Chapter 58 : Grandpa Zhang

When Su Mo saw their reaction, she realized they had misunderstood and quickly rushed to explain.

“Mom and Dad, you misunderstood. He and I got married because we fell in love with each other. It’s not what you think. No one forced me.”

Afraid they wouldn’t believe her, Su Mo also brought up Geng Changqing.

“Uncle Geng knew about it. When we got married, Uncle Geng came to the banquet. My uncle also knew about it. He and Uncle Geng each gave me a gift of 200 yuan.”

“I married the son of our brigade secretary, Lu Changzheng. He’s 24 years old and serves in the Shenyang Military Region as a deputy battalion-level officer. He’s tall and handsome, very kind to me, and all the family money is given to me to manage. He also sends his salary back every month.”

“He’s just returned to the team now, otherwise, I would have brought him to see you. He knows about our family situation and didn’t look down on me. He even said he would help me find out about your situation when news comes.”

“My husband’s family is not bad. They are all sensible people, and his grandfather is a veteran Red Army soldier. They’ve even built a new house. I don’t live with his parents, so you don’t need to worry.”

After hearing Su Mo’s explanation, the couple calmed down and looked at their daughter again. Although her work clothes were a bit plain, her skin was fair and tender, and she looked healthy and in good spirits. She didn’t seem to have been tortured.

They felt somewhat relieved.

However, based on their understanding of their daughter, even if she really liked the man, she shouldn’t have rushed into marriage so quickly.

There must be something else going on.

“Why are you in such a hurry to get married? Why didn’t you date first?” Su Tingqian asked.

“I accidentally fell into the river, and he saved me. You know, rural areas are conservative, and there were some rumors in the village. Plus, we liked each other, so we just got married,” Su Mo briefly explained, not wanting to say too much.

If they knew that their daughter had almost been lost at that time, they would probably have been heartbroken.

Now, she was here, having taken over everything from the original owner. From now on, she would be their daughter and take good care of them on behalf of the original owner.

Thinking of this, Su Mo quickly put down the backpack, took out the buns wrapped in wax paper, and handed them to her parents. “Mom and Dad, I brought you buns, eat them quickly.”

After walking such a distance, the buns were no longer hot. The temperature was just right, as if they had cooled down during the journey.

Su Tingqian took one, opened it, and saw two big buns. He handed one to Mo Yurong. They had been traveling for a while, eating poorly and sleeping poorly, and his wife had lost a lot of weight.

He divided his own bun into two halves and handed one half to Su Mo. “Let’s eat together.”

Su Mo quickly waved her hands. “I’ve eaten, Mom and Dad, you eat. I have more at home.”

The couple was indeed hungry, so they didn’t hesitate and finished the buns in just a few bites.

Su Mo quickly handed them the kettle, but her eyes were already a little wet. Her parents were such respectable people, how could they eat so rudely for a bun?

After they drank the water, Su Mo asked, “Mom and Dad, what’s the situation in the cowshed where you’re living? How many people are there? Is it trustworthy? I will send you some things regularly in the future.”

“No, Momo, don’t come here again. It will be bad for you if someone finds out. Your mother and I can take care of ourselves. You don’t need to worry.”

Su Mo shook her head. “No one will find me. I just need to come over from the mountain earlier. There’s a road on the mountain.”

“Momo…” Su Tingqian wanted to persuade her again, but was interrupted by Su Mo.

“Dad, as a child, how can I just ignore the suffering of my parents here? You know me, I’m not that kind of person.”

Su Tingqian was silent for a while before replying, “In the cowshed, it’s just your mother and me, six people in total. Your Grandpa Zhang and his former secretary, and a middle-aged couple from Beijing, who are also teachers.”

“Grandpa Zhang?” Su Mo tried to recall the original owner’s memory. It seemed the only person who could be called Grandpa Zhang was Zhang Zhen, the mayor of Hai City and Su Zhongli’s good friend.

“Yes, your Grandpa Zhang was sent here about half a year ago.” Su Tingqian said.

Before, Zhang Zhen had been looking after the Su family. Those people dared to attack the Su family because something happened to Zhang Zhen, which gave them the courage to act so unscrupulously.

“How is he? Is he in good health?” As far as Su Mo could remember, this old man had always been kind to the original owner.

Zhang Zhen never married and devoted himself entirely to serving the country. Such a person was framed and sent here just because he refused to comply with corruption.

This is truly the sorrow of this period!

“Fortunately, his secretary didn’t want to distance himself from him, so he came over to take care of him.”

Su Mo thought of the young man with glasses she had seen a few days ago. He must be the one. She silently praised him in her heart, thinking, “Well done, young man with a sense of loyalty and righteousness!”

“Mom and Dad, it’s very cold here in the winter. I’ve prepared some quilts and cotton clothes for you. I’ll bring them over tomorrow, and we’ll meet here at six tomorrow morning.”

“Also, see if Grandpa Zhang has any quilts or cotton clothes. If not, I’ll make some and send them to you.”

“Do you have enough food to eat now? What do you eat? If you need any daily necessities, just tell me, and I will buy them and send them to you.”

Su Tingqian looked at his daughter, who seemed to have matured overnight, and felt both relieved and bitter.

She should have been pampered under the care of her parents, but now she had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of taking care of them, carrying things over mountains and rivers in the middle of the night.

Su Tingqian’s eyes moistened. “We have basically everything. There’s nothing missing.”

He really didn’t want his daughter to take too many risks and go shopping too often. Anyone paying a little attention could spot the problem.

At this point, faint voices could be heard from below. It was likely the people who had gotten up early to harvest the autumn crops and were heading up the mountain.

“Okay, I’ll buy it. If you need anything, be sure to tell me. Your daughter is very capable, so it’ll be no problem,” Su Mo said softly.

“Someone’s coming. I have to leave now. You should go this way.” Su Mo pointed to another road nearby. “Remember to meet here at six o’clock tomorrow morning.”

After saying this, Su Mo quickly grabbed her backpack and walked up the mountain.

After seeing Su Mo leave, the couple followed the road she had pointed out.

Although they noticed their daughter had changed a lot, the couple did not suspect anything else. After all, after such an incident, both of them had changed, not to mention their daughter.