Adored Koi in the ’70s

Da Qiao directly pulled her elder cousin sister and two people who had a very good relationship with her elder cousin sister got into the car.

Others were asked to wait there. She'll get the driver to pick them up later. If not, they can walk directly to the courtyard dwelling.

Everyone else expressed their willingness to wait because none of them had ever been in a car!

Jiang Shao Li didn't want to wait, but no one wanted to go with her. Her face turned black.

After Da Qiao and Qiao Dong He left, she kept saying bad things about them two sisters. However, no one echoed her thoughts.

How infuriating!

She originally thought that Da Qiao was lying. Even if she didn't lie, the courtyard dwelling she bought must be small, dilapidated and old.

But when she saw the huge courtyard dwelling, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth!

Not only was the courtyard well maintained, but there were four or five luxury cars parked outside. Even the cheapest car wasn't something her family can afford!

The previously flamed-up girl felt extremely relieved at her reaction: "Didn't you say that you are from the city? I wonder if the place where you live in the city is better than this courtyard dwelling?"

"You...!" Jiang Shao Li's face turned red and white. Quite a sight.

The other two girls felt satisfied when they saw her being this mad, even though the house wasn't theirs.

Da Qiao didn't pay much attention to Jiang Shao Li.

In her opinion, for a petty person like Jiang Shao Li, paying attention to her was giving her face. Toward this kind of person, ignoring her was the best blow to her!

Have to say, Da Qiao's ignoring trick worked very well. Jiang Shao Li was so mad that she almost vomited blood!

But she didn't dare to holler around because she discovered the people who came to warm Qiao's house today were either rich or noble. And one of them was her uncle's boss!

She was shocked beyond words!

The country bumpkin she looked down the most actually lived in a courtyard dwelling that she can't afford in her whole life and associate with wealthy people who she can't even be their dog!

After this time, Qiao Dong He's status among her classmates had risen to countless levels. Jiang Shao Li no longer dared to trouble her. Some male classmates actively pursue her.

However, Qiao Dong He's mindset was very calm from the beginning to the end. She didn't feel proud or look down on other people because of it.

In her opinion, the courtyard dwelling belonged to Da Qiao. The one who associate with dignitaries was also Da Qiao. She just happened bask in the light too.

As for the male classmates who pursued her, she wasn't tempted either. Those who pursue her because of status will also abandon her because of status in the future.

Before Qiao Family returned to town, Qiao Dong He took Luo Jun Liang to meet her grandparents.

After the consent of her grandparents, the two of them made their relationship official.

——

After the housewarming, Qiao Family left the capital with Qiao Yu Ming's family.

Qiao Family was full of curiosity about the arrival of Qiao Yue Ming's family. After the curiosity, everyone expressed their welcome and concern.

When Qiao Yue Ming and Wu Guo An saw this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As someone who joined the path halfway, the most fearful thing was the rejection of other people.

If the rest of Qiao Family didn't accept her, it would mean that she would have to experience another injury from her family. She wasn't sure whether she could bear it at that time?

Although Qiao Zhen Guo's mouth was bad, he was good to his family.

He said that as long as Qiao Yue Ming was willing, it wouldn't be a problem for him to raise their family. Then he gave his little nephew a big red envelope.

Seeing the thick red envelope, Wan Chun Ju felt that her heart was bleeding.

Qiao Yue Ming and Wu Guo An weren't people with bad quality either. They were very moved when they heard this. They wouldn't take it seriously though.

Qiao Zhen Jun and Qiao Zhen Min also gave their nephew a big red envelope and told them to treat this place as their home. There was no need to be polite.

Lin Hui noticed that Qiao Yue Ming's clothes were relatively old. The next day, she took her to the department store to buy clothes. The two almost quarreled about paying.

After returning, Lin Hui cooked food for Xiao Yu again.

Xiao Yu and the twins as well as Xiao Dong Yun played together since they were around the same age. The children soon became good friends.

Qiao Yue Ming felt the care from her relatives and was moved to tears countless times in her heart.

This was her dream family!

If it weren't for Tao Yu Feng, she would have lived in such an environment since young!

For Qiao Family, it was a fortunate thing that Qiao Yue Ming's temperament wasn't crooked by Zhang Family.

