port.
Lin Ziyan checked the order with the people from S Electric Appliances and then went straight back to the village.
As they passed by the Huang family's house, Hu Zi saw her and ran inside.
Lin Ziyan stopped in her tracks, gazing thoughtfully at his retreating figure.
She went home, grabbed a can of malted milk powder and some tonics to replenish her qi and blood, and went to knock on the Huang family's door.
creak…
The door opened, and Hu Zi poked his head out. He saw Lin Ziyan and tried to close the door, but then stopped, turned around, and ran into the main room.
"Tiger, who is it?"
"Why are you closing the door in broad daylight..." Aunt Huang came out from the inner room and her eyes flickered when she saw Lin Ziyan.
She's been back for two days, and many people in the village have come to visit her, but no one from the Lin family has come over.
The villagers were gossiping, and Aunt Huang, feeling guilty, didn't dare to respond.
People believed that the Lin family was really as the rumors in the village said, so the rumors spread even more wildly.
Aunt Huang said, "Ayan, come in quickly."
Lin Ziyan smiled faintly and placed the tonic on the table. "Aunt Huang, Manager Ren will temporarily manage the shrimp paste factory in Haitang Village. You can focus on recovering."
"The police investigated the situation and said it was done intentionally. Think about it, have you offended anyone recently?"
Aunt Huang's heart skipped a beat, a fine layer of cold sweat broke out on her back, and the smile on her face froze.
Tiger stared at the TV, but his legs were trembling.
Lin Ziyan saw their reactions and a dark glint flashed in her eyes.
These past few days, she has been giving Aunt Huang a chance, hoping she will take the initiative to tell the truth.
So no matter what the villagers said, she and her great-grandmother ignored it.
But clearly, they all overestimated Aunt Huang's comprehension.
"Ayan..." Aunt Huang looked at her in alarm, hesitating to speak.
She closed her eyes in anxiety, thinking of her two sons, feeling bitter and resentful.
Lin Ziyan's eyes remained expressionless. From what she knew, Aunt Huang hadn't passed on any useful information to those people.
The most ruthless attack was probably on Mr. Yang's shipment.
Lu Yunshen told Lin Ziyan everything he had found out.
If it weren't for this, Lin Ziyan wouldn't have waited until now to come and find Aunt Huang.
"Auntie, you have to think about Hu Zi and Brother Jian. We can't make the same mistake again." Lin Ziyan sighed, feeling regretful.
Ah Jian was unaware of what his mother had done, but now he had to bear the consequences.
His and Hu Zi's child will never be able to take the civil service exam, and will face many restrictions on their schooling.
Lin Ziyan told Aunt Huang about these things.
"I...I don't know who they are. They always approach me first." Aunt Huang panicked and confessed everything she had done.
"Go and turn yourself in, otherwise they'll keep threatening you with this." Lin Ziyan said, then got up and left.
Aunt Huang burst into tears at home.
She knew, of course, that turning herself in was the best option; otherwise, she would face endless threats.
Those people dared not show their faces, and they had their concerns.
It's not so easy to infiltrate the village now; everyone knows how to choose to live a good life.
Tiger stood to the side, gently patting her hand without saying a word.
He couldn't understand, but he knew that what his mother was doing was wrong.
Turning yourself in is illegal...
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When Lin Ziyan returned home, she saw her great-grandmother sitting in the main room playing chess.
She carried a wicker chair and sat down in front of her, resting her chin on one hand.
The sound of weeping came from the Huang family, but the old lady's eyes remained unmoved.
Everyone should be responsible for their own choices, and the consequences are determined at the time of the choice, or in fact, at the very beginning.
Aunt Huang did it for the sake of her two children, but she had other options at the time.
"Grandma, did many people starve to death in the village during the famine?" Lin Ziyan felt a tightness in her chest.
She had known Aunt Huang for so long, there must have been some affection between them.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have come to my door today.
Grandpa continued playing chess, saying, "In our village, apart from Aunt Huang's daughter, no one has starved to death."
"To be precise, her daughter didn't starve to death, but rather fell ill due to malnutrition and couldn't be saved."
Lin Ziyan nodded, but the pent-up frustration in her heart wouldn't dissipate.
During the famine, there were rumors of cannibalism, but these were not reported.
In some villages, only a few people remain, and the entire village goes out to beg.
Even begging requires a certificate, and the village secretary will only issue such a certificate as a last resort.
"Don't overthink it. It's better for her to turn herself in than to be manipulated by others."
"At least the children were saved."
Lin Ziyan nodded. Some things are beyond her control. Her frustration was only temporary; she wasn't one to dwell on things.
Grandpa lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, then continued playing chess as if nothing had happened.
She plays chess with her left and right hands, a method her mother taught her.
In the blink of an eye, decades have passed, and she hasn't played chess for decades.
"Grandma, let's play another round." Lin Ziyan watched for a while, her heart itching to join in.
She had barely finished speaking when Aunt Chen's voice came from the doorway.
"Ayan, are you home?"
"The chubby girl is about to give birth, but the midwife says the baby is too big and we need to go to the hospital..."
Aunt Chen sat on the stone stool by the door, her legs feeling weak.
Atai and Lin Ziyan exchanged a glance, then stood up at the same time and walked quickly outside.
Lin Ziyan grabbed the car keys and ran out.
Grandma patted her chest to calm down; childbirth is like walking through the gates of hell for a woman.
She almost didn't make it through childbirth.
Later, she wanted to have another child, but Ah Yan's grandfather absolutely refused.
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