Chapter 97 Yu Jiajia followed Cheng Xiuying...
Yu Jiajia went home with Cheng Xiuying. On the way, she told Cheng Xiuying about Dahe Village, focusing on the incident where Cao Meiling and her husband were struck by lightning.
Cheng Xiuying: "She's done so many bad things, she deserves what she got today! In the future, let her own children taste the same treatment they get from her bad background."
These days, family background is extremely important. Those with impeccable family history have a smooth road ahead, but if their parents are sentenced to prison, their children will never be able to turn their lives around, unable to find a decent job, and forced to do the dirtiest and worst work in the village.
There is no such thing as 'the sins of one's children should not be visited upon them.'
He Xiaoyun's job is over. With a murderer as her father and a vicious mother who switched her children, even if the steel mill doesn't fire her, they'll arrange another job for her, such as an office job, which she can't do because of her family background.
He Xiaoyun cannot be severed from the story. Although she was just a child back then and didn't know anything, she was the beneficiary. All of Zhenzhen's suffering was because of her.
If He Jianshe, Xue Mei, and He Yao continue to protect He Xiaoyun and allow her to stay in the He family, they will also be influenced by He Xiaoyun's negative traits.
Forget about being recognized for outstanding performance, promotions, or awards in the workplace anymore; they're no longer eligible.
Unless you can make an outstanding contribution.
Cao Meiling's husband and children will naturally be affected, unless Jiang Quan immediately divorces Cao Meiling, the three of them desperately report and expose Cao Meiling, sever ties with her, and can gain merit for doing so.
However, Yu Jiajia was still worried about Zhenzhen, fearing that she would be bullied in the He family.
Her parents and older brother are really unreliable; as parents and brothers, their verbal abuse alone is very hurtful. Hopefully, Grandma He can control them.
Just then, a tricycle overturned. Luckily, it didn't fall into the ditch, but all the coal briquettes it was carrying fell in.
It's probably because they were carrying too many honeycomb briquettes and were going uphill at a relatively high speed.
The worker was sweating profusely with anxiety, as this would delay the delivery of the coal briquettes, and several elderly women were also peeking around, hoping to get some extra money.
If someone tries to steal the coal briquettes, then all the coal briquettes in this ditch will probably be taken.
Cheng Xiuying braked and got out of the car, leading the Yu family to help, and also called on several older women to come and help.
First, shovel the coal briquettes into the basket, then lift the bamboo basket onto the bank. Yu Jiajia, with a flashlight, also picked up any loose coal briquettes.
However, the system didn't give her any rewards, as she had already completed her daily quota of three good deeds for Zhenzhen.
The items are: [Roasted pig's trotters*5, ICBM-related blueprints*1 (10/20)], [Snow cream*5, ICBM-related blueprints*1 (11/20)], [Military overcoat*2, ICBM-related blueprints*1 (12/20)];
At that time, Yu Jiajia's mind was entirely on Zhenzhen, and she didn't even notice the system's reward.
In no time, a whole cartload of coal briquettes was loaded onto the tricycle.
The worker kept expressing his gratitude to Cheng Xiuying and her family, and even asked Cheng Xiuying's name and where she lived, wanting to give her some coal briquettes.
Cheng Xiuying smiled and patted the worker on the shoulder: "Go deliver the coal briquettes. Don't drive so fast next time, it's too dangerous."
The Yu family rode their bikes home. Yu Jiajia praised Cheng Xiuying for being kind and having a high level of awareness!
Cheng Xiuying is now the deputy factory director, so of course she has a high level of awareness. When something like this happens, she has to help! She said modestly, "It's just a matter of lending a hand. If we don't help, half of that truckload of coal briquettes might be stolen, and the workers will have worked for nothing for the past few months."
Yu Jiajia: "Oh my, I'm so lucky to have such a smart, kind and capable mother."
Cheng Xiuying was amused: "I am so happy to have such a beautiful, cute, kind and warm-hearted daughter."
Yu Hongding: "Then I'll be even happier, to have married such a good wife and to have such a good daughter."
Yu Jiajia laughed out loud.
Yu Songqing opened his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say such cheesy things.
The family returned home, and from afar, they could smell the delicious aroma. Grandma Yu had rendered lard today and also fried crispy pork, mushrooms, and pork meatballs. Seeing Yu Jiajia return, she used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of crispy pork and feed it to Yu Jiajia, "Try it, how's the saltiness?"
The crispy pork is fresh out of the pan, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and incredibly fragrant.
Yu Jiajia gave a thumbs up: "Grandma, this is so delicious! Thank you for your hard work, Grandma."
Grandma Yu said, "Hurry up and wash your hands, there's plenty more on the plate. Try the fried mushrooms, they're crispy and crunchy, I'm sure you'll like them." Then she thought of her deputy factory director's daughter-in-law, "Xiuying, you should try some too."
Yu Jiamin and Yu Songyan had also finished get off work and were helping in the kitchen, one making meatballs and the other scooping them out.
