Chapter 451 That Temple Where You Prayed for a Child

Chapter 451 That Temple Where You Prayed for a Son

After making the decision, the question arose of how to get these things down the mountain.

He Tingyue wrapped up the gold bars and buried the rest back in the soil, putting everything back as it was.

"Let's head down first."

Jiang Yu glanced back a few times—won’t someone find it?

He Tingyue was unfazed. "Even if someone finds and takes them, it wouldn’t be a loss for us."

Since they had already decided to hand over the remaining items to the factory, they weren’t theirs anymore.

If someone found them along the way, it would just mean those things weren’t meant for the factory.

Jiang Yu thought it made sense and headed down the mountain, guilt-free.

Still, carrying so many gold bars had her feeling like a thief, unable to relax.

Down the mountain, they were still butchering the two wild boars, and He Tingyue let Lai Liuzi handle the rest.

"I’ll get your sister-in-law home first and come back later."

Lai Liuzi nodded in understanding, assuming Jiang Yu had been pretty shaken up.

"Sister-in-law must be quite shaken. She should go rest."

Liu Junmei also looked sympathetic. "Go ahead home. We’ll watch over these boars—no one will take them. You poor thing."

Jiang Yu: "…" (If only they knew!) No, I’m not pitiful!

Right now, she was buzzing with excitement, barely keeping a straight face.

"Auntie, I’ll head home then."

"Go ahead."

The whole way, Jiang Yu was jittery, her heart racing, half-afraid it was all a dream.

Finally back home, she rushed inside and locked the door in a flash.

Unable to contain herself, Jiang Yu gave her arm a pinch, her eyes alight with excitement—it hurt!

"This isn’t a dream, is it?"

He Tingyue chuckled, finding her greedy little look utterly endearing.

"All yours."

Once the excitement faded, Jiang Yu began to worry again.

"But where do we hide all these things?"

Jiang Yu wasn’t hurting for money at the moment. The gold bars could be cashed in, but she didn’t need to.

She just wanted to keep them safely hidden, peeking at them now and then.

He Tingyue stood up, moved the bedding on the kang aside, and lifted one of the bricks, revealing a neat little cubby—perfect for stashing treasures.

"Leave them here."

Jiang Yu was like a squirrel storing nuts, carefully placing the gold bars one by one into the compartment.

She smiled in satisfaction as the small space gradually filled with gold bars.

"Perfect fit!"

He Tingyue still had to return to Nanhe Village and couldn’t stay home for long.

He told Jiang Yu: "Just stay home. I’ll have Fei Yan come cook for you, or grab a bite at Dongkelai. Wait till I’m back."

Jiang Yu nodded without hesitation. "I won’t go out, don’t worry."

With gold bars at home, why would she leave?

He Tingyue chuckled, exasperated. "I meant *you*—not the gold!"

Jiang Yu hurriedly covered his mouth, looking horrified.

"Don’t say that out loud! What if someone hears? Just go, I’ll stay right here and wait for you to come back."

In the end, she ended up shoving him out.

The moment He Tingyue left, Xu Lihua showed up.

"Jiang Yu, where did Little He go? Why the secrecy?"

Jiang Yu didn’t mention Sun Biao and instead blamed it on the wild boars.

Xu Lihua’s eyes widened. "How do you keep getting so lucky? How do you always manage to hunt wild boars?"

Jiang Yu sighed. "Ugh, don’t remind me. One almost killed me—it chased me forever."

Plus, she saw a dead man’s face, which still made her shudder. Thank goodness for the gold bars—they kept her sane.

Xu Lihua quickly said, "Hook me up with a few pounds of meat."

"Sure thing, Aunt Xu. I’ll set aside some good cuts for you—as a gift."

"Seriously? For free? No take-backs!"

Jiang Yu tsked. "When have I ever lied to you?"

Xu Lihua gave her a sidelong glance, sensing Jiang Yu was in an unusually good mood today.

"Besides the wild boar, nothing else happened?"

She wasn’t entirely convinced.

Jiang Yu shook her head. "There is something, but I can’t say. You’ll see soon enough."

She teased, leaving Xu Lihua hanging.

"Oh, you girl! Teasing me like this—I won’t sleep tonight!"

Jiang Yu laughed. "How can you not sleep with meat to eat tonight?"

