A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Lu Congyue suddenly felt very bored.

He always felt that his mother had done so much for Lu Sheng and was then cruelly abandoned, and that Lu Sheng owed his mother an apology.

But after hearing Lu Sheng's apology, he felt it was meaningless, utterly meaningless.

An apology that isn't heartfelt, but merely a perfunctory attempt to save her son, would disgust even her mother.

Lu Congyue remained indifferent, ignoring Lu Sheng, and instead coaxed Xiao Chenglin to kneel down and kowtow, making him call her "Grandma".

Xiao Chenglin didn't understand, but he obediently listened.

After kowtowing and burning paper money, Lu Congyue silently said in his heart, "Mother, now that you've seen him, you probably won't think about him anymore, right? He's not good enough for you. I'll take him away now, so he won't defile your place. Next time I come back, I'll bring your daughter-in-law. She's a very good woman, you'll like her..."

After finishing his rambling to his mother, Lu Congyue gave Lu Sheng a cold look.

"You haven't done everything you promised."

Lu Sheng knew what he was talking about as soon as he thought about it, and frowned, saying, "The house issue can't be settled in one go. You have to give me time. Since I've promised, I won't go back on my word. Don't worry."

"You won't go back on your word, but some people will," Lu Congyue said bluntly. "Today I drop the case and release Lu Guoqiang, but tomorrow he'll turn his back on me. I know him better than you do, and I also know the mother of his accomplice."

Lu Sheng's face turned pale and then flushed.

He was repeatedly humiliated by his son, which made him so angry that he was about to have a heart attack, but he had to control himself in order to save his other son.

He closed his eyes briefly, resignedly saying, "Let's go back to the capital first, and talk about it then!"

They come in a hurry and leave in a hurry; even if the leaders want to keep them, they can't.

Lu Congyue went to Aunt Hua's house again, returned the basket covered with cloth, and put ten yuan inside.

Seeing him in such a hurry to leave, Aunt Hua wiped away her tears and said, "Your mother has finally received an apology and cleared her name. If she knew this in the afterlife, she would be very happy."

Lu Congyue smiled faintly and didn't say anything. He only asked Aunt Hua to help look after his mother's grave, and that he would bring his wife and children back to kowtow to his mother when he had time.

Back in the county town, it was already dark, and the group settled into a guesthouse.

The county leaders stayed with Lu Sheng the whole time and even wanted to invite him to dinner, but Lu Sheng declined.

At his age, he was exhausted from all the running around these past few days and just wanted to lie down and rest as soon as possible.

When Lu Congyue arrived at the guesthouse, he took Xiao Chenglin back to his room. Xiao Chenglin had already fallen asleep on his back. He carefully put him down, and looking at the child's chubby little face, Lu Congyue missed Zhuang Qingxiang again.

Unfortunately, I can't contact her now.

The next day, as soon as the post office opened, Lu Congyue carried Xiao Chenglin inside to make a phone call.

After the call was finally connected and he heard Zhuang Qingxiang's voice, Lu Congyue taught Xiao Chenglin to call her "Mom." Then he told Zhuang Qingxiang about his trip back to his hometown and explained that he still had to go back to Beijing and could only go home after everything was completely resolved.

Although Zhuang Qingxiang missed her son terribly, she wouldn't make unreasonable demands to force Zhuang Qingxiang to go back immediately.

The phone bill was too expensive, so she hurriedly told Lu Congyue about Huang Yuejin's request and asked if he had any solutions.

"Don't worry, I'll think of a way," Lu Congyue said in a deep voice. "If he comes to ask you, just tell him to wait until I get back."

"Okay!" Zhuang Qingxiang replied.

Lu Congyue was reluctant to hang up, but thinking about the phone bill, he told Zhuang Qingxiang and hung up.

After paying the money, Lu Congyue felt a little heartache.

He had left in a hurry to find Xiao Chenglin this time, and didn't bring much money with him. Fortunately, Shang Hua helped him out, which allowed him to get by until now.

All this money will have to be repaid when I get back, and I don't even know how much savings my family has left...

Returning to the guesthouse from the post office, I saw anxious guards as soon as I entered the courtyard.

"Comrade Lu Congyue!" The guard greeted him excitedly as soon as he saw him. "You're finally back! If you hadn't come back, the train would have been delayed. Let's get going!"

Because Lu Sheng was in a hurry to go back, the county specially bought him a ticket for noon today. The county leaders had already sent a car to take Lu Sheng to the train station first, and the guard stayed behind to inform Lu Congyue.

Lu Congyue thanked him, went to his room to get his luggage, and carried Xiao Chenglin on his back to the train station with the guard.

When he arrived at the train station, he saw several people surrounding Lu Sheng, leaning slightly forward with respectful, earnest, and anxious expressions on their faces.

Lu Congyue could tell at a glance that these county leaders wanted something from him.

Looking at Lu Sheng, who was putting on airs, he was filled with disdain.

If you want to back out, and you can't do something someone asked for, wouldn't it be better to just say so? Why do you only feel comfortable when you see others begging you?

As a result, Lu Sheng discovered that Lu Congyue's attitude towards him had become even worse. Before, he would ask Xiao Chenglin to call him "Grandpa Lu," but now he wouldn't even greet him.

Lu Sheng asked the guard if something had happened again, but the guard knew nothing about it.

Lu Sheng cursed Lu Congyue in his heart, but on the surface he wisely did not disturb Lu Congyue and Xiao Chenglin.

Thinking of his wife and children in the capital, Lu Sheng was restless and couldn't sleep.

If Lu Congyue changes his mind, then his trip will have been in vain.

"Congyue, we'll be returning to the capital in a couple of days. You won't change your mind, will you?" he couldn't help but ask.

Lu Congyue lifted his eyelids, glanced at him, and said calmly, "I really am thinking of changing my mind."

Lu Sheng's expression changed drastically: "Lu Congyue, are you playing me?"

"No," Lu Congyue said calmly. "It's just that I suddenly don't want a house in Beijing anymore, so I might as well find something more affordable."

"What? You don't want a house? What do you want?" Lu Sheng frowned, feeling that he was definitely up to no good.

Lu Congyue: "A permanent employee quota for the provincial steel plant!"

Lu Sheng: "..."

"You don't need to look embarrassed. I know you have the ability." Lu Congyue raised an eyebrow.

Lu Sheng was furious.

They said they wanted a house, then they said they didn't want one, and now they want a permanent position at the steel mill...

Speaking of the steel plant in the provincial capital, Lu Sheng suddenly had a jolt and remembered someone.

Previously, he had a soldier under his command who was injured and could not stay in the army, so he arranged for him to be in a good unit.

It seems like I went into a steel factory.

"Okay, I understand. I'll say it again: try your best," Lu Sheng said, frowning.

Lu Congyue shrugged: "Don't worry about it, just get it done. I'll go to the police station to drop the case after it's done!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng's face darkened again, and he lost all interest in speaking.

After two more days of travel, Lu Sheng felt like his old bones were about to fall apart from the jostling.

He needs to go back and rest well. Once Lu Guoqiang is released, he will complete his retirement procedures and immediately take his wife and children away from Beijing to find a beautiful place to live.

I will never go back to Beijing again!