1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 767 What Happened Back Then

Old Liu had been pretending to be calm, but now that he heard the word "police," he broke out in a cold sweat.

Before they could come up with a solution, the police had already arrived at the Liu family's door.

Someone with a mischievous spirit shouted loudly from the courtyard: "Old Liu, are you home? The police are looking for you."

Granny Liu was trembling all over. After all, the shadow of being captured and taken to the mountain was still lingering. Now that she heard the police had come to her door, she was unsure of what to do and wondered if it was related to those people.

Old Liu was upset earlier, so he took off his shoes and put them on. Hearing the noise outside, he didn't put his shoes back on several times.

She couldn't help but give her eldest son a push: "Go out and see what's going on?"

After saying that, she winked at her youngest son, "You go too."

Seeing that his two sons had gone out, Old Man Liu hurriedly grabbed his wife's shoulder: "Remember, if they really come here because of the second son, insist that it was not intentional. We were not home at the time, and we only found out when we came back that the children were switched at birth. We had no idea who or where the person who asked us to take care of the children was."

That's how we kept it a secret, remember that?

Granny Liu was terrified. Hearing the old man's words, she nodded haphazardly, "I know, I know."

I had just finished giving my instructions when I heard that the person had already been taken to the hospital.

Just as Old Man Liu slipped on his shoes and stood up, Liu Shangang walked in with the police: "Mom and Dad, the police officers want to ask your father about some things."

Old Man Liu forced himself to remain calm and said, "My legs feel uncomfortable when it gets cold. I was just about to go out. Please come in and sit down."

Once the three police officers entered, along with the Party Secretary, the village chief, and the two sons of the Liu family, there was no more empty space in the house.

The older policeman spoke first: "Are you Liu Dazhu?" Old Man Liu nodded: "Yes, I am."

The police officer then looked at Granny Liu beside him: "Are you Xu Sanni?"

When Granny Liu saw the police officers in uniform, her voice trembled with fear: "Yes."

"Is your second son, Liu Shanliang, your biological son?"

Seeing that Old Man Liu was about to speak, he reminded him, "Think carefully before you speak, lest we have to take you back to the station for re-interrogation."

Upon hearing this, Old Liu's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat, and he had no choice but to honestly reply, "He is indeed not our biological son, but there are reasons for this, and we would appreciate it if you would listen to our explanation."

The policeman looked at the other policeman next to him and nodded.

Then the man took out a notebook and began to take notes.

Old Liu tried his best to appear honest: "That year, my wife had just given birth to our second child not long ago. One day, a young woman came to our door with a child in her arms, gave us some money, and asked my wife to take care of the child for a few days, saying she would come back to pick him up in a few days."

At that time, our family was so poor that we could hardly afford to eat, and our eldest son was so thin that he was skin and bones, so we agreed to take on the job.

Two months later, someone came to the door, saying they were there to pick up the child. They came in a hurry and were in a real rush, saying they had to catch a train.

My husband and I went up the mountain to collect wild produce, leaving only my father at home. He had difficulty walking, so he was a step behind when he entered the house. The person who was there to pick up the children entered the house before him. The two children were asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed), and somehow the mistake was made.

When we got back, we discovered the two children had been switched at birth. We had no idea who the woman who had asked us to look after the children was, or where the person who was supposed to pick them up that day was. We couldn't find the man my father had mentioned at the station, so we had no choice but to accept it.

(End of this chapter)