As kindergarten let out, Luo Yan led the group to the gate and immediately spotted the man who had followed her mother the day before loitering outside.
Is this a shift in target, a move to get closer to her? Tsk, interesting.
Wu Cuihua suddenly came into Luo Yan's view, but by the time she walked over, the man had already disappeared.
Luo Yan looked away, only to see Wu Cuihua glaring at her fiercely.
There was nothing she had done wrong. Wu Cuihua was such a grown woman, how could she be so mean to a little kid like her? Luo Yan was speechless.
Wu Cuihua gets annoyed whenever she sees Luo Yan...
Hua Li gave her braised pork, and after eating it, she started having diarrhea. When Mo Xian came back, he blamed her for drinking cold water after eating fatty meat.
She said she wanted to confront Hua Li, but Mo Xian heated up the rest of the braised pork and ate it, saying it was really delicious and didn't cause any problems. This made it impossible for her to confront Hua Li.
However, it's impossible for her to give Hua Li and her daughter a kind look again, hmph.
Wu Cuihua rolled her eyes at Luo Yan before taking Mo Sanshan from the teacher.
"Mo Sanshan, what happened to your head?"
Wu Cuihua noticed the large bump on Mo Sanshan's head and screamed, the shrill sound making Mo Sanshan frown.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Wu Cuihua's shout, and Mo Sanshan felt extremely embarrassed.
"I fell down by myself," Mo Sanshan said, head down.
"How do you teachers view children?" Wu Cuihua exploded on the spot.
Mo Sanshan pulled Wu Cuihua back, and Wu Cuihua, unable to resist, could only grumble as she walked away.
When Hua Li and Luo Shicheng arrived at the kindergarten, most of the children had already been picked up. Xiao Xiu stood next to Luo Yan, looking listless.
Without saying a word, Luo Shicheng picked up Luo Yan with one arm and Xiao Xiu with the other, letting Hua Li walk in front of him.
Hua Li really didn't want to see Luo Shicheng, but since Luo Shicheng had just told her about Qu Yingqiu's boyfriend following her yesterday, she felt it was better to just bear with it.
Luo Shicheng cautiously scanned his surroundings as he walked, but found no one following him. However, he did not believe that the other party would give up so easily.
Upon arriving at the compound, Hua Li went to the bulletin board as usual, where the apology letter was still there.
Luo Shicheng stopped to wait for Hua Li, but then heard An Xiaotong call him.
"Uncle Luo..."
Luo Yan heard this and looked over coldly.
An Xiaotong and Liu Jingqiu stood outside the courtyard gate, waving their little hands at Luo Shicheng.
Luo Shicheng hesitated for a moment, but still went over.
Luo Yan glanced at her mother, who wasn't looking this way, and pinched Luo Shicheng's ear with her little hand, twisting it.
An Xiaotong glared jealously at Luo Yan in Luo Shicheng's arms, then pounced on him, hugged his leg, and raised her little face.
"Uncle Luo, hug me."
Luo Shicheng bent down and picked up An Xiaotong, ignoring Liu Jingqiu with a cold face.
Feeling neglected, Liu Jingqiu was on the verge of tears.
“Comrade Luo Shicheng, I heard from my father that Commander Sun found out I wasn’t the one who was providing financial assistance to impoverished families, and he’s demanding I return the money you’ve given me over the years. But I really don’t have the money to pay you back, so I wrote an IOU…”
As he spoke, Liu Jingqiu took out the IOU he had prepared and handed it to Luo Shicheng.
Luo Shicheng never haggled over money. Liu Jingqiu knew that even if she wrote an IOU, Luo Shicheng wouldn't accept it. So, although there was an amount on it, there was no signature or witness, making it essentially worthless.
Considering that An Xiaotong is still young, Luo Shicheng really doesn't intend to take the money. If Hua Li wants it, he can just give Hua Li the money separately.
Regardless of what Luo Shicheng thought, Luo Yan had to help her mother get the IOU back. She reached out her little hand, snatched the IOU, glanced at it, and immediately cursed in her heart, "This IOU is just for fooling idiots."
