Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Reaping the Consequences Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Reaping the Consequences Fearing discovery, she hadn’t even considered greeting anyone in the house.
After all, the money had already been paid to the other party this morning, and they would just take the person away, as had been agreed upon beforehand.
Once those two n had carried Zhao Xiaoi away, Luo Qiao also left the Zhao family through the back door, then circled around and returned to the front courtyard, feeling obligated to show up since she had paid Sanmao’s bride price.
Besides, her absence would have made the villagers even more suspicious. Just as she arrived at the Zhao family’s front gate, she ran into Feng Qiaohui, the wife of the second son from the brigade leader’s family, and they entered the courtyard together.
Luo Qiao didn’t find Gao Suhua in the courtyard; she guessed that she was probably still waiting for news about Xiaoi in that room. Heh, she would be waiting for a while.
Following Feng Qiaohui, Luo Qiao found a table that wasn’t fully occupied and sat down, just as the dishes were served. The banquet was simply terrifying; the food had disappeared within minutes of arriving at the table, and Luo Qiao had never seen such a scene before.
This wasn’t like attending a feast at all, but rather like a flurry of bandits snatching what they could. Luo Qiao only managed to get a mantou made of mixed grains and couldn’t help but shake her head and smile, admitting she just couldn’t adapt to this battleground-style feasting.
With a bowl of vegetable soup, she finished the mixed grain mantou. As the table cleared, Luo Qiao walked out with Feng Qiaohui and saw that devious woman earlier heading toward the back courtyard.
Luo Qiao looked on with disdain and left the Zhao family’s front gate with Feng Qiaohui. The Zhao family would likely experience so entertaining karma later that day.
At the Luo family in Ji City, the eldest son Luo Tao of the main branch walked into his house after being outside for a long ti without water, his lips covered in dry flakes.
But at that mont, he couldn’t care less about that. Rushing into his own ho, he saw his father, Luo Tiancheng, and asked, “Dad, let ask you, did soone help us with our return to the city?”
Luo Tiancheng looked up at his eldest son in surprise and asked, “Why do you ask that?”
Luo Tao said, “I was just at the street office, and Administrator Wang said that our paperwork for return to the city was expedited because soone from Capital City pulled so strings for us.”
Luo Tiancheng said, “That’s impossible. We don’t have any relatives or friends in Capital City.”
Luo Tao said, “Dad, think again, is it possible that Grandpa still has so friends we don’t know about? I wanted to ask Administrator Wang more about it, but he didn’t seem to know much else.”
Thinking it over for a long ti without any leads, Luo Tiancheng shook his head and said, “As far as I know, our family shouldn’t have any relatives or friends in Capital City. It’s quite strange, isn’t it? Who would help us and not leave a na?”
Luo Tao said, “Dad, why don’t you ask Uncle? See if he knows anything.”
Speaking of Uncle reminded him of his cousin Luo Bin, which irritated him: “Dad, is Luo Bin really Uncle’s son? He’s always loafing around, becoming almost a joke in this area.”
Luo Tiancheng said, “I’m not sure about that either. If your uncle and aunt say he is, then he is.”
Just then, Qiao Juan, the wife of the eldest son, ca out. She had heard the entire conversation between father and son and handed a glass of water to her son: “Drink so water first, look at your lips, all flaky.”
Taking the water, Luo Tao said, “Thanks, Mom.”
Qiao Juan said, “I really don’t understand what the second brother and his wife are thinking, bringing back such a troublemaker who does nothing but cause problems. If Luo Qiao were here, at least she could help with the chores around the house.
Another year or two and we could’ve exchanged her for a decent bride price to help the family. But now, we have one less person working and have taken in soone who just eats for free and has a big temper to boot.
He keeps talking about going back to Qingshan Village. The second brother and his wife just coddle and treasure him. I swear, it baffles . Tiancheng, now that things have settled down in both our families, maybe it’s ti to consider splitting the household.”
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