The 127th day of being eavesdropped
Grandma Lin's family came to Beijing. They have been here for two or three days. The courtyard, which used to be quiet, has been surprisingly lively recently.
When the neighbors heard that she actually had relatives overseas, and that each of them was richer than the other, they couldn't help but sigh in admiration, and they all thought it was a new thing.
Of course, the Song family also heard about it.
However, the Song family could not have guessed that the old woman would actually come to their door.
Huang Xirong glanced at the milk in Grandma Lin's hand, and immediately smiled, and greeted them in affectionately: "Hey, you just come, why do you bring things? You are so polite."
Song Dabao was playing in the mud in the yard. When he saw them come in, he ran into the house a little embarrassed.
Huang Xirong felt embarrassed. She glanced at Gu Yousi who came with Grandma Lin, and seeing that she didn't seem to notice, she hurriedly said, "The child at home is timid and shy. Don't be surprised. Sister Lin, why are you here today? Is there something you want us to help you with?"
She asked everyone to sit down in the main room and hurriedly poured out a few glasses of water.
Sister Lin glanced at the cup. It was greasy and it seemed as if it had not been cleaned for how long. She took the cup and put it down, saying, "It's nothing. I've been neglected by the neighbors over the years. Now that my relatives are coming, I thought of buying some things for them. It's my little token of my appreciation."
"Oh, I heard that your relatives are going to take you to the United States?"
Huang Xirong looked at Sister Lin with shining eyes and said with jealousy, "Sister Lin, you are so successful. How many people want to go to the United States but can't. You are so old, but you can go."
Although Grandma Lin didn't interact with people much in the past, she was not deaf and blind. She knew the tempers of her neighbors very well.
Seeing Huang Xirong's weird mood, Grandma Lin was not surprised at all, but changed the subject, "Nothing, by the way, why didn't I see your granddaughter?"
"My granddaughter?"
Huang Xirong was stunned, and subconsciously looked back. A trace of panic flashed across her face, and then she calmed down and said nonchalantly: "Hey, that child has been playing wild since she came back from the United States. I asked her to stay at my mother's house for a few days. I guess she didn't want to come back after playing."
"She's not at home?"
Grandma Lin showed a disappointed look on her face.
The main reason she came this time was to see Song Chaohua. Gu Yousi said that it was thanks to Song Chaohua's mention of this matter that she was able to find her relatives.
"Yes, the child called a few days ago and said that she was having a great time there and would be back later."
Huang Xirong said with a smile, "Do you have something to give her? Just give it to me and I'll give it to her later."
Gu Yousi swung his legs and looked at the cup with his eyelids drooping. From the corner of his eye, he saw Song Dabao hurriedly passing by the door, as if he was running to the back.
Gu Yousi frowned slightly, thinking that something was a little strange, but he didn't know what was strange.
"Oh, that's not the case. I just asked. I have to go to other neighbors' homes and sit down. I'll leave first."
Grandma Lin was not confused.
If the things she gave to Song Chaohua fell into Huang Xirong's hands, they would never reach Song Chaohua's hands.
She said a few polite words, then stood up and left with Gu Yousi.
Huang Xirong wanted to keep them, but seeing their firm attitude, she shut up. She couldn't help but feel regretful. If she had known that Mrs. Lin could make a fortune, she should have seized the opportunity and treated Mrs. Lin well. After
leaving the Song family, Gu Yousi stopped abruptly.
Grandma Lin took a few steps and saw that she didn't keep up. She turned around and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just seemed to hear someone calling me."
Gu Yousi shook her head, thought for a while, and said: "It must be my illusion."
"Then why don't you go home first? The sun is so hot today, don't get a heatstroke."
Although Grandma Lin doesn't like to laugh, she is very considerate.
Gu Yousi nodded without any hesitation, "Then I'll go first. You can go on your own later, right?"
"Why not?" Grandma Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she felt relieved in her heart, "I'm already this old, can't I even talk to people?"
Gu Yousi was relieved to see that she was very confident.
"Woo woo woo..."
In the utility room in the backyard of the Song family, Song Chaohua was tied up and gagged. When she saw Song Dabao coming, she immediately looked at him with wide eyes, "Woo woo woo."
"Sister, there are people coming from the front, it's Grandma Lin, and Gu..."
