Chapter 21: The whereabouts of the longevity lock

Seeing that his old woman was talking nonsense again, Old Man Chen roared at her.

After the roar, Old Man Chen’s mood was even worse.

All these years, he had been telling her to be better to the child, to be better, but she just wouldn’t listen!

Now it’s good, the child is alienated, is the old woman happy now?

Thinking of what Chen Mingchuan had said to him just now, Old Man Chen, his mood low, took a deep breath, took out his water pipe, and silently went out.

Time really flies!

Sitting on the doorstep, Old Man Chen looked at the stars in the sky, as if he had gone back to twenty years ago.

At that time, his son was only five years old.

The scene of his old mother handing the child over to him seemed to be still in front of Old Man Chen’s eyes.

Thinking of what had just happened, Old Man Chen blamed his deceased mother!

His mother was really something, why did she have to hand the longevity lock to him in front of the child?

Who knew that twenty years had passed, and he still remembered that thing!

What to do now?

Who took that lock?

Old Man Chen’s brows were tightly knitted, his father and mother had repeatedly told him not to sell that lock, otherwise something would happen.

It was precisely because of this that he dared not touch the gold-plated longevity lock, no matter how difficult his life was.

Who took it…

Suddenly, Old Man Chen’s eyes moved: only… knew about this lock.

“Aqui, did you take that lock?”

Mrs. Chen was about to go to sleep when Old Man Chen suddenly rushed in and asked this question, she almost jumped out of bed…

“Old man, you… you… what are you saying?”

The old partner’s expression had already explained everything.

Immediately, Old Man Chen’s liver ached with anger: “Wang Aqui, how could you not know what I’m talking about?”

“I told you that thing must never be touched!”

“Where is it? Get it out now!”

Mrs. Chen lowered her head in fear: “I just wanted to keep it safe, but I don’t know how it disappeared.”

“Is it really gone?”

Mrs. Chen swore with her hand raised: “If there is a single lie, may I be struck by lightning!”

“When we built this new house that year, I saw you put it in that box carelessly, I was worried that someone would take it, so I secretly put it away.”

“When we moved back to the new house, I went to look for it, but it was gone.”

“I was afraid you would blame me, so I didn’t dare to say anything.”

Old Man Chen was really angry.

But the thing was gone, and killing his old woman would be a crime!

He roared: “Now it’s good, he may not send money back anymore, and we’ll all be ready to live a hard life!”

Mrs. Chen was unhappy: “Old man, why?”

“He’s our son, he dares to be unfilial, I’ll go and sue him!”

Sue him?

Old Man Chen had thought about it, but he knew very well how they had treated their son over the years.

If they went to sue, as long as the clan intervened, they would be the ones who would be embarrassed!

“Alright, do you think our family’s reputation isn’t bad enough? You say you’re going to sue, can you sue?”

“Don’t even mention the clan leader, even the eldest brother, I’m afraid we won’t be able to pass this hurdle!”

Speaking of Chen’s eldest brother, Mrs. Chen hated him.

But what good did hating him do?

Who made her have a weakness in his hands?

That year, the production team’s grain was stolen, she thought it was impossible for anyone to find out, but he found the place where the grain was hidden.

If it wasn’t for the sake of the child, he probably wouldn’t have let her off.

“Then don’t let Li Benlu follow the army! His wife and children are at home, he can’t not send money back.”

Old Man Chen certainly didn’t want Li Xinyue to leave.

This third daughter-in-law is a top-notch person in the house, she handles everything inside and outside the house, if she leaves, the Chen family will suffer a great loss.

“Can you stop it?”

“Now that the third son has a strong backbone, if you dare to stop him, he’ll dare to send you to the brigade for criticism!”

“Now that the Longevity Lock is gone, we have no bargaining chip. If we don’t let him take it, what can you do?”

“Bang!” With a slap, Mrs. Chen slammed her hand on the table: “I’m so angry! If I had known, I would have…”

“Shut up! Keep your mouth shut from now on, don’t let him hear anything!”

Seeing his wife about to speak recklessly, Old Man Chen immediately hissed at her in a low voice: Talking nonsense will get us into trouble!

Mrs. Chen: “…”

Those two damned old things, if they hadn’t brought the child back that year, she wouldn’t be so angry today!

Mrs. Chen was cruel.

But she wasn’t really stupid.

A child with such valuable things on him couldn’t be from an ordinary family.

That Longevity Lock was probably left behind as a recognition token.

But no one had come to the village to ask about the child for so many years. Would the person who abandoned the child come looking for him?

Maybe the person who abandoned the child died?

Thinking about how chaotic it was back then, Mrs. Chen’s eyes rolled around: It’s best if they died, then she’s his mother!

I don’t believe you dare not acknowledge your own mother!

Without knowing what Mrs. Chen was thinking, Chen Lifang was soon called back, and Chen Lao Si and his wife went to the brigade to receive education.

Although they were furious, they dared not refuse.

Chen Mingchuan didn’t care how they cursed him, because he didn’t care at all.

In this family, he knew he was an outsider.

They were all sons, he really didn’t know why his parents treated him this way. Now he suspected he wasn’t a son of the Chen family.

But the Longevity Lock couldn’t be found, and the secret couldn’t be solved.

Such a secret thing, Chen Mingchuan knew that besides the deceased grandparents, the only ones who knew were his parents.

But this secret, they probably wouldn’t tell even if they died. They didn’t even admit to the Longevity Lock…

Sitting alone on the firewood pile in the courtyard until midnight, seeing Chen Lao Si and his wife return from the brigade, Chen Mingchuan went to the river to wash up.

When he came back, everyone in the family was asleep.

Chen Mingchuan entered the room.

The things in the room were tidied up, there was only an old bamboo mat on the bed, not even a pillow.

The money he had brought back over the years was enough to repay his upbringing, and he probably wouldn’t come back in the future.

It was only the middle of August, the weather was still hot, and he didn’t need to cover himself at night.

The mosquito net had also been taken down, but Chen Mingchuan, who could sleep even in the deep mountains and old forests, didn’t care about these little things.

He put his bag on the bedside as a pillow and closed his eyes to sleep…

“Mama… Mama…”

Suddenly, Chen Yi Heng’s cries came in, Chen Mingchuan jumped up from the bed…

“Yiyi, open the door!”

Chen Yiheng woke up in fright, frightened by his mother’s cries.

No matter how much he called, he couldn’t wake her up. His mother just kept crying, he was so scared!

“Papa, Papa, Mama is crying, Mama is crying!”

Li Xinye was crying?

Sure enough, the person on the bed was curled up like a trapped beast, crying with a “woo woo” sound…

He reached out his hand, and Chen Mingchuan was startled: This heat was too high!

If it wasn’t lowered, it would cause problems!

“Yiyi, your mother is sick, very sick.”

“Now Dad is going to take her to the hospital, I can’t take care of you. Go to your aunt, okay?”