Chapter 103: Comfort

Coax the children well, then send the two kids off to play.

Cai Quanwu let the person into the house.

After entering the house, Yang Qing spoke frankly.

"Xu Liangcai is...... Later Xu Liangcai because of me...... because Chen Xueru and Xu Liangcai have a closer relationship, while Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru have a very good relationship...... so......"

"The matter is just this matter."

"Brother Cai, to put it bluntly, I've implicated them."

Although Cai Quanwu was furious about this undeserved disaster, he did not take his anger out on Yang Qing.

Instead, he comforted Yang Qing and his wife.

"This matter has nothing to do with you; it's because Chen Xueru knew Xu Liangcai that she got implicated."

"This matter is entirely accidental."

Yang Qing didn't explain things too clearly to him; he didn't mention the gun matter, nor their plans, nor even his own scheme.

He only said that because of his own reasons, Xu Liangcai got into trouble, implicating them.

This led Cai Quanwu to believe that Xu Huizhen was implicated.

Yang Qing comforted Cai Quanwu.

"Don't worry, it's just an inquiry; you should be out in a couple of days."

"They haven't participated; they merely know each other, so the authorities won't implicate them."

Cai Quanwu, however, lacked confidence.

"Hopefully."

Yang Qing asked.

"During this period, have you encountered any difficulties?"

"Is there enough to eat?"

Seeing that Yang Qing and his wife genuinely cared for them, Cai Quanwu's displeasure also disappeared.

"There's nothing; I can manage."

"Huizhen is better at managing daily life and has saved some resources."

"Food might be hard to come by, but wild vegetables, dried fish, dried seaweed, etc., can still be gathered a bit."

"(The main force of sea fishing is large enterprises, so the primary consumers are also enterprises."

"The amount flowing into the civilian sector is limited.)"

Yang Qing nodded.

"Then that's good; if you have difficulties, contact us—we live at No. 95 South Gong and Drum Lane, Houzhaofang."

Afterward, he said again.

"If Hou Kui follows us, we want to take him with us."

Cai Quanwu shook his head firmly.

"No, that won't do; stay here with me—I'll take care of you, so you can rest easy."

He had only just met Yang Qing; how could he possibly take the children away with them? If something went wrong, how could he face Chen Xueru?

He had seen too many child-abduction incidents.

Although such things are rare now, they are not nonexistent.

Where there is trade, there is harm.

Some people have no children and want one, so someone will profit from that.

But in this famine year, children really aren't worth money.

No one should be doing such a thing.

But what if?

Yang Qing saw his worry and therefore did not press too hard.

He produced ten catties of grain coupons.

These are the grain coupons he has saved over the years; Chen Hong has a fixed ration, so the two of them are enough to get by.

These grain coupons are no longer needed.

Seeing the slightly moldy grain coupons, Cai Quanwu knew they had been saved for a long time.

He declined.

"This won't do; I can't take it—our family already has a fixed ration we don't need."

"Besides, vegetables are now on the market; eating them together is enough."

Yang Qing firmly shoved it into his hand.

"This is a little token of our feelings."

"To be honest, we as a couple would like to keep more, but we can't let the child suffer."

"But our ability is limited; we really feel ashamed."

Seeing them say that, Cai Quanwu then accepted it.

"In these times, giving grain is the most precious gift."

"Once Huizhen returns, I'll bring her to pay a visit."

Chen Hong, holding Xu Jingping, upon hearing this, said.

"Don't bother with a visit; dropping by is welcome."

"You, alone with three children, also need to rest."

"If Huizhen hasn't returned in these two days, we'll often come over to look after the children."

Also let you have some time to rest.

Cai Quanwu was touched by Chen Hong's words and thanked her.

That would be too much trouble for you.

Yang Qing waved his hand.

It's not a bother; saying it's a bother would be standing on ceremony.

After laying everything out, the two sides no longer had those grudges, and they got along much more smoothly.

They accompanied Cai Quanwu in looking after the children for half a day; before dinner, the two of them, disregarding Cai Quanwu's attempts to keep them, left Xu Huizhen's home.

Watching the two leave, Cai Quanwu felt quite moved, saying that adversity reveals true feelings; those who seemed to have a good relationship before, when you fall into trouble, although they don't push you into a well, they also keep their distance.

Yet Yang Qing, who had only just met Chen Xueru not long ago, came to pay a visit shortly after his release.

The difference in character is obvious at a glance.

They get along well; the couple are both good people.

If Yang Qing knew he would end up with such an evaluation, I don't know how he would feel.

In fact, after Yang Qing accomplished this, he also felt relieved.

He really feared that because of him, something untoward would happen to Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen's families, bringing disaster to their children.

After all, they were only drawn in because they helped him.

They are different from those people in the Siheyuan.

Yang Qing is like that: he strives to repay those who treat him well, and he doesn't blame himself for taking revenge from morning to night on those who treat him badly.

Back at the Siheyuan, the whispering ceased.

Yang Qing and Chen Hong were also a little surprised.

Afterwards, without thinking much, he returned to the back courtyard.

The rear courtyard wall was finally finished during this period, and Lei the master kindly leveled the uneven ground left from the digging.

A door was also installed on the back courtyard wall, and it was locked.

What Liang Jin Bao had been pondering ultimately did not come to pass.

Yang Qing's actions this time were too big; the appearance of Zheng Changgu caused Ge Liang and others to widen the scope of their investigation.

Or rather, Ge Liang, feeling apologetic toward Yang Qing, also interrogated Liang Jin Bao once, giving him a warning.

Liang Jin Bao, having been frightened, dared not stir up any more trouble.

One could say Ge Liang meant well but ended up doing harm.

Originally Yang Qing wanted to watch a good show, but in the end Ge Liang ruined it for him.

After inspecting the toilet, over this period of use the sanitary condition has remained good.

Because it's a flush toilet, there is also no smell.

Returning home, Yang Qing said to Chen Hong.

We can bring the old lady over.

Chen Hong looked at Yang Qing and asked.

If we bring the old lady over, where would she live?

Yang Qing had already prepared.

Let the old lady stay in this bedroom, and we'll move into the storage room.

There's also a washroom there, making life quite convenient.

Chen Hong thought it over and nodded in agreement.

(As mentioned before, this Siheyuan is fairly large, so the bays are large. The west wing, being the Houzhaofang, is a bit smaller, but should be about 20 square meters.)

The kitchen doesn't need to be large; seven or eight square meters is already quite big.

So the storage room should be about twelve square meters, which is perfectly fine to use as a bedroom.

Moreover, with an added washroom, it's already quite like a modern bedroom.

It has lighting from a rear window, a gable-end window, and you could also open a glass window toward the kitchen direction.

Then I'll talk to the old lady about it tomorrow.

These days, because of your situation, I haven't dared to go to the old lady's place.

I also don't know how she is doing.

Yang Qing comforted her.

It's fine; Director Liu is looking after the old lady.

Moreover, I also had Director Wang tell Director Liu to explain things to the old lady.

Saying that we've been tidying up the house these days in preparation for welcoming the old lady.