It was almost noon when Sun Aimin and his son Sun Mian arrived at the Qingyang Railway Station. They first found a small shop to eat something, and then around 1:00 a.m., they boarded a train to Mafang City.
This time, the sleeper car was very novel to Sun Mian, and he started chattering all the way.
Two days after they left Qingyang City, just as Sun Aimin had expected, someone found the house they had lived in and asked nearby residents about the situation.
The person who came to inquire about the situation was none other than Zhan Jinhua, who had fled for fear of punishment some time ago.
They had already planned a way to escape the blame, so even though they hid with their children for the time being, they were not very scared.
For example, now they still blatantly appear in residential areas, inquiring about the current situation of Sun Aimin and Yuan Jie.
Zhan Jinhua took three-year-old Qian Longfei to find an old lady who was going downstairs for a walk.
Although the old lady already had a head full of white hair, it did not stop Zhan Jinhua from using her flattery skills to get close to her and call her "big sister" as soon as she opened her mouth.
The old lady was called "big sister" by a middle-aged woman in her forties. Although she said "we are of different generations", her face full of wrinkles when she smiled could not deceive anyone.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with the white-haired woman, Zhan Jinhua asked, "A few days ago, when we came here, we met a kid named Xiaohao. He's so smart, and my child really likes playing with him. Big sis, do you know this kid? It seems like he lives in the same building as you!"
When the white-haired woman heard that the other party was asking about Sun Xiaohao, she sighed and said, "Hey, you mean that child? He's missing! His family has called the police, but I don't know if there's any news now!"
Zhan Jinhua was shocked and her voice cracked: "Lost? What about his family? They can't even take care of a child, they are really useless..."
The white-haired woman felt something was amiss with Zhan Jinhua's reaction, but couldn't put her finger on what it was. She simply replied, "That family moved away after the child was lost. They said my daughter-in-law was having a baby, and hearing about the loss was too much for her. They were worried she wouldn't be able to take care of herself after the baby was lost, so they moved to a new environment."
Zhan Jinhua also realized that her behavior just now was a bit extreme. After adjusting her composure, she asked again, "If they all leave, what if the child comes back and can find home?"
The white-haired woman replied, "They called the police. How could they not tell them their new address and phone number? Besides, this house is rented, and the landlord has long said that you can't have your period in the house because it's unlucky. The family has no choice."
Hearing this, Zhan Jinhua was even more confused. She had inquired earlier and knew that the house was bought by a man named Sun. How could it be rented?
"That's not right, sister. The couple must earn a lot, right? Why haven't they bought a house in all these years?" asked Zhan Jinhua.
The white-haired woman replied, "The house was originally bought by the couple, but later the daughter-in-law had an accident and needed a lot of money for medical treatment, so they sold the house and used the money for medical treatment. However, they did not move out and rented the house from the buyer.
As soon as they heard his wife was going to give birth, they told them they had to move out when the baby was born."
When Zhan Jinhua heard this, she felt sad for the house that originally belonged to her own son. She couldn't help but blame the Sun and Yuan families, blaming them for not lending a hand and forcing Sun Aimin and Yuan Jie to rely on selling the house to survive.
But now is not the time to worry about this matter. The first thing to do is to find my biological son.
Ever since their noodle shop was closed down, Zhan Jinhua and Qian Jindou took their children back to their mother's home and settled in Jiangyuan City, a neighboring city of Mafang City.
Instead of returning to the village, they rented a house in the city.
Recently, she always felt a little uneasy, and she couldn't tell why. The shadow of Sun Xiaohao was always lingering in front of her eyes, so she booked a train ticket to Qingyang City, but she didn't expect to hear such news.
Since they were wanted, they have never contacted the Qian family, so they don’t know that Sun Xiaohao has returned to the Qian family and become Qian Xiaoshu.
Zhan Jinhua was still not giving up, so she asked the white-haired woman, "Sister, do you know where they've moved to now? I'll help keep an eye on the children, and I can notify them in time if there's any news!"
The white-haired woman shook her head and said, "I really don't know. They didn't tell me when they left. They just said they would rent a house somewhere else to stay."
Zhan Jinhua then asked other people about Sun Aimin and Yuan Jie's family, but the answers she got were either they didn't know, they didn't know them, or they were similar to the white-haired lady.
This made Zhan Jinhua feel overwhelmed. Master Yiyuan said that the child must be with Yuan Jie and Sun Aimin in order to grow up safely and preserve their family's wealth.
But now that the child is missing, does that mean the family's fortune will also disappear? And will the youngest son, Qian Longfei, also be unable to escape the fate of the family's terminal hereditary disease?
Looking at Qian Longfei holding her hand, Zhan Jinhua had a headache. She couldn't imagine that her most beloved youngest son would die before her in the future.
"No, we must find Sun Xiaohao immediately and send him back!" Zhan Jinhua thought to herself.
She was filled with anger and wanted to give Qian Xiaoshu a good beating. If his family hadn't failed to take good care of their own son, how could they have let the child get lost?
She thought about how the couple's noodle shop had been operating without incident for years, yet their recent run of bad luck had caused them to lose tens of thousands of dollars they could have earned, and now they had to take their children out to hide. Was this also because the Sun family hadn't taken good care of Sun Xiaohao, causing her financial luck to fall apart?
The more she thought about it, the more she hated Sun Aimin and Yuan Jie, and the only way she could relieve her hatred at the moment was to take it out on Qian Xiaoshu.
Compared with the not-so-optimistic economic situation of Sun Aimin and Yuan Jie at the moment, Zhan Jinhua has made a lot of money in recent years. In order to facilitate communication, she bought a mobile phone in the first two years and has now switched to a smaller one.
She took out her phone and dialed the Qian family's number. It was Yu Min who answered the phone. Zhan Jinhua knew that this sister-in-law had always disliked her. Although she was usually humble and compliant, she had always been lukewarm towards her.
She was worried that if she contacted the Qian family, Yu Min would go out and inform the police, so after the call was connected, she heard Yu Min's voice and hung up without saying a word.
The Qian family's telephone was installed in the room where the old couple slept, so Zhan Jinhua waited until after eight o'clock in the evening before she called the Qian family again.
This time, it was Old Lady Qian who answered the phone. When Zhan Jinhua heard her mother-in-law's voice, her first words were, "Mom, please stop talking and listen to me. Your son and I have been having some problems lately, and we haven't dared to contact our family. Don't tell anyone else when I call you this time."
I called to ask how Xiaoshu is doing recently, and if he's obedient. If he's not, you can beat him to death. Don't feel bad, and we won't blame you if you hurt him. We don't have time to take care of him, so you guys just take a little more care of him..."
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