A rare day off, and Pu Sangzhi’s mood had been off from the mont she woke up.
Her great aunt never visited without significant reason, never crossing their threshold unless sothing important demanded it.
Only for sothing crucial involving her and her daughter would her aunt make a special visit...
Like last ti, when their grandmother was critically ill...
Thus, today’s sudden visit inevitably brought Pu Sangzhi trendous pressure.
After seeing her great aunt and her mother enter the room, Pu Sangzhi felt unsettled, her mind filled with all sorts of wild thoughts.
Noticing her upset, Ye Qingcao hastily took her out to buy breakfast and groceries, taking an extra loop outside...
Upon returning, the two elders were still in the room, and the atmosphere at ho was still very odd.
At that mont, Ye Qingcao and Pu Sangzhi were sitting in the living room, eating sticky rice dumplings and drinking milk, their eyes falling on Chen Huifen’s tightly closed door...
Because Pu Sangzhi kept watching the adults, Ye Qingcao unconsciously joined her.
Actually, Ye Qingcao had many questions she wanted to ask.
But seeing Pu Sangzhi’s solemn expression, Ye Qingcao didn’t dare to ask.
So...
They just waited, and waited.
After eating breakfast, they sat in the living room waiting...
Ye Qingcao played mobile gas, while Pu Sangzhi flipped through a novel book, both caught in an endless wait...
Finally, around half-past eleven, Aunt Chen Feng ca out of Chen Huifen’s room.
As soon as the two adults appeared, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao imdiately stood up, looking tensely at their elders.
"That’s enough, no need to see off, I’m leaving."
Chen Feng’s visit was hurried, and although her attitude had been off today, her intentions were definitely good, otherwise, she wouldn’t have co.
Pu Sangzhi’s ho felt desolate, her paternal relatives had already cleanly cut ties, and her maternal relatives could have completely ignored them, staying out of it.
Hence, it was already considerate of Chen Feng to make this visit and keep them in her thoughts.
Before leaving, Chen Feng briefly said to Pu Sangzhi, "Sangzhi, I’m going now. Study hard and treat your mom well."
Pu Sangzhi nodded in response, "I will, aunt. Thank you, aunt."
Chen Feng’s aningful glance swept over them one last ti, sighed heavily, then turned and left.
Although she hadn’t said anything in front of Pu Sangzhi, she could tell that Chen Feng felt disappointed in them.
Ultimately, the reason must involve Pu Sangzhi’s father...
Pu Sangzhi guessed.
After Chen Feng left, Pu Sangzhi hurried to Chen Huifen, anxiously grasping her arm, "Mom..."
Ye Qingcao initially wanted to approach as well.
But she realized this might be Sangzhi’s family matter. Although quite familiar and close with Sangzhi’s family, she wasn’t part of it and thus didn’t dare to intrude on their issues.
Therefore, Ye Qingcao remained where she was, watching Pu Sangzhi and her mother nervously.
"Xiaocao, why don’t you sit by yourself for a bit? I have sothing to discuss with Sangzhi," Chen Huifen first said to Ye Qingcao, then to Pu Sangzhi, "Co to my room."
After that, Ye Qingcao was left alone in the living room, watching as Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen entered the room.
Ye Qingcao slumped back onto the wooden sofa, took a breath, puffed out her cheeks, and then slowly exhaled, "Ah... it feels like sothing is going to happen... Can I still stay here?"
Pondering, Ye Qingcao felt unsettled, so she picked up her phone, exited the ga interface, and sent a WeChat ssage to her brother and mother.
That morning, Ye Qingcao inford her brother and her mother in detail about the weird occurrences at Sangzhi’s ho.
Her mother was busy at work and couldn’t reply imdiately. However, her brother responded right away!
Afterward, Ye Qingcao started a long-distance chat with her brother.
anwhile, once Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen had entered the room, the mother and daughter sat on the bed, and Chen Huifen carefully explained the whole matter to her.
It turned out that Chen Huifen had been unable to contact Pu Wenhua for a long ti and worried he might have died out there.
So, so ti ago, Chen Huifen contacted Wu Yuan, a business acquaintance from their ti in Shanghai and familiar with Pu Wenhua.
Wu Yuan, trying to gather information about Pu Wenhua, expanded the search, possibly leading the details to spread far and wide...
