Before they left, Zhao Qinghuai told Lin Ying that Li Baocai and his wife had left with their child. Lin Ying knew that Zhao Qinghuai must have helped them; otherwise, given that you need a letter of introduction to go anywhere these days, how could they have left?
Lin Ying didn't ask where they were going, but going somewhere where no one knew them would at least ensure the child wouldn't grow up amidst public scorn. Like she said, the person who did wrong has already been punished; the child is innocent. They had to give the child a way out.
The night before they left, Zhao Qinghuai and Lin Ying went to the village chief's house.
Seeing Zhao Qinghuai and his wife arrive, the village chief, who had been feeling guilty about the child's situation, felt ashamed to face Zhao Qinghuai.
However, to his surprise, Zhao Qinghuai not only did not blame him, but was grateful instead.
The two men brought over the sponge cake, and Zhao Qinghuai immediately expressed his gratitude.
As for his elder brother's matter, the two villages fighting over the water source has happened more than once or twice. Who can say who is right and who is wrong? The village chief is also a villager and doesn't have any greater power. Isn't all this fighting for the sake of the crops?
To be honest, Zhao Qinghuai's ability to see things so fairly stems from his affection for his elder brother, but it's not enough to make him lose his temper.
If something really happened to Lin Ying, let alone death, even if she was bullied, Zhao Qinghuai wouldn't handle the matter so calmly.
Forget about kinship and blood ties. Zhao Qinghuai had always considered them family since he was a child, but when he became an outsider, that feeling was long gone.
He only stepped forward to repay a debt of gratitude.
"Uncle did nothing wrong about the child. If it weren't for you, the child would be gone. If the child were gone, we wouldn't have found out that the child was switched. Although Shuanzi knew that it wasn't his sister, who would care about a three-year-old child?"
Moreover, my brother's child also suffered mistreatment at that house. If my wife hadn't passed by last time, the child would have suffocated to death.
Although my uncle didn't save my brother's child, if he hadn't done what he did, my brother's child wouldn't have survived until we found him. I know right from wrong; it was because my uncle did a good deed that things turned out well.
I've been so busy with so many things since I got here, it's my fault for only finding time to come now, please don't mind.
Upon hearing Zhao Qinghuai's words, the village chief burst into tears.
For the past few days, he'd been tormented by guilt. He'd led a group to steal water, and they'd all died. He'd meant well, wanting to save Zhao Da's child, but ended up saving his enemy's daughter. And now he was being forced to use the money Zhao Da had risked his life for to save his enemy's daughter.
He felt like there was a stone stuck in his chest, and his chest ached every time he ate for the past few days.
He felt he had let down the Zhao family, and even more so, Zhao Da.
Now, Zhao Qinghuai is telling him that he did the right thing. He did it to save Zhao Da's daughter, and he really couldn't help but cry his heart out, a grown man in his forties or fifties.
The village chief's wife was also wiping away tears nearby.
Lin Ying took out a calming pill and gave it to the village chief: "You've been holding your breath for the past few days, and it's not good for your health if it goes on for too long. If you trust me, take this pill. You'll feel better after a good night's sleep and a trip to the toilet tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the village chief, while crying, took the pills and ate them: "The whole village has heard that Zhao Daming can get out of bed. You're a miracle doctor, if I don't believe you, who else should I believe?"
Zhao Qinghuai left the army's contact information and explained that he wanted to take the two children away. The village chief immediately issued a certificate.
Zhao Qinghuai took the certificate and the two bid farewell to the village chief and left.
Even after walking a long way, the two could still hear the village chief crying.
Zhao Qinghuai has indeed been busy these past few days. He goes out every day after treating Zhao Daming. He only managed to find some free time today. Otherwise, he wouldn't have only just now gone to the village chief's house.
After leaving the village chief's house, the two went to Old Zhao's house.
Zhao Qinghuai went to speak, while Lin Ying stood aside without saying a word.
When the two went inside, Lin Ying discovered that Shuanzi wasn't sleeping there; he was actually alone at his own house.
Zhao Qinghuai went in and got straight to the point: "We're leaving tomorrow. There are a few things I need to tell you before we go."
Guo Qiaoling had a half-smile on her face, but she was a little unhappy that Lin Ying hadn't stayed. However, she was too afraid to show it.
"Fourth Brother, didn't you just get back? Why are you leaving already?"
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