The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wang Gang heard about what happened to the Liu family two days later.

To be honest, it was indeed Wang Gang who reported Liu's father, but he didn't expect Liu's father to run away, especially with a woman.

Previously, Liu Dazhu had offended Wang Gang, who sentenced him to death. However, out of concern for the consequences, Wang Gang temporarily let Liu Dazhu go, planning to wait until things calmed down before taking further action.

After all, he had just offended Wang Gang, and then he was killed. Everyone guessed that Wang Gang was responsible.

Although Wang Gang temporarily let Liu Dazhu off the hook, he wasn't going to let the Liu family rest in peace, so he took the opportunity to report Liu's father for embezzling public funds.

In reality, Wang Gang had no evidence at all, since anonymous reporting doesn't require evidence anyway.

As a result, Liu's father, feeling guilty, panicked at the slightest hint of trouble. Lacking composure, he ran away with his mistress.

Mr. Liu's running away was not a big deal, but it brought terrible trouble to his wife and children.

Liu Dazhu and his mother were not only kicked out of their home by the factory workers, but were also forced to repay the 5,000 yuan that Liu's father had embezzled.

Liu Dazhu's job at the factory was arranged by his father, but now that his father has run away, he naturally can't continue working there.

The worst off is Liu's mother. Not only did she lose her husband, but she also became the laughing stock at her workplace. Now everyone knows that Liu's father ran away with the factory's most beautiful girl.

Most people might garner sympathy in this situation, but Liu's mother is different.

Husband and wife are supposed to be one, but now the husband has absconded with the money, and the wife claims she knows nothing about it. Nobody believes that.

Liu's mother was quickly taken away by the police for investigation. The Liu family quickly raised money to cover the debt, and Liu's mother was released not long after.

However, the leaders from the neighborhood committee subtly expressed to Liu's mother that they hoped she would resign voluntarily.

Liu's mother was also a strong-willed person. She really left the neighborhood office and then helped her son Liu Dazhu do some small businesses to pay off their debts.

The Liu family suffered a great calamity, and in order to make a living, they could not take care of Zhang Qiufang, so they gave her a rare break and she could have a child in peace.

Three months later, Zhang Qiufang gave birth prematurely to a daughter, whom she named Zhang Xiaoya.

Zhang Qiufang wanted to take her daughter home so her mother could help take care of the child, but Aunt Liu was adamant and refused to let her daughter and granddaughter into the house.

"If you have the ability to have a child, then figure out how to raise it yourself. I don't have time to help you raise your child."

Aunt Liu was single-mindedly focused on having her son, Zhang Qiulin, support her in her old age, and completely disregarded her divorced daughter who had a child.

"Mom, I have to work during the day, and there's really no one to take care of the child. Can't I give you money?" Zhang Qiufang pleaded desperately.

"Hmph, you were the one who wanted a divorce, and you were the one who wanted to have the child. Now that the child is born, you want to wash your hands of it? No way!" Aunt Liu said coldly.

"Mom, I don't want to leave the child with you all by myself. I'll pick the child up when I get home from get off work tonight!" Zhang Qiufang pleaded.

"I don't care. I've worked hard all my life to raise you, and I'm about to retire. I don't want to cause trouble for myself," Aunt Liu said dismissively.

Zhang Qiufang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "If it were your younger brother's child, would you still say such a thing?"

Aunt Liu said angrily, "What do you mean by that? Are you accusing me of favoring boys over girls?"

Holding her daughter, Zhang Qiufang's eyes were slightly red as she said, "It's fine if you don't help me take care of the child. I'll give you a sum of money every month since I started working. Can you pay me back that money?"

Aunt Liu shook her head and said, "That money was your retirement money for me, why should I return it to you?"

Zhang Qiufang asked in surprise, "What retirement money? Didn't you say you'd save it for me first?"

Aunt Liu said nonchalantly, "I spent so much money raising you. Shouldn't you pay me back after you start working?"

Zhang Qiufang said, "Mom, I'm really in trouble right now. Can you give me the money to get through this difficult time? I'll pay you back in the future, okay?"

