Chapter 228 Looking for Faults
Shang Hongying turned and left the room, thinking that someone like her little sister-in-law needed to be taught a lesson, lest she bring even bigger trouble to the family someday.
But as soon as she thought about the possibility of it affecting her own children in the future, she again hoped that her father-in-law and her husband could persuade Luo Qiao to change her mind.
In Ji City, after Luo Qiao woke up and got ready, she first ran to the train station. Ji City didn’t have a direct train to the south; she needed to go to Jinan first and then transfer.
Luo Qiao bought a ticket for the earliest train the next day. It would leave at eight in the morning. After securing her ticket, she headed toward the Yao Family’s house, having prepared all the things she planned to take to them while she was at home.
When she was nearly at the Yao Family’s place, she found a secluded spot to transfer the items to her carrying basket. There wasn’t anything particularly valuable—aside from two fish and ten eggs, the rest were vegetables from her own fields.
Luo Qiao didn’t expect that Zhang Dezheng and his son had been waiting outside the theatre company’s family quarters so long they were almost sun-dried. Zhang Dongze borrowed a bowl from somewhere else. After drinking his fill, he brought a bowl of water to his father, just as Luo Qiao entered the theatre company’s residential building.
At this moment, the Yao Family’s eldest daughter was in the courtyard, arguing with her mother.
It was because she had only discovered upon returning home today that her father had gotten into a fight over Luo Qiao, which displeased her. "Why are you always so involved with Luo Qiao’s affairs?" she said. "If people decide to take revenge on us, where will we seek justice? We’re neither kin nor kith to Luo Qiao, why should she bring her troubles to our doorstep?"
Wu Peiling, somewhat angered, retorted, "Yao Lili, what’s wrong with you? How has Luo Qiao provoked you, for you to have such a big issue with her?"
Yao Lili said, "Yes, she has provoked me. Ever since we were little, you’ve always protected her. In the collective farm, it was one thing, given the proximity. You felt sorry for her and defended her, but now, when she’s far away from you, why are you still rushing to deal with her matters?"
In a fit of anger, Wu Peiling picked up the broom at hand and was about to hit Yao Lili, who, fearing the beating, turned and ran toward the courtyard gate. But as she opened the door, she saw Luo Qiao standing at the gate.