was somewhat fierce.

Wang Mei’s cheek was reddened from the slap, and though Qiao Zhihai had hit her before, it was the first time it happened in front of so many people. But in his eyes, Wang Mei saw something truly terrifying.

Though she didn’t know what it was, it was frightening.

Everyone in the room had a disdainful facial expression, looking at her with eyes full of anger.

Was this the same thing?

No, they were different matters.

Even if it was the same issue, such matters as a member of the Qiao Family should be strictly suppressed, never mentioned by anyone.

Strangers might gossip behind the back, but no one would dare to speak up face to face.

Yet Wang Mei, seemingly wishing for Qiao Qingyu to be gossiped about, dared to speak out in the hospital room, fortunately, neither doctors nor nurses were present.

Qiao Zhiyuan’s face turned an ashen hue, why does this sister-in-law lack any of the affection that an elder should have?

One is her own granddaughter, the other her cousin by marriage.

Qiao Liangbao, trembling lips, said, "Mom, what nonsense are you spouting? You can’t just say things like that."

Despite being threatened by Qiao Zhihai’s menacing demeanor, Wang Mei was used to being aggressive. Her thoughts were simple and not complex; her bad and malicious intentions were clear for all to see. She said whatever she pleased, caring little for how it made others feel.

Yet such people, as long as they don’t cross legal boundaries, tend to live the most unrestrained lives because they never allow themselves to be wronged.

Now she also gritted her teeth and said, "Am I wrong? You can ask this dead girl, why wasn’t she at work and wandering around river instead? On such a cold day, even a fool and a three-year-old know to stay far away from the river. How could she fall in, especially now when there’s a dam?"

Although Wang Mei was detestable, her points weren’t entirely without reason.

Thus, everyone’s gaze once again returned to Qiao Ye.

Liangbao’s wife, being her mother, knew her daughter best. Although Qiao Ye now studied medicine, she was extremely timid and frightened of water.

When they were young and playing near the river, she was the only one who stayed far from the edge, saying there was something scary in the water. Of course, when she said this, the adults didn’t take it as a joke. Some children’s heavenly eye isn’t closed, and she could see things others couldn’t.