In the courtyard, Zhang Xin ended the call and pushed open the door to go home.
He planned to take a bath and get a good night's sleep, setting the alarm clock for 7:30 in the morning.
Having done all this, he sent a message to his superior to request leave.
Zhang Xin was woken up by the alarm clock. He got up and casually ate some leftover food to appease his stomach. Finding his mother, who had already gone out to dance in the square, Zhang Xin stood by listening to the passionate music. Watching the elderly uncles and aunts dancing enthusiastically to the rhythm, he felt like a wooden puppet.
Mother Zhang saw her son, and after two rounds of jumping, he was still standing in the same spot.
She could only sigh and step out of the line, "Son, what are you doing? Supervising your mom here? Your mom definitely hasn't found some old man! You can rest assured!"
Zhang Xin felt a bit embarrassed upon hearing this, but his mind was entirely occupied with that matter. "Mom, I have something important to discuss with you. Let's talk while we head home."
Who is more important, the son or the square dance?
Mother Zhang naturally made her choice in an instant.
On the way home, Zhang Xin told Zhang Mama about what had happened last night and even took out the photos.
When Mrs. Zhang saw the photo, her hand trembled, and her emotions surged instantly.
"Xiuhua, she really is a person with a hard life! Back then, she and I were indeed friends, and quite good ones at that. I never thought I would become friends with someone almost a whole cycle younger than me. But what happened later was really hard for me to accept, so your father took us and moved away." When talking about this matter, Mom Zhang's mood became much more somber.
"You want to find her daughter, this should be possible. The child has lost her parents and can only be sent to relatives to be raised. Their family has a house, so the relatives who took the house won't send her to an orphanage. Mom will go with you to find her today!"
Mother Zhang thought for a moment, "It's just that what happened to you yesterday still can't be told to others. What era are we in now? No one believes in these things! Besides, if the child isn't doing well, revealing this might make her suffer even more. I know about Master Liu. How about we go see him first? Then you can decide whether to trust this Master Liu or the psychologist you mentioned."
Mother Zhang was evidently very open-minded about this matter.
Zhang Xin couldn't understand why his mother didn't have the slightest doubt about this matter
"Son, I know what you're thinking. You are the child I carried for ten months and gave birth to after much hardship. I understand your nature very well; you are not someone who would lie about such things, so Mom believes you."
Mother Zhang saw through her son's thoughts directly.
"Your mother and I are both getting on in years. The older you get, the more you think about things. If these things really happened, it's actually nothing. We've long since come to terms with it."
Zhang Xin thought for a moment and decided to first go see what skills that master truly possessed.
It was half past nine in the morning when he arrived at the master's house. The master frowned upon seeing Zhang Xin, "You've encountered something unclean, haven't you?"
Zhang Xin and Zhang's mother obviously didn't expect the master to see through it at a glance. It seemed he wasn't a fraud.
Hearing Zhang Xin explain the situation, Master Liu sighed as he sat in his chair, "A fateful entanglement! Since you have encountered this matter, you must fulfill their demands to survive."
"Master, is there really no other way?"
"There is a way, but it requires a hundred thousand." Master Liu named the price and then fell silent, waiting for Zhang Xin and his mother to decide whether to pay.
Zhang Xin was a bit stunned when he heard this number.
Dr. Wen charges only a thousand per visit, and this person charges a hundred thousand at once?
"Master Liu, can ten thousand really solve this matter completely? Can you ensure that my son won't encounter such things again?"
"Who knew that after hearing what Zhang Xin's mother said, Master Liu responded, 'I can only solve it this time. If you want a permanent solution, it might cost some money. This is no small matter. You two need to think it through—do you want money or your lives?'"
"How much?" Zhang Xin blurted out. He wanted to see what kind of outrageous price this person could come up with!
"Five hundred thousand! Five hundred thousand can completely solve it!"
Mrs. Zhang was stunned, "Five hundred thousand? Where would we get five hundred thousand?"
"Madam Zhang, you say you have no money now. Considering our acquaintance, I can make a concession. You can mortgage the house to me, that will work too."
"You've gone too far!" Zhang Xin couldn't hold back any longer!
This damned swindler proposed an exorbitant price he could no longer accept, and now he even wanted their house?
Their house may not be very old, but the land is valuable!
This piece of land was passed down from our ancestors, a private property, completely different from the houses in the city today. So when he heard this, Zhang Xin could no longer hold back and exploded in anger!
"Young man, don't get angry. You need to understand that this matter is very tricky! I'm risking my life to help you."
"I spit!"
"Mom, let's go! He's just a fraud!"
Zhang Xin pulled his mother away, and Master Liu smiled indifferently. In his view, these two would definitely come back to find him!
At that time, the price will have to go up!
This is the price of offending him!
Young people should endure hardships to learn and grow.
"Mom, this person is definitely not a good person! Dr. Wen is so skilled, and he only charges a thousand yuan per visit. But this guy, he opens his mouth and asks for a hundred thousand, and then he wants our house! It's truly disgusting!"
Mother Zhang hesitated. If this matter truly involved a life-threatening danger, she would spare no expense to help her son.
But is this Dr. Wen really reliable?
"Mom, don't think too much about it. Let's go find Aunt Xiuhua's child now! If anything comes up, I can contact Dr. Wen."
Seeing that her son seemed to have a lot of confidence in this Dr. Wen, Mother Zhang did not object.
They went to Xiuhua's former house, but it had become the neighborhood committee office!
After making some inquiries, I found out that there had been a murder here, so no one lived in the house. After the house was transferred to the relatives who took care of Xiuhua's daughter, the relatives immediately sold the land.
After inquiring about the address of his relatives from the neighborhood committee, Zhang Xin bought two boxes of milk and went to visit.
The relatives lived in the city, and their house looked quite nice. The door was opened by a girl around nine years old. After they introduced themselves, the girl timidly looked at them, then turned towards the living room, "Auntie, it's my mom's friend."
The person who adopted her was her biological aunt.
The woman immediately walked over and looked at Zhang Xin and Zhang Xin's mother, "What do you need from us?"
"Sister, I used to have a good relationship with Xiuhua. Recently, I don't know why, but I've been dreaming about her constantly. That's why I found out that Xiuhua's daughter is staying with you and came to take a look. You are good people; otherwise, Xiuhua's daughter would have been sent to an orphanage."
Being praised like this, the girl's aunt immediately laughed, "We're all family, no need for such formalities. Come on in."
While speaking, he directly took the milk from Zhang Xin's hand and placed it in the corner.
"Yingying, does Auntie treat you like her own daughter?"