Ding Minxiu came out of the police station and looked at the sunshine outside, feeling as if she were in another world.
She was released from here and after being detained for fifteen days she was free again.
She finally came out. Ding Minxiu pulled at her face, trying hard to force a smile, but it turned out to be a smile, but it was drooping, more like crying.
How did you get caught?
She left smoothly the first two times.
She was very careful. Perhaps she should not have gone for the third time. The interval was too short. They were on high alert right now. If she went after a while, they wouldn't be so tense and pay so much attention to what was happening at night.
Ding Minxiu felt that she had suffered a great loss.
Now, she has been detained for so long, she has lost her job and doesn’t know how to find a job in the future. She also had to pay a fine.
Big loss.
For fear of embarrassment, Zhou Changshou did not come to pick her up. Only Zhao Qiaoniang came to pick up Ding Minxiu. Zhao Qiaoniang's hair was gray. Originally, there was some black hair on her head, but now it was basically all white. The bags under her eyes were deep and big, and she looked more than five years older.
Ding Minxiu was stunned and dazed when she saw this. She didn't realize that she was already so old.
Time flies so fast.
He was in a daze for a while before coming to his senses and asked with a stern face, "What are you doing here? Are you here to laugh at me?" His voice was sharp.
Zhao Qiaoniang looked at her, tears rolling down her cheeks: "My daughter, can we go back and live a good life?"
The words "live a good life" hurt Ding Minxiu deeply. Live a good life?
How can she live a good life now?
Her life is a mess. Who is to blame?
It would be fine if other people didn't know, but if they knew that she had been taken to the police station, they would definitely point fingers at her. How could she live a good life then!
When they were far away from the police station, Ding Minxiu said, "Didn't you ask Yu Xiangan for help? She called the police for such a small matter! This world is so unfair!"
Zhao Qiaoniang choked up.
Ding Minxiu: "You just watched me get arrested like that, are you my real mother?"
Zhao Qiaoniang sobbed, "I'm not your biological mother, but I can be your stepmother. You, child, sometimes make me angry. You are my stepmother, right? I advised you not to go before, did you listen to me? Now something has happened. Okay, what else do you want? If you continue, she will be fine, but what about you? You don't care about your family or yourself."
Ding Minxiu jumped up and down: "Why don't I care about my family? Why don't I care about myself? I have done everything I should do. My grandson is already a few years old. How can I not care about my family? If it wasn't for my family, why would I come here to work? Isn't it better for me to lie down at home?"
Zhao Qiaoniang regretted it in her heart. If she had known, she would have stopped her. "You need to think carefully about what to do next."
If only we could go back to the beginning.
Zhao Qiaoniang thought in a trance.
Back to before my daughter and Zhou Boyang were together.
She would rather let her go to the countryside.
After saying this, Ding Minxiu was also at a loss.
What to do in the future...
There was naturally a reason why Ding Minxiu suddenly did such a thing. Zhou Boyang was laid off and the meat processing plant went bankrupt. As if misfortunes never come singly, Zhou Tianyou was also forced to buy out his years of service because of his inconsistent performance. Suddenly, the responsibility of supporting the family fell on Ding Minxiu.
Originally, among the family, Zhou Boyang and Ding Minxiu had the highest salaries, followed by Zhou Changshou who had a pension, and Zhao Qiaoniang and Zhou Tianyou who had a guaranteed basic salary, but now they have none.
When Zhou Changshou and Zhao Qiaoniang got older, their partners no longer wanted them. If something went wrong during their work, they would have no way of explaining themselves.
The only one in the family who still has income is Ding Minxiu.
Zhou Changshou no longer received a pension, so he was given some money at one time.
Because of the great blow, Zhou Boyang stayed at home and refused to go out. Ding Minxiu's son and daughter-in-law, who were at the age of working to support the family, were also idle at home and always asked her for money.
Ding Minxiu asked them to work with her, but they were unwilling to do so. They gave good excuses: the daughter-in-law had to take care of the grandson, and the son wanted to find another stable job. But in the current situation, how could they find another stable job?
The most common jobs that are going bankrupt now are the iron rice bowls.
It’s not as good as private enterprises, which can pay wages on time every month.
