Chapter 25 Can I go see it secretly once?
Jiang Zhao was taken to the hospital for a full-body checkup. Dean Wan was busy running around, feeling very lucky: "After falling from such a high place, it's a blessing that you didn't have any internal injuries. Your foot isn't seriously injured. Don't jump around for the time being. It will be fine after a few days of rest."
Jiang Zhen rubbed the top of the child's head and smiled to Jiang Zhao tacitly: "Jiang Zhao, your luck will always be this good."
Jiang Zhaokai was sad and hugged Jiang Zhen: "Mom, I want to go home."
"Okay, go home and let Daddy Gu carry you."
Jiang Zhao was found to be fine after examination, but Jiang Zhen was in trouble. Gu Liancheng searched for her several times at the bottom of the steep slope. She and Jiang Zhao suddenly appeared, which aroused Gu Liancheng's suspicion.
Gu Liancheng waited until the children fell asleep before asking Jiang Zhen, "I seemed to hear Jiang Zhao crying. I searched back and forth three or four times, and you suddenly appeared. Did I not find everything?"
Jiang Zhen thought that she could talk about other things, but she really didn't want to talk about the matter of space. However, Gu Liancheng asked very directly this time, and if she didn't say something, it would seem that he didn't treat her as a partner.
Jiang Zhen closed the door and decided what to say. How much he would say would depend on how many questions Gu Liancheng asked.
"Gu Liancheng, you know that I'm not Jiang Zhaojiangtang's mother anymore, right?"
Gu Liancheng didn't expect that Jiang Zhen would be willing to talk so deeply about it after he asked her casually. Fearing misunderstanding, he hurriedly explained: "I can feel it to some extent. If you don't want to talk about it, we can talk about it later."
Look how scared he is. Now that I've said everything, just say more.
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Jiang Zhen pulled a stool and asked Gu Liancheng to sit on it, and then he sat on the edge of the bed: "I am Jiang Zhaohe and Jiang Tang's aunt. I didn't tell you before because we are not that familiar with each other. I need to observe you before making a decision. Now I think you are very reliable, so it's not that I can't tell you. What do you want to ask?"
Of course Gu Liancheng wanted to ask where Jiang Zhen came from. He sat down and felt that the distance between the bench and the bed was not very friendly, so he decided to ask some other questions first.
"Do the four children know?"
"Jiang Zhao knows that I am his aunt, but Jiang Tang, Gu Pan and Gu Hui don't know. I told Jiang Zhao that his mother is dead."
Gu Liancheng dug out the corpse with his own hands and sighed in his heart, but at the same time he was glad that he met the current Jiang Zhen.
He couldn't help but move the bench closer to Jiang Zhen, fearing that Jiang Zhen would run away if he asked the question.
"Can I ask where you are from?"
"Yes." Jiang Zhen was waiting for him to ask.
"It's a different world from here. You see, I find it incredible. I find your world equally incredible. I have some special abilities and can touch corpses, but people like me are actually very common in our world."
Jiang Zhen is certainly not ordinary, but in any world, people who keep a low profile can live longer than those who keep a high profile.
Gu Liancheng felt relieved and asked some questions about Jiang Zhen's other side of the world: "Do mirages appear frequently?"
"How is that possible? In our world, it's only a legend. It's obvious that it doesn't necessarily appear once in a lifetime, otherwise it wouldn't be a legend. My luck is really the result of several lifetimes of cultivation."
"But it's not quite right." Gu Liancheng analyzed: "At least it appeared once more than 20 years ago when you were still a baby. Otherwise, how did you get there?"
Jiang Zhen: ... "Maybe my luck is just off the charts."
Jiang Zhen spoke without reservation about the world she came from. Without opportunity, people from this side couldn't go there, and people from that side couldn't come here. Naturally, Jiang Zhen was willing to tell her.
After asking the most concerned question, Gu Liancheng did not continue to delve into it. Jiang Zhen was also very satisfied that the secret of the space could be kept for the time being as she suddenly appeared behind him.
Gu Liancheng held Jiang Zhen's hand and said, "I have to hurry up and report to my brother-in-law about where you came from. You go to bed first and don't wait for me."
Jiang Zhen nodded: "Then go quickly."
The two of them became closer to each other because of their frankness.
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Gu Liancheng rushed back to the army and made a phone call. His direct superior was Xiao Jianzhou, and he only reported to Xiao Jianzhou on anything concerning Jiang Zhen. As for who his brother-in-law's superior was, Gu Liancheng didn't know.
