Chapter 21: The Final Settlement
"That's good. That's good."
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Since Xiao Qiao said that he did well in the exam, there must be no problem at all.
"I don't need your help with this little thing. Go back to the room and have a rest."
"I've put some boiled water on the table in your room for you. Take a sip to moisten your throat first."
"Wait a minute, I'll call you when I've finished cooking."
After saying that, he didn't give Lin Siqiao a chance to refuse and pushed her back into the house.
Old Mrs. Qiao has thought it through. She has reserved the chicken offal and chicken kidneys separately, and will then stir-fry them with some green peppers and sour beans. It will be appetizing in the summer.
Chop the remaining whole chicken into pieces, add some garlic soy sauce and braise it directly. It tastes so delicious.
It's really not an exaggeration at all. When the neighbors smelled the fragrance, they couldn't stop swallowing their saliva.
But the old lady has lived for most of her life, how could she be someone who is ignorant of the ways of the world?
Putting aside other things, just because such a big thing happened to the Lin family, and the neighbors didn't say a word in front of Xiao Qiao, the old lady had to accept their kindness.
As soon as the braised chicken pieces came out of the pot, the old lady scooped out a few small bowls.
Of course, she couldn't bear to give away the parts of her granddaughter that she loved to eat, like chicken legs and chicken wings.
"Qiao, share these bowls with your neighbors so that everyone can have a taste."
Lin Siqiao knew that her grandmother was trying to curry her favor.
Don't say anything, just do as the old lady asks.
The neighbors were all kind-hearted. When they saw Lin Siqiao coming to bring them food, they couldn't refuse, so they accepted it.
But they didn't feel comfortable eating such precious things for free.
Every family gave something in return; some gave dried shrimps, some gave some watermelons, and some gave egg custard.
Through these interactions, the neighborhood relationship has unknowingly become closer.
Lin Siqiao had a full lunch, and at the old lady's strong request, he slept for an hour before going to the examination room.
As expected, she handed in her math test paper early again in the afternoon.
Compared to Lin Siqiao's calm expression, the invigilators in the examination room had extremely complicated feelings.
As early as the morning exam, they had already noticed Lin Siqiao.
Just think about it, everyone was working hard on their papers, but she, a little girl, handed in her paper early.
Then they must be curious, right?
When they saw this, the teachers were collectively dumbfounded.
Four teachers with eight eyes couldn't find a single point for deduction.
We originally thought she was only good at one subject, but after looking at the math test paper, everyone was so excited that they couldn't even speak.
At the same time, I had a vague expectation in my heart.
Do you think there is a possibility that the top scorer in this year's college entrance examination will be from Ancheng?
So in the next few exams, the teachers' attention was all focused on Lin Siqiao.
It was not until the end of the last exam that their excited hearts slowly calmed down.
Just wait and see, this year's top scorer in the college entrance examination will definitely be the winner.
It’s definitely this person called Lin Siqiao!
Lin Siqiao had no idea that the teachers had thought so deeply about it in private.
Now that the college entrance examination is over, she just needs to wait patiently for the admission letter.
Of course, before that, she had to settle all the unfinished accounts at once!
Old Mrs. Qiao was a little worried, "Xiao Qiao, I'd better stay for a few more days. We can go back together after things are settled."
"Grandma, don't worry, I'm really fine."
"It's just a matter of writing a few letters of complaint. I'll go back to Tongcheng after the school's physical examination is complete."
"There are so many things to transport back. I'll have to trouble you to help me pack them up."
Mrs. Qiao was unhappy when she heard this. "Why bother? I asked your grandfather and the others to pack up the house before we left."
"That will be your home from now on, so please don't be polite to us."
"Otherwise, grandma will feel uncomfortable."
"I know."
Lin Siqiao smiled and changed the subject, "By the way, grandma, look at these things in the house, what else do you want to take back?"
This house is not very big, but it has a lot of messy things.
If we were to transport all of it back, it would take at least three truck trips, and these things probably aren't worth the shipping cost.
The old lady thought the same thing.
"Except for your mother's dowry, your things, and the two big iron pots in the kitchen, I don't want anything else."
"We have everything we need at home, and we don't lack these."
"Um."
Lin Siqiao thought about it and said, "Then let's leave these things to Aunt Guo."
During this period, she has been protecting herself a lot in the factory and would send some fruits and vegetables from time to time.
Since I can't take it with me, I might as well give it to her as a favor. It will be convenient to find her if anything happens in the future.
Lin Siqiao told Guo Huifang about the incident on the same day, which made Guo Huifang feel very embarrassed.
But she didn't say no in a pretentious manner. After all, it would be troublesome to buy these little things when her son moved in later.
"Okay, I'll take that."
"By the way, Xiao Qiao, have you found a car?"
"Not yet."
Lin Siqiao shook his head. Moving house these days was not as convenient as it is in later times. All vehicles were public, and it was impossible to call a car without someone you knew.
Lin Siqiao has no acquaintances, but Guo Huifang does.
"Don't worry about the car. An old classmate of mine is in the transport team. It won't be a problem for me to ask him for help."
"When you've set a time, tell me and I'll get some people over to help you move."
When Lin Siqiao heard this, he was surprised. What a good thing! I didn't bother to be polite with her and told her that I wanted to move tomorrow.
"Okay, I'll contact them now."
Just after eight o'clock the next morning, Guo Huifang came with several strong men from her family.
However, the road on the staff quarters side is quite narrow, so the driver could only park the car at the gate of the machinery factory.
After finding out what needed to be moved, several people started working without even having time to drink a drink.
Before, people in the family compound only knew that Lin Siqiao sold his job, broke off relations, and took part in this year’s college entrance examination.
They chatted about it privately, but everyone felt that the problem was most likely caused by Lin Jiansheng.
Seeing Lin Siqiao move suddenly, everyone felt a little reluctant to let her go. Several aunts happened to have nothing to do, so they all came over to help her.
It was the time when the workers were going to work. A group of people walked to the gate of the machinery factory laughing and saw a group of people who were moving.
This...what is going on?
All eyes were directed at Lin Jiansheng in the crowd.
Lin Jiansheng said nothing, but the gloom in his eyes was visible to the naked eye.
He really regrets it!
It would have been great if she had been killed directly by a rat poison!
As if sensing something, Lin Siqiao looked up and saw Lin Jiansheng's disgusting face and the hatred in his eyes.
Okay, it’s better to do it today than to choose another day.
Then let’s send this pair of scumbags and bitches to heaven today!
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