"Hello! Are you Luo Jianguo's wife?" Xia Mingjiu asked.
Liu Hua nodded, "Yes, that's me!"
Just then, the door next door opened, and a little girl came out first, followed by a small head peeking out from behind her.
Xia Mingjiu couldn't help but walk over, put down what he was holding, and picked up the little boy, not minding that he was drooling.
This child looks so much like Luo Jianguo. It goes without saying whose child he is!
The little boy was suddenly picked up and was so frightened that he kept calling for his sister.
Sometimes, it's really hard to change people's perceptions of each other.
Xia Mingjiu certainly wouldn't believe Shen Qian's words, given Liu Hua's character. However, he had asked his father first when he got home, and the child did indeed have finger marks on his body, and they were from being pinched quite hard. But there was only one.
His father was also concerned about the old lady's current life, but it wasn't convenient for him to come and visit. It would be best if he came after Liu Hua and Jin Wu's matter was settled.
However, the political commissar had been inquiring about their family's situation. Now that Xia Mingjiu could go and see for himself, that would be the best outcome.
Xia Mingjiu was touched when the boy called her "sister" instead of "mother."
Liu Hua had met Political Commissar Xia, and he guessed who Xia Mingjiu was.
The little girl wasn't afraid of people, perhaps because she'd seen many strangers. "Put my little brother down, he's timid!"
The little boy looked frustrated and about to cry.
Xia Mingjiu had just put the child down when an aged voice came from inside the house. "Who is it?"
Xia Mingjiu strode inside. The room wasn't very clean, but it was passable. The elderly person and child weren't in perfect condition, but they were presentable. There was a slight odor in the room, but not much.
But this doesn't mean Liu Hua is kind to the elderly and children. Commissar Xia said that although the neighborhood committee won't provide much assistance, they will still visit them occasionally.
Liu Hua certainly wouldn't dare to go too far.
"Are you Aunt Luo? I am Xia Mingjiu."
When I was little, I was naughty and my shoes always wore out. When Brother Luo went home to visit his family, he even brought me the shoes you made..."
Xia Mingjiu's eyes welled up with tears as he looked at the elderly woman.
Grandma Luo reacted quickly. "You're Akihisa?"
"Aunt Luo, it's me! I haven't been home for a while. If I had been home, I would have come long ago!" Xia Mingjiu held the old lady Luo's thin and frail hand.
Liu Hua naturally followed them in, and Jiang Zhijun followed as well.
While talking to the old lady and asking about her condition, Xia Mingjiu was taking food out of the bag he was holding.
The little boy pursed his lips and swallowed, but he did not reach out to take the canned food Xia Mingjiu offered.
Xia Mingjiu patted the little boy's head, "What's your name?"
"Tiedan!" The little boy's voice wasn't loud, but it was clear enough for everyone to hear.
“My name is Da Niu!” the little girl said.
These are all nicknames.
A humble name makes a child easier to raise!
"Once they start school, they'll be called by their full names," Liu Hua interjected, seizing the opportunity.
A fawning smile was on her face!
"Hello! Are you Luo Jianguo's wife?" Xia Mingjiu asked.
Liu Hua nodded, "Yes, that's me!"
Liu Hua had already given up on finding Political Commissar Xia again. But what she had just realized made her heart race.
Commissar Xia is a very high-ranking official. If she protects him, he'll be fine, right?
Xia Mingjiu is Political Commissar Xia's son! At this moment, Liu Hua regarded Xia Mingjiu as his savior.
"Sister-in-law Luo! My name is Xia Mingjiu, and Political Commissar Xia is my father."
"My dad misses you all very much. As soon as I got home, he told me to come and see you!" Xia Mingjiu was very polite to Liu Hua, and it was hard to tell that he didn't like Liu Hua.
The first reason he disliked it was that he pinched the child. It wasn't exactly abuse, but Xia Mingjiu still felt it wasn't good.
The second reason, as confirmed by Political Commissar Xia, is that Shen Changchuan did indeed mention that Liu Hua had visited Kyoto. She had a very unpleasant falling out with Shen Qian's family at the time, trying to persuade them to stay.
It's natural for people to strive for higher positions, but it's not good to force your way up by clinging to others.
"I knew the leaders cared about us!" Liu Hua's eyes reddened as she spoke. "Actually, I've been wanting to visit the troops these days..."
Liu Hua had no one to visit at the military base, so she must have gone there to find out how Jin Wensheng was being dealt with.
Jiang Zhijun interrupted Liu Hua.
Liu Hua was too impatient. Xia Mingjiu didn't even know her before, how could he possibly help her right away!
"Hello, is this Comrade Xia? I'm from the local police station!" Jiang Zhijun knew what he did just by looking at him in his uniform.
"Hello!" Xia Mingjiu said.
Jiang Zhijun called him Comrade Xia, which was a respectful way of addressing him.
For someone Xia Mingjiu's age, it would be more appropriate to call him Xiao Xia openly and naturally.
For a while, everyone was talking, and the atmosphere was neither lively nor cold.
Jiang Zhijun was not fit to stay long, so he left after talking for a while.
Xia Mingjiu felt a pang of heartache seeing the lingering sorrow in Aunt Luo's eyes.
He repeatedly told Aunt Luo that with him around, there was no way they would be left without a livelihood.
Although Aunt Luo's leg wasn't fully healed, after one surgery, the doctor assured her that the pain would lessen after she started moving around. Aunt Luo planned to rest and recuperate before heading back to her rural village.
Liu Hua listened from the side and tears started falling.
"Mom! Your leg isn't healed yet!"
We can only go back after you've fully recovered!
Aunt Luo waved her hand, stopping her from continuing. Her family had been running out of food these past few days. It was Jiang Zhijun who brought them some grain to help them.
However, Aunt Luo felt no gratitude towards him.
The doctor said that if she didn't rest and started moving around too soon after the surgery, her condition wouldn't improve; in fact, it would worsen. That's why Aunt Luo has no choice but to shamelessly stay in Kyoto now.
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