Chapter 239 Qiao Changdong: Yes, let your stepfather investigate for you.

But Fu Yu told them that she had no relatives left.

Qiao Changdong originally intended to adopt Fu Yu, but too many things happened afterward, and the adoption procedures have not been completed yet.

Now that I'm busy with hotel matters, I have even less time to do it.

Qiao Changdong could only ask his grandmother and Fang Zhengnan to help take care of things.

Qiao Changdong knew that even close brothers should keep clear accounts, so when Fu Yu stayed at his home, Qiao Changdong gave Fang Zhengnan a separate allowance for living expenses.

However, Fang Zhengnan initially wanted to refuse.

Qiao Changhong is the only one left in Qiaojia Village. Fang Zhengnan only stayed here for one night. Seeing that Qiao Qiao was fine, she went back the next day after completing her physical examination, even though Qiao Qiao and Qiao Changdong tried to persuade her to stay.

Just before getting into the car, Fang Zhengnan called Qiao Changdong aside and walked away.

The two were in a corner. As Qiao Changdong handed her money, she was also bending down to take money out of her pocket.

As soon as he looked up, his hands met the money Qiao Changdong was handing him.

"This is?"

"sister in law?"

Both of them frowned and looked at the money in each other's hands.

Qiao Changdong explained first: "Third sister-in-law, this is Fu Yu's living expenses. I have some things to do at the hotel that I can't leave, so I might need you to help me continue to look after him."

The hotel is newly established, and Qiao Changdong has so much to learn that he won't have time to go back before the Lunar New Year.

After he finished explaining, he looked at the money in Fang Zhengnan's hand. At a glance, it looked to be about a hundred yuan.

Qiao Changdong frowned: "Third sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"

Fang Zhengnan explained, "Mom must have spent a lot of money on this hospital check-up. Before I came, your third brother repeatedly told me that this money must be given to you."

"My sister-in-law thinks the same way."

“Changdong, your sister-in-law knows you’ve made a name for yourself now, buying such a big hotel so easily. But we still need to figure out the medical expenses for Mom and us. We should split the costs, not let you bear them all alone.”

“Otherwise, if these things get back, your third brother and I will be humiliated.”

When Qiao Changdong brought Grandma Qiao to Baoyi City, he said that he would cover all of Grandma Qiao's expenses this time.

Fang Zhengnan didn't say anything at the time.

It's because she and Qiao Changhong really couldn't come up with the money.

However, this does not mean that Fang Zhengnan and Qiao Changhong really intend to ignore it.

During this time, they stayed at home. Qiao Changdong had previously allocated meat to the three households. She kept half of it to make cured meat for the New Year, and sold the other half, along with some agricultural products, finally managing to scrape together 100 yuan.

I took this opportunity to come and give it to Qiao Changdong.

Of course she knew that. This amount of money might not be much to Qiao Changdong right now, but it was something that the third branch of the family should contribute, and they couldn't refrain from contributing just because Qiao Changdong wasn't short of money.

Looking at the dozen or so neatly stacked ten-yuan bills, Qiao Changdong couldn't help but feel a sense of comfort.

He took the money and said, "Okay, since you say so, sister-in-law, then I'll accept it."

After saying that, he changed the subject again: "I've taken your money, so we need to keep things separate. You should keep this money too. I really need you to take good care of Xiaoyu. And Mom, I can only ask you to take care of her for now."

"If my sister-in-law doesn't answer, it means she's not willing to help me take care of her."

Fang Zhengnan was both annoyed and amused when she saw the envelope containing several times more money than her hundred-dollar bill.

In the end, he accepted it anyway.

And now, looking at this woman who looks very familiar.

Neither Qiao Qiao nor Qiao Jing made a sound.

After they finished checking in, Qiao Qiao and the others returned with their candied hawthorns.

Qiao Qiao walked from the first floor to the fourth floor, quietly opening up her five senses, and quickly found the location of the man and woman.

but--

When Qiao Qiao saw what they were doing, her little face turned bright red!

"What happened? Did you catch a chill from being out in the wind?" When she came in, Yan Liti saw that Qiao Qiao's face was bright red and touched her neck and face with concern.

It felt quite hot to the touch.

They became even more anxious.

"Baby, your fever has subsided?" she asked anxiously.

Qiao Qiao shook her head, her face flushed.

She was too embarrassed to tell Yan Liti that she blushed because she saw the scene of someone getting a sty.

Those two... in broad daylight, they came in and started eating, it's too... Qiao Qiao covered her face and kept shaking her head, indicating that she didn't see anything.

For the next few hours, she didn't use her five senses again. Even when it was almost lunchtime, she first sent Xiaoyuan to check on the situation.

Then Xiaoyuan overheard the following conversation.

Woman: "Brother Tengfei, are you sure Xiaoyu is really here?"

The man said, "That's right. I asked a friend. The previous abduction case was solved here. One of the rescued children mentioned a child who matched Xiaoyu. They were separated in Baoyi City, and the child didn't know where Xiaoyu was assigned afterward."

Woman: "If you can't find it, then forget it..."

Man: "What, feeling sorry for them?"

The woman said, "No, I just think Xiaoyu is still young. Since he was abducted this time and hasn't been found, he probably doesn't plan to come back. In a few years, he'll probably gradually forget about those things..."

Man: "Impossible, he's not three, he's eight! This memory won't fade with time! We must find him!"

"Master, that man must be a bad guy. His expression was so fierce when he said that!" Xiao Yuan repeated these words to Qiao Qiao verbatim.

Qiao Qiao then relayed the information to Qiao Changdong and Shen Qingyan.

Qiao Qiao is now quite adept at clinging to her own father's coattails.

"Okay, Dad will look it up for you." This was Shen Qingyan's reply after hearing the message, his expression and tone both gentle.

“Yes, let your stepfather check for you!” This was what Qiao Changdong said after hearing Shen Qingyan’s answer.

"Hahahaha..."

"Hahahahaha..."

"Little Daddy, hahahaha..."

These are the other people laughing hysterically, along with Yan Liti.

Shen Qingyan's handsome face turned bright red, but he was tongue-tied and didn't know how to refute Qiao Changdong.

Seeing Shen Qingyan like this, Qiao Changdong deliberately misinterpreted his behavior.

"Commander Shen doesn't look too good. Is this difficult for you?"

“…” Shen Qingyan.

Qiao Qiao couldn't hear the sarcasm in Qiao Changdong's words; she just felt that calling him "little dad" sounded a bit odd.

But she genuinely didn't know how to distinguish between the two people she was calling.

Especially when the two of them are together, if she calls out, she is sure to receive two burning gazes.