Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Liu Jia and Liu Yutian turned their heads at the same time.

Liu Jianye didn't stop walking; he just kept walking towards them, and he kept talking.

"Dad, Hongmei wants to be discharged from the hospital early. I was thinking, how about she comes to our house directly after she's discharged? What do you think?"

Liu Yutian was stunned, staring blankly at his second son, unable to recover for a moment.

Everyone knows that Cui Hongmei injured her leg and is hospitalized.

His injuries are improving, and he can't stay in the hospital indefinitely; he'll definitely be coming back.

I can understand this myself.

But after being discharged from the hospital, Cui Hongmei didn't go back to her own home; instead, she wanted to stay at her future in-laws' house. This...

It's somewhat puzzling.

Liu Jia also felt that something was amiss before.

"Second Brother, have you discussed it with Sister Hongmei?"

Liu Jianye shook his head, but his expression was very serious.

"Not yet. I have this idea for now, and I want to discuss it with my family first."

"What does Sister Hongmei mean?"

Liu Jianye hesitated for a moment, but still raised his head and said, "She doesn't want to go back to that home either, so..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Yutian suddenly interrupted Liu Jianye.

"So this is just your idea? Jianye, this isn't a very good way to handle things. We don't say anything about Hongmei staying at our house, but have you thought about what outsiders will think?"

"After all, you two aren't married yet, but you've moved in beforehand. Your spittle could drown you."

"Even if the Cui family agrees temporarily, what if they cause trouble again later?"

Liu Jia glanced at Liu Yutian, then looked towards Liu Jianye.

What you said isn't without reason.

The Cui family is really unreliable when it comes to doing things.

When their daughter got injured, they tried every means to push her away.

But if they recover, they might find some excuse to do something else.

"Let me ask you a question: Does Cui Hongmei know about this idea of ​​yours?"

Liu Yutian asked again, and Liu Jianye nodded silently.

Neither of them spoke.

Clearly, Liu Jianye was also pondering what Liu Yutian had just said.

There is no other way.

If Cui Hongmei really had someone to take care of her at home, she wouldn't have come up with this idea.

Liu Jianye looked troubled, his brows furrowed tightly.

"I do have an idea, but I don't know if it will work?"

Liu Jia suddenly spoke.

The two people opposite him looked at Liu Jia at the same time.

"What can I do?"

"Why didn't we just get married sooner? If we had gotten married earlier, Sister Hongmei would have become my sister-in-law, and it would have been perfectly legitimate for her to live in our house."

As soon as these words came out.

Liu Yutian was also taken aback for a moment.

The elderly couple had always wished for their sons to get married as soon as possible.

If it weren't for Old Cui's antics back then, they probably would all be enrolled in school by now.

Getting married now is exactly what Liu Yutian wanted.

Seeing that her father's expression had softened, Liu Jia began to talk about the advantages of getting married now.

It's nothing more than them taking advantage of the Cui family's desire to push their daughter away.

Anyway, the Cui family had already made their intentions very clear, and they were worried that the women wouldn't be able to get married.

Since both sides are willing to do this, let's just get it done to avoid any future trouble.

"But we agreed to get married after Hongmei recovered."

Liu Yutian was still somewhat hesitant.

Liu Jia smiled and said, "Young people recover quickly, so it won't make a difference if it takes a little longer. Getting married sooner will save you trouble."

The last sentence made Liu Yutian ponder for a while.

"Second son, marriage is a big deal. I understand what you mean. I'll discuss it with your mother. Don't rush things."

Liu Jianye nodded and gave Liu Jia a grateful look.

At this time.

The production team's loudspeaker suddenly blared.

"Attention all members, attention all members, we are about to broadcast something."

The entire production team had only one loudspeaker. Whenever he broadcast something, Zhou Fengshou would repeat what he had said before so that everyone could hear him clearly.

The sound of a horn blared.

The three of them fell silent.

Like the other members of the commune, the father and his two sons listened intently.

"Now we need to find someone, Zhang Meiting, female, 31 years old, who fell into the river in Liujiazhuang a few days ago and has not returned since."

"Does anyone know anything about Zhang Meiting? I hope you can provide some information."

"We won't let you provide information for free; there will be compensation."

"Telephone……"

Zhou Fengshou's voice was very rhythmic, and the content of the broadcast was crystal clear.

The message was broadcast twice.

Liu Yutian and Liu Jianye didn't show anything on their faces, but Liu Jia's heart sank.

When he rescued Song Meiru, he didn't even realize where the place was.

Aside from the mention of the Niujiazhuang Riverside, the other information seems to match Song Meiru quite well.

Both the age and the time seem to match up.

However, there is a difference in the name.

Liu Jia had a vague feeling that this information was related to Song Meiru.

"Sanzi? What are you thinking about? Why are you standing there dumbfounded?"

Seeing Liu Jia standing there blankly without saying a word, Liu Jianye nudged Liu Jia with his elbow.

"I'm wondering, where is that woman who fell into the water now?"

Liu Jianye didn't notice the expression on Liu Jia's face and took over the conversation first.

"The person fell into the water a few days ago and still hasn't been found. I'm afraid when they're finally found, they'll only be a corpse."

"Don't forget, almost everyone around here can't swim. Who can swim?"

"Even if a young man likes to play in the water, he can only do a couple of dog paddles at most. Once he falls into the water, he immediately doesn't know what to do."

"I reckon that woman is definitely gone."

Logically speaking, this is definitely how it should be.

Liu Jia, however, persisted and asked another question.

"What if someone rescues you?"

