Chapter 9

Life in the military compound was completely different from life in the provincial party's compound.

The more time they spent together, the more Qin Jiao liked Old Lady Qin.

In Qin Jiao's eyes, although this old lady had been through a lot of hardships and had been through a lot, one could see a kind of tenacity in her.

It was as if she would never admit defeat no matter how unjust fate was.

This was quite similar to how she used to be.

Qin Jiao could feel that this intelligent old lady seemed to know that she was different.

When she first woke up, the old lady doted on her.

As they spent more time together, she should have felt that something was different and gradually began to distance herself from her.

But later, the old lady gradually became closer to her. Unlike before, this time, she was full of love and infinite tolerance.

She knew that this was for her, not for "Qin Jiao".

In the thousands of years of cultivation, she had always been alone.

She was born with a shallow affinity for love, and very few people could leave a mark in her life.

She had no parents, no elders, and no relatives.

She had no friends.

For the first time, she knew that there would be people who would fuss over every ounce of her food, and there would also be people who would carefully tailor her underwear.

Even though she knew that she had stolen all of this, it belonged to her now, didn't it?

The winner was the king, and the loser was the thief.

She had always thought things through thoroughly.

These were all small things, but they were all deeply touching.

Although she had never regretted what she had done, she slowly began to try to integrate into the Qin Family.

Qin Jiao, who had no feelings for her, naturally didn't know that some habits could become addictive.

"So, when do you plan to go home?" Old Lady Qin asked Qin Jiao as she knitted a sweater.

Qin Jiao swallowed the mango in his mouth and said slowly, "In a few days."

"There are two more mangoes in the cupboard. I'll put them away for you so that your brother won't squander them." As she spoke, she teased Qin Zhao with her eyes.

When Qin Zhao heard this, he touched his nose embarrassedly and winked at Qin Jiao ingratiatingly.

Speaking of mangoes, they were rarer and more precious than malted milk powder in the north.

Malted milk powder could be bought in the mall as long as one could get a ticket.

However, mangoes were not available in the mall. They were "special offerings".

A lot of people didn't even know about it.

In a year, Old Master Qin could get a few mangoes.

However, there were no more than three or four mangoes at a time.

Ever since Qin Jiao tasted it once, she couldn't help but fall in love with this fruit that she had never seen before.

This made everyone in the Qin Family happy and worried at the same time.

They were happy because their Jiaojiao finally found something she liked. However, it wasn't easy for them to get their hands on mangoes. They didn't have to worry about Qin Weimin and Qin Zhao.

A few days ago, the military sent four mangoes to Qin Jiao. Old Master Qin and Old Lady Qin were old and couldn't get used to the thin strips inside. They knew that their granddaughter loved mangoes, so they decided to give the four mangoes to Qin Jiao.

This was enough to surprise the Qin Family.

Qin Jiao didn't like to eat mangoes before he fell down.

This time, the kowtow really changed everything.

Ever since Qin Jiao decided to get along with the Qin Family sincerely, the relationship between Qin Jiao and Qin Zhao quickly warmed up.

Qin Zhao naturally saw these changes and was happy in his heart.

Qin Zhao knew how much his Jiaojiao treasured these four mangoes.

When the four mangoes were sent, they were very green and needed to be left for a few days to "ripen". Therefore, Qin Jiao put them in the cupboard and planned to eat them after they were ripe.

That day, in order to tease Qin Jiao, Qin Zhao purposely took a mango from the cupboard and brought it to school. He planned to tease Qin Jiao and make her call him brother jiaojiao a few times.

Only God knew that his Jiaojiao hadn't called him brother in a long time. She kept calling him "Qin Zhao, Qin Zhao" all day long. Qin Zhao wanted to knock her on the head.

But he didn't expect that Xu Peng wouldn't eat in the morning that day. He was hungry and rummaged through his bag. This was a common occurrence in the past.

When Qin Zhao first started growing up, he always complained to Song Yu 'e that he was hungry. Song Yu' e was afraid that he would starve, so she prepared food in his bag every day.

At that time, Xu Peng's grandparents hadn't been brought to B City by Xu Peng's father. His mother was busy with work all day long and didn't have time to take care of him.

