[Urban] The Family Affairs of the Land Bureau Chief (Complete) - Episode 20 (End)

Episode 20:

In Donghai City after the storm, the air was fresh and pleasant. Sanitation workers and power repair teams were busy on the streets, and pedestrians, enjoying the cool sea breeze, were heading to work.
It seemed like an ordinary late summer morning, but the real storm was just beginning.
The police received an anonymous call early that morning, reporting ten kidnapped and injured men found in an abandoned warehouse in the south of the city. When the two on-duty officers arrived at the scene, they were both shocked and amused by what they saw. Shocking was the presence of several police cars, and ten men handcuffed to iron bars, barely alive. Amusing was that all ten men had suffered the same injury: their penises had been severed at the root. Ten shrunken, sausage-shaped penises, covered in dust and blood, lay piled up in front of the victims.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that, apart from a police officer named Liu Gang from the local police station, the victims were all criminal investigators.
Normally awe-inspiring detectives were humiliated in this way, a horrific act that shocked the police chief.
Doctors took all possible measures, but several victims, upon regaining consciousness, screamed for their penises to be reattached, putting the doctors in a difficult position. The doctors explained to the victims' families that the assailants had taken measures to stop the bleeding after the abuse, which allowed them to survive until dawn. Survival was already a miracle; how could those utterly bloodless and filthy penises be reattached as living remains?
The injured, accustomed to bullying and arrogance, completely ignored the doctors' and families' pleas and began causing a disturbance at the hospital. This greatly annoyed the other patients and their families who had initially sympathized with them. Left with no other option, the hospital leadership requested police surveillance and psychological rehabilitation guidance from higher authorities.
The disturbance was eventually quelled with the help of the riot police, and the doctors administered sedatives to the violent victims to facilitate further treatment. After diagnosis, police officer Liu Gang was found to be the most severely injured. While the others had only had their penises removed, Liu Gang had both his penis and testicles removed, and suffered a comminuted fracture of his right ankle that was irreversible, resulting in lifelong disability.
Leading surgeons from across the province rushed to the scene, and all ten injured men were out of danger. The final result was that all ten had varying degrees of wound infection and required further hormone treatment. The penis is commonly referred to as the "lifeblood," and many people's first reaction to penile removal is that the person will be unable to have sex. However, the inability to have sex is relatively minor; the most pressing issue is how to repair the urinary system.
After intensive treatment, the urethras of two injured men were opened, allowing them to urinate directly through a small opening in their genitals, similar to women. The other eight injured men would require artificial catheters.
When Liu Gang regained consciousness, he discovered a strangely shaped urinary bag attached to his genitals by a nurse, which triggered his violent outburst. He declared that he would rather die than live with this for the rest of his life and attacked the nurse.
The Public Security Bureau chief was deeply troubled by this, constantly reporting to the municipal leaders. However, the municipal leaders seemed very impatient with his reports, always dismissing him with a few words. It turned out the municipal leaders had other matters to worry about: this morning during work hours, they had all received reports from their secretaries that rumors detrimental to Donghai City officials had appeared online.
The municipal party secretary, upon hearing this, initially seemed rather leisurely, picking up his teacup and beginning to browse a set of pictures his secretary had shown him. However, after just one glance, he spat his tea onto the screen—the image showed an older woman in lingerie sucking a man's penis, her expression one of extreme enjoyment and lewdness!
A follow-up set of pictures showed the same woman performing various grotesque acts, far exceeding the explicit content of a certain sex scandal.
"Xiao Liu, what are these things?" the municipal party secretary roared.
The secretary stammered, "Secretary, take another look, doesn't this person look familiar…?" "Familiar?
I've never seen anyone like this before!" the municipal party secretary snapped. Women in the pleasure quarters are fine for casual flings. In the workplace, his instinct was to try his best to distance himself. However, as he continued browsing other pictures, he exclaimed, "My God, is it really Director Qin?" He looked up at his secretary in disbelief, and the secretary nodded, "It should be. At first, I also thought it might be a prank or photoshopped, but I know that man too..." "Who is the man?" The municipal party secretary asked impatiently, listening to his stammering.
