Yu Jianchuan returned home.
His arrival startled the Yu family.
The eldest branch of the family made sarcastic remarks, while his parents turned a blind eye. Only his second elder brother patted him on the shoulder and said it was good that he was back.
Yu Jianchuan's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
During this period on the mountain, he had endured untold sufferings and survived only by longing for his family. However, he never expected that upon returning home, he would be met with cold shoulders.
Yu Jianchuan sniffed, recalling what Hua Qingqing had said in the hospital, and pushed his sadness to the back of his mind for the time being.
Hua Qingqing had told him that she had tried to persuade the family to return the things he had brought back before, but they had refused.
At the hospital, he hadn't believed her words. To him, wasn't she more important than those things?
But now, all those words had become a harsh reality before his eyes.
Having lost all hope in family affection, Yu Jianchuan got straight to the point. "The police asked me to come back and retrieve the things I brought before and hand them over to the authorities. If I fail to do so, I'll be locked up in jail. Lin Sen and Lin Yang's future jobs will also be affected. Mom, Dad, eldest brother, and sister - in - law, could you please take out the things now?"
Feng Xiang tried to dodge the issue. "Third brother, you're too naive. These were all bought with your hard - earned money from work. Why should you hand them over to the authorities?"
Yu Jianchuan didn't waste any more words with her. "Since you're not willing, then I'll invite the police. I don't care anymore. Everyone in the neighborhood knows I'm stupid. I was tricked into doing something illegal. I don't even know if I'll be able to marry in the future. My life is already ruined. I don't care if this family falls apart or not."
"I'll tell the police everything when they come."
After saying that, Yu Jianchuan turned around and left without hesitation.
Grandma Fang, Grandpa Yu, and the eldest - branch couple were all stunned.
What had happened to the third son after being locked up for a month? His personality had changed completely.
The few of them looked at each other in bewilderment.
Grandma Fang was worried about her grandson's future after all.
Getting on the police's radar was not a good thing.
"Let's just hand over the military overcoat and the radio. Anyway, Lin Sen doesn't need them."
Her eldest grandson had been smart, but the more he studied, the worse his grades became. She didn't know when he would be able to pass the exam. If his chances were affected because of this, it would be a great loss!
Feng Xiang still wasn't willing.
The military overcoat and the radio together were worth hundreds of yuan.
She just couldn't bear to part with them.
These things should belong to her son.
Yu Jianshan remained silent. Finally, Grandpa Yu made the decision, saying that they would buy a new overcoat for the eldest grandson later, and the rest should be returned to the third son.
When Yu Jianhai saw Yu Jianchuan coming out, he quickly went up with the things.
"Third brother, this is the radio you gave to Lin Yun and Lin Yang before, and this is the money you gave me. I haven't touched it. I'm returning it all to you. Be more careful in the future. Don't be deceived again."
"You have a chance to make up for your mistakes and atone for your crimes. This is an opportunity from the country. You should cherish it."
Yu Jianchuan took the things and kept his head down, saying nothing.
Yu Jianhai sighed, patted his younger brother on the shoulder, and turned away.
After the matter was completely resolved.
Yu Jianchuan took the recommendation letter given by his granddaughter and went to the prosperous Dongxing Luggage Manufacturing Factory.
...
With the first snowfall.
Hua Qingqing was about to take the final exams.
Previously, she had been busy with other things and had little time to consolidate her knowledge. In the weekly tests, her grade was only seventh in the grade.
This was still an excellent result. The top students in her sophomore class regarded her as a strong competitor and communicated with her about their studies and exchanged materials.
Hua Qingqing always knew that there were always people better than herself, but her study path had been so smooth that she had never been hit. After this incident, she finally calmed down.
Yang Wang had returned, so she simply handed over the factory matters to him, including the matter of the Guang siblings' inspection in Nan County.
Hua Qingqing changed her previous lazy attitude and suddenly became extremely hard - working. Her classmates in the class saw her reading a book even while eating. They thought she was really determined. As time went on, more and more students started reading books while eating.
When the teachers learned about this, they were very happy. The students were becoming more sensible, which made them feel at ease.
However, then things took an unexpected turn.
Some students, in order to get good grades, didn't sleep at night. They read books with a flashlight under the quilt. Some students without a flashlight lit a candle and read on a small board. As a result, they dozed off because they were too sleepy, and the candle burned the small board. The fire spread quickly and almost caused a fire.
Fortunately, the fire was finally put out successfully.
Because of this incident, the principal specifically gave a half - hour speech on safety issues at the Monday meeting.
Hua Qingqing only then learned that such a thing had happened.
She secretly sighed. Sure enough, this was No. 1 Middle School. Everyone loved to compete with each other, and everyone was a talent.
She had to work even harder!
...
"Yu Linsen, what's going on with you this semester?"
"You're distracted in class and disappear after class. This is already your fourth time repeating senior year. But judging from your current attitude towards study, it's very difficult for you to surpass your previous self this time."
"The teacher hopes you can seriously think about it. You're studying for yourself. There isn't much youth in life."
The class monitor was going to the toilet. Hua Qingqing happened to have something to discuss with the teacher, so she helped the class monitor take the test papers to the office. As a result, she heard this conversation.
Originally, she didn't intend to eavesdrop on others.
But as soon as the teacher mentioned Yu Linsen's name.
He was an acquaintance!
Between eavesdropping on an acquaintance's secret and leaving, Hua Qingqing resolutely chose to eavesdrop.
The teacher was really well - intentioned. It was obvious that Yu Linsen was no longer focused on his studies. He was just wasting time by repeating senior year. The teacher was tactfully advising him that it might be better to go somewhere else to spend his youth, and perhaps he could find a way suitable for himself.
But Yu Linsen clearly didn't think there was anything wrong with himself.
He retorted a couple of times to the teacher and then left.
Hua Qingqing didn't hide. She directly had a so - called "chance encounter" with Yu Linsen.
Hua Qingqing didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt for eavesdropping. She greeted Yu Linsen with a big smile and didn't care about his almost bulging eyes.
"Hua Qingqing, I heard that you've been living a colorful life recently."
"Be careful not to fall hard if you stand too high."
Hua Qingqing said with a smile, "Big cousin, is your face itching again? Do you miss my slap?"
Hua Qingqing raised her hand, and Yu Linsen quickly took a big step back.
"What are you doing? This is a school. Hitting someone will result in a disciplinary record!"
He was really useless but still loved to provoke others.
Unable to beat her, did he really have to act so provocatively?
Hua Qingqing curled her lips and directly pushed past him and walked away.
Yu Linsen stared at her back with a sinister look in his eyes. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he curled his lips into a malicious smile.
Hua Qingqing, I'll teach you a lesson.
Just wait. I have plenty of ways to deal with you!
Just as Hua Qingqing had handed the things to the teacher and walked out of the office, she suddenly sneezed violently.
It was getting colder. She should go back and put on an extra piece of clothing!