Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Diandian is very happy: "Dad, I am here for you...
Anyone who knew about the revenge against the old woman of the Qi family could see that Gu Changzong had the ability to command animals and make people have nightmares.
Hongguo heard that Qi Suihe's mother-in-law kept having nightmares, and when she woke up she would yell about the bad things she had done in the past. The level of disgust was so great that the neighbors began to dislike her family. Her mother-in-law was so angry and frightened that she fell ill and could not get up.
Hongguo guessed that Changzong predicted that he would be asked about his abilities later, so he showed off a little bit of his abilities so that he could talk later.
The old woman from the Qi family really deserved retribution. Hongguo felt that this was not enough. Evil people like this should be punished in equal measure. It would not be too much.
When she was thinking this, there was a sudden loud thunder. She was startled and looked up at the sky. The sun was shining brightly. This kind of thunder in the plain was really scary. Could it be an unusual phenomenon in the sky?
Hongguo was feeling uneasy. The people and things around her were all strange, so when she encountered such abnormal thunder, she tended to think of it as something strange.
After waiting for a while, Diandian became impatient: "Mom, aren't we going to the new kindergarten? We'll be late if we don't leave now."
Hongguo saw that it was a sunny day outside. Although drought thunder was rare, it did exist. Passers-by outside acted as if nothing had happened, and Diandian wanted to go out. If there was any danger, the little guy would hide faster than anyone else. It should be okay to go out today.
"Okay, Mom, take the money. Dad and Uncle Zheng are at the mine today, so we have to take the bus by ourselves."
"Then hurry up, mom. I'll go get the bus card."
The little guy moved a bench, took out the bus card from the iron box at the door, hung it around his neck, and urged Hongguo to go out.
Hongguo was carrying a backpack with five thousand yuan in it. The environment of the mine kindergarten where Diandian was going to go was not as good as the one in the government kindergarten. Hongguo wanted to do something, and it happened that Diandian was going to transfer there, so she had a legitimate reason to donate some money for the repairs of the kindergarten.
Teacher He was indeed here. Diandian was so happy to see the teacher she was familiar with and liked. She picked a small wild flower from the cracks in the stone and gave it to Teacher He: "Teacher He, I'm so happy to see you. This is for you."
Teacher Xiao He was also happy. Originally, she couldn't come and wanted to be replaced, but she argued for her rights and finally won the opportunity to continue to be Xiaobutian's kindergarten teacher.
"Thank you." Teacher He felt very happy. It was the first time she received flowers. Although they were wild flowers given by children, she was still very happy.
Hongguo donated 5,000 yuan to the orchard. The director was of course happy. Several places needed repairs and were counting on funding. I wonder when it would be this orchard's turn.
The director promised that a renovation plan would be put forward as soon as possible, and every cent would be used for the changed use: "The 5,000 yuan you donated is really timely."
Hong Guo suggested that she wanted to take a look around: "I want to see where Diandian will go to school, is that ok?"
Since people donated money, they must take a look and make a comparison to see if the money was spent on the right places. The headmaster hurriedly said yes. Since she knew Xiao He, she enthusiastically arranged: "Then let Xiao He take you to have a look."
This kindergarten is not very big, but the front and back areas are very empty. Hongguo suggested buying some play facilities for children, and tell her if the money is not enough.
I walked to the kindergarten kitchen and saw a barbed wire fence at the back, separating the two rooms.
Hongguo was just curious when she saw a little child flash by. The child flashed by so quickly that she couldn't see his face clearly. That's why she wasn't scared in broad daylight.
She was worried about safety issues: "Teacher Xiao He, why are there seven or eight-year-old children in the kindergarten?"
Xiao He was afraid that Jiang Hongguo would not want Diandian to come to this kindergarten, and then she would really have no way to transfer her.
On the first day she arrived, like Jiang Hongguo, she had no idea what was going on behind the wire fence. After finding out, she couldn't help but admire the director. There was also a class in that fence, with only five children, ranging in age from seven or eight to teenagers, but the children in it had special circumstances.
Xiao He explained, "All the children there were abandoned. One became stupid due to trauma, one became stupid due to a fever when he was a child, one was abused by his uncle and aunt, and he is dazed and has closed his heart. Another was born autistic. Only one child has normal intelligence, but he is also very pitiful. He has bad eyesight since he was a child. His parents didn't want him after they had their second child. The head teacher was kind-hearted and adopted them when she saw them. Almost all of her salary was used to support those children."
