“You’re thirty this year, and I’m twenty-two. It’s time we could have a child.”
"Honey, didn't you say two years?"
As if remembering something, Huo Tingzhou pinched her cheek. "Mom isn't pressuring us to have children, so you don't need to worry."
And secretly, he didn't want to have children so early.
"Didn't Mom tell you?" Jiang Si blinked, somewhat surprised.
"say what?"
"It's about Dad getting a promotion."
"No." Huo Tingzhou shook his head, then added, "Mom is very tight-lipped; she probably only told you."
"All right."
Upon seeing this, Jiang Si told him what she knew.
She started by talking about Yu Manli being abducted.
As they had anticipated, Yu Manli inadvertently revealed her wealth in the car.
Then he was targeted by a man named Wang Dachui.
Actually, Wang Dachui's interest in Yu Manli wasn't solely based on her wealth.
His main concern was to leave a lineage for his son with cerebral palsy.
That way, even if they are no longer around, someone will take good care of their son.
Wang Dachui originally planned to knock Yu Manli unconscious and then secretly carry her home.
His family has a cellar that is more than a meter deep.
Wang Dachui planned to settle the people in the cellar first.
If Yu Manli is willing to live a good life with her son after the child is born, then her life will be spared.
If she doesn't agree, just get rid of the person on the spot.
Even if he were discovered, Wang Dachui didn't think it would be a big problem.
Everyone in the village is a relative, so even if someone sees it, they won't gossip about it.
Wang Dachui's plan was good, but who knew that when he struck with the stick...
Yu Manli was incredibly stubborn and didn't get knocked out.
During the fight, before she lost consciousness, she managed to cripple Wang Dachui with her kicks.
And so, Wang Dachui, enduring immense pain and boundless rage, carried the person back.
I thought that this would make it a fait accompli.
But Wang Dachui's foolish son, apart from being interested in eating and drinking, knew nothing about that kind of thing.
When the police officers arrived, the couple were still patiently teaching him.
Yu Manli, on the other hand, was tied up tightly and thrown into the cellar of her home.
The cellar entrance was under their bed.
If it weren't for the confirmed information, and the fact that the police officers brought several military dogs, they might not have been able to find the person yesterday.
I'm so glad we found it yesterday, otherwise...
Jiang Si talked for almost half an hour straight, but Huo Tingzhou didn't respond at all. Instead, he hugged her tighter and tighter.
It was so tight she could hardly breathe.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Si sensed that he seemed very nervous.
Huo Tingzhou snapped out of his daze, pulled her closer to him, and buried his head in the crook of her neck.
"Honey, when I'm not around, please don't go to unfamiliar places by yourself."
Not everyone is as lucky as Yu Manli.
Sensing the worry in his voice, Jiang Si turned around and cupped his face in her hands.
"Yes, I'm not going anywhere."
The couple lingered in the room for a while before going downstairs.
Since the train to Shanghai departs at 6:30 p.m., the Huo family's banquet officially began before 4 p.m.
After the family had a lively reunion dinner, Mr. Huo drove the four of them to the train station.
I've already said countless words of advice before.
So Mr. Huo didn't say anything more. After seeing the group off on the train, he went up and patted Huo Tingzhou on the shoulder.
"Take good care of yourself over there, and discuss things together if anything happens."
"I'm here at home, so don't worry."
"Okay, Dad."
Huo Tingzhou's eyes were slightly sore. "You should all take good care of yourselves."
Mr. Huo waved his hand, "Hurry up and get on the train, it's about to leave."
Huo Tingzhou responded and then strode forward with his luggage.
A few minutes later, the train started on time.
Perhaps because we bought a soft sleeper ticket, nothing particularly unusual happened along the way.
The train arrived at the old North Station of Shanghai on time at around 5:30 p.m. the next day.
After getting off the bus, the group took a tortoise-shaped car back to the Jiang family's old house.
The tortoise-shaped car in Shanghai in 1968
But as soon as Jiang Si entered the alley, she realized something was wrong: the large iron gate of her house had been dismantled.
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