novellhall Chapter 94: A rift developed between him and Wang Yanping.
Chapter 94: A rift developed between him and Wang Yanping.
Wang Liping was stunned when she saw this.
Before she could react, she saw Hao Gang and the police officers already standing at their door.
Wang Yanping was also completely bewildered. She looked at Hao Gang and asked, "Xiao Hao, what are you doing?"
Hao Gang glanced at Wang Yanping, and finally fixed his gaze on Wang Liping.
"Sister-in-law, I'm cooperating with the police in investigating a human trafficking case. This case might be related to your sister, and we'd like to ask her a few questions."
As soon as Hao Gang finished speaking, Wang Liping's expression changed slightly.
"What human trafficker? Is there some misunderstanding?" Wang Yanping was even more confused. How could her younger sister have anything to do with human traffickers?
"Yeah, what human trafficker? I don't know any human traffickers at all. Hao Gang, even if you look down on me, you don't have to be like this, do you?" With Wang Yanping backing her up, Wang Liping was quite shameless.
She will not admit it unless Hao Gang and his team produce evidence.
Just then, Peng Xiaowan appeared at the door.
When Wang Liping saw Peng Xiaowan, her eyes widened in disbelief.
How is this possible? Wasn't Peng Xiaowan abducted by human traffickers? How could she be here?
When Peng Xiaowan heard from the police that the person who hired the human trafficker to kidnap her had been found, she followed them to the family compound.
She never imagined that the person who abducted her was actually instructed by Wang Liping.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know them, the key is that the two human traffickers arrested by the police say they know you, so you should go with the police officers."
Hao Gang's face was terribly gloomy at this moment, and his eyes were fixed on Wang Liping, making her even more panicked.
"I'm not going. I don't even know them. Why should I go?" Wang Liping subconsciously reached out and grabbed Wang Yanping's arm, looking guilty.
She still doesn't know how Peng Xiaowan was found, and she's absolutely furious with those human traffickers.
How come they couldn't even keep an eye on one person?
"Wang Liping, you say you don't know those human traffickers, so what are you feeling guilty about?" At this moment, Peng Xiaowan walked up to Hao Gang and, seeing that Wang Liping was trembling, questioned her.
"Who...who's feeling guilty?" Wang Liping looked at Peng Xiaowan, her words even a little stuttering.
What happened here quickly attracted the attention of many people in the compound. Wenrou had just returned home when she heard the noise and came out to see this scene.
She had suspected that Wang Liping was acting strangely, but she never expected that the person who hired her to abduct Peng Xiaowan would be her.
"If you're not guilty, why don't you dare confront those human traffickers?" Wenrou walked up to Peng Xiaowan at this moment and asked Wang Liping.
"I...I...I don't have that much free time, why should I go?" Wang Liping's voice became weaker and weaker as she spoke.
At this moment, Wang Yanping also noticed that something was wrong with her younger sister. She turned to look at Wang Liping and asked, "What's going on? Did you do this?"
In her eyes, although her younger sister was spoiled, she would never do something that went against her conscience and morality.
Faced with so many questions, Wang Liping knew she couldn't escape them.
"So what if I did it? Who told Peng Xiaowan to always try to take everything from me? It's one thing to take my teaching position, but now she wants to take my man too? I hate her, I wish she were dead right now."
Wang Liping glared fiercely at Peng Xiaowan and Wenrou beside her.
She looked at Wenrou, then pointed at her with hatred in her eyes, "And you, if it weren't for you, how could Peng Xiaowan have had the chance to get close to Hao Gang? You're the one who blocked my plans."
At this moment, Wang Liping was completely blinded by hatred, and she was now completely reckless.
When Wang Yanping heard this, her eyes widened, and she looked at her in disbelief.
Enraged, she raised her hand and slapped Wang Liping hard across the face. "You...you're trying to drive me crazy! How could you do such a thing?"
Wang Liping felt even more resentful after being slapped.
"And you, you said you'd help me, but you were completely useless."
Wang Yanping didn't know when her younger sister had become like this. Seeing her being taken away by the police, she hurriedly chased after her.
"Wait a minute, little sister, you must reform yourself well when you go in, and try to get out as soon as possible." Wang Yanping was still worried and kept reminding her.