Song Dabao was about to say something to Gu Yousi, but someone lifted his ears.
He grimaced in pain, and when he turned his head and saw that the person coming was his grandmother, he was immediately frightened.
"Grandma."
"Dabao, how many times have I told you not to come and see her? If you listen to her and let her go, it will cause a lot of trouble for our family!"
Huang Xirong said this and glared at Song Chaohua in the utility room.
She snorted, angry at Song Chaohua's resentful eyes, "You still dare to glare at me, I tell you, our family has been kind enough to raise you to this age, and the family who bought you is also rich, why are you aggrieved!"
I don't want it, I don't want it!
Song Chaohua's eyes were full of bloodshot, she looked at Huang Xirong with resentment, wishing to tear her head open and bite her bones.
"You, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being useless. You can't help your father make money, so you can't blame your father for being cruel. You should also be considerate of your family. The family has no money. What can they do if they don't sell you?"
Huang Xirong pinched Song Dabao's ear and scolded Song Chaohua: "Wait a few days for that family to come, and you will enjoy your life after you marry them. Don't always think about running away. If you do it again, I will break your legs!"
She doesn't want it!!!
Song Chaohua felt that the blood in her body was flowing with anger.
The misery of her previous life, the beatings of men, the crying of children, the endless housework, the endless leftovers, the endless beatings and curses...
She doesn't want to live the same life as her previous life!
The sun gradually set, and a crescent moon hung in the west.
The night was getting darker with the sound of cicadas chirping. From the window of the utility room, one could see the starry sky outside.
Song Chaohua lay on the ground, feeling numb.
Although it was summer, the floor was cold, and every breath she took seemed to have no temperature.
"Song Chaohua, Song Chaohua..."
A low voice called out.
Song Chaohua was stunned, and at first she thought she was hallucinating, but the call was very close, as if it was from the window.
She struggled to stand up against the wall, half of her face was rubbed white.
Gu Yousi popped his head out from the window, and next to him was Grandma Lin.
Seeing Song Chaohua's gag, Grandma Lin quickly pulled the cloth out of her mouth. Seeing the little girl with messy hair, dry lips and bloodshot eyes, she couldn't help but feel distressed, "Is your family crazy? Why did they lock you up?"
"Save me, save me, they want to sell me as a child bride."
Song Chaohua's voice was hoarse, looking at Gu Yousi and Grandma Lin for help.
Child bride?
Gu Yousi and Grandma Lin couldn't help but feel distressed.
Grandma Lin said, "They are really crazy, no wonder they locked you up."
"Grandma Lin, let me out, or call the police and let them rescue me."
Although Song Chaohua knew that calling the police might not solve the problem, she had no other choice but to do so.
Gu Yousi said, "If you call the police, they will let you out, but if they want to sell you, you can't escape."
She looked at Grandma Lin and said, "Why don't we find a way to open the lock and rescue the person first?"
"The key is with my grandma."
Song Chaohua's heart sank when she first heard what Gu Yousi said, but when she heard the latter part, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly reminded him.
Without saying a word, Grandma Lin pulled out a hairpin from her bun, walked to the door, picked up the lock and looked at it. She didn't know how it happened, but she heard a click and the lock opened.
Gu Yousi and Song Chaohua were dumbfounded and shocked.
But this was not the time to be surprised. Gu Yousi hurried in, took out the knife hidden on her body and cut the rope for Song Chaohua.
After Song Chaohua untied the rope, she felt relieved.
She looked at the two of them with red eyes, especially at Grandma Lin. At this moment, all her grievances surged into her heart, but she didn't know what to say.
"Good child, don't cry, let's talk about it after we go out. That's your backpack, right?"
Grandma Lin said, pointing to a schoolbag on the ground.
Song Chaohua sniffed and nodded. She picked up her backpack and said, "Let's leave quickly. Don't let them find out."
"Okay."
Gu Yousi also knew that it was not appropriate to stay in the Song family.
The Song family had reached the point of selling their children, and there was no telling how many more crazy things they could do.
The two of them locked the door again, took Song Chaohua with them, and climbed over the wall from the backyard.
At the moment of leaving, Song Chaohua looked back at the front yard. There was a small figure standing by the window in the west room. The eyes were complicated and familiar. Song Chaohua only took a quick look and hurriedly followed Gu Yousi and Grandma Lin.