When she saw the food in Qin Zhao's bag, she was envious and often rummaged through his bag to find food.

Over time, it became a habit.

It wasn't until his grandparents came that she slowly changed to rummaging through his bag occasionally.

Qin Zhao rarely brought food when he was in his first year of high school. Firstly, he was rarely hungry. Secondly, his sister was always busy and his mother didn't have time to care about him.

Xu Peng didn't know about this. When he found the mangoes in Qin Zhao's bag that day, he was very surprised and then very touched.

Xu Peng's mother was the chief editor of the national news department, and his father was the director of a state-owned shoe factory. Based on their positions, Xu Peng wouldn't have been able to eat mangoes.

But Xu Peng had eaten mangoes before!

Because he had a good brother, Qin Zhao, who was "awesome."

In the past, Qin Jiao didn't like to eat mangoes. Every year, after Old Master Qin got his share, he would give half to his eldest son and his youngest son.

Song Yu 'e saw that her son only had two good brothers, so she was very generous. Every time, she would let her son bring some mangoes to Xu Peng and Wei Dong.

The two families knew how precious mangoes were in the north, so they were very grateful. If they had any good things, they would also send them to the two families.

After a long time, their relationship was actually not much different from that of brothers.

So when Xu Peng found the mangoes in Qin Zhao's bag that day, other than being surprised that Qin Zhao actually brought such a precious thing to school, he was touched that his good brother "couldn't wait to share it with him" (his own imagination).

Coincidentally, Qin Zhao was called to the office by his homeroom teacher that day.

Xu Peng waited in his seat for a long time. He couldn't wait any longer, so he took the mangoes to the cafeteria and borrowed a knife from the chef in the kitchen. After cutting the mangoes into three pieces, he took them back to the classroom.

By the time Qin Zhao came back from the office, Xu Peng had already secretly finished his share.

So when Qin Jiao later found out that one piece was missing, Qin Zhao could only say that he took it.

Because of this, his mother and grandmother nagged for a few days.

That was why Old Lady Qin teased him now.

"Okay, hide it well. Don't let Qin Zhao spit it out," Qin Jiao said Jiaojiao as he snuggled into Old Lady Qin's arms.

"Hey, little ancestor, you haven't called me brother for half a year. Why don't you call me brother again when you're in a good mood?" Qin Zhao teased Qin Jiao.

"I'll decide when I'm in a good mood. Who knows when it will be?" Qin Jiao teased Qin Zhao.

"Forget it, you two." Old Lady Qin interrupted.

Then she hit Qin Zhao's back again. "What are you talking about?

What ancestor? Your sister is eating a mango. Why are you teasing her? Don't make her choke. "After saying that, she hit Qin Zhao's back again as if she was still angry.

"Hey, you're the ancestor. You're the ancestor.

You're so biased. "Qin Zhao teased Old Lady Qin.

"You're still being sarcastic?" Old Lady Qin hit his back again.

"Hahahaha ~" Qin Jiao laughed heartily.

"You're so heartless. I left the mango for you. It's fine if you don't call me brother, but you're still happy when your grandmother is beating me. You're so bad."

Qin Zhao poked Qin Jiao's head hard.

"Didn't you just eat one the day before yesterday?" Qin Jiao retorted as he dodged Qin Zhao's hand.

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Qin Zhao shut his mouth …

"Okay, when are you two going home?

I've been looking at you two all day. My eyes are hurting. "Old Lady Qin said hurriedly, but the smile on her face never stopped.

"No, no. It's so comfortable here. I don't want to go back." Qin Jiao snuggled into Old Lady Qin's arms.

"Hey, if you don't leave now, your parents will come here every day."

Old Lady Qin looked at them. Her youngest son and his wife really missed their children. The Provincial Party Committee's compound and the military compound were located in the north and south respectively.

Her youngest son and his wife came here every other day for the past two days. Although Old Lady Qin was happy that her sons came often, she was afraid that they would be tired if they stayed here for a long time.

Qin Zhao thought for a while. Now that the situation had stabilized, the rest could not be solved in a short time. Therefore, he said to Old Lady Qin, "Let's do it the day after tomorrow."

"Okay. I'll pack Jiaojiao's things later," Old Lady Qin replied.