Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 1077: Expose to the Face

Chapter 1077: Chapter 1077: Expose to the Face

Gu Qianru patted her chest and whispered to Luo Qiao, "Thank goodness your grandpa didn’t hear that, otherwise he would have criticized me."

Turning her head, Luo Qiao glanced back and said, "It’s because Yiting’s mother-in-law was inhumane in the past. It’s true that we shouldn’t speak ill of someone behind their back, but that person is genuinely not good. Hopefully, she can truly change this time so Yiting can have an easier life."

Gu Qianru smiled, "With both of you sisters-in-law by Yiting’s side, she’s bound to have a good life. It’s only because Fu Lanhua didn’t do anything too outrageous; otherwise, not just the two of you sisters-in-law but even Fu Lanhua herself wouldn’t be able to handle it."

Luo Qiao glanced at her eldest sister-in-law, Wang Xiaoxin, "Auntie, we are civilized people."

Gu Qianru clapped her hands, "Right, right, right, civilized people."

When the meal was almost finished, the telephone in the living room rang, "Hello, who is this?"

"Could you please find Dr. Luo?"

"Where are you calling from?"

"I’m from Beijing Medical Affiliated Hospital."

Wang Xiaoxin, who answered the call, shouted toward the dining area, "Qiaoqiao, it’s for you."

"Coming."

Wang Xiaoxin added, "It’s a call from the hospital."

Setting down the dishes she was about to clean up, Luo Qiao walked over, "Hello, I’m Luo Qiao."

"Dr. Luo, the situation is that there’s a couple in the hospital looking for you. They claim to be your foster parents."

After hearing this, Luo Qiao fell silent for a moment. She had almost forgotten about those two. What did they want by coming over now?

The incident involving Luo Qiao had made the newspapers back in the day, and some people at the hospital were aware of it.

With Dr. Luo’s foster parents turning up, it was explosive news. Many people came running to see what was happening, asking all sorts of questions.

Feng Hui had never seen such a spectacle and was too scared to make a sound. Luo Tianming, already there to ask for help, didn’t dare to speak recklessly, afraid that inappropriate words might reach Luo Qiao’s ears and upset her, which would seal the fate that she would not help them.

After answering the call, Luo Qiao went to the living room, "My foster parents are here. They’re at the affiliated hospital right now, I need to go see them."

Lu Yichen stood up, "I’ll accompany you."

Luo Qiao nodded, "Then let’s go. Auntie, if it gets too late, could you help Yanyan and Yueyue wash up and put them to bed?"

Gu Qianru glanced at the two little girls playing happily in the small hall with their brother and sister, "Go handle your matters without worry."

Luo Qiao approached the children in the small hall, said her goodbyes, then put on her coat and left the house.

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When they arrived, Luo Tianming and Feng Hui were surrounded by people. Feng Hui was no longer as tense as before and was chatting with the crowd, "She was raised solely by us, and now that we’ve run into trouble, we’ve come to find her. If it weren’t for being truly out of options, we absolutely would not have come knocking."

Someone noticed Luo Qiao approaching, "Dr. Luo is here."

The crowd respectfully made way, and Luo Qiao strode in boldly, "You were just telling everyone that I was brought up single-handedly by you? Could you please explain to everyone in detail exactly how you brought me up?"

Luo Tianming, upon hearing Luo Qiao’s words, bowed his head in shame. He had wanted to stop Feng Hui from speaking nonsense, but she insisted on swaying public opinion before Luo Qiao arrived, to get everyone’s help. Now, they had been caught red-handed.

Feng Hui’s heart was about to leap out of her throat, but she still forced herself to speak calmly, "Regardless of everything, we raised you for fifteen years. That’s indisputable, right?"

Luo Qiao clapped her hands and said, "Then I’d like to ask, where was your son raised for those fifteen years?"

Feng Hui didn’t understand the point of Luo Qiao’s question. "What does that have to do with you?"

Luo Qiao suddenly burst into laughter. "Of course it has something to do with me. Your son was cherished and doted on in the countryside by the Zhao Family, who longed for a son, for fifteen years. Yet, how did I grow up? Even a little bit of kindness from you and your husband would have been something.

Since I was a child, it was Grandma Luo who raised me with gruel so thin you could see your reflection in it. By the age of three, I was already foraging for wild vegetables with my older cousin. By six, I was helping with the cooking.

Most of my clothes were hand-me-downs from my cousins, oh no, mostly from my younger cousin, because they were always several inches too short. Being punished by skipping meals was an everyday occurrence. If I hadn’t later met Old Master Yuan and the Old Couple Yang at the farm, I might’ve died early on.

As soon as you were reinstated and moved back to the city, what was the first thing you did?

Come on, tell everyone?"

Luo Tianming, put to shame by Luo Qiao’s words, mustered his courage, "Luo Qiao, I know we wronged you in those years. I’m truly sorry."

Luo Qiao looked coldly at Luo Tianming, "So what act are you putting on now? What was the meaning behind Aunt’s words just now? Don’t forget that our family’s situation even made the newspapers back in the day.

You and your husband selfishly wanted to find a good family for your newborn son to spare him from suffering in reassignment with you. You actively approached the woman who gave birth in the same ward and suggested swapping babies. Since you’ve already found a good family for your son, regardless of whether I’m their daughter or not, shouldn’t you have treated me as well as possible?

What did you do instead?

You sent me off to the farm three days after bringing me home and initially even thought about abandoning me. If it weren’t for Grandma Luo insisting that, after all, I was still a life and took me into her care, I probably wouldn’t be here today.

When I returned from the farm to the city, you couldn’t wait to send me back to the countryside, claiming, ’everyone to their own homes, to find their own mothers.’ Now that there’s trouble, shouldn’t you be seeking help from your son?

Why come here and spin such baseless tales? Why?

Let me guess.

You want to gain the upper hand, unite everyone against me so that later, no matter what you propose, you can pressure me to agree, trying to morally blackmail me. Am I right?

Go ahead, tell me. What do you want me to do?"

After Luo Qiao finished speaking, everyone looked at the couple as if they were trash.

Feng Hui saw that Luo Qiao left them no dignity at all, nor did she fear what others might say, and just wanted to kneel down and beg.

But Luo Qiao swiftly moved to support her from the side, "What are you trying to do now? Seeing that your previous tricks aren’t working, you want to switch tactics to pressure me?"

Luo Qiao was tall, and now with Feng Hui propped up by Luo Qiao, she couldn’t stand up firmly or kneel down properly; it was nearly torturous for her.

Seeing his wife in such a ridiculous state, all because of himself, Luo Tianming said, "Luo Qiao, just let her go first. She won’t do anything unreasonable again."

Luo Qiao released her grasp, "Speak then, and no more stunts."

Feng Hui massaged the sore spot where she had been grabbed, "Luo Qiao, regardless of anything, we, the Luo Family, did raise you. Even if we didn’t raise you ourselves, it was still my mother-in-law who brought you up."

Luo Qiao narrowed her eyes. "So?"

Feng Hui dropped the pretense, "Your father is sick, a very serious illness. We had no other choice but to come to the Capital City to find you. We’ve heard that you’re a very good doctor; for the sake of your grandma, we beg you to save your father."

Luo Qiao could tell she wasn’t lying; Luo Tianming indeed looked pale and clearly unsteady.

Luo Qiao said, "Let me see the medical records from Ji City first."