As soon as Li Zhao settled down in the capital, he asked someone to go to Hujiacun to inquire about Hu Qingqing.

Although he expected that Hu Qingqing hated him so much that she could not wait for him not to marry, he still felt uncomfortable when he found out that she got married the year after he left and gave birth to a son.

In the past few days, he had been staying near Chen's house whenever he had free time. He saw Hu Qingqing carrying her child several times between the market, the noodle stall, and her home. He witnessed with his own eyes that she and Chen Feng were in love with each other and the family was happy.

He couldn't tell whether it was out of envy, annoyance or guilt, but he never showed up. Until today, he finally couldn't help but show up in front of Hu Qingqing.

Facing Hu Qingqing's guarded eyes, Li Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a bit of ruthlessness: "I don't want to do anything. I just miss you after not seeing you for many years, so I just want to see you."

Hu Qingqing's face turned red, she was anxious and angry: "Shut up! I have nothing to do with you, don't say these shameless words in front of me!"

Seeing that she was annoyed, Li Zhao not only didn't shut up, but looked at her more and more wildly: "Who said it doesn't matter anymore? Back then, we made a lifelong promise, and you said you would never marry anyone but me. Even though you broke your promise, there are still

Such a big son, but I left you without saying goodbye, so I won’t argue with you."

Hu Qingqing laughed angrily, not caring whether the neighbors next door would hear her, and said sarcastically: "Then should I kneel down and thank you for not caring about it? My surname is Li, I only regret that I was blind for what happened back then, you

If you know what’s going on, get out of here right away, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude!”

Li Zhao said with a smile: "You're welcome? How can you say you're welcome? What we did in the past cannot be faked. I don't believe you will forget everything."

After that, he stretched out his hand to pull her: "Qingqing, I had my reasons for leaving without saying goodbye. As long as you are willing to accept me again, I don't mind having such a big son, and I will never let you down again.

Can you trust me again?"

Hu Qingqing was so frightened that she backed away again, preventing him from touching even a corner of her body. She glared at Li Zhao fiercely and shouted angrily: "It took me eight lifetimes to get to know someone like you. Don't ask me to accept you again.

Just one more look at you will make me want to dig out my own eyes, just give up on this idea!"

Not sure whether he was suppressed by her harsh words or something else, Li Zhao changed his scornful attitude and looked at Hu Qingqing expressionlessly.

Hu Qingqing was afraid that he would do something, so she turned slightly sideways and nervously hugged her son, ready to escape at any time.

Li Zhao seemed not to have seen it, and suddenly smiled and said: "It seems that you have learned to be smart. I thought you would still be as stupid as before. I believed you after just a few words."

Hu Qingqing was so angry that she was shaking all over. She bent down and grabbed the stone in the corner and threw it hard: "Get out of here! Get out of here!"

Li Zhao refused to dodge and let the stone hit his forehead. Sharp pain hit him. He raised his hand and wiped it. Seeing the bright red color on his palm, he smiled at the frightened Hu Qingqing: "Look.

Come on, you really hate me!"

Xiao Qingyun was frightened by his appearance again, tears welling up in his eyes: "Go, go away, don't bully my mother, I, I will beat you!"

While speaking harshly, he did not forget to wave his small arms towards Li Zhao, as if he wanted to hit him fiercely.

Hu Qingqing took a breath, grabbed her son's little hand and sneered at Li Zhao: "Stop putting gold on your face, people like you are not worthy of my hatred!"

The smile on Li Zhao's face fell. Just as he was about to say something about the noise coming from the yard next door, he suddenly laughed and turned around and strode away.

Hu Qingqing was confused and suspected that this person's mind was abnormal.

At this time, the door to the courtyard next door was opened, and an old lady came out. Seeing Li Zhao laughing maniacally, she was a little scared and asked: "Ms. Hu, what's going on? I'll follow you in the house.

Who is quarreling?"

Hu Qingqing suppressed the panic in her heart and said hurriedly: "Aunt Wu, this person is a lunatic. He just rushed over to me to ask for money. When I ignored him, he yelled and cursed, which scared me and the child."

When the old lady saw Xiao Qingyun crying, she looked really frightened. However, she did not doubt her words. Instead, she came up and gently touched the top of Xiao Qingyun's head three times: "It won't scare you if you touch the fur. Don't worry about it."

Scared~"

After appeasing the little guy, the old lady said to Hu Qingqing: "You two are the only ones at home during the day, so you should close the door. Although there are no petty thefts in our area, and there are city guards patrolling, there is no guarantee that we will be targeted by bad guys.

You’d better be careful when taking your children in and out.”

Seeing that she had no doubts, Hu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her repeatedly: "Aunt Wu, thank you for reminding me. I understand."

Aunt Wu nodded, and seeing that the two of them had nothing else to do, she turned around and went back. The wind outside was quite strong, and it felt very cold after staying there for a long time.

At this time, Li Zhao's wanton laughter was no longer in her ears. Hu Qingqing looked at the back at the end of the alley, with a look of confusion on her face. She didn't understand why this person suddenly appeared in front of her after disappearing for several years.

