Zhang Qiming was arrested, Gao Yongfeng fled, there was a major earthquake inside the Huagang Police Station, and the case of Huang Xiaojuan that had been hastily overturned was reopened for investigation.
Huang Xiaojuan was taken back to the police station a few days after she was released, and this time they went to the police station with sirens blaring because Huang Xiaojuan might be an accomplice in Zhang Qiming's murder of Xia Chun for insurance fraud.
Xia Mian stayed one more day to cooperate with the investigation.
At the end of the record, Xia Mian couldn't help but ask, "If the matter is really true, will Zhang Qiming be sentenced to death?"
The female police officer who was taking her statement sighed, "If it's true, she will definitely be sentenced to death. Please accept my condolences."
When Xia Mian came out of the police station, she saw Ning Shaobai waiting at the door with Xiao Feng, and Chenchen was there too.
Chenchen was wearing overalls today and a white baseball cap that was loosely on his head.
"Brother Xiaofeng, have this chocolate." Chenchen pushed the hat that was blocking his eyes, peeled off the tin foil, fed it to Xiaofeng reluctantly, and swallowed his saliva quietly.
He only had one piece of chocolate a day, which no one would give to him.
He learned from his mother that Xiaofeng had recently experienced something very terrible, and this was the best comfort he could think of.
Whenever he is unhappy, he just eats a piece of chocolate.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Feng would have noticed Chenchen's mood and would definitely not eat it.
But he was a little absent-minded today. After he opened his mouth to eat, he kept looking towards the door of the police station.
This is the aftermath of the fire.
Xiao Feng, who had just become a little brighter, started to cling to Xia Mian again. He had a nightmare last night and kept calling "Auntie" and "Auntie" every time he closed his eyes.
Even the hibernating legs were made sore and limp by his calls.
However, there was no way to take him with me when I was taking the statement.
Fortunately, there is Ning Shaobai. Maybe it was because it was Ning Shaobai who rescued them that day. In addition to sleeping in summer, Xiaofeng's emotions would be more stable when he was with Ning Shaobai.
Seeing Xia Mian, Xiao Feng's eyes lit up and he ran over happily, "Auntie!"
Xia Mian picked him up and kissed his little face silently. Ning Shaobai rarely saw her depressed and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, we can go home tomorrow." Xia Mian was indeed not in a good mood.
Perhaps it was because the memories were integrating better and better. When talking about Xia Chun's past just now, the other party's voice, appearance and smile were vivid and clear, and she was very caring and loving to her original sister.
A gentle, beautiful girl who loved life, but she lost her life because of a scumbag.
Xiao Feng was left alone to face those horrible beasts.
Her eyes fell on Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng had never said that he missed his mother, but how could he not miss her? Whenever she mentioned anything related to Xia Chun, he listened very carefully.
When he saw Li Xinmei hugging Zhuangzhuang or Chenchen acting coquettishly towards Ning Shaoyun, he would also show an envious look.
Even though he had long forgotten what his mother looked like, he would instinctively look for every little bit about her.
Xia Mian touched the child's head and felt a tightness in her chest and wanted to cry.
Suddenly I felt something move on my head, a slight breeze blowing past, which made my hot and stuffy head feel much more comfortable.
However…
Xia Mian glared at Ning Shaobai and asked angrily, "What are you doing?"
Ning Shaobai was still holding up a bunch of wig, "Aren't you hot like this? Be careful not to get prickly heat on your head."
Chenchen looked up and said, "Aunt Xia Mian, your wig will fall off if you pull it."
"Please stop talking nonsense!" As soon as Xia Mian lowered her head to look at him, she felt something leaving her head, and her scalp instantly felt refreshed and comfortable.
However, Xia Mian's expression changed. She glared at Ning Shaobai and saw that Ning Shaobai also looked surprised.
He raised his arm to show Xia Mian the hair caught in the watch chain and said innocently, "I didn't mean to do that."
Xia Mian couldn't help but clench her fists. Ning Shaobai quickly adjusted the wig and put it on her head.
While he was buttoning her clothes, he asked, "You have so much sweat on your forehead, aren't you feeling hot? Be careful of getting a heat stroke."
This was a wig she had bought in a hurry yesterday. It was completely non-breathable. She didn't feel anything when she first wore it, but now that she had let some air in, she felt extremely uncomfortable when she put it on again.
Xia Mian pulled the wig off and glared at him angrily.
Ning Shaobai bent down leisurely, took the white baseball cap from Chenchen's head and put it on Xia Mian's head, "I said it's more comfortable to wear a hat."
