Chapter 16 Chapter 16 A Bed
It is often easier for children to communicate with each other than with adults. With the friendly communication yesterday as a foundation, Zhao Zirui had no objection to the two older brothers and sisters coming in to find him.
Especially after Lu Yao tried hard to act like a pig to make him laugh, the grievance he had just felt dissipated a lot, and he sobbed and told him what had just happened.
"Why did you bully your brother?" Lu Qinghe asked.
Lu Yao quickly spoke up, "That bad bitch scared my brother, saying Mom was a big bad wolf who would eat children!"
“No, no, I… I…”
Zhao Zirui was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lu Qinghe with a panicked look, "I...what grandma said, I..."
Although this is not the original words, it is roughly what I meant.
Although five-year-old Zhao Zirui didn't really believe that his new mother was a bad person, that was what his grandmother said after all. Would his new mother be angry after hearing it?
Will she be angry when someone says she is bad? Will she be angry at herself for believing that grandma is a bad person?
Zhao Zirui felt aggrieved and uneasy, and even forgot to cry. He kept buttoning the corners of his clothes with his hands.
But he didn't see the new mother unhappy, nor did he see her angry.
The new mother walked up to him, her eyes filled with heartache.
Lu Qinghe: "Don't be afraid, Zirui. I can probably guess what they said to you. It doesn't matter. They are them, and you are you. I promise you, I will never hurt you. On the contrary, I think you are a very thoughtful and well-behaved child, and I will never..."
Lu Qinghe smiled and shook his head, "I certainly won't eat children."
Zhao Zirui was stunned.
The new mother speaks so gently and has a beautiful smile.
He had no memory of his previous mother, but he had seen other people's mothers.
Although other mothers may quarrel with their children, they are often gentle and caring when talking to them, just like...
Just like this new mom right now!
Besides, my new mother is prettier and gentler than any other mother, and...smells good!
"I, I know." Zhao Zirui said softly, his voice like a mosquito: "You definitely won't eat people."
"So don't worry."
Lu Qinghe tried his best to comfort the little baby.
"Look, mom also has two children, right? I will treat you as well as I treat them. If not, Lu Yao, that little bandit... ahem, Lu Yao, that little police officer who loves to stand up for the weak, will always be watching over me."
Lu Yao immediately stood at attention, straightened her back, and patted her chest. "Of course I am! I'm the most impartial police officer! Did you hear me, Lu Yang? This is what Mom said. If you call me a bandit again, I'll spank you!"
"But can children supervise adults?" Zhao Zirui looked around cautiously.
"Of course, as long as it's the right thing to do."
Lu Qinghe hesitated for a moment, then reached out and ruffled Zhao Zirui's buzz cut. He smiled and said, "No matter what it is, listen to what others say, but also use your own eyes and your own little brain to feel it. Do you think I'm the Big Bad Wolf?"
The hands above my head were large and warm.
Where can I find such a beautiful and pretty big bad wolf?
Zhao Zirui shook his head desperately, "No! I, I believe you, and I also..."
Also like new moms.
I also want my new mother to continue to be a gentle mother to me.
But I couldn't say the following sentence.
Zhao Zirui blushed.
Seeing his mood improve, Lu Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile, "Then I won't let you down. So if you're afraid of anything in the future or if you're scared, you can come to me and tell me. I will protect you."
Zhao Zirui hesitated for a moment, covering the back of his other hand with his hand, wanting to raise it but not daring to.
While he was hesitating, Lu Yang, who knew the situation, ran over and took Zhao Zirui's still red hand and presented it to Lu Qinghe.
Lu Yang: "Look, Mom, my brother said he was beaten because he tried to tear grandma's sleeve!"
Children in the countryside are not well-fed, but their skin is still much more delicate than that of adults.
There was a clear red finger mark on the back of Zhao Zirui's hand. Although the moss had disappeared a lot, blood stasis could still be seen.
Just one look at Lu Qinghe made him furious.
Lu Qinghe lifted the back of Zhao Zirui's hand and blew gently on it. Suppressing her temper, she asked, "Zirui, do you remember what you said in front of grandma just now? Can you tell me again?"
"……Um."
Children have poor memory, but they can still give a general idea.
Thinking about the attitude of the Zhao family before and after entering the door, Lu Qinghe easily guessed what was going on.
"Sister-in-law, open the door. Mom asked me to bring you a quilt. Keep the one your parents sent you. Later..."
Lu Yang had just left the door ajar and didn't lock it.
The first thing Wang Cuiping saw when she entered the room was Zhao Zirui showing the back of his hand to Lu Qinghe with red eyes.
"Still crying?" Wang Cuiping pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "This child is really something. Mom was busy just now, and he insisted on touching me. Mom was busy all day and in a bad mood, so he accidentally hit me."
"But……"
"Lu Yao, go play with your brother with Lu Yang."
"Oh, okay."
Lu Qinghe interrupted her daughter who was trying to speak up for justice, turned around and looked at the flat, hard, and yellow mattress that Wang Cuiping was holding, and frowned.
The bedding in Zhao Zhanming's room is only enough for one person to sleep in. His original bed was thin enough, and this one looks like it must be many years old.
Lu Qinghe: "Sister-in-law, my brother brought some new bedding over this day. Didn't he put it in this room?"
"Put it away. You'll be leaving soon anyway and won't be staying here for long, so just cover yourself with this for now."
