Shen Chi, lost in thought, asked, "Did anything else happen while I was away?" He knew without asking that Qin Chenggong, that shameless man, had intercepted all the letters sent to him from home, undoubtedly read them, and then destroyed them without acknowledgment.
"Didn't I write to you about it?" Shen Xiu was somewhat puzzled, yet still replied, "The scariest time was when sister-in-law gave birth to Little Niangao. Grandpa bought ginseng to ensure the safe delivery, but it ended up attracting thieves. A thief broke in at night. If it weren't for the shock, sister-in-law wouldn't have given birth prematurely, and grandpa wouldn't have fractured his bone. Fortunately, nothing worse followed."
