Chapter 1058 - As If It Was His House (1/2)

Therefore, when the Lunar New Year was around the corner, s.h.i.+ Qing told s.h.i.+ Peng clearly that she wanted to go back to Ping Cheng. Apart from Ping Cheng, she did not want to go anywhere else.

It was fine that they did not cherish her. But she would not be cajoled by the elders like a three-year-old child.

s.h.i.+ Peng listened to no one but his daughter. Since s.h.i.+ Qing had said so, and he disagreed with how the Feng family behaved as well, he went back to Ping Cheng with her.

Qiao Nan was glad that her companion was here in Ping Cheng. She was even more thrilled that she had other places to stay at now. “s.h.i.+ Qing, I will sleep at your place tonight—no, I will stay with you until school reopens and I leave Ping Cheng.”

“Sure, that’s good, but why?” Initially, s.h.i.+ Qing intended to stay at the Qiao family’s residence. Since she would have Qiao Nan to accompany her no matter what, s.h.i.+ Qing would not refuse Qiao Nan’s request to stay at her house. “Didn’t you say previously that you want to spend more time with your dad?”

This was the reason why s.h.i.+ Qing thought of staying at the Qiao family’s residence.

Unlike Qiao Nan, she did not have a boyfriend, let alone a husband. She had more than enough time for her father. It was her father who was busier than her.

Since she had a lot of time on her hands, she would naturally be more accommodating to Qiao Nan’s situation.

“Yesterday was the day before the Lunar New Year’s eve. I spent the night at the Zhai family’s residence. Ding Jiayi brought Qiao Zijin to have dinner here and they spent the night here.” Qiao Nan felt vexed at the mention of this.

“Uncle Qiao must be crazy!” s.h.i.+ Qing could not help but scream. “He must be unwell and muddleheaded. They had a divorce. Why would they have a meal together and spend the day before the Lunar New Year’s eve together?”

Qiao Nan was very upset as well. “My dad can do whatever he wants to do. I don’t care and there is nothing that I can do about it.” Luckily, she was about to get married. There was no need for her to deal with all these messy affairs.

“My dad must be thinking that since I am about to be married to Brother Zhai, he has fulfilled his responsibility as a father. But he still has to care for Qiao Zijin. Therefore, he wants to fulfill his responsibility as a father to Qiao Zijin.”

“…” s.h.i.+ Qing sneered. “I don’t understand. By the way, this house…”

“Don’t worry. My dad is clueless.”

“Then, how dare he do that!” s.h.i.+ Qing widened her eyes in shock. “Your dad knows that Princ.i.p.al Meng dislikes your mom. Now, he is staying at the house that Princ.i.p.al Meng lends to him. How dare he allow the person that Princ.i.p.al Meng dislikes the most to stay for the night? He is too daring!”

Did Uncle Qiao treat the house as his own?

“I don’t know. Perhaps he has been staying here for a long time. He doesn’t need to pay any rent and the house is as comfortable as his own house. Over time, he forgets that this is not his own house.” Qiao Nan curled the corners of her lips. She could not be bothered to express any opinions regarding her father’s behavior.

“Let’s wait and see!” Qiao Nan could tolerate her father’s behavior, but s.h.i.+ Qing would not. She needed to remind him of reality. “Uncle Qiao.”

“Hey.” Qiao Dongliang was not in the mood to go out for a walk. He cooped himself in the room, lost in his thoughts. He came out at s.h.i.+ Qing’s voice. “Qing Qing, you are back. Are you hungry? Shall I get you some bread?”

s.h.i.+ Qing rushed to interrupt Qiao Dongliang. “Uncle Qiao, I heard that yesterday two people stayed for the night at this house.”

Qiao Dongliang did not answer, but his expression said it all.