P.S.: Just a spoiler, Guoguo's storyline is useful later on!
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In the sweltering heat, Song Anmin felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
The last time I came into close contact with a murder case was Yu Fang's case.
"By the way, you haven't sent Guoguo to the orphanage yet, have you?"
Song Anmin shook his head: "No, what's wrong?"
"Zheng Guangyan committed murder, and even if he is not executed, he will be sentenced to life imprisonment. His wife is an accomplice and will also be sentenced. Zheng Guangyan also has an older sister, Guoguo, who is Zheng Guangyan's last bloodline. It is estimated that it will not be long before Zheng Guangyan's sister and brother-in-law come to the capital to take the child away."
Song Anmin opened and closed his mouth.
"You're taking it with you..."
The police officer joked, "What, you're still reluctant to part with it?"
Song Anmin: "I really can't bear to part with it! I was all ready to become... never mind, I won't say anymore. You should have said so earlier, then I wouldn't have hesitated for so long."
"The case was sent back from Zheng Guangyan's hometown. Doesn't that take time? Alright, don't worry about it too much. You've done a few good deeds, and our station will give you a banner in return."
Song Anmin: "..."
Song Anmin rubbed the goosebumps on his hands and sighed, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back."
"Go."
Song Anmin returned to Heping Lane listlessly.
When they arrived home, Song Jianmin was cooking in the kitchen. "Third Brother, what happened?"
Song Anmin directly brought up the matter between Xiao Zhu and Zheng Guangyan.
Song Jianmin was so shocked he almost threw the spatula away. "No way??? Holy crap, Xiao Zhu is just gone like that?"
Song Anmin belatedly recalled the look in Xiao Zhu's eyes when she left that morning.
Could it be that Xiao Zhu had long suspected Zheng Guangyan might have a family?
Song Jianmin then asked, "What about Guoguo?"
Song Anmin: "Sister Zheng Guangyan and her husband will come to pick us up."
Song Jianmin: "...Are you willing to do that?"
Song Anmin scoffed, "What's there to be reluctant about? It's not like I can't have children."
"What are you saying, Third Brother? I wasn't mocking you. I also can't bear to part with Guoguo."
Song Anmin remained silent.
Song Jianmin added, "Besides, they are her own aunt and uncle, there's a family relationship between them, even if you wanted to take it, you couldn't win."
Song Anmin: "What the hell are you grabbing? Hurry up and cook the dishes, I'm starving."
After the two brothers finished dinner, Song Anmin went to the Song family to tell them about the matter, and the Song family members all remained silent.
Xu Guiying's expression darkened slightly, and she spoke first: "How old is Zheng Guangyan's eldest sister?"
"How would I know? They said the couple would come to pick up Guoguo together." Song Anmin touched his nose. "Mom, you think something's not right?"
Xu Guiying frowned deeply. "If Zheng Guangyan can do something like this, his family must either spoil him or be unable to control him. Under these circumstances, they still have to personally make a trip to the capital to pick up their child..."
Song Anmin: "Let's talk about it when the others arrive."
Song Anmin still sounded a bit annoyed; this incident made him seem like a joke.
After Song Anmin left, the Song family members discussed the matter again.
Not long after he got home, Xu Songyuan also returned.
Song Anmin told Xu Songyuan about this.
Xu Songyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Wait until the Zheng family arrives before we talk about it."
Song Anmin nodded, sighed, and went back to his room.
Days passed by, and by mid-August, Song Rongrong and Song Yingying rarely went out anymore. Song Yingying spent half her time at the Qin family home and half at the Song family home. Occasionally, when the two sisters were craving something, they would go to the night market and then come back with Xu Songyuan or Chen Zhou. Occasionally, they would run into the third or fifth brother.
Song Rongrong is afraid of the sun and doesn't want to go out. She spends her time at home with her grandparents or with Qian Yu'an. Song Yangmin returned to the army in early August and only comes back once a week on weekends.
Now that things are mostly settled at home and Song Yangmin has fully recovered, Grandpa and Grandma Song want to go back to their hometown.
Song Xinfu stopped his parents, "No, Mom and Dad, it's so much more lively here. Why would you go back?"
Grandpa Song glared at him: "My land has been abandoned for so long, if I don't go back soon the grass will grow taller than a person!"
Grandma Song also said, "Wang Ergou has always been the one feeding the chickens at home, so we have to go back and check on them."
Xu Guiying said, "There's no rush. We'll talk about it after Rongrong and Yingying go abroad. It'll only be about half a month anyway."
It's only been a little over ten days.
Grandpa Song: "Okay, we'll go back to live there in September."
Meanwhile, at Phoenix Pavilion.
Song Rongrong had nothing to do at home today, so she spent half the day playing with Song Xiaoxiao. When they got bored, the two sisters went for a stroll outside and then went to help out at Phoenix Pavilion. Song Yingying arrived halfway there, and the three sisters worked in the kitchen peeling potatoes.
After working for more than two hours, Xu Songyuan told the three of them to go out and have some fun, and not to tire themselves out. He also mentioned that there was a newly opened bookstore nearby and suggested that the two of them go and have a look.
They stayed there until after 7 p.m. When the three of them were on their way back, they passed by Phoenix Pavilion and saw the third and fifth brothers helping out inside.
"Rongrong and Yingying are all smiles. Come and try the new dishes your uncle made."
The third brother was carrying Guoguo on his back; he had come especially today to try Xu Songyuan's new dishes.
It's called a new dish, but it's actually just that Xu Songyuan added a secret sauce to it, making it taste very different from the usual one.
Song Xiaoxiao took a bite, and her eyes lit up.
"As expected of my uncle!"
"This skill is good enough for state banquets!"
Xu Songyuan laughed and scolded, "You guys are so good at talking."
The siblings didn't stay long and soon went back together.
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