Chapter 267 Apologize
"Mom, is it too late for us to go find Dad now?"
Zhao Zhao asked with a frown on his face, looking very troubled.
"What's the matter? Dad should be back soon. We are already home, so let's wait for him at home."
Xia Xian was confused. They were already home, so what nonsense was he still talking about?
"Come down quickly."
Xia Xian stopped the car and opened the door for her to get out.
Zhao Zhao was hesitating on top, and she refused to come down even when Xia Xian held her. Dudu was standing at the door with his hands on his hips, looking at the two of them angrily, but when Zhao Zhao was reluctant to come down, he couldn't help it and ran over.
"Zhao Zhao, you don't keep your word!"
He complained in a wronged manner and pointed a water gun at Zhao Zhao.
"Dudu, don't spray water into the car, or grandma will beat you!"
Seeing this, Zhou's mother threatened seriously.
"It's okay, Aunt Zhou. Dudu won't do that. Dudu is a good kid, right?"
"What did Zhao Zhao promise you before? Why do you say Zhao Zhao is not trustworthy? Dudu told Aunt Xian, and Aunt Xian will help you criticize her."
Xia Xian picked up Dudu with a smile and put him in the car, letting the two children squeeze into the front passenger seat. Zhaozhao had no way to hide now, so she could only apologize to Dudu honestly.
"I'm sorry, Dudu, I'm wrong. I shouldn't have told you before I left. Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"
"I won't do it next time, please don't be angry, okay?"
Her tone was so gentle and obedient. Who could not remain unmoved or harden their heart after hearing it? But Dudu could, after all, he was still a child.
"snort!"
Dudu snorted unhappily, raised his head, said nothing, and held it high in his arms.
He waited for a very long time, not just a moment!
“Beep~~~~”
"I really won't do that next time. How about I give you a present? Please, please, I'll draw you a picture!"
Zhao Zhao pulled at the corner of Dudu's clothes and acted coquettishly, her voice soft and sweet, and her beautiful watery eyes looked at him brightly.
Xia Xian's heart almost melted as she watched from the side. The old mother really couldn't stand the cute sight of her own daughter. She wanted to apologize for Zhao Zhao.
Dudu was wearing an old man's vest and shorts today, looking cute and casual. Zhaozhao was pulling him by the vest and he didn't want to get angry, so he lowered his head again, pursed his lips and looked at Zhaozhao and asked.
"You really didn't mean it? We agreed yesterday that we would play together!"
"I really didn't mean it. I went to look for you this morning, and then I came back~~~"
"Then I went out with my mother and I forgot to tell you."
Zhao Zhao continued to look at Dudu with her big, sparkling eyes and continued to explain.
This is true. Zhao Zhao went out to play with Dudu, but he picked up something on the way and came back.
"I can vouch for her for this, Dudu, what Zhao Zhao said is true!"
"Aunt Xian also has her faults. She didn't know you had an appointment, so she took Zhao Zhao out. If she had known earlier, she would have taken you out with her!"
"How about this, Aunt Xian will apologize to you, okay? Whatever you want to eat, Aunt Xian will buy it for you and Zhao Zhao!"
"Well, I want a soda."
Dudu finally gave in.
"That's easy, we have it at home! I'll go get it!"
Xia Xian carried both children out of the car with a smile, then went back to the house to get some soda and had each of them drink a bottle. Now both children were happy, and they held hands and made up, chattering non-stop.
Childhood sweethearts are great and very cute. I don’t know if the two kids will be friends or lovers in the future. Anyway, just don’t play the kind of polyamorous relationship where he likes her and she likes him. It’s physically, mentally and family-harming.
Xia Xian shook her head and got rid of the mess in her mind. Dudu and Zhaozhao were still young, and it would take many years for them to become sensible. There was really no need for her to worry so long in advance.
Now that Xia Xian has come back, Zhou's mother can rest assured and go back to lie down for a while. Dudu and Zhaozhao play together, and Xia Xian just needs to watch from the side.
The adults from both families often look after their children together so that they can free up their hands to do other things.
It’s true that two children are easier to take care of than one, because they can play together and there’s no need to bother the adults.
Xia Xian sat in the yard, watching the two children playing hide-and-seek while writing and drawing on paper and pen. She was thinking about the plans for the bookstore. If she wanted to rent books, she would also need to get a batch of comic books and picture books. The main target of renting books are teenagers, who like to read these books more. She also had to think about the specific number of copies to order in order to control the cost.
How much does it cost to rent a book? How many times do you need to rent it to get your money back? You also have to think about these things. If someone loses a book, should you compensate them at the original price or at a discount?
There are too many problems, but they are not big problems and can be solved one by one.
She was so absorbed in the idea that she wrote down a lot on the paper without realizing it. By the time it got dark, she had almost figured out the general direction and only needed to refine the details.
She was so focused on writing that she didn't even notice when Quan Ruifeng came back.
When she looked up and saw his dirty clothes and dark face, she was shocked.
"What's going on? Are you going undercover? Aren't you going to catch the murderer who sells 'ostrich meat' buns?"
Why does it look like a piece of black charcoal? Did it fall into the coal pile?
"We went to arrest someone. That guy was so crazy that he set the mountain on fire. We put out the fire for most of the day and were exhausted. He almost dried the man into jerky."
Quan Ruifeng shook his head and scooped water to wash several times before the coal dust on his face was washed off.
"What, how can he be so bold!"
"But that's true. If he wasn't so daring, he wouldn't have dared to do these things. He even sold human meat buns, not to mention setting fire to the mountain. Anyway, whether he was burned or not, he would be shot. Why not give it a try? In the end, was he caught?"
Xia Xian frowned. This guy is desperate. If she lets him run away, there will be endless trouble.
"We caught him. One group of people put out the fire, and another group caught him. We chased him all the way here. If he got away, it would be my incompetence."
So Quan Ruifeng was determined not to allow such a thing to happen!
"That's good, as long as you catch it."
"Has the wildfire been put out? What did the mountain look like after it was burned?"
Xia Xian asked as she went to the kitchen to pour him some water.
He had been putting out the fire for half a day and was now baked like this. He must be very thirsty and in urgent need of drinking water.
"It's out. Only a small part of it has been burned. It's a pity, but there's nothing we can do about it. We're lucky to be able to save the rest. The weather is dry and the fire spreads very quickly. We've tried our best to put it out, but we almost couldn't outrun it."
Quan Ruifeng was still a little frightened when talking about what happened today. If the whole mountain was really burned down, it would not be a pity, but would also be his dereliction of duty.
"You can't force this. You're already amazing enough to have saved more than half of them."
Listening to the casual conversation between Xia Xian and Quan Ruifeng, little Zhao Zhao secretly made up her mind that she would become as awesome as her parents in the future!
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