"You know it so clearly, you must be very experienced?" Xia Mian threw the wig to him angrily. If her height did not allow it, she would have put it on his head.
He looks much more pleasing to the eye when he is full of energy.
Ning Shaobai stopped teasing her and got down to business. "What are your plans? Are you going to Yan City?"
Xiao Feng immediately looked at Xia Mian, who touched his head and said, "Go."
She still didn't plan to go back to Mingxi County. It was too small. Ming City was just as small. Moreover, although Zhang Qiming was no longer here, it was also the place where Xia Chun died.
Besides, Xiao Feng’s talent cannot be wasted, and she wants to do everything she can to let him shine in this world.
Chenchen suddenly became happy, "Brother Xiaofeng, are you going back to Yan City with us?"
Xiao Feng narrowed her eyes and nodded softly, and her soft hair rubbed Xia Mian's cheek.
Xia Mian smiled and touched his back.
"But we have to go back to our hometown first," Xia Mian said to Ning Shaobai, "We need to find the elders to handle the follow-up matters."
One is the house of Huagang Factory. After the factory heard about the situation, they promised that the house would be transferred to Xiaofeng after Zhang Qiming’s case was settled.
However, Xia Mian planned to sell it after getting it. It was because of this house that Zhang Qiming wanted to kill Xia Chun.
And although it was bought with Xia Chun's compensation money, two beasts had been living there all along, and she didn't like that house at all.
These things need to be done by the elders, after all, Xia Ming is a minor.
As for the Zhang family, Xia Mian plans to move Xia Chun’s grave back to Mingxi County. It’s not that she is superstitious, but Xia Mian really hates the Zhang family. Besides, Xiao Feng will never go back there to pay homage to her in the future.
"School starts in half a month. Can you finish your work?" Ning Shaobai asked, "How are your grades? What kind of high school do you plan to attend?"
"I plan to take a half-year leave of absence from school." Xia Mian said, "Firstly, it will take at least half a month to deal with things here, and secondly, I need to buy a house and settle down in Yan City. I will go to find Sister Ning later, maybe I need her help."
Ning Shaobai said, "Just tell me directly."
Xia Mian looked puzzled.
"I'm going back to Yan City too." Ning Shaobai said.
"So suddenly?"
"We've investigated Chenchen's case." Ning Shaobai didn't say much.
Xia Mian understood that he had to go back and deal with his stepmother.
Because of her reminder, Chenchen was not kidnapped and was not injured. In addition, the clues were obvious, so it should be easy to find out the truth.
The bad guys will be punished in advance, and the fate of Chenchen's family will also change.
Ning Shaobai handed her another mobile phone, which had been burned to pieces during the previous fire.
"Take this and keep in touch. If you can leave within a month, we can go together."
This is a good idea. Ning Shaobai will definitely take the train to Yan City, which is much more convenient than taking the green train.
Xia Mian was not polite, but in return, she glanced at Chenchen and said to Ning Shaobai, "Be careful of his grandfather. I forgot where I heard that Huo Pengyi's personal secretary is actually his illegitimate son."
"There is a project in the north of the city. Be careful of the uncle of the illegitimate child."
It was mentioned in the book that the reason why Chenchen was abandoned by the family was because Huo Xuewen was overwhelmed by the project in the north of the city at that time and was almost imprisoned. He had no energy and ability to protect his son.
Chenchen's situation became worse, Ning Shaoyun hated him even more, and the relationship between the two could no longer be repaired.
Ning Shaobai's face was solemn, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "I see. Thank you."
Xia Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to make up excuses to fool people. It was good enough that Ning Shaobai didn't ask anything.
Xia Mian and Xiao Feng stayed in the hotel for one night and took a bus back to Mingxi County early the next morning.
As soon as we got off the car, we saw Uncle Xia and his family. Uncle Xia was excited to see the two children, "You're back, you're back."
When he walked towards them, his legs went weak and he was supported by Xia He and Xia Chuan on his left and right.
Xia Mian hurried forward, her nose sour, "Uncle."
Uncle Xia held onto Xia Mian's shoulders, and seeing the hat she was wearing, he asked anxiously, "What happened to your hair? Did your scalp get burned?"
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He hit her sore spot right from the start.
Xiao Feng also knew in the past two days that his aunt was concerned about her hair problem. When he heard Uncle Xia asking this, he quickly touched Xia Mian's neck with his little hand to comfort her.
Xia Mian knew that Uncle Xia was really worried, so he replied, "It's okay, I just burned my hair."
