The madman, who was picking flowers with Xiao Niangao, heard his wife crying and assumed that Yun Jin was bullying her. His expression immediately changed, and he angrily walked towards Yun Jin with a stone in his hand.
His fierce expression suggested he was about to hit Yun Jin.
Yun Jin: "......"
"Stop crying, your idiot looks like he's going to hit me," Yun Jin immediately reminded him, not wanting to be hit by the idiot.
Li Cai, disregarding her grief, immediately scolded the madman: "Goubao, put down the stone."
The madman named Goubao looked innocent yet determined: "I want to protect my wife."
Li Cai was both amused and exasperated. She wiped away her tears and said, "She's not a bad person. They won't hurt me. Put the stone down quickly. We can't hurt them."
Goubao tilted his head: "They're not bad people?"
Li Cai nodded affirmatively: "Yes, they are not bad people, they are my family."
Goubao's eyes lit up: "We have family now?"
Li Cai nodded heavily, looked at Yun Jin, and said, "Yes, I've found my family."
Yun Jin: "......"
Just then, Yun Jin heard people from the film crew calling them.
Yun Jin said, "We have to go now, see you later."
Li Cai nodded: "Okay!"
As Xiao Nian Gao left, she waved to Gou Bao and said, "The flowers are beautiful, I like them very much, let's pick flowers together again next time!"
"Yes, Huahua is pretty, and my sister is pretty!" Goubao smiled innocently, his eyes full of purity, seemingly different from the madman that everyone avoided in the villagers' eyes.
The afternoon's filming went smoothly. After the director yelled "Cut!", he smiled and said, "You've worked hard. Nian Gao's scenes are finished. Here's a wrap-up bonus. If there are any suitable roles in the future, we'll look for Nian Gao again. This girl is talented and has a good appearance. She's very suitable for this kind of work."
Hearing the famous director say that, Yun Jin was extremely proud. She never expected that her daughter would receive such praise from the director. As expected of her daughter, she was truly proud of her. If it weren't for the inconvenience of making a phone call, Yun Jin would have loved to call He Tingchuan to show off.
Unfortunately, given the current communication conditions, even sending a telegram to the town would take two hours. Yun Jin didn't want the hassle and decided to wait until she returned to the capital.
Little Niangao was very happy to receive the red envelope. Holding Yunjin's hand, she skipped and hopped back: "Mom, what should I film next?"
Incompetent agent Yun Jin: "......"
"Wait for news. If there's a suitable role, Mom will recommend you." Yun Jin clenched her fist secretly. It seemed she should work harder and pay more attention to securing more roles for her precious daughter.
Back at their lodgings, both of He's parents were home. He's father had injured his hand, but it didn't affect his mobility. Seeing Xiao Niangao returning with a red envelope, he smiled and asked, "Did you wrap up your scenes?"
Little Niangao smiled and nodded, showing off her red envelope: "Grandpa and Grandma, Mom said you worked hard accompanying me to film the movie. When we get back, she told me to treat you to Peking duck."
Yun Jin had seen it. Director Liu was generous and gave her 88.88 yuan, which was auspicious and enough for them to eat several roast ducks.
Mr. and Mrs. He were overjoyed: "Great, we're so lucky! Our granddaughter can even earn money to treat us to roast duck."
After enjoying the little rice cake to the full, Yun Jin told Li Cai about her encounter with her.
Upon hearing the nickname "Snail," Mr. He's memories returned to thirty years ago, when Li Cai was just a little girl. Her parents were his comrades-in-arms and had a very good relationship.
They all later sacrificed their lives, and Li Cai's whereabouts became unknown.
Mr. He thought that Li Cai was gone too.
Who knew this child would be here?
After confirming Li Cai's identity, He's father couldn't wait to go find her, but Yun Jin persuaded him, "Dad, don't rush. She said she'll come to find us when it gets dark."
Mr. He paused in his steps: "Does she have some unspeakable secret?"
Yun Jin nodded: "Some people in the village are eyeing her pregnancy."
Mr. He clenched his fist: "Who is it? I'll beat him to death."
Mother He advised, "Alright, don't be angry. Poor and remote places breed unruly people. Everyone in this village has the same surname. If you provoke us, we might not be able to leave either. If you don't think about us, think about Nian Gao."
Little Rice Cake stood next to her mother, looked at her angry father, and said, "Grandpa, don't be impulsive. Being impulsive is not good. Listen to Mom. My mom is very strong."
After being scolded by his granddaughter, Mr. He loosened his clenched fist and said in resignation, "Fine, I'll listen to your mother."
Yun Jin was both amused and exasperated. How could she, a junior, act so arrogantly in front of Father He?
However, since He's father had no objections, Yun Jin also kept quiet: "I heard from Li Cai that that family is very domineering, and she doesn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble."
"How domineering? They even dare to rob us outright?" Mr. He refused to back down.
Mrs. He glanced at him sideways and said, "No matter how powerful you are, even a mighty dragon can't suppress a local snake. Don't be so impulsive. We can talk things over."
Mr. He snorted coldly and said nothing more.
After it got completely dark, Yun Jin and the others didn't rush to sleep. The village was very quiet. At this time, there were no electric lights or televisions, and candles and kerosene were precious. Everyone was reluctant to use them and went to bed early.
Yun Jin and the others used to go to bed early, but today, while waiting for Li Cai to come over, they kept looking towards the door and heard dogs barking in the distance, guessing that Li Cai had arrived.
Sure enough, not long after, two dark figures appeared at the door. Li Cai asked cautiously, "Is Uncle Radish asleep?"
Mr. He said excitedly, "He didn't sleep."
Yun Jin pointed the way with her flashlight: "Come in quickly, we're waiting for you!"
Li Cai was still a little homesick and didn't dare to approach. It was Yun Jin who pulled her and gave her enough courage before she finally stepped towards Uncle He: "Uncle Radish, I'm Snail!"
"Little snail, I'm sorry, Uncle didn't recognize you before." Mr. He looked ashamed.
Li Cai shook her head: "It's good that Uncle Radish hasn't forgotten me. Where are my parents? I want to go find them, but I can't leave. They won't let me leave this place."
She had no idea where her parents were.
She tried to recall her family again and again, but unfortunately they had been separated for too long, and her memories of her parents had become blurry.
She hadn't dared to acknowledge He's father before, and had secretly observed him for a long time before confirming it was him. She found an opportunity to acknowledge him, but ended up hurting him: "I'm sorry, Uncle Carrot, Goubao didn't mean to hurt you. He thought you were a bad guy."
Mr. He waved his hand, glanced at Li Cai holding his hand, and grinned foolishly as he curiously examined his dog: "I heard from Xiao Yun that it's not his fault."
Li Cai breathed a sigh of relief and continued the previous topic: "How are my parents...?"
When asked about her parents again, Mr. He did not try to hide anything and said with a heavy expression, "I'm sorry, Snail, your parents did not lose you on purpose. They sacrificed themselves before the victory."
In fact, after so many years of no news from them, Li Cai knew in her heart that her parents either didn't want her as their daughter, or they had died in the war.
Now that her suspicions had been confirmed, and it was still a result she couldn't accept, Li Cai's expression was filled with grief; "They...they've all sacrificed themselves?"
Mr. He nodded heavily, "Yes."
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