Time passed, and the year 1971 slipped away, leaving us in 1972. Everything in the Courtyard Compound was normal, save for the fact that Qin Jingru was pregnant again.
However, this peace was soon shattered. Just after the New Year, Banggeng fled back from Beidahuang.
That’s right—he escaped. His clothes were in tatters, and he looked worse off than a beggar. When he reached the gate of the Courtyard Compound, Third Aunt initially mistook him for a refugee. Had Banggeng not identified himself, she wouldn’t have dared to recognize him.
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