He didn't want to hear anything; he just wanted to see his child return safe and sound.
Seeing that things had already developed to this point, Xie Zhiyan didn't say much, but simply patted his shoulder gently to comfort him.
"Everyone, go to the places where you usually see Stone and help search. If anyone has any news, please report to Stone's house. Also, the child has been missing for several days, so everyone should carry some food with them. The child might be starving."
Xie Zhiyan's consideration was thorough. The group quickly dispersed and searched every corner nearby. Yueyue's eyes darted around, and she looked at Yangyang. The two siblings had the same idea.
Yueyue gently shook Shuying's arm, "Mom, I think I know where Brother Stone is. He took us to a secret base before, and he said it was very quiet there."
Upon hearing this, the group finally had a target in mind. Wang's wife had some food with her. "Comrade Shuying, let's go together and take a look. If anything happens, we can all help out."
The surrounding women readily agreed, and Xie Zhiyan and Shu Ying, led by their two children, went out the door.
Zhao Lijuan stood at her own door, fanning herself with a fan, and looked at Li Chunyan in the neighboring yard.
"You know, this widow is really pitiful. She raised a child and it turned into an enemy. If you ask me, other people's children are never as good as your own. I fed and pampered her, and she raised a thankless wretch who caused such a big commotion. This child is really troublesome, and he's so cunning."
Li Chunyan folded the dried quilts together and was about to bring them inside. As she watched the departing figures, she secretly felt relieved.
"Fortunately, I had always told my children not to play with him. He seems withdrawn and doesn't like to socialize, so he must have some kind of problem. This child is like a blank sheet of paper; he will learn the habits of the people he associates with. Luckily, my child hasn't been led astray by him. If he were to run away from home every few days, I couldn't stand it."
Zhao Lijuan found a stool and sat down, still feeling angry when she thought about how Shitou had protected Yangyang and Yueyue in the sandpit on the playground.
"I could tell last time when this little brat defended those two bastards that this child was definitely not someone who could be raised properly, and that he would only side with outsiders. That widow has probably learned her lesson this time, and she will treat this child like an ancestor in the future. If something happens again, with so many people in the yard, they could drown her with their spit."
Potato and Sanniu stood awkwardly to the side, looking somewhat guilty for some reason.
Potato kept fidgeting with his fingers, his small eyes no longer showing their usual shrewdness, and his expression was a little off. Li Chunyan gave Zhao Lijuan a wink, and she finally came to her senses.
"San Niu, what did you and your brother do?"
San Niu waved her hands repeatedly, "It wasn't us, I don't know anything, we didn't cut off his pants."
Zhao Lijuan…
She put down her fan, picked up the peppercorn stick beside her, and her face darkened. "You little brat, you're always leading your brother to do bad things. Is the loss of the stone related to you? If you don't tell the truth, I'll beat you to death today."
Potato burst into tears, clinging tightly to Zhao Lijuan's legs, his sobs muffled and incoherent.
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