"My dear daughter, it's been so many years, why didn't you ever write to me?!" He Daqing said excitedly.
He Yushui chuckled and said, "Since you miss me so much, why didn't you come back to see me? Do you know what kind of life I've been living all these years?"
Hearing this, He Daqing was stunned, then carefully scrutinized He Yushui.
Although He Yushui's complexion looked much better due to awakening her ability, her thin body still showed that she had suffered many grievances.
"Sha Zhu is a scoundrel! How did he take care of you? Look how thin you've become. When I see him, I'll beat him to death. Daughter, you must be hungry, let's go, Dad will take you to eat something delicious!"
With that, He Daqing took He Yushui's hand and walked out.
He Yushui pulled her hand free from He Daqing's grasp and smiled as she greeted the street office clerk.
"Go on, if you have any problems, come back to me, Aunt will stand up for you!"
"Alright, thank you, Aunt, I'll go now!"
It was then that He Daqing reacted, awkwardly greeting the street office clerk. Only then did the father and daughter leave the street office!
The two arrived at a nearby state-run restaurant, and He Daqing generously ordered two portions of braised pork and three stir-fries.
He Yushui ate while asking, "Dad, after you left, you didn't leave us a single penny. Do you know what our life was like…?"
He Yushui rambled on, recounting her experiences over the years to He Daqing.
He Daqing was furious after listening, but he patiently waited for He Yushui to finish. After He Yushui finished speaking, He Daqing said with a face full of grievance, "Yushui, I really didn't know you came looking for me. Back then, I also had some unavoidable reasons that forced me to leave Si Jiu City. But when I left, I had already arranged everything. When I left, your brother was also about to complete his apprenticeship. To avoid affecting his studies, I left two million with Yi Zhonghai. I also found Lou Bancheng and arranged for your brother to work at the Steel Rolling Plant after he finished his apprenticeship. How could you possibly have fallen to the point of picking up trash? Furthermore, after I arrived in Bao City, I sent living expenses to you on time every month. At first, it was fifty thousand, then it became one hundred thousand every month. During holidays, I would send an extra fifty thousand. Didn't you receive it?"
He Yushui said, "Dad, if we had received that money, Silly Ge and I wouldn't have had to live by picking up trash back then!"
He Daqing remained silent, and after a moment of thought, as if he had realized something, he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Yi Zhonghai, you bastard, you actually tricked me!"
He Yushui said, "Dad, you said you sent us money every month, who did you send it to, and do you still have the receipts?"
He Daqing said, "I sent it to Sha Zhu. At first, I wrote many letters, but I never received a reply. Later, Yi Zhonghai sent me a letter saying that Sha Zhu had always resented me and was unwilling to reply. After that, I stopped writing letters. I've kept all the receipts!"
He Yushui nodded slightly and said, "It seems it was all Yi Zhonghai's doing. No wonder, he's treating Silly Ge as his retirement backup!"
He Daqing's eyes narrowed, and he asked, "What happened next? What happened after that?"
He Yushui continued to ramble on, recounting what happened next: how Qin Widow hooked up with Sha Zhu, how Yi Zhonghai brainwashed him, and finally even how Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e divorced.
He Daqing listened and listened, and by the end, he was completely dumbfounded.
"What a sin, what kind of thing did I give birth to? Sha Zhu is truly a fool, utterly confused, and completely brainless!" He Daqing cursed.
One must know that Lou Xiao'e's father was Lou Bancheng, and Lou Bancheng was his former employer, who had taken care of him more or less in the past.
Now his own son ruined someone's marriage, wasn't that offending people to death!
If this were before the founding of the nation, it wouldn't be a question of whether Sha Zhu would go to jail, he would have long been left dead in the wilderness!
Although the house and money were gone now, at least the person was still alive, right!
He Yushui sneered, "No choice, Silly Ge takes after you, both of you like widows!"
Hearing his daughter's taunt, He Daqing laughed awkwardly, then changed the subject, "Oh right, daughter, are you married?"
He Yushui said indifferently, "I had a boyfriend before, a police officer, but because of Silly Ge's matter, it fell through."
He Daqing sighed deeply, his face full of guilt, "It's all Dad's fault, Dad harmed you!"
The ultimate responsibility for Sha Zhu becoming like this now lay with him. He Daqing was extremely shrewd and immediately understood the essence of the matter.
Then, the father and daughter chatted desultorily. He Yushui saw He Daqing hesitate several times, and immediately understood.
"Dad, I'm going back to Si Jiu City tomorrow. You go back and get the receipts first, then take me to the guesthouse!" He Yushui said while eating.
"Alright, I'll go right now!" He Daqing said and immediately left.
Half an hour later, He Daqing brought He Yushui to a single room in the guesthouse. Only then did He Daqing speak, "Daughter, Dad is sorry for you. You've suffered all these years, but Dad also had his unavoidable difficulties. Your mother left early, and as a big man, I had to be both father and mother. I also wanted to find someone who would care for me. Later, through an introduction, I met your Bai Aunt. Originally, I planned to have your Bai Aunt and her child live in Si Jiu City, but I suddenly received a letter saying that someone had reported me. Before the founding of the nation, I cooked for the Japanese, and at that time, there was a strict crackdown on spies and traitors."
He Daqing paused, lit a cigarette, and continued, "At that time, I was also scared, afraid of being caught as a traitor, so I hurriedly took your Bai Aunt to Bao City. Before I left, I also asked Yi Zhonghai to help you all, but I didn't expect Yi Zhonghai, who usually called me brother, to trick me like this. And you said that you and Sha Zhu came to Bao City to find me, I really didn't know!"
He Yushui said, "Dad, have you ever thought that that letter was just a trap? When I was in school, I also learned about some policies. People like you, who were forced to serve the Japanese due to life's necessities, are not considered traitors. Think about it carefully, if it were really counted that way, Si Jiu City was an occupied territory at that time, how many people served the Japanese? Let's not talk about those far away, just talk about the residents in our courtyard, many of them worked in the Lou's Steel Rolling Plant at that time. Look, after the founding of the nation, didn't Lou Bancheng also remain fine?"
Hearing this, He Daqing said excitedly, "Yushui? Is what you said true? You're not lying to me?"
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