Chapter 463

Chapter 463

"Then I'll leave this matter in your hands. Once everything is taken care of, Brother Wang and I will make sure to thank you properly," Bai Xiuxiu expressed her gratitude once again.

We need to prepare more for Zhou Jiaojiao's situation.

Is Wang Shoucheng's testimony enough by itself? If Xiao Zhang can gather evidence, we can make the case solid.

Once Zhou Jiaojiao is locked up, who knows when she'll get out.

By then, Xiuxiu and Qinghe will be living without fear of anyone.

"No need to thank me, sister-in-law. Brother Wang, sister-in-law, we'll be heading back now," Xiao Zhang bid farewell to the couple and left with Third Sister Zhou's brother.

"Xiuxiu, I'll walk them out and then head straight to the teacher's place. You, mom, and the kids go ahead and have dinner. Don't wait up for me if it gets late," Wang Qinghe instructed his wife before heading out.

At home, Wei Pozi was still clueless.

After her son-in-law and the two guests left, Wei Pozi anxiously asked her daughter, "Xiuxiu, what's going on today? My son-in-law came back early, and weren't you two supposed to have dinner at the He family?

Why didn't you eat?

And Xiao Zhang, are you planning to do something about that Zhou Jiaojiao?"

Wei Pozi was full of questions.

Today seemed normal, but something felt off everywhere.

"Mom, don't worry. Zhou Jiaojiao has had this coming for a long time. She tried to harm me before, but luckily, Qinghe and I were busy with separating from the family back then.

We put it on hold, but she hasn't been laying low lately.

She's still out to get me, so we're going to make sure she gets what's coming to her.

Don't worry, she won't be able to cause any trouble or harm us.

As for Qinghe..."

Now that He Youde's situation is settled, there's no harm in letting the old lady know.

Bai Xiuxiu gave her a quick rundown of the situation.

After hearing, Wei Pozi was so mad she didn't know whether to scold her daughter first or curse out the He family.

"What's wrong with those people from the He family? What are they thinking? That He Youde, his name is wrong, he should be called He Wicked! Always thinking of how to harm others, he deserves it! He should rot in jail!

And my son-in-law's biological parents, are they even parents?

If anyone dares to touch you and your sister, I'll fight them to the death.

By the way, is my son-in-law hurt? With such a big matter, why is he still going to start my apprenticeship? And you, why didn't you stop him?"

Wei Pozi was full of anger.

"Mom, Qinghe is fine, he's not hurt. By the way, where are Mingming and Yueyue? Weren't they playing in the room when we left?" Bai Xiuxiu was puzzled.

"The two children are asleep. I thought you were having dinner at the He family, so I fed the two children first.

After putting them to sleep, Xiao Zhang and the others came over. I wish I had waited for you to come back before eating."

Wait here, I'll go check on Granny Sun's house down the street. Her old hen has stopped laying eggs, but her family isn't fond of eating chicken. I'm thinking of trading it, so I'll take some eggs to see if we can make a deal.

I'll make sure to cook a hearty meal for you and Qinghe tonight to nourish you both."

Wei Pozi said, grabbing a basket to get some eggs from the egg crate.

"Mom, let me go with you," Bai Xiuxiu said, following the old lady, worried about her going out alone at night with the roads slippery and dark.

"Stay home and rest, aren't you tired enough already? I'll be back soon," Wei Pozi said, refusing her offer, gathering her things, taking the family flashlight, and heading out.

Left alone in the house, Bai Xiuxiu went inside.

She calmly checked her space; the ginseng there aged a year every month.

It wouldn't be long before it would be useful.

After discussing it with Qinghe, they decided to keep planting astragalus on the land not used for ginseng, since it was common.

And it was easier to harvest than platycodon.

Selling it in small amounts wouldn't raise suspicions, and they could switch to better seeds later when they became available.

The storage space was packed with various items. Besides the money she and Qinghe had saved, the most valuable item was the box they had intercepted from Zhou Jiaojiao.

Everything inside was valuable and would be a major asset in the future.

After counting the household's money, Bai Xiuxiu felt that as long as they stuck to the plan she and Qinghe had made, when the time came to make big deals, Qinghe wouldn't have to struggle as much as he did in his past life.

Bai Xiuxiu was excited about the days to come.

Meanwhile, after seeing the two off at the alley, Wang Qinghe said goodbye to Xiao Zhang and the others.

When he arrived at his teacher's place, he ran into Yu Cheng, who was waiting for medicine as usual, but today there were others waiting too.

"Qinghe, you're here? You're running a bit late today," Zhou Jieshu said as his apprentice arrived.

He had already prepared what he wanted Qinghe to learn today, waiting for his apprentice, but today Qinghe was much later than usual.

Wang Qinghe sat down without going into details, simply saying, "Something came up at home, it's my fault for not letting you know earlier, teacher."

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Jieshu asked anxiously upon hearing about the trouble at home.

"It's already taken care of, teacher, don't worry," Wang Qinghe said, brushing it off.

Zhou Jieshu didn't push further but brought out the materials for today's lesson.

As Wang Qinghe got ready to start learning, Zhou Jieshu spoke again, "Qinghe, I'm your teacher and I think of you as my own child. I know you have a lot on your plate at home. Tell me, are your parents playing favorites?

Or is there something worse going on?

Tell me, and I'll have your back."

In Zhou Jieshu's view, this young apprentice was someone who preferred to avoid trouble, unwilling to bother his teacher with any issues, big or small.

But that wouldn't do.

What if those troubles interfere with his studies?

Yu Cheng, who was sitting nearby waiting for the medicine, was stunned to hear this. Old Master Zhou Jieshu had saved so many people that he couldn’t even keep count, and there were plenty who sought his medical expertise. So, he had a huge network of connections.

That’s why a lot of folks were hoping to become his apprentice.

But the old man was pretty quirky. If you asked him directly, he might not agree.

He’d been worried that Wang Qinghe, as the old man’s apprentice, wouldn’t be able to tap into such a valuable network. What then?

Turns out, he was overthinking it!

Wang Qinghe didn’t even need to ask. In just a few words, the old man was already offering to help.

"Xiu Juan, is the medicine done yet?" Zhou Jieshu urged his wife in the kitchen.

Soon, the old lady came out from the kitchen and glanced at her husband: "What’s the rush? Didn’t you say it needs to be brewed properly? Xiao Fang’s is ready, but the Yu family boy’s isn’t yet."

The old lady handed over Xiao Fang’s portion.

"Brother Fang, see you another day," Yu Cheng waved at him.

Upon hearing this, the other party didn’t speak, just nodded friendly towards Yu Cheng and then left.

Yu Cheng didn’t mind. It was really good luck to run into Fang Buyu here. This guy was pretty sharp, working as the factory director’s secretary at He Tian’s place, always in the know, though he wasn’t the easiest to get along with.