The metaphysical mother returns, and the villain son stands at attention

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"Can you tell me the details?" Gu Qingyin put down the cards and asked softly, "Decades have passed. Even if they are still alive, they may not be willing to come back. The more details we know, the higher the chance of success in persuading them to come back."

Village Chief Liu sighed heavily, "Less than half a year after I left, my daughter-in-law got pregnant. They said that the medical conditions in big cities are better, and since they made money from their business, they planned to stay in the city to give birth to the child."

"The second child... is a boy." Village Chief Liu sighed again, "The journey is long and Niuniu is still young, so we never went to see him. We only communicated by phone."

"Every time, Niuniu would ask her parents when they would be back, and every time they would say they would be back soon, but they never came back after that."

"Later, the phone calls became less frequent, and every time we called, we would just say a few quick words. The child on the other end was either crying or making a fuss, and there was less and less to say."

"Niuniu also changed from looking forward to talking to them in the beginning. She would hide far away every time they called, and then lean over to look at them eagerly."

Village Chief Liu's eyes were filled with heartache. "I know she still misses her parents, but she doesn't dare to have any expectations because she's afraid of being disappointed."

"When the second child was older, they said they wanted to come back. But before they could leave, a virus broke out in the village. Villagers fell ill one after another. In just seven days, there was no good person left in the whole village."

“The village is on lockdown.”

Village Chief Liu fell into reminiscence, "When we woke up again, we became like this. We couldn't stand the light, and we wouldn't age or die." He smiled bitterly, "We didn't know what happened, we turned into monsters."

"Do you know?" Village Chief Liu looked at Gu Qingyin, then at Huo Yunjing and Master Huo Tianshi.

In the end, it was Master Huo, who knew the most about the village, who answered his questions.

"The current situation of the longevity village cannot be replicated, and there are many unknown reasons. The association once wanted to replicate a small longevity village, and all the conditions were met, but it still failed."

Village Chief Liu digested it for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "What I mean is that what happened in our village was just an accident, and it's pure bad luck that we ended up like this."

"Ha." Village Chief Liu shook his head, "That's really funny."

Aunt Liu's expression was obviously not looking good. She stared at the door in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

After a moment of silence, Gu Qingyin began to wonder again, "When was this house built? Niuniu's bedroom and children's room... they don't look like children who are not valued by their parents."

Village Chief Liu shook his head. "It was almost completed before the virus broke out. They did send us the money, and we bought the materials in advance. We did the rest of the finishing work ourselves after we woke up."

"Niuniu's bedroom was what she wanted, and the children's room was built little by little by herself, following what she saw on TV. It took more than ten years to build it."

Village Chief Liu pointed at Aunt Liu and said with pride, "My mother-in-law has good craftsmanship. The dolls she made are very beautiful."

Aunt Liu was not shy and her eyes were full of pride.

Gu Qingyin laughed. No matter what Niu Niu's parents thought, at least her grandparents really loved her.

"Do you still have the previous contact number and address? If you still have the previous letters, can you let me see them?"

Aunt Liu stood up and walked upstairs. "They are all here. Wait, I'll go find them."

Seeing that no one was interested in playing anymore, Huo Xingchen took the initiative to clean up the table and put away the playing cards.

Village Chief Liu saw this, laughed, and then gave a serious lecture, "Children should not be so competitive. Cheating in games is wrong. It is wrong." He looked at Gu Qingyin and Huo Yunjing, "Don't think this is just a small matter. If you don't intervene early, it may become bigger in the future."

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but young people are just careless and don't know how to educate their children. Don't think that small problems are nothing to worry about, because small problems can also become big ones!"

After being lectured for no apparent reason, Gu Qingyin blinked and glanced at Huo Yunjing.

Huo Yunjing was probably a little speechless. He turned to look at Huo Xingchen with a slightly cold gaze, "Did you remember it?"

Huo Xingchen: "... Remember, thank you, Grandpa Village Chief." He pulled the paper man out from behind him. He didn't do it alone, so he couldn't apologize alone. The paper man couldn't speak, and he didn't have a pen, so he could only bow to Village Chief Liu, which made Village Chief Liu embarrassed.

"It's okay, it's okay. He is a good kid if he can correct his mistakes."

Huo Xingchen smiled sweetly and felt relieved. He was already in his twenties, but people were still worried that he would grow crooked. It was really...

After a while, Aunt Liu came down holding an iron box.

Huo Xingchen had never seen such a box before, and thought it contained biscuits. Just as he was wondering, the lid of the box was opened, revealing neatly stacked letters.

Aunt Liu searched for it and found the first letter she sent back. She handed it to Gu Qingyin, "This is the first letter. It contains the address and phone number." Aunt Liu sighed, "After so many years, they must have moved away a long time ago."

Gu Qingyin took it and glanced at it, then said casually, "As long as they existed, they would definitely leave traces. As long as they leave traces, I can find them."

The letter paper was a little yellow, but the handwriting was clear. There was a landline phone number and an address for mailing letters written on it.

The landline phone was replaced long ago, and this is not likely to be an exception. As for the address, it should be possible to find it if the building has not been demolished.

Gu Qingyin also tried to grasp the scent on the letter, but time was too long and there was nothing left on the letter.

She shook her head. "Looks like I'll have to go there myself."

Aunt Liu was a little embarrassed to say, "Actually, if you calculate his age, he is almost 70 this year. I don't know if he is still alive."

Gu Qingyin nodded, "It is indeed possible, but just like this letter, even if your son left something at home before, he can't use it anymore. It's been too long."

"Oh..." Aunt Liu sighed and stopped talking.

Gu Qingyin looked through the other letters again, took the one with the latest date and tried again, but it still didn't work.

Aunt Liu retracted her expectant gaze, stood up and said, "I'll go cook."

"Where is the address?" asked Master Huo.

Gu Qingyin: "No. 116 Chengshan Road."

Master Huo thought for a moment and said, "It should still be there. I'll have someone go take a look."

Gu Qingyin raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Did the call go through?"

Master Huo Tian gave her a look that was hard to describe, and said, "Just leave the village."

Gu Qingyin: “…Oh.” She must have lost her mind. She actually overlooked such a simple thing. She was just thinking about driving back to find someone.

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she kept watching Master Huo leave the room without looking away.

"Does it look good?"

Huo Yunjing's cold voice sounded. Gu Qingyin blinked, quickly retracted her gaze, and said calmly: "I didn't look at it. I was thinking about something."

Huo Yunjing: "Heh."

(End of this chapter)