After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

Chapter 152 Let’s be heart-to-heart

Xu Qingzhao's words were both a promise and her true feelings. She liked these three girls from the bottom of her heart. She knew the hard life these three girls had before she knew Huanxi.

Three girls, as skinny as monkeys, carrying large baskets to dig wild vegetables on the ridges of fields where no one had ever been, would make anyone feel sorry for them. At that time, the three girls went to a dangerous area where a child would be drowned every few years. So every time Xu Qingzhao saw these girls, he would watch them secretly to prevent them from falling into danger.

Moreover, Xu Qingzhao called them by their scientific names, which is a very touching detail.

Xiao Pan and Xiao Yin looked at each other and said with a smile, "Uncle Xu, we all know you are a good person, but if you want to be with my mother, you must be good to her."

Xu Qingzhao nodded: "I will. Huanhuan is the most important person to me."

Zhao Huanxi thought to himself: Aren't family elders usually the ones who discuss this? Xu Qingzhao actually discussing this with his own children is simply outrageous.

But she would ask the children's opinions. She was extremely grateful now... Fortunately, the three girls had no objections. If they disagreed, Xu Qingzhao would have to spend some effort.

"Ahem, alright, alright, it's getting late. You all should go to bed. I know what you're thinking. I'll consider it. Go quickly..."

Huanxi was still a little embarrassed, so she sent all the children to the bathroom and went to bed quickly because she had to attend early classes tomorrow.

The three children ran away happily. They were happy that their mother could find happiness.

After the children ran away, Xu Qingzhao said with a hint of embarrassment: "Huanhuan... I'm so abrupt... You won't blame me, will you?"

Huanxi looked at her and smiled, then said, "Actually, I've been thinking about this too. It's just that I feel like our relationship has just begun, and we're not even at the stage of talking about marriage yet. Wouldn't it be too hasty to get married just to prevent others from coveting us?"

"Huanhuan, I know how you feel. Anyway, all my property is here. Don't even think about blaming me for the rest of your life."

"Okay, you still want to bribe me? Well, I don't want it. Take it away." Huanxi sneered.

Even so, her hands didn't move at all. This was a bunch of silver bills. Zhao Huanxi complained in her heart: Move your broken hands and return the money to her.

"I won't take it away. I'll leave it with you. When you come to your senses, you can use it as a dowry. If you really don't like me, I'll give it to you as our shared property and you can use it to make money. How do you think?"

Huanxi hurriedly explained: "I do like you, but I think it's unfair to you to get married for this reason."

"No, and even if there was, I wouldn't care."

Her gentle eyes reassured Huanxi, and she asked:

"Then the village chief uncle and Auntie Sun know that you are a girl. Do they have any objections to marrying me?"

"It's true that they are my benefactors, but I have to make my own decisions about the major events in my life. I like you and want to spend the rest of my life with you. This is my own choice, and no one can influence me."

Her tone was so firm that it seemed to give Huanxi strength.

"Okay, I admire your courage. I'll keep this banknote for you. Once we're engaged, I'll figure out how to spend it. Okay?"

Hearing this, Xu Qingzhao was ecstatic. He smiled and hugged Huanxi, who was sitting down, and lifted her up and said, "Huanxi, you agree! Hahahaha!"

Huanxi was startled by her actions. How could this guy have such strong hands?

"Hey, why are you acting like a child? Let me go."

Xu Qingzhao reluctantly put her down carefully on the ground, then said embarrassedly:

"Hey, sorry, I'm too excited."

Seeing her like a child who had made a mistake, Zhao Huanxi looked at her with a doting smile. He was also thinking in his mind.

Xu Qingzhao had taken so many steps towards him, so she would just take one step forward. However, she had never been in a relationship before and had no experience, so she would need Xu Qingzhao to bear with her in the future.

Suddenly, Huanxi thought of something and said, "Come with me to town tomorrow and return Linghua and her son to the traffickers. I originally wanted to just kick them out and let them walk away on their own. It would have nothing to do with me, but I found something private in her room that doesn't belong to her. I'm afraid she has some dirty dealings with the villagers. This is simply ruining our family's reputation. I can't keep them here any longer."

Xu Qingzhao pondered for a moment and said, "You're right. Don't doubt a man. If we kick them out directly, I'm afraid they'll stay in the village. If they leave behind trouble, it might be bad for our family in the future. It's better to return them to the trafficker and have them sold far away. That way, we can get away with it."

Zhao Huanxi thought the same thing. Since they had already been sold into slavery, it didn't matter where they were sold to. What did it have to do with him?

"You haven't eaten yet? Come on, go to the kitchen and I'll heat up some food for you. It's really unbelievable that you're not here when we're eating."

Xu Qingzhao followed with a smile: "Okay, I won't dare to do it again next time."

After finishing their meal and washing up, the two of them were ready to go to bed. Xu Qingzhao walked to Huanxi's door, his steps as if filled with lead, and he refused to move.

Huanxi rolled her eyes at her and said, "You can't do that tonight. If you leave early tomorrow, everyone at home will be up early. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if they saw you?"

So Xu Qingzhao returned to his room, looking back every few steps like a poor little puppy. Zhao Huanxi shook his head. They would sleep together many times in the future, so why rush into it?

The other side of the Linghua House:

"Mother, it sounds like the Madam has fallen asleep. What should we do?"

Both of them were tied up. Chunliu and Xiahe were from wealthy families. They tied them up like dumplings and made them unable to move.

"My girl, this bitch actually tied us up. Find a way to escape and ask your Uncle Yinbao to come and rescue us. You must never go back to that damn place again."

"I'm tied up too, how can I get out?"

The two of them were tied up back to back, and they tried to untie each other's ropes with their hands, but unfortunately they couldn't do it after trying for more than half an hour. Linghua cursed inwardly:

"These people are truly heartless, bullying bastards. They just took a few blades of grass from her, and yet they treat us mother and daughter like this. Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"Mom, please stop talking. Madam has been very nice to us. She even gave us fifty copper coins during the last Mid-Autumn Festival. If it weren't for..."

"What do you mean by "if not"? It's because of you that I was born with a heart disease and was rejected by your father. I wouldn't have ended up like this today. And you still want to talk to outsiders? This bitch's family is so rich, but she only gave me fifty copper coins for the festival. It's obvious that she doesn't take us mother and I seriously."

"But mother, we are not free anymore... We are slaves now. It is no longer the time for us to be in the village."

After these words were spoken, Linghua was silent for a moment, then continued, "It's my bad luck that I couldn't give birth to a healthy daughter. If my parents were still alive, I wouldn't have ended up being sold into slavery."

Xiao Dan's eyes dimmed after hearing this. Every time her mother was unhappy, she would say it was all because of her, and would blame herself for not having a healthy body.

She doesn't want to either... If she dies... Will everything be over?