Wang Liping was brought here by her, and now she has been taken away by the police. How is she going to explain this to her family?
Seeing this, Wenrou couldn't help but sigh and shake her head.
Wang Liping brought this upon herself; she has no one else to blame but herself.
Upon hearing Wang Liping's words, Peng Xiaowan instinctively looked at Hao Gang.
She had no idea about Wang Liping and Hao Gang's affair, nor did she expect that she would become so obsessed because of her, and that this incident would cause Wang Liping to hold a grudge against her.
She had even planned to ignore Hao Gang and Wang Liping because of a misunderstanding.
She admitted that she did have a slight attraction to Hao Gang, but it hadn't reached the point where she couldn't live without him.
Hao Gang also looked at Peng Xiaowan at this moment. Knowing that she was always kind-hearted, he gently comforted her, "This is not your fault. Don't blame yourself. It was Wang Liping who wanted to harm you. You only got what you deserved."
Peng Xiaowan nodded and thanked Hao Gang, "Thank you for saving me this time and for helping me investigate this matter."
He helped her again, and she didn't know how to thank him.
"Don't say that. I also bear some responsibility for what happened this time. As long as you're alright, that's all that matters." Hao Gang couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he thought about how much Peng Xiaowan had suffered at the hands of human traffickers.
He didn't even dare to think about what he could do to make up for his mistake if something really happened to her.
Wenrou knew that the two of them must have a lot to talk about at this point, so she tactfully left.
However, this incident also created some distance between her and Wang Yanping.
In Wang Yanping's view, Wang Liping's transformation into this person is partly due to her gentle nature.
If she hadn't refused to set her up with Hao Gang, Hao Gang wouldn't have met Peng Xiaowan, and wouldn't have publicly rejected Wang Liping, causing her to lose face. Therefore, she held a deep grudge about this incident.
Wenrou could also sense the change in Wang Yanping's attitude towards her, but she didn't care.
If Wang Yanping truly harbors resentment towards her because of this incident, then such a person is not worth getting close to.
Hao Gang escorted Peng Xiaowan all the way to her doorstep. After this incident, he was still somewhat shaken.
So he kindly said, "If you want to go to town in the future, I'll go with you. Don't go out alone anymore."
Peng Xiaowan nodded, then looked at Hao Gang somewhat shyly and said, "Then I'll head back."
When Hao Gang saw Peng Xiaowan about to leave, he reached out and grabbed her arm.
If he doesn't speak up now, he's afraid he'll never find another opportunity.
"Xiao Wan, I... you should be able to sense my feelings for you. I like you, and I want to be your girlfriend. Can you say yes?"
When Hao Gang said those words, his palms were sweaty with nervousness.
He didn't even dare to look Peng Xiaowan in the eye, for fear that she would reject him.
Peng Xiaowan couldn't help but smile when she saw him like that.
She always seemed to see him for serious business, and it seemed that he could easily solve any problem.
This was the first time she had ever seen him so nervous, to the point that he didn't even dare to look at her when he spoke. Peng Xiaowan found it rather amusing.
However, she didn't give Hao Gang a definite answer, but said shyly, "Then it depends on your performance."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and went home, leaving Hao Gang standing there dumbfounded.
It took him a while to realize what Peng Xiaowan meant. Then, he watched her departing figure with excitement and murmured happily, "Don't worry, I'll do my best."
After Peng Xiaowan's matter was resolved, and with the Chinese New Year fast approaching, Huo Yanchuan's work at the military base was finally mostly done.
That night, Wenrou thought he wouldn't come back, so she went to bed early.
In the middle of the night, she felt someone touching her body. She woke up with a start and instinctively raised her hand to slap the other person across the face.
Unexpectedly, his wrist was grabbed, and then he heard Huo Yanchuan's familiar voice.
"Don't be afraid, it's me."
Upon hearing that it was Huo Yanchuan, Wenrou was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Why are you back at this hour? Why aren't the lights on?"
Huo Yanchuan pulled back the covers, got into bed, and pulled her into his arms, whispering, "I've finished with things at the military base. I didn't turn on the light because I was afraid of disturbing you."
