NOVPUBIn a tea house in the capital city, a person suddenly slammed his hand on the table and angrily said, "I can't live like this anymore! I want a divorce!"
"I want one too! So what if we're married-in sons-in-law? Does being a married-in son-in-law mean we can be treated like nothing?" another person chimed in.
"Exactly! If it weren't for us doing all the housework and taking care of the kids, would these women have such successful careers?"
These words immediately sparked a wave of agreement, and the room was filled with complaints about the grievances they had suffered over the years at home.
Just as the conversation became heated, the door suddenly opened, and a man in a suit entered.
"Sorry, I was late. I had to pick up my kid from school," Qin Er said calmly as he walked in, holding his three-year-old daughter in one arm.
The little girl in his arms looked soft and adorable, like a snowball, making everyone smile with affection. When she saw all then men inside, she wasn't afraid and sweetly called out, "Uncle Zhang," "Uncle Wang," and "Uncle Huang."
Each person she called out to felt their hearts melt, and even the initial frustration about Qin Er bringing his daughter here faded away. After all, the child didn't understand what they were talking about and wouldn't interfere.
"Baby Nuan's here! Come, have some sunflower seeds," said one of the men.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang," Baby Nuan replied in a soft, sweet voice.
Qin Er then put the little girl down, and she immediately ran over to Wang, patted his face, and asked in a concerned tone, "Uncle Wang, how did your face get hurt? Who hit you? Tell me, and I'll get revenge for you!"
As she said this, she waved her little fist around threateningly, causing Wang's heart to soften completely.
"Who said Qin Er's little girl is a little devil? Look how sweet she is, she's like a little cotton-padded jacket. I almost want to steal her and take her home," he thought to himself.
He poured out all his frustrations, saying, "Yesterday, I was just a little late picking up the kid, and she kept going on about it and even hit me."
When the others heard this, they immediately echoed, "That's too much! Absolutely unreasonable!"
Qin Er said nothing, but quietly glanced at Baby Nuan.
Baby Nuan, who had noticed him looking, secretly blinked her big, watery eyes at him. She comforted Old Wang for a while before running over to another person.
"Uncle Liu, why are you crying? Are you upset? Baby Nuan will blow them away for you," she said as she stood on her tiptoes and blew on his chest.
Her adorable gesture made Liu's eyes tear up. "Baby Nuan, if only I had a daughter like you."
Baby Nuan smiled at him with squinted eyes. "Uncle Liu, if you want, you can consider me your daughter."
This made Liu immediately take out a big red envelope and hand it to her. "Here, this is for you, a little New Year's gift in advance."
Baby Nuan's eyes lit up as she happily accepted it. "Thank you, Uncle Liu! You're so nice to Baby Nuan. Baby Nuan will be nice to you too."
She waddled over and sat next to him, saying, "Uncle Liu, you can treat me as a trash can. If anything's bothering you, just tell me. Dad says this helps make you feel better."
Liu couldn't help but say to Qin Er, "Qin Er, your daughter is so adorable. You're so lucky."
Qin Er silently took a sip of tea, but deep down, he hoped Liu would keep saying that later.
Although Baby Nuan was little, her comforting words made Liu feel the urge to talk, and he spilled his heart out.
"I just spoke up a few words for my ex-girlfriend yesterday. I didn't do anything else, but she said I was being unfaithful and wanted to kick me out of the house. What do you guys think? Is that fair?" he complained.
"That's too much!" everyone agreed loudly.
Baby Nuan didn't speak. When she saw Liu looking at her eagerly, she covered her mouth and said, "Baby Nuan is a trash can now, so I can't talk."
Liu laughed. "Okay, Baby Nuan, just listen to Uncle."
"Mm-hmm!" Baby Nuan nodded cutely, but in her heart, she thought, "Uncle Liu is bad."
"Fifth Uncle said, a man who still contacts his ex after marriage is a jerk."
Once Liu finished talking, Baby Nuan ran to the next person.
"Uncle Li, why are your clothes so torn? Can't you buy new ones? Baby Nuan can buy them for you," she said, offering him the money Old Liu had just given her.
Old Li, who had been downcast, heard this and immediately had tears in his eyes. "You're so good, Baby Nuan."
"Don't worry, Uncle. I have hands and feet, I can earn money," he said, pushing her hand back.
Baby Nuan accepted the money back, knowing that adults would never actually accept money from a child.
"She thinks I'm useless and wants to divorce me. Fine, I'll leave! I'll show her! I'll make more money than her one day. When that happens, even if she begs me to come back, I won't," Li grumbled.
"That's the spirit!" one person cheered.
"Exactly, you show her!" someone else added.
"Divorce!" another chimed in.
Qin Er quietly sipped his tea, while Baby Nuan continued her rounds, going to each person.
Before long, she had spoken to everyone in the room. She returned to Qin Er's side, and he lifted her up.
Qin Er then took a cup of warm water and slowly fed it to her. Afterward, he pulled out a phone with a video call already on.
Several familiar faces appeared on the screen, causing the "sons-in-law" in the room to change their expressions.
"Qin Er, what's the meaning of this!" Old Wang demanded angrily.
"It's nothing, just a job I took," Qin Er replied casually.
After Baby Nuan finished her water, he wiped her mouth and said to Wang, "You forgot to pick up the kid because you were playing games. Your negligence almost led to the child being kidnapped. It's your fault. You're not even reflecting on it, yet you're complaining?"
Wang turned red in the face and couldn't say a word.
Qin Er wasn't finished. He turned to Liu. "Since you're married, you should have cut ties with your ex. Helping her find a job, taking care of the kid, bringing her meals. Have you done that for your wife and child? Are you really as pure as you make yourself out to be? Be careful, or it'll all come out."
Liu shifted uncomfortably.
Qin Er looked at Li next. "As for you..." He gave him a look of disdain.
"You're lazy, unwilling to work, and still expect to make something of yourself? Don't fool yourself. Stop embarrassing yourself."
He continued with each of them, knocking them down one by one with his sharp words.
Finally, Qin Er looked at all of them and said, "Since you've accepted the dowry and are living as a married-in son-in-law, then do your part. Stop complaining. It's disgusting to want everything but do nothing."
Their faces turned crimson with shame. One person, still dissatisfied, muttered, "You're a married-in son-in-law too. Are you really willing to be called that? Don't you find it humiliating?"
Everyone in the room went silent at the mention of this.
Who in the entire Jing City circle didn't know that Qin Er treated being a married-in son-in-law as an honor!
