Chapter 58
Jiang Guo held her cheeks, thinking about what her mother had just said.
report?
Can I still report the Zhou family?
If this is really possible, it would be such a relief. After all, the expressions on the Zhou family's faces just now make people so angry that they almost bite their teeth off just thinking about it.
"Youyou, what did you say?" Meng Jinyu put down her chopsticks and looked at Youyou in disbelief.
At this time, Jiang Guo came back to his senses, his eyes bright, "What? What did Youyou say?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she found that Jiang Cheng's face was very serious. Gu Qi didn't even dare to move and stared at Youyou closely.
Even Shanshan seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter. She blinked her eyes and silently swallowed the wild vegetables in her mouth.
Now, Jiang Guo became even more curious.
What exactly happened?
She didn't hear it just now!
"After the performance in Ling City, Sister Zhang Lin said she had a stomachache. Sister Jingjing and I went with her. In the hospital, I met Brother Gu Qi's father." Youyou spoke clearly, looking at Gu Qi with bright eyes, and her tone became cheerful, "Brother Gu Qi, your father is still alive!"
Jiang Guo held his breath when he heard this.
The room was so quiet that Gu Qi could even hear the sound of his own heartbeat.
All kinds of images in his mind seemed to flash by in an instant. He looked at Youyou and didn't even dare to say a word, for fear that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would find out that he was dreaming, and then his beautiful dream would be shattered.
"Youyou, how could you recognize Gu Qi's father?" Meng Jinyu asked seriously, "Some things can't be said carelessly. If you say them, you have to take responsibility. Don't give brother Gu Qi hope just to make him happy."
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Brother Gu Qi had already told Youyou this a long time ago.
Xiaotuanzi was able to recognize Uncle Gu because she had seen him in her dream, but she couldn't tell everyone that now.
"I've seen Brother Gu Qi's family photo." Youyou said.
Gu Qi quickly reached into his pocket.
Their family portrait was small enough to fit in their trouser pocket.
Gu Qi had brought it out specially when he went to stay at Zhou's house before. He took it out secretly to look at it several times, and it was discovered by Liu Anqin.
Once, his mother even hid in the room with him to look at photos of his father. It felt wonderful, as if his father was still there.
"Is this the one?" Gu Qi held the corner of the photo tightly and pointed at Gu Zhimin in the photo. "Is that him?"
The children all came over and looked at the photo carefully.
In the photo, Gu Qi's father is wearing a military uniform. He looks handsome and upright.
His mother snuggled up to him with a sweet smile on her face.
Gu Qi stood at the front. He was small and a little chubby, with a bright and sunny smile on his face.
"This photo is really beautiful." Jiang Guo said sincerely.
Jiang Chengze asked: "Youyou, is that the uncle you saw?"
"Uncle soldier." Shanshan came over and called softly.
"That's him! He's Uncle Gu, still alive, but he's sleeping in a hospital bed."
Youyou recounted the whole story, including the time she saw Fang Fang in the hospital ward. "Sister Jingjing and I left our address with that auntie, and another address with the nurse. As soon as Uncle Gu wakes up, they will call Sister Jingjing."
This time, Meng Jinyu completely believed what Youyou said.
Although this child is a little bit out of touch at ordinary times, she will never let down at critical moments.
"Auntie, I want to go to Ling City." When Gu Qi spoke again, his eyes sparkled and his tone was firm, "I have money. I will go to the village chief to get a letter of introduction and buy a train ticket to Ling City."
Meng Jinyu said, "Don't worry, Auntie will check the specific situation first and contact the hospital in Ling City. It won't be too late to confirm your father's current condition before we set off."
"We?" Gu Qi was stunned.
Meng Jinyu smiled and rubbed his hair: "Don't be silly, your grandfather is still in the hospital, and you are so young, how can you go to Ling City alone? After the situation is confirmed, Auntie will take you with her."
Gu Qi didn't expect that Meng Jinyu would be willing to accompany him to Ling City.
In his impression, family members are different from relatives, friends and villagers. Only family members are willing to give without regrets, and sometimes, family members are unreliable.
For example, this time, he didn't want to trouble his mother at all.
"Then Youyou and Shanshan--" Gu Qi looked at the two little guys unconsciously.
"Youyou will go too. I know the way to the hospital!" Youyou said loudly, "If we go out together, we can have someone to look after us along the way."
