"After thinking so much, have you come to any conclusions? Are you satisfied with how I’ve handled it? If not, I’ll go back and tell them to withdraw the report and let He Caixia go."
Old Master He glared at her, "You know full well I didn’t mean it that way. The way you handled it is just fine, it taught her a lesson..."
Though he didn’t finish, Lin Chuxia understood.
That was also why she handled it that way.
If it had been handled by the book and He Caixia was locked up for a couple of years, most likely that would have been a hurdle Old Master He couldn’t overcome in his heart.
...............
Old Master He rarely came back, and after leaving the police station, he went home.
The house was emptied, and the things were all turned over.
Already knowing in the police station that Lin Chuxia had shown leniency, even the slight guilt he felt was now completely gone.
How could this be his own daughter? If she had even the slightest sense of father-daughter bond, she wouldn’t have ransacked the house like a robber.
Gu Peng, after leaving the police station, went to Daqing Mountain Village to discuss road repairs with Village Chief Sun.
Su Wensong was with them, and without a word, Lin Chuxia and Su Wensong started tidying up.
After the house was set in order, it was almost noon.
Having not returned to Ancheng County for a long time, Old Master He went to the Bun Shop near the train station for lunch.
Seeing Old Master He and Lin Chuxia arrive, Sun Lanlan was happier than anyone and went to inform Granny Su.
Granny Su was in the yard soothing her little great-grandson.
Su Wensong and Sun Lanlan’s son, Su Yian, was already over two years old.
The little guy was chubby and strong like a young bull, running around the yard restlessly.
At this moment, he was holding a small shovel, digging soil in Granny Su’s flower pot.
As soon as Sun Lanlan entered the yard, she saw her son was digging at her grandmother’s peony, which she had grown for many years, and Grandma not only didn’t stop him but watched him with a loving smile.
Granny spoils this little rascal, but she doesn’t. She stepped forward and lifted him by the scruff of his neck.
"You little rascal, are you trying to defy the heavens? Peonies are most afraid of root damage. If you dare dig randomly again, watch out for your bottom."
Granny Su waved her hand with a smile, "It’s okay, how much strength could he have? Loosening the soil is just fine."
Before Sun Lanlan could speak, a teasing voice came.
"Oh my, I’ve seen everything today. When did you, Lady Su Senior, ever say such lies with your eyes open? The soil in the pot is almost all gone, and you call this loosening the soil. It’s really something new."
Granny Su was surprised to see it was Old Master He but she was still sharp-tongued.
"I just like letting my little great-grandson dig, so what? No matter how pretty the flowers, they can’t compare to making my grandson happy, are you jealous, old thing?"
It was a local custom that after a person passed away, the pillow they used in life was burned at the entrance.
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