Before they started preparing to go abroad, Grandpa Min started leaving early and returning late again. Grandma Min thought he was doing something important and was very nervous.
In the end, all I saw was a dilapidated and remote thatched house. But thinking about it later, Grandpa Min was right. If it weren't for the dilapidated state of the house, An'an, being so young, might not have been able to protect it.
If we can't protect it, that's true. No matter how big or good it is, it's all for nothing if we can't protect it. No matter how dilapidated this house is, as long as we can keep it, An'an won't be homeless.
Grandpa Min said that Grandma Min was worrying unnecessarily. That ingrate was unreliable, and no one else in the compound would stand by and watch An'an be kicked out.
At the very least, the connections their son left behind will surely lend a hand when An'an comes to them for help!
Grandma Min felt that the hardest thing to accept was the determination not to leave with An'an.
When the day actually came, she felt that what was even more difficult was watching An'an wipe away her tears and wave goodbye. Her heart felt like it was being torn apart, yet she couldn't bring herself to leave resolutely.
She later realized that the most agonizing part was the year-after-year longing for her child.
They had to endure it, even if it was tough. Only by persevering and waiting for the rain to stop could their family be reunited.
Qiu Zean lay in bed until very late, and the room grew increasingly cold. Only then did he get up, brush the dust off his body, recheck the cellar seal, add an extra layer of topsoil, look around, and then leave.
Qiu Ze'an naturally had no intention of returning to the Qiu family. With the Qiu family in such a mess, if he went back now, Aunt Zhou would definitely cause a ruckus. He wasn't afraid of Aunt Zhou, but there was no need to make trouble for himself.
It was getting late, so Qiu Zean thought for a moment and went straight to Xiaodouzi's house.
Xiao Douzi's real name is Chen Dou. He is the younger brother of Chen Mi, the gang leader that Aunt Zhou found for him back then.
The reason why Shen Mi agreed to Aunt Zhou's suggestion and helped her drag Qiu Ze'an into the mess was because her younger brother Shen Dou fell seriously ill and Shen Mi desperately needed money to treat him.
Qiu Ze'an infiltrated their ranks because of Shen Dou's illness.
Many skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctors from that era had long since passed away. Shen Mi managed to scrape together the money to treat Shen Dou's illness, but the hospital failed to cure Shen Dou.
It was at this moment that Qiu Zean appeared with Grandpa Min's friend, an old man named Wen.
Old Master Wen's medical skills were naturally extremely high. After a set of acupuncture treatments, Chen Dou showed obvious improvement. Later, he prescribed medicine for Chen Dou, and Chen Dou recovered completely.
Because she saved Shen Dou's life, Shen Mi began to follow Qiu Ze'an's lead without question. Whatever Qiu Ze'an said, Shen Mi would do without hesitation.
The key to Qiu Ze'an's success in deceiving his father and Aunt Zhou about joining the army was the use of the rice-sinking agent.
Chen Mi was the bodyguard that Qiu Ze'an had placed next to Qiu's father back then.
Before leaving, Qiu Zean arranged for Shen Mi to leave, but left behind Shen Dou, who was only 14 years old at the time.
However, at that time, Shen Dou had already been studied by Shen Mi and Qiu Ze'an, and they spent money to buy a suitable "successor" job, so Shen Mi was not worried.
Chen Dou lived in a large courtyard, in two proper main rooms.
As soon as Qiu Zean knocked on the door, he heard Chen Dou's clear and bright voice say:
"They're here, they're here."
Upon opening the door and seeing Qiu Ze'an, Chen Dou was taken aback, then patted Qiu Ze'an hard and said:
"Brother Qiu, you're back! Come in quickly! Why didn't you tell me you were back sooner? I bought some good wine and food, let's have a good drink together!"
Qiu Zean took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, saying:
"I'll drink anytime, but I'm leaving in a few days, so I'll have to bother you for a few more days."
Chen Dou said unhappily:
"Brother Qiu, you're treating me like an outsider. We're brothers, so my house is your house too. If you're not leaving, you can stay at my house from now on. You can live in my brother's room."
Qiu Ze'an saved Shen Dou's life, and he also helped Shen Mi and Shen Dou find jobs.
To put it bluntly, even the parents in these tenement houses might not be able to do this.
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