Chapter 60: Life of the Original Luo Qiao in the Book

In the book, under the intervention of the captain, Zhao’s family acknowledged Luo Qiao. However, her life became even more difficult. Gao Suhua often scolded and physically abused her. There were days when she couldn’t even get a proper meal.

Among Zhao’s daughters, except for the fourth daughter, Zhao Xiaohua, who treated her somewhat decently, none of the others were kind to her. She ended up eating the least, waking up the earliest, and doing the most work in the household.

Except for cooking, which wasn’t her responsibility, she handled everything else and couldn’t afford to neglect her work in the fields. Though Zhao Pulin treated her relatively well and never abused her, he even stood up for her when his wife and daughters were too harsh on her.

But ultimately, in the face of interests, she was abandoned. A dowry of 800 yuan married her off to a fool. With just two sets of tattered clothes, she arrived at her husband’s home. The Zhao sisters often came to stir up trouble, making her in-laws dislike her even more.

Six months after entering the household, encouraged by his mother, the fool beat the original Luo Qiao. Once started, it became a recurring event, leaving her bruised several days each month. Although she had learned some martial arts during her time on the farm, she was too timid by nature.

In middle age, the simpleton met a tragic end by drowning. Both her in-laws and her family plotted for her to remarry, prompting her to bravely sneak out with her household registration and ID card, fleeing.

With little money on her, she took on numerous jobs and wandered for over a decade. Unexpectedly, she encountered relatives from her biological mother’s family. Later, after a DNA test conducted by someone on behalf of her biological mother, she discovered her true identity.

However, she was nearing old age, and she wondered what use knowing all this would bring. Later, by chance, she overheard a phone call from the Zhao family daughter who had replaced her in life. She then learned that the Zhao family had known all along that she wasn’t a daughter of the Luo family.

Later, she interacted with the Zhao family as a relative, but they kept it secret from outsiders, including her biological parents’ side. They thought it was a coincidence that they had this relative.

Her own family didn’t pay much attention until a cousin stayed at the hotel where she worked and remarked on her striking resemblance to their deceased grandmother. They encountered each other several times afterward.

Eventually, this cousin impulsively sent her hair for testing, and a private DNA test confirmed their blood relationship. That’s when they began hiring private detectives to investigate the events of those years.

Well, anyway, in that book, the original Luo Qiao’s life was a tragedy. The only person who genuinely cared for her was Grandma Luo, who raised her.

Therefore, Luo Qiao decided that when she had the time, she would definitely return to the farm, visit Grandma Luo’s grave, burn some paper money, and let her rest in peace.

On her way, she found that the city was indeed much more prosperous than the commune. She first found a deserted place to change into the clothes she had prepared a few days ago, the fabric taken from the warehouse.

She didn’t do anything too flashy because she didn’t want to attract too much attention. The parts of her body that could be covered by clothes were tailored to fit well, and the pants were made straight-legged, similar to the styles worn by most people nowadays, unless you look closely.

The top was a small shirt, slightly cinched at the waist, which looked quite neat when worn. If you don’t dress decently and try to buy a sewing machine in a department store, they probably won’t even bother to assist you. You might even get ridiculed a few times, so why bother?

After leaving the space, she first went to a department store in the city. Before going up, she had already found a spot. There was a blind spot in an alley behind the department store where she could have someone help move things and store them there.

She didn’t need anything else right now. It’s still the era of coupons and permits, and without them, even if you have money, you can’t buy anything. So she just took a quick look around without buying anything.