In fact, he had guessed where Jiang Zhen came from before, but he didn't expect it to be so bad. Xiao Jianzhou had his concerns: "This time, it is certain that only Jiang Zhen came here alone. Then, more than 20 years ago, when Jiang Zhen was picked up, did anyone come here?"
There has been peace and quiet for more than 20 years. Even if there were people, they would probably be like Jiang Zhen, thinking of living among ordinary people, but they still have to be vigilant.
Regarding Jiang Zhen, Xiao Jianzhou gave Gu Liancheng this advice: "She is your wife, you two should live a good life. If Jiang Zhen gets angry and runs away, I will show you how I will deal with you."
Gu Liancheng: ...
After hanging up the phone, Gu Liancheng returned home. It was almost dawn, and he went back to bed to take a nap. In fact, he couldn't sleep, so he tried to hug Jiang Zhen's waist, wanting to hold her closer.
Jiang Zhen took the initiative to lean into his arms and asked, "Have you made it clear?"
"Um."
"Brother-in-law wants you to monitor me?"
"No, he asked me to live a good life with you, and said that if I scared you away, I would be punished."
Jiang Zhen smiled, and then said, "Thank you."
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Jiang Zhen was eager to know what kind of superpowers the other three children had. Gu Liancheng was not at home conveniently, but soon the lair of the bandits who seriously injured Xiao Qingfeng was found, and Gu Liancheng and the police from the police station went to catch the thieves together.
Jiang Zhen brought several children into the space and asked Jiang Zhao to demonstrate his strength in moving large rocks.
"Your eldest brother ate the vegetables grown in the space and gained superpowers. He became stronger and could recover from injuries. You guys should try and see what superpowers he has."
Gu Hui also hoped that he was very strong, but unfortunately he still could not lift a bag of rice, so he could not test it this way. Jiang Zhen thought about it carefully. Jiang Zhao's strength before was outrageous. He would endure minor injuries and handle them by himself. His special ability was his greatest characteristic.
Gu Hui is timid, and it was finally discovered that he could become invisible. Gu Pan laughed out loud: "Gu Hui, you are not allowed to enter the women's bathhouse."
Gu Hui was anxious: "I won't do that."
Jiang Tang is gentle and cute, and she likes small animals. Her special ability is that she can communicate with cats and dogs, and she had already discovered it a few days ago. The child was afraid that she would be sent to a mental hospital, so he didn't dare to tell her.
"Mom, I actually wanted to tell you a few days ago that I can understand the thoughts of cats and dogs, but other animals can't. I thought I was going to become a cat or dog, and I was so scared."
Jiang Zhen was pleasantly surprised: "You have a great ability."
Gu Hui was particularly envious: "Aunt, only my special ability is useless."
Jiang Zhen comforted him: "How could that be? Being able to save your life when necessary is the best supernatural power."
Now only Gu Pan didn’t find it. After trying many times, he cried anxiously: “I’m the only one who didn’t find it. Did I not eat enough?”
Jiang Zhen thinks that's not the case: "They all have it, it's impossible that you don't have it. The deeper it's hidden, the more powerful it is. Don't worry, we'll take our time."
Gu Pan was still anxious: "Aunt, I won't make up stories for people behind their backs anymore. Please let me have supernatural powers too."
Jiang Zhen smiled and said, "It's no use begging me. You can only work hard on your own. If you have it, you have it. If you don't, there's really nothing I can do."
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Gu Liancheng's work was almost done, and all the gangs of bandits who robbed the passengers were arrested.
Gao Yunxiu did not admit to murdering Liu Jinyin. She did not plead guilty, but the chain of evidence was complete and she was about to face the heaviest punishment.
Gu Liancheng planned to create an opportunity for Gao Yunxiu to escape and uncover the spy network behind the scenes, and told Jiang Zhen about this in advance.
Jiang Zhen thought this was a good idea. When people are in panic and have no way to retreat, they will most likely run back to their lair. Following her is the best way.
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It was Jiang Zhen’s first time celebrating New Year in this world and it was very novel. He did the same thing as other families, steaming buns, frying meatballs, and slaughtering fish and chickens.
She also slaughtered the two half-grown roosters that she had raised in the space in advance, and made an agreement with the children: "These two chickens are for your father Gu to eat."
"What if Dad has super powers? Wouldn't he discover our secret?"
Jiang Zhen said: "I just want to try it out and see if the ingredients in the space have any effect on adults?"
If it works on Gu Liancheng, then let him discover the secret, Jiang Zhen will admit it.
Gu Liancheng came back just in time and saw the chicken being plucked in the dish. It was too small, so he asked, "Why did you buy such a small chicken to celebrate the New Year?"
