Reborn in the Eighties as a Housewife with a Space

Chapter 971: Chapter 965 Intimacy_1

As Chu Molin listened from one side, he felt a throb in his forehead. This woman was really bold with her words. When she had said the same to him before, he had believed it. But now that he knew who Xue Ling was and what her story was, he just couldn’t understand why he hadn’t doubted her words then. And now that he heard her saying it to her sister, he had this strange feeling.

Chu Molin glanced at Qin Jiale and noticed her expression following the news was quite similar to his own when he’d found out, except, Qin Jiale looked a bit more pitiful, whereas he had looked a bit more grim.

“Her parents are heartless to abandon their own child like that.” Qin Jiale was quite upset after hearing the news.

“Lele, you need to understand that not all parents are as good as ours. Some families can’t even afford to eat, let alone send their children to school. But our parents would rather go hungry just to make sure we can study and live a better life. They don’t want us to suffer like they did. We have to appreciate our parents’ sacrifices and understand their hardships, okay?” Qin Xue spoke seriously to her sister. She had a feeling that the current Qin Jiale was just like she used to be: obedient on the surface but rebellious within.

Now, she was certain that the real Qin Jiale was different when she was outside without their family’s knowledge, just like she, Qin Xue, was back then. When Qin Xue was around her grandparents, she was obedient and well-behaved; she was a totally different person around Yingying and yet another person around teachers. She even got into fights with Yingying and Chenchen. Who would’ve thought she was capable of fighting? But she did, and that’s why the three of them started learning Taekwondo together.

Looking at Qin Jiale now, she saw a reflection of her younger self and a sense of unreality washed over her. She said what she had said to try and prevent Qin Jiale from taking detours in life, especially given the differences in their current situations.

Qin Xue could imagine why Qin Jiale was acting this way. Perhaps, as they had said, the family had been too good to the former Qin Xue that they ended up neglecting their youngest sister. So, Qin Jiale had to defend herself and strengthen her character. Thinking of this, Qin Xue felt a pang of heartache for her sister. She reached out, held her sister’s hand, and smiled at her.

“Sis.” But Qin Jiale looked a bit flustered. Even though they were sisters and their relationship was quite good, they had never been this close. The sudden hand-holding from Qin Xue surprised her, but deep down, she felt happy. It was indeed a contradictory feeling.

“Let’s go, didn’t you say mom called us for dinner? Whatever it is, we can talk about it after dinner.” Qin Xue had not missed her reaction and concluded that she was indeed a little girl longing for love.

“Um, okay.” Qin Jiale responded naturally, her face feeling a bit hot, as if her thoughts had been read completely.

“Hehe.” Qin Xue just smiled at her reaction, finding it quite adorable. It seemed teasing her sister was a source of joy for her.

Chu Molin, watching their sisterly interaction silently, felt warmth in his heart. His wife, wearing a sincere smile, emitted an aura which was comforting, involuntarily drawing him nearer.

“You guys really are slow. If you take any longer, the food will get cold.” Nangong Shulan looked at them as they finally arrived and couldn’t help but comment. ‘The food would upset their stomachs if they ate it cold; why aren’t they hurrying up?’ she thought.