Chapter 173 - 173 Chapter 172, I Want To Hug You
173 Chapter 172, I Want To Hug You
On the other side, Xiao Gong said, “This morning, I went back to tell the Master about what happened last night. He contacted an old comrade. He is now the head of the military region here. The county is not big. Moreover, that young master of the Kong family is so high-profile, so he was found soon after.”
So it was like that. Ji Yuanyuan blinked her big eyes and looked at Gong Wenbai.
“The Kong Family’s business has something to do with the Qin Family. They depend on the Qin family for their livelihood. The Kong Family naturally didn’t dare to do any trick. Moreover, the Kong Family doesn’t only have this young master. They would understand the logic of giving up an abandoned child in exchange for the peace of the entire family.”
Of course, the implications were far more complicated than that.
However, there was no need to say too much to Li Xu and the others.
If he said too much, they would feel a huge psychological burden.
The Kong Family could be considered the local tyrant in the county. However, compared to the Qin Family, they count as nothing.
“I brought them here because of Master’s wishes. It can also be considered to calm your heart. In the future, they won’t dare to touch you anymore—the hit-and-run caused death. The circ.u.mstances are serious, and it will imprison him for at least ten years. Kong Zhen’s mother was long gone, and he was only an illegitimate child of the Kong Family. Therefore, no one in the Kong Family cares about Kong Zhen’s life and death. Naturally, they won’t trouble you for him!”
After hearing Gong Wenbai’s words, Li Xu and Zhang Kun heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhang Kun stepped forward and said, “It’s been hard on you to come all the way here in the middle of the night. Please help us thank Master. We’ll visit tomorrow to thank him.”
Gong Wenbai waved his hand, “It’s fine. I won’t disturb your rest then. Go to rest early!”
After Gong Wenbai left, Li Xu let out a long sigh and looked at the three children, “Alright, Grandpa Qin has settled everything. You don’t have to be afraid anymore! We’ll visit Grandpa Qin tomorrow afternoon after school!”
Ji Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, “Okay!”
The other two children also nodded their heads.
“Alright, alright. Let’s go to sleep. You still have school tomorrow morning!” Zhang Kun happily reached out and carried Ji Zixuan and Ji Zi’ang in each hand.
The two children laughed.
Li Xu also held Ji Yuanyuan’s hand and returned to the bedroom.
After the matter was settled, everyone felt relieved.
Soon, everyone fell asleep.
Early the following day, Li Xu received a call from the police. The culprit had surrendered himself!
In the morning, custom-made doors and windows came over, and the shop returned to its previous appearance.
However, Li Xu was not in a hurry to open for business.
In the afternoon, she went to the department store and bought some supplements for Grandpa Qin.
At five o’clock, Zhang Kun also came over.
Since it was Friday, there were fewer people for dinner, so he simply took a leave of absence.
After the children had finished school, they brought the three children to Qin Junshan’s place.
He had long known they would come over, so Qin Junshan instructed the nanny, Xiao Qi, to prepare a table full of dishes.
“Uncle Qin, thank you so much for yesterday’s matter.” After sitting down, Li Xu said sincerely, “If it weren’t for you, I really wouldn’t know what to do.”
Qin Junshan smiled, “We’re all family. What are you thanking me for?”
As he spoke, he reached out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork.
However, when the chopsticks touched the meat, they were pressed down by another pair of chopsticks.
Qin Junshan looked at the pair of small hands holding the chopsticks and smiled.
Ji Yuanyuan shook her head seriously, “Grandpa Qin, you can’t eat this!”
Qin Junshan laughed dryly, “Can’t I just eat one piece?”
Ji Yuanyuan still shook her head, “No!”
Although Qin Junshan was slightly disappointed, he still put down the braised pork. Ji Yuanyuan nodded in satisfaction. She picked up a piece of celery and placed it in the bowl in front of Qin Junshan, “Grandpa Qin, you have to eat more celery. It can lower blood pressure.”
Qin Junshan looked at the celery in his bowl. He wanted to cry but had no tears.
d.a.m.n it. When he was young, he was controlled by his wife. He was not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol.
When his wife left, he was controlled by his grandson. He was not allowed to eat this or that.
It was not easy for him to not have his grandson by his side. Now, it was his granddaughter-in-law.
The key was that this granddaughter-in-law was even more strict than his grandson!
Qin Junshan stuffed the celery into his mouth, feeling a little tasteless. Oh G.o.d, how long has it been since he ate meat!
The family stayed at Qin Junshan’s place until nine o’clock in the evening.
Before he left, Qin junshan asked reluctantly, “Why don’t you let the children stay over? Tomorrow is Sat.u.r.day anyway, so they don’t have school!”
Hearing this, Ji Zi’ang’s eyes instantly lit up, “Mom, I want to stay over!”
The bed here was exceptionally soft and huge.
Li Xu frowned, “You will disturb Grandpa Qin’s rest. It will be the same if Uncle Zhang sends you over early tomorrow.”
When Qin Junshan heard this, he hurriedly said, “They won’t. I don’t sleep much anyway.”
Ji Yuanyuan looked at Li Xu and then looked at Zhang Kun. Suddenly, she turned her gaze and said, “Mom, I want to sleep over too.”
Hearing Ji Yuanyuan’s words, Li Xu’s expression became hesitant.
Zhang Kun also said, “Why don’t we let the children sleep here? It’s safer.”
Seeing this, Ji Zi’ang came up to her and said, “Mom, let’s sleep here for one night. We’ll go home tomorrow, okay?”
Li Xu could not withstand Ji Zi’ang’s nagging and quickly nodded, “Then you guys have to be good here. Don’t disturb Grandpa Qin, understand?”
The children answered in unison, “Okay!”
After leaving the children, Li Xu and Zhang Kun returned home.
After returning home, Zhang Kun went to the brothers’ room and planned to move back to his own house.
However, when he was making the bed, for some reason, he was reluctant to move.
Li Xu stood in the living room. Seeing that Zhang Kun did not move, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
A moment later, Zhang Kun turned around and looked at Li Xu. He asked in a whisper, “Are you afraid at night?”
When Li Xu heard this, her ears were slightly red, “I’m… I’m a little afraid!”
When Zhang Kun heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, “Why don’t I move? I’ll sleep in their room. The two of us can still talk beyond the wall.”
Li Xu did not say anything. She just nodded.
Zhang Kun heaved a sigh of relief. He rolled up the bedding and laid it down again.
Although Li Xu was a little embarra.s.sed and annoyed, she still comforted herself. In any case, it was the same whether Zhang Kun slept in his house or here. As long as they did not sleep on the same bed, there was no difference between sleeping with a wall or two walls between them!
At night, after cleaning up, Li Xu and Zhang Kun each lay on the bed. The two doors were slightly ajar, so they could hear each other clearly.
“Tomorrow morning, Xiao Lei will come over. You should move back so that he won’t be suspicious. Don’t tell him about this so that he won’t worry,” Li Xu said.
“Okay, I’ll move back tomorrow morning,” Zhang Kun replied.
Li Xu lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling under the moonlight through the gap in the curtains, “How about…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she heard Zhang Kun, next door, get out of bed.
He quickly appeared at her door and asked, “Can I come in?”
He paused for a moment as if he was afraid that Li Xu would misunderstand, “I want to hug you. I promise I won’t do anything else.”