Judging from the reaction of the Qiao family elders, Qiao Lian'er became even more certain that Qiao Yunni was not their biological daughter.
If I hadn't had this experience, I wouldn't be so angry.
Qiao Yunni is both unfortunate and fortunate. Fortunately, she was taken in by the Qiao family and received the love of another set of parents.
“Grandpa, Grandma, listen to me,” Qiao Lian’er said. “That family’s surname is Chu. They live in Wanglongfang behind the main street in Yuezhou City. They didn’t throw our daughter away, nor did they fail to take good care of her. It was our enemies who broke in at night, took the child away, and abandoned her hundreds of miles away.”
The two elders exchanged a glance, a look of horror flashing in their eyes.
"Over the years, the Chu family has spent all their wealth searching for their daughter. Old Master Chu originally held a high position in the prefecture and had a promising future, but because of his daughter's loss, he was distracted and made repeated mistakes in his work, resulting in his demotion several ranks. Now he holds a low position and his family is in decline."
"If this continues, Old Master Chu will be dismissed from his post. At that time, the two elders will be left with no one to rely on. After they pass away, I don't know what will happen to them."
The Qiao family elders never imagined that the family's loss of their daughter was backed by such blood and tears.
Over the years, I can't imagine what kind of torment they have endured; they must have been counting down the days.
The purpose of enemies is to see them suffer. Once the goal is achieved, it's a case of "the loved ones suffer, the enemies rejoice."
"The hearts of parents are always full of love and concern." Old Man Qiao sighed deeply.
Grandma Qiao suddenly realized something and looked at Qiao Lian'er with a hint of unease: "What does the Chu family's search for their daughter have to do with our family? We didn't even know the Chu family before."
“There’s no need to be this good person. Didn’t you say the Chu family has enemies? What if we cause trouble? We haven’t even had a year of good days yet.”
Qiao Lian'er has always been the one to do whatever she says, so this is the first time that Old Madam Qiao has objected to her.
Yes, Chu's parents suffered a lot, but Qiao Yunni was raised by them for so many years. She was not their biological daughter, but she was more like one to them. How could they abandon her?
She could only hope in her heart that the daughter the Chu family was looking for had nothing to do with Qiao Yunni. No matter why Qiao Yunni was abandoned in the wilderness, when she found Qiao Yunni, she had already assumed that her parents were dead.
Besides, a person's appearance as an adult is almost completely different from that of an infant, and unless she admits it, there is simply no way to prove it.
"Old woman, you—" Old Qiao lowered his voice, disapproving.
Grandma Qiao glared at him and said, "Every family has its own problems. If we all have to take care of them, then there will be endless things to worry about. Wouldn't Lian'er be exhausted to death?"
Qiao Lian'er understood that Old Madam Qiao didn't want to know more about the matter. In the old lady's heart, Qiao Yunni was more precious than her own daughter.
Now that a family has suddenly appeared who might take her daughter away, Old Mrs. Qiao is naturally unhappy.
She understood Grandma Qiao's feelings.
"Grandma, let's not talk about that for now." Qiao Lian'er held Grandma Qiao's hand: "Yuezhou City is a big city with a large flow of people, and shops are in high demand. Brother Da Meng rode his horse and spent most of the day to look around, but he only managed to buy one shop. However, the location is not bad, but for the same size, the price is twice as expensive as in the county town."
“But there are advantages to buying it, because the price goes up every year. As soon as I got the title deed, I rented out the shop, and the rent will rise along with the property value.”
But Old Man Qiao remained silent, and Old Lady Qiao seemed not to have heard a single word.
She looked at her granddaughter holding his hand, so firmly, as if no matter what, the mother and daughter would never leave.
Grandma Qiao felt somewhat relieved, but finally suppressed her surging emotions and asked, "Lian'er, where did the Chu family's child go back then?"
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