'Weren't they worried? If they cried wolf too many times, their daughter would eventually stop believing them.'
After taking his pulse, Qin Mei didn't expose the lie right away. Instead, she gave Mrs. Xie a grief-stricken look.
"How is he?" Mrs. Xie asked urgently.
Qin Mei shot Mrs. Xie a meaningful glance. Mrs. Xie understood at once and let out a heavy sigh, her heart finally settling. Just as she was about to give her parents a stern lecture, Qin Mei reached out, took her hand, and gave it a gentle squeeze, her eyes seeming to say, 'Calm down. Let me handle this.'
To stop the two elders from ever faking an illness to trick them again, Qin Mei decided to teach them a lesson they wouldn't forget.
"So, granddaughter-in-law, how is your grandfather?" the grandmother asked, letting go of Jing Qi and looking at Qin Mei tentatively.
