Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 655 - 657: Let Go of Your Brother-in-Law

Shitou sighed, "So we just let her starve every day? If this continues, it will eventually be discovered, and it’s also bad for her health."

"Umm," Xia Xiao thought for a moment and said, "The teacher could take the students to the cafeteria to eat, have lunch at eleven, sit in the classroom for half an hour after that, and then rest at twelve. The students could be taught not to waste food. They should only get as much food as they can eat; every grain requires hard work, doesn’t it?"

"Everyone eating together in the cafeteria, not having to pack food back to the dorms, getting only as much as they will eat without waste—that’s a good idea." Shitou was very supportive and felt that this suggestion was very feasible.

The next day, Shitou personally went to talk to Professor Yang, who also thought the proposal was good. It was necessary to teach the students not to waste food.

After Professor Yang discussed it with the other professors, they all unanimously agreed.

So, when it was twelve o’clock and Qian Xiaomei came to get her meal, she was stunned to find out Xiao Shanyue had already eaten, and the cafeteria chefs had to explain to Qian Xiaomei.

Qian Xiaomei left in frustration, suspicious that Xiao Shanyue was playing tricks. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

But Qian Xiaomei couldn’t say anything, nor could she let anyone know she was starving Xiao Shanyue, and most certainly not let Dr. Xi find out.

Assistant Qian, on the other hand, did know about it and told Qian Xiaomei, "Okay, don’t concern yourself with her for now. She is a student of the Genius Youth Class now, and every move she makes is watched. If it were to be discovered that a student from the Genius Youth Class often goes hungry, it wouldn’t look good for your brother-in-law and me."

Initially, Assistant Qian had turned a blind eye to Qian Xiaomei’s troublemaking with Xiao Shanyue, pretending not to notice, reasoning that if something went wrong, it would be Qian Xiaomei’s doing.

Moreover, Xiao Shanyue wouldn’t dare complain, and what reassured Assistant Qian was Dr. Xi’s attitude.

With Xiao Shanyue now able to eat her fill, Qian Xiaomei often went hungry. Although Assistant Qian had given her money to buy food in the cafeteria, Qian Xiaomei was reluctant to spend money.

On the day she went to Gaoxia Group looking all dressed up, she had spent all her money. The money Assistant Qian gave her, she saved up, except for buying breakfast—steamed buns, mantou, and white porridge. She never ate lunch in the cafeteria.

Thus, having just breakfast for the whole day, Qian Xiaomei became weak and lethargic, and she was lackadaisical in her work and careless in looking after her niece.

Then came the day when Qian Xiaomei woke up dizzy and reached for a cup of water to warm up, forgetting she hadn’t boiled any hot water. The water in the other kettle was cold, but Qian Xiaomei didn’t care; she gulped down half a cup, which gave her a bit of strength but also made her stomach uncomfortable.

At that time, both Dr. Xi and Assistant Qian were still asleep, and Qian Xiaomei went to the cafeteria for breakfast. Her legs were shaky, and just as she reached the entrance, she fainted there.

Immediately, Qian Xiaomei was taken to the school infirmary. When the campus doctor came out, his face was full of disbelief.

"Fainted from hunger?" asked the cafeteria chef incredulously as he looked at the campus doctor.

"Umm, just give her some food, and she should be fine," the campus doctor said, looking at the slender Qian Xiaomei, speechless at the thought of her fainting from hunger.

Dr. Xi and Assistant Qian were notified to come over. When they heard Qian Xiaomei had fainted at the cafeteria entrance, Dr. Xi’s face flushed with embarrassment, and in the eyes of the public, Assistant Qian was very annoyed with Qian Xiaomei.

In the infirmary, after eating a bowl of porridge, Qian Xiaomei felt better and thanked the campus doctor.

When others asked her how she fainted, how could Qian Xiaomei possibly admit it was because she was too stingy to spend money on food? She simply said she was on a diet.

Then everyone silently observed Qian Xiaomei’s slender figure, her chest probably only a B-cup; how was she supposed to lose weight anymore?

Dr. Xi’s expression turned unpleasant. Assistant Qian wished she didn’t know her sister; the moment she got back to the dorm, she gave Qian Xiaomei a stern lecture.

Qian Xiaomei felt wronged, saying she had spent all her money and even borrowed debts, and had no money to eat.

Outraged, Assistant Qian exclaimed, "I give you five thousand yuan a month. You didn’t fail to give the remaining two thousand to the family, did you? I also give you money for meals. You ended up spending all your money and even skimping on food. Even pigs aren’t as foolish as you."

Dr. Xi’s face darkened even more. "Xiao Qian, your sister isn’t fit to stay here. Send her home."

As soon as Qian Xiaomei heard this, how could she accept that? Once she returned home, she would be without a job, without money, unable to catch a wealthy husband—and what about the five thousand yuan? Qian Xiaomei couldn’t bear to part with it.

"Brother-in-law, please don’t drive me away. I won’t dare to do it again, brother-in-law, save me. I will work hard, I will take good care of Leilei. Please, brother-in-law, don’t send me away," Qian Xiaomei knelt in front of Dr. Xi, gripping the legs of his trousers, and kept wailing.

"Let go!" Dr. Xi stretched his hand, clenching his waistband, and barked angrily.

But Qian Xiaomei had no intention of letting go; doing so meant she had to leave, and that was almost as bad as taking her life.

Moreover, without having completed elementary school and with no particular skills, it would be difficult to find a job. The work was so easy and the pay so good; Qian Xiaomei clung desperately to Dr. Xi’s thighs.

Dr. Xi, embarrassed and angered, had his face turn a mortifying shade of red.

Assistant Qian didn’t like to see Qian Xiaomei acting in such a manner and immediately said, "Xiaomei, let go of your brother-in-law. Clinging to his legs like that is unseemly."

"I won’t let go; if I let go, sister will send me away," sobbed Qian Xiaomei, with her heart breaking, her hands firmly around Dr. Xi’s legs and her face pressed tightly against him.

The cafeteria chef came to the door to greet everyone. After all, Qian Xiaomei still owed him some courtesy, but he didn’t expect to hear such things at the door. His face turned from red to white, clearly having misunderstood the situation.

Moreover, his hand pushed the door open, and he saw Qian Xiaomei’s actions, along with Assistant Qian’s tugging and Dr. Xi’s resistance.

But the cafeteria chef’s sudden appearance also startled everyone in the room. They released each other in shock, but then Qian Xiaomei, losing her balance, fell onto Dr. Xi.

Assistant Qian’s face grew ashen.

The chef’s expression was even more exaggerated; his mouth hung open in an "O" shape: "..."

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t see anything," the chef reacted and quickly apologized, and then, turning around, he saw several other onlookers behind him. Obviously, the commotion at the Xi Family’s place had attracted attention.

This scene was quickly spread, damaging the reputations of both Dr. Xi and Assistant Qian. Qian Xiaomei had already been chased away by Assistant Qian.

Assistant Qian wasn’t one to let things slide; she could even be described as narrow-minded. Her own sister had thrown herself upon her man. Even if there was nothing to it, in Assistant Qian’s heart, it stung like a thorn.

In the Genius Youth Class, Xiao Mei heard the rumors and drew a line of demarcation with Xiao Shan Yue.