Li Chu smiled and said, "You don't need to tell me about this. You need to tell our sister. That house was left by our parents. Whether or not it can be lent to others is not just up to us."
"Okay, I'll talk to my sister about it later."
"Why did you suddenly decide to lend her the house again?"
Ding Qiunan gripped her husband's hand tightly: "You know, Li Chu, I didn't really realize it before, but after talking with Jiang Li this afternoon, I realized just how lucky I am to have married such a good man like you."
"Oh, why are you suddenly feeling sentimental? What did you two talk about this afternoon?"
The two walked hand in hand, under the dim streetlights, slowly making their way home.
“After you went out at noon, we talked about her ex-husband and her parents-in-law.”
Do you know, Li Chu, when she first got married, her ex-husband's family treated her quite well. But after a year of marriage without getting pregnant, their attitude towards her started to change. Later, when she finally became pregnant, they started treating her well again, but this kindness only lasted until she gave birth to a girl. Do you know how outrageous Li Chu's ex-husband's family was?
"What happened? What did they do?" Li Chu really didn't know. He only knew that Jiang Li's ex-husband had hit her at that time, but he didn't know anything else.
"When her ex-husband's family found out she had a girl, they left on the spot. Not a single person stayed at the hospital to help her. She didn't have any milk at that time. If it weren't for the woman in the next bed who took pity on her and her baby and helped her breastfeed for two days, she probably wouldn't have had her baby."
"Isn't this preference for sons far too extreme?"
"Sigh, Jiang Li was lucky to have some money and coupons on her at the time, otherwise she wouldn't have had anything to eat after giving birth. After being discharged from the hospital, she went to the neighborhood committee and almost knelt down to get two milk powder coupons, so her child could at least have something to eat now."
After being discharged from the hospital, she not only had to take care of her child, but also cook and do laundry for her ex-husband's family.
"Hoo," Li Chu slowly exhaled. He really couldn't imagine how Jiang Li had managed to get through it.
"For some reason, Jiang Li miscarried twice and never got pregnant again. Her ex-husband started to beat her frequently."
Fortunately, her brother came back and took her and the child out. Then they contacted the neighborhood committee and the women's federation, and that's how they got a divorce.
"Why didn't she get a divorce before? Why did she have to wait for Jiang Cheng to come back?" Li Chu asked.
Speaking of this, Ding Qiunan looked helpless: "I asked her that too, and she told me where she would go after the divorce? Where would the child live? She has no home anymore, and she can't let the child have no home either."
The Gene Era
"Sigh," Li Chu remained silent. This is why many women in this era do not get divorced. Where would they go if they did?
For a married daughter's family, once she's married, she's like water spilled from a cup; even if she wants to go back home, there might not be a place for her to stay.
The two walked back hand in hand, chatting.
On the way, they encountered a red armband holder. The credentials that Director Liu had issued were very useful. As soon as the two of them showed them, they were immediately allowed to leave. They were just reminded to be mindful of their behavior on the main road and that it was not good to be pulling and tugging at each other.
Li Chu was somewhat amused and exasperated; he had to be careful about how he held his wife's hand.
That's just how times are; there's nothing we can do about it.
When they got home, the three dogs were too hungry to pay any attention to the two of them. This time, Ding Qiunan didn't let her husband do anything; instead, she went to the kitchen to get them some food.
Looking through the kitchen window at her husband squatting in the yard playing with the dog, Ding Qiunan's face lit up with a happy smile.
How wonderful! Heaven has been kind to her, allowing her to meet such a wonderful man at the best age and marry him.
The next day, as soon as he arrived at the hospital, Director Liu came to his door with news that was both unexpected and perfectly reasonable.
Seeing Li Chu close the consultation room door, Director Liu said directly, "Jiang Cheng attempted suicide last night and could not be saved."
Upon hearing this news, Li Chu appeared remarkably calm.
Director Liu asked with some surprise, "Xiao Chu, you already knew in advance?"
Li Chu shook his head and said, "Uncle Liu, how could I possibly know this in advance?"
"You seem so calm, not surprised at all."
"Actually, I had a premonition after seeing him last time, so I wasn't surprised to hear this news."
Moreover, something else must have happened before he committed suicide.
Director Liu was silent for a while before nodding and saying, "We picked up Jiang Li the night before last. Although we didn't let her see Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng saw her behind his back."
"Uncle Liu, that's not what I meant. Something else must have happened."
Director Liu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Xiao Chu, what else do you know?"
"Uncle Liu, you're really overthinking it. Jiang Li came to apologize to me and Qiu Nan yesterday and told me some things I didn't know before."
I think Jiang Cheng was able to commit suicide last night because he must have done something else and succeeded, which is why he chose to end his life this way.
Director Liu smiled and said, "You really know your childhood friend well."
"Sigh," Li Chu sighed and said, "Uncle Liu, if I really understood him, I would try my best to stop him from doing these things. He has changed too much since he grew up."
"Xiao Chu, you should already know that part of the government subsidy given to Jiang Cheng's mother was withheld."
"I know, Jiang Li told me yesterday."
"The person in charge of this matter, as well as the leader, were all killed by Jiang Cheng using the same method."
"Kill..." This time, Li Chu could no longer remain calm.
"What same method?"
Sending a letter
With a concise and to-the-point expression, Li Chu stared wide-eyed at Director Liu.
Director Liu nodded: "That's right, it's not just these two people, but also Jiang Li's ex-husband's family, including his parents, his brother, sister, and sister-in-law."
Of the seven people in total, six died and one was injured. The ex-husband's brother survived, but was completely disabled.
Good heavens, Li Chu could only exclaim "Good heavens!" now.
Suddenly, he realized something: "Wait a minute, Uncle Liu, arsenic shouldn't cause such serious consequences unless these people ate it."
"These people all received potassium cyanide."
Li Chu was at a loss for words. He leaned back in his chair and stared intently at Director Liu.
"Moreover, these people received the letter much earlier than you. After the incident, the local police investigated for a long time before discovering that the problem lay with the letter."
"How did they figure out it was Jiang Cheng who did it?"
"He left his name in the letter he sent to that leader."
"Did they send over the notification yesterday?"
Director Liu nodded: "Yes, we received a telegram from them yesterday at noon."
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