If Qiao Yue Ming's temper was like Qiao Hong Mei, they might vomit to death!

A month passed like running water. Qiao Yue Ming's family of three had lived happily in Qiao's house and gained a lot of weight.

Despite the reluctance, they have to go back to the capital. Wu Guo An had to go back to prepare a lesson plan.

Fortunately, there was no need for a letter of introduction to travel now. Transportation was becoming more and more convenient. It was easier for everyone to meet than before.

——

The summer vacation went by quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was the start of September's semester.

At the beginning of this semester, Da Qiao was originally going to enter the first year of high school. But at this time, the Provincial Department of Education issued a decision to change the school system from 5-2-2 back to the original 6-3-3.

The school system was shortened during the revolution. The Education Department felt that it wasn't conducive to students' learning, so it was changed back.

Da Qiao felt that it didn't matter. Even if she studied climbed up like normal, she would only be sixteen when she take the college entrance examination. Perfect age to go to college.

An Ping was very unhappy!

He was going to enter second year of high school this year. He could have been released from studying after another year. Now he had another year for no apparent reason!

For a study scum, this was extremely extremely torturous!

He felt that Heaven was deliberately making it difficult for him!

Another unhappy one was Qiao Dong Ying. She was going to take the college entrance examination this year. With this change, she will have to study for another year!

But no matter how displease they were, there was nothing they can do. It was stipulated by the Education Department. Not willing? Just endure!

——

In a flash, another two years have passed.

A lot had happened in these two years.

Qiao Dong Ying was admitted to a major college in the province. When An Ping reached third year of high school, he stated that he didn't want to continue studying.

The more he study, the more he realized that he wasn't the material for studying. More importantly, his mind wasn't on this.

He would rather spend more than ten hours on practicing on a dish than spend half an hour on study!

After Qiao Xiu Zhi and Xue Chuan discussed, they said that he should take the college entrance examination as planned. Then he can make plans if he failed the test.

Wan Chun Ju wanted her son to get admitted to college in the capital and then become an official to reach the pinnacle of life. However, An Ping preferred to set up a street stall to sell snacks.

She felt like her dream was shattered!

Qiao Yue Ming gave birth to another son the year before. The family had now established a firm foothold in the capital. The letter sent back said that they plan to buy another house in the capital this year.

Old Madam Mao was still alive. Her previous ailments seem to have completely disappeared.

Mao Family was very grateful to Da Qiao. They sent a lot of things to Qiao Family every year during the New Year.

Although the outsiders were curious about old Madam Mao's sudden healthy state, Mao Family kept their promise and didn't rat Da Qiao out.

Huo Chi studied too late in the past despite skipping a good few grades later. Because of the reform of the educational system, his admission to college was delayed. Like An Ping, he was in the third year of high school this year.

Dai Shu Fang opened a kindergarten in the capital to pass the time. Unexpectedly, it gradually turned into a career. Now the kindergarten had expanded to three location.

Of course, as a rich wife, she definitely didn't need to take care of the children herself. She hired good staff to take care of them.

Qiao Family's grocery store had doubled from one to two. They also bought two more houses in the town.

Da Qiao was now a second year in high school. She wasn't nervous at all.

Her grades were still amazing as ever. She had been that family's child for the past few years.

——

On this day, she went shopping with Qiao Dong Wan.

Qiao Dong Wan was little Wan-er from back then. Once she got older, everyone stopped calling her by her nickname.

Over the past few years, Da Qiao had never stopped feeding her jade beads. Still, her temperament had always been quieter than ordinary children.

This kind of silence was different from Qiao Dong He's introverted quietness. Qiao Dong He was shy and gentle, while Qiao Dong Wan is cold.

Frigid cold.

In front of Da Qiao, she had always been caring and clingy little sister since young.

The two sisters bought a lot of girl stuffs, including flowers hairclips, clothes, and various trinkets. After shopping, they walked into a noodle shop.

Da Qiao asked for a bowl of beef noodles, while Qiao Dong Wan asked for vegetable noodles.

Seeing this, Da Qiao frowned: "Dong Wan, you don't need to save money for Elder Sister. You are growing up now. Can't always not eat meat?"