Jiang Guo was happy: "There is still someone to take care of you. It's good that you don't have to trouble mom and Gu Qi to take care of you!"
Jiang Cheng patted Gu Qi's shoulder and said, "Shanshan can come to our house. My father will take care of him."
After he finished speaking, he felt a little guilty. His father was so unreliable, how could he take good care of his younger brother?
But it doesn’t matter. He and Guoguo are almost thirty years old together. Can’t they take good care of their younger brother?
They learned from their mother, not relying on anyone but themselves!
Meng Jinyu asked Gu Qi to stay at home first, and she went to the commune to borrow a phone.
She had to call Ruan Jinguo's unit first, and then contact Su Jingjing, so that she could find out the situation in the hospital.
Meng Jinyu acted decisively and immediately went out to the commune.
Gu Qi took two bites of rice and suddenly couldn't eat anymore. He asked stupidly, "Youyou, can you describe what you looked like when you saw my dad again?"
Youyou acted like a little adult and said seriously, "Of course you can! But Brother Gu Qi has to eat first. With every bite of food, Youyou will say something to you."
Gu Qi hurriedly buried his head in eating.
Jiang Cheng was amused and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
This girl is really capable. She can coax a brother who is several years older than her to eat obediently!
"You guys eat first, I have to go out for a while." Jiang Guo stood up, said this and ran out.
Shanshan looked at her back blankly: "Where are you going, sister?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head: "I don't know, Guoguo always thinks one thing after another. Let's eat first. We still have to wash the dishes after dinner. When mom comes back, there may be good news!"
Jiang Guo didn't care how hungry she was. At this moment, her sense of justice was overflowing, and she rushed out aggressively.
After running a few steps, she saw Ji Xiaotian.
"Jiang Guo!" Ji Xiaotian waved his hand.
After falling into the water that day, Jiang Guo felt angry.
There is no overnight hatred between siblings. She could not bear grudge against her own brother, but now facing Ji Xiaotian, she was still angry.
"Jiang Guo, don't be angry with me. We were just having fun that day, and I didn't expect you to be so worried." Ji Xiaotian said sincerely, "Don't be angry, I will catch the throttling ghost for you, okay?"
Jiang Guo glanced at him, took a few quick steps, then stopped and turned back to ask, "Do you know where to report it?"
"Report?" Ji Xiaotian was confused.
"Did you hear that someone came to our house to cause trouble just now?" Jiang Guo's face turned red with anger.
Ji Xiaotian lived in Fenglin Village when he was a child. He came back and lived there for a few days during this period and quickly adapted to the local environment.
The villagers are simple and honest, and they don't have bad hearts, but most of them seem to have a big loudspeaker on their bodies. If something happens at the end of the village, even the entrance to the village will know about it within three minutes.
He nodded: "My mom said when she was cooking, a family from the city drove a car to make trouble, and they wanted to take Youyou's friends away."
"Bah! They are not police officers, do they want to arrest people?" Jiang Guo rolled her eyes. "I would like someone to arrest them. Do you know where to report them?"
Ji Xiaotian hesitated for a moment.
He knew that in this village, the village committee had the final say on many matters, but Zhang Xiaochun had just mentioned to him yesterday that the village chief had a soft temper. This time, he didn't even care about him and Jiang Cheng making a big noise in the water, and just let the family educate the child themselves.
"I think we can report it to the commune." Ji Xiaotian pondered for a moment, "But those people are just here to cause trouble, and they will go back after the trouble is over. Even if we go to the commune, the commune leaders may think you are taking it too seriously."
"We are not adults, so we don't need to worry about what's ahead and what's behind!" Jiang Guo waved her hand and was about to run to the village entrance, but thinking that the road to the commune was far, she stopped and said to Ji Xiaotian, "Can you ride a bicycle?"
Jiang Guo and Xu Weiwei were very familiar with each other, so she just went to the village chief's house and immediately borrowed a bicycle.
She got on the back seat and patted the cushion: "Let's go!"
Ji Xiaotian no longer hesitated, got on his bicycle, and took Jiang Guo to the commune.
Along the way, Jiang Guo urged him to go faster, while Ji Xiaotian rode anxiously.
By the time they arrived at the door of the commune office, both of them were sweating from the heat and panting from exhaustion.
Ji Xiaotian felt that Jiang Guo's impatience was a bit reckless, so after putting the bicycle in the corner, he wanted to persuade her to calm down.
