Chapter 482: Chapter 482

Mr. Fan held his wife’s hand, both of them seemed healthy and hale, not sure whether it’s really the city air or some other reason.

Since they started living in the city,

they haven’t had any serious illnesses, not even those recurring old ailments.

His wife joked, "It’s thanks to Xiaoxiao."

They didn’t know the effect of two peaches would prolong their lives for many years.

At least, they didn’t have any diseases.

"Old lady, let’s hurry up, Jianguo said he would come home for dinner tonight. Let’s buy some ribs and invite Xiuying and her husband over for a good meal together. Xiaoxiao is in confinement and not at home, Jiang Lei hasn’t returned from his drive. Those two are probably just making do, so we can have a meal together."

Mr. Fan planned to take the opportunity to chat with his daughter.

He knew his daughter well, and her mood had been bad these few days; he heard it was due to stubbornness.

Jiang Laocheng’s mother fell ill again, and the couple went to see her; she was quite sick.

They intended to send the elderly woman to the hospital. Jiang Laocheng, the elder brother, didn’t say anything, and they guessed Jiang Laocheng didn’t have the money.

So they offered to pay.

Jiang Laocheng refused, saying his mother had been with him for years, and he’s spent a lot on his mother; now, in her old age, he can’t let his younger siblings pay for her healthcare.

He didn’t have the face for it.

Just then, Feng Guihua arrived with a group of women, accusing Jiang Laoshi and Fan Xiuying of breaking up their family and started a fight.

Even though Jiang Laocheng was protecting his brother and sister-in-law, it turned into a chaotic fight.

It led to a major battle between the two former sisters-in-law.

After many years without such a fight, it almost became a complete falling out.

Though it was out of goodwill for the elderly lady, it unexpectedly sparked a family feud.

Even Fan Xiuying didn’t expect that in her old age, she’d end up fighting with her sister-in-law like a shrew, pulling hair, and scratching faces.

Her face was all scratched up, making her unwilling to go out.

If she met an acquaintance in the neighborhood, she wouldn’t have any way to explain; they’d probably think the couple had been fighting.

Ever since Jiang Xiaoxiao was discharged from the hospital, every other day, Fan Xiuying would go to Old Mrs. Song’s house.

It wasn’t that she was worried about the elderly lady not taking care of Xiaoxiao well, but mainly that she was worried about her own grandson.

The child was so worrisome; when Little Tang Yuan was younger, she was very attached to herself.

After not seeing him for a few days since leaving the hospital, she felt anxious, and now with her face , she was embarrassed to go to the Song family, making it hard to explain.

Mr. Fan thought to let his daughter relax and ease the couple’s tension.

The elderly lady nodded, "Then let’s hurry."

To buy ribs would require them to queue, and their son was busy contracting the store, without time to help them with these small, trivial matters.

They couldn’t ask their son to buy ribs for them.

The elderly couple stepped out of the alley, at this hour, everyone was at work, so there was nobody at the alley entrance.

But there was a white van parked there.

The elderly couple couldn’t help but take a look.

It wasn’t common to see such a car parked there, just like their granddaughter-in-law’s car parked at the alley entrance, it caught eyes because people weren’t used to seeing it.

This wasn’t the family compound of cadres; for a car to be parked here was quite noticeable.

As they were about to walk past, the car door suddenly opened, and a bald man with a dark complexion popped his head out, "Uncle, Auntie, can I ask you something?"

The elderly couple stopped to ask for directions.

But before they knew it, several big men jumped out, grabbed their arms, covered their mouths, and threw them inside, tied their hands and feet tightly with ropes.

The car door closed swiftly.

The elderly couple stared fearfully at the men in the car, their minds went blank, and their eyes were covered.

Fan Jianguo returned home with his partner; his marriage with Huihui was almost certain, calling each other by nicknames now. A bachelor all his life, he was finally going to get married, and he felt happy inside.

The two had planned it well, just waiting for the store to open; once it opened and Fan Jianguo settled in for a while, they’d prepare for the wedding.

As the two walked in the courtyard, they found the door was open.

Fan Jianguo eagerly shouted, "Dad! Mom! We’re back!"

The courtyard was quiet.

"Hey, where did they go? I told them we’d be back tonight; Mom said she’d make something tasty for us. How come no one’s here?"

Fan Jianguo opened the curtain, the room was empty.

Then noticed a letter lying on the ground at the entrance.

Fan Jianguo picked it up curiously.

"Jianguo! Is it uncle and aunt..."

Huihui felt unhappy inside, but she feigned a smile; she had no choice, as Fan Jianguo had good prospects, willing to give a bride price of 500 yuan, and could help support the family.

Her family had three younger brothers to raise, heavy family burdens delayed her marriage till now.

If not, she wouldn’t have chosen Fan Jianguo.

Fan Jianguo wasn’t unattractive, just had bow legs, looking like a little old man.

Huihui felt embarrassed going out with Fan Jianguo.

"This isn’t good, something happened to my parents!"

Fan Jianguo’s face turned white.

He rushed into the room and picked up the phone.

"Big sister! Brother-in-law, come over quickly, something has happened."

She saw a sheet of paper spread out on the table.

On it was a simple message made from newspaper clippings.

In brief, it said the elderly couple was in their hands; prepare 100,000 yuan for ransom, and if you dare call the police, be prepared to collect the old couple’s corpses.

Below were several exclamation marks in sanguine red, enough to make one’s head spin.

Huihui bit her lip, 100,000 yuan!

Could Fan Jianguo really have 100,000 yuan?

If not, why target him of all people?

Within ten minutes, Fan Xiuying and Jiang Laoshi arrived.

Fan Xiuying covered her head with a scarf, but with summer heat, she wasn’t afraid of prickly heat.

Huihui curled her lips, thinking this big sister was a troublemaker.

"What happened? What’s the matter?"

Upon receiving the call, they rushed over; upon hearing the elderly couple was in trouble, Fan Xiuying didn’t even ask for details.

Fan Jianguo handed Jiang Laoshi the letter.

Upon reading it, Jiang Laoshi and Fan Xiuying were immediately shocked.

This was a kidnapping.

"Big sister, brother-in-law, say something! What do we do now?"

Fan Jianguo was frantic, he had already been out and had seen no one.

He had asked several neighbors, who knew the elderly couple’s routine of playing chess or chatting in the courtyard, but today many said they hadn’t seen the elderly couple all day.

Fan Jianguo understood, there was a high likelihood something really had happened to the elderly couple.

Jiang Laoshi and Fan Xiuying were panicked too; who had ever dealt with something this serious?

"Maybe we should keep looking! It might be a joke. We don’t have 100,000 yuan, where would we get it?"

Fan Xiuying couldn’t believe it was no joke.