Chapter 76: Jealousy

Yao Pengfei, the eldest son of the Yao family, said, “Dad, calm down first. Mom said that Luo Qiao looked healthier and fairer this time compared to when she was at the farm. It shows that she’s living quite well.

Luo Qiao has already registered for the exam and will participate in the high school entrance exam in a few months. With her intelligence, she will definitely get into a good high school without any problems. I know Chaoyang Commune is not far from the city. I even went there a few days ago to deliver something.

Who knows, if Luo Qiao performs well, she might be able to attend the No. 1 High School in the city. At that time, our family should take care of her more. Right now, there’s no better way.”

Yao Lili, the eldest daughter of the Yao family, finished the last bite of her meal and said, “You guys are really worrying too much. You can’t even manage our own family affairs, yet you’re concerned about Luo Qiao. When she was at the farm, she had Mr. Yuan and the old couple from the Yang family looking after her.

Maybe they still keep in touch with each other. Those two families might have helped her out a bit more, which would make her life better than ours. Look at how worked up you all are. If someone didn’t know better, they’d think she was your own daughter.”

Yao Chengxuan furrowed his brow and looked at his eldest daughter. “What kind of language is that? You’re grown up now, when will you learn to be sensible?”

Yao Lili replied, “Did I say something wrong? They’re all neighbors. Did Yuan’s family and Yang’s family leave you their addresses when they left?”

Aunt Wu Peiling interjected, “Why would they leave us their addresses for no reason? Besides, when those two families left, they also left behind quite a few things.”

Yao Lili snorted coldly, “Those were things they didn’t want. They left behind what they couldn’t take with them. Just look at those two sets of quilts—they picked out the best ones to leave for Luo Qiao. I wanted to make a set of those quilts earlier, but you wouldn’t let me touch them.

When Yuan’s family and Yang’s family left, they both left their address for Luo Qiao. I heard that Luo’s family could come back earlier than us because Yuan’s grandson helped out in the middle.

That silly Luo Qiao hasn’t told her family yet. As a result, as soon as she returned to Ji City, she was immediately kicked back to the countryside by her family. Hahaha, it cracked me up.”

Yao Pengrui, the youngest son of the Yao family, couldn’t stand his older sister’s schadenfreude and said, “Big sister, you disappoint me too much. When Luo Qiao was at the farm, she shared the good food she got from Yuan’s and Yang’s families with us.

Look at what you just said. Are you jealous of Luo Qiao’s good connections? That’s something you can’t envy; you don’t have that fate.”

Yao Lili didn’t expect her younger brother to expose her thoughts like that, so she turned to her parents and said, “Mom, Dad, can’t you control him? I’m her own sister.”

Yao Chengxuan glanced at his daughter, his eyes filled with complexity. “What your little brother said isn’t wrong. Lili, if you don’t change your ways, you’ll suffer a lot in the future.”

Yao Lili, seeing her father not taking her side, said, “In the end, none of you appreciate me. You all think Luo Qiao is so great, why don’t you just accept her back as your daughter?”

Beside her, Luo Pengfei couldn’t bear it anymore. “Enough, Lili. The more you talk, the more unreasonable you sound. How come you can’t even understand a simple truth?”

Yao Lili suddenly stood up and ran back into the house, slamming the door loudly.

Meanwhile, in the compound of the military unit, Zhang Xiao had just poured herself a glass of water and sat down. Seeing her father return, she smiled and said, “Dad, you’re back.”

Zhang Jianjun patted his daughter’s head and asked, “How’s your mom doing today?”

Zhang Xiao replied, “She’s fine. Luckily, it’s her left hand that got injured, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to attend classes. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Mom.”