Chapter 3

Duan Xiaoxiang looked disdainful. She said to Lu Qiao: "Comrade Lu, look, she is just this stubborn and shameless. Now I am Zhao Qing's wife. You must persuade her properly and let her move out quickly. I really can't stand it anymore."

【Brother, is this woman pregnant with a little brat?】

Lu Qiao raised her eyebrows. The next second, she felt it—it was a mouse, right in the bedroom across from her.

【Yes, Zhao Qing and she were already sleeping together before the divorce. Now the baby is already three months old.】

【But don't they have a marriage certificate?】

【Silly brother, they haven't even had the marriage certificate for a month yet.】

【Wow, brother is so amazing, even knowing this.】

【Let's go, brother will take you to see the excitement. I heard that the son of the Chen family was handling some dispute and had his head broken.】

Lu Qiao:...

She said to Old Lady Zhao: "Grandma Zhao, this matter in your family is temporarily my responsibility. We will see each other often these next few days, but it's almost lunchtime, so I won't disturb you anymore."

Old Lady Zhao squinted and curled her lips.

Just then, a little girl walked out of the kitchen, about eight or nine years old. She stood at the doorway, timidly: "Grandma, don't drive Mom and me away, I beg you."

Old Lady Zhao glared and was about to scold her, but after glancing at Lu Qiao, she held it back.

Sun Qin hurriedly walked over and pulled the girl behind her.

Lu Qiao seemed to understand a little why Sun Qin would divorce but not leave.

Because the little girl Sun Qin was pulling had delicate features and was very beautiful.

Sun Qin was an orphan. If she really went back to the countryside, a divorced woman with such a beautiful little girl, even in this era, wouldn't be able to live in peace.

Lu Qiao was a bit angry.

She felt that the most scummy and hateful one was Zhao Qing.

He not only made Sun Qin leave with nothing but also heartlessly didn't even want his daughter.

Lu Qiao looked at Sun Qin and said with a smile: "Comrade Sun, I'll come to your workplace to find you this afternoon."

Sun Qin was stunned for a moment, then nodded silently.

Duan Xiaoxiang touched her belly quietly. Who could have thought that she would get pregnant after sleeping with Zhao Qing once?

She was not only worried that Sun Qin would find out, but even more worried that the neighbors would gossip about her, thereby affecting Zhao Qing's work.

After all, Zhao Qing had gone to work overtime at his unit on the day they got the marriage certificate and only returned a week ago.

So she had to drive Sun Qin out as soon as possible.

A flash of malice crossed her eyes. She glanced at the timid little girl, snorted coldly, and went into the bedroom.

Just as Lu Qiao walked out of the gate, she saw Huang Juan walking toward her, sweating profusely.

Lu Qiao guessed she had been frightened by the news of Old Chen's son getting his head broken.

Sure enough, as soon as Huang Juan saw Lu Qiao, she said: "One of your comrades was beaten because their method was inappropriate while handling a dispute."

Lu Qiao hurriedly said: "Aunt Huang, I just said a few words to introduce myself; there was no conflict."

Huang Juan breathed a sigh of relief: "It was our lack of consideration. Remember to bring your brother next time you come."

Lu Qiao agreed readily.

Afterward, Huang Juan urged Lu Qiao: "Pay attention to your methods; don't force Sun Qin to move out. I have other things to do, you hurry home."

Lu Qiao nodded obediently.

It was time to go home; she was hungry.

——

The family quarters had tube-style buildings and a single-story house area.

The Lu family lived in a single-story house toward the north.

Old Lu had two sons and two daughters.

The eldest son, Lu Zhiguo, got married last year. His wife was from the countryside and returned to the city at the beginning of this year; she was currently a temporary worker in the transport team.

The second daughter was Lu Qiao, who was unemployed at home.

The third daughter was sent to the countryside, and the fourth was eleven years old this year, naturally weak and a "medicine jar." He was currently sitting under the jujube tree. Seeing Lu Qiao walk in, safe and sound, he smiled at her, then lowered his head to continue quietly pasting paper boxes.

Meng Xia, who had been restless, saw her second daughter finally return. She stood up abruptly and asked urgently: "How was it?"

Lu Qiao was dying of heat. She turned on the faucet and washed her face before saying: "Aunt Huang helped me plead my case and gave me a chance to take the exam."

Afterward, she briefly explained the content of her exam.

Meng Xia widened her eyes in shock: "Sun Qin said that her divorce was already the biggest concession; why should she also have to leave the house?"

Afterward, she said dejectedly: "This matter is not easy to solve. Be careful, just don't mess it up."

Lu Qiao didn't take this dispute to heart. Even without hearing the furry one's inner voice, she had her own ways.

Lu Qiao only asked about what she cared about.

"Mom, has the engagement with the Liang family been annulled?"

Meng Xia carefully observed her second daughter's expression and said: "It's annulled!"

It was annulled cleanly and neatly.

After all, the other side had wanted to annul it for a long time too.

Lu Qiao smiled, her mood suddenly improving.

While Meng Xia breathed a sigh of relief, she was also worried in her heart. After the engagement was annulled, her second daughter would definitely not be able to find a good partner.

Just now, many people had tried to persuade her.

Although it was the 1970s, if a woman annulled an engagement, even if it was the woman who proposed it, it would still damage her reputation.

Meng Xia regretted it very much; she shouldn't have formed a marriage alliance with the Liang family in the first place.

Old Lu walked out of the room and saw his daughter washing her face. He observed her carefully and felt that Qiao seemed to truly not care about Liang Aishu anymore.

He breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Meng Xia felt the same, but with so many things happening in less than a day, she almost forgot the most important thing.

She said to Old Lu: "Representative Qin saved our Qiao. Let's take Qiao to Representative Qin's house after dinner to thank him in person."

Old Lu instinctively wanted to nod, but immediately shook his head: "Representative Qin lives alone, and he is busy with work, so he might not be home. Visiting so abruptly, not only might we not see him, but what if others see us and it brings him a bad influence?"

Meng Xia thought about it, and it was indeed so.

Representative Qin was from Beidu, with a mysterious background; it seemed he had a very high status.

But people's words were to be feared; it was better to be cautious and not cause trouble for Representative Qin.

Lu Qiao's fingertips, which were scooping water, suddenly paused.

She had transmigrated here after the original owner fell into the water. At that time, her consciousness was a bit blurry. She barely opened her eyes and, through her wet hair, saw a face with sharp angles, his black eyes like cold stars, revealing unquestionable calmness and decisiveness.

His fingers were long and powerful, gently brushing away the wet hair on her face. His gaze lingered on her face for a moment, and after confirming she was unharmed, he stood up. His soaked military uniform clung to his body, outlining his tall and straight figure. Even in such a disheveled situation, he still exuded a sense of nobility and composure.

Before Lu Qiao passed out, she heard him use a low voice on the wireless walkie-talkie to order someone to bring the ambulance from the employee hospital.

When she opened her eyes again, she was in the hospital.

Lu Da was right; even to thank him, one had to find a good time, after all, his status was special.

Just then, the eldest daughter-in-law said at the kitchen door: "Dad, Mom, time to eat."

She was holding a basin of small fish, which smelled fragrant.

【I'm so hungry, so hungry, I really want to eat, meow, meow, meow.】

Lu Qiao suddenly perked up. She looked toward the source of the sound, and it was actually that tabby cat, squatting on the tree opposite her house.

(End of chapter)