boyutpedia Chapter 124 Reasonable
Chapter 124 Reasonable
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As night deepened, the stars twinkled in the sky.
In the teaching buildings of the No. 1 Middle School of the city, the lights gradually went out.
Seeing that the last batch of students who had been studying in the evening had finished their intense day of learning, Hua Lichu decisively closed the shop and went home to rest.
After tidying up their goods, the group walked into the rented house with tired but fulfilled smiles on their faces.
Just as she was about to reach her rented apartment, a familiar figure called out to Hua Lichu.
"pear?"
Hua Lichu paused, squinting as she looked at him: "Xinran?"
"it's me!"
"you……"
Hua Lichu had many questions she wanted to ask, but she quickly realized that this was not the place to talk, so she hurriedly led Zhang Xinran to the two sisters' room.
Hua Antao asked with concern, "Xinran, have you eaten yet?"
Zhang Xinran nodded and then shook her head, saying shyly, "I ate... but I'm hungry again after standing for so long."
"It's alright. We're hungry too, let's eat together. You guys chat first, I'll go cook something."
As Hua Antao spoke, she picked out some greens from a large pile of vegetables in the corner of the room and asked Zhang Xinran, "Is there anything you can't eat?"
"No~" Zhang Xinran stared blankly at the mountain of vegetables and said, "Pear, why do you have so many vegetables stored up?"
Hua Lichu was also helpless: "It wasn't stockpiled. My aunt and my sister-in-law, along with the two new employees at the shop, brought it from home."
She had too many vegetables and was worried that she wouldn't be able to finish them. She was planning to give some to her landlady, Li Lian, and then use them all to make dried vegetables.
"When did you arrive? Why didn't you come to the store to find me?" Hua Lichu poured Zhang Xinran a glass of water and asked.
Zhang Xinran licked her lips: "I heard from my mom that you've been looking for me lately..."
I have so much to say to you, but I don't know where to begin..."
Hua Lichu nodded: "No rush! You've already been home? Is Auntie feeling better?"
"Much better... Pear, thank you, my mom told me everything..."
Before Hua Lichu could reply, Zhang Xinran pulled a "radish" from her pocket and shoved it into her arms: "Here you go!"
Hua Li took a closer look and exclaimed, "My goodness, what a huge ginseng!"
"Where did you get this? I can't take it! Take it back."
This ginseng is so big, it looks like it's at least 30 years old. It could be kept as a family heirloom!
Zhang Xinran smiled and said, "Keep it! I have more! I had a bit of an adventure this time..."
Anyway, since I've given it to you, it's yours. If you don't want it, then you don't consider me a good friend.
From the moment she met Zhang Xinran, Hua Lichu had been observing her closely.
Seeing that she was still smiling as much as before, my heart, which had been hanging in mid-air, finally settled down.
Seeing that she immediately produced an old ginseng root, he didn't press her to tell him what had happened, but simply said, "Alright! Then I won't stand on ceremony with you!"
Your running away from home this time really scared me. You must never do that again.
If you encounter any difficulties, just tell me. Three heads are better than one—maybe we can come up with a solution!
Zhang Xinran held Hua Lichu's arm tightly, rested her head on her shoulder, and whispered, "I know... it won't happen again."
Then, in a particularly relaxed tone, she said, "Pear, I tied up my dad and beat him up."
Hua Lichu was startled and made a move to jump up from the bedside.
Zhang Xinran explained, "I really had no other choice... so I thought I'd give them a taste of their own medicine."
As she spoke, she glanced cautiously at Hua Lichu's expression, afraid that she would blame her.
But Hua Lichu's reaction was completely unexpected.
"Did you stuff a towel into his mouth when you hit him?"
"what?"
"It wouldn't be good if someone heard us! How about this, we team up again, beat him up, and then reason with him?"
Zhang Xinran was stunned for a moment, then said blankly, "Don't you think I'm very unfilial? Extremely rebellious?"
Hua Lichu chuckled and couldn't help but pinch Zhang Xinran's cheek: "Where did I give you the wrong impression that I would think that way?"
Children will be filial only if their parents are loving. What you did could at most be considered self-defense.
Besides, I've even changed my surname. Aren't I more unconventional than you? Would you think I'm unfilial?
Zhang Xinran shook her head vigorously, "Of course not! It must be because your father did a lot of inhuman things that you couldn't stand it anymore, that's why you did this!"
"Yes! As your good friend, I also think you had no choice but to resort to this plan..."
However, the next time you try to "reason" with him, you should choose a spot that hurts but won't leave a mark...
As Zhang Xinran listened to Hua Lichu's suggestion, a warm feeling slowly flowed through her heart.
When she came to see Hua Lichu today, she was particularly scared, afraid that she would see disgust and incomprehension on the other person's face.
Seeing that Hua Lichu's door was tightly closed, her first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief.
She was like an ostrich, wanting to see Hua Lichu even a minute or a second later.
Fortunately, Hua Lichu never misunderstood her at all; instead, she taught her how to clean up the mess.
"Don't worry, I've studied acupuncture points, and I only used them in places that won't leave any marks. Besides, I talked to him openly and honestly afterward."
Hua Lichu asked curiously, "How do we talk about it?"
"I told him directly that my gender was determined the moment the embryo was formed and there was no way to change it."
If he really wants a son, he should divorce my mother and find someone else.
"Anyway, I'm already in high school, and my mom has her own job. It's not like she can't live without him," Zhang Xinran said casually.
Then, her eyes sparkled as she looked at Hua Lichu: "Speaking of which, I want to thank you."
Hua Lichu asked, puzzled, "Thank me?"
"That's right! If you can run a shop while studying and support yourself, why can't I?"
Zhang Xinran looked embarrassed: "I was always afraid that my parents would get divorced, so I kept enduring it..."
My father's current state is partly my fault...
But I'm not afraid anymore. At worst, I'll just pretend I don't have a dad, only a mom. I refuse to believe that a grown man like me can starve to death.
"Can your mother agree?"
“If this had happened before, my mom definitely wouldn’t have agreed.”
But after this experience, my mom readily agreed. She even said that if all else failed, she would set up a stall near the old No. 1 Middle School…
As Zhang Xinran spoke, her expression suddenly became very complicated: "But I didn't expect my dad to refuse."
Seeing that we had made up our minds, he knelt on the ground and frantically slapped himself, begging for our forgiveness.
Actually, my dad used to be very good to me…
But time is like a butcher's knife, changing people beyond recognition.