Zhuang Zhijun readily accepted his sister's arrangement that his brother-in-law would take a nap in the same bed with him.

After all, I had the same experience back in the countryside.

Zhuang Zhimeng woke up at three in the afternoon and was sitting in bed in a daze.

The phone at home suddenly rang.

Zhuang Zhimeng quickly ran to the living room to answer the phone.

The noise from the phone woke An Qingbai and Zhuang Zhijun up.

Zhuang Zhimeng hung up the phone and waved to Qingbai, who came out of her younger brother's room.

"Brother Qingbai, come here quickly! The police station called. Those two we arrested the day before yesterday were not ordinary thieves after all!"

They had a murder case on their hands and planned to steal treasures from the Forbidden City to sell for travel expenses and smuggle themselves out of the country, but we caught them in the act.

An Qingbai sat down next to his fiancée.

"Heh, those two didn't seem like good people. What did the police say about them?"

"They said they'd help us apply for the title of Outstanding Citizen and there would be prizes, and they told us to go to the police station to pick them up!"

"Perfect timing, I was planning to browse the department store again and buy a mahjong set to play with."

Before Zhuang Zhimeng could speak, Zhuang Zhijun couldn't help but lean closer.

"Sister, brother-in-law, where are you going? I want to go too."

Zhuang Zhimeng laughed.

"Ask your brother-in-law. If he agrees, you can go. I'm going to wash my face."

As Zhuang Zhimeng walked toward the restroom, she could still hear Junjun pestering Qingbai.

"Brother-in-law, I'll come with you! I can help you and my sister carry our things, okay?"

An Qingbai nodded with a smile.

"Okay, come with us. Let's go to the department store and see what you like. Your brother-in-law will buy it for you."

"Okay, thank you, brother-in-law. I'll get myself ready right away."

The bicycle at home made things convenient for Zhuang Zhijun.

The three of them rode two bicycles to the police station first.

Police officer Qi Hongtao smiled when he saw them.

"You've really helped us a lot. Otherwise, if these two people had managed to escape abroad, we wouldn't have been able to find them at all."

He then handed the certificate and prize to Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai.

"This is what I promised you. Please keep it safe. Thank you for your courage and decisiveness."

Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai happily accepted the certificate and enamel mug.

"This is what we, as enthusiastic citizens, should do. We will still lend a hand whenever we find something wrong."

"We won't stand idly by if we encounter such a situation."

Qi Hongtao was very grateful.

"Thank you. If there's a next time, I'll apply for an award for you again."

Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai smiled and said goodbye to the police.

After leaving the police station, Zhuang Zhijun asked his sister.

"Sister, brother-in-law, what good deed have you done?"

"Two murderers have been arrested."

Zhuang Zhijun gave a thumbs up repeatedly.

"Sister, brother-in-law, you guys are amazing, you even dared to arrest a murderer."

“We didn’t know they were murderers. It’s not like they have murderers written on their faces.”

When we arrested them, they were just thieves.

"Indeed, the two of them said they were going to steal from the Forbidden City, so your sister and I arrested them."

"That's impressive. I really admire you two. You've brought honor to our family again."

The three of them walked into the department store as they talked.

At the department store, An Qingbai bought a Hero brand fountain pen for his brother-in-law.

Zhuang Zhijun liked it very much and whispered to his sister.

"Sis, I really like this pen, but is it appropriate for my husband to spend so much money on it?"

Zhuang Zhimeng also felt it was inappropriate.

"Then I'll pay for it, so your brother-in-law won't have to pay."

Zhuang Zhijun nodded vigorously.

"Okay, I'm fine with using your money, but I'm a little embarrassed to use my brother-in-law's."

Zhuang Zhimeng walked to her fiancé's side.

"Brother Qingbai, shall I buy this fountain pen?"

An Qingbai smiled.

"Hehe, no need. This is a gift from the brother-in-law to his brother-in-law. There's no need for us to be so polite!"

Zhuang Zhimeng wanted to say something more, but An Qingbai had already paid the money.

Zhuang Zhimeng thought so too. He was getting married soon, so it was reasonable to give his brother-in-law some gifts. He himself had given gifts to Qingbai's brothers quite a few times.

"Junjun, here you go, keep it for yourself!"

Zhuang Zhijun didn't accept it directly but looked at his sister.

Zhuang Zhimeng nodded.

"Since your brother-in-law bought it for you, just accept it!"

Zhuang Zhijun then smiled and put away the pen box.

"Hehe, thank you, brother-in-law. I will definitely cherish this pen."

"Okay, let's continue shopping!"

At the department store, An Qingbai bought mahjong tiles, and Zhuang Zhimeng bought manuscript paper.

When I got home, my parents were already back.

"Did the three of you go shopping at the department store?"

"Yes, Mom, what did you and Auntie buy at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Hao Caiyun waved her hand.

"Hey, let's see if we have anything for your wedding. We need to buy it in advance, it's hard to buy things during the Chinese New Year."

"Yes, that's right! Thank you for your hard work, Mom and Aunt."

An Qingbai took out the mahjong tiles.

"Auntie, shall we play mahjong tonight?"

"Sure, it's been a while since I've played. Xiao An is here too, let's play mahjong tonight."

Zhuang Xingzhou smiled and pointed to his youngest son.

“Jun Jun is watching us play right there. You’re still too young, so we can’t let you play.”

Zhuang Zhijun waved the book in his hand.

"I'm not watching you play mahjong, I want to read."

"That's good! It's good to know that reading is a good thing."

Zhuang Zhimeng took the manuscript back to her room and came out to ask her mother.

"Mom, what are we having for dinner?"

Hao Caiyun thought for a moment.

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