Aunt Liu said impatiently, "Pay back? What are you going to pay back? With your meager salary at school, after deducting rent, food, and supporting your daughter, how much money can you possibly have left?"

Zhang Qiufang said, "I've thought about it. I'm going to quit my job and start my own small business. That way, I'll have more free time and it will be easier to take care of my child."

Aunt Liu said angrily, "Are you crazy? You'd rather give up a perfectly good job to go into business? Is business that easy?" Zhang Qiufang retorted, "Then what am I supposed to do?"

Aunt Liu said angrily, "I didn't agree to the divorce in the first place, but you insisted on it. I told you not to have the child, but you still insisted. Now look what's happened, who can you blame!"

Zhang Qiufang said with a bitter face, "What can I do now that things have come to this?"

Aunt Liu said, "The only thing you can do now is to return the child to Liu Dazhu."

Zhang Qiufang flatly refused, saying, "No, the child must not be given to Liu Dazhu. He and his mother are struggling to make ends meet right now, and they are heavily in debt to pay off the factory's debts."

Aunt Liu snorted coldly, "What do you care how much money they owe? The child is Liu Dazhu's, so he should take responsibility."

Zhang Qiufang held her child and shook her head, still unwilling to give up on her daughter.

Seeing that her daughter was still stubborn, Aunt Liu closed the door in disappointment, leaving the mother and daughter out.

"Mom, please help me, okay?" Zhang Qiufang pleaded at the door for a while, but Aunt Liu remained heartless.

In the end, Zhang Qiufang had no choice but to leave with her child and return to her rented room.

At the entrance of the rented house, Wang Gang and He Jiawen stood, carrying a lot of things, including milk powder and canned fruit.

"Why are you here?" Zhang Qiufang felt a lump in her throat when she saw Wang Gang and the other man.

“We heard your child was born prematurely, so we came to see you,” He Jiawen said.

"Please come in quickly." Zhang Qiufang hurriedly led the two into her home.

Wang Gang and He Jiawen frowned as soon as they entered the rented room.

Zhang Qiufang had no money, so the place she could rent was naturally very poor. The small space was cluttered with a lot of things and looked messy. There wasn't even a crib.

"Sister Qiufang, you just gave birth, shouldn't you be in postpartum confinement?" He Jiawen looked at the rented room where there was no place to stay and said, "Who will take care of you during your postpartum confinement?"

Zhang Qiufang said awkwardly, "I'm in good health, I don't need to observe postpartum confinement."

Wang Gang and He Jiawen exchanged a glance, both guessing that Zhang Qiufang was left without anyone to take care of her.

"Is Aunt Liu unwilling to help?" Wang Gang asked.

Zhang Qiufang held the child and silently lowered her head.

Wang Gang sighed and didn't ask any further questions.

"Sister Qiufang, why don't you come and stay at our house!" He Jiawen blurted out.

"Ah." Zhang Qiufang looked up in surprise.

“I don’t think it’s very convenient for you to have postpartum confinement. Why don’t you come to our house? I can help you take care of the baby,” He Jiawen said.

"This isn't convenient, is it?" Zhang Qiufang asked hesitantly.

“There’s nothing inconvenient about it.” He Jiawen glanced at the little cutie in Zhang Qiufang’s arms and said, “We don’t usually have anything to do, and I’m a pediatrician, so I like children.”

Zhang Qiufang shook her head and refused, saying, "No, you have already helped me a lot, my daughter and I cannot trouble you any further."

He Jiawen said, "It's no trouble at all. There are spare rooms at home. We usually take turns on duty and can help you take care of the children."

Zhang Qiufang turned to look at Wang Gang, somewhat unsure of what to do.

"Sister Qiufang, it must be hard for you to take care of the child alone. Let us help you!" Wang Gang said with a smile.
"We only have one request, which is to be the child's godparents."

Zhang Qiufang's eyes reddened, and she could no longer hold back her tears.

"Thank you." (End of Chapter)