Along the way, Lu Shiyi held her hand and walked behind her, and Hu Teng held his daughter and apologized to Ruan Tao. Ruan Tao was a soft-hearted person, but he fought for his daughter today.
"Ayi, human traffickers can join the army, aren't there even more in the county?" Su Jin shuddered as she recalled the man's eyes. "They must have trafficked a lot of people. When they see someone good-looking, they can hardly move."
Lu Shiyi nodded and said, "After Laba Festival, the police station received a case of missing children. The police are checking one by one and found nothing suspicious." Lu Shiyi told Su Jin the details.
When Hu Teng heard what Lu Shiyi said, he hugged his daughter tightly in fear. If Ruan Tao hadn't chased him out today, he would never see his daughter again in this life.
The group entered the office and Hu Teng handed his daughter to Ruan Tao.
"Sister-in-law, please sit with my wife for a while." Hu Teng looked at Su Jin for help.
"Go make the call." Su Jin nodded in agreement. Ruan Tao lowered his head and sat on the stool holding his daughter, waiting for the result of Hu Teng's call.
Su Jin took out two White Rabbit candies from his pocket and stuffed them into Xiaoya's pockets: "Xiaoya, have some candy."
Xiao Ya gave the candy to Ruan Tao, and it was Ruan Tao who fed it into his daughter's mouth.
Ruan Tao's eyes were red: "Sister-in-law, if he compromises with the family again, I will definitely not allow him to do so."
"This matter is serious. He's a soldier and he won't compromise again." Su Jin calmed her down. "Look after our daughter in the family compound. When she grows up, find her a job. You and your wife will both have a salary, and he won't dare bully you anymore."
Ruan Tao pondered over Su Jin's words. Aunt Hu always made trouble for her because she had no salary, and yelled at her for spending Hu Teng's money and not being filial.
Most of the money sent by her parents' home every month is sent back to her hometown.
Lu Shiyi turned on the telephone recorder, and Hu Teng looked at the spinning tape, determined to compile the family tree.
"Chief, I'm Ateng." Hu Teng heard the village chief's voice and spoke, "Don't call me dad yet. I have something to tell you."
Hu Teng briefly described what Aunt Hu and her daughter had done in the courtyard, and also requested that they be removed from the family tree.
"Aten, you came from the tribe..." The tribe leader is also the village chief, and he wants to make the village better.
"Hello, I'm Hu Teng's superior." Lu Shiyi saw Hu Teng speaking slowly and snatched the phone. "This involves confidential information. The higher-ups have suspended Hu Teng. If he keeps revealing the family tree, Hu Teng will have to retire from the military."
After Lu Shiyi finished speaking, he handed the phone to Hu Teng.
"Clan leader, the minister has informed you of the reason." Hu Teng smiled gratefully at Lu Shiyi. "I am also heartbroken. I have adopted my parents and I have to support my brother's family. Clan leader, I am really tired."
The clan leader was frightened by Lu Shiyi's words, and Hu Teng took out the family tree so that people from other villages would not know about it.
"Okay, I'll call your father over and ask for the family tree now." The patriarch nodded.
Su Jin turned around and gave Hu Teng an admiring look, and he had to give her a push.
"Sister-in-law, I'll analyze this for Hu Teng when I get back." Ruan Tao followed Lu Shiyi's orders, worried that Hu Teng would not relent and blame him. "Ministry Lu hasn't come forward, so this matter still needs to be discussed."
Su Jin found that Lu Shiyi was decisive and efficient in his work, and would never give difficult people a chance to refuse.
"You'll be living in the army in the future. You have to stand up for yourself so that your daughter can have a good life." Su Jin comforted her, "Now that Xiaoya is in kindergarten, you can relax a little bit."
"When Xiaoya starts primary school and our life becomes stable, I will have another child." Ruan Tao feels guilty towards her daughter. Since Xiaoya was born, she has not been able to let her daughter live a peaceful life.
Hu Teng's younger brother's children would come during both winter and summer vacations. Aunt Hu gave them money and tickets. Lian Xiaoya was often beaten by her cousins. She resisted and protected her daughter, so Aunt Hu tried to sow discord between the couple. Fortunately, Hu Teng was not provoked.
"You take good care of Xiaoya and don't let her suffer any psychological trauma. When I was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I always heard people say that some people spend their whole lives healing the trauma of their childhood." Su Jin found that Xiaoya was a little shy and introverted, but she knew that when she had candy, she should give it to her mother first.
Ruan Tao nodded and took back the hand that was holding his daughter.
"Xiaoya is very well behaved. Now she knows how to help me with work. If I don't bring her with me, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law will bully her." The huge stone weighing on Ruan Tao's heart disappeared. "Before I got married, I also had a cheerful personality. After being bullied by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law for a few years, my personality has changed a lot."
Su Jin chose to be a tree hole, allowing Ruan Tao to release the pressure in his heart. When she heard those complaints, she was even more grateful that the Lu family didn't care about them.
Hu Teng heard Old Man Hu's question. He spoke vaguely, and Lu Shiyi nodded at Hu Teng. He then told the mother and daughter about their guilt in general terms. Old Man Hu felt a chill down his spine after hearing it.
"Will you be implicated?" Old Man Hu said worriedly, and his youngest son kept looking at him pleadingly.
"I'm suspended from my duties and waiting for the decision from above. Dad, I'm tired. Apart from the annual support for you and mom, I won't give a penny more. I won't go back to the village. Ask the clan leader to remove me from the family tree. I'll take you here to live after the autumn harvest." Hu Teng said it all in one breath.
The clan leader called Old Man Hu on the way and told him that the problem was serious and his superior was on the phone.
"Alright!" Old Man Hu agreed. "Don't worry about his family. The clan leader will keep them under control and won't let your brother's family get into trouble."
The father and son agreed on the amount of support over the phone, and the clan leader also provided the family tree. Hu Teng took a deep breath.
"Dad, I have a recording here that can be used as evidence. No matter who changes their mind and makes trouble, I will submit them to the military court." Hu Teng knew that his younger brother Hu must be there, so he warned him.
"Okay!" Old Man Hu felt guilty towards Hu Teng and had tried to persuade Aunt Hu and the other two to stop making trouble, but Aunt Hu refused.
After hanging up the phone, Hu Teng turned to look at Lu Shiyi and saluted him gratefully.
"Lu Bu, thank you for your help," Hu Teng explained the situation in the village. The clan leader, who was also the village chief, had to apply for relief grain every year because food was too scarce. "The clan leader didn't want me to leave the clan."
"Live a good life from now on. I'll keep this tape. If there's a disturbance at home, just go to the evidence room and get it." Lu Shiyi told him, "Treat your daughter well. You can support her for more than ten years. Do you think she'll live the life of your wife after she gets married?"
Hu Teng shook his head. He would rather his daughter divorce and return to her parents' home if she had to live such a miserable life in her husband's family.
"If you put yourself in the Yue family's shoes and think more, your family will be stable." Lu Shiyi patted Hu Teng, "Take your daughter back. Don't beg for mercy for the mother and daughter or ask for help. Everyone understands you."
After getting Lu Shiyi's assurance, Hu Teng felt relieved.
"Yes!" Hu Teng took his wife and daughter away.
Su Jin stood up and walked to Lu Shiyi's side, pointing at the answering machine.
"Are we recording the phone call?" Su Jin was worried that she had said something she shouldn't have.
"No, this is the phone number I use when I need to leave evidence." Lu Shiyi explained, "This tape will be sent to the evidence room to prevent anyone from messing with it."
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