With the Lunar New Year approaching, the temperature at night is getting lower and lower. Huo Yanchuan was worried that Wenrou would be cold at night, so he wanted to hold her while she slept, but he didn't expect that he would wake her up.
He hadn't expected Wenrou to be such a light sleeper.
Seeing that the other person was indeed Huo Yanchuan, Wenrou felt relieved.
Although the two had had physical contact before, it was all for his desensitization treatment. Now that he was holding her in his arms, her body still reacted with some tension.
Fortunately, Huo Yanchuan didn't do anything else, and the two of them quickly fell asleep.
Winters in the Gobi Desert are very cold, but snow is rare, which is one of the reasons for low crop yields.
But Wenrou remembered that in her previous life, it seemed that blizzards would occur all over the country that year, and even the Gobi Desert experienced rare blizzards.
This blizzard also presented an opportunity for her, as she was worried about how to solve the drought problem in the fields, and now she no longer had to worry.
Even so, she still needs to prepare for a blizzard.
Thinking about this, Wenrou immediately went to find Professor Peng.
This also concerns the harvest of crops in other fields next year, so we absolutely cannot be careless.
"Is what you're saying true?" Professor Peng's expression turned serious upon hearing Wenrou's gentle words.
Although Peng Xiaowan didn't know anything about farming, she trusted Wenrou and knew that Wenrou would never have come to them without being absolutely certain.
"Uncle, if what Xiaorou said is true, then we must take this matter very seriously."
It goes without saying how important crops are to farmers.
If we can make good use of this blizzard, next year will definitely be a bumper harvest.
However, if preventative measures are not taken in advance, the losses can be substantial.
Professor Peng nodded solemnly, "If there really is a blizzard, then we definitely need to take precautions in advance."
"Let me think about it carefully, how can I prevent this?"
Wenrou calculated the timing and found that this blizzard was about a week before the Lunar New Year.
There's less than a month until Chinese New Year, so their time is limited.
"We need to hurry and notify the others first, so they can be mentally prepared," Wenrou suggested.
Professor Peng still holds considerable prestige in the village, and the villagers listen to whatever he says.
So in the afternoon, Professor Peng told the village secretary about it, and with the village secretary's publicity, everyone was prepared.
Although some people still didn't quite believe that there would be a blizzard in the Gobi Desert, they naturally didn't doubt it since it was Professor Peng who said it.
After three days of research, Professor Peng finally came up with a way to prevent blizzards.
Soon, this method was spread throughout the village.
After getting the solution, Wenrou considered that the military family compound also had land, so she went to find Wang Yanping and asked her to gather everyone to implement preventative measures.
If we can take preventative measures and make good use of resources in advance, then we won't have to worry about irrigation next year.
It's a pity that because of what happened with Wang Liping before, Wang Yanping still harbors some resentment towards Wenrou and doesn't quite believe what she says.
With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, every household is starting to prepare for the holiday. She was also thinking about making cotton-padded jackets for her children, so she didn't have time to take care of things in the fields.
"What you're saying hasn't been confirmed yet. Besides, I've been here for several years and I've never heard of a blizzard in the Gobi Desert. What if everyone wastes time taking precautions, but the blizzard never comes? Will you compensate for the losses?"
As the women's director of the compound, Wang Yanping also had reason to refuse Wen Rou's suggestion.
"Wang Yanping, I don't care if you have a problem with me or not, this matter concerns next year's harvest and must be taken seriously," Wenrou said with a serious expression.
"It's no use telling me. This matter requires everyone's agreement." Wang Yanping showed no urgency whatsoever. After saying this, she turned around and went back, ignoring Wenrou.
Wenrou frowned upon seeing this and had no choice but to tell Huo Yanchuan about it.
Huo Yanchuan naturally supported her and publicized the matter within the compound.
Perhaps because Wang Yanping had already informed the others, no one paid much attention to the matter and was still busy preparing for the New Year.
In the end, it was Sister Wang who found Wenrou, saying, "Sister, I believe in you, I'll do it with you."
Sister-in-law Wang had received a lot of help from Wenrou before, so she definitely trusted her unconditionally.
Seeing that no one else was willing to believe her, Wenrou didn't force them.
Anyway, she has done everything she could. She just hopes they won't regret it next year.