It was almost nine in the evening when they approached the family farm. An Junxi asked the driver to stop at the intersection. "Driver, we can get off here. Thank you."
The driver stopped by the roadside. "Alright, you’re welco."
The police car behind them also stopped. As An Junxi and Gong Xiaoyu got out of the car, Officer Gao approached them with his subordinates. Seeing no houses nearby, he asked An Junxi, "Mrs. Gu, aren’t we there yet?"
An Junxi smiled and replied, "It’s about 500 ters straight ahead from this road. Officer Gao, it has been truly hard on you all to escort back. I should really invite you to my ho for a cup of tea. But considering you’re in police cars and uniforms, it might scare my parents. Next ti when I’m in the city, I’ll..."
Officer Gao quickly waved his hand. "Mrs. Gu, that’s too polite. It’s not that hard for us. It’s our honor to escort you ho. President Gu pays a lot of taxes every year. We are paid with taxpayers’ money to serve the people."
Yet, An Junxi sincerely thanked him.
Officer Gao continued, "Ma’am, President Gu specifically instructed us to take you to your doorstep. This..."
"Really, it’s not necessary. We can walk from here and get ho quickly."
Knowing what An Junxi was concerned about, Officer Gao took off his uniform jacket and signaled his two subordinates to do the sa. "Mrs. Gu, can we escort you like this? We need to ensure you get ho safely to report to our superiors."
An Junxi didn’t want to trouble them anymore. "Alright then."
Officer Gao turned to his subordinates and said, "Ah Ming and Ah Ji, co with . The others wait in the car."
"Understood!"
Officer Gao then told the driver in front of An Junxi, "Your na is Zhang Guoyong, right? From Yi City? You also know that Mrs. Gu is not an ordinary passenger. Do not spread any rumors about today’s events, or the Gu Group will hold you personally accountable. Please cooperate."
These were special instructions from his superior. Not a single word about President Gu’s private affairs should be leaked.
Zhang Guoyong, a simple and honest driver, just wanted to live a peaceful life and couldn’t afford any legal disputes. Hearing the seriousness in the officer’s tone, he quickly promised, "I will not gossip about it."
Only then did Officer Gao let them go.
An Junxi thanked the driver again and expressed her gratitude to the police officers. Then she and Gong Xiaoyu, along with the three policen, walked towards her ho.
Watching them walk away, the police officers gossiped quietly, "Mrs. Gu is really polite, unlike other rich families’ wives."
Soone else added, "What do you know? The wealthier they are, the more low-key they act. Those haughty ones you usually see are just upstarts. They can’t compare to the Gu Family."
"Oh, you really know."
"Of course."
Walking on the familiar village path, An Junxi saw the lights of her family courtyard from afar. Her longing for her parents grew stronger. She quickened her pace and soon entered the yard, calling out, "Mom, Dad, I’m back!"
Surprisingly, her parents didn’t co out to greet her. The house was very quiet. After a while, there was a flurry of commotion inside, "Xi Xi, why did you co back? Quick, put things away!"
An Junxi felt sothing was strange. She ran into the house, stunned by what she saw. "Dad, what happened to you?"
Officer Gao, who intended to leave quietly, sensed sothing was wrong upon hearing Mrs. Gu’s voice. Out of professional vigilance, he followed her inside.
As soon as he entered, he saw ergency dical supplies scattered on the floor, blood-stained gauze, and Mrs. Gu sitting beside a middle-aged man with a head injury. The gauze on the man’s head was still seeping blood. It’s likely that this injured man was Mrs. Gu’s father.
Mr. An looked a bit flustered. "Xi Xi, why have you co back?"
An Junxi was almost in tears. "Dad, what happened to you? Did Uncle hit you?"
Mrs. An, wiping her tears, said, "Xi Xi, your uncle ca to the farm today causing trouble, chased away our hostay guests, and pushed your father down..."
Gong Xiaoyu, montarily forgetting her own issues, went up to console Mrs. An. "Mrs. An, don’t cry. We’re back now. We won’t let you be wronged anymore."
Knowing a bit about Jun Xi’s family affairs, Gong Xiaoyu was also indignant. Just because Jun Xi was the only child and Mr. An and his elder brother were half-siblings, her uncle showed no familial feelings, frequently causing trouble to take over their land and house, claiming ancestral property should pass to sons, not daughters.
This enmity led to countless exhausting disputes. Despite nurous diation attempts by the village committee, resolving family matters proved difficult.
Were it not for this, Jun Xi wouldn’t have been so determined to establish herself in Yan City and bring her parents over.
Gong Xiaoyu had long despised her uncle’s bullying ways. In her current state of frustration, she would not stand by idly.
An Junxi was trembling with anger when she saw the conspicuous blood on her father’s head. Her heart ached as if pricked by needles.
"Dad, we can’t keep letting Uncle’s family have their way. Does he not respect the law? I won’t let this slide!"
Mr. An held his daughter’s hand. "Xi Xi, we’re still family sharing the sa surna, An."
"What kind of family? Would family hurt you like this? Does he consider us family?" An Junxi said emotionally, "Dad, even though I’m not a son, I can take care of you now that I’m grown up. Please don’t let Uncle bully you anymore. It hurts to see this."
Mrs. An looked at her daughter with gratified eyes. After a few years out in the world, her daughter was no longer a little girl needing their care.
A life without a son, blessed with a daughter like this, wasn’t in vain.
Holding back tears, An Junxi turned to Officer Gao. "Officer Gao, could you please take us to the city hospital? My dad needs a full body check-up."
"Of course."
Officer Gao imdiately called his subordinate at the intersection. "Drive the car in right away."
Feeling a bit dizzy, Mr. An’s lips turned purple, yet he asked, "Xi Xi, who is this officer? How did you..."
Mrs. An also worriedly looked at her daughter, fearing she might have faced so trouble outside.
An Junxi explained, "Mom, Dad, this is Officer Gao who brought us back. Let’s first take the officer’s car to the city hospital for a check-up. We can discuss other things tomorrow. Don’t worry, both of us are fine."
The car soon arrived at the doorstep. An Junxi quickly packed so daily necessities for the hospital, grabbed important docunts, and with Gong Xiaoyu’s help, assisted her parents into the car.
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