Qiao Dong Wan pursed her lips into a smile: "Okay. Then I will listen to Elder Sister. Boss, I will change it to pork and green vegetable noodles."

The boss loudly acknowledged it.

In fact, what Qiao Dong Wan didn't say was that she didn't like eating meat. Still, she didn't want Elder Sister to worry about her. So even if she didn't like it, she would force herself to eat it.

Just when the two's noodles were served, a woman walked in with a four-five-years-old boy.

The little boy seemed to be in throwing a tantrum. He punched and kicked the woman and threatened: "You bad woman, if you don't buy me toys, I will tell my dad and get him to beat you when we get back!"

While dodging, the woman coaxed: "It's not that Mom doesn't want to. Mom don't have enough money today. Mom will buy toys for you next time round, okay?"

"No, not okay! You ugly woman! Bad women! I'll beat you to death!"

When they heard the woman's voice, Da Qiao and Qiao Dong Wan frowned at the same time.

This voice reminded them of a someone unpleasant - Chen Qiao Qiao.

One of them looked up, while the other turned to look over. A woman wearing an old gray shirt entered their sight. Her hair was casually coiled at the back and her face was sallow and haggard.

Although she had aged a lot, the two recognized her at a glance. This woman was indeed Qiao Dong Wan's mother, Chen Qiao Qiao.

Disgust flashed in Qiao Dong Zan's eyes. She quickly turned her head back as if she hadn't seen the other party.

Just as she turned, Chen Qiao Qiao looked toward them. Her eyes swept across Da Qiao's face.

Envy and jealousy flashed in her eyes. She didn't recognize Da Qiao though.

When she left Qiao's house, Da Qiao was only seven years old. Now was eight years later. She had grown into a big girl with fair skin and beautiful long legs.

In fact, when she glimpsed at her, Chen Qiao Qiao felt she looked familiar. But because her son kept kicking and beating her, she couldn't think about it.

Chen Qiao Qiao took her son, Lin Yao Zu over and sat down opposite Da Qiao: "Boss, I want two...one bowl of pork noodles."

No one found two people eating one bowl of pork noodles strange. After all, ordinary people were still poor despite the economy development in recent years.

But the strange thing was that after the pork noodles came, the little boy didn't want to share it with his mom. He hoarded the whole bowl to himself.

The little boy ate very sloppily. Putting aside how he smacked his lips, the soup was splashed all over the place. His mouth, his clothes, and hands were dirty.

Qiao Dong Wan only gave one glance. The disgust in her eyes became more intense.

Seeing Younger Sister like this, Da Qiao didn't want to extra trouble. She quickly accelerated the speed of eating noodles.

It was just that what should come will still come.

Chen Qiao Qiao's stomach was rumbling but she didn't dare to snatch food from her son. If she did, he would go back and complain, her man would definitely beat her!

With this, she can only distract herself.

Da Qiao and Qiao Dong Wan were the most beautifully dressed in the entire store and they were sitting opposite her. Naturally, her gaze fell on them.

After a closer look, she immediately discovered the problem. Not only the fair-skinned girl was familiar, the little girl opposite her was also very familiar!

Suddenly, she trembled all over and cried out, "Little Wan-er?"

When Qiao Dong Wan heard her calling her, she felt like she was fed a fly and lost her appetite.

Seeing her like this, Da Qiao pushed the big bowl forward and said, "Boss, bill please!"

At first, Chen Qiao Qiao was a bit uncertain. Seeing that the two of them suddenly changed their faces and wanted to immediately leave, she became certain: "Little Wan-er, I am your mom!"

Qiao Dong Wan turned her head and coldly looked at her: "Auntie, are you sure you want me to tell the glorious things you did back then in front of everyone?"

Chen Qiao Qiao never thought that the forever solemn and timid little girl back then would turn into a little beast with sharp claws once she grow up and tear her to pieces with a single claw!

Her face went red and white. She was so angry!

But she was afraid that Qiao Dong Wan would tell the story of her affair back, she held back the anger and almost suffocate herself to death!

The boss was enjoying the drama. After being called out, he came back to his senses and collected the money: "Two bowls of noodles... a total of three yuan and eighty-five cents. We can round off the five cents."

