Now that the time has come and Yun Duoduo's health has recovered well, Yan Junting has agreed to hold a full moon celebration.
Wu Chunlan and Yan Gusheng's idea was to hold the banquet at their own home, setting up a few tables in their own courtyard, which would also entertain the neighbors.
In Wu Chunlan's words, she has given away a lot of favors since she came here, and now she can seize the opportunity to get some back.
After all, if the event were held at a hotel, people would definitely have to give more gifts, and there's a concern that the neighbors might be unhappy.
If they charge less, they might not even have enough money for food.
Yan Junting and Yun Duoduo's idea was that they could invite the neighbors, but they wouldn't accept any gifts or favors. It wasn't much money anyway, so there was no need to worry about it.
Actually, they just wanted to have a full-moon celebration for fun. There have been too many things going on at home lately, so it's good to have a celebration to bring good luck.
The family was discussing something when they suddenly heard a voice outside, "How dare these two show their faces here? Her son almost killed someone's young child. They're shameless."
“Exactly. The people on our street have always been peaceful and there has never been anything messy or chaotic. But their son did something like this. When he gets out, will he be able to walk around freely? What if he kidnaps the child?”
"That's true, it's too unsafe. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch."
Upon hearing these voices, Yun Duoduo and Yan Junting immediately went outside.
There, Wang Weicheng's parents, Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang, were seen carrying some things across from their grocery store, being pointed at and talked about by others.
Since the news of Wang Weicheng spread, people in the neighborhood started spreading rumors. Some said that Wang Weicheng was a child trafficker who specialized in kidnapping and selling children, while others said that Wang Weicheng was a big thief who had stolen a lot of things. Anyway, there were all sorts of rumors, and everyone looked down on Aunt Liu and her husband.
The two of them rarely went out, and the neighbors talked about them so much that they couldn't hold their heads up high.
In reality, Yun Duoduo's family had been trying to clarify things for Aunt Liu and the others, but no one believed them.
Seeing the two, Yun Duoduo and Yan Junting immediately went over. Yun Duoduo called out, "Aunt Liu, Uncle Wang, are you here to see us?"
As soon as the neighbors saw Duoduo and her husband come out, they all left.
As soon as Aunt Liu saw Duoduo, she nodded immediately.
Duoduo immediately reached out and grabbed Aunt Liu, pointing to her own yard, "Let's go inside and talk."
"Let's not go in, I'm worried about the neighbors..." Aunt Liu was worried about causing a bad influence on Yun Duoduo's family.
"It's alright, let's go inside and talk." Yun Duoduo and Yan Junting actually pulled Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang into their shop.
Wu Chunlan went inside to pour some tea and then went to work at the convenience store next door, leaving them to talk to Yun Duoduo and her husband alone.
In fact, everyone in Yun Duoduo's family knows very well that this matter has nothing to do with Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang. In fact, it is thanks to them that the child was able to return safely. No one in their family blames Aunt Liu and her husband.
Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang were still quite embarrassed when they came in. They hesitated for a while before Aunt Liu finally spoke up, "Duoduo, Commander Yan, we were too ashamed to come see you before, but I couldn't feel at ease if we didn't come."
"Also, this is a small token of our appreciation, and we hope you will accept it." As he spoke, Uncle Wang placed several bags of malted milk powder and some fruit on Yun Duoduo's table.
Yun Duoduo shook her head helplessly, "Aunt Liu, Uncle Wang, what are you doing? You are elders, how can elders come to visit juniors? I would certainly welcome you to come and sit down, but we can't accept these things."
Aunt Liu pushed the cart, insisting that Yun Duoduo take it.
Yun Duoduo was worried that Aunt Liu would overthink things, so she reluctantly accepted, thinking that she would bring Aunt Liu some local specialties when she got back.
She also has cured meat and fish made by Song Qinglian at home.
After accepting the gifts, Yun Duoduo warmly invited Aunt Liu, "Also, in a few days, we'll be having a one-month celebration for our children. We've invited all the neighbors, so please come along too. Just sit with our family."
"Duoduo, thank you. You're a good person, and your whole family are good people, I know." Aunt Liu was very grateful to Duoduo. Even at this time, Duoduo was still willing to invite them to the full moon celebration.
They were obviously embarrassed to come, but they were genuinely touched by the gesture.
After a while, Aunt Liu whispered to Duoduo, "Duoduo, actually, we also have something to discuss with you this time."
Without the slightest hesitation, Yun Duoduo immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay, you tell us, and we'll do our best to help as long as it's within our power."
Aunt Liu nodded, sighed, and pointed to her house. "It's like this, we're planning to move and want to sell the house. Do you need it? If so, I can sell it to you at a lower price."
Upon hearing this, Duoduo and Yan Junting exchanged a glance, not expecting it to be about this.
Yun Duoduo thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Aunt Liu, as far as I know, this is the only house your family owns, right? If you sell the house, where will you live?"
Aunt Liu gave a wry smile. "We do have a house. The elderly used to have a house they built themselves in the countryside. Now that they're gone, we can tidy it up and make it habitable."
At this point, Aunt Liu shook her head and let out another long, helpless sigh. "You know, our neighbors talk about us like this every day. We really can't live here anymore. I also asked Weicheng, and after he said that he wanted to start over somewhere else, he suggested that I sell the house."
"That's it," Uncle Wang nodded. "It's always good to have some money saved up. When Weicheng comes out, he'll have to start all over again, and he'll need money for everything."
“We were initially too embarrassed to ask, because after all these things happened to my house, the neighbors all disliked it, thinking it was unlucky, so…”
At this point, Uncle Wang didn't know to continue, so he shook his head.
Then, Aunt Liu sincerely said to Yun Duoduo, "Duoduo, if you think so too, it's okay, we'll sell them slowly..."
Before Aunt Liu could finish speaking, Yun Duoduo waved her hand at them, "Aunt Liu, I think you don't need to sell the house because of the gossip of the neighbors. This is a place you have lived in for many years. You can't just leave like that. You really can't bear to part with it."
"The neighbors won't gossip for long; they'll forget about it soon, and things will go back to the way they were before."
Yan Junting nodded and advised the two, "Weicheng made a mistake this time, but it's best to admit your mistake and correct it. We all know that in the end, we owe a lot to Weicheng."
Aunt Liu knew very well what her son had done, but it was all in the past, and she was too embarrassed to bring it up again. So she made an excuse, "It's not just that. We have many relatives back in our hometown. Since our son doesn't want to live here anymore, it's better for us to live with our relatives so we can take care of each other."
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