But unexpectedly, she had already run into the office.
Then, the little girl's clear voice came out -
"Leader, I want to report two people for insulting the families of martyrs!"
"I still remember what they said at the time, and now I can tell you word for word, please write it down!"
In the office, Jiang Guo straightened his back with a serious look.
Although she and her family already knew that Gu Qi's father had not died, the Zhou family did not know.
The Zhou family knew that Gu Qi's father was a martyr, yet they still said things that hurt Gu Qi without thinking. It is simply unbearable.
Jiang Guo, Youyou and their mother have the same personality and are never bullied.
This time, she insisted on making it real!
…
Meng Jinyu didn't know that her eldest daughter had also gone to the commune.
At this moment, she found that Jiang Guo actually came to report. She was stunned at first, but then she was not surprised.
This indeed seems like something Jiang Guo would do.
However, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Jiang Guo doing this.
The Zhou family bullied Gu Qi openly and secretly, making such a good child become so timid and cautious. Who wouldn't feel heartbroken when seeing this?
Today was even more outrageous. The whole family came to arrest someone. If Gu Qi hadn't thought it through and refused to be swayed, he would probably have suffered after being taken away.
In Meng Jinyu's opinion, there is nothing wrong with the child's parents living separately, but Liu Anqin is too weak. She doesn't even know how to live her own life, but she lets her son suffer with her. Is this an expression of love for the child?
If something happened, shedding a few tears would make the child feel guilty. Meng Jinyu would never do such a thing.
Fortunately, Gu Qi’s biological father is still alive, so the child no longer has to rely on others for support.
Meng Jinyu remembered the phone number of Ruan Jinguo's unit.
She called the workshop office directly, but the other party gave her another number.
She felt very embarrassed, so she said a few nice words to the comrades in the commune and asked them to let her play another one.
If it were someone else, the commune comrades would definitely not be so good-tempered, but at the moment the clerk recognized Meng Jinyu.
Every time the director of the Red Star Garment Factory came over, he gave her enough face, which proved that she was not a small person who could be ordered around.
"It's okay, just go ahead and call," said the clerk.
Meng Jinyu dialed the number she had just written down: "Hello, I'm looking for Comrade Ruan Jinguo."
After waiting for a while, Ruan Jinguo's familiar voice came from the other end of the receiver: "Sister, I was just about to call you——"
"Jin Guo, I have something important to do here. Please give me Jingjing's unit number first. I need to contact her as soon as possible." Meng Jinyu said directly.
But the next second, there was no sound on the other end of the receiver. Just when she thought the line was faulty, Su Jingjing's soft and gentle voice came over.
"Sister Jinyu, I was just about to ask Comrade Ruan to take me to see you." Su Jingjing said, "Youyou told you about Comrade Gu's condition, right? The hospital called me just now and said that Comrade Gu has woken up. After a series of examinations, everything is fine. Commander Zhao and Captain Li of their unit have already set off for Ling City to take Comrade Gu home!"
This is exciting news!
Meng Jinyu was initially worried about the health of Gu Qi's father, and worried that the child would be devastated again after seeing it with his own eyes, but now, Comrade Gu has woken up!
"That's great. I'll go tell Gu Qi right away and tell him to wait at home for his father to come home!" Meng Jinyu said excitedly, "Jingjing, since the news has been delivered, you and Jinguo don't have to make another special trip to avoid wasting time."
After hanging up the phone, Su Jingjing turned to look at Ruan Jinguo, her eyes full of smiles.
Although she was unable to witness it with her own eyes, just thinking about the scene of the family reunion made her feel happy for Comrade Gu's family.
It would be nice if there were more news like this.
"Jingjing, now that this matter has been resolved." Ruan Jinguo scratched his head, "Then we--"
Su Jingjing pursed her lips and smiled: "Didn't you say that you would give me a gift when you come back?"
Ruan Jinguo slapped his head and said, "Yes, there is indeed a surprise. Wait for me."
Su Jingjing stood in the corridor outside the office waiting.
At this time, several workers walked past her.
Everyone who passed by would stop, pretend to look at her casually, and then pretend to turn around and leave casually.
"Jin Guo is dating someone?"
"This should be his girlfriend, right? She looks really beautiful in a white dress."
"Just like an actress in a movie."
"She's prettier than the actresses in the movies..."
Su Jingjing was used to being praised, but when she heard those voices, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.