The secretary answered in a trembling voice, "That's Director Qin's only son, Zhang Wei from the Industry and Commerce Bureau..." "My goodness!" The municipal party secretary slumped into his chair. "Has anyone else received these pictures?" The secretary said cautiously, "I'm afraid many people have seen them. These pictures are only a small part; I downloaded them from the webpage..." The municipal party secretary groaned, "Then why didn't you just show me the webpage?" "I, I was afraid you'd be even angrier if you saw it...
" The secretary quickly opened the webpage for him.
The municipal party secretary looked at the titles of the posts, which contained words like "female cadre from Donghai City" and "incest with her own son," and sweat began to bead on his forehead. Seeing the frenzied comments and huge click rate following the post, he nearly fainted.
After a few seconds, he roared hoarsely, "Get these websites to delete the post right now!" The secretary said, "Local websites have already started deleting posts, but for those from other places, especially those with servers overseas, we can't..." "Damn it, call the propaganda department and the foreign affairs office! We must stop this evil trend! These websites these days have no sense of social responsibility!" the municipal party secretary roared.
It was at this moment that the municipal party secretary received a report that ten police officers had been abused by thugs, but he dealt with it as a matter of routine. Compared to the major event that affected the reputation of all cadres in Donghai, what did the injuries of a few police officers matter? After all, they were police officers; protecting the people meant taking risks.
What? Their penises had been cut off? So be it. The municipal party secretary wasn't very interested in the penises of the ten officers; he was more concerned about the penis in Qin Lan's mouth. He gave the police chief a concluding instruction: "As long as no comrades have been killed, that's good. On behalf of the municipal party committee and government, I have only one request: 'Do everything in your power to save lives!
'" The municipal party secretary hung up the phone and launched into a tirade against the officials from the propaganda department and the foreign affairs office who had rushed to the scene.
After the two officials left with innocent expressions, the secretary cautiously inquired: "Secretary, are you still going to the city's economic work coordination meeting this morning?" The meeting was scheduled to start at 8:30, and it was already past 9:00. The municipal party secretary sighed, "I'm supposed to give the closing speech, how can I not go? Let's go." "When the municipal party secretary entered the meeting room, he sensed something strange.
Everyone's eyes were constantly glancing towards the same corner of the room. The municipal party secretary immediately spotted Qin Lan sitting there, dressed in a gray business suit, her face stern, just as usual.
The images he had just seen flashed through his mind, and he felt a surge of excitement, yet also a bit odd: Could this rigid Qin Lan really have such a seductive side? The question was, why with her own son of all people?
In this strange atmosphere, the meeting proceeded as scheduled. The municipal party secretary..." Ji started mentally calculating who should handle Qin Lan's matter and how. Just as he was deep in thought, a commotion erupted in the meeting hall. It turned out that Qin Lan, representing the Development and Reform Commission, was giving a work report. As soon as she stepped onto the stage, a buzz of discussion broke out, with many people seemingly whispering to each other while holding their iPhones.
Qin Lan cleared her throat a few times, gave the audience a slightly annoyed glare, and began to speak from her prepared remarks.
The problem was that no matter what she said, the buzzing below grew louder and louder, and the stares directed at her were all so strange. Qin Lan finally lost her temper. "Everyone, please be quiet. This is a city-wide meeting. Can't you be a little more serious?" "Haha!" Qin Lan's words only made things worse. The moment she mentioned "serious," some of the less experienced cadres, especially the female cadres, burst into laughter. This laughter quickly spread to others, and many cadres who had been trying to hold back their laughter also joined in.
Looking at Qin Lan's bewildered and angry expression, the municipal party secretary also wanted to laugh. However, as the top official in the city, he slammed his hand on the table: "What are you laughing at? Comrade Qin Lan is right, this is a meeting after all!" Seeing the secretary's support, Qin Lan perked up a bit, picked up her speech, and was about to continue when the municipal party secretary said to her, "Director Qin, you're not feeling well. Go to your office and rest for a while. The organization will come to see you later.