The director adopted the child and planned to take responsibility for him until the end. Hongguo admired him very much. If she were in this situation, she might rescue him, but she couldn't do such a thing as taking care of him for his entire life. That made Hongguo admire him even more.
Now that she has a certain financial condition, Hongguo also wants to do something: "Then I will donate 100 yuan every month to provide food and daily expenses for the children."
If the average cost per person is 20 yuan per month, that would be enough to support an ordinary family.
Xiao He admired Jiang Hongguo from the bottom of her heart. In fact, she also wanted to help these children. She had already set aside ten yuan from her salary every month, which was a drop in the bucket. But with the one hundred yuan promised by Jiang Hongguo, it would definitely be enough.
Teacher Xiao He was so touched that he didn't know how to express it. He squatted down and praised Diandian: "Diandian, your mother is really kind and beautiful."
A little proud: "Of course, otherwise how could my father and I be so kind?"
Hongguo smiled but said nothing, unable to explain.
Xiao He found it strange, she just thought it was just the incoherent words spoken by a child and didn't take it to heart.
Hong Guo was satisfied with it in every aspect. Most importantly, Diandian liked it, too. She said goodbye to Diandian and said, "Diandian, if there is anything you can't solve, ask Teacher Xiao He to help you call your family and ask Uncle Zheng to pick you up in the evening."
The little one couldn't wait to make new friends: "Don't worry, mom. See you tonight."
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Hongguo stood outside the kindergarten for a while just like last time. This kindergarten was smaller, and the children inside spoke loudly, which could be heard outside the wall. Hongguo heard the little one talking about his experience of going out with the adults at home with a cheerful tone. She felt relieved and turned to go to the bus stop to catch the bus.
Hongguo was thinking about something and didn't pay attention. When she walked to an empty seat, she saw that it was Xu Zhixiao's mother who was sitting there. Xu Zhixiao was lying in her arms. There was a wet towel on the child's forehead for cooling down. He was sleeping with his eyes closed, and it seemed that he had symptoms of a cold.
Thinking of the unpleasantness that had happened before, Hongguo hesitated whether to stand further away or go in and sit down.
Xu Zhixiao's mother seemed to be more relaxed. She pulled her legs inwards to make way for Hong Guo: "What a coincidence. Come in and sit down."
Hong Guo nodded and carefully made way for the empty seat inside. The sun was shining brightly outside. What was that thunder about this morning? Was it to remind her that she would meet someone she had a grudge against today?
Xu Zhixiao's mother was also thinking in her heart, was the thunder in the morning a warning to her that what her husband said was right, giving her a chance to test whether she really understood her husband's advice.
That's underestimating her. After going through so many things and seeing the fickleness of human nature, if she acts stupidly again, she will never be able to live a good life.
Zhixiao's mother took the initiative to speak: "Diandian's mother, I'm so sorry about what happened before. Zhixiao's father was implicated and demoted because of the detention of a relative in our family. Our family has learned enough lessons."
She kissed the sleeping child with a gentle expression: "When Zhixiao recovers from his cold, we will transfer to another school and kindergarten."
Hongguo was surprised to see her calm tone and no hatred in her eyes, so she asked directly, "Your husband was demoted, and Zhixiao was ostracized in the kindergarten. Don't you hate me for these things?"
Zhixiao's mother sighed deeply, "She hated you and complained and scolded you at home, but Zhixiao's father said that we have to look at the essence of the problem. It was our family that got carried away first. The younger brothers on both sides got into trouble and didn't restrain themselves. They bullied more powerful people and had to admit their mistakes. He was demoted because his family members had poor morals and got into trouble. Even if he didn't get hurt this time, he will fall into other things in the future, maybe even more serious. Now he's just demoted and his job is saved. The important thing is that the family is together. If he doesn't learn his lesson this time, he won't be so lucky next time."
Hong Guo agreed with this statement. Seeing that the other person was sincere, she also said sincerely: "Your husband is very wise. People like him will rise up when they get the chance. Don't worry too much."
Xu Zhixiao's mother laughed when she heard this.
Hong Guo asked: "Do you think I'm complimenting you blindly?"
Zhixiao's mother hurriedly shook her head, "No, you said the same thing as my husband. He also said that you are very wise, and that it is rare for a person as capable as you to be so low-key. He also said that you are gentlemen and did not take advantage of others' misfortunes, otherwise he would not have simply demoted you."
