The captain recalled Tong Jiaojiao's case and couldn't help but feel afraid that the same thing would happen again.

She said she was going for a walk in the mountains.

"Okay, I understand."

The team leader shook his head and went home. Oh well, with so many people going up the mountain, he couldn't possibly manage them all.

If someone wants to kill someone, they can probably do it anywhere else; they don't necessarily have to go to the mountains.

What's meant to happen will happen; let things take their natural course.

His home

After giving Lu Zhengting a massage, Lin Qingyan didn't continue teasing him. Instead, she went to the yard and saw that Grandma Lin was still playing. She then went into the kitchen to take a look.

Lu's mother, Li Qinqin, and Li's mother were all busy in the kitchen, so she had no chance to help at all.

Mother Lu said, "Qingyan, you should rest. We don't need you here; the three of us are enough."

Unable to get involved, Lin Qingyan came out again.

The medicinal herbs for Lu Zhengting were drying in the yard; she went to check them.

Lu Zhengting also sat in a wheelchair to get some fresh air in the yard.

Grandma Lin held a wooden windmill that Li Fang had made for her and continued to walk around the yard with Xiaodouzi.

She saw Lu Zhengting come out, stopped, walked up to him, blew on the windmill, and then asked him:

"Cousin, you have three legs, which one is it? Show it to us."

Lu Zhengting: "..."

Feeling utterly ashamed and embarrassed, he turned his head to the side, wishing he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Seeing that he didn't answer and even turned his face away, Granny Lin asked again, unwilling to give up:

"Cousin, where's your third leg? Can't you just show it to me? I'm not taking yours, why are you being so stingy?"

Little Bean ran over and asked Grandma Lin, "Grandma, does my third cousin have three legs? I want to see too."

“My cousin has it, but he’s stingy and won’t show it to us.” She urged Xiaodouzi, “Why don’t you ask him for it and see if he’ll listen to you.”

Little Bean immediately said to Lu Zhengting, "Third Uncle, please let us see your leg. I really want to see what it looks like. Why don't I have one?"

Lu Zhengting suppressed his embarrassment: "Little Bean, don't listen to your mother-in-law's nonsense. Third Uncle only has two legs."

“No, you have three.” Granny Lin mercilessly exposed him: “I’ve heard that you have three legs. You’re stingy and don’t want to show us.”

The brigade leader's yard was quite large. Lin Qingyan was checking the medicinal herbs by the north wall when she saw Granny Lin and Xiaodouzi in front of Lu Zhengting. She seemed to hear them talking about something related to legs.

It must be referring to Lu Zhengting's disability in both legs.

But he noticed that Lu Zhengting's expression was off, as if he was avoiding something.

Is Lu Zhengting still unable to accept the fact that his legs are injured, and unwilling to have others talk about his legs?

He felt that Lu Zhengting wasn't a psychologically fragile person; he must have been able to accept it calmly long ago.

Besides, I'm already treating him, so he should have confidence in himself.

Before she could go over and investigate, Granny Lin walked over to him. "Girl, girl, Comrade Lu still won't let us see his third leg. Girl, talk to him and ask him to show it to us."

Lin Qingyan immediately looked at Lu Zhengting and saw that he was probably shy and was about to turn his wheelchair back into the house.

She said to Grandma Lin, "Grandma, didn't I tell you that Comrade Lu only has two legs, not three? Don't keep insisting on seeing them."

Grandma Lin scratched her head: "No, that day, they clearly said he had three legs."

“Grandma, that man is lying to you. Forget about him quickly. Remember, Comrade Lu only has two legs, the two that are sticking out.”

Grandma Lin paused for a moment, as if processing Lin Qingyan's words.

"Grandma, Comrade Lin only has two legs, you must remember that."

After Lin Qingyan repeated it, Grandma Lin nodded.

Lin Qingyan then walked towards Lu Zhengting. The man was still turning his wheelchair into the house, looking embarrassed with his head down. Lin Qingyan helped him push the wheelchair inside.

"Your mother-in-law is not in her right mind, please don't blame her."

“I don’t blame her, I’m used to it.” He chuckled self-deprecatingly, “It’s just a little awkward if other people hear it.”

“I have tried my best to tell her that she is not allowed to bring it up again, and I hope she will remember it.”

Lu's mother and Li's mother, Li Qinqin, made pork stew with vermicelli, braised pork, scrambled eggs with wood ear mushrooms, boiled peanut salad, and white fungus salad. They also had canned rock sugar peaches that Lu's mother bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, making a total of six dishes, plus a clear stewed shiitake mushroom soup.

Its lavishness was comparable to the Li family's New Year's Eve dinner.

Seeing Lu's mother busy taking care of everything, and constantly putting food on her plate during the meal, Lin Qingyan said, "Eat more. You've been inside for several days, so you need to replenish your energy."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Although the two men only treated her as the doctor who treated Lu Zhengting, Lin Qingyan already knew exactly what they were thinking.

Lu Zhengting can't be too enthusiastic towards Lin Qingyan right now, so he'll have his mother do it for his wife for now.

If he were to serve her food in the future, he would definitely bring it to her lips, and even...

County town black market

Lin Zhiheng arrived there in the morning and started working.

He Lanlan habitually comes here every day, and today she saw Lin Zhiheng as soon as she arrived, and she happily walked over to him.

"Lin Zhiheng".

Lin Zhiheng remained focused on his work, just as before, seemingly ignoring her completely.

He Lanlan was somewhat unhappy to see that he treated her the same way he always had.

"Lin Zhiheng, do you have a heart? If I hadn't told you Lin Guanghui's whereabouts that day, do you think you could have caught him so easily? He did you such a big favor, and you didn't even say thank you. He took the initiative to talk to you, and you still ignored him coldly. Humph, you're a heartless guy, a cold-blooded work machine."

Lin Zhiheng didn't want to talk about other things during work hours, so as not to affect his work.

He said to He Lanlan, "I'm at work right now. Shall we talk after I get off work?"

"Let's talk after get off work?" He Lanlan's mood brightened instantly, her resentment coming and going as quickly as a summer thunderstorm: "Lin Zhiheng, you mean you have a lot to say to me, right? Fine, then let's talk after you get off work."

After that, Helanlan stayed by his side watching him work, and every now and then she would sneak over and tap his back with her finger to ambush him.

For half a day, the young lady was in an exceptionally good mood.

Besides the married men, Lin Zhiheng also worked with two unmarried men who were about the same age as him.

He Lanlan is the daughter of a black market boss. She is pampered and beautiful, and they are all attracted to her.

But they also knew that they were not good enough for Helan Lan.