Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 141: Chapter 134: Xu Hongzu Personally Smooths Things Over for Qiao Jing with the Zhu Family and Cheng Family

“Wait until you’re qualified to enter the research institute before you talk,” Qiao Jing said. She stopped talking to Zhan Nanqing and turned to walk into the institute.

Zhan Nanqing watched Qiao Jing’s retreating figure until she disappeared into the institute before she withdrew her gaze and looked down at the flowerpot in her arms.

“Plant it then, plant it. Who’s afraid of you!”

Zhan Nanqing had just gotten home when she saw Su Manhan on the phone with a very unpleasant look on her face.

As soon as Zhan Nanqing saw her mother like this, she guessed the reason because there was only one person who could upset her mother so much during this time.

Because of Qiao Jing!

What had happened now?

Before Zhan Nanqing could ask, Su Manhan shouted in fury.

“Damn Qiao Jing! Causing trouble for our Zhan Family again! What bad luck did our family have in a past life? Do we owe her something?”

While changing her shoes, Zhan Nanqing asked in confusion, “Mom, what’s wrong? What happened?”

“It’s that damned Qiao Jing again, causing trouble outside. This time she has offended the Zhu Family and the Cheng Family. Both families called just now,” Su Manhan said, her face livid with anger.

Hearing this, Zhan Nanqing contemplated briefly before realizing what her mother meant.

“You’re not talking about Qiao Jing hitting Zhu Tingting, are you?”

“You know about it?” Su Manhan was momentarily stunned.

Zhan Nanqing nodded, “Zhu Tingting had it coming. Who told her to look down on people and steal their things, and then insult them with nasty words. If she got hit, then she brought it upon herself.”

After speaking, Zhan Nanqing saw Su Manhan regarding her with a puzzled look.

“What’s up? Is there something dirty on my face?”

Su Manhan continued to stare at Zhan Nanqing with bafflement, “Eh? Weird. Don’t you really dislike Qiao Jing? How come you’re speaking up for her today?”

“I’m not speaking up for her, I’m just telling the truth,” Zhan Nanqing said, proceeding to tell Su Manhan everything that had happened the day before.

After listening, Su Manhan’s brows furrowed, “Even so, she shouldn’t have hit anyone. And besides, she has offended the Zhu and Cheng Families, and now they both want our Zhan Family to give an explanation.”

“An explanation? What kind of explanation? Aren’t we, the Zhan Family, the wealthiest in the Imperial Capital? Are we really supposed to be afraid of them?”

“It’s not about being afraid or not. The issue is that Qiao Jing brought this upon herself. Why should our Zhan Family have to clean up her mess!”

After saying this, Su Manhan didn’t delay and immediately called Qiao Jing.

“Qiao Jing, you have caused your own trouble, now you must take responsibility. You hit Zhu Tingting, now you go and apologize to the Zhu and Cheng Families!” Su Manhan ordered.

Qiao Jing was conducting research in the institute and, while on the phone, said, “Don’t worry. I’ll take responsibility for what I’ve done.”

“Good. You said it yourself. I’ll wait for you to take responsibility.”

After hanging up, Su Manhan let out a long breath and settled back on the couch.

After catching her breath, she noticed the flowerpot in Zhan Nanqing’s hands, along with something that looked like documents.

“What kind of flower did you buy?”

Strange? When did her daughter start liking flowers and plants?

“It’s not a flower.”

“If it’s not a flower, what is it?” Su Manhan curiously stared at the flowerpot in Zhan Nanqing’s hands.

After hesitating for two seconds, Zhan Nanqing replied with a weird expression, “Potatoes.”

“Ah?” Su Manhan was taken aback. “What did you say? Potatoes?”

Zhan Nanqing didn’t want to continue the conversation and walked upstairs with the flower pot in her arms.

The scene shifted. Just as Qiao Jing stopped her work and prepared to find someone to deal with this matter, Xu Hongzu walked in.

“Grandpa Xu, there’s something I need your help with.”

Xu Hongzu didn’t like such formalities from Qiao Jing.

“Xiao Jing, I treat you as my own granddaughter. If you act so distant with me, I won’t be happy,” he said.

Qiao Jing gave a slight smile. “Alright then, I won’t stand on ceremony with you. I came to ask for your help with the Zhu Family and Cheng Family matter…”

Zhu Tingting was still in prison, and both the Zhu and Cheng families were at the police bureau, having tea with Captain Zhao.

“Captain Zhao, indeed, it was wrong of my wife to curse at others, but it was Qiao Jing who hit someone! Why don’t you arrest her too?” Zhu Tingting’s husband, Cheng Dachang, barely contained his anger as he spoke.

Hearing Cheng Dachang put it that way, Captain Zhao’s lips twitched in silence, thinking, if he arrested Professor Qiao, then who would do the research?

Could you do it? Are you capable? Could you even be considered?

“Exactly,” Zhu Cheng, Zhu Tingting’s father, echoed. “I’ve heard that you and Qiao Jing have a good relationship, Captain Zhao. Could it be that because of this —”

“Mr. Zhu, please speak with evidence. This is the Imperial Capital Police Bureau. I act according to the law. The reason I arrested your daughter is that she falsely reported the incident. As for Miss Qiao raising her hand, that was because your daughter publicly insulted her mother. Our national law explicitly stipulates that insulting national personnel must be pursued for criminal responsibility according to the law,” Captain Zhao stated with righteous indignation as he addressed Zhu Cheng.

After hearing Captain Zhao speak, both Zhu Cheng and Cheng Dachang showed surprised expressions on their faces.

“National personnel? How could Qiao Jing be national personnel? Isn’t she just a country girl who farms the land?”

Before Captain Zhao could respond, an aged voice suddenly rose from behind them.

“So what if she’s a country girl working the land? Do you look down on people like us who deal with the soil every day?”

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Zhu Cheng and Cheng Dachang turned around in unison to look and were almost bug-eyed when they saw it was Xu Hongzu.

“Xu, Professor Xu, how, how come it’s you?” They stuttered as they began to speak.

“Hmph!” Xu Hongzu snorted coldly. “What’s the matter? Caught you speaking ill behind my back, and now you’re so guilty you can hardly talk?”

“No, no, no, you’ve misunderstood, we weren’t talking about you,” they quickly denied.

“That’s right, we were talking about Qiao Jing, the country bride brought home by the Zhan Family.”

Although they were heads of their respective families, in terms of both family background and academic stature, they were several levels below Xu Hongzu.

Oddly, after they finished explaining, they noticed that Xu Hongzu’s expression had become even grimmer.

Had they said something wrong?

At that point Captain Zhao stepped forward, “Professor Xu, what has brought you here?”

“To handle Xiao Jing’s matter,” Xu Hongzu stated unequivocally.

What’s going on?

Zhu Cheng and Cheng Dachang exchanged looks, both reflecting shock in their eyes.

The others might not understand, but Captain Zhao suddenly did.

Xu Hongzu turned to Zhu Cheng and Cheng Dachang with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes slightly narrowed, and spoke seriously, “You Zhu Family raise such a fine daughter, daring to insult our national personnel. And you, Cheng Dachang, you were a good, studious child when you were small. But as you’ve grown, you’ve become more twisted, even colluding with the Zhu Family, thinking of arresting Xiao Jing?

Go on and arrest her! If you’re so capable, arrest her! Xiao Jing has contributed so much to the nation; would you arrest her? Ask whether the state agrees? Ask whether the people agree?”