CHAPTER 529: CHAPTER 529: HUSBAND AND WIFE

The Lin Jianming family came quickly and left just as fast, departing after leaving a pile of gifts.

Their visit today was merely a courtesy call to express gratitude to Shen Siyuan.

As for the gifts, they are not significant at all; compared to this opportunity, their value is nothing.

They actually arrived late. After all, the couple Lin Libo and his wife had to rush from Xiajing, while the Tao Guangsha couple visited the morning after receiving the news and promptly immersed themselves in charitable endeavors. Jiang Wenxin even resigned from Guan Hui Animation for this.

After all, she was just an accountant, and anyone could do the job. She didn’t really need that position, and if she wanted to work, her own family business could offer her countless different roles.

The couple are now fully committed to charitable work, striving to complete their tasks as soon as possible.

Professional companies, professional teams, and fund management have them busily running around, leaving them no time for Dou Dou, who has been staying with Shen Siyuan during this period.

Fortunately, Dou Dou is easy to care for, as long as someone plays with her. If she thinks of her parents, she just goes to check on them. Seeing them is enough, without too much worry.

Lin Wentao didn’t want to leave; he wanted to engage more with the immortal, but his father dragged him out.

"Auntie is still there," Lin Wentao mumbled in dissatisfaction.

"How could you and Auntie be the same?"

"What’s the difference? She’s even younger than me and still plays house," Lin Wentao grumbled, feeling very dissatisfied.

"Aren’t you going home with your parents?"

Seeing Lin Jianming and the others going back, Dou Dou immediately turned to ask Duoduo.

"Not going home, it’s not fun there," Duoduo responded with an indifferent attitude.

"Then should we play a game together? →_→"

Dou Dou asked excitedly, her eyes slyly glancing to one side, looking at Tang Tang.

She worried Tang Tang might come to disrupt later.

But for now, it seemed she wouldn’t, as Ruan Hongzhuang was teaching her how to play the harmonica.

However, it was clear that unlike learning to sing with Ruan Hongzhuang earlier, Tang Tang seemed less interested in the harmonica, playing it randomly instead.

Seeing Dou Dou looking over, Tang Tang immediately met her gaze and then broke into a silly smile.

Dou Dou wanted to look away, but it was too late. Tang Tang climbed down from the sofa using both hands and feet, jumping over to Dou Dou.

Dou Dou sighed, turning to Duoduo and said, "Let’s not play anymore. I don’t like playing games."

Following her gaze, Duoduo saw Tang Tang running over with a silly smile, and immediately understood what was happening.

"Tang Tang likes you best; she just wants to play with you."

"Sigh, I know. I didn’t expect to be so popular; it’s really helpless, haha..."

Dou Dou raised her hands skyward, her face full of pride. Although she found Tang Tang a bit annoying, the feeling of being popular was still nice.

Meanwhile, Guan Beihai, whom Dou Dou encountered during the day, finally had a chance to spend some time alone with his beloved.

Guan Beihai’s loved one was named Lin Shuhan. Like Guan Beihai, she was also a police officer, although she worked a desk job.

"Mom, you go back, no need to see me off."

The "mom" Lin Shuhan referred to was actually her mother-in-law, Guan Beihai’s mother.

Guan Mu lived a hard life, laboriously raising three children. Her eldest and youngest sons were killed one after the other, and her second son was disabled, never really enjoying any happiness.

Fortunately, both her eldest and second sons have children. The eldest son had two sons, and the second son one son and one daughter. Although he was disabled, their lives were still quite alright.

Only the youngest son, who got married not long before, died on the front line before having kids.

Though Guan Mu lived a hard life, she was surrounded by good daughters-in-law. The eldest daughter-in-law remarried but didn’t change the children’s surname, and she still visited and treated Guan Mu as her mother-in-law during festivals.

The second son’s wife didn’t leave after he became disabled; their relationship remained strong, and their family was happy.

What moved Guan Mu the most, and left her most worried, was this youngest daughter-in-law.

Because she had married into the family the shortest time, was without dependents, and no one would stop her from leaving, even Guan Mu urged her to find someone new.

But every time the matter was brought up, Lin Shuhan just smiled and stayed silent.

She said, even though her marriage with Beihai was short, they had been dating for nearly ten years.

Their feelings for each other far exceeded many couples married for years.

There’s no way she’d find someone new right after Guan Beihai passed away.

Since the market was bought nearby at the time, Lin Shuhan continued her routine just as before, visiting her mother-in-law’s house after work and having dinner there before returning to her home.

It wasn’t that she was taking advantage of her mother-in-law; she just didn’t want to cook for herself.

Furthermore, because her mother-in-law was unemployed, Lin Shuhan gave her some household expenses every month.

Despite consistent refusals since Guan Beihai’s death, she continued giving the money each month.

Seeing the refusal was futile, her mother-in-law accepted, jokingly saying she was saving it to buy jewelry for Lin Shuhan the day she remarries, as a personal gesture.

Lin Shuhan really liked her mother-in-law, who had a kind heart and a generous nature. Although she was not highly educated, her way of dealing with people was impeccable.

With three daughters-in-law all continuing to show filial piety, it certainly had something to do with her character, but it’s no surprise. After all, one who could raise three outstanding police officers couldn’t be a bad person.

For example, Guan Beihai’s compensation. Normally, a family would take a portion, but Guan Mu didn’t take a penny, leaving it all for the daughter-in-law.

Such an elder deserved Lin Shuhan’s respect.

"Take your time on the way; call me when you get home."

Guan Mu waved as she watched her daughter-in-law’s silhouette fade into the distance, turning around to head back only when she could no longer see her.

Apparently aware, Lin Shuhan glanced back before continuing forward.

Given the short distance between the two homes, Lin Shuhan didn’t drive, and a walk after dinner was a good way to digest.

She walked past a supermarket, through the old street, and finally a vegetable market.

The streets were bustling at night, full of people, with vendors emerging from their homes.

But amidst the noisy crowd, Lin Shuhan felt lonely, with a sense of being apart from the world.

As she kept walking, suddenly she felt someone was following her.

Although she worked a desk job, she had some training; the sensation was very strong.

She looked back into the bustling crowd but couldn’t discern who was tailing her.

She thought she hadn’t made any enemies, and if there were any, they might be someone Guan Beihai had antagonized while he was alive.

Thinking this, she stopped heading home and turned into a nearby alley.

Not as a reckless move toward a less crowded area but because there was a police station at the end of the alley.

The concerned Guan Beihai, following her, became anxious, quickening his pace.

Yet, in just that brief delay, Lin Shuhan vanished without a trace.