In the evening, in the town government family courtyard, the door of Ji's family was knocked again, and a visitor came to the door.
Just after closing the door, the neighbor next door frowned in confusion when he heard the noise. Why did the Ji family, who usually didn't come to the door, have so many guests in the past two days?
Ji's mother, Ji's mother looked at Qin Ying standing in front of her, choked with excitement and speechless.
Qin Ying was equally excited. With a trembling voice, she called out the title she used when she was young, "Sister Qiuqiu."
When Ji's mother heard this trembling sound, her heart almost broke. She couldn't help but hug Qin Ying tightly, closed her eyes, and cried silently. The last time she saw Yingying, she was a little girl. Now she has already married and had children, and her face was crawling. There are traces of time.
But just looking at her like this can bring her back to the memories of the past.
"Yingying, Yingying." Ji's mother kept calling her name, and the two former sisters cried together.
"Okay, okay, don't cry. This is a happy event." Ji's father patted Ji's mother on the shoulder and comforted him, tears flashing in the corners of his eyes.
"Daughter-in-law, stop crying, your eyes are going to be broken from crying." Su Aimin said worriedly. Qin Ying's tears haven't stopped since she learned about this, and now her eyes are swollen like walnuts.
It took a long time for the two women to control their emotions and sit down to talk slowly. Ji Yue and Su Qingyun sat further away silently, leaving space for them.
"Aimin, right?" Ji's father greeted Su Aimin first, "Thanks to you for taking care of Yingying all these years. If the teachers and others knew that they would be relieved to see Yingying living so happily now."
Ji's mother had a kind smile on her face, "It's really thanks to you."
It’s not that she didn’t know how difficult it was for a teenage girl to settle down and make a life in that era. It was unfortunate that Yingying had been separated from her family for so many years, but she had a husband who loved her so much and gave birth to a smart and lovely child. My daughter, she is lucky again.
"Brother Ji, Sister Qiu, I am Qin Ying's lover, so it is natural for me to take care of her." Su Aimin smiled honestly.
Last night, he had listened to Qin Ying talk about a lot of their past affairs. Naturally, he knew how familiar the Ji family was with the Qin family, and his attitude was naturally very good.
"Sister Qiuqiu, please tell me about my parents." Qin Ying asked impatiently.
She stayed up all night last night, thinking about her parents' situation in her mind, and her heart was still hanging on.
"Don't worry." Ji's mother smiled softly, "Teacher and Master, they are living quite well in Xin Province. Although it is completely different from the life they had in the capital in the past, it is still passable because of some things. , they were assigned to the farm over there for labor reform, but because the teacher was a university teacher before, the people there still respected intellectuals, so they allowed her to work as a teacher in the primary school on the farm."
"As for Master." At this point, Ji's mother sighed, and Qin Ying's heart suddenly lifted.
She asked anxiously: "Sister Qiuqiu, how is my dad?"
"Master is fine, but you know his temper. He is stubborn to begin with. After leading soldiers all his life, he was forced to lead militiamen in a place like that. How could he feel so good? He simply didn't lead militiamen at all. He has to do farm work all day long with other people undergoing labor reform, and the teacher can't persuade him."
"But the two of them are living a good life. The people there see that one of them is a teacher and the other is an old hero who has fought in the war, and they all respect them."
"An acquaintance of ours came there before and saw the teacher and the others, so we got in touch."
Ji's mother arrived with information about the two of them. Qin Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the two of them were doing well. Her whole body relaxed visibly.
"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay." Qin Ying repeated this sentence twice with a look of joy on her face.
"Last time I received a letter from the teacher, asking us to pay attention to your news." Ji's mother said with a smile, "I didn't expect that we would meet so soon. I have two children to thank for this."
Ji Yue and Su Qingyun, who were suddenly mentioned, both lowered their heads in tacit understanding and glanced at the injury on Ji Yue's hand. Sure enough, sometimes, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
"Sister Qiuqiu." Qin Ying looked a little hesitant, but still asked, "Do you know why my parents were assigned to the new province?"
The new province is on the edge of China, and the climate and environment are worse than those in the interior. What is the reason for being sent there?
"This..." Qin Ying's question made Ji's mother look a little embarrassed, and she glanced at her lover.
Ji's father nodded and said, "Go ahead, there's nothing you can't say. Yingying will know sooner or later."
Qin Ying looked at the expressions of the two people and frowned, "Sister Qiuqiu, Brother Yu, what is going on?"
"Alas." Ji's mother sighed before she started to speak, "You also know that with the personalities of teachers and masters, it is impossible for them to do anything wrong. They just trust the people around them too much. , I was betrayed just now. Guard yourself day and night. It’s hard to guard against a domestic thief."
