Chapter 173 Arrest
At the entrance of the small villa
Mr. Lu looked at Mrs. Lu with a detached gaze: "You don't need to come back anymore. If you dare to come back on your own, we'll get a divorce."
Mrs. Lu looked down at the pile of luggage at her feet. She never expected that Mr. Lu would actually make her leave.
Hearing him mention divorce again, her eyes instantly filled with tears. She looked up, tears welling up, and demanded, "How dare you treat me like this?"
Mr. Lu glanced at Mrs. Lu, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes. She was so old, yet she still acted like a little girl.
However, no matter what, they have been married for decades, and he has always trusted her completely.
I never dreamed that she would disregard her own family's fate in order to help her maternal family.
Mr. Lu gave her a cold look: "I hope you'll take care of yourself."
Seeing that Lu's father was about to turn and leave, Lu's mother immediately grabbed his clothes and said, "My older sister and the others will pay back the money."
Mr. Lu pulled back his clothes and looked at Mrs. Lu with a sneer: "Their monthly salary is 30 yuan. Even if they don't eat or drink, it would take them 55 years to pay back 30 yuan every month."
Tears streamed down Lu's mother's face: "I was wrong."
Mr. Lu ignored her and continued, "This money wasn't lent out all at once, was it? And how much has been repaid?"
After saying that, he went straight back to the courtyard and instructed Aunt He, who was standing at the door, to close the gate.
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Distraught, Lu's mother followed her older brother back to the apartment building he had been assigned, plopped down on the sofa, covered her face, and burst into tears.
Brother Lu ran back and forth several times before finally managing to bring all of his mother's luggage home.
Seeing Lu's mother's heartbroken appearance, she felt extremely distressed: "Mom, what happened between you and Dad?"
When Brother Lu received the call from his father, he was berated for a long time before he could even reply.
They only asked him to pick up his mother from the mansion at the very end, and before he could ask any more questions, the call was cut off.
With tears in her eyes, Lu's mother choked up and said, "Your sister-in-law gave birth to a boy, and your father insists on giving 8,888 yuan, but we don't have that much money."
Brother Lu was feeling uneasy; he was already struggling to make ends meet.
Although Lu's mother also provided financial assistance, Fang Yi still needed to buy clothes and meat on the black market every month, which increased her expenses.
He complained, "Dad is going too far. Why didn't he give us this much when Miaomiao was born?"
"Crunch."
Fang Yi pushed open the door, panting, and saw Lu's mother sitting on the sofa: "Mom, I just heard from the people downstairs that Dad kicked you out?"
Brother Lu's face turned cold, and he scolded, "Fang Yi, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Fang Yi pouted: "It wasn't me who said it, the whole apartment building is talking about it."
No matter what, Lu's mother didn't want her daughter-in-law to laugh at her.
With red eyes, she glared at Fang Yi and said, "If it weren't for the fact that you can't give birth to a son, would I have to suffer such injustice?"
Fang Yi: "What do you mean?"
Brother Lu sighed and explained, "My sister-in-law gave birth to a boy. Dad wanted to give the child 8888 yuan, but Mom disagreed, and the two of them argued."
Fang Yi screamed, "What? You gave birth to a boy?"
How could Gu Yihan be so lucky? She prayed to Buddha every day for a difficult childbirth, but it didn't work. God must be blind.
On the other side
Family compound
Gu Yihan drank soup every day and finally produced milk, but she would wince in pain whenever her baby suckled.
Grandma Gu carried a bowl of egg porridge into the bedroom. When she saw her granddaughter's expression, she couldn't help but laugh: "She'll be fine in a few days."
Gu Yihan was genuinely worried; her skin was even raw from sucking sores. "How long until it stops hurting?"
Grandma Gu smiled as she placed the egg porridge on the dressing table. She walked over and saw her great-grandson suckling vigorously.
Sweat beaded on his forehead as he smiled and said, "Haohao will be just as strong as his father in the future."
Looking out the window at the sunlight, Gu Yihan couldn't help but say, "Milk, it's warm."
She was a baby who felt unbearably hot even as an adult, let alone a baby wearing long sleeves and pants with a thick diaper under her bottom.
Grandma Gu even wanted to tie the baby's legs with a rope, saying that it would prevent the baby from developing bowlegs, which scared her quite a bit at the time.
Grandma Gu only gave up on binding the baby's legs because she firmly refused, but that didn't stop her from finding a thick book that said the baby could sleep with a flat head.
Military Hospital
Shi Lan has been feeling uneasy these past few days, as she is about to be sent back to the commune hospital in her hometown.
Before leaving, she had to get back what was rightfully hers.
When he saw Qiao Shuhui slowly walking over from a short distance away, he immediately went up to her and pulled her to a less crowded area.
Qiao Shuhui pulled her arm away and said irritably, "Why are you in such a hurry to find me?"
Shi Lan smiled and said, "I have succeeded in doing what you asked me to do."
Qiao Shuhui looked Shi Lan up and down and sneered, "So what?"
Seeing her attitude, Shi Lan's face turned cold: "Now that you've succeeded, you should keep your promise to me."
Qiao Shuhui raised her hand, covered her mouth, and burst into laughter: "How come I heard that Gu Yihan gave birth to a boy?"
Shi Lan's heart skipped a beat. She steadied herself and said expressionlessly, "You said it yourself: it's fine not to switch babies. Just give him a high concentration of saline solution after he's born, and that will count as completing the mission."
Upon hearing this, the veteran who was monitoring Shi Lan felt a pang of sorrow. How deep was this hatred?
Newborn babies' kidneys are not fully developed. Feeding them highly concentrated saline solution can unknowingly kill them.
Qiao Shuhui glanced at Shi Lan: "Oh? You're done feeding her?"
Shi Lan nodded. Whether she had been fed or not, she didn't know anyway.
"Ha ha……"
Qiao Shuhui suddenly laughed.
Her gaze towards Shi Lan grew increasingly disdainful: "No money!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Lan glared fiercely at Qiao Shuhui: "Don't go too far."
Qiao Shuhui looked coldly at Shi Lan: "You're too stupid to believe I have so much money."
After saying that, she turned to leave, but Shi Lan grabbed her and deliberately threatened Qiao Shuhui: "Do you believe I'll make sure you have nowhere to stand in Kuncheng?"
Qiao Shuhui gave Shi Lan a cold look: "Guess why I didn't hire any of the many nurses, but instead hired you?"
Shi Lan looked at Qiao Shuhui with a puzzled expression, not knowing what she meant by those words.
Qiao Shuhui sneered: "Idiot, because I know you've switched the children more than once."
Seeing that the two had finished speaking, the veteran made a hand gesture.
In an instant, Shi Lan and Qiao Shuhui were surrounded by these veterans.
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