Chapter 418: You Reap What You Sow
Luo Qiao casually grabbed a handful of dried fruit from the plate and said, "My Big Brother and Second Brother are currently undergoing treatment, so I must go back tonight."
Sitting across from her, Old Master Yuan said, "Qiaoqiao, you should make a call home first, tell them we’ll have dinner, and I’ll ask Xiao Zhang to drive you home, so your family won’t worry."
Luo Qiao thought about it and felt it made sense; otherwise, Big Brother and Second Brother might end up waiting for her at the bus stop in the cold weather, possibly catching a cold.
Therefore, she dialed the public phone at Uncle Sun’s house and asked him to pass on the message to Grandpa and Grandma that she would be back later and not to worry.
Old Master Yuan said he was tired and retreated to his own room.
While eating dried fruit, Luo Qiao then quietly asked, "Where’s Auntie Chen?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Jianing became so annoyed that the dried fruit in her hand lost its appeal; she squeezed one but didn’t eat it, tossing it back into the plate instead.
Yuan Jianing whispered, "On the evening of the thirtieth, after having the New Year’s Eve dinner and cleaning up, Auntie Chen said she didn’t have anything going on and wanted to stay with her daughter for the night; she’d come back early the next morning, as this had become quite normal during that period.