Jiang Zhen had already thought of a reason: "My fellow countryman came to the city to sell vegetables, but the chicken was too small and no one wanted to buy it. I thought his family might be in urgent need of money, so I bought it at a normal price. Am I being kind-hearted?"
The children couldn't learn to lie, so they lowered their heads and started plucking the chicken feathers.
Gu Liancheng saw through it and said with a smile: "What you did must be right."
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In the morning, Shi Hengjun and Shi Hongxiao came over one after another to deliver New Year's goods. Gu Liancheng was worried that the real cousin and the fake cousin would fight one day, so he mentioned that the two of them had been called in for questioning.
"Gao Yunxiu said that both of them saw the time she left the house, proving that she didn't have time to kill Liu Jinyin, but they seemed to have discussed it and both denied it."
Jiang Zhen said, "That's a good thing. It means Gao Yunxiu lied. By the way, Gu Pan and the others want to invite Li Chongling to celebrate the New Year with them. Can Qingfeng be discharged from the hospital? Ask him to come over as well."
"Okay, I'll pick Qingfeng up from the hospital this afternoon."
At noon, Jiang Zhen asked Gu Liancheng to eat all the two little chickens without any side dishes, and said, "We don't like these little chickens, you can eat them yourself."
Gu Liancheng: ...Could these two chicks have died of fowl plague?
Jiang Zhen asked him to eat it, so he ate it. It tasted really good, and it actually had a sweet taste. "Is it because the chicken is too small? It tastes really good. Don't you want to try it?"
The two chickens are the meat that has been raised in the space for the longest time. I hope they can be of some use to Gu Liancheng.
Jiang Zhen shook his head: "We are too lazy to eat such a small chicken, stop talking nonsense and eat it quickly."
Several children nodded: "Dad, you have to eat it all."
"Uncle, don't waste it. Use the soup to soak your rice."
Gu Liancheng felt like an experimental animal, but he couldn't harm his own family, so he soaked the soup in his rice and ate it. The children and Jiang Zhen were extremely happy. It must be a good thing, right?
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Gu Liancheng picked up Xiao Qingfeng. Xiao Qingfeng had recovered well. He had almost forgotten what happened in the dream. He asked Gu Liancheng, "Brother, why is Professor Li here? Is it appropriate?"
Gu Liancheng: ... "I invited him here, not your sister-in-law. Don't think too much about it."
A wild cat and a big dog came outside to visit. This time Jiang Tang didn't have to hide. She met Gu Pantou and made friends with the cat and dog. She also went out for a while. When she came back, she brought a small gold bracelet and said she picked it up outside.
Jiangtang's little face turned red with joy. It was the cat that took her to find it. The cat was so smart.
Gu Pan was extremely envious. Tangtang’s special ability was really amazing. She didn’t know what her special ability was, but as long as she had it, no matter what it was, she would be happy. She must have it, Gu Pan prayed in her heart.
Jiang Zhen was about to put it away when Gu Liancheng said, "I don't know whose house it was from, they must be very worried. I'll take it to the police station first."
Jiang Zhen: ...Can't what you pick up be considered yours? But a few children obviously agreed with Gu Liancheng and wanted to go with him, so Jiang Zhen didn't say anything.
After Gu Liancheng returned with the gold bracelet, he took the children out to set off firecrackers and started eating the New Year's Eve dinner.
Jiang Zhen made a sweet and sour fish today. She made it by killing monsters in the apocalypse. She has good knife skills and the sweet and sour fish looks good and is very popular.
The empty plates were taken to the kitchen and the table was cleared. Xiao Qingfeng and Li Chongling prepared red envelopes for the children, but Jiang Zhen didn't prepare any. Fortunately, Gu Liancheng took out the red envelopes and gave one to Jiang Zhen.
"Me too?" Jiang Zhen was surprised.
Gu Liancheng knew she would be happy, and said with a smile: "You have made the greatest contribution, and you deserve it the most."
Jiang Zhen was very happy to get the red envelope.
Looking at their family laughing, Li Chongling and Xiao Qingfeng, each of them had their own worries, but they tried hard not to show them. They stayed up all night and talked for a while. When it was twelve o'clock, everyone ate another bowl of dumplings. Xiao Qingfeng went to Li Chongling's house next door to stay the night.
The children were sleepy by midnight, and Jiang Zhen was also a little sleepy, but Gu Liancheng tossed and turned beside her, making her unable to sleep. She asked, "What's on your mind? Tell me."
Gu Liancheng was puzzled: "Is it because the food today is too good? I feel so hot and uncomfortable."
Jiang Zhen was delighted. It seemed that the meat from living creatures in the space was better than vegetables. Gu Liancheng reacted immediately.