She was suffocated by the situation at home, and then she heard that Yu Xiangan's life was getting more and more prosperous. In a moment of extremeness, she did such a thing.
This time when she went to jail, except for Zhao Qiaoniang, no one else showed up. She also lost her job. She still had some money, but could she continue to live off it all?
After this incident, Ding Minxiu finally saw what kind of person her beloved son was.
She was heartbroken. They knew she was in jail, and no one came, including her son.
Can we still rely on a son like this to provide for our retirement in the future?
Ding Minxiu was disheartened and didn't speak again along the way.
What can I say?
After venting, she needs to think carefully about what to do next.
What about her future?
After returning home, Ding Minxiu looked at herself in the mirror and tidied herself up carefully.
Her foundation is still there.
Ding Minxiu had to plan for her future.
He can't rely on any of these family members, he can only rely on himself.
He is not too old.
Zhao Qiaoniang paid attention to her movements and breathed a sigh of relief.
I don't know why, but it seems like he has come to terms with it.
I went to the doctor to regulate my body, went out to find a job, and dressed more decently.
Zhao Qiaoniang helped Ding Minxiu take care of her life in the rented house. When she had free time, she would go out to pick up rags to earn some pocket money to supplement the family income. Although picking up rags was not decent, she made a lot of money.
That was all, Zhao Qiaoniang was satisfied. Why did her daughter bother with the Yu family? They were not related to her. She could find a good job and live a good life. But she didn't expect that her daughter would tell her that she was pregnant.
I'm pregnant, what does this mean?
She hasn't seen her son-in-law for such a long time, whose child is this?
Thinking of this question, Zhao Qiaoniang felt dizzy and fell down.
When she woke up again, looking at the dim sky, she felt that she had a nightmare, but this nightmare was just her imagination. It was not a dream but reality.
Her daughter sat on the bedside, looking serious, "Mom, I didn't lie to you, this child's last name is not Zhou."
Zhao Qiaoniang felt dizzy again, but this time she was already in bed and had just heard it once.
After taking a few deep breaths, Zhao Qiaoniang trembled and grabbed Ding Minxiu's hand: "Child, what stupid thing have you done! This child cannot stay!"
Ding Minxiu: "Mom, can't you see clearly? My son is unreliable. If I rely on him, I will probably have to sleep on the street when I am old." She looked complicated: "I have to think about my own future. Look at the Zhou family now. I can't help them anymore. They all rely on us two to survive."
Zhao Qiaoniang: “…”
She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Ding Minxiu seemed to know what she was going to ask: "Mom, of course I love my son. Just pretend you don't know about this. If there is anything, please go back for me. If they ask, just say I'm working here and can't get away. As long as I send the money back in time, they won't know."
Zhao Qiaoniang was stunned: This was something she had thought about carefully.
Why?
Ding Minxiu: "Mom, after this, I finally understand. If I don't plan for myself, who will plan for me? You? Mom, you will think about me, but can you give me a better life? No, Zhou Boyang can't, and my son can't either. After I went to jail this time, no one came to see me, and no one called me. Mom, I am really disappointed."
Ding Minxiu couldn't help but turn her head away as she spoke, quickly wiping away her tears.
"Don't stop me. If you stop me, you'll kill me. It's not easy for me to successfully conceive this child at my age. This is my lifelong support."
She pulled out a gold bracelet.
The gold bracelet does not have any excessive carvings, it has only one characteristic: it is big.
"This is what the child's father gave me. If I give birth to the child successfully, he will give me a house and some money."
Zhao Qiaoniang widened her eyes.
Ding Minxiu smiled, tears sliding down her lips: "He wants a child, so I will give birth to one for him. He doesn't care about me, but can I still pretend not to see his bloodline? My second half of life will depend on this child."
Ding Minxiu's eyes sparkled with a different kind of brilliance: "Now we pack up and move to another place. Don't worry about the living expenses, he has already given it to me. We will eat and drink well and give birth to this baby safely..."
The weather has been good recently, so we decided to go hiking as a family to see the scenery and relax our eyes.
They chose a nearby hill and set off early, just as the sky was getting light. It is better to come early while there are fewer people.