She never hides anything. When she feels someone is talking about her, she will look up and smile at the person.
When some young boys and young girls found out they were caught, their faces turned red with shame. As for the older workers, they all looked at her with approval. This girl was really generous!
Su Jingjing waited for a while and saw Ruan Jinguo coming out of an office.
When he came out, he was carrying a shoulder bag and had nothing in his hands.
Where is the big gift you promised?
"Let's go." Ruan Jinguo took out the bicycle key, "I'm going to ride my bike."
The two men walked side by side towards the carport.
At this time, Ruan Zhenli and Chen Liping came out of their respective offices.
The two of them met in the corridor and immediately said in unison: "Have you heard?"
Ruan Zhenli hurried out: "I heard someone say that a female comrade came to see Jin Guo today! I don't know who that female comrade is, let's go and take a look."
Chen Liping said worriedly, "Just now the window of my office was not closed, and I heard a few young people passing by saying that the female comrade who came to see Jin Guo was wearing a skirt and looked very pretty. I don't know what unit that girl is from, or whether she is from a good family..."
Ruan Zhenli curled his lips and said, "How can Jin Guo's vision be bad? When you see him, don't talk nonsense. If you accidentally make your son unhappy, he will hang himself again."
"Keep your voice down, it's like you're so glorious!" Chen Liping interrupted Ruan Zhenli anxiously and sighed, "I'm not doubting Jin Guo's vision, I just think it's a pity. Your old friend's daughter is so good, she joined the art troupe at a young age, and she's pretty, it's a pity..."
"We can't help it. That kid doesn't like Jin Guo. And even if he likes Jin Guo, his family will definitely not accept him. After all, we are the ones who delayed him. If it weren't for Wenwen--"
"Why are you talking about things that are not relevant to the topic?" Chen Liping said with a "tsk". "I know that girl from the art troupe didn't like Jin Guo, but that's all in the past! Now let's go and see who the girl who came to see him is!"
The two men walked out quickly, wanting to see what their future daughter-in-law looked like.
But before they reached the carport, they saw Ruan Jinguo riding a bicycle and taking the little girl away from the meat processing plant.
When the old couple came to their senses, they only saw the lesbian's slim back and her long skirt floating in the air.
Ruan Zhenli and Chen Liping couldn't catch up, so they could only stay where they were, staring at each other.
…
Ruan Jinguo wanted to take Su Jingjing to the movies.
But the little girl didn't see the so-called gift, and she was absent-minded and had no interest at all.
"I want to go home." said Su Jingjing.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Ruan Jinguo was stunned for a moment, "Why do you suddenly want to go home?"
"I'm not feeling well and want to go home." Su Jingjing said listlessly.
Ruan Jinguo was very anxious.
Normally, you shouldn't catch a cold in this weather.
Could it be that he was exhausted after the trip to Ling City?
He didn't know what was wrong, but he was worried about her health and wanted to send her home to rest, so he pedaled his bike quickly to take her back.
Su Jingjing sat in the back seat, looking at his broad shoulders, feeling angry.
Are you in such a hurry to send her back?
Sometimes I really can't understand.
They have met each other so many times, but he never mentioned that they were in a relationship.
Is he too slow, or has he never thought about it at all?
"We're here!" Ruan Jinguo parked his bicycle in front of Su Jingjing's house. "Go in quickly. Even if you feel uncomfortable, you have to eat dinner before going to bed, understand?"
Su Jingjing got out of the car, too lazy to say anything more to him, and walked straight to the door of her home.
However, after taking out the key, she couldn't find the key to fit into the keyhole.
How can I sleep at night when I am so upset?
It’s better to make things clear!
Su Jingjing turned around and said to him unhappily, "Ruan Jinguo, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Ruan Jinguo was stunned for a moment: "Are you angry?"
Su Jingjing was so angry that she almost laughed.
She took a deep breath, set her face straight, and spread her hands.
Ruan Jinguo finally understood now, and said anxiously: "I was planning to give it to you when we go to the movies, and by the way, by the way..."
Seeing his ears getting redder and redder, Su Jingjing was a little confused, but slowly, she came to her senses and her cheeks turned red.
So, his gift was to be taken out while watching a movie in the evening.
Because she didn't want to go to the movies, he didn't know what to do for a moment.
"Why are you so inflexible?" Su Jingjing pursed her lips.
