Chapter 369 - 0369: Willing but Powerless1_1
Following his wife’s account, Lu Jiang had a preliminary understanding of the Zhao Family’s situation.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the Zhao’s house, they found it deserted, the iron gate shut tight.
"Why is there no one?" Lu Jiang was very suspicious. Unmelted snow was everywhere, most families were avoiding going out, if possible.
Feng Qingxue had visited the Zhao’s before. She didn’t visit them as often as she went to Uncle Xu’s and Aunt Xu’s place, but she recognized the Zhao’s neighbors. In a rush, she knocked on their doors to ask about the whereabouts of the Zhao’s family.
She was worried that Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Guohong would face another political denouncement.
"Oh, you’re looking for them? They went to visit their relatives." The neighbor Wang Dama succinctly told Feng Qingxue, "Aren’t you that girl who Tianqi brought back years ago to treat his grandma? After that, Tianqi’s grandma told me that without you, she would’ve died in that severe illness. She requested me to inform you whenever you visit, that the whole family of three had gone to Northwest Farm to visit Tianqi’s grandfather."
Although Tianqi was her grandson, he was now surnamed Zhao, so they simply started calling Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao "grandfather and grandmother".
The Zhao Family returned to their hometown from the Capital, not because they had a poor political standing. Their patriarch was a venerable revolutionary. Even if he had been sent down to the countryside, he was still a respected figure. Therefore, their relationship with the neighbours was still good.
Hearing this, Feng Qingxue was immediately delighted. "Are there any news from old Mr. Zhao? Has the Zhao family been allowed to visit relatives?"
Madam Wang nodded and smiled, "Yes, it’s beyond us ordinary folks as to how these higher-up things are done. However, for them to be able to meet after being separated for so many years is a blessing indeed. Who’s this with you?"