Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 524: Chapter 524: What If I Became a Bad Person!

Chen Xiao doesn’t like to carry complex thoughts overnight.

Either he resolves those complicated matters that night, or he shelves them in his mind until later.

Obviously, tonight’s doubts in his heart could not be resolved.

Chen Xiao didn’t think about anything else.

He didn’t even want to think about what Zhang Xian said about catching thieves.

This night, passed quietly without further ado.

By the time the dawn started to break, Mr. and Mrs. Chen got up to prepare breakfast.

Soon after, Lin Shanhu and his wife also got up. Knowing there were many people at home, the old couple came to help Mr. and Mrs. Chen.

Once breakfast was ready, the entire Chen Family and Songshanping started bustling with activity.

When Chen Xiao and Lin Xi woke up, Zhao Xiaoyu was squatting by the well brushing her teeth and washing up.

Chen Xiao smiled and squatted down beside her, and Zhao Xiaoyu immediately grinned, revealing a mouthful of foam.

"Brush seriously, if you don’t clean your teeth, little bugs will grow on them."

Zhao Xiaoyu snorted and started brushing earnestly.

After washing her face, Zhao Xiaoyu shook Chen Xiao’s arm and said:

"Brother Chen Xiao, is dad coming today too?"

Chen Xiao nodded: "Did he call Lin Yao?"

"Yeah, Dad said you needed him for something, so he’s coming over by plane today."

"Hmm, after breakfast, I’ll head to the city to pick him up."

"Can you take me with you? I haven’t seen him for many days."

Zhao Xiaoyu seemed eager to please, afraid Chen Xiao might refuse, so she added:

"Dad already agreed."

"He agreed for you to come with me?" Chen Xiao was a bit surprised.

Zhao Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Sister Lin Yao can vouch for me!"

Chen Xiao seemed to hear some signal, thought for a moment, and then smiled:

"Alright, you can come with me later."

"Great, I’ll wait for you by the dining table. Brother Chen Xiao, you want porridge, right? I’ll serve it for you to cool down first."

With that, the little girl quickly ran into the house.

Lin Xi came over when she saw this: "Are you taking her later?"

"Yeah, I don’t know what Zhao Hai intends. But he let Xiaoyu come along, I feel like he’s hinting something to me. So, you stay home later, no need to come with me."

"Okay, if anything happens, inform me in time so I can make arrangements."

The couple agreed and went back inside to have breakfast together.

At the dining table, Chen Xiao only mentioned going to pick up Zhao Hai; he didn’t bring up anything else.

After breakfast, Chen Xiao kept his promise, taking Zhao Xiaoyu, who was now wearing a little dress, with him to the airport.

On the way, Zhao Xiaoyu was happily humming songs she learned in kindergarten.

But after a while, she pouted and said:

"Brother Chen Xiao, why do people become unhappy once they start primary school?"

Chen Xiao was stunned: "Did you become unhappy after starting primary school?"

"Yeah, the teachers make us learn characters and teach us math every day. Although we learned some in kindergarten, we still played games there."

"Oh... I wish I could stay in kindergarten forever."

Listening to her heartfelt words, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but chuckle:

"That’s bad news; primary school is just the beginning, and it’ll get less fun later."

"Ah, it’ll become less fun?"

"Yes, if you don’t study well in the future, the teachers might use a ruler to hit your hands."

Though Chen Xiao didn’t know if teachers still use rulers, he was sure in 2006, they dared to discipline students physically.

But he didn’t want to say too much, worried Zhao Xiaoyu might develop a distaste for learning.

Looking at Zhao Xiaoyu’s worried expression, Chen Xiao’s mood suddenly became inexplicably low.

He looked at Zhao Xiaoyu from time to time, and finally couldn’t help but ask:

"Xiaoyu, if one day brother becomes a bad person in your heart, will you still talk to me?"

Zhao Xiaoyu was puzzled: "Bad person? How could Brother Chen Xiao become a bad person? Dad said Brother Chen Xiao specializes in catching bad people."

Chen Xiao smiled without further explanation.

Perhaps she got up too early, Zhao Xiaoyu soon fell asleep in the back seat.

Chen Xiao didn’t speak to her anymore, silently driving to the airport.

Over an hour later, Chen Xiao finally arrived at the airport, parked, and woke Zhao Xiaoyu.

They stood together at the arrival gate, and after waiting for almost half an hour, Zhao Xiaoyu was the first to spot Zhao Hai exiting the airport.

"Dad, Dad!"

Zhao Xiaoyu started waving and jumping excitedly.

Children are like this, they can express any emotion extremely clearly and passionately.

Zhao Hai, perhaps because he hadn’t seen Zhao Xiaoyu for too long, showed a genuine expression of affection when they met.

He held his daughter tightly in his arms, walking toward Chen Xiao without putting Zhao Xiaoyu down.

"Brother, did you get delayed after landing?"

"Yes, I brought some luggage back, so I did a check-in, which took some time to retrieve."

Chen Xiao nodded with a smile: "Alright, shall we head to the car first? Haven’t had breakfast yet, should we find a place in the city to eat something?"

"Why go to the city, let’s eat at the airport, though the food here isn’t great."

Zhao Hai said with a face full of helplessness.

Chen Xiao thought about it and decided not to make the trip back and forth, so they went into a breakfast shop at the airport together.

After ordering some food, Zhao Hai was indeed hungry, eating as if a storm swept through, making Zhao Xiaoyu tease:

"Dad, can you eat slower? Look, is there anyone else here eating like you?"

Zhao Hai chuckled: "No matter how ugly my eating looks, I’m still your dad."

"Humph!" Zhao Xiaoyu folded her arms, showing a face of not wanting to deal with him.

Chen Xiao grinned, then began observing Zhao Hai’s demeanor seriously.

He wasn’t sure what Zhao Hai had been busy with lately.

But he was sure, Zhao Hai probably hadn’t slept well last night.

In fact, his condition seemed more like he hadn’t slept at all.

This made Chen Xiao ask: "Brother, didn’t sleep well last night?"

"Couldn’t sleep, thinking about catching an early flight, I simply didn’t sleep."

"Then, after eating, you can nap in the car, and when we reach my place, arrange a room for you to take a bath and rest."

Zhao Hai responded with a smile, agreeing with Chen Xiao’s suggestion.

The trio then returned to the car, with Chen Xiao driving towards Songshanping.

Along the way, Zhao Hai kept his eyes closed, unsure if he was asleep.

But Zhao Xiaoyu, who had slept the whole journey here, started snoring softly again.

With Zhao Xiaoyu’s snores becoming rhythmic, Zhao Hai in the backseat finally opened his eyes.

He quietly looked at Chen Xiao and asked: "Tell me, the reason you wanted me back!"