Standing in front of the snack shop was none other than Boss Zhao, whom we hadn't seen in a long time.
Although Zhao Laoda was thinner and older than before, Zhao Qingju still recognized her father at a glance.
"Qingju, why did you close the door and then there was no sound?" Zhao Qingzhu said as she came out.
"Qingzhu," Zhao Laoda murmured.
Zhao Qingzhu was stunned to see Zhao Laoda, this unexpected guest.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Qingzhu didn't ask "Why are you here?" but instead let the person into the house.
As soon as she entered, Zhao Qingzhu told the two shop assistants who were still cleaning to stop tidying up and go home immediately.
Although they didn't know why, the boss had spoken, so the two employees left immediately.
"Please sit down," Zhao Qingzhu said.
Zhao Qingju, being rather young, couldn't hold back and asked, "What are you doing here?"
The mother and her daughters had finally started to live a good life, and the second sister was getting married the day after tomorrow.
At this time, Zhao Laoda's biological father came looking for them. Was he trying to make sure they were doing well?
"Qingju, your father just wanted to come and see you, that's all."
Zhao Qingzhu stopped her sister from speaking again and said coldly, "Since you're here, stay here for a day. I'll buy you a ticket back tomorrow."
She didn't want to say anything more.
She might have harbored some resentment towards her biological father, Zhao Laoda, in the past.
But now, having seen the world, she feels she can look back on the people and events of the past with equanimity.
As for his biological father, Zhao Laoda, he didn't feel resentment, but he was also far from close to him. They were just more like strangers than strangers, bound by an unbreakable blood tie.
When Zhao Qinglan was away, Zhao Qingzhu's words carried the most weight at home.
Zhao Qingju had a lot more to say, but her sister stopped her, so she only glanced at her a few times and didn't say anything more.
The new shop is almost ready, but it's not habitable yet; it needs to air out.
Actually, Zhao Qingzhu and the others didn't understand either; it was just that Zhao Qinglan kept emphasizing that it would be better to let the smell dissipate.
Seeing that neither of his two daughters wanted to communicate with him, Zhao the eldest was somewhat disappointed.
Looking around, he couldn't help but ask, "Where's your mother?"
"You've already divorced my mother, why are you asking about her?" Zhao Qingju retorted.
This time, Zhao Qingzhu didn't stop her sister.
However, she added an explanation: "Mother went to my eldest sister's."
Upon hearing about his eldest daughter, Zhao Laoda became even more embarrassed.
If we're talking about who he owes the most to in his family, besides Madam Sun, it's probably his eldest daughter, Qinglan.
After explaining, Zhao Qingzhu didn't say anything else and took him to stay upstairs.
However, before going up, Zhao Qingzhu beckoned her younger sister and whispered something to her.
"Go call your older sister and tell her, but tell her not to let Mom know."
"I understand, Second Sister. I'll go make the call right away."
She took her dog, some change, and was about to head out.
But as soon as she went out, she sent it back.
Looking at Zhao Laoda, who was still standing there waiting, Zhao Qingju whispered, "Second sister, you should also be careful."
"Okay, go ahead," Zhao Qingzhu said with a smile.
After Zhao Qingju left, the father and daughter went upstairs.
"Just make do for one night, our conditions are limited."
"It's great, it's much better than mine," Zhao Laoda quickly said.
What he said was true. Ever since the Zhao family split up and he was separated, he had been living in that house in the village.
The shed in the village where tools are stored is sturdy, but the conditions aren't great.
Besides working in the fields to earn work points every day, he would listen to the villagers chat when he was free.
He became much more silent than before, and his longing for his wife and daughter grew stronger each day.
He had thought countless times about searching for his wife and daughter, but firstly, he didn't know where they had gone, and secondly, traveling far away was not an easy task.
He only began planning to go out after he overheard news about his wife from a casual conversation between the village secretary's daughter-in-law and others.
Perhaps it was because he suffered too much after his family was separated from his family, or perhaps it was because he worked diligently and conscientiously after the separation, which earned him a good impression and pity from the village secretary.
He only obtained his wife's current address after pleading with the village secretary.
He borrowed some travel expenses and asked the village secretary to issue him a certificate before he was finally able to leave.
Sitting down on the clean bed, Zhao Laoda was momentarily speechless.
Suddenly, his stomach growled.
Since we've already taken them in, we can't let them go hungry.
Zhao Qingzhu didn't laugh. "I'll go cook you a bowl of noodles, just wait here."
After Zhao Qingzhu left, Boss Zhao gave a wry smile.
He had already prepared for the worst-case scenario of his wife and daughters becoming estranged from him, hadn't he? The fact that they could still move in was actually much better than he had imagined.
Meanwhile, Zhao Qinglan and her mother were tidying up at home when the phone rang.
The eldest child ran to answer the phone.
"Mom, it's your aunt, she's looking for you."
Zhao Qinglan put down what she was doing and came over.
"Hey, it's Qingju."
"Big sister, Dad is here."
"What?" Zhao Qinglan's voice was loud.
Fortunately, Mrs. Sun was busy making arrangements and did not notice her.
"Sister, don't let Mom know."
"Okay, go ahead," she said, lowering her voice.
“Just now, we were about to close the shop when I saw Dad standing at the door. My second sister said to let him stay in the shop for the night and buy him a ticket to leave tomorrow.”
"Qingju, what's he doing here?"
"Before he even spoke, he asked where Mom had gone."
"Okay, I understand. Your brother-in-law will be coming to the city to pick you up tomorrow. I'll go with him. If he behaves himself, then we'll do as your second sister said and send him away tomorrow. If he does anything out of line, be sure to let me know immediately."
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