Chen Yuanshan first took Hua Li and her daughter home, and then drove Sun Bailing home.
"Grandma, brother..." Xia Suya and Xiaoxiu are still in the hospital, why did they go home instead?
Hua Li said, "Grandma and my brother are still in the hospital. How about we go visit them together after I finish cooking dinner tonight?"
Oh, so you're coming back to cook for Grandma. Actually, state-run restaurants these days offer large portions at reasonable prices, and the ingredients are all of good quality. Cooking at home is about the same as buying from a restaurant, so why bother going through all that trouble? But she couldn't say these things to Hua Li.
Hua Li opened the door, and Luo Yan went in. She always felt something was missing without Xiao Xiu's company.
Hua Li started tidying up as soon as she entered the house, and after cleaning, she started making arrangements to go out to buy groceries.
Leading Luo Yan to the door, they opened it and ran into Mo Xian, who was carrying large and small bags.
Mo Xian was followed by a listless Mo Sanshan. When he saw Hua Li, he greeted Hua Li first.
Mo Sanshan used to be very impolite, but now he rarely knows to greet her. Hua Li responded with a greeting.
Mo Xian said, "Comrade Hua Li, I am here on behalf of Wu Cuihua to apologize to you and Yan Yan."
Hua Li stepped aside to let Mo Xian and his son in.
After entering the house, Hua Li invited Mo Xian to sit on the sofa, poured tea for Mo Xian, and made a cup of malted milk powder for Mo Sanshan and Luo Yan respectively.
Mo Xian waited until Hua Li sat down on the sofa opposite him before speaking.
"Regardless of whether Wu Cuihua hit Yan Yan intentionally or not, the fact that she hit someone cannot be denied..."
As he spoke, Mo Xian took out fifty yuan from his pocket, placed it on the coffee table, and pushed it in front of Hua Li.
"This is my compensation to Yan Yan. If you're not satisfied, you can name a price."
Mo Xian was sincere, so Hua Li took twenty and pushed the rest back to Mo Xian.
"Twenty is enough; you can take the rest back."
Mo Xian insisted that Hua Li accept the remaining thirty.
Hua Li thought for a moment and said, "Battalion Commander Mo, how about this? You do me a favor and I'll pay you thirty yuan in return?"
Wu Cuihua almost beat Luo Yan to death. She felt that giving the child fifty yuan was too much of a burden, and she couldn't possibly ask for money for helping out.
"Just tell me what you need help with, but you have to accept the money."
Hua Li was even more determined than Mo Xian.
"If you don't agree, I don't want the money, and I don't need your help either."
Mo Xian scratched his head. "Okay, go ahead and say it."
"Put the money away first, then I'll talk to you."
Mo Xian put the money in his pocket, Hua Li said.
"Battalion Commander Mo, could you please help me investigate a man named Xu Tai? He used to be a worker at the sugar factory around here, but he suddenly resigned and went to the Great Northern Wilderness..."
"As long as you can find him and find out if he has had any contact with a woman named Liu Jingqiu, that will be fine."
She had wanted to find someone to investigate Xu Tai before, but she didn't have many friends here, and none of the people she knew had the ability to do so.
Judging from Wu Cuihua's injury to Luo Yan, Mo Xian is a trustworthy person who can distinguish right from wrong, which is why Hua Li was willing to speak up.
Upon hearing this, Mo Xian said, "I have a comrade-in-arms in the Great Northern Wilderness. I can ask him to help you inquire about it."
What a coincidence! That's wonderful!
"Thank you..." Hua Li said.
Mo Xian wasn't a talkative person. After finishing their business, he got up to take his leave.
Hua Li and Luo Yan were seeing Mo Xian and his son off when they were bumped into by Sister Qian as they left.
When Qian's sister-in-law saw Mo Xian come out of Hua Li's house, her eyes immediately changed. When she saw the little tail following behind the two of them, the regret in her eyes was almost overflowing.
