No wonder Su Lina had lived so comfortably in her previous life after they were sent down—she must have found these gold bars.
In these times, gold bars were hot commodities, so she first stored them all in her Dimensional Space.
After all this busywork, the small hut in the Dimensional Space was already packed to the brim. Shen Fujuan wiped the sweat from her brow. “I’ll tidy up when I have time.”
Exiting the Dimensional Space, she glanced up at the clock. Su Jiaxuan and the children would be off work soon, so she needed to hurry and prepare dinner.
Just as the thought crossed her mind, footsteps sounded outside. Shen Fujuan turned to open the door, only to find a group of Red Armbands standing there.
This day had come even earlier than in her previous life.
Behind them were Su Jiaxuan, their two sons, and their daughter-in-law, who had been called back temporarily to undergo inspection together.
Su Lina, meanwhile, hid behind them, a look of gleeful schadenfreude on her face.
Shen Fujuan’s heart tightened, her mind flooded with the tragic scenes from her past life—their family imprisoned, subjected to struggle sessions, Su Jiaxuan beaten until he coughed up blood by a radical, frenzied crowd while trying to protect her and the children…
Sensing his wife’s distress, Su Jiaxuan stepped past the crowd to her side, his warm, large hand enveloping hers tightly.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
Shen Fujuan looked up, meeting Su Jiaxuan’s dark, steady eyes. Her panicked heart gradually calmed, and she stepped aside to let the Red Armbands enter.
Several of them presented a search warrant and began rummaging through the house from top to bottom.
Su Jiaxuan wrapped his arm tightly around Shen Fujuan’s shoulders, offering her silent strength.
Su Jianqiang also held Zhao Xiaorou’s hand firmly. Only Su Lina acted as if nothing were wrong, watching gleefully as they searched the key locations she had reported.
They found nothing?!
“Director, the Su family does not possess the prohibited items mentioned in the report.”
Before Director Chen could speak, Su Lina rushed forward, rummaging through the bookcase and throwing documents and books all over the room.
“That’s impossible! They should be right here!”
“Sis, what are you doing?!”
Su Jianjun stared in disbelief at Su Lina’s frenzy. “This is our own home!”
Those books were his parents’ most treasured possessions. He had to wash and dry his hands before even touching them. Now, Su Lina was throwing them all on the floor—how heartbroken his parents must be!
Instead of stopping, Su Lina turned and glared viciously at Su Jianjun.
“Who’s your sister? I don’t have a pair of Stinking Ninth parents!”
“Sis, what are you saying? Have you lost your mind?”
It was one thing for outsiders to say such things, but for a family member to stab their own in the heart!
Su Jianjun turned to look at his parents. Their faces were calm and unruffled, as if they had expected this all along.
Then he glanced at his elder brother and sister-in-law. Their eyes held the same shock and disappointment.
“That’s right! There’s also the safe!”
As if suddenly remembering something, Su Lina rushed to the safe, entered the password, and with a click, the door swung open.
“This is full of feudal remnants!”
Su Lina pointed inside for the Red Armbands to see. The director walked over, pulled out the contents of the safe, and frowned deeply.
“You call this feudal remnants?!”
When she saw clearly, Su Lina gasped in shock.
Little Red Books?!
How could there be Little Red Books inside?!
She had personally witnessed Su Jiaxuan storing ancient texts inside, along with gold bars and the like!
She had secretly observed for a long time to memorize the password, waiting for this day to bring the Su family to their knees.
“Impossible! This can’t be!”
Shen Fujuan watched her adopted daughter’s hysterics with a cold gaze.
They lived in the school staff compound, surrounded by colleagues on all sides. Hearing the commotion from their home, neighbors had gathered outside early to watch the spectacle.
Seeing Su Lina turn against her family, they all frowned.
“The Su family treated her well enough—how did they end up raising such an ungrateful wretch?”
“Lina used to seem like such a nice girl…”
Her elder brother Su Jianqiang couldn’t bear to watch any longer and stopped Su Lina’s frenzied outburst.
“Second Sister! Enough! Do you think our family isn’t in enough trouble already!?”
Su Lina shook off his hand, her face twisted with sarcasm and mockery. “You’re the young master of a capitalist family—I’m not worthy of being your second sister! I’m just the child of a poor nanny. My mother was worked to death by you people!”
As her words fell, the Red Guards’ eyes sharpened, and the surrounding neighbors gasped in shock.
“Worked to death? The Su couple really are ruthless!”
“That counts as exploitation, doesn’t it…”
The committee leader adjusted his glasses and strode over to Su Jiaxuan and Shen Fujuan. “Is this true or not? Please explain honestly!”
Su Jiaxuan shielded his wife behind him, ready to face whatever came his way. Just as he was about to speak, Shen Fujuan stepped out from behind him, pulling out the hospital diagnosis and payment receipts from her pocket. She showed them to the Red Guards and the neighbors.
“Su Lina’s mother did indeed help out in our home for a period back then.”
“Later, she was diagnosed with lung cancer—a condition she developed from working in the coal pits of the countryside, where she inhaled too much coal dust and damaged her lungs.”
“From the onset of her illness until her death, our family covered a total of six hundred yuan in medical expenses.”
“Before she passed, she entrusted Su Lina to our care. Everyone here has seen how we’ve treated this child over the years.”
Everyone’s gaze returned to Su Lina—her pink Dacron dress, her leather high-heeled sandals, and the Shanghai-brand watch on her wrist, which cost at least a hundred yuan.
Now, not only the neighbors but even the Red Guards looked at Su Lina with reproach.
“No prohibited items were found during the investigation of the Su family, so you won’t be going to prison.”
“But you can’t escape your overseas connections and overseas work history. Pack your things in the next couple of days and prepare to be sent down to the Northeast.”
After giving his instructions, the committee leader signaled the Red Guards to move on to the next household.
Just as they were about to leave, Su Jiaxuan called out to stop them.
He gestured for his wife to fetch the household registration booklet. Their eyes met, and Shen Fujuan instantly understood his meaning.
“Comrades, I’d like to ask you to bear witness.”
Su Jiaxuan opened the household registration page, which listed only the two members of the Su family and their son and daughter-in-law—Su Lina’s name was not included.
Su Lina had remained with the Su family under the status of an orphan temporarily residing with relatives.
“Su Lina is not a member of the Su family, so she doesn’t need to be sent down with us. Send her back to her place of origin.”
When she heard the first part, Su Lina’s eyes lit up, but the second part plunged her into despair.
If she wasn’t a member of the Su family and didn’t have to be sent down, she could rightfully inherit the family’s villa and remaining assets.
But if she were sent back to her place of origin…
Su Lina couldn’t help but shudder. Though she had been young at the time, she still vividly remembered her grandmother and uncles’ expressions.
They had wanted to remarry her mother and sell her off as a child bride!
The committee leader took the household registration booklet, flipped through it, and signaled a nearby Red Guard to take note.
“Su Lina will leave with you in a few days. You’ll be sent down, and she’ll return to her place of origin.”
As soon as the words fell, Su Lina dropped to her knees before Shen Fujuan, clutching desperately at the hem of her pants.
“Mom! Please! I don’t want to go back!”