Chapter 21 Another Wall Climber

“That woman also said that if you marry Lian Erlai, your courtyard and the four hundred yuan in your hands will all be his?” Qian Xiaolan’s face turned cold. “Yu Jiao, did you recognize who that woman was?” Gu Yu Jiao shook her head, “The woman’s voice was deliberately lowered, and I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn’t dare to get too close. I didn’t see her face.” Qian Xiaolan nodded and stroked her head reassuringly, “It’s okay, don’t be angry. I actually have an idea who it might be.” Gu Yu Jiao asked who it was, but Qian Xiaolan didn’t tell her.

Hu Guifen suddenly said, “Xiaolan, we’re not being nice to you because we want your money. If anyone says anything bad about you, don’t believe them.” Qian Xiaolan looked at her in surprise, “Aunt, what are you saying? Of course, I know you wouldn’t want my money. I remember all the kindness you’ve shown me over the years. I’m not that kind of person who can’t tell right from wrong. I won’t be swayed by what others say.” In the original owner’s memory, Gu Changshun and Gu Shengli, along with their entire family, had been kind to her.

 The reason was that Qian Changfu had saved the life of Gu’s grandmother, and the original owner had indirectly helped Hu Guifen when she was young. The two Gu brothers and their families were grateful people. When Qian Changfu and his wife first had their accident, they also wanted to adopt her. Unfortunately, her uncle, Qian Changcai, was there, and they were outsiders after all, so they didn’t succeed. Later, the original owner was sent by Sun Honghua to earn work points, and the village chief always assigned her easy jobs. Hu Guifen would often give her a pancake or an egg. The original owner was grateful to both Gu families.

When she found out she was going to marry Gu Yanqing, she was happy. Unfortunately, Qian Mudan was too good at talking. She painted Gu Yanqing as a terrible villain, which scared the original owner. Returning to her thoughts, Qian Xiaolan smiled and linked arms with Hu Guifen, “Aunt, I’ve been secretly thinking, how wonderful it would be if you were my real mother. Unfortunately, my real mother is Wang Juhua. She only beats and scolds me and doesn’t give me food.

Thankfully, I met you, Aunt. Otherwise, I might have starved to death. It’s good like this. Next year, when I marry Yanqing, you’ll be my mother too. But, hey, Yanqing hasn’t been back for so long. I’ve forgotten what he looks like. I wonder if he’s found a girlfriend outside.” “No, no, don’t think about it. I called him when I arranged your marriage. If you forgot what he looks like, you can go to my house tomorrow and look at the photos he sent back.

” Hu Guifen said, then stroked Qian Xiaolan’s head with concern. “You’ve had a hard life since you were little. I really don’t know what Wang Juhua was thinking. She had such a good daughter, but she didn’t cherish her. She just beat and scolded you all the time.” Qian Xiaolan sneered in her heart: She wasn’t her biological child, so why would she love her? “Your father was good to you, but he was often away from home.

 I wonder what he was doing all those years.” Speaking of this, Qian Xiaolan was also curious. Logically, Qian Changfu should have stayed home and worked with everyone after he was discharged from the army. However, he was often away from home.

Every time the original owner asked him where he was going, he would tell her quietly that he was making money and that he would buy her new clothes and beautiful headbands when he came back. But by the time he died, the original owner had never worn new clothes or headbands. The money had been taken by Wang Juhua, either to subsidize her family or to give to some man. Now, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Qian Changfu’s death was suspicious. Perhaps she should find a chance to talk to the village chief alone.

The three of them were talking as they entered the living room. When they saw the little guy under the table, Hu Guifen and her daughter were both smitten. They squatted down and reached out to hug it, but Qian Xiaolan quickly stopped them, “Aunt, Yu Jiao, don’t touch it. It’s a wolf cub. I just brought it back. It’s still shy. Be careful, it might bite you.” Hu Guifen nodded, “It’s true. You need to raise it for a while. It’ll be fine when it gets used to you.”

Gu Yu Jiao didn’t reach out to hug it anymore, but she still wanted to touch it. She asked Qian Xiaolan, “Sister Xiaolan, can I touch the wolf cub while you hold it?” Qian Xiaolan realized that the mother and daughter had taken “Xiaolang” as the name she had given the little guy. She smiled and didn’t explain, afraid of scaring them. She picked up the wolf cub, let Gu Yu Jiao touch it, and then urged her to wash her hands and go to sleep. As before, Hu Guifen and Gu Yu Jiao slept in one room, and Qian Xiaolan slept alone. In the middle of the night, Qian Xiaolan heard a noise outside the courtyard again in the space. She left the space, quietly climbed onto the roof, and quietly watched as a man used two long poles to get over the wall and slowly climbed up.

“Heh, heh, that’s a good way to climb a wall. You’ve done this a lot, haven’t you?” The sudden strange female voice from above startled Lian Erlai. He screamed and fell from the poles. “Plop” “Crack” The sound of a heavy object landing and bones breaking rang out. Qian Xiaolan was worried that someone would die at her doorstep. She quickly climbed down to check. Fortunately, Lian Erlai had covered his head when he fell, but he had broken his leg.

Qian Xiaolan ignored his screams and stepped heavily on his injured leg, causing him to faint from pain. Hu Guifen and her daughter ran out with their hair loose. Seeing Lian Erlai lying on the ground, they were both angry and kicked him a few times. Hu Guifen took a breath and said, “Xiaolan, Yu Jiao will stay here with you. I’ll go back and call people over.”

Qian Xiaolan shook her head, “Aunt, let Brother Rongsheng go.” Hu Guifen turned her head and saw several people coming from the mule shed. She was also afraid of the dark, so she didn’t insist. Qian Rongsheng went to the Gu family and the village chief’s house to call for help. It was too dark to see Qian Xiaolan’s situation. Qian Qijin and Rong Changhua anxiously stared at Qian Xiaolan. Xu Wanting was also worried. She asked softly, “Xiaolan, are you okay?” Qian Xiaolan shook her head, “I’m fine. I’m sorry for worrying everyone. You should all go back to rest.”

 Qian Qijin and Rong Changhua wouldn’t leave without seeing how the village chief dealt with Lian Erlai. Xu Wanting and Sheng Changqing stayed as well. Hu Guifen already knew that Qian Xiaolan was close to the people in the mule shed, so she didn’t react. Gu Yu Jiao, however, curiously stared at the old people for a while. Afraid that the old people would be uncomfortable, Qian Xiaolan changed the subject, “Aunt, I feel bad for always bothering everyone because of me.

 I want to donate some money to the village school to replace the desks and chairs and buy some books. What do you think?” Hu Guifen was only surprised for a moment at her generosity, then said with a smile, “The desks and chairs in the school don’t cost much. There are trees on the mountain. You just need to tell the brigade office to call people to cut down the trees.

 You pay for the labor. You should buy more books and pens. Some families send their children to school but can’t afford books and pens. My eldest and second said that two of their classmates pick up discarded pencils from the trash can. They can’t even hold the pencil stubs to write. As for the notebooks, they use both sides and erase the words on the front before using them again.”