Less than fifteen minutes later, Aunt Shi returned and picked up Deng Cheng.
Luo Yan leaned out the window and looked outside. Aunt Shi pushed Deng Cheng to the jeep parked at the gate. Cheng Yi personally carried Deng Cheng into the car and put the wheelchair into the trunk.
Aunt Shi stood at the door and watched the jeep drive away. She closed the door, locked it, went back inside, and waited for a phone call in the living room.
Half an hour later, Cheng Yi called to say that Deng Cheng had been picked up by Commander Zhuang's bodyguard.
Aunt Shi thanked him, and Cheng Yi subtly expressed his hope that Aunt Shi could help persuade Xiao Xiu to go home.
Anyway, she was a nobody, so her words carried no weight and her attempts to persuade her were ineffective. Aunt Shi readily agreed.
Having resolved the issue with Deng Cheng, Hua Li pulled Aunt Shi aside and asked Zhang Xiaofeng about her mother-in-law's situation.
Aunt Shi said, "It is said that the Zhuang family's children were all raised by the old nanny. The children have a very good relationship with the old nanny, and now that they are getting old, they leave the old nanny at home to take care of them."
Zhang Xiaofeng realized that the Zhuang family valued the old nanny, so she used the pretext of taking the old nanny home to fulfill her filial duties to blackmail the Zhuang family. She said she would not take her home if they gave her money, and if they did not, she would cry and make a scene to take the old nanny home.
The Zhuang family's children were all well-off, and they gave Zhang Xiaofeng and her husband a sum of money every month, which only made their appetites grow bigger and bigger...
The elderly caregiver has been hospitalized several times because of this incident. If this continues, I don't think she'll last much longer.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Aunt Shi went out to ask who it was.
Xu Tianzhong responded from outside the door. Aunt Shi opened the door, and Xu Tianzhong walked in without saying a word and went straight to his room.
Aunt Shi locked the door and went back to the living room, whispering to Hua Li.
"I noticed the old man's expression was off. Could it be because he got involved in today's incident?"
Leng Jian was injured, and Old Madam Leng felt sorry for her grandson. If she still believed that Luo Yan was responsible, she would definitely not give Xu Tianzhong a good look.
Hua Li wavered, wondering if she should buy some things tomorrow to visit Leng Jian, so as not to put Xu Tianzhong in a difficult position.
Luo Yan placed her small hand on Hua Li's lap, her big, bright eyes gazing at him.
You're my mom! If you show even a little weakness at a crucial moment, I, your daughter, will be in trouble.
Hua Li lowered her head and met Luo Yan's eyes, which were full of affection for her. Zhang Xiaofeng's shameless words flashed through her mind, and her heart hardened instantly.
She only has one daughter, Yan Yan, but there are old ladies everywhere. If Old Lady Leng doesn't work, Xu Tianzhong can find another one. She can't let her daughter suffer because of an outsider.
However, since Zhang Xiaofeng could even abandon her own child, it was probably not over yet. Hua Li was preoccupied and had no mind to care about Xu Tianzhong. She told Aunt Shi to rest early and then took Luo Yan to wash up.
After washing up and lying in bed, Hua Li was wide awake. Luo Yan nestled in Hua Li's arms, gently patting his shoulder as if soothing a child.
As night deepened and all was quiet, Luo Yan's hand seemed to have a magical power; every time it touched Hua Li's shoulder, her eyelids grew heavier, and soon Hua Li fell into a deep sleep.
Luo Yan knew that her mistake today was that she shouldn't have gone to watch the commotion, and that if she didn't handle it well, it could very well cause trouble for her grandfather. After thinking it over, she came up with an idea.
After confirming that Hua Li was asleep, Luo Yan went into the space and saw Xiao Xiu sitting on the sofa, who had run away and looked over when she heard the noise.
Luo Yan snorted, walked to the wardrobe she had looted from Liu Jingqiu's house, opened it, found a few pieces of An Xiaotong's old clothes, wrapped them in a cloth, and carried them in her hand.
Seeing that Luo Yan was about to leave, Xiao Xiu quickly ran over and took Luo Yan's hand.
Luo Yan shook off, but Xiao Xiu grabbed her hand again.
