He turned to go back to the educated youth settlement, but suddenly saw Lin Zhiheng in the opposite direction from where He Lanlan had left. Lin Zhiheng was with an old lady. Soon, Lin Zhiheng and the old lady disappeared in front of a farmer's house, probably going inside.
He smiled slightly. Lin Zhiheng wasn't home, and He Lanlan couldn't find him even if she went.
At that moment, his mood suddenly improved again.
Chen Lu and Hu Jiajia brought He Lanlan to Lin Zhiheng's residence, only to find the door locked.
“Xiao Lin, the educated youth, should have gone out,” Chen Lu said.
Where does he usually like to go?
Hu Lanlan was disappointed again. Why was it so difficult for her to see Lin Zhiheng?
Lin Zhiheng, if you show up again, I'll tie you up with a rope and make you disappear again!
She thought angrily to herself.
Chen Lu shook her head: "Xiao Lin, the educated youth, doesn't usually like to visit other people's homes. He only went to the educated youth settlement yesterday. I don't know where he likes to go."
"Oh." He Lanlan looked like a wilted eggplant, her little face almost scrunched up like a bun.
Chen Lu smiled and said, "Why don't you come with us to the foot of the mountain for a while and then come back later? Maybe Xiao Lin will be back by then."
"OK."
He Lanlan's hope was rekindled.
Lin Zhiheng was her cure; as long as there was hope of seeing Lin Zhiheng, she would immediately revive from her despondency.
Chen Lu and Hu Jiajia both liked her because she seemed to wear her heart on her sleeve, which made her very cute, like a child.
Hu Jiajia asked the same question Lin Guanghui had just asked: whether she and Lin Zhiheng were dating.
"We're not dating, we're just friends."
Although she likes Lin Zhiheng, Lin Zhiheng doesn't like her. If Lin Zhiheng has any intention of dating other girls, she shouldn't let people misunderstand.
They arrived at an open space at the foot of the mountain. Chen Lu and Hu Jiajia both took out small shovels from their baskets and began to dig up wild vegetables from the ground.
He Lanlan had lived the life of a pampered young lady since childhood and had never seen anyone digging for wild vegetables before, so she found it very novel.
"Ladies, could I dig a little too?"
Hu Jiajia handed her the shovel, "Okay, you can dig it."
Both she and Chen Lu were certain in their hearts that this must be a pampered young lady from the city, otherwise she wouldn't be so curious about digging for wild vegetables.
Soon, they had dug two baskets of wild vegetables and were preparing to head home, while also checking if Lin Zhiheng had returned.
But when I passed by Lin Zhiheng's house a second time, the two doors were still locked, and Lin Zhiheng still hadn't returned.
He Lanlan was disappointed again.
So disappointed I wanted to throw my bicycle away.
"Where did Lin, the educated youth, go?" Hu Jiajia wondered.
He Lanlan shook her head: "Forget it, I won't wait for him if he's not coming back. Anyway, I don't have anything important to say to him. I'd better go back first."
At this time, Lin Zhiheng and almost everyone in the brigade leader's family went out to secretly investigate the news about Tong Jiaojiao's affairs with others before her death, in order to find out who was most likely to kill Tong Jiaojiao.
Lin Zhiheng wasn't very familiar with the villagers, but he started visiting other people's homes with Old Lady Li, using the excuse of finding someone to act as a matchmaker for him, and also to chat about Tong Jiaojiao.
Because Tong Jiaojiao's death was big news in the village, almost every household was discussing it. It wasn't surprising that Old Mrs. Li talked about it at every house. If she didn't mention it, people would think something was wrong.
Grandma Li and Lin Zhiheng were just using matchmaking as an excuse. Lin Zhiheng wasn't worried about who would be interested in him, because Lin Qingyan hadn't been released yet. Who would be willing to marry the younger brother of a murder suspect?
He Lanlan followed Chen Lu and Hu Jiajia back to the educated youth settlement, and then said goodbye to them.
Just then, Lin Zhiheng was sitting in the courtyard when he saw He Lanlan passing by the entrance of the educated youth settlement.
I wonder if Helanlan has met Lin Zhiheng yet?
He had actually been sitting in the courtyard on purpose to see if Helanlan would come back. When he saw that Helanlan was about to leave, he quickly chased after her.
"Comrade."
"Comrade, is there anything else?"
"Um, I don't know if you've seen Lin Zhiheng yet?"
"No, he's never home."
"Oh, then he probably went out to visit someone. By the way, after you and Chen and Hu left, I think I saw him with an old lady, and they went to Wang Dagou's house over there. I wonder if he's still there now?"
"Really, you really saw him?"
"Really. I just don't know if they're still with them."
"Whose house did he go to? Tell me quickly, or take me there."
Lin Guanghui looked at He Lanlan with eyes that seemed to be filled with stars. Was it really that she was so happy to see Lin Zhiheng?
"Okay, I'll take you there."
"Thank you, comrade, thank you so much." He Lanlan bowed deeply to Lin Guanghui with emotion.
Lin Guanghui took He Lanlan to find Lin Zhiheng again, but he wouldn't take her to the real Wang Dagou's house. He would just find any house, as long as he couldn't see Lin Zhiheng.
When they were almost at the end of the village, he casually took He Lanlan to a farmhouse that was locked.
"Oh dear, they've already locked the door. It seems Lin Zhiheng left a long time ago."
He Lanlan pondered whether she should go back to Lin Zhiheng's house to find him again, but she was afraid that she would be disappointed again.
Unfortunately, Lin Zhiheng and Old Mrs. Li were just coming out of a house not far from He Lanlan's when Lin Zhiheng saw the girl pushing the bicycle. Her back looked a lot like He Lanlan's.
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