Sun Zhong is a local from the county town, and one of his friends has been in love with Ning Suxiang for many years. In addition, he has connections in the city...
Finally, Qiao Qingqing did dig up some useful information after some indirect questioning.
In order to gather information, Qiao Qingqing deliberately stayed after dinner and pretended to have a free meal.
They were so engrossed in the conversation that they forgot the time. When Qiao Qingqing looked up inadvertently, she found that the wall clock showed half past twelve.
I was shocked. I had agreed with Lu Heng to meet at 12 o'clock, but it was already half an hour later...
Before Qiao Qingqing could think of anything, the three of them heard a knock on the door.
Huang Wenxiu was about to get up and open the door when Sun Zhong, who was holding her son, put down his chopsticks, stretched out his hand to press her, and motioned for her to sit down and continue eating.
When Sun Zhong opened the door, he saw a tall man standing at the door.
The moment the door opened, the man's eyes quickly swept across the room and happened to meet the stunned Qiao Qingqing's gaze.
The man breathed a sigh of relief.
"Comrade, who are you looking for?"
Sun Zhong saw that it was a stranger and became secretly alert.
Lu Heng gave his wife a look, then stretched out his hand to the male host in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Hello comrade, I am..."
Qiao Qingqing never expected that her husband and her partner would meet under such circumstances!
She was panicked for a moment.
Once Lu Heng got to know Sun Zhong, wouldn't it mean that his tuna trade would be exposed...
Thinking of this, Qiao Qingqing felt very complicated.
And this complex mood was perfectly expressed on her face.
Lu Heng had been keeping an eye on Qiao Qingqing's every move. After noticing her expression, he realized that perhaps he shouldn't reveal his identity.
So Lu Heng changed his words halfway through: "...I came to look for your next-door neighbors. They don't seem to be at home. I want to find out where they are and when they will come?"
Before knocking on this house, Lu Heng did knock on the door of his neighbor's house first to make sure that no one was inside.
So I suddenly had an idea and came up with this excuse.
Sun Zhong's doubts were half dispelled, but he still did not completely relax his vigilance. After all, what he did could not be seen in public.
So I politely replied: "I don't know either. You can come back later."
Lu Heng nodded: "Thank you, I won't bother you anymore."
As soon as Lu Heng said this, Qiao Qingqing knew that it was time for her to leave.
After finishing the soup in the bowl, Qiao Qingqing said apologetically: "I didn't expect it to be so late. I should leave too. Thank you, brother and sister-in-law, for your hospitality."
Huang Wenxiu was surprised: "You just drank a bowl of soup, you haven't eaten yet?"
Qiao Qingqing was not hungry in the first place, and just made an excuse to drink the soup first. She poured a bowl of soup and drank it slowly. Her main purpose was to chat and exchange words with Sun Zhong.
"It's okay. I was walking on the street the other day and saw that the restaurant was selling buns, so I bought a few to fill my stomach. I wasn't really hungry, but your soup was so delicious that I couldn't help but drink such a big bowl."
As she spoke, Qiao Qingqing stood up.
Seeing that she insisted on staying, the two men didn't want to keep her.
Huang Wenxiu said helplessly: "Well, sister, please be careful on the road."
Qiao Qingqing smiled and agreed, "Good sister-in-law, eat quickly and leave me alone."
She looked at Sun Zhong again, "Brother Sun, let's meet at the same place the day after tomorrow."
"OK!"
Lu Heng was waiting downstairs. When he saw her, he said sorry first.
Qiao Qingqing also apologized at the same time: "I'm sorry..."
Then both of them were stunned.
When they reacted, they smiled at each other.
Qiao Qingqing explained: "I forgot the time and made you worry."
Lu Heng also said, "I saw that you didn't come down when the time came, and I was really worried, so I went upstairs to look for you myself."
Qiao Qingqing was puzzled: "How did you find me?"
"I asked a few people, and they all said they saw you going upstairs, but they didn't know exactly which floor or house you were in. So I knocked on every door, and based on their expressions I could tell if it was the person I was looking for."
Lu Heng downplayed it, but Qiao Qingqing knew the technical content involved.
Just by looking at a person's facial expression, one can judge the information he wants. This ability is not possessed by most people.
But her Lu Heng is not an ordinary person either.
I thought Lu Heng would ask me about the matter between Sun Zhong and his wife, but Qiao Qingqing waited for a long time and Lu Heng did not ask.
She was sitting on the back seat of the bicycle and couldn't help but poke Lu Heng's lower back.
"Hey, don't you want to know who that family is and what they do?"
Lu Heng answered straightforwardly, "I do." "But I can see that you don't want me to know this right now, so I don't have to think about it."
Qiao Qingqing couldn't help laughing and leaned her head on his back.
"Lu Heng, you are my man and the father of the child in my belly. I can promise you that as long as you don't let me down, I will only love you for the rest of my life and won't do anything to hurt you. But you need to trust me. There are some things I can't tell you yet. Can you please not ask?"
Lu Heng listened to her soft words, and his heart softened as well, but at the same time, he felt extremely hot.
Especially the words "I will only love you all my life", which simply made Lu Heng feel elated!
He felt as if his soul had left his body, his mind was full of this, spinning 360 degrees...
"Lu Heng, why don't you speak?"