Wang Cuiping was still smiling, and just as she was about to put it on the bed, she was stopped by Lu Qinghe.
Lu Qinghe: "It's getting colder, and it gets even colder as the night goes on. This mattress is so thin and hard, you can tell it's been there for a long time. Not to mention the children, even the adults can't sleep well. If there's nothing else at home, I'll just use the one my parents sent me."
"Sister-in-law, you have to learn to be frugal in your life. Pick up the old ones and use them first. When they are no longer useful, replace them with new ones."
Lu Qinghe also smiled at her, "In my opinion, this is not going to work. You said you want to be frugal, so why don't I go to your room and see if it's the same as ours?"
"Look at what you're saying. Isn't it that Big Brother doesn't come home often? We live at home every day, so it must be different from his."
Lu Qinghe: "I don't go home often, but now that I finally get to go home and get married, shouldn't I feel the warmth of home more? Sister-in-law, please take this bedding back. I want to sleep on the bed my parents gave me today."
Wang Cuiping didn't expect that although Lu Qinghe looked weak, she actually had a tough temper. She stood there awkwardly, smiling when she first came, but now she couldn't squeeze out even if she forced herself.
"Sister-in-law, it's just your first day here, please don't make everyone uncomfortable."
"Why is my sister-in-law blaming me for getting up?"
Lu Qinghe still looked back indifferently and asked curiously, "I'm just going to sleep on the bedding my parents gave me, so why are you all so uncomfortable? Is it because I just arrived and everyone wants to take over the bedding my parents gave me, or is it because everyone can't stand seeing me being comfortable that they're uncomfortable? How about this, our house is not far from Master Zhao's house, and since this 'family' is unhappy because of a bed, let's ask him to come and see whose problem is really."
Wang Cuiping was anxious. "You, what do you mean? Who doesn't call him Grandpa when something big happens? Why are you asking him for a bed and bedding? Aren't you ashamed?"
"I'm not embarrassed. I just want the child to sleep more comfortably. Besides, who is embarrassed, me or the one who took the quilt? Didn't you say that the quilt is a small matter? If it's a small matter, why can't I sleep on the quilt given by my parents?"
Lu Qinghe was shouting quite loudly, and the courtyard wall was not soundproof. If he shouted a few more times, I'm afraid the neighbors would come and knock on the door.
"Yes, yes, yes! Who says we can't?"
Zhao Chengshi and Zhao Bowen hurried over when they heard the noise. Zhao Chengshi glanced at the quilt in Wang Cuiping's hand and quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Zhao Bowen, quickly take this and change it for your sister-in-law. On this auspicious day of marriage, you should sleep on new clothes. Cuiping is used to being frugal and didn't realize it clearly."
Wang Cuiping rolled her eyes in anger and threw the quilt at Zhao Bowen, "I don't care!"
Seeing Zhao Bowen go to get the new quilt sent by the Lu family, Lu Qinghe patted it with satisfaction.
Before anyone could leave, Lu Qinghe asked again, "By the way, second brother, Mom is still awake at this hour, right? I want to ask Mom about the injury on Zirui's hand."
Before Zhao Bowen could say anything, Wang Cuiping, who was about to leave, turned around abruptly and said, "Didn't I just tell you, it's..."
"Mom hit me on purpose. Zirui told me." Lu Qinghe interrupted Wang Cuiping calmly, "Sister-in-law, even children know that lying is wrong. Why are you so dishonest?"
"you!"
Wang Cuiping was so angry that she couldn't speak. She turned around and looked at Zhao Zirui, "Zhao Zirui, you've learned to complain, haven't you?"
"Only incompetent people take their anger out on children."
Lu Qinghe blocked Wang Cuiping's view and looked at her coldly, "I just want to ask Mom for an explanation. You told the child about my faults for no reason and then hit the child for speaking for me. What's wrong with that? Are you satisfied only when everyone in the family says I'm bad?"
"You, you..." Wang Cuiping pointed at Lu Qinghe for a long time without saying a word, her face flushed with anger.
Zhao Bowen didn't want to make things too awkward, so he stepped forward to smooth things over. "Sister-in-law, look, I've brought you the quilt. It's late at night, and Mom is tired. Besides, it's just a mark on the child's hand. Today is a good day, so why don't you just forget it?"
"What? I sent my own bedding, and I should thank you? You know today is a good day, why do you fight on a good day? And this matter is not something that can be settled in a moment. You think it is unimportant, but what about Zirui? He gets beaten for speaking up for me. What will happen to him in the future? This behavior is wrong in the first place. Do you want your child to lose the distinction between right and wrong by handling it this way?"
The Zhao family is different from the Lu family.
Although the Lu family actually has some concerns, they sincerely hope for the best for her and just want to save face.
But the Zhao family is not like that.
Judging from Zhao Zhanming’s reaction just now, it is clear that the Zhao family has probably never treated this adopted son well since he was a child.
For such people, the more you give them face, the more excited they will become. On the contrary, they will be easily intimidated or bribed. If things really get out of hand, they will even have to look at your mood.
They can no longer save face, and they will never get any benefits from Zhao Zhanming in the future!
"The quarrel is over, isn't it?!"
Sun Juhua finally came over with a sullen face. She glanced at Lu Qinghe first, "You just came here and you want to cause a scene? You're making such a fuss so late at night. Do you want the whole village to laugh at you?"
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