"Where is the child?" Shen Mingzhi asked him.

“They’re sleeping in their cradles inside. I checked, and they’re perfectly fine. Both babies are small and well-behaved; they haven’t cried at all!” Aunt Wang said hurriedly from the side.

She felt incredibly guilty about it.

Shen Mingzhi immediately went into the house. When she saw the two children sleeping peacefully in the cradle, her legs went weak, she felt dizzy, and almost collapsed.

Jiang Shaozhen quickly helped her up, "How are you? If you're not feeling well, I'll take you to the clinic right away."

"It's nothing, I'm just so happy to see them all right." Shen Mingzhi's eyes were moist as she slowly walked to the crib. She looked at the two children, and it took her a while to calm down.

She didn't disturb the child's sleep.

Jiang Qing came in too. Seeing the two little ones sleeping so soundly, she scolded them, "Look at you two little rascals! You were taken away by that bad guy and you didn't even make a sound. You made so many people worry about you!"

Upon hearing her words, Shen Mingzhi couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.

Just then, an old woman screamed from outside, "It really wasn't my idea! A pretty female student told me to take the child away and hide him, saying she was just trying to scare you!"

“Stealing children is illegal. You are now going to the police station with the guards!” Jiang Guofu’s voice was filled with anger.

"My wife and I were just teasing them. We're not refusing to return it to you. What's illegal about that?"

"Take him away! Take him away!"

Jiang Guofu was too lazy to listen.

He could understand that the older generation hadn't received much education and didn't know much about the law, but even someone who didn't know much about the law should know that taking someone else's child without permission was wrong.

Jiang Shaozhen walked out and asked the old lady with a stern face, "You said she's a pretty female student? Can you give me a brief description of what she looks like, what she's wearing, and what her special features are?"

In fact, he had already vaguely guessed that it might be related to Song Wanyin.

Jiang Yinyin had the desire to do something wicked, but not the courage.

The Song family is blatantly targeting him and Ren'an Pharmacy; what else wouldn't they dare to do?

"A very fashionable outfit: a green short-sleeved shirt with white polka dots, a black and white checkered long skirt, black ankle boots, and a brown square bag," the old lady replied, recalling her memory.

"Take him away. If you recognize him later, we'll release you and your wife. Otherwise, you'll stay at the police station." Jiang Shaozhen said coldly, gesturing to the guard.

Upon hearing this, the old lady kept calling out.

After the guards left, Jiang Shaozhen said to Jiang Guofu, "Quietly investigate Song Wanyin and her friends, find out who they've been in contact with recently, investigate them all, and you'll definitely find out who the culprit is."

"The Song family again?" Jiang Qing immediately replied, her brows furrowed, her face showing a hint of anger. "This Song family is relentless; they won't even spare such a young child!"

“We don’t have any evidence right now,” Jiang Shaozhen said. “Even if the old lady identifies her, the girl will take the blame. We need to collect evidence first.”

Jiang Guofu sighed heavily and did not reply.

Song Huiquan is the district head, and he has a lot of authority. Even if the evidence is complete, it may not necessarily reach the right people.

After Jiang Qing and Jiang Guofu took the child away, Shen Mingzhi finally turned her attention to Wang Xinian, who seemed dazed.

Wang's wife stood beside him, looking at his self-reproachful expression with a worried look on her face.

“I’m not blaming you for this. It’s my fault as a mother. Don’t blame yourself. We’ll move to a courtyard house soon. Then someone will have to open the door for you to come and go, and you can study in peace.” Shen Mingzhi didn’t want him to stay by her side to take care of the child.

Wang Xinian's eyelids were red, clearly indicating that he had been crying.

Shen Mingzhi reached out and patted his shoulder. "I really don't blame you. When the child couldn't be found, I always blamed myself. It's a good thing that you're engrossed in your book. It means you're good at reading. I sometimes even doze off when I'm reading."

Despite the pain of having her child taken away, she still tries to comfort herself.

Wang Xinian lowered his head and said in a low voice, "No matter what, I still have a responsibility. From now on, if you tell me, I will put down my book and take care of the child."

“From now on, we’ll all live together. My parents will help take care of the child, and Aunt Wang will also look after him. This kind of thing won’t happen again. If it does happen again, you don’t need to blame yourselves. I, as the father, apologize first.” Jiang Shaozhen said, his tone calm and firm.

Shen Mingzhi turned to look at him.

Before long, they will be holding a banquet... The banquet is a gesture of goodwill between the two parties, and once it is over, the ceremony is considered complete.

When Jiang Shao Chen saw her looking at him, the corners of his lips curled up. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Shen Mingzhi replied softly.

Back at the Jiang family compound, Jiang Shaozhen took Shen Mingzhi back to his room.

Although he hadn't been back for a while, his room remained exactly the same.

He pulled Shen Mingzhi to sit on the bed.

“The wound still needs to be treated. I learned how to treat wounds when I was in the army, so I have experience,” Jiang Shaozhen said, picking up the medicine Jiang Yinyin had bought.

Shen Mingzhi sat on the edge of the bed, unusually quiet.

Jiang Shaozhen removed the bloodstains from her palms and then slowly applied medicine to them.

Shen Mingzhi winced in pain.

After cleaning his hands, he took her hand and slowly rolled up her sleeve.

His calloused fingers caressed her skin.

Shen Mingzhi felt that the temperature of the places he touched was different. She tried to struggle, but Jiang Shaochen held her down. "Cleaning the wound is very painful, but your injury is also very serious. It must be cleaned. Otherwise, it will be difficult to treat if it becomes infected."

He was only thinking about his injuries, while he was lost in his own thoughts...

Shen Mingzhi adjusted her mindset.

After the wounds were treated, she was in so much pain that she didn't want to walk anymore.

When I was looking for my child, I didn't feel anything, but now, after the medicine was applied, my elbows and knees are in severe pain.

"You rest well in my room. Call my mom if you need anything. I'm going to check on the courtyard house first." Jiang Shaozhen cleaned the blood-stained cotton ball into a bag.

As he turned around, Shen Mingzhi grabbed his wrist. "Will a lot of people come to the banquet?"

“Yes, hosting a banquet is a big deal, the more lively the better.” Jiang Shaozhen said, sitting on the edge of the bed. “If you still can’t accept me, then we can take it slow. You can stay at my house for a while. My sister is going to be sent to the Party School for ideological reform in a few days, and she probably won’t be back for a long time.”

Shen Mingzhi was silent for a moment before saying, "Let's hold the banquet first, and let her eat there before she goes. Don't think I'm being sentimental about her; I'm doing it on purpose. Anyway, she'll definitely be very angry."

Jiang Shaozhen couldn't help but chuckle, "You've gone astray."