It is said that sugar-coated bullets are hard to resist. Hong Guo was flattered by the praise: "No way, our family is very ordinary, you misunderstood."
After chatting for a while, Zhixiao's mother considered and decided to say: "By the way, Qi Suihe, the elder sister of the Qi Garden, came to my house under the guidance of some expert and wanted to drag me to deal with your family. I didn't agree. Seeing her unconvinced look, you should be more careful."
Regardless of whether it was useful or not, she had given the reminder, and Hong Guo was grateful: "Thanks for the reminder, but she hasn't caused me any trouble for now. If she did, I wouldn't let it go."
Xu Zhixiao's mother felt scared when she heard Jiang Hongguo's confident words. Fortunately, she did not continue to be confused and was not used as a gun by the Qi family.
Neither of them spoke anymore. Hong Guo lowered her head and saw Xu Zhixiao, whose face was red from fever. Alas, when a child is sick, adults feel even more sad. Xu Zhixiao's mother carried him back and forth to the hospital alone. It seemed that the relatives from her mother's and husband's sides had a falling out with the couple because of the detention.
Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly there was a "bang" and something hit the windshield.
Hongguo heard the sound of glass breaking and the screams of passengers who were frightened by the sudden braking. She did not even bother to look up, but kept her eyes fixed on the child, instinctively protecting the child with her body and arms.
Xu Zhixiao, who was in a coma, started crying and opened his eyes and shouted, "Mom, Mom."
Hongguo felt softened by the scolding. She rubbed her sore arm and did not regret choosing to sit next to Zhixiao's mother.
Xu Zhixiao's mother was so scared that she checked the child in her arms. Fortunately, Jiang Hongguo blocked the child and he was not hurt at all.
She thanked him quickly: "Thank you, how is your arm? I'll go to the hospital with you."
Hong Guo rubbed it and it didn't hurt much anymore. She said, "I take good care of my body. If there's anything wrong, you don't have to remind me. I'll go see a doctor by myself. I'm fine, really."
Now the two of them have time to see what happened?
Xu Zhixiao's mother was annoyed and asked, "How could you brake so suddenly? Did you receive any training before taking up the job?"
He is an experienced driver, and he has already gotten out of the car to check and the person is not in the car.
The passenger sitting closer to the front explained, "A crow hit the windshield. It was shaking violently just now. It seems like the ground has cracked. Let's go down and take a look."
The shaking was indeed quite big just now. We didn't dare to stay in the car, so Jiang Hongguo went down with everyone else. Sure enough, there was a crack of about half a meter in front of the front of the car, one or two meters away. If we didn't brake in time and fell headfirst, it would not be a simple matter of braking suddenly.
Everyone was very scared. Some said it was a blessing that the driver braked suddenly.
The driver had been driving for many years and had never seen such a situation. He was lucky that no one was injured in the car.
The car's front left tire burst and it could not be driven. Some people took a detour to take other cars, while others were scared and chose to walk. The driver called for rescue to fix the car. Xu Zhixiao's mother held her child and wanted to go to the next stop to take a bus. She asked Jiang Hongguo if she wanted to go.
Jiang Hongguo shook her head: "I haven't settled down yet, so I'll walk slowly."
Xu Zhixiao's mother wanted to go home early, so she said hurriedly, "I'll take the bus then. You heard the thunder this morning. It's unexpected that I encountered such a thing. If Zhixiao hadn't caught a cold, I wouldn't have gone out. You should go back soon too."
Hongguo wanted to go back to the kindergarten to pick up Diandian. After thinking about it, she decided not to. Diandian was happy when she went out, so nothing would happen today.
She didn't dare take the bus. It was only two stops away from home, so she decided to walk back slowly.
After walking only a few meters, I saw a crow bounced back into the bushes, its head tucked into its black wings, motionless.
Hongguo's heart was pounding. They were so lucky just now. Were they saved by this bird? Changzong could control animals, but it shouldn't be him. If he was nearby, he would come to pick her up.
But if it was an accident, it was too much of a coincidence. She ran to the roadside, bought a newspaper, and heard someone say, "I felt that the thunder this morning was not normal. Look, it should have hit here. The half-meter-wide crack is terrifying."
Hongguo was as scared as everyone else, especially since she had many secrets in her heart. She wanted to take the dead bird back to Changzong to see whether it was an ordinary bird or an abnormal one.