Qiao Dong Wan took out the money one step before Da Qiao and handed it over.

At this time, Chen Qiao Qiao can be heard saying: "Boss, while you are at it, include our side. I am her mom. It is her younger brother who eats the noodles!"

She said as if was natural!

Qiao Dong Wan paused slightly when she handed over the money. After handing the money to the boss, she turned her head and said to Da Qiao, "Elder Sister, let's go."

From beginning to end, she didn't look at Chen Qiao Qiao; completely treating her as air.

"You...damn girl! Stop right there!"

Chen Qiao Qiao jumped with anger. Her shrewish behavior was very different from her previous cold and arrogant demeanor.

Perhaps she never even thought that one day she would become the current crude her.

Da Qiao took her younger sister's hand and softly comforted her: "Don't keep unhappy things in your heart. You can tell Elder Sister anything. I will always be on your side."

Qiao Dong Wan rested her head on her arm and replied, "I know. Elder Sister, don't worry about me. I won't be unhappy because of unrelated people."

"That's good."

Da Qiao looked at her fluffy younger sister. Her face was calm. She thought she really didn't take it to heart and was relieved.

Because they weren't full, they found another small street food shop.

Halfway through eating, Qiao Dong Wan suddenly spoke: "Elder Sister, I dropped something in the noodle shop. I'll go back and get it. Be right back."

Da Qiao raised her eyebrows and said, "What did you drop?"

Qiao Dong Wan waved her left hand to show her: "It's the bracelet beads I just bought. Don't worry, Elder Sister, I won't mess around."

Da Qiao saw that she was missing a bracelet: "Do you want Elder Sister to accompany you there?"

Qiao Dong Wan pursed her lips into a smile, "Elder Sister, I'm not three-year-old anymore."

At this point, Da Qiao couldn't persist on. Could only let her quickly go and return. Dong Wan smiled and left.

As soon as she walked out of the street food place, the smile on Dong Wan's face evaporated at once. Her whole body instantly exuded an extremely cold aura.

When passersby saw her like this, they all moved away.

When she got to the noodle shop, Chen Qiao Qiao happened to exit with her son, Lin Yao Zu.

Seeing Dong Wan leaving and returning, Chen Qiao Qiao froze for a moment. Then she broke out into scolding: "You damn girl, you still have the face to come back, I... uuu..."

The next moment, she rendered speechless because Qiao Dong Wan grabbed her neck!

Qiao Dong Wan pushed her hard.

Chen Qiao Qiao's back hit the wall. A sharp pain in appeared at the back of her head at the same time.

"You... woo..." Her fury exploded.

She wanted to resist, but she didn't expect the thin and weak little girl to be so strong!

That's right, in addition to Da Qiao inheriting Grandmother's supernatural strength, Qiao Dong Wan also inherited it.

It was just that her strength wasn't as strong as Da Qiao's. More importantly, she didn't tell anyone. So far, only Chen Qiao Qiao was 'fortunately' to discover this secret!

When the people around heard the movement here, they all gathered around.

"What's going on? That little girl looks thin and weak, how could be so violent?"

"Hey, you better not speak. The one who is strangled is said to be the little girl's mother!"

"Taking action against her own mother! Is this still humane?"

Qiao Dong Wan didn't care what others thought of her and what they said.

She glared at Chen Qiao Qiao with a pair of gloomy and dark eyes: "I warn you, you'd better stay away from our Qiao family in the future. If you dare to come close again, I will publicize your affair with a wild man to the whole town!"

"Oou... Dare?" Chen Qiao Qiao felt her grip on her throat loosened a little. She immediately retorted back.

Qiao Dong Wan sneered: "Since you aren't afraid of losing face, why would I dare not? It's not me who attract wild men!"

Chen Qiao Qiao's face flushed red again.

A few passersby, who were originally watching and wanted to come forward to dissolve the situation, immediately stopped when they heard Qiao Dong Wan's words.

Affair with a wild man?

Pah, it was no wonder that the child doesn't recognize her as mother. It turned out that she did such a shameless thing!

