Chapter 63 Lu Zheng's Identity

Qin Yan watched helplessly as Lu Zheng transformed from a prisoner into an honored guest in the reception room.

Number 8 put on a kind and friendly smile, warmly took Lu Zheng's hand, and said, "What happened before can be considered an unexpected friendship. We come from all over the country, but we've all come together for the same revolutionary goal. Comrade Lu Zheng, I can see that your men are extremely loyal to you. Why don't you come with me, and let's work together to achieve great things!"

Lu Zheng naturally understood his intention to recruit him. He smiled politely and then declined, saying, "Thank you for your appreciation, but I don't have that plan at the moment."

Number 8's face instantly darkened: "Do you think you could leave the provincial capital so easily without my permission?"

Lu Zheng calmly replied, "I didn't mean to refuse you, it's just that I'm getting married soon. This is a major life event, and I can't just let it slide. After I get married, I'll wholeheartedly work for you, what do you think?"

Upon hearing Lu Zheng's words, Number 8's expression changed again, and he immediately began to applaud.

"I never expected my trip to the provincial capital to bring such double good news! Since that's the case, I won't delay your wedding. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you time. After you get married and come back, we'll do something big together!"

With No. 8 personally seeing them off, Lu Zheng led Peng Fei and several brothers out of the Revolutionary Committee building.

Peng Fei leaned closer to Lu Zheng and whispered, "Brother Lu, shall we go back now? Your wife is waiting for you at home!"

Lu Zheng nodded: "Let's go back!"

At this point, the others could no longer contain their doubts. One of them asked, "Brother Lu, are we really going to do this Number 8? He doesn't seem like a good person to me. I feel like he just wants to use us as pawns!"

Lu Zheng smiled slightly, his eyes full of wisdom: "How could I not know what he's thinking? I'm just agreeing to him for now. Who knows who will be sitting in the Revolutionary Committee building in a few days! I won't let my brothers get involved in this mess so easily."

Upon hearing Lu Zheng's words, everyone nodded in agreement, and their tense expressions relaxed.

Immediately afterwards, everyone started asking questions all at once.

"Brother Lu, you really found us a sister-in-law! We have to help out at the wedding, we absolutely can't be left out!" one of the brothers shouted, his face full of excitement.

"Yeah, yeah, Brother Lu, what does your wife look like? Tell us!" someone else chimed in.

Peng Fei hadn't revealed a single word to them beforehand, just waiting to see their surprised expressions.

Lu Zheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's not convenient today. I'll introduce you to your sister-in-law tomorrow. Then you'll see how wonderful she is."

The crowd then quieted down and took their leave.

Lu Zheng straddled his bicycle, pushed off hard, and sped off towards the courtyard.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: to see Xia Qianqian as soon as possible.

Xia Qianqian was alone in the room, feeling bored, so she took out Lu Zheng's and her own clothes to wash.

There was no suitable place to dry clothes in the courtyard, so she carried the washed clothes and planned to go outside to find a place to air them.

Just a few steps out of the yard, a sharp, sarcastic voice rang out: "It really is you! Our neighborhood committee has no record of you. You better tell us honestly where you came from. If you can't produce any identification, you'll have to come back with me!"

The speaker was Wei Shufen.

Seeing Xia Qianqian all alone, without a man to protect her, she immediately recalled the scene at the train station when Xia Qianqian mocked her, and the resentment in her heart burned like a raging fire.

She had finally gotten her chance to get revenge.

Hearing the voice, Xia Qianqian frowned, turned around and looked closely, and found that it was the middle-aged woman she had met on the bus yesterday.

Unexpectedly, the two met again here.

She retorted without hesitation, "What's it to you? Have you even taken care of your own child?"

If she hadn't brought it up, Wei Shufen could have temporarily suppressed her anger, but once she did, Wei Shufen instantly exploded with rage.

When Wei Shufen got home last night, she complained to her husband about being mocked by Xia Qianqian at the train station, hoping to get some comfort.

But she kept rambling on and on, and the man got impatient and slapped her, scolding her for not taking good care of the child.

Wei Shufen felt extremely wronged, receiving no sympathy but instead being beaten. At this moment, her hatred for Xia Qianqian grew wildly like weeds. She stared intently at Xia Qianqian, her eyes filled with resentment and venom, wanting nothing more than to exact revenge.

Wei Shufen pointed to the red armband on her arm and said arrogantly, "Just because of this! I'm the women's director of the neighborhood committee. I seriously suspect you're an enemy agent. Come with me right now!"

Xia Qianqian was not about to give in. The house was empty, and this woman might take her somewhere else. When Peng Fei came back, where would he find her?

Thinking of this, she pretended not to recognize her and said, "What is this? You didn't cut this yourself from red cloth at home, did you? Let me tell you, my husband went to visit the Revolutionary Committee today. If he comes back and doesn't see me, can you bear the consequences?"

These words stunned Wei Shufen. The image of the extraordinary man beside Xia Qianqian flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but wonder: Could this man really have some extraordinary background?

Wei Shufen was pondering Xia Qianqian's words when her face suddenly darkened, and she snorted coldly, "Hmph, you're lying to me! If your man really went to visit the Revolutionary Committee, would you be staying in this shabby place?"

After saying that, she reached out and grabbed Xia Qianqian.

Wei Shufen was able to become the women's director because of her brute strength. If she couldn't resolve a problem with words, she would resort to physical force.

Knowing she couldn't gain the upper hand verbally with Xia Qianqian, she decided to take her to the neighborhood committee first.

Xia Qianqian was caught off guard by her sudden tug and almost fell to the ground.

At that moment, a cold and authoritative voice rang out: "Try touching her again!"

When Xia Qianqian saw that it was Lu Zheng, her eyes welled up with tears, and she didn't even care about the clothes that had fallen to the ground.

Wei Shufen was startled by the sound; she never expected it to be such a coincidence.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Zheng was accompanied by Peng Fei, a prominent figure on the street, and his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that what Xia Qianqian said was true? Is her man really a powerful figure who can connect with the Revolutionary Committee?

Peng Fei's fingers cracked as he clenched them, the sound like popping beans: "Sister Wei, you've got some nerve, daring to mess with my sister-in-law?"

The once imposing Wei Shufen, seeing Peng Fei's fierce and menacing appearance, took two steps back, saying, "You...you...don't do anything rash!"