"That's good, that's good." Uncle Xia breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just the hair that was burned, it can grow again, but if the scalp was burned it would be troublesome."
Then he felt Xiao Feng from head to toe again, "Xiao Feng must be scared." After making sure the child was okay, he breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good, God bless you."
His tone was full of fear.
Second Uncle Xia also came up from behind, "What's going on? Is it true that Xia Chun was killed by Zhang Qiming? Did he want to kill you?"
The Xia family needs to be notified of Zhang Qiming's possible murder of Xia Chun and his attempt to kill Xia Mian and Xiao Feng, because Xia Mian is a minor and their closest relatives are Grandma Xia and Second Uncle Xia.
Grandma Xia is old and doesn't take care of things, so Uncle Xia was the first to know what happened.
Xia Mian quickly covered Xiao Feng's ears when he opened his mouth, "Second Uncle, let's talk about it when we get back."
Second Uncle Xia sighed deeply and looked at Xiao Feng with pity, "Poor child."
Finally said something sensible.
However, just as Xia Mian was holding Xiao Feng and sitting on the go-go bike that Xia Chuan had ridden, Second Uncle Xia couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Qiming did this and got 40,000 yuan in compensation. Are you going to give us this money?"
"What should we do with the house in the city? It should belong to Xiaofeng, right? Will the Zhang family try to take it away? Have you asked the factory how to arrange it?"
"Chengyao!" Uncle Xia said angrily, "The children just came back, can't we let them rest first?"
Xia Chuan was also very annoyed with him, so he just started the car and took Xia Mian and Xiao Feng away first.
Second Uncle Xia was reluctant to shut up, but when it came to money, he never could keep his cool and couldn't help asking Uncle Xia, "What about Xiao Feng? The child is so young, who will take care of him? If we take care of him, you should give us child support, right?"
Xia He said impatiently, "Zhang Qiming is about to be shot, where are you going to ask for child support?"
Second Uncle Xia said, "Zhang Qiming is dead, but doesn't he still have a grandmother? Isn't Xiaofeng his grandson?"
Thinking of something, Second Uncle Xia clapped his hands anxiously, "Hey, this matter cannot be unhurried, doesn't the daughter-in-law behind have a son? The Huang family is also greedy for money, be careful that they will snatch the house away."
Xia He sneered when he heard this. How could he have the nerve to say that others were greedy for money
Xia Mian could guess what Second Uncle Xia would say next, but she didn't have the energy to pay attention to him as she had a lot of things to do.
Uncle Xia is such a bad guy, he will be fine after a beating.
However, she didn't expect that Uncle Xia's nemesis would come without her having to take any action.
Xia Chuan took them directly to Uncle Xia's house, where his aunt was already waiting.
When she saw Xia Mian and Xiao Feng, her eyes immediately turned red. She wiped away her tears and said, "Are you back? You must be exhausted. The sauce is ready. I'll serve it to you right away. Go inside and wait."
The door curtain of the main room was opened, and a tall, fair-skinned old lady walked out. Although there were wrinkles on her face, one could still glimpse the elegance of the beauty of Mingxi County when she was young.
It’s Grandma Xia.
Although he is over 70 years old, he looks like he is of the same generation as my aunt when standing next to her.
Her eyes were also red, obviously she had been crying. When she saw Xia Mian and Xiao Feng, she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Good children, come into the house first."
When Xia Mian passed by her holding Xiao Feng, she reached out to touch the child, "Xiao Feng has grown so big already."
Xiao Feng was a little shy and hugged Xia Mian's neck tightly.
It’s no wonder that Xiao Feng didn’t recognize her. Looking at her, Xia Mian felt a little unfamiliar. In the original body’s memory, he rarely saw Grandma Xia since her father passed away.
When Xia's father was alive, Xia Mian didn't have a particularly good impression of Grandma Xia. She was not an evil mother-in-law, but she was just particularly nice to him.
Every day, he would buy whatever he wanted to eat or wear. If he didn't have enough money, he would buy on credit and ask Father Xia to pay for it, regardless of whether the family was in financial difficulty or not.
Even during the two years when Xia's father was ill and the Xia family had to eat coarse food, she did not restrain herself much.
Xia Mian suspected that Uncle Xia's stinginess was caused by being treated too harshly by Grandma Xia when he was a child.
Later, when Xia's father passed away, Grandma Xia should have lived with Second Uncle Xia. However, with Second Uncle Xia's character, Grandma Xia knew that Second Uncle Xia would definitely not spoil her.
