Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 553 - 377 Different Kinds of Happiness

The first watch of the night had arrived.

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"Chuxia, I am your second uncle!" Zhao Yushui’s face was flushed red, the veins on his neck popping out one after another, clearly showing his utmost fury.

Chuxia glanced at him indifferently, stepped off the bed to put on her shoes, and left...

"Chuxia, Chuxia, where are you going..." Zhao Yulan chased after her, Lin Baohe gave Zhao Yushui a glare, and hurriedly followed out.

Staring blankly at the doorway for a while, Zhao Yushui’s gaze shifted to Old Master Zhao and Old Lady Zhao, "Father, Mother, ever since Chuxia married into the Zhou family, my younger sister’s family has really changed; they don’t respect anyone anymore..."

"Changed what changed..." Old Master Zhao moved hastily to the edge of the kang and raised his hand to knock on Zhao Yushui’s head, "If I were Yulan, I would have kicked you to death!

What kind of second uncle are you? You are completely blind to the wicked things your own daughter has done, yet you pick faults with your niece whom your daughter almost killed, how can your conscience be so twisted?"

Zhao Yushui, still kneeling straight, didn’t dodge, and kept trying to justify his wife and daughter, "Father, I understand Xiao Hua and Qiyan, they just speak harshly, but if you ask them to do bad things, they wouldn’t dare.

Qiyan originally had her mind set on what kind of son-in-law she wanted, you know that, Father. She wouldn’t have accepted the situation so quickly if she hadn’t been pushed to the edge..."

The old master, tired from hitting, knew that striking wouldn’t solve anything and simply stopped. He waved his hand at his still-kneeling son, "Enough, I can’t win against you, and I don’t want to talk to you any longer. Just go, do not enter this house again. Let’s end the relationship between father and son here. From now on, live your own lives. As far as I am concerned, I never had a son like you, and you can just assume your parents are dead..."

"Father!" Zhao Yushui cried out mournfully, tears streaming down, "I’ll listen to you, I won’t protect the two of them anymore. Really, I won’t protect them."

Old Master Zhao laughed bitterly out of extreme anger, "Alright, my son, today I have finally seen your true colors. You are my father, from now on, you are my father. Happy now?"

"Father..." Zhao Yushui was truly conflicted now. He was an honest man, not as clever as his brother, and not as decisive. He had ordinary looks, and after countless matchmakings and rejections, he had no choice but to marry Lin Xiao Hua, who was relatively less attractive.

In the beginning of their marriage, their relationship was fair, but as their daughter was born, Lin Xiao Hua’s temper became more and more tyrannical. Even if he said something innocuous, she would beat him up without a second thought, and those were serious beatings, leaving almost no part of his body without bruises at severe times.

For over twenty years, Lin Xiao Hua had ground away any resistance in him, to the point where he even considered such marital relations normal.

However, this time, after Lin Xiao Hua felt slighted by her family and he accepted her again, she completely changed, as if she had turned into a different person. For the first time, he realized that life could also be lived with flavor and savor.

Now, with his daughter married to such a good son-in-law, although he was somewhat disappointed with his daughter’s previous behavior, she was still his own flesh and blood. Seeing her find happiness, he was very happy indeed.

Old Master Zhao and Old Lady Zhao had been observing Zhao Yushui’s expression all this time. Now, a chill arose in their hearts. Could it be that they never really understood their son?

...

When Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe chased after them, Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong had already run out of sight, while Fat Auntie, Li Aiyuan, and Zhao Qihui were far from the door and didn’t quite understand the commotion inside. They came out a little later.

"What happened?" Li Aiyuan asked, surveying a flustered Zhao Yulan and her husband.

"Ah!" Zhao Yulan sighed heavily and shook her head without saying a word. The things her second brother said had hurt her deeply; at the moment, she didn’t want to mention him at all.

"With Xiaoqiong and Chuxia together, there shouldn’t be any problems," Fat Auntie came forward to console her, "Let’s go back. Look at the people outside, they’re all gawking this way. We are too conspicuous standing here." freeweɓnovel-cøm

"You go have a look, and I will help with the cooking," Zhao Yulan instructed Lin Baohe, then took a couple of steps back inside and added, "Check at second brother’s house, Chuxia might have gone to Zhao Qiyan’s."

At that moment, Chuxia was dragging Luo Xiaoqiong along, huffing toward Zhao Yushui’s house. When they nearly reached Zhao Yushui’s doorway, she suddenly stopped, "Come out!"

"Who?" Luo Xiaoqiong looked around, "Where are you hiding? Come out!"

Initially, she was just bluffing along with Chuxia; unexpectedly, two men really did appear from around the corner, one dark and muscular, the other gentle in appearance, completely different types.

The gentle one gave Chuxia a grin, "Sister-in-law, what can we do for you?"

"Come in with me to catch someone!" Chuxia commanded with authority, "I will take responsibility for any trouble!"

Luo Xiaoqiong pulled at her with a puzzled expression, "Um, may I ask who they are? They aren’t bodyguards arranged by Zhou Mikang, are they?"

"They’re not bodyguards, they’re people to protect me."

