"Qiaowa, how many times have I told you not to go into the river? It's dangerous."
Luo Xiaoxue scolded Lu Siqiao with a stern face, but her eyes were full of heartache, "What will Mom do if something happens?"
Lu Siqiao placed her hand on her stomach and said sensibly, "Qiaowa wants Mom to get more nutrition so she can give birth to a healthy little brother."
Luo Xiaoxue softened her tone, but still said very seriously, "It's not allowed next time."
Upon learning that Shao Lihua had even encouraged Lu Siqiao to help her catch fish, Luo Xiaoxue spat and cursed, "If she wants to eat fish, let her catch it herself. Don't get involved in this mess."
Lu Siqiao replied happily, "Yes, ma'am."
Luo Xiaoxue didn't ask her how she attracted the fish; Lu Siqiao would tell her when she wanted to.
"These fish can be kept alive for a while." Third Master Lu took one out to cook, and poured the rest into a large basin of water to keep them alive.
Lu Siqiao quickly came over to help: "Grandpa, let me do it, I'll make you a whole fish feast."
Seeing her diligent and eager manner, Third Master Lu comforted Luo Xiaoxue with a smile, saying, "Since Qiaowa came, the family's living conditions have improved, there is more laughter, and life is getting better day by day."
Luo Xiaoxue is also pregnant.
"Father, thanks to you, otherwise our lives would still be in chaos," Luo Xiaoxue said meekly, her eyes lowered.
Huang Ling, you missed out.
Meanwhile, when Mr. and Mrs. Lu Mingyuan, who were far away in City A, received the half-bag of fish, they were so surprised to learn that it was from the brothers Lu Siqiao and Lu Hongwei that they were speechless.
"It's been so many years since we've caught any big fish in the Laogou River, how come there are still fish like this?" Lu Mingyuan glanced at the grass carp in the feed bag. He thought they were all dead, but when he took them out, they were lively and jumping around. The whole family rushed to catch the fish.
Immediately, someone came up and asked the price, willing to pay two yuan per kilogram to buy all the fish.
Lu Mingyuan, greedy for money, kept only one fish to try, and sold the remaining three for twenty yuan. He was quite pleased with himself, thinking he had made a killing.
When Grandma Ruan steamed the fish, they discovered that the fish was incredibly tender and delicious, even better than the fish from the reservoir.
Huang Ling picked up a piece of fish belly with her chopsticks, her mouth bulging, and said, "I should have kept the fish alive. I was worried I wouldn't have an appetite."
"What's the rush? I'll go back to the village and have Qiaowa take me to see it. Then I'll catch some more to sell." Lu Mingyuan's mind was racing with calculations.
Mentioning that brat, Huang Ling pushed her bowl and chopsticks onto the table and said coldly, "That brat must have had some incredible luck. She skipped grades, went fishing in the river, and now Luo Xiaoxue is pregnant. What kind of ability does she have?"
"Who told you to reject them, giving the eldest son's family a free ride?" Old Mrs. Ruan complained.
Huang Ling's face darkened, and she cursed, "Did I abandon her? You all saw how annoying that brat is, so it's like I'm the one who abandoned her?"
"She's clearly a lucky girl. The eldest son's family is doing so well. The eldest son drives for a big boss, and Luo Xiaoxue is pregnant again. I heard that the big boss even recognized Qiaowa as his goddaughter. So many people want her, so why can't you tolerate her and beat her half to death?" Old Mrs. Ruan sneered.
Lu Mingyuan tried to smooth things over, saying, "What's all the fuss about? Even if she's adopted by the eldest son's family, she's still my daughter. We're blood relatives. If I tell her to go east, would she dare to go west?"
Huang Ling sneered: "That's hard to say. Now that he has parents, do you still care about him as a cheap old man?"
"Hey, you still don't believe me? I'm going back to the village tomorrow. Just wait, I promise I'll get you the fish," Lu Mingyuan said impatiently.
Grandma Ruan suggested from the side, "In my opinion, why don't you take Qiaowa back? Anyway, the eldest son's family already has children, and they can't take care of her."
Lu Mingyuan said with a sore throat, "Mother, what reason is there to bring back a child that has been given away?"
"Why not? We are the girl's biological parents. We only adopted her because we felt sorry for her since they didn't have any children. Now that they have children, why should they keep her?" Huang Ling said aggressively.
Judging from her tone, she seems to be considering getting Lu Siqiao back?
Lu Mingyuan asked in surprise, "Ah Ling, what's going on with our family? It's not worth wasting an extra mouthful of food."
"Yes, you're envious when you see others succeeding. Just focus on raising your baby properly, so you don't overthink things," Grandma Ruan said irritably.
The more they disagreed, the more Huang Ling wanted to get Lu Siqiao back.
That's a kind of obsession.
You can give away the bad things, but you can keep the good ones.
Seeing her eldest son's family living a prosperous life, she felt resentful.
Luo Xiaoxue is also pregnant.
Huang Ling even hoped she was pregnant with a daughter, that she would never give birth to a son, hmph.
The next morning, Lu Mingyuan carried a bag of brown sugar and took a car back to Lujia Village.
Lu Siqiao was away at school, so Luo Xiaoxue invited him to stay for dinner.
Old Master Lu squatted in the corner, holding a bamboo pipe in his hand. As if he could see right through him, he asked, "The rice isn't ripe yet, what are you doing back here?"
Lu Mingyuan chuckled twice and said ingratiatingly, "Father, I heard that Qiaowa has recognized a big boss as her godfather. I am her biological father, so of course I have to ask about it."
"Get out! Your second branch of the family has long severed ties with Qiaowa. Who she recognizes as her godfather is none of your business!" Third Master Lu raised the bamboo tube in his hand, as if to hit him. "The adoption documents have already been processed. Do you want to go back on your word?"
Luo Xiaoxue's face fell, and she spat out, "Second Uncle, the two families agreed that the child would stay with us. It was all clearly written in black and white. How can you go back on your word?"
Lu Mingyuan didn't expect such a big reaction from them, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, that's because you weren't pregnant. That's why we agreed to give you the child. Now that you're pregnant, the situation is different."
"How is it different? Does it mean that if I'm pregnant, I'll abuse Jova?"
"So you're giving me the child and cursing me to never be able to conceive again?"
Luo Xiaoxue's words were piercing and aggressive; when she mentioned Lu Siqiao, she seemed like a completely different person.
Lu Mingyuan was a little overwhelmed and quickly said, "I was just asking, just asking."
"Don't even think about it. Even if we go to court, we're in the right." Luo Xiaoxue felt a lump in her throat and said coldly, "You don't like Qiaowa and ignore her. Everyone in Lujia Village can testify to that. If you dare to take the child back, you're trying to murder her. I will never agree to that."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "If you want Jova back, you'll have to step over my dead body."
Upon hearing this, Third Master Lu was so enraged that he grabbed a carrying pole and was about to hit Lu Mingyuan, shouting, "Get out! Get back here! Forget about getting your child back, or I'll make you pay!"
"Dad, don't get angry, let's talk this out." Lu Mingyuan jumped up and down, explaining, "I'm just asking, Ah Ling is heavily pregnant, we can't even take care of the little ones, how can we have the energy to take care of Qiao Wa."
Suddenly, he saw Lu Siqiao at the door, not knowing how long she had been standing there.
"Jova, you're back~"
Lu Mingyuan wore a fatherly smile.
Lu Siqiao's gaze was icy as she uttered a single word: "Get out!"
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