Xu Yulian wanted to persuade Chen Qiuyu not to be too sad. Even if something really happened to Ren Zhongyuan, she still had to live her life.
As sisters-in-law, Xu Yulian and Chen Qiuyu had a close relationship. This was mainly because Ren Lao Niang was too good at exploiting Ren Dahai's family. Even when Chen Qiuyu and Ren Dahai returned to their hometown, Xu Yulian was too embarrassed to get close to Chen Qiuyu.
However, every time Chen Qiuyu returned from Kyoto, he would always buy gifts for Xu Yulian's two children. The price of the gift was secondary; what Xu Yulian valued most was Chen Qiuyu's thoughtfulness.
"Third wife, you might as well go and try to persuade them." Seeing a ladder coming down, Old Man Ren put away his pipe. The house was already a mess, and without Old Man Ren's mother arguing with him, Old Man Ren didn't want to cause any more trouble.
With the consent of Mr. Ren, Xu Yulian opened a tung oil umbrella and walked into the drizzle.
The rain began to fall heavier and heavier. The drizzle fell on Chen Qiuyu's head, but it could not extinguish the anger in her heart.
Chen Qiuyu was stuck in a rut. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious she felt about Old Lady Ren. Otherwise, why would Xiaoyuan get into trouble after Old Lady Ren smiled at them? What should she do? If anything happened to Xiaoyuan, she, Chen Qiuyu, would definitely make Ren Dahai pay for what Old Lady Ren had done to her!
"Sister-in-law, come into the house and rest for a while! Maybe Dahe and the others will find Xiaoyuan soon. Don't make yourself sick." Seeing that Chen Qiuyu's eyes were a little vague, Xu Yulian quickly brought up Ren Zhongyuan.
Chen Qiuyu has not eaten a single grain of rice since this morning. Xu Yulian stuffed two steamed buns into Chen Qiuyu's mouth two hours ago, but Chen Qiuyu refused to take them, saying that he had no appetite.
Seeing Chen Qiuyu's distraught look, Xu Yulian felt distressed. As mothers, their children were the apple of their eye! Furthermore, Chen Qiuyu only had Ren Zhongyuan as her child. If anything happened to Ren Zhongyuan, Xu Yulian couldn't imagine what would happen to Chen Qiuyu.
"Xiaoyuan, yes, my Xiaoyuan will be fine. My Xiaoyuan still has to go to college!" Chen Qiuyu murmured.
"Yes, sister-in-law, Xiao Yuanfu is very lucky and will be fine." Xu Yulian stretched out her hand and wanted to help Chen Qiuyu up.
At this moment, a resounding voice rang out from outside the courtyard gate: "Dad! Mom! I'm back. Qiuyu! Xiaoyuan! I'm back!"
"Dahai?" When Mrs. Ren heard the voice, she quickly stood up from the stool. Her movements were so agile that she didn't look like an old lady of her age at all.
"Haidai is back?" Old Man Ren's pipe clattered to the ground. Unlike Old Man Ren's mother, who was filled with joy, Old Man Ren was more panicked. Now Xiaoyuan hadn't been found, and Chen Qiuyu was in this state again. If Haiidai returned home, would he blame them?
Ren Mingmei glanced at her stunned grandfather, then at the pipe on the ground. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her uncle who had just walked into the courtyard, Ren Mingmei thought for a moment and couldn't help herself. She ran to Old Man Ren, picked up the pipe on the ground, handed it to him, and said, "Grandpa, your pipe."
"Oh, oh, good girl, Xiaomei!" Old Man Ren took the pipe from Ren Mingmei's hand, but his eyes never left Ren Dahai.
Compared with the eldest son in Ren Laodi's mind, Ren Dahai is still tall and strong, but his temples are already covered with white frost.
Old Man Ren was shocked. Was his eldest son also getting old?
Ren Dahai is eager to return home.
As soon as Chen Qiuyu and Ren Zhongyuan left Kyoto City, Ren Dahai felt his heart beating fast and his eyelids twitching.
Ren Dahai was actually worried when Chen Qiuyu accompanied Ren Zhongyuan back to his hometown. Over the past six months, Chen Qiuyu's attitude towards Ren Dahai had remained largely lukewarm. He had mentioned the word divorce many times, but each time, Ren Dahai shamelessly deflected the question.
Ren Dahai was afraid that Chen Qiuyu would get into a fight with Ren Lao Niang when he returned. Over the years, Chen Qiuyu had indeed been irritated by Ren Lao Niang. Previously, Chen Qiuyu had endured her unreasonable behavior out of respect for Ren Dahai. Now, Chen Qiuyu's temper had hardened considerably. If Ren Lao Niang continued to treat Chen Qiuyu and his mother the same way, Ren Dahai could foresee that their family would become the laughing stock of Hongqi Village.
The more Ren Dahai thought about it, the more worried he became. He immediately wrote a report and asked for leave to go back to his hometown to visit his relatives.
Ren Dahai hadn't had a vacation for several years. As soon as he submitted the report, his superiors immediately granted him a two-week vacation.
Ren Dahai wanted to give his wife and son a surprise, so he didn't even call the village. He packed some clothes and took the train home.
After the train arrived in S City, Ren Dahai took two buses before returning to Hongqi Village.
The Ren family's home was not far from the village entrance. After Ren Dahai entered the village, he ran straight to his doorstep.
When Chen Qiuyu saw Ren Dahai, he stood up with a whoosh and rushed towards him. Chen Qiuyu's movements were so fast that Xu Yulian didn't react at all.
"Ren Dahai, you bastard! I'm going to fight you today!" Chen Qiuyu was like a wounded female beast seeing its enemy. She made claws with her hands and scratched Ren Dahai's face.
"Qiuyu, what's wrong?" Ren Dahai was startled. He was greeted warmly by Chen Qiuyu the moment he entered the room. If he hadn't dodged quickly, Chen Qiuyu would have left several bloody scratches on his face.
Ren Dahai felt wronged. He'd asked Qiuyu to bring his son home to see Old Man Ren, so why was he referring to him as "bastard"? Could it be... that Qiuyu had already started a fight with his mother?
Thinking of this, Ren Dahai couldn't help but look at Ren Lao Niang who was standing under the eaves with an eager look on her face.
"Old man, you bitch, are you trying to embarrass my Dahai?" Ren Lao Niang's face was originally full of joy, but when she saw Chen Qiuyu waving his claws at Ren Dahai, her face fell. Which wife in the village would dare to attack her own husband? The eldest brother's wife is so outrageous!
"Ren Dahai, Xiaoyuan is missing, you bastard! If it weren't for you, Xiaoyuan wouldn't have come here, let alone disappeared! Wow..." Chen Qiuyu didn't catch Ren Dahai, but was hugged by him instead. She was so angry that she burst into tears. A pair of hands were still beating on Ren Dahai's chest like a drum.
All of Chen Qiuyu's grievances and regrets were released the moment he saw Ren Dahai.
"Xiaoyuan is missing? What happened?" Ren Dahai was stunned. Hadn't Ren's mother long ago given up on sending Xiaoyuan to become a monk? Otherwise, Ren Dahai wouldn't have let Chen Qiuyu and her son return to Hongqi Village.
"How should I know what's going on? Mr. Ren, if you have any conscience, ask your mother and the others to hand over the child immediately. Otherwise, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost." Chen Qiuyu shouted out his suspicions in grief and anger.
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