novellhall Chapter 180 Not picky about food, eats everything
Chapter 180 Not picky about food, eats everything
Fortunately, it was Monday, and Lu Congyue had to go to work.
Watching Lu Congyue carry Xiao Qianyue out the door, Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief, closed the door, and began to finish her embroidery while watching over the child.
She needs money, and she needs to work hard to earn it. Perhaps with enough money, she can have the opportunity to live in another city, and that man surnamed Zhang will no longer be able to find her.
This was the second way out that Zhuang Qingxiang could think of.
Compared to murder, this path seems easier.
Lu Congyue was always thinking about Zhuang Qingxiang while at work, which made him restless and uneasy. A mountain of work was getting on his mind.
Until Niu Jianzhong brought back a message.
"Li Shengnan implicated someone else as a superior? Who is it?"
Niu Jianzhong shook his head: "She said she hadn't seen it. The other party issued orders through notes placed at fixed locations. According to another accomplice, the superior was a man, but the specifics are unclear."
Lu Congyue tapped his index finger lightly on the table, his brows furrowed: "What does the county public security bureau mean by informing you of such important news?"
"They want us to cooperate in making arrests," Niu Jianzhong said seriously. "They believe that this group's target is still our military factory, and that their superior might still be hiding in our factory. The police officers think we need to screen all the personnel and find suspicious individuals."
"Of course, this matter is also highly confidential; only you and I know about it right now," Niu Jianzhong added.
Lu Congyue frowned and pondered for a moment: "I don't think so."
Niu Jianzhong: "Huh?"
"I said that person might not be in our factory," Lu Congyue said in a deep voice. "Our factory has strict screening procedures for hiring people. We caught a few people with problems before. In the end, we overlooked Li Shengnan because she didn't do anything. Someone as well-hidden as her would not be allowed to act unless absolutely necessary. Since the other party allowed her to act, it means that there is no one else available in the factory."
Niu Jianzhong listened and nodded.
Lu Congyue added, "Of course, the police's suggestion is also correct. We can't relax our self-inspection in the factory, but we should also tell them to keep the arrest center in the county town. The greatest heroes hide in the city. Since Li Shengnan and her accomplices were arrested near the busiest black market in the county town, their superiors should be hiding in the city."
Niu Jianzhong ran off as soon as he received the news. He had to go to the county public security bureau to make contact and also figure out how to sort out the identity information of all the factory's employees and their families. He was very busy.
Lu Congyue sighed. Life is much better now than before, so why are there still people who are unwilling to give up?
Because of this incident, Lu Congyue had no time to think about Zhuang Qingxiang anymore. He was busy every day and had to work overtime with Niu Jianzhong every night.
With him away from home, Zhuang Qingxiang felt much more at ease, and her embroidery became more and more skillful each day.
She didn't mention moving to the county town or ask if there was a suitable house, which reassured Sun Yongxian a lot. She even told Shi Peiran that perhaps she had finally figured it out and was willing to stay.
As time went by, Zhuang Qingxiang, who was initially filled with anxiety, gradually forgot about the danger as things went smoothly.
On this very day, Lu Congyue was at home resting, playing with his three children, when someone outside called for Zhuang Qingxiang, saying that someone was looking for her at the gate.
Lu Congyue reacted quickly and immediately asked who it was.
"It was a man surnamed Zhang. He said he knew Comrade Zhuang."
Lu Congyue didn't think much of it; he was just worried that the person who came was from the Qian family. Once he heard that it wasn't, he just let it go.
At that moment, Zhuang Qingxiang secretly slipped the scissors into her pocket.
Looking down at the phoenix she was embroidering, she realized that it was more than half finished and would be completed in two more days.
I hope she will have the opportunity to finish embroidering.
"I'm coming right away. Could you please tell Uncle Zhang to wait a moment?" Zhuang Qingxiang replied.
After everyone left, Zhuang Qingxiang turned to look at Lu Congyue on the kang (a heated brick bed), and bit her lip: "Lu Congyue."
"What is it?" Lu Congyue asked, turning his head to answer.
Zhuang Qingxiang pinched her palm and smiled, "Take good care of the children..."
Lu Congyue asked in confusion, "What? Are you going to be gone for a long time? Don't worry, even if you're gone for a whole day, I can keep an eye on you."
Zhuang Qingxiang really wanted to ask if he could take care of Yueyue and Chenglin if she never came back.
But she didn't dare ask.
Lu Congyue is so smart that he would notice something was wrong even if she asked one more question.
Zhuang Qingxiang smiled at Lu Congyue, left the house and walked towards the front door, one hand in her pocket, blocking the sharp scissors.
She walked slowly, trying to figure out what excuse to use to lure the man to a secluded spot to talk—the nearby woods would be a good option…
When she got to the front door, she didn't see "Uncle Zhang".
"Where is everyone?" She looked around outside the gate.
A man came out of the security room and said to her, "Comrade Zhuang, you're a step too late. That man just left. Oh, by the way, this is the letter he left for you."
Zhuang Qingxiang took the letter in a daze, her brows furrowing slightly.
She only came out a little later, and that guy couldn't wait? Will he turn on her because of this?
Zhuang Qingxiang bit her lip, thanked them, and walked back with the thin letter in her hand.
I felt like I was carrying a powder keg the whole way, as if the letter in my pocket might explode at any moment.
Turning a corner and standing where no one was around, Zhuang Qingxiang took out the letter, glanced at it, and her face turned extremely ugly.
Uncle Zhang actually asked her to take some time to go to the county town and bring back some things.
Zhuang Qingxiang knew without even thinking that he was definitely not a good person.
She didn't want to go, and "Uncle Zhang" guessed what she was thinking, so the last few sentences of the letter were threatening words to her.
Zhuang Qingxiang was so angry that she wanted to tear the letter to shreds, throw it on the ground, and then stomp on it a few times.
But she can't.
She could only carefully put the letter away, wondering whether to burn it somewhere or just chew it up and eat it herself.
If you don't want to be discovered, both options are correct.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhuang Qingxiang carefully folded the letter in half and then in half again, folded it neatly, and put it in her pocket.
After returning home, she did not go inside immediately, but went into the kitchen and hid the letter under a loose brick in the corner.
Just as they hid, they heard Lu Congyue's footsteps.
She suddenly stood up, pretending to tidy up, then turned to Lu Congyue and smiled, "Why did you come out?"
"I saw you came back but didn't come inside, so I came over to see if there was anything I could help with," Lu Congyue replied, his gaze fixed on her.
The two hadn't seen each other for many days. Before this, she hadn't given him a friendly look when she saw him, but today she smiled at him several times, making Lu Congyue's heart flutter.
"It's nothing, I was just tidying up a bit, thinking about what to cook for lunch," Zhuang Qingxiang quickly replied.
Lu Congyue stepped into the kitchen: "What do you want to eat? I'll make it. You go about your business."
From the moment he stepped into the kitchen, Zhuang Qingxiang sensed danger and felt a sense of oppression. She immediately walked out.
"Okay, you cook. I'll eat anything, I'm not picky."
She tried to dodge, but couldn't.
Lu Congyue stood in the doorway, watching her almost bump into him before stepping back to avoid it. He chuckled softly and said, "You eat everything? What about me?"