"Comrade Lu."

"Comrade Lin, you've arrived."

Lu Zhengting felt more relaxed and happy than ever before; seeing the little girl was the happiest thing for him.

Not long after Lin Qingyan entered the room, Lu's mother arrived. The two of them got onto the kang (a heated brick bed) together. Lu's mother rolled up Lu Zhengting's trouser legs to make it easier for Lin Qingyan to give Lu Zhengting acupuncture.

The atmosphere today was noticeably more relaxed than yesterday. During the day, Lu Zhengting turned into a real chatterbox, telling jokes and riddles, making the other two laugh out loud.

After Lin Qingyan finished giving Lu Zhengting acupuncture, she was still reluctant to leave.

But she still had the clinic to attend to, so after putting away the silver needles, she had to say goodbye to Madam Lu and Lu Zhengting.

She got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and looked back at Lu Zhengting. "Comrade Lu, if you can maintain this good mood every day, your injury will heal even faster."

Lu Zhengting nodded. "Yes."

As long as he can see her every day and make her laugh, he can be happy every day.

Back Mountain

Lin Guanghui and Tong Jiaojiao had arranged to meet today to discuss the baby in Tong Jiaojiao's belly.

After thinking about it for two days, Lin Guanghui decided to persuade Tong Jiaojiao to abort the child in her womb.

He's just a tiny, immature thing. If I just beat him up, he won't have to take responsibility for Tong Jiaojiao, he won't have to marry a woman he doesn't love, and he won't have to sacrifice his life's happiness.

If Tong Jiaojiao is willing to listen to his advice, that's fine; but if she insists on not listening, he has his own methods.

When he arrived at the back of the mountain, Tong Jiaojiao had not yet arrived, so he leaned against a rock and waited for her.

Lin Qingyan came out of the brigade leader's house and ran into Tong Jiaojiao when she was almost home. She noticed that Tong Jiaojiao was walking in the direction of the mountains. When Tong Jiaojiao saw her, she stopped.

"Lin Qingyan, did you move out when I told you to?"

Lin Qingyan glared at her. She hadn't seen the brigade leader at his house today, otherwise she would have told him about Tong Jiaojiao's "falsely conveying the imperial edict" yesterday.

"Tong Jiaojiao, if you have the energy, go find another house. That house has nothing to do with you anymore, and you have no right to interfere."

“That was repaired with my money, why can’t I interfere?” Tong Jiaojiao still brought up the issue of repairing the house.

She was probably too loud, because passersby heard her and looked over. It looked like Tong Jiaojiao was arguing with Lin Qingyan.

Lin Qingyan warned her, "You can talk to the brigade leader about the house. If you bother me again, don't blame me for being impolite."

Tong Jiaojiao was afraid of Lin Qingyan's fighting skills and dared not be violent towards her.

Besides, she also had to take care of the baby in her belly. She and Lin Guanghui had made an appointment in the back mountain, and it was more important for her to go find Lin Guanghui now.

She glanced at the onlookers and deliberately said to Lin Qingyan, "Lin Qingyan, you're just bullying me because you know kung fu." With that, she snorted and turned away.

With nothing exciting to see and everyone else having left, Lin Qingyan continued walking home.

When Lin Qingyan returned home, she first went inside to check if her mother-in-law had woken up. However, when she opened the door, she couldn't find her mother-in-law on the kang (a heated brick bed).

We checked all three rooms, but we couldn't find Grandma Lin. She wasn't in the yard or the toilet either.

Lin Qingyan was certain that Granny Lin had climbed over the wall and gone out, but she didn't know where she was going.

In the past, Grandma Lin would always tell Lin Qingyan before going out for a stroll, but this time she didn't say a word, which made Lin Qingyan a little worried, so she decided to go out and look for her.

She first searched around in front of her own house, but couldn't find Grandma Lin.

We have no choice but to go to the clinic again, in case my mother-in-law goes there first.

She locked the door and rushed to the clinic, keeping an eye out for Granny Lin along the way, but she didn't find her when she got there.

If my mother-in-law went home by herself and I didn't see her there, she'll probably come to the clinic to look for her.

She would wait a while, and if her mother-in-law still didn't come, she would go look for her elsewhere.

About half an hour later, Grandma Lin still hadn't returned.

Lin Qingyan waited idly at the clinic, but neither Grandma Lin nor any patients came to seek treatment.

She simply closed the clinic door and went out to find Granny Lin.

Grandma Lin went to the small bridge to look for photos before. She'll go look there first, and maybe she'll go to the riverbank to look for photos again.

But when she got to the riverbank, she not only didn't see Granny Lin at the small bridge, but she also walked a long way along the river without seeing any sign of Granny Lin.

There are no crops planted in the fields yet, and Granny Lin is nowhere to be seen.

Where could my mother-in-law have gone?

Her brow furrowed deeper and deeper. Suddenly, her mother-in-law was lost; she had been tricked by bad people; she had accidentally fallen and injured herself on the mountain and couldn't get back...

Many ominous speculations flashed through her mind, causing her to panic.

"Mother-in-law, please don't let anything happen to you!"

She prayed silently in her heart as she continued searching for Granny Lin. Since she couldn't find her on the ground, she had to look for her on the mountain.

Beijing, thousands of miles away

In the living room of the Dong family, Old Master Dong sat on the sofa, with a middle-aged woman and a middle-aged man standing in front of him. The middle-aged man was Old Master Dong's only son, named Dong Bonian, and the middle-aged woman was named Dong Wenhua, who was the adopted daughter that Old Master Dong took in when he went abroad to fight in the war twenty years ago.

Behind them stood three young men and a girl of about eighteen or nineteen.

The three young men were Dong Bonian's eldest son Dong Ping, second son Dong An, and third son Dong Yue. The girl was Dong Wenhua's only daughter, Xu Xinning.

Dong Bonian said to Grandpa Dong, "Dad, although Mom has had amnesia for many years and likes to go out and wander around, she always comes back on her own after half a year. But this time it has been more than half a year and she still hasn't come back. It's time to go out and look for her."

Grandpa Dong nodded. His wife not only suffered from amnesia, but also had some mental instability. In addition, she possessed formidable martial arts skills, making it difficult to keep her from running around, and also difficult to have someone follow and protect her.

Fortunately, because of her excellent martial arts skills, she was able to protect herself when she was out, and she was always able to return home on her own after being away for half a year each time.

After it happened many times, they became less worried.

But this time the trip lasted longer than usual, which is worrying.

"Then whoever has time should go out and look for it."

"Grandpa, I need to ask for leave to go see Grandma," Dong Yue said.

"I'll go too," Dong Ping said, but Dong An interrupted him, "Brother, you're too busy with work, I'll go instead."

“I’m going to find Grandma too,” Xu Xinning said. “The more people there are, the more strength we have. As long as I find Grandma, I’m sure I can bring her back.”

"Okay, you guys go ahead. Be sure to call me as soon as you see her. I'll also have someone put up a missing person ad in the newspaper. Hopefully, we can find her soon."