He also said things that could ruin her reputation.

Is it just that he is unhappy with her for getting married and having children? If that's the case, wouldn't he have achieved his goal by just telling the story of the two of them in front of Aunt Wu, or making it up randomly?

Hu Qingqing couldn't figure it out after much thought. When she met her son's ignorant eyes, she smiled suddenly and kissed him hard on his face: "Son, go home with your mother!"

No matter what his purpose is, don't try to destroy everything she has finally obtained!

The moment she turned around with Qingyun in her arms, she didn't notice that the person at the end of the alley had stopped and stared at her back for a long time without moving away.

Hu Qingqing didn't mention it, and Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know that Li Zhao had gone to the Chen family to look for her. Later, she learned that Jing Heng had taken a job in the newly established Shipping Department in Haicheng, and would rarely have the opportunity to return to Beijing in the future. She couldn't help but feel shocked.

He breathed a sigh of relief and flattered Jingheng a lot.

This is not the only good thing. The business of the red date restaurant is getting better and better. The minimum daily sales is 150 kilograms. If it is a festival when gifts are needed, some sell three to four hundred kilograms. I almost buy dried dates.

of our guests have become repeat customers.

On the one hand, dried dates are delicious when eaten alone, in soups and snacks, and are deeply loved by people of all ages; on the other hand, the effect of dried dates on replenishing qi and blood is gradually becoming apparent, and the price is much more affordable than precious medicinal materials such as ginseng, deer antler, and bird's nest.

Ordinary people can afford to eat it every day.

The most important thing is that this is the only one selling dried dates in the entire capital, and you can't buy them anywhere else. It's normal for the red date shop to have a booming business.

In less than a month, the fame of dried dates spread. Some merchants in eight counties in Beijing saw business opportunities and went to red date shops to purchase three to five hundred kilograms.

Since there are still 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms of inventory in the warehouse, enough to sell until new dried dates are collected next year, Qin Xiaoxiao decided to sell 10,000 kilograms at a price of 40 cents per catty, trying to spread the reputation of dried dates to other places.

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If everything goes well, she won't need to do anything more next year, and the newly harvested dried dates won't have to worry about selling.

On this day, Qin Xiaoxiao got up late again. After washing up, she yawned and sat down at the dining table, eating the fragrant shrimp wontons one bite at a time. She always felt that the food smelled delicious but tasted delicious.

It tasted a little different and was not as delicious as before.

Mingyue on the side saw it and said with a smile: "Madam, after you finish eating, I will take your pulse."

Qin Xiaoxiao said strangely: "I'm not sick or in pain, and I don't have any pulse."

At this time, Jing Que walked in with a bowl of freshly boiled glutinous rice dumplings stuffed with red dates and glutinous rice. Hearing her words, he couldn't help but remind her: "Madam's menstruation has been postponed for nine days."

Qin Xiaoxiao was startled and subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, silently thinking about the last time she had her period.

Seeing her reaction, Mingyue chuckled and said, "My wife has been sleeping more in the past few days than before. She has the same symptoms as when she was pregnant with the two little masters."

Qin Xiaoxiao felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.

A few days ago, she and Brother Li were having a lot of mischief, but they have calmed down in the past few days. She thought that her drowsiness was probably because she had not slept well before, but now that she thought about it, it was probably because she was pregnant.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't bother to eat. She rolled up her sleeves and urged Mingyue to take her pulse: "It's only been delayed for nine days. Even if she is pregnant for only one month, can this pulse be detected?"

Mingyue didn't dare to guarantee it, so she said, "I'll give it a try, slave."

When Jing Que and others saw this, they did not dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Mingyue and failing to detect the joyful pulse.

After a while, Mingyue took back her hand and said to Qin Xiaoxiao who looked expectant: "Madam, judging from the pulse, it seems that she is pregnant, but it is not obvious for the time being. It will take some time to confirm."

This result was expected by Qin Xiaoxiao, she said with a smile: "Try again in half a month, please don't make any announcement first."

Mingyue and others responded and promised not to spread the news outside Anyiyuan.

Although he was not sure yet, Qin Xiaoxiao became much more cautious when walking.

When Momo jumped into her arms as usual, she blocked the little guy, pinched his little face and said: "Mom is not feeling well right now, I can't throw myself in like this anymore, and I can't hug you and my brother anymore.

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Mo Mo immediately grabbed her hand, looked up and down, and asked worriedly: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Did you ask Sister Mingyue to give you some bitter medicine?"

Nao Nao stood on tiptoes and probed his mother's forehead and touched her ears. His expression became nervous because he couldn't see where his mother was feeling uncomfortable and thought the condition was more serious than he imagined.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't want to let the two little guys worry, and said hurriedly: "It's not uncomfortable, but I can't hold you for the time being, but there may be a huge surprise waiting for you later."

The twins believed their mother's words and immediately felt at ease. Momo couldn't control their curiosity and asked eagerly: "Mom, what's the surprise?"

Qin Xiaoxiao rubbed his little head and smiled mysteriously: "I can't say it for now, but you will know when the time comes."
Chapter completed!