She didn't complain or make a fuss. She just went out and found a partner to live a good life.
A few years later, after her first partner passed away, she found a second one.
My second partner lived in the next county and it would take some time for her to come over, so I didn’t see her the first two times Xia Mian came back.
But no matter how selfish or indulgent Grandma Xia is, as long as she doesn't cause trouble for her and Xiao Feng, Xia Mian will treat her as a strange old lady.
The old lady didn't care about Xiao Feng's evasion. She just sighed and said, "I am your great-grandmother."
Feeling Xia Mian gently caressing his back, Xiao Feng leaned over and whispered, "Great Grandma."
Grandma Xia smiled kindly and asked Xia Mian and Xiao Feng to sit down at the set table.
The aunt brought in the noodles quickly, and Xiao Feng's attention was immediately attracted. It was obvious that the little guy had been conquered by the aunt's臊子面.
I couldn’t eat anything before because I was carsick, but now I just stared at it eagerly.
Seeing that he was greedy, the aunt was happy and took out a new bowl with Donald Duck on it. "This is a new bowl prepared by your uncle. It will belong to our Xiaofeng from now on."
When Xiao Feng heard that it was his, he touched the bowl and shook his calves happily.
Xia Mian was also very hungry, and he and Xiao Feng worked hard to eat. After so many days of worries and fatigue, he suddenly felt at ease after eating this mouthful of臊子面.
Grandma Xia said, "Look at how delicious they are eating. I'm hungry too. I'll never get tired of Xiang'e's臊子面."
Xia Chuan came in through the curtain, holding a bowl, and said with a half-smile, "I knew you must have been thinking about it, so I made it for you."
Grandma Xia smiled and said, "Xiang'e is so thoughtful."
Xia Chuan curled his lips quietly.
After eating the noodles, Xiao Feng felt sleepy as soon as he relaxed. Xia Mian held him and fell asleep. Then he sent him to the inner room and closed the door.
Only then did he discuss serious matters with Uncle Xia and the others.
Xia Mian recounted what had happened, of course ignoring the dangers of a fire. Even so, the elders present still looked frightened.
When they heard the criminal police speculate on Zhang Qiming's motive for murder, everyone's fear turned into anger and hatred.
"How could there be such a beast!" Xia Chuan said angrily, "I really didn't hit that damned guy lightly last time."
Uncle Xia said, "We will go and thank Doctor Ning who saved you one day in person."
Second Uncle Xia said, "That house..."
"We'll talk about Doctor Xie Ning later," Xia Mian didn't want to listen to Second Uncle Xia, so she interrupted him and talked about her plan for coming back this time, "I plan to move my sister's grave back here, and Xiao Feng won't go back there to worship anymore."
Uncle Xia didn't bother to ask about the money and the house. He frowned and said, "Xia Chun got married, but she died suddenly and can't be buried in the ancestral tomb!"
Grandma Xia also said, "It will affect our family's feng shui if someone who died suddenly is buried in the ancestral tomb. It is not good for the elders and the younger generations."
Uncle Xia understood Xia Mian's meaning, "She can't be buried in the ancestral tomb, but you can buy her a piece of land."
Xia Mian doesn’t care about the ancestral tomb or not, as long as it’s not in the Zhang family’s house.
Uncle Xia glared, "A piece of land costs several hundred yuan, who will pay for it?"
Xia Mian didn't have time to argue with them. "I will pay for all the expenses, but I don't know much about the etiquette and procedures. I'll have to trouble you, uncle and second uncle."
Uncle Xia looked distressed, "It will cost at least 2,000 yuan..."
"Why don't you give me the money and I'll find someone to help you. It'll save you a few hundred bucks at least."
Xia Mian simply ignored him and said to Uncle Xia, "I'm sorry to bother you with this matter."
Second Uncle Xia yelled, "Mianmian, what's wrong with you? I'm your real uncle, and I have to do this for you. Why are you handing it over to your uncle next door? You're making a fool of yourself for others."
Xia Mian really disliked his noise. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a clear and sharp female voice, "Are you afraid of being laughed at?!"
Uncle Xia and Grandma Xia's faces changed, but Uncle Xia and his wife were very happy and hurried out to greet them.
The eldest aunt asked, "Wenyue, why are you back?"
The person who came in was a thin woman, she looked dusty and a little haggard, and her face was obviously that of Grandma Xia when she was young, but Grandma Xia was quiet and elegant, while the other person had extremely bright eyes and looked shrewd and bold.