Liu Jingqiu didn't care that Luo Yan took the IOU, but An Xiaotong disagreed and snatched it away.
Luo Yan withdrew her hand, pouting as if she had been frightened, and looked at Luo Shicheng with her big, watery eyes, as if she were about to cry.
What kind of father are you? Not only do you casually hug other people's children, but you also let them bully your kid. I don't think you want to come home today.
Worried that Hua Li would fight him if Luo Yan cried, Luo Shicheng put An Xiaotong on the ground like a hot potato.
An Xiaotong had never received such treatment from Luo Shicheng before, and she was stunned for a moment.
Luo Yan looked down at the bewildered An Xiaotong, thinking, "This little girl is really overestimating herself. Ha!"
Liu Jingqiu was surprised that Luo Yan was now so much more favored than Luo Shicheng had been in the past, but she understood when she saw the replica of Luo Yan's face to Luo Shicheng.
At this moment, they couldn't afford to walk into the line of fire. Liu Jingqiu pulled An Xiaotong back as she reached out to pull Luo Yan down.
"Shicheng, I really didn't lie..."
Liu Jingqiu caught a glimpse of Hua Li walking behind Luo Shicheng and sniffed.
"It was indeed Xiang Yu who asked me to help her provide monthly financial assistance to impoverished families, but she never gave me any money. I always used the money you gave me to cover the expenses."
If I had known earlier that Commander Sun would investigate this matter, I would have explained the situation clearly back then. The reason I didn't speak up was twofold: firstly, I had no intention of taking credit, and secondly, I didn't want this matter to have a negative impact on Comrade Xiang Yu.
I'm saying all this not for any other reason than hoping you won't misunderstand me. After all, after Anguo died, you're the only one who still cares about whether my daughter and I live or die, sob sob..."
Liu Jingqiu's words were reasonable and well-founded, and even Hua Li found them plausible, but Luo Yan didn't believe a word of them.
If what Liu Jingqiu said is true, why was the IOU written so perfunctorily? It's because he has something to hide.
Luo Shicheng was about to speak when Luo Yan interrupted him.
"Mother……"
Luo Yan reached out to Hua Li for a hug, while simultaneously showing him the IOU in her hand.
Hua Li wondered what Luo Yan was holding, took the note, and immediately burst out laughing.
"No wonder Yan Yan had this IOU; it was just something to fool a child. It's a pity my Yan Yan isn't a garbage collector. I'll stop showing her these kinds of silly things in the future."
Hua Li took Luo Yan from Luo Shicheng and handed the IOU back to Luo Shicheng.
Luo Shicheng didn't even notice what was written on the IOU. After being scolded by Hua Li, he took the IOU and his face turned cold.
Knowing that no matter how she explained, it wouldn't be right, Liu Jingqiu simply pretended to be stupid and kept quiet.
Luo Shicheng put away the IOU, didn't look at Liu Jingqiu again, glanced at An Xiaotong, pursed his lips, and turned to chase after Hua Li.
Based on Liu Jingqiu's understanding of Luo Shicheng, if Luo Shicheng really didn't want the money, he would have torn up the IOU as soon as he saw it. The fact that he didn't tear it up meant he wanted an explanation. It seems that she has no choice but to pay back the money, whether she wants to or not.
It's impossible for her to repay the money; she needs to find someone to help her pay it back.
Luo Shicheng caught up with Hua Li, but hesitated to speak.
Hua Li maintained a distant and unapproachable attitude, so Luo Shicheng ultimately said nothing, only clapping his hands at Luo Yan.
"Come here, let Daddy hug you."
Hua Li was carrying Luo Yan and also had to take care of Xiao Xiu who was walking beside her. Of course, Luo Yan couldn't let her mother get tired, so she had to be carried by her father.
At least his daughter was on his side, and Luo Shicheng was deeply moved, holding Luo Yan with a heart full of sweetness.
Hua Li unlocked the door, and Luo Shicheng followed him inside. Surprisingly, Hua Li didn't chase him away. The corners of Luo Shicheng's mouth turned up, harder to suppress than an AK.
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