Liu Caihong refused to leave the Gu family, insisting that Jiang Jinxiu had hidden her elder brother, Liu Jianjun.
She didn't believe a single word Jiang Jinxiu said.
In the end, Zhang Xiaolan, feeling apologetic, went to find the village chief.
The village chief then led Liu Caihong to the He family's house.
Watching Liu Caihong's departing figure, Jiang Jinxiu smiled disdainfully.
The fact that Liu Caihong was able to find this place means that something must have happened to her family.
Otherwise, based on her understanding of the Liu family, she would never have sent both children to the countryside.
Moreover, it was clear that Liu Caihong was unaware that Liu Jianjun was married.
Whether Liu Jianjun told his family or not, we don't know.
When Liu Caihong arrived at the He family home, He Mei did not welcome her.
"Your brother isn't here; he's probably vanished somewhere. Go find him yourself."
He Mei left those words behind and went back to her room, locking the door behind her.
Because the village chief was there, she couldn't kick him out, but she chose to ignore him.
Liu Caihong was furious at her attitude. Usually, she was the one who annoyed others. When did it become someone else's turn to give her attitude? And she was just a country bumpkin.
Fortunately, there were reasonable people in their family who knew how to treat her well.
He Qiang, with unexpected enthusiasm.
Mother He was even more so.
There was an unspoken understanding in the eyes of the mother and son as they looked at each other.
"This is my sister-in-law! Come, come, have a seat inside." He welcomed Liu Caihong inside with a smile.
Seeing that Liu Caihong was being entertained, the village chief left immediately.
None of this family members are easy to deal with.
Whether it's the He family or the two Liu siblings.
He really didn't want to get involved; he would rather not get involved than deal with it.
Anyway, they're all relatives.
Liu Caihong surveyed the He family with an arrogant expression; compared to their own family, the He family was far too poor.
The yellow mud-brick house, the dilapidated tables and chairs—none of it appealed to her.
Why would she marry a country bumpkin if her brother Jiang Jinxiu wouldn't marry her?
She really couldn't understand it. Although that woman was somewhat attractive, she was still far inferior to the girls in their Beijing.
She's just a village girl.
They can't compare to the people from Beijing no matter what.
Oh, and what about Song Wan'er? Where did she go?
There was no one at the educated youth settlement.
She asked, but no one told her.
She really wants someone to tell her where her brother went and what happened to him after he went to the countryside.
Jiang Jinxiu seems like a completely different person.
He's mother asked her to sit down, and He Qiang attentively poured her a glass of sugar water. She didn't want to sit on that chair with the missing corner at all.
"Do you have any other stools? Are all your things this old and worn out?" she said with a look of disgust.
A shadow crossed He Qiang's eyes, but his mother smiled apologetically and said, "Yes, yes."
As she spoke, she went and got her another stool, but it was just a small wooden stool.
It's short, only a dozen centimeters tall.
Liu Caihong still looked disgusted, but fortunately, although this stool was a bit low, it wasn't as unstable as the previous one, the kind that looked like it might fall over at any moment.
She was really tired after coming from Beijing.
Despite looking disgusted, he reluctantly sat down in the end.
She didn't stand on ceremony when He Qiang handed her the sweet soup; she drank it all in one gulp.
“My dear sister-in-law, what brings you here? Are you alone? Where are your parents?” Mother He asked.
When asked about her parents, Liu Caihong felt a little guilty: "My parents are busy in Beijing and don't have time. They asked me to come and find my brother to go back. Where is my older brother? Where did he go?"
Actually, her parents had already been taken away by the police, but she didn't know the specific reason.
In Beijing, ever since her parents were taken away, everyone has distanced themselves from her; some have cursed her, and some have even thrown stones at her.
She went to see the uncles and elders who had been close to her parents, but none of them were willing to see her.
The Jiang family is the same.
She really couldn't stay in Beijing any longer.
She wanted to ask her parents what was wrong.
But she couldn't see anyone.
I only heard that her parents were involved in embezzlement.
Those people ransacked their house.
She couldn't go to school anymore, so she had no choice but to go to the countryside to find her older brother.
Fortunately, she had secretly seen a place where her mother hid money.
She took all the money.
She thought a thousand yuan should be enough for her to live on for a long time.
At worst, her brother Liu Jianjun can support her again.
However, she can't find her older brother now.
"Where did my brother go? Can you take me to find my brother?" She suppressed all her emotions and suddenly became very obedient.
It was as if the person who had just walked in, with an arrogant, disdainful, and disgusted expression, wasn't her at all.
Even Yang's mother had to admire her quick change of expression.
“My dear sister-in-law, you’ve just arrived and must be very tired from such a long journey. Please rest for a while. Your brother will be back later.”
Liu Caihong was about to say that she wasn't tired and that she was going to find her brother, but before she could even finish speaking, she slumped onto the table, overcome with sleepiness.
He's mother tried to push her a few times and called her several times, but there was no response.
"Qiangzi, are you sure you want her? Or should I go and find another girl for you? We can marry her openly and honestly. This girl from the Liu family doesn't seem like someone you can get along with."
“Mother, why waste that money? It’s just a coincidence that someone offered themselves up. Why not take it? If others ask, just say she did it voluntarily. If she doesn’t behave, we can just tie her up in the house and not let her go out to see anyone.”
"But what if someone finds out? And what about Liu Jianjun...?"
"Mom, don't mention that grandson. He's probably hiding somewhere now. Didn't he want a divorce before? Let him convince his sister to be my wife, then let him get a divorce. At worst, I'll find her a better one. It's not a good situation for the two of them to keep going like this."
"So you said you wanted five hundred yuan before?"
"Wasn't that to avenge my sister? It would be best if he could compensate me with five hundred yuan; I could use that to get married. But I don't need to now, isn't the wife already here?"
As he spoke, he looked at Liu Caihong, who was slumped over the table, with a malicious smile.
As a mother, how could she not understand what her son was thinking?
Looking at Liu Caihong, who was slumped over the table, He's mother noticed that she was indeed quite fair-skinned. Although she looked a bit disheveled, her demeanor was definitely different from that of people from the countryside.
And the package she was clutching tightly beside her—a calculating glint flashed in He's mother's eyes.
"Qiangzi, do you think she might have brought money with her?"
Upon hearing this, He Qiang's eyes lit up, and he began to take action; "We'll know once we check."
Seeing He Qiang's actions, He's mother also stepped forward and took off Liu Caihong's shoes.
They actually found five ten-yuan bills in the sole of the shoe.
He's mother held up the shoes and handed them to He Qiang, exclaiming in surprise, "Qiangzi, look!"
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