Ruan Jinguo quickly opened his bag: "Then I will now--"
"Jingjing." Suddenly, Su Feng's voice came.
Su Feng opened the window, called out, and looked at Ruan Jinguo again: "Comrade Ruan, since you are here, please stay for dinner."
When Su's father saw him, he immediately opened the door and waved to him enthusiastically together with Su's mother.
"Comrade Ruan, I've wanted to invite you to dinner several times since I saw you sending Jingjing back."
"Please stay for dinner. Auntie will go get some more dishes..."
Su's mother didn't give Ruan Jinguo any chance to refuse. She took the meal ticket, meat ticket and lunch box and went out immediately.
When she passed by Su Jingjing, she said, "Why don't you invite someone in to sit down?"
Su Jingjing said helplessly: "You stay for dinner."
Ruan Jinguo nodded, then shook his head: "Wait a minute, I'll go buy something and come right back!"
Before Su's father and Su Jingjing could stop him, they saw him riding his bicycle and rushing towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
Looking at this scene, Su Feng raised his eyebrows.
This kid is only reliable in this matter. You can't come to someone else's house for dinner with empty hands.
Fifteen minutes later, Ruan Jinguo came in carrying large and small bags of gifts.
There are biscuits, red dates, candies and wine.
The gifts were piled up on the table, making Su's father and mother feel embarrassed.
"It's just a simple meal, we didn't prepare anything, but you brought so many things." said Su's father.
Ruan Jinguo smiled and said, "It should be."
Su Jingjing felt that the atmosphere was weird, as if a young girl was bringing her son-in-law to meet her father-in-law and mother-in-law for the first time.
But the problem is that she hasn't confirmed her relationship with Ruan Jinguo yet.
At this point, we can only take one step at a time.
"It's time for dinner." Su's mother went to the cafeteria to get a few dishes, but it was not enough. She went into the kitchen to cook a few more and even asked Su Feng to go to a state-owned restaurant.
There were many dishes on the table, which looked particularly rich.
This was the first time that Su's father and mother sat down and talked with Ruan Jinguo face to face.
This young man spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly and was extremely respectful to them, which made them like him very much.
Su Jingjing didn't expect that Ruan Jinguo always blushed in front of her and looked like a fool, so why did he behave so well now?
Not only does he understand etiquette, but what he says is also well-reasoned. Although he doesn't talk a lot at the dinner table, it is enough to satisfy the elders.
"Have some wine." Su Feng poured Ruan Jinguo a glass of wine.
Ruan Jinguo was honest. He immediately held the wine glass with both hands and drank it down with a gulp.
"Drink slowly, otherwise they will say that I bullied you." Su Feng said, looking at Ruan Jinguo's smiling face, and suddenly felt like he had punched cotton.
Before, he was bragging in his heart, thinking that when Ruan Jinguo came, he would give a good lesson to this man who wanted to pursue his sister.
Su Feng thought about this, raised his eyes, and saw his parents with smiling faces.
This is not right.
Since neither of them dared to make trouble, he would be the bad guy.
Su Feng cleared his throat.
"Comrade Ruan, I have no objection to your relationship with my sister. But you know, my sister has been pampered by us since she was a child, and she is quite spoiled."
"Brother!" Su Jingjing tugged at the corner of his clothes.
Su Feng gestured to keep her quiet, and then continued: "Comrade Ruan, I have to say something. You grew up in the countryside, and it is difficult for my sister and I to agree on your living habits or your thoughts. I heard that you work in the cooked meat workshop of the meat processing factory, right? And you probably haven't been to school for many years, right?"
Su Jingjing's brows knitted together.
Even Su's father and mother frowned in displeasure and signaled him not to continue.
However, compared with them, Ruan Jinguo's reaction was extremely gentle.
"Comrade Su, Jingjing has a good temper and is not spoiled. Even if she is spoiled, I will give in to her. Jingjing and I have been together for a few months, and we get along very well. No matter what level, we have nothing to talk about." He took a sip of wine to give himself courage and continued, "As for the work in the workshop - I submitted a written application to the director two months ago. After the assessment, I have been transferred to the office. I can guarantee that my parents are absolutely not involved in this. I passed the assessment this time completely based on my real ability."
Su Jingjing was a little surprised.
No wonder she didn't see Ruan Jinguo when she went to the workshop today. Later, it was his co-worker who brought her to the office.
It turned out that he had been promoted.
Su's father and mother unconsciously smiled.
