Chapter 146: Just waiting for the good show to start tomorrow
Lu Jingchen didn’t know how to use it very well, but he had just seen Xia Qingxi use it and had basically mastered it. He also moved the lens forward and backward, but found that there was no change, so he raised his hand and pressed the shutter.
He was not stingy with the film rolls, and took pictures of the girl picking flowers. The girl was so beautiful and vivid that no matter how he recorded her, it seemed not enough.
When the sun completely set, there was only a smudge of red on the horizon. Xia Qingxi stood in the smudge of red with flowers in her arms, lowering her head and smiling, Lu Jingchen pressed the shutter for the last time. Unknowingly, all 18 negatives were used up.
After returning home, Xia Qingxi went to arrange flowers, and Lu Jingchen took out the film roll and replaced it with a new one, planning to develop all the photos tomorrow.
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Since the last discussion about the separation of the family, Wang Mingfang and her sons have been preparing their new home these days. The house is indeed small, and there are five people living there, so they had no choice but to partition off the balcony and put a bed there for Wang Mingfang and He Shanshan to sleep.
He Shanshan was very dissatisfied, and felt that the house they were living in now was no different from the He family's house except that it was a building.
However, good news came from her second aunt, saying that Liu Yuanzheng had received a transfer order to the garrison military region as a deputy battalion commander. This promotion was just in time. He Shanshan thought that she would be the battalion commander's wife in the future, and she was even more dissatisfied with the current living conditions, and would find fault with them from time to time.
Lu Lidong was uneasy for two days, and when he saw that Lu Jingchen did not report him, he was relieved. Now he didn't have to worry about Yao Hongmei anymore, and he would go to see his mistress outside whenever he had time.
Time passed, and it was Friday. Yao Hongmei couldn't help but come to find Xia Qingling. The closer it got to the time, the more uncertain she felt. Wang Mingfang and the others had not taken any action, and she was anxious and worried.
"Qingxiong, why haven't they responded yet? Are they not going to take action?" Yao Hongmei asked Xia Qingxiong anxiously.
Calculating the time, Xia Qingxiong's deadline is indeed tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, because the recruitment list will be released on Monday, and they only have these last two days to deal with Liao Qiang. Wang Mingfang is always cunning, and he is probably looking for the most suitable opportunity.
"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, they will definitely take action." Xia Qingxiong said very confidently.
Yao Hongmei got a positive answer, and felt relieved. Then she asked,
"Will they do it here or in the new house?"
Xia Qingying thought about it. Theoretically, they should do it in the new house because there are not as many people there as here, which is more conducive to their implementation of the plan. But Xia Qingying wanted them to do it here.
First, if she revealed the truth here, she could let those who had seen her original body and Lu Jingshi know the truth, which would be more conducive to washing away her stigma for so many years.
Second, she wanted Lu Jingshi to be a witness when she revealed the truth.
If they want to do it here smoothly, they have to create an opportunity for Wang Mingfang. Xia Qingliu looked at Yao Hongmei and said,
"You can pretend to tell them something inadvertently, saying that Lu Jingshi and I are going out on Sunday and will be back very late. If they want to go to the new house, you can find all kinds of excuses to refuse. In this way, they will have no choice but to choose to do it here."
Yao Hongmei nodded after listening. She was more familiar with the environment here and felt more secure.
In the evening, Xia Qingliu was considering what reason to use to let Lu Jingshi and herself go out, and Lu Jingshi came to ask her if he could accompany him to visit Principal Guo on Sunday.
Xia Qingxi remembered this Principal Guo. He was the principal who had taught Lu Jingshi and whom she had mentioned when she met Pu Yue in the hospital last time.
Xia Qingxi readily agreed. As long as she and Lu Jingshi left, Wang Mingfang and the others could do it without any scruples.
Sure enough, after knowing that Xia Qingxi and the others were going out on Sunday, Wang Mingfang decided to do it in this house. In order to catch them in the act, she even called workers to tear down the outer wall of the room separated from the living room, under the pretext of restoring the house to its original state before moving.
After the outer wall was demolished, a bed was left there with a curtain drawn. When someone came in, they could catch Yao Hongmei and Director Liao in bed.
On Saturday, Wang Mingfang asked He Shanshan to dress up and go to see Liao Qiang.
He Shanshan told Liao Qiang that she would invite him to her home for lunch tomorrow. Liao Qiang thought that he couldn't do anything at home, and he would meet Xia Qingli and her man. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble? So he refused.
He Shanshan was a little anxious. If he didn't go, how could the plan be implemented? She remembered what her mother Wang Mingfang said, 'You can't catch a wolf without risking your child', so she said to Liao Qiang,
"They are not at home. When you go there, it will be just the two of us." Then she leaned on him, put her lips close to his ear, and whispered softly,
"After dinner, we can do something else."
The warm breath lingered in Liao Qiang's ears, making him feel uncomfortable. He hugged He Shanshan's waist, and his eyes moved from top to bottom, falling on her full chest, and he asked knowingly.
"What else?"
He Shanshan suppressed her disgust and kissed him on the face with a shy look:
"You can do whatever you want."
Liao Qiang naturally knew the reason why she threw herself into his arms. The factory's recruitment list would be released on Monday, and she did this just to get a place in the factory. So he didn't beat around the bush and promised her directly:
"Shanshan, as long as you give it to me, I promise to get you in the factory." After saying that, he was about to hug He Shanshan and kiss her. He Shanshan quickly pushed him away. Seeing that he was unhappy, she stepped forward and coaxed him in a coquettish manner:
"Tomorrow I will definitely meet all of Director Liao's requirements."
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On Saturday, Yao Hongmei came to see Xia Qingling again and told her that they would start tomorrow because Wang Mingfang said that they would invite guests to dinner at home tomorrow and asked her to prepare a few more dishes.
Yao Hongmei was a little restless. If Wang Mingfang and the others didn't do anything, she would be a little anxious. If they did, she would be worried.
Xia Qingxi told Yao Hongmei not to be nervous and just follow the plan.
Under Xia Qingxi's comfort, Yao Hongmei gradually let go of her worries. Anyway, she would cook for herself tomorrow, and they couldn't do anything with the food she ate. They could only mess with the drinks. She would just have to deal with it as it happened. If there was any accident, Xia Qingxi would come to help.
After talking to Yao Hongmei, Xia Qingxi went out to make a phone call. He didn't call at the phone booth at the entrance of the alley, but walked a long way to a completely unfamiliar phone booth.
Everything was ready, just waiting for the show to start tomorrow.