She stretched out her hand: "Really? Let me feel it and see how hot it is."
Gu Liancheng quickly stopped her with his hand. It was already so late, she would really get angry at once: "You go to sleep, I'll go out for a run."
Jiang Zhen: ...Running on the night of New Year’s Eve, it seems that those two chickens are extraordinary. I will continue to catch a few chicks in the first month of the year and raise them in the space.
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The girl from the Sheng family kept asking Jiang Zhen to wait, saying that she would go and solve the problem first. Jiang Zhen endured it again and again until the eighth day of the first lunar month, when people in various places started to go back to work, but Sheng Lianrong had not yet reached a result.
Jiang Zhen couldn't stand this efficiency and wanted to do it around her.
Gu Liancheng was in a bad mood when he came back, and said to Jiang Zhen: "Sheng Lianrong's sister-in-law, Gu Pan and Gu Hui's mother, are coming over."
"Did Sheng Lianrong call you over?"
Gu Liancheng shook his head: "Yu Qiaoying called me over."
Before Jiang Zhen touched Du Qiuyi's body, he told Gu Liancheng that the last pair of children that Du Qiuyi swapped were the children born to his eldest brother's ex-wife after she remarried.
In order to exchange her, Du Qiuyi called An Jinzhu back to give birth, and exchanged her with Yu Qiaoying's family, who had a grudge against the Sheng family.
Jiang Zhen was about to go find Sheng Lianrong. Gu Liancheng felt that the two families who had switched places were too difficult to deal with, so he asked, "Do you need me to go with you?"
Jiang Zhen shook his head and touched his face. Why was it still hot? It had been several days. The aftereffects of two chickens must be outrageous, right?
She said, "I don't know when you will leave. You can chop wood at home and leave more for us."
Gu Liancheng had so much energy that he took off his coat and sweater and chopped wood in the yard. Professor Li next door was stunned: "Gu Liancheng, how do you stay so energetic?"
Gu Liancheng didn’t know either, maybe it had something to do with rebirth? Or maybe it was because of the two chickens from the Chinese New Year. He didn’t know where Jiang Zhen got them, but he felt even warmer in his heart. When Jiang Zhen had good things, he gave them all to him and didn’t let anyone else have a single bite.
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Also participating in the mediation this time was Yu Qiaoying's sister-in-law. Xu Xiangping also has another identity, that is, the director of the local police station.
Before she left, she told her husband, "I received a call from the city police chief, saying that the child was definitely taken away by mistake. We can discuss whether to replace the child, but don't deny the facts. The chief must have received a call from a higher level, so he came to warn me not to let my sister-in-law act as she pleases this time."
How could Cheng Lisheng not know the deep meaning that his wife could see clearly? However, his younger brother, who was 20 years younger than him, passed away less than half a year ago. Before he died, he begged him to take care of his wife and children, and he agreed. He would feel guilty if he said he didn't care now.
"That child is the apple of Qiaoying's eye. Now she says she gave him away by mistake. No one can accept it."
"Then why did other families switch? You can't just abandon your own flesh and blood."
Other families either have two boys or two girls, but Yu Qiaoying had a boy and a girl by mistake.
After his wife repeatedly stressed the stakes, Cheng Lisheng finally compromised: "I won't get involved. You handle it."
Xu Xiangping was relieved: "It's good that you know the severity of the situation."
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"Didn't I tell you that my child was not swapped by mistake? It's useless for you to ask anyone to mediate. Do you really think that there is no one left in our Yu family?"
Yu Qiaoying had just persuaded her parents' family and reached a compromise with the Sheng family. The Sheng family asked the child's biological mother to come and sign the contract and refuse to change the child. But before she arrived, the annoying Jiang Zhen came.
Yu Qiaoying looked at Jiang Zhen warily: "I know about you. You haven't been in Fancheng for long, but people who have fought with you have never had good luck. Why are you coming to my house?"
Xu Xiangping felt a headache when she heard her sister-in-law's arrogant words.
There are always people better than you. There is the provincial capital above Fancheng, and there is the capital above the provincial capital. Why is she so arrogant? Don't drag your whole family down with her.
Xu Xiangping said hurriedly, "Qiaoying, I have received the notice. It is certain that the baby was taken away by mistake. Let's not argue about whether it is true or not. Let's discuss what to do."
The eldest sister-in-law's intention was probably instructed by the eldest brother. Yu Qiaoying was disappointed and didn't count on her brother and sister-in-law anymore. She spoke directly to Jiang Zhen.
"Unless you can get solid evidence, I won't admit that the baby was swapped by mistake. Can you find solid evidence? If you can, I will swap the baby."
