While playing, Luo Yan glanced at An Xiaotong. After An Xiaotong left, she picked a sunflower from the flower bed and walked up to Teacher Zhang.
Teacher Zhang, who was sitting on a bench, was staring blankly at a thimble when a flower suddenly appeared in front of her. Looking over, she saw that Luo Yan's pink and tender face was even more beautiful than the flower.
Luo Yan gave a sweet smile, handed over the flowers in one hand, and placed two pieces of milk candy in Teacher Zhang's hand with the other.
When Luo Yan's little hand touched the thimble in Teacher Zhang's hand, she poked the thimble with a surprised expression.
Teacher Zhang snapped out of her daze, took the flower, and placed the thimble in Luo Yan's hand.
"Why did Dr. Li give you the thimble?" Teacher Zhang asked Luo Yan.
"Does Teacher Zhang know Dr. Li?" Luo Yan was slightly surprised, but did not deny it. She played with the thimble in her two little hands. It was a very ordinary thing, and she didn't see anything special about it.
Since the object isn't anything special, then it must be a person. Could it be that Teacher Zhang likes Dr. Li?
Just as Luo Yan was thinking of this, she heard Teacher Zhang ask her in a low voice.
"Tell the teacher, is this thimble a gift from Dr. Li for you or for your mother?"
Luo Yan frowned. In this sensitive era of male-female relationships, even if Dr. Li liked her mother, if the matter were exposed, it would only mean that her married mother would be gossiped about. No matter what Teacher Zhang's intentions were, it was inappropriate to ask such a question.
"dad……"
I can't let Mom get involved, so Dad has to take the blame.
"Dr. Li gave his mother's belongings to your father?"
Teacher Zhang's tone was strange.
Don't worry, my dad is straight and won't steal your man. Luo Yan nodded without any guilt.
Ms. Zhang's mind went blank; she couldn't understand why Dr. Li would give something he cherished so much to a complete stranger.
Luo Yan didn't care what Teacher Zhang thought, and went back to playing hopscotch with her thimble in her pocket.
All the kids who played hopscotch with Luo Yan were from the compound. They didn't throw pebbles, but rather shovels with Xiang Yu's portrait drawn on them.
Luo Yan pointed at Xiang Yu's portrait on the slap, "Naughty, throw it."
As he spoke, he slammed the slingshot to the ground, then jumped over to pick it up in order and continued slamming it.
Luo Yan had a premonition that after Xiang Yu was exposed, he would not only not restrain himself, but would become even more outrageous, and might even come to Jiangcheng to disgust people.
Therefore, she had to warn the children in the compound in advance that their first reaction upon seeing Xiang Yu was to stay away from bad guys and to tell them that this model hero was a bad guy.
Before Xiang Yu could even arrive in Jiangcheng, Luo Shicheng was taken to Lincheng.
Tang Guizhi, who was injured and hospitalized, reported that Luo Shicheng had violently assaulted her, obstructed overseas Chinese from building a factory, and killed Xiang Yu's bodyguard.
After Chen Yuanshan picked up Luo Yan and Xiao Xiu and brought them back to the Sun family, he told the two little ones about Luo Shicheng being escorted to Lincheng. Unexpectedly, both the speaker and the listener were unusually calm.
Hua Li, who was present at the time, was also taken to Lincheng after get off work.
The case was handled by the police in Lincheng, whose main focus was on rejecting any interference from connections.
Sun Bailing, acting as if nothing was wrong, invited Xiaoxiu to come and play chess with him, while Xu Tianzhong sat idly by, drinking tea.
Luo Yan ran out and played wildly with the children in the East Courtyard.
The Chu family had moved out of the East Courtyard, and new families had moved into the empty courtyard. When Luo Yan passed by, she spotted a familiar figure—it was Gu Xiu, Xiao Xiu's biological mother.
Gu Xiu also saw Luo Yan and waved to her with a dry laugh.
Luo Yan ignored them and went off to play eagle catching chicks, surrounded by a group of children.
The children all loved it when Luo Yan played the eagle, catching the chicks with incredible speed, making it a thrilling and exciting game.
