Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Yuzhu replied: "It's hard to say. The child wasn't lost earlier or later, but when Jia Dongxu came back, the child was lost. Isn't there a problem here?!"

Xu Wood said: "It is said that even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. I don't think it was Jia Dongxu who did it."

He Yuzhu asked: "Uncle Xu, haven't you heard some rumors outside?!"

Xu Wood was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Zhu Zi, what's the rumor?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle Xu, you should go back and ask your wife about this! There are some things I can't say! Uncle Xu, I'm leaving first?!" After that, He Yuzhu took He Yushui and walked out of the courtyard.

Xu Wude stood there in a daze for a while, then turned around and pushed his bike back to the backyard. Wu Caihua, who was drying clothes in the backyard, saw her man suddenly come back and asked, "Old Xu, why are you back again? Did you forget to take something?!"

Xu Wood looked at the deaf old lady's house, then at Liu Haizhong's house, and asked mysteriously, "Have you old ladies heard any rumors about the Jia family recently?!"

Wu Caihua answered seriously: "Yes!"

Xu Wood couldn't wait to ask: "What rumor?!"

Wu Caihua said: "It is said that Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai are having an affair. Banggeng and the baby in Qin Huairu's belly are both Yi Zhonghai's. Jia Dongxu is just a fool who helps others raise children."

Xu Wude's eyes lit up, and he immediately guessed that the two children were most likely taken away by Jia Dongxu. Wu Caihua asked, "Old Xu, what's wrong with you? Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?!"

Xu Wude said, "Old Wang, who works as a janitor at the hospital next door, came to tell Jia Dongxu that his son and newborn daughter were kidnapped."

"What?!" Wu Caihua was shocked and said, "Isn't this Qin Huairu too miserable?!"

Xu Wood said, "Okay! I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to work. You should also hurry up and pack your things. We may move at any time."

"Hey!" Wu Caihua responded and watched her husband leave. She then prepared to dry the remaining things and go back to pack up.

The voice of the deaf old lady rang out: "Old Xu's, what did your Xu Wood say to you just now?!"

Wu Caihua replied: "Nothing?! It's just that something happened to the Jia family. I heard that two children of the Jia family were kidnapped."

"What?!" The deaf old lady was shocked and said, "Mr. Xu, this is not a joke!!"

Wu Caihua replied, "Madam, I didn't say anything nonsense. Old Wang, who works at the gate of the hospital next door, just came to tell me the news."

"What a sin!?" the deaf old lady muttered and returned home on crutches.

The second aunt came out of the house and asked, "Mom Damao, what's going on?!"

Wu Caihua replied, "I don't know either. Just now, our old Xu suddenly came back and asked me if there were any rumors about the Jia family recently. Then my husband told me about the missing child."

Second Aunt is not a brainless person, it's just that her brain is not enough sometimes. I don't know what happened today, Second Aunt's IQ suddenly came online, and she asked out of the blue: "Do you think Jia Dongxu hired someone to take the child away?!"

"Oh?! It's really possible. Which man can tolerate being cuckolded?!" After saying that, Wu Caihua didn't dare to think about it any further and said, "I won't tell you anymore. I still have to take care of things at home!"

The gossip fire in Second Aunt's heart had been ignited by Wu Caihua. Wu Caihua suddenly stopped chatting with her, which made Second Aunt feel very upset. Second Aunt glanced at Wu Caihua who was drying clothes, turned around, closed the door, and hurried out of the backyard.

Before long, the second and third aunts chatted together, and then other old ladies, young girls, and young wives who were idle at home in the courtyard joined the second and third aunts in their chat. Anyway, by noon, there were seven or eight versions of what happened in Jia Dongxu's family. In the final analysis, they all said that Jia Dongxu couldn't stand his wife cheating on him, so he sold the child in revenge.