Xu Lihua pestered her for a long time but couldn’t get anything out of her and finally gave up.

No sooner had they stepped out of Jiang Yu’s room than they saw Lin Hongxia and Jiang Ting walking in happily from outside.

This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo didn’t usually get along well, but today they looked as close as real mother and daughter.

"Mrs. Lin, what's got you so happy? Did you win the lottery or something?"

Lin Hongxia happened to catch sight of Jiang Yu and raised her voice, "Jiang Ting went for a checkup at the hospital, and the doctor said it's definitely a boy!"

Xu Lihua gave an indifferent "Oh." Big deal—like anyone’s lacking a son these days.

"That's nice. But what about Xiang Hong’s situation? Has that good-for-nothing Liu Dagui been released yet? Have they divorced?"

At the mention of this, Lin Hongxia’s smile vanished.

"For all we know, he still hasn’t been released. Xiang Hong can’t even see him, so how can she bring up divorce? And that Zhang Chunhua—who knows where she’s skipped town to by now? She might not even be in Beicheng anymore."

She and Liu Dagui were only married later in life—there was no deep affection between them. So of course, when trouble hit, they bailed on each other.

Xu Lihua shook her head. "What a damn shame."

Before she could finish speaking, Fu Xianghong rushed in from outside.

"Mom! Zhang Chunhua’s been arrested!"

She’d just caught wind of this and hurried home to tell Lin Hongxia.

"Who arrested her? The security department?" Lin Hongxia asked.

Fu Xianghong shook her head. "Rumor has it she was mixed up with a killer and was taken in."

Lin Hongxia clapped her hands hard—now that was some sweet justice.

"About damn time! I always said people like her would get their comeuppance sooner or later!"

Jiang Ting looked puzzled. "Big sis, where did this murderer come from?"

Fu Xianghong: "You probably know the guy—it’s the abbot from that temple where you went begging the gods for a son. Turns out he’d offed a bunch of people, committed multiple murders, and had been dodging the law for years before finally being caught."

Jiang Ting’s face went pale, her stomach dropped.

"It was him?"

Xu Lihua blinked. "Well damn, so much for that temple’s ‘miracle baby’ hype, huh?"

Lin Hongxia hesitated. "You think they nabbed the wrong guy? Jiang Ting got pregnant, and it’s a son too. I think it’s pretty effective."

Fu Xianghong shook her head. "Beats me! But Mom, do you think if I go ask at the flour mill now, they’d let me see Liu Dagui?"

"Who knows? I’ll go with you to ask!"

Whether Fu Xianghong could get divorced was now her second biggest headache.

Top priority? That grandson, no question.

But just as they reached the door, Lin Hongxia turned back.

"Jiang Yu, come with us."

Jiang Yu wasn’t exactly itching to go, but Xu Lihua was dying to get the scoop on Zhang Chunhua’s arrest and once again roped Jiang Yu into it—typical!

"Little He said before leaving that Fei Yan would come back to cook for you. Don't try to fool me."

She'd shut down any argument, so what else could Jiang Yu say?

But when they arrived at the flour mill, Han Tianhua still refused to let them see Liu Dagui.

"Zhang Chunhua has already been arrested. Why won’t you let me see Liu Dagui? I’m still waiting to get a divorce!" Fu Xianghong shouted.

Han Tianhua’s expression darkened. Precisely because Zhang Chunhua had been arrested, and the factory had lost someone because of her, they absolutely had to get what she was holding.

Otherwise, who would appease the family of that guy? Everything he'd done would be for nothing.

"These are two separate matters. I said no and that's final!"

Once he had what he wanted, who cared whether they got divorced or not?

Jiang Yu naturally knew exactly what he was thinking.

After all, they already knew about the things hidden in the mountains—there was no way they could just walk away now.

"Captain Han, I know Zhang Chunhua promised you your share, but she’s been arrested. Do you really think she still has the power to give you those things?"

Han Tianhua snorted. "Now that she's locked up, I have my ways to get her out."

Fu Xianghong was furious and went off on him. "A person like Zhang Chunhua is nothing but a menace to society. How dare you even think of getting her out! Have you no conscience?"

Han Tianhua glared coldly at her. "If you don’t leave now, I’ll have security throw you out!"