This year, because Lin Yan was pregnant and gave birth, she did not go back home for Qingming Festival and some ancestor worship days.
Lu Jinghuai tacitly agreed with Lin Yan's words. After the annual meeting, Song's father took Tang Zexing back to the Song family's ancestral property.
Lu Jinghuai also brought Lin Yan and Lu Yingqian back to Huaicheng, and the family first went to the graves of Lu's father and mother to pay their respects.
In the afternoon of the same day, I arrived at the small courtyard of Lu Jinghuai's maternal home. Because he came back temporarily this time, Lu Jinghuai did not ask anyone to clean up the courtyard, and there were many dead branches and leaves on the ground.
Lu Jinghuai and Lin Yan first coaxed Yaya to sleep, and then took Lu Yingqian to do a simple cleanup of the yard.
When they were almost done, there was a knock on the yard door. Lin Yan turned her head and saw that it was an acquaintance.
The eldest granddaughter of the old lady from the Lin family next door, the eldest cousin of the Lin family, her eyes flickered when she saw Lu Jinghuai and Lin Yan, but she still spoke.
"Brother Jinghuai, sister-in-law, we heard the noise from your place next door and knew you were back. Grandma asked me to ask you to come sit for a while if you are free..."
Lu Jinghuai said "hmm". His purpose of coming to Huaicheng this time was to meet the old lady from the Lin family, so naturally she would not refuse.
The eldest cousin of the Lin family on the other side should have gone back after saying this, but she hesitated for a moment after thinking of something and finally spoke.
"Brother Jing Huai, grandma is in a much worse mood after coming back this time. She feels very guilty about what aunt did."
Lu Jinghuai was silent, not knowing what to say. Grandma Lin was innocent in the whole thing, but Mother Song was Grandma Lin's daughter.
In the end, Lu Jinghuai could only say "hmm".
The eldest cousin of the Lin family went back. Lin Yan looked at Lu Jinghuai with some worry in her eyes. Lu Jinghuai squeezed her hand to comfort her.
Lu Jinghuai did not go to the Lin family immediately, but rested for a day until the next afternoon.
When the Lin family heard the knock on the door, they immediately came to open it. When they saw that it was Lu Jinghuai, their eyes were a little complicated.
Finally, it was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family who reacted and shouted into the house.
"Mom, Jing Huai is here."
Grandma Lin came out of the house tremblingly, leaning on a cane.
In the past few months, Grandma Lin seemed to have aged a lot. Although she was using a cane, she was obviously full of energy. But now that energy is gone.
Before Lu Jinghuai could say anything, Grandma Lin spoke first: "Child, it's Grandma who is sorry for you."
In fact, everyone else in the Lin family had already returned to their house, leaving only Grandma Lin and Lu Jinghuai in the yard. Lu Jinghuai didn't know how to respond to such a confession from an old woman.
In the end, there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and he just said: "Grandma, it's not your fault."
Grandma Lin kept shaking her head. In the end, she didn't repent but looked at Lu Jinghuai and asked.
"Kid, was Ayun's incident really related to her?"
Lu Jinghuai was silent. Grandma Lin understood what he meant and could no longer deceive herself. In an instant, Grandma Lin burst into tears.
"I didn't teach her well."
Lu Jinghuai felt a little sad when he looked at the old lady from the Lin family in front of him. He wondered whether he really should involve this silver-haired old woman in this matter.
Grandma Lin had calmed down. She looked at Lu Jinghuai, smiled bitterly, and asked.
"Child, you came here to see me this time, right? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Lu Jinghuai was stunned for a moment and looked at Grandma Lin, but Grandma Lin had no choice but to speak.
"I'm responsible for her sin, and I should be the one to end it."
Lu Jinghuai was silent for a moment, but finally spoke. He briefly talked about Song's mother's current situation and her intention to seek help from outside.
Finally, Lu Jinghuai made his plea: "Grandma, the mastermind behind my parents' death was Song Xuling, and he hid himself very well. It's been so long now, I can't find any evidence. The only one who knows where the evidence is should be...Lin Zhi."
Grandma Lin understood what he meant and said after a moment of silence, "After the New Year, my eldest brother and I will go to North City."
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When Lu Jinghuai came back, it was already dark outside the window. Lin Yan and Lu Yingqian had already prepared the meal. Since they didn't bring their aunt back, they cooked the meal themselves.
With a simple meal of three dishes and a soup, accompanied by Yaya's babbling voice, Lu Jinghuai felt the warmth of home when he pushed the door open.
Lin Yan also heard the movement at the door and looked over: "Are you back?"
"Yeah, I'm back."
After dinner, there was no entertainment. It was cold outside and I didn’t want to go out for a walk, so I just went back to my room and went to sleep.
There was no nanny tonight, so Yaya slept with Lu Jinghuai and Lin Yan. After coaxing Yaya to sleep, Lin Yan asked.
"Grandma Lin's side..."
"Grandma agreed. It was...Grandma who took the initiative to bring it up."
The family did not stay in Huaicheng for too long. There was no aunt or nanny here. If it were just one child, it would be fine, but adding Yaya would be too much trouble.
The day I returned to North City was Chinese New Year. This year, not all the servants in the house had holidays. I specially kept a few aunts and nannies who were willing to work five times the salary. They went back in the afternoon of New Year's Eve and went back to work on the first day of the new year.
The New Year passed without any incidents. Until she returned to work after the New Year, the calmness made Lin Yan forget about the mess in the Song family.
Lin Yancai roughly learned from Lu Jinghuai that Song's father had returned, and Lin's grandmother and eldest son had also come to North City. Lu Jinghuai arranged accommodation for them.
In the sanatorium, Song's mother seemed to have lost her energy and spirit after meeting Tang Zexing a few years ago. She stopped making trouble and lay in a daze on the hospital bed without saying a word.
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