Yu Qi blushed with embarrassment when he heard Wang Xiufen reject him again.
He gave a wry smile and hung up the phone.
Unexpectedly, after living for more than fifty years, experiencing an absurd marriage in his youth, and becoming completely disillusioned with women, he actually developed the idea of falling in love.
But when he thought about his foolishness when he was young, he felt uneasy.
Even if his wife was wrong in some way—she had sex with him while he was drunk and stayed in his house—she and their child ultimately died in the earthquake. What did he have to complain about?
If he hadn't been so willful and had brought them to live in the city, they wouldn't have suffered such a misfortune.
This is also why he still feels guilty and has not remarried.
However, it is really difficult to control a fire in an old house.
Ever since Wang Xiufen pretended to run into him while jogging and asked him to help Jiang Ning, he gradually discovered her good qualities and was unconsciously attracted to her.
For the past three years, he has been intentionally or unintentionally getting closer to her, but he has always been restraining himself.
Until one time, on his birthday, Jiang Ning and the others helped him celebrate. He drank a little too much, and Wang Xiufen took him home.
Finally, under the influence of alcohol, he mustered up the courage to tell her about his idea of marriage.
At that moment, Wang Xiufen blushed with embarrassment and wanted to run away immediately.
He held her, trying to persuade her to stay, but in the end she broke free and fled his house.
Later, he brought it up a few more times. Although she wasn't particularly resistant, she always politely declined, saying that she was already a grandmother and hadn't thought about getting married again.
Wang Xiufen hung up the phone and sat on the sofa in a daze.
Yang Lu brought Binbin back and, seeing her like this, assumed she was worried about Jiang Ning, so she quickly sat down next to her to comfort her.
"Aunt Wang, don't worry, I'll call my dad right now and tell him to bring Ningning back no matter what."
As she spoke, she picked up the microphone.
Wang Xiufen snapped out of her daze and quickly stopped her.
"Stop calling. I've already called Mayor Yu, and he said he's spoken to the police chief. Ningning should be back soon."
Yang Lu smiled and said, "That's good. Mayor Yu is really nice. He's always eager to help whenever there's something going on at home. Aunt Wang, I noticed that the way he looks at you is very different. He looks at others with a natural and open attitude, but when he looks at you, he seems a little timid, like he wants to look but doesn't dare to."
If he confesses his feelings to you, don't rush to reject him. I think he's a pretty good person, and you could consider developing a relationship with him.
Hearing this, Wang Xiufen blushed again, slapped her hand, and scolded:
"What are you saying, child? You're so old, still talking about love. I can't bear to lose face like that. Alright, stop talking about me. You've just gotten a little better, and you've been running around for Ningning's sake. Go and get some rest."
Yang Lu chuckled softly and sat down to help Binbin with his homework.
When Wang Xiufen finished cooking, Jiang Ning and his group returned, chatting and laughing.
When Jiaojiao and Tongtong saw Wang Xiufen, they immediately ran over and hugged her.
"grandmother."
"grandmother."
Ji Min came out of the house, unaware of what had happened to Jiang Ning, but she was happy to see them return and grinned.
Jiang Ning went over and hugged her, her eyes welling up with tears. "Mom, I'm back."
Actually, she did think about what would happen if she were convicted while she was inside.
In this era, wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice are not uncommon in order to expedite the resolution of cases. Her current power is insufficient to confront the authorities.
If something really happens to her, what will happen to the children? What will happen to the mother?
Fortunately, Mayor Yu guaranteed that she should not be detained without any substantial evidence.
The first thing she did after leaving the police station was to go to the hospital and bring her children, who had almost fully recovered, back home.
Jiaojiao and Tongtong fawned over their grandma for a while, then called for their maternal grandma and went to play with Ji Min.
The courtyard house has returned to its former bustling state.
During dinner, Jiaojiao admitted her mistake, saying that she had played with Kunkun out of pity and had fallen for his trick.
Jiang Ning patted her head.
"So, will you still complain about the trouble of having bodyguards following you around? That's how the world is. People are always jealous of what others have and afraid of what they don't have. When they see others have something, they get jealous, and jealousy can make people unrecognizable."
Whether Kun Kun did it intentionally or unintentionally, you should all stay away from him from now on. I will transfer you to another school.
Jiaojiao and Tongtong obediently nodded, "Okay."
After dinner, Jiang Ning remembered something and pulled Lin Chen to Ma Huijuan's house.
Upon seeing Ma Huijuan, she questioned her:
Where is Lin Tao?
Police found some skin tissue under Xu Jie's fingernails, which could be compared with Lin Tao's if they found him immediately.
DNA comparison technology is not currently used in the investigation, but if Lin Tao has fingernail scratches on his body, the source of the wounds needs to be explained.
However, the police searched many places but could not find Lin Tao.
Two days later, his injuries would have healed, making it even more difficult to interrogate him.
Ma Huijuan looked puzzled when she heard her question.
"I don't know. I haven't seen Lin Tao since he disappeared three years ago."
Jiang Ning took out a newspaper with his picture on it and pointed out what Lin Tao looked like now to her.
Have you seen this person before?
Ma Huijuan shook her head, "No."
Jiang Ning's chest heaved, and her tone became more serious, "This time, my two children were drugged and knocked unconscious by your son. He keeps saying he's seen the people his father sent. You'd better tell the truth, or I'll tell Shuanzi about your situation and throw your life into chaos."
Upon hearing this, Ma Huijuan panicked and quickly called Kunkun out.
"You really saw your father? You child, tell me! He's suspected of murder. If you know his whereabouts, you must tell me."
Kun Kun's eyes darted around, looking somewhat aggrieved.
"Mom, I really wanted to see Dad. When that uncle said he could take me to see Dad, I did as he said and gave the soda to Jiaojiao and Tongtong. I really didn't know it would turn out like this!"
Ma Huijuan looked at Jiang Ning apologetically and humbly, "You saw it too, Kun Kun was also unaware. We really didn't know where Lin Tao was. If we had known, I would have questioned him about why he abandoned us and left us to run a small shop to make a living."
Just as the two were grappling, a police car pulled up in front of her house.
The police came down and asked Ma Huijuan and Kunkun to go to the police station to identify Xu Jie's body and see if it was the uncle who gave him the soda.
After apologizing to Jiang Ning, Ma Huijuan led Kunkun into the police car.
After they left, she seemed to hear some noise and was about to investigate suspiciously when she saw Ma's mother come out, tapping the ground with her cane.
She seemed to be blind and unaware of what was happening outside.
Lin Chen pulled Jiang Ning's hand, and the two left Ma Huijuan's house.
The two did not give up searching for Lin Tao and went to Xu Jie's house again.
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