Because she had married far from home, Lin Wanyi didn't have a single relative here.
And because Liu Chunlan kept a close eye on her, she didn't even have a single friend.
At first, when she strolled around the village, Liu Chunlan always followed her, claiming she was afraid Wanyi would get lost or wouldn't know anyone.
She had even felt grateful for that.
Only later did she realize that Liu Chunlan was actually afraid she would become familiar with the villagers and they would tell her everything.
Lin Wanyi had a soft temperament to begin with, and she asked for little in life. She didn't mind not having friends.
After giving birth to Keke, she focused even more on taking care of her family.
Aside from not being able to visit her maiden home often, she never felt too troubled by anything else.
It was just that during every holiday, she would shed tears alone.
Then she would silently resent herself for insisting on marrying so far away; this was the consequence she had to bear.
Now that her phone had been confiscated by Wang Hao, she racked her brain but couldn't think of a single person who could help her.
After a long silence, Wang Hao's attitude softened a bit:
"Alright, stop being angry. Just leave Keke at home, and I'll go back with you tomorrow.
"We'll leave early in the morning and get there early, so your mom won't keep worrying.
"If you've made up your mind, I'll book the tickets right away, and then you can call your mom to reassure her."
Lin Wanyi was unwilling. Especially after what happened yesterday, she was even more uneasy about leaving her child with Liu Chunlan.
But what could she do?
She was completely isolated and helpless; no one could help her.
She had to go back for her father's funeral; she couldn't be absent.
She held her head, unable to come up with any solution.
Outside, Liu Dabing was still calling out to Wang Hao, "Haozi, get moving! Why isn't there any sound?
"If you really can't do it, your uncle can truly help you. We're all family, no need to be so formal."
Disgusting!
Lin Wanyi almost threw up.
Wang Hao shouted toward the door, "Uncle, open the door. Wanyi and I are going home."
Liu Dabing refused to open it: "What's wrong? Can't let loose at your uncle's place?
"It's fine, we're all adults. Uncle understands, I get it."
Wang Hao raised his voice, "Yeah, just open the door, Uncle, or I'm going to break it down."
Liu Dabing reluctantly opened the door, his malicious gaze sizing up Lin Wanyi.
"Out-of-town goods, hurry up and give the Wang family a big grandson, otherwise you'll never have a place in this family."
Lin Wanyi didn't look at him. Wang Hao pulled Liu Chunlan along, and they got into the car.
Along the way, Liu Chunlan arrogantly refused to look at Lin Wanyi.
Wang Hao drove while saying:
"Mom, tomorrow Wanyi and I are going back to her parents' house. We're leaving Keke at home, so you must take good care of her."
Liu Chunlan became anxious:
"You're still going back? Wang Hao, why can't you understand what I'm saying? Why do you treat my words like wind past your ears?
"You are not allowed to go back, do you hear me?"
Wang Hao pulled the car over to the side of the road:
"Mom, where is Keke right now? Let Wanyi take a look at her. If she sees her, she won't take Keke back with her."
Liu Chunlan still refused to say. Wang Hao simply pulled her out of the car:
"Mom, why don't you understand what I mean? Wanyi's dad died, so she definitely has to go back for the funeral. It wouldn't make sense if she didn't.
"I finally managed to persuade her to leave Keke at home.
"You know Keke is her lifeblood. If Keke doesn't go, she will eventually come back.
"Think about it carefully."
Liu Chunlan thought for a long time and finally slapped her thigh:
"Oh my, you are smart, my son. You know that bitch best.
"If I had known, why would I have fed her peanuts? I should have just hidden her.
"I'm telling you, I was terrified when she was eating the peanuts too. I didn't want to kill anyone."
She took out her phone and dialed Wang Meijuan's number: "Give the phone to that money-losing brat and let her say a few words to Lin Wanyi."
On the other end of the line, Wang Meijuan hurriedly washed the face of the dirty, kitten-like Wang Keke before handing her the phone:
"Tell your mom you're having a lot of fun at your aunt's place and eating very well.
"Don't say anything else, you hear? Otherwise, you'll never see your mom again."
Wang Keke nodded vigorously and quickly took the phone.
The moment she saw Wang Keke, Lin Wanyi's heart shattered into pieces.
Her daughter.
She wanted to take her away.
But she knew she couldn't take her away right now.
No one in the entire Wang family would let her take the child away.
She had thought about it for a long time; she could only go back first and ask her brother for help.
Then she would come back and take her daughter away.
She desperately held back her tears and told Keke:
"Keke, be a good girl at your aunt's house. Mom will come to pick you up in a few days.
"Remember, you cannot eat peanuts. You must never eat them under any circumstances."
Wang Keke asked expectantly, "Mom, can I still go to Grandma's house?
"Mom, I want to go to Grandma's house. All the kids in kindergarten get to go to their grandma's house, but I've never been."
Yes, only her grandma's house was too far away.
Seeing that Lin Wanyi was about to cry out loud, Wang Hao took the phone:
"We'll pick Keke up to go to Grandma's house in a few days. Keke must be a good girl."
When they arrived home, Lin Wanyi kept staring at Liu Chunlan:
"During the few days I'm back, I need to video call Keke three times a day. If I don't see her, I'll call the police immediately."
Liu Chunlan rolled her eyes at her:
"You're crazy. She's my granddaughter, do you think I would harm her?"
Lin Wanyi didn't believe her at all, but there was nothing she could do right now.
If she didn't go along with them now, she wouldn't even be able to go back herself, let alone Keke.
She wanted to go to Wang Meijuan's house to see Keke, but she was afraid Keke would be sad to see her.
She held it in again and again, and finally took two sleeping pills and fell asleep with tears in her eyes.
The next day, Wang Hao woke her up before dawn:
"Hurry up and wash. I bought the earliest flight tickets. We'll get there by 9 o'clock, in time for everything."
Lin Wanyi didn't think about anything.
She quickly washed her face and brushed her teeth, threw on a jacket, and left the house.
This time, Liu Chunlan didn't make things difficult for her. It was just getting light when they arrived at the airport.
Wang Hao returned her phone to her and transferred ten thousand yuan to her.
"Honey, you'll definitely need to spend money when you go back. Use this money however you want.
"If it's not enough, I still have a three-thousand-yuan family card. When we go home, we can spend generously, we can afford it."
Lin Wanyi took the phone, feeling an intense sourness in her heart.
She clearly had wanted so much to live a good life with Wang Hao.
She clearly had wanted to earnestly build their family and marriage.
She didn't play cards or go shopping; her whole heart was devoted only to this family.
But now...
She hurriedly sent a message to her younger brother.
Wang Hao wrapped his arm around hers. "Honey, I know the things that happened these past two days made you unhappy.
"But you have to remember one thing: I love you, and I always will."
Tears welled up in Lin Wanyi's eyes.
It was just these three words.
Back then, it was precisely because of these three words that Lin Wanyi resolutely married thousands of miles away from home.
She had thought love could conquer all.
She had thought she and Wang Hao could be happy for a lifetime.
But she was wrong.
On the plane, she looked at the white clouds beneath her feet, missing her daughter.
She didn't know if leaving her behind for a few days was right or wrong.
But she had no choice.
She kept looking out the window, and Wang Hao kept looking at her.
He also remembered when he went to beg Lin Wanyi's parents to agree to their marriage, kneeling before them and swearing:
"If I ever do anything to wrong Wanyi in the future, I swear I will die a terrible death."
At that time, he had been sincere.
But right now, he genuinely did not want Lin Wanyi to go back.
He was afraid!
He was terrified that once she left, she would never return!
