Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

Zhao Debang took out a letter. It was obviously received not long ago, but the edges were already curled up, which showed that the owner of the letter had read it over and over again.

Zhao Yang snatched it away and quickly took out the letter. It looked like Zhao Debang could already recite the contents.

Dear brother Debang, it’s like seeing you in person after reading this letter. We haven’t seen each other for many years.

I use a dot to replace the period. Every time I write the word "kou", I use a small circle to replace it.

It’s different. It’s completely different from Tan Yuan’s notes. It’s not written by Tan Yuan. It’s really not written by Tan Yuan.

They went to the same elementary school, junior high school, and high school. Zhao Yang was very familiar with Tan Yuan's handwriting. No matter who wrote this letter, it couldn't be Tan Yuan.

"Aunt, uncle and the others are really still alive?!"

How could this be possible? If he were truly alive, how could he have remained silent for over a decade and allowed his own family to bully their daughter?

Zhao Yang knew that what he and his parents had done over the years was bullying and a means to wipe out the family. But so what? Tan Yuan was an orphan with no one to rely on and no support. She could be bullied. Now she was an educated youth in Huaiyin Brigade and would never be able to make a name for herself. She deserved it! She deserved it!

But if that couple hadn't died, everything would have been different. Zhao Yang thought of the couple he met when he was a child. They might have been dressed similarly, but their mental outlook was completely different from his own family. They were so decent that even if they just stood there without saying a word, people would be afraid of them from the bottom of their hearts and want to respect them.

Such a couple is my aunt and uncle. They have one and only one daughter, and because of me, that daughter was sent to Huaiyin Brigade to work in the countryside.

Of all the money and things his family had received over the years, not much was spent on their daughter.

I just wanted to occupy their house. If they knew this...

Whenever Zhao Yang thought of this possibility, his hands couldn't help but tremble.

"Dad, no, absolutely not. We must not let them know."

"But the letter said they were coming back soon, so the truth can't be hidden..."

"Who said fire can't be hidden? If it can't be hidden, then just pour water on it. It will eventually put out the fire!! That damn girl is staying in that ravine in Huaiyin Brigade. If you don't tell me and I don't tell anyone, who would know?"

There was fear in Zhao Yang's eyes, and even more madness. The more afraid she was, the calmer she became. She looked at her father with a sharp gaze: "Dad, besides you and me, who else knows about this letter and who has seen it?"

Zhao Debang was frightened by Zhao Yang's eyes. Such eyes had never appeared on his daughter before. What did she want to do?

"Does anyone else know?!"

After a long time without getting an answer, Zhao Yang asked again. Zhao Debang came back to his senses and kept shaking his head: "No, no one knows. Only the two of us have read this letter."

"What you have to do now is to forget about this and don't tell anyone. I will ask my parents-in-law to find a solution!"

We are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If the rope breaks, no one will have a good life.

"Your parents-in-law? Will they help?"

"Why not? Tan Yuan is engaged to Liang Jin. My aunt arranged it with my good mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law personally went to the Huaiyin Brigade to resolve the matter. They don't want to intervene? My aunt is not a person with a good temper."

A ruthlessness flashed in Zhao Yang's eyes. Even if her parents-in-law didn't want to intervene, she had reasons to force them to do so.

Zhao Debang had no achievements in his life. If he didn't have a good sister, he might not even be able to marry. Liang Weiguo was different. Liang Weiguo climbed up step by step from the bottom. Although his position was not high, he was considered to be very lucky in the entire Liang family, and even in the Liang family's ancestors for eighteen generations.

When Liang Weiguo heard that the couple was not dead and had disappeared for more than ten years without any reason and no one knew where they had gone, and even if they had written a letter, it did not indicate where they had been all these years, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

"We are all relatives, and you are pregnant with my Liang family's child. I will naturally protect you. I will handle this matter."

But in a moment, Liang Weiguo had thought of a solution and made a decision.

"Dad, how should I explain this to him?" Zhao Yang asked tentatively.

"Raising a child is not that easy. A small thing can cost a child's life. As relatives, you just have to do your best."

Liang Weiguo left this sentence and refused to say anything more.

It was clear to her. Zhao Yang was not stupid, so she naturally knew what her father-in-law meant. She was shocked: "Dad, this..."

Liang Weiguo glanced at Zhao Yang with a sidelong glance, a loving smile on his face, but his facial muscles did not move: "Take good care of the baby, and try to give birth to a big fat boy for our Liang family. Your blessings are still to come."

Zhao Yang didn't dare to say anything. He lowered his head and answered "yes". He didn't hang around Liang Weiguo and went back to the house by himself.

Her father-in-law had murderous intentions. He wanted to kill Tan Yuan. If he killed her, then...

Zhao Yang had disliked and envied Tan Yuan since childhood, but Tan Yuan was her cousin, and she had never thought of killing her. Furthermore, Tan Yuan had helped and protected her in the Huaiyin Brigade...

She used to follow me around and call me sister, she used to look at me pitifully, and she used to save her limited pocket money to buy me candy.

For a moment, Zhao Yang thought of all the good things about Tan Yuan, and his heart softened a little.

She wanted Tan Yuan to stay in Huaiyin Brigade forever, marry a farmer, and suffer hardships all her life, but she never thought of letting her die.

To save or not to save...

Zhao Yang was extremely conflicted.

"Just make a phone call. If Tan Yuan can answer it, tell her. If not, then it's all fate."

Zhao Yang thought so, and finally his emotion overcame his reason, and he picked up the phone with trembling hands.

"Zhao Yang, what are you doing so late?"

It was the voice of her mother-in-law, Lin Yin. Zhao Yang hurriedly put down the phone, quickly adjusted his mood, and shouted to the outside of the door: "I want to call Brother Jin. The children miss him."

After hearing this, Lin Yin didn't ask any more questions. She just said "oh" and turned back to her room.

The courage Zhao Yang had finally mustered was interrupted. She didn't know whether to continue making the call. After a long time, until her feet became numb, she picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Huaiyin Brigade's dried tofu factory.

"Beep...beep...beep..."