Chapter 252 Meeting

After breakfast, Xu Boxi was going to school. Lin Qi rode her bike to send her to the bus stop and watched her get on the bus before returning home.

Zhao Shu was packing rice, flour and wine. When he saw Lin Qi coming back, he asked, "Is the store open today?"

Lin Qi looked at the things in front of him and thought to herself, isn't this a unnecessary question?

She said with a smile, "You seem to like opening a shop and doing business now."

Zhao Shu chuckled and said, "It's because I make too much money every day." Several thousand yuan a day is more than he could earn in ten years of work.

Lin Qi: "...I didn't realize you were such a money-grubber."

"There are many children. If we earn more, each of them can get more." Zhao Shu said seriously.

Lin Qi: “…”

Zhao Shu was very positive about opening the store, and Lin Qi couldn't fall behind. She brought two large baskets of apples and delivered them to the store with Zhao Shu.

"Three men came to our house yesterday." Zhao Shu thought about it and decided to tell his godson in advance so that she could be prepared.

"Three men?" Lin Qi asked back.

"Yes, one of them looks about 70% similar to He Xiao." As Zhao Shu spoke, he carefully observed the expression on Lin Qi's face. Seeing that she was only slightly surprised, he felt relieved for some reason.

To be honest, he was very satisfied with his current life and did not want any major changes. He felt a long-lost sense of crisis in his heart about the man who suddenly appeared. The man looked rich or noble. If the man was Xu Hexiao's biological father, wouldn't his position as godfather be very embarrassing?

"No matter who comes, your status will not change. Godfather, we have been a family for ten years and will continue to be a family in the future. In the hearts of the children, you are their real grandfather." Lin Qi's tone was calm, with a convincing power.

After hearing this, Zhao Shu's uneasiness disappeared immediately. Although most of the family affairs were decided by his godson, the real backbone was his godson's daughter-in-law. With his godson's daughter-in-law, his position would be stable.

"Is that man He Xiao's relative?" He looks so similar and his surname is Xu, so he must be his biological father or uncle.

"I don't know. But someone from the Xu family did go overseas." Lin Qi's eyes deepened. "We'll talk about this after Ah He comes back."

Zhao Shu nodded, "I thought so too. I'll ask that person to come back on Saturday or the weekend."

It’s Saturday, the weekend, which is two days later, and Ah He should be back by then.

What Lin Qi didn't expect was that the other party didn't wait until the Saturday weekend. Not long after Zhao Shu went out, someone rang the doorbell.

Xu Zhaoyuan couldn't tell whether what Zhao Shu said was true or not. He went back and thought about it all night, and couldn't sleep all night. After thinking all night, he still went to the house today. If his son and daughter-in-law were at home, it would be best if he could meet them. If they were not at home, he could get close to Zhao Shu and learn more about his son's family's preferences.

He forced a smile, thinking he would meet the middle-aged man again, but he didn't expect to see a stunning face when the door opened.

So young, at this age, is she his eldest granddaughter?

But that's not right. The eldest granddaughter should be eleven years old. Even if she's tall, she's still a child. The one in front of me looks seventeen or eighteen years old, with a curvy figure and a calm and majestic look. When her eyes look at people, it seems that all evil spirits can be seen.

who is she?

Xu Zhaoyuan was looking at Lin Qi, and Lin Qi was also looking at Xu Zhaoyuan. Xu Zhaoyuan didn't know Lin Qi's identity, but Lin Qi had guessed Xu Zhaoyuan's identity roughly.

This person is either Ah He's biological father or his uncle.

Thinking that the other party was Ah He's elder, Lin Qi stepped aside and said, "Come in and talk."

Xu Zhaoyuan was stunned. He invited the person in without asking anything? Was this girl's awareness of prevention too weak?

"Is there anyone else at home?" Xu Zhaoyuan asked.

"It's just me." Lin Qi raised her eyebrows. "I'm the only one here, so you don't plan to come in?"

Xu Zhaoyuan was stunned again. "You are alone at home and you invite strangers in. Aren't you afraid? Didn't your parents teach you to protect yourself and not let strangers in?"

Lin Qi was somewhat helpless. "Your son, or possibly your nephew, is no match for me. Do you think you can do it?"

Xu Zhaoyuan didn't listen to Lin Qi's next words. He only noticed the three words "your son". He stared at Lin Qi in a daze, "You know?"

"Godfather said it yesterday, I guessed it. What's your father's name?" Lin Qi asked.

"Xu Yan, my father's name is Xu Yan, and I am the eldest son of the Xu family." Xu Zhaoyuan's voice trembled.

Lin Qi said calmly, "Are you the Xu family boss who went out to explore with the gold and never came back?"

Xu Zhaoyuan's body stiffened, and he felt as if he had been poured with a basin of ice water. He was so cold that he couldn't move.

"Come in first." Lin Qi said.

Xu Zhaoyuan took a few steps with difficulty.

Lin Qi closed the door and walked inside, ignoring Xu Zhaoyuan who had suffered a severe blow.

Before Xu Zhaoyuan came here, he had prepared himself to be blamed, resented, and even resented. But when the woman in front of him brought it up so calmly, he still felt ashamed.

The two walked forward together, and Lin Qi took people to the living room of the main building.

