Chapter 186
Zhong Qiao didn't seem surprised: "As expected."
Jingui had no choice but to say, "I've tried to persuade them many times, even to the point of kneeling on the ground to beg them, but the two old people are rather conservative and insist on staying no matter what."
She begged them for a long time, even explaining all the pros and cons, but the two old people remained unmoved. For the sake of little Mantou, Jin Gui was determined to move out this time, so she had no choice but to let them go.
"I just hope the Cheng family won't harm the two old people." Jin Gui secretly sweated.
After all, this incident was caused by her, and Zhong Qiao was trying to stand up for her, which caused such a big commotion. The two old people were also in unprovoked disaster.
"It's hard to say." Ji Hebai interrupted, "I investigated the Cheng family beforehand and found that they are all ruffians. Your parents-in-law will have to endure some hardship, but no matter what, after all, Cheng Fugui was just released, so he won't be too arrogant."
Zhong Qiao followed up, "Don't think about that right now. Even if you don't fall out with them today and let them see where your bottom line is, sooner or later they'll get ahead of you."
"Look, he dared to smash your house yesterday, so what about next time? You and Xiao Mantou are orphans and widows, and who knows what they will do then."
"It's better to just break up and be done with it."
Jingui nodded.
In fact, she had this premonition when her house was smashed yesterday, especially when Cheng Fugui stopped her openly, which proved that he was still thinking about her.
That's why she was absent-minded all day.
Because of Zhong Qiao, this fig leaf was completely torn off, which may not be a bad thing.
The three of them returned to the Zhong family together. Zhong's father and mother had heard about Jin Gui a long time ago. They felt so distressed when they saw this girl who was about the same age as their own daughter.
Mother Zhong made her a big bowl of egg noodles, and also specially prepared egg custard and vegetable rice for Xiao Mantou.
In order to avoid the Cheng family, the two people had no appetite and lived in fear. They were hungry for a long time. Now that they were finally safe, they felt relieved and ate like a wolf.
"Poor child, what a sin!" Mother Zhong wiped her tears. "The Cheng family is a bunch of beasts. They bullied an orphan and a widow like this. It's not easy in the first place. They scared the child so much that he couldn't even eat a hot meal."
She stroked the little bun's head.
"Don't be afraid, kid. Just live here. Once your mother finds a new house, you won't have to worry about anything. No one will bother you anymore."
Zhong Siqi looked at the little steamed bun and felt a lump in his heart.
He is too young. He is so sensible at such a young age. He does whatever he is told and is not picky about food. How could such a good child be harmed like this by those people?
"Come on." Even the taciturn father Zhong couldn't help but pick up a chicken leg and give it to the child, "Little comrade, eat more."
Little Mantou glanced at the chicken leg in the bowl, then looked cautiously at Mr. Zhong and the others.
Mr. Zhong thought he didn't like it and said, "This is made by your aunt. It's sweet and not spicy."
Little Mantou shook his head: "Uncle, it's not that I don't like it, but I want to leave this for my mother, okay?"
Mr. Zhong was stunned, tears welling up in his eyes again: "Son, eat yours, there are still chicken legs, and your mother's share too."
Little Mantou took a look at the bowl and found it was indeed the chicken. He whispered thank you and started to taste the chicken leg in the bowl.
In fact, life at home has not been that difficult in the past six months. It has been much better than before. At least his mother can give him meat every few days.
However, ever since Cheng Fugui returned home, his mother came to his house every day to threaten him, scaring him so much that he dared not go out to school. Even his mother sneaked out from the back mountain at dawn.
So, he hasn't had a good meal for a long time.
Looking at the two, big and small, wolfing down the food, the Zhong family members were silent for a moment.
Mr. Zhong pulled Zhong Qiao aside and asked, "What are your plans for this adult and this child?"
Since it was Zhong Qiao who brought him in, there must be an explanation.
Zhong Qiao smiled and said, "You're not going to tell me that? Let them stay."
"How can this be possible?" Father Zhong blew his beard and glared, "Your mother is confused, and you are confused too. Our house is so small, it's okay to let the little one in. It won't take up much space anyway. It's just an extra pair of chopsticks, but--"
In order to prevent the mother and son from hearing, he deliberately lowered his voice.
"Jin Gui, she's a woman, and she's living in our house. How can this be allowed to happen? If someone sees her, she'll be humiliated. How can she survive as a woman?"
Zhong Qiao seemed quite smart at ordinary times, but why did she start to act stupidly when the critical moment came? She didn't react at all to the truth that even two grown men knew.
Seeing his serious expression, Zhong Qiao stopped joking and said, "Dad, don't worry. He Bai has already found a place for them to live. It's just across the street. Do you remember the bookstore owner? He's the weird old man who doesn't like to talk."
Father Zhong nodded: "I remember." He had seen the strange old man once by chance when he took Zhong Qiao to the bookstore to return a book. The strange old man didn't say anything, and apart from forcing a smile at Zhong Qiao, he ignored him completely.
He doesn't like this weird old man at all.
Zhong Qiao said, "The bookstore owner heard about their situation and is willing to rent his daughter's house to them temporarily."
The bookstore owner's daughter is also a university professor, but she is married and has children. She lives in Shanghai and rarely goes home, so the house has been vacant.
Now that Jin Gui and her son are in trouble, the bookstore owner has come to their aid. As for the rent, it is not expensive, and for Zhong Qiao's sake, he is willing to let them stay for two months and pay the rent in the third month.
This is already a great help to Jingui and her son.
"I didn't expect this weird old man to be so kind." Father Zhong twitched his nose. "Why is he so rude to me?"
He didn't mess with anybody.
Zhong Qiao couldn't help laughing.
The bookstore owner has a strange temper. He likes people who read books and dislikes uneducated people. When he met my dad before, the bookstore owner talked about some famous books, but my dad just scowled and didn't understand anything.
It was like talking to a cow, and both of them were furious.
After that, no matter what questions Dad asked, the bookstore owner pretended not to hear them. Every time Zhong Qiao saw it, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
That's how it was decided.
The next day, Jingui moved to a new place with Xiao Mantou. Both of them were looking forward to their new life.
When leaving the house, Jin Gui held Zhong Qiao's hand tightly, and no words could express her inner gratitude.
After a while, she said, "Sister Zhong Qiao, sometimes I think you must be my benefactor, the destined benefactor. If it weren't for you, perhaps I wouldn't have been able to get to where I am today."
She might die in that reed marsh, or she might starve to death.
Zhong Qiao smiled.
She said, "Jin Gui, you are your own benefactor."
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