When she wrapped the dead bird in newspaper, it was still warm and not stiff. Touching it through the newspaper made her feel creepy. Hongguo trotted back home.
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Hongguo returned home and put the dead bird in the utility room. She then fetched water and soap to wash her hands. She still felt scared after washing once, so she washed her hands twice. She felt that she was being too pretentious. After all, the bird helped everyone avoid disaster and should not be despised. But she couldn't do it in her heart. It was a dead bird. She had held it in her arms all the way, which had already used up a lot of her courage. She couldn't accept it if she didn't wash her hands.
He thought about it for a while and then laughed at himself. Who cares if he has so many random thoughts? He decided not to think about it anymore and wait for Changzong to come back and show it to him.
Hongguo waited for Xiaobudian to come back first, and Lao Zheng went to pick up Diandian from school first. He said to Hongguo, "Changzong said he would buy you a roast duck and will be back soon."
After hearing this, Hongguo felt that land mines and birds that could save people didn't matter anymore, because their family was not normal anyway.
She took off the small schoolbag that the little one was carrying. It felt much lighter. It seemed that all the gifts she brought on the first day had been distributed.
"Diandian, how was your day in the new kindergarten? Are you happy?"
The little one's eyes were bright and he smiled very happily: "Mom, I am much happier in this kindergarten than in the government kindergarten."
Hong Guo thought about what happened on the bus and told him, "Oh, by the way, I met Xu Zhixiao and his mother on the bus on my way home. Xu Zhixiao was sick, and his mother said that she would transfer him to another kindergarten after he recovered. But don't worry, it will definitely not be the one you attend."
The little one had forgotten his previous unhappiness and nodded like a little adult: "That's good. Actually, I'm not very happy in the kindergarten of the government agency. Everyone always likes to compare whose parents have better jobs. Otherwise, we wouldn't quarrel. I hope Xu Zhixiao will be as happy as me in the new kindergarten."
Hong Guo praised him: "Dian Dian, sometimes you do better than Daddy, what reward do you want?"
The little one whispered: "Mom, don't let Dad hear it, we can just keep it to ourselves. I want to eat fried rice cakes, fried until crispy and crispy, and dipped in sugar, so delicious."
If you like red fruits like this, they are all in the freezer of the refrigerator. After hearing what Diandian said about the red fruits, I also wanted to eat them.
"Okay, then mom will go fry rice cakes. By the way, don't go to the utility room. There is a dead crow in there."
"Mom, why did you bring it back?"
Hong Guo knew that if she didn't explain, he would keep asking questions, so she briefly told him what happened on the road: "The crow helped us avoid disaster. I brought it back for your father to see."
The little one also wanted to see it, so he ran to the utility room.
Hongguo sighed. The more he was told not to look, the more he wanted to look. He would probably even touch it. This child really had no fear.
Just after the golden and crispy rice cakes were fried and the noise of the hot oil stopped, Hongguo heard a fluttering sound coming from the utility room. She could still recognize the sound of bird wings. Could it be that the dead bird had come back to life?
Hongguo was frightened by her own thoughts and ran over quickly. The door of the utility room was closed, and what she could hear more clearly outside was the fluttering sound of birds flying around.
"Dian Dian, what are you doing in there?"
Diandian seemed to be in trouble: "Mom, come and help me."
Hongguo didn't care anymore and ran to find the spare key. He rushed into the house and was so frightened that he couldn't move. Diandian was holding his fish tail, which could be bigger or smaller, to prevent it from swallowing the crow that had just come back to life.
The black crow was frightened and flew up and down in the house to avoid it. As soon as the door opened, it flew out, brushing past Hongguo's ear.
Hongguo was annoyed and wondered why he flew away. She should at least show it to Gu Changzong.
When she wrapped it in newspaper, it was clearly motionless, and it was still warm and soft when she brought it home. Was it pretending to be dead? Or was it that the fish revived the dead bird? Hong Guo turned around and chased after him, bumping into Gu Changzong who had just returned home.
When Gu Changzong entered the house, he heard some noise in the second courtyard and quickened his pace, almost bumping into the panicked Hong Guo. He quickly pulled back, hugged her, and smiled freely: "Guo Guo, what are you chasing?"
Hong Guo saw the crow, circling behind Gu Changzong, and pointed behind him: "What the hell, this bird hit the bus I was riding today. It was motionless when I picked it up, but suddenly it came alive. Is there something strange?"