"Hahaha," Liu Jianye laughed until he was almost out of breath, "If someone really rescued you, nobody would want to go home, right?"

A single sentence reminded Liu Jia.

Anyone who has narrowly escaped death will definitely want to contact their family after regaining consciousness.

If the person were still alive, why would their family have been searching for them until now?

However, a thought still popped into Liu Jia's mind.

Is there anyone else in a similar situation to Song Meiru?

She had a bad relationship with her in-laws, was abused by her husband, and after surviving a near-death experience, she didn't want to go back.

"Dad, Second Brother, please sit here for a while. I'm going to the factory."

With that, Liu Jia turned around.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you go later?" Liu Jianye asked, following behind Liu Jia, not understanding the situation.

Liu Jia pushed his bicycle out, saying as he went, "I suddenly remembered something important, I'll be back in a bit."

Watching Liu Jia ride away on his bicycle, Liu Yutian sighed softly.

My son is growing up, and there are more things to do around him now; I can't do without him in anything.

Thinking of the bamboo grove in Dongli Village, Liu Yutian looked at Liu Jianye again.

"Jianye, do you know that Sanzi has contracted the bamboo forest in Dongli Village?"

"I know, Sanzi mentioned it before."

Liu Yutian raised an eyebrow and raised his voice considerably.

"Since you knew, why didn't you say anything? How long are you planning to keep this from me? It's such a big thing."

Liu Jianye was stunned, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.

Finally, he spoke up pitifully.

"That's Sanzi's problem. He said not to make a fuss before things are done, so that no one will cause trouble. Besides, he doesn't want you to worry."

Previously, Liu Jianye didn't know what to say, but after hearing Liu Jianye's words, Liu Yutian was speechless.

"Alright, alright, I'm too old to keep up with the times."

“You’ve all grown up now, so just do what you need to do.”

"I can't control it anymore. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the energy."

Liu Yutian sighed, his voice tinged with a hint of helplessness, but mostly with relief.

Liu Jianye quickly grabbed a stool from the side. "Dad, please don't say that. Without you, the three of us wouldn't feel safe at all."

Although he knew these were his son's words of comfort, Liu Yutian still felt somewhat better after hearing them.

……

Bamboo Forest Factory.

The factory is located in the north of the village, in a somewhat remote location.

When there is a headwind, the broadcast from the loudspeaker will be intermittent.

After hearing the loudspeaker, everyone in the factory strained to listen.

In the end, everyone pieced together the complete information.

Song Meiru pretended to be calm, but her mind was in complete turmoil.

Although she didn't show it on the surface, Song Meiru knew that the missing person notice broadcast over the loudspeaker was for her.

Now that they've already contacted the village, who knows how long they can keep this a secret?

Despite telling herself to stay calm, Song Meiru's hands still trembled involuntarily.

"Sister Meiru, please sit down and have some water. You've been busy all day, take a break."

It was hot today, and it was almost time to rest, so Zhou Caixia simply called a few people over.

They walked towards Zhou Caixia while chatting and laughing, and Song Meiru followed.

After sitting down.

The group started talking about what was being broadcast over the loudspeaker.

Song Meiru didn't interrupt, but she was wondering in her heart whether that person would search house to house.

If that's the case, then this place is uninhabitable.

We need to leave quickly.

Aunt Chunlan and the others were saying that since she fell into the water, they hadn't been able to find her, and there was a high chance she was gone.

Some people lamented that a perfectly healthy person was swept away by the flood, and they wondered how heartbroken the family would be.

Then they talked about the children, their words filled with regret.

At this moment, Liu Jia suddenly arrived at the factory.

Liu Jia spotted Song Meiru immediately from the crowd.

The moment Song Meiru met Liu Jia's gaze, she quickly lowered her head, as if avoiding something.

Liu Jia didn't show anything, parked his bicycle to the side, and greeted everyone warmly.

Then, Liu Jia called Song Meiru to his office.

Seeing Song Meiru follow Liu Jia, many people looked puzzled, and Zhou Caixia's eyes widened in disbelief.

"What happened? Why did Sister Meiru leave with Sanzi? Did something happen to her?"

"I don't know, but I hope nothing will happen. Sanzi seems quite happy."

"Which eye of yours saw him happy? The more Liu Jia acts like this, the more I feel something is wrong."

The last sentence was spoken by Zhou Caixia.

As she spoke, Zhou Caixia had already stood up.

At this point, everyone fell silent.

The others didn't think much of it, but Zhou Caixia felt a heavy weight in her heart.

Zhou Caixia had always been quite curious about this Sister Song.

Liu Jia had initially said he would tell me about Song Meiru's situation, but I was busy with other things at the time, and Zhao Xiaochao kept getting involved, so the matter was dropped.

Now, seeing Liu Jia leading Song Meiru into the house, Zhou Caixia couldn't help but feel something was amiss.

After resting in the courtyard for a while and having some water, everyone got back to their work.

Zhou Caixia didn't go to Liu Jia's office, but instead wandered around under the big tree for a while.

Sigh, I still have that much sense of propriety.

If Liu Jia could know the truth, he certainly wouldn't hide it from me.

But if it has little to do with me, even if I ask Liu Jia about his temperament, he won't say anything.

……

in the office.

Song Meiru looked flustered, unsure of where to put her hands.

Just now.

Liu Jia's words were enough to break Song Meiru's defenses.

Song Meiru just stubbornly held on.

More accurately, Song Meiru didn't know how to bring things up.

"Sister Song, there are some things I don't absolutely need to know, but you must tell me the truth, otherwise, I can't protect you."

Liu Jia's voice was calm and steady, and his face was serious.