It’s not that he looks down on the workers working in the workshop, but the fact that Ruan Jinguo is willing to submit a written application to get the opportunity to be assessed proves that he is an ambitious person who will not be content with the status quo.
"Passed the assessment?" Su Feng raised his eyebrows in surprise, "I asked about your academic qualifications..."
"Brother, if you say that again I'll get angry." Su Jingjing's face turned ugly.
But Ruan Jinguo just smiled and shook his head at her, then opened his bag: "Jingjing, this - I wanted to give it to you directly."
Su Feng became even more suspicious.
What is this mysterious thing?
He raised his eyes and saw Ruan Jinguo holding a small briefcase in his hand.
When the bag was opened, there was a piece of paper inside.
To be precise, it's a transcript.
Su Feng lowered his eyes and took a look, then murmured, "Night school?"
Su's mother looked surprised: "Are you attending night school?"
At this moment, Su Feng's eyebrows relaxed: "Not only is he studying at night school, his grades are pretty good."
Su's father also took the report card to take a look.
Su Jingjing came over and saw the principal's comments and the report card at a glance.
"I got high scores in every subject, and ranked second in the class?" she exclaimed.
Su's father and mother looked at each other and felt a little relieved.
A transcript may not mean much, but it can prove that Ruan Jinguo has worked hard enough.
He knew in his heart that even if Su Jingjing was not a snobbish girl, he still had a long way to go before he could be worthy of her.
Ruan Jinguo's starting point was not high, but as long as he always had an upward and enterprising spirit, his daughter would never be wronged if she followed him.
Moreover, when Su Feng deliberately made things difficult for him just now, he did not show any displeasure. Instead, he was anxious to prove his sincerity to them.
"Uncle, aunt, Comrade Su, I will definitely treat Jingjing well. I want to date Jingjing with the purpose of getting married. Do you agree?" When Ruan Jinguo spoke again, his tone became nervous.
His way is clumsy, but more sincere.
The old couple's faces were full of approval.
Even Su Feng couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
This is the first time I’ve seen someone come to my door with a transcript.
This future brother-in-law is a bit silly.
"I don't care whether you agree or not." Su Jingjing raised her chin, but a blush unconsciously floated across her cheeks, "Anyway, I agree."
Ruan Jinguo was stunned at first. After he reacted, he was slightly startled, and then his eyes lit up.
She accepted him!
…
Zhou Xin sat in the car with a grim face.
Liu Anqin sat next to him, looking guilty: "Zhou Xin, don't be angry first, there must be some misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding? Did your precious son misunderstand my parents, or did I misunderstand your precious son?" Zhou Xin said in a sarcastic tone.
Liu Anqin's eyes immediately turned red and she couldn't utter a word.
They just came out of the police station.
After being rehabilitated, Zhou Xin's parents returned to their original jobs.
They both remembered vividly what they had experienced in the cowshed, so in the unit, they were both very careful with their words and actions, fearing that one wrong step would lead to repeating the same mistakes.
Although we were walking on thin ice at first, nothing went wrong.
But who would have known that the public security comrades would come this morning.
In front of everyone in the unit, the public security comrades took the two elderly people away, accusing them of verbally insulting the martyrs' families.
It was only after Zhou's father and mother were taken to the interrogation room that they found out that they had been reported.
Just now, Zhou Xin took Liu Anqin to the police station in a hurry and explained to the police comrades in every way that this was just an internal family conflict, but the police comrades said that the matter was not that simple.
Unless the whistleblower is found and withdraws the report himself, otherwise, Zhou's father and mother will have to write a self-criticism statement at best, or -
"Re-education through labor! They are already so old, if they go to the labor camp now, will their bodies be able to withstand it? Liu Anqin, I can't believe that your son is so cruel that he could do such a thing to my parents!" Zhou Xin slammed his fist on the steering wheel, with a cold light in his eyes.
"It must be a misunderstanding, Zhou Xin, what did you say to Xiao Qi?" Liu Anqin asked.
"What?" Zhou Xin sneered, "Could we possibly wrong your precious son?"
Calling him "my dear son" all the time is really irritating.
Liu Anqin shook her head anxiously: "That's not what I meant. I'm already very grateful that you're willing to accept him. It's Xiaoqi's fault for not knowing how to be grateful... Let's go find Xiaoqi now. I'll ask him to go to the police station, withdraw the report, and apologize to your parents."
