I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 510: The Child in the Basket

Chapter 510: Chapter 510: The Child in the Basket

The child had only been born for a few days and was treated with extreme care at home, but now she was being carried out in a basket. Did he think his daughter was a dog pup?

Mr. Zhao’s heart felt as if it were being clenched by a large hand, suffocating him.

It was the first time Sun Dazhi had heard of such an infuriating incident. Regardless of the traffic lights, he floored the accelerator and quickly caught up to the bus, forcing it to stop after overtaking it. The bus driver looked in astonishment at the jeep blocking the road.

Obviously, he could not ask why, because he recognized the license plate—it was one used by top leaders of the base.

Old Lady Zhao wasn’t worried about the baby in the basket crying because she had stealthily fed the child some milk powder laced with her own concoction of medication the night before. This medicine was considered a folk remedy.

In the countryside, they called children who cried at night "night criers."

Feeding this folk remedy to a child with some warm water would ensure they slept through until morning.

Thus, Granny Zhao felt no guilt as she chatted animatedly with the people around her, speaking animatedly about trivial matters. Then the bus suddenly stopped. Craning her neck to look forward, she saw a few people disembarking from the jeep that belonged to the base’s top leader.

Granny Zhao’s heart skipped a beat, and she involuntarily clenched the basket tightly. She didn’t even notice her legs trembling uncontrollably.

Among the people who got off the vehicle was her son. His face was livid as he glared in their direction, looking as if he could devour someone.

What followed was much simpler. Once on the bus, under the scrutiny of all the passengers, Mr. Zhao found his beloved daughter Guo Guo put into the basket by his own mother, currently in a deep sleep.

Sweat covered his forehead, and the blanket was somewhat thick. Although there were gaps on either side, covering the child like this was still quite warm. Had the child not been medicated, she would have started crying by now.

But when everyone saw what was supposed to be ’an egg’ was actually a child, the entire bus erupted into chaos.

With so many base employees, including family members, now amounting to over ten thousand even after dividing into several departments, this was still the first time they had heard of such a thing. Several older women pointed at Granny Zhao and started scolding her.

They even brought up the dignified stance she had taken just a few days ago at the family compound gate toward Li Chengming.

It was indeed like a crow landing on a pile of coal.

Old Lady Zhao’s face turned pale as she couldn’t act arrogantly at this time, caught red-handed, could she?

She had even said that even tigers did not eat their young, yet here she was, treating her granddaughter who was just a few days old like an egg, not knowing where she wanted to send her.

No need to ask; it was either to sell or to give away, or perhaps even to abandon.

Mr. Zhao glared darkly at his own mother and stepped off the bus with the child. Granny Zhao and her daughter-in-law also sullenly followed, and by the time they got off, Mr. Zhao was already getting into the jeep with his daughter.

Qiao Qingyu and the others naturally got into the vehicle as well, but they headed to the hospital.

The jeep disappeared, and the bus was left with a barrage of scolding.

Granny Zhao’s daughter-in-law, Da Mai, stomped her foot and complained, "I told you this wouldn’t work, this wouldn’t work, and now you’ve dragged me down too. Big Brother will definitely send us packing."

Old Lady Zhao retorted, "This bad luck charm was all because you told me you heard my eldest son and his wife saying they wanted only this Guo Guo, and that her urban house was also for Guo Guo..."

"But I wasn’t lying. That is what he said."

"Thinking a little girl could want a house too," Granny Zhao fumed angrily.

"But you didn’t see how much my older brother dotes on Guo Guo," Da Mai muttered.

"I said that and you didn’t object either. You also have ulterior motives, you just have your eye on the city house for your son’s marriage," Granny Zhao said.

"Isn’t my son also your eldest grandson?" retorted Da Mai.

Da Mai had married into the Zhao Family and had a son who was now attending high school at a comprehensive school.

Disregarding the in-fighting, Mr. Zhao, with a grim expression, carried his daughter into the hospital. After a thorough examination, she was found to have no serious issues but required further observation. Given her tender age and her unconscious state, she was surely fed something.

Mr. Zhao then went straight to Old Lady Zhao.

At that moment, those two had just entered the family compound.

Before Mr. Zhao could even start questioning, Old Lady Zhao hurriedly explained, "I only fed her a little bit of medicine, she will wake up by noon, it’s nothing..."

Seeing her son’s angry gaze, Granny Zhao tried to calm herself as she argued, "When you were a child and cried at night, you also took this medicine, look, haven’t you grown up healthy?"

At that moment, Mr. Zhao didn’t doubt that his mother was lying. His gaze darkened as he stared at the two. He clenched his teeth. It was now past six o’clock on the main street in the family compound, and most people were already up. He turned around and headed back to the hospital.

Since remarrying, he had led a tranquil life and didn’t want to be the subject of jokes like in previous years.

But with such a significant incident witnessed by so many, it was impossible to conceal it.

The Women’s Federation at the base severely criticized Old Lady Zhao and Da Mai.

They then used this opportunity to hold a general meeting, setting examples for everyone to criticize together, focusing on eradicating gender bias within the base, regardless of whether you were the father or mother from the hometown, or even the staff at the base.

This research base absolutely could not tolerate such feudal dregs.

Mr. Zhao handled this situation decisively.

He used his connections to have his newly regularized brother return to their hometown. Somehow convincing his brother, he agreed, and Mr. Zhao would send his mother twenty yuan each month for support.

A few days later, a crying Old Lady Zhao left the base with her younger son and daughter-in-law, as well as her eldest grandson.

This was also an explanation given to Li Bo.

Because Li Bo was planning a divorce.

For Li Bo, getting a divorce after having a child was not a big deal. She had a job and could afford to pay someone monthly to care for her daughter. She was determined to raise her well, especially with the support of the base.

So, Li Bo really had no concerns. But Mr. Zhao couldn’t agree to the divorce. If he divorced again, he couldn’t bear the shame of staying on the base.

His life had become a joke, and he genuinely loved Li Bo, especially their daughter.

Mr. Zhao didn’t favor sons over daughters, in fact, he preferred girls.

That’s why he quickly decided to send Granny Zhao away and also decided not to let her visit in the future, but he would still provide for her, not wishing people to call him a brute.

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