Xu Jianwu was secretly eating when Huang Qinqin suddenly shouted, almost scaring him to death.
The others looked at Huang Qinqin expectantly and asked in unison, "Qinqin, have you thought of anything?"
Huang Qinqin nodded: "Yes, Mom, do you remember what happened this morning after you and Dundun came back?"
"Besides saying you saw Lin Chunyan, what else did you casually say?"
Zhang Yumei tried hard to recall; she had said so many things off the cuff.
She had to think hard to determine which of her words might have been helpful.
Finally, Zhang Yumei tentatively asked, "I was saying that the Li family next door seems to have become much wealthier?"
Huang Qinqin nodded affirmatively at her: "Yes!"
"Mom, you said this morning that you saw Li Xiang's mom and Lin Xiaoya carrying a lot of vegetables and pastries home."
"And they even bought meat. Given their income, it's impossible for them to afford so much food."
"But they still bought it. This proves that they must have had other sources of income."
"I think we can investigate who Li Xiang has been spending a lot of time with lately and where he's been going frequently."
"Or Lin Chunyan directly bribed Li Xiang with money to do something to us."
"Or Li Xiang knows some people, some of whom paid him to find an opportunity to take Dundun away."
"But in either case, Li Xiang's family is definitely involved in something."
Xu Junhui added, "Then I'll go out and ask around tomorrow at noon to see if anyone has been to that black market."
Although Xu Junhui himself had never been there, he knew many chefs.
The chef was basically a loyal customer of the black market.
Since many chefs are gourmets, and chefs make a lot of money, the black market is undoubtedly the best choice if you want to sell something.
Finally, Xu Weiguo summarized the discussion.
"In that case, I'll be in charge of investigating who Li Xiang has been in contact with recently and where he's been."
"Ahui will ask around tomorrow if anyone has been to that black market and knows anything about what's going on inside."
“Afang, you must go grocery shopping or go out together recently. You absolutely must not go out alone.”
"If possible, you can ask the people in the next yard."
"Check if there's anything unusual about Li Xiang's family lately, but try not to let Li Xiang and his family find out, and also ensure your own safety."
"And then there's Hongxia, Jianwen, and Jianwu. Since school is about to let out for break, you two shouldn't go to school or Huangjia Village yet."
"I'll go to Huangjia Village tomorrow to explain things to Dr. Zhong."
After everything was explained, everyone went back to their rooms.
As soon as Xu Junhui returned to his room, he looked at Huang Qinqin with some concern.
"Honey, are you feeling unwell? I noticed you didn't look well when I was in the study."
Huang Qinqin shook her head listlessly: "I don't feel unwell, it's just that I suddenly feel a tightness in my chest."
"I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen."
When Xu Weiguo heard her say that she felt tightness in her chest, he quickly poured her a glass of water and patted her back to help her catch her breath.
"Perhaps you've overthought things after hearing what Lin Xiaoya said."
"Now that we know in advance, we can take precautions and nothing will happen."
"Before I go out to look for someone tomorrow at noon, I'll go and tell my parents first."
“I want my older brother to stop his business for a while. I’m afraid that if they can’t get any advantage from us, they’ll try to take advantage of our parents.”
"What do you think, honey?"
Huang Qinqin suddenly realized something and said that she seemed to have forgotten something!
"Yes! I almost forgot to tell my parents."
"Junhui, after you go there tomorrow, besides reminding your parents to be careful and not to be alone,..."
"Please ask me to say a few words to my older brothers."
"No matter how much you still have, or whether you've recouped your investment, you're not allowed to take any further action during this period."
Huang Qinqin looked at Xu Junhui very seriously: "Please pass on this message for me, and please remember to pass it on."
Although Xu Junhui didn't know what Huang Jianguo and the others were doing in private, he could sense that Huang Qinqin was very serious.
So he nodded very seriously: "Yes, I understand. I will definitely remember to tell my eldest and second eldest brothers."
......
Because they didn't have to go to Huangjia Village today, Xu Hongxia got up later than Huang Qinqin.
Moreover, when she got up, Zhang Yumei and the others had already returned from grocery shopping and were arguing with Li Xiang's family next door.
To avoid upsetting Huang Qinqin, Xu Hongxia suppressed her curiosity.
She was sitting upright eating breakfast, but although her body was still eating, her mind had already wandered away!
Huang Qinqin couldn't help but laugh when she saw Xu Hongxia's utterly dejected expression.
"Hongxia, if you're not very hungry, why don't you come for a walk next door with me?"
Although Huang Qinqin can't easily climb over the wall to watch the excitement right now, they can simply walk over and go see what's going on.
The reasons are readily available; the people arguing are Zhang Yumei, so what's wrong with them showing concern for each other?
Xu Hongxia put down her chopsticks and bowl in a second and said excitedly, "I'm not hungry at all! Let's go, sister-in-law!"
The neighbor's yard
After buying groceries, Zhang Yumei and Xu Fang originally planned to go straight home.
However, when passing by the neighbor's yard, Zhang Yumei saw several women chatting and pasting paper boxes.
He suddenly stopped, squatted down, took out some melon seeds, and distributed them to several aunties.
"Ladies, may I ask you something?"
"I'd like to ask, do Li Xiang's mother and wife often try to take advantage of others in the yard?"
Zhang Yumei said angrily, "Yesterday they came to borrow soy sauce, and they even complained that we didn't give them enough!"
When the aunties saw Zhang Yumei's appearance, they knew she was still very angry about what happened yesterday.
They all started complaining to her.
“They used to be like this; they would often ask us to borrow soy sauce, vinegar, or coal briquettes.”
"And even if you give it to them readily, they won't thank you."
"But if you hesitate even for a moment, or if you don't have it either, they'll turn around and say we're stingy!"
"However, I don't know if they've made a fortune recently, because they haven't asked us to borrow anything anymore."
"They even eat meat every day. I don't know where they get so many meat coupons."
Zhang Yumei and Xu Fang exchanged a glance and thought in unison: There's definitely something wrong!
Then, in an attempt to extract more information, Zhang Yumei said, "Could it be that you stole it from someone else?"
“Otherwise, where would they get so many meat coupons? Our family's workers can't even eat meat every day.”
Then, by sheer coincidence, Li Xiang's mother, who was out throwing out the trash, overheard them, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.
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