Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife-Chapter 349: Pitiful?

A bright female voice startled the boss from behind, nearly causing him to fall on his butt.

When he turned around, he saw a young girl smiling at him eerily.

The boss recognized the girl at a glance as some relative of Qin Juan.

"What are you doing, do you know that scaring people can literally scare them to death?"

The boss was startled and said irritably.

Qin Yang directly shielded Lin Chuxia behind him, and Lin Chuxia was not afraid to confront him, "If you haven’t done anything wrong, what are you afraid of? Where’s my elder sister? Why are you talking behind her back?"

"You’re looking for your elder sister, I’m looking for her too. She said she wouldn’t come, and here I am waiting to use the dishes," the boss said waving his hand, full of resentment.

Qin Yang glanced at the greasy dishes and frowned slightly.

Does elder sister usually do this kind of work?

"Are you saying Qin Juan didn’t come to work today?"

"Didn’t come, nor did she take any leave," after finishing his words, the boss looked at Lin Chuxia again, "You see, I don’t want to deduct her wages on purpose. Look at her work attitude, fishing for three days and drying nets for two, let alone being late and leaving early, but today she simply didn’t show up at all. If it weren’t for pitying her, why would I hire someone like that?"

"You said you pity her?" Qin Yang caught the keyword in the conversation.

"Yeah, having a child and still having to work, isn’t that pitiful? The child is also well-behaved, just sitting quietly on the side, not making a sound for half a day, but now it’s better, I heard the child went to school, Qin Juan doesn’t have to worry about her child anymore..."

Qin Yang didn’t continue listening to his rambling, "Thank you boss for taking care of my elder sister."

"It’s nothing, Qin Juan works efficiently, and even if she’s late, it never delayed my work... Hey, why are you leaving? If you see Qin Juan, tell her to come earlier tomorrow..."

Qin Yang pulled Lin Chuxia and walked out, hopped on the motorcycle and said to her, "Let’s go check on elder sister’s home."

Before, his wife said something and he didn’t take it to heart, but today, after hearing the boss’s words and seeing his elder sister’s working environment, Qin Yang felt that he had been too naive before.

Perhaps elder sister’s life isn’t as good as he imagined.

The Zhang Family also lived in a residential compound, not close to where Qin Yang worked, but it didn’t take long to get there by motorcycle.

Qin Yang had never been here before, and had only inquired about his elder sister through letters.

Fortunately, residents in a company’s residential compound were mostly colleagues, so after asking around, they quickly found the elder sister’s house.

Uncertain of the situation and being their first visit, they even bought a bag of fruits at the entrance of the compound.

It was dinner time, and the Zhang Family’s courtyard was quite quiet.

Qin Yang knocked on the door, and soon a well-dressed, slightly overweight woman, who seemed to be in her fifties or sixties and probably older than Mrs. Qin but better maintained, came out.

Lin Chuxia’s gaze fell on the bandage on the woman’s head.

Qin Yang recognized her and greeted her politely.

She looked back and forth between Qin Yang and Lin Chuxia before smiling after Qin Yang introduced himself.

"Oh my, so it’s Qin Juan’s brother, look at this, after so many years I almost couldn’t recognize you, and this is your wife?"

Qin Yang nodded and Lin Chuxia also followed his lead, calling out, "Mother-in-law."

Mrs. Zhang clicked her tongue, "I’ve heard you married a beautiful wife and it sure is true, look at this girl, so handsome, definitely a city girl, such fair and delicate skin."

Qin Yang looked inside the house, "Mother-in-law, where’s my elder sister?"

Normally, if they were speaking outside, the people inside should be able to hear them. Big sister would know they’ve arrived and wouldn’t fail to come out to greet them.

Mrs. Zhang clapped her hands, "Such bad timing, Qin Juan went to work. If I had known her maternal family was coming, I would have had her take the day off."

Mrs. Zhang was all smiles, and even asked Zhang Wenbin, who was just coming out from inside the house.

"Do you know where Qin Juan works? Why don’t you go get her and tell her that her maternal family is here? With my head injury, I’m unable to prepare a proper welcome for them. It would be great if Qin Juan could come back and buy some nice groceries."

Despite saying so, Mrs. Zhang showed no intention of inviting them inside.

Zhang Wenbin smiled at Qin Yang and said, "Your sister told me you transferred over here. I was actually thinking, we could swing by during the weekend. You’ve just moved, so there must be a lot of things to get done; we can lend a hand."

"No need, brother-in-law, the house is already sorted out. But if you and big sister wish to visit, we’re always happy to have you."

Qin Yang’s reply was indifferent, and he glanced inside again.

Zhang Wenbin seemed to realize just then, "Look at us, so caught up chatting that we forgot to invite you in! How silly of us, right? Oh, and mom, why haven’t you invited them inside yet? Wenbin, go fetch your wife."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wenbin was about to leave when Qin Yang said, "No need, brother-in-law. I just came from where big sister works; she didn’t go in today, so Xiaxia and I thought we’d come over to check in."

"Not at work?" Mrs. Zhang looked puzzled at Zhang Wenbin.

The latter slapped his thigh, "Oh, silly me, my memory! Juanzi didn’t go to work today. She said she was taking Ningning to buy a couple of pieces of clothing. The weather’s getting cold, and the kid grows so fast. Last year’s clothes are all too small now."

As he spoke, he looked outside, "It’s getting late; she should be back any minute now."

Lin Chuxia, however, had her eyes on the injury on Mrs. Zhang’s head, "Mom, how did you get hurt? It looks like it’s a recent injury from the last couple of days."

Mrs. Zhang touched the back of her head, "Ah, let’s not even mention it. I was cooking for the kids and slipped on the kitchen floor. It’s true what they say, the older you get, the less useful you become. Not only did I not help out, but I even caused more trouble for them."

"Oh, I see. You should definitely be more careful then."

"You can say that again."

Qin Juan was not at home, and neither Lin Chuxia nor Qin Yang stayed at the Zhang Family’s place.

Once outside, Lin Chuxia said with a stern face, "They’re lying."

Qin Yang looked at her.

"Big sister isn’t irresponsible, right?"

Qin Yang nodded, "Big sister has the kindest nature. She’s gentle with everyone and tries to accommodate everybody."

"That’s why, how could big sister go shopping with Ningning while she had work waiting for her? Even if she really wanted to take Ningning shopping for clothes, big sister would have asked for leave from her boss."

Moreover, Zhang Wenbin might have concealed it well, but Lin Chuxia still noticed the scratch on his neck, and the injury on Mrs. Zhang’s head was too abnormal.

Qin Yang’s expression darkened immediately, and he turned to go back to the Zhang Family’s house.

Lin Chuxia stopped him, "We don’t know the situation now. If you go in like this, the Zhang Family will definitely do everything to stop you. Let’s first go to the Bun Shop to call some people."

Besides Mrs. Zhang, there were also Zhang Wenbin and Old Master Zhang in the Zhang Family. Although the two men could force their way in, under unclear circumstances, if anything should happen, it’s better to have more outsiders as witnesses.

"You find a place to wait for me, I’ll go get some people."

Qin Yang could ride his motorcycle fast.

"Alright, I’ll wait for you here then. If big sister really took Ningning shopping for clothes, they should be back by now."

This position was on the must-pass route to the Zhang Family’s house.