Ruan Yunxi patted Gu's mother on the back: "Go back to sleep. Go see your daughter tomorrow when you get back to Beijing."
Thinking about the letter she wrote to Gu Weizhou, she knew he would definitely call Gu's father. If Gu's father cared, he should bring his daughter to the train station to pick them up tomorrow.
Mr. Gu was indeed concerned. He hadn't taken many days off in decades, but today he asked for leave, saying he had something to do. He drove to Zhaojiagou outside the city to find a woman named Zhao Xiaomei.
He called the hospital last night to check his hospitalization and childbirth records from back then.
Due to the passage of time, many of the records were poorly preserved. In addition, the hospital had been relocated, and the old hospital's records were in disarray, making them difficult to find in the short term.
Mr. Gu could only try his luck in Zhaojiagou. He met with the village chief, who then called over the women from Zhaojiagou who had married out of the village or stayed behind, all of whom were called Zhao Xiaomei.
They even called over a young man in his twenties to let Mr. Gu recognize him.
If his daughter really lived in this village, whether she looked like him or his wife, he would recognize her at a glance.
After getting to know everyone, Mr. Gu's expression grew increasingly serious.
It took Ruan Yunxi and her group more than ten hours to reach Beijing.
After getting off the train, Ruan Yunxi noticed that the dust in Beijing was quite heavy. She carried her own things and her mother Gu's things as she walked out of the station exit.
I didn't see Mr. Gu at the station entrance, but I did see a familiar face.
It is Gu Weihai.
"Mom!" Gu Weihai doesn't look much like Gu Weizhou; he looks more like Gu's mother.
Upon seeing Ruan Yunxi, he smiled and said, "This must be your sister-in-law. I'm Brother Xiaozhou, you can just call me brother!"
Ruan Yunxi readily agreed: "Big Brother!"
Gu Weihai chuckled: "Ah, it's been so many years, you've all grown up so much! Come on, get in the car, I'll take you home!"
Gu's mother asked, "Where's your father?"
Gu Weihai already knew about his younger sister's situation and said, "Dad went out on business. Mom can talk about it when we get back."
Mrs. Gu nodded and got into the car with Ruan Yunxi and the others.
The car was borrowed by Gu Weihai from his workplace, and he had to return it after driving it.
Having a car is so convenient; you don't have to wait for the bus, you can just drive away.
Ruan Yunxi looked at Beijing, which was not much different from when she was a child, and said nothing.
Gu's mother couldn't wait to tell the story of her youngest daughter being switched in the car, and also scolded Le's mother and Le Yao a few times.
Gu Weihai joined in the cursing: "That's too much! How could she do that? Mom, you've been so good to them, and they have no conscience!"
"Good that they've been arrested! Let them go to labor camps or jail!" Gu Weihai was furious just thinking about it. He wondered how his third sister was doing now.
It took more than 20 years to find out that she was not dead. In those 20 years, I don't know how that family treated her.
Mr. Gu and his family lived in a cadre family compound, which was a tenement building. Mr. and Mrs. Gu lived on the second floor. There were only two rooms, a study, a small living room and kitchen, and a separate bathroom. It was a well-equipped tenement building.
Ruan Yunxi was settled in the empty room next to Gu's mother and the others. As soon as Gu's mother arrived home, she immediately came to life. Seeing that the house was not messy and was almost the same as when she left, she felt relieved.
Fearing that the house would become a doghouse after she was away for a few days, Gu Weihai tidied up Ruan Yunxi's bedroom. He went to the family compound canteen to buy food and drinks and came back. Ruan Yunxi took a shower and washed her hair in the bathroom. After spending the night on the train, she smelled like a train.
She can't stand not washing herself.
When Ruan Yunxi finished washing up and dried her hair with a towel, Gu's father also returned.
Seeing Mr. Gu return alone, Mrs. Gu eagerly asked, "Did you find her?"
Mr. Gu couldn't bear to disappoint his wife, but he still shook his head.
The expectation on Gu's mother's face visibly disappeared.
Mr. Gu asked Ruan Yunxi, "Are you sure she's talking about Zhao Xiaomei from Zhao Family Village?"
Ruan Yunxi and Gu's mother nodded in unison: "It's this address, this person."
Mr. Gu guessed, "She might be lying. There's no one named Zhao Xiaomei in Zhao Jiagou!"
Gu's mother: "???"
Ruan Yunxi: "......."
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