Shen Heng rushed home excitedly, only to find that Bai Jiaojiao was not there.

He was a little disappointed when he got home and wasn't greeted by his daughter-in-law. But then he figured that Bai Jiaojiao was either at the pigsty or at her parents' house. So he put down his bicycle and headed to Bai's house.

Zheng Xu stood solemnly in the main hall of the Bai family, looking at Bai Shibao: "Some people in our village said you weren't there when the movie was going on. Besides your family, did anyone else see you go?"

Losing a pig was a huge deal for the brigade. After the meeting, the villagers were all discussing it.

While some people were working in the fields, the whole village started speculating amongst themselves, remembering that they only saw Bai Shihai pushing his father out to watch a movie that night, but they didn't see Bai's third son.

The news spread like wildfire, and everyone who heard it said they hadn't seen Bai Shibao that night.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xu immediately came to the Bai family.

Bai Shibao is definitely connected to the black market now; he's gone out to sell things more than once.

Furthermore, Bai Shibao's failure to stand up at the meeting that day was highly suspicious.

Bai Shihai knew that with so many people in the village, this matter couldn't be kept secret.

He glanced at Bai Shibao and said, "You can explain it to the captain yourself."

Bai Shibao honestly recounted his trip to Wangjiazu to find a wife: "That's how it is, Captain. That pig really has nothing to do with me. I didn't dare to go out to the station because I didn't want to say what I was doing there."

"How can I believe what you're saying?"

These days, who just picks up a son-in-law off the street?

It's one thing for someone like that to exist, but it's another that, by sheer coincidence, he runs into someone so stupid that they actually dare to follow him?

In Bai Shibao's account to Zheng Xu, the fact that this person had been taking care of his business every day and that they had some dealings in the past was omitted, making the whole story sound even more unbelievable.

Zheng Xu frowned. Logically speaking, the Bai family members are all as shrewd as monkeys. Even if Bai Shibao is honest, he shouldn't be like this, right?

Bai Jiaojiao was summoned by Bai Shiqing, who was now showing signs of pregnancy. Bai Jiaojiao carefully held her hand and said, "This definitely wasn't done by Third Brother, Sister, don't worry."

"How could I not be anxious? I believe him, but I'm afraid he won't be able to explain himself!"

Bai Shiqing is currently being closely watched by Li Jiazhao. Now that everyone is at work, Bai Shiqing hasn't gone around causing trouble or showing off, so much so that she hasn't been able to communicate with the Bai family about this matter yet.

As soon as the two sisters arrived at the Bai family home, they heard Bai Shibao talking about his trip to Wangjiazu.

Bai Shiqing's bad temper flared up immediately: "Bai Shibao, are you sick? Their family has no shame, they'll just marry their daughter off to anyone, and you don't want her either?"

While free love is advocated now, arranged marriages and parental consent are still more common. Even if it is free love, shouldn't we get to know each other first, then get to know each other, and finally ask our family members for their consent?

What kind of young man goes to a girl's house for a blind date on his own?

"Sis, don't be angry..."

Their mother passed away early, and Bai Shibao grew up following Bai Shiqing around. When he saw that Bai Shiqing was angry, he immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

"What good is it if I don't get angry?"

The key issue is that Zheng Xu doesn't believe it now.

Even if Zheng Xu didn't believe it, Bai Shiqing would also find it hard to believe if she weren't Bai Shibo's sister.

Bai Shibao immediately said, "I knew it would be like this, that's why I didn't dare to say it."

"You still think you're right?"

Bai Shiqing was furious, so Bai Jiaojiao pulled her into the room and made her sit on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Sister, the brigade leader is still here. You can scold Third Brother again later. Explain things to the brigade leader first before we talk."

"Who says that's not true?" Bai Shiqing waved her hand and said, "Bai Shibao, you should go find a family to help you prove it. It's not difficult to do."

"Okay, I understand, sis." Bai Shibao nodded obediently.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xu said, "Then I'll give you one day. Before you finish work tomorrow, find a witness to prove that you weren't in the village the night before last, and then everything will be fine. Well... it's normal for someone your age to be in a hurry to find a wife, but next time you should still talk to your family first."

Seeing that Bai Shibao didn't seem to be lying, Zheng Xu believed most of it.

Before leaving, he called Bai Jiaojiao out and said, "You should urge your third brother to handle this matter as soon as possible. I definitely hope and am willing to believe that he is innocent. However, the villagers are all talking about this now. If it is not clarified quickly, your family will have trouble for a few days."

"I know, Captain, thank you so much. Heng went to find someone to help investigate this morning, but he has to go to Xiangyang Village and can't get away. If his buddy comes over tonight and has any news, I'll go to your house to tell you."

Zheng Xu nodded, seeing Bai Jiaojiao's enthusiasm, he thought it couldn't possibly be Bai Shibao who did this.

After seeing Zheng Xu off, Bai Jiaojiao went home and saw Bai Shiqing sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) interrogating Bai Shibo.

"What's that girl's name? Did her family say they know anyone in our commune?"

"Her name is Wang Qiumei."

Bai Shibao didn't answer, which means he didn't know him.

Otherwise, they would definitely say these things to get closer to you during a blind date.

Bai Shiqing scoffed, "Autumn plum blossoms? Whose plum blossoms bloom in autumn?"

Bai Jiaojiao overheard this when she returned and laughed, "Sister, why are you bringing up other people's names?"

"Did I say something wrong? This family doesn't sound like good people."

Bai Shiqing's viewpoint was exactly the same as Bai Shihai's, and Bai Shibao lowered his head again.

Bai Shiqing continued, "You didn't tell your family about this because you were afraid they wouldn't agree?"

Bai Shibao nodded.

"Are you afraid we won't agree, or are they afraid we won't agree?"

Bai Shibao nodded.

"Speak to me!"

“They said this was too hasty, and that we could try things out first. They told me not to tell you, and I also felt it was sudden and was afraid of scaring you,” Bai Shibao said.

"You've really given us a huge surprise," Bai Shihai couldn't help but shake his head.

His younger brother used to be very obedient.

"What is their family's financial situation like? How many siblings do they have? Are her parents easy to get along with?"

"His father is a really nice guy, he's always been a patron of our business, and that girl is nice too. It's just that their family..."

Bai Shibao knew he would have to go to their home tomorrow to get witnesses, and he knew he couldn't hide their family situation any longer, so he said, "Her father is an unregistered resident..."

"Unregistered resident?!"

Bai Shiqing felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Upon hearing this, Bai Shihai immediately punched Bai Shibo's arm and yelled, "Why the hell didn't you get tricked into going to work in the coal mines?"

“No, listen to me…” Bai Shibao was anxious, but he could only speak slowly. “Back then, her mother was sick and they didn’t have money to treat her. Her father happened to be working on a road construction project for the government, so he pretended to fall off a mountain and die. He reported it as an injury or death, and the government paid him a sum of money so that her mother could get better. That uncle doesn’t dare to go out during the day now, and he’s also afraid to go home. But he was desperate back then.”