She wanted to repay him.
She must repay him.
I hope that in this life, he will not experience the tragedy of his family being torn apart and his loved ones dying, and he will not have to carry so many heavy things, wandering around and suffering.
She wanted him and his family to be well.
As I was lost in thought, my eyelids gradually became heavy.
The fatigue and mental exhaustion during the day finally showed up at this moment.
Lin Jianxue placed the jade bracelet in a wooden box, closed the lid, and stuffed it under the pillow.
Fatigue, like a tide, finally came slowly and surrounded her completely.
She slept soundly all night.
She slept exceptionally soundly that night.
*
The next day.
The morning light shines through the window lattice, casting mottled light and shadows on the floor.
Lin Jianxue rubbed her sleepy eyes and pushed open the door.
The scene in the living room startled her slightly.
In the middle of the originally spacious living room, there was now a small mountain of miscellaneous items piled up - rolled-up bedding, enamel washbasin, woolen toothbrush, and even a few wrinkled old clothes and miscellaneous daily necessities, scattered together, looking particularly unsightly.
"This is..." Lin Jianxue frowned slightly, somewhat confused.
Just as he was wondering, his cousin Chen Wu came out quickly from the guest room where Tong Caihe had originally lived, holding a floral quilt.
There was still a hint of anger on her face, but her movements were very quick, and it was obvious that she had been busy for quite some time.
Seeing his daughter wake up, Shen Wu's tense expression relaxed a little, but he still said unhappily, "Awake? That's great. Hurry up and wash up and eat. I'll clean up these eyesores!"
Lin Jianxue looked at the pile of debris, then at the bedding in her father's arms, and had a vague guess in her mind. She asked tentatively, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Just as he finished speaking, his cousin Lin Yuefeng came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of steaming egg fried rice.
Lin Yuefeng placed the egg fried rice on the small square table in the living room, then explained to his daughter, "Your mother needs to clear out all the things left behind by those Jiang family members and find a place to throw them away later. This way, they won't be left at home and become annoying."
Chen Wu immediately responded, his tone full of disgust: "Yes! Throw them all away! Just looking at them reminds me of those bad things, and my heart is so upset!"
She threw the bedding in her hand onto the pile of things on the ground, raised her chin, and said to Lin Jianxue in a quick voice, "Xue'er, don't just stand there! Hurry up and pick up all the junk left by that Jiang guy in your room! Don't leave anything behind, throw them all away!"
Seeing her father-in-law's furious look as if he wanted to wipe out all traces of the Jiang family from their home immediately, Lin Jianxue felt helpless.
It's just... it seems a bit of a waste to just throw it away.
She thought about it and tried to persuade him, "Mom, it would be a shame to throw them away. Although these things are not valuable, at least we can exchange them for some money at the scrap yard."
"Exchange for money?" Chen Wu raised her eyebrows as if she had heard something extremely harsh. "What are you selling? The Jiang family's things are all stained with filth! I feel sick just holding the dirty money they exchange for these things! Our Lin family isn't so poor that we have to rely on this little money to survive! We don't need those little melons and dates!"
Chen Wu became more and more angry as he spoke, his chest heaving, and he was obviously disgusted.
Lin Jianxue looked at her father's disgusted face and knew that it was useless to persuade him any further, so she could only shut her mouth helplessly.
She looked to her relative Lin Yuefeng for support.
When Lin Yuefeng saw his daughter's pleading gaze, he just spread his hands to her helplessly, shrugged his shoulders, and made a helpless expression.
Then, he smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, alright, Xue'er, listen to your mother. Come over and have dinner first. We still need to go to the Public Security Bureau later to hear what Director Yuan has to say."
Lin Jianxue went to sit down at the table, picked up her chopsticks, and looked at her mother, who was still standing there with her hands on her hips, glaring at the pile of junk, as if she wanted to set it on fire right away. She couldn't help but persuade her again: "Mom, you've been busy all morning, why don't you come over and have something to eat? When we get back from the Public Security Bureau, I'll help you clean up, it'll be quick."
"I won't eat!" Chen Wu refused without a second thought, waving his hands in annoyance. "I'm already pissed off at that ungrateful family, how can I possibly eat more! Hurry up and eat, and then go back to the Public Security Bureau. Don't delay our work!"
Seeing that Li Qin was determined, Lin Jianxue and Lin Yuefeng looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
Lin Jianxue stopped persuading her, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating the fried rice in silence.
Breakfast ended in a hurry.
After dinner, Lin Yuefeng drove the car - that was a jeep specially equipped for him as the factory director to make it convenient for him to commute to get off work. In that era, it was considered a very good treatment.
The family of three got in the car and drove towards the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
The car stopped in front of the slightly old Security Bureau building.
As soon as they got off the car, they saw Director Yuan, wearing a neat police uniform, standing at the door, as if he was already waiting for them.
Seeing Lin Yuefeng, Director Yuan immediately showed a warm smile, walked up to him quickly, stretched out both hands and shook Lin Yuefeng's hands tightly: "Old Lin, you are here! I was waiting for you."
Lin Yuefeng also shook hands tightly: "Director Yuan, thank you for your hard work."
"Of course, of course." Director Yuan said politely, then turned aside to lead them inside. He lowered his voice and his expression became serious for a few seconds. "Come on, come in with me. There are some new developments in the investigation that are very important to you."
Lin Jianxue and Shen Wu followed behind, their hearts also lifted.
Director Yuan took them to an office, motioned them to sit down, then picked up a newly received telegram and a sorted record from the table and handed them to Lin Yuefeng.
"Old Lin, Teacher Shen, Comrade Lin Jianxue," Director Yuan said calmly, looking at them. "Yesterday, based on the information you provided, we immediately sent an urgent telegram to the Dongfang Industrial Brigade, the hometown of Jiang Yubai and Jiang Yuning, requesting their Revolutionary Committee to assist in verifying the true relationship between Jiang Yubai and Jiang Yuning."
"Just now, the telegram from the Revolutionary Committee of the Dongfang Industrial Brigade arrived."
Director Yuan's eyes fell on Lin Jianxue and Shen Wu's faces, and his tone was serious:
"It's clearly written on the telegram that Jiang Yubai and Jiang Yuning are indeed members of the same production brigade, grew up in the same village, and can be said to be childhood sweethearts. However,"
"There is no family relationship between the two of them! Not even cousins!"
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