Yan Fugui never expected that he would be the one to get involved without saying a word. However, when Yi Zhonghai asked him this question, Yan Fugui tried hard to recall what had happened in class during the day.
"You mean Bang Geng... Oh right, Bang Geng didn't come to class at all today! And no one asked him for leave!"
Yan Fugui suddenly remembered that the class was only missing Bang Geng today, so he still remembered this matter.
Yi Zhonghai originally thought he had found a breakthrough, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this. After this incident, he didn't even go to school anymore.
"Ah... my sticky rice... my sticky rice is gone! Where did my sticky rice go!"
When Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting on the ground, heard that Banggeng hadn't even gone to school, her crying became even louder, and she looked like she had gone completely mad.
Yi Zhonghai was speechless. This Yan Fugui was really no help at all. At this point, couldn't he at least tell a few lies to fool Jia Zhangshi?
Yan Fugui, seeing the way Yi Zhonghai was looking at him, instantly realized that he had said the wrong thing. He should have said that he hadn't noticed, or simply lied, since Jia Zhangshi had no way to verify it anyway.
But once the words were spoken, Yan Fugui couldn't take them back. He could only grit his teeth and continue, "I think that no matter where this guy goes, he should go to school!"
"When he comes to school tomorrow, we can just ask Banggeng and we'll know where they went. Banggeng wouldn't skip school!" Yan Fugui said confidently, determined to appease Jia Zhangshi first.
Whether Bang Geng comes to school or not is none of my business!
Hearing Yan Fugui say this, Yi Zhonghai finally looked away from Yan Fugui and turned to Jia Zhangshi to continue persuading her, "Yes, you should get up first!"
"Once Banggeng goes to school, we can have Lao Yan ask around there, right? No matter how much you yell here, nobody will find them for you!"
Yi Zhonghai was also somewhat helpless. This Jia Zhangshi was really too noisy. If he hadn't been unable to stand it, he would have just let Jia Zhangshi howl here until she died and no one would have cared about her.
Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, Jia Zhangshi finally stopped howling.
Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai ignored Jia Zhangshi's thoughts. As long as Jia Zhangshi stopped howling in the yard, whether she lived or died was none of his business.
"Alright, alright, everyone hurry home and get some rest!"
"We have to go to work tomorrow! Everyone should get some rest!" Yi Zhonghai shifted his focus to the onlookers, telling them to all go home.
Yan Fugui glanced down at Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground, said nothing, and then turned and led his family back home.
Soon, under Yi Zhonghai's command, everyone in the compound went back to their own homes, leaving only Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground in the courtyard.
Yi Zhonghai glanced down at Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground, then acted as if he hadn't seen her at all, and went straight into Sha Zhu's house without saying anything to Sha Zhu.
Madam Jia raised her head and looked around. There was no one left; she was all alone in the courtyard. What was the point of staying there if that wasn't the case?
"Damn it! They're all gone!"
When Jia Zhangshi saw that there was no one outside and no one cared about her, not even to help her stand up, she was so angry that she cursed and swore to herself for a while.
Seeing that no one was really taking care of her, Jia Zhangshi felt a sense of desolation. Had she really fallen so low in this compound? There wasn't even a single person to look after her anymore.
She patted her bottom and stood up. Jia Zhangshi glanced around the yard and then prepared to go back to Wang San's house.
However, after taking two steps, Jia Zhangshi stopped.
"No, I can't go back! If I go back, I won't be able to see my grandson again when Banggeng comes back here!"
“I’m living here from today onwards. I refuse to believe that you two would just abandon your home and run away like this.” Madam Jia was certain that Wang San and Qin Huairu wouldn’t have gone far and would definitely come back.
Logically speaking, Jia Zhangshi's thinking was not wrong. In those days, you needed a letter of introduction from the street office to go anywhere, not to mention the issue of grain rations.
If they went to other places, most people would starve to death.
However, Jia Zhangshi overlooked one problem: cats have their ways, mice have their ways, and Wang San, having been a thief for so many years, also has his own network of connections.
Once Wang San secretly moves all these things away, there will be nowhere to look for anyone.
For Wang San, the ringleader, these things were nothing.
Jia Zhangshi turned around and went back to her own home. When Wang San and Qin Huairu left, they simply closed the door but did not lock it.
......
"Guangqi, why did you suddenly come back? Are you not busy with work now?" Liu Haizhong was overjoyed as he led Liu Guangqi into the house. Originally, after hearing that Liu Guangqi had left the capital, Liu Haizhong thought that Liu Guangqi would not come back. At that time, Liu Haizhong almost hanged himself.
Unexpectedly, just when he had forgotten about it, Liu Guangqi suddenly came home.
Liu Guangqi said calmly, "My father-in-law found me a suitable opportunity, so he let me come back! I'm getting promoted faster here, so I came back to check on things!"
"You're getting promoted?" Liu Haizhong exclaimed in surprise, staring wide-eyed at Liu Guangqi.
A hint of unease flashed across Liu Guangqi's face, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, yes, they say it will help me get promoted sooner, but there's no news yet!"
"Great! It's good to get promoted! That's great news! Hey you, go get two dishes! I want to have a good drink with Guangqi when he comes back today!" Liu Haizhong excitedly directed his second aunt.
Auntie Er was overjoyed to hear this, and she immediately stood up to cook for Liu Guangqi.
After the second aunt left, Liu Guangqi asked Liu Haizhong, "What's going on with Qin Huairu's family? I didn't understand what was happening just now."
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