Ma Xiu Lan, Zhou An An, Zhao Xingguo, Zhao Xingmin, and the old couple Su Shibo, a total of six people, boarded the train to Zhou An An's hometown.
Last time, Ma Xiu Lan had to sit in a hard seat on the train back and forth for three days, and her back and waist were sore. This time, Su Lao used his connections to buy her a hard sleeper, and Yao Xinyu held Zhou Anan's hand tightly.
She had a feeling that this girl was her granddaughter. Her son and daughter-in-law were doing geological survey work in Zhou Anan's hometown.
At that time, her daughter-in-law gave birth to a baby girl in a local hospital. Because it was a difficult delivery, the doctor said that the baby was dead at birth and her daughter-in-law's body was ruined.
When she and her husband received the letter from their son, they were immersed in grief. In addition, the mountains were high and the road was long, so they could not imagine that the doctor's words might be false.
She is going to get to the bottom of this matter now.
As the mastermind, Su Xin was sentenced to five years in prison. Su Xin's mother-in-law was so angry at the series of bad news that she fell ill. Su Xin's two children were sent to Su Miao's home by Su Xin's in-laws.
Although Su Miao's family is well-off, Su Xin's son is too young and needs someone to take care of him, and several of his daughters-in-law are unwilling to do so.
Even the new wife, Shen Caixia, was unwilling to do so, saying that she wanted to hurry up and have a baby with Song Qinghe, so that Song Qinghe would not fall more in love with his ex-wife, Zhao Xingfeng's child.
The Song family didn't want Zhao Xingfeng, a child of a labor camp inmate, but they were afraid of being called cold-blooded for not wanting their own grandson. So they planned to send the child to relatives in the countryside for foster care after Zhao Xingmin gave birth, so that the child would not pose any threat to Shen Caixia's child at all.
Now that Shen Caixia has entered the Song family, she doesn't need to beg her mother-in-law to refuse to help her take care of Su Xin's child.
She took care of the child alone day and night, and she aged several years in just five or six days.
So she wanted to give the child to her uncle and let him raise the child with manpower and money. Anyway, they had no descendants, and they would surely be grateful to her for having this male heir with Su family blood.
She went to her uncle's house for several days but didn't see her uncle, which made her even more upset.
He couldn't be avoiding her and deliberately not opening the door.
Lu Wenying was equally anxious. Ever since she learned that Zhao Xingmin had a relationship with Mr. Su, she went home and told Zhang Jianxun's father.
Zhang Jianxun's father was more cautious. He asked around and found out that Zhao Xingmin was just a student of Su Lao's student Gu Xiangze. He felt that this relationship was too distant.
Seeing that her husband did not believe her, Lu Wenying argued:
"I saw it all that day. Madam Su was holding Zhao Xingmin and talking to him the whole time. Madam Su seemed to be very friendly with Zhao Xingmin. If they weren't close, why would she attend Zhao Xingmin's graduation banquet?"
"Entrance exam banquets are usually attended by friends and family. Gu Xiangze is attending as Zhao Xingmin's teacher. Could he possibly bring his own teacher along?"
"Although Zhao Xingmin was admitted to university, he's not a genius who'd get into a top institution. There's no need for Elder Su to come all this way. Yet, Elder Su brought his wife with him. Afterward, he even spoke alone with Zhao Xingmin's mother in a private room. They must be close friends."
Zhang Jianxun's father said, "Then go find Zhao Xingmin and find out what their relationship is. We can't marry someone who is useless."
Lu Wenying told Zhang Jianxun that Zhao Xingmin had been admitted to university and she had changed her mind. She supported Zhao Xingmin's admission and asked him to pursue Zhao Xingmin and ask about the relationship between Zhao Xingmin and Mr. Su Shibo.
Zhang Jianxun was very happy after hearing the first half of the sentence. He was happy that Zhao Xingmin was admitted to university and that his mother had figured it out. But he didn't understand the second half of the sentence and didn't know why he asked this question.
Lu Wenying lied casually:
"You have a cousin who really admires Old Su. He would die without regrets if he could just see Old Su from afar. I happened to see Zhao Xingmin meet Old Su the other day. Can you help me ask him?"
Seeing that it was a small matter, Zhang Jianxun agreed.
He went to Longyang Street several times but failed to knock on Ma Xiu Lan's door. Seeing that his son had not moved for several days, Lu Wenying also went to Ma Xiu Lan's house secretly. There was indeed no movement, only the barking of dogs.
He couldn't be hiding from his family.
Zhang Jianxun's father asked her what was going on, and Lu Wenying had to tell him the truth. Zhang Jianxun's father was surprised: "How could you not open the door for so many days? Have you offended anyone?"
Lu Wenying felt a little guilty, and Zhang Jianxun's father, as her bedmate, saw through it and said sternly, "Tell me, what did you do?"
Lu Wenying didn't dare to tell anyone about her dealing with moldy cookies. She only said:
"Didn't you ask me to cut off any possibility of our son and that girl last time? Jianxun wouldn't listen to anything I said, so I told that girl and her mother that Jianxun had an excellent blind date, but I had already explained everything to that girl."
"You explained it clearly, but people still avoid you?"
"Since you've already offended someone, I'm afraid this marriage won't be easy. But there's a good opportunity right now that I haven't told you about."
Lu Wenying was anxious: "What opportunity? Whose daughter is this?"
Zhang Jianxun's father said calmly, "Our Director Lu's daughter, Lu Jing."
Lu Wenying exploded:
"That's Lu Jing, who just came back from the countryside after a divorce some time ago, with a son who's a burden.
"She was shameless at the time and followed a high school classmate to the countryside without telling her family. Now that she can't make ends meet, she's returned with her son to live with her parents. How could my son marry a divorced woman with children? She's a few years older than our son."
Zhang Jianxun's father glared at her:
"How can you be so superficial? You only look at the surface of everything and fail to see how Director Lu can help us."
"I heard that Director Lu is going to be promoted. Once he leaves, one of the three deputy directors will be promoted, leaving a vacant deputy director position. If Director Lu says a few words, maybe I can take over the deputy director position."
Lu Wenying's eyes lit up. That person was the deputy factory director. She would be given a bigger house and a higher salary. In other words, she would be the factory director's wife.
But Lu Jing was a second-married woman who was devoted to her husband, so she still felt uncomfortable that her grandson was already that big before she even got married.
"We can only accept it if Lu Jing doesn't take the child with her."
Zhang Jianxun's father shook his head. After Lu Jing and her son returned home, Director Lu's family was in turmoil, so Director Lu wanted to marry Lu Jing off as soon as possible to avoid further quarrels between his son and daughter-in-law.
If Lu Jing's son still stayed at Director Lu's house, I'm afraid Lu Jing's sister-in-law would not be willing.
"It's just a child. He will grow up and help with the work in a few years. Please be more tolerant."
Lu Wenying thought about it and still felt it was shameful to let her excellent son marry a divorced woman:
"Why don't we wait a little longer? I heard from my brother-in-law that some of Mr. Su's students have become high-ranking officials, much more powerful than Director Lu.
I can lower my stance and even kneel down to admit my mistakes to Zhao Xingmin's mother. As long as they get married, I will definitely support you and Jianxun in the future."
"After all, Zhao Xingmin is a virgin who has never been married, and she even got into university. She's sure to have a good career in the future."
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Jianxun's father said, "Then I'll give you a few more days. I'm afraid I'll miss this opportunity and lose it."
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