Without waiting for his answer, Qiao Qingqing became a little unhappy and stretched out her hand to twist his lower back.
Only then did Lu Heng come to his senses.
"Okay, whatever you say."
Lu Heng grinned and it seemed that this was the only thing he could say.
Qiao Qingqing was still unhappy, "Did you hear what I said clearly? You said yes so easily, don't you take my words to heart at all?"
Lu Heng was stunned.
Then, his mind worked quickly, recalling what his wife had just said, and he repeated it word for word while recalling.
After that, Lu Heng confirmed again: "...Are these the ones?"
Qiao Qingqing's anger was barely relieved. "You are smart and listened to me."
Lu Heng looked helpless, but his eyes were full of smiles: "How can I not listen to what you said, how dare I not listen? In fact, you don't need to ask me this question. I don't need to answer you with verbal promises. I will prove it with actions - just like what happened just now. I know this is your secret, and you don't want me to know it for the time being, so I just need to wait for the day when you are willing to tell me."
Qiao Qingqing thought about it carefully and realized that it was true.
She was too insecure.
And Lu Heng, perhaps he had already seen through it, so he always gave her enough respect and unreserved trust.
"Well, I can tell you who those two people were."
So, Qiao Qingqing told Lu Heng about Sun Zhong's identity.
She concealed the content and method of the transaction between herself and Sun Zhong, and only said that she needed to trade with Sun Zhong the day after tomorrow, and asked Lu Heng to cooperate with her and send her to that place.
The reason why Qiao Qingqing was willing to tell the news was because Lu Heng had found Sun Zhong's home the other day. Instead of hiding everything and causing Lu Heng to worry and lead to Lu Heng's private investigation, it would be better for her to tell the truth and make open and honest demands on Lu Heng.
Based on her understanding of Lu Heng, she was confident that she could make Lu Heng obedient.
Of course, if Lu Heng insisted on being a bad person, Qiao Qingqing would be helpless.
She also had to admit that there was nothing in this world that could go completely according to one's wishes.
But if even a man like Lu Heng wanted to betray her, hurt her, and cheat on her, then all she had to do was to take revenge again.
At least in this life, she didn't leave any backup plans. She could be sure that before she was killed, she would take Lu Heng to hell with her...
The dark thoughts in Qiao Qingqing's mind only flashed for a moment before they were suppressed by the back of the man in front of her.
Lu Heng is a man who is truly willing to risk his life for her, so how could he be the same as the Shi family?
Thinking of this, Qiao Qingqing felt relieved again.
The two arrived a little later than the agreed time.
Zhou Jianbin and the other two were getting a little worried after waiting for a long time.
However, when they saw the two people appear, they just breathed a sigh of relief and were not angry at all.
Qiao Qingqing apologized first, then took out the money she had prepared in advance and lied that it was from the sale of seafood this time.
"It's obviously five cents more than what we sold it to the county supply and marketing cooperative! It's a pity that part of the money went to my friends as agreed, otherwise everyone would have gotten more money."
Accountant Zhou said happily, "Nothing is perfect. They have come all the way here for us. We just need to give them some hard work fees and we'll make the money. I believe everyone in the team will be happy to do so!"
Qiao Qingqing nodded. "That would be great. I've told my friends that if everyone has no objection to the price this time, we'll send another batch of goods another day. But the price is not fixed and will fluctuate around the price today."
"No problem. I'll listen to you." Zhou Jianbin was very straightforward.
In this way, the group embarked on their journey.
Although Qiao Qingqing and Lu Heng were riding bicycles, in order to make Qiao Qingqing comfortable and avoid bumps, Lu Heng rode very slowly, almost as fast as an ox cart.
Therefore, it did not affect Qiao Qingqing's conversation with the two little sisters.
"...If you say so, then the cotton we buy today won't be enough. Next time, let's go to the black market and try to buy some cotton tickets, right?"
"Forget it. The black market is too risky. Besides, my parents are now sent down to the countryside. It's nothing like before. I'm just afraid that if they live too comfortably, someone will be unhappy and deliberately target them."
"That's right... The north is so far away, and I don't know where my uncle and aunt live, or what the customs are like there..."
They talked along the way, and when they were tired they leaned on Lu Heng's back to rest for a while, and they didn't feel that time was long.
Because Qiao Qingqing had a sewing machine at home, Zhou Jianbin drove the ox cart to her house.
I have to get my cotton-padded clothes and quilts from Qiao Qingqing.
In order to finish the products as quickly as possible and send them to Yao Xiaoman's father, Feng Xiumei even called on several women in the village to help.
After the women in the village learned about this, they kept praising Yao Xiaoman for being filial.
"It's said that my daughter is really caring!"
"That's not the way it should be. Girls will get married sooner or later and become someone else's wife. Sons are better because they can take care of their parents when they are old."
"I've been saying that before. My stinky boy forgot his mother after getting married. He only cares about his wife all day long. The couple teamed up to piss me off! Sometimes I really regret that I promised his sisters to be married off early in order to raise him well. Now the family needs me, an old lady, to serve my son and his wife."
"Your daughter-in-law is fierce, but in the final analysis, it's because your son can't stand up and is controlled by his wife. In my family, every son has the final say in front of his wife. If any daughter-in-law dares to act like this to me, my son will teach her a lesson..."
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