Chen Qiao Qiao felt ashamed and vexed when she saw passersby pointing at her. She glared at Qiao Dong Wan with gnashing teeth.

Qiao Dong Wan's face was cold from beginning to end: "Also, don't try to do anything using the status of my mother. If not... how you treated me in the first place, I will doubly return it to your son!"

Chen Qiao Qiao was truly frightened now.

She used to hit Qiao Dong Wan when Qiao Zhen Min was away from home. She specially chose areas on her body that were usually visible.

At that time, little Wan-er couldn't even speak and disliked to be in contact with people. So even when she was beaten, she wouldn't say it.

If she really did something to her son, her current man would definitely kill her!

"Do you understand what I said?" Qiao Dong Wan frigidly asked.

Chen Qiao Qiao gave a muffled nod.

Finally, Qiao Dong Wan gave her an chilly stare and turned away with an icy face.

After she departed, Chen Qiao Qiao's legs softened and she fell to the ground with a pale face.

Lin Yao Zu, who was hiding on the side, ran out from behind the pillar to Chen Qiao Qiao. Stretching out his leg, he kicked her, "Idiot. I'm going back to tell my dad that you were fighting outside!"

Chen Qiao Qiao was kicked in the chest. She gasped in pain.

At this moment, she couldn't care about the pain. She rushed to coax her son and told him to never tell his dad.

Lin Yao Zu took advantage of the fire and mentioned buying toys.

In fact, Chen Qiao Qiao had secretly hid some private fund. In order to seal her son's mouth, she had to let it bleed.

After buying the toy, she reminded her son to never say that the toy was paid for by her when they got back. Instead, say it was given by a kind person on the road.

Lin Yao Zu readily agreed. However, as soon they returned, he tattled.

Chen Qiao Qiao was beaten again. The remaining private fund was also confiscated.

That was another later matter.

Qiao Dong Wan took out the bracelet from her pocket and returned to Da Qiao with a calm expression.

Da Qiao was relieved when she saw her coming back. If she didn't come back, she would go over to find her.

——

Winter gone, spring came. In a blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

A lot had happened in the past six months.

One was that something happened to Chu Family. But it wasn't Qiao Dong Wan's godparents who met with mishap. It was Chu Sheng Mei.

Chu Sheng Mei had married into the county to Du Zhuo Cheng. Although the conditions of Du Family weren't as good as Chu Family's, it was considered equal rank marriage.

Moreover, Du Zhuo Cheng wasn't anything close to chauvinism. He was very tolerant of Chu Sheng Mei's temper.

Therefore, the husband and wife lived very harmoniously. There were some shortcomings in terms of children. In eight years, they only gave birth to one daughter.

Because Du Zhuo Cheng was the only son in the family, Chu Sheng Mei's parents-in-law kept forcing them to have a son.

In fact, Chu Sheng Mei wasn't against having another child. But what can she do if they pregnancy never came?

At that time, her elder brother and sister-in-law couldn't give birth because her sister-in-law wasn't in good health. Later, it was heard that after consuming the dried flowers given by Qiao Family, her sister-in-law's health improved a lot and became pregnant in less than half a year.

She and Du Zhuo Cheng were both healthy. But in order to block her parents-in-law's mouth, she bought a generous gift to Qiao's house and asked for some dried flowers back. Still, she didn't get pregnant.

Although her in-laws were pressing hard, Du Zhuo Cheng had been helping her to withstand the pressure. He had said that one daughter was enough. Too many children meant she will have a lot of hard work in the future.

When she heard this, she only thought he was distressed for her and being considerate. Now the bad news came, she completely understood what he meant.

Du Zhuo Cheng was dead!

Suicide on the rails!

When she heard the news, she fainted on the spot. Later, when she woke up, she didn't want to believe it.

Because before this, the couple didn't have any contradictions and disputes. And he got along well with his colleagues in his workplace. In other words, he had no reason to commit suicide!

But he was dead. His flesh and blood were a mess. Not even a whole corpse has been preserved!

Du Family's sky fell. Her in-laws fell ill in an instant.

Her sky also fell. Within half a month, she became as skinny as a skeleton.

Her mind was struggling to understand why Du Zhuo Cheng want to commit suicide. She had entered a never-ending tunnel. If she doesn't figure out this problem, her life will never right itself!

