Early in the morning, Zhao Qinglan cooked millet porridge, bought some steamed buns from outside, and also some pickled vegetables from the time-honored Liubiju brand.
Zhang Yu took a day off yesterday, had breakfast at their house, and then rushed off to work.
Zhao Qinglan and the others weren't in a hurry to eat. They had been eating very well these past two days, and having some porridge with pickles was quite refreshing.
After finishing their meal, the family got dressed and set off for the cemetery.
When they arrived in the capital, Li Huai had no cars available, so they took the bus.
Li Huai carried Xiao Duo, Zhao Qinglan carried Erwa, and Dawa followed closely behind them.
Perhaps because they didn't make it to work, the bus wasn't as crowded as usual.
Midway through the journey, they even managed to get a seat. Zhao Qinglan let Xiaoduo and Erwa squeeze in to sit down, while Dawa stood in front of the seat, and she and her husband blocked the way.
The car was swaying and rocking, and Xiaoduo clearly looked a little uncomfortable.
Zhao Qinglan asked worriedly, "Xiaoduo, what's wrong?"
"Mom, I want to vomit."
I never expected my daughter to get carsick. She's never gotten carsick before when she rode in jeeps or military trucks.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qinglan quickly opened the car window next to her daughter, and a gust of cool wind blew in.
Xiaoduo calmed down a bit after smelling the fresh air.
"Hang in there a little longer, we'll be there soon. If you feel unwell, just close your eyes and go to sleep."
Xiao Duo nodded.
After living with them for so long, Xiao Duo had long been regarded as his own daughter by Li Huai.
Seeing his child like this, he felt heartbroken and annoyed that he hadn't tried to get a car.
We finally arrived at the platform near the cemetery.
As soon as she got out of the car, Zhao Qinglan quickly borrowed some water for her daughter to drink.
There are people secretly selling paper ingots and incense near the cemetery.
Zhao Qinglan had to ask the host family for directions before she could find the place.
When they got there, they found that they were even selling fresh flowers, but they were very expensive.
Li Huai thought that his mother also loved flowers, so he bought some.
Led by Li Huai, the family stood in front of Liu Rumei's tombstone.
“Mom, I’ve brought Qinglan and the children to see you. This is Da Wa, Er Wa, your grandson, and this is Xiao Duo, your granddaughter. We’re doing very well, so you can rest assured.”
At this point, Li Huai paused, his throat tightening slightly.
Zhao Qinglan put her hand on his shoulder.
Taking a deep breath, Li Huai continued, "Mom, tell me not to hold a grudge against them and to live my own life well."
"But Yu Huimin bullied me and even plotted against the person I care about most. I can't tolerate that at all."
“I fought back, but she has brought this upon herself because of her many evil deeds. She has now been arrested.”
I listened to my husband rambling on and on to his mother.
Seeing that the children were getting tired of standing for a while, Zhao Qinglan told them to put their things down and go play on the side, but not to run around.
She, on the other hand, stayed by Li Huai's side the whole time.
Perhaps because he hadn't seen his mother in a long time, Li Huai talked for a long time.
What's there to do in a cemetery? Da Wa and the others had been told by Zhao Qinglan not to cause any damage, so they could only study the tombstones one by one.
At home, Zhao Qinglan had already taught them to read.
The three children then had a contest to recognize the characters on each of the tombstones.
They cheered with joy every time they recognized a word.
The once somber cemetery seemed to have gained some warmth because of the children's joy.
When Li Huai finally finished speaking and went to call the children back, Zhao Qinglan stared at the black and white photo on the tombstone and spoke.
"Mom, don't worry, I will take good care of them, and I will never let them suffer the same misfortune as in their previous life."
Having captured Yu Huimin and paid respects to their mother, the family was finally able to relax completely after completing these two important tasks.
On the way back, Li Huai asked his family where they wanted to go for fun.
Yesterday, Zhao Qinglan and the others had already visited the square and the Forbidden City, so the children wanted to go to the zoo.
Zhao Qinglan laughed as soon as she heard that.
She overlooked the fact that the children are still young and wouldn't be interested in historical sites; they would prefer to go to places like zoos and amusement parks.
As parents, they naturally wouldn't refuse this small wish.
The family boarded a bus and headed straight for the zoo.
There was no direct bus, so I had to transfer twice along the way.
Fortunately, Xiaoduo managed to get off the bus and reverse, which allowed her to reach her destination.
Once at the zoo, the children became lively.
Zoos at that time were far smaller in scale than those in later generations, and the variety of animals was also limited.
However, this is only Zhao Qinglan's opinion as someone who has been through it all. In the eyes of the children, this place is already very big and very good.
They watched the monkeys, the giraffes, and the pandas, leaving behind laughter and joy wherever they went.
Their family was happy, but the Li family was shrouded in gloom.
After Li Wei discovered that his father had fainted, he shouted loudly, attracting Li Zhenhua's bodyguard, who immediately drove the man to the hospital.
Fortunately, they brought him there in time, and Li Zhenhua was not seriously injured, but because his blood pressure spiked, he still had to be hospitalized for a few days.
It was only at this point that Li Wei learned that something had happened to his mother.
With his father hospitalized and his mother arrested, Li Wei felt like his world had collapsed.
Despite being an adult, he's not as capable as some junior or senior high school students when it comes to real trouble.
If it weren't for the guards running around taking care of things, who knows how chaotic it would have become.
Even so, no matter what you ask him, he will just look miserable and say he doesn't know.
Even the guards were speechless at his cowardly behavior.
Li Zhenhua suddenly fainted and was hospitalized, and it was a military hospital. Naturally, those in the military region who needed to know about it found out immediately.
Commander Liao remembered that he had only met Li Zhenhua once before, and that Li Zhenhua had been admitted to the hospital. Despite his busy schedule, he still rushed to the hospital to visit him.
Seeing Li Wei's utter incompetence, and then thinking of Li Huai, Commander Liao lamented that Li Zhenhua didn't know how to cherish his blessings.
Commander Liao could only comfort Li Zhenhua, telling him to focus on recovering first and that they could discuss other matters later.
Even though others implicated her, Yu Huimin, who was arrested, stubbornly refused to admit it.
Not only was she arrogant and refused to admit her guilt, she also kept demanding that her husband, Li Zhenhua, come to see her.
If Li Zhenhua hadn't been hospitalized, he might have really come to see her, but now, of course, that's impossible.
Li Wei, on the other hand, had no intention of visiting his mother at all, and didn't even ask her a few questions.
Yu Huimin, unaware of the situation, began to panic as her husband had not appeared since she had been inside for so long.
Does this mean her husband is simply not going to care about her anymore?
The more she thought about it, the more she hated him.
She's been married to him for so many years; she must have put in a lot of hard work, if not great achievements.
They say a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, so has she been living in vain all these years?
She even began to suspect that her husband was eyeing other, younger women.
It can only be said that she assumes others think the same way she usually does.
Once a person's heart turns black, everything they see will appear black.
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