After washing her hands, Yu Jiajia tried the fried mushrooms. They were coated in egg and flour, making them extra crispy and well-seasoned. They could also be dipped in chili powder, and the aroma was so irresistible that she couldn't stop eating them.
There was also a plate of fried pork cracklings, sprinkled with white sugar, which was also a delicacy of that era.
The best pork meatballs ever! So delicious!
Yu Jiajia exclaimed, "Grandma, are there pork cracklings in the meatballs? They're so delicious!" She then made a pork meatball and fed it to Cheng Xiuying.
Grandma Yu was beaming from ear to ear from all the praise. She was living such a good life, not having to do anything all day long, just wanting to eat whatever she wanted, and being constantly praised for her hard work.
Cooking isn't hard work at all.
If she could eat like this every day, she would gladly work hard for the rest of her life.
Today, we ran out of lard at home, so Cheng Xiuying generously gave her a 10-jin (5 kg) pork voucher. She bought all fatty pork, and used the lean parts to make crispy fried pork. Knowing that Yu Jiajia likes mushrooms, she also fried some mushrooms. She chopped up pork cracklings, mushrooms, and green radishes, and then fried them together with eggs and high-gluten flour to make meatballs.
Cheng Xiuying brought some food to her familiar neighbors, not giving more to each family than necessary—a few meatballs, a few pieces of cooked meat, and a few pieces of fried mushrooms. Before she even reached Director Li's house, Director Li's youngest daughter, Li Mingshu, brought over two crucian carp that were a whole bunch long.
Li Mingshu is eight years old this year. He looks like Director Li, and is very handsome and cute. "Auntie, my mom asked me to deliver fish to your house. My uncle caught them from the river."
As she spoke, her eyes remained fixed on the plate in Cheng Xiuying's hand.
Cheng Xiuying didn't stand on ceremony. She took the two crucian carp and handed the bowl in her hand to Li Mingshu, saying, "Take this back and eat it."
Li Mingshu said happily, "Thank you, Auntie!" He then pinched a meatball and put it in his mouth, exclaiming, "It's delicious!"
Cheng Xiuying then delivered them to other people's homes.
The Yu family fried meatballs and also fried two crucian carp. Old Mrs. Yu broke off a piece of meat from the belly and fed it to Yu Jiajia.
It was very fresh, fried thoroughly, and the bones were crispy and crunchy, so you could chew them up and eat them.
Yu Songyan made another hot and sour soup, which contained meatballs, fried mushrooms, crispy pork, vermicelli, and greens. Each person had a large bowl, and the staple food was steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and vegetables.
The fried fish was divided up, one piece for each person. Yu Jiajia got a small piece of the crucian carp belly, where there are fewer bones. Yu Jiajia ate the fried fish first, probably because there was only a little bit for each person, and the less there was, the more delicious it tasted, and it wasn't enough at all.
Cheng Xiuying also took a piece of fish belly meat, which she finished in one bite. "This little fish is fried to a surprisingly good aroma."
Yu Jiajia: "This Sunday, I'm going to fish for Mom to eat."
I've accumulated a whole bunch of all-purpose fish food.
The hot and sour soup was really delicious, and her second brother's cooking skills were getting better every day; it was even better than the food at the state-run restaurant.
After dinner, Yu Jiajia found a new army green schoolbag and put in a fountain pen, a bottle of black ink, a notebook, five White Rabbit milk candies, two peach shortbreads, and a small handful of dried meat. She planned to give them to Zhenzhen tomorrow.
After showering and doing her skincare routine, she remembered her personal items and picked out a bar of soap and a bottle of face cream, putting them in her schoolbag.
That's complete.
Inside the Revolutionary Committee, everyone was working overtime. Hu Chunmei's case was simpler than expected; her diary contained extremely detailed records, especially of the bad things.
She loves watching other mothers cry after losing their children. She can describe in detail how they cry, which is very satisfying for her, more so than anything else.
Unfortunately, this kind of thing can't be done often, or it's easy to get caught.
It also depends on the person; some families are not easy to fool, and you can't touch their children.
Over the past 22 years, she has stolen a total of nine children, all of whom were carefully selected by her. The children were smart, healthy, and good-looking, and she wanted both boys and girls.
You can't tell what a newborn looks like, but you can tell by looking at the parents.
Her items are high-end custom-made and expensive, ranging from 500 to 1000 yuan, plus various receipts.
These are things that one person cannot do alone.
Hu Chunmei only needed to steal the child, and someone would come and take the child away, returning the money and tickets after a while.
It's not that she's short of money; she just enjoys seeing other people lose their children.
Hu Chunmei is unable to have children. Both of her children were bought from the other party. They were carefully selected and of good quality. She doesn't love children, but she can't live without them. People always speculate that she is infertile.
Hu Chunmei also deliberately caused pregnant women to have severe bleeding, on the grounds that the other woman's husband was too outstanding and too affectionate towards the pregnant woman. She wondered what kind of husbands would be if the pregnant woman and her unborn child died.
