It would be better for them to make known to each other their opinions and stand instead of not exchanging their views at all and waited until something irreversible and serious had happened before they talked to each other.Miao Jing relaxed and smiled. “Are you worried that I will spoil the triplets? Don’t worry. The children from our family won’t turn out to be ill-behaved. Look at Zhai Hua. She is the worst possible scenario. She did not turn out to be ill-behaved. At most, she is simple-minded and easily deceived by other people. She is not evil-natured. Zhai Sheng has spoken to me. In the future, when you discipline the triplets, I will definitely stand on your side. I won’t side with the triplets to rebuke you.”
Miao Jing did not believe that the triplets would become ill-behaved if their elders doted on them.
However, Qiao Nan was their mother. She loved them more than anyone else. Qiao Nan would definitely not do anything that would harm them.
All of them had the same motive. As the elder, she would give in at times. They were one family. It did not matter who was the one who gave in. No matter what, she would not suffer any losses. “I promise that I will not put in a good word for the triplets when you scold them.”
If Qiao Nan was too fierce, she would definitely coax and pacify the triplets after Qiao Nan had finished lecturing them. She would rescue the triplets from her fierce daughter-in-law.
“That’s good.” It was good that her mother-in-law was open-minded and she did not insist on doting on the triplets and spoiling them. Qiao Nan was more than happy to know that her mother-in-law supported her in this aspect.
Miao Jing walked to stand next to Qiao Nan. “What are you doing? I thought that you would be reading a book or writing and making notes when I walked into your room.” It was rare for Qiao Nan to put aside her books and use the computer. There were three hundred and sixty-five days a year, but there was never a single day where Qiao Nan would use the computer instead of reading a book.
Qiao Nan put aside the book list. “My master has given me quite a lot of homework. I will need to refer to books that are not within my syllabus. I managed to borrow some books from the library, but there are several books that could not be found in the library. I did a search online and they could not be found in the country, so I had to ask someone overseas to bring the books back.”
The shipping system between different countries was not as developed right now. It was unlike ten years later where it was common to have express delivery, and it was convenient to mail packages as well as to request for door-to-door delivery.
Right now, it was rare for one to have a computer. The Chinese online shopping website would probably only be set up this year. It would be many years later before it flourished. In that case, if Qiao Nan wanted to buy books from overseas and requested that the books be delivered to her, it would not be as convenient as how it would be ten years later.
Although it might take a long time and be very inconvenient, Qiao Nan had no other choice but to wait.
If she had friends who would be returning to the country from overseas, they would be able to bring the books back for her. However, she was not that lucky. “I just chatted with my senior. He is not in the country. He is overseas right now. I have asked him to buy the books for me. I will transfer the money to him. He has promised that he will find time to buy the books and mail them back to me.”
“I see.” It was good to buy books. Everyone hoped that their children would love reading. “You must do your best in the homework that your master gave you. Do you need any more books? If you need anything else, go ahead to buy them. Don’t save on the money. I have money. I can buy the books for you. If you can’t find anyone to buy the books, I can get someone to buy them for you.”
Miao Jing patted her chest. She could help Qiao Nan buy the books as well. She treated Qiao Nan very well. They did not face any issues that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would face. It was as if she was not her mother-in-law, but her mother.
“Thank you, Mom. I will buy all the books that I need. I can save on anything else but books. Brother Zhai has left me to take charge of all his money. He might not earn lots of money, but he has more than enough money for me to buy the books that I need.” Qiao Nan had a sweet smile on her face.
The books that she wanted were very expensive. This also explained why they were unavailable in the country.
However, no matter how expensive the books were, her husband would buy them for her. There was no need for her mother-in-law to fork out the money.
“You’re right. You must not save on this.” Miao Jing touched Qiao Nan’s head. “Your master lives next to us. He has been called back by the central government to handle some issues. Thankfully, he is away for the time being. Otherwise, I would be worried that he would check on your homework every single day. Now that he lives close to us, it will be easier for him to give you a test.”
A strict teacher produced outstanding students.
However, Nan Nan was a mother of three and she had to take care of her children and go to school. She also had to complete the assignments given by Elder Lin. Even if she was an iron man, she would drain herself by completing so many tasks.
Luckily, Nan Nan was young and energetic.
If she were her, she would not be able to withstand such hardships. She would give up and surrender in three days.
Everyone in the district knew about Qiao Nan’s situation.
Even though Qiao Nan was in a different city and had different neighbors, every adult in the district hailed her as the ‘child from that family’.
Their children only needed to focus on their studies and do well in the exams, yet they were unable to perform as well as Qiao Nan.
On the other hand, the daughter-in-law of the Zhai family was pregnant soon after her marriage and she had triplets in a single pregnancy. She received scholarships twice in a row and she also completed the assignments given by Elder Lin. She had exceptional performance!
Everyone envied the Zhai family for having such an outstanding daughter-in-law. The Zhai family was very proud of her as well.
There were people who were envious of her, and there were people who were jealous of her.
The daughter-in-law of the Zhai family had her babies in September last year. She returned to school after one month of confinement. However, she had missed the lessons for half of the semester.
There would be people who disliked the fact that other people were doing well and would be jealous of them. They would gossip about Qiao Nan within the district. Although she had three babies, they felt that it was a pity that she had to sacrifice her studies for her children.
Both Zhai Sheng and Qiao Nan were very young, particularly Qiao Nan, who was much younger than Zhai Sheng. Why would she be in a hurry to have babies? She should have her priorities right.
They felt that it must be due to Zhai Sheng that Qiao Nan was pregnant right after she entered college. Qiao Nan was very young. Though Zhai Sheng was not considered old, he was a few years older than her.
Despite the fact that she was still in college, the elders in the Zhai family must have pressurized her to get pregnant and have babies as Zhai Sheng was much older than her.
Indeed, the Zhai family led a good life. Their daughter-in-law was very outstanding while their grandchildren who were triplets were smart and brilliant. However, the Zhai family had a much more complicated life than the rest of them.
Since Qiao Nan wanted to marry into a rich family, she had to make sacrifices.
The Zhai family bullied Qiao Nan for being young. The reason why they agreed to take in a daughter-in-law who did not come from an established family must be that they knew that Qiao Nan was mild-tempered and would listen to them. She would do as the Zhai family said and she would not disobey them or have a mind of her own.
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