Chapter 90: Chapter 90 is Wrong

The brigade commander’s wife, Qiao Lianlian, knowing about Luo Qiao’s schooling, hurriedly said, "You guys really shouldn’t joke around with Luo Qiao like this. She’s still young and isn’t considering these things yet; don’t frighten her anymore."

At the Zhao Family, after the guests had left and the courtyard was tidied up, Zhao Chunli avoided the other family members and approached Gao Suhua: "Second Sister-in-law, we still haven’t found Xiaomei. Could something have happened?"

Gao Suhua was busy counting the gifts from the villagers today. Hearing this, she paused subconsciously: "What could have happened? Xiaomei isn’t a fool. Surely that girl must feel guilty about what she’s done,

and isn’t able to bear it. She must have found a place to hide."

Even after all the tables, chairs, and benches were returned to the courtyard, Zhao Xiaomei was still nowhere to be seen. Zhao Xiaoxing walked in: "Mom, why haven’t we seen my second sister,

especially today when my eldest sister is getting married? Xiaomei’s behavior is really inappropriate. It’s one thing to be lazy usually, but today she didn’t even offer to help voluntarily, not fearing what the villagers might say about her laziness, spoiling her reputation."

Upon hearing his third daughter’s words, Zhao Pulin, who was sitting and resting, put down his teacup: "When did you last see your sister?"

Zhao Xiaoxing thought for a moment and replied, "I haven’t seen my second sister since lunch."

The youngest, Zhao Xiaoyun, added, "Just before noon, I saw Mom and my second sister heading to the backyard, and after that, I never saw my second sister again."

Zhao Pulin glanced at the sky; it was almost five o’clock now. He got up and went to the backyard but didn’t find anyone there.

So he went back to the front courtyard and found Gao Suhua: "Did you send Xiaomei off to do something?"

Feeling somewhat guilty, Gao Suhua said, "No, I’ve been so busy today I hardly had a moment to spare. That darn girl must have gone off to slack somewhere, and she’ll come back when it gets dark."

Although she said this, her heart was pounding with worry. Could something have really happened?

She couldn’t even concentrate on the items she had been counting anymore. She ran over to Zhao Chunli, who was still tidying up in the kitchen: "Chunli, come out, I need to ask you something."

When the two sisters-in-law reached the backyard, Gao Suhua asked, "You saw Luo Qiao enter the backyard, right?"

Zhao Chunli said, "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, I saw her go to the backyard before I came inside to tell you. What’s the matter?"

Gao Suhua said, "It’s so late, and Xiaomei still hasn’t come back. I’m getting worried."

Zhao Chunli laughed, "But just now, didn’t you say Xiaomei was probably off somewhere being lazy? Why are you worried now?"

Gao Suhua said, "If it were just her being lazy, she should have been back by now. Just now, your second brother was asking about her."

After discussing the situation, both Zhao Chunli and Gao Suhua felt uneasy.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoyun coming to the backyard, Gao Suhua called her over and asked, "Xiaoyun, did you see Luo Qiao at the feast this afternoon?"

Zhao Xiaoyun replied, "Yes, she was there eating at the table in the storeroom."

Grabbing Zhao Xiaoyun’s shoulders, Gao Suhua asked, "Are you sure it was Luo Qiao, you didn’t see wrong?"

Confused, Zhao Xiaoyun looked at her mother, "Of course I’m sure. She was sitting right with the Second Sister-in-law Gao from the commander’s family."

Gao Suhua nearly lost her balance in fright, muttering to herself, "It’s over, it’s all over. What do we do now?"

Seeing her mother acting as if bewitched, Zhao Xiaoyun hurried to the front courtyard and called out, "Dad, come quickly, something’s wrong with Mom!"

Zhao Pulin rushed to the backyard, and Gao Suhua immediately grabbed his hand: "Quickly, quickly, go to Beipo Village and bring Xiaomei back. Tell them they’ve made a mistake."

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