Around two o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Xia Linsheng arrived.
This guy is used to having a serious face, and it looks like something big is happening.
Yu Sui: “How is it?”
Xia Linsheng took off his hat and snorted:
"You're right! I checked with the neighbors near Ma Jianhua's house. They said they'd seen Ma Jianhua with a child, but they hadn't seen Ma Jianhua with the child. He'd moved to his current place two years ago, but they didn't interact with the people nearby. Someone heard his mother scold the child fiercely, calling him a little beast, so they're not sure if he's from the family. You see, this situation is serious. This was all premeditated. I'm going to pick up Xiao Chen and the others now and bring Ma Jianhua here first."
Yu Sui waited again.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Linsheng came to the office, picked up the cup of water on the table and drank it all in one gulp. Only then did he have time to talk:
"They brought him here, and I personally questioned him. I can confirm that his family must have lost the child. But Ma Jianhua himself denied it, saying he didn't know, that he was only focused on his work and didn't care about his family's feelings. I asked Xiao Chen to call his mother along. His mother said that they had only sent the child to their hometown to stay for a few days, and they didn't expect him to disappear and didn't know yet.
I asked her, "You knew your child was sick, right? If you send a sick child back home, what if he has a seizure?" Ma Jianhua's mother said the illness wasn't congenital, but a sequelae of surgery from a fall that damaged his brain when he was young. It doesn't usually recur. They love their child dearly and would never abandon him. They'd confront anyone who said they'd abandon him.
"Haha, wife, look at this family. What a lie! A child could have tied himself to a tree? If she says that, shouldn't we arrest her family and take the blame? Oh, these people, they really deserve to be struck by lightning! However, we can't do anything to them yet. As long as they don't admit to losing the child and are willing to take the child to continue raising him, then we can't arrest them."
Yu Sui suddenly stood up from the sofa: "What? You mean, send the child to him?"
Yu Sui's awareness of the rule of law was ultimately influenced by later generations, and she was still thinking about regulations that could deprive her father of his guardianship rights.
But Xia Linsheng said, "We have to send him away. Yu Sui, we have to handle this matter impartially. We can't let them abandon the child as a burden, otherwise it will be a mess. Besides, they don't even admit to abandoning him, saying he's lost. They're so anxious, so we have to send the child to them. Our approach to this kind of situation is mainly mediation and education. This is the current policy. Otherwise, if we arrest Ma Jianhua and his mother, who will raise the child? We can't just leave everything to the government!"
Yu Sui: "But...will they be good to the child?"
Xia Linsheng took a deep breath. "I will sternly warn them. And didn't I have Xiao Chen go to Ma Jianhua's workplace with great fanfare? It was to give him a little deterrent, to let everyone know he was suspected of such a thing, so that he wouldn't dare to do it again. People are impersonal, and if there's no supervision, they'll be wary."
Yu Sui bit her lip, genuinely worried about the child. But Xia Linsheng was right. This was the national policy now. If Ma Jianhua didn't take the child with him, would he still let the state raise him? No, if it was Majiagou Welfare Home, she, Yu Sui, would still help raise the child.
Yu Sui didn't say anything.
Xia Linsheng rubbed her head and said, "Sit down. I'll take care of this and then take you home. I also have to pick up our son."
Ten minutes later, Yu Sui saw from the window of Xia Linsheng's office that Ma Jianhua and Shi Min came out with their heads down and got into a jeep.
Policeman Chen Qian went to drive.
Xia Linsheng had a stern face and was still giving his final admonition:
"...If you lose your child again, we have reason to believe you've abandoned him. Abandonment carries a jail sentence, I tell you! By then, you'll definitely be in trouble. Hey, Ma Jianhua, I heard you're still a member of the DANG, right? You won't be one by then! Take care of yourself! Go, pick up the child from the Majiagou Children's Welfare Home. We'll have to visit him often, too!"
The two men in the car said nothing.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m reluctant or I’m a little afraid of Xia Linsheng.
The car drove away quickly.
Xia Linsheng walked into the office and smiled at Yu Sui: "Come on, this is the good thing about our police station. It's not a big deal and we can get off work on time and pick up our son!"
He deliberately raised his voice, and Yu Sui laughed in agreement.
What else can I do?
Now, situations like that child's are only classified as family affairs. The police can just give some advice and scold them, which is already considered responsible. Ordinary citizens like Yu Sui can't do anything about it.
The couple went to pick up Xiao Tangyuan and went home together.
When they reached the door, Xia Linsheng whispered, "Hey, look, Yu Cheng is standing in the corner listening to the radio."
Yu Sui looked forward from the back seat of the bicycle and saw that Yu Cheng was huddled together, holding a radio in his hand and listening attentively.
There was a clear female voice on the radio, reading an essay. The voice sounded very comfortable.
That was Xia Xiao'e's voice.
Yu Sui sighed, "This idiot, isn't he afraid of being frozen to death by the draft?"
Xia Linsheng got out of the car cautiously and spoke softly, "He and Xiao'e... Mother is still not satisfied?"
Yu Sui shook her head and quietly helped analyze:
"Actually, I think Mom is just saying it, but she's already backing off a bit in her heart. You saw how nice she was to Xiao'e when she came here! I think Mom was too confident in her words before, and now it's hard to back down. She's just waiting for them to insist on being together, and then she'll just go along with it and reluctantly agree.
I guess she was trying to manipulate things so she could tell Xiao'e to stop associating with Afen. Yu Cheng, on the other hand, was becoming more and more attached to Xiao'e, believing that this kind of relationship was hers to decide for herself and shouldn't be used as leverage by my mother. So when my mother talked to Yu Cheng about this and that, he didn't respond.
Besides, Xiao'e is very busy and stressed, and can't make a single mistake. She has to work several shifts at the radio station, and Xiao'e is always scheduled to work at night. It's not easy for Xiao'e to refuse, which is understandable. So she has no time to talk to Yu Cheng, let alone talk about marriage. This is stuck like this."
Xia Linsheng: "Aren't you going to give it a push?"
Yu Sui shook her head. "I won't say anything. Xiao'e is quite clear-headed, and Yu Cheng isn't one to take a loss. Since they haven't complained, they must have their own plans. You don't have to worry. They often send letters to each other, and I think they're quite close. Let's just let things take their course. Why push it? Xiao'e is only nineteen, there's no rush!"
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