Lu Yunshen returned to his seat and whispered to Lin Ziyan, "Abudu's family is coming, in the next couple of days."
"Really? Then we must treat them well. We were very grateful for their help when we were traveling in the west," Lin Ziyan said with a smile.
The moon slowly hung above the treetops.
After dinner, everyone tidied up together before leaving.
The yard fell silent. The children, drowsy after their baths, climbed into bed and fell asleep instantly.
…
At this moment, in Fujishiki City, at the Yi family's residence.
Mayor Yi's expression was complicated after receiving a call from his daughter.
He had repeatedly warned his daughter to keep her distance from Jiang Dong, but she hadn't listened at all; otherwise, she wouldn't have accepted Jiang Dong's marriage proposal today.
The youngest daughter, caught up in the commotion, got drunk and started acting crazy, saying that she would go to the Su family after she got back and become their granddaughter-in-law.
Yunying opened a bottle of red wine, poured two glasses, and handed one to him.
She's much more comfortable now that she's moved here from the small building in the family compound.
You can hire as many maids as you want, and send your clothes to be cleaned whenever needed, without having to hide anything from anyone.
She used to have to maintain the airs of the mayor's wife, but now she's the boss of Yumei, and her reputation has long surpassed that of the mayor's wife.
"Aren't you worried at all? Lan Ying agreed to marry off that Jiang family boy without even discussing it with us." Mayor Yi's face was not good. He felt as if a huge hole had been ripped out of his heart as he prepared to marry off his daughter.
Yun Ying shook her head: "What's the rush? The Jiang family has a clean reputation and they're all in Teng City. Would they mistreat their daughter?"
Mayor Yi downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, feeling very depressed.
Jiang Dong is a good man. He allowed his youngest daughter to pursue Jiang Dong because he was attracted by his family background and character.
But now it's different; he always feels like he's been taken advantage of.
Lan Ying should marry someone better, at least someone from Beijing.
"Do you think I can't see through your little scheme?" Yun Ying's lips twitched.
The Yi family members are extremely selfish; once they get one thing, they want another.
In the past, when the Yi family and the Yun family formed a marriage alliance, they wanted her to be a good wife and also to be successful in her career, so as to satisfy the Yi family's desire to climb the social ladder.
Looking back, Yunying realized that she had been blinded by her own perspective and had always valued her husband too much, which led to his later taking advantage of her.
Mayor Yi's neck turned slightly red, ashamed of his thoughts, yet feeling it was perfectly justified.
It would be great to have better options, but it's not so bad if things weren't like this.
"Don't even think about getting your two daughters involved. I'm helping your Yi family because of our long-standing relationship. They don't need to." Yun Ying stated her position directly.
Her children and her family are her bottom line, and no one can cross it.
The Yun family hasn't fallen into decline; she's still holding them up.
Leaving the Yi family, she found a new world for herself.
"I was just thinking about it," Mayor Yi said guiltily, avoiding her gaze.
He couldn't find out how powerful Yu Mei was now, but he was certain that Yun Ying would be better off without him.
Moreover, he knew deep down that he couldn't leave, neither in his life nor at work.
Yun Ying glanced at him but didn't argue with him.
In his position, he would definitely do everything he could to get promoted.
He's feeling uneasy right now because he's reluctant to part with his daughter, and he feels that pairing Jiang Dong with Lan Ying is unfair to his daughter.
The Jiang family was well-off, but they were small in number, and the collateral branches of the family were not particularly outstanding.
"When they return, both families will get together to discuss the wedding arrangements," Mayor Yi said, changing the subject.
He had heard some of what had happened in Kyoto, and at the time he wished he could send someone to bring his daughter back to Teng City so she wouldn't have to get involved in that mess.
If Old Master Qin wanted to fight for something, many people would help him.
Although General Chu was still in office and had not retired, his prestige was much lower than that of Old Master Qin.
At that time, he dared not gamble, for fear that if he lost, all his planning over the years would be in vain.
The Yi family can't afford to gamble.
Now the matter has finally been settled; otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to the marriage with the Jiang family.
A few days later, Jiang Dong and Yi Lanying returned to Teng City together, and their parents met that day to discuss the wedding arrangements.
Yi Ting went home with Su Nan, but Su Nan locked her out of the door and threatened to kick her out with a broom if she came to visit again about the marriage.
On the other side,
Abudu and his family arrived in Fuzhou.
Lu Yunshen came to pick them up at the airport. The family only brought one large suitcase, and the two children were so excited that they kept exclaiming all the way.
They drove along the coastal highway, where they could see the azure sea and ships coming and going.
"I didn't expect it would be Qin Xiao who helped them," Abudu sighed, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
I was so excited the whole way that my wife and kids in the back seat fell asleep.
“Aslan committed suicide in prison, leaving nothing behind,” Abudu said calmly.
The car sped along the highway, with the green trees on both sides rushing past.
The dappled shadows of the trees swept across Lu Yun Shen's face, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.
He knew a little about what was happening in the west, but he stopped paying attention to it later.
In order to lure Qin Xiao out, he announced a number of new patents to the public.
The leader of that organization personally went to the ward, probably because he felt they were easily defeated.
They succeeded in Beijing, which made them arrogant, and they thought they could get away with it.
This time, their act turned real, making them even more arrogant.
“Abudu, only the three of us are left from that group. Have you ever thought that your father deliberately sent you away?” Lu Yunshen’s eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the rearview mirror, his heart skipping a beat.
Why would Abudu's wife have such a strange look in her eyes?
He suppressed his shock and remained expressionless.
"I thought about it, but then I stopped worrying about it." Abudu looked out the window and didn't notice anything unusual in the back seat.
He had been here for many years, but retired early and returned home due to injury.
Seeing this sea now still makes me feel warm and at peace.
"Qin Xiao said that he was supposed to be the one to go on the mission, but you ended up taking his place, and it was his grandfather who personally gave the order," Lu Yunshen continued, talking as usual.
What Qin Xiao said?
Abudu turned to look at him. Lu Yunshen's expression was normal, but he shouldn't have said these things in the car.
The Qin family's affairs are currently classified, and will likely disappear over time.
It's impossible for the authorities to leave such a big stain on Old Master Qin's reputation.
"Yun Shen, let's go to your office tonight and talk in detail." Abudu seemed thoughtful, then turned to look at the back seat, where all three of them were asleep.
Lu Yunshen didn't continue the conversation, but instead talked about going fishing at sea the next day.
They hadn't gone out to sea together in a long time, and Abudu said on the phone that he wanted to go out to sea again and also wanted to bring his wife and children to experience his old life.
The two chatted idly, neither noticing Astin, Abudu's wife, who was pretending to be asleep.
She begged Abudu for a long time before he finally agreed to bring her along.
At first, Abudu only wanted to come by himself and complete the previous procedures.
But after she kept nagging, he finally gave in.
Qin Xiao is dead, but she is still alive.
No one who deserves to die should live.
Abudu is an exception; he will definitely understand her, after all, she did it for the sake of her people.
The boundless night pressed down, and darkness was about to engulf everything.
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