Chapter 169
The night is still long. For others, the wedding is over, but for Chu Shao and Wen Xiuwei, their married life has just begun.
Chu Jiujiu slept for less than four hours yesterday and was already very sleepy. Yawning, she sat down on her small bed. Chu Jiujiu grabbed the necklace on her chest and looked down at it for a while.
Chu Shao asked her to wear it, but Chu Liqiang didn't let her wear it.
Chu Jiujiu wanted to wear it herself, and now with Chu Shao's encouragement, she wanted to wear it even more. However, thinking of Chu Liqiang's serious attitude before, she hesitated for a moment. After thinking about it, she compromised and put the necklace in a new handbag she had.
The handbag was also brought to her by Wen Fuming from abroad. It was light pink in color and immediately captured Chu Jiujiu's girlish heart. She didn't know many luxury brands. Except for a few particularly famous ones, she didn't know the rest. Fortunately, she didn't know them, so she could use this bag so unscrupulously. According to Chu Jiujiu's character, which was sometimes frugal and sometimes extravagant, if she knew how expensive this bag was, she would definitely save it for formal occasions.
Her family is not poor, and is even very wealthy, but Chu Jiujiu's consumption concept has always been confusing. She seems to have her own set of evaluation standards. She is willing to pay for some things even if they cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, but she becomes stingy and unwilling to open her wallet if some things cost more than fifty cents.
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She casually opened the zipper and found everything she needed for the day inside, including a handkerchief, lipstick, a small mirror, etc. There was also a bag of candy that had not been sent out and a stack of banknotes.
The money was given to her by the elderly people she met today. Some gave her ten yuan, some gave her five yuan, and the most generous one gave her fifty yuan.
This is an informal gift. After she and Han Shengyi really get married, these people will give her more.
Chu Jiujiu threw the stack of banknotes away without changing her expression. She was used to receiving red envelopes now. Of the money she saved, 50% were red envelopes given by others, and the remaining 50% were pocket money and living expenses that she did not use.
Without looking at the money, Chu Jiujiu took out the secret pocket in her bag, unzipped it, and put her necklace in it.
That's good. She always carries her bag with her, so as long as she puts it inside, no one can see it.
Sitting quietly on the bed, Chu Jiujiu tidied up her messy bag again before washing up and going to bed.
The next morning, except Chu Liqiang, no one else got up.
It was not until the third day that everyone returned to their normal routine.
I have to recover, Wen Xiuwei has to come back today.
Generally speaking, only newlyweds would visit the parents' home, but the situation at the Chu family was special. Chu Jiujiu got up early in the morning, dressed up looking energetic and pretty. She said nothing, just looked at them eagerly. Not to mention Wen Xiuwei, even Chu Shao felt embarrassed not to take her with him.
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Since Chu Jiujiu is going, Han Shengyi will definitely follow. Since Han Shengyi is also going, Grandma Han thought, then she should go over in the afternoon to take a look. Even Grandma Han has gone, Chu Liqiang can't help but think of what Wen Xiuwei said before, that Wen Fuming came back this time to help her with the wedding, and when he goes back to his parents' home, he will also set off again and go abroad again.
He has been busy moving the company back home. He can take the technology with him, but it is difficult to get the funds. If he goes there this time, he may not be able to come back until the New Year.
After all, he is the father-in-law. It is reasonable for him to go over and have a talk.
Finally, only Grandpa Han was left. He looked around and stood up silently.
What else can he say? Just go with him!
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This group of people walking on the road formed a landscape, a strange landscape.
I have never seen anyone bring the whole family with him when he returns to the parents' home. Let's not talk about others first. Chu Liqiang is the father-in-law and the authority of the family. He actually rushed to the Wen family. Is the son-in-law of the Wen family half a son-in-law?
As long as there are people, there will be gossip and rumors. The neighbors are almost guessing all sorts of things, but the people being guessed about don’t care at all what others say.
While the adults were talking, Chu Jiujiu was holding her bag and looking curiously in front of a rain machine. The Wen family had a lot of new things, and Wen Fuming was like a squirrel. He would stock up on anything delicious or fun he saw at home. He was rich, so he would buy seven or eight items at a time. If he only bought one, it meant that the thing was also rare in foreign countries.
