After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 434

Chapter 434: Retribution
She had clearly gained weight. The meals prepared by the chiefs on the island were delicious, and she often engaged in fights, which consumed a lot of energy, leading her to eat more, but she hadn’t slimmed down at all.

How could Grandma say she had lost weight? As she looked into her granddaughter’s earnest eyes, Grandma Qin hesitated. All the affectionate worries dispersed into the wind.

She wiped her face, stood up, and, with an expressionless face, placed her into Qin Lie’s embrace, saying, “I think your previous idea of encouraging Zhouzhou to read more is quite commendable.”

Otherwise, it would be quite challenging to communicate with her without literary knowledge.

Hearing her words, Zhouzhou also realized that she was being criticized for her lack of education, and she pouted with a sense of grievance.

Qin Lie held his chubby daughter and pinched her plump little arm, nodding calmly. “Yes, I am ready.”

Ready for what? Zhouzhou was puzzled and was about to ask when she saw him take out a book from somewhere and say, “Let’s start with recognizing characters.”

“This is a dictionary of simplified and traditional characters. From today onwards, Zhouzhou, you must remember simplified characters. Paper and pen are also prepared for you. Practice your writing diligently and learn to read and write.”

As he spoke, he also opened the dictionary. As he said, each character was followed by the corresponding traditional character and its meaning, thick enough to last Zhouzhou for several months.

Zhouzhou suddenly became interested. She had already suffered enough from illiteracy and didn’t want to endure it anymore!

There was still some time before dinner, so Qin Lie began teaching her one character at a time, holding her in his arms.

The father and daughter teaching and learning together was indeed heartwarming. Meanwhile, after Ye Lingfeng hung up the phone, he also came to the Qin family.

He had been thinking about how to persuade Zhouzhou if she still wanted to join, but when he arrived, he found that Zhouzhou seemed to have completely forgotten about it, not mentioning it at all.

He raised an eyebrow in surprise and glanced at Qin Lie. Qin Lie also happened to look over, appearing unruffled, showing no surprise.

Troublesome fights could be avoided by giving more homework. If one subject wasn’t enough, then add another.

Understanding his thoughts, Ye Lingfeng fell silent and couldn’t help but give him a thumbs-up. He indeed had a way.

In fact, as long as the child was removed from that environment, they wouldn’t keep thinking about it. He just didn’t know who was still thinking about bringing Zhouzhou back.

When he found out… Ye Lingfeng clenched his fist, a dangerous gleam flashing in his eyes. As if sensing something, Zhouzhou suddenly turned her head and looked over.

However, in an instant, Ye Lingfeng restrained his expression, lazily leaning back on the sofa, casually turning his head with a questioning look, “What’s wrong?”

Zhouzhou scratched her head, looking puzzled at him, about to speak when Qin Lie pointed to a character and asked, “Zhouzhou, what is this character?”

Zhouzhou was immediately drawn to it, and Ye Lingfeng then kept figuring it out. Not long after, dinner was ready. Zhouzhou immediately rushed over and climbed onto her chair.

Qin Lie had already informed them about her return, and the Qin family members were all back to welcome her. After a few days of absence, they all missed the little girl dearly.

“Caicai, do you have plans tomorrow? Let’s go set up a stall together,” Qin Er leaned over and said.

Without Zhouzhou, many young ladies who were once attracted by her chubby face were missing from his stall, and his business had suffered.

He looked forward to her return every day. Unexpectedly, Zhouzhou shook her head. “Brother Dafu, I have to go deliver medicine to Uncle Yu tomorrow.”

She had been on the island for almost a week and couldn’t delay it any longer. Uncle Yu still had to go to work.

Mentioning Yu Ze, Grandma Qin recalled something. “I heard that the wife of the Huo family was found dead, reportedly from starvation. Quite rare, isn’t it?”

These days, even if people aren’t affluent, basic sustenance is generally not an issue.

Because of the incident caused by Luo Tingting before, many people knew her, and her death from starvation even became a trending topic.

Zhouzhou, upon hearing this, wasn’t particularly surprised. She wolfed down a mouthful of rice, rubbing her cheeks as she said, “I’ve said it before, she would become a starving ghost.”

She intentionally tormented Little Skinny Pole, depriving him of food and causing him to develop anorexia. It’s karma. She’ll die from it too, experiencing the taste of starvation.

Hearing this, the Qin family members remembered. Zhouzhou did say this before. Calculating the timing, it was exactly a month ago. This little girl, despite her young age, was surprisingly accurate in her predictions.

Grandma Qin nodded. “She deserved it.” But dwelling on the past served no purpose.

She redirected the conversation to Huo Mingxuan, saying, “I heard Ji’an’s father is not well lately, just had surgery, and is still lying in the hospital.”

Zhouzhou was unaware of this, blinking curiously. “What’s wrong with him?”

Huo Ji’an had been coming to the Qin family to see Zhouzhou recently, so Grandma Qin knew a bit more.

She explained, “It’s said to be a gastric perforation, quite serious. He collapsed at work, and an ambulance rushed him from the Huo Group.”

She expressed some disapproval, emphasizing that no matter how busy they were, health should always come first.

Turning to her sons and daughters-in-law, she reminded them, “No matter how busy you are, make sure to eat properly.” Seeing them nod, she felt reassured.

