Chapter 606: Strength in Numbers, Not at All False
Luo Qiao carried her things into the family courtyard, where quite a few people were outside shoveling snow from their doorsteps.
As Luo Qiao made her way, she smiled and greeted everyone. Auntie laughed and said, "Luo Qiao is back. What’s that good stuff you’ve brought for your dad, all those big and small packages?"
Luo Qiao smiled, "I brought some vegetables for my dad. My grandpa has a plot of land where he built a greenhouse and grew quite a lot of vegetables. I’m bringing some over. Auntie’s busy, so I’ll head back now."
"Oh, hurry back. Your dad should be home soon too."
As soon as Luo Qiao left, someone behind started to gossip, "Deputy Director Luo’s daughter has grown up to be so charming. She’s completely different from that adopted girl from before, who always acted superior. Look how down-to-earth this girl is, and she’s so polite to everyone."
"That adopted girl was spoiled by Ning Xueling. Ning Xueling always had that air of superiority in the family courtyard, acting as if she was above everyone else. But the only good thing was that she kept to herself and didn’t cause any trouble, never mingling with the people in the courtyard."
"By the way, I saw that adopted girl from Deputy Director Luo’s family at the department store before, dressed quite fashionably."
"You all might not know this, but Ning Xueling married her off to the youngest son of the former director of the chemical plant. Now, I fear her life is not so good. My cousin’s husband works at the chemical plant.
A few days ago, when I ran into my cousin, she said Zhao Jianing’s life is very hard now. Since those few families in the chemical plant got involved, they’ve been giving her trouble every day. I heard she’s gotten so thin, she hardly looks human anymore."
Luo Qiao had the house keys, after entering, she quickly set down her things, and then took out plenty of meat, eggs, and fish from the space. With the weather being so cold, they wouldn’t go bad.
She steamed rice and prepared sour cabbage fish, stir-fried celery with pork, braised pork, Mapo tofu, hot and sour potato strips, and also made spinach egg-drop soup.