Chapter 1870: Slamming the Door
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
This woman seemed to know exactly what was going on in the Zhai family. Otherwise, she would not have the guts to address them as her parents-in-law. Wait a minute. The chief had once been married. Could it be that this woman was the chief’s ex-wife?
Sister Zhao became a little hesitant. She only knew that the chief had once been married, but she did not know why the two of them had gotten divorced.
From the surface, Qiu Chenxi was dressed fashionably and beautifully. Qiu Chenxi did at least look a little more refined than Qiao Nan because of her makeup. Zhai Sheng was a man too. All men liked beautiful women.
Looking at Qiu Chenxi’s appearance, Sister Zhao was unsure if this woman was the one who had gotten divorced from the chief. Besides, it had been the chief who had asked for a divorce. But this woman was still talking about the Zhai family as though they were her own family, addressing the old chief and his wife as her parents-in-law. This meant that this woman had not wanted to part from the chief. What was the chief’s view toward this?
“I said… Forget it. There’s no point in me telling you so much. You’re just a caretaker drawing a salary. I won’t put you on the spot. Go in and tell my parents-in-law that their daughter-in-law, Qiu Chenxi, is here to see them. Then, you can open the door for me after that.” That old woman, Miao Jing, was too evil and would never take a second look at her, but her father-in-law was rather nice and liked her very much.
If they knew that she was here, no matter how unwilling Miao Jing was, her father-in-law would definitely be willing to see her, and he might even give her a second chance! She did not think that the woman Miao Jing had randomly introduced to Zhai Sheng could be any better than herself. If it was really that easy, she would not have been the one getting married to Zhai Sheng at that time.
In front of someone who was lesser than her, Qiu Chenxi felt that she had a good chance of winning. As such, she was fearless.
“Oh, all right. Hold on.” Qiu Chenxi’s attitude let Sister Zhao breathe a sigh of relief. Sister Zhao closed the door slightly and rushed over to let Zhai Yaohui and Madam Zhai know about this situation. “Old Chief, madam, there’s a woman outside. She said her name is Qiu Chenxi, and she’s come to find you guys. She even said that she’s the chief’s wife.”
At least, that was indeed how the woman had described her relationship with the Zhai family.
Zhai Yaohui’s and Miao Jing’s faces changed in an instant, especially Miao Jing. Her face darkened completely and she slammed the table angrily. “She has the cheek to come here and even dares to say… We don’t have such a person in our family. Ask her to scram!” Thinking about what Qiu Chenxi had done in the past, Miao Jing’s eyes narrowed and her piercing gaze fell on Zhai Yaohui. The look of blame was evident in her eyes.
Zhai Yaohui did not rebuke her and pursed his lips tightly together. “There’s no such person in our family. Xiao Zhao, remember this person. If she turns up again in the future, you don’t have to ask her who she is. Just ignore her and let her leave.”
Even when Zhai Sheng had not yet found Qiao Nan, the Zhai family had not been very willing to meet Qiu Chenxi, much less now that Zhai Sheng had expressed his interest in Qiao Nan. Qiu Chenxi’s appearance was not a good sign. Even now that the new year was over, their future daughter-in-law, Qiao Nan, had not been officially introduced.
Thinking about how Zhai Sheng had been dragging this on, Zhai Yaohui and Miao Jing could not help but worry for the couple. After the new year, one of them was forty, while the other was forty-five. They were no longer young and were, in fact, rather old. But they were still dawdling. How many more years did they have to dawdle on like this?
Moreover, before they could come to a decision, Qiu Chenxi had decided to join in on the fun too. Zhai Yaohui hoped that Qiu Chenxi would leave as soon as possible. She had better not affect the relationship between Zhai Sheng and Qiao Nan.
“All right, Old Chief.” Sister Zhao straightened her back. It was fortunate that she had been witty enough earlier and had not put in her efforts in vain. She knew that the person whom the chief liked was Sister Qiao and that both the old chief and Madam Zhai were especially pleased with her. How could there be another mistress suddenly turning up out of the blue?
It seemed like not a single person in the chief’s family had thought well of that woman after she had gotten divorced from the chief. In that case, Sister Qiao’s position was as steady as a mountain and would not waver. If she had to serve a mistress, she would much rather acknowledge Sister Qiao as her master’s wife. After all, she was acquaintances with Sister Qiao.
“So? I said that…” When Sister Zhao emerged again, Qiu Chenxi lifted her foot and was about to head in. It was clear through her posture that she thought of herself as the mistress of the house.
Thankfully, Sister Zhao had been prepared and had grabbed hold of the handles of the main door. Because she held on firmly to the door, Qiu Chenxi had not managed to step into the house and could only take a step back. “I’m sorry. The old chief and madam said that we don’t have a person like you in our family. You want to acknowledge them as your family? I think you’ve found the wrong house and the wrong people.”
“You’re spouting nonsense. Are you sure that this is what the old chief said, and not something you made up?” Qiu Chenxi’s face flushed red with anger. She felt as though that caretaker had just humiliated her. “Did you take someone’s money so that you’d hide the truth for them? I’m warning you not to play such a dirty trick. The one who’ll suffer in the end will only be you. Let me give you some advice. You’d better tell the Zhai family truthfully that I’m here. I might just let you off this time. If you still continue to hide the fact that I’m here from the Zhai family, don’t even dream of me helping you beg for mercy when the Zhai family finds out about this.”
Qiu Chenxi felt threatened, and needless to say, this threat had come from that Sister Zhao’s mouth. In Qiu Chenxi’s opinion, someone must have bribed Sister Zhao. That was why Sister Zhao had not told the Zhai family about her arrival and had even lied that the Zhai family claimed that she did not exist.
If she was angered by these words and left, that woman would naturally be able to marry Zhai Sheng more easily, snatching away her husband and the position of the chief’s wife that was hers to begin with. She had never imagined that there would be such an impressive character in a remote town like Qingshui Town.
Now that Qiu Chenxi was throwing a tantrum, Sister Zhao was even more upset. “You’re such a strange person. I guess you must have watched too many television dramas that your brain is filled with drama. I’m not lying and I’ve done nothing of that sort. The old chief and madam are both here, and they both said that they don’t have someone like you in their family. The old chief even instructed me to remember your face so that I won’t open the door for you in the future. Forget it. There’s no point in me telling you all these. You can believe what you want.”
With that, Sister Zhao slammed the door shut and locked it securely. It was hard speaking to people who did not have a grip on reality.
Qiu Chenxi, who had almost been hit by the door, was no longer flushed red in anger. Her face was now green. In all her years, she had never once seen someone slam the door so heartlessly in her face! And it had been a caretaker who had just done that!