Chapter 233
A week later, Zhong Qiao went out as usual, pushing his bicycle. As soon as he stepped out of the house, he was stopped by a figure that flashed by.
“…Sister Zhong Qiao.” If the person coming is not Zhong Xiaohua, who else could it be?
She was a little nervous, even looking around, as if she was afraid of being discovered. She stood at the door, wrapped in a coat, and looked much thinner.
Zhong Qiao raised his eyes to look at her: "Are you losing your temper already? Instead of being so stubborn, you might as well be more straightforward and generous. I will even look at you with a higher regard."
Zhong Xiaohua blushed at her words: "Sister Zhong Qiao, it's not that I don't want to come to you, but I don't know how to start."
Zhong Qiao said coldly, "You've come to me before, but it's been so long. You dare to fight your family instead of confronting me face to face?"
Zhong Xiaohua murmured to herself, "It's different."
She looked at Zhong Qiao with a complicated expression.
"You're different from my parents."
"Sister Zhong Qiao, if it weren't for that bowl of noodles you gave me, I would have been kicked out by my parents and ended up on the streets. Even if I didn't freeze to death, I would have starved to death. You are my benefactor, there is no doubt about that."
Zhong Qiao said, "I don't need you to remember my kindness, but you have to remember that I don't help you with everything. If you really remember that little bit of kindness, you should know that your own life is one that no one else can interfere with. If you don't learn to deal with these things, I can help you once, but I can't protect you forever."
Zhong Qiao had said these words to her before, but at that time, Zhong Xiaohua was too young and she could never understand his intention.
Later, under repeated oppression, she gradually gained courage and finally learned to resist. She also understood the truth hidden in Zhong Qiao's heart beneath his seemingly indifferent appearance.
"Sister Zhong Qiao, I'm not here to talk to you about my engagement." Zhong Xiaohua smiled frankly, "I've changed my name. From now on, I'm no longer Zhong Xiaohua, I'm Zhong Zhao."
"Sister Zhong Qiao, you're right. If I don't take responsibility for my own life and resist, then I'm a complete waste."
"Sister Zhong Qiao, I know you still blame me. If it weren't for my parents, Wanwan wouldn't have almost been injured. Zhong Long's fate is Wanwan's fate. You love your daughter, so you can't forgive me. I understand."
"I came here today to thank you for the bowl of noodles you gave me. My family is putting too much pressure on me, so I plan to go to Shanghai next spring. I also want to see the outside world you mentioned."
Zhong Xiaohua's face was full of anticipation for the future.
Zhong Qiao looked at her for a while and sighed: "This is a good name. I hope your future will be as good as your name."
Zhong Zhao said: "I also think that this name is better than the previous inconspicuous Xiaohua."
Zhong Qiao said, "Whether it was your past name or your current name, you are still yourself, and both are good. Little Flower, growing as freely as weeds, can also possess tremendous power. And Zhao represents the rising sun. I wish you both the perseverance of weeds and a bright future like the rising sun."
Zhong Qiao didn't look at her expression again. He pushed the cart away, leaving Zhong Zhao standing there in a daze.
After Zhong Zhao's affairs came to an end, she worked honestly in the factory, but because she was always unwilling to fulfill her marriage contract, her parents and future in-laws came to find fault again and again.
They even spread rumors that Zhong Zhao had a bad character and was unwilling to get married because she had an affair with another man.
There are many men in the factory, especially single men, and they are a mixed bunch. It is inevitable that they will point fingers at Zhong Xiaohua and make dirty jokes from time to time.
When Jingui talked about these things, her face was still full of indignation.
"Sister Zhong Qiao, you have no idea how disgusting it is for those men to make dirty jokes to a little girl! I can hardly bear to watch it."
Zhong Qiao paused. "What about Zhong Zhao? How did she react?"
Jin Gui was stunned for a moment: "What Zhong Zhao?"
Zhong Qiao said: "It's Zhong Xiaohua, she changed her name."
"That's a good name." Jingui was pleasantly surprised. "It's much better than the previous one."
Zhong Qiao raised his eyes and said, "Don't be too happy yet. Tell me what happened first."
Jin Gui said, "She didn't react much, and she doesn't usually interact with other people. Sister Zhong Qiao, she is now a member of our factory after all, do you want to..."
She asked tentatively: "Do you want to help her?"
Zhong Qiao didn't say anything, but Jin Gui understood what she meant. Since she didn't have it, she just refused directly, which meant that she could help.
Jingui breathed a sigh of relief: "If they dare to harass us again, I will have the girls in the factory drive them away. I don't believe they can still rape women in broad daylight."
"Okay." Zhong Qiao continued drawing. "You've been a bit noisy. Let's do what needs to be done."
Jingui responded and quickly retreated.
Thanks to the help of the factory, Zhong Zhao was finally able to avoid being harassed, and the voices that had been gossiping behind his back gradually disappeared.
Zhong Zhao knew who was responsible for this. Every time he had lunch, he would look at the empty space in the office on the second floor.
So they maintained a tacit understanding, Zhong Qiao pretended that he had done nothing, and Zhong Zhao knew nothing.
Zhong Qiao spent some time in peace and often received letters from Ji Hebai, so his life was relatively calm.
Until two uninvited guests arrived.
Cui Liu and Zhong Hua are still lingering around.
As soon as they entered the door, they started to cry fakely: "Zhong Qiao, your grandparents miss you so much. Now that your business is successful, don't your family members care about you anymore? Why can't you go back to visit them?"
After hearing the two of them singing the same tune, Zhong Qiao realized belatedly that she had forgotten to visit her grandparents. It had been more than two months since she had gone back to see them. It was indeed a bit too heartless.
"I'll go back tomorrow." Zhong Qiao said indifferently, "Are you satisfied?"
"Ah?" The mother and daughter had a lot of things to say, and they originally wanted to get it out loud and make sure to get back at Zhong Qiao and her daughter, but now they were stunned.
"That's great." Cui Liu, who realized it later, clapped his hands and cheered, "Your grandparents will definitely be happy. It's nothing to worry about. We'll leave first."
She smiled awkwardly, fearing that the moody Zhong Qiao would suddenly change his mind and drag Zhong Hua out in the next second. The whole process took no more than 5 minutes.
The two ran out the door, making sure there was no one behind them. Zhong Hua panted and said, "Mom, why did you pull me? Don't you think something is wrong? Zhong Qiao is usually so difficult to deal with, why is he so easy to talk to today? I have a feeling there is something fishy about this."
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