“Are our Dabaos and Xiaobaos good today?!”
It was almost two in the afternoon when Zhang Hong returned, much later than his usual off-duty time.
The first thing the exhausted man did upon returning was not to eat lunch, but to go to the room to see his two children who were already asleep.
“Dabao and Xiaobao are definitely good, they don’t cry or fuss, they’re sensible, well-behaved, and obedient. Old Zhang, why are you back so late?! Have you eaten?! Was there a major surgery in your department?!”
Fang Xinyu looked at her husband in confusion, thinking he had been busy with Hospital matters.
...
Zhang Hong didn’t say anything for a long time in response to his wife’s questions. He watched the sleeping Dabao and Xiaobao for a good while before quietly turning and leaving.
Seeing this, Fang Xinyu immediately sensed something was wrong. Her husband’s expression was off, and he seemed preoccupied.
“Did something happen?!”
She followed him to the living room, and as she brought out the food that had been kept warm, she asked in a soft voice.
“Sigh, Huaiyuan and Xiao Ru were reported. Just as I was about to get off work, someone from Jing University secretly came to inform me. By the time I rushed there, Huaiyuan and Su Ze had been taken to the Revolutionary Committee, and Xiao Ru and Xiao Wan were taken home to search for things.”
At that time, Zhang Hong was hiding far away, not daring to approach, because those people hadn’t left yet. He didn’t appear immediately because he knew that Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan had already made many arrangements these days. As long as the Su Family wasn’t harmed and they just waited for the rustication, the suffering they endured now was nothing.
However, he didn’t feel good at all.
So, he waited until those people left and Qiao Jiuru and Zhou Wanwan hadn’t been beaten before he left with peace of mind.
After all, he still had to go to work in the afternoon, and he couldn't get too close to the Su Family now. Not to mention, Dabao and Xiaobao were still at his house, and his mission was to protect these two children.
What?!
Fang Xinyu was startled when she heard that something had happened to the Su family, somewhat disbelieving her husband’s words.
“That’s not right. The Qiao family made great contributions back then. How dare they treat the Qiao family like this?!”
Not to mention the Qiao family, the Su family’s contributions were also significant. Not only did they donate more than half of their family property to the higher-ups back then, but they also helped raise a lot of supplies both domestically and overseas.
Fang Xinyu couldn’t believe that with such great contributions from both families, they would now be treated this way.
This, this...
“Do you think only the Qiao family is being treated like this?! Did others not make contributions?!”
Zhang Hong said with a helpless expression, lowering his head to quickly eat. He had to go to work as soon as he finished eating.
Fang Xinyu: “...”
She felt a chill in her heart, and it took her a while to recover, looking worriedly at the two children in the room.
Fortunately, Dabao and Xiaobao were sent here yesterday, otherwise, who knows how scared the two children would have been?! They probably wouldn’t even have had a bite to eat.
“You’ll temporarily take care of the two children for the next few days. We’ve already used our connections to make arrangements. Once the rustication location is confirmed, we’ll send the children to Huaiyuan and Xiao Ru.”
Zhang Hong finished his meal in just a few minutes. Before leaving for work, he reminded his wife again.
“I’ll take good care of Dabao and Xiaobao. No, no, are you saying Dabao and Xiaobao are going to be rusticated with Xiao Ru and them?! Old Zhang, I don’t agree.”
Fang Xinyu didn’t hear her husband clearly at first, but the next second she reacted, she exploded.
These were two children under two years old. How could they go to such a harsh place with adults?! Without food or drink, if they got sick, it would be fatal.
No, what were Qiao Jiuru and the others thinking?! The children had already been sent out, shouldn’t they be rushing to find someone to adopt the two children now?!
“Old Fang, don’t worry, Xiao Ru and Huaiyuan know what they’re doing, and we also know what we’re doing. Unless there’s an absolute certainty of a good place, even if Xiao Ru and Huaiyuan don’t agree, we won’t let Dabao and Xiaobao go with them for rustication.”
Zhang Hong subtly revealed a little to his wife. It wasn’t that he wanted to hide it from her, but he was afraid of unforeseen circumstances before things were successful.
“I can’t bear to part with these two children. Just thinking about them suffering, not eating well, not being full, and not being warm, my heart aches.”
Fang Xinyu had always loved children, and she also loved Dabao and Xiaobao very much. Her own grandchildren weren’t by her side, so she could only envy other people’s little ones.
Especially after taking care of Dabao and Xiaobao for a day, she loved them even more. If the Su family couldn’t raise them, Fang Xinyu had the idea of raising the two children herself.
“Xiao Ru and Huaiyuan are even more reluctant to let Dabao and Xiaobao suffer, and even more afraid of anything happening to them. I’m leaving, I’m going to work.”
Zhang Hong sighed deeply. How could his heart feel good? He just had no choice.
On the other side, at the Revolutionary Committee, Tan Shuwei silently glanced at the two rooms across the courtyard.
One held Su Huaiyuan, and the other held Su Ze.
At this moment, after this father and son were escorted here, it wasn’t long before Director Lin went in.
Tan Shuwei didn’t even need to eavesdrop to know what the man surnamed Lin would say to Su Huaiyuan and his son; it was nothing more than threats to their family and underhanded tricks.
“Su Huaiyuan, have you confessed everything?! Don’t lie to us, you know those who lie to us don’t end well.”
Director Lin stared coldly at the person sitting on the chair with a gloomy expression, not fully believing the information this person had provided.
Su Huaiyuan lowered his head expressionlessly, looking as if he didn’t want to meet the gaze of the person in front of him, but his clenched fists showed his inner unease and anxiety.
Director Lin didn’t care. The man surnamed Su would eventually reveal all the good things, and he wasn’t in a hurry.
Now, he had to go check the houses Su Huaiyuan had provided. He wondered how many good things were actually inside?!
Tan Shuwei watched Director Lin walk out of the room where Su Huaiyuan was held, and he quickly got up from his desk and went to meet him.
“Director, are you going out?”
Lin Kesheng was about to leave when he was suddenly called out. Seeing that it was their Deputy Director Tan Shuwei, he knew that today’s events absolutely couldn’t be hidden from him, so he just nodded directly.
“I’m going to confiscate the Su family’s properties that exploited the common people. Old Tan, do you want to come along?!”
“Director, I won’t go. Such tiring work, I’d rather sit comfortably in the office. Anyway, the Director won’t forget me.”
Tan Shuwei quickly shook his head, saying with a smile, showing no intention of snatching credit or taking advantage of the situation.
Lin Kesheng couldn’t help but smile triumphantly when he saw him flattering himself like this, very satisfied with Tan Shuwei’s understanding and tact.
If it weren’t for the fact that he got along quite well with this person and he never opposed him, he would have gotten rid of him long ago. Keeping such a person by his side was better than replacing him with another, what if the new person wanted to compete with him for power and profit?!
“Old Tan, I like clear-headed people like you.”