Chapter 82 Sneaking Away

“Sister, shall we wait until it stops snowing in the next few days and then sneak off to that place again? There are similar big villas around there, so maybe there are other secret rooms that those people haven’t found yet…” Lu Qingzhu got more and more excited as she spoke, and was even imagining how they would feel after they got what they wanted.

"Hey, silly brother, have you forgotten that you're grounded?!" He Caiwei emphasized the last few words.

Instantly, Lu Qingzhu felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water; her heart sank to the ground.

"Oh... little sister, can you please plead for me? I'll get moldy if I don't leave for more than ten days. I'll stay in this compound obediently." Lu Qingzhu tugged at her sister's sleeve and started to whine.

"No..." These words were not spoken by He Caiwei, but by her aunt who had just come in.

Lu Qingzhu wanted to ask his sister for help, but then he sensed something was off about the voice. He turned around and saw his mother standing at the door, staring at him with an unfriendly look. He shrank back and hid behind his sister.

"You brat, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You stay home and reflect on your actions. If you dare to step out of the compound before school starts, I'll give you another beating." Wu Meifang glared at Lu Qingzhu and said through gritted teeth before pulling Weiwei out of the house.

“Weiwei, listen to your aunt. Don’t get too close to him and let him pass on his bad habits to you. This kid is always getting out of control. I have to teach him a lesson this time so he won’t do anything dangerous again.” Wu Meifang knew her son’s bad behavior perfectly well, and of course, she knew what he was thinking. She was just afraid that he would go off on his own again, which was why she locked him up.

"I understand, Auntie. I won't go out with my second brother. I'll keep an eye on him for you before we go back. You can go and take care of him without worry." He Caiwei knew that her aunt was doing this for her second brother's sake, so she didn't object. Instead, she offered to help keep an eye on him.

"Honey, I haven't had time to take you out to play since you all came. Look at what happened during the New Year. Once this matter calms down in a few days, your aunt will take you out to play." Wu Meifang felt that this New Year was terrible. It was so hard for her brother-in-law's family to come back and celebrate the New Year together, but who knew that those bastards would cause trouble during the New Year and even make her husband get injured during the New Year.

“Auntie, we can go out to play anytime. We don’t know what the situation is like outside right now, and with this heavy snow, everything is covered in white, so it’s not fun to go out. Let’s stay home, warm ourselves by the fire, and read a book. Let’s not cause trouble for the country.” He Caiwei was freezing to death after going out for just one night. She didn’t want to brave the heavy snow to go out to play, and there was nothing fun about it anyway.

"Yes, yes, we can't cause trouble. We have to listen to Weiwei. Come on, let's go see what your mother is doing. I have a new sweater design here, let's go discuss it with her." Auntie thought her little niece was really enlightened. She knew at such a young age that she shouldn't cause trouble for the country. She was definitely destined to be their child.

He Caiwei remembered what her second brother had said, and it was indeed quite tempting. However, she didn't know how dangerous it was there. If she rashly took her second brother with her, their safety could not be guaranteed. However, she could go alone, since she could return to her space.

No, this matter needs to be considered carefully; we can't let my uncles find out.

Lu Zhiheng looked at his little girl coming out of his nephew's room. He had originally thought that his little girl shouldn't go out either, but his daughter was so well-behaved, she probably wouldn't go to dangerous places, so he decided to let it go.

He Yuping knew what the man was thinking, so she reached out and squeezed his hand: "Don't worry, my darling won't do anything dangerous."

For the next two or three days, they stayed indoors, doing whatever they were supposed to do. The eldest aunt and her mother were in charge of cooking, while the eldest uncle and father, both wounded, were in charge of looking after the children and preventing them from wandering around outside.

But after only a few days, the army sent orders for them all to go back. To take care of his father, Lu Qingfeng went with them. Lu Zhiheng was also summoned for some reason, but he was now unable to walk properly and could only be pushed by He Yuping.

Wu Meifang was afraid that the two of them wouldn't be able to take good care of Lu Qingyue, so she sent her to the military nursery. That left Lu Qingzhu and He Caiwei, two troublesome people, at home.

This made it convenient for the two people who wanted to go out. Half an hour after the adults left, the two of them secretly ran out of the compound with their schoolbags on their backs.

The two finally stopped to rest when they reached the back gate of the steel rolling mill.

"Second brother, are you sure it's safe for us to go over like this? If they find some bomb or something, I bet you'll be locked up for at least two months, you believe me?" He Caiwei genuinely admired her second brother for his fearlessness in the face of a beating.

Her aunt was ruthless, but this girl really doesn't learn her lesson. She was beaten up just a day ago, and the red marks on her body must still be fresh, yet she still dared to urge her to go out treasure hunting again.

The two finally managed to escape the woods, only to be dumbfounded. Originally, the end of this woods was the ruins of that dilapidated house, but now the end of the woods had been blocked by an earthen wall. In just the last few days, the road here had been blocked.

"Heh, no wonder my parents were so at ease leaving the two of us at home today. They were waiting here." Lu Qingzhu looked at the wall and realized that this was why her parents were so at ease leaving the two of them at home today.

“A mere wall can’t stop me. Come on, sister, let’s go this way. There’s a path here.” Lu Qingzhu was very familiar with this path. A mere wall couldn’t possibly block his way forward.

After trekking for more than ten minutes, the two of them arrived at the ruins of the mansion again.

“Little sister, let’s not be picky this time. Let’s start from left to right. I’m telling you, this area used to be inhabited by wealthy people. If these houses hadn’t been destroyed, the interiors would have been very luxurious.” Lu Qingzhu whispered to her sister as she dug through the rubble, describing the area’s former prosperity.

"What about all these people here? Could they all have been killed?" With so many houses here, you can imagine how many people live here. It's impossible that they were all killed.

"That's impossible. These people here have wide connections. Some of them received the news and fled with their belongings. Many of those who were beaten to death were either unwilling to leave or didn't believe the people who delivered the information. Actually, I came with them, but I didn't dare to do anything. Seeing how miserable those people were, I went back first."

I used to have two close friends who lived here. My dad asked me to secretly send them a message. They trusted my dad, so they packed their things and ran away. I heard they went to Hong Kong.

After they left, my dad forbade me from communicating with them. We agreed that no matter what, they would come back to find me when things improved. Lu Qingzhu was so familiar with this area because he had often come here to eat since he was a child.