Chu Tian Bai felt sorry for his younger sister. So he went to Du's house and proposed to bring her back to live for a while.

Du Family's two elders had aged a lot in half a year. They held a grudge against their daughter-in-law.

No matter how Chu Sheng Mei explained it, they didn't believe it. They thought she was lying. If it wasn't for the conflict between husband and wife, why would Du Zhuo Cheng think astray out of the blue?

Because of her in-laws' suspicion, Chu Sheng Mei became more and more depressed.

Although Du family allowed Chu Family to pick up Chu Sheng Mei, the granddaughter had to stay in Du Family.

They didn't care about this granddaughter very much before. Now that their son was gone, the granddaughter had become their son's only bloodline. They must preserve it no matter what!

There was nothing Chu Tian Bai could do. Now the most important thing was to let Chu Sheng Mei get better quickly. As for his niece, could only discuss about it later.

So before the Spring Festival, Chu Sheng Mei was taken back to her maternal home.

After Qiao Family knew what happened to Chu Family, Qiao Zhen Min immediately bought a lot of supplements. Then he caught a ride to Nanshan County with his daughter, Qiao Dong Wan.

Before they set off, Da Qiao secretly stuffed two jade beads into the pill.

Another event happened to Wang Anna.

Huo Zheng Chen and Wang Anna didn't return to Country Mi after leaving the capital. Instead, they settled in Xiangjiang. Still, their relationship could never return to before.

After arriving in Xiangjiang, they often quarreled over the previous division of property. The row even reached the point of wanting a divorce a few times.

Huo Zheng Chen's heart felt cold at this kind of life.

He felt that he shouldn't have chosen to stand on Wang Anna's side for the sake of the two children.

But it was useless to regret. Even if he was willing to divorce, a proud person like Dai Shu Fang will definitely not accept him back!

They quarreled again that day. Suddenly Wang Anna screamed before beginning to vomit blood.

Although he was fuming, he immediately sent her to the hospital.

The results of the test were very scary. Wang Anna was diagnosed with middle stage of breast cancer!

The doctor suggested that surgery must be performed immediately. If not, once the cancer cells spread, no one would be able to save her life even if Physician Hua Tuo was reborn!

Huo Zheng Chen was devastated by this.

Wang Anna's affairs didn't affect Huo Family.

After Huo Family found out, they didn't gloat. Of course, they didn't sympathize with her either.

In their eyes, Wang Anna was no different from a stranger on the road.

Whether she was doing well or not, it had nothing to do with them!

Since Huo Family wasn't affected, this matter was even more less impactful to Qiao Family.

Qiao Family had made some good earning in the past two years. This year, Qiao Yue Ming and Qiao Hong Xia both said they would come back for the New Year. So Qiao Family actively prepared for this big reunion.

One day, An Ping walked to the window and found a bee on the window. As soon as he walked over, the bee flew away.

Although the bee flew away, a small piece of yellow rice-like thing was left where it had just stayed.

An Ping got closer, picked up that sticky grain and put it in his mouth without thinking.

At this moment, little Dong Yun entered the scene and asked, "Elder Brother, what are you eating?"

An Ping showed her the remaining half: "I'm eating nectar. There's a little left, do you want to eat it?"

Qiao An Jie walked in behind little Dong Yun with a book in hand. Hearing this, he walked over to take a look: "Elder Cousin Brother, that's not nectar. That's bee poo!"

An Ping: "...How could this be bee poo? Don't talk nonsense. It's obviously nectar and the bee just flew away!"

Qiao An Jie opened the book in his hand, turned to one of the pages and handed it over, "You can read it yourself."

Qiao An Jie loved reading the most in Qiao Family. He was called a little nerd by everyone. That was why he knew some strange knowledge.

The few people came over to take a look and read the introduction in the Encyclopedia of Insects: After living through winter, the bees excrete yellow rice-like things. These are their excrement, not nectar.

The corners of An Ping's mouth twitched. Not only did he eat now, but also ate a lot before.

So...he's been eating poo all these years?

Little Dong Yun pulled the twins back and remarked with a look of disgust, "Elder Brother, you are dirty!"