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

Grandpa took a deep breath and said to Ling Heping:

"Hehe, thank you for bringing Weiwei and the others back. You made this trip."

Sigh, that old man from the Tang family is named Tang Qu, the Qu in "water channel," and he's the director of the district's land division committee.

His wife, Zhang Qingtian, is the deputy director of the Women's Federation.

His son, Tang Aijun, is Weiwei's...that beast.

He gritted his teeth when he said the word "beast".

Ling Heping nodded and then asked, "What are Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi's names and workplaces? Also, which district does Tangqu live in? Do you know their exact address?"

Grandpa immediately picked up paper and pen from the table, untied the fountain pen, and scribbled down a few lines:

Qi Chou, a train driver for the railway bureau, lives in apartment 201, building 2 of the railway staff housing complex.

"Chen Hongxia, formerly a purchasing agent at the supply and marketing cooperative, is now unemployed."

"Tang Qu, Director of the Revolutionary Committee of Dongcheng District, lives in Room 302, Building 3, Family Compound of the Revolutionary Committee of Dongcheng District."

He handed the note to Ling Heping: "Heping, you need to..."

"I have a comrade-in-arms in the military unit located in the suburbs of Beijing."

Ling Heping took the note, carefully folded it, and put it in his pocket.

"He's doing alright, and his words carry some weight. I'll go find him now and see if I can get him released."

He paused, then added, "At least, I guarantee that your uncles and aunts won't suffer inside."

Grandpa's eyes lit up: "Really? Then... then thank you so much, Peace!"

Ling Heping waved his hand: "Grandpa Qi, please don't be so polite. My grandfather and you are sworn brothers. What matters to you and Uncle and Aunt is what matters to me."

He looked at Qi Weiwei: "Weiwei, you take the children and rest first. I'll be right back."

Qi Weiwei stood up, looked at him, her eyes reddening: "Brother Heping, thank you..."

"Don't thank me," Ling Heping interrupted her, smiling. "Wait for my news."

After saying that, he nodded to the others in the room, turned around, and strode away.

The footsteps quickly disappeared outside the courtyard.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Grandma had already taken Dandan and Qianqian's hands and led them into the inner room.

Qi Weiwei heard the sounds of the cupboard being opened and the cookie boxes being fiddled with—Grandma was getting food for the children.

Qi Xing and Qi Yang were sent to the state-run restaurant to buy steamed buns—after such a big incident, no one was in the mood to cook.

Qi Lingling, Qi Chunchun, and Qi Maomao surrounded Qi Weiwei, showering her with concern and care.

"Weiwei, you must have suffered a lot on your trip to Shandong Province, right?"

"How did you find Dandan and Xixi? Was it easy?"

"That bastard Tang Aijun, does he even know you've found your daughter?"

Qi Weiwei answered each question, but her mind wasn't entirely on the answers.

Her gaze remained fixed on her second sister, Qi Lingling.

To be precise, it landed on my second sister's frighteningly large belly.

My second sister is thirty-four years old this year, but she already looks a bit like an old lady.

His face was ashen, his eyes were sunken, and his lips were dry, cracked, and peeling.

The most terrifying thing was her belly—it was too big, disproportionately big, like a pot was placed over her head.

Qi Weiwei remembered that in her previous life, her second sister was pregnant with twins, two sons.

Their family has a history of twins—the fourth and fifth brothers are twins, and the eldest sister-in-law also gave birth to twins.

But in their previous life, the second sister was unable to give birth to them.

Before giving birth, she was beaten by her drunken husband, Tang Yuzhu, and was on the verge of death when she was taken to the hospital.

In the end, three lives were lost in the miscarriage.

And Tang Yuzhu...

Qi Weiwei's heart clenched suddenly.

Tang Yuzhu is Tang Tiantian's cousin.

Eight years ago, I came from the countryside in Shandong Province to seek refuge with my cousin in Beijing, who had "made it big," and asked her to help me find a job.

At that time, in order to please Tang Aijun, Qi Weiwei asked her grandfather to arrange for Tang Yuzhu to work in the steel rolling mill canteen.

She also took Tang Yuzhu to several family gatherings and introduced him to her family.

It was during those dinner parties that Tang Yuzhu took a liking to his beautiful second sister, Qi Lingling.

At that time, my second sister was a dancer in the Beijing Municipal Cultural Troupe, and she was the lead dancer.

She is tall, beautiful, and has graceful dance moves; she is the pillar of the troupe.

Everyone says she has a bright future and will definitely be able to join a national-level song and dance troupe in the future.

When Tang Yuzhu asked someone to propose marriage, his whole family laughed it off—a country bumpkin who cuts vegetables in the canteen dares to dream of becoming the leading lady of the art troupe?

But a few months later, my second sister suddenly announced that she was going to marry Tang Yuzhu.

The whole family was against it, but the second sister was determined, even threatening suicide.

It wasn't until much later, when her second sister, pregnant with twins, was beaten and hospitalized, on the verge of death, that she took Qi Weiwei's hand and revealed the truth—

That was on my second sister's way back from a performance tour in the countryside.

It was already dark, and she missed her colleagues' truck because of a small delay.

Because it wasn't far, she decided to walk back.

My second sister walked alone on the path back to the city.

Suddenly, a large man rushed out of the woods by the roadside, put a sack over her head, dragged her into the depths of the woods, and raped her.

It was Tang Yuzhu.

After succeeding, he deliberately lit a match so that his second sister could see that it was him.

He said, "My life is worth it, even though it's worth it."

My second sister was going to report it to the police.

But the next day, Tang Tiantian and Tang Aijun suddenly arrived at the Qi family home with a letter.

The letter was written in Qi Weiwei's handwriting.

The letter said that if the second sister reported it to the police, the Qi family's reputation would be ruined.

Especially since Qi Weiwei is not yet married and has a "raped sister," what decent family would dare to marry her in the future?

The letter also said that Tang Yuzhu liked his second sister too much, which is why he acted "impulsively".

After we get married, he will definitely treat my second sister well.

My second sister held that letter and cried all night.

Later, she discovered she was pregnant.

In those days, premarital pregnancy was a huge disgrace.

She had no choice but to grit her teeth and marry Tang Yuzhu.

After marriage, Tang Yuzhu's true nature was revealed.

He was an alcoholic, a gambler, and would beat his second sister at the drop of a hat.

My second sister became pregnant with three children in succession, but he beat her so many times that she miscarried.

But considering her family's reputation and the fact that Qi Weiwei "wasn't married yet," she gritted her teeth and remained silent.

Until... she became pregnant with these twins.

When Tang Yuzhu heard that it might be two sons, he was initially very happy and treated his second sister well for a few days.

But things quickly returned to normal, and the beatings and scoldings continued.

The last time, he got drunk and complained that his second sister's cooking was too salty, so he grabbed a stool and started hitting her...

Qi Weiwei remembered that before her second sister died, she held her hand, her eyes wide with hatred: "Weiwei... your second sister didn't... didn't implicate you..."

At that time, Qi Weiwei, in order to save Tang Aijun's face, did not tell the truth.

She just cried and didn't say anything.

Second Sister understood.

She closed her eyes, her last words being: "Weiwei, from now on... I can't protect you anymore... You have to..."

She didn't finish speaking.

Now, looking at her second sister, who was heavily pregnant and had a pale, ashen face, Qi Weiwei felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing her heart, making it hard to breathe.

Second sister... is still alive.

She was also pregnant with those twins.

There is still... a chance of survival.

"Second sister," Qi Weiwei suddenly spoke, her voice trembling slightly, "Don't go home. Stay at Grandpa and Grandma's house until you give birth, okay?"