That afternoon, Guan Weiqian came out of the study, feeling very confused.

From the conversation between his father and fourth sister, Guan Weiqian felt that the information he heard was too shocking and unexpected, and also too old, like an old wound whose surface had healed and new flesh had grown. He thought that leaving behind scars of different skin colors, old and new, was the biggest regret, but he did not expect that the wound had already festered.

The mother also came out from the study, pulling her eldest son Guan Weiqian to stand aside. As soon as she spoke, she couldn't help but speak with a bit of anxiety and distress.

"Ah Qian, what's going on? Why are they quarreling when nothing is wrong? Your fourth sister was talking about that child back then. Didn't that child die? Why are they quarreling about this again now?"

Guan Weiqian helped his mother sit down on the sofa. Looking at his mother's sad and clueless expression, he sighed.

"Mom, are you sure that the child died back then?"

"Yeah, that's what your dad said."

Guan Weiqian was not surprised to see his mother's expression of complete belief in his father's words. His mother was a woman who grew up in the boudoir in the old times. She was taught from a young age that women should obey their husbands and take him as the leader. This was the principle she had always believed in.

Therefore, it is because of this that she was able to live with a man as old-fashioned and stubborn as her father for her whole life. She obeyed her husband at home and never questioned her father's ideas and decisions. She only needed to accept and execute them, but she was happy to do so and never doubted them.

Perhaps it was because of this mentality that she was able to live peacefully for decades.

It seems that my mother knows nothing about what happened back then. I should contact Wu Hui as soon as possible. Thinking of this, Guan Weiqian comforted his mother.

"Mom, don't think too much. Let me check it out first." Thinking of his father's condition just now, Guan Weiqian continued,

"Dad just had a tantrum. Please pay more attention. If he feels uncomfortable, remember to call me immediately."

No matter how strong he was when he was young, when he got old, my father had to face the fact that various problems affected his health.

"Okay, I will. Wei Qian, Ahong and that child..."

Guan Weiqian knew what his mother didn't say. He shook his head and patted his mother's arm.

"Don't worry, Mom. I'll go check it out first."

"Okay, okay, go ahead."

After coming out of his parents' house, Guan Weiqian took out his mobile phone and opened the address book.

Although he has retired, his network and influence are still there, so it is not difficult for him to do such a small thing as asking someone to help find someone.

If it was just the name Wu Hui, there would be millions of them across the country, and it might not be easy to find them, but fortunately the information provided by Mr. Guan was detailed enough. Based on the names of Wu Hui's husband and her son, Guan Weiqian quickly got the contact information of Wu Hui's family.

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"Grandma, I'm hungry. I'll order some takeout."

"What's so delicious about takeout? Watch TV first and grandma will make you your favorite chive dumplings."

Wu Hui lives with her son and daughter-in-law. Her grandson is in high school and has been living in the school for many years. He just came back for the winter vacation. Wu Hui felt very distressed when she saw that her grandson had lost a lot of weight due to studying hard.

I glanced at the clock on the TV wall. It was a little past five o'clock, and it would be seven o'clock when my son and daughter-in-law got home from get off work.

Wu Hui came to the kitchen, thinking about cooking some porridge and leek dumplings, and then stir-frying two more dishes when the couple was about to come back.

The phone rang, and Wu Hui, who was concentrating on cooking, hadn't reacted yet. Her grandson came over with her old phone and put it in front of her.

"Grandma, phone call."

"Eh."

Wu Hui took the phone. The ring was still ringing, but she was not in a hurry to answer it. As people get older, their hearts and minds become slower, and they think more slowly, and they do things more slowly.

Elderly phones have the most common button-operated mode, with an electronic screen occupying one-third of the phone where you can see the incoming call number.

Wu Hui didn't think much about it and casually pressed the green call button. She was still thinking about whether she should go to Dazhu's house in the village to buy some local eggs and a local chicken. She wanted to nourish her grandson well when he came back from vacation.

A strange man's voice came from the other end of the phone. He sounded like he was in his fifties.

"Excuse me, are you Wu Hui?"

"I am, who are you? I don't buy insurance, and I don't buy health supplements."

Last time, she was cheated of several thousand yuan by a health product seller. Her son gave her a good lecture. She didn't sell it for herself but for her grandson. The health product seller said that if the children who study take the health product, they will not only study better but also feel less tired. Who would have thought that he was a liar?

A few more words were said on the other end of the phone. Wu Hui didn't react at first, but when those words really entered her mind, she froze in place, and fear instantly appeared in her pupils.

She said in panic, "You're wrong, I'm not Wu Hui." Then she hung up the phone immediately, and threw it aside as if there was a demon on the phone, her heart trembling. But she remembered the sound the phone made when it was thrown out, so she immediately picked up the phone to check, and fortunately, it was not broken.

She held the phone tightly in both hands, bent her waist and arched her shoulders, and shrank her whole body, as if seeking comfort and protection.

"Aunt Hui, I'm Guan Weiqian, and my father is Guan Rusheng. You used to be a nanny in my house, do you remember?"

"My dad is looking for you. He wants to ask you about my fourth sister, Ah Hong's child."

These two sentences kept echoing in Wu Hui's mind. Old memories came flooding back to her. As the memories were revealed, she was so scared that she could hardly stand. She put her hands on the kitchen counter to calm herself down.

The phone rang again. Wu Hui didn't dare to look at it or hang up. She just let it ring. From the living room, she heard her grandson telling her to answer the phone. Wu Hui put her hand on the green call button, paused for a few seconds, and then immediately moved to the red button and pressed it.

The ringing stopped. Wu Hui waited for a few seconds. Maybe a few minutes later, there was no more sound from the phone.

It was around seven o'clock and the family was having dinner.

My son said that today’s dishes were a bit salty.

"Okay, Mom, put less salt next time."

From the moment she received the call, Wu Hui felt uneasy, always feeling that retribution was coming. She was afraid, and did not dare to face it, nor did she want to face it.

"Mom, Mom, what are you thinking about?"

Wu Hui came back to her senses and asked with a worried look on her face,

"Oh, it's okay. What did you say?"

"I said, someone called my workplace this afternoon and said he wanted to see me, but I didn't know who it was. He said he wanted to see me but asked me to tell you and call him back. Mom, who is it? Why didn't they call you directly?"

Did you call your son's workplace? If the incident was spread, would it affect his job?

Wu Hui felt as if a stone had fallen in her heart, so heavy that she felt it was difficult to breathe, so she pretended to be calm.

"Someone I haven't contacted for a long time called me in the afternoon, and my phone ran out of battery halfway through the conversation."

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