Zhou Xin found Gu Qi at Meng's house yesterday. At that time, the villagers of Tanqiao Village said that the child had a good friend in Fenglin Village, so they asked him to go and ask around.
Now, he originally wanted to drive directly to the village to pull the child out, but Liu Anqin said that the child was filial and might have gone to the hospital to take care of the old man.
The hospital is nearby, and if he is really there, that would be great, saving me the trouble of wasting time making several trips back and forth to the countryside.
Zhou Xin didn't want his parents to stay in the interrogation room for too long.
Coincidentally, when Zhou Xin drove to Jiangcheng Central Hospital, Meng Jinyu and Gu Qi were also rushing there.
Gu Qi's father is still alive. This great news must be told to Grandpa Gu.
The old man has only one son, Gu Zhimin. As sad as he was when he saw his son die, he must be very happy to hear that he is still alive today.
Who knows, the body may become stronger all of a sudden, which may be more effective than taking any panacea.
Meng Jinyu was worried that Gu Qi wouldn't be able to explain such a big thing clearly, so she arranged the work at the garment factory first and then took him with her.
At this time, an adult and a child got off the bus and hurried to the hospital. They didn't even have time to say a word to each other and walked very fast.
Gu Qi was filled with joy.
He hasn't slept well all night.
Last night, Aunt Jinyu asked him to stay at the Meng family.
He lay on the kang for the entire night, tossing and turning, repeatedly thinking about the news that his father was not dead yet.
He accidentally fell asleep at daybreak, but his sleep was not deep.
He was very busy, hoping his father would come home soon, and at the same time he was anxious to tell his grandfather the good news.
This is the first time in these few months that Gu Qi has felt so happy.
At this time, he and Meng Jinyu finally arrived at the hospital.
Meng Jinyu thought she was a fast runner and had good stamina, but now she felt inferior to Gu Qi.
Why does this kid seem to have been given a flying start?
Gu Qi ran upstairs in two steps at a time. When he stood at the door of the ward, he pushed the door open without even catching his breath: "Grandpa!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, all he got in response was silence.
In other words, it was an extremely stiff and silent atmosphere.
"I still say that my grandson is not an unreasonable child." Old Master Gu slammed his cane on the ground and said with a dark face.
Gu Qi was stunned for a moment and saw that Zhou Xin and Liu Anqin were sitting next to Mr. Gu.
The couple's faces were not looking good either. They stared at him coldly as if they were coming to accuse him.
"Xiao Qi, why did you report your grandparents?" Liu Anqin asked.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Gu Qi said, "Besides, I only have one grandfather. He is in the hospital and needs to rest."
Meng Jinyu followed behind and heard what Liu Anqin said from a distance.
Could it be that this was all caused by her son Guoguo?
However, even if you report it, there is nothing wrong with it.
Since the two elders of the Zhou family could say such things, why can't we report it?
Fortunately, the child’s father did not sacrifice his life. If he had, he would have been laughed at as a child without a father, which would have been so hurtful.
We can't just allow these two to take advantage of their seniority and bully others!
Meng Jinyu took a deep breath and prepared to enter the ward slowly, but she saw several comrades out of the corner of her eye.
Her eyes widened and she quickly took a few steps in the direction of her sight.
In the ward, Liu Anqin gave earnest advice.
"Xiao Qi, why are you so stubborn? Didn't you always listen to your mother? Now your mother asks you to go to the police station to withdraw your report, why don't you go?"
"Even if grandpa and grandma said something that made you uncomfortable, they are still elderly people after all. You should never do such a radical thing."
"Why don't you apologize to Uncle Zhou first, okay?"
Gu Qi looked at his mother as if she were a stranger.
In the past, he always thought that his mother was the gentlest and most reasonable person.
But during this period of time, whenever it came to matters related to the Zhou family, she would immediately stand against him without giving any explanation.
Moreover, she came to disturb grandpa.
She knew that grandpa was in poor health!
"I won't apologize." Gu Qi straightened his back and spoke in a firm tone.
Liu Anqin was stunned and threatened with gritted teeth: "Gu Qi, if you do this again, even your mother will not care about you!"
But after she finished speaking, her eyes were filled with sorrow again: "Mom is caught in the middle, it's very difficult, you can apologize to Uncle Zhou first, then go to the police station and ask the police to release grandpa and grandma, okay?"
