The little bundle of joy instinctively covered their mouths; they had been so excited that they had forgotten that home was their secret space.

He and his sister had promised their mother they wouldn't tell anyone.

Yueyue had the same question. Before she could resolve her doubts, she found that she couldn't bring herself to talk about the places they had been.

What an amazing secret base! Their little brains could only think that it was a divine spell that kept them from speaking.

Shu Ying knew what the two children wanted to ask, so she put her slender fingers to her lips and made a shushing gesture.

"Our secret base must not be known to anyone else, so we need to keep it a secret for now. You two must cooperate with Mommy."

The two little ones nodded in unison, and Shu Ying led them towards the ward.

When she brought the child over, Li Qingqing had already tidied up the ward.

Hearing the commotion outside, she instinctively turned around.

"Yingying, you've arrived just in time. I've almost finished packing everything at the hospital, and we can go through the discharge procedures now."

Shu Ying glanced around again and carefully inspected the surroundings.

"Is Tuantuan asleep?"

Li Qingqing nodded: "She fell asleep after drinking milk, and she won't wake up for a while."

She didn't have much luggage to begin with, and she was in a bit of a rush when she arrived at the hospital.

All the subsequent items, big and small, were purchased by Shu Ying. Apart from the food for the child, she only had one set of clothes to change into and a savings book.

Li Qingqing opened the window of the ward and looked down: "I used to always think about escaping that home, but it was just a thought. I never thought that one day I would actually leave this place."

Shu Ying thought she was just reluctant to part with Yueyue, so Yueyue ran over and hugged her leg.

"Aunt Qingqing, Mom said that we can come back to visit after we've settled down in Beijing. If you can't bear to leave, we'll come back whenever we have time."

Li Qingqing squatted down and gently pinched Yueyue's little face.

Yueyue's appearance is almost a scaled-down version of Shuying's.

"Auntie isn't reluctant to part with it; she's genuinely happy about it."

She had no attachment to this place, even though she was born and raised here, the memories she had of it weren't very pleasant.

Her family wasn't close to her; she had few relatives and could only rely on herself.

Now that she is finally escaping this place, it would be a lie to say she is not confused, but besides feeling helpless, she also feels a sense of relief.

She was finally free from being bound by anyone.

Shu Ying and she had known each other since childhood; they were good friends when they were in school.

Over the years, she watched Li Qingqing struggle alone in the sea of ​​fire. Children don't understand the complex emotions between adults. Yangyang couldn't wait to watch Tuantuan sleeping soundly beside her.

Shu Ying simply walked over and gently patted her shoulder: "The past will pass. Now that you have Tuantuan by your side, no matter what happens in the future, we will face it together. Even if men can't be relied on, we can still raise these three children to adulthood with our own strength."

She never underestimated her abilities, and this trip to the capital was partly a gamble.

But no matter what the final outcome is, their lives must go on.

Li Qingqing grasped Shu Ying's hand: "You're right. There are some things I should have let go of long ago. I originally thought that as long as my grades were good enough, I could make my parents proud, but my gender destined me to never receive their love from birth."

She breathed a long sigh of relief, as if she had finally let go of a long-standing knot in her heart.

"But none of that matters now, Yingying. You are so outstanding. You have seen more of the world and know more than I do. I will trust you unconditionally."

Therefore, whatever plans Shuying makes, she will support and respect them.

Yueyue gently touched Tuantuan's chubby little hand and sighed.

"Mom, my little brother is so small. His hands look like little fruits."

Shu Ying was about to complete the discharge procedures. She looked at her child with eyes full of relief: "When you and your brother were first born, you were just like your brother. Mom could hold you up in her two hands. You grew up little by little to this size."

The two children's eyes held awe and curiosity about life.

It was almost noon.

Xie Zhiyan had just arrived near Shu Ying's house.

It takes less than 10 minutes to walk from the bus stop to see the Shu family's old house.

The former glory is gone. The old Shu family mansion is now sealed with white tape. The small Western-style buildings that once filled the entire street have lost their former vitality.

Looking through the gate, the house was deserted, devoid of any sign of life; the empty house only evoked a sense of desolation.

"Who are you? These are all sealed-off residential areas, not places for casual visits. If you have nothing else to do, you'd better leave now."

Aunt Feng, the cleaning lady in charge of this area, saw someone coming from afar and came over with a broom to chase them away.

Xie Zhiyan turned his head and glanced at the Shu family's old house, then asked softly, "Auntie, where did the family that lived in this house go?"

Aunt Feng glanced at it, her face full of gloom: "The people living here are all notorious capitalists. Their assets have been confiscated. Of course, those who should be arrested are arrested, and those who should escape have escaped."

After she finished speaking, she looked Xie Zhiyan up and down.

He changed his clothes when he left the guesthouse that morning. Xie Zhiyan had an extraordinary air about him, and she thought he was some gigolo looking for a sugar daddy.

"I advise you not to waste your energy. These capitalists are the most ruthless. These rich people are very shrewd! Those who are arrested are naturally sent to the countryside, and those who aren't arrested are probably already enjoying themselves somewhere!"

Xie Zhiyan's voice was somewhat hoarse: "Then, who knows their whereabouts?"