Luo Yan played with the children for a while, then Aunt Shi came to call Luo Yan for dinner. Luo Yan agreed, said goodbye to the children, and ran towards Aunt Shi.
"Oh, this must be Commander Sun's newly adopted granddaughter."
Two women who looked like nannies greeted Aunt Shi and pointed at Luo Yan, asking her questions.
Aunt Shi caught Luo Yan as she ran over, picked her up, and said to Luo Yan, "Say goodbye to the two aunties."
Two women in their thirties were so angry when they were called "aunties" that their noses almost twisted.
Luo Yan obediently waved to the two of them, "Come on in, Mother-in-law."
"Auntie is one thing, but why is she acting like a mother-in-law now?" The two wanted to exchange a few words, but Aunt Shi had already walked away with Luo Yan in her arms.
Luo Yan stared at the two with her bright black eyes, memorized their faces, and then patted Aunt Shi, asking her to put her on the ground and walk on her own.
After dinner, Xiao Xiu inevitably continued playing chess with Sun Bailing, while Chen Yuanshan took Luo Yan out for a walk.
“Yuanshan…” A beautiful figure appeared under the locust tree in front of her, looking at Chen Yuanshan with tears in her eyes.
Chen Yuanshan stood there for a long time before finally calling out Zhou Bing's name.
"What are you doing here?" Chen Yuanshan asked Zhou Bing after composing himself.
Zhou Bing: "I got divorced, and coincidentally, my sister and brother-in-law were transferred to Jiangcheng, so I came here with them."
"Your sister and brother-in-law?"
Zhou Bing pointed to Gu Xiu, who was standing in the courtyard looking at the scenery, and said, "Gu Xiu is my father's cousin's sister-in-law's cousin."
Recognizing that it was Xiaoxiu's biological mother, Chen Yuanshan snorted, "Did they contact you, or did you contact them?"
Zhou Bing's expression was complicated. "We bumped into each other at the hospital. I told her I wanted a divorce, and my sister asked my brother-in-law to help me. She even let me come to Jiangcheng with her to clear my head."
"I'm afraid it's not just about letting you relax..."
Chen Yuanshan's tone was sarcastic.
"Do you still want me to persuade them to return their son to them, or to release Cheng Yichen, who is still young and doesn't understand?"
Zhou Bing lowered her head nervously.
Disappointed, Chen Yuanshan turned his gaze away and walked forward with Luo Yan in his arms.
"Yuanshan!" Zhou Bing called out to Chen Yuanshan, tears welling in her eyes, "I heard you're still single..."
Chen Yuanshan turned his head to the side, but his eyes were fixed on the new moon overhead.
Whether I'm single or not is none of your business.
"Then why..."
Zhou Bing was interrupted by Chen Yuanshan before she could finish speaking.
Chen Yuanshan chuckled self-deprecatingly, “I’m not getting married because I’ve figured out why childhood friendships can’t compare to a three-ring watch, a radio, and a thousand yuan.”
Zhou Bing burst into tears, "I knew you were blaming me, but your parents had been arrested, and my family was in that situation. Was it wrong for me to just want a peaceful life?"
Chen Yuanshan let out a long sigh, "I don't blame you, there's no need... From now on, let's pretend we don't know each other."
After saying that, Chen Yuanshan left without looking back.
Zhou Bing stood there crying for a long time. When she walked back into the courtyard and passed by Gu Xiu, she could clearly see the disgust on Gu Xiu's face.
Feeling agitated, Chen Yuanshan carried Luo Yan and unknowingly walked out of the east courtyard.
After walking a long way along the gravel road, Chen Yuanshan suddenly stopped and turned back when he passed a house.
The women in the courtyard noticed Chen Yuanshan and just smiled nonchalantly.
Chen Yuanshan, "Are you Yin Huaiying, the nanny of Chu Tonghai's family?"
Yin Huaiying readily admitted, "It was me..."
He added, “I know you’ve been looking for me because of Xu Tai, but it’s always Tang Guizhi who asks me to pass the letters to Xu Tai. I don’t know what they’re up to, and I’ve never read the contents of the letters, so whatever they do is none of my business. It’s no use you coming to me.”
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