### Chapter 155: Business Is Hard (Extra Update for Monthly Votes)

### Chapter 155: Business Is Hard (Extra Update for Monthly Votes)

Father-in-law has agreed to raise the child, so from now on, that child will be part of our branch of the family.

As long as I raise the child well, even if I can't have any more children, with Father-in-law around, my husband won't have any other thoughts.

I can continue to stay in the Qin family and be their daughter-in-law.

Qin Dahu looked at his wife and couldn't help but pat her back to comfort her.

He had always seen his wife's worries, but there was nothing he could do to alleviate them.

This incident might actually be a good thing for our branch of the family.

Once the child returns, we can live a peaceful life together.

Yes, I've never thought about divorcing her.

My wife has been with me for three years, taking care of the household and me very diligently.

We have a good relationship; how could we separate just because we don't have a child?

Besides, as a butcher, it's not easy for me to find another match.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have waited until I was over twenty to marry her.

Elder Sister Qin glanced at her husband, tears welling up in her eyes.

She quickly lowered her head to wipe them away.

"Alright, let's eat!" Qin Dazhuang said.

Everyone then ignored Elder Sister Qin and continued eating.

After the meal.

The men left first. Qin Xiaoyao stayed behind to wash dishes with Elder Sister Qin and Second Sister Qin.

However, the two sisters didn't let Qin Xiaoyao help.

Elder Sister Qin directly pulled Qin Xiaoyao outside.

"San Ya, in the past—I wronged you. This time—this time, thank you so much!" Elder Sister Qin said gratefully to Qin Xiaoyao, unable to hide the joy in her eyes.

Before, she hadn't considered adopting a child, and the Qin family would certainly not agree to such a thing.

But now, it's all good. The child is already of the Qin bloodline.

By helping Father-in-law, the Qin family will only remember her kindness.

This time, it's all thanks to my sister-in-law that I got this good opportunity.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled. "Sister-in-law, you're too kind. If anyone should apologize, it was me who wronged you and Second Sister-in-law before."

"You and Second Sister-in-law have been very understanding and haven't held it against me. I'm truly grateful."

"As for this matter, you've agreed to help Father take care of the child. Our entire Qin family owes you our gratitude!"

Seeing the tears well up in his sister-in-law's eyes again, Qin Xiaoyao reached out and took her hand.

"After we bring the child back, please raise him as your own. When he grows up, he must treat you and Brother as his real parents!"

Qin's sister-in-law was moved.

"Alright!" She quickly agreed.

Then she led Qin's sister-in-law back to the main room.

Afterward, she went to the kitchen with Second Sister-in-law to clean up and wash the dishes.

It was time for her to mend her relationship with her two sisters-in-law from her natal family.

Sure enough, after working together for a while, Qin Xiaoyao reconciled with her two sisters-in-law and became much closer.

After finishing in the kitchen, Qin Xiaoyao saw her father and two brothers cooling off under the big tree in the courtyard, seemingly discussing something. She walked over to them.

When they saw Qin Xiaoyao approaching, Qin Erhu quickly patted the spot next to him, inviting her to sit down.

Qin Xiaoyao didn't hesitate and sat down.

"What were you guys talking about?" she asked.

Qin Dazhuang squinted at the glaring sunlight in the courtyard, looking worried.

"Just chatting."

"If it doesn't rain soon, we might only be able to slaughter one pig every two days."

Qin Xiaoyao was surprised.

Qin Erhu added, "Now it's not just the meat stall business that's suffering. Uncle Zhao from Lai Fulu also said to reduce the pork supply by thirty percent starting tomorrow."

"Yesterday evening, Uncle Yang came to see me. He asked if we could sell some meat to him. He said his family isn't planning to slaughter pigs for now."

Qin Xiaoyao was taken aback.

Uncle Yang was also a butcher, and his meat stall was not far from her father's.

However, his business had never been as good as theirs, especially since they had a major customer like Lai Fulu, making their situation incomparable to Uncle Yang's.

But even so, Uncle Yang has been a butcher for many years, and his business in West Market has been quite good. He shouldn't give it up so quickly...

"Then what do you think, Father?" Qin Xiaoyao asked.

Qin Dazhuang furrowed his brow.

"I agreed," he said.

Seeing his two sons and daughter looking at him, Qin Dazhuang continued, "Give him some meat, and we can continue with our plan to slaughter pigs."

"We can't stop the business at Lai Fulu; our family relies on selling meat for a living."

Moreover, now that something like this has happened at home, we can't afford to stop the business.

Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu were silent, their faces grave.

"Oh, there's one more thing." Suddenly, Qin Dazhuang looked at Qin Xiaoyao again.

"Go ahead, Father," Qin Xiaoyao responded promptly.

"We raise and slaughter pigs, so we use a lot of water every day. But recently, there have been too many people drawing water from the well at the street corner. It takes half a day just to get two buckets of water; it's too much trouble."

"I figured that if you go through the alley, it's not far from your place."

"Could you let your elder brother and second brother come to your house to draw water?"

Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu immediately looked at Qin Xiaoyao.

Water usage at home was indeed becoming a problem.

Mainly, when they collected live pigs, they usually didn't slaughter them right away. Sometimes, they would keep several pigs in the pigsty.

Raising pigs not only consumes grain but also a lot of water.

Slaughtering pigs requires scalding the hair off and cleaning the meat, which also uses a lot of water.

With such a large amount of water needed, it had become a real issue.

"What's the problem? We have plenty of well water at my place. If you need it, just come over and draw it! Or I can help bring a few buckets over every day!"

"Don't bother; we'll come and draw it ourselves!" Qin Dahu hurriedly said.

Going to the youngest sister's house to draw water was already not ideal; having her carry water for them might upset her family.

Qin Erhu nodded in agreement.

"Let them draw it themselves," Qin Dazhuang also said.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled and nodded.

"Alright. But if anything happens at home in the future, don't forget to notify me."

"Like this time, if I hadn't run into Second Brother at Lai Fulu this morning and pressed him for information, I wouldn't have known about such a big issue at home."

Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu both stiffened, then looked at their father.

Qin Dazhuang finally sighed.

"Fine! From now on, we'll discuss things together when something happens at home."

Hearing this, Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu were both surprised, then delighted.

Their father was actually willing to involve them in making important family decisions? That's great!

Qin Xiaoyao also smiled.

Remembering something, he added, "Oh, by the way, there's news that grain prices will rise soon."

"Have we considered stockpiling some grain?" Qin Xiaoyao asked.