Old Man Chang was in a hurry, but Zhou Hongyu was not. She took her time and went over after a long while.
As soon as she arrived at Shuangdong Hutong, she saw the Chang Lanhua sisters suddenly run out of their house with a loud cry.
"Dad! You signed the contract yourself! You're responsible for whatever happens! It has nothing to do with us!"
After saying that, the Chang Lanhua sisters disappeared into the alleyway.
Zhou Hongyu raised her eyebrows slightly. Even these two were so frightened that they fled in panic. It seems that the tenant surnamed Qiao will have to put in some effort!
Old Man Chang chased after them in a panic: "Oh dear! Lan Hua, Mei Hua, don't be like your father again! Hong Bing is useless! Xing Wang and Guo Fu aren't home either! Am I supposed to just pay them compensation according to the contract?!"
Upon seeing Zhou Hongyu, Old Man Chang was overjoyed and rushed out.
"Hongyu! Something terrible has happened!"
Hongyu has already been summoned, so the current situation is clear.
Zhou Hongyu parked her bicycle: "Let's go!"
She wanted to see who was behind this blatant scheme. It didn't seem like they were after the house at all; they seemed to have ulterior motives!
"They're in the backyard!" Old Man Chang's voice immediately softened as he entered the house.
Zhou Hongyu led the timid old man Chang to the gate between the front and back yards. Without stopping, the person guarding the gate opened it.
"please!"
Zhou Hongyu raised an eyebrow. Was this an organized, premeditated crime?
It looks pretty convincing!
An old man stood in the small courtyard in the back, his back to them.
Zhou Hongyu shouted, "Excuse me, are you the one who tried to steal our house?"
Chef Qiao, with his back turned, burst into tears upon hearing his daughter's voice; he had waited too long for this day.
Chef Qiao controlled his emotions and turned around. Before he could speak, Old Man Chang, who had been hiding next to Zhou Hongyu and acting like a bully, immediately jumped up and pointed at him, cursing.
"You think you can take our house with such despicable tricks? No way!"
"Didn't you say you wanted to find the smartest person in our family? My daughter-in-law is here now, so you can talk to her about it!"
Zhou Hongyu couldn't help but glare at him. If you're so capable, you should have resolved this matter before I arrived!
Old Man Chang gave an awkward laugh and shrank back behind Zhou Hongyu.
Zhou Hongyu chuckled and asked the man, "What do you mean by this? Do you really want our house?"
Although he had a smile on his face, his tone revealed anger.
Chef Qiao's heart skipped a beat. He only wanted to tease Old Man Chang, who was preventing him from seeing his daughter. He didn't want to be disliked by his daughter like this!
Chef Qiao reached out his hand, and someone handed him a piece of paper.
Old Man Chang immediately pointed at the paper and shouted, "Xingwang's wife, quickly tear up that paper, and everything will be fine!"
Zhou Hongyu: "Are you going?"
Old Man Chang shook his head frantically: "I'm not going, you go!"
Zhou Hongyu chuckled coldly: "Stay put and behave yourself!"
Chef Qiao politely handed over the paper that Old Man Chang had been eagerly awaiting, and Zhou Hongyu accepted it without hesitation.
Old Man Chang opened his mouth in shock. Before meeting Zhou Hongyu, the man surnamed Qiao was completely different!
He and the Chang Lanhua sisters were severely tormented by this devil!
After confirming that it was correct, Zhou Hongyu tore up the paper on the spot, and Chef Qiao laughed heartily.
Now not only was Old Man Chang frightened, but Zhou Hongyu also found Qiao's behavior strange.
What exactly is he trying to do?
Zhou Hongyu thought to herself that if the man surnamed Qiao continued to cause trouble, she would take her people and kick him out, saving herself a lot of trouble.
Chef Qiao slowly opened his mouth: "Brother Chang is really interesting. I think we have a good connection. I just wanted to make friends with him. Brother Chang, I was just teasing you!"
Old Man Chang almost jumped from behind Zhou Hongyu into the middle.
Playing? You call this playing?!
If this matter cannot be resolved peacefully today, Old Man Chang is already planning to take a rope to the police station and hang himself, demanding that the police uphold justice for him.
Chef Qiao smiled and extended his hand: "Brother Chang, let's be friends!"
Old Man Chang immediately looked at Zhou Hongyu, waiting for her opinion.
Zhou Hongyu shrugged, "It has nothing to do with me!"
So, Old Man Chang swallowed his anger and extended his hand: "Hey, we're all friends!"
By the time everyone found out about it, the matter had already been resolved smoothly.
Chen Zhaodi shook her head repeatedly: "Dad, you're really reckless! You didn't even glance at the contract before signing it, and you just signed it because he told you to! It's a good thing he didn't want our house!"
Chang Hongbing nodded in agreement.
He had some reservations about what his father did, but it was his dad, so what could he say?
Once Old Man Chang got through the crisis, he immediately forgot about the trouble he had just been in. He spoke up for Chef Qiao: "Don't think so badly of him. Chef Qiao said he did this just to make friends with me!"
friend?
Everyone shook their heads.
No one wanted to hear Old Man Chang talk about how he and Chef Qiao first started their friendship.
Chang Huaying looked towards the kitchen and asked, "Grandma, did we not have time to prepare any groceries? I'll go out and buy some!"
Before Granny Chang could explain, Old Man Chang excitedly interrupted.
"Hua Ying doesn't need to cook at home tonight! Chef Qiao is treating our whole family to dinner! Chef Qiao's culinary skills are, of course, beyond question... (500 words of praise omitted)"
Chen Zhaodi frowned and whispered, "I have a feeling that Chef Qiao isn't a good person. Is he planning to fatten up the fish before killing them?"
Chang Huaying exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, you know all this!"
Chen Zhaodi waved her hand smugly: "Your mother has learned a lot from following your second aunt around, how could I not understand such a simple principle!"
In the evening, dinner was served in the backyard, and Chef Qiao personally came over to call everyone.
This was his first meal with his daughter after they met. He did everything himself and sent his disciples and grand-disciples home very early on.
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