Chapter 43
Mrs. Tao is quite good at fetching water with a bamboo basket
This unexpected situation was so shocking that even though the people naturally had a fear of the government, they couldn't help but move forward in anger.
"Everything is so expensive these days, how dare you use fake stuff, and not fresh stuff at that?"
"Damn it, I thought their food tasted good before!"
"No wonder I felt sick after eating a bowl of porridge last time..."
"Bah, and you still boast that the ingredients are the freshest every day!"
“If you can, let customers see the production process like Yueting Self-service Restaurant does!”
Words full of accusations echoed at the entrance of Jixiang Restaurant, especially from those who had been to Jixiang Restaurant before. If the government officials were not there, they would probably rush up and give Zhang Mo a beating.
Xiao Yue noticed that some people were walking over from Yueting on their own, almost blocking the street.
The scene was a bit chaotic because the incident itself was too horrifying and so blatant.
After a long time, the crowd made way for a path and the government officials came out, led by two burly men, each holding a person in their hands.
The former is Zhang Mo who lowered his head and his expression cannot be seen clearly, and the latter is Zhang Shui who looks dazed.
Xiao Yue watched as the two men were chained and taken away, his expression remaining unchanged from beginning to end.
Unexpected, but reasonable.
Many people in Yueting Self-service Courtyard saw this scene and started to discuss it indignantly.
"etc--"
At this moment, a woman in the store seemed to have just reacted. She rushed out from the crowd shouting and rushed straight to the door.
“My money!”
Xiao Yue heard someone scream "Ouch" after being hit, frowned and looked at the woman, only to see her running towards the horse that had already sped away.
The horse's hooves kicked up dust, but the woman didn't care at all. She continued to chase, stumbling and making noises so loud that they could be heard here.
“My money!”
“I haven’t received my money yet!!”
What's the meaning?
Xiao Yue didn't understand what was going on, and no one in the store reacted either. The next second, a small figure ran out from behind.
"Mother!"
It was Xu Qingwu.
Xiao Yue was stunned, and the customers around him looked at each other in confusion.
"What's going on?"
"What money? What does the closure of Jixiang Restaurant have to do with her?"
"No, we can't just abandon the child!"
Fortunately, Fang Sanhong was close to the door, and she hugged Xu Qingwu who was trying to catch up, and whispered a few words to her.
Xiao Yue was vaguely aware of something in his heart, frowned and walked up.
"Big sister..." Xu Qingwu's face was wrinkled, and her eyes turned red when she saw her coming.
"Xiao Wu." Xiao Yue squatted down and touched her head, saying in a gentle tone: "Don't be afraid, stay here and wait for your mother."
You can't just leave it alone.
But thinking back to the last time, when Xu Qingwu's mother left, she at least lived next door. But this time, she didn't say anything and ran after the government officials... to be more precise, she ran after Zhang Mo.
Because combined with what the official had announced at the door earlier, it was hard for Xiao Yue not to think too much.
Fortunately, Xu Qingwu was very well behaved. She whispered "OK" and lay on Fang Sanhong's neck, and was carried to her seat by the latter.
There were not many people in the store at the moment, and Xiao Yue was able to handle it by himself, so he brought some French fries to her.
Xu Qingwu became happy and talked to Fang Sanhong while gesticulating.
Until all the customers of Yueting Self-service Shop left, until the shop closed, until the sun was about to set... there was no sign of the woman.
Xu Qingwu's spirits at the beginning turned into a frost-bitten eggplant, and she even comforted the two of them: "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Habit?
Are you used to your mother treating you like this?
A nameless fire rose in Xiao Yue's heart. Before she could say anything, footsteps were heard at the gate of the courtyard, and the sound came before the person arrived.
"Really? You made me go back for nothing. I couldn't find you and came back again. Can't you just go back first?"
Xiao Yue turned around and saw that it was indeed that woman.
"Mother!" Xu Qingwu's eyes lit up, and she got down from Fang Sanhong's arms and trotted over.
"Alright, alright."
The woman dodged impatiently, but Xu Qingwu came closer to her again. She made a click of the tongue and raised her hand as if to hit her.
Before she fell, Fang Sanhong grabbed her wrist and said angrily, "How can you be such a mother? Do you know how much Xiaowu misses you? I have been waiting for you here obediently for an entire afternoon. What do you want to do now?"
Xiao Yue stood aside, seeing Xu Qingwu's timid and aggrieved expression, and said coldly: "Madam Tao followed the horse all the way to the government office?"
The woman's surname was "Tao", which Xu Qingwu had told them in the afternoon.
At this moment, when Lady Tao heard what the two said, her momentum suddenly weakened, and she smiled awkwardly: "I am also worried about Xiao Wu, otherwise why would I come back? Xiao Wu likes to play, I just want to scare her, I didn't mean to really fight her."
Madam Tao pulled her hand free and looked at Xiao Yue with an embarrassed look.
"I did follow him all the way to the government office. Doesn't Zhang Mo, the owner of Jixiang Restaurant, still owe me money? He's been taken away. What if the money is not returned? These people in the government office are really unreasonable. Fortunately, they said they would give an explanation..."
Xiao Yue glanced at Xu Qingwu who was clinging to her legs. She did not respond to this question, but only asked: "Did Brother Tao have any problems eating at the Jixiang Restaurant before?"
