Chapter 188: Interrogation – The Daily Drama of the Sickly Young Aunt in the Compound

Chapter 188: Interrogation - The Daily Drama of the Sickly Young Aunt in the Compound

Lin Qing, having just learned a big secret, returned to the compound looking distracted.

"Huh?"

Lin Qing looked at Lin Shu, who was blocking her way, with a puzzled expression. Why is she causing a scene in front of me again?

Seeing the question on Lin Qing's face, Lin Shu, recalling what her mother had said earlier, fumed, "Auntie, why are you stopping my parents from going back to Grandpa and Grandma's house?"

Lin Qing paused, "What are you talking about? I didn’t stop your parents from going home."

"That’s right, my mom told me that when they went back to Grandpa and Grandma's house last week, you stopped them from entering!"

Lin Qing sneered, "Oh? Is that what your parents said?"

"Yes, my mom said so!"

"Then... did your mom say why they weren’t allowed in?"

Lin Shu hesitated. Her parents hadn't mentioned that. She looked at Lin Qing's expression, which was full of confidence, and it made her hesitate.

Lin Qing didn’t wait for her answer. She looked around and noticed many people watching the scene.

"Your parents showed up empty-handed. Were they just planning to mooch off your grandparents?"

"I..."

Before Lin Shu could speak, Lin Qing continued, "For years, your parents have only covered your meals and haven’t contributed a dime to your grandparents’ living expenses. Have you even noticed how old your grandparents are? They’ve never received any financial support from your parents. How can your parents have the gall to show up empty-handed and mooch off them?"

Lin Shu’s face flushed with embarrassment. She knew a bit about the past, but she thought that since her parents were the eldest son and his wife, it was fine for them to go back for a meal.

Although Lin Shu didn't say these words out loud, Lin Qing could tell from her expression, "Are you trying to say it’s fine for your parents to mooch off your grandparents?"

Lin Qing stared straight at her, "Then you’re completely wrong. First of all, we didn’t set aside any food for your parents. If they stayed, it would mean extra costs for your grandparents. Their income isn’t high, and if they get sick in the future, they might not have enough money because of these unnecessary expenses."

"Don’t you and Uncle earn a good salary?" Lin Shu blurted out.

Lin Qing smiled. If you’re going to be shameless, don’t expect me to spare your feelings. "You’re really something. Your parents, as the eldest son and his wife, haven’t fulfilled their duty to support the elderly, and now you expect me, a married daughter, to pick up the slack? How can you even bring this up in front of me?"

"I, no... my parents..." Lin Shu wanted to say that her parents couldn’t possibly neglect their duty to support the elderly, but the truth was, they had never fulfilled that obligation.

"Don’t try to justify it in front of me. I’ll naturally take care of my parents, but if your parents haven’t fulfilled their duty, don’t think about mooching off your grandparents."

After hearing this, Lin Shu asked, "Auntie, is it true that you give one-third of your salary to Grandpa and Grandma every month as living expenses?"

Lin Qing raised an eyebrow. So you know about that, huh?

"What if I do? What if I don’t?"

Lin Shu's expression was complicated, "Can you stop giving them money?"

Lin Qing laughed at her words, "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? Whether I give or not is my business. Are you trying to boss me around?"

Lin Shu's words shocked the other onlookers in the compound. They hadn’t expected that Lin Qing had been giving her parents living expenses every month!

This shocked them. A married daughter giving her parents living expenses? Several of the older women in the compound were stunned. If their daughters-in-law did that, they’d never stand for it!

"Then why do you have to give? Just because you give every month, my mom is making me give too."

Lin Qing now understood that when Zhang Mei came to complain to Lin Shu, she also asked her to contribute to their parents' living expenses!

No wonder Lin Shu had specifically waited for her here; her own interests were at stake!

Lin Qing couldn't help but chuckle, wondering if Lin Shu could handle her mother-in-law, let alone her own mom.

"That's your problem, what's it got to do with me? I give if I want to, why do you care so much?" Lin Qing didn't care at all; she was happy to give her parents living expenses as a sign of her filial duty, and she wouldn't stop just because of a few words.

Lin Shu was frustrated. Her mother had come specifically to complain about Lin Qing not letting them in, then brought up Lin Qing giving her grandparents living expenses, and finally hinted she should do the same. Lin Shu played dumb, but how could she not get it? Zhang Mei was her own mother.

Seeing this, Zhang Mei laid it out, "Your aunt is giving, so as the younger one, you should too. It's not fair that her daughter gives living expenses and mine doesn't. You don't want others to say you're not as good as your aunt, do you?" With that last sentence, Zhang Mei had Lin Shu cornered.

Lin Shu and Lin Qing had grown up together, and Lin Shu couldn't stand being compared unfavorably to Lin Qing. So, pushed by Zhang Mei, she caved.

But after saying yes, once Zhang Mei left, she had second thoughts. That's why she was waiting here for Lin Qing, hoping to convince her to stop giving her parents living expenses.

If her mother insisted she follow Lin Qing's lead, then changing Lin Qing's mind would let her off the hook.

"Did your mom say that if I give your grandparents living expenses, you have to too?" Lin Qing directly revealed Zhang Mei's intentions.

Thinking it over, Lin Qing saw it was likely. That person, selfish and always looking for an edge, wouldn't miss the chance to milk her married daughter.

"Aunt, since you get it, could you..."

Lin Qing refused outright, "No way, I'm not as cold-hearted as your folks. Besides, why should I give your grandparents living expenses? It's because your parents haven't done their part."

"But..."

"Don't say anymore, I won't listen to you." Lin Qing didn't want to talk anymore and walked past her into the house.

Lin Shu stood there, distressed, watching Lin Qing's back as she entered the house, feeling extremely angry.

"Mom, mom, I have something to tell you!" Jiang Da Sao, who had been eavesdropping by the window, went inside to speak to Mother Jiang, who was lying in bed.

"What is it?" Mother Jiang looked at her daughter-in-law with some impatience.