After Qiao Hongmei went inside, she gradually adapted to the dark environment. She heard Jiang Xiu's uncomfortable voice and looked closely. She saw that Jiang Xiu and Yuan Zhong were taking off their clothes and scratching themselves.
Startled, she quickly turned her back: "What are you doing! Where's Jiang Wanqing?!"
"Never mind her, save...save us...we're so itchy..."
Jiang Xiu and Yuan Zhong originally came in to plot against Jiang Wanqing, intending to prove that the woman was having an improper relationship. However, they didn't expect that she was already prepared and escaped.
They wanted to chase after them, but suddenly their bodies became itchy as if a thousand ants were gnawing at them, and soon their skin was scratched raw.
"You guys..." Qiao Hongmei wanted to say, "Where is there such a strange thing as this?"
However, before she could finish speaking, her skin started to itch, and the pricking, stinging sensation made her reach out to scratch.
"What the hell... Why is it so itchy? What's inside? It's so itchy, please scratch it for me."
With her back to Jiang Xiu, she took off half of her thin outer shirt, which she couldn't reach herself.
Without even looking, it was obvious that the three people were holding him like he was some kind of precious person. There were also people outside, so he was too embarrassed to go out. He was thinking of sneaking out when things calmed down.
Sudden……
"Don't move!"
The black tarpaulin was lifted, and several police officers surrounded the area in front and behind, staring at the three people inside.
"Someone reported you for engaging in thuggish activities here. We are now arresting you according to the law!"
boom!
The sky has fallen!
Qiao Hongmei suddenly stood up: "We didn't! It's..."
She had almost taken off her thin coat, and when she stood up, the thin coat fell off. Even the police couldn't bear to look. And Yuan Zhong, his white work vest was already off. Anyone who saw this scene would be suspicious.
"Still denying it! Look at yourselves! Come on, come with us to the station for questioning!"
"Officer, this has nothing to do with our store. We reported it as soon as we found out, and we've already given the full story. We don't need to..."
The store manager asked the police, not wanting today's events to damage their image.
"Just send someone with us to take a statement."
"Okay, okay, I'll have our sales clerk go with them; she knows what happened."
"Alright, take it with you!"
"Let us go! Someone drugged this place, we only took off our clothes to scratch our itch... You can't arrest people..."
Jiang Xiu's face and neck were scratched red, looking like marks left after an intimate encounter. The policeman snorted.
"You have both witnesses and physical evidence, yet you still try to deny it. We'll make sure you explain yourself properly when we get back!"
Aunt Liu didn't know what was happening inside. She waited outside and saw the police go in and come out to detain Qiao Hongmei and the other two.
"Sister Liu, help me... Explain to the police officers..."
When Qiao Hongmei was taken away, she was still shouting in the direction of Sister Liu. She wished she could find a hole to crawl into and hurried back, thankful that she hadn't gotten involved, otherwise her situation would have been much worse.
Meanwhile, Qiao Xuemei, having cleared herself of all wrongdoing, was waiting for good news when the police called the hospital, informing her that Qiao Hongmei might face sentencing.
Upon hearing the news, she abandoned her work and rushed to the police station to bail him out...
Jiang Wanqing returned to the family compound unharmed and greeted everyone as friendly as ever. Seeing that the Liu family's door was closed, she asked a question as if it were nothing.
"Is Sister Liu not home?"
“That gossipy woman, she goes out as soon as her husband, Lao Liu, is away. Who knows where she goes?”
"I guess they went shopping."
“I saw her go out with Hongmei.”
Several people picked up on Jiang Wanqing's words, and she nodded and smiled, not saying much more, before carrying her things home.
I had just closed the door when I heard noises outside again.
"Sister Liu, you're back! Where have you been? You've been all over the place."
"Wanqing was just asking about you. Look at you, all sweaty. Are you alright?"
"No...it's nothing, I'm going back to cook...I'm going to cook..."
Aunt Liu stammered as she thought about Qiao Hongmei and the others being arrested. She was still shaken by the sweat on her forehead.
What's happening outside?
Cheng Ran used to never meddle in women's affairs, but after he fell ill at home, he would inevitably overhear a few words about them even if he didn't want to. Since it concerned Jiang Wanqing, he asked about it.
"It's nothing. Someone tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead, and ended up shooting themselves in the foot."
A mocking smile played on her lips. The thought that Jiang Xiu was clearly seducing Yuan Zhong, yet she was willing to use him as bait to harm her, made her think that the two of them were both stupid and wicked.
Are you alright?
"Me? I'm fine. The one who's not fine is someone else." She winked playfully. "I'll go make you some bone broth."
He raised his hand, as if to say something...
While the soup was simmering, she read a book for a while, while Cheng Ran stared at him for quite some time.
After they got married, he had someone investigate her background. It was true that she had studied, but she had studied for that educated youth Yuan Zhong. Her knowledge was far more profound and extensive than he had shown. He was very curious about the specifics of her parents and family.
"Wanqing".
"Hmm?" She stopped turning the pages. "What's wrong?"
"In a few days, I'll go with you to visit your parents."
She paused, taken aback. He had brought this up before, but now that it was suddenly brought up again, her reaction was a beat slow. "But your leg..."
Are you afraid your parents will look down on me?
"Of course they won't look down on you, what are you thinking!" Jiang Wanqing immediately clarified.
"Then what are you worried about?" He frowned.
"To tell you the truth, my family situation is a bit complicated. Apart from my parents, no one else wants things to be good for us. I'm afraid you'll hear some unpleasant things."
She knew the Jiang family's character better than anyone, as well as the villagers, all of them had long tongues. She was used to fighting with them, but she couldn't shut everyone's mouths, fearing that Cheng Ran would be provoked.
"You'll help me, right?"
He rarely smiled, but Jiang Wanqing sensed a kind of smug affirmation in him.
"Of course I'll help you, but I only have one mouth and two hands..."
"With me included, that makes two mouths and four hands, is that enough?"
"puff……"
Jiang Wanqing was amused by him. Since taking care of him, she hadn't had time to take care of her family and didn't know how her parents were doing. It would be good to go back and let them know she was safe and sound, and let them get to know each other, since he was her future life partner.
"Okay, I'll take you back in a few days."
This peaceful day was broken by Qiao Xuemei in the evening. She rushed over and banged on the door.
"Battalion Commander Cheng, I need to speak with you. Could you please open the door?"
"What is she doing here? Let her knock, just ignore her."
Cheng Ran heard the knocking and looked displeased, but did not open the door.
He didn't know why Qiao Xuemei had come, but Jiang Wanqing did; that packet of itching powder hadn't been wasted...
The knocking continued for a while, and Qiao Xuemei was still outside, but she called out in a different voice.
"Jiang Wanqing... no, Comrade Wanqing, I know you're home. Please open the door, I have something very important to tell you!"
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