Gu Changzong glanced back and nodded: "The golden dragon brought Diandian alive. The golden dragon might want to eat him alive, or it might just be for fun."
Old Zheng caught the black bird as fast as lightning. He looked at it in his hand and was very surprised. He said, "It hit the window at that time to save the people in the car. Was it because Hongguo was in the car?"
Gu Changzong thought that it would not happen: "It should have nothing to do with Hongguo. If she was in direct danger, Diandian would cry and not let her leave in the kindergarten."
Hongguo thought so too. She was not the center of the earth, and it was impossible for everything to revolve around her.
So, there is always someone better than you, and she actually hopes that there is another thing or person on the bus who is more important than her.
Diandian had already coaxed his big fish into submission with some rice cake dipped in sugar. He licked the sugar off his fingers and nodded affirmatively, "Yes, I don't think my mother is in danger, not now and not in the future."
"Let's eat first." Gu Changzong said, "The roast duck should be eaten while it's hot. Click. I'll leave this crow to you to take care of."
The tiny fish has a big belly that can hold anything. As long as it is something the tiny fish cares about, the big fish will not really eat it.
Gu Changzong gave the duck legs to Hongguo and Diandian. Diandian was very happy: "Dad, I am as important as mom in your heart. I am so happy."
Gu Changzong took the duck leg back and said, "If that's what you said, I can't give you this duck leg. Your mother is more important than you."
The little one snatched the duck leg back, took a quick bite, and said, "I know, Dad, I'm not as jealous as you. I like sweet food."
Hong Guo's smiling face became brighter and brighter, and she immediately asked, "Will you report the matter of the crow to Director Wei later?"
Gu Changzong nodded: "Okay, this matter is a bit unusual, it's worth talking about."
After dinner, Hongguo was just about to make a phone call when Director Wei called. They both had something to say, so Director Wei asked Hongguo to speak first.
Hongguo mentioned the crow hitting the windshield of the bus, but she didn't say anything about the crow being alive.
Director Wei became more serious and said, "In the past month, several similar incidents have occurred in many places across the country. We only learned about the connection a few days ago. After analysis, we found that it was not normal. We are going to set up an unnatural incident investigation department in Yunjiang City and want Chang Zong to be the person in charge."
The phone was on speakerphone. Gu Changzong didn't want to do anything that required him to go out on the field, so he subconsciously refused: "You never treated me as one of your own before, why do you suddenly want me to take charge?"
Director Wei was angry that he didn't know what was good for him. "Look at you. You are not as steady as Hongguo. You don't consider the overall situation as Hongguo. Would I let you suffer a loss? This department has just been established. Whoever goes there first will gain a firm foothold. I have fought hard to get you the opportunity to be the leader. If you don't come now, someone else will take the lead in the future. If you come, you can only be a small soldier. Don't always act on impulse. Let Hongguo talk about it. Is it the truth I said?"
In the past, Hong Guo might have hesitated, but today, after experiencing the crow’s rescue firsthand, she would of course seize this opportunity.
Hong Guo agreed: "Director Wei is right. I support it."
She also advised Gu Changzong to think positively: "If you become the leader, I will be treated differently when I go out in the future. It's really good."
Gu Changzong had said that Hongguo should listen to everything. She strongly agreed with anything that would be beneficial. After thinking about it, she felt that apart from having to go out for a short separation, there would be no other disadvantages.
"Okay, then I'll listen to Hongguo." Gu Changzong agreed.
Director Wei made the final decision and said happily, "It's settled then. You will report to Yunjiang City in the next two days and take charge of the preparatory work."
Now that we have decided to go, we start a serious discussion.
Old Zheng muttered, "The world here has been peaceful for hundreds of years. Occasionally, something unusual would happen, but it would be treated as a curiosity and faded away with time. In recent years, there have been frequent strange things. Although they are all minor, they are concentrated in a few years. It is obviously abnormal. You'd better check it out."
Hongguo was shocked when he heard this. These were just small things. He couldn't imagine what kind of things could be considered "big things" in their eyes.
The little one couldn't sit still any longer, and kept twisting and turning: "Mom, I want to take a bath, I need lots of water, bubbles."
Hong Guo asked Gu Changzong and Lao Zheng to discuss: "Then I will go and release the water for Dian Dian."
"No, Mom, I'll run the water myself." Dian Dian blinked, "Mom, I already know how to run hot and cold water. Don't come in and disturb me while I'm bathing."
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