However, you shouldn't do this kind of thing too often, or you'll easily get beaten up.
The other party didn't care whether the pregnant woman died in the hospital because she was short-lived; they blamed the hospital and the doctors and demanded compensation.
Hu Chunmei was beaten and had to pay compensation, which she felt was too unlucky, so she stopped doing it.
Cao Meiling's story was also recorded in her diary. Cao Meiling's ex-husband had blackmailed Hu Chunmei, claiming that Hu Chunmei was having an affair with the bus driver.
Hu Chunmei was so annoyed that she wanted to kill Cao Meiling's ex-husband. However, he took the money and went out drinking. He got drunk, got into a fight, stabbed someone to death, and ended up in jail and was shot.
Hu Chunmei recorded in her diary that she also went to see Cao Meiling's ex-husband being executed. The moment the bullet passed through his brain, the blood and brain matter bloomed. It was so beautiful!
This became something that made Hu Chunmei happy; whenever someone was executed, she would go and watch.
Although Cao Meiling's ex-husband was gone, Cao Meiling still clung to her. She knew about her ex-husband's extortion of Hu Chunmei, but didn't know the specific reason. However, she secretly followed Hu Chunmei and discovered that Hu Chunmei had a close relationship with a bus driver. Suspecting that the two were having an affair, she asked Hu Chunmei to help her switch children and find a good family for her daughter, otherwise she would call the police.
As long as Hu Chunmei gets things done, she promises she will never appear in front of Hu Chunmei again.
Hu Chunmei loved doing bad things, and she actually helped Cao Meiling switch children. Later, when she learned that Cao Meiling was abusing Cao'er, she was very happy and thought that she had done a good job.
The bus driver was Hu Chunmei's supplier and also her lover. When the bus driver was murdering and burying the body, Hu Chunmei witnessed it. Both were bad people, so they got together.
Lu Chenzhou dispatched officers from the police station to arrest Hu Chunmei's supplier and contacted other provinces and cities to coordinate the investigation of the buyers.
This really happened in Qingshan County. Are there similar situations in other counties and cities?
The only clues we can find are from Hu Chunmei's superiors.
The longest we've been apart is 22 years ago. My child was already 22 years old then, and most likely had settled down and started a family.
Those closer to home are better off; the children are only two or three years old, still very young, and don't remember much.
Lu Chenzhou stared at the diaries, lost in thought. What was the logic of bad people? Were they writing down their daily lives for a bit of gratification? Were they confident enough that they wouldn't be caught? Were they convinced that the diaries were hidden well enough that no one would find them?
He took the recorded information and went to the lobby, where many people were standing or sitting, all of whom suspected that their children had been stolen by Hu Chunmei.
The hall was in disarray, filled with crying and cursing. They were all filled with regret and self-blame. Why hadn't they asked to see their child, no matter if he was dead or alive? How could they have trusted the health center so much?
After Lu Chenzhou entered, the hall fell silent as everyone stared at him.
Hao Bin asked in a hoarse voice, "Director Lu, where is my son? Where is he now?"
The others also spoke up, hoping to get information about the child's whereabouts from Director Lu.
Lu Chenzhou said in a deep voice, "It has now been determined that Hu Chunmei stole a total of nine children and sold them all over the country. The Revolutionary Committee has contacted relevant departments in various places and is actively coordinating and making every effort to track them down. Please rest assured, we will never give up on any child and will do our best to reunite the families. Next, I will explain the children's situation in chronological order. Comrades whose names are called, please go to the meeting room next door for further discussion."
The Public Security Bureau also sent people to Xiangyang Commune to ask Secretary Liu for help, and they made their way to Dahe Village.
Arresting people in the village late at night, with the commune secretary accompanying them, makes things much easier.
The Jiang family had already eaten dinner and gone to bed. He and Cao Meiling were exhausted all afternoon. Being struck by lightning was really bad luck. So many people weren't struck, so why did it happen to them?
Fortunately, they were not in mortal danger or injured.
Jiang Quan felt he was incredibly lucky to survive being struck by lightning.
Cao Meiling also felt that she was tough. She leaned softly against Jiang Quan's chest like she had no bones, poked his chest with her finger, and said in a sticky and seductive voice, "Brother Quan! My heart is still burning hot! Even the God of Thunder would make way for you. My man is a hero who stands tall in the sky. You can't find another one like him for miles around!"
Jiang Quan couldn't stand her provocation, so he lowered his head and kissed her.
The two were working hard, but when it came to the crucial moment, Jiang Quan messed up.
Jiang Quan is completely finished.
Cao Meiling hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem. She tried everything—flirting, seduction—but nothing worked.
Her heart skipped a beat. Had he been struck by lightning? A man could be bad anywhere, but not here.
What about her? Could she have also been affected by the divination?
The two of them were panting heavily on the bed, but they still hadn't gotten anything done. Jiang Quan was getting impatient. How could he, a grown man, fail?
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