They rushed back to the Shu family home as quickly as possible.
But in the end, we were still a step too late.
Mr. Shu Aiguo has closed his eyes and left this world.
Looking at the gaunt but peaceful old man on the bed, Lu Huaijiao's eyes filled with tears that rolled down her cheeks. Shu Yuming was also leaning over the bedside, sobbing uncontrollably.
The heart-wrenching cries were so powerful that they brought tears to one's eyes.
Lu Huaijiao couldn't hold back her tears either, which streamed down her face. Holding the documents the old man had left her before his death, she never imagined that this would be their final farewell.
The old man clearly said that she would bring the child to visit him in a few days.
She had originally planned to visit the old man with her three children once he felt better, but who knew that he would pass away not long after she said that…
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They left home at noon and by the time they got back, it was already dinnertime.
He Meizhu's expression was not good when she saw her son and daughter-in-law return. In particular, her beloved daughter-in-law not only looked unwell, but her eyes were even swollen.
Having been through similar experiences, He Meizhu immediately noticed that something was wrong with Lu Huaijiao.
She handed the bowl to Gu Jianhua, asking him to feed his grandson. She then stood up and walked towards Lu Huaijiao and the others.
"What happened to Jiaojiao? What happened after she went out? Was she bullied?"
After saying that, she immediately glared at Gu Changzheng, who was standing to the side, her eyes blaming him for not taking good care of Lu Huaijiao.
Lu Huaijiao said softly, "Mom, I'm fine. It's just that a familiar elder passed away suddenly, and I'm having trouble accepting it."
"What? A familiar elder?"
He Meizhu looked at Lu Huaijiao in disbelief.
Even Gu Jianhua, who was feeding his three grandsons, looked up at Lu Huaijiao and Gu Changzheng.
"Is it the senior you visited today?"
Gu Changzheng nodded slightly.
Gu Jianhua paused for a moment.
He Meizhu was even more emotional, unconsciously tightening her grip on Lu Huaijiao's arm: "What's going on?"
"Grandpa Shu has been sick for a long time, he's too old to do anything about it..."
Lu Huaijiao answered in a low voice.
"Sigh...this person is getting old...sigh..."
Although He Meizhu had never met the old man, she respected him because he was kind to Lu Huaijiao.
Lu Huaijiao was in a bad mood and had a poor appetite because of Shu Aiguo's death.
However, in order not to worry her family, she forced herself to eat some food, talked to He Meizhu and the others for a while, and then went back upstairs.
"young married woman……"
Gu Changzheng followed her into the bedroom and immediately took her hand.
"I'm fine."
Lu Huaijiao grasped his hand in return, telling him not to worry about her, "It was just too sudden, I wasn't prepared for it."
"Okay, that's good. Your husband is with you."
Gu Changzheng held her in his arms and let her lean on his shoulder.
"Shall we take a shower first? Then we can get a good night's sleep?"
"No, bring me the bag that Grandpa Shu gave me first." Lu Huaijiao had been helping out at the Shu family's place all day, and Gu Changzheng had been keeping the bag close to his body the whole time.
Now that I'm home and have some free time after dinner, I have time to watch this.
Gu Changzheng agreed.
He took out the bag that was kept close to his body, opened it, and took out the contents.
There were several sheets of paper filled with writing, and even several photographs.
At this time, it's not easy to get such photos from outside.
The photos are of Lu Zhengde working on the farm. There's nothing particularly special about them, but in each of the five photos, there's a strange man in the frame alongside Lu Zhengde.
They seemed to be talking, but not quite conversing; the distance between them felt strange.
Lu Huaijiao stared at the man appearing in the photo with Lu Zhengde, and frowned in confusion as she asked Gu Changzheng beside her, "Doesn't this person look a bit out of place?"
She handed the photo to Gu Changzheng, who was holding her, and they looked at the photo together.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
His gaze fell on the person in the photo, and he frowned slightly as he looked at the aged face.
"Judging from his appearance alone, this person looks to be in his sixties or seventies."
"Um……"
How could a strange man in his sixties or seventies, living and working on a farm, maintain such a robust physique? Lu Huaijiao felt it was unlikely.
Life on a typical farm or in the countryside is already considered extremely arduous. Therefore, it's rare to find overweight people on farms or in rural areas.
Not to mention farms that also have elements of forced labor reform.
The people inside have all committed crimes, so the farm certainly won't treat them well.
It's truly incredible that someone could grow so much flesh under such conditions.
After looking at the photos for a while, the couple noticed that the unfamiliar man appeared in several of them.
It's not yet clear what kind of subtle relationship exists between him and Lu Zhengde; at least, it's not very clear from the photos.
Lu Huaijiao decided to first see what was written on the letter that Grandpa Shu had left for her.
She put the photo down and picked up the letter next to her.
As she read down the contents, Lu Huaijiao's brows furrowed more and more.
Lu Zhengde was actually released? And the reason for his release was because of his good performance at the farm, including several acts of selflessness in saving others?
Because of his help, several casualties were averted on the farm. Seeing his outstanding performance, the higher-ups concluded that he had realized his mistakes and repented. After a six-month evaluation period, he was allowed to leave the farm.
"What is that?"
Lu Huaijiao couldn't help but curse, "Lu Zhengde is obviously putting on an act, can't they see that?"
Don't tell her that Lu Zhengde will admit his mistakes and correct them; she won't believe it anyway.
She knew better than anyone who Lu Zhengde was.
His selfishness is ingrained in his bones; how could he possibly change so easily? The farm said he sacrificed himself to save others, but Lu Huaijiao felt that either he caused the accident, or someone else did.
In short, the purpose was to deliberately cooperate with Lu Zhengde and give him a good reputation!
Lu Huaijiao continued reading and discovered that the people who investigated Lu Zhengde also had the same idea.
After their investigation, they discovered that the person who was relatively close to Lu Zhengde at the farm was the one in the photo.
He had only been at the farm for six months when Lu Zhengde helped him once, and the two became acquainted...
At the end of the letter, Shu Aiguo wrote down his judgment.
There's something fishy about Lu Zhengde leaving the farm.
And, he might very well seek revenge on Lu Huaijiao, so Shu Aiguo warned Lu Huaijiao to be extremely careful…
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