Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 179 How could he not be heartbroken?

Zhu Dashan and his wife did not want to go to the guesthouse.

If you go there, they might not let you come back.

This place is so nice, clean and bright with no yellow sand, and maybe we can even get a full meal. And it seems that Silly Girl's parents are gone, and she only has a younger brother. So, won't this house belong to her son in the future?

In fact, in this situation, especially in an era where a household registration can create a world of difference between urban and rural areas, rural people like Wang Cuilan would not dare to or would not even have such thoughts of usurping someone else's place.

However, those who could shamelessly follow him to Jiangcheng were not ordinary people.

Lu Qiaoge glanced at the woman but didn't stop her from speaking. No matter what, this family was Liu Xia's closest relatives.

I'd like to hear what she has to say.

Wang Cuilan was also a little scared. Many people said that the Northeast was desolate and remote, even worse than their Northwest, but this was not the case along the way.

She envied the people who could live here.

Not to mention this awe-inspiring military factory.

Therefore, while Wang Cuilan was envious, she was also afraid.

After all, this place is so different from their rural hometown; there are even gatekeepers who don't let outsiders in casually.

She glanced at her spineless husband and mustered her courage to say, "That silly girl is my daughter-in-law. We've gone through the wedding ceremony, so we're husband and wife. She's called me 'Mom' for over ten years. We're family, we..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the boy's angry voice.

Liu Yu stood up, his eyes red and swollen from crying. He was clearly heartbroken and disappointed. After all, he had no relatives left. He remembered that his older sister had come back, and it was normal that she didn't recognize him. But she didn't side with him at all. Instead, she sided with that brat. How could he not be heartbroken?

But upon hearing the old woman's words, he immediately became angry, pointing at Wang Cuilan and shouting, "Shut up! You're not my sister's mother at all! My sister's mother is Chai Xiaoyan, and my sister isn't called 'Silly Girl.' My sister's name is Liu Xia. My mother said that 'Xia' means beautiful, and my sister is the most beautiful cloud in the sky. You don't even know her name and you dare to call yourself her mother? You're a bad person, a really bad person!"

The shout startled Liu Xia, who instinctively went to find someone close to her. Lu Qiaoge prevented her from looking at that family, telling her to cut ties from now on.

Lu Qiaoge blocked Liu Xia's view, put her arm around Liu Xia's thin shoulder, and said gently, "Your brother is right. You are not called 'Silly Girl.' Your name is Liu Xia, Liu Yu. Find that photo for your sister, let her see herself when she was a child, and let her see her own mother."

Lu Qiaoge was the youngest among these cadres, but no one thought she was unreliable when she spoke, especially Sister Qiao, who had worked with Lu Qiaoge many times. She immediately softened her voice and said, "Zhu Dashan and Wang Cuilan, come with me to the guesthouse to settle in. You must be tired from the journey. You need to wash up and eat something. Even if you adults aren't hungry, the children must be. Besides, Liu Xia needs to meet with the neighbors, and some people will be coming to visit her later. It's not appropriate for you to stay here. Wouldn't it be better to have Liu Xia personally pick you up after everything is settled?"

That makes perfect sense.

So, Wang Cuilan, who was already feeling a bit insecure, wanted to discuss what to do with her husband. So, she called her three children and headed out.

Zhu Baozhu suddenly grabbed Liu Xia, angrily saying, "You can't stay here. You're my wife. You have to go wash my clothes and feet."

Liu Yu was furious and clenched her fists fiercely.

Looking at this spoiled child, Lu Qiaoge felt that Liu Xia was practically his maid.

Lu Qiaoge offered no reprimands or criticisms, so naturally, she couldn't let Zhu Baozhu run into Liu Xia.

Even though Liu Xia was so frightened that she instinctively wanted to follow.

Shao Le frowned and stopped Zhu Baozhu, saying, "You're so young, yet you're already acting like a woman. Aren't you ashamed?"

Before Zhu Baozhu could speak, Lu Qiaoge smiled and said to her, "Little classmate, why don't you go eat with your family first? I'll take Liu Xia to the guesthouse to find you later, okay?" Old Hou was getting impatient. These people were so ungrateful; did they really think they were young masters?

If this were truly good for Liu Xia, that would be one thing, but clearly it isn't!
No one gave Zhu Baozhu and the others a chance to speak; Lao Hou and the security personnel took them away.

We were going to a guesthouse, so we had to eat first before talking about anything else.

After everyone left, Liu Yu stood at the door, timidly showing Liu Xia the family photo frame: "This is you, this is Mom, Mom is holding me, and this person is... Dad."

Liu Xia twisted her fingers, glanced at the photo frame, and then lowered her head. But after a while, she looked at it again, biting her lip with a blank expression.

Suddenly she asked, "Then...what about Mom?"

Liu Yu burst into tears: "Waaah, that woman killed my mother!"

Liu Xia was terrified; her face turned deathly pale, and her lips trembled. She didn't know what to ask.

Lu Qiaoge told Liu Yu to quickly wipe away her tears and accompany Liu Xia to walk around the house and take a look.

This is her home.

The Liu family lives in a bungalow area. Next door used to be Li Ying's house, but it has long since changed hands.

After learning about the murder case here, the family was extremely unlucky. However, they were short of housing and had nowhere to go if they left. So, Lu Qiaoge noticed a small round mirror under the eaves of their house.

Lu Qiaoge wasn't sure what it was for either.

But it will obviously put the neighbors at ease.

Lu Qiaoge glanced at it once and then looked away.

She did nothing else but spend those two hours with the siblings that afternoon.

Almost without any suspense, Liu Xia became much more affectionate towards Lu Qiaoge.

She timidly called out to Lu Qiaoge, "Sister Qiaoge."

Then Deputy Director Huang arranged for the neighborhood committee to deliver rice and flour, telling Lu Qiaoge that she could come back, as someone was taking care of the siblings.

The weather was gloomy, and it looked like it was going to rain again.

Lu Qiaoge turned around, and Liu Xia was no longer so uneasy; her blank eyes gained a little more brightness.

The visitor was Aunt Xu, who was always smiling, had a very good temper, and was also a good cook. She was a cadre in the First Neighborhood Committee, and although she didn't receive a salary, she did receive a subsidy of twenty yuan a month.

She gently and affectionately patted the heads of the two siblings, then said to Liu Xia, "Good children, you're home now. Your mother can finally rest easy." She then added, "You must have had a long journey. Auntie will make you some noodles."

Liu Xia looked at Lu Qiaoge nervously, but for some reason, her words sounded warm.

She was a little simple-minded, but she also knew that Zhu Dashan and Wang Cuilan were not her biological parents. She never dared to ask about her biological parents. She knew that only by being obedient and doing more work could she avoid being beaten.

Liu Yu, being diligent, immediately said, "Aunt Xu, I'll go light the fire. I can also knead dough."

Aunt Xu didn't use him, but told him to spend time with his sister Liu Xia and talk about their childhood.