Yun Qiao: "You have a point. Human nature is complicated. It's best not to gamble."
Bai Qiu gave a bitter laugh. "In the final analysis, it's all because of poverty. I always want to hold on to the few things I have left. Ten or so years ago, my family had a lot of real estate and shops, so who would care about who owned these few rooms? If Ye Lin wants them, I'll give them to her."
Yun Qiao comforted her, saying, "Don't be too pessimistic. Think about it. The exiled factions can be rehabilitated, and the confiscated property may be returned by the state in the future."
"Return? I hope so." Bai Qiu curled his lips bitterly, without any hope in his heart.
Yun Qiao pursed her lips, leaned close to Bai Qiu's ear, and whispered, "Aunt, there's something I haven't told you and my uncle. Grandma actually left something else behind."
"What is it?" Bai Qiu asked.
Yun Qiao replied, "It's some gold jewelry, and the deeds to my ancestors' houses and lands."
"Your grandma actually kept these things?!" Bai Qiu was surprised. "A few days ago, when the government came back and forth to search our house, those red armbands pried up all the floor tiles."
"Grandma hides her things in secret."
Thinking of his grandmother Liu Zhujun who had passed away so long ago, Yun Qiao's eyes showed a trace of sadness: "It's a pity that grandma left so quickly, without leaving a single word. If she hadn't packed up her things and cleaned up the whole family before coming to the Great Northern Wilderness, I wouldn't have found out."
I don’t know who got the advantage in my previous life.
Yun Qiao said, "I wanted to give these things to you when I first came to the Great Northern Wilderness. After all, I'm not a biological child of the Ye family, and I have no blood relationship with Grandma, so these things should rightfully belong to their rightful owners. But at that time, you were still in the Sanhe Camp, and I was afraid that the gold and silver jewelry would attract attention and bring you trouble, so I didn't give them out."
Bai Qiu nodded in agreement and said, "You were right not to take it out. The thing is safer in your hands than in ours."
"But now that you've moved into the cannery's family compound, your life there is much more comfortable than in the Sanhe Camp. I'll send it back to you later. You can keep it for yourself."
"No, no, you keep it." Bai Qiu quickly stopped him, explaining, "Life at the cannery is comfortable, but we're gangsters after all, so we can't afford to be careless. If we accidentally attract someone's attention and get dragged out for a fight, we'll be finished. We won't be able to keep the stuff."
"Aren't you afraid that I will embezzle it?" Yun Qiao joked.
"I raised you, I trust you." Bai Qiu looked at Yun Qiao with eyes filled with tenderness. "Besides, your grandmother made a will in advance. It's still unknown whether those things will belong to you or us."
Yun Qiao: "Grandma wouldn't have named me in her will, right? She knew from a young age that I wasn't her biological child."
"Silly child, people are all made of flesh and blood. Having raised a child for over a decade, even if they aren't your own, they're still better than your own. And in those later years, when we were sent down to the countryside, you were the only one to stay with her. You were filial to her, so how could she not love you? Your grandmother is the most fair and just. No one can be without you."
Yun Qiao felt warm in his heart.
She had never thought of taking these things for herself. She had thought about it long before going to the countryside. She was just keeping them temporarily for her uncle. When her uncle was rehabilitated and returned to the city in the future, she would return the things to their owners.
She never thought that her grandmother would leave her something in a will.
You have to know that when ordinary families divide up inheritance, most families don't even give a share to their biological daughters. They will only leave all the property to sons who can carry on the family line, let alone adopted daughters who are not related by blood.
Yun Qiao sniffed and continued, "But I didn't find grandma's will at home."
"Your grandmother's will is probably with your third uncle," Bai Qiu explained. "The Liu family is a wealthy capitalist, and most of the clan has been affected. They dare not contact them openly, fearing further repercussions. Only your third uncle works at a security unit in the northwest. He's not very influential, so outside influence won't affect him. Your grandmother most likely gave the will to him for safekeeping."
Otherwise, with so many assets and gold and silver jewelry involved in the will, most people would not dare to get involved.
Bai Qiu said, "The situation is unstable right now. The items in the will are very sensitive and cannot be taken out. Let's put them aside for now and wait a while. You should keep the things you have. It's too unsafe to leave them in our hands."
"Tsu, leave it with me for now." Yun Qiao nodded. "We'll make plans when the situation stabilizes."
Bai Qiu said "hmm".
When we left the cannery's housing estate, it was not yet three o'clock.
He Tingjun was reluctant to send Yunqiao back so early, and Yunqiao also wanted to spend more time with him. The two hit it off and immediately decided to go to Qingshan Reservoir, which was not far from the park, to play for a while.
Qingshan Reservoir is at the northern end of the park. After crossing the small hill behind the site, you will reach the open lake.
The reservoir is very large, and the lake surface is like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky. When the wind blows, the rippling lake water sparkles in the sunlight.
He Tingjun drove the jeep to the lakeside, turned off the engine, got out of the car and walked along the lakeside with Yun Qiao.
The sun in June was already scorching hot, but there were tall trees planted by the lake, and the whole way along the way was shaded. When the lake breeze blew, there was a slight coolness.
Yun Qiao raised her hand to smooth down her wind-torn hair, tucked it behind her ears, and looked up at He Tingjun, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with her. "Brother He, have you been here before?"
“I’ve been here a few times, but I just drove by.”
"Why don't you get off the bus and walk around? I think the scenery here is quite beautiful."
"The reservoir hadn't been built yet at that time, and the banks were bare. There was nothing to see except water," He Tingjun said with a smile. "Plus, there wasn't much time to enjoy the scenery."
Yun Qiao said "Oh" and looked forward, and found someone swimming.
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