"Is there something you need, Sister Qian?" Mo Xian asked coldly.
Sun Huizhen suppressed her gossip-filled expression and hurriedly said...
"Battalion Commander Mo, your wife is fighting with the girl who used to work at the supply and marketing cooperative. You should go and take a look."
When Mo Xian heard that Wu Cuihua had gotten into trouble again, his brows furrowed into a knot, and he hurriedly followed Sister Qian with Mo Sanshan.
Hua Li watched the three people walk away and pondered. If there were no surprises, the "girl who used to work at the supply and marketing cooperative" that Sister Qian mentioned should be Qu Yingqiu, who was fired. But why did Qu Yingqiu quarrel with Wu Cuihua?
Could it be true, as the rumors suggest, that Wu Cuihua deliberately injured Yan Yan and then had someone steal Yan Yan away while she and Luo Shicheng were away?
Luo Yan thought the same way as Hua Li, and even more so, they both believed that no matter how bad Wu Cuihua was, she could not possibly collude with human traffickers. Therefore, the reason why Qu Yingqiu argued with Wu Cuihua remained a mystery.
Soon, the mystery was solved. After Mo Xian and Wu Cuihua returned home, Wu Cuihua's loud voice made it impossible for Hua Li and Luo Yan not to notice.
"Mo Xian, believe me, I would never intentionally injure Luo Yan and sell her to human traffickers. That brat is framing me..."
Mo Xian frowned. The reason he talked about divorce but then suppressed it was because he didn't want to push Wu Cuihua to her death by making a fuss about divorce when rumors were rampant.
But now that Luo Yan has been found, the rumors are only getting worse, and a witness has even come forward accusing Wu Cuihua of colluding with human traffickers, which is very troublesome.
"Say something..." Mo Xian remained silent, and Wu Cuihua, feeling uncertain, burst into tears.
"Who have you offended?" Mo Xian could only think of one thing: someone deliberately made a big fuss about this in order to pin the blame for stealing Luo Yan on Wu Cuihua.
Wu Cuihua immediately replied, "Who else could it be but Hua Li?"
Mo Xian had no desire to communicate with Wu Cuihua anymore and started to walk out, but Wu Cuihua grabbed him.
"Where are you going? Are you going to report me or something?"
Mo Xian sighed helplessly, "I'm going to the police station to check on the progress of the case and also to tell them about Qu Yingqiu framing you. Only by solving the case as soon as possible can we clear your name. Do you understand?"
Wu Cuihua was speechless for a long time before she cried and asked Mo Xian.
"Do you believe me?"
Mo Xian nodded, "We've been husband and wife for over twenty years, how could I not know what kind of person you are?"
Wu Cuihua burst into tears, but Mo Xian remained expressionless.
“I believe you, but we should still get a divorce. All three children will stay with me. You can give me half of the money we’ve saved over the years, and the other half will be enough for you to buy a house. I’ll also give you 20 yuan a month for living expenses until you remarry.”
After saying that, Mo Xian walked out the door amidst Wu Cuihua's wailing and sobbing.
Hua Li listened through the courtyard wall, then looked down thoughtfully at Luo Yan, who was listening intently.
The children suffer the most from divorce. Who would willingly take this step unless absolutely necessary? Hua Li patted Luo Yan's head with pity.
"Hua Li..." Aunt Shi called from outside the door.
Hua Li quickly went over and opened the door, and Aunt Shi smiled and said.
"Your in-laws asked me to come and pick you up..."
If it were a trip to the hospital, her in-laws wouldn't have needed to make Aunt Shi come all the way. Hua Li was full of questions. "Where to?"
“There’s an empty courtyard in the east wing. Since your in-laws are going to stay in Jiangcheng for a while, they’ve moved in temporarily.”
Your mother-in-law wants you and Yan Yan to go stay with them for a few days. Do you want to go?
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