" Qin Lan bit her lip; with her political acumen, she couldn't possibly be unaware of the seriousness of the situation.
She nodded, dejectedly returned to her seat, picked up her bag, and left the meeting room, only to be met with another burst of laughter behind her.
"What are you laughing at? Continue the meeting!" the municipal party secretary reprimanded.
Qin Lan, feeling dizzy, walked towards her office on the third floor of the municipal party committee building. As soon as she entered the hallway, she noticed many young people huddled around a computer, excitedly discussing something. Just as Qin Lan was about to reprimand them, someone saw her and quickly tugged at her colleague.
Five or six young men and women stood side by side in front of the table, looking awkwardly at Qin Lan.
Qin Lan immediately sensed something was wrong. "Make way!" "Director Qin..." "Make way!" Qin Lan stepped forward and pushed through the crowd, her eyes immediately falling on a magnified image on the computer screen: a sexy older woman spreading her legs, sitting on a thin man, having sex...
Qin Lan's handbag fell from her hand, hitting the mouse. The image scrolled, and eye-catching words like "incest" and "shameless" jumped out at her.
Her face turned paler than a corpse, and she walked out of the room in a daze. The young subordinates who had been watching quickly made way for her.
Qin Lan finally understood what had happened in the meeting room earlier. Not only those people, but even the security guard downstairs was looking at her strangely...
"Li Man, I'll make you wish you were dead!" Qin Lan roared in her heart.
She tried to control herself, drove home, and started making phone calls. She gave orders to every possible connection she could, "Any price, just find that bitch before noon! The sooner the better!" However, the feedback at noon was always the same: they couldn't find Li Man.
This result, of course, didn't surprise Qin Lan. Last night, Li Man had deliberately provoked her, so she must have already prepared to hide. She had been humiliated at the conference with thousands of people, in front of colleagues and competitors from all departments; all the recognition and respect she had earned throughout her life had become a joke. No wonder Zhang Dali didn't attend today's meeting; he must have already heard the news, and he was too embarrassed to attend. Only she, only she had the audacity to go up on stage and speak…
In just these few hours, Qin Lan had aged; several more wrinkles appeared on her face, and her hands covering her face had turned pale. For the first time in her life, she felt despair. She knew that even if she searched for Li Man her whole life, she might never find her. Li Man had completely destroyed everything she had. That little brat would hide in the shadows and watch her grow old in shame.
Perhaps, Li Man would still appear before her from time to time, but only as a victor looking down on her. Last night, after returning home, Qin Lan's elaborate plans to torment Li Man now seemed utterly futile. Her remaining life was left with only her disabled son and endless humiliation.
"No, I won't let you have your way, you bitch." This was the only solace Qin Lan could find.
She picked up the phone again. "No need to look for Li Man anymore. I'll give you 20,000 yuan in cash. Find two young men who run a bar. Tell them Sister Lan needs them... Once you find them, bring them to room 518 of the Eden Hotel. I'll wait in the room... I'll give you the money in person." Her other phone kept ringing incessantly; it was a call from the municipal government. She hung up, glanced at it, but still no call from Zhang Dali.
Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately.
Even if I'm shameless, even if I've disgraced you, I still gave you a son and spent so many years with you. And you? You ignore me like this, like we're strangers!
What kind of good person are you? You ruined our son, harmed our grandson, debauched, shameless, and utterly shameless. "And, in the end, wasn't it you who brought all of this to Li Man?" Qin Lan almost burst into tears of grievance. She held back; she wouldn't cry for Zhang Dali.
Qin Lan looked around her room and realized she didn't have much to prepare. She packed a small bag and went downstairs to her car.
A Yong hadn't been up long; he'd been partying all night. Right now, he was dragging A Wei out of bed to look at the computer together. "Wow! It's true! A Wen didn't lie to us! There really is a Donghai version of the sex scandal! Damn, the post was deleted! Let's open another one! This one's here..." A Yong's voice froze, and A Wei's eyes widened.
"This, isn't this Sister Lan?" A Yong finally managed to utter a sound.
