Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 424 You Really Have a Thick Skin

Chapter 424: Chapter 424 You Really Have a Thick Skin

The village leaders discussed the matter and, after obtaining the names and addresses of the other two accomplices, called their parents to explain the situation, giving them two choices.

The first was to replenish the money from the sale of the old machinery, and to share the penalty fee among the five families, and for a lesson to be learned, the cost of repairing the mill would also be split equally between the five families, otherwise it would not be acceptable to the community.

The second option was, if they disagreed, to report the case to the authorities for them to handle, with everything proceeding according to the judgment.

After discussing among themselves, the adults from all five families certainly couldn’t let the matter go public, so they had to grit their teeth and accept responsibility, with each family needing to pay four hundred and eighty yuan.

The person who bought their items also didn’t dare to make a scene, since what he purchased was stolen goods; if the matter went public, he too would be unlucky, thus he personally found someone to return the new machinery.

Now in the Luo family’s second branch, only Luo Tianming had a salary, and the household did not have any savings. A whole day had passed and they only managed to gather a bit over thirty yuan, with most of their neighbours politely declining to lend them money.

The thirty yuan they had was borrowed from Yao Chengxuan when they encountered him on the road; they had originally planned to borrow some from the main branch of the family this morning, but Big Brother and his wife still remembered the past incident that spoiled the promotion, so the quarrel ensued without them getting the loan.

After receiving her new books, Luo Qiao thought of staying in Ji City for a while to get Lu Yichen’s leg treated before leaving. This time she had a plan, first to head south for a while, then to make a trip to Inner Mongolia, to exchange for some calves and lambs to bring back to the mountains in her space.

After school, while walking out with Xiao Ya and carrying her backpack, Luo Tianming and Feng Hui did not recognize Luo Qiao. If it were not for Zhang Xiao calling out to Luo Qiao from behind, they might have waited in vain.

Zhang Xiao ran over and said, "Luo Qiao, my mom asked me to bring you something, I came late this morning and didn’t have time to deliver it to you."

As he spoke, he handed over a netted bag: "These are all nutritional supplements, take it with you."

Luo Qiao did not accept it, but spoke indifferently, "I don’t lack these, I brought back plenty from Capital City this time, you’d better keep it for yourself. Besides, I don’t accept rewards without merit, that’s my principle in life."

Zhang Xiao’s hand, holding the bag, paused: "We haven’t thanked you for the incident when we fell into the river, consider this a token of our gratitude."

Ever since Zhang Xiao’s mother had made those comments in front of everyone in the courtyard, Luo Qiao had decided to keep her distance from the Zhang family. Perhaps it was just a slip of the tongue at the time, but didn’t her mother consider how much trouble those words would cause others?

Luo Qiao laughed, "If it’s a token of gratitude, it’s a bit too late, and besides, I only lent a hand casually at the time, just like getting a ride in your Jeep."

Zhang Xiao knew Luo Qiao probably wouldn’t accept it and said, "Okay then, it’s getting late, you should head home, I still need to get my meal."

At this moment, Luo Tianming and Feng Hui approached, "Qiaoqiao, Mommy misses you so much."

Luo Qiao scoffed, "How come? Did it take all this time to muster up that sentiment? You miss me, yet you come empty-handed, expecting just words to be enough?"

Feng Hui was truly stunned, not expecting that after a year, the girl could talk back so sharply.

Luo Tianming hurriedly said, "Qiaoqiao, we just wanted to see you, we didn’t expect you to have changed so much. If it weren’t for your classmate calling you, we wouldn’t have recognized you. It seems you’re doing well with your biological parents."

Luo Qiao laughed, "Indeed, at the very least I don’t have to keep working all the time, I don’t get beaten or yelled at, and I can eat my fill and stay warm, with people who care about me. How about you? Since taking your son back, you must be living joyfully and contentedly, right?"

By now, many students coming out from the school were looking in their direction. Hearing Luo Qiao’s words, Luo Tianming didn’t quite know what to say.

Feng Hui said, "No matter what, the circumstances were as they were back then, and we did raise you, you can’t deny that."

Luo Qiao suddenly burst into loud laughter, and after enough giggles she said, "You really have thick skin. Do you want me to talk about my life on the farm in front of my classmates?"

As soon as Luo Tianming heard this, he quickly waved his hand, "Luo Qiao, we didn’t come here to cause trouble today, we came to ask for your help."