Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Chapter 24: Ni Duan Dispels Doubts (Part 3)

Zhang Guoqing looked at his parents with amusement. If he wasn’t confident, he wouldn’t have spoken out, "What I’m going to discuss next is the most crucial matter. All those things from the Zhou Family that might or might not be given up are just external possessions. I don’t care about them at all. Right now, my wife and I have the same stance: we absolutely won’t accept those things, no matter what anyone says.

If the Lin Family comes, it won’t be simple. Let me share my own thoughts next. At the Zhou Family, I kept observing the two elders while constantly thinking about the Lin Family. As for the Lin Family, I’ve never had any contact with them, but based on my mother-in-law’s behavior over the years, they seem to be the kind of spoiled high-ranking children who only care about their own happiness and don’t care about others. They have status and background, and they do whatever they please. She doesn’t want to come back to see her daughter, so she doesn’t. She has money, so she keeps sending it and doesn’t care. It seems their family is similar—capricious and carefree. Nonetheless, despite being unreliable, they have been supporting and raising Jiao Jiao for 17 years. The courtyard in Beijing is directly registered under Jiao Jiao’s name.

This shows they either don’t lack money or don’t care about wealth. Since they can accept a farmer’s son like me, it means they never planned to use Jiao Jiao for political marriage or gain benefits. And since my father-in-law was also a poor farmer’s son, it’s evident that the Lin Family, although capricious, has their own way of doing things and a bottom line. Such a family lacks neither money nor status and doesn’t need their children for political marriages. Why would they let Jiao Jiao be alone in the countryside? They’re busy, but they have service soldiers and workers. If the child’s mother isn’t around, it doesn’t make sense not to bring her back to Beijing. If they truly planned to use money to raise her, when my mother-in-law gets married and doesn’t care for Jiao Jiao anymore, how would they explain the Beijing household registration and courtyard? Jiao Jiao’s last name is Zhou, and she belongs to the Zhou Family. If they planned on abandoning Jiao Jiao, giving her a house would be understandable, but there would be no need to keep the household registration in Beijing, right? Also, considering the Lin Family isn’t concerned about money, they send things regularly. The only apparent requirement for Zhou Jiao is to live however she wants, without worrying about financial resources.

But after so many years, why hasn’t she seen Jiao Jiao? My mother-in-law has never been to the Northeast; why hasn’t she visited her daughter when she’s traveled everywhere else? If they met Jiao Jiao, even the Old Sir Zhou couldn’t stop them. So, what is the Lin Family capitalizing on? Why can’t Zhou Jiao go to Beijing, and why isn’t she taken back to Beijing? There’s a big house and the household registration hasn’t been moved back to her hometown. This suggests one problem: Jiao Jiao cannot appear in Beijing. Why can’t she be in Beijing? Does it mean that Beijing poses a danger or threat to Jiao Jiao? Her dad was a soldier in Beijing with many acquaintances and died on a mission without a body.

Does this mean that Zhou Jiao going to Beijing now is unsafe? They’re waiting for it to be safe before she can go, which explains the household registration and the house issue.

This year, sending luxurious packages without fear of being discovered indicates that Jiao Jiao is safe now. The Lin Family doesn’t fear revealing the mailing of numerous packages anymore, and going back to Beijing is also not a concern. What does this imply? The only connections with Jiao Jiao are her father-in-law and mother-in-law. A soldier whose body was never found post-death, and the mother-in-law who never returned to the Northeast or even visited Jiao Jiao once.

So, the key is the father-in-law whose body was never found? A soldier engaged in secret missions. If my inference is correct, he’s alive and about to return. Hence, Jiao Jiao is safe, and they no longer fear drawing attention with their shipments. Before this year, the return addresses on the packages were scattered across various military districts. But most are from Beijing this year. Mailing packages can be tracked at the post office.

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