Chapter 388: Don’t Be a Mistress 1 This girl is really easy to deceive, I don’t know...
The next day, Xiao Qu still refused Yao Zhizhi. It was not that he didn't want to help, but that he couldn't help.
He explained, "You reap what you sow. When they adopted that child, I told them over and over again to treat her well. Who would have thought they'd have such bad intentions after having a son? Now they can't keep him. It's entirely their own fault. Besides, the two girls have already settled down in their adoptive parents' home and can remember things now. If we go back now, it will cause endless harm to the children and hurt their adoptive parents' feelings."
Yao Zhizhi sighed, "Xiao Qu, I understand everything you're saying. But you also have to understand my difficulties. Teacher Yao is my second sister after all, and I couldn't bear to see her anxious, so I had no choice but to agree. Whether you agree or refuse, I've finally given her an explanation. Thank you for your hard work, and I'm really sorry to have to make this trip and be blamed. When I return from summer vacation, I'll come to your house to apologize in person."
Xiao Qu quickly declined. "No, no, you're welcome. Seriously. My master went off to make a living with your third brother, so we're actually related in some way. I'm willing to make this trip both for my master's sake and for you, Editor-in-Chief Yao. You're a good person, but sometimes, being overly kind isn't worth it. Especially with someone like Cao Guangyuan. Tell me, didn't God give him a chance? Didn't I warn him? He didn't take it seriously, and he's only going to suffer the consequences."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Come to my house when you have time." Yao Zhizhi tried her best.
Xiao Qu hung up the phone and looked at Yao Taotao, who was full of expectations. He also had a piece of advice for her: "Teacher Yao, I understand your good intentions. You are worried that Cao Guangyuan will suffer a blow and never recover, or even lose his life, leaving your eldest sister's two daughters without a father. This is human nature, and I won't blame you. But you can't be a pushover. Cao Guangyuan will have his own karma, so don't force your interference. As for you and President Chao, I advise you to be less angry and communicate more about everything. I have to go back to the boiler. Goodbye."
Yao Taotao had no choice but to sigh silently, lock the door, and send Xiao Qu to the entrance of the alley.
Two nights later, bad news came from the hospital. Cao Guangyuan's son died after all the treatment failed.
Yao Taotao received the news in the early morning of the next day. Fearing that something had happened to Cao Guangyuan, she rushed to the hospital to comfort him. However, she saw Cao Guangyuan with a deathly pale face, crawling on the body covered with a white cloth, like a dead tree with withered roots.
Ma Xiangqin was crying loudly beside him, crying for her poor little son and her own tragic fate. As she cried, she started to curse Xiao Qu, calling him cold-blooded and heartless and unwilling to help.
Yao Taotao tried to persuade her a few times, but Ma Xiangqin scolded her instead. Since that was the case, she had nothing more to say. She gave a ten-dollar funeral gift and prepared to go back.
Cao Guangyi, who was standing by, quickly chased after her. He counted out forty yuan and gave it back to Yao Taotao: "You and I have been divorced for so many years, how can I ask you for a gift money? The thirty yuan from last time is also here, you can take it all."
Yao Taotao looked at him calmly: "I'm giving this to your elder brother, please don't meddle in other people's business."
"That won't do. Didn't you come here just for my sake?" Cao Guangyi refused and insisted on returning the money to her.
Yao Taotao grabbed his hand and pressed the money into his palm, impatiently saying, "Who said I was doing this for your sake? I was doing this for my eldest sister's sake. Just take it when I tell you to."
Cao Guangyi wanted to say something when Chao Risheng, who was waiting in the corridor, came in. His eyes fell on the hands of the two people. He pushed Cao Guangyi away rudely and hooked Yao Taotao into his arms.
Cao Guangyi clenched his fists, looked away, and stopped insisting.
He could hear the footsteps of Yao Taotao and his wife going away. When he was sure they had gone downstairs, he sighed silently and handed the forty yuan to Ma Xiangqin.
This was originally the extra forty yuan he had counted. It was equivalent to him giving the gift money twice. But it didn't matter anymore. His child was gone, and no matter how much disagreement there was between the elders, it didn't stop him from being sad.
The only thing he could do was give money.
The funeral was not a grand affair. Cao Guangyuan was superstitious and believed that it was unlucky for a child to die in front of his parents, so he simply found a cemetery to bury the child.
After the child was buried, the couple returned home and sat there all night long.
At daybreak, Cao Guangyuan finally pulled himself together. He wiped away his tears, stood up and said, "At worst, I can just adopt another one. This time, I'll take good care of it and won't give it away again."
Ma Xiangqin only wanted to live in the city. As for whether she should have children, how many children to have, and whether they should be boys or girls, she could compromise on all of these.
So the couple went to the countryside to look for the abandoned baby the next day.
Within a week, she brought home a baby and while raising the child, she was trying to have another one.
Yao Zhizhi received a call from Yao Taotao and learned that the couple had completely given up on finding their previous child. She didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse for the child.
Fortunately, their future lives will not be disturbed.
Unfortunately, their parents only see them as stepping stones to having sons.
It's really sad.
Yao Zhizhi couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder Xiao Qu didn't want to help. This couple won't change. Helping them would only harm the two children. It's ridiculous that you were still worried about Cao Guangyuan getting into trouble. Now look at him, does he look like he's going to get into trouble?"
Yao Taotao didn't expect that Cao Guangyuan would be so ungrateful. She regretted that she had tried to help him again and again, but it was such a waste of her feelings.
She said angrily, "They chose the abandoned baby they adopted this time, and Xiao Qu didn't help. I want to see if Cao Guangyuan can get what he wants."
