Chapter 233

After hearing the skinny monkey's instigation, Tang Guohong's eyes flashed, "Let's go check out the place first to see if what the woman said is true."

"Hey, brother, I'll go right away."

When the skinny monkey saw that his elder brother agreed, he couldn't help but show excitement on his face.

In the afternoon, he secretly wandered around Liuhuai Lane alone.

After squatting for two days, Shouhou basically figured out Li Yueniang's daily routine and the number of people in her family.

Inside the ward, three people lowered their heads and whispered to each other.

"Brother, she is indeed an old woman."

"I pretended to be a scrap collector and asked a kid about it."

"Her son used to be a very famous doctor, her daughter-in-law is a university professor, and she has a grandson and a granddaughter. Her family is very well-off, and it's true that none of her relatives are around."

"It seems like I've been living alone since last year."

"All day long I either go out to buy groceries, stroll in the alleys, or stay at home alone."

"I heard from people around here that she has a relative who is an official."

"I guess it's the nurse's house."

Tang Guohong asked carefully, "Have you ever found out what kind of people live around here?"

"I asked, and there's also an old lady with a young girl on the left. That girl goes out early and comes back late, so she must be working in some unit."

"There's a whole family living on the other side, more than a dozen people. It's a mess, and they don't have a good relationship with the neighbors. They don't seem like they would mind their own business."

Tang Guohong knew what was going on. "It's best not to meet her. Pick a time when the old woman is not home and go in to search."

"Brother, the alleys are crowded with people living next to each other. During the day, the alleys are full of children running around, and there are also residents sitting at the doorways chatting."

"It's hard to do it during the day, I think it's better at night."

"We can sneak in at night. What's an old lady afraid of? Even if something happens, no one will notice."

"Brother, without further ado, shall we go check it out tonight?"

"Third brother, are you okay in the hospital alone?"

"What can happen to me? Big brother, you and Skinny Monkey should be careful."

In the evening, Li Yue Niang simply cooked a bowl of clear soup noodles. While she was eating, a head popped out from the courtyard wall.

"Grandma Li, Grandma Li."

"Hey, Wenjing?"

Guo Wenjing smiled and said, "Grandma, is she eating?"

"My grandma fried some dough sticks today and asked me to bring you some."

As he spoke, Guo Wenjing leaned over the half-high wall and handed over a small plate.

Li Yue Niang was not polite either. She and her neighbor Lao Guo got along well. They often said bad things about each other together and got along like real sisters.

"That's too polite. I finally managed to fry some noodles and you're giving them to me."

Li Yueniang took the plate, went back into the house, poured it into her own bowl, and called out to the outside, "Wait a minute, I'll get you a bunch of salted dried beans. Your grandma said she wanted some yesterday."

While Li Yueniang was taking out the jar, she was talking loudly to Guo Wenjing outside, "My daughter is the best. She is considerate."

Guo Wenjing smiled and said, "Grandma Li, do you want to clean the porcelain?"

"Did she write to you? How is she doing over there? When will she be back?"

When Su Qingci went to the countryside, Guo Wenjing also wanted to go with him. Grandma Guo strongly opposed it. She also thought that her grandmother was the only one left at home, so she had to give up.

She was reluctant to leave her good sister and had advised Su Qingci several times, but Su Qingci couldn't say anything at that time. She only said that she wanted to step out of the ivory tower and go to the grassroots level to contribute to the construction of the motherland with her meager strength.

At first she was angry that Su Qingci didn't write to her, but later when something happened to the Su family, she vaguely understood why her good sister had to go.

"I wrote a letter."

Li Yue Niang lowered her voice and said, "He said he's working in a small town in the south and is no longer farming in the countryside."

"She said she was fine and asked her family not to worry about her."

"By the way, I heard your grandma say you like to eat preserved fruits. This is for you."

"Oh, I don't want it. You can keep it for yourself."

"Take it. Don't think I don't know. You keep hanging on the wall to chat with me and give me things every few days, just to see if I'm okay!"

"Your grandmother is such a stingy, miserly person, how could she be willing to give me some noodles?"

Li Yue Niang smiled as she spoke.

Guo Wenjing blushed, "Grandma Li, look at what you said, this is what my grandma asked me to give you."

"You two are the same. You're clearly a good couple, but you keep getting angry and arguing with each other. You're really just old kids."

"Who would wear the same pants as her? That toothless bitch is the most annoying."

"Tell her that she has until tomorrow to apologize to me, or I'll break up with her."

Guo Wenjing said helplessly, "Last time, grandma said your insoles weren't tight enough."

"The last time before that, grandma lost a tooth because of your laughter, and the time before that was because you went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy tofu without asking her."

"What about this time? What are you two arguing about this time?"

Li Yue Niang's face darkened. "She went to the toilet and used up all the paper I stuffed into the hole in the wall, leaving me with nothing when I needed it."

"That's all?"

"Maybe my grandma just forgot to bring it that day, and she didn't have time to put it back to you after she used it."

"Who said that? She admitted it herself. She did it on purpose..."

The two men were lying on the wall and talking when suddenly a big head with a tense face popped out from the side.

"Let's break off the friendship, who's afraid of who?"

"I've had enough of your bad temper. If you break up with me, I'm the one who wants to break up with you."

"Shame on you! You're about to break up with me, but you're still eating my noodles! Give my noodles back to me."

"If you don't return it, I will break up with you and eat your face fruit. I will make you mad to death."

"I spit in it when I fried it, you can eat it."

"I don't trust you at all. You want me to give it back to you, but I won't."

"Pah~"

"Alas~"

When Grandma Guo saw Li Yue Niang turned around and went back, she was so angry that she couldn't stop talking!

"Li Yue Niang, you bastard, you always run away in the middle of an argument. You're a deserter!"

"You're just bullying me by relying on your words. I haven't finished talking yet!"

"Just come out and die right now and listen... This is what I hate most about you... You're such an inhumane old woman... You deserve it..."

Li Yue Niang slammed the door shut, humming a song while peeling garlic and serving noodles, feeling extremely happy.

That old woman is so pissed off.

The night spread, the moon was full like a disk, the entire Liuhuai Lane was bathed in the cold moonlight, and the surroundings gradually became quiet.

Only the faint chirping of insects and barking of dogs could be heard from time to time in the distance.

Two figures jumped out from the darkness, supported themselves by the not-so-high earthen wall, and flipped over to enter the yard.

One of them was observing the surrounding environment vigilantly and on guard, while the other one took out a small knife and reached into the crack of the door to fiddle with it. After a while, the bolt was picked out.

There was a slight creaking sound of the door being pushed open, and two people tiptoed in.