Zhang Lan looked at their expressions and asked, "What's going on? Are the eldest and second sisters-in-law disappointed?"
Mrs. Hu said eloquently, "No, Third Sister-in-law, why am I disappointed? I just think that since you are pregnant now and living alone at your parents' house, Zhicheng can take care of you."
"No, my mother will take care of me."
"That means one more person means more strength."
"I'm not a child. Even if I'm pregnant, I can take care of myself. Besides, the house at my parents' house is not big. There's only a single bed in it, so it can't accommodate two people."
"But." Mrs. Hu wanted to argue again, but was interrupted by her mother: "Don't say buts, just let the third child go live with her parents. Zhicheng still lives at home, so he can go there more often."
If the daughter-in-law and son both went to live with their in-laws, others would probably laugh at her son for marrying into the family.
"Mom, I don't have to pay my share of the food expenses home from now on."
"Okay." Hu's mother agreed.
After Zhang Lan finished speaking, she went back to the house to pack her things.
Mrs. Hu still didn't give up: "Zhicheng hasn't finished get off work yet. You have to wait until Zhicheng comes back to discuss this matter with him."
If Hu Zhicheng wanted to stick with his wife, he would have to go there.
However, when Hu Zhicheng came back from get off work, Zhang Lan told him about the situation. He respected Zhang Lan's decision and expressed his apologies to her.
"Wife, it's all my fault. I'm incompetent and couldn't provide you with a stable living environment. You had to live with your parents even though you were pregnant."
Zhang Lan didn't blame him and told him: "If the first and second wives try to use the children to get money or things from you again, don't indulge them."
Hu Zhicheng knew about the conspiracy and intrigue of the first and second wives, so naturally he would not tolerate them anymore.
"I won't do that anymore. I'm nice to them, but they turn around and try to harm me. I won't let them take advantage of me anymore."
"That's good."
Xu Nuannuan took advantage of the middle of the night and went to her parents' house again.
Because of the previous two times, Xu Zhenqing and Fang Suyun were no longer so surprised and panicked when they saw Xu Nuannuan coming.
In fact, they know that they don’t have much time left here and they want to spend more time with their daughter.
Xu Nuannuan took out the insulated box of dumplings and two pairs of chopsticks and handed them to her parents, "Dad, Mom, there are dumplings, come and eat them."
"dumpling!"
Dumplings symbolize reunion. The couple will soon be separated from their daughter, and they don’t know if they will be able to eat dumplings together again in the future.
Fang Suyun picked up one and handed it to Xu Nuannuan through the window.
"Nuannuan, let's eat together as a family."
"Okay." Xu Nuannuan took a bite of the dumpling and said, "Dad, Mom, you guys should eat quickly too."
The family of three quickly finished their dumplings. Xu Zhenqing told Xu Nuannuan, "Nuannuan, we've been staying here all day. They told us we'll be leaving in three days. As for where we're going, they said it's at the junction of three provinces. That place should belong to Liaoning Province, bordering Inner Mongolia and Hebei Province. It's called Qingpingwan Brigade, Wagouzhai Commune."
"Wagouzhai Commune, Qingpingwan Brigade."
Xu Nuannuan knew this name in her previous life, and she also knew that the county located between three provinces was Anfeng County, Ling City.
"Nuannuan, you must take good care of yourself." Fang Suyun reminded.
"Mom, I will."
After Xu Nuannuan left, she had not walked far on her way home when she turned the corner and saw a figure walking towards her. She immediately entered the space.
When the figure passed by her, she found out it was Zhao Shulin.
Looking again, the direction Zhao Shulin was going was exactly where his parents were.
Why is Zhao Shulin going there?
Maybe it has something to do with her parents.
Her space could make her invisible, but she couldn't move. She waited until Zhao Shulin walked farther away before leaving the space and following Zhao Shulin.
Zhao Shulin looked around as he walked, and only after making sure that there was no one else around and no one was following him did he boldly go to the house where Xu Zhenqing and Fang Suhuan were.
He walked to the window and lowered his voice to the window: "Sister, brother-in-law, are you asleep? I have something important to talk to you about."
Because Xu Nuannuan had just left, Xu Zhenqing and Fang Suyun were still awake, and they recognized the voice as Zhao Shulin's.
"What's that guy doing here?" Xu Zhenqing whispered to Fang Suyun, "He's a snob. I don't think he came to see us out of kindness."
"Let's go take a look first."
The two of them got up from the pile of straw on the ground and came to the window.
"Why are you here?" Fang Suyun asked.
"Oh no! Something terrible has happened, sister, brother-in-law." Zhao Shulin pretended to wipe the sweat from his forehead: "Nuannuan, is something wrong with Nuannuan?"
"What happened?"
Even though Xu Nuannuan had just left here, Fang Suyun was still a little nervous when she heard it.
Xu Zhenqing was calmer than her. It wasn't that he didn't care about his daughter, but he suspected that this was a conspiracy.
He was afraid Fang Suyun would lose her temper and say that Xu Nuannuan had just left, so he gently tugged at the corner of her clothes and said, "Don't be impatient. Let Shulin finish what he said." Then, he turned to look at Zhao Shulin and said, "Go on, what happened to Nuannuan?"
Zhao Shulin was completely unaware of the couple's wariness of him and continued, "Nuannuan, she was kidnapped by a group of thugs. I don't know where they took her. But before they left, they said they would release her if I paid them some money and left her at a designated location."
"When did this happen?" Xu Zhenqing continued to ask.
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