The beloved but ungrateful girl is reborn: This time she has truly changed.

Just as Qi Lingling was about to answer, her grandmother exclaimed, "Oh!"

By this time, everyone had noticed the two children standing next to Qi Weiwei.

Grandma wiped away her tears and looked at the two children with a puzzled expression: "This is...?"

Qi Weiwei took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

She pulled the two children over and had them stand on either side of her in front of her.

"Grandma," her voice was still a little hoarse, but much calmer, "this is your great-granddaughter, my daughter."

She first pointed to the older one: "This is Dandan, she's five years old."

Then, pointing to the younger one, she said, "This is Xixi, she's three years old."

The two children looked timidly at all the people in the room.

Dandan shrank back and lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone.

Sisi's hands and feet were also locked, but she raised her head and looked at the old lady in front of her with her big eyes.

Qi Weiwei whispered in the two children's ears, "Call her Great-Grandma."

Sisi immediately greeted sweetly, "Hello, Great-Grandma!"

That "Hello, Great-Grandma" was like a key, unlocking the softest spot in Wen Sumei's heart.

She could no longer hold back, and she hugged her two children tightly, bursting into tears.

"My poor child...you've suffered so much...you've suffered so much..."

Everyone gathered around.

Qi Lingling, with her frighteningly large belly, was already shedding tears.

She walked up to the two children and squatted down—a difficult movement for her, but she persisted.

"Weiwei," she said between sobs, "why didn't you tell your second sister about something so important?"

She looked at the two children, her eyes filled with heartache: "Dandan, Qianqian, I'm your second aunt. Here! This is a gift from your second aunt, take it!"

As she spoke, she laboriously pulled two ten-yuan bills from her pocket—they were brand new and crisp.

She stuffed one into each of the two children's hands.

Dandan quickly backed away, shaking her head repeatedly: "No...no money..."

Sisi didn't take the money. Instead, she looked up at Qi Lingling with her little face and said earnestly, "Second Aunt, I have a second aunt now."

These words, though spoken in a childish manner, made Qi Lingling's tears flow even more fiercely.

She choked up as she said, "Yes, we have a second aunt now... From now on, your second aunt will love you all dearly..."

Qi Yang and Qi Xing also gathered around.

The two little boys are twins, both in sixth grade this year, and are twelve years old.

They looked exactly alike, all wearing blue school uniforms and red scarves pinned to their chests.

They carefully surrounded their two younger sisters, their eyes sparkling.

Qi Yang spoke first, his voice filled with incredulous surprise: "We have a little sister?"

Qi Xing immediately chimed in, "That's great! All my classmates have younger sisters, except us! Now we suddenly have two!"

The two boys looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

Qi Yang looked at Dandan and Qianqian and said sincerely, "You two little sisters are so pretty."

Qi Xing immediately pulled out two candies from his pocket—fruit candies wrapped in pretty cellophane, one red and one green, sparkling under the light.

"Sisters, do you want some candy? Here you go!" He handed the candy to the two children.

Dandan hesitated to take it, only looking timidly at the two brothers.

Sisi had already reached out and taken the candy: "Thank you, brother! Brother, you two look exactly alike!"

She picked up one of the candies, looked at it, then looked at Dandan: "Sister, let's share this one, and give this one to Mom, okay?"

Dandan nodded repeatedly and whispered, "Mmm."

Qi Chunchun and Qi Maomao also stood around.

The two are twins, both 28 years old this year.

Qi Chunchun works at a hospital as a surgeon; Qi Maomao works at the power supply bureau as an electrician.

The fact that the two of them are here at this hour suggests they must have taken leave.

At that moment, both young men had tears in their eyes.

Qi Chun Chun looked at Qi Weiwei, her voice choked with emotion: "Weiwei, you've suffered so much... why didn't you ever tell your family? We're your brothers..."

Qi Maomao was trembling with rage, her fists clenched tightly: "Tang Aijun is a beast! Does our Qi family have no men left? Weiwei, your fifth brother will risk his life to trade places with Tang Aijun and avenge you!"

Qi Weiwei hurriedly shook her head: "Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, please don't act rashly! I've already made plans for this, you absolutely mustn't do anything reckless!"

She knew her two older brothers too well.

Fourth Brother Qi Chun Chun is usually mild-mannered, but once he gets angry, no one can stop him.

Fifth Brother Qi Maomao has an even more fiery temper. In his previous life, he got into a fight because of her and almost got expelled.

Grandpa Qi Dayou scolded, "Don't say such things again!"

He stood up, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the room, his voice stern: "Even if someone has to be replaced, it should be this old man, half-buried in the ground, who should do it! You young lads, you have a long life ahead of you! Don't risk your lives so easily!"

He walked up to Qi Weiwei, picked up the teapot on the table, poured her a cup of hot tea, and even put a few red dates in it.

"Weiwei," his voice softened, "drink some hot water first, calm yourself down."

Qi Weiwei took the teacup, her hands still trembling slightly.

She took a sip, the warm tea flowing down her throat, and after a few deep breaths, she calmed down a bit.

"Grandpa," she put down her teacup, looking directly at her grandfather, "when were Mom and Dad arrested? What was the exact time?"

"The night before last, around... 11 p.m."

Grandpa recalled, his brow furrowed.

"Little Zhao downstairs came to tell me the news the next morning."

He said he saw a group of people from the land requisition committee banging on the door and taking your parents away, saying there were "major issues that needed to be investigated."

"A major problem?" Qi Weiwei's eyes were icy. "Did they specify what the problem is?"

Grandpa shook his head: "He didn't say. He just took the person away and left nothing behind."

Qi Weiwei's heart sank.

Tang Qu is the director of the harvesting committee and has connections everywhere.

He doesn't need any solid evidence to arrest someone; a simple "there's a major problem" is enough.

"I've already pulled some strings," the grandfather continued, his voice low, "Now they're in single rooms, they have water to drink, food to eat, and they can sleep."

There's water to drink, food to eat, and I can sleep now.

Qi Weiwei understood the implication behind those words—that they might have had no water to drink, no food to eat, and no sleep before.

Her fists clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms.

Ling Heping stood quietly to the side, listening.

Then he spoke, his voice calm but firm:

"Grandpa, who exactly is the Tang family? What are their positions on the land division committee?"

Everyone in the room looked at him.

Grandpa then took a closer look at Ling Heping. After a long while, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Is that Heping? His features haven't changed, and he's gotten stronger!"

Ling Heping bowed slightly: "Grandpa Qi, it's me. My grandfather sends his regards to you. He also brought you some sweet potato wine, which is in the car, but I haven't had time to get it yet."