"I was wrong, I'm sorry," Xiaoxiu apologized.
Luo Yan looked at Xiao Xiu, who was crying.
“I can’t bear to leave you, I can’t bear to leave Aunt Hua, Uncle Luo, Dad Chen, I can’t bear to leave Grandpa and Grandma. I promise I will never leave again.”
In order to go home, Luo Yan tried to shake off Xiao Xiu several times, but Xiao Xiu grabbed her tightly each time, stubbornly refusing to give up...
"Are we leaving again?" Luo Yan asked Xiao Xiu with a serious expression.
Xiao Xiu shook his head with tears in his eyes, "No, I'd rather die than leave, even if you don't kill me."
Luo Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"I can't bear to part with it..."
You can't bear to part with us, and we can't bear to part with you either. How could we possibly bear to kill you?
Xiao Xiu lowered her eyelashes shyly, "Yeah, I can't bear to leave. I regretted it as soon as I ran out."
Luo Yan thought for a moment, put down her bag, picked up a pen and paper and drew out what she needed to do for Xiao Xiu.
"Won't this scare Aunt Hua?" Xiao Xiu asked.
The next day...
As dawn broke, at the main gate of the East Compound, the guard saw Commander Sun's grandson, covered in dirt and carrying a mud-caked bundle, walking towards them crying.
The guard went up to ask Xiao Xiu what was wrong, but Xiao Xiu just cried.
The two guards discussed it and decided that one of them would escort Xiao Rong back.
At this time, there were many people who had gotten up early for morning exercise in the east courtyard. Xiao Xiu walked and cried all the way, attracting everyone's attention.
As they approached the gate of the Sun family's house, they ran into Hua Li and Aunt Shi, who were rushing out in a hurry.
Hua Li's face was covered in tears. When she saw Xiao Xiu, who looked like a mud monkey, and the bundle in Xiao Xiu's hand, her frightened mind instantly cleared up.
"Xiao Xiu, what happened?" Hua Li asked through gritted teeth.
Xiao Xiu, under immense pressure from Hua Li, raised the bundle in his hand.
"Aunt Hua, I was wrong. I shouldn't have run away from my parents..."
Last night, Luo Yan ran out looking for me and was kidnapped by bad guys. Let's think of a way to rescue her!
Hua Li instantly understood that Luo Yan was faking running away from home, but she actually believed it and was almost scared out of her wits.
Hua Li was so angry she was practically fuming, but she still pretended to be so worried she was about to faint, showing off the painting in her hand and crying.
"It's all my fault for being useless. I was so scared and frightened last night that I developed a high fever. I was so feverish that I didn't even know my child had run away from home. Waaah..."
The onlookers looked at the painting in Hua Li's hand.
The painting depicts a little girl with pigtails carrying a bundle, walking and wiping away tears.
Someone in the crowd recognized Luo Yan and pointed to the little girl in the painting.
"To be honest, the drawing isn't very good, but at first glance it's definitely that girl Luo Yan."
Some people asked Hua Li, "Why did your child run away from home?"
Hua Li sobbed, "I don't know."
Zhang Xiaofeng overheard this from the crowd and guessed that it was because she had made too much of a scene yesterday and abandoned Deng Cheng at the Sun family's house, Hua Li was annoyed that her daughter was causing trouble for the family and had driven Luo Yan to run away from home.
It's not really Luo Yan's fault that her child broke his leg, but now because of her, the child has been kidnapped by bad guys. If they can't find him, and Hua Li tries to take advantage of her, how will she compensate him?
No, she had to hurry back and take Deng Cheng away. She wouldn't come back until she found Luo Yan.
Zhang Xiaofeng hurriedly went back, grabbed her things, and pushed Deng Cheng away.
No one from the Zhuang family even asked about it, and the nanny, Sister Li, even thoughtfully helped Zhang Xiaofeng lift her wheelchair down the steps.
As Zhang Xiaofeng pushed Deng Chengcai out of the east gate, they were blocked by Luo Shicheng and his men.
After joining the investigation team, Luo Shicheng was extremely busy every day. Suddenly, he received a call from Hua Li saying that his daughter was missing and that it was still related to Zhang Xiaofeng. He immediately led his men to arrest Zhang Xiaofeng...
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