Chapter 223: Trying to Stir Up Trouble

When he heard Luo Qiao’s name, Luo Tianming asked in puzzled, “Luo Qiao come to the city?”

Zhang Dezhen said, “She took the morning bus to the city. I thought since she doesn’t have any other relatives, she must have come to find you.”

Luo Tianming wasn’t a fool: “Why would Luo Qiao come to the city? Did something happen to her?”

Luo Tianming still had some affection for this adopted daughter. After all, they had lived together for fifteen years. Though the child rarely spoke, she was obedient and well-behaved, much less troublesome than Luo Bin.

Previously, he had wanted to keep Luo Qiao, but Feng Hui strongly refused, saying it was better to have their own child and not waste money raising someone unrelated people.

Zhang Dezhen felt somewhat ashamed to speak, but he had no choice. He briefly explained the situation, trying to describe it as an accident, without mentioning how the cow went crazy and charged towards Luo Qiao.

When Luo Tianming heard the news that Luo Qiao was this year’s top scorer in the city’s high school entrance exam, his heart rate quickened, and his expression changed rapidly. He felt happy for Luo Qiao but also regretted that such honor didn’t belong to the Luo family.

He barely heard Zhang Dezhen’s later words, only understanding that Luo Qiao had suffered a work injury and the village had given her time off, so she came to the city.

Luo Tianming asked more about Luo Qiao, and Zhang Dezhen answered everything in detail. He was anxious to see Luo Qiao quickly, so he quickly answered whatever Luo Tianming asked.

Luo Tianming then learned that Luo Qiao was living independently now, and that the Zhao family weren’t her birth parents either. He couldn’t help but worry about Luo Qiao, wondering how she would manage her schooling in the future.

Then he heard Zhang Dongze, who was beside Zhang Dezhen, say, “The city, county, and commune all gave her prize money. It’s more than enough for three years of high school living expenses, and the city’s No. 1 High School even said they’d waive her miscellaneous fees.”

After hearing this, Luo Tianming breathed a sigh of relief, feeling happy for Luo Qiao.

However, Zhang Dongze, who said this, was disappointed. He had intentionally mentioned this to make Luo Tianming have ideas to covet Luo Qiao’s money, hoping to get revenge for his sister.

But looking at Luo Tianming’s current expression, he seemed quite pleased.

Luo Tianming asked, “So why did you come to find her today?”

Zhang Dongze replied, “We want to ask Luo Qiao to give my sister another chance. After all, she’s still young and just acted too rashly. We’ll teach her better in the future.”

Luo Tianming didn’t understand the true meaning of “another chance.” He thought the Secretary just wanted to resolve things quickly, fearing Luo Qiao might come to complain.

Luo Tianming said, “I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. That child hasn’t contacted us since we sent her back to Qingshan Village. We made it clear then that we’d have no further relationship with her.

She’s a proud child and wouldn’t come to our home. If you don’t believe me, you can come home with me.”

Zhang Dongze replied, “But that’s not right. She brought back many things from the city before, saying they were from relatives in the city. I remember there were even quilts and bedding.”

Luo Tianming frowned, seeming to realize something: “I know now. She must have gone to the Yao family.”

Zhang Dezhen quickly asked, “Who are the Yao family?”

Luo Tianming explained, “The Yao family used to be on the same farm as us, living nearby. They took good care of Luo Qiao before. The relatives she mentioned are probably the Yao family.”

Zhang Dezhen asked, “Can you take us there, Guibao’s father?”

Hearing “Guibao’s father” again, Luo Tianming felt inexplicably unhappy. Each mention of this name reminded him of the stupid thing he and Feng Hui had done years ago.

So Luo Tianming said calmly, “He has changed his name now. It’s Luo Bin.”

He used “he” directly, not wanting to say “Guibao” at all.

Zhang Dezhen is a very clever person. Noticing Luo Tianming’s displeasure and quickly changed his words: “That’s a good name, much more sophisticated than the previous one. It sounds like it was chosen by an educated person.”