QTIMP -Chapter 306 Character Persona – Violent (Part 34)

They wanted to monopolize their jobs and their house, so they tried to ruin the two sisters’ reputations. Who would have thought that the two sisters were not the kind of people who could be bullied? Since they couldn’t get their way, the family decided to use force and snatch what they wanted.

Si Qiu directly had the entire family locked up. The charge was forcing women against their will and attempting to forcibly seize them.

Once the family realized how serious the matter was, they immediately pushed all the blame onto Old Madam Du. Du Dazhuang lost his temporary worker position, while Old Madam Du was sentenced to five years in prison.

As for Si Qiu, she personally sent the two sisters back to work. In front of everyone at the factory, she said:

“From now on, the two of you better not bring shame to Chenjia Village. Not everyone you give face to will know how to appreciate it.

Every day, reflect on yourselves three times:

Did I give this person too much face?
Did I spoil them too much?
Should I have taken action sooner?

As long as you’re in the right, I’ll handle everything else.”

The two young girls were extremely moved.

The people at the grain processing factory also learned through this incident that the two girls had someone backing them and had connections. Si Qiu then taught them some experience on how to deal with similar situations in the future.

The two girls took turns helping out—one entertained Si Qiu’s daughter Ye Xingwan, while the other helped prepare meals. As for Si Qiu’s constant reminders and lectures, they accepted every single word.

A hand rested on Si Qiu’s shoulder.

“Qiuqiu, you don’t need to worry too much. Didn’t we say it already? In a few days, more people from Chenjia Village will come over. Once there are more people in the house, that itself will be a deterrent.”

Indeed, that was true. This year, public-private joint ownership was fully implemented, and with various factories being rebuilt and expanded, the entire city was filled with a thriving atmosphere.

Si Qiu felt this was a good opportunity. After discussing it with several people, they wrote letters back home.

After several years of development, the people of Chenjia Village were no longer trembling in fear and afraid to step outside.

Instead, more and more people were willing to come here to seek opportunities.

Especially the families of those who had already come over.

“Qiuqiu, those two have a day off tomorrow. Let them take your daughter away for the day. I’ve been tied down by this little troublemaker for so long that I haven’t spent much time with you.”

Si Qiu glared at him.

“Is it because she’s been clinging to you and stopping you from spending time with me? Isn’t it because you took her to your workplace for research? That’s why you haven’t even seen me properly?”

Ye Shubai pulled her into the room and sat her down on his lap.

“You know that too? This little girl has the energy of a monkey now. I’m honestly about to collapse. I thought, since I have to coax her anyway, why not just take her to work with me? That way, someone can help keep an eye on her, and I can also do some research to shut that old man up. It also saves her from disturbing your rest. Your casework is already exhausting enough.”

He sighed inwardly.

If Si Qiu hadn’t refused to send the child to his parents, insisting that children needed to stay with their own parents to truly feel love, he would have sent this little girl away long ago.

She was seriously interfering with everything.

However, when he thought about being able to send the little girl away for the night, his heart began to stir with anticipation.

Si Qiu was also at the age when her vitality was at its peak. With such a delicious little dessert delivered right to her mouth, she would be letting herself down if she didn’t take a few bites.

As for the little girl, she was full of life and energy. Being away from her parents for a day or two didn’t bother her at all.

In fact, because no one would be watching over her, she could play as wildly as she wanted. She was secretly thrilled.

Starting from 1958, one policy change and event after another occurred. By 1959, signs of famine had begun to appear. Fortunately, because Si Qiu had warned everyone beforehand, people had managed to stockpile some grain.

Along with the communal kitchens still operating, they managed to get through that year.

However, after 1960 passed and 1961 arrived, life became unbearably difficult.

The communal kitchens were disbanded, and every household’s remaining grain reserves were not enough to last even three days.

The Chen family members living outside did their best to gather some grain and mail it back to Chenjia Village.

Thanks to their efforts, the village finally managed to safely survive those three difficult years.

In 1970, Ye Xingwan was directly packed up and sent to Chenjia Village to go to the countryside.

There was not the slightest trace of reluctance on her face. Instead, her expression was full of relief, as if she had finally gotten rid of a burden.

The child was sent away?

Si Qiu grabbed Ye Shubai’s ear.

“Tell me, it’s not like you couldn’t arrange a job for the child. Why did you insist on sending her to the countryside?”

