"I was just saying that we haven't seen Yu Hai at the door for the past few years. If you hadn't been sending things here so often, we would have thought you wanted to cut ties with us!"

"How could that be? I grew up with you since I was a child. The bond between us is like that of a biological mother and daughter. I will never sever ties with you in this lifetime."

"It's just that Rongcheng is too far from Jinan. That will be better in the future, as there are now direct flights from Weihai to Jinan. It's quite fast to travel back and forth by plane now, and I'll come back to visit more often."

Aunt Liu scolded Chen Hong for bringing all the things she had brought: "Oh dear, you came all this way back, and it was all so heavy. You even brought so much stuff on the plane. If you had come empty-handed, wouldn't I have provided you with food?"

The mother and daughter had so much to talk about that they didn't stop until after 5 p.m. when Uncle Liu came home from get off work. He was overjoyed to see Chen Hong at home.

After learning why Chen Hong had come, the father and son talked about it while eating.

Chen Hong told Uncle Liu that she had already spoken with the other party and everything was fine; the other party had stopped, and he didn't need to worry about her.

Uncle Liu was silent for a while, then said to Chen Hong, "Liu and Duan thought they had covered their tracks perfectly, but many people in the circle knew about it. They were just burying their heads in the sand."

Duan has connections above him, and as long as those connections remain, no one can bring him down with such a trivial matter as misconduct. At least we haven't suffered a complete loss, so let's leave it at that!

Uncle Liu sighed deeply. "The social atmosphere has deteriorated, and many leading cadres are different from before! Money and power! They are good things, but they are also poison that harms people!"

Seeing that he was particularly downcast, Chen Hong quickly changed the subject, "Uncle, you have to take me to the municipal party committee dormitory after dinner."

Last night I called Uncle Wang to inquire about Duan's situation. My matter is resolved today, and I need to meet with Uncle Wang to explain things.

Uncle Liu glanced at his watch. "Alright, they should have finished eating by now. Let's go, you and I will go together. I haven't seen Old Wang in a long time, so I'll come with you to visit."

Uncle Liu and Uncle Wang are both natives of Jinan. Their families have known each other since the generation of Grandpa Chen Hong, so they can be considered family friends.

During those difficult times, life in the city was not as good as in the countryside, and Uncle Liu and Uncle Wang often went to Chen Hong's hometown to carry grain.

When Chen Honggang graduated from high school, she helped take care of Uncle Wang's daughter-in-law and Uncle Liu's daughter during their postpartum period.

Both aunts work, and both families have only one child. Coincidentally, their children married men from other places, and after getting married and having children, they had no one to help take care of them.

When Chen Hong was a child, she was sweet-talking, lively, outgoing, and quick at work. Every winter during winter vacation, when there was not much work to do in the fields, she would stay at their two families' homes for a few days.

The children from both families were two or three years older than Chen Hong. When Chen Hong and her two siblings were little, they often wore clothes that Wang's older brother and Liu's older sister had cut out for them.

The family had been close for three generations. However, after the older brother grew up and graduated from junior high school, he often came to their door to borrow money. When the father found out, he felt embarrassed to have too much contact with them.

Although the Wang and Liu families were angry with the older brother for his lack of ambition, their attitude towards Chen Hong remained unchanged. When Chen Hong got married, each family gave her two thousand yuan as a dowry.

After Chen Hong got married, she moved to Rongcheng and would send both families some dried fish, shrimp, seaweed, and kelp every year. Although they weren't worth much money, they maintained the relationship.

After saying goodbye to Aunt Liu, Uncle Liu drove Chen Hong straight to the municipal party committee dormitory. When they arrived at Uncle Wang's house and knocked on the door, they found that they had just finished eating and Aunt Wang was still washing dishes in the kitchen.

Uncle Wang pointed at Chen Hong and laughed, "I knew you had to come, and I told you so!"

Chen Hong smiled sheepishly, carried the things she had brought for Uncle Wang's family inside, and skillfully placed them directly into the kitchen.

He said to Aunt Wang, "Auntie, please select the items and put them in the refrigerator. The seafood and such should be thawed."

Aunt Wang ushered her out of the kitchen, saying, "Your Uncle Wang is waiting for you to speak. Don't worry about things in the kitchen. Go on, chat with your Uncle Wang."

I answered your call last night, and your Uncle Wang has been talking about you all day today. He hasn't seen you for years, and he misses you terribly!

Chen Hong smiled sheepishly, "I'll come back often in the future, it's much more convenient now that there's a plane. My child is all grown up now, I'll definitely bring them to your house for meals often!"

"Auntie will definitely welcome you. Your child is six years old this year, right? We've only met once. Next time you come, bring your child and your partner. I don't even know what your child looks like!"

Chen Hong said shyly, "Auntie, I don't have a boyfriend anymore. We got divorced last year."

"What?" Aunt Wang was startled. "You're divorced? When did that happen? Why didn't you call us? Where are you living now, kid?"

"Auntie, I still live in Rongcheng. I bought land there, built a house, and even bought a yacht. I'm doing quite well now and have made a lot of money."

Don't worry, I've bought two more houses in Jinan!

Aunt Wang was dumbfounded. "You little rascal, you're quite capable. You don't need us anymore, do you? You never give us a word about anything, and you don't even tell us when it's all over."

Uncle Wang also heard Chen Hong's words, waved his hand and called Chen Hong over. Chen Hong smiled at Aunt Wang and quickly followed Uncle Wang into the study.

Uncle Wang asked with a serious expression, "What exactly happened? You're already here, tell me in detail!"

Faced with her elders' concerns, Chen Hong recounted her divorce from Yu Hai last year.

He also told his two uncles that he was doing really well now, having built a villa, a small hotel, and even bought a fishing boat worth several hundred thousand yuan.

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