Jiang Zhen threw out Du Qiuyi's confession: "This is the evidence. You are also a girl. I heard that your mother loves you very much and you grew up in a good environment. Why don't you want a girl of your own? Even if you don't change, the Sheng family wants their own child. Why don't you let the Sheng family take back their own flesh and blood?"
"What if the Sheng family agrees not to change?"
"Then you are all crazy." Jiang Zhen said: "If both of you agree not to change and write a three-party mediation agreement, I can stay out of your business."
"Okay, I'll go and convince the Sheng family."
Sheng Lianrong thought it was impossible: "My brother and sister-in-law would not agree."
Yu Qiaoying laughed, "That may not be the case."
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An Jinzhu didn't even bring her child this time and just sat there without changing seats.
Because the Sheng family and the Lan family have a feud, the Sheng family hopes to resolve the hatred through this incident. Among the several sons of the Sheng family, the grandson born by the daughter-in-law they disliked the most was replaced by a granddaughter. This was not a serious matter for them. After discussion, the whole family agreed.
An Jinzhu married into the family in that way, so even if the child who was taken away by mistake was hers, she had no right to make the decision.
After going to Yu Qiaoying's parents' home to negotiate, both parties agreed that neither would admit that they had taken the wrong child, and then they would become godparents to resolve their hatred.
Jiang Zhen found a notary public and asked again before signing: "Even if both children know that they were taken away by mistake, will you still decide not to switch them?"
"No change." Yu Qiaoying signed first.
When An Jinzhu wanted to sign, Sheng Lianrong dissuaded her: "Fourth sister-in-law, are you crazy? You don't even want your own son?"
Jiang Zhen laughed, "It's not the first time she doesn't want her own child. Didn't Gu Pan and Gu Hui also say they didn't want their child?"
An Jinzhu just wanted to end this matter quickly: "Lianrong, it was your parents who made the decision not to change. Don't you know what my status is in your family?"
Sheng Lianrong sneered: "Since you have all decided not to change, what do you want me to do before the New Year?"
It almost caused Xiao Qingfeng's death. It was really not worth it.
The decision to change was made before the New Year, but the Sheng family agreed only after Yu Qiaoying mediated and proposed adopting a godparent to resolve the hatred. However, I don't want to talk about these reasons in front of Yu Qiaoying and her family.
An Jinzhu signed the document and put her fingerprints on it, and each of the three parties kept a copy.
All the follow-up work for the several pairs of child exchanges that Jiang Zhen was responsible for was completed without any loopholes.
Just as she was about to leave, An Jinzhu suddenly spoke up: "Comrade Jiang Zhen, can you let me see Gu Pan and Gu Hui? I really miss them."
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Jiang Zhen thought it was too funny: "For so many years, you didn't ask Brother Gu Liancheng or the Gu family for help, but came to ask me. If I believed your pity and agreed, the Gu family would hate me. I don't look like someone who can be fooled. Now this child is born to you and your beloved, and you both agreed not to change him. If you don't love Gu Pan and Gu Hui's father, how much affection can you have for them?"
An Jinzhu blushed: "It's not that I don't want to see him, you see, it's every one of you who won't let me see him."
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Having said that, Jiang Zhen still told Gu Pan and Gu Hui about their mother's request to see them.
"Your mother came here to deal with the mistaken baby issue, and she wanted to see you two. She dared to make such a request now because she thought your aunt was easy to talk to. I refused, but if you two want to meet, you can still meet."
Since Gu Pan and Gu Hui could remember, they had never seen their biological mother, but they had heard about their parents.
Just as An Qihui forced Gu Liancheng and An Xiuqing to get engaged, she also forced An Jinzhu to marry Gu Liancheng's eldest brother. Not long after the birth of Gu Pan and Gu Hui, Gu Liancheng's eldest brother caught An Jinzhu with the Sheng family's favorite youngest son. The An and Sheng families could not deny it, so they divorced.
At that time, Gu Lianhai had no intention of remarrying, so he asked the child's biological mother whether she wanted the child. The Sheng family would never raise other people's children, so they objected and An Jinzhu did not want the child.
Before Gu Pan lived with Jiang Zhen, she had some expectations for her biological mother, but now she has no feelings at all: "I won't see her. She doesn't want me, and I don't want her either. She just came to see me, and I don't care about her."
Gu Hui still wanted to watch: "Aunt, can I use my invisibility ability to secretly watch it once?"
"Of course." Jiang Zhen said, "Look, you have used your ability. Invisibility has a time limit. Pay attention to the time and don't be discovered."
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