"Sorry, I'm not interested."
Lu Siqiao coldly refused, not even wanting to give Chen Luoshi a glance, and returned to the river to continue fishing alone.
Chen Luoshi was annoyed by her ungratefulness and said to her back, "Qiaowa, you are still young and lack judgment in many things, but what I'm saying is for your own good."
"Do you want to be a farmer for the rest of your life, staying in this little mountain valley?"
"How many generations of effort does it take to produce a top scholar from a poor family?"
Chen Luoshi said coldly.
Lu Siqiao turned around abruptly and glared at her: "You're from Beijing, an intellectual from a big city, but I don't see any refinement or culture in you. So what if you're a farmer? I'm a farmer and I'm proud of it."
After saying that, he waded into the river to continue catching fish.
In no time, she and Lu Hongwei dragged a fishing net ashore, which was full of lively, wriggling fish.
"Quickly, pack all the fish up and we'll share them with Zhenxing and Sidi later." This time, Lu Siqiao didn't keep the fish for herself; instead, she offered to share them with Lu Zhenxing and the others.
Seeing that she ignored her behavior, Chen Luoshi exclaimed that she didn't know what was good for her.
Huang Ling whispered, "Miss Chen, why don't we go back?"
"Go back and talk to your ex-husband and Qiaowa's adoptive father, and try to get custody of her," Chen Luoshi commanded arrogantly, like a peacock. "I'll also have a lawyer help you."
Huang Ling hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lu Mingyuan is a profit-driven person. As long as the money is in place, everything is easy to talk about. It's just that Lu Mingfeng and his wife dote on Qiaowa, so they are not easy to deal with."
"What are you afraid of? You are her biological mother. As long as your reasons are valid, the court will award custody of the child to you." Chen Luoshi smiled coldly. "She is only seven years old and does not have the right to choose for herself."
Huang Ling's face lit up with joy.
As evening fell, Lu Siqiao delivered a bag of fish to the second and third wives' homes. Lu Sidi, with red eyes, called out to her, "Qiaowa, can you give my mother back to me?"
Lu Siqiao looked at her coldly: "Second sister, a woman like that is not fit to be a parent. Instead of relying on her to give you maternal love, you should become strong yourself and you can also walk a bright path."
Like her.
Lu Sidi cried, pouting, "I can never be you. I just want Mom and Dad's love. But Mom only wants to take you away. She doesn't want me anymore."
Lu Siqiao was quite troubled.
To put it bluntly, Lu Sidi is just a ten-year-old child, unlike her who has memories of her past life and the mind of an adult.
"Second sister, if you want your aunt's care, then study hard. One day, she will take you away."
She told a white lie.
When she returned home, she heard Huang Ling sitting in the yard trying to persuade Luo Xiaoxue.
“Sister-in-law, I work as a nanny for a family in Beijing. They treat me very well, and Sirou has been admitted to a vocational school. I heard that Qiaowa has excellent grades and can even win awards in the city. She is such a good student, it's a waste of her talent to be in such a small city like A. She needs better opportunities for development.”
Luo Xiaoxue said calmly, "Gold will shine wherever it is."
Huang Ling persisted, "Yes, she's a gem, but she needs someone who can recognize her talent. Do you really think a small school like Shixue Elementary School can provide her with all the necessary resources? Lujia Village hasn't seen a single college student in over a decade. If your selfishness ruins Qiaowa's life, she'll blame you later."
"Qiaowa is a girl with her own opinions. It's no use telling me this. If Qiaowa were willing to agree, you wouldn't have come to me in the first place," Luo Xiaoxue said coldly, seeing through her scheme immediately.
Huang Ling stood up with a livid face, her voice now tinged with a hint of ruthlessness: "Yes, she rejected me."
Luo Xiaoxue slowly stood up, her expression cold: "Since that's the case, we have nothing to talk about."
"Luo Xiaoxue, I want to ask about Qiaowa's custody. I want to take her to Beijing." Huang Ling took out a stack of banknotes from her bag and said coldly, "There is 10,000 yuan in here. Consider it a reward for raising Qiaowa."
Luo Xiaoxue didn't even lift her eyelids. "We're not short of money. Unless Qiao Wa wants to go to the capital, we won't agree." She gave her the order to leave. "Huang Ling, I haven't been a good host, so I won't keep you for dinner."
Huang Ling gritted her teeth and said, "Luo Xiaoxue, you're really asking for it, aren't you? You really think you're Qiaowa's biological mother? You don't deserve it! She's my daughter. Now that you have your own son, you should let go."
Luo Xiaoxue looked at her like she was an idiot: "Huang Ling, since Qiaowa was adopted by me, I have the right to guarantee her safety and her inner happiness. A mother like you, who doesn't deserve to be a mother, not only wanted to beat Qiaowa to death, but also assaulted and kidnapped her. How dare you say you care about her? Your conscience has been fed to the dogs!"
Hearing her mention the kidnapping, Huang Ling blushed and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? It was Qiao Wa's uncle who kidnapped her. That brat lost money and resorted to crooked means. He's been arrested now, and it has nothing to do with me."
Luo Xiaoxue never expected that in order to clear her name, she would make Shao Zhifeng a scapegoat.
"No matter what you say, I don't agree to give Qiao Wa to you. Forget about it." She went to open the door, only to see Lu Siqiao standing there, having been listening for who knows how long.
“Qiaowa—” Luo Xiaoxue nervously pulled her along.
Lu Siqiao gave her a reassuring look, then stared straight at Huang Ling: "Huang Ling, you're really persistent! The hatred between us has long since reached an irreconcilable point. Do you think I would willingly go with you?" she asked rhetorically.
A sinister look flashed across Huang Ling's face. She suppressed her anger and said calmly, "Qiaowa, no matter how far you go, you are only seven years old. A seven-year-old child still needs the protection of his parents."
Lu Siqiao walked up to her and, in a voice only the two of them could hear, sneered, "I knew it all along, you're not my biological mother."
Huang Ling's face turned deathly pale.
"If they want to take me away, let them come. Otherwise, I'll expose everything." Lu Siqiao's face flashed with a ruthlessness beyond her years. "They don't dare to acknowledge me, so you must have made some kind of deal behind the scenes. Let me guess—"
Huang Ling's face grew increasingly grim as she stared intently at her.
Are all kids this clever?
"I have rare rare blood type, so is it possible that someone on my biological parents' side needs my help, and that's why they want you to use the guise of my biological mother to take me back to be used as a human blood bank?" Lu Siqiao blinked her eyes and asked innocently.
Her hands were clenched into fists.
These were her guesses; she had read too many melodramatic novels in her past life, so it's no wonder she overthought things.
Huang Ling stammered, "You brat, don't talk nonsense! I am your biological mother, how could that be false?"
Seeing the way the girl was avoiding her gaze, Lu Siqiao knew she had guessed pretty well.
“Lu Mingyuan has type A blood, and so do you. People with the same blood type cannot have a child with type Rh blood, unless I am not your biological child. In that case, you may be suspected of child abduction. Alternatively, you can expose my biological parents.”
Huang Ling immediately exclaimed, "Impossible!"
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