Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 707 - 683: Brazen

The Qiu Family couldn’t find the child, and the first person they thought of was Ye Weijun. Ye Weijun generously admitted. He said that if they didn’t give him five thousand yuan, they would never see the child again.

The Qiu Family didn’t have that much money readily available. They were stumped. Even if they coerced Ye Weijun and beat him up, he wouldn’t say a word. Despite being beaten, he still taunted that if he died, the child wouldn’t survive either.

Hearing this, the Qiu Family realized there must be an accomplice. They feared that if they crippled Ye Weijun, it would anger the accomplice, which wouldn’t be good for the child. The Qiu Family was in a difficult position.

Just when they thought about borrowing some money from the Liang Family, before they even set foot inside, news of a tragedy from the Liang Family postponed the borrowing plan.

Old Man Qiu had no choice but to gather more than one thousand yuan at home. He planned to give it to him first, hoping he would send the child back. He would then write an IOU in front of Ye Weijun, ensuring he wouldn’t deny the debt.

While they were gathering the money, Ye Qing brought Mei Langchi along.

The Qiu Family was thrilled. They couldn’t handle Ye Weijun, and seeing Ye Qing’s man donned in a military uniform, brimming with righteousness, gave the Qiu Family hope.

Mei Langchi looked at his mother-in-law lying on the bed, her facial features unrecognizable, and frowned immediately. He cursed inwardly, wondering what kind of person Ye Qing’s father was to beat someone like this.

Du Guangjun, seeing Qiu Hualan in such a state, almost burst into tears. As soon as he entered the room, he stayed by Qiu Hualan’s side without moving an inch.

The Qiu Family also realized this man must be Lan Hua’s lover from outside. Although their daughter was at fault, seeing how devoted this man was to their daughter, Old Man Qiu didn’t care about morals and shame.

Their daughter suffered most of her life. Finally, she escaped from the claws of the devil and met someone good. Why care about those superficial matters?

Mei Langchi heard that Ye Weijun had hidden his child and demanded five thousand yuan.

His heart chilled. He asked Ye Qing to take him to see Ye Weijun. Luckily, Ye Weijun wasn’t at home.

As soon as he heard Fang Qiao say he went to the town to buy alcohol.

"Saozi, where’s my elder brother?"

"Oh, your elder brother is at the foot of the western mountain. Didn’t we raise some chickens and ducks? He’s watching over them right now."

"Okay. Let’s go find my elder brother."

Ye Qing wasn’t familiar with this Saozi and was just thinking about her child. Her Hua Hua was just over a year old. Any commotion should make her cry, right? The village is so small, where could Ye Weijun hide her?

They had just searched the house and the yard thoroughly, but there was no trace of the child.

Ye Qing took Mei Langchi towards the foot of the mountain. People in the village saw Mei Langchi and started to believe Ye Weijun’s words.

They believed that his daughter found a military officer as a son-in-law, and also believed Ye Weijun’s claim that this man was Lin Wan’s brother. Because Mei Langchi and Lin Wan’s husband did look somewhat similar.

This stirred up a wave in the village, and everyone was discussing Ye Qing’s and Lin Wan’s husbands.

The old lady of the Liang Family passed away, and Lin Wan’s whole family came back, except for Lin Wan’s husband, which many people found unfortunate. If Lin Wan’s husband came back, it would be nice.

Now, the legitimate wife and the mistress are brought together, who knows what the situation will be?

At this time, Ye Qing and Lin Wan didn’t have the leisure to care about the village’s opinion. One was grieving, and the other was urgently searching for her son.

When Ye Qing arrived at the foot of the mountain, Ye Rong was feeding chickens and ducks in the new pen. He saw Ye Qing bringing a man over.

His hand holding the chicken feed tray tightened a bit.

"Ah Qing, you’re back. When did you arrive?"

"Brother. We just got here. This is my husband, Langchi. Langchi, this is my brother, Ye Rong."

Mei Langchi nodded at Ye Rong and called him brother.

Ye Rong gave a somewhat awkward smile.

Ye Qing was anxious about her child and asked, "Brother, do you know where Dad hid the child?"

"The child? I don’t know. These days, Dad has been spending his time in his own yard except for meals at our place. But he definitely didn’t hide the child in his yard. Otherwise, Grandpa and Uncle would have found her by now."

"If it’s not hidden at our place, then where could it be?"

