Under Lin Wei's pressure, Lin Xiaomeng's trip to the new county was forced to stop.

But doubts in one's heart cannot be dispelled in just a few words.

While at work, Lin Xiaomeng sneaked out of the office and called Uncle Liu, Liu Shengquan, from a public phone booth.

Liu Shengquan had just hung up the phone with Lin Wei's instructions, and no matter how cleverly Lin Xiaomeng inquired, she couldn't get the answer she wanted.

Hang up the phone.

Liu Shengquan wiped the sweat from his forehead. "These people are all too cunning. If Weiwei hadn't just warned us, they probably would have dug up our ancestors for eighteen generations."

"Thank goodness, thank goodness."

Lin Xiaomeng's expression turned sour. "These two must be hiding something important from me, otherwise why would they be so vigilant, preventing me from finding out anything?"

Lin Xiaomeng hung up the phone and left angrily.

The man who had been hiding in the corner the whole time turned around and went back to his car.

"Second Master, I have a feeling there's something going on behind this. Aunt Lin Wei called Xin County to verify the truth about Lin's father's death with the neighbors. From what I heard, Lin Wei seemed to know about it, but... how come she didn't do anything about such a big thing?"

"How do you know she didn't do anything? I'm afraid she's the one who orchestrated Li Yunxia's affair."

The driver was visibly taken aback, his face filled with disbelief. "How is that possible? Putting aside how she found out about Li Yunxia, ​​the fact that she handled this so meticulously is impossible for an 18-year-old girl to do."

The man chuckled softly. "Don't look down on people. When pushed to the limit, they're capable of anything. This was my oversight. Zeng, send someone to Xin County to investigate. I need to know the results as soon as possible."

"Also, it's lunchtime, go check what's for today's boxed lunches."

-

Jiangcheng, August.

The scorching sun turned the skin of adults and children bright red.

Seeing that almost everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat, Lin Xiaomeng, who was helping to push the cart, felt sorry for her. "Weiwei, why don't you rest for a few days and wait until the high temperature is over before setting up your stall again? Don't let the heat ruin your health."

Lin Wei was naturally unwilling. "Auntie, the thought that I would lose half a year's salary if I took a day off fills me with guilt, making it impossible for me to rest. I even feel that sleeping at night is a desecration of money."

To put it bluntly, they just can't bear to spend the money.

Lin Xiaomeng didn't mean to mock the other person. With a net income of 1700 a day, she wouldn't want to give up earning it herself.

But—

“I’m worried that the kids will get too hot if they follow you around. They are other people’s children, after all. If they don’t go, you can’t manage everything by yourself…”

Before Lin Xiaomeng could finish speaking, the children became unhappy.

"Aunt Meng, we are willing to follow Sister Weiwei."

"Yes, Aunt Meng, we don't mind the heat at all, we're not hot at all."

"Auntie, I think it's okay too."

"What a load of rubbish! If it weren't for Weiwei using cooling things to keep you cool, you would have been burning up from the heat long ago."

indeed.

To prevent the children from getting heatstroke, Lin Wei bought each of them an ice cream to eat while they walked out.

When they got home, there was chilled watermelon waiting for them.

They even carry sweet mung bean soup with them when they're out and about.

And there was also a serving of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water for each person.

In short, everyone got what they wanted, so it's no wonder the kids were reluctant to stay put.

In addition, even if the job is tiring, the actual work only takes a little over an hour, so there's really nothing that the kids can't stick to.

Before Lin Xiaomeng could express her opinion, a familiar female voice interrupted their conversation.

"Weiwei, Yuanyuan, so you've been here all along."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and the familiar figure made Lin Wei feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

Ni Fang, it's Ni Fang.

Isn't Li Yunxia's situation enough to give them a headache?

Why did they actually come looking for us at this time?

Before Lin Wei could speak, Lin Xiaomeng stood in front of her, frowning as she asked, "Ni Fang? What are you doing here?"

Ni Fang ignored Lin Xiaomeng's obvious displeasure and tried to take her arm, but Lin Xiaomeng avoided her without making a sound.

Ni Fang, naturally not feeling embarrassed about needing a favor, simply smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm here to find Weiwei and Yuanyuan. This dormitory area is so hard to navigate. I searched for ages before finally finding you. I was almost sweltering from the heat."

"And you two, what are you doing? Don't you even greet your mother?"

Lin Wei snorted coldly, "We've already severed ties, it's written clearly in black and white. You're not here now to try and rekindle that pathetic mother-daughter relationship with me, are you?"

Is there anything left between us?

'smack'

Hearing Lin Wei's sarcastic remarks, Ni Fang raised her hand to slap her.

Lin Wei wasn't going to let her get away with it; she grabbed her arm and snapped it down.

"Ah, ah, let go, let go, you brat, it's broken."

Lin Wei released her grip and pushed the person backward—

Ni Qingguo jumped out of the bushes and caught Ni Fang. "Weiwei, you've gone too far! She's your mother. How could you treat her like this? Apologize right now!"

"sorry."

Ni Qingguo, who was about to stand on the moral high ground and criticize her, was stunned by Lin Wei's impromptu apology.

"How could you...?"

Lin Wei found it amusing. "Didn't you tell me to apologize? I apologized, so why are you still not satisfied? Or do you not want me to apologize at all?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Ni Qingguo frowned, changing his tone. "Look at yourself now. Which young girl outside is as hostile and sharp-tongued as you?"

“Any child born into a normal family wouldn’t develop a personality like mine.” Lin Wei looked at Ni Qingguo meaningfully. “Dear Uncle, although I’ve come to Jiangcheng, I haven’t missed a single thing about Xin County.”

"I really didn't expect that even with my uncle's family in such a mess, he still has the leisure to meddle in other people's business. Either the matter wasn't big enough, or it has already been resolved. As expected of my uncle, he is capable and can handle anything."

But judging from Ni Qingguo's ashen face, the matter was clearly not resolved.

Ni Fang said unhappily, "Weiwei, do you have any manners? You always rub salt in people's wounds. Your uncle can't eat or sleep because of your aunt's situation, and now your nephew is in trouble too."

When Ni Yaozu was mentioned, Ni Fang couldn't hold back any longer and immediately got to the point, "Weiwei, Yaozu's condition has worsened. He and Yuanyuan are the closest. Now he can't move in the hospital, and we want to take Yuanyuan back to keep Yaozu company so he won't be so lonely."

That's not wrong; many cousins ​​are close in age and have a good relationship.

Unfortunately, Lin Wei had already informed Lin Xiaomeng about Ni Yaozu's situation.

Almost as soon as she heard the two names, Lin Xiaomeng shielded Lin Yuan behind her.

"What are you looking at? With your Yaozu's personality, you probably want to take Yuanyuan back to get revenge for your Yaozu. Forget it, Yuanyuan is with me now, and no one can take him away unless I agree."