Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 355 - 350: Believe It or Not, I’ll Go Home and Complain to Song Tingfan

Chapter 355: Chapter 350: Believe It or Not, I’ll Go Home and Complain to Song Tingfan

As soon as she left the shop, Lin Qiao’s face fell. If there was a test from the Fifth Prince this time, next time it would be the Eldest Prince or the Second Prince or some other bastard. Sooner or later, the villain would be inciting a rebellion.

Absolutely not.

She must separate from the Ruyi Shop, otherwise she’d be endlessly entangled with the Fifth Prince.

"Sweetie, are you done?" Li Guifen was squatting by the door and ran over as soon as she saw her.

"Didn’t I tell you to stay at the inn?" Lin Qiao touched her hand, which was a bit cold, and quickly handed her own gloves to her.

Li Guifen wouldn’t take her gloves, "Not cold, not cold. You keep them, I’m almost sweating."

"Sweetie, do you want to eat that cake? It smells so good."

Before Lin Qiao could speak, Lin Han earnestly offered, "I’ll go buy it."

He ran over and asked, "How much for one cake?"

"Ten cents." The uncle replied enthusiastically.

Lin Han couldn’t help but widen his eyes, ten cents for a cake, why not just rob?

But he still counted twenty cents, "Want two?"

"Alright, do you want scallions?" The uncle skillfully placed two dough balls on the griddle.

Li Han chuckled, "One with less, one with more."

Lin Qiao and Li Guifen walked over and saw there were only two cakes in the pan. Li Guifen knew her husband’s mind and thought since they were out, they might as well eat. "Brother, another cake, please."

"No need, no need, I’m not hungry, just two..."

Before Lin Han could finish speaking, Li Guifen handed Copper Coin to the uncle.

Lin Han was a bit unhappy and muttered, "Said I wasn’t eating, why buy more?"

Ten cents was expensive, he didn’t want to eat.

"If you don’t eat it, give it to our daughter." Li Guifen glared at him. No wonder others called him a miser.

Seeing the two about to argue, Lin Qiao quickly intervened, "Dad, have a taste, it’s delicious."

"Sweetie, share with your mom, I’m good."

Lin Han glanced at his wife, seeing her sulky look, he scratched his nose.

In the end, they each took a cake, and indeed they were delicious.

Lin Qiao glanced at the couple beside her, her pace quickened a bit, leaving space for them to talk.

Lin Han noticed his daughter ahead, slightly tugged at his wife, "Honey, don’t be mad anymore, I just blurted out nonsense."

"Here, this cake is for you, next time I’ll buy you more."

Li Guifen snorted, "Who cares for your cake, finish it yourself, otherwise I’ll flay you. Stop dawdling, keep an eye on our daughter, or we’ll lose her."

"Sweetie, wait for us." Then they hurried to catch up.

Up ahead there was some commotion, Lin Qiao and the two thought it was a street performance, so they went to see. It turned out a big man was holding a refined young man, angrily saying, "You’re the one who stole my Silver Coin."

"I, I... I didn’t... I was just passing by, I didn’t take it." The young man’s eyes were red but he stood tall and straight.

Lin Qiao sighed in her heart, another male lead. She steeled herself, intending to turn and ignore, but it was too late; Lin Han had already rushed in, "Is there some misunderstanding? Qingyou wouldn’t steal money."

Though Lin Han wasn’t short, the big man towered over him. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The big man saw this middle-aged man interfering and rudely pushed him, "Who are you to meddle!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a "slap" sound, and his hand was hit. He angrily stared at the woman in front of him.

She spoke sharply before he could, "In broad daylight, grabbing someone and not letting go, you say he stole your money, then how much did he steal?"

The big man was initially angry but seeing her face, his anger lessened, "He stole my Silver, ten taels."

"You say he stole ten taels, fine, search him. But let’s make this clear, if you’re wrong, we won’t hesitate to take you to the government office."

Lin Qiao looked at Lin Han, "Dad, you search him, with everyone watching, there’s no fear he’ll accuse us of doing anything shady."

Lin Han nodded, apologetically said to Gu Qingyou, "Qingyou, sorry about this."

Gu Qingyou shook his head, then produced a worn money bag, "All I have is a Peace Blessing my mother left me and thirty-two cents." He opened his hands to let them search.

Lin Han carefully checked him inside and out, and there were no bulges. Among the crowd, a lady said, "This boy doesn’t have it, surely it’s the wrong person."

"How could it be wrong? It’s him," the big man insisted, then pointed at his crotch, "That part hasn’t been checked."

Instantly, Gu Qingyou’s expression showed he felt humiliated. Lin Qiao couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke, "Ten taels isn’t light; wouldn’t your pants sag? If you can publicly stuff ten taels in your pockets and they don’t droop, I’ll give you twenty taels."

As long as villains weren’t around, Lin Qiao’s fearless streak surfaced again.

Beside her, Li Guifen and Lin Han were stunned. Realizing the situation, Li Guifen quickly covered Lin Qiao’s mouth, quietly scolding, "What nonsense are you spouting! Believe it or not, I’ll tell Song Tingfan when we get home!"

Asking a man to stuff silver in his pants, utterly outrageous!

Lin Qiao: "..."

Lin Han thought what his daughter said was quite something, but made sense, "Right, ten taels aren’t light, don’t talk nonsense."

The big man wanted to say more, but seeing the patrolling soldiers approach, he shot Lin Qiao a vicious look and quickly fled.

The soldiers came over and impatiently dispersed the crowd, "What’s everyone doing around here, move along!"

And with that, people drifted away, Gu Qingyou tucked his money bag away and hoarsely thanked, "Thank you, Mrs. Song and everyone."

"No need to thank. Why didn’t you stay in Lunan City?" Lin Qiao couldn’t help asking why he followed Wei Yun.

Gu Qingyou glanced at her, then quickly looked down, "I, I wanted to come to the Capital."

Seeing his demeanor, Lin Qiao wondered if she’d somehow caused him trouble. She wanted to ask more, but considering Li Guifen and the others were present, decided against it.

Wei Yun was staying at the same inn with them. After dinner, Lin Qiao intended to find Gu Qingyou for a talk but was interrupted when Li Guifen sprang from the bed, "Sweetie, where are you going?"

Her tone was as if she was sneaking out while cheating on Song Tingfan.

Lin Qiao: "..."

Li Guifen seemed more like she was supervising her than taking care of her.

"I’m going to ask Gu Qingyou something."

Upon hearing her daughter was meeting a man, Li Guifen disapproved, "Why ask at night? I’ll go with you."

"Mom, I’ll just say a few words and be right back, really."

Lin Qiao quickly reassured her, adding, "I’ll be back in less than fifteen minutes, if not, you can come find me."

"What do you have to say that I can’t hear?" Li Guifen still didn’t agree.

Lin Qiao: "..."

Her mind whirred, and she mysteriously said, "I want to ask him about something related to Wei Yun’s shop."

Li Guifen’s eyes widened in understanding, whispering, "You’re trying to bribe him?"

Lin Qiao: "..."

Alright, that’s one way to put it, she nodded.