Chapter 139 - 139: Treating Her Like a Weeble

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Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Treating Her Like a Weeble Gu Qiaoqiao figured it out, she would keep in touch with the nice relatives and keep her distance from the bad ones. After all, she hadn’t planned to seclude herself. And not associate with others. But, she wouldn’t experience the embarrassments of her past life anymore either. Just like the things that happened to her in the Imperial Capital this lifetime, the outcomes had all been what she wanted. Thinking of this, Gu Qiaoqiao remembered something she had forgotten to tell Qin Yize—about Choo Lan coming to see her. So, Gu Qiaoqiao walked out the door. At that moment, Qin Yize was sitting on a stool, relaxed and composed, accurately splitting log after log with an axe. The scene really didn’t fit his refined appearance at all. Yet he did it with such ease and harmony. Gu Qiaoqiao wickedly thought to herself, if Mother Qin were to find out her son was doing such chores, would she cry? She squatted down, tidied up the firewood that had been chopped, and then said to Qin Yize, “The day before yesterday, Choo Lan and Zhu Xiaohong came by, said they wanted to see me.” Qin Yize continued his work methodically, but he lifted his eyes to glance at Gu Qiaoqiao. He asked, “Did they see you?” Gu Qiaoqiao blinked, “Of course they did.” Qin Yize put down the axe and looked askance at Gu Qiaoqiao, calmly asking, “What are you trying to say?” “Just letting you know, that Choo Lan said she was your classmate, and mentioned she’d come to hang out with me when she has time.” “Tell the truth.” Qin Yize’s voice was soft, but it suddenly carried a hint of pressure. A frown creased his brow imperceptibly. He wasn’t fond of Gu Qiaoqiao’s probing attitude. He knew all too well what she wanted to say. So, he preferred that if Gu Qiaoqiao had any doubts, she would just ask him directly. Gu Qiaoqiao shrank back a little; Qin Yize could be quite chilling when he put on a cold face. However, since he wanted the truth, she would give him the truth. “Choo Lan likes you, she’s here for you, isn’t she?” “And what about Zhu Xiaohong?” Qin Yize’s eyebrows lifted slightly. “Her?” Gu Qiaoqiao smiled faintly, “I’m not sure, the only one I’m certain of is Choo Lan.” “And then?” “Of course, I need to be on guard, and let me tell you, if she dares to mess with me, I won’t let her off, I don’t care whether she’s your colleague, your classmate!” Gu Qiaoqiao said with a somewhat playful yet serious look. “Why be on guard?” Qin Yize asked calmly. “Because I will be utterly vigilant towards all your admirers.” Gu Qiaoqiao said earnestly, her small face taut. Qin Yize’s gaze softened gradually, those words apparently pleasing him. His thin lips curled into a nice arc as he looked at the little girl squatting opposite him, her brows knit seriously, and a spark of playful light flitted through his eyes. Then, he reached out his hand again. But this time he used his index finger to tap Gu Qiaoqiao’s smooth forehead, pressing down slightly. The unprepared Gu Qiaoqiao fell to the ground. Afterward, Qin Yize stood up, looming above the dumbstruck Gu Qiaoqiao with a hint of mirth in his voice, “As long as you’re happy.” Having said that, he no longer paid attention to Gu Qiaoqiao, who was glaring at him indignantly, and instead strode towards the yard’s main gate. At the doorway, he took a glance at the road outside, then looked back at Gu Qiaoqiao and said, “The car has arrived.” Gu Qiaoqiao continued to glare, indignant. Did he think she was a punching bag? Humph! So juvenile! What Qin Yize, what Doctor Qin, might as well call him Qin Juvenile instead. But the car really did arrive. Gu Qiaoqiao hastily sat up from the ground, rubbed her bottom, and saw Qin Yize was already inside the car; she quickly went into the house to grab her travel bag and locked both the house and the courtyard doors. Then she too got into the car. Sёarch* The nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The driver was Luh Fei; Gu Qiaoqiao greeted him with a smile. However, Qin Yize reverted to his usual cold demeanor as if he had not been the one who pushed her down with his finger just moments earlier, but rather it was her own illusion. Unexpectedly, Luh Fei was also quite reserved, utterly unlike his usual chatterbox self when alone with her. And so, they entered the small Border City in silence. Nothing had changed, it was pretty much as she remembered. Because it was small, all the shopping places were together. This was also the center of the county town. It was the state-owned grocery store. Additionally, there were several new restaurants that had opened nearby, and with it being close to noon, they seemed to be doing quite well. After all, the resources here were extremely abundant, so those who were known as the timber regulars all gathered here, then shipped out the local timber, earning a substantial margin. Therefore, these people were very wealthy. Consequently, the restaurants sprang up due to demand. So, even the grocery store had a wider variety of bargaining meats and vegetables. And today, coincidentally, was the day they got pork. Soon enough, some vegetables filled up the bag Gu Qiaoqiao brought. Inside it were also daylilies, wood ear mushrooms, and dried shiitake mushrooms. In addition, Gu Qiaoqiao bought thirty pounds of pork. Of course, the guests couldn’t eat all of this, and the house didn’t have a refrigerator. However, it could be made into salted and sauce-coated meat, and adding a few slices to stir-fries would be delicious. So Gu Qiaoqiao specially bought a big bag of coarse salt. Having purchased everything they needed, Qin Yize, who had been silent by her side, easily picked up the bags, and Luh Fei also carried the large piece of pork out of the grocery store. It was almost noon. Qin Yize and Luh Fei had some matters to attend to at the local government offices; Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t want to follow them. Qin Yize thought for a moment, then agreed to her request, telling Gu Qiaoqiao to wait for them at the grocery store entrance, as they would be back in about fifteen minutes. Gu Qiaoqiao readily agreed. This jeep may look impressive, but riding in it was extremely bumpy. Unless it drove as slowly as an old bullock cart, it would be a bit better. She didn’t like riding in it one bit. Hence, she had bought almost a month’s worth of supplies. If she could stay longer, she wanted to buy a bicycle. Gu Qiaoqiao sat on the low wooden railing next to the steps, observing the passing crowd while lost in her thoughts. It was at that moment that she heard a commotion of children’s voices from her left. Gu Qiaoqiao turned her head curiously. And then she saw, a few tens of meters away, three children were grabbing something from an elderly lady. These rowdy kids. Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t stand by and watch; she hurriedly got up and walked toward them. But unexpectedly, just as she was halfway there, a brick flew out of nowhere and hit the elderly lady squarely on the forehead. Instantly, blood began to flow. Yet the elderly lady, head bowed, seemed not to recognize what had happened and kept clutching the item in her embrace tightly. The few children, seeing blood on the elderly lady’s forehead, were startled, one older child pulling the others shouted, “Run, if Zhao Esha finds out, we’ll be beaten to death.” “Wuwu, but she took my wooden figurine, my daddy carved it for me, wuwu…” A younger child sobbed as he spoke.

Chapter 139 - 139: Treating Her Like a Weeble

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