"Hey, you little brat, you don't even know anything yourself, yet you're complaining that others are childish." Zhao Yicheng couldn't help but speak up first, mocking him.

Shen was once again speechless at Zhao Yicheng's low emotional intelligence, but thankfully he was dealing with a child, so she didn't have to worry about him getting beaten up.

The child immediately knew this person was mocking him, so he shouted at Zhao Yicheng, "Who says I don't know anything? I know a lot!"

"You know so much? Then tell me where Director Zhang of the meat processing plant is. Hehe, speechless now, aren't you?" Zhao Yicheng asked smugly, his tone quite irritating.

"Who says I don't know where Director Zhang is? Director Zhang told me to wait for him here!" the child retorted loudly.

This surprised both Shen Shi and Zhao Yicheng. It was truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly".

"Why didn't you say so earlier? That's great! I was just looking for Director Zhang. Could you give him something for me?" Just as Shen Shi was thinking about how to get this kid to help, Zhao Yicheng spoke up first.

Then I got the reply, "No way."

Zhao Yicheng felt his heart was breaking. He had spent so much time talking to this brat. Then he cast a hopeful look at Shen Shi.

Shen Shi closed his eyes after being met with Zhao Yicheng's gaze, but there was nothing he could do but bite the bullet and go on.

Chen Shi squatted down to be at eye level with the child, looking at him gently and said, "My friend is just a bit blunt, he doesn't mean any harm. We really want to ask you for a favor. It's quite cold squatting here, how about we go to the restaurant across the street to talk? We can see the entrance from there."

After hearing Shen Shi's words, the little boy was very tempted, but he still gently shook his head.

"Don't feel embarrassed. We're not bad people. Whether you help or not is up to you."

"Okay...okay..." Before the little boy could finish agreeing, Zhao Yicheng grabbed him and lifted him up.

As Zhao Yicheng carried the little boy, he said, "We've already agreed, so what are we waiting for? This guy's freezing."

The three arrived at the restaurant, and Shen Shi ordered three bowls of fresh meat wontons. Then they found a table and sat down to wait.

Chen Shi first chatted with him for a while, asking some unimportant questions, and learned that the little boy in front of him was named Chen Qiang.

Although Chen Qiang is not old, he is quite mature in his thinking. Just listening to him speak makes you feel like he is a little adult.

Children have the sharpest intuition, especially a smart kid like Chen Qiang. It's really not easy to fool him, but fortunately, Shen Shi didn't intend to lie to the child.

He spoke first, tentatively asking Chen Qiang, "Director Zhang asked you to wait for him at the factory gate. It seems you two know each other. Can you tell me what kind of person Director Zhang is?"

“Director Zhang is the kindest person in the world,” Chen Qiang replied without hesitation.

The firmness of his tone was astonishing.

After confirming that the child had no past conflict with Director Zhang, Chen Shi opened up to Chen Qiang and said, "I unexpectedly learned that someone took Director Zhang's things. What I want you to do is give Director Zhang the note with this message written on it. Are you willing to do this?"

"Really? You're not lying to me." Chen Qiang was still a little skeptical.

“Really, see for yourself if you don’t believe me.” Shen Shi took out the note from the envelope and showed it to him.

Anyway, there's only information about Deng Jie inside, so there's nothing to hide.

After receiving it, Chen Qiang looked it over and said to Chen Shi, "Okay, I will give it to Director Zhang."

“Okay, but you have to keep it a secret that you saw us today. If Director Zhang asks who gave you the things, just say you didn’t see them clearly. If you promise, I’ll give you candy.” Shen Shi said to Chen Qiang in a sincere tone.

Chen Qiang nodded after thinking for a moment.

Chen was overjoyed and grabbed a handful of candy from his basket for him, filling Chen Qiang's pockets to the brim.

After the three finished eating their wontons, they sat in the shop for a while longer before Director Zhang's chubby figure finally appeared at the factory gate.

Shen Shi immediately realized that this was the owner of the watch from the state-run restaurant that day.

Chen Qiang ran over happily as soon as he saw Director Zhang, while Shen Shi and Zhao Yicheng hid to the side and observed secretly.

As soon as Director Zhang saw Chen Qiang running over, he pointed at him and laughed, scolding him:

"You little rascal, I told you to come in and find me every time, but you just wouldn't listen. If I hadn't come out to buy a pack of cigarettes, you wouldn't have been squatting there until the middle of the day."

"It's okay, Uncle Zhang, I can just play outside." Chen Qiang said with a silly grin.

His father went to work after drinking last year and died unexpectedly at the factory. The factory was not supposed to pay compensation, but Uncle Zhang managed to get it for him and his sister, three yuan a month until he came of age.

The factory director had a lot of complaints about Director Zhang because if he went to the factory and the factory director saw him, he would inevitably pick on Uncle Zhang again. So every month, Chen Qiang would wait for Director Zhang to get off work at the gate.

Director Zhang didn't say anything more after hearing Wang Gang's words. After giving him the money and saying a few more instructions, he was about to leave when he heard Chen Qiang say, "I almost forgot, Uncle Zhang had someone ask me to give this to you." Chen Qiang hurriedly handed the envelope to Director Zhang.

After taking it, Director Zhang asked, "Who gave it to me?"

"I didn't see his face clearly, but he said he saw someone take your things. You should check it quickly." Chen Qiang was afraid that Director Zhang would ask too many questions, so he ran away as soon as he finished speaking.

What is this? It sounds like something to scam a kid. I wonder if they're just trying to find a way to give him money again.

After thinking for a while, Director Zhang's craving for cigarettes returned, so he stuffed the envelope into his pocket and hurried off to buy some.

Shen Shi and Zhao Yicheng, who were observing from the other side, felt reassured after seeing that Director Zhang had received the letter.

Zhao Yicheng also praised, "Successful people are different. Even if they are very curious about what was written, they don't look at it from the outside. I wouldn't be able to do that. I definitely wouldn't be able to resist."

Shen Shi smiled but didn't reply.

After finishing this task, the two went to the county for a stroll. Since the wedding was approaching, there were many things to buy, and they filled a basket to the brim when they returned.

Then a few more peaceful days passed.

Because of the rule that couples cannot meet for the first three days of their wedding, Shen Shi and Song Jiajia decided to get their marriage certificate four days before the wedding.

Nowadays, most people get married by simply holding a banquet and that's it; very few actually register their marriage.

The reason why he left so easily in his previous life was partly because he and Song Jiajia hadn't registered their marriage. This was a little scheme he had planned when they got married. At that time, Song Jiajia was already pregnant, and the Song family was afraid that he would turn against them, so they had no choice but to comply with his wishes.

But now, Shen Shi genuinely wants to become husband and wife with Song Jiajia, relying on and supporting each other. That means they need both a wedding ceremony and a marriage certificate.

This was a very important day in their lives, and the two of them even dressed up specially.

After applying some hair oil, Song Jiajia tied a red flower to the end of her hair and arrived in town beaming with joy.