My older sister, born in the 1970s, stole my marriage; I took my three treasures and blew up the fam

"We need more information, to piece it together," Ruan Tinghe suggested. "Why don't you arrest the human traffickers first? Maybe we can find out more information then."

Shen Yan was troubled: "Song Lai's adoptive parents have passed away, and there's no way to find out where they sold her. The clues about the kidnappers have gone cold."

"No way, there are clues in the notebook."

Ruan Tinghe turned to the page that described Shen Nian being "adopted".

"Look at this," Ruan Tinghe pointed to a few lines of text, "That day, I couldn't sleep a wink all night. Listening to the whistling of the train, I wondered if my sister had already been taken to her new home?"

"Train!" Shen Yan immediately grasped the key point.

He was so focused on the buyer's information that he didn't pay attention to anything else.

Ruan Tinghe nodded approvingly: "That's right, the fact that you can hear trains passing by at this kidnapper's hideout means it's near the train tracks."

"Moreover," Ruan Tinghe pointed to another spot, "Song Lai mentioned that she smelled a very strong osmanthus fragrance. When it rained, the rainwater would wash the osmanthus flowers into the place where she was imprisoned, which means that the osmanthus tree was in the kidnapper's den."

Handing the notebook to Shen Yan, he said, "Song Lai is a very perceptive girl. There must be more information hidden in her diary. You should read it carefully when you get back."

"But," Ruan Tinghe changed the subject, "more than a decade has passed, and I don't know if the kidnappers' hideout is still there."

"Just look it up and you'll find out!"

Shen Yan put away his notebook, and suddenly patted Ruan Tinghe's head with his large hand.

"Hehe is great, I'll bring you something delicious when I come back."

Having said that, he fled as if afraid of being beaten.

Ruan Tinghe clenched her fists, gritting her teeth as she glared at the departing figure.

"Shen Yan!"

They're treating her like a child! Why are they rubbing her head like that?!

She's not like Da Bao, Er Bao, or Xiao Bao!

"Mom!" Erbao, who had been watching for a while, came over and tugged at Ruan Tinghe's sleeve.

Ruan Tinghe instantly switched to a gentle expression, "Erbao, what's wrong?"

Erbao pointed to the envelope in Ruan Tinghe's hand: "Mom, can I earn a lot of money drawing pictures for Uncle Shen?"

"I guess so, because his mother helped him a lot."

"Can Erbao help him? Erbao also wants to earn money!"

Erbao has been feeling down lately.

The older brother helps with cooking, and Xiao Bao helps Grandma Qin find the gemstone.

He's the only one who's useless; all he can do is draw, and he's never been of any help.

If he could earn money by drawing pictures for Uncle Shen, he would also want to draw pictures for Uncle Shen!

"Of course! Remember when Erbao helped Mom draw a bow last time?"

Ruan Tinghe took out three ten-yuan bills from the envelope. "Look, this is the reward Erbao paid for drawing the bow for Uncle Shen."

Erbao's eyes lit up instantly, and Dabao and Xiaobao also gathered around, looking enviously at the three large bills in Erbao's hand.

"Mom, did I really earn this money?" Erbao felt the warmth of the money in his hand, making him excited from his toes to the tips of his hair.

"Of course, Erbao is amazing."

"Yay! I made money!" Erbao excitedly spun around in circles, then jumped into Ruan Tinghe's arms. "Mommy, here's the money!"

Erbao returned all three large banknotes to Ruan Tinghe, leaving none for himself.

Ruan Tinghe thought about it and felt that it was not safe to leave so much money in the hands of the child.

So she accepted the money and took out fifty cents from her wallet.

"Mom will keep this for Erbao for now, and give it back to Erbao when Erbao needs money. Erbao can take the 50 cents and buy whatever he likes."

"Second baby, you can't refuse Mommy anymore, or Mommy won't let you help with drawing anymore."

Erbao then obediently accepted the 50 cents and looked at his older brother and younger sister with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, Da Bao and Xiao Bao were so envious that their eyes were practically drooling.

"Brother, sister, what should we buy?"

Da Bao proudly raised his chin, "I don't want to, I want to earn my own money!"

Xiao Bao licked his lips, suppressing his craving for the candy.

"Awooo!"

Erbao's eyes lit up. "Then when my brother earns money, he can buy me candy too, and when my sister earns money, she can buy me candy too!"

The three little ones reached a consensus and held hands to discuss what delicious food and fun toys they wanted to buy.

Ruan Tinghe found two grain coupons and handed them to Erbao. "Alright, you two can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to choose more! But don't eat too much, or you won't be able to eat anything later!"

"Alright!"

"Okay, Mom!"

Wow!

The three little ones skipped and hopped away hand in hand.

Ruan Tinghe put the money into her spatial storage and finished altering the children's winter clothes.

More than an hour has passed in the blink of an eye, and the child still hasn't returned.

Unexpected people arrived first.

Qiao Xiaqing was carrying several large gift boxes in her hands. The boxes were bright red, and it was unknown what was inside, but they certainly weren't cheap.

Ruan Tinghe didn't have a good impression of Madam Shen, who was protecting Ruan Jiaojiao, even though she was Shen Yan's mother.

My intuition tells me they've come to plead with her to let Ruan Jiaojiao go.

She pretended not to see anyone and turned to go back into the house.

Qiao Xiaqing quickly walked a few steps around to stand in front of her.

"Young comrade!" Qiao Xiaqing smiled awkwardly, "I am Shen Yan's mother, I'm here today..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ruan Tinghe interrupted her indifferently: "Shen Yan isn't here. Grandma Qin took Aze to the hospital for a follow-up check-up. If you have something to do, come back another day."

"I'm not looking for them!" Qiao Xiaqing explained anxiously, "I'm here to see you."

Ruan Tinghe thought to herself, "Just as I thought!"

"If you're here to plead for Ruan Jiaojiao, you're wasting your time. I won't forgive her."

Qiao Xiaqing never expected that Ruan Tinghe would think of her this way!

However, it's not surprising that Ruan Tinghe was spoiled. After all, everyone in the family compound knew that Qiao Xiaqing had indeed been too doting on Ruan Jiaojiao, and there was a history of her bringing gifts to Ruan's door before!

"I'm not pleading for her."

Ruan Tinghe raised an eyebrow. "So you're here to apologize on her behalf?"

"No, I came to thank you."

Qiao Xiaqing thought about it all night and suddenly understood many things.

The debt of gratitude she owed Ruan Jiaojiao for saving her life was her own business. She could repay the debt with money and effort, but she couldn't let Ruan Jiaojiao use her power to harm others.

She realized that Ruan Jiaojiao dared to do so many wrong things in the family compound because she was spoiled and protected by her.

"I'm also here to apologize to you," Qiao Xiaqing suddenly bowed solemnly and apologized, "It was my indulgence that led to Jiaojiao's unbridled behavior. Now that she's been kicked out of the family compound, it's her own fault. You are the victim, and whether you forgive her or not is your choice and right."

Ruan Tinghe was somewhat surprised that Qiao Xiaqing was so lucid.

"Young comrade, I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just want to beg you to help my daughter."

When her daughter was mentioned, Qiao Xiaqing's eyes welled up with tears. "My daughter was a very well-behaved and kind girl. She shouldn't have been abducted..."