After leaving the cemetery, Xu Xinlan took Qiao Xinguo and Qiao Zhixia to her home.
She has now taken over her own company and bought back the house where her parents lived.
Xu Xinlan took out the old photos that her mother had kept and showed them to Qiao Xinguo one by one. Then she took out the box of gold that she had mentioned to Qiao Zhixia before from the safe.
"Uncle, this is what your parents-in-law left for you. During the Special Period, when feudalism and revisionism were severely cracked down on, they took great pains to preserve this wealth."
A box of heavy gold bars was stuffed into Qiao Xinguo's arms; its weight was like the heavy love of a parent for his children.
Qiao Xinguo refused. He didn't want to accept the box of gold bars, but Xu Xinlan insisted on giving it to him and said that this was her mission.
In desperation, Qiao Xinguo accepted the gold.
The couple will stay in Guangzhou for about two weeks this time. After careful consideration, Qiao Xinguo decided to trace his ancestral roots and change his surname back.
Qiao Zhixia fully supported his decision. After all, the Qiao family had brought nothing but oppression and exploitation to Qiao Xinguo. Why should they continue with their surname?
The surname Bai is good, the two little ones should change their surnames together...
Two weeks passed in a flash, and Qiao Xinguo and his wife were about to leave Guangzhou.
Qiao Zhixia originally wanted them to stay longer, but they were always worried about home, worried that the ginseng at home would be stolen, and worried that his car would be rusted... No matter how much she persuaded them, they just couldn't rest assured.
With her current wealth, they could have stayed with her, but the couple had gotten used to life in Jingyang Village, where they had the familiar land and folks and could not leave.
Qiao Zhixia was also helpless, but she would respect their decision.
In the past two weeks, she and Xu Xinlan took them to visit major attractions in Guangzhou and several surrounding cities, allowing them to fully appreciate the characteristics of southern cities.
They experienced the best of food, clothing and daily necessities. On this trip, the crystal chandeliers and Persian carpets in Qin Yunlang's house were enough to sustain them for several months when they returned to the village.
Next time she will take time to take them to another city or travel abroad.
The day before leaving, Li Aizhen packed the pickles and pickles she brought with her into glass bottles and placed them in the refrigerator.
On the day of their return trip, Ruan Fengjiao and the kids all came to the station to see them off.
The separation was obviously short, but I couldn't help but shed tears when I waved goodbye.
The train carrying the couple left the station. Yibao and Yangzi wiped away Qiao Zhixia's tears and took her home together...
School was about to start, so Qiao Zhixia sent her two little kids to their grandmother's house and went back to her own house to prepare for school.
At night, when she was half asleep and had just dreamed of Qin Yunlang pestering her again, she was suddenly awakened by the movement upstairs.
I looked at the time, it was 10:15 in the evening. There hadn't been a quarrel upstairs for a long time. What happened today?
When she was wondering if she was hallucinating, the crackling sound of fighting mixed with the girl's angry curses and crying suddenly reached Qiao Zhixia's ears.
When she vaguely heard words like "bitch" and "whore", she realized something was wrong and immediately put on a condom and went out to find out what was going on.
As soon as she went upstairs, Qiao Zhixia saw that Sister Juan's mahjong room was smashed to pieces, with overturned mahjong tables and mahjong tiles scattered all over the floor. Several men were beaten to a bloody mess and fell to the ground groaning and unable to get up.
There were still three aggressive men who were still smashing things, and Sister Juan, with messy hair, was forced by two men to kneel in front of a sitting woman.
The woman had her back to the door. She had short curly hair that fell over her shoulders. The light from her pearl earrings was reflected by the electric light, making them flash. Her white leather shoes were spotless. She must be a person of some status.
"You bitch! How dare you stay in Guangzhou? Are you looking for a chance to seduce my man again? How can you be so mean? Why don't you just die?"
"You are not even a woman now, how dare you be so shameless? Just because of your slutty face? I will smash your foxy face right now..."
The woman became more and more angry as she cursed. She took off her high heels and was about to hit Sister Juan in the face with the heels.
"Stop! What are you doing so late at night?" Qiao Zhixia interrupted her with a sharp voice.
The woman turned around. She was about 40 years old, with a mean face full of ferocity: "Where did you come from, you slut? How dare you meddle in my business?"
"You were making trouble upstairs and disturbed my sleep. Do you think I should do anything about it?" Qiao Zhixia spoke in a firm tone, not afraid of the girl's angry look at all.
"What does your sleep have to do with me? If you can sleep, then sleep. If you can't, then go to hell! Do you know who I am? How dare you show up here? Do you think you're going to die, you bastard!"
The woman swore fluently. If language could kill, Qiao Zhixia would have been tortured to death.
"You have such a dirty mouth, telling you to go die all the time. Why don't you go yourself? Are you afraid?" Qiao Zhixia retorted.
The woman was instantly enraged, and with a twisted face she waved at the men who were smashing things inside: "Catch that little whore here for me, and rape her in front of me, and throw her to the landfill if she dies..."
Sister Juan suddenly yelled at Qiao Zhixia: "Get out! This is none of your business..."
Qiao Zhixia saw obvious tension and urgency in Sister Juan's eyes. She obviously didn't want Qiao Zhixia to wade into this muddy water, but Qiao Zhixia was not afraid of this.
"Is there no law in this world? What does life mean to you?"
"Oh, the law? In Guangzhou, I am the law! Lives are divided into different levels. Low-class bastards like you are not worthy of being called the law. If you die, you die. Your worthless life is no different from that of a dog!"
The woman looked disdainful, and her lackey rushed towards Qiao Zhixia while she was speaking.
At this moment, a series of footsteps were heard from the direction of the corridor. Without Qiao Zhixia having to move, more than a dozen bodyguards rushed forward and surrounded Qiao Zhixia in the middle.
Ever since the last time he was surrounded and strangled by the gang, Qin Yunlang arranged for bodyguards to secretly protect his home 24 hours a day. Although Qiao Zhixia was helpless, she did not refuse.
The woman looked at the group of people rushing towards her with a slight change of color: "Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business?"
Qiao Zhixia curled her lips and smiled, and ordered the bodyguard, "Control these people, and bring that woman over."
"Yes!" A group of bodyguards immediately stepped forward and easily captured several men who were about to commit inappropriate acts. As for the arrogant woman, she was quickly escorted to Qiao Zhixia.
"Let me go! Do you know who I am? How dare you touch me? My father is the district party secretary. If you don't want to die, kneel down and give me a chance..."
"Pa——" Qiao Zhixia slapped over, and the woman's scream stopped abruptly.
Sister Juan was dumbfounded when she saw this unexpected situation.
"Does your father know that you are so stupid?" Qiao Zhixia kicked the girl again, and she bent her knees and knelt down.
"Bitch! If you dare to touch me, I will make you pay for it!!!" The woman's face was twisted with humiliation and anger, looking so hideous.
"Oh? Then I'll wait! You're the one who brought me here to cause trouble today, so you have to give an explanation, right?"