Changning City has many public security bureaus.
The place Meng Fuyan contacted was the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
The bureau chief's surname was Li, and his given name was Li Hongjun, a very common and typical name in those days.
Li Hongjun was also a former soldier who had been in Changning City for many years. Initially, he was not the director.
This person was not someone raised by the Meng family, but someone who wanted to befriend the Meng family.
The Li family was prosperous. They once wanted to compete with the Meng family for the top spot in Changning City. However, because they were not on the same track and their foundation in Changning City was not as strong as the Meng family's, they only wanted to befriend the Meng family and then gradually take over.
The Meng family has a very notable characteristic: they have few descendants. Moreover, they only have one daughter, Meng Suqin. Later, Meng Fuyan's status as an only child was maintained for many years. Meng Yunji is a boy, but he was born too late and is still a child.
Now that everyone in the Meng family has passed away, only two children remain. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Meng Fuyan has become the representative of the Meng family, while Meng Yunji is too young and is completely ignored.
After all, by the time he grows up, he'll probably be long gone and forgotten.
Li Hongjun was definitely one of the people who most wanted to marry Meng Suqin.
Right now, Li Hongjun is definitely one of the people who most wants his son to marry Meng Fuyan.
Marrying these two women would allow him to inherit everything from the Meng family, and it would only be a matter of time before he gradually eroded and eventually annexed the entire family.
After the Meng family fell, the Li family also wanted to emerge as the leader, including the machinery factory. They had relatives in the factory holding good positions and had considered becoming the factory manager.
However, the Li family lacks sufficient foundation in Changning City and has not had enough time to develop. Firstly, the higher-ups are not at ease with him, and secondly, he does not yet have the influence to be the leader.
Therefore, after the Meng family fell, no second local tyrant emerged in Changning City, and no family could crush the others.
The Lu family won't do either.
The call went directly to Li Hongjun's home; the Li family was one of the few households that had a telephone.
The person who answered the phone was Li Hongjun's wife.
"Hello, is this Aunt Li? This is Yanyan, Meng Fuyan!"
There was a clear pause of a few seconds on the phone; the other party probably didn't expect Meng Fuyan to call their home.
Realizing what was happening, Madam Li, Chen Xiulian, quickly said, "Oh, Yanyan! Happy New Year! Is there anything I can help you with, Auntie?"
Meng Fuyan's voice was filled with a sweet smile, "Happy New Year, Auntie. I've gone back to Changning City for the New Year and I'm at home now. I wanted to ask Auntie Li if Uncle Li will be home tomorrow? I'd like to go and wish him a Happy New Year."
Chen Xiulian: "..."
She almost thought she had misheard.
pay a New Year call?
Meng Fuyan wants to come to their house in person to offer New Year's greetings?
Their family used to have a good relationship with the Meng family, but it was only on the surface. There was no real friendship between them.
However, because of the Meng family's status, most families, even if they are not in the same camp, will greet each other with smiles as long as they are not enemies.
In the early years, when the old factory director was still alive, there was still some friendship between them, but later the Meng family all passed away, and Meng Fuyan was just a little girl who didn't know how to socialize. Besides, Wu Guozhu was still alive, so Meng Fuyan had little contact with the Li family in recent years.
Why are you suddenly coming to wish me a Happy New Year?
Chen Xiulian did not refuse and said with a smile, "Yes, your Uncle Li is so busy all year round that you can hardly see him. Fortunately, he has some free time these few days because of the New Year. He will rest at home tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go visit Uncle and Aunt tomorrow to wish them a Happy New Year. I'll have a chance to talk to them. Goodbye, Aunt."
"goodbye!"
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiulian went to tell Li Hongjun what had happened. Li Hongjun was practicing calligraphy in his study.
He hadn't read many books and his handwriting wasn't great, but he made a name for himself in the army and has been working on it all these years. Now his handwriting is quite decent, and he's even set up a study. It really looks like a proper place.
Upon hearing that Meng Fuyan was coming to offer New Year's greetings, Li Hongjun was taken aback. "Who?"
"Meng Fuyan, the eldest daughter of the Meng family!"
Li Hongjun was curious. "That girl is coming to wish me a Happy New Year? That's amazing. Why is she suddenly coming to my place? She should be going to the Lu family's place!"
Chen Xiulian glared at him, "It's been several days since the New Year, they should have already gone to the Lu family."
Li Hongjun sighed, a little angry and resentful. "Hmph, if they have such a good relationship, why didn't they just get engaged? Wasn't she already engaged to the Yuan family back then?"
Chen Xiulian rolled her eyes. "You're just jealous. You're resentful that you couldn't get Meng Fuyan to be your daughter-in-law, aren't you? Oh, right, aren't you still resentful that you couldn't marry her mother back then?"
Li Hongjun has a very upright face, a square face, with sword-like eyebrows that reach his temples. He looks very righteous and incorruptible, but his eyes reveal a shrewdness.
At this moment, he keenly sensed that his wife was unhappy, so he immediately changed his expression and smiled ingratiatingly, "How could that be? That was the old man's idea back then. He regretted it after meeting you. Fortunately, the Meng family didn't arrange a marriage between us, otherwise our family would have missed out on you. My father is overjoyed that I married you!"
Chen Xiulian rolled her eyes even more.
"Alright, alright, stop joking around. I just came to tell you that the girl said she's coming to wish us a Happy New Year tomorrow."
Li Hongjun was clearly very interested in this matter, and discussed it enthusiastically with his wife, "Wife, what do you think this girl came to us for? Why did she abandon the Lu family, her backer, and come to the Li family's embrace?"
Chen Xiulian was speechless. "They just came to pay a New Year's visit. Why would they abandon the Lu family so easily? Lu Jianjun was someone that Old Master Meng personally trained and trusted. Over the years, Lu Jianjun has been incredibly good to those two children. Why would they abandon the Lu family?"
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