Chapter 870 - 188: Timed Bomb_2
Fang Liuyang and Fang Xin both sized him up and, seeing his sullen little face and unfriendly eyes, kept their distance, only taking Jiujiu out to play.
Jiujiu had been snatched away before, and Fang Liuyang had taken her and Fang Xin all over the village for visits, even to the grocery store to buy treats, but now they dared not go there, and stayed at home to play instead.
Plenty of people came by to say hello, as the villagers from Fang Family Village had helped look for Jiujiu as well, so they all wanted to ask about her well-being and show their faces.
It was a lively half day at Fang Family Village before Pei Qin finally took the little radishes home.
The next day, they stirred up excitement in Qinghe Town for a day, which had Pei Yuan worried sick, to the point where the previously discussed plan of opening a ready-to-wear clothing shop was cast aside amid the urgency, and Madam Zhao, afraid that she would distress herself into harming the baby, kept her from running about. Seeing that Pei Qin took Xiao Yi wherever she went, Pei Yuan also felt it would be better to send him back. This noble prince, a dragon’s descendant, was like a bomb without a ring in their home, unpredictable as to when it might explode, and one could not fathom the extent of the damage it could cause.
When Zhao Xiaochen returned for the holiday, he took Pei Yuan to visit relatives in Liu’er Alley, staying for a day, and even went to Fang Family Village together, where Fang Hui’s family from the Feng Family Estate also sent festival gifts.
Fang Hui complained about her visits to her maternal home, criticizing Pei Qin for not coming during Dragon Boat Festival and now Mid-Autumn Festival, sending only a servant with two pounds of mooncakes and teaching Pei Yuan to do the same—just send two pounds of mooncakes.
Pei Qin had already forgiven them for past issues and taught them how to open a noodle shop to sell sesame paste and baked buns. Now, the noodle shop’s business was booming. Grandma Fang suggested Pei Qin shouldn’t be so demanding, "...If we’d kept in touch like this earlier, could we have made it this far!?"
Now, Fang Hui had no expectations that her sister would speak up for her or help out; after venting, she left shortly after the meal. On the way, she complained to Li Hualing, "Today we only had a few dishes to eat; if they had come, your granny and elder aunt would have had a whole table piled high! Even if it’s left over, it’s still piled up!"
Li Hualing said nothing; after all, Pei Qin was different—she was Madam Yuanyang and adding a few more dishes was not a big deal. Moreover, Pei Qian was engaged to Fang Liuming, so their grandfather’s house was naturally closer to them.
When it was time to deliver the mooncakes, Fang Hui didn’t come; instead, Feng Chun came with his nephew Feng Xiaolang.