Qin Hongyi pondered for a moment, then shook his head. “No misunderstanding, right?” He clarified his own impeccable behavior. “I didn’t cheat, and I don’t have a female secretary around me. When I go on business trips and attend dinners, I take the initiative to report to your mother and take her out.” He emphasized, “Anyway, I stick to Shui Qianlan. If there’s a woman close to me, I’m afraid she’ll misunderstand, so I report in time and keep my distance.” He even revealed, “Even the servants around me are all male servants!”
Shi Ning, ever the amateur detective, helped analyze. “Is it an unmarried pregnancy? In this matter, the mother-in-law and mother didn’t volunteer?” Are Qin Hongyi and Shui Qianlan from the series of period literature?
Qin Hongyi sighed. “…You are willing, and water will flow. There is nothing else except that the Shui family forced her to marry me.”
Shi Ning was at a loss, desperately looking at the barrage for help. The barrage, however, was preoccupied with the old turtle paddling in the lake, eager to see Mr. Qin learn to crawl like a turtle, and urging viewers to watch ads and reward to witness this “wonderful scene.”
Among the flurry of 99+ barrages, Shi Ning finally found some useful information.
[There are not so many misunderstandings. In fact, it is very simple. Shui Qianlan is sick! Seriously sick!]
Shi Ning blinked. Cute barrage, please be polite and don’t curse.
[Shui Qianlan is sick, and she is seriously ill! In the past, it was called indifference, but in fact, it is sexual unrequited love, an emotional disorder.]
Shi Ning was stunned. Sexual unrequited love? It sounds a bit romantic. What kind of emotional disorder is this?
The barrage, eager to educate, began to popularize the condition:
[Sexual unrequited love is a kind of psychological emotional disorder. People only like to pursue their favorite objects. Once the other party accepts them or confesses to them, they will stop liking them, and then turn to disgust and stay away from them.]
[The reasons for sexual unrequited love are either childhood misfortune, or too many rejections, or the other party is too good, and they are afraid that they will find his shortcomings if they get in touch with him further.]
[In short, neither Qin’s mother nor Qin’s father are aware of this emotional disorder, so they did not face it. There is another reason. Qin’s mother has a masochistic tendency and likes to be forced to love.]
[Many people don’t realize that they are unrequited lovers. Every time they succeed in wooing someone, they become disgusted and switch to another person to pursue, thinking that they are scumbags.]
[Anyway, for Shui Qianlan, the more people love her, the more disgusting they are, such as Qin Dad and the big villain.]
[If you want Qin Dad and Shui Qianlan to be good, you can only show that you don’t like her, and occasionally play some forced love, so that she will get great satisfaction in her heart!]
[This is also Shui Qianlan. When she sees Qin Dad, she is obedient and submissive, like a cat. Because of self-hypnosis, she is forced and domesticated, so that she can maintain this marriage and will not escape from this home because of psychological disgust.]
After absorbing this barrage of information, Shi Ning was utterly dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, such an emotional disorder exists! Who could possibly think of such a niche condition? Does the Qin family like contrasting personalities?
With this newfound knowledge, Shi Ning realized that anything she said to Qin Hongyi about the matter now might arouse suspicion. “I’ll have a good chat with Mom later and see if I can find out the key and then help you.”
Qin Hongyi nodded, “Okay, your mom isn’t a bad person. We only have one son, He Ye, and no daughter. She can’t speak her mind much, so you should be more understanding.” Shi Ning did not respond to this. Her mother-in-law had treated her very badly, and she couldn’t sympathize with her at all. You can be angry with anyone but not yourself. Your breasts are breasts, and the readers’ breasts are also breasts.
Shi Ning turned to leave, then glanced back at the large turtle still struggling in the water. “Dad, were you walking the turtle just now?”
Qin Hongyi, who was just about to climb out of the water, quickly squatted back down when he saw Shi Ning looking. “Uh… yes, this turtle is a token of love your mother gave me.” He explained that the turtle was 30 years old, and he took good care of it, taking it for a walk every day. I’ve seen people walking dogs and cats, but this is the first time I’ve seen people walking turtles.
“Then Dad walks the turtle to Grandpa’s yard and let Grandpa learn to crawl like a turtle,” Shi Ning suggested, her face perfectly straight. “This is called the Five Animals Exercises, which can strengthen the body and is good for Grandpa…” She finished without a blush, then turned and walked away. The barrage has her fans, and she will spoil them.
Qin Hongyi watched Shi Ning leave, then lowered his head to gaze at his beloved turtle, the two of them staring at each other. “There seems to be no crawling action in the Five Animals Play, right?” The beloved turtle continued to paddle its limbs in the water. “Learning to crawl like an animal is called Tiger Climbing Kung Fu,” he mused. Qin Hongyi finally climbed out of the lake, wringing his wet clothes, and looked down at the turtle, who had also come ashore. “Forget it, my daughter-in-law is uneducated and said the wrong word.” He decided that after he changed, he would walk the turtle to find the old man and tell him what Shi Ning said. He’d make sure the old man knew that Shi Ning, his granddaughter-in-law, had truly turned over a new leaf and was exceptionally filial.
When Grandpa Qin awoke from his nap, he found his eldest son waiting for him in the yard, accompanied by a colossal turtle. Qin Hongyi earnestly repeated Shi Ning’s words. “Shi Ning asked you to learn to crawl like a turtle; this is Tiger Climbing Kung Fu, it can strengthen your body.”
Grandpa Qin’s eyes widened. “…?” Are you sure it’s not because of that sentence, “Qin Heye can tell jokes, so he learns to crawl like a turtle”? Can you say it, can you do it?
Xu Chang, still laboring over his dog-scrawl calligraphy, chimed in, “Grandpa, tiger crawling is indeed good for your health.”
Of course, Grandpa Qin knew this, but crawling alone felt awkward. “Hongyi, Xiao Xu, you guys crawl together.”
And so… Xu Chang found himself teaching Grandpa Qin and Qin Hongyi to perform “tiger crawling.” At first, they were clumsy, looking rather like the massive turtle beside them.
Shi Ning didn’t dare to relax all day. Besides researching the peculiar “sexual unrequited love” emotional disorder, she constantly monitored the barrage. She was terrified that Qin Heye wouldn’t return before the day was over. She feared that if Grandpa Qin had another accident, she’d be stuck with the blame. She didn’t even dare to sleep at night, her eyes fixed on the barrage. It wasn’t until dawn that sheer exhaustion overcame her, and she finally drifted off, phone still clutched in her hand.
It felt like she’d barely closed her eyes. Shi Ning was abruptly awakened by the anxious voice of a servant. “Young Madam, get up quickly!”
Shi Ning’s eyes snapped open. No! Nothing will happen, right? Who’s in trouble now? Grandpa Qin or Dad Qin? She thought, Man is made of iron, sleep is made of steel. I’m so sleepy after not sleeping all night! Can you please not make trouble while she is sleeping? What a miserable day!