Zhong Yan was released on the third day after Mr. Zhong arrived.
According to Xu Meijun and Chen Jiali, Zhong Yan has changed a lot recently. Apart from still not getting along with Lu Xiaolan and liking to flirt with Zhao Mingzhe, there is nothing wrong with her in other aspects.
Ye Weiwei thought to herself, "I was almost treated as an enemy agent. If I still don't know how to restrain myself, then I'll have wasted my rebirth."
Mr. Zhong and Li Chengze left Daqingshan Village in less than a week.
After his uncle Zhang Changnian passed away, Huo Xiao was busy for a whole month before he finished his work.
Because the information provided by Zhong Yan was so shocking, a lot of effort and time were spent on investigation and evidence collection, but some clues were finally found.
In the past month, there has also been good news. What excited Ye Weiwei the most was that her father's case had been investigated and confirmed to be a frame-up. The authorities had issued a document, and her parents and her three older brothers would soon be able to return home.
"Chu Zhao contributed a lot to this matter, and he also used his connections in the capital to help us, otherwise it wouldn't have been so quick."
Seeing Ye Weiwei's eyes redden with emotion, Huo Xiao pulled her into his arms and gently comforted her: "Now you can rest assured, Mom and Dad, as well as your eldest and third brothers, are all alright. They won't have to suffer on the farm this winter."
"Yes. That's great! That's really great!"
She hadn't expected that things would be done so smoothly and quickly.
What Ye Weiwei didn't know was that Chu Zhao had already arranged for people to rush to the Northwest as soon as the document was issued, striving to notify them as quickly as possible so that Ye Weiwei's family could escape their suffering.
After all, the Northwest is too remote. Sometimes it takes ten days or half a month to receive a telegram. It's more convenient for someone to go there in person. They can also help pack and escort them back to Beijing.
When Liu Guilan heard that Ye Weiwei's parents were alright, she was very happy for the family. Seeing Ye Weiwei so happy and cheerful, she seemed to be deep in thought.
Before going to work in the afternoon, Liu Guilan suggested that Grandpa Qin come here for dinner that evening, saying that it was something they had agreed on before but hadn't had time.
Huo Xiao paused for a second, then nodded with a normal expression.
Grandpa Qin took Liu Guilan's invitation very seriously, and deliberately took a short break from work to tidy himself up before coming.
However, during the meal, Old Master Qin noticed that Liu Guilan looked unwell and kept a straight face. Even when she smiled, her smile was stiff and unnatural, which made him very uneasy.
I don't know what Liu Guilan is up to.
Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao didn't say anything when they saw this, and the meal was eaten in silence. Even Xiao Xingxing noticed that the atmosphere was not right and just buried her head in her rice.
After dinner, Huo Xiao and Ye Weiwei cleared the table and washed the dishes. Grandpa Qin played with the three children. Liu Guilan watched from the side and, seeing him playing with Xiao Yunshu, suddenly said, "Looking at Xiao Yunshu's eyebrows and eyes, do you feel a sense of familiarity?"
Grandpa Qin paused for a moment, looked at Xiao Yunshu carefully, and said with a smile, "This child looks more like her father."
Liu Guilan snorted coldly, her expression suddenly turning cold, and her voice becoming sharper: "Qin Zhenyuan, do you still remember Liu Qingxue!"
Snap!
The rattle drum in Old Master Qin's hand fell to the ground. He turned sharply to look at Liu Guilan, his voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement, "You...you know Qingxue? She...she..."
Liu Guilan's eyes were like two knives. "She's dead!"
She's dead!
The three words struck Old Master Qin's heart like a heavy hammer. His vision blurred, and he almost fell over. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and managed to steady himself by holding onto the table.
Seeing his expression, Liu Guilan snorted coldly again, "What are you pretending to be so affectionate for now? Where were you when she was a pregnant woman wandering the streets alone? Where were you when she waited for you in vain and almost suffered a miscarriage? Where were you when she had a difficult childbirth and was bleeding heavily, waiting for you with her last breath? Qin Zhenyuan, you swore back then that you would treat her well and protect her for the rest of your life. Is this how you treat her well and protect her?"
Old Master Qin's lips trembled: "I...I...I'm sorry to her."
"Sorry? What good is sorry? Does she even care about your apology? Can your apology bring her back to life? Can it?" Old Master Qin's eyes were red, and he couldn't speak under Liu Guilan's questioning. His face grew paler and paler.
Fearing something might happen to him, Ye Weiwei quickly stepped forward to support him and channeled a wisp of wood-elemental energy into him.
Liu Guilan wasn't a particularly sharp-tongued person, but she had kept this secret in her heart for over twenty years, and today she finally had to speak it out.
Her young lady was originally such a vibrant person, but after marrying Qin Zhenyuan, she seemed to have become a completely different person, like a flower that had lost its moisture.
In the end, she could only watch helplessly as the flower withered and as a perfectly healthy person turned into a lonely grave.
And all of this is the fault of the man in front of us!
If he hadn't insisted on taking the young lady away back then, perhaps none of this would have happened!
Although the young lady did not blame him even on her deathbed, she did resent him; she resented him on behalf of her young lady and on behalf of her third son!
Thinking of her third son, Liu Guilan wiped away her tears and gestured for him to come over.
Huo Xiao stepped forward and stood in front of Liu Guilan, "Mom..."
That one word, "Mom," broke Liu Guilan's defenses again, and tears streamed down her face.
She reached out and touched the third brother's face, then straightened his collar and patted his shoulder. "Third brother, I... last time in the county town, in that house, you saw the words on that persimmon tree, right? I'm not..."
Huo Xiao interrupted Liu Guilan, "You are my mother. You raised me for over twenty years, protecting and cherishing me since I was little. How could you not be my mother? Have you forgotten that even my older brothers envied me when I was little, saying that I was your closest relative, and the whole Daqingshan Village knew that you loved me the most..."
Liu Guilan choked up, then looked at Old Master Qin, "Our young lady said before she died that she didn't resent you, nor did she hate you. She only hoped that Huo Xiao could grow up to be a good person. What I said just now was because I felt sorry for my young lady! Huo Xiao was raised by my side since he was a child, and he had no idea about his background before. I originally wanted to take this secret to my grave, but that day, when I heard that you had been kidnapped, I... I think if my young lady were still alive, she would have done the same. After all, she has always been such an upright and kind person. You, surnamed Qin, have already let my young lady down. Don't let the child down too. If you still have any guilt towards my young lady, then treat this child well and make up for what you owe him. You have already wronged my young lady; don't wrong the child too."
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