A Wei's heart pounded. He wasn't as surprised as A Yong. After all, he had installed the camera himself; he should have expected this day to come. But when the day finally arrived, he was still so nervous his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
Coming to his senses, A-Yong frantically clicked through various posts, finally letting out a long sigh and starting to grumble, "Thank goodness we weren't in there! Goodness, even her own son is involved! I just didn't expect Sister Lan to be such a high-ranking official! But, when I first saw that man, I thought it was you, you look quite alike...
" A-Wei remained silent, staring at the male protagonist in the sex scandal. He
did indeed look very much like himself. Was this why she always called him her son? The posts also mentioned that her son's name was Zhang Wei, a name similar to his own...
A strange feeling crept into A-Wei's heart. He took out his phone, found Su Yan's number, and went to the living room to make the call. Just then, there was a knock on the door. A-Wei opened it. Two strange men stood there, one tall and thin, the other short and stout. "Hmm? Excuse me, do A-Yong and A-Wei live here?" "Who are you?" A-Wei didn't answer directly.
A-Yong, hearing the voice, also came out. The two men exchanged a glance. "You must be A-Yong and A-Wei, right? Sister Lan needs your help and sent us to pick you up." A-Yong was a little curious. "Sister Lan? She still has the mood to contact us?" A-Wei's reaction was different; he slipped past the two men in a flash. The tall, thin man grabbed his arm; though thin, his hand was as strong as a vise. A-Wei yelled and stopped.
A-Yong realized something was wrong, but the short, fat man put his arm around his shoulder. "Hey, friend, why are you so nervous? You and Sister Lan are old acquaintances, right? Maybe she wants to ask you for a favor." A-Yong felt goosebumps all over; these two men didn't look like ordinary people, their aura was very intimidating.
Reluctantly, A-Yong and A-Wei were escorted downstairs by the two men. A car was already parked there; the driver, wearing sunglasses, didn't look like a good person either. The car drove straight to the Eden Hotel, which A-Yong and A-Wei were familiar with.
A-Yong was alright, but a little confused. Ah Wei's legs were trembling with fear. He almost fell when the tall, thin man helped him out of the car. The thin man grabbed him by the neck and pulled him up. Ah Wei mumbled, "Let me go, or I'll call the police!" "Hmm? Is that so?" The thin man's other hand moved, and Ah Wei felt a chill on his lower back.
"You, what are you going to do?" Ah Wei was terrified.
"We're nothing, just taking you to Sister Lan's room. What you do with the rest is up to you. We brothers will leave right away. But before that, if you dare to try anything funny, don't blame me for being impolite.
" The thin man's knife was once again lightly pressed against Ah Wei's skin.
Ah Wei could only nod helplessly.
A strange handover ceremony soon took place in room 518.
Qin Lan, still in her business attire, watched coldly as A Yong and A Wei were escorted into the room. She told the two escorts, "Tie them up." "Tie them up? Oh dear, we don't do that kind of illegal thing..." the fat man said with a grin.
"Fifty thousand in cash." Qin Lan tossed out a large wad of cash.
"Deal, but that's a separate deal. How about twenty thousand initially?" the fat man chuckled.
Qin Lan found it even more ridiculous. At this moment, nothing was more useless than money; what did she need this worthless paper for?
She tossed out twenty thousand yuan. "Get to work." A Yong and A Wei seemed to snap out of their daze and turned to run. The fat and thin men each restrained them, skillfully using bed sheets to tie them up.
After they were done, the thin and fat men bowed to Qin Lan. "Next time, just let us know." "Hmm." Qin Lan sneered. There would be no next time.
Once the two men's footsteps disappeared, Qin Lan turned to look at the two young men with a smile.
"You've done this, haven't you? Huh?" A-Yong was stunned for a moment before understanding what Qin Lan meant. "Sister Lan, I'm innocent! It has nothing to do with us!" "Don't try to fool me! If it wasn't you, who else could it be? No one else has come here recently!" Qin Lan slapped A-Yong and A-Wei across the face.
