Unlike the last time she came, Song Mengmeng did not have Hu Da wait for her in the car this time. Instead, she went with her into the still noisy Lin family old house.
After all, it was a maid who died tragically, not an unnatural death, so the police will definitely be called in to investigate and collect evidence.
Second Madam Liu Huilan was frightened and was resting in her room upstairs with her two sisters-in-law and daughter. Because there were too many people and it was too noisy in the hall outside, the old lady chose to meet Song Mengmeng and the others in the small flower hall on the first floor.
In just a few days, the old lady of the Lin family had lost her previous composure and elegance, and looked old and disheveled, even worse than many ordinary old ladies outside.
Upon seeing Song Mengmeng enter, the old lady's eyes visibly brightened with anticipation. After Song Mengmeng sat down and a maid brought in tea, she slowly spoke: "I heard from Yue'er that if I reveal the truth of what happened back then, you might be able to find a way to help our Lin family overcome this calamity?"
After thinking for a moment, Song Mengmeng gave a very conservative answer: "If we want to solve the problem, we definitely need to know the truth!"
However, I am not entirely confident that I can resolve the current crisis.
However, if you don't tell the truth, nothing will be resolved!
"Well, this is a long story." The old lady looked at Song Mengmeng for a while, and seeing that she showed no sign of backing down, she guessed that there was no point in her continuing to make trouble. She just sighed softly and began to talk about the past.
The Gu family and the Lin family are old friends.
The two families had always maintained a close relationship. Later, Grandpa Lin and Grandma Gu were born one after the other, so naturally, the elders had the idea of arranging a marriage between the children.
The two children grew up together in the same compound, and even if they were temporarily separated for some reason, it was only for a few years. The two families never lost contact.
Just as the two children were growing up and the two families were preparing to set a date for their marriage, something went wrong with Grandpa Lin.
While he was stationed in Yunnan Province, he met a local girl by chance.
"Back then, Lao Lin was young and impetuous, and he had a bad temper. The reason he went to Yunnan Province was actually because he had a falling out with his parents!"
"Your family wanted you to marry Grandpa Lin, but Grandpa Lin disagreed, so you left to escape their coercion, right?!" Song Mengmeng tilted her head and slowly interrupted the old lady's story. She chuckled softly, with a hint of mischief, which made the old lady, who was still engrossed in the story, lose her composure.
But Song Mengmeng didn't give the old lady a chance to avoid it. She continued to smile and keep hitting the old lady's sore spot: "We've already come to this point, so what is what is, there's no need to hide it anymore!"
The old lady stared at Song Mengmeng for a long while before sneering and gritting her teeth, "Young lady, since you seem to know everything, why are you asking this old woman?!"
"Yes, I know, but this is a calamity for your Lin family! Do you really want me, an insignificant outsider, to worry about it?!" Despite being directly confronted by the old lady, Song Mengmeng wasn't angry at all. She still looked at the old lady with a good temper and said, "This... doesn't seem quite right!"
The old lady's hand holding the handkerchief suddenly clenched. She closed her eyes, and after a long while, as if deflated, she slumped back into the chair and said with a hint of despair, "Yes, you're right!"
Although Lao Lin and I grew up together, he never had any romantic feelings for me. He always said that he only saw me as his little sister!
So, after a big argument with his mother-in-law at home, Lao Lin went out and applied for a transfer to a garrison in Yunnan Province. I was busy with my studies at the time and lived at school, so I didn't find out that Lao Lin had already gone to Yunnan Province until eight days after his mission!
When Grandpa Lin was stationed in Yunnan Province, it was a time of great turmoil on the border.
The military assists local authorities in handling many illegal transactions.
The mission Mr. Lin participated in was one of the most dangerous, involving the capture of D criminals. Midway through, they were ambushed by D criminals and lost contact with the troops in the vast, primeval rainforest along the border.
Conditions back then weren't as advanced as they are now. In such a situation, it was basically a death sentence.
"I was extremely anxious at the time, and my parents-in-law and I rushed to Yunnan Province. However, we stayed there for two months and tried every method we could think of, but we still came up with nothing."
Finally, it had to be announced that Old Lin, he…”
The old woman covered her face with her hands, and thinking about what happened back then, she still couldn't control herself.
After a while, she managed to calm herself down and continued, "We had already given up hope, but unexpectedly, more than half a year after Lao Lin disappeared, he came back again!"
A girl came back with him. Her home was in a village in the primeval forest on the border. She had saved the seriously injured old man, Lao Lin, by chance in the forest. Because her mother was Chinese, she could also speak fluent Chinese.
Old Lin liked her very much. His purpose in bringing her back was to help her obtain Chinese citizenship and then marry her.
The Lin family and I are grateful to her for saving Old Lin, but neither I nor the Lin family can accept Old Lin's desire to marry her.
Later, some more things happened. Old Lin originally planned to leave without regard for his family, but he had injured the back of his head, causing intracranial hematoma and pressure, which triggered the sequelae. He fainted at home and was sent to the hospital again.
After recovering, Old Lin somehow forgot about his past with that girl.
So, we took this opportunity to send the girl away and let Lao Lin return to a normal life. Since then, I haven't seen the girl again, nor have I heard Lao Lin mention anything about what happened before.
Actually, at the beginning, I was really worried that Lao Lin would remember those past events one day. But as time went by, the children were born one by one, grew up, and eventually got married. In the blink of an eye, Lao Lin and I even have grandchildren!
I slowly calmed down, thinking that this matter was probably over and done with! As long as no one mentions it, it's fine to let it remain buried forever.
But who would have thought…
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