"Sisters, to be honest, my grandfather and my father both really want to move out of the family compound."
Xia Anyan sighed helplessly at this point and continued, "They always felt that they shouldn't stay in a place like the family compound. After all, it's my and Ashen's home, and they are my family. It's not appropriate for them to live with me in the family compound all this time."
“Ah Shen is often on missions and is so busy. I live alone in such a big family compound. I sometimes feel bored and want my family to keep me company, but they told me that outsiders would gossip if they saw me like that. So they told me to come here quietly and ask around to see if there are any courtyards for rent.”
After Xia Anyan's explanation, the two understood.
No wonder Xia Anyan sneaked out.
Although there are many people renting courtyards now, Xia Anyan and her group have very sensitive identities. If they are targeted by someone, it could have a negative impact on them and Gu Shen.
If someone deliberately tries to target him with this matter, Gu Shen might also be implicated.
The two exchanged a glance, moved closer to Xia Anyan, and lowered their voices: "Girl, don't say this to anyone else in the future. Let's pretend we didn't hear it today."
"Yes, girl, your family's situation is really too special in our compound. A lot of people are watching you. You can't make things too obvious."
"Girl, if you trust me, leave the finding of this courtyard to me, I'll take care of it for you."
"Yes, sister, Sister Li's family is from the nearby brigade. She knows this area well. Asking her to help you will definitely work."
This Sister Li is the woman who was holding down the human trafficker with Xia Anyan just now.
Her name is Li Cuihua. She is as beautiful as a flower, but after working hard in the family compound for so many years, and also taking care of the children and tidying up the house, she looks a little weathered.
But she's only thirty years old, or more accurately, she's in the prime of her life.
"Then thank you, Sister-in-law Li." Xia Anyan apologized to Li Cuihua.
Li Cuihua still felt a little embarrassed.
"Girl, why don't you and Chunlan go to the supply and marketing cooperative first? It would be best if you could meet up with the ladies in our residential compound and let them know that you're with Chunlan today."
Wang Chunlan is the sister-in-law who went to the police station to report the crime.
The two sisters grabbed Xia Anyan's hand and said, "Yes, come with me."
“Perfect timing. I need to pick out two pieces of floral fabric to make clothes for my sister-in-law. I think you're about the same age, so you should be able to find a pattern that my sister-in-law likes.”
And so, Xia Anyan was taken away by Wang Chunlan.
Li Cuihua, on the other hand, quickly left and slipped into a small alley.
As soon as Xia Anyan and Wang Chunlan arrived at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, they ran into two women who were coming out of it.
These two women had met before when they were in the car.
The two were somewhat surprised to see Wang Chunlan with Xia Anyan.
"Sister Chunlan, didn't you go shopping with Sister Cuihua? Why are you with Comrade Xia now?"
"That's right, how come we only saw the two of you and didn't see Sister Cuihua?"
They talked and exchanged glances, seemingly unable to understand why Wang Chunlan was with Xia Anyan.
Before Xia Anyan could speak, Wang Chunlan was already somewhat displeased.
She put her hands on her hips and looked at the two men: "Cuihua went to the outhouse, do you want to go too?"
"You guys, once you leave the residential compound, you forget who you are? Xia, our colleague, just arrived here and isn't familiar with the area yet. Instead of showing her around, you two are making sarcastic remarks. What, are you never going to see her in the compound again?"
The two men blushed and turned pale after being spoken to by Wang Chunlan.
If they hadn't said this to Xia Anyan's face, they definitely would have retorted with insults.
But coincidentally, Xia Anyan was right in front of him when he said this.
What does Wang Chunlan mean?
It's one thing for them to fawn over Xia Anyan without involving them, but now they're even belittling them. Are they deliberately trying to make a bad impression on Xia Anyan?
Commander Gu will be back from his mission soon. If Xia Anyan complains to him, won't they get scolded by their own men?
After realizing this, the two men, despite being very angry, still smiled and approached Xia Anyan, saying, "Oh, Xia, you mustn't listen to her nonsense."
"Yeah, girl, we actually really wanted to take you shopping with us, but you probably didn't know us well since you're new here, so you didn't come with us when you got off the bus. We completely forgot about you."
"How about this, Chunlan must have other things to do. We've already bought our things, so let us show you around here."
"Yes, yes, we know this area well, we'll show you around."
As they spoke, the two of them reached out to grab Xia Anyan's arms, one on each side.
Xia Anyan frowned, somewhat displeased.
She genuinely dislikes being touched by strangers, especially those with ulterior motives like them.
She softened her expression slightly: "No need, sisters-in-law."
"I just promised Sister Chunlan that I would help her pick out two bolts of floral fabric. We are planning to go buy them now. If you don't mind, you can come along. If you have other things to do, then go ahead and take care of them."
Wang Chunlan rolled her eyes at the two men.
These two people are the loudspeakers in their compound.
She had originally planned to take Xia Anyan to find these two people, but unexpectedly, they bumped into them on their own.
As long as these two people are certain that Xia Anyan is with her today, everything else will be easier to handle.
She smiled smugly at the two of them: "Oh dear, my sister-in-law is still so young, I don't know why, but she's in such a hurry to get married."
"I heard that the person she's getting married to is a teacher. They've been dating for over a year and they want to get married soon. My mother-in-law and my husband have no objections, so as her sister-in-law, I wanted to show my support."
"You two have good taste, why don't you come along? You can also help me broaden my horizons, so I don't buy the wrong thing."
Wang Chunlan's boastful attitude infuriated the two men.
They snorted and turned to leave.
Then she thought of Xia Anyan and turned back: "Comrade Xia, we won't go with you. We still have some other things to buy, so let's go look around some more."
"Yes, see you in the car later, we'll be going now."
Looking at the two of them, Wang Chunlan curled her lip and spat.
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