Xiao Dang and Huaihua were stunned by what they saw.
They both knew about what their mother had done a couple of years ago.
"Sigh," Aunt Jia sighed softly, pulled away from her two granddaughters' hands, and slowly sat down on the edge of the bed, saying, "Xiao Dang, Huaihua, go and kowtow to your Aunt Ding."
"No, no, no!" Ding Qiunan pulled Qin Huairu up from her kneeling position with a burst of strength, then hurriedly waved her hand.
"I'm finding jobs for my two children not so you would kneel before me. We're both women, and I understand how hard it is for you. I hope you'll be alright in the future!"
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Aunt Jia glanced at Ding Qiunan, sighed to her two granddaughters, and said, "Alright, since your Aunt Ding said so, then we won't kneel. But you must remember this kindness. Our family can never be ungrateful again."
That's certainly a strong statement.
Qin Huairu, who had been pulled up by Ding Qiunan, raised her hand and wiped her face haphazardly.
"Qiu Nan, please sit down. I won't say anything more to express my gratitude."
Ding Qiunan turned her head and looked around at the house, which could be described as bare. She said, "Don't say anything about apologies or thanks anymore. Just live your lives well from now on."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Aunt Jia eagerly interjected, "Qiu Nan, do you know about our Bang Geng?"
"Uh~ I only know that he is not in Beijing right now, but I don't know the specifics of why."
"Mom, why are you bringing this up?" Qin Huairu was getting a little anxious. Why was her mother-in-law bringing this up at a time like this?
As a result, Aunt Jia acted as if she hadn't heard her daughter-in-law's words at all, and ignored her completely. Instead, she said to herself, "My grandson has been wronged. He's so well-behaved, how could he have committed a crime? The police must have made a mistake."
Ha, not only Ding Qiunan, but even her two granddaughters don't believe that. They'd be rolling their heads in the air.
Qin Huairu lowered her head awkwardly; her toes could have formed the shape of a three-bedroom, two-living room, two-bathroom apartment.
"This old woman really knows how to take advantage of a situation. Give her a little taste of her own medicine and she'll try to take advantage of it," Ding Qiunan thought to herself.
“Aunt Jia, since your grandson has been wronged, I believe the police will investigate and find out the truth.”
"Sigh, Qiu Nan, it's been a year, and I'm so anxious because I haven't seen my precious grandson. Can you help me out?"
"I really can't help with this. I'm just a soldier, and I don't know the police well. I can't talk to them at all."
There's absolutely no way she could help with this. If she dared to agree to it, just wait and see if Li Chu would beat her up when he got back.
No matter how much I love her, there are still limits.
Ding Qiunan understood this perfectly well. She was soft-hearted, but that didn't mean she was stupid.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Jia's expression immediately wilted again.
Even though Qin Huairu had just scolded her mother-in-law for talking about her son, the disappointment on her face was still evident when she heard this.
Only Xiao Dang and Huaihua didn't react at all. To be honest, without their brother at home, their living space was more spacious, and they were overjoyed.
However, the two of them dared not show it, otherwise their biased grandmother would scold them again.
Both of them lowered their heads, pretending to be disappointed, but secretly glanced at each other and found that their eyes revealed a look of longing for a better future.
Seeing this, Ding Qiunan could only shake her head helplessly.
Alright, I've said what I needed to say today, time to head out.
She then explained to Xiaodang and Huaihua what time to go tomorrow before taking her leave.
Aunt Jia probably realized her rudeness at this point and hurriedly apologized.
Ding Qiunan didn't take it to heart at all. The reason she wanted to help was twofold: firstly, she genuinely felt sorry for Qin Huairu, and secondly, she thought that if Xiaodang and Huaihua continued like this, they would really be ruined.
These two girls were truly cursed to have been born into the Jia family.
After leaving the courtyard and walking a short distance west, she looked back.
It was already dark by then. A dim light bulb hung at the entrance of the courtyard house, and a figure could be vaguely seen still standing there watching this side.
That was Qin Huairu, who had just seen her off.
Regardless of whether she could see it or not, Ding Qiunan raised her hand and waved, then led the two dogs and strode towards home.
Standing at the door, Qin Huairu saw the waving. She smiled bitterly, her eyes still fixed on this side, but her thoughts had already drifted back to more than twenty years ago, to the scene when Ding Qiunan was first led by Li Chu to distribute melon seeds and candy to the neighbors in the courtyard.
Although she was already a mother of two at that time, she still looked radiant.
At that time, Ding Qiunan was young and beautiful, but compared to her, she seemed very immature.
Now, more than 20 years later, her face is full of wrinkles, and a lot of white hair has appeared on her head.
But looking at Ding Qiunan, time seems to have stopped for her; she still seems to be the same little girl she was more than twenty years ago.
It was just that it was a green apple back then, but now it's a ripe peach.
After standing at the gate for a while, Qin Huairu turned around and walked into the yard. Her two daughters were going to work tomorrow. Although they were working for Xu Damao's family, she was envious of the wages they were paid.
Now she could finally relax a little. The only thing she still needed to worry about was her good-for-nothing son.
...
As Ding Qiunan stepped into the alley, she saw her husband throwing something under the lamplight in front of their house, and several dogs rushed out to grab it.
The two boys, Da Sheng and Mao Qiu, who were walking in front of her, also saw it, glanced back, and then ran over to her, leaving her behind.
Their running successfully attracted Li Chu's attention.
Looking at his wife, who was wearing a floral dress and walking slowly home with her hands behind her back, a big smile appeared on his face.
Because of Ding Jianguo's mess, his slightly agitated heart instantly calmed down.
Ding Qiunan seemed to possess a magical power; no matter how anxious Li Chu was, he could immediately calm down as soon as he saw her.
The First Cause of All Realms
Over the years, no matter how fast he ran ahead, whenever he looked back, he would always see this woman standing quietly behind him, silently accompanying him.
It's hard to say who can't live without whom right now, but Li Chu himself knows very well that he definitely can't live without this woman.
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