Hearing this, Mr. Gu's brows knitted tighter and tighter, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "The child was wronged, but you didn't ask, but you cared about those two old guys! After all, now who is your family and who is an outsider, you really can tell the difference!"
After a pause, he said sternly, "Liu Anqin, Zhou Xin, what did you promise me in the first place? I only have this one grandson, and you see that he has no father, and you are bullying him to death like this?"
Seeing that his grandfather was shaking with anger, Gu Qi hurried forward to support him: "Grandpa, my dad——"
"Enough! What qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson?" Zhou Xin could no longer bear it. He glanced at Mr. Gu impatiently, then turned to Gu Qi and shouted, "Gu Qi, are you going to the police station with me?"
Gu Qi turned around, stood up and raised his head.
He stared into Zhou Xin's eyes unyieldingly, like a little beast, with anger suppressed in his eyes: "I, won't, go!"
Zhou Xin clenched his fists in anger.
Liu Anqin was afraid that he would hit the child, so she quickly held his arms tightly.
"If you don't go, your mother will no longer care about you." Zhou Xin's face was livid, and every word seemed to be spit out from between his teeth. "If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the last time you and your son meet."
Gu Qi looked at Zhou Xin coldly, then looked at Liu Anqin.
His teeth were clenched and tears welled up in his eyes.
Mom didn't express her opinion or say a word.
"Don't even think about setting foot in our Zhou family's door from now on!" Zhou Xin continued to speak harshly.
Mr. Gu was so angry that he was shaking: "You, you are going too far!"
A sense of revengeful pleasure flashed through Zhou Xin's heart. What he held in his hand was what the child cared about most.
How could he agree if the child is not allowed to see Liu Anqin?
One second, two seconds...
Time seemed to have stood still.
After a while, Zhou Xin said calmly, "Come with me to the police station to withdraw the report now, immediately! Otherwise, you must promise to break up with your mother. From now on, our Zhou family will not spend a penny to support you."
However, just as he finished speaking, he heard a deep and rich voice coming from behind him.
"When will it be your turn to raise my son, Gu Zhimin?"
Gu Zhimin was sitting in a wheelchair, pushed by a soldier.
He had lost a lot of weight, his facial features were clearer than before, and his eyes were still sharp.
Two old comrades in military uniforms came in with him. One look at the medals on their shoulders and you could tell they were no small figures.
When he saw Gu Zhimin, Gu Qi froze.
When he came to his senses again, he finally behaved like a child and ran to his father crying, "Dad!"
"Dad is here." Gu Zhimin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pressed Gu Qi's head tightly against his chest, "Don't be afraid anymore."
After a moment, he looked at Mr. Gu and whispered, "Dad, I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm back."
Old Man Gu thought he had seen it wrong. He held the railing of the bed tightly, his hands trembling, and he couldn't get out of bed.
By the time Meng Jinyu stepped forward to steady him, he was already in tears.
The soldier pushed Gu Zhimin's wheelchair forward.
He held his old father's hand tightly, his eyes filled with bloodshot.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be alive!" The old man covered his face and cried.
Zhou Xin has never met Gu Zhimin.
But even though this man was sitting in a wheelchair, his cold eyes swept over him and his aura was already overwhelming him.
His heart trembled, and when he reacted, he saw that Liu Anqin had quickly let go of the hand that was around his arm.
Liu Anqin's eyes were red as she stared at Gu Zhimin, two lines of tears slowly flowing down her cheeks, filled with sorrow.
Meng Jinyu helped Mr. Gu to sit down, then took two stools and placed them in front of the two old comrades in military uniforms.
"Commander Zhao, Captain Li, please take a seat." She turned to look at Zhou Xin, then glanced at Liu Anqin indifferently before speaking sincerely to the two old comrades, "Under the circumstance that Comrade Gu had been sacrificed, this couple took advantage of their power and bullied the elderly and children. I witnessed it all with my own eyes, and I can testify at any time if necessary!"
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On the other side, Xu Zhilan had already arrived at Fenglin Village.
This time, Captain Xu came specifically to find little Youyou.
She hopes Youyou can become a little actor in the troupe.
When the whole village heard the news, they were excited.
Especially the Jiang family, they stood there motionless, looking eagerly at Youyou's house.
Didn't this kid just rely on her uncle to get to know an artist from the art troupe and take a chance to get involved in a performance?
How come even the head of the group came to visit her in person at this moment?
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