1152 Apply Leave to Come Here for a Holiday
Not to mention the Zhai family, that wretched girl should have some self-awareness to invite them on her own initiative long ago. “Qiao Nan, your dad and I have not been to the capital, so our family of three wishes to go there together to have fun. You will welcome us, won’t you? Also, remember to purchase the flight tickets for us. I heard that it’s faster to take the plane there and the duration of travel is three to four hours. It will take a long time if we take the train. My waist has not been good recently. I won’t be able to endure such a long train ride.”
The younger daughter had been married to the capital and the family wanted to go to the capital for a holiday. Certainly, the younger daughter had to take care of their food, accommodation, and entertainment. She should also conveniently take care of their transport costs.
Anyway, she was not the one forking out the money. She was aware that taking the plane was fast and enjoyable. As expected, Ding Jiayi asked for the sky and requested Qiao Nan to pay for the airfare. She had to pay for all three of them.
Ding Jiayi had the shame to make the request but Qiao Nan would not listen to any of it. “Dad, you know my situation too. I’m almost six months pregnant. As my tummy is bigger, my mother-in-law won’t even allow me to walk about. She’s afraid that my tummy will bump into something. If I did not insist, my mother-in-law would rather that I stop school for one year and stay at home to rest until I give birth. Dad, given my situation, do you think I can still take care of Qiao Zijin?”
Take care?
They could forget about asking her to take any care of Qiao Zijin in this lifetime.
“Dad, I know. This is the first time that your daughter is married. You don’t have any prior experience. That’s fine. I will analyze the situation for you. In normal circumstances, when the daughter is pregnant, the biological mother will definitely come over and take care of her. Let’s not talk about other times. During the confinement period, most of the time, it is better for the biological mother rather than the mother-in-law to take care of the daughter. However, given my mom’s character, I would rather that she doesn’t come and take care of me. Even the auntie at home will take better care of me. Dad, I’m already six months pregnant. I can’t even see my toes when I look down at my feet. Given my situation, I don’t expect all of you to take care of me. You can’t do the reverse and expect me to take care of Qiao Zijin. Does this make sense?”
Qiao Nan felt very disheartened.
True enough, once her father returned to the small courtyard of the Qiao family and lived together with Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin, he had reverted to his old self. He was muddleheaded and brainless now. He did not even have the basic ability to analyze the situation.
He would agree to whatever Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin said.
Her father was thinking that since she was already married, he would not be of any hindrance to her even if he were to listen fully to Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin. That was why her father simply adopted a laissez-faire attitude.
If the trio continued to stay in Ping Cheng, Qiao Nan did not care who they listened to.
However, she was already married, yet the trio had to come and create trouble for her. This made Qiao Nan feel very helpless. She could not accept this.
The maternal family was coming over to let a pregnant lady take care of them. If you were to ask the world, no one would do such a thing.
Ding Jiayi was very unhappy when she heard this. “If we ask you to take care of us, you have to. Zijin is your biological sister. Even if we don’t tell you, you should also take good care of Zijin. Why are you talking so much nonsense? Even if you are pampered and precious, you made it sound as if I have never been pregnant or have never given birth to children. Fine. If it is really not convenient for you, simply pay for someone to take care of your sister. Won’t that do? Moreover, it’s not just your sister who is going. Your dad and I are going too!”
Ding Jiayi, who had snatched over the phone, scolded into it. She sounded so bold and righteous.
“Stop messing around!” Qiao Dongliang’s face turned stiff. “Have you forgotten what you have promised me? If you do that again, don’t blame me for being unruly. The capital? If you have the capability, you can go on your own. If not, don’t give me such crap!”
One Zijin was enough to give Nan Nan trouble. Old Ding had truly gone crazy to want all the three of them to go there.
Qiao Dongliang placed the phone by his ear and said, “Nan Nan, don’t listen to your mom. The weather is too hot recently and your mom is suffering from heatstroke and thus spouted nonsense. She’s not clear of and doesn’t know what she is saying.” It was already too much to have one person going.
As the elder sister, Zijin had never taken care of Nan Nan. Now, the situation even had to be reversed such that Nan Nan had to take care of Zijin. They would become a laughingstock if words were to get out.
Qiao Dongliang was most concerned about Qiao Nan’s pregnancy.
When he first heard that Qiao Zijin wished to holiday in the capital, Qiao Dongliang objected to it.
Nan Nan disliked Zijin. Hence, she certainly did not wish to see Zijin. Wouldn’t Zijin be creating trouble for Nan Nan if she were to go to the capital?
Thereafter, Qiao Zijin was the one who analyzed the situation for him. She told him that a woman’s temperament would change during pregnancy.
Qiao Nan did not have any real next-of-kin in the capital. When she, the elder sister, went over, she would definitely console Qiao Nan properly lest Qiao Nan become too nervous.
As such, Qiao Zijin told Qiao Dongliang that she was going to the capital not only for a holiday but also to take care of the pregnant Qiao Nan.
Qiao Dongliang wanted to tell Qiao Nan that Qiao Zijin was new to the capital. Hence, he hoped that Qiao Nan could spend a little effort on Qiao Zijin.
If it was not convenient for Qiao Nan to do so personally, she could find someone to be a guide for Qiao Zijin.
Since Qiao Zijin could not stay at the house of the Zhai family, Qiao Zijin’s safety would only be ensured if Qiao Nan could hire someone to make sure that Qiao Zijin returned to her hotel or place of accommodation every day.
Who would have known that once Ding Jiayi spoke, everything had changed? It completely deviated from the original discussion.
Ding Jiayi certainly wanted to follow Qiao Zijin to the capital for a holiday. Perhaps she had already set her mind to let Qiao Nan pay for everything so that they could enjoy themselves madly for once.
As long as she was not the one paying, she could spend more of Qiao Nan’s money as more people were going.
As such, if the family of three were to go on a trip together, Ding Jiayi would not feel any pinch about the loss of income or expenses during this period of absence in Ping Cheng. She would do whatever she was happy with.
“Dad, I remember that both you and Mom are working, no? Mom said that all three of you want to come to the capital for a holiday, but for how long? What about your jobs?”
Qiao Nan’s face was numb. When she heard the shrieking voice of Ding Jiayi, she already lost her ability to respond.
Certainly, the idea of the family of three going on a trip together did not come from Ding Jiayi spontaneously. Most likely, the trio had long discussed it.
When they spoke at the eleventh hour, her father wanted face and changed his words. He said that Qiao Zijin was the only one coming and did not mention about him and Ding Jiayi.
If it were others, the daughter would definitely invite her parents to come as well since Qiao Zijin was already coming.
Ding Jiayi knew her better than her father regarding this. She would definitely not open her mouth to invite them. Hence, Ding Jiayi could only request it personally.
“Zijin has two months of vacation. We’re not in a hurry to come back. As for our salaries, it doesn’t matter.” Ding Jiayi was afraid that Qiao Dongliang would relent and wreck Qiao Zijin’s and her great plans. When she heard Qiao Nan’s words, she replied directly and straightforwardly. She did not care whether Qiao Nan was implying something else. This straightforwardness made people furious.
Qiao Nan sneered continuously. “Dad, is the phone still with you?”
