Just now, Huang Jianguo and Huang Jianjun were carefully checking how much cargo Huang Jianguo needed to bring back this time.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhaodi caught them red-handed. Now, watching Chen Zhaodi's retreating figure as she headed towards the kitchen, both brothers felt somewhat frightened and bewildered.

The reason Chen Zhaodi left was simple: it wasn't because she was so angry that she wanted to attack someone with a knife, but because she didn't recognize the words on the sign.

Although Chen Zhaodi had learned some characters from Huang Jianguo and the others over the years, she couldn't recognize all the characters on these few sheets of paper.

That's why she decided to go to the kitchen and have Wang Yingxue read it to her to see what was written on it.

Chen Zhaodi walked over to Wang Yingxue, handed her the paper, and asked, "Yingxue, stop for a moment, can you take a look at this and see what's written on it?"

"Okay, Mom, wait while I dry my hands, they're wet."

After drying her hands, Wang Yingxue took the paper and asked, "Mom, did you pick this up on the street?"

However, when Wang Yingxue saw the handwriting on the paper, she was somewhat stunned.

"Isn't this Jianguo's handwriting? Mom, where did you find it?"

"This looks a bit like a shopping list. It lists things like how many watches of what brand are needed, how many radios are needed, how many pens are needed, how much of what kind of fabric is needed, and so on."

After listening, Chen Zhaodi seemed to be deep in thought. It was obvious that so many things on the list could not possibly be needed by just one person.

Furthermore, it couldn't possibly be purchased for the factory, because no factory would purchase so many radios and watches.

At this moment, Chen Zhaodi appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, she had already considered all the possible scenarios in her mind.

For example, did they go to the black market to do business?

Or are they just running errands for others?

Or perhaps they just wrote this down casually without any real thought behind it?

However, Chen Zhaodi felt that the first possibility was the most likely, because the expressions of the two brothers just now clearly showed that they were guilty.

Chen Zhaodi started to wonder again: if they really went to the black market to do business, would people find out?

If people find out, will I get arrested?

Even Chen Zhaodi began to imagine the miserable state Huang Jianguo and Huang Jianjun led after they were arrested.

Chen Zhaodi was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't hear Wang Yingxue calling her several times.

Left with no other choice, Wang Yingxue could only shout, "Mom!"

Chen Zhaodi was startled by Wang Yingxue's voice, but she quickly came to her senses: "Huh?"

"Yingxue, did you call me?"

Wang Yingxue nodded: "Mom, do you want to know what this list of Jian Guo and the others is for?"

Hearing Wang Yingxue's words, Chen Zhaodi assumed she knew the whole story, so she asked expectantly, "Um, Yingxue, do you know?"

Wang Yingxue smiled brightly at Chen Zhaodi: "I don't know."

Chen Zhaodi: . . . . . .

She thought Wang Yingxue's bright smile meant she must know, but it turns out she didn't know either.

Seeing Chen Zhaodi's disappointed expression, Wang Yingxue quickly added, "But we can just ask Jian Guo and the others, wouldn't that be enough to find out?"

"Huh? Can I just ask directly?"

Chen Zhaodi hesitated for a moment: "What if they don't tell us the truth? What then?"

Wang Yingxue blinked, and it seemed to make sense. If Huang Jianguo and the others were unwilling to tell the truth, then asking them would be useless.

However, Wang Yingxue said something rather blunt to Chen Zhaodi: "But it seems like we have no other way but to ask directly."

"If they are unwilling to talk about it, they will definitely cover it up, and we will still not know the truth."

"Our only option now is to ask directly. And I think Dad has already gone over there, but I don't know what they're talking about."

As Wang Yingxue spoke, she pointed outside the courtyard, gesturing for Chen Zhaodi to look over.

After Huang Eryuan parked his bicycle, he noticed that Chen Zhaodi was carrying something in her hand and went to the kitchen.

He was about to sit down and rest, but when he saw the Huang brothers standing there with blank expressions and their eyes fixed on the kitchen, he noticed them.

Huang Eryuan had a gut feeling that something was definitely wrong here.

So he turned around and went straight to Huang Jianguo and the others, and asked them what had happened.

Huang Jianguo and the others thought that since Chen Zhaodi had already discovered the list, there was no need to keep it from them any longer.

So he explained the whole story to Huang Eryuan.

To everyone's surprise, Huang Eryuan's expression grew increasingly serious as he listened to their words.

Huang Jianguo thought he felt that Huang Jianguo thought he was too daring and was worried that there was a risk involved.

Therefore, Huang Jianguo emphasized again: "I did my research before I did this."

"I only did it after I made sure that every factory could operate this way and that even if I was caught, I wouldn't be fired."

Huang Eryuan's expression didn't improve after hearing this; instead, he slapped Huang Jianguo's shoulder hard.

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but you guys have gone too far!"

Huang Jianguo and Huang Jianjun both thought that Huang Eryuan thought they were too daring and were worried about their safety, so they quickly apologized.

"Dad, I'm sorry, we made you worry!"

"With such a lucrative opportunity, how could you not include me!"

After Huang Eryuan said that, Huang Jianguo and the others fell silent.

Hearing their words, Huang Eryuan asked curiously, "What do I have to worry about?"

"Have you forgotten? The sewing machine at home was brought back from somewhere else with the help of the factory's driver."

Huang Jianguo/Huang Jianjun: They've completely forgotten...

However, upon hearing that the sewing machine at home was also brought by someone else, Huang Jianguo and Huang Jianjun felt relieved. At least when they confessed later, they wouldn't have to worry about Chen Zhaodi being frightened.

After the crisis was over, Huang Jianjun was in the mood to joke: "Dad, it's not that we didn't want to take you with us."

"Even if we want you to participate, you still need to put up some capital."

"I'm not questioning you, but do you have any spare money?"

"you!"

Huang Eryuan felt he was being personally attacked, but he was powerless to refute it.

At this moment, Chen Zhaodi and Wang Yingxue also came out of the kitchen.

Chen Zhaodi saw Huang Eryuan and Huang Jianguo with their arms around each other's shoulders (because after Huang Eryuan patted Huang Jianguo on the shoulder, he didn't take his hand off).

She couldn't help but wonder if the three of them, father and sons, were secretly plotting what excuse to use to appease her.

Chen Zhaodi asked expressionlessly, "Honey, what are you guys talking about?"

"Tell me about it, let me hear it."