Zhao Qinglan had even gone so far as to orchestrate her own parents' divorce, so when she mentioned setting up a separate household and obtaining a letter of introduction to leave the village, the village secretary was quite accepting of her.
It's mainly because Zhao Qinglan is good at handling things; she came to ask for a favor and even brought some gifts.
The village secretary had originally intended to build a good relationship with her, so he naturally didn't find these two matters troublesome.
After all the necessary paperwork and certificates were completed in the village, the village secretary accompanied them on a trip to the commune.
Just before the staff left work in the afternoon, Zhao Qinglan managed to get her mother and sisters registered for separate households and obtain travel permits.
After finishing these tasks, Zhao Qinglan rushed to the train station to buy a ticket.
She didn't want to stay in her hometown for even a second longer.
It wasn't just because she was afraid her grandmother or other members of the Wang family might do something outrageous again, but also because she really wanted to go back to her own home.
She was unaware that her husband, Li Huai, had already provided her with more leverage to teach Wang Dazhi a lesson.
Li Huai thought he was doing all this to help Zhao Qinglan vent her anger, but secretly he was also jealous that Wang Dazhi was Zhao Qinglan's ex-husband.
After a busy day, Zhao Qinglan was exhausted when she returned to the guesthouse.
Lacking the energy to go out and make a phone call, she shamelessly borrowed the guesthouse's phone from the receptionist.
Knowing that Li Huai had already left work, she could only call Wu Mei's house.
Li Huai had just finished eating with his three children and was washing things when he heard someone call from next door saying that Qinglan was calling. He wiped his hands clean and ran out.
The eldest child and his younger siblings followed closely behind.
"Qinglan, it's me."
"I bought a train ticket for tomorrow and I'm leaving for home tomorrow. I just wanted to let you know."
"That's great!" Li Huai exclaimed excitedly.
Zhao Qinglan laughed. "By the way, if we haven't found a suitable house yet, I'll help my mother and the others look for one in the city when we arrive. We probably can't go home right away."
"Qinglan, I asked around, and there are houses like the ones you mentioned in the city, but I haven't asked for details yet. When you get back, just talk to the landlord directly." Because he didn't know what kind of house she wanted to rent, he didn't dare to make a decision on his own.
"That's great, thank you."
"We're husband and wife, there's no need to thank me." He felt sorry for her when he thought about what she had gone through these past few days, especially today. This silly woman, she hasn't told him what happened to her. If it weren't for Brother Aiguo telling him, how would he know?
"Dad," Erwa urged.
Da Wa and Xiao Duo also seemed a little eager to join in.
Well, Qinglan will be back soon anyway, so I won't hold it against these kids.
“The children wanted to talk to you, so I gave them the microphone.” After saying that, Li Huai handed the microphone to his youngest son.
Erwa finally got the microphone and immediately said, "Mom, why aren't you back yet? I've gotten so thin from hunger."
Zhao Qinglan laughed non-stop. "You silly child, anyone who didn't know better would think your dad was abusing you and not giving you food or water all the time. Alright, I'm taking the train back tomorrow."
"Oh, that's great, that's great!" Erwa immediately looked at her older brother and sister. "Mom said she's taking the train home tomorrow."
Da Wa and Xiao Duo both got excited.
Once Erwa confirmed that Zhao Qinglan was coming back, he had nothing more to say and handed the microphone to Xiaoduo.
After Xiaoduo finished speaking, it was Dawa's turn.
When the usually "cool" Da Wa took the microphone, he coolly said, "We're fine, you don't need to worry. I've combed Xiao Duo's hair."
Zhao Qinglan was startled by Da Wa's words, "He combed Xiao Duo's hair." Just as she was about to ask what was going on, Da Wa had already hung up the phone.
Looking at the microphone in her hand, she had a look of both laughter and tears on her face.
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While Zhao Qinglan was taking the Party Secretary to the commune to handle some business, Zhao Laoda, who had been dawdling, finally returned.
After waiting for a long time, Old Mrs. Zhao was surprised to see only her eldest son appear and immediately asked, "Where are the second and third sons? Did it go well?"
Although the divorce created a rift between Zhao Laoda and his family, and he even harbored some resentment towards his mother, he was still somewhat afraid when it came to actually facing the situation.
"He, they, they've been arrested."
"What did you say?" Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes widened.
Wang, standing nearby, became anxious first. "Brother, what do you mean? How did you get arrested?"
Zhao Lao naturally dared not mention that he had informed them of the incident, only saying that they were unlucky and were caught red-handed by Zhao Qinglan and the armed forces when they were about to take action.
"No, brother, they've been arrested. Why are you back?" Little Zou asked, frowning as she stared intently at Zhao Laoda.
"That's right, how come you're alright? What did they say when they were arrested? When will they be released?" Old Mrs. Zhao asked anxiously.
"The police said our family can't be without a single man, so they let me go home to take care of my mother and released me," Zhao Laoda stammered.
"What about the second and third sons?"
"They said they were going to be sent to a farm for a month of labor reform."
Upon hearing that both of her sons were to be sent to a labor camp, Old Mrs. Zhao fainted from the shock.
Wang and Xiao Zou were also flustered because of their husbands' impending labor reform.
The Zhao family was immediately thrown into chaos.
Amidst the adults' complaints and the children's cries, Zhao Laoda remained silent as his younger siblings beat him.
It was only because he was guilty. If he hadn't tipped off Qinglan, his second and third brothers wouldn't have been arrested, right?
Because Old Lady Zhao collapsed and the Zhao family was in such a mess, no one was thinking of causing trouble for Zhao Qinglan and the others for the time being.
As for the Wang family, Wang Dazhi went out and didn't return until it was dark.
Old Mrs. Wang and her husband naturally became worried.
Coincidentally, when Zhao Lao Er and his group came over today, only Wang Dazhi was from the Wang family, so Old Lady Wang didn't know where her son had gone out to do.
With no other option, she told her grandchildren to stay home and not wander off, while she and her husband went to the factory to inquire whether their son was still working overtime there.
Unfortunately, she returned empty-handed. She then hurriedly went to find several people who usually drank with her son, but none of them said they had seen Wang Dazhi. Now, Old Lady Wang was really panicked.
Her son is the pillar of the family. Not only has he disappeared, but his whereabouts are unknown. How could she not be anxious and scared?
As soon as Li Aiguo got home from get off work, he told his wife and mother about what had happened that day.
Sui Wenjing was furious when she heard this, cursing Wang Dazhi for being inhuman, and at the same time felt that sending only a few people to a labor camp for a month was too lenient.
Li Aiguo gave a wry smile. "We know they're going to do evil, but they haven't actually done it yet. If I didn't know Old Xing from the Public Security Bureau, do you think we could have sent them to a labor camp?"
Sui Wenjing also sighed. "Qinglan is really unlucky."
Terrified by what happened during the day, Zhao Qinglan squeezed into a room with her mother and sister that night, sharing a bed, fearing that something else might happen before she left.
Neither the Zhao nor the Wang families slept well that night, but Zhao Qinglan and her family slept quite well.
Li Huai was so excited about Zhao Qinglan's return that he almost couldn't sleep.
Perhaps thinking that he could succeed once she returned, he had another erotic dream that night…
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