Chapter 121 Running Away with the Money

Old Zhong was very efficient; before nightfall, three million had been transferred to the welfare home's account.

In addition, Bai Yukui's 500,000 yuan and Pei Changming's 100,000 yuan arrived in their accounts one after another.

Including those from before, there are at least five million in the account now.

This huge sum of money greatly alleviated Shen Qingzhou's anxiety about money.

Old Zhong was quite good at handling people. As soon as the money was transferred to Shen Qingzhou's account, he brought a large amount of groceries and his daughter to apologize.

"Let me formally introduce you. This is my daughter, Zhong Yating. Yating, this is your Uncle Shen. Hurry up and greet him."

As soon as Lao Zhong entered, he put on a fawning face and smiled obsequiously at Shen Qingzhou.

Shen Qingzhou originally didn't want to talk to him, but he couldn't stand it when he heard him ask Zhong Yating to call him uncle.

"Get lost! Your daughter's older than me, isn't she? What are you calling me 'uncle' for?"

Zhong Yating looks quite mature, and she seems to be a few years older than Shen Qingzhou, so calling her "uncle" would definitely not be appropriate.

"Then call him brother, Ya-ting, hurry up and call him." Old Zhong seized the opportunity and urged him immediately.

"Hello, Brother Shen," Zhong Yating greeted him reluctantly.

Shen Qingzhou nodded with a cold expression.

"I bought some groceries, let's have a good drink tonight," Old Zhong quickly added.

Seeing that Shen Qingzhou still had a cold face, Old Zhong pleaded, "Brother, give your old brother some face. I brought some good wine today. I'll punish myself with three cups later to apologize to you."

Shen Qingzhou exhaled a smoke ring and looked at Zhong Yating, saying, "I'm curious, if I hadn't been so skilled, what would have happened to me today? How did you explain things to them?"

Upon hearing this, Lao Zhong opened his mouth to explain, but Shen Qingzhou glared at him and shut him up. "Shut up, I want to hear what she has to say."

Upon hearing this, Old Zhong could only look helplessly at his daughter.

Zhong Yating could only honestly reply, "I didn't mean to do anything to you. I just wanted to beat you up and warn you to keep your mother away from my father. As long as I'm around, don't even think about getting a single penny from my father."

"My mom?"

Shen Qingzhou, who was smoking, almost choked on the smoke.

"Is there something else about my mother here?" Shen Qingzhou looked at Lao Zhong.

Old Zhong chuckled awkwardly, "I have a woman, and she has a son and a daughter, who also share the surname Shen. That's why Ya Ting mistakenly thinks you're that woman's son."

Shen Qingzhou remembered; he had indeed heard Lao Zhong mention it before.

"Wait a minute, you bastard, you didn't start dating her mother just because her child has the surname Shen, did you?"

Shen Qingzhou suddenly realized this possibility: this bastard simply wanted to be the father of someone with the surname Shen.

"How could that be? I'm not that kind of person," Old Zhong immediately said.

Shen Qingzhou felt that this bastard was fully capable of doing it, but he stubbornly refused to admit it, and Shen Qingzhou couldn't do anything about it. However, since the matter had been brought up, it was considered over.

"I held back today, mainly because I was afraid of causing trouble with the police. Otherwise, those guys would have been crippled or killed. Think before you act next time," Shen Qingzhou warned Zhong Yating one last time.

Zhong Yating believed this. She could see it clearly from inside the car. The people she borrowed from Uncle Han were not just for show; they were all quite skilled, and two of them were even boxers.

But they were powerless against Shen Qingzhou, easily defeated and taken down. Everything happened so fast and so smoothly.

Moreover, after calming down, she discovered many unusual things.

First of all, this Brother Shen's skills are exaggerated. He's like a martial arts master. He just casually raises his hand and throws several burly men around in a daze.

And what about the dog and the little girl in the car? Could it really just be my imagination?

Chung Ya-ting's mother passed away early, so she was raised by Lao Chung from a young age and came into contact with many of Lao Chung's friends from all walks of life. Because of Lao Chung, many people even treated her like their daughter, which is why she was able to easily borrow several people to help her as soon as she returned to the country.

But that's precisely why Lao Zhong sent her abroad, worried that she would follow in his footsteps.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Yating didn't want to come back after leaving, and Old Zhong got anxious again. That's just how people are.

