Ding Haowen was about to leave when the other person called him back. He said impatiently, "What?"

The police officer frowned slightly but didn't take his attitude to heart.

"Here's the thing, didn't you report your daughter missing before? We found your daughter. She was lucky; she was rescued, but she's far away in Beicheng. You, her family, will need to go and pick her up yourselves."

Ding Haowen originally thought his daughter was dead, but he never expected that Ding Xiang was still alive.

He thought of what Li Yuzhu had said, and his expression changed.

Ding Haowen thought for a moment, then said thank you and asked for the specific address.

This child is, after all, his and Yuzhu's first child. Besides, the girl can take care of them in their old age when she grows up.

Now that we've found someone, we can't just let them be someone else's child for nothing.

Ding Haowen immediately decided to go to Beicheng to bring the child back.

He went home and told Li Yuzhu about it, and Li Yuzhu's expression changed almost imperceptibly.

Sensing something was wrong with Li Yuzhu, Ding Haowen felt a flicker of suspicion.

"Yuzhu, what's wrong?"

Li Yuzhu shook her head. "I just feel sad thinking about my daughter suffering out there. I don't know what to say!"

Actually, she was a little worried that Dingxiang might tell others about her hitting her when she came back...

Li Yuzhu realized that Ding Haowen's gaze was strange, so she quickly smiled at him and changed the subject.

"Didn't you say your mother wasn't home? She has difficulty walking, where could she have gone?"

When Ding Haowen's mother was mentioned, he immediately thought of sharing his joy of making money with her.

Ding Haowen frowned slightly. "By the way, Yuzhu, what Brother Chen did was illegal. I won't go there again."

Li Yuzhu knew it was illegal, but they were broke!

Ding Haowen just gave her 100 yuan, saying it was a brokerage fee for introducing him to Chen Jiahua and making this money.

Li Yuzhu's monthly salary was only about 20 yuan, so when Ding Haowen suddenly gave her 100 yuan, she couldn't help but wonder if Ding Haowen had made a lot of money.

Seeing that Li Yuzhu remained silent, Ding Haowen raised an eyebrow.

"Yuzhu, what's wrong?"

Li Yuzhu forced a smile. "Haowen, we've both been laid off from our jobs. We haven't told anyone yet, but won't people find out we were laid off soon enough?"

"I want to open a shop so we can have an excuse for not being able to work. But when I asked around, all the shop leases are for three years or more, and the rent is a huge sum..."

Ding Haowen listened to Li Yuzhu's idea with a frown, then paused, feeling very conflicted.

A thousand yuan can only maintain the status quo; this amount of money is definitely not enough for future needs.

The best way is to make money work for you!

Ding Haowen only knows how to do research, and now that he has been suddenly laid off, he doesn't know what to do next.

Ding Haowen suddenly thought of someone, and his eyes lit up.

"Yuzhu, how about we open a shop in the city?"

"Ah, but the rent for shops in the city must be even more expensive." Li Yuzhu subconsciously thought of the money issue.

A strange glint flashed in Ding Haowen's eyes. "I once saved an old woman who was a family member of Professor Shen. She can definitely help us."

Li Yuzhu was unaware of this matter, and upon hearing that Ding Haowen had this connection, she immediately praised Ding Haowen with delight.

Ding Haowen was smug and completely forgot himself.

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Today marks the fifth day since the passing of the Lan family elders, and Chen Jiayi has calmed down considerably in the past two days.

But she couldn't help but shed tears. She wore a white cloth on her head and followed the group of people to the funeral.

Nowadays, people believe in burial, so the elderly couple should be buried today.

But Lan Meixuan felt that her parents were from Beicheng, and that people should return to their roots after death, so she insisted on bringing them back to Beicheng for burial.

In the end, they decided to send the elderly couple off in Haicheng for a while, and then return them to Beicheng for burial.

Lan Meixuan decided to personally escort the elderly couple back to Beicheng. Chen Jiayi was worried about Lan Meixuan going back alone, so she decided to go to Beicheng with her.

After the ceremony in Haicheng, Chen Qiming stared at them with tears streaming down his face.

Please be careful on the road!

Lan Meixuan nodded, and Chen Jiayi smiled.

"Dad, we're leaving the house to you! We'll be back soon."

Chen Qiming sighed, "Your mother doesn't want to eat when she's upset, so you have to make sure she eats three meals a day. The road to Beicheng is difficult to travel, so be careful on the road..."

He kept rambling on and on until Lan Meixuan couldn't help but interrupt him.

"Alright, alright, I grew up in Beicheng, how could I not know? Stop talking."

Lan Meixuan was afraid of being delayed on the way home and missing the seventh day after the death of the elderly couple.

Seeing this, Chen Qiming reached out and hugged Lan Meixuan.

Then, she whispered to Chen Jiayi, "Your mother always thinks that your grandparents died because of her... You should try to persuade her!"

Chen Jiayi nodded, giving Chen Qiming an affirmative answer.

"Dad, don't worry."

She turned her head and saw that Lan Meixuan's eyes were empty and she wasn't listening to what they were saying at all, which made her feel a little sad.

How could this be Mom's fault? Mom was just respecting Grandpa and Grandma's wishes; who knew something like this would happen?

The police station located one of the people, but that person refused to reveal the whereabouts of the others.

Surveillance is not very widespread nowadays, so the case is just hanging in the air and there hasn't been much progress.

Chen Jiayi reached out and held her mother's hand, her eyes filled with heartache.

At first, Chen Jiayi was able to comfort Lan Meixuan, but not long after the car left Haicheng, Chen Jiayi became extremely dizzy.

Lan Meixuan, on the other hand, sent a message to take care of her.

Chen Jiayi was really carsick and was listless the whole way.

Seeing Chen Jiayi so upset, Lan Meixuan couldn't help but feel guilty.

"It's all my fault, I shouldn't have let you come along."

Chen Jiayi was momentarily dazed, somewhat confused as to why Lan Meixuan always took the blame upon herself.

If Chen Xiaowei were to die, and she were to go with Zhao Lianwei to deliver the body, she would get carsick on the way, and Zhao Lianwei would definitely scold her.

She couldn't even help but think of the words Zhao Lianwei would use to scold her.

"I told you not to come along, but you wouldn't listen. You're so stubborn, and you get so carsick. You're completely useless."

Chen Jiayi chuckled, "Mom, I've never ridden in a car before, and the roads were rough, so it's normal to get carsick. Why do you always habitually take the blame for everything?"

When this question was raised, Lan Meixuan paused slightly.

"Your grandfather always taught me that if you do something wrong, you should admit it promptly, don't try to escape the problem, and don't shirk responsibility..."

Hearing about their grandfather, both of them felt sad.

Ah Long was also feeling terrible. He coughed and couldn't help but try to comfort the two of them.

“Madam, Miss, don’t be sad. The old gentleman and lady are just accompanying you in a different way. They have extensive connections in the north of the city. Now we should think about how to handle the funeral there.”

Chen Jiayi had no experience hosting such events, while Lan Meixuan had attended funerals but was unaware of the specific procedures.

She wiped away her tears and sobbed softly.