"Drink honey water or tea?" Lin Qi asked. After moving to the new home here, the area of ​​the house became larger and there was no limit to the number of plants planted. With more plants and more flowers blooming, bees came.

Lin Qi had experience raising bees in the planting area. She built beehives for these bees. In addition, the flowers in the house are more fragrant than those in other places, and the flowers are renewed every day. After these bees came, they were reluctant to leave. The honey kept gathering, and now both beehives are full.

"It's not good to drink tea early in the morning. Drink honey water instead." Lin Qi made a cup of honey water for Xu Zhaoyuan.

Xu Zhaoyuan took it and said, "Thank you."

He was not thirsty and had no desire to drink water. But now he wanted to please the woman in front of him, so he took a sip.

Um?

It's kind of tasty.

Xu Zhaoyuan drank sip after sip until the glass of water was empty. He still felt that he had not finished yet. This honey water was really strange. After drinking a glass of it, the heat in his body seemed to dissipate.

"Honey water is so delicious." Xu Zhaoyuan said a little embarrassedly.

"How about I give you a jar later?" Lin Qi asked with a smile.

"That's great, thank you." Xu Zhaoyuan was flattered.

"You're welcome. A can weighs two kilograms, fifty dollars."

“…”

Xu Zhaoyuan was stunned at first, then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he took out fifty yuan from his pocket, "The honey is of high quality, fifty yuan is not expensive."

"Of course, fifty dollars is the price for new customers, and sixty dollars next time."

Lin Qi didn't look like she was joking. Xu Zhaoyuan smiled helplessly, "Can't I give it away for free?"

Lin Qi narrowed her eyes slightly, "That depends on your status. Family members can give it as a gift, friends can get a 70% discount, and strangers can pay full price."

Xu Zhaoyuan's expression became serious. "What do you think I can be, young lady?"

Lin Qi shook her head, "I don't know either."

Xu Zhaoyuan nodded, showing his understanding. "When He Xiao comes back, I will talk to him in person. Even if he blames me, I will accept it. I will do my best to make it up to him."

Lin Qi sneered in her heart. Compensation, what to compensate? Xu Hexiao could still be compensated, but what about the old man who had passed away? The old man died without waiting for his biological son.

But can Xu Zhaoyuan be blamed for this?

In those years, those who managed to leave must have experienced life and death, and those who had already left could not return even if they wanted to.

Xu Zhaoyuan cannot be blamed, but if Ah He were to forgive this incompetent father, wouldn’t that be a great injustice to him?

She couldn't bear to see Ah He suffer any injustice.

Lin Qi didn't say anything and fell into deep thought.

"The girl already knows my identity, but I don't know the girl's identity yet." Xu Zhaoyuan suspected that the girl in front of him was his daughter-in-law's sister. After all, she lived here and knew so much about the family affairs. She must be a relative from his son's side or his daughter-in-law's side.

Lin Qi cast a surprised look at Xu Zhaoyuan. After chatting for such a long time, this guy still didn't know her identity!

"I thought you had checked us out. I didn't expect you hadn't?"

"Ahem, I've been in the capital for two months, and I've been so busy every day that I haven't had time to investigate." Xu Zhaoyuan felt a little guilty. Wouldn't it seem like he didn't care enough if he hadn't investigated?

"In the first two months after I arrived, I was really too busy. I had a lot of things to deal with every day. By the time I had some free time, it was already late at night."

"People in my family get up at six in the morning. Do you work at six?"

“…”

"You haven't seen your biological son for so many years. You've been in the capital for two months, and you actually resisted the urge to come and see him?"

"No." Xu Zhaoyuan saw the sneer in the girl's eyes and felt that if he didn't explain, the outcome would be bad. He swallowed and said in a hoarse voice, "Many nights, I would come to the door and stand there for hours."

"But you don't have the courage to open the door? So you're afraid. So you also know that you're a bad father?" Lin Qi sneered, thinking of how Xu Hexiao was skinny when they first met, only 1.6 meters tall at the age of 16, and how he risked his life to save people time and time again in order to have a better life in the brigade and avoid being harassed...

Lin Qi's anger was gushing out uncontrollably. Xu Zhaoyuan felt the temperature around him suddenly drop. The hairs on his body stood on end, and a terrible threat loomed over him.

When was the last time you felt this way? Was it when you were about to die in the ocean or when you were about to die in a capture?

Both times, lives were threatened. What’s happening now?

In just one minute, Xu Zhaoyuan was sweating profusely.

When Lin Qi saw Xu Zhaoyuan sweating profusely, she came to her senses and restrained her arrogance.

"Since you are so busy, just go ahead and do your work." Lin Qi said unhappily.

"The preliminary work has been completed and we are not so busy now. You haven't told me who you are or what your name is. How much do you know about He Xiao and his wife? Can you tell me?" Xu Zhaoyuan pleaded.

Lin Qi sighed, "You are actually concerned about Ah He and his wife. I thought you were more concerned about Ah He and his grandfather in the Anliang Brigade."

"You know all that too?" Xu Zhaoyuan was surprised and said hurriedly, "I am naturally more concerned about Ah He and his grandfather's life in the Anliang Brigade. Please tell me."

"Of course." Lin Qi fell into recollection, "The first time I saw Ah He was in the river in front of the Anliang Brigade. At that time, a little boy named Luo Wei was entangled in water plants..."