Li Xiangdong looked up and saw that it was Wang Erhu.

Despite the dead of winter, Wang Erhu was sweating profusely. He helped Li Xiangdong up, asking, "Did you get hurt?"

"Brother Erhu, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Oh dear, this is terrible! Liu Baobao and Niu Guang have been executed!"

What? !

Weren't Niu Guang and Liu Baobao only in jail? How come they were suddenly sentenced to death?

After asking around, Li Xiangdong realized that Wang Erhu was unaware of the details, so he had no choice but to ride his bicycle to Liu Donglai's place to find out more information.

With three braised pig heads and three strings of pig offal in the basket, Li Xiangdong hurriedly rode his bicycle towards the county town.

He first went to Director Yan's house and left a pig's head and a string of pig offal. Then he rushed to Liu Donglai's house, but Liu's door was locked, and it was obvious that no one was home.

Li Xiangdong turned his car around and headed towards the home of Chen Yigan, the head of the Wudaohe Commune Police Station.

When he arrived, it was noon, and Chen Yigan had just arrived at his doorstep.

When the two met, Chen Yi invited him to come inside for a meal.

"Uncle Chen, here's some braised pig's head and offal from home. Please have a taste."

Chen Yigan's wife, Zhang Lu, took the pig's head and laughed, "Xiangdong is so polite. Your Uncle Chen and I have given you plenty of things! Watermelons, fish, and now this huge pig's head!"

"Uncle Chen is my savior! Auntie, please don't be so polite with me."

Ever since Chen Yi saved Li Xiangdong's life after he was shot, Li Xiangdong has frequently visited him to maintain their relationship.

Chen Yigan initially acted out of respect for Secretary Liu Donglai, but now he has developed some feelings for him.

Li Xiangdong cut to the chase, "Uncle Chen, were Niu Guang and Liu Baobao really executed?"

Chen Yigan's expression turned serious, and he nodded. "I just received the news today. They broke out of prison, injured a prison guard, and were shot dead during their escape."

They were only sentenced to a few years, how could they possibly escape from prison?

Chen Yigan clearly didn't understand why they had escaped from prison, but now that they were all dead, there was no point in asking them.

The city prison notified the Wudaohe Commune Police Station to bring the body back so that the family could claim it.

......

The Zhou family in Yanjing City.

Ning Ruoruo and Zhou Yicheng have been back in Yanjing City for several months now. Ning Ruoruo is currently sitting in the house with Zhou Yicheng, drinking tea and chatting.

Jiang Li, who was outside, was holding a plate of sliced ​​watermelon. She was so angry at the two people inside that she almost bit her teeth to pieces.

Ever since this little girl came to the family, her life has become more and more difficult.

He originally thought that he could easily win over this orphan who grew up in the countryside with a little effort.

Who knew, this little brat!

She always has a smile on her face and never argues back, but she never suffers a loss behind your back. Whenever you want her to suffer in silence, she always manages to find something to complain about to Zhou Yicheng!

She neither cried nor made a fuss; she simply explained everything clearly and calmly, without judging whether Jiang Li did it on purpose, leaving it entirely to Zhou Yicheng to decide.

Once, twice, three times, four times, Zhou Yicheng became more and more impatient each time.

Her daughter, Zhou Yuyu, was the only child in the family. She was beautiful, did well in her studies, and was deeply loved by Zhou Yicheng.

Now, because of Ning Ruoruo's arrival, Yuyu has also been neglected. She doesn't study properly all day and throws tantrums at the drop of a hat.

Ning Ruoruo opened the door and saw Jiang Li's face contorted in pain. She smiled gently and said, "Aunt Jiang, let me help you!"

Jiang Li's face twisted even more, and she nodded with a forced smile before turning and leaving.

I'm so angry!

This little brat absolutely refused to call him "Grandma" and insisted on calling him "Aunt Jiang," and Zhou Yicheng actually let him have his way!

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw Zhou Yuyu push the door open and come in. Zhou Yuyu was petite, with two shiny black braids, a fair face, a pointed chin, and big eyes. She was very pretty.

Jiang Li was furious when she saw her daughter and started yelling at her, "What time is it? Why are you only just getting back? You and Ning Ruoruo are in the same class, and Ning Ruoruo has been back for two hours! Did you go out and fool around with that Song Deyi again?!"

Ning Ruoruo, Ning Ruoruo every day!

She was good at studying, good-looking, and from a good family, but then Ning Ruoruo suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

She was tall and prettier than me, and also did well in her studies. Whether in class or at home, everyone's attention seemed to be drawn to her.

The three words Zhou Yuyu can't stand to hear right now are "Ning Ruoruo".

She tossed her backpack onto the sofa, ignored her mother, and went back to her room.

Jiang Li wanted to catch up and say a few more words, but she had something on her mind and couldn't worry about her daughter right now.

She dressed, wrapped herself in a scarf and hat, and hurriedly went out to a public phone on the street to make a long-distance call to her younger brother, Jiang Fang.

If we're talking about something else, it has to be Yanjing (Beijing). In those days, public phone booths in other places could only make local calls; to make long-distance calls, you had to go to the telephone exchange.

"Ring ring ring~"

After ringing a few times, the call was answered quickly.

"Brother, was Niu Guang really executed?"

"Um."

"Didn't you say we just needed to get them out of there, far away? How could this happen?"

“My brother-in-law is already suspicious and is almost investigating me. We can’t let Niu Guang live.”

"But, Niu Guang, you are still you..."

"Sister, you already have two nephews! It's not even certain whether Niu Guang is my son!"

"So you've been giving them money and gifts all these years?"

"Old Mrs. Jiang still has quite a few good things. She keeps this person in our county to keep an eye on her. Who knew Niu Guang would be so useless, unable to handle even the smallest things! Alright, sister, just stay put then, that's all!"

The other end of the phone hung up.

Jiang Li took a deep breath of the cold winter air, calmed herself down, and resolutely walked back home.

Meanwhile, the Zhou family study.

Zhou Yicheng took a sip of tea, frowned, and said, "Those two little bastards who escaped from prison have been shot dead. I'm afraid it will be difficult to investigate them now."

Ning Ruoruo nodded knowingly. She knew that this Aunt Jiang was no ordinary person, not to mention her younger brother in Zhao Province.

"Then forget it. Grandpa, you've worked so hard for me for months, you should rest now!"

Ning Ruoruo thoughtfully handed Zhou Yicheng a slice of watermelon, "to soothe your throat."

Zhou Yicheng was very satisfied with his granddaughter's actions.

Having lived for so many years, what hadn't he experienced? When he found out where his brother-in-law Jiang Fang was, he privately asked his wife if she had instructed him to do it.

His wife was terrified by his fury and knelt down, asking why she would do such a thing, saying it must be a misunderstanding!

Thinking about how his wife had been with him since she was in her twenties, when he was over fifty, and how she had taken care of him so diligently all these years, he softened.