Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

Old Mrs. Xu was harsh in her words, but after all, Xu Jinfeng was her own son, so she had some understanding of him.

In the past, Xu Jinfeng would play a mediating role in dealing with conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. But this time, he seemed unwilling to even do the face-saving work. This made the old couple of the Xu family feel something unusual.

After the family left, Old Man Xu said, "I don't think the fourth brother is angry because we came here without saying hello. Is he really in trouble?"

Mrs. Xu didn't say anything, but she agreed with the old man's idea in her heart. She called the nanny and asked, "Do you know what happened at home recently? When did my son start to look so sad?"

The nanny stammered, "It seems that something went wrong in the company a while ago..."

Old Mrs. Xu asked again: "Have they ever mentioned what the trouble was when they chatted?"

The nanny knew it but didn't dare to say it, so she could only shake her head: "No, we didn't pay attention and we don't know what it was!"

Old Mrs. Xu did not embarrass them any more and let them go about their business. Then, she instructed her two grandsons, "Go around your uncle's factory and store and find out what's going on. It looks like he won't tell us on his own initiative."

After receiving their grandmother's order, Xu Hongyuan and Xu Hongchen had breakfast and went out.

By the afternoon, they had understood the general situation and came back to tell Mrs. Xu about the difficulties faced by Jinfeng Garment Factory. She almost fainted from anger.

"I knew that little vixen was a nuisance. Look, look, what you fear will come true. This evil spirit has really screwed Old Four over!"

"No wonder she took the initiative to move to the hotel this time. It turns out she caused such a big mess and must be feeling guilty..."

"Just by looking at her behavior, you can guess what kind of people her family is. It's bad enough that they are shameless, but they dare to do such a deceiving thing. Aren't they afraid of being punished by God?"

"Alas, it is a misfortune for our family to marry such a daughter-in-law! I have long said that this little vixen cannot be kept. What did I say? Your son is bewitched, and this time he has really suffered retribution..."

Old Mrs. Xu paused for a long time and then began to curse Qian Jinling. Unfortunately, Qian Jinling ran fast, so no matter how harsh her curses were, Qian Jinling could not hear them.

After receiving the news, the old lady kept cursing for about two hours, which lasted until Xu Jinfeng returned home.

This time, she was not as sarcastic as she was when Qian Jinling was around, but her attitude towards her son was also full of anger.

"Such a big thing happened in your factory and you didn't even mention it to your family? Do you still regard us as a family?"

"I told you long ago that you shouldn't marry that kind of woman, but you refused to listen. Now you feel better, right?"

As soon as Xu Jinfeng entered the door, before he had time to catch his breath, he heard complaints from his mother.

The reason why Old Mrs. Xu had waited until now to call Xu Jinfeng was because she was worried that her son was driving on the road, and the mother and daughter might have an argument on the phone, and her son might get into an accident again.

Now that Xu Jinfeng finally returned home, the old lady finally found a scapegoat.

Xu Jinfeng sighed, sat on the sofa and asked, "Mom, what gossip have you heard? I told you about the factory and you were just anxious and couldn't help."

"Whether I can help or not is another matter. You should also inform your family if you have any difficulties. I think you have become estranged from your family because you married that guy named Qian. If Xiaowen were here, there wouldn't be so many nagging things..." Old Mrs. Xu started talking about the same old things again.

What Xu Jinfeng hated most was when his mother mentioned his ex-wife. Perhaps out of guilt, or perhaps because he was afraid that he would regret it at some point, he automatically blocked all news about Bai Xiaowen.

When they just got divorced, he thought that they had not reached the point where they would never see each other again, so he would still take time to visit his daughter and give her enough living expenses.

However, Bai Xiaowen didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore, so she disappeared with her daughter. Bai Xiaowen's family also refused to disclose the whereabouts of the mother and daughter.

After going there a few times and not getting any of the information he wanted, he stopped going.

He didn't want to continue this topic, so he got up and went upstairs.

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Shen Nan went to Qian's house to make trouble for several days in a row. When she went to make trouble again, she found that the front and back doors of Qian's house were locked with big iron locks, and no one knew where they had gone.

She went to the school to pick up her child and specifically asked Qian Meijuan's class teacher, only to find out that Qian Meijuan had not gone to school that day either.

It was not until the next day when Sun Aimin called her that she learned that the Qian family had run away and were going to the provincial capital to seek refuge with Qian Jinling.

Shen Nan felt relieved that he had made this annoying family unable to return home.

She had known for a long time that it would be impossible to get any information about her son from the Qian family, but she would never let any member of the Qian family who lived under her nose have an easy time.

After learning from Sun Aimin that the Qian family had caused trouble in the restaurant and had to pay compensation, she felt more relieved.

Sun Aimin knew that Shen Nan's family was not well off, and that she could not earn much money throughout the year by farming at home.

Qian Jingui worked odd jobs outside all year round and didn't send much money back home. He used the extra money to print flyers and look for his son.

Sun Aimin said on the phone: "Sister Shen, now that the Qian family has left the village, you don't have to keep fighting with them. Why don't you come to the city and learn a skill from me? That way you can open a snack stand and increase your income."

Shen Nan had thought about doing something to improve the family's financial situation, but he was powerless.

She sighed and said, "It's good this way, but the little pigeons are left alone and can't leave home..."

Sun Aimin replied: "Don't worry about it. I'll provide you with food and accommodation, and I won't charge you tuition. Bring your child here, and he'll have a companion with my son. By the way, I haven't seen the two children for half a year!"

He was afraid that Shen Nan would have some psychological burden, so he continued, "Sister Shen, you have helped me so much, you are our family's great benefactor.

We don't have much to give in return, and our training school will open after the New Year. Before the children go back to school, they can learn how to make some simple snacks.

It won’t cost much to open a snack stand at home, and I can have a stable income in the future.”

When I earn more, I can give Qian Jingui some support so that he can concentrate on looking for his child. Of course, Sun Aimin didn't say this out loud.

After the two of them made an agreement on this matter, they hung up the phone. For Shen Nan, after the Chinese New Year, perhaps life at home will usher in a turnaround.

Her mood improved unconsciously, and after the children had their holidays, she would take time to drive a tractor and take the children to the villages and counties, specifically observing the food sold in the snack stalls and shops, as well as the equipment and materials needed.

As the year was coming to an end, Qian Jingui was about to go home, so the mother and daughter started to buy some New Year's goods.

In previous years, because of their son’s affairs, the couple had no mood to celebrate the New Year, and every year was cold and simple.

Because the Qian family had suffered a big setback this year, Shen Nan was happy and decided to celebrate the New Year in a lively manner. Even though there were only three of them in the family, they wanted to celebrate it properly.