Chapter 31 Ambition
Losing a person is no small matter.
Even those who don't have a good relationship with the Lu family will help to find someone.
The village chief led the team up the mountain with flashlights. It was very dangerous on the mountain at night, but they still took the risk.
The village women's director also began to organize everyone to look for it in the village.
Aunt Lu cried until her voice was hoarse. A kind woman from the village helped her to the village committee, made her some brown sugar water, and said, "It's okay, the child will be found. You must not fall down. Zhaodi is such a filial child. It would be disheartening if she saw you like this."
After searching for two hours, the women in the village began to organize people to go down to the river, which worried the whole village. But they just couldn't find it.
"Where can we go then?"
It was already late at night, and everyone was crowded on the ground outside the village committee. They were exhausted and were either standing or sitting there.
The village chief returned with a group of people. The night was chilly, especially on the mountain. The village committee had boiled hot water, pouring bowl after bowl of it. Everyone rushed to get it for their families. Lu Xiang gave a bowl to Fu Qinhui, who had come up the mountain. The mountain dew had soaked his clothes.
When the Lu family saw Village Chief Cheng coming back, they all stood up and looked at him with expectant eyes.
The village chief said, "We didn't find it." They searched the mountain carefully for a long time. One of them stepped on a snake and was bitten. Fortunately, the snake was not venomous, otherwise they would have lost another one. So they had to return.
Grandma Lu also cried and said, "This damned brat, I just said one word and she acted like I had done something to her. Who hasn't scolded a child? If they all end up like her, it's doomed."
After making a mistake, Aunt Lu didn't dare to speak loudly to Grandma Lu, but today she lost her temper and said angrily, "You didn't even say a word, you were just scratching her nose and face. Who can stand it? Lu Zhaodi has served you for so long and you still made a mistake? Take a rope and strangle me to death."
Uncle Lu said, "Alright, stop talking."
Grandma Lu's dignity was challenged again and again, and she said, "If she doesn't come back, I will pay her with my life."
It's a mess here.
The village chief said, "Calm down, everyone. Maybe the child has gone to his uncle or aunt's house in another village. It's getting late, so go back and get some rest. We'll ask the relatives tomorrow. If they still haven't found anything, we'll go to the police station and file a report."
After hearing what the village chief said, the Lu family members finally calmed down and went back crying.
It's not that they're timid. People who've lived in the village for years have heard of traffickers abducting women and selling them in the mountains. A few years ago, there was one in a neighboring village. They haven't found her in all these years, and my parents are crying themselves blind. These days, with no way to get through, if she gets lost, it's a disaster.
Lu Xiang followed him home. It was past her normal bedtime, but she couldn't fall asleep. She tossed and turned in bed, and Fu Qinhui couldn't sleep either. He held Lu Xiang down with his hands. They'd been sleeping together for so long, but they'd never been intimate. She didn't dare move.
Fu Qinhui came over: "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Xiang asked, "Where could she go?" Others might not know, but Lu Xiang knew that Lu Zhaodi was a reincarnation. In her previous life, she had lived happily with Li Yucai, so she should be with him now.
But then I thought about it and felt it was impossible. Dayu Village is relatively conservative, and reputation is very important to girls.
The most important thing is that Li Yucai and Lu Zhaodi don’t know each other in this life, and she can’t think of how to strike up a conversation with her.
Fu Qinhui said, "Go to sleep." He was busy for the first half of the night.
Lu Xiang fell asleep quickly.
Just as Lu Xiang expected, Lu Zhaodi was at Li's house and told reporter Li that she was poisoned by her biological grandmother and wanted to commit suicide!
Li Yucai lived with his grandfather in a small house in the county town, and having a woman around was very inconvenient. Seeing her crying and sobbing, Li Yucai didn't know how to deal with it. He said, "Why don't I take you to the police?" He didn't want to take on this mess.
She said, "I can't go. My grandma will beat me to death if she finds out." Then she threw herself into Li Yucai's arms and cried.
Li Yucai dodged back in fear. Lu Zhaodi missed her target and twisted her ankle, causing excruciating pain.
Lu Zhaodi was annoyed that he was unromantic.
Li Yucai said with a dark face: "Miss Lu, men and women should not touch each other. Don't do this. If my grandfather sees it, it will be hard to explain." There were some misunderstandings before. His grandfather said privately that he wanted to arrange a marriage for him with Lu Zhaodi, but now it is a new era and personal wishes are important. His grandfather just asked for his opinion.
He had a natural fondness for people who did good things. But he didn't expect that the good thing wasn't done by Lu Zhaodi. She took all the credit for herself. This behavior left a deep shadow on him. Just as he opened the door, she came in and started crying.
Li Yucai had never seen a grown-up girl throw herself at a young man. Now that he had come to his senses, he suddenly remembered a huge question: "How did you get here?"
Lu Zhaodi paused in her tears. She hadn't prepared this answer, so she said, "I saw your lights were on, so I came to ask for help. Who would have thought it was someone I know?"
Li Yucai frowned, unable to believe that such a coincidence could happen.
Lu Zhaodi had walked dozens of miles to get here, and now her foot was sore and now it was sprained. She was crying all night, which made her look quite pitiful. But no matter how pitiful she was, Li Yucai didn't dare to leave her at home. He said for the second time, "I'd better take you to the police station."
Lu Zhaodi looked at him in disbelief: "How can you be so heartless? If I call the police, grandma will beat me to death. After all, we are acquaintances. You can't just watch me get beaten to death by grandma!"
Li Yucai asked, "Then what do you want to do?"
Lu Zhaodi said, "I'll stay here for one night and leave tomorrow."
Li Yucai saw that it was almost two o'clock in the morning outside. He thought it was not right to drive a woman out, so he said, "Then you can rest in the guest room on the first floor. Leave at dawn tomorrow, and don't let my grandfather find out." His grandfather had been regretting what happened to Lu Xiang for many days.
He still hasn't gotten over the fact that Lu Zhaodi and her family lied to him, and he must be unhappy to see Lu Zhaodi.
Lu Zhaodi agreed and said, "You are such a good person."
Li Yucai was so annoyed that he ignored her and went upstairs.
The Li family is a scholarly family, and they have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Even the unoccupied guest rooms have brand new bedding and soft mattresses that are a thousand times or ten thousand times better than those of the Lu family.
Lu Zhaodi slept at the Li family's house for the first time in her life, but she felt a sense of pride. This was the life she wanted. Since God had given her this opportunity, she would never marry a mediocre man. She swore!
With ambition in her heart, she fell into a deep sleep.
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