Chapter 391

Director Wang followed Chen Hong into the house.

She asked doubtfully.

"What's the matter?"

Chen Hong said, looking very worried.

"I'm a woman with four kids; I feel uneasy. Do you have any arrangements for their care?"

"Letting you go is already generous; what more do you want?"

"I'll find you a cargo ship to take you to Gangdao; you'll have to look after the kids on the way."

"There will be people on the ship; you just need to watch the kids."

Chen Hong said anxiously.

"I'm just worried about the kids; they're frail. If something happens on the ship, can I handle it alone?"

"Also, what medical supplies do we need for treatment, and have they been prepared?"

Director Wang was a bit at a loss for an answer.

"We can't assign dedicated people to look after you; you'll have to take care of yourself."

Chen Hong didn't want to risk her children.

"Then I won't go; I'll wait until the kids are older."

Chen Hong's remark put Director Wang in a difficult spot.

"The situation is already a bit off; if we don't leave now, who knows what will happen later?"

"Your situation is special; you must leave as soon as possible."

"Yang Qing is also urging from over there."

Chen Hong frowned and argued.

"We must guarantee the kids' safety, otherwise we won't go."

Director Wang thought for a moment.

"Or you could take the train to Lingnan and then a boat; that would be fine."

"Even if you get seasick, you'll reach Gangdao in at most a day."

Chen Hong still disagreed.

"The kids are so young; the difference between Beifang and the south is huge—what if they can't adapt to the local water and soil?"

"Besides, there are so many kids; I can't look after them all—what if I lose one?"

Director Wang figured it out; Chen Hong's words had a hidden meaning.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Just say it straight; there's no outsider here, no need to beat around the bush."

Chen Hong felt embarrassed, then said.

"I just feel that, as one person with so many kids, I'm afraid something might happen."

"The kids are all too young—the oldest is just over two, the youngest only one."

"I need to be with someone experienced."

Director Wang came right out and said.

"Do you want to take someone with you?"

"Who? Your mother and younger brother?"

Chen Hong's face looked sorrowful.

"They won't go with me; by doing this I'm already being an unfilial daughter."

"I've already decided to cut ties with my family."

Director Wang hadn't expected this situation; she reached out and patted her.

"Why go to such lengths?"

Chen Hong couldn't say it; Yang Qing had said that if she also wanted to leave, she must sever ties, otherwise it would bring great trouble to the family.

"I can't face being a Chen; I can't let my mother and younger brother also suffer disgrace because of me."

Director Wang sighed.

"So what do you want?"

Chen Hong took a deep breath.

"Back then, because of Yang Qing's matter, Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen were implicated, and afterward our three families became close."

"Aunt Wang, please feel them out—see if they can go with me."

"I don't feel safe leaving them in Jingcheng."

Director Wang hadn't expected Chen Hong to mean that; she fell silent for a moment, then said.

"Don't tell anyone about this; I'll inquire and let you know when I have definite news."

"If it works out, you can go with them; if not, it won't affect them because of this."

Having achieved her goal, Chen Hong's mood instantly improved.

After finishing her business, Director Wang quickly left Yang Qing's house.

In the evening, Wan Ling came over.

Chen Hong was about to leave; during this time Wan Ling had been coming over more often.

After Wan Ling entered, she saw Lou Xiao'e playing with the three children.

Chen Hong was meanwhile cooking.

She went over to them.

Sister Hong!

Chen Hong, seeing it was Wan Ling, scolded.

"Didn't I tell you not to come? Why are you back?"

"After being caught on a small strand, you have to suffer."

Wan Ling didn't care.

"Sister, regarding the relationship between me and you two as a couple, can we truly avoid any suspicion?"

"We've been inseparable for a long time."

"If they use this as leverage, many more people will get involved."

"The whole Jiedao, Red Sea Real Estate Company, Agricultural Machinery Factory, agricultural technology station, breeding center…"

"The most astonishing thing is that almost the entire Jingcheng has dealt with propaganda dishes."

"You say, using brother-in-law as an excuse to cause trouble, do they have the guts to lock up everyone in Jingcheng?"

"Do they have that nerve!"

"I estimate that for a long time ahead, brother-in-law will remain an unspeakable taboo, not a tool to strike others."

Not only was Wan Ling's point very reasonable, Chen Hong herself let out a sigh of relief.

"From now on, be more careful, don't be so loud and boisterous; learn to be smoother."

Smooth? She's much smoother now; after being with those people for a long time, if you're not smooth, you won't make it.

Everyone putting on pretenses has already become the norm.

In another ten years, who knows what it'll become; anyway, she isn't optimistic about it.

"Sister, what do you think Gangdao is like?"

Chen Hong immediately pinched her mouth shut.

"Shut your mouth, and never say those two words again."

"Never speak of any foreign affairs; those excerpts from your brother-in-law, read them often, memorize them, and ideally be able to recite them eloquently."

"If someone has ill intentions, you use this to press them."

"Did you remember?"

Chen Hong said it solemnly and seriously; Wan Ling nodded and promised.

"I remember, sister; I will never say it again. The excerpts you mentioned, I've already memorized."

"If you don't believe me, test me."

Chen Hong put out the fire and came out from the stove.

"Alright."

"I'm planning to sell this courtyard to you, then use the sale money to rent it back, renting under Liu Guangtian and Li Da Xiong's names."

"There shouldn't be any problem, right?"

These are all trivial matters for Wan Ling.

"No problem; just go sign the contract tomorrow."

Chen Hong nodded.

During dinner, Liu Guangtian and Li Da Xiong arrived together.

Yang Qing told them about the house.

Liu Guangtian lowered his head, picking at his rice, tears dripping.

Li Da Xiong was also extremely distressed.

"Sister-in-law, this house, we can't take it."

Chen Hong instantly pulled a sour face.

"You two—one needs a house for marriage, the other already has a child and also needs a house."

"We still don't know if we can return."

"When the house is no longer livable, you can clear the orchard and rebuild a house."

"At home we have some things we've saved; Yang Qing said they're all good stuff."

"But don't touch these for a few years; moving them will invite disaster."

"Wait until you encounter an insurmountable obstacle, then move them."

Liu Guangtian wiped his face.

"Sister-in-law, I'll look after you."

Chen Hong patted him; this child has also grown up, becoming an adult by the New Year.

"Things are dead, people are alive; being alive is better than anything."

"Gu Ning, Liang Ladi's family isn't easy; in the future, if you can, lend them a hand."

"And you, Guangtian, watch the children in the courtyard carefully, don't make any mistakes."

"These two years the situation may become a bit chaotic; don't join others in reckless nonsense."

"Work well and live well."