Chen Ming was startled when he heard Chen Mai's voice.
He deliberately walked at the back because all the adults were walking in front, which is why he couldn't control his expression.
However, he overlooked Chen Mai and Chen Liang. Fortunately, the others were some distance away from him and probably didn't hear what Chen Mai said.
If they heard that, they would probably turn around and look.
Chen Ming whispered to Chen Mai, "You're mistaken. Dad wasn't looking at Mom with a strange look."
"But..."
Sensing that Chen Mai wanted to continue asking questions, Chen Ming instinctively scolded, "No buts!"
While Chen Ming wasn't paying attention, Xu Junhui and Huang Qinqin actually glanced back quietly.
When Huang Qinqin turned around and saw Chen Ming's expression, she could tell he was feeling guilty, which proved that he had indeed been looking at Xu Fang with a strange look.
Actually, Huang Qinqin and Xu Junhui both heard Chen Mai asking Chen Ming. Xu Junhui instinctively wanted to turn around, but Huang Qinqin stopped him.
Huang Qinqin felt that if Chen Ming was acting strangely, it would be better for them to turn back, so they waited until Chen Ming relaxed his guard before secretly taking a look.
This glance made both Xu Junhui and Huang Qinqin realize that something was wrong.
Some things can't stand up to scrutiny. Before, when they didn't notice anything unusual about Chen Ming, Huang Qinqin and the others only felt that Chen Ming had been relatively quiet and reserved lately.
But looking back now, doesn't this also prove that something was wrong with Chen Ming lately?
Chen Ming wasn't so silent before, and he had communicated with Xu Fang quite a bit.
But now that Xu Junhui thinks about it, it seems that he hasn't seen Chen Ming take the initiative to approach Xu Fang or help her with chores since some point.
No, it's not just Xu Fang; Chen Ming hasn't offered to lend a hand to anyone else in the family. He wasn't like this before.
Huang Qinqin and Xu Junhui exchanged a silent glance and decided to tell Xu Weiguo when they got home.
......
"You mean you think something's off about Chen Ming?"
As soon as he got home, Xu Junhui and Huang Qinqin said they needed to talk to him and pulled Xu Weiguo into the study.
Then Xu Weiguo heard them say that when Chen Ming came back just now, he looked at Xu Fang with strange eyes, and that he seemed to have become much more distant from them lately.
However, Xu Weiguo had a good impression of Chen Ming, partly because Chen Ming had always treated Xu Fang very well over the years.
One reason is that Chen Ming performed very well at work, was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and had a good relationship with many people in the workplace.
Therefore, Xu Weiguo thought that Huang Qinqin and the others might be overthinking things: "Could it be that you've misunderstood?"
"Chen Ming and A Fang have been married for so many years, and they've weathered so many tough times together. They have a very good relationship. Why would he look at A Fang with such strange eyes?"
Huang Qinqin knew Xu Weiguo wouldn't believe her: "Dad, think back carefully, hasn't Uncle become much more distant from Second Aunt lately?"
“In the past, whenever my uncle saw my second aunt working, he would go up and help her. Even when he was free, he would sit next to her and keep her company.”
“But during this time, except for mealtimes, I haven’t seen my uncle get close to my second aunt. And now that he’s home, he doesn’t seem to talk to us much.”
Upon hearing Huang Qinqin's words, Xu Weiguo realized that it seemed to be true!
Because there were many people in the family, they didn't notice that Chen Ming wasn't working or talking.
Moreover, during this period, Chen Ming often said he had something to do after get off work and wouldn't go home with him, and he also got home a little later than before.
After thinking it over, Xu Weiguo gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be that Chen Ming is having an affair?!"
Xu Junhui shook his head: "It's not necessarily that he's having an affair, but I think he's definitely hiding something from us."
"Qinqin and I wanted you to check, Dad, whether Uncle has been in contact with anyone recently, and to see if he has done anything wrong outside."
"If not, then all is well, and we will sincerely apologize to our uncle."
"But if there really is something unusual..."
Xu Junhui didn't say the rest, but he believed Xu Weiguo would understand.
......
Because they were in a hurry to take Grandpa Huang and the others back to the village, Huang Jianguo and his group arrived at the Xu family's house at around 5 p.m.
However, Huang Jianguo had already told Xu Junhui about it yesterday, so Xu Junhui got up early to wait for them to arrive.
Before leaving, Huang Jianguo said to Xu Junhui, "Thank you for getting up so early. It's still early, you should go back and get some sleep."
"It's alright, I went to bed early last night, so it won't affect anything. Please be careful, brothers."
After watching Huang Jianguo leave, Xu Junhui originally planned not to cook breakfast at home today and to go out and buy it instead.
But just as he was about to close the door, he heard someone cursing as they came out of the neighboring yard.
"Who's making such a racket so early in the morning?! Can't a person get any sleep?!"
"If I find out who it is, I'll curse you to death!"
Upon hearing the sound, Xu Junhui nimbly slipped back into the yard and immediately closed the door.
The tractor was indeed very loud when it started up. It's still barely dawn, and I bet many people were woken up by the noise.
Fortunately, not everyone had seen or heard a tractor before, otherwise they would have definitely guessed that the sound was coming from the Xu family's courtyard.
To avoid being discovered if he went out, Xu Junhui decided it was better not to go out. He figured it would be fine to cook breakfast at home, and he might as well go back to sleep.
......
Because they were concerned about getting electricity to Huangjia Village, the village chief and the brigade secretary got up very early this morning. They set off for the city on their bicycles just as dawn was breaking.
Not long after they left, they encountered Huang Jianguo returning in a tractor, and they excitedly turned back to the village.
"Jianguo! It's so good to see you. We were just about to go to the city to look for Qin'er. Now that you're back, we don't have to make the special trip."
"Good morning, Party Secretary and Village Chief. Do you need me to pass on a message to Qinqin?"
However, Huang Jianguo guessed that there must have been a response regarding the power supply issue yesterday.
Village Chief Huang smiled and nodded: "Yes, please tell Qin'er that we had a meeting yesterday, and the village unanimously approved the plan to go when the village gets electricity."
"Also, the autumn harvest is in a few days, and we would like to trouble Qin to help us buy some bones or something, so that we can nourish everyone after the harvest."
"Here is the money we prepared. Please give it to Qin's daughter as well. We will arrange for someone to come to Qin's daughter's house to collect the bones during the autumn harvest."
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