Chapter 246: Chapter 246 What is this slick maneuver? Chapter 246: Chapter 246 What is this slick maneuver? Gao Suhua had just heard her youngest daughter’s words and didn’t even care about the tomato sauce still simmering on the fire. She took off her apron, washed her hands and headed out of the courtyard.
A few steps out, she remembered something and turned back. She said to Zhao Xiaoxing, her third daughter in the courtyard, “Put that tomato sauce into bottles.”
Having said that, she left in a hurry!
After Luo Qiao got home and locked the front door, she first sped up the growth of the vegetables in the backyard, harvesting what she could, and planted another batch. After a bit more growth acceleration, she stopped.
After tidying up the house, she began to prepare dinner. Seeing that there was still quite a bit of flour in the kitchen, she decided to make some scallion pancakes with a side of mung bean porridge.
She took out a plump rabbit from her space, and just as she was about to process it, Lu Yichen came over. He was surprised to see the rabbit in Luo Qiao’s hands, “Where did this rabbit come from?”
Without feeling the slightest bit guilty, Luo Qiao responded, “It came to me on its own.”
Since Lu Yichen was there, she handed the rabbit over to him, “Since you’re here, you handle it.”
Lu Yichen didn’t say much. He always felt that Luo Qiao had a secret, but he wasn’t in a rush. He took the rabbit and went to process it.
Luo Qiao brought the vegetables she collected from the backyard to the stone table and started to pick through them.
As Lu Yichen was dealing with the rabbit, he said, “Zhang Qiaoyan has been sent to a reform institution for three years. If you see the Zhang family in the village today, steer clear to avoid conflict.”
Luo Qiao snorted coldly, “I’m the victim in this whole affair. What did I do wrong? Why should I have to skulk around them?”
Lu Yichen replied, “I’m just worried you’ll be at a disadvantage.”
Luo Qiao answered, “I can deal with anything but unfairness.”
Lu Yichen dropped the subject, thinking he would just keep a closer eye on the situation. After all, school would start tomorrow, so there would be fewer trips back to Qingshan Village.
Stone rushed in suddenly, “Sister, you’re back?”
Seeing Stone in such a state, Luo Qiao asked, “Where have you been? You look like a little dirt monkey.”
Grinning, Stone replied, “I went up the mountain to pick mushrooms for you, sister. Look, I picked quite a lot. I thought you might be coming back today, so I hurried down the mountain earlier. On the way down, I heard from the villagers that you had arrived, so I rushed here and didn’t expect to fall into a pit upfront, hehe, sister, I’m fine.”
“Okay, since you’ve picked mushrooms, I’ll stew them for lunch. Go fetch some water, wash up, and change your clothes,” Luo Qiao said.
For lunch, they had cucumber salad, a mixed stew of potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and rabbit, with pancakes as the main course, all accompanied by mung bean porridge, which filled their bellies roundly.
After eating, Stone whispered to Luo Qiao, “Sister, we’re going to the city tomorrow too. Brother helped me contact a school there, and I need to register tomorrow. I also have to take an entrance exam.”
Luo Qiao raised her eyes to look at Lu Yichen, who was washing dishes in the distance. When did this guy arrange the transfer, and why didn’t he say anything in advance?
Turning her attention back, Luo Qiao asked, “How well have you learned the second-grade material now?”
Stone replied, “Sister, I finished second grade a while ago. I’m currently studying third-grade books. Brother tutors me every night.”
Luo Qiao looked at Stone, “Since when have you two gotten so close, and you even call him so affectionately?”
Stone glanced at Lu Yichen, still washing dishes, “Brother asked for it. He said we can’t be partial.”
Touching her nose, Luo Qiao wondered about Lu Yichen. What kind of odd tactic was this grown man playing at?
It seemed as if Lu Yichen sensed Luo Qiao’s gaze. He turned his head, looked at her, and even smiled, almost startling Luo Qiao. She quickly turned to Stone, asking with her eyes, “What’s going on?”
While they were enjoying a harmonious moment, the Gao Family had another big fight. The reason was that Li Dahe couldn’t come up with fifty yuan. Previously, Li Xiulan had fixed the match with a family that didn’t mind the embarrassing things Gao Taohua had done. As long as the person was innocent, that was enough.
The family was interested in Gao Taohua’s height and her capable hands. They even said things would settle down after marriage.
The family had come to deliver the betrothal gifts today. When the Li family heard about it, they objected. Li Dahe’s mother brought people to surround Gao Shunyi’s house, hurling particularly vile insults. The villagers formed several circles around to see how the Gao family would decide.