Jia Qiu heard the gossip when she was visiting her grandmother's house.
She took in everything they said and stored it in her memory.
Now, after the fallout with Qin Xue, she threw all the gossip she had heard at Qin Xue!
Though she is slightly older than Qin Xue, she didn't understand the meaning behind the words.
She just knew that Qin Xue's mother was dead, and her dad had married a stepmother.
Jia Qiu understood the meaning of a stepmother, because when she was disobedient, her mother would say:
"Qiuqiu, you naughty girl! Are you trying to make me die from anger?
If I die, your dad will marry a stepmother for you.
She will make you do lots of chores and not even feed you.
If you are disobedient, she will hit you with a stick.
She will lock you in a dark little room where you can't see any light.
Then you will know what it means to have a real mom!
You will know how good I am to you, and see if you still dare to provoke me."
