Chapter 620: The Sea of People Is Vast—Where Would I Even Look?

Jiandong saw Ding Surong was truly angry and quickly restrained his expression: "I'm not angry at you, and it's not because the recruitment notice hasn't been posted yet—it's because I ran into Chuxue at the village entrance…"

Ding Surong understood Liu Jiandong's thoughts at once: "You want her to help you?"

Liu Jiandong knew she was bound to disapprove, but still nodded: "That stubborn girl has changed a lot, she won't even take the bait. In the past, if I had grandparents go find Second Uncle, she'd have to help whether she wanted to or not. But now that family has cut ties with grandparents, there's no way to pin them down."

Ding Surong frowned and stared at Zhao Jiandong: "What do you mean? I pointed out a clear path for you and you don't trust it, still clinging to that unrealistic dream. If she really had that kind of ability, she wouldn't have let her father go over. Your brain really is…"

She stopped mid-sentence, took a deep breath, and said: "Since we didn't see the notice today, we'll go again tomorrow. Anyway, keep this matter on your mind—if it doesn't work out, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep living like this."

How could Liu Jiandong dare disobey: "Got it, I'll head over first thing tomorrow morning."

Ding Surong heard the impatience in his voice, but most men needed to save face, and she couldn't push too hard, so she swallowed the urge to nag a few more lines.

When Chuxue got home, she saw her mother directing her father to wash vegetables, while Zhuigang had been lying at Liu mother's feet.

Seeing Chuxue return, Zhuigang darted over, stood right up, planted both front paws on Chuxue, cooing in his mouth, his tail wagging so hard it left an afterimage.

Liu mother laughed and scolded: "This dog is really smart—he can even follow the villagers up the mountain to hunt, and he never comes back empty-handed. The whole village is green with envy, even the old residence wants a piece of the action, really contemptible."

Remembering something, she quickly reminded her: "If anyone from the old residence comes looking for you, keep your distance. Don't let them latch on—those people don't even know how to write the word 'shame.'"

After saying that, she glanced at Liu father cutting vegetables across the room: "A few days ago your grandma even put on a pity act with your dad. If I hadn't rushed over in time, who knows what would've happened."

Liu father heard this and didn't get angry: "It's true that happened, but you may have misunderstood. Even if you hadn't gone over then, I couldn't possibly have any more dealings with them."

Hearing this, Chuxue recounted the matter of running into Liu Jiandong at the village entrance.

She was away most of the time, so some things were better said clearly, to keep them from being taken in.

Liu mother's face darkened at once: "Looks like that Ding Zhiqing—oh, no, I mean Jiandong's wife—is no simple character either."

Hearing this, the corner of Chuxue's mouth curved into a lovely arc: "Are there any normal people in the old residence? Every single one of them is scheming through a sieve—one more of them would only make things livelier."

Liu mother saw her daughter laughing so heartily: "What you said is quite true. A few days ago that Ding Zhiqing had a huge showdown with Ge Xiulan, and Dongzi couldn't side with either one, so he simply let them settle it themselves."

"And then?"

"Later someone ran off to get the village cadres, so naturally they got a lecture. Your uncle hasn't really stepped out these past few days—probably too embarrassed."

At this point, Liu mother let out a rather unkind laugh.

But at that laugh, Chuxue became even more certain Liu's mother had some connection to that Miss named Zhao Dujuan, so she tentatively asked: "Mom, have you ever thought about finding your family?"

Liu mother hadn't expected her daughter to ask that: "The sea of people is vast—where would I even look?"

(End of this chapter)