Chapter 16: He Wanqing came back alive for revenge

“Then what if the Xu family doesn’t return the money or send the dowry, wouldn’t all these things be wasted?” “No, my family isn’t without people getting married, we can just use them for them. Anyway, my family is sincere and has a clear conscience. If the Xu family really doesn’t care, it means that they actually have a better choice. They probably just didn’t say it because of Xu Weijun’s current job, and they probably want my family to back down.” She repeated these words over and over again, and by the time she reached the commune, people from ten miles around knew about it. And the rumor that the Xu family didn’t care and wanted to change brides spread even further.

There were even several versions of the rumors, some saying that the Xu family had given all the big items of the dowry to the new bride. Now they were deliberately forcing the He family to withdraw the marriage, so that they wouldn’t have to return the money, tickets, and grain. Others said that Xu Weijun had gotten another woman pregnant, and that’s why he was getting married in such a hurry, but the He family refused to withdraw the marriage, so they deliberately made things difficult for them to make them back down.

 There were even more outrageous rumors, saying how luxurious He Wanqing’s dowry was, it was just a pity that the Xu family didn’t like it. Because they didn’t even send the dowry they had promised, and they were also preparing to get married and change brides, etc. He Wanqing, who was already in the county post office sending telegrams and making phone calls, didn’t know that when she went back, she would see how many people would look at her with pity. “Hello, I’d like to speak to Deputy Commander He Baolian.” After she finished speaking, she nervously waited for a reply. According to her memory, her father was still in the army and hadn’t left.

 It seemed that she had to hurry, so that she could find her father and give him some life-saving things. “Hello, you’ve been connected to Deputy Commander He Baolian’s office.” “Okay, thank you.” After a “beep”, her father’s long-lost voice came through. “Hello, this is He Baolian, who is this?” “Dad~” Her voice, choked with tears, excitedly called out to the long-lost person. In the past, she had only dared to call him this in her dreams, she never dared to say it out loud, but now, finally, there was an answer on the other side. “Wanqing?” “Yeah, it’s me, Dad, how are you?” Tears hung on her long eyelashes, making those around her feel sorry for her.

 Including the two people who had just arrived not far away, one of them looked at her and felt a heavy pressure in his chest. “Dad is fine, what’s wrong, Wanqing, who bullied you?” He Baolian thought about his daughter’s carefree personality and immediately sat up straight. If it weren’t for the fact that his partner was still in the office, he would have already been pacing back and forth and cursing. “Dad, I’m getting married, the bride is my cousin from Grandpa’s family, she changed her name to mine.” She didn’t say anything specific, but the clever He Baolian still guessed what was going on. “Daughter, Dad knows, what do you want to do?”

 “Dad, Xu Weijun’s marriage report is in my name, it’s our family. Before I called you, I already called Uncle Zhang and reported it. To show the authenticity of the report, I also sent a telegram. By the way, I also sent you a telegram, you can read it yourself later.” “I know, you don’t have to worry about the rest, Uncle Zhang will definitely send someone to investigate.” “Yeah, Dad, when are you coming back?” “Not anytime soon, I have to go out for a while, I’ll come back to see you when I get back.” “I know, take care of yourself. I’ll send you some things later, don’t forget to bring them with you when you’re out.”

“I know, if you don’t want to stay at home, come over, there’s a place to stay here.” “No.” Everyone is going to the countryside now, if she went there, she wouldn’t have a job, and she would probably be gossiped about. Besides, he’s going out again, he won’t be back for half a year, it’s better to stay at home first! Most importantly, the atmosphere has been bad these past two years, there’s nowhere as safe as home. Besides, she still had to watch He Cao’s outcome, how could she leave now? The father and daughter chatted for a few more words before reluctantly hanging up the phone. “Comrade, please send these to this address, express.”

 Since she couldn’t go there herself, she had to send things over. This time, she absolutely didn’t want her father to sacrifice himself. If he had to get hurt, then he should be transferred back home, as long as his life was saved. Looking at the three boxes of life-saving pills in front of her, her long eyelashes blinked, thinking about the years when she was a soul. These pills were the ones she had taken from those research labs when she was a soul.

 Thinking that there were still many kinds of medicines in her space, she felt anxious. It seemed that after she went home, she could ignore other things, but she had to organize her space. In those years, she was only a soul, she couldn’t organize it, she could only use her willpower to send things in, so the space was very messy now. Thinking about the big project she had to do when she got home, she blinked her long eyelashes, paid for the phone call, telegram, and postage, and left the post office. She bumped into a man who was entering, they both said sorry before leaving in a hurry. After leaving the post office, she looked at the simple streets on both sides, and the anxiety in her heart settled a lot. Although the streets weren’t as bright as the ones she had seen when she was a soul, they were even a bit dusty. But this was spring 1968 in Xia Country, the place she had dreamed of countless times.

Taking a deep breath, releasing all the depression in her heart, she walked towards the bus stop. She had done everything she needed to do, now it was time to fish. Thinking about the despair on Xu’s family’s faces and He Cao’s face in half a month, the smile in her eyes swept away the previous depression. It’s so good, she’s back! She, He Wanqing, is back to take revenge! She walked briskly towards the bus stop, her good mood completely forgetting that her mother was also in the county at this moment, and not far from where she was. She also forgot that her mother and the others would probably take the county bus back later.

 Not far from her, two people were watching her, one of them was kicking the steps on the side of the road in frustration, while the other was smiling “foolishly” at her smile, looking a bit like a fool. She hurried and finally got on the bus before it left. After paying the fare to the conductor, she went straight to the seat next to the driver.

He Wanqing was very satisfied with the seat, she leaned back and thought about things, while also thinking about the road ahead. Whether she was thinking too much, or the driver was a good driver, or the road was bumpy in a comfortable way that made people sleepy, she fell asleep after a while. She slept all the way to the end of the line, and only woke up when the conductor loudly reminded her.

She rubbed her dazed head, shook off everything from her dream, and thanked the conductor before getting off the bus. Looking at the darkening sky and thinking about the time she left, He Wanqing finally woke up. Oh no, she was supposed to go to the commune, but when she got to the commune, she was afraid that people she knew would hear her making phone calls and spread it around, so she went to the county instead.