Yao Zhizhi smiled helplessly: "Whatever, from now on just pretend that this person doesn't exist. If you have that time, why don't you help your two nieces find a stepfather."
Yao Taotao understood that her elder sister had been divorced for so many years and had saved up some money, so she could open a tailor shop.
Having a tailor shop means that my elder sister can have a stable income, and it will be relatively easier for her to find a partner at this time.
Yao Taotao did what she said. After hanging up the phone, she went to find the blacksmith to find a partner for Yao Yingying.
*
Yao Zhizhi has been having a hard time over the past month.
If you ask the reason, it is of course because Lu Yihong is playing two games at the same time.
Because she had already figured it out. Chang Suchan was completely unaware of the situation. She was deceived by Lu Yihong and thought that Lu Yihong was single.
Chang Suchan is a sophomore in the law department. The law school and the arts school are not far from each other, both on the shores of Weiming Lake, and only about ten minutes' walk away. Logically, she should have had the opportunity to see Lu Yihong and Zhou Xiaoxiao together.
Unfortunately, she was a day student and had to live in her father's staff quarters every day. In addition, the courses of the two departments were completely unrelated except for the occasional overlapping public courses. This gave Lu Yihong the opportunity to take advantage of the time difference.
What's more, Chang Suchan is a sophomore, and Lu Yihong is a junior. Even if there is overlap in public courses, it only exists among students of the same grade. So Lu Yihong is like a fish in water. Like fighting a guerrilla war, he shuttles between two different departments and hooks up with two different girls.
Yao Zhizhi had warned him half a month ago, asking him to deal with this matter as soon as possible, lest Zhou Xiaoxiao catch him one day and cause things to get out of control.
By then, Lu Yihong would be a man, and he would probably only get a reputation as a playboy, maybe even a good reputation. But the two girls have to bear the corresponding public pressure because of his playboyism. It is really unfair.
Unfortunately, half a month has passed, and Lu Yihong is still wavering and has not confessed to either side.
The reason is simple - although Chang Suchan comes from a well-off family, her family education is strict, and she is unwilling to develop an intimate relationship with Lu Yihong before marriage.
Zhou Xiaoxiao is more love-minded. She gives Lu Yihong whatever he wants and naturally will not refuse physical intimacy.
What's more, when school started, Zhou Xiaoxiao found out that she was pregnant. She had just had an abortion and had not yet recovered. No one wanted to provoke Zhou Xiaoxiao at this time.
Lu Yihong didn't dare, and Yao Zhizhi couldn't bear it.
Poor Zhou Xiaoxiao, her face was pale and her lips were purple because of the miscarriage. It was obvious that she couldn't make up for the damage to her body because of living in school.
Although Yao Zhizhi doesn't like Zhou Xiaoxiao's personality, she still can't bear to see Zhou Xiaoxiao being deceived by Lu Yihong.
She wanted to wait until Zhou Xiaoxiao recovered, but every day when she came to class and saw Zhou Xiaoxiao who was kept in the dark, she felt uncomfortable.
After much thought, she decided to let the squad leader Cheng Che talk to Lu Yihong.
"If we keep wasting time like this, all three sides will suffer." Yao Zhizhi was not exaggerating. Everyone knew Zhou Xiaoxiao's temper. If she had seen it herself, she would have made a big fuss. But if Lu Yihong took the initiative to confess and compensated him in time, it would be possible to calm down the situation.
In the final analysis, it is because women are always the ones who suffer in romantic scandals. Even if it is the man who is unfaithful, he will inevitably be ridiculed and mocked. People will say that the woman is fickle, indecent, and too cheap to be slept with by any man, so who can she blame?
There are countless examples like this, and nothing will fundamentally change just because everyone around you is a college student.
Because society is what it is, and college students are also immersed in this big dye vat of society. What's more, many of the current college students have returned to university after stopping high school for ten years. Ten years of immersion are enough to make them infected with the unhealthy trends in society, and they are no longer the simple students in the ivory tower.
Yao Zhizhi must come up with a perfect solution that can protect the reputation of the two girls and minimize the harm to them, not only in terms of public opinion, but also emotionally.
Cheng Che also noticed this because he met Lu Yihong and Chang Suchan when he went to eat outside the school.
Lu Yihong didn't even change his words and still lied that Chang Suchan was his cousin.
Cheng Che found it incredible: "Are you sure Chang Suchan really didn't know? Didn't she suspect Lu Yihong? She didn't even think about it. Which normal person would lie about being in a relationship and say their girlfriend is their cousin?"
"I asked, and it was Lu Yihong who lied. He said his family wouldn't allow him to have a relationship right now. Chang Suchan considered that his uncle was an officer, so she naturally wouldn't doubt that his family had strict upbringing, so she believed it." Yao Zhizhi never fights unprepared battles. She did verify it again and again. Chang Suchan had no idea that Lu Yihong had a girlfriend.
In addition, the boys in Lu Yihong's dormitory helped to keep it secret, and Chang Suchan was a day student, so it was unlikely for her to run into Zhou Xiaoxiao and the others, so naturally she had no way of knowing the truth.
Cheng Che was a little speechless: "This girl is really easy to deceive. It seems that her family protected her too well and she didn't know that people are so treacherous."
"Yes, you can persuade Lu Yihong again. I will take care of Zhou Xiaoxiao." Yao Zhizhi is not a timid person. Since she has decided to take care of it, there is no way she will back down.
Cheng Che thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee it will work. We're all adults now, and no one wants to give in to anyone else."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com