Alright, putting everything else aside, we need to prepare the food first.
Fortunately, most of the simple, everyday food items were out in the open, and she didn't refuse when Cheng Chao came to help.
I made a few dishes today, just enough for two people. Luckily, there was a stew, so I heated up the chicken and mushroom stew in the pot, heated up some dry food, and added the dandelions that Jian Xin dug up. Soon, the table was full.
"Come on, let's eat. You've come at the wrong time. This chicken was made this morning, so it's leftovers. She likes mushrooms, so I added a lot of mushrooms."
Jian Wenxiu held the little girl and chatted warmly with her, listening to her chatter on and on, saying one thing here and another there, and seemed quite interested.
"It's alright, it's alright, why be picky when there's food?"
When her uncle arrived, Jian Xin was still excited and ate right next to him, eagerly waiting for Jian Wenxiu to serve her food. Jian Dan couldn't bear to watch.
But it had been quite a long time since I'd seen her, and I guessed she missed me, so I didn't pay her any attention.
On the contrary, Cheng Chao kept talking.
"Let me tell you, those things of yours have done a great job. Now the entire garrison is as happy as if it were New Year's Day."
"However, we've covered it up tightly, and no outsiders have leaked anything. I've told the regimental commander what you said, and they feel the same way. In this situation, we need to take care of ourselves first before thinking about anything else."
"Recently, things have become increasingly chaotic in the capital. People in many places have gone mad, and they can escalate anything they see into a serious matter. If they take a fancy to someone's valuable possessions, they can fabricate a crime against that person, beat them up, and then take the valuables for themselves."
That committee is becoming increasingly incompetent. Many of the people they organize are just teenagers who don't understand anything but are incredibly audacious. They dare to do anything, and many people have been ruined, their families destroyed, and some even died from anger. Those who were lucky enough to survive didn't get away with it either. They were subjected to constant criticism and humiliation, and in the end, they were sent to hardship-stricken areas.
These people are acting arrogantly, and it's clear that the winds from above aren't very stable. Just watch, it won't be long before quite a few people from this side come over here.
"Sigh, I wonder how long this military garrison will keep things peaceful here."
Jian Wenxiu was soothing the child, but his ears were also distracted by what he was hearing.
"Not only in the capital, but the situation in other places is not good either. Looting and vandalism are everywhere. People shout slogans and take advantage of the chaos. If you get involved in anything, you will be labeled as a capitalist, a landlord, or a feudal dreg. If you have a foreign language in your home, no one will listen to your sophistry."
With schools closed, the teachers are also suffering greatly, many of them being bullied by their own students or reported by their own children. It's practically a complete mess.
What about propriety, righteousness, integrity, and morality?
Jian Wenxiu's eyes flashed with a cold light.
"Some people have no humanity at all; they're worse than animals."
Jian Dan, who knew history, felt a sinking feeling in his heart upon hearing this, and even the last glimmer of hope vanished.
Has this historical trajectory remained completely unchanged?
Did they manage to avoid the chaos at all?
Seeing Jian's increasingly grim expression, and recalling her family's situation when she went to the countryside and her current situation in the capital, Cheng Chao felt a sense of relief. He glanced at Jian Wenxiu, his words mumbled and reluctant.
"It's fortunate that you were wise enough to go to the countryside ahead of time; otherwise, those lunatics might have caused trouble."
Duan Moyan, could she say that she had thought of this long ago and that she went to the countryside specifically to avoid it?
Jian Wenxiu opened his mouth, wanting to say no, after all, the Jian family and the Su family were both red capitalists who had been recognized by the leaders, but he didn't have the confidence.
Recalling the madness he witnessed, a young man, with bloodshot eyes, led a group of people into his ancestral home. Ignoring his elderly grandfather's trembling anger, he smashed and destroyed the property while shouting that he would put righteousness above family ties and overthrow capitalist hedonism.
After smashing up the house, they dragged the grandfather, who had fainted from anger, onto the main road, where a group of hot-blooded children surrounded him, kicking, hitting, and verbally abusing him. In the end, the old man was beaten so badly that his legs were broken. When he crawled home, he saw his wife, whose life was unknown, and he was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
The next day, a group of children came again and found the old couple hanging dead at the gate.
The most tragic thing is that the instigator, the old man's own grandson, even spat at them with disdain, laughing and cursing. In the end, it was only because the neighbors couldn't stand it anymore that they secretly called their children who worked in the government to scare them away.
Although he only saw this one family, Jian Wenxiu knew very well that this was the norm now. In Beijing alone, countless similar incidents occur every day, openly or secretly, in varying degrees of severity.
It's no secret that the Jian and Su families are wealthy for generations, and can be considered a long-established family with a rich history.
When it comes to this, not only the old neighbors and neighbors from back then, but also the former servants of the Jian and Su families, Jian's mother's coworkers, and Jian's father's comrades-in-arms like Chen Hongjun, are all people in the know. I'm afraid most of the people in Beijing know about it.
If they had stayed in Beijing, the donation commendation certificates from the two old men and the martyr's certificate might have protected Jian Dan for a while. However, the real fear is that the family's vast wealth would attract covetous eyes. After all, the Jian and Su families are well-known wealthy households in Beijing. Who would believe that they would donate everything without leaving any backup plan? I'm afraid that someone is already secretly plotting against them.
This kind of thing can't be proven, and the problem is that it spreads from person to person. If it gets spread too much, it becomes a myth, and whatever people say will be true. That's when things get really complicated.
While others are starving, you're still hoarding the best things in your house? Isn't that blatant hedonism, a way of escaping the plight of the poor?
Even if nothing happened, it has become a problem. If someone with ulterior motives were to stir things up again, Jian Dan would probably become the target of public criticism sooner or later.
This is an indisputable fact.
In retrospect, it seems that taking the initiative to go to the countryside was a wise move.
Whether or not they can avoid this chaos, if they really get targeted, Jian Dan's attitude is quite clear. Coupled with his acts of bravery these past few times, and the certificate of merit he received from the garrison last time, it should make the other party wary.
However, he was thinking about another issue.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jian Wenxiu finally spoke.
"Is Jian Liye your biological father?"
What?
What's the problem?
He stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Did the original owner of this body have a secret identity?
She had been quite certain, but after being asked this question, she hesitated.
"Is that right? Didn't the elders mention anything about this kind of thing in the family?"
"What's wrong? What did you find out?" "It's nothing, I can handle it, just tell me!"
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