She looked up at Zhang Shulan and said, "Auntie, can you accept me as your goddaughter?"

Zhang Shulan looked at the ragged little girl in front of her. She was stunned by the words and said after a long while: "Auntie already has a goddaughter."

The little girl said, "But the aunts said that you have money but nowhere to spend it, and if you want to adopt a daughter, you should adopt one from the family compound. I am very obedient, can I be your goddaughter?"

Zhang Shulan's face turned ugly now, and she asked coldly, "Which aunt said that?"

The little girl turned her head and looked at the military family member next to her, pointing her finger and saying, "That's what the aunt in the gray coat said."

Looking in the direction the little girl pointed, Luo Qiao suddenly smiled. Most of the military families standing there were wearing gray coats.

Someone said, "Si Ya, don't talk nonsense."

The girl named Si Ya said, "I'm not talking nonsense."

At this time, Si Ya's mother hurried over and pulled her away: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to my Si Ya's nonsense. This girl is just greedy. I'm making fun of you."

Zhang Shulan knew in her heart that the child was not lying. Someone must have said so. But let them say whatever they want. It was none of her business.

She just glanced at the military family over there and said, "It's okay. I won't blame her, but if I find out who is behind this, I will definitely let Lao Yuan have a good talk with her man."

This was a naked threat. Luo Qiao found Zhang Shulan so cute when she saw her like this.

After saying this, he took Luo Qiao and Zhou Xiaomin away, leaving everyone feeling guilty. The military dependent who said this turned around and left.

Zhang Shulan was helping Luo Qiao prepare the ingredients in the kitchen: "Qiaoqiao, don't take that to heart."

Luo Qiao laughed all of a sudden: "Mom, I'm already an adult. Besides, they must have said that because they thought I would have to rely on you to make a living. If they knew my current income, they would probably change their words. You and Dad are really lucky to have such a good daughter like me."

After saying that, he burst into laughter.

She took off her apron and hurried out of the yard.

Zhou Xiaomin said: "Most of the wives of soldiers in the family compound came from the countryside to follow the army. The army organized them to learn Chinese characters, but most of them did not study hard because they had to take care of their families.

Therefore, the quality of the military families in the family compound is uneven. Some of them gossip about other people's families every day, and envy and jealousy of other families. So don't take it to heart. They don't have any bad intentions, they just like to say a few sour words. "

Luo Qiao continued working: "I know. Why would I care about these words? I understand. Don't worry."

Luo Qiao prepared braised pork, spicy and sour fish, fried meat with dried bamboo shoots, rabbit meat stewed with potatoes, mapo tofu, stir-fried mushrooms, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and two bowls of steamed rice.

Zhang Shulan came back and said with a smile: "Wow, you two are really fast. If I had come back a little later, I would have eaten the ready-made food. Daughters are still the best."

After the dish was out of the pot, the roast duck was roasted again on charcoal.

Yuan Weicheng and Zhou Wanfeng could smell the fragrance from a distance, and the smell became even stronger as they entered the yard. Luo Qiao had already cut up all the meat, even fried the duck bones, and sprinkled some homemade pepper salt and five-spice powder on it.

Yuan Weicheng walked in and asked, "What's fried? It smells so good."

Luo Qiao smiled and said, "I'll give you some snacks to go with your wine."

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The dinner was really delicious. Yuan Weihan and Zhou Wanfeng also drank quite a bit of wine, and both of them had slurred speech.

Not all of the roast duck was served to the table. Luo Qiao left a bowl for her fifth brother Yuan Jiaxing who was coming home the next day, which touched Zhang Shulan deeply.

After seeing Zhou's father and daughter off, the mother and daughter cleaned up the dishes and started chatting about family matters. Zhang Shulan then realized that the girl would be going south again tomorrow. She was a little worried and gave her many instructions before letting her go to rest.

(End of this chapter)