66: Chapter 66 Teasing Qin Jianren and his wife

Qin Yi shrugged and made up a story on the fly, "Cough, what other plans could I have? Since it's summer break, I plan to find some odd jobs, like delivering food or packages, to earn enough for my tuition. After all, if I try to borrow money from others, they might not be willing to lend it, right? Second Uncle..."

Hearing their son say this, Qin Jianye and Wu Xiuhua exchanged a look. Qin Jianye coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment, while Wu Xiuhua covered her mouth, forcibly suppressing her laughter.

Qin Jianren and Su Fangfang naturally caught the teasing and sarcasm in Qin Yi's words. Their expressions were quite awkward, and for a moment, they didn't know how to respond.

Fortunately, at that moment, Wu Xiuhua looked at Qin Jianren and Su Fangfang and changed the subject, bailing them out: "Jianren, you guys must have come here for something today, right?"

Qin Jianren gave a couple of dry laughs and said with forced ease, "Haha, it's nothing much. I just heard that Xiao Yi was back and thought I'd come over to see him. Oh, by the way, I saw a rolls-royce cullinan with Modu plates parked at the entrance of the alley. Is that your new car, Xiao Yi?"

Hearing this, Qin Yi sneered inwardly. This second uncle of his really was a snob. He then made up a lie on the spot: "Second Uncle, you think too highly of me. How could I afford such an expensive car?"

"Haha, Xiao Yi, you're being modest. I've heard people say you drove that car back yesterday," Qin Jianren replied with a smile.

Qin Yi gave a faint smile: "Cough, I'm afraid Second Uncle will laugh at me if I say it, but that car... I rented it."

"Rented?" Su Fangfang's mouth hung open as she looked at Qin Yi in surprise, seeking confirmation.

Qin Yi nodded with a smile and explained with a straight face, "Yeah, rented. It's like this: I found a job at a car dealership in Modu. The boss is a nice guy. When I said I wanted to go back to my hometown for the weekend, he rented the car to me. It's an internal employee price—only three hundred yuan a day. Very cheap! If Second Uncle wants to rent one, you can come to me. We're all relatives; I'll try to get you an internal price too!"

Hearing Qin Yi say this, Qin Jianye felt a bit helpless and shook his head, while Wu Xiuhua was all smiles, thinking to herself: My son is really something. I wonder who he takes after. These lies just roll off his tongue without the slightest hint of guilt.

However, on second thought, Qin Jianren and his wife weren't good people either. Tricking them was fine; it would save them from trying to scheme against her son again.

"Uh... Xiao Yi, stop joking with your uncle. Look, you've got moutai and a luxury watch. How could that car be rented?" Qin Jianren didn't quite believe Qin Yi's words. As he spoke, he pointed to the crate of moutai on the floor and the watch on Qin Yi's wrist.

Qin Yi raised his wrist and put on an embarrassed look, chuckling, "Cough, this watch is also fake, a high-quality knockoff. If Second Uncle likes it, feel free to take it. I'll just buy another one later. It's only worth a thousand or so; I can still afford that."

"Then... what about the moutai? That couldn't be fake too, right?" Qin Jianren continued to ask.

"Oh, the moutai is real, but it's not worth much. A crate is less than two thousand yuan. I'm actually quite ashamed; I wanted to buy something better for my dad, but unfortunately, I'm broke... How about Second Uncle supports me a little?" Qin Yi smiled at Qin Jianren, then paused before continuing, "I see those two bottles of moutai Second Uncle bought shouldn't be cheap. Has business been going well lately?"

Qin Jianren didn't take the bait. Instead, he exchanged a glance with Su Fangfang. Immediately after, Qin Jianren's previously somewhat constrained sitting posture became arrogant.

He leaned his entire body against the back of the sofa and crossed his legs, acting like an elder giving grand advice. With a grave and earnest expression, he said to Qin Yi, "Xiao Yi, you can't be like this. As a person, you must be down-to-earth. Although three hundred yuan a day isn't expensive, that's still what your father works hard all day to earn."

Su Fangfang also dropped her previous humble and respectful demeanor. A trace of disdain flickered in her eyes as she looked at Qin Yi and scolded, "That's right, Xiao Yi. Your family is in such a state now; how can you still be so vain and pleasure-seeking? Look at our Xiao Yue. Although her college entrance exam scores weren't as good as yours and her school isn't as famous as Modu University, she's already self-sufficient. She called us a few days ago and said she found a job in Modu, earning nearly ten thousand a month!"

Qin Yi put down his chopsticks and looked at Su Fangfang calmly, asking curiously, "Is that so? Xiao Yue is that impressive? Earning ten thousand a month? What company is she with? What exactly does she do? In the future, if I can't make it in Modu, I'll have to trouble my sister Xiao Yue to look after her big brother."

"Pfft..." Hearing this, Qin Jianye couldn't help himself and spat out a mouthful of tea. He hurriedly gave Qin Jianren an embarrassed smile, "Sorry, sorry, I choked..."

Wu Xiuhua quickly turned around, using the opportunity of getting a tissue for Qin Jianye to quickly adjust the smile she couldn't hide.

Looking back at Qin Jianren, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, appearing somewhat displeased. Su Fangfang, on the other hand, had an expression that almost had the word 'smug' carved onto her face.

Su Fangfang thought for a moment and looked at Qin Jianren to ask, "Jianren, was it called CNM or CMN?"

Qin Yi thought for a bit and chimed in, "Is it an MCN?"

"Right, right, that's it, MCN! We don't really know what it is, but the salary is quite high—ten thousand a month, and there are commissions for good performance!" With Qin Yi's reminder, Su Fangfang finally remembered.

However, Qin Jianren coughed lightly and quickly shot her a look, signaling her to stop talking.

He gave an awkward laugh and continued, "Haha, Xiao Yi, don't listen to your aunt's bragging. What kind of good job could that girl Xiao Yue find? If she really earned ten thousand a month, would we still need to send her money every month?"

Hearing this, Su Fangfang immediately understood. It turned out her husband was worried that if Qin Yi really couldn't make it, he would go to Xiao Yue for help.

She inwardly praised her husband's quick thinking and immediately gave an awkward laugh, echoing, "Haha, that's right. If Xiao Yue can just take care of herself, we'll be thanking the heavens. Xiao Yi, don't count on her."

Watching the two of them perform their little act, Qin Yi silently shook his head, feeling completely disappointed in Qin Jianren and Su Fangfang.

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Afterward, the Qin Jianren couple chatted about some more family matters with Qin Yi's family of three. However, the atmosphere had lost the warmth and politeness it had when they first entered, replaced by a strange sense of superiority often felt when rich people visit poor relatives.

Just as the Qin Jianren couple was about to get up and leave, there was a loud 'clatter' outside. The rusty iron gate was rudely kicked open from the outside, and a large group of people rushed in.

The people inside the main house were startled by the noise and hurriedly stood up. Before they even reached the courtyard, they heard a rough voice sounding out, "Qin Jianye! You with the surname Qin! Get the hell out here!"