"Let's go to my house." Gu Yousi took Song Chaohua and said in a low voice: "Such a big thing tonight, one more person means more solutions."
Song Chaohua clutched her schoolbag, gritted her teeth and nodded.
The Gu family was naturally not asleep yet. Just now, Gu Yousi suddenly ran out and said that she wanted to find Grandma Lin. Gu Jinshui and others were waiting for her to come back at home.
Hearing the footsteps, Liang Ying came out. When she saw Gu Yousi and Grandma Lin came back, nothing happened. When she saw Song Chaohua, she was especially emaciated, with no blood on her face. She was almost thinner and her eyes were sunken.
Liang Ying was shocked, "What's wrong?"
"Mom, let's go in and talk."
Gu Yousi closed the door and pulled the embarrassed Song Chaohua into the house.
He Chunlian and others were watching TV. When they saw the group of people coming back in this state, they were stunned. He Chunlian turned off the TV, looked at Song Chaohua in a daze, and then at Gu Yousi.
Grandma Lin said, "Your daughter Niuniu came to me tonight and said that she felt Huang Xirong's words were not right today, so she asked me to go with her to the Song family to check. I was also worried about Xiaohua, so I went there. After I went there, I found that she was locked up by her family. Her family wanted to sell her as a child bride."
"Oh my God, isn't this a sin?!"
He Chunlian took a breath, and when she looked at Song Chaohua, she couldn't help revealing some sympathy and pity. She asked, "What should we do? Why don't we call the police right away?"
"It's useless to call the police."
Gu Jinshui stood up from his chair, feeling complicated in his heart, "If the Song family insists that this didn't happen, what can the police do?"
"Yes, I heard that a couple in the street next to us got divorced. The child's leg was broken by his father and he was sent to the hospital. His mother also called the police, and the police just gave him a few words of admonition."
Liang Ying frowned and said, "I think this matter is really difficult."
As the saying goes, it is difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs.
Any crime, even domestic violence and murder, seems to be not a crime once it is committed by a family member.
Especially when parents abuse their children, even if someone dies, they may not be sentenced.
Song Chaohua grabbed her pants and took a deep breath. "Uncle and aunt, Grandma He, Grandma Lin, Niuniu, thank you. I won't make things difficult for you. I'm not a child anymore. I can cook and do housework. I can find a meal if I go out. You helped me tonight. I will remember this favor and will repay you one day in the future. I don't want to bother you with other things."
She was just glad that she still had at least a few hundred yuan in her schoolbag, as well as a copy of "How the Steel Was Tempered" and a dictionary.
With these things, she believed she could hold on for a few more years.
After Song Chaohua finished speaking, she bowed to everyone, grabbed the strap of her schoolbag and was about to leave.
"Wait!"
Grandma Lin suddenly called her.
Song Chaohua stopped and looked at Grandma Lin.
Grandma Lin hesitated for a moment and made up her mind: "You, do you want to go with me to America? Your parents won't be able to find us there."
"Me?" Song Chaohua looked at Grandma Lin with squinting eyes. She was so surprised that her face looked a little dull.
"Yes, but let me make it clear first, I'm not raising you for nothing. You have to do the housework and take care of me. If you have good grades, I will support you in school. If not, you can go out to work when you come of age." Grandma Lin said, "And besides that, you have to be responsible for supporting me in my old age."
"I promise, I promise!"
Song Chaohua said quickly, her voice was trembling with excitement, and in fact, she was indeed trembling.
In her life, she never thought that good luck would suddenly fall on her one day.
For this reversal, the Gu family was surprised but also happy for Song Chaohua.
If Song Chaohua really died, the Gu family would really be worried. She is only twelve years old now. How can a little girl support herself? Moreover,
in this world, for a little girl to work hard on her own is equivalent to a child with gold in her arms walking in the market.
He Chunlian was relieved to see that the matter had been settled, and hurriedly said: "Xiaohua probably hasn't eaten well these days. I'll go make some porridge, you two can discuss it."
It was not easy for Song Chaohua to leave with Grandma Lin.
However, there was good news first. Song Chaohua still had her passport in her schoolbag, which was tantamount to helping them reduce trouble.
Grandma Lin said: "I will find a way to solve the other things, but Song Chaohua has to find a place to live these days."
