"You said Accountant Zheng secretly brought back a book from Widow He's house? Do you know what kind of book it was?"
Lin Ye's chubby face immediately wrinkled into a ball, and he looked at Lin Ran with suspicion.
"Cousin, are you trying to cheat and not give Yebao the reward? Yebao can't even read, and the words written on it look like ghostly scribbles. I can't understand them at all."
Lin Ran's expression froze when asked. She was really confused. She actually expected a seven-year-old child to understand what the book was.
But why would Accountant Zheng take the book from Widow He’s house?
You have to know that He Hua has never been to school, and there has never been anyone in the He family who has read books. Where did the books come from?
And according to Lin Ye's description, Accountant Zheng stuffed the book into his clothes and hid it all the way back.
If Lin Ye had not followed him all the way to Widow He's house and seen him stuff the book into his clothes with his own eyes, he might not have discovered that Accountant Zheng had hidden the book.
Now the question is, if it was a normal book, given Accountant Zheng's personality, he would be so eager to show it off that why would he hide it?
There is definitely something wrong with this book!
Lin Ran guessed that Accountant Zheng might be trying to use this book to frame her family.
Like ghost paintings?
Could it be what I think?
Just as Lin Ran was holding her handkerchief and frowning in thought, Lin Ye was so anxious that he was spinning in circles.
He thought that Lin Ran was lying to him just like Lin Meng, and he immediately pouted in grievance.
"Cousin, if you don't give me a reward, I'm going to cry and tell grandma, wuwuwu..."
Lin Ran then realized that she had been so busy thinking about problems that she had forgotten about Lin Ye.
She quickly took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from her pocket and handed them to Lin Ye.
"Is this reward okay?"
"Okay! That's great!"
As soon as Lin Ye saw the White Rabbit milk candy, the drizzle on his face immediately turned into sunshine.
His eyes, which were covered with golden beans, were almost smiling out of place, and two cavities were exposed.
Lin Ran saw his cavities and kindly reminded him.
"Eat less sugar, or you might eat your teeth."
She now regrets giving Lin Ye so many candies, but children just like to eat candies, and other things probably won’t work as well as candies.
But it was obvious that Lin Ye did not take Lin Ran's advice to heart. He just nodded perfunctorily and said "I know", then started to pack the candy.
After hiding all the candies, his big eyes rolled around and he immediately threw himself into Lin Ran's arms and acted coquettishly.
"Cousin, should I continue to stare at him?"
"No."
Lin Ran shook her head. She had already roughly guessed Accountant Zheng's plan anyway, so there was no need to keep watching him to avoid alerting the enemy.
"All right."
Lin Ye was a little depressed when he heard that he was unemployed after only working for one day.
But when he thought about how he could get so many White Rabbit candies by helping Lin Ran, he started to sell himself to Lin Ran again.
"Cousin, do you have anyone else you need my help keeping an eye on? I'm really good at keeping an eye on anyone!"
Lin Ye just blinked his big eyes and looked at Lin Ran hesitantly.
Lin Ran was about to refuse, but suddenly something happened to her. It seemed that there really was someone she needed help keeping an eye on.
Zhou Manman!
Ever since she suspected that there was something fishy about Zhou Manman's background last time, she had planned to pay more attention to her.
But unfortunately, he was too busy and had no time to observe Zhou Manman.
Besides, Zhou Manman is not worth his time, so there has been no progress on this matter so far.
Since Lin Ye wants to help, let him go. It’s just a matter of spending some candy.
She immediately assigned the task to Lin Ye.
When Lin Ye heard that he still had a chance to make money from White Rabbit Milk Candy, he jumped up and down with excitement.
"Don't worry, cousin, I promise to complete the task!"
After saying that, he covered his pocket and ran home skipping and jumping.
Lin Ran looked at his cheerful back, shook her head and laughed, and soon turned around to go home.
Seeing her come back, Shen Wenfang asked curiously:
"Why did this kid Lin Ye come to you?"
Lin Ran didn't want to make them worry, so she didn't tell them about the deal between her and Lin Ye, and just made up an excuse.
"He probably saw Zheng Jinbao eating milk candy and got greedy, so he came to me to ask for candy."
Shen Wenfang was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.
"This child is just greedy. Give him some. We still have a lot of candy at home from the one you brought back last time."
"Don't worry, I'll get it for him."
After saying that, Lin Ran deliberately joked:
"Mom, didn't you say last time that you wouldn't let the second wife take advantage of you anymore?"
"They forced me to volunteer and be able to do the same?"
As she spoke, Shen Wenfang began to educate Lin Ran again.
"The old saying is indeed true: a pinch of rice is a token of gratitude, a peck of rice is a token of vengeance.
Your father used to be too nice to the second wife, which is why they now think it's their duty to help us. If we don't do what they want, they'll start throwing tantrums. You better not learn from your father in the future."
It's inevitable that there's some resentment in the end.
Lin Ran had just made a joke, but she didn't expect Shen Wenfang to react so strongly. She quickly comforted him:
"Dad does have a problem with this matter, but he also considers that Second Uncle is his biological brother, and the blood relationship is definitely not severed.
Just like my aunt, you guys always bicker whenever you meet, and you have to argue about everything, but when the moment comes, doesn't she always put you first? "
Speaking of this, Shen Wenfang felt a lot better.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and his eyes were full of relief.
"To be honest, your aunt really surprised me this time. Fortunately, she knows what's right and wrong and knows that we are sisters connected by blood.
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