"Doesn’t it make a difference?" Luo Xiaoqiong, unable to help herself, rolled her eyes and continued to ask, "You said if trouble comes, you’ll shoulder it, but aren’t I here too? We are friends, of course, we’ll face it together!"

Chuxia nodded impatiently, "Alright, alright, we’ll face it together. Can you please stop wasting time now? We still need to go back tomorrow, and there’s a ton of things to do today."

Xiaoqiong was a step ahead of Chuxia and waved her hand with authority, "Let’s go!" But after a couple of steps, she quickly stopped, "Right, who are we trying to catch?"

Big sis, can you be any more out of touch?

After rolling her eyes in contempt, Chuxia finally told her, "Obviously, it’s Zhao Qiyan. If she weren’t pregnant, I could drag her out by myself. But now, my issue is not with her but with the child in her belly, so, of course, I need a helping hand."

The dark-skinned Ma Chao stepped forward and spoke in a muffled voice, "Big sister, tell me what she looks like, and I’ll go grab her for you."

Luo Xiaoqiong cut in ahead of him, "Short and fat, in her twenties." As soon as she finished speaking, Ma Chao had already disappeared, leaving Jiang Qi idly standing by them.

"What a master..." Luo Xiaoqiong’s eyes shone with admiration, "I never thought I’d actually have a martial arts master by my side, that’s so awesome!"

Jiang Qi said casually, "Miss, you’re thinking too much. He just runs fast, that’s all; he doesn’t know any kung fu. The real martial artist here is me."

"What kung fu do you know?" Luo Xiaoqiong looked at him skeptically, "It seems like that guy is the fighter, and you’re the scholar; how could you possibly be more skilled than him?"

"Watch this."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Qi "swooshed" and was gone.

"He really is... a master... wow..." Shocked, Luo Xiaoqiong dragged the sentence into three parts, while Chuxia just shrugged and pointed upwards.

Under the tall tree canopy, Jiang Qi was sitting leisurely on a branch, gesturing with his paw from above. Luo Xiaoqiong exclaimed once more, "Such a master!"

The moment she finished speaking, Jiang Qi had also landed in front of her, "How about that, aren’t I more awesome?"

"Yes," Luo Xiaoqiong nodded, then changed the subject, "But I still prefer that other guy; I like them dark and sturdy. That’s what a master looks like. You, on the other hand, if you really are a master, you must be one with a rather sinister character, not easy to deal with. I wouldn’t want you to sell me out and then help you count the money."

Jiang Qi: "..." Do I really look that bad?

...

At this time, Zhao Qiyan was making dumplings around the table with Lin Xiao Hua and Liu Zhenqiang.

Feeling guilty about abandoning her mother and running off by herself, Zhao Qiyan was unusually pleasant towards Lin Xiao Hua. As for Liu Zhenqiang, he dropped his usual arrogance, calling her "mom" with every word, which practically had Lin Xiao Hua glowing with pride to the point of forgetting who she was.

Originally worried that her daughter might have met with misfortune, Lin Xiao Hua hadn’t expected not only for her to be safe but also to have found an official for a son-in-law, which made her feel that all her hardships had been worth it.

"Mom, dad hasn’t come back yet; what if it doesn’t work out?" Looking at the time, Zhao Qiyan stroked her belly worriedly, "If grandpa and grandma don’t agree, what am I going to do? I can wait, but the baby can’t."

"Don’t worry, when your dad gets involved, one is as good as two..." Lin Xiao Hua patted her daughter comfortingly, "It will be fine, don’t worry about nothing. Just look forward to being a bride." Then she turned to Liu Zhenqiang, "You better take good care of my daughter. If she hadn’t set her heart on you, she wouldn’t have followed you without a proper status. Don’t ever pick on her about this stuff later on."

Liu Zhenqiang hurried to affirm, "Don’t worry, mom, I will certainly treat Qiyan well. I like her and wanted to marry her as my wife, which is why I took her early."

The door banged open, and as the three turned to look, a dark, large man charged straight toward them. Before anyone could react, Zhao Qiyan was lifted out the door like a little chick by the big, dark man...

Even Zhao Qiyan was terrified by this sudden turn of events, letting the man carry her out without uttering a sound, so much so that when Lin Xiao Hua and Liu Zhenqiang hurried after her, they had no idea where she had been taken.

"Go look for her!" Lin Xiao Hua pushed Liu Zhenqiang, "You’re her man, why are you standing around like an idiot? Go find her, she’s carrying your child in her belly. If anything happens, I’ll never let you off the hook!"

"Mom, I’m on it." A shadow flickered in Liu Zhenqiang’s downcast eyes. He did like Zhao Qiyan, but that didn’t mean this plump woman had any right to order him around. Their marriage was only a step away; he’d endure it for now, but later on... Hmph!

As Liu Zhenqiang reached a corner, he almost ran into Lin Baohe, who was rushing over, "Have you seen Chuxia?" "Have you seen Qiyan?" They asked each other at the same time.

"Chuxia is missing?" A barely concealed joy flashed in Liu Zhenqiang’s eyes—Good, it wasn’t just his wife who was taken.

"Qiyan is missing?" Relaxation clearly flickered in Lin Baohe’s eyes—So the daughter has already kidnapped that woman, very good! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), and your support will be my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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