Jia Dongxu followed Old Wang to the hospital. As soon as Jia Dongxu walked to the door of the ward, he heard Qin Huairu crying from inside the ward. Jia Dongxu walked into the ward, glanced at the police standing in the ward, then looked at Qin Huairu and asked, "Huairu, what's going on?!"

Qin Huairu cried even louder when she heard Jia Dongxu's voice. Qin Huairu cried and said, "Dongxu! Banggeng and Xiaodang are missing!"

Jia Dongxu pretended to be angry and asked, "He was fine when I was here. How long have I been gone?! Why didn't you keep a close eye on the child?!"

Qin Huairu didn't dare to cry loudly when she heard Jia Dongxu's questioning. She just sobbed quietly. Jia Dongxu then looked at the police officer next to him and said, "Comrade, you must help me find my child!"

The police officer comforted him: "Comrade, don't worry! We will do our best to help you find your two children!"

The ward where Qin Huairu was was a six-person ward. However, the ward was not full. Including Qin Huairu, there were only four people. Two people who had given birth were discharged from the hospital this morning. When the other one, Jia Dongxu, was about to leave the hospital, his stomach suddenly hurt and he was sent to the delivery room. Qin Huairu and the two children were the only ones left in the ward. Qin Huairu thought that there were so many people in the hospital and the children were in the ward, so nothing would happen, so she went to the toilet. When she came back, the two children were gone.

Jia Dongxu took notes in the hospital and didn't feel like going back to sleep. He asked for a leave from the factory and returned to the hospital. Since the child was gone, Jia Dongxu didn't want Qin Huairu to stay in the hospital and waste money. Jia Dongxu handled the discharge procedures for Qin Huairu, then found a cart and took Qin Huairu back home.

When they got home, Qin Huairu lay on the cold kang, looking at Jia Dongxu who was sitting at the end of the kang, smoking, and asked in a cold voice: "Did you do anything to the child?!"

Jia Dongxu glanced at Qin Huairu. Although he wanted to confront her, he felt that he would suffer a great loss. Jia Dongxu asked, "Qin Huairu, what do you mean by this? Do I want to see my son and daughter being abducted? Or have you done something to let me down and have something to hide?!" After saying this, Jia Dongxu's eyes showed a look that said, "If you don't give me an explanation, I won't let you go." He stared at Qin Huairu intently.

Qin Huairu felt uncomfortable under Jia Dongxu's gaze. However, Qin Huairu's level was still relatively high. She stared at Jia Dongxu for a while and cried, "Is it easy for me?! I'll give myself to you, give birth to children for you, and work like a slave for your family. You actually still doubt me?! I won't live anymore!"

Jia Dongxu sneered: "If you don't want to live, find a place to die well. Don't die at home." After that, Jia Dongxu threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground and turned to leave the house.

Qin Huairu immediately stood up and saw Jia Dongxu leaving the courtyard through the window. Qin Huairu frowned immediately and thought to herself, "If it's not him, who else could it be?! Is this really an accident?!"

Jia Dongxu left the courtyard and walked around twice. After making sure that no one was following him, he walked to a big locust tree in Baochao Hutong. He leaned against the tree and took out a deformed cigarette case from his pocket. He took out a cigarette that had turned into a twisted dough stick, put it in his mouth, lit it, and took two puffs. A hunchback walked up to Jia Dongxu. Without waiting for Jia Dongxu to speak, the hunchback took out an envelope from his pocket and said, "This is the price we agreed on."

Jia Dongxu took the envelope, counted it in front of the hunchback, confirmed the amount, put the money back into the envelope, and then stuffed the envelope into his coat pocket and said, "I'll look for you again if there's business in the future!"

The hunchback reminded him, "Be careful recently. Don't show your true colors. Otherwise, you will be the one in trouble. The most I can do is move to another place to continue my business."

"Don't worry! I know what's going on!" Jia Dongxu hummed a tune and left. When he reached the entrance of the alley, Jia Dongxu turned his head and muttered, "If it was my child, I wouldn't sell it!!"