Xia Mian also stood up somewhat unexpectedly, "Second Aunt."
When Aunt Xia Er saw Xia Mian, she came forward, hugged her and started crying, "Mian Mian, my poor child... You have suffered..."
Xia Mian was held in Xia Wenyue's not-so-generous arms, and felt the real heartache. It was as if she had really become a child, and she felt inexplicably wronged. "Second Aunt."
"It's okay, it's okay, Second Aunt is here." Xia Wenyue patted her back while crying, "Leave this to Second Aunt, you are just a child, just study hard."
Then her eyes fell on Xia Mian's head, and she couldn't help crying, "Oh, how come there is no hair... The poor child has suffered a great sin... Brother and sister-in-law, how could you bear to abandon them like this..."
The aunt tried to persuade Xia Wenyue to stop crying. Xia Wenyue stopped crying and started to curse Zhang Qiming, "That bastard, I won't be satisfied even if I skin him alive! Hurry up and bring Chunchun back to us!"
Ever since Second Aunt Xia arrived, Second Uncle Xia consciously retreated to a corner and didn't say a word from beginning to end.
As soon as Xia Wenyue arrived, the evildoers who were causing trouble seemed to disappear without a trace, and things were arranged in a swift and vigorous manner.
The funeral ceremony at the Xia family's side is easy, but the more troublesome part is bringing back Xia Chun's body from the Zhang family in Daliangshan.
"I'm afraid the Zhang family won't agree." Grandma Xia said softly, "If Mr. Zhang is shot, the woman he married later will definitely remarry. We have to take Chunchun back, and Mr. Zhang will be buried alone in the future."
Second Uncle Xia said, "Yes, if we take Chunchun back, they will have to spend extra money to arrange a ghost marriage. They will definitely not agree to it."
Xia Mian was impressed by the fact that Second Uncle Xia could always relate everything to money.
Xia Wenyue said "Pooh" directly. Although she didn't look at Grandma Xia, she was not polite. "For that kind of beast, it's good enough to have a grave. What's wrong with a lonely grave? He will go to hell! We are doing him a favor by not grinding his bones and scattering his ashes!"
"Don't worry about this matter if it's too troublesome or too expensive!" Xia Wenyue said angrily, "I'll do it. Do you think I can take it back? This perverted murderer still has the nerve to do this?!"
Uncle Xia and Grandma Xia stopped talking immediately.
Xia Wenyue was too lazy to pay attention to them and said to Xia Mian, "Mianmian, don't worry, Second Aunt will go to the Zhang family and bring your sister back to us..."
At this point, she couldn't help but continue crying, "My poor Chunchun, our Xia family's college student, what a good child..."
She cried so hard that everyone in the room had red eyes. Eldest aunt couldn't help wiping away tears. They were all relatives who had watched Xia Chun grow up. How could they not be sad when they suddenly heard that the child was murdered
Xia Wenyue didn't stop crying until Xiaofeng woke up. Xia Mian carried Xiaofeng out. Xia Wenyue couldn't help but tear up when she saw him. She hurriedly took out a few small wooden and straw toys from her bag and stuffed them into his hands. "Second Aunt doesn't have anything good to give you. Take these first."
Xiao Feng leaned in Xia Mian's arms, holding the toys that his cousins often played with in his childhood memories, pursed his lips and said, "Thank you, Second Aunt."
Xia Wenyue turned her back and wiped her tears.
Such a crybaby like water gave them a great sense of security. Xia Mian felt as if there was an extra sky above her head and she didn't have to worry about anything anymore.
After returning to the Xia family from Uncle Xia's house, Xia Wenyue rolled up her sleeves without taking a break, and started sweeping from inside to outside with a broom.
Xia Mian wanted to intervene but she pushed him away, "Oh, my child, just take good care of Xiao Feng and don't worry about anything else."
"Are you going to study now? Go ahead and study hard. Second Aunt is only capable of this. As long as you can get into a good school, Second Aunt will be happy."
Then, the two rooms of the Xia family were bright and clean overnight, and the earthen stoves and pots were all tidy.
The next day, Xia Mian and Xiao Feng woke up to delicious pancakes and millet porridge.
Even a slow-to-warm-up kid like Xiao Feng dared to follow Xia Wenyue the next day.
Whenever Xia Wenyue saw him, she would smile and touch his little face, "Why is our child so well behaved?"
Xiao Feng would smile with her lips pursed.
Looking at it this way, it’s really hard to imagine that Xia Wenyue is such a miserable woman.
Xia Mian looked at her back and had some ideas in his mind.