Zhou Xiaozheng nodded, "Other people had no conflicts with interests, but Zhao Chuan Guang did not. For 17 years, he burned a sack of paper money for Dad every year and went to Beijing to inquire about you, mistakenly taking your eldest cousin as you. He has a big opinion on the Lin Family, and today he didn’t believe it when he heard you weren’t in Beijing. He didn’t say anything else, but it was clear that whenever he goes to Beijing, he visits your eldest cousin; he’s never set foot in the Lin Family’s door. And your mom doesn’t know any of this. Jiao Jiao, Dad is not happy in his heart, the Lin Family, haha, the Lin Family..." "Dad, debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay; isn’t this good? You don’t need to feel unhappy for me, why bother with unrelated people. Besides, you probably have a good idea about the Lin Family’s matters; it’s hard to say." After Zhou Jiao finished speaking, seeing her dad signal her to continue, "Firstly, Grandma wants to transfer eldest cousin back to Beijing, which is a bad move. Secondly, the family probably has no money left, and even used ours. I didn’t tell my mom; Grandma might be out of money." Zhou Xiaozheng smiled and patted her head, saying softly, "Do you have any complaints about your mom?" Zhou Jiao looked at her dad amusedly, "I used to blame her, but later I had no feeling; having a mom or not didn’t make a difference. When I saw her, I didn’t dare complain; with her tears flowing like that, who would dare to blame her?" She laughed a little after finishing. After a moment, Zhou Jiao sighed and said seriously, "Many people don’t say it, but I understand their meaning. They think my acceptance of my mom was so sudden, even crying and making a fuss for a while would be fine, but my nature doesn’t allow that. In my eyes, just the fact that my mom could remain faithful and not remarry for 17 years for my dad is enough; that’s what I value most about her. Besides, she gave birth to me. Just on these two points, she qualifies for my protection and respect. As for having never seen her, some minor details may bother her a little. When she hugged me and cried, tears fell down my neck, and I knew I wouldn’t blame her. Everyone has their difficulties; why fuss? As long as my mom is fine and waiting for you to return, everything else doesn’t matter." "Good daughter, worthy of being Dad’s daughter, thinking just like Dad. Jiao Jiao, how about Dad takes you to the county for a few days?" Zhou Xiaozheng praised happily. Zhou Jiao widened her eyes with joy, "Really? That’s great. Dad, when are we leaving? I’ll pack in advance, and stay longer once we’re there." Seeing his daughter so happy, Zhou Xiaozheng couldn’t help but laugh with understanding and said softly, "Don’t rush; I’ll talk to your father-in-law and take you to the city for a few days to get an idea, so no one dares to bully you. He’ll definitely agree, you just act like you don’t know. Dad even borrowed a car from the provincial city today just to take you to the city, how about that? Am I impressive?" Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded at her dad’s seeking praise look, giving him a thumbs-up. Her dad considered everything more thoroughly than she expected, and she was delighted inside. Beaming with delight, Zhou Xiaozheng said to her, "Before going back, Dad will find a way to prepare fine grains for you, don’t worry about the money being insufficient. Today, we’ve already got two mother-daughter pairs cleaning the main room, we specially bought disinfectants from the provincial city. Tomorrow, they’ll come to clean the kitchen and yard. I had all of Mr. Liu’s things stored in the warehouse to be given away later; they’re all good. I was worried you’d be uncomfortable using other people’s things, so we bought everything new. The quilts are all 8 pounds heavy; we bought three, and also mattresses. Your Uncle Zhao Chuan Guang even gave a lot of military quilts and supplies. I found them too narrow and put them in the wardrobe for you to deal with. Your mom thought there were too many and gave some to Zhao Dashan’s wife, heard their daughter Zhao Yuanyuan doesn’t have a thick quilt. Your Uncle Guang also gave a lot of coal tickets; I first bought 300 pounds of briquettes and 100 pounds of coal, and also 50 pounds of rice. Oh, and Mom went to the Friendship Mall and bought a lot of fabric to make curtains and bedcovers, then saw the homespun was cheap and left all of it in the county. You can throw away the old clothes, think carefully about what clothes you like, and draw a pattern. Tomorrow, your mom is going with Cheng Hongli to make you some clothes. You listen to Dad; make more dresses, Jiao Jiao looks beautiful in dresses." Zhou Jiao nodded with a smile, happily saying, "Okay, I also like dresses. When summer comes, I’ll make long dresses with dark patterns embroidered on them; it’ll be very beautiful, a kind of understated luxury, which is my style. Dad, when I get plumper, I’ll definitely look good, heh, I take after your big eyes; look, aren’t my eyebrows also similar? They look spirited, I love my eyes and eyebrows the most." Zhou Xiaozheng laughed heartily, looked at her little face, "And the dimples are like Dad’s too. Girls with dimples are cute. Dad used to hate his own dimples; they made me look immature, so I deliberately kept a stern face. These dimples on our Jiao Jiao’s face are perfect, especially fitting. No need to wait until you’re plumper, our Jiao Jiao is already very pretty now. In Dad’s eyes, no one is as beautiful as our Jiao Jiao." "Yeah, I also think no one is better than my dad; my dad is the most handsome, the most charming." After finishing, Zhou Jiao went forward and held her dad’s arm, looking up with laughter. Lin Lishan heard the laughter, came in and said with a laugh, "Yes, you two are the best-looking father and daughter. Look, you really look alike. Jiao Jiao, what do you want to wear? Tomorrow, your dad and I will go to the city and make you a few pairs of work pants, okay?" Thıs content belongs to 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵 Zhou Jiao smiled slightly and said, "Sure, Mom, I want my pants in darker colors to match my clothes. Save me some of that checkered fabric; I want to make a shirt. When it gets warmer, adding a sweater would look nice. For summer, I’ll make lots of dresses myself, long dresses." Zhou Xiaozheng smiled as he watched his wife and daughter discuss styles, his precious daughter being playful in front of them left him feeling extremely content. Lin Lishan playfully patted Zhou Jiao, "No more complaints, otherwise Mom will make you a flowered cotton jacket to wear; you’re just a young girl after all, bright colors suit you." Having said that, she ignored the father and daughter and went outside to help.