Zhouzhou didn’t pay much attention to this matter and went upstairs to refine medicine after finishing her meal. Ye Lingfeng exchanged a few words with Grandma Qin before returning to the Ye family.

The next day, early in the morning, Zhouzhou woke up, yawning as she looked at the medicine she had prepared. She rolled around in bed and then dialed Huo Ji’an’s number.

“Hello, Little Skinny Pole, I’ve made Uncle Yu’s medicine. I’ll bring it to you.”

On the other end, Huo Ji’an’s voice sounded somewhat annoyed. “Okay, but chubby girl, I’m not in the same place as before.”

“Oh? Did you move?”

Huo Ji’an shook his head, kicking the ground with his foot in irritation. “No, I’m in the hospital. My former dad got sick and insisted I come to see him.”

Really, he’s not medicine, so what’s the point of him coming to visit? He had plans to hang out with his dad today, which were now ruined.

Feeling a surge of complaints, he looked unhappy.

Zhouzhou remembered this incident. Granny mentioned yesterday during dinner that his former dad was sick.

“In that case, I’ll come to the hospital to see you.”

“Okay.” Huo Ji’an gave her the address and exchanged a few more words before hanging up. Then he walked into the ward with heavy steps.

Inside the room, Huo Mingxuan was receiving an intravenous drip. Because he had just undergone surgery and couldn’t eat, he had lost weight and looked pale and unsightly.

Seeing Huo Ji’an enter, he said faintly, “If you don’t want to come, you can leave.”

Clearly, he had heard what Huo Ji’an said just now.

If you leave, don’t bother coming back! From now on, he would pretend he didn’t have this son!

However, before he could say the rest of his words, he saw Huo Ji’an, who had been drooping his head, suddenly brighten his eyes. “Okay, goodbye!”

After saying that, he turned and ran without any hesitation.

Huo Mingxuan choked, angrily saying, “Come back!”

He lifted the blanket, intending to chase after him, but his legs went weak, and he fell to the ground.

Hearing the commotion, Huo Ji’an paused, then ran back, seeing him in pain on the ground.

He quickly called the bodyguard to lift him onto the bed, picking up the IV bottle that had been pulled down by him, feeling distressed.

“Oh, it’s broken. Can’t use it anymore. Have to replace it, it’s all money.”

Huo Mingxuan almost thought he had misheard. Who was he feeling distressed for?

The bodyguard almost laughed silently, giving him a thumbs-up.

Huo Ji’an was oblivious to all this, seeing the blood flowing back because the needle had been removed, he hesitated for a moment before running out to call the nurse again.

After the nurse reinserted the needle, she left. Huo Mingxuan lay on the bed, his face even more unsightly. He looked at Huo Ji’an, gritting his teeth. “Are you deliberately annoying me?”

Huo Ji’an looked at him blankly. “Why would I annoy you?”

Huo Mingxuan felt relieved, but before he could feel happy, he heard the second half of Huo Ji’an’s sentence, and his face darkened again.

“You’re not my dad anyone, why should I bother with you? Dad said you shouldn’t get angry with unrelated people.”

Huo Ji’an said righteously, but it almost made Huo Mingxuan lose his temper.

He stared at Huo Ji’an, his lips tightly pressed together, his face cold and frightening.

Huo Ji’an, however, wasn’t afraid at all. After checking the time, he said, “chubby girl will be coming later. I’m going to play with her. You stay here by yourself. If you need anything, find the doctor.”

After saying that, he left.

Huo Mingxuan said coldly, “Huo Ji’an, no matter what, I’m still your father.”

“Oh, so what?” Huo Ji’an turned to look at him, his slightly chubby face devoid of any expression, only indifference.

He said each word coldly, “You’ve treated me like this before. When I was sick, you never visited me. Why should I come to accompany you when you’re sick?”

Hearing this, Huo Mingxuan was stunned. He was about to retort, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something.

A trace of confusion appeared on his stern face, and suddenly, several conversations flashed in his mind.

-“Dad, I’m sick. Can you come see me?”

-“I’ll send the doctor over.”

-“Dad, I want you to accompany me.”

-“I’m not medicine. Find the doctor if you have any problems.”

-“Dad, there’s an activity at kindergarten. Can you come with me?”

-“I’m busy. I have a meeting. I’ll have the bodyguard accompany you. That’s it. Bye.”

-“Dad…”

Huo Mingxuan suddenly realized that Huo Ji’an hadn’t called him “dad” for a long time. His lips trembled, and for the first time, there was a hint of guilt in his eyes as he looked at Huo Ji’an.

But Huo Ji’an didn’t even spare him a glance and left after speaking.

Off to meet the chubby girl.

The bodyguard looked at Huo Mingxuan’s face and secretly shook his head. Who let him treat the young master like that in the past? This is all karma.

Sigh.

Let him suffer!

Fortunately, Huo Ji’an now has Yu Ze and doesn’t want to waste time being angry with Huo Mingxuan. He ran out, leaving him behind, and sat at the hospital gate waiting for Zhouzhou.

At this moment, Zhouzhou also left with medicine in hand.

However, just as she stepped out, her footsteps suddenly halted. She sharply turned her head towards a nearby clump of grass, her eyes narrowing.

Someone’s there!