The villagers, though they could squabble over a handful of chives or green onions for half a day, showed their true kindness when faced with a life-or-death situation. Even the household least fond of the Yang Family’s old residence joined in the search for the missing girl.
Soon after, not only the people of Dapu East Village, but also those from Xiaobudong Village were alerted. Everyone volunteered to help find the little girl who had fallen into the water. However, after three days, there was still no news.
In the end, the village chief went to the County Governor’s Office to report the missing person, and Magistrate Fang sent out Government Officials to assist in the search along the river for another two days. But with still no news, they had to give up.
Yang Ruxin felt heavy-hearted; she had never imagined the outcome would be like this.
"Xinxin, it’s not your fault, it was her own choice," Gu Qingheng said, fearing Yang Ruxin might succumb to despair.
Yang Ruxin glanced at Gu Qingheng, "I’m not thinking irrationally; I’m just feeling rather contemplative." But these reflections couldn’t be shared with him. In her past life, there were so many reports—children running away from home over a few scolding words from their parents, and that was the milder cases. More severe ones involved children killing their own parents or even poisoning their schools out of dislike for attending classes... Each time such news broke, people would cluck their tongues, but what after that? What about the underlying reasons? They were actually the result of parental educational shortcomings.
Gu Qingheng fiddled with Yang Ruxin’s hand, "You may reflect, but don’t you dare feel sad."
"Gu Qingheng, parents are a child’s best teachers. If we end up together, we must be loving and never quarrel, so that when we have children in the future, we can pass on positive energy to them and ensure their mental health..." Yang Ruxin raised her eyes earnestly to Gu Qingheng, "I’m telling you, most of those troubled children have issues because their parents do. They are a direct reflection of their parents’ problems..." Yang Baifu and Yang Dongshi were problematic people themselves. Fortunately, Erya came into her care before she suffered irreparable harm, so if there were minor issues they could be quickly spotted and corrected. But Daya’s worldviews were already formed; changing them would be difficult. That was why she was unwilling to accept her. Of course, she was also proud that her own younger sisters and brothers were psychologically normal, a classic case of a bad bamboo shoot producing a good one.
"Heh heh..." Suddenly, Gu Qingheng laughed, "Aren’t you shameless, already thinking about having children?"
"Gu Qingheng, wouldn’t you want children after getting married? Without children, how would humanity progress?" Yang Ruxin glared at Gu Qingheng, "If you don’t want to have them, fine, I’ll find someone else... Wuwu..." But before she could finish her words, someone pulled her into an embrace and sealed her lips, swallowing the rest of her sentence.
The death of a child would not affect much; the villagers quickly returned to their normal lives. The workshop was soon established, the purchased mountain was being enclosed, and the building of the villa below the hillside had begun...
Unexpectedly, after Daya’s incident, Xun Hui seemed sad, but she didn’t utter a single word of complaint, which was somewhat out of character for her.
However, Yang Ruxin did not inquire further. After all, everyone was continuously educating and guiding her. If she didn’t improve, there would be no hope. Honestly, if Xun Hui came over and started to nag her about how things might have been different if she had taken in Daya, Yang Ruxin thought she might go mad.