Nobody knew how, but the news sohow reached Aunt Chen Feng’s ears, letting Chen Feng know that Chen Huifen was inquiring about Pu Wenhua’s affairs!
So, early this morning, Chen Feng ca over, furious.
She and her daughter had finally found a place to settle down quietly, living low-key lives. They shouldn’t have gotten involved with people from Shanghai anymore.
Therefore, as soon as Chen Feng arrived in the morning, she fiercely scolded Chen Huifen, urging her to co to her senses and not get entangled with Pu Wenhua again.
Chen Feng ant well, she was truly concerned and worried about them both.
As a relative, as an older sister, Chen Feng was certainly driven by her feelings.
However, Chen Huifen had already spread the word by now and had even asked soone to investigate.
Now, they could only tell Wu Yuan to stop investigating since they hadn’t received even a shred of information about Pu Wenhua.
After being warned by Chen Feng, Chen Huifen felt uneasy, fearing that her actions might bring trouble to their current household.
So, after explaining everything, Chen Huifen asked Pu Sangzhi, "Sangzhi, I don’t know if what I did will affect us. Tell , did I do sothing wrong?"
Pu Sangzhi could understand Chen Huifen’s tension, because after hearing Chen Huifen’s words, Pu Sangzhi also felt nervous, scared, and a bit panicked...
Rember, the ti they spent hiding from debtors in Shanghai had always been a nightmare for them.
After so long, Pu Sangzhi still frequently dread of those tis, always fearing that debt collectors would show up...
Yet, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t really bla Chen Huifen for any missteps.
She knew her mother was just worried about her dad, and she was worried too...
Perhaps, not lending her father money back then had beco her mother’s biggest regret.
Since then, they both feared that he might die out there...
"Mom, mom, it’s okay..."
Pu Sangzhi leaned forward, wrapped her arms around Chen Huifen, patting her shoulder gently, "Mom, we’re both just worried about dad. You worry, I worry. Luckily, you contacted Uncle Wu, who is so kind, he probably won’t bring us trouble. Let’s not think too much, maybe there’s nothing to worry about."
Chen Huifen gently held Pu Sangzhi’s hand and nodded, "I also hope there is nothing, and I hope your dad is alive. Sigh..."
"Mom, stop sighing."
Pu Sangzhi gently stroked Chen Huifen’s shoulder, "There won’t be too many bad things. Everything has been fine since we got here, right? With so many people helping us, it’ll definitely be alright."
It would be best if there were no troubles...
It would be best...
"Xiaosang, I really regret that I didn’t give your dad the money back then."
Chen Huifen sighed deeply, "I shouldn’t have done sothing so against my will. At tis, I would dream about your dad’s ghost coming to tell he was beaten to death... I was so scared, that’s why I thought to ask soone to look for him..."
"Mom, don’t be scared, don’t be scared..."
Pu Sangzhi hurriedly comforted Chen Huifen, "Dad will be fine. Believe , he must be living well sowhere. I’ve prayed for him in the temple, and I’ve received good fortunes, nothing bad will happen, it definitely won’t."
"You prayed at a temple?"
Chen Huifen was taken aback, "When did you do that? I had no idea."
Pu Sangzhi told her, "Before, when I went hiking and praying with Huo Feng. I also prayed at the temple, and all were good fortunes. So be assured, dad will be fine. We will be fine too, and our family will definitely reunite soday."
Chen Huifen stared at Pu Sangzhi for a long while, then after a long ti, she sighed, "I hope so..."
Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Yeah."
"Xiaosang..."
Chen Huifen turned and gazed at Pu Sangzhi, her palm resting on Pu Sangzhi’s arm, "You also shouldn’t worry too much. Just live your life normally, I don’t want to affect your social life."
Pu Sangzhi obediently responded, "I’m not worried, and you shouldn’t worry either."
Chen Huifen said, "Alright. Then let’s just keep this to ourselves, as if it never happened. Just live our life normally."
Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Yeah."
After clearing their thoughts, mother and daughter nestled together, comforting and reassuring each other...
Life indeed had to go on...
But the hidden worries were like a cancer, rooted at the very bottom of the heart, always impossible to completely eradicate.
The bottomless pit of high-interest loans was a burden their family couldn’t shake off...
It seed that only if that online loan company declared bankruptcy would their debts finally be buried, turning into unmanaged bad debts.
However, with the robust underworld backing that online loan company, such hope seed very faint indeed...
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