Chapter 24
Pei Qing lived with Qiao Ye for a week.
This was the first time she saw the unknown side of Qiao Ye.
Qiao Ye, who seems a little cold and impatient at school, becomes a completely different person when he returns home and will obey his mother's words unconditionally.
Although I may complain occasionally, I will still get things done while complaining.
Sometimes when she saw how harmonious the relationship between them was, she couldn't help but wonder, if her mother were still alive, would she be able to have a good relationship with her like this?
She will also have a mother who loves her.
As New Year's Eve was approaching, Qiao's mother called her while she was out buying groceries.
"Xiaoqing."
Pei Qing turned around and asked, "Auntie, are you looking for me?"
A woman over 40 still looks young and energetic, and it is obvious that she has taken good care of herself.
She crossed her arms, supported her head and looked at her, a smile hidden in her eyes: "Are you interested in our little girl too?"
Her heart seemed to stop beating. She opened her mouth, but her brain had no idea what to say. "Auntie, what did you say?"
"Are you also interested in our little one?" the woman asked again.
"How is that possible?" Pei Qing smiled, "We just have a good relationship."
After saying that, she emphasized again: "That's all."
The woman's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. She lowered her eyes and said, "If you can make her like you, then it's okay."
Pei Qing paused, "What?"
"Nothing." The woman shook her head. She pursed her lips and stood up, returning to her usual gentle demeanor. "New Year's Eve is coming soon. Do you want to stay at our house and celebrate the New Year together?"
"..." Pei Qing hesitated for a moment, and finally rejected her kindness, "No. My grandma is still waiting for me at home."
Only she herself knows how much truth there is in this statement.
When Qiao Ye came back, he saw Pei Qing and his mother cooking in the kitchen.
She stuffed all the vegetables she bought into the refrigerator.
Then leave the room.
She lit a cigarette, and a faint smoke was faintly visible. Since she came back, she had not smoked in order to take care of Qiao's mother's health.
For some reason today, she suddenly wanted to smoke one.
At this time, He Shanyi's message popped up.
Qiao also lowered his eyes and glanced at the message above.
"The funds are ready. When will our Mr. Qiao come?"
It was followed by a "baring teeth" expression.
Qiao also made a "tsk" sound and typed a line of words on the screen, "Let's celebrate the New Year."
"Has our Mr. Qiao also started to miss home?"
"roll."
After sending it, Joe put out the burned cigarette and threw it into the trash can.
However, she did not go back immediately. Instead, she sat outside and waited for the smell of smoke on her body to dissipate before opening the door and going in.
As soon as she entered, she saw Qiao's mother waving at her, "Hey, Xiaoye, please send Xiaoqing back this afternoon."
"Hmm?" Qiao Ye paused while changing his shoes, then looked at Pei Qing with a sharp gaze, "Are you going home?"
Pei Qing nodded, "Yeah. It's not good to stay with you all the time. And I didn't tell my grandma that I came out this time, so I'd better go back as soon as possible."
Jo nodded in understanding, knowing that she was not telling the truth.
But she wasn't going to expose her.
She could guess pretty well what the situation was like at Pei Qing's home.
She took a car out of the garage and helped Pei Qing load her things into the car.
Pei Qing's home is a long distance from the city center of Jiangcheng.
Even if you take the highway, it will take more than four hours.
Mother Qiao also added a lot of food to Pei Qing's meal.
Some of them were snacks that Qiao would often take back and couldn’t finish, and some were small desserts that she made herself.
Pei Qing quickly reached out to stop her, "Auntie, no, no. We can't finish all that much."
But she couldn't persuade Qiao's mother. "It's okay. It's all worthless. It's just a few worthless things. It will be gone in a few bites."
Helplessly, she could only let Qiao's mother stuff so many things into her suitcase.
Joe also started the car and drove her to her destination.
Pei Qing sat in the passenger seat and wanted to say something several times, but he didn't.
Qiao Ye caught a glimpse of her movements from the corner of his eye. "What do you want to say? Is there anything you can't say to me?"
"You..." Pei Qing hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "Just drop me off at the entrance of our village when the time comes."
Hearing this, Qiao also raised an eyebrow, "Then you have so many things, can you move them all by yourself?"
Pei Qing: "Put your things at the entrance of the village, and I'll carry them in one by one."
After saying that, she thought of something and added: "It's okay, I can do it alone."
Joe didn't say anything either, just drove on his own.
Pei Qing didn't know how other people drove, but sitting in Qiao Ye's car made her feel scared.
She ran all the way at almost the fastest speed on the highway.
He even opened the car window considerately.
Because the speed was too fast, the wind blew her face like a blade.
It almost made her vomit.
Feeling the movement beside him, Qiao slowly slowed down the car. "I didn't expect you couldn't even handle this little speed?"
