At this moment, the main street area of Haicheng is crowded with people, some are shopping, some are having fun, and their faces are filled with happy smiles.

More people chose to stay at home and watch TV. The National Day military parade made everyone extremely excited.

As usual, Jian Xia and Yu Biao occupied two adjacent stalls so that they could look after each other.

In the market, someone brought in a 14-inch black-and-white TV, so they could sell goods and watch the military parade at the same time without any interruption.

Individual business owners who run small businesses used to be arrested for speculation and profiteering, but now they can operate openly and they all praise the national policies.

In order to meet the peak of customer flow during the National Day holiday, Chen Xiulian started purchasing various ingredients early in the morning.

Shen Ze was a rare filial son, following behind her and helping to carry things.

Only then did I realize that my mother had a lot to do every day. She bought two large bags of non-staple food alone, not to mention meat and flour.

Fortunately, the butcher and grocery store owners were already familiar with her, and anything she bought could be delivered to their stores.

After buying everything, Chen Xiu Lian started preparing the dishes.

He Xiang was asked out by Jian Yang and she didn't know when she would be back.

She has to do these tasks by herself.

Of course, as long as Shen Ze is here, she can order him around as she pleases.

In the past, Shen's mother never let Shen Ze do housework, saying that the kitchen was a woman's territory. Now her attitude has changed drastically. Looking at him putting on an apron and cutting meat, she just thinks he is so handsome.

Chen Zesheng has a strong learning ability. After working for a short time, he has become quite good at it. He thought that if he gets married in the future, it would be nice to cook a special dish occasionally.

Thinking of this, he became more active in learning how to cook from his mother.

Near noon, He Xiang finally came back. Seeing that Chen Ze had almost finished his work, she jokingly said:

"If I had known Shen Chang was so powerful, I would have played with him a little longer."

Chen Ze smiled restrainedly and said nothing.

Chen Xiulian smiled and said that she came back at the right time because all the guests today were families and each table ordered a lot of dishes, so she was too busy to handle it.

Then she casually asked who he had played with just now, and whether Xiaoxing was there.

Shen Ze's ears perked up when he heard Xiaoxing's name.

She usually goes to the restaurant whenever she has time, but she was nowhere to be seen today. I wonder who asked her to go out and play.

"Xiaoxing is in trouble. Sun Xueyi forced him to work overtime. He is probably on the fishing island now!" He Xiang also heard this from Jian Yang.

Chen Xiulian didn't know much about the fishing island, but she occasionally heard fishmongers mention it.

"Why go there on National Day? Most of the fishermen there have moved to Haicheng, except for some elderly people who can't leave their hometown and won't move unless they can find a job. I can't understand why they go to that godforsaken place!"

Chen Ze laughed at his mother for being so surprised by things she had never seen before. How could she not go when her leader assigned her a task?

After finishing his work at noon and having some free time, he felt more and more that something was wrong. Regardless of his tiredness, he walked towards Jian Baoguo.

When Jian Baoguo saw Chen Ze, he thought he was looking for Jian Yang, so he hurriedly called Jian Yang out.

Chen Ze didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and asked solemnly, "Is your cousin back?"

"Not yet. Maybe the fishing boat hasn't returned yet." Jian Yang answered casually, and his expression became uneasy after he finished speaking.

Before he could say anything else, Shen Ze had already run away like crazy.

"Jian Xiaoxing, nothing can happen to you!" A voice kept ringing in Shen Ze's mind.

When she mentioned Li Weimin yesterday, he should have thought that Li Weimin would have a back-up plan if he signed such an agreement.

As long as they find evidence that Hu Zi's mother's illness is fake, and then take the agreement that misled him into signing, Hu Zi will not be able to defeat the chemical factory with more than a thousand people even if he opens his mouth a hundred times.

But what kind of person is Hu Zi? He is a gangster. Will anything good come from looking for faults in him?

Chen Ze didn't dare to think further. He felt regretful and terrified. He just hoped that he could get to the fishing island as soon as possible and find Jian Xiaoxing.

At this moment, Jian Xiaoxing was tied up, just as Shen Ze had expected.

When Sun Xueyi and Hu Zi were arguing, Jian Xiaoxing appeared.

She originally wanted to pull Sun Xueyi away quickly, but Sun Xueyi didn't understand her hint at all and insisted on breaking into the house.

Before he reached the door, a tall figure walked out from the darkness of the house.

Hu Zi laughed out loud.

"Brother Scar, you wanted to cause trouble for that stinky woman, but you brought it upon yourself."

Scarface poked his nostrils with his fingers, grinning wickedly.

"How dare you plot against me? You must be tired of living."

Hu Zi brought back the agreement that gave him two thousand yuan for free every year and showed it to Scarface. He wanted to take credit for it, but Scarface scolded him instead.

He's a jerk, but not an idiot.

Scarface saw through the trap in the agreement at a glance, and was thinking of a countermeasure with Hu Zi when he unexpectedly saw Sun Xueyi coming with Jian Xiaoxing.

Seeing this scene, Sun Xueyi also understood that this was a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth.

"Brother, it's all a misunderstanding. We can discuss it if you have anything to say." Sun Xueyi smiled, fearing that the other party would get angry.

Hu Zi slapped the agreement on Sun Xueyi's face and said fiercely:

"What about the other one?"

The agreement is a handle and must not be left in the chemical plant.

"It's in my office. I can take you to get it." Sun Xueyi said tremblingly.

Hu Zi looked at Scarface, seeking his advice.

Scarface saw that Sun Xueyi was so scared that his face turned pale and he even wet his pants, and thought that Sun Xueyi would not dare to play any tricks, so he asked Hu Zi to follow him to the chemical plant.

As for Jian Xiaoxing, he called two people, brought a rope, and asked them to tie her up.

Jian Xiaoxing fought hard and started a fight with the two men.

Scarface didn't expect that she knew a little bit of fighting skills, and it took several people a lot of effort to tie her up.

Sun Xueyi, who was standing by, just watched, not daring to say a word, and sat on the ground with weak legs. It was only after Hu Zi dragged him away.

After Hu Zi and the others left, Scarface took Jian Xiaoxing to a small house.

It was filled with dry branches, probably a woodshed.

There is a large water tank in the woodshed, which is filled with water so that it can be used to put out fire in case of a fire.

Scarface grabbed the rope behind Jian Xiaoxing and carried her to the water tank like a chicken, threatening her viciously:

"You stinky bitch, I'm giving you a chance to live now. If you get your cousin Jian Yang to sign a ten-year scrap steel purchase agreement with us, I'll let you go. Otherwise, you'll never see the sun again."

Jian Xiaoxing thought it was ridiculous. How could a small employee like her from a chemical factory have any influence on the affairs of the steel plant? These people were really crazy about money.

Not to mention that she can't do it, even if she owns the steel mill, she won't make a deal with the devil!

"Impossible." Jian Xiaoxing refused without hesitation.

Scarface was so angry that he grabbed Jian Xiaoxing's hair and pushed her into the water.

Jian Xiaoxing struggled to break free, and her tied hair spread out and swayed like seaweed.

Because she had practiced holding her breath when swimming before, she didn't feel uncomfortable even though she was pushed into the water several times.

It is not very harmful, but extremely insulting.

Fortunately, someone came and told Scarface that Hu Zi's mother suddenly had a high fever and convulsions, and called him away. He didn't know what other means he would use to torture her.