A-Yong continued to protest his innocence, while A-Wei trembled. Seeing that he was easier to deal with, Qin Lan reached out and lifted his chin. "A-Wei, I know you're a good kid. Tell me where the camera is. Actually, I can find it myself, can't I? This is giving you a chance to make amends." A-Wei said in a trembling voice, "It's... behind the lamppost on top of the TV table in the bedroom, and there's another one by the bedside..." "Hmm, that's right." Qin Lan sneered. She had no interest in finding the camera; it wouldn't be difficult if she deliberately looked for it. She just wanted to confirm whether it was A-Yong and A-Wei who were behind it.
A-Yong was the only one who seemed surprised. "A-Wei, you, you..." In Qin Lan's view, this was A-Yong's annoyance at A-Wei's quick confession. She kicked A-Yong in the face and roared, "You pretty boy, do you think I paid you little? How much money did you take from that slut to toy with me! Tell me!" A commotion erupted in room 518. A waiter frowned as he passed by, but this was commonplace at the Eden Hotel. Threesomes and even group sex were normal, and sadomasochism was normal as long as no one died.
They often found things like dripping candle wax when cleaning rooms, but as long as the guests didn't complain or call the police, it was fine, right?
Not asking about guests' private matters was a basic principle of Eden.
Ten minutes later, Qin Lan left the room. She drove directly to the sanatorium. Zhang Wei sat in a wheelchair, his empty eyes staring at her. Qin Lan held his face, her heart aching. "Poor child." Ignoring the doctors' and nurses' objections, she carried Zhang Wei to the car and took him to the hotel. Carrying Zhang Wei into the room was an extremely difficult task, but Qin Lan did it.
Qin Lan spent an hour getting ready, changing into her sexiest clothes. Heavily made up, she straddled her son's legs, sucking on his soft genitals.
Zhang Wei's eyes remained vacant, but his lower body gradually became aroused. Qin Lan smiled as she straddled her son, whispering sweet nothings, passionately making love.
Zhang Wei didn't respond, only making muffled noises during ejaculation, like a trapped animal.
That afternoon at five o'clock, Zhang Dali received a call from the police.
He rushed to the Eden Hotel. Before him lay two corpses, his wife and son. He gently lifted a corner of the sheet, seeing Qin Lan's sexy, outlandish attire, and quickly pulled the sheet back down.
If the hotel owner hadn't discovered that the photos in the sex scandal were of his hotel, no staff member would have disturbed the guests on May 18th, and the bodies might not have been discovered until noon the next day.
The old woman hadn't let her son go after all. Zhang Dali found himself neither surprised nor particularly saddened. Whether it's Qin Lan, whose reputation is ruined, or Zhang Wei, who has lost his mind, perhaps this is the best release for them.
But what about himself? Where is his release?
Zhang Dali only learned about the "mother-son incest" photos that morning while preparing to go to a meeting at the municipal party committee. He immediately fled home. He was equally shocked by the incident; he never imagined that Qin Lan and his son would commit such a heinous act. After calming down, he considered going to find Qin Lan, but he simply didn't know how to face her.
Now, Qin Lan and her son are dead, embracing each other. The preliminary diagnosis is an overdose of sleeping pills. Zhang Dali doesn't know how he feels. In this world, he has nothing left. Wife, son, grandson. Money and power—he still has them, far more than most people. But now, all of these seem so useless, so ridiculous.
Li Man—it's all because of this woman. He abandoned her years ago, playing with a mother, and now he's having an affair with a daughter, but he's lost all the carefree life he once had.
He staggered, suddenly remembering his only remaining relative, that illegitimate son who resembled a petty thug. Only this one precious thing was left. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Mr. Zhang, there are two more bodies here, please identify them..." A policeman approached.
"Two more?" Zhang Dali was bewildered. Could it be Li Man? His heart tightened. He didn't know whether he should hope this woman died a horrible death.
Then, he was led to the bathroom, where he saw two men lying in the bathtub, their bodies stained with blood.
One man was tall and muscular, lying there. The other's head was resting on the edge of the tub, positioned as if looking up at Zhang Dali.
