I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 300: True Love Innocent?

Chapter 300: Chapter 300: True Love Innocent?

Qiao Qingyu passed on the subsequent work to Wang Laogen.

Mr. Qian even found Wang Laogen a temporary office in the commune; Wang Laogen couldn’t have dreamed that he would reach this point today.

So, Wang Laogen felt that Qiao Qingyu was his benefactor.

He Xiuyu didn’t tell Qiao Qingyu what the letter was about. It was not that he didn’t trust her, but that the fewer people who knew about those matters, the better.

Qiao Qingyu went to school, missed quite a few classes, and didn’t have time to chat with her classmates. So, she really had to study from dawn till dusk. Fortunately, after a week, she finally caught up with the other students and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But then it was already Friday.

Liu Hong and the others then talked about going to visit Professor Feng’s laboratory and experimental field at the base. It was initially agreed upon, but due to one thing or another, it was delayed until now.

This time, Qiao Qingyu readily agreed, "Count the students who will be going for the visit."

Unexpectedly, there were twenty-nine, which was really not few.

The base had a guesthouse and a cafeteria nearby; as long as they didn’t enter the core laboratory and the security zone, there would be no problem.

The base wasn’t isolated from the world.

Moreover, she had spoken to Professor Feng about this, and Professor Feng had agreed long ago.

Li Bo, her roommate, was a girl who loved organizing things and volunteered eagerly to be the small team leader.

Then everyone gathered at the door, waiting for the truck from the Xichuan Office to come pick them up. There were too many people, so they could only take a big truck, but everyone was excited.

Xichuan was already very cold, with the first snow having fallen at the beginning of the month, but when the temperature rose, the snow melted completely.

However, the climate was still cold, but the students’ enthusiasm was high.

Qiao Qingyu was also infected. She was supposed to go back yesterday, but there was too much homework, and she missed quite a few classes. Moreover, she planned to go to the base’s laboratory with these students.

So, she waited with everyone at the door for the vehicle from the base to arrive. Checking the time, there were still fifteen minutes. Qiao Qingyu said to her classmates behind her, "It’s a bit cold, move around so you don’t freeze..."

Some students started doing radio exercises, others stamped their feet in place, some laughed out loud, while others even expressed their feelings, "I’m not afraid of the bone-chilling cold, my passion is higher than the sky..."

Some people spouted nonsense, while others were quite rhyming.

At that moment, from the right side of the main gate, a middle-aged woman came walking, wearing a plaid padded jacket and a scarf, then she stood at the gate and looked over at them.

Suddenly, her eyes brightened, and just as she was about to call out someone, Li Bo, who stood next to Qiao Qingyu, changed her expression suddenly and urgently said to Qiao Qingyu next to her, "Qiao Qingyu, I have something to take care of over there; you guys have to wait for me..."

Saying this, she hurriedly ran towards the middle-aged woman.

When the middle-aged woman saw her, she opened her mouth in surprise, wanting to say something, but Li Bo pulled her by the hand and headed toward the right side of the gate, toward the big wall.

Li Bo walked too fast, and the woman obviously couldn’t keep up with her pace, which made her appear somewhat staggering.

Qiao Qingyu frowned slightly, and Liu Hong, who was beside her, leaned in. She had always been at odds with Li Bo and said with a sneer, "Qiao Qingyu, do you know who that woman is?"

Qiao Qingyu asked, "Do you know who she is?"

"Of course I know. That’s Li Bo’s mother, her real mother."

Next to them, Liu Min lowered her voice and said, "That’s right, it’s Li Bo’s real mother, but her mother is unreasonable, and Li Bo can’t help it."

Liu Hong snorted coldly, "What do you mean she can’t help it? No matter what, that’s her real mother. I’ve never heard of a daughter siding with a home-wrecker instead of her own mother."

"That’s not a home-wrecker. Li Bo said that her Aunt Shao and her dad were childhood sweethearts who were supposed to get married. But her mom used despicable means to cling to her dad and ruthlessly broke them apart."

Qiao Qingyu was confused by what she heard.

But she didn’t understand the situation, so naturally, she didn’t feel it was her place to comment randomly.

"...Even if that’s the case, Li Bo is still going too far. Last time, I heard her say to her mom, ’Mom, this is immoral, it’s cruel and heartless. Your marriage to my dad was forced, there’s no love. Now you should let go. Aunt Shao and my dad truly love each other, you should be bringing them together, not going to the workplace to cause trouble and try to stop them...’"

Liu Min quietly said to Liu Hong beside her, "Liu Hong, don’t talk nonsense, it wouldn’t be good if other people knew..."

"Why should I be afraid when she dares to talk to her mom like that?" Liu Hong snapped, her face turning iron blue with anger.

Qiao Qingyu hurriedly intervened, "You two, stop arguing. By the way, what did she say to her mom that you overheard?"

With a cold smile, Liu Hong looked toward the distant mother and daughter who were talking about something, "I just happened to overhear our comrade Li Bo righteously telling her own mother, ’Mom, this is unethical, and cruel and heartless. Your marriage to my father was forced, there’s no love involved. Now you should let go. Aunt Shao and my father truly love each other. You should support them instead of going to the unit to create obstacles...’"

Liu Hong sneered, "Listen to that, is this something someone should say? No matter how her mom is, didn’t she give birth to her, didn’t she raise her? What does Aunt Shao have to do with her?"

Liu Min also frowned and added, "Actually, I don’t quite understand Li Bo either, why she seems to have a better relationship with this so-called Aunt Shao than with her own mother."

Still with a mocking tone, Liu Hong added meaningfully, "I now actually hope her dad and mom get divorced and let her Aunt Shao become her stepmom, and then the two have children. I want to see if Li Bo can still be as carefree as she is now."

Just then, it seemed that Li Bo had grown impatient, turned around, and tried to walk away, but the middle-aged woman clung tightly to Li Bo. When Li Bo shook her off, the woman fell and sat on the ground, then broke into tears, unable to hold back any longer.

Startled, Li Bo turned around hastily, seemingly trying to cover her mother’s mouth to stop her from crying.

Before Qiao Qingyu could speak, Liu Hong, like a sudden gust of wind, swept by them. Qiao Qingyu frowned and felt compelled to follow, then said to the other classmates, "Don’t get involved. Wait here for the base’s truck; we’ll be back soon."

Once Qiao Qingyu said this, the classmates who wanted to watch the commotion stopped in their tracks.

After a short distance, Qiao Qingyu and the Lius reached the struggling women.

Seeing people approaching, the middle-aged woman seemed to feel even more aggrieved and cried even louder.