Ye Shubai bent at the waist and lowered his head, letting her pull his ear without making her exert even a little effort.

“Qiuqiu, our Xingwan is too wild. She’s practically been spoiled rotten by the people of Chenjia Village. I heard you say that the older generation was very strict when educating children. Why not send her back there to receive some proper discipline? It’ll also stop her from constantly clinging to you.”

Ye Shubai’s possessiveness had always been extremely strong. He had never expected Si Qiu to become pregnant so soon—it had happened far too quickly. If it had been a little later, he would have already taken precautions.

He simply didn’t want Si Qiu to have even the slightest possibility of being distracted by anyone else.

Otherwise, did people really think he was such an easygoing person? He had arranged everything for the people of Chenjia Village precisely because he didn’t want them to trouble Si Qiu.

But because he let his guard down for a moment, he ended up attracting a huge nuisance. Now that he could finally send that nuisance away, how could he not be happy?

As for his daughter’s safety? If his daughter could still encounter danger in Chenjia Village, then Chenjia Village itself wouldn’t be able to survive.

If she couldn’t even protect herself in such an environment, then perhaps this daughter wasn’t worth raising anyway.

Not long after Ye Xingwan went to the countryside, a major spy case was uncovered in the city.

After urgent interrogation, they discovered a hidden treasure location that the Japanese forces had failed to transport away back then. The group of spies had been guarding this place, waiting for the chance to retrieve it.

However, the key to the treasure chamber had been lost in an accident.

The mission assigned to the military unit was to find the key. If they couldn’t locate it, they would have no choice but to blow up the mountain.

They didn’t want to do that unless absolutely necessary. The destruction would be too great, and they were also worried that some of the items inside the treasure chamber would be damaged.

“Wait, is this the shape of the key based on the spy’s description?”

Shen Tingyu shook the piece of paper in his hand. He couldn’t make much sense of it and simply handed it to Si Qiu.

Si Qiu took the paper and immediately felt that it looked familiar.

After carefully thinking back, she suddenly remembered the two thieves she had caught shortly after arriving here. When they were searched, a jade pillar carved with a coiled dragon pattern had been found on them.

Si Qiu immediately reported the matter and returned home with the others. Pretending to search through the cabinet, she took out the coiled dragon jade pillar.

Sure enough, when compared with the drawing on the paper, it wasn’t just similar—it was practically identical.

Therefore, Si Qiu was specially approved to accompany the group up the mountain. When they arrived at the treasure site, she placed the coiled dragon jade pillar into the so-called keyhole.

Sure enough, the mountain surface, which had been built up with layers of stone, suddenly split open.

A dark hole two meters wide appeared.

Just as everyone entered, Si Qiu suddenly noticed something strange about one of the people there.

Sensing something was wrong, she immediately rushed forward and tackled the person to the ground. The person had been hiding a bundle of explosives, intending to throw it into the entrance.

The explosives detonated.

Si Qiu died.

Several people around her also lost their lives.

However, this was already the result of Si Qiu using her own life to minimize the damage as much as possible.

Many people felt deep sorrow over Si Qiu’s sacrifice.

Even Si Qiu herself had never imagined that in this lifetime, she would not live until old age.

The same was true for Ye Shubai.

From the moment he received the news until Si Qiu’s funeral ended, he did not shed a single tear.

But that night, he held Ye Xingwan’s hand and explained everything clearly.

There were two underground rooms in their home, filled with gold, silver, jade artifacts, antiques, medicinal herbs, and other treasures.

Everything inside was more than enough for Ye Xingwan to live carefree for several lifetimes.

Ye Xingwan held her father’s hand.

“Dad, look at me. Don’t leave me behind, okay?”

Ye Shubai reached out and patted her hand.

“I promised your mother before that I would take care of her. I can’t break my promise. Otherwise, she would get angry with me.”

Ye Xingwan had known since she was little that her father loved her mother the most.

In fact, he only loved her mother.

She couldn’t let her mother dislike her, and she couldn’t let her mother’s love for her become too strong either.

She understood how extreme this kind of love could be.

Otherwise, her father would not have left this world by himself the day after her mother’s funeral.

Yet sometimes, she also envied her mother for receiving such love.

Her mother possessed a powerful heart and extraordinary abilities, which was why she could handle such intense and possessive love, living so freely in that era.

So Ye Xingwan also worked hard to make herself stronger.

She had never been anyone’s little princess.

She was her own queen.