Zhang Guoqing, who was thousands of miles away, could not understand his elder brother's loss. Looking at the family gifts in his hands, his heart was filled with joy - his elder brother finally had good news.

After reading the letter, Zhang Guoqing squeezed next to Zhou Jiao and said, "What did my eldest sister say in the letter? My mother must be very sad now. Among her three sons, only my second brother is with her."

Zhou Jiao handed him the letter in her hand. "The provincial capital is very close, but we are far away. It seems that I can't go back this summer. Will you be disappointed?"

"A little. I have to write a letter to Mom to tell her that there are activities at school during the summer vacation, otherwise she and Dad will definitely wait for us to come home." Having said that, Zhang Guoqing paused and read the contents of Zhang Meili's letter again.

He said to Zhou Jiao uncertainly, "What do you think Huang Cuilan is up to? This change was so quick, no wonder she scared my eldest sister."

Zhou Jiao smiled and shook her head. "She stays with her parents every day, studying with Mai Miao. It's obvious, isn't it? She's worried about her eldest brother being away for a year. This is the sadness of being a woman. But it's good that she doesn't interfere with her family."

"How is that possible? My eldest brother is not that kind of person."

Zhou Jiao curled her lips meaningfully and chuckled softly, "You're not your eldest brother. The future is full of possibilities. Accidents happen everywhere in this world."

Zhang Guoqing didn't want to dwell on this topic. He couldn't guarantee others, but his eldest and second brothers would never give up their family, especially his eldest brother, who had the will but not the courage.

"Let's not talk about them. Let's go back and see our son. I don't know if he cried last week because I didn't go home. I promised him I'd fly a kite. Let's go back quickly. If something happens later, we won't be able to leave."

Zhou Jiao looked at him with a smile, and followed him downstairs with her bag on her back. Seeing him pushing his bicycle out, she raised an eyebrow, and when she saw him smile and nod, she didn't try to persuade him anymore.

Sitting on the back rack, Zhou Jiao tapped his back with her finger and said with a smile, "No need to go so fast. How could you think of riding so far away from home?"

"It's been a while since I took you for a ride. How was it? Did it feel good?"

Zhou Jiao was delighted to hear this, and she pedaled her bicycle at a brisk pace.

Along the way, the couple were in no hurry to travel, but joked and chatted about irrelevant topics.

Not far from the compound, Zhang Guoqing caught a glimpse of a familiar face he hadn't seen for a long time. He immediately braked the car, put one foot on the ground, and looked over again, but only a back was left.

Without hesitation, he stopped his bicycle and said to Zhou Jiao who got off the bike, "You go back first, I'm going to chase someone." After that, he quickly chased over there.

If he wasn't mistaken, it was that "uncle" Zhou Xiaocun. It had been nearly half a year since Huang Zhaodi's death. Why was he in the capital? And still lingering around the compound? What was his purpose?

Zhang Guoqing was still a step too late. After searching for two streets, he still couldn't find anyone. He was so disappointed that he had to go home.

But Zhou Jiao did not go back. She leaned against a tree, holding the handlebars and waiting, wondering who had appeared to make Zhang Guoqing so nervous.

Zhang Guoqing returned to Zhou Jiao and asked with a glimmer of hope, "Do you have any photos of Zhou Xiaocun?"

"You mean you saw him just now?"

"Yeah, I saw it when he turned his head."

"I don't have a photo of him, I'll draw one for you right now." After Zhou Jiao said that, she took out a notebook from her schoolbag and squatted on the ground.

Zhang Guoqing did not stop him when he saw it. He trusted his wife's painting skills. If he had the other person's portrait, he could ask the sentry at the gate.

Zhou Jiao’s sketching skills are quite good, and the portraits she produced are very realistic.

Zhang Guoqing took it in his hand and said depressedly: "He is so lucky that he can let my wife do it."

Zhou Jiao smiled and asked, "Should I just ask the person with the paper or find someone?"

"The hermit has a clever plan." As he said this, Zhang Guoqing pushed the cart and walked towards the gate.

Zhou Jiao followed behind and listened to him talking nonsense while asking the two security guards questions through the paper.

"This person had just left about an hour ago. He seemed to be asking passersby whether the old lady of the Lin family was there. I heard that she was a relative. I didn't pay attention to what they asked specifically."

"Thanks, buddy." After Zhang Guoqing said goodbye to him, the couple walked into the gate, looked at each other, and felt a little strange in their hearts.

Very unusual! The Zhou family actually came to Gu Ruyi, it must be related to my family.

Zhou Jiao could guess the uncle's intentions with her toes. It seemed that Old Man Zhou still had some leverage over Gu Ruyi. What was that?

Zhang Guoqing winked at Zhou Jiao and told her to go back and talk later.

It's not time to get off work yet, and Aunt Chen is the only one at home cleaning.

Returning to the bedroom, Zhang Guoqing frowned slightly, looked at her and said, "Gu Ruyi had a stroke. Regardless of whether Zhou Xiaocun has contacted her or not, he must be the one to negotiate. The only person Gu Ruyi can trust is her youngest daughter, Lin Liying. If we keep an eye on Lin Liying, we should be able to catch him."

"Besides getting the child back, what other interests do they have in common? Do you want to talk to Dad about these things?"

Zhou Jiao was silent for a moment, then shook her head. "I have a very bad feeling. Don't let my dad know yet. We'll see how things go."

"Okay, leave it to me. I'll have someone keep an eye on Lin Liying first. Don't worry, we're safe and sound and won't be in danger if we don't leave the compound. What else could happen at home? I think he's looking for benefits from Gu Ruyi this time. He doesn't have the courage to take risks." Zhang Guoqing patted his wife comfortingly.

Zhou Jiao smiled at him. Nothing had happened yet, so there was no need to scare them. They should just wait and see what happened.

Aunt Chen knocked on the door. "Jiaojiao, Xiaowu, there's something I forgot to tell you..."

"Aunt, come in." Zhou Jiao glanced at Zhang Guoqing, and the couple smiled at each other curiously.

Aunt Chen pushed the door, and it opened easily. If it wasn't something important, she really didn't want to disturb the young couple's intimacy. Sometimes she would accidentally see Xiaowu hugging his wife and chatting, which was quite embarrassing.

After entering the bedroom, Aunt Chen said straight to the point, "I heard that Lin Xuelin from the Lin family came back last week and is now living at your aunt's house. Aunt Lin told me this in secret. Your mother doesn't know yet, but I think I have to tell you about this. You have to be careful."

Zhou Jiao's gossip fire burned fiercely. She asked in surprise, "Where's that guy? He's not back? Shouldn't she be going to her in-laws' house or my uncle's?"

Aunt Chen shook her head. "I don't know. She only whispered something to me when we were waiting in line. I've seen your aunt go back to her parents' home every day these past few days. It seems that girl hasn't left yet."

"Let them do whatever they want, as long as they don't get in front of us."

Aunt Chen nodded in agreement. "That's right. I'm just worried that your mother will find out and get involved. And that girl isn't a good person, so you should be careful."

Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded. After Aunt Chen left, she immediately looked at Zhang Guoqing with shining eyes. This day was so boring, and finally something happened. Why was she so excited?

Zhang Guoqing patted her head cheerfully. "I'll go find out and I promise to give you some vent. It's good that she's in Beijing. I was worried that she'd be hiding in the northwest."

Zhou Jiao secretly wanted to go and see how Lin Xuelin was doing, but when she thought about her uncle Zhou Xiaocun coming to Beijing and that something unexpected might happen, she was no longer in a hurry.