Madam Tao was stunned for a moment, her expression was evasive, and she moved her lips but couldn't say anything for a long time.
What else don’t you understand?
Xiao Yue smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
It turned out to be true. Xu Qingwu's uncle had eaten something wrong at Jixiang Restaurant before. Her mother rushed over but was bribed by Zhang Mo with money so that they would not reveal the matter.
It was obvious that the money was not given to Madam Tao on the same day, otherwise she would not be so anxious today and would not go to the government to ask for an explanation.
But it was Madam Tao who agreed to be settled with money, and it was Zhang Mo who kept lying. Now that the latter has been arrested and the "cooperation" has gone through the roof, the former is blaming the government?
For a moment, Xiao Yue really wanted to laugh. Not only did he not understand, he also couldn't understand why this person would use his brother's body as a bargaining chip and even wait happily before getting the money.
But it's true. If he treats his own daughter like this, it's no big deal for him to ignore his brother's health.
Of course, even if the adults in the yard knew the truth, they would not say anything in front of Xu Qingwu.
Xiao Yue commented coldly: "Mrs. Tao is quite good at drawing water with a bamboo basket."
Naturally, only the person involved could understand the sarcasm in these words. Madam Tao realized that she had roughly guessed it, and she couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
"Mrs. Xiao won't worry about these things when she opens a store, but our family is not rich, so of course we have to make more plans!"
Making plans?
Xiao Yue raised her eyebrows, meaning that if her brother had problems with his diet, then it was a problem. Instead, she should just go with the flow and bargain with Zhang Mo?
Such a plan?
absurd!
Xiao Yue's expression gradually turned cold. Seeing that the woman was obviously stubborn, there was nothing to say. He just said, "It's getting late. Madam Tao, take Xiao Wu back to rest. Please pay more attention to her in the future."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Tao didn't know what she was saying. "Am I not good enough to this little girl? I feed her and clothe her, but she can't help me with anything and still makes me worry?"
Fang Sanhong, who was standing by, couldn't help but said, "Are you her mother or not? We asked you to be more considerate of your daughter, but you're making it sound like we're forcing you to do this? How ridiculous!"
This angry look instantly extinguished the anger that Madam Tao had finally ignited. She stared at her for a long time without being able to say a word.
Madam Tao looked at Fang Sanhong and then at Xiao Yue, and finally left with Xu Qingwu, whispering, "What's so great about that? Why open a shop if you look down on others like that? I won't come here again in the future..."
"You!" Fang Sanhong heard it, pointed at her back, and almost fainted from anger: "You are really unreasonable!"
Hadn't she and Xiao Yue been asking her from the beginning to be nicer to Xu Qingwu and pay more attention to the child's safety?
In the end, their reminders turned into contempt?
Xiao Yue frowned. In her sight, Madam Tao had already walked to Yanting Bridge. Xu Qingwu, who was beside her, turned around and waved at her.
As a result, the next second, Xu Qingwu was pulled hard by Madam Tao. Her eyes turned red and she turned her head away without saying anything.
"I even doubt whether she is my biological mother!" Fang Sanhong became even angrier when she saw this: "How could such a good child have such a mother!"
Xiao Yue sighed.
…
night.
Since Bobo Chicken has a lot of skewers, it will naturally be Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong's dinner tonight.
With more ice cubes, Fang Sanhong likes the taste of beer more.
Xiao Yue was drinking Coke. When the bubbles spread in her mouth, she felt as if she was in modern times, having dinner with colleagues.
After dinner, Fang Sanhong said goodbye and left.
Xiao Yue sat for a while, then stood up to clean the kitchen. After washing up, she prepared to lie down on the bed to rest. A fulfilling day just passed like this...
“Bang, bang—”
"Madam Xiao?"
"Madam Xiao!"
Suddenly, there was a violent knock on the door of the front room. The knock was so loud that even Xiao Yue, who had just walked to the door, found it irritating.
She was stunned for a moment, recognized it as Duan Lin's voice, frowned and went to open the door.
"Madam Xiao——!"
Duan Lin was sweating profusely. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the door open and then saw her, but what he said next made him nervous.
"Please go and save the young master as soon as possible! He hasn't eaten for three days! He fainted on the ground and lost consciousness as soon as he came back!"
What?
Xiao Yue was confused, but she quickly sorted it out and soon calmed down: "Why are you looking for me in this situation?"
What's the point of looking for her? It's so serious, shouldn't we see a doctor?
The next second, Xiao Yue saw Duan Lin looking at her seriously——
"Master Fu can only eat the food you cook. Please, go check on him soon!"
This was even more outrageous than what Xiao Yue had heard when she was asked to "save" Fu Xunzhou, but Duan Lin's expression was genuine and his anxiety was almost becoming real.
Xiao Yue frowned and nodded in his pleading eyes: "Okay, then take me there."
As he spoke, Xiao Yue locked the door. When he turned around, he saw Duan Lin leading the horse from the door towards him. He spoke apologetically.
"Madam Xiao, I'm sorry, we may have to travel a little too fast later."
"fine."
Xiao Yue was taken to the horse by Duan Lin. His brows were frowned all the way, and what he was thinking about was of course the sentence "I can only eat the food you cook".
She didn't understand why. Even anorexic people wouldn't be so picky...
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