Chapter 606: Chapter 606: Strength in Numbers, Not at All False Chapter 606: Chapter 606: Strength in Numbers, Not at All False Luo Qiao carried her things into the family courtyard, where quite a few people were outside shoveling snow from their doorsteps.
As Luo Qiao made her way, she smiled and greeted everyone. Auntie laughed and said, “Luo Qiao is back. What’s that good stuff you’ve brought for your dad, all those big and small packages?”
Luo Qiao smiled, “I brought so vegetables for my dad. My grandpa has a plot of land where he built a greenhouse and grew quite a lot of vegetables. I’m bringing so over. Auntie’s busy, so I’ll head back now.”
“Oh, hurry back. Your dad should be ho soon too.”
As soon as Luo Qiao left, soone behind started to gossip, “Deputy Director Luo’s daughter has grown up to be so charming. She’s completely different from that adopted girl from before, who always acted superior. Look how down-to-earth this girl is, and she’s so polite to everyone.”
“That adopted girl was spoiled by Ning Xueling. Ning Xueling always had that air of superiority in the family courtyard, acting as if she was above everyone else. But the only good thing was that she kept to herself and didn’t cause any trouble, never mingling with the people in the courtyard.”
“By the way, I saw that adopted girl from Deputy Director Luo’s family at the departnt store before, dressed quite fashionably.”
“You all might not know this, but Ning Xueling married her off to the youngest son of the forr director of the chemical plant. Now, I fear her life is not so good. My cousin’s husband works at the chemical plant.
A few days ago, when I ran into my cousin, she said Zhao Jianing’s life is very hard now. Since those few families in the chemical plant got involved, they’ve been giving her trouble every day. I heard she’s gotten so thin, she hardly looks human anymore.”
Luo Qiao had the house keys, after entering, she quickly set down her things, and then took out plenty of at, eggs, and fish from the space. With the weather being so cold, they wouldn’t go bad.
She stead rice and prepared sour cabbage fish, stir-fried celery with pork, braised pork, Mapo tofu, hot and sour potato strips, and also made spinach egg-drop soup.
By the ti she finished preparing the dishes and saw that no one had co ho yet, she took a shovel and started to clear the snow in front of the gate, just like the other families, because the neighbors on both sides had cleared theirs and leaving hers would have looked bad.
When she was about a third of the way through, Luo Siyuan ca ho and saw his little sister shoveling snow from a distance. He quickly walked faster and said, “Qiaoqiao, why are you out shoveling snow? Dad and I could have taken care of this when we got back.”
Luo Qiao replied, “When I got back, a lot of families were shoveling snow. It didn’t look good to leave ours.”
While they were talking, several neighbors who had finished shoveling ca over to help. Luo Qiao said, “There’s not much left. My brother and I can finish it quickly. Everyone who needs to work or go to school will be back for dinner soon. You all should head ho to cook and not let yourselves be delayed.”
An older sister-in-law said, “It’s fine, with more people it goes faster, and there’s soone at ho cooking, no trouble at all.”
The group had already started working. They had volunteered to help because they thought Luo Qiao, the little girl, wasn’t snobbish, nor did she look down on people because she was the daughter of the deputy director. So everyone willingly ca over to help.
Many hands make light work, and it was true. It didn’t take long to finish, and just as the helpers were about to leave, Luo Qiao said, “Uncle, aunties, please wait a mont for .”
She then returned to the courtyard and brought out a cloth bag, handing out fruit candies to each person, “These are from a previous purchase, and since we don’t have young children at ho, they were left over. Please don’t take it amiss, give these to your kids to sweeten their mouths. Thank you all so much for today.”
Everyone was saying she was too polite, but their faces were all smiles. As they sent off the helpers, Luo Haotian also returned ho. His expression wasn’t too good, but as soon as he saw Luo Qiao, he imdiately put on a smile.
Father and son washed their hands, and seeing the dishes Luo Qiao brought out, their eyes lit up. Luo Qiao said, “Sit down quickly and eat. I’ve been keeping the food warm in the pot. It’s so cold that it will cool down in no ti.”
Luo Haotian said, “It looks appetizing.”
Luo Siyuan couldn’t wait to try the sour cabbage fish, then gave a thumbs up, “Really delicious, satisfying.”
After the al, Luo Siyuan took on the task of washing dishes, “Qiaoqiao, if only I could eat your cooking every day.”
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