70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 352: Zhao Family’s Thanks

In the afternoon, the team leader returned from the county with Zhao Qing. Many people were asking what exactly had happened.

But Zhao Guodong didn’t say much. The incident with Liu Laizi would spread completely in a few days. Today’s events probably scared his son a lot, so he decided to take him home for some proper rest.

Zhao Qing was also feeling very down; the things he encountered today had a significant impact on him.

"Qing, are you okay?" The team leader’s wife looked at her son worriedly. After the county called the team to explain the situation, even though it was clarified, she was still frightened.

"Mom, I’m fine, I wasn’t hurt." Zhao Qing forced himself to be spirited to comfort his mother.

"That Liu Laizi really is a scumbag. He’s so bad. How could he do such things?" The team leader’s wife was on the verge of breaking down. Thankfully, her son was alright. If anything happened to him, she would have gone crazy.

"Alright, let’s let him rest for a while. Is there any food at home? Qing didn’t eat much at noon." Zhao Guodong watched his sobbing wife, feeling a bit irritated. He understood her feelings, but at this moment, he was thinking about how to resolve this issue. Liu Laizi would be judged by the police, and regarding Old Lady Xin, he would no longer help them.

All these years, he had helped Liu Laizi’s family quite a bit. With all those kindnesses, even a dog would be familiar by now, but Liu Laizi, that ungrateful scoundrel... Thinking about this, he felt extremely disheartened.

In the evening, Xu Mumu finished picking a couple of handfuls of green beans, and Zhao Guodong came by with Zhao Qing.

After understanding the whole situation, Zhao Guodong felt very complicated looking at Xu Mumu. She was petite and still not as tall as Zhao Qing, yet this delicate little girl almost crippled a few thugs.

If Xu Mumu hadn’t held back, she could have easily beaten those thugs to death.

"Team leader, Qing, why did you come over?" Xu Mumu slightly raised her eyebrows and invited them in. Inside the yard, Old Xu was still weaving a winnowing basket with bamboo strips. Xu Mumu took the green beans and placed them in the kitchen.

"Team leader, please sit." Xu He quickly brought out two sturdy stools made by their family, solid and durable.

"Sorry for the trouble, these are some snacks for Mumu and some meat for your dinner." Zhao Guodong took out what he had brought: a pack of pastries and a two-pound piece of pork belly.

"Mumu, thank you for saving our Zhao Qing today." Zhao Guodong expressed his gratitude as soon as he saw Xu Mumu coming out.

"It’s nothing. Qing and I are friends. I couldn’t just stand by and watch him being bullied. Why did you bring so many things?" Xu Mumu shook her head with a smile.

"This is nothing. Without you, who knows how they would have bullied Zhao Qing." Saying this, Zhao Guodong choked up a bit. Over these years, they had raised an ungrateful child, and although he was honest, he wasn’t easily bullied either.

"Even without me, they wouldn’t dare go too far." Xu Mumu twitched the corner of her mouth. She didn’t like dealing with these people at all; it was a headache.

"Please accept these, otherwise, we’ll feel uneasy." Seeing that Xu Mumu wouldn’t take the items, Zhao Qing looked at her seriously.

"Alright, but next time be more careful yourself." Xu Mumu shrugged and accepted the items to stop them from insisting further.

"I will." Zhao Qing nodded seriously. Once was enough for this kind of incident.

Xu Mumu patted Zhao Qing on the shoulder and went to put the items down. In the yard, Old Xu and the others were negotiating with Zhao Guodong. Madam Chen enthusiastically insisted that Zhao Guodong and his son stay for dinner.

With a few crabs brought back by the kids, and now with the meat Zhao Guodong provided, they could make several dishes.

While eating crabs in the evening, Zhao Qing felt a bit existential. Was it always this delicious? Although he had crabs before, there was usually only a sliver of meat from the legs, not enough to fill a tooth gap and without any distinguishable flavor.

The Old Xu family explained how there were so many parts of the crab one could eat, and it actually tasted really good. Whatever displeasure he had earlier was forgotten now; all he wanted was to eat quickly. He regretted that his mother hadn’t given him more hands. No wonder Xu Mumu’s younger siblings were all busy catching crabs these days.

Previously, everyone thought they just brought them home to chop up and feed the chickens. Now, seeing how delicious it was, he regretted not visiting the Old Xu family earlier for a meal.

"These crabs are too delicious. I’ll go to the river to catch some tomorrow." After dinner, Zhao Qing and company weren’t in a hurry to leave. Zhao Qing patted his belly, feeling very full. It was delicious, although his lips still tingled from the spice. But he loved spicy food, and this dish suited his taste perfectly.

"Of course it’s delicious. My sister taught us at home. Sigh, we’ve caught a lot of the crabs by the river. I hope there’ll be more crabs in the river." Xu Minglei sat not far from Zhao Qing.

"Your sister is amazing." Zhao Qing was silent for two seconds and then said to Xu Minglei seriously.

Zhao Qing looked at Xu Minglei, thinking about the changes in the Old Xu family over the past two years. He still remembered what Xu Minglei and Tiedan were like before—naughty and difficult.

Now, however, this kid was studying in the provincial capital for junior high, and reportedly doing very well. The other children of the Old Xu family were also excelling in their studies.

"Of course, my sister is the best." Xu Minglei said proudly.

"Make sure to learn well from your sister." Zhao Qing glanced at Xu Mumu, who was holding her younger brother, feeling a bit melancholic. She didn’t like him.

"Yeah, Uncle Qing, why did you go to the county today?" Xu Minglei looked at Zhao Qing curiously. Truth be told, the kids in the team admired Zhao Qing. He always did well in his studies. Even after Xu Mumu’s unexpected success in the college entrance exam, Zhao Qing still scored very well.

"My sister’s having a baby, so I went to buy some things to send to her." Zhao Qing replied warmly, having nothing to hide.

"Sister Ximei is having a baby?" Xu Minglei was somewhat surprised by this.

"Yes, I’ll be an uncle soon. I’ll bring you some red eggs for good luck when the baby is born." Zhao Qing said warmly.

"Great!" Xu Minglei wasn’t shy at all about it. When his younger brother was born, they also gave red eggs to neighbors and grandparents for good luck.

They didn’t stay long at the Old Xu family before Zhao Guodong took Zhao Qing home.

"Sigh, if I’d known Mumu would be so promising, I shouldn’t have sided with your mom and not supported you back then." Zhao Guodong patted his son’s shoulder, feeling a bit sentimental. Although he prided himself on being a good judge of character, he had made mistakes. Previously, he thought Xu Mumu was a capricious girl, unsuitable for their family.