I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 84: The Past

Mr. Qian was also at the entrance of the county police station, driving his tractor.

Seeing that Qiao Qingyu came out with He Xiuyu, the heart that had been hanging in his throat finally settled back into place. Sitting atop the tractor, he wiped the profuse sweat from his forehead.

Seeing Mr. Qian, Qiao Qingyu felt somewhat guilty. Mr. Qian had suddenly received the message to host them. The Xiaxi Commune had never encountered such a good thing in decades, and everyone from top to bottom was overjoyed and felt extremely honored.

But who would have thought such an accident would occur, and she felt a bit sorry for him.

"Vice Director Qian, I’m really sorry for causing you trouble."

"Qingyu, what are you talking about? How are you causing me trouble? It’s all my fault; I shouldn’t have put you in the limelight."

Then, looking at He Xiuyu, knowing that he had come in a jeep, Mr. Qian said directly, "Chief Engineer He, you take Qingyu straight home. I’ll go to the county hospital to see how Mr. Wu is doing. He collapsed out of the blue; I have no idea how he is now."

He Xiuyu smiled at Mr. Qian, "Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. You’ve done very well already."

Although He Xiuyu was not his direct superior, one had to acknowledge that He Xiuyu’s level was on par with that of the big leaders in Xichuan.

Being complimented by He Xiuyu, Mr. Qian was so excited that his face flushed red. He waved at He Xiuyu, then sat on his tractor and chugged off to the county hospital.

Of course, he had to go and see.

This man was the head of the inspection team after all. Even if it wasn’t his responsibility, he’d still feel remorse if something really happened.

At this moment, Wu Tai had already woken up.

He lay motionless in bed, his face etched with a deathly pallor.

At eighteen, his little aunt had returned to Huaxia to look for her daughter, and his aunt was living in the Wu Family’s villa, residing with his grandparents at the time.

His aunt’s home was a separate large villa. She was of a gentler disposition and had suffered a mental breakdown that led to depression after the disappearance of her cousin.

But his uncle had been caring for her meticulously. This time, his uncle got news about his daughter, Wu Qianyun, so he entrusted all the family affairs to the old patriarch, boarded a ship, and visited several countries on his way to Huaxia.

At that time, Huaxia was mired in war, resisting the invaders.

They didn’t let his aunt go with them for safety’s sake.

That day, he brought a basket of fruit to visit his aunt.

Among everyone, his aunt had always treated him the best.

As his father had taken three concubines, his mother was always caught up in petty fights and jealous bickering with those three women, paying little attention to him.

His aunt taught him to read, to write, and sent him to school. In his heart, his aunt was even closer to him than his mother.

With his uncle not at home, he visited his aunt whenever he had the time, even though she didn’t recognize him any longer when her illness flared up.

That day, rain poured heavily.

Sheltered in his raincoat, guarding the basket of fruit in his arms, he entered his aunt’s villa courtyard.

He saw his mother gripping little aunt’s shoulders, laughing uproariously.

He hurried forward, at the time his mother’s back was to him. Due to the heavy rain, she didn’t know he was behind her. He was about to reach out to pull his mother away, when, amidst the torrential rain, he heard his mother’s shrill voice, "Lin Wanjun, you madwoman, how are you still alive? I’ll tell you, it was I who discarded your daughter. I had the servant’s daughter wear her clothes to misdirect you. Then I put her in rags and had my maid throw her into a crowd of refugees. In that crowd, do you think your beautiful daughter could survive? Hahaha... Lin Wanjun, everyone said you were the happiest woman in the world, but look at you now, are you happy? Even if your man loves only you or even if you have no sons but only a daughter, you’re still a madwoman now..."

At that moment, little aunt, for some unknown reason, suddenly had a lucid look in her eyes, and she furiously threw herself at his mother.

And he, too, stood frozen, suddenly recalling the scenes before they had left for country M.

At that time, they were preparing to take a ship out to sea. There was fighting between two local warlords.

Everything was ready, but on the day of departure, a large number of refugees had run to the harbor. Some wanted to take ships to leave the chaos of Yun City; it was a sea of people. Many were pushed and fell into the sea in the mayhem.

There were things he simply had no memory of. His cousin had maids and nannies watching her and should have been with little aunt. He only remembered being held by his second aunt’s eldest son.

Many people desperately surged towards their large ship, also trying to escape on it, while in the distance, there was gunfire and explosions. It was not easy to finally set sail. Suddenly, little uncle realized Wu Qianyun was missing. They searched the entire ship to no avail.

He vividly remembered little uncle plunging into the sea, desperately swimming towards the direction of the harbor.

The deck was in chaos.

Then several more people leaped into the water. It was shortly after the New Year, and the sea was icy and cold. Even with little uncle’s strong physique and swimming ability, he couldn’t last more than three minutes.

Bombs fell on the harbor at that time, and far in the distance, there was firelight.

Little uncle was pulled out of the water unconscious, and by the time he came to, they had already arrived in country M. After the shock, little aunt suffered a mental breakdown.

At that time, little uncle cared for nothing else and searched everywhere for a way to return to China. Unfortunately, all the coastal ports were sealed. He could have traveled around the globe and still not return to Yun City temporarily.

Back then, aside from taking care of little aunt, little uncle spent all his time searching for a way to return home.

The entire family’s affairs were handed over to the Wu Family’s eldest son, his father.

That was what his father had always longed for.

Unfortunately, his father was nothing but a wastrel in all matters except for women and revelry.

Later, in less than a year without little uncle, the Wu Family was driven out of their estate and became a group of beggars hiding under a bridge.

It was still the grandfather, who with tears and curses, and almost kneeling before little uncle, finally got him to stop floundering aimlessly around.

The grandmother once cried to the grandfather, saying little uncle was unfilial, only caring for his wife and children, neglecting the Wu Family.

If it weren’t for their insistence that earning more money and meeting more people was the only way to have a chance of finding their daughter, the Wu Family might still be begging under a bridge in a foreign land.

After arriving in country M, he had overheard his mother confidently telling others several times they would never find the child in their lifetime.

And now he felt an icy chill all over, the fruits in his arms dropped to the ground, rolling everywhere...

He didn’t want to believe what his mother said, but at this moment he felt it was true.

His cousin had been abandoned by his mother.