"It’s hard to say. I suspect it might be in the mountains. Ah Qing, maybe we should call the police. It’s been two days, and there’s no news about the child. And I haven’t seen Dad take any food out. I guess he hasn’t even fed the child."

"What?" Ye Qing was so anxious that she almost cried. Her Hua Hua hadn’t eaten for two days. What should she do?

Mei Langchi checked his watch. It was already past six. He patted Ye Qing’s shoulder and said coolly, "Don’t worry yet. I guess he wouldn’t dare to harm the child. It’s late today, and we can report to the police tomorrow. Tonight, let’s wait for him to return and question him. If he brings the child out, we won’t report it. If he refuses to tell, then don’t blame us for being heartless."

Ye Qing wiped her tears and nodded.

Ye Rong, however, was secretly happy, having thought of something.

After sending Ye Qing away, he went straight to the village entrance to wait for Ye Weijun’s return and cheated him to the foot of the mountain. Tonight, he planned to detain Ye Weijun and not let him return home. By tomorrow, when Ah Qing saw that Ye Weijun hadn’t returned, she would surely report to the police. If they let Ye Weijun return home, seeing the man by Ah Qing’s side, Dad would surely give in within an hour. If they didn’t report to the police then, Dad would cause trouble at home again.

If Ah Qing reported to the police, Ye Weijun would be charged with kidnapping and would surely be jailed. In the best-case scenario, if the child died, it would be best for Ye Weijun to be executed. Never let him appear in this world again.

This way, his home would be peaceful.

Mom and Dad divorced, and Mom followed Ah Qing. All the houses and land at home would be his. He wouldn’t have to see that old face and worry every day.

He had been waiting for such a life for a long time.

Truly hoping it would come soon.

When Ye Rong saw Ye Weijun’s figure swaying slowly at the village entrance, he knew he had drunk quite a bit in the town.

He looked around and, when the villagers weren’t paying attention, led Ye Weijun to the back of the village. They took a loop from the foot of the mountain.

"What are you doing, not minding your chickens and pulling your father for what?" Ye Weijun saw it was his son, and impatiently shook his hand.

"Dad, Ah Qing came back this afternoon and brought her military man with her. Just now, they were even looking for me. I saw them looking aggressive. I suspect they are going to beat you. So, I’m letting you hide," Ye Rong bluffed.

"What? Ah Qing... and her man came back? Her man actually came back?" Ye Weijun sobered up a bit and asked with wide eyes, "What does that man look like?"

"He’s quite tall and solid, looks like he trains often. Dad, you should be careful. He didn’t look happy, seemed really angry."

"Bah... When I was in S City, I wanted to see him but couldn’t. Now he’s being big with my daughter. Fine, I’ll meet him. I’ll tell him the kid is with me and ask for five thousand yuan. I’ll give the kid to him," Ye Weijun decided.

"Dad, you see that Little Sister and her husband are quite tough. If you go over and they don’t buy your story and beat you up, those five thousand yuan will be gone. So, why don’t you sit at the foot of the mountain first? Tonight, I’ll check the situation for you. If they’re willing to pay tomorrow, you can give them the child. If they’re not willing, I’ll persuade them. After all, you’re their dad, and their anger will dissipate after a while, making it easier to talk."

Ye Weijun paused, thinking his son made sense. He had to get those five thousand yuan in hand, or how else would he buy alcohol in the future?

After they left, Lin Wan and Lin Yinghui came out from the mountain.

They had overheard the father and son’s conversation. Initially, they followed Ah Zhi and Ah Song to see how Little Grandmother’s grave was being dug. Ah Zhi and Ah Song were still up on the mountain, while the siblings returned first, unexpectedly hearing the father and son’s scheme.

When they returned, Lin Wan had heard some things about the Ye family. She knew Ye Weijun had beaten Qiu Hualan and that Ye Weijun was pressured by the Qiu Family to sign divorce papers.

It turned out Ye Weijun was unwilling to let go and even took Ye Qing’s child. Seems like their actions had a cascading effect, and now Mei Langchi and Ye Qing were bearing it.

Wondering how Mei Langchi and Ye Qing would handle Ye Weijun.

"Xiao Wan, you head back. I’m going out for a bit."

"Brother, where are you going?"

"Hmph, Ye Weijun is no good either. I’m heading into the village to let them know about Ye Weijun’s return."