But they were not the first wave of people to arrive here, there were some earlier ones.
They came here to have fun and were in no hurry to climb up. They walked and talked along the way and would stop when they saw something interesting. Lin Yining brought a camera with him and would take a picture when he saw anything special.
Because they were slow, gradually more and more people caught up with them and surpassed them.
Many parents bring their children out to relax on weekends.
This kind of environment is indeed very healing. Not to mention the two children, Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan also relaxed. As they walked, the four of them split into two groups, with the two children in the front and the couple holding hands in the back.
Inadvertently looking back and seeing their parents like that, the twins: "..."
I feel a bit full, so I decided to go hiking to digest the food.
At noon, the four of them finally reached the top of the mountain slowly. Yu Qingshan had no interest in climbing the mountain. In his words, he had seen enough and didn't want to go there specially.
He might as well stay at home watching TV and listening to storytelling.
If he doesn't want to come, then he doesn't have to come. Yu Xiangan prepared lunch in advance. Lin Chuanbai picked a relatively flat place, took out the picnic blanket and spread it out. Lin Yihong then took off his backpack and took out the drinks inside.
Lin Chuanbai also took out the things in his backpack, which contained most of the food. It was not very heavy, so they shared some among themselves. They specially made things that did not take up much weight, such as sandwiches, fried dumplings, steamed buns, cakes, and some vegetables and fruits to relieve the greasiness.
While eating lunch, a familiar voice sounded not far away: "What a coincidence!"
The person who said this was Lei Ming. With him were his wife and daughter. He came here with them today.
Lei Ming smiled helplessly, but in fact it was full of doting, "My daughter kept clamoring to come to the mountain to see the flowers, so I had no choice but to bring her here." He doted on his daughter without limit.
Yu Xiangan: "I also brought my two children here to let them relax."
Lei Ming thought for a moment and looked at the two tall and thin young men. "They seem to be in their third year of high school?!"
Yu Xiangan: "Yes, I am in my third year of high school."
Lei Ming: "The college entrance exam is coming up soon, but you can't just study hard. You should relax occasionally."
The two of them have a good relationship now and have a lot of business dealings. They are not only business partners but also friends.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union last year, Lei Ming has been even more grateful that he withdrew quickly enough.
There are some things that people like them should not get involved in. He withdrew early and was not affected. He was doing his business smoothly.
At that time, Yu Xiangan also reminded him to withdraw this morning. In his opinion, this was Yu Xiangan's foresight.
He looked at Lin Yihong and Lin Yining with regret. Both of them were grown-up men and women. He got married late and his daughter was still young. If his daughter was older, he would like to ask if they could become in-laws. Such a mother-in-law is reliable.
Yu Xiangan: "Have you had lunch? Want to eat together?"
Lei Ming waved his hand, "Thank you, I have reserved a seat in advance, I won't bother you anymore."
The amount prepared by this family was limited. If there were more, it would definitely not be enough for the three of them. It was just a polite remark, and he couldn't take it seriously. It was not prepared in advance. He could buy some water and snacks on the mountain, but there was no place to eat properly, so he still had to go down the mountain.
Lin Yihong looked at the direction he was going down the mountain and sighed, "Uncle Lei is so tall."
He pinched his arm. He is still in the growth and development stage. Will he be able to grow as tall and strong as this when he grows up?
He now likes this iron tower-like figure very much.
Lin Chuanbai heard it and looked at his tall and thin son. He looked like him, but also a bit like his mother. With this face, he could debut as a star, but he wanted to have a body shape like that. The combination was a bit eye-catching.
If the head doesn't change, it would look a bit... out of place with such a majestic appearance.
Lin Yining: "When going down the mountain, should we go left or right? If we go left, the route is longer, but we will pass by the lake and go for a swim. This side is just a pure mountain road and stairs. Which one should we choose?"
Yu Xiangan: "It depends on which way you two want to go. Your father and I are both fine with it."
Today I am here to accompany these two senior high school students to relax.
Let them do as they please.
Lin Yining, "Then let's go to the lake and go boating."
Okay, no one objects.
They slowly arrived at the lake and rented a boat. Lin Yihong and Lin Yining were rowing the boat with the oars, while Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan were sitting there, enjoying their efforts.