However, no matter how rare something is, in Chu Jiujiu's eyes, it is just an antique. She has only seen more advanced water flow ornaments, but has never seen such a simple one.
After a few glances, Chu Jiujiu looked away. Han Shengyi saw that she carried the bag wherever she went. He wanted to take it, but Chu Jiujiu refused. After taking a look at the bag's style and the trademark on it, he asked, "Do you like this kind of bag?"
Chu Jiujiu turned her head and asked, "Huh?"
"You mean this one? Yes, it's pink. I like it."
Han Shengyi chuckled, "Okay, I understand."
Chu Jiujiu: “?”
She looked at Han Shengyi blankly, and the latter had already turned and left. She looked down at the purse in her hand and suddenly felt happy.
She wants a pink gift to receive~
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They stayed at the Wen family's house until dark. Chang Fangyuan wanted to keep Wen Xiuwei at home for two days, but she was stopped by Wen Fuming. Chang Fangyuan felt reluctant to let her go, but she could do nothing about it.
Forget it, as long as my daughter is happy.
After saying goodbye to Wen Fuming and his wife, Chu Jiujiu and the others said goodbye to the three members of the Han family when they reached the entrance of the alley. When the car arrived at the entrance of the alley, Chu Liqiang asked the driver to leave, and the four of them walked back slowly, chatting as they walked.
"Xiuwei, are you going to see your dad off tomorrow?"
Wen Xiuwei nodded, "I'll go with Chu Shao."
"Then I'll have someone take you there. The airport is quite far from us."
Chu Jiujiu asked, "What time are you leaving?"
Chu Shao replied: "7pm, the plane takes off at 10pm."
This time, Chu Jiujiu didn't say she wanted to follow. There was nothing in the airport now, and there would be nothing to do except sit there. Chu Jiujiu was most afraid of being bored, so she decided to stay at home honestly.
As they were talking, they arrived at their doorstep. Wen Xiuwei walked in front. She took out the key and opened the door first. The three people behind her stood obediently behind her. For some reason, Wen Xiuwei felt like she was the head of the family.
In fact, it was almost the same. No matter in which sense, she was the mistress of the Chu family. Chu Liqiang had given her the largest bunch of keys in the house yesterday, as well as the rent bill, the house certificate, and a series of miscellaneous things. Looking at Chu Liqiang's attitude, he even felt like he had finally gotten rid of a hot potato.
Chu Liqiang actually didn't like taking care of household affairs at all, but there was no way. Before, Chu Jiujiu was too young and Chu Shao was busy, so he could only do it with his nose held. Now, his son has a daughter-in-law, and their family has a new housekeeper.
He gave her the things and the money. All the miscellaneous income in the family was integrated together, which amounted to nearly ten thousand yuan a year. Chu Liqiang trusted Wen Xiuwei so much that it would be a lie to say that he was not touched.
But while she was touched, she also felt a little disgusted.
Chu Liqiang really doesn't know how to make money. He is too generous. Others round off the amount, but he just rounds it up. After Wen Xiuwei got these things, the first thing she saw was not how much money he earned in a year, but how much money he lost invisibly in a year.
As Premier Wen's daughter, Wen Xiuwei said she absolutely cannot tolerate this.
She had made up her mind yesterday that she would take advantage of this period of free time to sort out all the household matters. She was going back to her parents' home today, but the day had already passed, so she would start from tomorrow.
The door was opened. Wen Xiuwei was thinking about these things in her mind. She put the key at the door and was about to walk in. After taking a few steps, she suddenly found that no one seemed to be following her.
Wen Xiuwei turned around inexplicably and saw Chu Shao, Chu Liqiang and Chu Jiujiu. The three of them were lined up according to their size, and their expressions were more solemn than each other.
Chu Shao's expression was puzzled, Chu Liqiang's expression was serious, and Chu Jiujiu, her emotions fluctuated the most. She looked at the living room in surprise, as if this was not her home.
Wen Xiuwei also glanced at the living room, but she couldn't see anything. She asked in confusion: "Why are you--"
Before he could finish his words, the three heroes of the Chu family spoke together.
