Money opens doors—there’s no one who isn’t tempted by it.

After Qiao Jiuru was reborn, she had already made up her mind.

She wasn’t afraid to spend money—she was only afraid that no one would dare to accept it.

What’s more, she knew that even if those people took her money now, they would have to cough it up later.

For now, she just hadn’t had the time to deal with them.

Once her family was settled, she wouldn’t let them off.

The revenge for the death of her children—she could never forget it, even in death.

It wasn’t that the time for retribution wouldn’t come—it just hadn’t arrived yet.

For now, she had to survive the current crisis.

“Brother Lu, is there any update on Huazhu going to the countryside?”

Her youngest son was about to be sent off, but her youngest daughter still hadn’t been settled, and she was very worried.

“I’ve looked into it,” Lu Baoguo replied. “According to policy, she can’t be sent to a coastal island—only the northeast or northwest regions are accepting. The contacts I reached out to said she could be assigned to Baitou Village, Dashan Village, or Baisha Village in Mentou Township, Huaxian County, Tong City, Jilin Province.”

Lu Baoguo had run around all day yesterday for this, called in a few favors, and it wasn’t fruitless.

At least he could get her sent to a specific location, just like Xiaoru asked.

“Any of those three villages will do,” said Qiao Jiuru quickly. “Can we register her today? Ideally she leaves the day after tomorrow—at the latest, not beyond three days from now. I’m afraid if we delay, things could change.”

Qiao Jiuru only wanted to send her children away as soon as possible.

As long as they left the capital, they would be safe.

Especially Huazhu—she was just seventeen, had never faced real adversity, had lived a simple life, and had no idea how cruel and dangerous the world outside could be.

Zhang Hong and Lu Baoguo exchanged glances—

So Xiaoru didn’t want the kids to know what was about to happen at home.

“Xiaoru, Huaiyuan,” Zhang Hong said, “you might be able to keep this from Xiaofeng, but since Huazhu will be so far from you, you should explain the situation clearly to her. I believe the children are not that fragile. They’re strong enough to face difficulties and not be defeated.”

Zhang Hong thought the couple was overprotecting their children.

He felt it was necessary to give them some responsibility and pressure.

Not telling them anything could lead to misunderstandings or even irreversible consequences.

Lu Baoguo also nodded in agreement—they weren’t handling this well enough.

Qiao Jiuru looked at her husband when she heard both older men disagreeing with her decision.

Then, she saw Su Huaiyuan nod at her.

“Brother Zhang is right,” she said. “I was too worried and didn’t think things through. If the kids don’t know anything and act inappropriately, that would harm them even more.”

Qiao Jiuru decided not only to tell their son and daughter about the report against their family, but also to inform them of the self-rescue plans they had already put in place—and even how much in supplies they had prepared.

“All right, then let’s split up now. I’ll go buy the train tickets and handle that task. You two go register Huazhu for countryside service. We’ll meet back at my place tonight.”

Time was tight—half the day had passed already and they had to get back to work in half an hour.

Everyone had their tasks—time waits for no one.

Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan followed Zhang Hong.

As the hospital director, Zhang knew a lot of people—people who wanted favors from him, who tried to curry favor, so both the local neighborhood committee and the youth resettlement office gave him plenty of face.

On top of that, he handed over twenty yuan, which helped secure Su Huazhu’s assignment to Dashan Village, Mentou Township, Huaxian County, Tong City, Jilin Province.

Shortly after, they also received 200 yuan in settlement funds and a train ticket for departure two days later.

Only after leaving the office and walking a distance did the three stop to discuss next steps.

“Xiaoru, I don’t think it’s safe for Huazhu to travel that far alone. Tonight, have Old Lu find someone to change her ticket to a sleeper berth.”

Zhang Hong was thinking long-term. Nowhere was safe these days—especially for a young girl traveling alone. He worried about human traffickers.

Qiao Jiuru’s heart sank when she heard that—she had completely forgotten about the safety issue.

Human trafficking was rampant during this time, and it was common for single young women to go missing.

She couldn’t rest easy letting Huazhu travel alone.

“Brother Zhang, thank you for reminding me. I think we should find one or two people to escort her. I’ll cover all expenses—travel, lodging, meals. We need to spend money while it still means something. People are more important than money.”

“That’s not hard,” Zhang Hong agreed. “Old Lu knows plenty of people. If you pay for an escort, there will definitely be people willing.”

Even Zhang Hong thought her idea was good.

The Su family wasn’t short on money—better to spend it on themselves than hand it to others.

Su Huaiyuan nodded repeatedly.

Their family wasn’t lacking funds—like his wife said, people’s safety was more important than money.

Meanwhile, Lu Baoguo successfully picked up a sleeper berth train ticket for Su Feng.

A contact at the station even helped arrange seats so the family members could travel together.

After leaving the station, Lu Baoguo headed to the security department of the textile factory to visit a former subordinate—now the deputy head of the factory’s security department.