If Zhang Hongcheng hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to believe that there was such a dilapidated courtyard in Haidian District.

From what I learned from my senior brother at the court, I learned that the court had arranged a new house for Old Lady Yao, but she was stubborn and insisted on staying in her own small house, waiting day after day.

She was afraid that one day her family would come back and not be able to find her.

The war had been over for decades, and everyone knew that those who should have returned had already returned, but Old Mrs. Yao still cleaned the beds of her parents-in-law, husband, and son every day, and even changed them regularly.

The children she raised wanted to take her in to live with them in their old age more than once, but she decisively refused.

The old lady who had taken off her judge's robe was very kind and was cleaning every corner of the courtyard neatly and carefully.

The last case she handled made the old lady feel very comfortable. Seeing the bitter faces of those capitalist compradors, Old Lady Yao felt a little excited.

Unless she is not allowed to take the case, no one can overturn the case she takes.

Of course, there is a price to pay for being willful. After all, the theme now is openness, and we should welcome those people to come back and invest.

Old Mrs. Yao has officially retired.

In order to prevent her from feeling bored, the children she raised took turns coming back to accompany her.

At this moment, standing behind her was a middle-aged man in his fifties, holding a kettle and spraying the ground behind her.

Unlike those who called the old lady godmother, this man was raised by Old Lady Yao as her younger brother.

"Sister, how about you take a break and I'll sweep the rest?"

The old lady ignored him.

"Why are you accompanying an old woman like me instead of doing the things you have on your hands?"

"If you're free, why don't you just retire and give your position to someone else!"

"Old sister, please don't say that to me. Only when I see you are well can I work with peace of mind, right?"

"I'm perfectly healthy, so why would I want you to see me? Wait until I'm lying in bed and can't move, then you can come and keep me company! Get lost!"

The man in his fifties smiled, shook his head, and continued to sprinkle water.

"Grandma Yao, are you home?"

A young man's voice sounded outside the yard, causing the man who was sprinkling water to frown slightly.

What he hates most are those who use their connections to get to know his elder sister!

He was not worried that his elder sister would accept any favors, but he was afraid that someone would harass his elder sister, making her unhappy and then scolding them.

He was about to put down the kettle and chase the person away, but the old lady grabbed his hand swiftly.

The old lady's hands are shaking!

"Is it Xiao Zhang from Minzu University?"

The old lady's tone was filled with anticipation and fear.

She was familiar with this voice; it belonged to Xiao Zhang, a volunteer from Minzu University.

A few days ago, Xiao Zhang asked someone to tell her that there was some progress on that matter.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"It's me, Grandma Yao, can I come in?"

Old Mrs. Yao shook her head at the middle-aged man who was supporting her.

There was a slight tremor in his voice.

"The door is not closed, come in."

The middle-aged man looked towards the gate with scrutiny, and saw a spirited young man walking in with an incredibly pretty female student and a somewhat dusty man carrying a briefcase.

But the next second, the middle-aged man and Old Lady Yao's attention were attracted by what the young man and the female student were holding.

Both of their eyes were shaking.

Those were two white urns.

"Excuse me, is this Comrade Yao Chunling?"

The man carrying the briefcase spoke in Shanxi dialect.

He regretfully took out some items from his briefcase and gently placed them on the stone table in the yard.

"Excuse me, do you recognize these relics?"

"Is this a relic of Comrade Du Dalian and Comrade Du Honggang?"

The most eye-catching of the relics was a broken pocket watch.

"Old sister!"

The middle-aged man found that his elder sister suddenly lost all her strength and hurriedly supported her.

Old Mrs. Yao shook her head desperately and pointed at the pocket watch.

"Leave me alone, bring the watch here, bring the watch here for me to see!"

The tattered pocket watch cover was opened, revealing a yellowed and worn photo of a man and a woman.

Others didn't recognize her, but the middle-aged man could tell at a glance that the woman in the photo was Sister Yao when she was young.

"Old sister, these are my brother Du's things!"

The old lady looked at the pocket watch in her hand, and her tears fell like pearls from a broken string.

Her trembling hands reached out to the two urns.

Her husband and little son are back!

The head was spinning and I lost consciousness.

Old Mrs. Yao was so excited that she almost died on the spot.

Fortunately, the young man had some heart pills with him.

And that incredibly beautiful female student turned out to be an excellent doctor.

After taking some heart-saving pills and inserting a few needles, the old lady let out a long breath and slowly woke up.

“Dalian~~~!”

"Gangzi!!!"

Not to mention the middle-aged man, even the neighbors who rushed over, who had ever seen the old lady look so weak and helpless?

The old lady who had been strong all her life finally...

Zhang Hongcheng felt quite uncomfortable watching from the side.

The utilitarianism of participating in this matter suddenly faded a lot.

No wonder the senior colleagues in the court said that the old lady was very stubborn and that she had reservations about many new policies.

If it were him, with his parents-in-law, husband, son, and daughter-in-law all dead on the peninsula, he would want to fight to the death if anyone suggested that those people who had been driven away with great difficulty should come back.

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