At night, Jiang Tingxia packed two or three pieces of clothes and put the gold into the secret compartment of her suitcase. Feeling uneasy, she took out some more and wrapped them in her clothes as a decoy in case of any situation. She also took two more gold bars and hid them on herself in case of emergency.

After packing up, before leaving, she thought about it and decided to write a letter, telling Li Changpu that she had to leave for something urgent, and that he didn't need to worry about the follow-up procedures, and that he could just go through the divorce process in his hometown. She had already signed the consent form.

She repeatedly reminded him to buy a ticket and go back directly without going to the Jiang family again.

After getting everything ready, she went out in the dark carrying a suitcase, and hurried to the place she had agreed to meet with the man yesterday.

Li Changpu was making his bed when he suddenly heard someone knocking on his door. He rubbed his temples with a headache.

Uncle Afa really couldn't bear to see him having even a moment of free time. He had been ordered around by Uncle Afa for the whole day, and it wasn't enough, so he came to conscript men in the middle of the night.

He opened the door and Uncle Afa, holding a candle, grabbed him without saying a word and wanted to take him somewhere.

Li Changpu: "Uncle Ah Fa, it's dark now and I can't see anything. If you have anything to do, why don't you tell me tomorrow?"

Uncle Afa pulled his arm harder and harder and made two "ah" sounds to express his refusal.

Li Changpu could only follow him all the way and was taken to a large house in the east.

Jiang Tingxia also lived on this side. Li Changpu took a look and saw that her room was dark and the lights were off. He thought that she must have gone to the mountain to worship. She got up too early and walked a few steps. She actually went to bed early today.

Just as she was looking at the window of her room which was without any light, Uncle Afa suddenly pushed open the wooden door in front of him with a creak, and Li Changpu looked towards the house.

There was a big table inside, and on the table was a black and white photo. The person in the photo was Mr. Jiang.

Why did Uncle Afa bring him to Grandpa Jiang’s room so late at night?

Li Changpu was feeling strange when he saw Uncle Afa walk to the corner of the room. He pushed open a small box, revealing a wall made of green bricks. He reached out and pulled out a few bricks, revealing a small space inside. Uncle Afa stretched out his arm and rummaged around in it for a long time, then took out a wooden carved box and waved at Li Changpu.

Li Changpu walked towards him, and Uncle Afa handed the wooden box to him directly.

When Li Changpu took it, he found that although the box was not big, it was heavy. Uncle Afa made a few "ah ah wu wu" sounds, signaling him to open the box.

Seeing that Li Changpu was only looking at the outer shell of the box, observing it over and over again but was reluctant to open it, Uncle Afa pointed at the photo of Grandpa Jiang and seemed to be saying something.

Li Changpu pointed at the black and white photo and asked, "Is this what Grandpa Jiang asked you to give me?"

Ah Fa nodded heavily.

After saying that, he picked up the rag and carefully wiped the dust off the table.

Li Changpu put the wooden box on the stool. The box was not locked and it opened with a press of the copper buckle. He opened the box and found it was full of real gold and silver.

He was nearly blinded by the light.

Looking at Uncle Afa again, he was wiping the dust diligently without even glancing over here.

Mr. Jiang really knows how to use people well. No one except Uncle Afa can resist the temptation of such money.

Li Changpu took a look and was about to close the box, but he saw a piece of kraft paper hidden in the gap between the gold, silver and treasures. He took it out and saw that it was an envelope, but there was no stamp on it, and the sender and recipient were not written at all, it was just bare.

Is this the letter that Mr. Jiang wants to give him?

Li Changpu opened the envelope and began to read.

[Xiao Li, it seems that Ah Fa has recognized you. Although his intelligence is not as good as that of ordinary people, his mind is clear. You must be a very good and patient person, so he would give this thing to you. Then I will feel relieved.

Now that you have read this letter, it can be said that it is fate's arrangement, and I don't have to worry about whether I should tell you the truth.

Originally, for the sake of my poor granddaughter, I should have kept this a secret, but after thinking about it over and over again, I just couldn’t get over it in my heart, so I wrote this letter while I was lying on my sickbed...】

Li Changpu's hands began to tremble slowly as he turned the letter due to his excitement. After reading the letter, his heart surged like waves hitting rocks.

He took the letter and flew out of the room, but when he stood outside Jiang Tingxia's room, his raised hand couldn't be put down.

At this moment, he urgently wanted to say a few words to Jiang Tingxia.

Regardless of the fact that there was no light in her room, Li Changpu still knocked on her door, "Tingxia, are you asleep?"

There was no response from the room.

"I want to say a few words to you."

It's still quiet.

It seemed that she had already fallen asleep, so it would be inappropriate to knock any further. Li Changpu should have left, but his mind was filled with the contents of the letter.

When Grandpa Jiang talked about why he chose him to be his grandson-in-law, it turned out that they had met before. When they were in Lincheng, the garrison troops had the task of maintaining the stability of the city, and he was one of the members sent to deal with the work and living arrangements of the women in the Red Mansion.

These women were very worldly-wise, quarreling and making trouble all day long. They even dared to scratch soldiers with guns, which made the working atmosphere very tense. The staff either became disappointed with them because their earnest persuasion was in vain, or they spoke harshly and looked down on them, thinking they were hopeless.

The two sides are at loggerheads all day long, and each is like a powder keg that can explode at any time.

Finally something happened. Because of the housing issue, a group of women from the Red Mansion started a big fuss in the office building. Li Changpu made the decision, spoke a few words for them, and redetermined their treatment. Of course, he didn't notice that Mr. Jiang was also present. He looked at the young man with excitement.

Later, Mr. Jiang asked around for him, and he became his grandson-in-law.

Because what he said on behalf of the group of women in the Red Mansion was without any prejudice.

Mr. Jiang said, "My granddaughter has also experienced some bad things as you said. She is innocent. It is us adults who are wrong for not protecting her. I feel very guilty about her."

"Those painful memories, just hearing them makes my heart ache as a grandfather. Xiao Li, she is a poor person. You came to the Jiang family's old house, which means you are married. She has become your family now. I believe that with your character, you will definitely treat her well. As a grandfather, I can only beg you, please take good care of her."

Li Changpu's eyes fell on those lines of ink. What kind of thing could have made even an open-minded and cheerful person like Mr. Jiang be so secretive and unwilling to mention even a little bit?

Old Master Jiang kept talking about the woman in the Red Mansion in his letters. Li Changpu knew exactly what was going on, but he was very nervous and refused to make a decision.

He wanted to knock on the door and get to the bottom of it.

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