Starting from 40, holding the Star Mall to lead the motherland

Chapter 90 Dream

Moonlight filtered through the branches, casting patches of light and shadow on the ground. Standing on the balcony, Han Hui could hear the sweet chirping of birds. Although this era was backward in many ways, the environment was truly wonderful, with humans, plants, and animals living in harmony.

Han Hui thought for a long time, and finally knocked on Huang Shufen's door. Han Mengyang wanted to save Han Mengxing, and she didn't interfere, but Huang Shufen couldn't.

Huang Shufen was very surprised: "Xiaoman, it's so late, why don't you go to bed?"

After Han Hui closed the door, she took Huang Shufen's hand and sat on the bedside: "Mom, if I don't save Han Mengxing, do you also think I'm cold-blooded?"

Huang Shufen was stunned at first, then sighed: "Xiaoman, it's my fault. I shouldn't have asked you to save Meng Xing. We were in such a difficult time back then, and he just stood by and watched. Now that they're in trouble, it's only natural for us not to help."

Han Hui felt much better after hearing this. After pondering it over for a moment, she said, "Mom, do you know? When you were seriously ill, the barefoot doctor told me to prepare for your funeral. I was so frightened that I passed out, and then I got sick too."

Huang Shufen gently stroked her face: "Remember, I will never forget this."

She had already decided to die. It was her sick daughter who knelt on the bed, crying and saying that if she died, she would not be able to live either. For her daughter, she struggled to survive.

Han Hui said, "Mom, I had a dream while I was unconscious. I dreamed that you died of illness, and my second uncle and second aunt sold all their land and old house. I was homeless, so I wanted to go to Shanghai to seek refuge with Han Yongjing. I had no money, so I begged along the way. After walking for more than two months, my feet were bleeding, and I was as thin as a skeleton. I suffered a lot before I found Han Yongjing. But do you know what he said when I went to the newspaper office to look for him?"

Huang Shufen was stunned. Her daughter had never told her about this before. "What did he say?"

Han Hui sneered, "He said I was a liar. He and his wife, Zhao Anna, only have four children: Han Youwei, Han Mengxing, and his siblings. Then he had the security guard kick me out..."

After a pause, she continued, "After Zhao Anna found out, she tied me up and sold me to human traffickers. Before the traffickers took me away, she said that the three of us, mother and son, had been removed from the Han family tree, and that she was the legitimate wife of the Han family."

Huang Shufen held Han Hui's hand and said softly, "Xiaoman, that was just a dream, it's not real."

Han Hui pretended not to hear and continued, "The traffickers sold me to the Japanese army camp as a prostitute. I had to serve thirty men every day. I couldn't stand it, so I took out a Japanese soldier's knife and slit my throat."

Huang Shufen was stunned.

Han Hui asked back, "Mom, you said this was a nightmare? But if I hadn't knelt by your bed and said those words to you, would you have cheered up? If you were gone and I were left alone, do you think my second uncle and second sister-in-law would care about me given their personalities?"

"Mom, that wasn't a nightmare. It was a warning to me. So after I recovered from my illness, I learned boxing and hunting from the old hunter. It's because of these skills that we've been able to live safely until now."

"Mom, when we were living in the alley, Zhao Anna found a human trafficker and wanted to kidnap and sell them, but I discovered and solved the problem."

Huang Shufen grabbed Han Hui's hand and said, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"

Han Hui said, "I was worried that you would be scared if you knew and that it would affect your normal life, so I kept it a secret."

"Mom, everything in the dream was so real, so real that I felt it was not a dream, but something that really happened." Huang Shufen thought that if she really died of illness and her daughter had not learned the skills she has now, her ending might be the same as in the dream.

Thinking of this, her heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife: "Xiaoman, it's my fault that I'm incompetent and failed to protect you. Don't worry, this won't happen again."

She is now very glad that she did not stop her daughter from practicing martial arts and hunting. Otherwise, if something happens to her, her daughter will have a hard time surviving in this cannibalistic world and may even be bullied and humiliated like in the dream.

Han Hui had a purpose in telling Huang Shufen all this. Han Mengxing was going to die, and Zhao Anna and Han Youwei would be punished by her. Who knew Han Mengchen and Han Dandan would come to the house to beg for mercy? Although Huang Shufen had changed a lot, Han Hui wasn't sure she would relent and keep her at home. If that happened, she would be sick to her stomach.

After the discussion, Han Hui went back to her room to rest. However, Huang Shufen, because of what she said, tossed and turned in bed until midnight before she fell asleep.

Huang Shufen got up at 5:30 every day to make breakfast, and this day was no exception. While she was making dumplings in the restaurant, she saw Han Mengyang coming down.

"Come here and make dumplings with me."

Han Mengyang was also used to doing housework. After he finished washing up, he came over to help make dumplings.

Huang Shufen said, "Han Mengxing helped find you, so I owe him a favor. You have to rescue him this time to repay the favor. We should not have any more contact in the future."

Han Mengyang was very surprised and asked, "Mom, what happened?"

His mother hadn't been like this before. She always told him that the grudges between the elders shouldn't involve the children. Zhao Anna was wrong, but he and Han Mengxing were brothers, and even if they broke bones, they were still connected. But what she meant today was that she wanted him to cut ties with Han Mengxing and the others.

Huang Shufen said, "I've been thinking about what Xiaoman said yesterday all night, and I think she's right. Han Youwei and Han Mengxing don't treat you as their big brother, and they don't treat Xiaoman as their little sister. If they come to you for help in the future, don't interfere."

Han Mengyang felt a mixture of emotions as he watched his mother, who seemed like a completely different person. He had long ago urged Huang Shufen to protest, but unfortunately, she wouldn't listen. As a result, after only three years of not seeing her, his mother had completely changed.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Huang Shufen said with a sullen face, "If it weren't for Xiaoman, you would have died in prison. If you don't listen to me, I will take Xiaoman away from Shanghai to avoid being mad at you."

Han Mengyang was somewhat helpless: "Mom, don't worry. I will listen to you and help them this time. I won't care if they have any problems in the future."

Huang Shufen's expression finally softened. "I can help, but I'll let that bitch figure out the money. You're not allowed to pay a cent. If I find out you paid, you'll be banned from living here."

"understood."

The next day, Han Hui went to deliver goods again. This time she went to Suzhou, so she didn't have to worry about the route she often ran.

Han Mengyang found someone, and No. 76 agreed to let it go, but the condition was twenty large yellow croakers.

Following the poisoning at the Jindamen Hotel and the assassination of Ding Gaoming, the Military Police and Unit 76 launched a frenzy of arrests. Han Mengxing's superiors were members of the Guo Party, and his close colleague was a member of the Red Party, implicating him. Although he was found innocent, Unit 76 deliberately arrested many innocent people in pursuit of financial gain. If Han Mengxing had evidence against him, a retrial would command a high price.