The lake is not big, with only four boats in total. There are no safety measures at this time, such as a special drowning instructor guarding nearby. There is only a person who collects money there. He is old, and even if he can swim, he may not have the physical strength to keep up if someone has an accident.
Two of the four boats here were rented out, one was far away from them, and one was not far in front of them.
They looked like three young people about the same age as Lin Yihong and Lin Yining.
Lin Chuanbai glanced at it casually, then frowned and patted Yu Xiangan's arm, "Does that look familiar to you?"
There are three people over there, one man and two women.
Yu Xiangan: "Which one are you talking about?"
Lin Chuanbai: "The one in blue."
Yu Xiangan blinked. Her eyesight was good, so she could see clearly even from a distance. She squinted her eyes and recalled, "I also think it looks familiar. Where have I seen it before?"
Meet someone familiar again?
Lin Yihong and Lin Yining also looked over, they didn't know each other.
Yu Xiangan remembered, "I know who that girl is. She is the daughter of Director Huang of the Health Bureau. Her name seems to be Shanshan. The boy with his back to us should be her brother, named Aimin."
Lin Chuanbai also remembered, "Then the other one should be his niece. I remember that his family adopted his brother's daughter."
Yu Xiangan nodded, recognizing him, but didn't plan to do anything.
He continued to leisurely look at the scenery of the lake. Lin Yihong was rowing and was facing that side. Right under his nose, they seemed to have an argument, and with a splash, the blue clothes fell into the water.
At this moment, everyone on their boat screamed. Huang Aimin immediately stretched out one hand to pull Huang Shanshan, and held the edge of the boat tightly with the other hand. As a result, the boat shook and he fell overboard with a splash.
Yu Xiangan then heard a scream, "Help!"
“We can’t swim!”
Lin Chuanbai immediately took the oar from Lin Yihong's hand and rowed the boat over. Lin Yihong stood up, ready to go.
All four members of their family can swim.
The boat passed by, and Yu Xiangan spoke on the boat, comforting the two children, "Someone is saving you, don't panic, relax when someone comes, don't be afraid, children, you are fine."
Some people get very scared when they are drowning, and if someone comes to rescue them, they will cling to the other person tightly, which makes it easy for both of them to sink together.
Lin Chuanbai went around to the back of Huang Aimin, Lin Yihong went to the back of Huang Shanshan, and Lin Yining kept the balance of the boat at the other end. Yu Xiangan held out the oars and asked them to pull them up one by one.
There were three people in the boat who couldn't swim. The only one who didn't fall into the water could only scream on the boat and tried to row the boat, which was really dangerous.
There were no towels or clothes on the bed, so Yu Xiangan took out their picnic blanket. Huang Shanshan's clothes were too tight after getting wet.
"Thank you." Huang Shanshan drank several sips of water and her face turned pale with fright.
There was no need to say anything now, just turn back and go ashore immediately.
Yu Xiangan: "How did you get here? Did you take a car?"
Huang Aimin came back to his senses the fastest: "I called a taxi."
Yu Xiangan nodded: "Well, you need to find a place to change clothes first. It's easy to get sick. If you don't mind, go to my car. I have spare clothes in my car. Although the size is not suitable, at least they won't get wet and stick to your body. I know your father, Director Huang. My name is Yu Xiangan. I met him once at a wedding banquet in a hotel. You followed your father. I remember it. You should have no impression of me."
Huang Aimin really had no impression of it.
Yu Xiangan took out his mobile phone: "I have a phone here, why don't you contact your family?"
He was stunned for a moment, then took the mobile phone: "Thank you, Auntie."
He called his father, confirmed that they knew each other, and briefly explained the situation. When he heard his father ask him to go with him to change clothes, he agreed and obediently followed him down the mountain to change clothes.
Even though she changed her clothes early, Huang Shanshan sneezed several times in succession. Yu Xiangan: "Remember to drink something to drive away the cold when you go back."
At this time, Huang Aimin had completely come back to his senses and thanked him solemnly, "Thank you, uncle and aunt. If it weren't for you this time, I don't know what would have happened to my sister and I."
Yu Xiangan smiled: "It's okay, I'll take you back. Your parents must be worried sick."
