Chapter 88: Are They Really Your Parents?

As soon as the old doctor saw Qiao Xuehua, he recalled the scene of her just running madly, and he said, "Girl, sit down first, don't sway in front of me."

Upon seeing her.

He then felt a little panicked.

He had completely been given a psychological shadow by her.

The old doctor withdrew his hand and said, "It looks like the three of them have eaten croton beans…"

"What, croton beans? We don't have that in our shop!"

Qiao Xuehua shouted loudly.

She was so agitated because she naturally knew what effect croton beans have.

The woman, panting with anger, said, "We feel unwell because we ate your shop's food, yet you say you don't have that! I think you just mixed up croton beans with something else!"

"Pah, stop slandering us here!"

Qiao Xuehua said, hands on hips.

The three of them insisted it was because they ate Qiao Sheng's food that they ended up like this.

Qiao Hushui brought the food back and, upon hearing this, pushed through the crowd: "Lianhua, what's going on?"

"Father, go to the yamen to report to the officials; I'll tell you when you return."

Qiao Hushui glanced inside the shop, turned and walked out, found an ox cart, sat in it, and drove toward the yamen.

Although Shi Qi didn't come to Qiao Ji Restaurant to buy food today, he still came out because Na Lan Ruo Lan had finished her lunch and wanted to eat the pastries sold at Wang Ji.

Passing by here.

Shi Qi saw that a crowd had gathered, frowned slightly, and still came over to look.

Listening to the people's discussion.

Shi Qi finally understood what had happened with Qiao Sheng and the others, but he had no intention of getting involved; he just stood aside and watched.

The doctor that Qiao Sheng had summoned was currently giving acupuncture to the three of them.

Suddenly, he saw Qiao Sheng sit down.

The three of them instinctively moved their stools back a bit.

Qiao Sheng sized them up and said in a moderate tone, "What are you afraid of? I don't eat people; could it be that you're feeling guilty?"

"What are we afraid of? We!"

The woman said, sticking out her neck.

Qiao Sheng didn't drop the issue, and continued, "You all ate together, and you ate even more than your daughter; why is her condition worse than yours?"

"We, our daughter's physique is weaker."

The woman spoke.

Her reaction speed was actually quite fast.

Qiao Sheng's gaze fell on the woman's daughter; seeing how frail she looked and how poorly dressed she was compared to them, she asked, "Are they really your parents?"

"How are we not her parents? We aren't, you are!"

The middle-aged man shouted angrily.

Look at him.

Quite angry.

Qiao Sheng replied calmly, "I was just asking offhand; why are you so worked up? Could it be that I'm telling the truth?"

When the middle-aged man wasn't paying attention, Qiao Sheng took his money pouch.

"What are you doing, you!"

"What am I doing? I'm just curious how much money you brought to eat at our shop."

Qiao Sheng poured out the money from the middle-aged man's pouch in front of everyone; there wasn't a single piece of broken silver, only copper coins, totaling about twenty or thirty.

With that amount of money, how could they possibly afford so many dishes?

The crowd immediately began to discuss.

A flash of panic crossed the middle-aged man's face; he clenched his hands and said, "You made us like this, and still you stole my money—I'm going to sue you at the yamen!"

Qiao Sheng raised his brows and said, "I made you like this, and you still say that? It's obvious you drugged yourselves and then slandered our restaurant. Because you thought you wouldn't have to pay if you did this, you came to eat here without bringing enough money."

"You're talking nonsense!"

The woman shouted at Qiao Sheng.

Qiao Sheng laughed and said, "If I'm talking nonsense, then tell me: your husband clearly looked at the menu, which listed those prices, yet he still ordered so much—do you actually have money on you?"

(End of chapter)