Now that things have been clarified and we've had a meal together, this matter is considered closed.

And so, a few days of leisure passed.

Without the pressure of money, Shen Qingzhou felt a lack of motivation, but after being idle for too long, he felt restless. A reading slump? Come on over!

Since there was really nothing to do at the moment, Shen Qingzhou thought of the information about Zhao Xuejun that Lao Zhong had brought and decided to go to the welfare home to talk to Zhao Xuejun.

So that morning, after having breakfast, Shen Qingzhou leisurely went out the door.

Xiao Qiu and Wu Ying followed behind him; the little guy had been especially clingy to him these past few days at home.

As for Little Curly Hair, she stays inside the Soul Nourishing Tablet unless absolutely necessary, as it's much more comfortable there than outside.

Looking at Xiao Qiu strolling around leisurely, Shen Qingzhou said speechlessly, "When you come back tonight, I'll teach you some new characters."

"Okay." Xiao Qiu agreed readily.

As for why Xiao Qiu recognized the character "fire" so quickly, Shen Qingzhou figured it out in the past few days.

Well, actually, it's not entirely clear, because Xiao Qiu herself is also confused.

According to Xiaoqiu, she just doesn't look at it, but thinks about playing with fire to make herself happy, and then she lets her little hands write it herself, and then she will learn it.

Damn it, she's completely unreasonable. Even if Shen Qingzhou knew, she wouldn't be able to act like her.

However, her talent also has limitations.

She can learn things like wind, fire, and water very quickly, even things that exist in reality.

She finds it difficult to learn more abstract concepts like qi, fate, and emptiness.

Besides that, she couldn't actively observe the world; everything required Shen Qingzhou to guide and teach her.

To put it bluntly, she lacks eyes like Shen Qingzhou's.

Even so, her talent is still extraordinary.

When we arrived at the welfare home, Grandma was sitting in the downstairs corridor chatting with people.

The passageway was covered with trumpet vines, each vying for attention with their vibrant colors and fragrant aroma.

"Why are you here again, and at this time of year?" Grandma Song looked at Shen Qingzhou with disdain.

"Grandma, what you're saying really hurts me. Look at other people, none of them are as filial as I am. They're all so envious," Shen Qingzhou said.

"Are you sure you're not just here to freeload lunch? Everyone says you're a good-for-nothing. If you were, you wouldn't be running around here every day, and you always eat several large bowls of food." Grandma Song said with a smile.

"That was filth. As for the large bowls, that's because I'm young and have a good appetite, and also because the food in your cafeteria really does taste good."

……

Actually, Grandma Song was just joking with him. She was overjoyed that he came, but she was still slightly dissatisfied today.

"Why didn't you bring Daidai with you today?" she asked.

"What's the point of bringing her here? All she does is poop and sleep," Shen Qingzhou said.

Upon hearing this, Grandma punched him lightly, saying, "You're no better. All you do when you come here is eat."

After Grandma finished speaking, she thought of what she had just said about pooping and burst out laughing.

Shen Qingzhou looked around but didn't see Zhao Xuejun or his mother.

"Didn't Grandma Fengying come down with you today?" Shen Qingzhou asked.

Grandma Song didn't seem to care and replied, "Her granddaughter picked her up a few days ago, and she should be back in a few days. But why are you asking why?"

"I was just asking casually," Shen Qingzhou replied dismissively.

Then I didn't think much of it and continued chatting with my grandma.

Just as Grandma Song had guessed, at noon he ate a meal at the welfare home’s canteen and ate several large bowls.

He said goodbye and left when his grandmother was about to take a nap at noon.

"By the way, has something happened to Cuiping's family?" Grandma suddenly called him back as he was leaving.

The Cuiping that Grandma Song mentioned is Jiang Cuiping, the accountant in charge of the welfare home.

She is also an elderly person in the welfare home. She worked with her grandmother when she was young and had a very good relationship with her grandmother, who trusted her deeply.

Therefore, she has always been in charge of managing the orphanage's accounts.

"No, what's wrong?"

"She came to see me a couple of days ago and said some strange things. She also talked about some things from the past, and then she started crying. I have a feeling that something is wrong with her..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhou suddenly had a very bad premonition.

Damn it, have they been holding back something big all along?

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