Chapter 322: Having seen the moonlight, how could one still care for the light of a firefly?

The joys and sorrows of life are not the same; while lives pass away, new lives are born.

Zhang Xuemei was burned to ashes, and no one came to collect the remains.

The Public Security officers found people from the subdistrict to bury Zhang Xuemei and her son in a hurry.

Because the bodies were burned to ashes, everyone assumed Zhou Manjin had also died in the fire, so when Zhou Haitao returned home, only the blackened skeleton of the house remained.

Good news: that pair of debt-collecting ghosts, Zhang Xuemei and her son, were dead!

Bad news: no compensation, no house exchange, and he still had to pay a sum of money to repair the house...

Damn it!

Even in death, he was implicated; not a single good thing happened!

But with Zhang Xuemei dead, he could register his marriage with his mistress!

This woman had finally, for once, done something good!

His mistress was carrying his child; he no longer had to worry about having no descendants!

Gradually, the name Zhang Xuemei was forgotten, and no one mentioned it again.

And the infant whom everyone thought had perished in the fire with Zhang Xuemei had, unexpectedly, survived...

Zhou Manjin, sold into a circus by his own mother, didn't cry or make a fuss, unexpectedly docile.

The tiger trainer responsible for taking care of him in the circus had originally been dissatisfied with the troupe leader giving him a burden.

Now, seeing this infant not crying or fussing, easy to raise, he nodded with satisfaction, placed a bowl of milk on the ground, and made a few "tsst tsst tsst" sounds:

"Be good, A-Jin. From now on, you'll be called A-Jin. As long as you are obedient and cooperate with my performance, I won't let you go hungry in the future."

"Forgot, you're still a little baby, you can't understand me."

"Don't worry, in the future, if I have a bite of meat, you'll have your share of soup."

"..."

Zhou Manjin maintained the behavioral habits of a child of this age and didn't pay much attention to this person.

Whether he ate meat or drank soup, it didn't matter to him; the old woman was dead.

Who was next?

Was it the sister the old woman was always thinking of, or...

"Little A-Jin, is the tiger milk good?"

"Grow up well; in the future, I'll be counting on you to support me in my old age."

A soft curve appeared on the tiger trainer's fierce face.

In this world, humans themselves are complex creatures.

One second they are roaring at you fiercely, the next they can gently coax you.

Zhou Manjin still possessed the memories of being a demon at this time and instinctively maintained a guarded attitude toward humans.

Especially since the biological mother of this body had abused him for a long time.

His biological father and brother had simply disappeared, abandoning him.

Now, this old man in front of him wanted to use him too!

But for some reason, he felt a trace of warmth...

It must be his imagination; he was a noble demon. Once he recovered his demonic power, he would kill all the humans who had failed him and bullied him!

Far away at the border—

On the barren land, people's living conditions hadn't seen any significant improvement.

Because those who were lazy remained lazy.

Those who were diligent remained diligent.

A new doctor had arrived at the clinic half a year ago. The new doctor was not easy to talk to at all; one had to pay first and then use the medicine.

Even if dissatisfied, the villagers from several villages could only begrudgingly pool their money for medical treatment.

At times like this, they missed the former doctor, Bai Xiuying, immensely.

Regret, oh regret; if they hadn't burned bridges back then, if they hadn't let the village children bully Dabao, would Doctor Bai have chosen to transfer and leave?

Unfortunately, it was all too late!

One old lady was grumbling and wouldn't pay, delaying the illness, which led to her grandson's brain being burned out, and the child became slow!

There was also an old man who didn't believe in evil and refused to go to the clinic, and then, in the middle of the night, he was gone!

The families of the deceased went to the clinic to make a scene, but the doctor at the clinic wasn't afraid at all, threatening that he wished they would make a scene so he could return to the city early!

In the end, it was the Brigade Leaders who stopped the dissatisfied villagers and did ideological work for the people in the village.

Lu Mingyuan, the special envoy, naturally had to follow along to do ideological work for the villagers.

Compared to when he first arrived here last year, he now understood how to refuse the villagers' unreasonable demands after experiencing the departure of Doctor Bai and her son.

Now, he could refuse the villagers without changing his expression.

When he shed the moral shackles he had been carrying, his state of mind suddenly cleared, and he suddenly understood why Qingluo had wanted to divorce him back then.

He also understood why his father had preferred to stay at the cadre retirement home all these years rather than come home.

He understood why his son had been distant from him since childhood and looked at him with resentful eyes.

He understood why his daughter was not close to him and only wanted to accept material compensation...

"Special Envoy Lu, look at how lonely you are without someone to care for you. This is my niece; she was widowed not long ago, young and beautiful, with wide hips, good for childbearing. I think you two are the perfect match..."

"No need."

"Hey, Special Envoy Lu—"

Scenes like this often played out near his residence.

He was very clear that these people weren't interested in him, but in the supplies brought by his position.

Poor mountains and treacherous waters produce unruly people; in the year or so he had spent here, he had learned his lesson completely.

He had already been through two marriages and had no longing for marriage anymore.

Having seen the moonlight, how could one still care for the light of a firefly?

For the rest of his life, he only wished to atone for his sins, sending most of his allowance to his daughter to make it up to her...

As for the rest, he no longer hoped for anything.

Suddenly, the voice of the mail carrier rang out outside—

"Special Envoy Lu, there's a letter for you from the Capital."

Many people stared intently at the mail carrier; to be precise, they wanted to know if there was money or coupons in the letter.

"Hey, coming."

Lu Mingyuan wiped his face and came out to collect the item.

He felt the thickness of the letter; it was very thin.

Then, after tearing it open, he pulled out a photograph, and his pupils instantly constricted.

It was a family portrait. In the photo, his father was holding three infants with great spirit, looking at the camera with a joyful smile...

Behind his father, standing on the left and right, were two pairs of beautiful couples, both very well-matched.

The date was noted on the back of the photo; it had been taken two months ago!

The content of the letter was very short, in his father's handwriting—

"On the left are your son-in-law Jiang Ye's pair of twins: Jiang Tian Qi (Xiao Mantou) and Jiang Yinuo (Xiao Nuomi)."

"On the right is your daughter-in-law Pei Yan Ting's daughter, Lu Ailian (Lian Lian). You're a grandfather now, so stop messing around with women outside. Don't spend your allowance on outsiders; send more to Manman to raise the children."

Two short lines of text explained the relationships in the family portrait.

"Special Envoy Lu, sign here."

"Hey."

"I have a granddaughter! I have a grandson and a granddaughter!"

After signing for the letter, Lu Mingyuan cried and laughed, acting completely abnormal.

The women who had been whispering heard this, and their anger flared up!

They had been asking about Special Envoy Lu's family background, and he had kept silent; it turned out he had such a large family!

Thinking about it, forget it; with her niece's conditions being so good, she should find a younger man with better conditions!

Lu Mingyuan's eyes were filled with hot tears; he was incredibly excited.

Although his father hadn't said he forgave him, he had sent him a family portrait!

That was enough. He would go to town right now to send a telegram to his unit, asking his accounting colleague to transfer an extra portion to his daughter in the future. As for himself, as long as he didn't starve, that was enough! ===== CHAPTER 323 =====