"Sister Qiuqiu, what do you mean by this?" Qin Ying's face changed immediately when she heard the word "house thief".
Ji's mother glanced at her face and said a name, "Yingying, do you remember Lu Cheng?
"Lu Cheng? Of course I remember." Qin Ying's eyes widened suddenly, "Sister Qiuqiu, you won't tell me it's Lu Cheng, will you? He is my father's most trusted subordinate, no, it's impossible!"
Lu Cheng was a subordinate promoted by her father, Qin Weiguo, and it would be no exaggeration to say that he was his right-hand man. He was very kind to him, and his father always treated him as his own son. Sometimes he was so kind to him that even she envy.
Lu Cheng also strives for excellence. Even though she was promoted by her father, she still strives to make progress and is thorough in everything she does. No one around her can find fault with her.
How much does her father value Lu Cheng? I even thought about marrying him before, becoming his father's son-in-law, and becoming a legitimate family member.
With such a deep relationship, how could Qin Ying believe that Lu Cheng would betray her father?
She shook her head, refusing to believe it.
Ji's mother looked unbearable. She also knew the relationship between Lu Cheng and the Qin family. When the accident happened, if their family Ji Yu hadn't gone to investigate, no one would have thought that Lu Cheng was behind it.
"What did he do?" Qin Ying suddenly asked, "My parents are cautious people. Even if Lu Cheng wants to do something, there must be a reason to do it, right?"
"Of course he has a reason." Ji's mother sneered, "Do you still remember the grandma Huang next door to your house?"
"Of course I remember." Qin Ying looked confused. What does this matter have to do with Grandma Huang?
"Grandma Huang has always had a good relationship with our family. She lived alone, her son died, and her husband passed away. My parents took good care of her. Does my parents' affairs have anything to do with Grandma Huang?"
"This is an unforeseen disaster." Ji's mother sighed again, "That Grandma Huang actually has a daughter. She went abroad in the early years and married a foreign officer. She hasn't come back for many years. Grandma Huang They all thought that this daughter was gone. Somehow, her daughter suddenly contacted Grandma Huang. This matter was known by others and was exposed. You also know that during that sensitive period, people who had entanglements with foreign countries would be What will happen?"
"Grandma Huang is old, how can she bear the torture? Your parents couldn't bear it and found someone to find a way to get her out. But not long after, they received a letter of report saying that your father abused his power. In the end, What's serious is that it said your father was involved with foreign forces. It's unbearable to have such a big label slapped on you. It was your father's old comrades who came forward to plead for mercy, and they were assigned to the farm in the new province. Militia, otherwise..."
Ji's mother didn't finish her words, but everyone knew the seriousness of this matter and the terrible consequences it might bring. This reason for reporting, this kind of result, is already a blessing among misfortunes.
"The person who reported it was Lu Cheng." Ji's mother gritted her teeth, obviously disgusted with this person.
"Why did he do this?" Qin Ying said with a trembling voice, still unable to believe it.
Ji's mother was silent, but Ji's father smiled softly, sarcastically, "Power is so touching. In those years, Lu Cheng rose too quickly. In order to prevent others from criticizing him, your father relied on the backstage to get to this point. He always asked him to work steadily and move forward. Every step of the way, before the incident happened, the superiors asked your father to recommend a person to be the head of the Organization Department. Your father thought for a long time and finally recommended another person without bias. Lu Cheng probably had a grudge at that time. Your father regards it as a stumbling block on the way forward and will naturally spare no effort to remove it."
Su Qingyun couldn't help but widen her eyes. Asked her grandfather to recommend the candidate for the head of the Organization Department? What was her grandpa's previous level?
"How could this happen? How could this happen?" Qin Ying muttered to herself in a daze, while Su Aimin held her shoulders and comforted her silently.
"People's hearts are always unpredictable." Ji's father said this in a complicated tone, and he was obviously thinking of something bad.
Ji Yue sneered in his heart, otherwise his family and the Qin family were destined. Grandpa Qin was reported by his subordinates, his father was framed by his own brothers, and they were both stabbed in the back by the people closest to them.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Seeing that the atmosphere was too heavy, Ji's mother stopped the topic, "The top priority now is to contact the teacher and the others."
"Yes." Qin Ying tried to cheer up and smiled reluctantly, "I plan to write a letter to my parents and send some things."
"Okay, I believe the teacher and the others will be very happy." Ji's mother touched her face, still treating her as a little girl.
After saying this, the Su family of three had dinner at Ji's house and then went back.
Within a few days, Qin Ying sent the written letter and packed things to the address given by Ji's mother. In addition to various daily necessities, there was also a photo.
It was Su Qingyun who reminded them that grandma and grandpa had not seen them for so long. They would definitely be happier if they sent a photo to show them the family of three.