Yu Xiangan had only one feeling, that is, fortunately they all knew how to swim, otherwise if her two children fell into the water and couldn't swim, they would be scared to death.
Director Huang was indeed scared to death. He went home immediately after receiving the call. When Yu Xiangan and others arrived, he was waiting at the door of his house.
The two children fell into the lake and they couldn't swim. If there hadn't been someone who could swim on another boat not far away, who knows what would have happened.
He only has these two children, and each of them is a treasure.
It was not convenient to say anything at this time, so I put the person down, said a few polite words and went back.
On the way back, we were alone in the car. Lin Yihong said, "Mom, before Huang Shanshan fell into the water, I seemed to see her sister push her."
Yu Xiangan was silent for a moment: "Just pretend you didn't see it. This is their family affair, and it's not for us outsiders to interfere."
Lin Yihong: "I know, they are brothers and sisters, they can speak for themselves."
There's no need for him to get involved, that's right, it's a bit sad.
Lin Yining glared, "Brother, are you saying that her sister pushed her? Did she push her on purpose?"
Lin Yihong: "It's hard to say whether she did it on purpose or not, but think about the consequences. Even if she didn't do it on purpose, she was too impulsive. If something happens, even if she is safe, she won't end up well."
After Director Huang settled the child, he came to thank Lin Yihong the next day with gifts. He also specially wrote a banner and sent it to Lin Yihong's class, without hiding anything.
Let everyone in his class know that there is a little hero in their class, which will be helpful for the child's future.
After Lin Yihong and his friends got out of school, they set up a banquet nearby and invited their family to dine over.
Finally, he casually said, "These kids, they were born as our children because their previous lives owed them this life. We are so worried about them. You were close, did you see how they fell into the water?"
Lin Yihong shook his head. "We looked over when we heard the sound of someone falling into the water. Did he slip and fall?"
Director Huang: “Eighty percent of the time.”
He said cheerfully: "Come, uncle will toast you a glass. Uncle really thanks you. This glass cannot represent anything, it is just a token of gratitude. If you need anything in the future, as long as I can help and it does not violate the organization's discipline, I will help."
He has said this in advance.
He would definitely repay such a big favor, but it could not violate organizational discipline, and it was something he could do to help.
Yu Xiangan raised his glass: "Director Huang, what you said is true. We are all good citizens who abide by the law and will definitely not violate organizational discipline. Director Huang, you are welcome to supervise me. I am not afraid of what others say about this. I am doing things with my conscience."
If the food industry does not have a good relationship with the Health Bureau, it will be troublesome.
If you want to say today that your hygiene does not meet the standards, and the next day that you have not done enough testing, then don't open your door to welcome customers.
This time, Yu Xiangan didn't think about asking the other party to show favoritism or anything like that. She has always been more concerned about this issue.
As a chef, she doesn't like her kitchen not being clean enough or not meeting hygiene standards.
There is no need to let him go through the back door and turn a blind eye. However, because of this favor, if someone is jealous and wants to use various procedures to block it, it will not work.
Little devils are hard to deal with. That's the truth.
After returning home, Lin Yining asked Yu Xiangan: "Ask mom, will anyone deliberately make things difficult for our family business?"
Yu Xiangan said without hesitation: "Yes, there has always been."
Lin Yining's eyes widened, "What! There's always something wrong, who dares to bully you?"
Yu Xiangan: "When I first opened a restaurant in the Special Administrative Region, there were people who ate and ate for free, put cockroaches and flies in the food, and even blackmailed people for eating sick. This kind of thing is inevitable. People with some connections above me will not come to trouble me. I don't judge by appearances, but by appearances. Your mother and I have many classmates. If you are higher up, your grandparents are not low-ranking. But many people only focus on the small piece of land in front of them. They act impulsively and want to take shortcuts when they see that the business is good. This kind of situation cannot be prevented. Otherwise, why did I ask your grandfather for retired soldiers to help me at that time? It was because I needed them to watch the place. If someone came to cause trouble, I could just pick them up and throw them out on the street with one hand."
Lin Yihong and Lin Yining: "..."
They looked at her mother in silence, and her mother seemed to say something extraordinary with a smile.
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