Chu Shao: "It doesn't seem right."
Chu Liqiang: "Someone came in."
Both of their voices were cautious and filled with suspicion, while Chu Jiujiu pointed to the living room with great certainty, "Someone has rummaged through our house!!!"
Ignoring the first two people, Wen Xiuwei looked at Chu Jiujiu in shock: "Are you sure?"
"Sure!"
Chu Jiujiu ran to the center of the living room and pointed at the drawer on the left side of the TV cabinet. "There used to be a red rope end here, but it's gone now."
Then she pointed to the sofa. "Here, there's an extra centimeter of fabric tucked in."
"The coffee table is even more off. It used to be level with the vase, but now it's tilted!"
Wherever Chu Jiujiu walked, she could point out something that was wrong. She described what she saw in detail. Chu Jiujiu raised her head and looked at the entire space. When she looked at the chandelier, her eyes suddenly stopped. Then, her expression became one of disbelief. "What on earth did this thief want to do? Would we hide money on the chandelier? Look, the dust on the third pendant on the right has been scraped off. They must have climbed up there!"
Wen Xiuwei: “…”
Although she has known this for a long time, every time Chu Jiujiu uses her photographic memory, she is still shocked.
Chu Shao and Chu Liqiang also vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but they couldn't see every problem as clearly as Chu Jiujiu. As Chu Jiujiu pointed out more and more problems, the expressions of Chu Liqiang and his son changed at the same time.
Since he even climbed up to look at the chandelier, he couldn't be an ordinary thief.
A thief wouldn't go to such lengths to steal money, let alone restore the owner's home to its original state.
These people must be looking for something.
Chu Shao had his own secrets, but the ones he wanted to keep were all kept in that base. The rest were all in his head, and no one else could possibly steal them. Suddenly, Chu Shao turned to look at Chu Liqiang, worried that someone was trying to harm Chu Liqiang.
Chu Liqiang also thought of this. He was not sure, but still shook his head at Chu Shao, "It's okay, I didn't leave anything at home that shouldn't be there."
Wen Xiuwei also figured it out and was a little scared. To be honest, this was the first time she realized that Chu Liqiang was a high-ranking official and that there would be intrigue and power struggles around him.
She looked at Allen Chu with a worried look. Chu Jiujiu was not that worried. She was more curious. "Dad, do you know what they are looking for?"
Chu Liqiang was silent, "I don't know."
Chu Shao asked again: "Have you had any enemies or rivals recently?"
Chu Liqiang continued to remain silent, "Probably not."
He now lives a routine life every day. Everyone around him knows that he has no ambitions anymore. His son and daughter both follow the path of scientific research, and his son married the daughter of a capitalist with no background. In a sense, their Chu family has been extinct.
As he is, he poses no threat to others at all, and the kind of fight that would kill you should never happen again.
Chu Liqiang couldn't figure it out, and neither could Chu Shao.
Finally, it was Wen Xiuwei who asked everyone to go check if anything was missing from their homes. Others would search through boxes and cabinets carefully when they returned, but Chu Jiujiu only needed to take a quick look to know where anything had been moved.
Compared with the living room and Chu Liqiang's room, not many places in her room were turned over. The hardest hit areas were her dressing table, wardrobe and under the bed.
The worst-hit area among the worst-hit areas is the dressing table.
Standing in front of the dressing table with a frown, Chu Jiujiu suddenly had an incredible guess: did the thief want to steal her jewelry and cosmetics?
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On the other side, Zhang Nan was waiting in a restaurant. After a long time, the person she was waiting for showed up. He lowered his voice and told her the results of his search.
Zhang Nan also frowned, "Are you sure there's nothing?"
"Of course, you still don't trust me."
Zhang Nan had already expected this result. It would be strange if it was really so easy to find.
After a moment's silence, she asked again, "You didn't let them find out, did you?"
The man sneered, "Absolutely not! I've restored everything to its original place. If they find out, I'll tear their heads off and give them to you to drink."
Zhang Nan's expression eased slightly, and he nodded at him, "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have come to you. You go back first. I'll have someone else deliver the money to you later."
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