"That's easy. We have a house that was recently taken back, and I haven't had time to find a tenant yet. I'll take her there tonight, and I'll send some rice, flour, and vegetable oil in later. Don't go out these days and cook for yourself, okay?"
Gu Jinshui looked at Song Chaohua and said.
Song Chaohua nodded quickly. As she nodded, she couldn't help but shed tears. After the fear, panic and confusion, she finally felt a little relieved.
She couldn't help but hug Grandma Lin and throw herself into her arms. Her tears and snot were all over Grandma Lin's clothes.
"Oh, why are you crying? These are my new clothes!"
Grandma Lin complained, but she didn't push Song Chaohua away.
That night, Song Chaohua was sent away.
The next day, the Song family found that Song Chaohua was missing. They were shocked and angry, but they didn't dare to call the police. They were afraid that the police would interrogate why they locked the child in the utility room, so they secretly looked for her everywhere.
But until Song Chaohua and Grandma Lin and others left, the Song family did not find any clues. When the family who bought the child bride found out that Song Chaohua was missing, they came directly to the Song family, smashed the Song family, and beat Song Jianshe.
Because of this,
the news of the Song family selling their daughter spread.
The police arrested their family and interrogated them several times. Song Jianshe and his wife and Huang Xirong were all speechless.
No matter how they explained, no one believed that Song Chaohua's disappearance had nothing to do with them. At
the end of August,
Gu Yinxing gave birth to a boy safely and named him Yan Xun.
Grandpa Yan and Grandma Yan were very happy and brought a meal of supplements to the Gu family. After Gu Yinxing saw them off, she saw her mother coming in from outside with a big smile on her face.
She said with a smile, "Mom, what's the good news? You're so happy?"
He Chunlian smiled and slapped a newspaper on the table, "Take a look."
Gu Yinxing picked up the newspaper and saw the headline: "The Last Palace" was nominated for the Overseas Golden Lion Award.
"The Last Palace"?
Gu Yinxing thought it looked familiar. She blinked and clapped her hands: "Mom, isn't this the movie you filmed before?"
"Yes, the director has contacted me. We are going abroad in a few days. Maybe we can win an award."
He Chunlian was so happy. She always paid attention to not showing her teeth when she smiled, but today she smiled with her white teeth showing.
Gu Yinxing was about to compliment her and ask her mother to buy some cosmetics, milk powder, etc., when Liang Ying and Gu Jinshui and his wife came back.
The couple also had a big smile on their faces.
"Brother, sister-in-law, you know about mom's good news, right?"
Gu Yinxing said with a smile.
Gu Jinshui and Liang Ying were stunned for a moment. Liang Ying smiled and asked, "What good news?"
"You don't know that Mom's Qing Dynasty drama was nominated for an overseas award." Gu Yinxing was surprised and asked, "Then do you have any good news too?"
"You're right."
Gu Jinshui sat down, picked up the newspaper and read it, and said, "I've just been invited by CCTV to be the host of an antique collection program. Your sister-in-law's textile factory received a large order from the United States today, which can earn at least seven figures."
Gu Yinxing opened her mouth wide, "Brother, sister-in-law, you have made a fortune!!"
She smiled and said, "Fortunately, I'm not bad either. Our hospital has a training opportunity. The director said that he will let me receive training after I leave the confinement period."
Gu Yousi just returned home and heard the chattering and laughter inside.
She walked over and asked, only to find out that everyone had a happy event today.
Gu Yinxing even pinched her face mischievously, "Our Niuniu is on her first day of school today, is there anything happy?"
Gu Yousi thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
Facing everyone's expectant gaze, Gu Yousi said, "I made our head teacher cry today. He insisted that girls are not as smart as boys. I simply argued with him, and he ran out crying in anger, saying that people like me will definitely have no future. I will go and tell him tomorrow. Tell him, I don't need to be successful, you guys are so awesome, I can just live off my parents in the future."
Everyone: "..."
Gu Yousi dropped a bomb, turned around and was about to leave, took a few steps and turned back, and said to Gu Jinshui and the others: "By the way, the grade director asked to invite parents, why don't we all go tomorrow, so that the stupid teacher knows that I really want to live off my parents, not to piss him off."
She really wanted to salt fish and live a leisurely life.
After all, her family members were so motivated, it would be inappropriate for her to work harder.
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