Who is it?
Qin Zheng suddenly let out a low shout.
Normally, if it were Qin Xiang'e coming, she would at least speak or bring a kerosene lamp. However, it was pitch black outside, and the person did not speak. Qin Zheng cautiously walked to the door of the main room and listened carefully to the sounds outside.
Ye Yun quietly followed, but just to be on the safe side, she didn't even bring a kerosene lamp.
"Zhengzi, it's your mother..."
A low voice suddenly rang out from outside; it was none other than Li Xiuying's voice.
Qin Zheng's face darkened.
Ye Yun felt a cold sweat break out on her back, and then felt a little annoyed. Why would Li Xiuying, who had broken off all ties with her husband, come looking for them in the middle of the night?
"What are you doing here?" Qin Zheng's tone wasn't very friendly either.
Ye Yun held his hand, but didn't intend to open the door for Li Xiuying. Whether or not to open the door was up to Qin Zheng. Since Qin Zheng hadn't even made a move, why should she?
She turned around and brought over the kerosene lamp that was still burning in the inner room.
The people outside are still talking.
The intermittent voice came through; Li Xiuying's voice was still hoarse, probably because she was afraid of waking others and causing a commotion.
Because of the rules of Blackwater Village, once a relationship is severed, there can be no further contact or entanglement.
Otherwise, they will be fined grain.
"Zhengzi, open the door, Mother has something to tell you..." Li Xiuying said, her tone carrying a hint of flattery.
Upon hearing the word "mother," Qin Zheng's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and he said bluntly, "You are not my mother, and I am not your son. I don't know what you want from me, but please go back and don't bother my wife and me."
"Zhengzi, you..."
Li Xiuying seemed to be getting anxious too.
But her voice remained hushed as she spoke, "Zhengzi, please, I really have something to discuss with you..."
"Honey, let's go to sleep."
Qin Zheng didn't want to talk to Li Xiuying anymore, so he put his arm around Ye Yun's shoulder and started to leave.
Ye Yun paused for a moment, then said softly to the person outside the door, "Li Xiuying, I advise you to go back quickly. I've heard that things aren't peaceful in our town right now. There's a murderer roaming around here. If you don't want to encounter any danger, you should go back right away."
After saying that, she took Qin Zheng's arm and left.
When the people outside saw that there was really no movement inside, they quickly looked through the small window in the inner room and saw Qin Zheng and Ye Yun's figures getting onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and then the kerosene lamp was extinguished.
"Mom, what should we do..." Guo Youcai said, pulling on his mother's arm.
This time, Li Xiuying didn't come alone; she brought her youngest son, the one she gave birth to at Lao Guo's house, mainly to ask Qin Zheng for a favor.
Li Xiuying had been trying to find a decent job for her youngest son in town, but she had no connections.
But a couple of days ago, they heard that the town's transport team wanted to hire Qin Zheng!
Oh my, I can't be happier now.
Li Xiuying thought that her son was indeed capable; even the town's transport team was vying to let him become an official!
So why is she worried that her youngest son doesn't have a job?
If Qin Zheng really gets into the transport team, with his connections, finding her youngest son a decent, stable job would be a piece of cake.
At that time, Li Xiuying wanted to find Qin Zheng.
But thinking of the rules of Blackwater Village, she dared not come during the day and could only secretly come to find Qin Zheng at night.
Qin Zheng is, after all, her son. As the saying goes, even if the lotus root is broken, the tendons still connect. Even if there is a letter severing ties, if she needs Qin Zheng's help, can he really ignore her?
Li Xiuying's idea was quite good.
But to her utter surprise, Qin Zheng actually intended to take care of her, and even left her and her youngest son outside the door.
Her youngest son held her hand and kept calling her "Mom," which melted her heart.
"Mother, how can my eldest brother be so heartless? He was perfectly fine before he got married, but as soon as he got married, he turned his back on all his relatives..." Guo Youcai said, getting particularly angry.
Li Xiuying quickly patted his hand and whispered, "Don't say that. Now, in your brother's family, you're the one in charge!"
Guo Youcai pursed his lips and remained silent.
But he was unwilling to give up and still complained, "What can I do? I already told Erni that I must find a good job. She said she would marry me once I found a proper job. Mom, I can use this job to help you find a wife..."
"well……"
Li Xiuying was also making plans in her mind. After thinking for a moment, she glanced at the small window of Qin Zheng and Ye Yun's room, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes, and said, "My little one, don't worry, Mother will definitely get this done for you..."
"Thank you, Mom, you're the best."
Guo Youcai immediately adopted a smooth-talking manner, affectionately hugging Li Xiuying's arm. The mother and son walked away, whispering to each other.
The room was unusually quiet.
The night was so quiet that every word Li Xiuying and her youngest son said reached her and Qin Zheng's ears.
Qin Zheng remained motionless.
Ye Yun didn't know what his emotions were when he heard Li Xiuying and her youngest son talking. She quietly grasped the man's large hand, turned over and hugged him, and gently patted his shoulder with her other hand.
"Go to sleep, Qin Zheng."
"Um……"
Qin Zheng responded, then suddenly turned over, switching from defense to offense, and pulled Ye Yun into his arms.
His warm, moist breath instantly sprayed onto Ye Yun's face, making her neck feel a little itchy, and she couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
Qin Zheng seemed to be provoked, and he tightened his grip on her even more.
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