Pei Qing: "...If you mean your speed of 140 is considered slow, then I really can't accept it."
At this point, she couldn't help but ask, "You're so fast, have you really never been caught?"
If she remembered correctly, the maximum speed on the highway seemed to be 120 km/h.
"Because I usually don't drive in crowded places," Joe said. "It's too easy to get into trouble in places like this. I'm a person who is very afraid of trouble."
Pei Qing then realized that no matter where they went out at school, Qiao would either take a taxi or ride a bicycle.
I really don't know how to drive myself.
But she never wants to experience the situation like today again in her life.
"Did your instructor really not tell you when you were taking the driving test..." Pei Qing couldn't help but ask.
"I'm sorry. No. Because when I took my driver's license test, I had a private instructor."
Pei Qing: “…”
The car quickly arrived at the address Pei Qing sent her.
As soon as he got off the highway, Qiao Ye's brows furrowed tightly.
Jiangcheng is already considered the most prosperous area among coastal cities.
But no matter how prosperous a place is, there will always be a corner prepared for those who are struggling to survive at the bottom of society.
Coincidentally, this place is one of the less prosperous areas in the entire Jiangcheng.
On the contrary, it is full of discrimination, violence, and some other gray areas.
It just looks cleaner and more secretive than other places.
At least there weren't any cockroaches, rats, or anything like that everywhere.
Joe is very familiar with this kind of place.
After all, she often hangs out in similar places in the center of Jiangcheng.
Fatty Xia’s Internet cafe is also located in this kind of place.
only……
Qiao Ye looked towards a corner outside.
There was a flash of white light there just now.
It must be the camera flash.
She had just come in when someone came to take pictures.
Qiao also sneered in his heart, what an ungrateful person.
"Where is your home?" she asked.
"Ah?" Pei Qing seemed to have just realized, "Oh, oh, it's not far ahead."
As she spoke, she pointed to the house in front.
Joe also parked at the entrance of the alley and took her things out of the car.
As soon as I got off the car, I heard an impatient voice, "Hey, woman, did you come back with anything delicious for me?"
Before she could react, she heard Pei Qing say, "I don't have anything to eat. Ask your grandmother for it, but how can I get it if you ask me?"
Joe also looked in the direction of the voice and saw a little boy wearing a white T-shirt who looked only seven or eight years old.
He looked at Pei Qing with disdain. Upon hearing this, his voice immediately became sharp, and he almost jumped up from the ground. "How dare you come back? Has studying outside ruined your brain?"
"Grandma said, it's because of you that uncle was put in jail, you idiot who was born by a mother but not raised by one..."
Before he could finish his words, he was picked up.
He struggled hard, trying to escape, kicking and hitting her, and not forgetting to threaten her: "Who is this blind man who dares to do this to me? Believe it or not, I will let my grandmother beat you with her willow branches."
Hearing his words, Qiao seemed to have heard some huge joke. "Hit me? Do you believe that your grandmother could hit me one second and go to the police station for tea the next, huh?"
As she spoke, she even pointed her nose at the little boy's face, her brown eyes staring at him like cold, poisonous snakes.
The fear from the bottom of his heart slowly took over his mind.
Gradually, he became afraid and stopped struggling.
But her mouth pursed, as if she was about to cry.
"Cry?" Qiao looked at him with a half-smile, then casually hung him on a thicker branch of the tree. "Why don't you try crying? I'm not your grandmother. I don't have a good temper, understand?"
As she spoke, she leaned against a tree nearby and lit a cigarette.
The boy was completely terrified by the smoke.
He just looked at her timidly, angry but not daring to say anything.
Pei Qing had already put the things into the house.
When I came out, I saw the little boy hanging on a tree.
She was stunned for a moment, then looked at Qiao Ye who was smoking beside her, "This..."
"I did it. What? Do you want to find fault with this guy?" Qiao also glanced at her and said lightly.
"No. It's just that my grandma is about to come out. If she sees us, I'm afraid..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard the child, who had been quiet just now, burst into tears and shout, "Grandma, grandma, someone is hitting me here..."
Then, an old man holding a broom appeared at the entrance of the alley.
The old man looked ferocious, with a head full of white hair, and looked like a parent protecting his child.
"Who? Who dares to bully my grandson?"
As she spoke, she saw Qiao Ye smoking beside her and shouted, "Is it you? You wild girl..."
As he spoke, the broom hit Qiao Ye.
But before the broom could be brought down, someone grabbed it.
Even through the clothes, they could feel the explosive muscles under the thin arms.
A girl, dressed very cleanly.
But it makes people inexplicably feel that the other party is not someone who is easy to mess with.
"Snap", the broom broke into two pieces.
Joe also slowly raised his head, showing his white teeth, looking non-aggressive. "I say, he hung it up himself. Old man, do you believe it or not?"
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