When Xia Minmin got home, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. The residents in the community were all cooking, and you could smell the aroma of food as you walked around the community.

Having skipped lunch, Xia Minmin quickly rubbed her rumbling stomach and hurried home, having already digested the little bit she had eaten with Li Qing on the way.

Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo had already arrived home and were cooking in the kitchen when they heard the door open. They ran out of the kitchen.

Li Chunmei said, "Xiaomin, why are you so late coming back? Your father and I were so worried about you."

Xia Minmin sat down at the dining table and looked at the beef on the table, saying, "Mom, when can we eat? I'm starving."

Xia Jianguo turned around and brought out a bowl of soup from the kitchen. "Dinner is ready."

Xia Jianguo served Xia Minmin a bowl of soup and let it cool.

After drinking the soup, Xia Minmin finally felt full and said, "Today I'm going with Sister Qing to find Miss Xiao."

Li Chunmei was shocked. "What? The two of you went there? Do you know how bad the security is there? You two are too bold! That's the place your Uncle Tang mentioned last time where they killed people. Two people are already dead, and they still haven't caught the murderer."

Xia Minmin's face turned pale instantly, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

Xia Jianguo quickly poured a glass of water and placed it in his daughter's hand, saying, "Drink some water, don't be afraid! It'll be alright."

“Mom, I didn’t know the address when I went there, and it didn’t match up at all. I thought it would take at most an hour by car. My sister Qing and I didn’t even have lunch. We arrived there at 2 p.m. and didn’t get back until 5 p.m. After dropping my sister Qing off at home, I took the car back.”

Li Chunmei nodded. "When you go out to play during this time, don't go to remote places. Try to stay near the neighborhood. You two are scaring me to death. No, I'm going to call your uncle later and make sure he keeps a close eye on Xiao Qing."

Xia Jianguo nodded. "We need to be more careful about what we say in the future. If we're not careful, these troublesome kids will overhear us. Luckily, nothing serious happened this time, or we would have regretted it."

After calming down, Xia Minmin said, "This is the first time I've seen such a chaotic place in Shenzhen. There's garbage everywhere, and people are urinating and defecating indiscriminately. Even my hometown is better than that. My little miss, you used to be such a pretty person, but now you're covered in dirt and don't look like you used to at all."

"Since it's so dangerous over there, why doesn't the young lady want to go home?"

Li Chunmei's chopsticks, which were about to pick up food, paused in mid-air. "To prove a point, she refused to admit that her decision was wrong. She wanted to prove to your uncle and aunt that their marriage was the right one, and that she didn't regret it."

Xia Jianguo said, "This will only hurt her and her parents. Correcting mistakes in time is not a bad thing, and parents will not blame their children."

Xia Minmin recalled the disputes in her uncle's family over the past year, "Sigh, on the way back, Sister Qing was so absent-minded, I can't even describe how sad she was."

Li Chunmei said, "That's normal. After all, they are sisters. It would be a lie to say she wasn't sad to see her own sister like this."

Xia Jianguo suddenly spoke up, "Xia Xiaomin, let me tell you, if you ever dare to abandon your parents for a man like your little miss, then all your houses will be gone! We'll donate them too."

Isn't this planning a bit too early?

Xia Minmin said, "Dad, don't worry! Wise people don't fall in love. I want to be a career woman in the future. Just don't pressure me to get married."

Li Chunmei smiled and picked up a piece of beef for her daughter.

Eat more.

Xia Jianguo took a satisfied sip of soup from his bowl and said, "Dad, I promise I won't rush you."

Xia Minmin chuckled and said coquettishly, "Talking isn't enough, you two have to write it down! Two copies of the guarantee will be kept separately."

"Okay, I'll write it for you after we finish eating. But you need to write us a 'no marrying far away' agreement."

Xia Minmin nodded.

Li Chunmei thought the father and daughter were just joking, but she didn't expect that after the meal, they would actually move tables and chairs and write two agreements.

This left Li Chunmei, who was watching the show, both amused and exasperated.

"Mom, as a witness, you also need to sign your name."

Li Chunmei was forced to join their boring game.

Xia Jianguo blew on the signed guarantee, saying, "I'll find a frame to mount it and hang it in the living room later."

Xia Minmin's eyes lit up; this was a great idea, and she was about to agree.

Li Chunmei said bluntly, "No, I can't afford to lose face."

Seeing that the two had finished fooling around, Li Chunmei said, "Xiaomin, go back to your room and read a book. I need to call your uncle."

Xia Minmin pouted, unwilling to give up, and went into the room without closing the door.

Li Chunmei pointed to Xia Minmin's door, and Xia Jianguo went over to close it. Xia Minmin gave him a funny face. Unable to listen, Xia Minmin could only read.

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"Is this your older brother? I'm Chunmei."

"Chunmei, is there something you need when you call so suddenly?"

"Big brother, do you know that today Xiaomin and Xiaoqing went to Xiaoxiao's place to look for her?"

"I don't know. After Xiaoqing came back, she stayed in her room and didn't come out."

“Brother, the place where Xiaoxiao lives isn’t safe. You and your wife should persuade her to move back home. Also, don’t let Xiaoqing go there again. There was a murder there recently, and it caused quite a stir in Shenzhen. The killer still hasn’t been caught.”

"Okay, I understand."

Li Zhonghua looked very unhappy after hanging up the phone. Sun Erni asked, "What's wrong? Who called?"

Li Zhonghua's tone was particularly harsh, "My second sister just called me and said that Xiao Qing took Xiao Min to Li Xiaoxiao's place to look for her."

Sun Erni didn't react for a long time. She and Zhonghua had been to that place a few times and found it very chaotic. In addition, the recent death incident had cast a shadow over the place.

Sun Erni shouted loudly, "Li Qing, come out here, I have something to ask you."

Click...

Li Qing walked out of the room listlessly. "Mom and Dad, is something the matter?"

"Your second aunt said you took Xiaomin to see your sister today? Do you know that two people died there a few days ago, and the murderer has not been caught yet? What if something happens to us? How are we going to explain this to your second aunt?"

Li Qing felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing the word "murder," but thankfully the two of them returned safely.

Li Zhonghua said with a stern face, "Your sister's matter is handled by me and your mother. You should focus on your studies. Don't go looking for her there in the future. You probably saw it today; the environment there is complicated. You were lucky that nothing happened to you today."

Li Qing nodded. The lewd stares from those men today terrified her. She couldn't imagine how her sister lived in that kind of environment.

Sun Erni held Li Qing's hand and said, "Xiao Qing, it's not that your father and I don't care about your sister, but she simply refuses to listen to us. We can't do anything about her. She's over twenty years old, we can't hit her, can we? No matter how we try to reason with her, she won't listen at all."

Li Zhonghua said, "The only thing your mother and I can do is to support her after she comes to her senses, so that she has a way out and won't starve to death."