The deceased's eyes were open, seemingly staring at Zhang Dali. He
really looked like Zhang Wei. Zhang Dali thought numbly. He was so heartbroken he felt nothing.
His last remaining relative, his son, whom he hadn't even had a chance to properly speak to. Only one inexplicable meeting.
Now he was dead too. So this son had also been having an affair with Qin Lan.
Was this retribution? He had three sons, all killed by Qin Lan.
Was this a curse imposed on him after his first son was murdered by Qin Lan and he stood by and did nothing?
There was no need for his two sons to have sex with his wife.
This was ridiculous!
Zhang Dali threw his head back and laughed loudly, "Hahaha!" With that laugh, he collapsed to the ground, right under the noses of his illegitimate son, Yu Xiaowei.
About half a month later, political life in Donghai returned to normal. The official account of Zhang Dali's family affairs was as follows: Qin Lan, deputy director of the Development and Reform Commission, had a severely corrupt lifestyle; despite repeated admonitions from her superiors and husband, she ultimately committed suicide out of fear of punishment; Zhang Wei, deputy director of the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce's directly affiliated branch, died from injuries sustained in an accident.
Zhang Dali's death was the most glamorous; he was believed to have died from overwork, suffering a sudden cerebral hemorrhage while on an inspection tour. Donghai city leaders held a grand memorial service for him. His only heir, his daughter-in-law Li Man, did not attend the memorial service.
Another major incident was somewhat mysterious. Liu Gang and nine other police officers were deliberately retaliated against and brutally tortured by gangsters in a warehouse in the south of the city. After the Land Bureau director's personal affairs were resolved, the leadership began to focus on this matter and demanded a full investigation. Thus, a massive crackdown on organized crime was launched in Donghai. Embarrassingly, this crackdown not only failed to apprehend the perpetrators but also revealed that the ten brutally murdered officers had close ties with these organized crime groups.
Soon after, the ten once-prominent officers, after receiving a substantial government compensation payment, took early retirement due to illness. Their physical condition was indeed no longer suitable for their work. It's hard to imagine how a detective with a urinary catheter, constantly at risk of incontinence, could apprehend criminals; even performing clerical work would severely damage the dignified and solemn image of the police.
For reasons only they themselves knew, the ten victims revealed no information about the killer. Some said they didn't see clearly, others said the killer was wearing a hood. Some said there were dozens of killers, others said a dozen or so.
And no one could explain why they all appeared at the same time in that abandoned warehouse. If it was a hostage situation, how could so many police cars be hijacked? These contradictory statements were impossible to clarify.
So the police were unwilling to investigate further, fearing the more they dug, the more horrific the situation would become.
After they went home to rest, some of them initially harbored ambitions of revenge, but they soon discovered that Gao Lu and her family had disappeared. A while later, Liu Gang learned that Gao Lu had immigrated to Canada.
He began using drugs in a wheelchair, with a urinary catheter, indulging in addiction.
Most of his companions also became addicts. In the end, some committed suicide, some died from drug overdoses, and some continued to eke out a living. No one cared about their fate anymore. Even
the once-powerful Land Bureau Director Zhang Dali, whose family included three bureaucrats, had vanished; what chance did these uniformed thugs have?
Life goes on, and the officialdom remains bustling. The uproar stirred up by Li Man, in hindsight, was nothing more than a small pebble accidentally disturbing the calm of a pond. Just as the once-thriving Eden Hotel was ordered to close, many new Edens will rise.
The clever Li Man, the deeply in love Chu Fengqiao, and Gao Lu, whose body and soul were wounded by her—
they left their mark on the bustling metropolis of Donghai, experiencing encounters that were sometimes beautiful, sometimes tragic, before ultimately disappearing into the vast sea of people.
Having read this story, you will have your own opinions about them, perhaps even your own preferences and aversions. But regardless, they had their own life trajectories, even if those trajectories were not entirely within their control.
The epilogue
takes place in an orphanage on the outskirts of a metropolis. The children here are all abandoned by their parents, suffering from various disabilities, many undergoing ongoing treatment. If not for being taken in by the orphanage, their young lives would have ended long ago.
