I insist

Chapter 5: The Cheap Son

Tian was born to be a hard worker. She quickly cleaned the house and took on all the dirty and tiring work. In the hands of the two women, the courtyard was finally transformed.

This exhausted Song Miqiu, but the thought that this was her own room filled her with joy.

"Mother, Mother, I'm back!" A rough voice came from afar, and a man rudely pushed open the door, carrying two large baskets of things.

Song Miqiu had wanted to rest for a while, but was woken up again. He looked displeased and stared at his adopted son.

That's right, this clueless man is Qiu Tianlei, the original owner's son.

He possessed immense strength, was incredibly single-minded, and only listened to the original owner of the body. He was a complete mama's boy. Having secretly worked for others, he had honed his fighting skills. Therefore, despite his simple mind, no one dared to scheme against him.

"What did you buy?" Song Miqiu rubbed her eyes, took a closer look, and was startled.

There were two baskets, one full of rice, oil, and salt, and the other... contained a man?

The man was extremely thin, appearing to be around twenty years old. He was covered in wounds and lay unconscious in a basket.

"Mom, this is the father I bought for me!" Qiu Tianlei patted his chest with great satisfaction. "Don't worry, I've tested him, he's perfectly healthy."

“You call this healthy?” Song Miqiu always felt that the word was somewhat ambiguous.

"Didn't you say you wanted a man? So I bought one for you, it cost me a full fifty taels of silver!" Qiu Tianlei said seriously.

He grinned foolishly at Song Miqiu, hoping to receive praise.

This is human trafficking! Song Miqiu swallowed hard, her cheeks flushed. She hadn't expected the original owner of this body, at her age, to be so impulsive: "Hurry up and send it back, and get the money back!"

"But we can't find this person, so we can't send him back," Qiu Tianlei said, distressed.

Clearly, his mother didn't like this thing.

Qiu Tianlei saw him on the road; among a group of trafficked men, this was the most handsome. He thought his mother would like him, so he reluctantly bought him, but unexpectedly angered his mother.

Not worth the candle.

Qiu Tianlei kicked the basket viciously.

The person inside let out a muffled groan, and the spot where they had just been touched turned bright red.

"Did you inflict these wounds?" Song Miqiu couldn't bear it any longer and stepped forward to snatch them away.

"I didn't expect this guy to be so weak." Qiu Tianlei stared at him, wide-eyed. "I thought I bought a treasure. He can't even take a beating. He's definitely not suitable for Mother. I'll take care of him."

As he spoke, Qiu Tianlei picked up the basket and prepared to leave.

Song Miqiu caught up in one stride: "So what kind of shrew am I? My first requirement for choosing a son-in-law is that he can withstand a beating? Put him down right now, or you'll kill him!"

"Mom, it's alright. I'll go and reason with them. If that doesn't work, I'll beat them up a few times and make them give me a new father," Qiu Tianlei said with utmost seriousness.

Song Miqiu was both amused and exasperated. She reached out and said, "I think what you bought is alright. Put it down. Tian Shi and the children are waiting for you. Go and see them."

Her tone softened slightly.

Qiu Tianlei put down the basket with some doubt, and Song Miqiu dragged the man's frail body into the house.

Oh, it seems Mother accepted it.

Song Miqiu tore open the man's clothes and couldn't help but gasp. There wasn't a single patch of good skin on his body; he needed to be taken to the hospital. But the Qiu family had only recently settled down and clearly didn't have the time to rescue a stranger. Song Miqiu had no choice but to fend for himself.