novellhall Chapter 220 Last night, something almost went wrong.
Chapter 220 Last night, something almost went wrong.
"Comrade Dai, could you please look after the children? I'll take her next door to explain," Lu Congyue said with a smile.
Dai Hongying nodded.
Helpless, Zhuang Qingxiang could only tell Xiao Qianyue to get along well with people before she went to the next room with Lu Congyue.
As soon as he entered, Lu Congyue hugged Zhuang Qingxiang. Noticing that Zhuang Qingxiang was trying to break free, he immediately whispered, "Don't be silly. It would be embarrassing if Comrade Dai heard us."
Zhuang Qingxiang immediately froze, her face flushed as she whispered, "Didn't you say you came here to explain?"
"Yes, it's a long story... I'm very tired, let me lean on something..." Lu Congyue said softly.
Seeing how exhausted he looked, Zhuang Qingxiang felt a pang of sympathy and whispered to him to get into bed and lie down.
Lu Congyue pulled her into his arms and lay her down on the bed, resting his head on her lap. He closed his eyes and said, "I went back to the factory again last night."
Zhuang Qingxiang was massaging his temples when she heard this and was startled: "What? You went back again?"
"Yes, we were calculating at the time. No one had been contacting you, so they were probably worried that something had happened to you and you wouldn't be able to get to the provincial capital. They must have something up their sleeve in the provincial capital, but they certainly wouldn't just leave the factory alone. Our departure was their opportunity."
Zhuang Qingxiang gasped, "You mean they made a move last night?"
"Yes! If we leave, the new factory manager hasn't taken office yet, and the factory is in disarray and in turmoil, isn't this the perfect time to make our move?"
Lu Congyue scoffed, "We deliberately made sure the new factory manager didn't report on it, giving them some space, and they actually fell for it. What a bunch of idiots."
When we got back last night, everyone was in hiding. Meng Shuisheng was worried that these people were too clever to be fooled, but they actually came in the middle of the night, and they even brought a lot of homemade explosives.
Lu Congyue spoke very simply, as if last night was just an ordinary night, but Zhuang Qingxiang was terrified.
Several people have already been arrested, but there are still quite a few left. Just how many downlines have these people recruited?
"By the way, that educated youth named Peng Yu was one of the leaders."
Zhuang Qingxiang stared in shock. She had guessed that Peng Yu had a problem, but she hadn't expected him to be a minor leader.
"Then, what about his girlfriend?"
"Su Yinghong? Of course she's with him." Lu Congyue curled his lip in disdain. "These two have been noticed to be acting strangely for a long time. No educated youth who go to the countryside would want to run to the city every day, and they spend money on restaurants all the time."
Zhuang Qingxiang paused for a moment. The first time she met Peng Yu and Su Yinghong was on their way to the county town. The next time she met Peng Yu was also in the county town. She thought it was a coincidence, but she didn't expect that he often went there to spend money.
"Is everything alright at the factory?" she asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, nothing happened. Apart from Niu Jianzhong and a few of his men, no one else knows what happened last night."
Zhuang Qingxiang: "It's good that you're alright. Now, let's talk about Comrade Dai next door. How did she become a nanny? If she's a nanny, then what am I supposed to do?"
Lu Congyue, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them, his ear tips slightly red: "This is the organization's decision. From today onwards, we are husband and wife, and she is the nanny who helps take care of the children."
Zhuang Qingxiang paused, "Huh? Husband and wife?"
"What? You won't give me a formal title, so pretending won't work either?" Lu Congyue immediately said, "Only by pretending to be husband and wife can they trust you, think you're capable, and only then will you be qualified to enter and leave my workplace and office."
Zhuang Qingxiang: "..."
Lu Congyue grabbed her hand: "This is an order from the organization; we can't refuse."
"But this is too ridiculous." Zhuang Qingxiang frowned. "What are you going to do to outsiders? People will really think we're a couple! Being a nanny doesn't mean I can come and go from your workplace. I can just say I'm bringing you meals or something."
"Who hires two nannies?" Lu Congyue retorted. "If no one helps, how can you take care of three children by yourself? Carry one on your back and hold the other? Aren't you afraid something might happen and hurt the children? If I hire someone to help, how can I explain to people that I, a grown man, am hiring two women to take care of the children? Hiring two nannies... I should be punished."
"But... what if everyone takes it seriously? If my identity is exposed, it will implicate you." Zhuang Qingxiang still felt it was inappropriate.
Lu Congyue sat up, pulled her into his arms, and whispered, "Don't worry unnecessarily. Have you forgotten what I said? This is an organizational requirement. The organization knows what's going on and it won't implicate me. Your identity won't be in question either. So don't overthink it. Just do as the organization requires, okay?"
Seeing that Zhuang Qingxiang was still frowning, Lu Congyue quickly said, "Alright, you should go back now. What if Comrade Dai misunderstands if you don't go back? I'll take a nap too, and I'll take you out for dinner."
Zhuang Qingxiang then realized that she had been out for too long, alone with a man, and that people might misunderstand.
She hurriedly returned to her room and saw that the trash had been tidied up and the children were behaving well. Dai Hongying was teaching Xiao Qianyue to play cat's cradle.
Seeing her come in, Dai Hongying immediately greeted her, "Sister Zhuang, has Director Lu explained everything clearly?"
"Um..." Zhuang Qingxiang smiled a little awkwardly, "I'm sorry, he didn't say anything before, I thought..."
"We definitely can't say anything until things are settled," Dai Hongying said with a smile. "But it's good that you're so cautious; keep it up in the future."
It was clear that Dai Hongying was an outgoing person, and Zhuang Qingxiang quickly became familiar with her. She learned that Dai Hongying was only twenty-one years old, her parents worked in a food factory, and her dream was to become a heroine, which led her to join the Public Security Bureau.
The two chatted more and more while looking after the child, finding themselves getting along very well. Dai Hongying was from a food factory and was very familiar with pastries and snacks, while Zhuang Qingxiang was most skilled at making pastries and snacks.
As they chatted, Dai Hongying became excited: "Sister Zhuang, so you were the one who made bread for the foreigners!"
"What's wrong?"
"Someone contacted my dad before, asking if the food factory could make it, saying that some foreign experts wanted to try it. But our food factory only makes peach shortbread and biscuits, so who would know how to make that? Later, they said that someone had made it. My dad even said he would find out who it was and go to learn from them to see if he could mass-produce it at the food factory. What a coincidence! Sister Zhuang, you must help me with this."
Dai Hongying became more and more excited as she spoke, and she couldn't wait to take Zhuang Qingxiang home immediately.
Zhuang Qingxiang said helplessly, "It's not that complicated. How could a food factory not be able to make it?"
"I've never made that before," Dai Hongying said, shrugging. "But I can make big steamed buns."
Zhuang Qingxiang chuckled: "Okay, I'll go back with you sometime. By the way, you'll be living with us from now on, right? I'll teach you everything. I know a lot of things. After you learn them, go home and impress your dad. You'll be a star!"
Dai Hongying's initially excited face immediately fell, and she waved her hand, "Then forget it, my parents said I'm not that kind of person..."