But having not yet entered society, they are unaware of the prejudices of the adult world; here, there is only sunshine and laughter.
Two able-bodied children, a boy and a girl, were playing with them, both around five or six years old. The boy, handsome and somewhat cool, was teaching a chubby boy with only feet and no hands how to play a video game. The chubby boy used his toes to press the buttons, learning quickly and excitedly shouting. The girl, with her beautiful braids, long eyelashes, and big eyes, looked like an angel from a painting. Yet, she possessed the boundless energy of a new toy, directing a large group of boys and girls in a game of "Eagle Catches Chicks."
The village head of the orphanage, a kind-hearted, plump middle-aged woman, was receiving a young couple.
"Thank you so much. Not only did you donate so much money, but you also brought your children to play. The children here have limited contact with the outside world and love making new friends," the village head expressed her heartfelt gratitude.
The couple was Gao Lu and Chu Fengqiao, who had returned from abroad. Gao Lu said shyly, "Village Chief, you're too kind. We didn't donate any money. We did read about you in the newspaper; you've been taking care of these children year after year, it's so admirable." The village chief smiled, "As soon as I heard you were from Canada, I guessed that the mysterious account that donated such a huge sum to us belonged to you." "Honey, is it ours?" Gao Lu blinked and asked her husband.
Chu Fengqiao feigned confusion, "Really?" The village chief laughed, and everyone laughed together.
They walked to the children's activity room, and Gao Lu exclaimed as soon as she glanced inside, "Honey, Niu Niu isn't going to tear this place down, is she?" The angelic little girl was leading a group of boys running and crawling around the room, acting like a ringleader. Chu Fengqiao remained calm, "She just takes everything with her." "Still so proud of yourself? You've spoiled her!" Gao Lu complained.
"The baby is so cute, we love seeing the children so happy," the village chief quickly tried to mediate.
The village chief's earnest mediation made Gao Lu feel embarrassed. Actually, in all their years of marriage, the couple had never truly argued; Gao Lu just liked to act coquettishly with her husband.
As she grew older, Gao Lu's feminine charm deepened, but when she clung to Chu Fengqiao, she became more and more like a child. With her beautiful complexion and slender figure, people might mistake her daughters for sisters when they grew a few years older. Therefore, Chu Fengqiao often said he had two daughters: the younger one was Niu Niu, and the older one was Gao Lu.
Gao Lu stuck her tongue out at her husband, and Chu Fengqiao gently put his arm around her slender waist.
Just then, the children in the corridor suddenly became noisy, "Pretty Mommy's here! Pretty Mommy's here!" Seeing Gao Lu and Chu Fengqiao's confusion, the village chief explained, "It's the one I told you about, the real investor in our orphanage. She doesn't allow us to say her name to outsiders. The children like to call her that." "Interesting," Gao Lu smiled.
The children in the activity room also rushed out, including the lively little angel and the cool little boy.
Gao Lu, holding Chu Fengqiao's hand, went to see what was going on. They saw the "pretty mom" crouching on the ground, holding the armless baby, kissing every little one who came up to greet her, busy as a bee.
The little cool boy, unable to get close, protested loudly, "I want a kiss from the pretty mom too!" "You little rascal!" Gao Lu chuckled.
Chu Fengqiao said, "Exactly, no matter how pretty she is, can she be prettier than you?" Hearing the little cool boy's protest, the "pretty mom" quickly put the child down and reached out to hug him.
Gao Lu gripped Chu Fengqiao's arm tightly, "Honey, she really is prettier than me!" Chu Fengqiao was speechless with astonishment, staring blankly at the woman holding the child. Her round face seemed thinner, her chin more pointed, and her small mouth, straight nose, high forehead, and watery eyes seemed unchanged from years ago. Sensing his gaze, she looked up and froze.
He couldn't believe his eyes, as if he were dreaming. Gao Lu gently nudged him, "Are you stunned?" "No, I..." He quickly explained.
Gao Lu ignored him, "I have to talk to the village chief, I'll come find you later." Gao Lu and the village chief left, and the children gradually dispersed. Niu Niu saw her father standing behind her and ran over to hug him tightly.
