Lin Juanjuan's mother-in-law stopped her, forcing her to stop and turn around to look at her.
"What is it now, Mom? I need to go to sleep quickly, I still have to tutor Gou Dan later!"
Surprisingly, this tried-and-true tactic failed to sway her mother-in-law this time.
“A little sleep won’t make a difference. I wanted to ask you something. I heard that you were often out and about during the Chinese New Year two years ago. Is there something you’re hiding from us?”
Lin Juanjuan's heart skipped a beat, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Mom! Don't believe everything you hear. You can't just say things like that!"
"Besides, if someone spreads rumors, wouldn't that be a slap in your face?"
Lin Juanjuan is quite eloquent; perhaps she was afraid of Gu Shi earlier and didn't perform well.
Her mother-in-law was stunned by what she was being said, as if if she continued to press the matter, she would be seen as someone who couldn't stand to see her family doing well.
Lin Juanjuan returned to her room, but couldn't fall asleep during her afternoon nap, so she simply sat up and decided to go for a walk.
She was unaware that something terrible had happened in the village.
Comrade Feng Jianguo, the village head of Lihua Village, was reported by villagers for embezzlement.
As soon as I reached the riverbank, I heard the village's loudspeaker broadcasting.
"Hey! Hey! Everyone listen up! Our former village chief of Pear Blossom Village, Comrade Feng Jianguo, because..."
The following section details some of the crimes committed by Feng Jianguo.
It turns out that in previous years, when Lihua Village was facing particularly difficult circumstances, he would hide grain at home.
So his family never went hungry. Every time they cooked, Feng Jianguo would put extra millet into the pot, making the porridge thicker and plentiful.
What's most hateful is that back then, because of food shortages, many people were too weak to work, and some elderly people were simply...
After this incident, the people of Pear Blossom Village all rushed to his house, throwing stones and leaves at him.
Feng Jian's house was locked up tight. It was unclear whether his family had all fled or were simply too afraid to come out.
Although many people knew he had been arrested a few days ago, no one really knows the specifics.
As the broadcast continued, the scene of Feng Jianguo's arrest was also revealed.
It turned out he was at home when people from the Discipline Inspection Commission and police officers came into his house.
Following the clues, they went directly to his cellar, which was filled with snakeskin bags.
They were all bulging, and when you opened them, you found millet, corn, and even some sorghum.
Over the years, he has stolen an unknown amount of the village's public grain, and countless people have starved to death because of these dozen or so sacks of grain!
The villagers now hate his family to the core. If it weren't for someone stopping them, they probably would have stormed into Feng Jian's house long ago.
The village's loudspeaker continued broadcasting, reminding everyone not to act impulsively.
It's illegal to actually go into someone's house.
Because they had just seen police officers in the village a couple of days ago, most people remained relatively rational.
Only a few villagers secretly ran to the corner of the wall in the backyard of his house and climbed to the window to look.
I found the house empty.
They then went home cursing.
Lin Qingyu and the other two, who were at Gu Shi's house, also heard the broadcast. After a moment of sighing, they put the matter out of their minds.
However, Lin Qingyu was very curious: who exactly reported it?
She remembered that in her previous life, Feng Jianguo was discovered because his cellar was infested with rats and cockroaches.
There must be something different in this life, but she didn't intend to delve into it; she was just a little curious.
Li Xiuhua left nothing at the Lin family's house, so Lin Qingyu didn't go back.
The next morning, Gu Shi first went up the mountain to clear away the weeds before returning home and taking Lin Qingyu up with him.
He knelt before the grave for a while without saying a word.
Lin Qingyu then took Gu Jue's hand and carried him over, revealing the child's face.
"Little Yuyu, look, this is Grandpa and Grandma's house. They went to a very far place. Auntie is there with them too. Remember to come back and visit them in the future!"
Lin Qingyu said a lot, and Gu Shi listened kneeling on the ground, feeling a warmth in his heart.
Not long after, the two of them carried the child down the mountain.
This was the first time Gu Jue had traveled this far. She was curious about everything she saw, staring wide-eyed as she looked around at the trees, grass, and river.
When the two returned home, they saw a person standing at their door.
It was Lin Aiguo who came.
Lin Qingyu completely ignored him and walked inside with Gu Jue in her arms.
Lin Aiguo has reached his limit by getting this far; in other words, his shamelessness has reached its limit.
Not to mention asking him to beg Li Xiuhua to go back, Lin Aiguo probably doesn't even think he needs to beg Li Xiuhua.
He called out to Lin Qingyu, "Qingyu, you..."
His response was to Lin Qingyu closing the door with a bang.
Lin Aiguo was somewhat embarrassed and angry. He wanted to kick the door open, but his legs were too weak to move.
He gently pushed open the gate in front of him, and the person he had just seen was now smiling broadly, swaying Gu Jue in his arms.
"Xiuhua, come home with me! I've finally made it back..."
No one paid him any attention, so Lin Aiguo could only walk over step by step, leaning on his cane.
"Xiuhua!"
Li Xiuhua turned around, deciding to avoid seeing or being bothered by it.
After she figured it out, she felt no more tightness in her chest, and seeing Lin Aiguo only made her feel annoyed.
Just like when she cut off Lin Aiguo's leg back then, she was completely indifferent and had no feelings whatsoever.
Over the years, Lin Aiguo was alright except when he first got married. He changed after his accident.
Li Xiuhua's heart had long been worn down.
Lin Qingyu and Gu Shi were cooking in the kitchen. She kept looking outside, a little worried about her mother.
Gu Shi added firewood to the stove without looking up and said, "If you're worried, go out and check. I'll take care of things here."
"Okay, but I'm afraid my mother is indecisive and can be easily coaxed by my father with just a few words!"
Actually, her worries were unnecessary; Li Xiuhua had never been appeased by Lin Aiguo.
All these years of disappointment have been accumulated little by little.
When Lin Qingyu left, Li Xiuhua simply said coldly, "You can go now!"
Lin Aiguo struggled to get to Li Xiuhua's side, shouting, "Xiuhua, you can't do this! She's my mother, what can I do?"
"That's right! You can live with your mother for the rest of your life! I won't stop you from being filial to your mother."
Lin Aiguo grew anxious, and Lin Qingyu stepped forward, saying, "Father, you should know better than any of us what kind of person Grandma is!"
"I'm talking to your mother, it's none of your business to interrupt!"
He was furious and started cursing at Lin Qingyu, completely forgetting that he had been trying to persuade Li Xiuhua to go back.
"Mother, tell me, do I have the right to speak?"
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