In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Old Zhang's face.
Even Grandpa Xia felt that Lao Zhang should consider it.
Of course, in the old man's heart, he still felt that Old Zhang could find a woman who was getting married for the first time.
Old Zhang is a very good person. He is not only capable and competent, but most importantly, he also has a considerable amount of money.
Even if I do nothing in the future, I can still live a comfortable life.
Old Zhang frowned: "Years ago, many people wanted to arrange marriages for me, but I never had any intention of doing so."
"Now that we have Ayan, I think that's enough. As for this marriage, let's just call it off."
Old Zhang has already been very direct. If Gu's father continues to insist, things might get ugly.
Mr. Gu sighed and nodded in agreement.
Although Gu's mother felt it was a bit of a pity, she didn't say much.
Perhaps their destiny hadn't come yet; it's just a pity for her.
She was only in her early twenties, yet she was constantly bullied and had to live alone for so many years.
How are we going to get through the next few decades?
...
The day after the male protagonist returned, they planned to go back to Heilongjiang Province.
"How about we stay another day? We haven't heard from that kid yet. He'll be worried if he calls and can't find us." Gu's mother was really reluctant to part with her daughter-in-law.
They don't plan to go to Heilongjiang Province this time; they're going home instead.
They've been away for quite a while now, and they still have grandchildren and great-grandchildren waiting for them at home.
The child is too young to be left alone for extended periods.
Xia Anyan also wanted to go back as soon as possible, which is why she made this decision.
But what Gu's mother said made sense, and she really started to think about it seriously.
In the end, they decided to wait one more day.
At the same time, Xia Anyan also began to think about the matter she had discussed with the male lead some time ago.
Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated tricks, and more and more women and children are being abducted.
She wanted to do her part to help innocent people.
"Ayan, what are you writing?" Gu's mother wanted to come over and talk to her daughter-in-law, and then she saw her lying on the table writing furiously.
The daughter-in-law is educated, capable, and beautiful, and Gu's mother likes her from the bottom of her heart.
No matter what her daughter-in-law does, she thinks it's amazing.
Xia Anyan glanced at the manuscript in her hand and then recounted what had happened.
When Gu's mother first heard Xia Anyan say that she wanted to submit an article to the newspaper, she was smiling and even wanted to praise her daughter-in-law for being smart and capable.
But after hearing the rest, she instantly lost her composure.
What happened?
The daughter-in-law was almost kidnapped by human traffickers?
How could those people be so bold? In broad daylight, under the clear sky, in a place with so many people, they actually...
"Those people are so wicked and vicious!" Mother Gu slammed her hand on the table in anger, almost ready to confront them and hurl insults at them.
Seeing how angry she was, Xia Anyan felt a little regretful.
Since the matter is already in the past and has been perfectly resolved, why should she bring it up now? Isn't that just causing unnecessary trouble for others?
Just as Xia Anyan was thinking about how to comfort her, her parents hugged her tightly, their eyes full of heartache: "Ayan, you've been wronged. It's all that brat's fault for not protecting you."
"Don't worry, when Mom sees that kid again, she'll definitely give him a good scolding and make sure you never have to go through something like this again."
So that's why... I was worried about her.
Xia Anyan was very moved.
In her memory, the original owner lost her mother at a very young age, and Zhou Xiuning's attitude towards her was not very good after she entered the family.
Even she herself didn't know who her biological parents were. Now that someone was suddenly being so kind to her, she felt very touched and happy.
Xia Anyan hugged Gu's mother back: "Mom, please don't say that. A-Shen is very good to me."
"Moreover, we have already resolved this matter. Ah Shen is very brave; he protected me."
"The reason I've kept this in mind is that I want more people to know about the tricks human traffickers use, so that more people can escape danger."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and then Gu's mother sat down and watched Xia Anyan write something.
She is literate, so reading it has no problem at all.
After reading what was written on it, Gu's mother was extremely shocked.
"Ayan, is it really possible that what you wrote could actually happen? How did those people believe it?"
Xia Anyan sighed helplessly.
There were indeed many human traffickers in that era, and countless women were abducted and sold into the mountains.
What she has written down is only a small part of the surface; there is still much more that she has not written.
Let alone in this day and age, even in the 21st century, an era of advanced technology with cameras everywhere, there are still many human traffickers who can abduct people without their knowledge.
Over the years, countless people have been working on the front lines, but this problem has still not been completely solved.
If she could, she would like to start now.
They started teaching those people how to identify human traffickers and how to ensure their own safety.
After sitting there writing for more than an hour, Xia Anyan was really tired, so she stopped.
It's written over ten pages, definitely several thousand words.
She plans to submit these articles first, and if the response is good, she will continue writing.
"Mom, I'd like to go out for a bit. Would you like to come with me?"
With Gu Shen not around, his parents were naturally worried and let their daughter-in-law go out alone.
Without hesitation, she nodded: "Mom will go with you."
"After we're done with our work, we can go shopping together and buy some things. We're leaving in the next day or two, and we haven't bought anything here yet."
I was in a rush this time and didn't even prepare gifts for those little ones.
I wonder if the little ones will cry and make a fuss when they see her.
Xia Anyan suddenly realized that she hadn't prepared gifts for her sister-in-law, husband's sister, and the children.
She had quite a few things in her storage space, but it wasn't convenient for her to take them out in front of so many people.
"Never mind, let's go buy it first."
Each with their own thoughts, they went out together.
They went to the newspaper office first to submit their documents, and then went shopping at the mall.
There are department stores and Friendship Stores in Beijing.
However, buying things at the Friendship Store requires foreign currency, which neither the mother-in-law nor her daughter-in-law had on them, so they could only look but not buy anything.
To be honest, Xia Anyan was quite envious. Many of the items here were quite expensive, and if she could keep them for decades, they might even increase in value several times over.
"Ayan, what have you set your sights on? If you see something you like, just tell Mom, and Mom will go find someone to exchange it for foreign exchange certificates right now."
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