Chu Fengqiao casually picked up his daughter and walked towards her.
"Manman..." Chu Fengqiao had a thousand words to say, but didn't know where to begin.
"Your daughter?" Li Man looked at the angelic baby, utterly smitten.
"Yes..." Chu Fengqiao nodded. The little angel in his arms fluttered her eyelashes and carefully looked Li Man over again.
"Daddy!" The little cool boy in Li Man's arms didn't want to be ignored.
Li Man curiously looked down at the little guy, "Your son?" Chu Fengqiao nodded again. Li Man asked in surprise, "Twins?" Chu Fengqiao nodded again.
"My God, you're amazing!" Li Man was both surprised and delighted, exclaiming like a child.
Chu Fengqiao smiled shyly, "It's the baby's mother who's amazing, it must have been so hard." Li Man looked tenderly at Chu Fengqiao, who still blushed so easily, "Fengqiao, I'm so happy! Seeing you like this makes me so happy." Chu Fengqiao's voice choked up, "Manman, how are you? I asked Su Yan, but she wouldn't tell." "I told her not to tell, I didn't want you to still remember me... Five years ago, she told me you became a father, but she didn't tell me it was twins." Li Man said quietly.
“I was so worried about you then, I…” “Silly girl, aren’t I doing well now?” Li Man smiled, but tears streamed down her face, quickly wetting her pale cheeks.
Autumn sunlight streamed into the corridor, and they silently gazed at each other.
At the moment of parting, the twins, who had already made friends with the children here, burst into tears. Li Man stood quietly by the window in her office on the second floor, watching Chu Fengqiao’s family get into their car and leave. She didn’t see them off. She knew Gao Lu would never want to face herself. She couldn’t forget Gao Lu’s screams when she lost her child, screams that often woke her up in the middle of the night.
The maple and acer trees in the suburbs were ablaze with red, and the ginkgo leaves were fluttering with gold. The sunlight warmed the car, and the babies, tired from playing and crying, fell asleep in the back seat. Gao Lu drove expressionlessly; when she had such a stern face, she resembled a marble statue of an ancient Greek goddess.
Chu Fengqiao, in the passenger seat, gently touched his wife's arm. "Baby?" "Hmm?" Gao Lu responded with a soft breath.
"Thank you." Chu Fengqiao nervously mustered his courage.
"Silly husband," Gao Lu suddenly smiled. Her smile was so sweet that Chu Fengqiao suddenly realized, "You're just teasing me!" "Haha, you're so silly, honey! If I were really angry, would I give you a chance to catch up with her?" Gao Lu couldn't stop laughing.
Chu Fengqiao gently held Gao Lu's arm, a warm feeling welling up inside him. "I don't know what I've done to deserve this blessing, to have such a perfect wife like you, so gentle with me..." This time, it was Gao Lu who felt embarrassed. She looked at the road, at the distant blue sky and the golden-red forest, and said softly, "Honey, it would be a lie to say I'm not jealous. Besides, that's someone I never want to see. But everyone has different feelings, and I don't want to suppress you. I know you treat her differently than you treat me. I always try not to think about the past, but after seeing her, I know I still remember. The more I remember, the more I understand how good you are to me. You spoil me so much, and I often take it for granted, but it's not at all. Sometimes I feel like you've spoiled me rotten."
"Baby..." This was the first time Chu Fengqiao had heard Gao Lu speak so earnestly about these things. The seemingly delicate Gao Lu always managed to impress him.
Gao Lu suddenly said, "I really hope our two little ones learn to drive soon." "Huh? Why?
" Chu Fengqiao didn't understand; the babies were still too young to learn to drive. "That way, the little ones can drive, and then you can hug and kiss me right now, honey." Gao Lu giggled.
Chu Fengqiao smiled too. He could almost see that day, when the children were all grown up, Gao Lu would still cling to him and act all cute. Just thinking about it was beautiful, like the autumn scenery before him, bright and refreshing, warm and intoxicating.

(The End)

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