Zhang Lei understood and nodded with a smile, "Of course! We definitely won't bring an outsider into our family's affairs. The person who helped us was the one our family really had no other choice. We have too many children and no one to take care of them, otherwise we wouldn't have let her in!"
Bai Lu just listened casually and was too lazy to continue being polite with him.
After all, she and Jun Jing are leaders sent down from above. Now they act like corrupt officials just to stabilize the people in Yaocheng. They must give the people in Yaocheng the illusion that they really came to Yaocheng because Zhang Huan is going to enter the base!
When the military arrives to deal with those large tracts of toxic fields, they'll also have to investigate the people here, as well as their entire smuggling chain...
However, what she and Jun Jing had to do tonight, in the dead of night, was to capture the leader first. They had to strike first and gain the upper hand! They had to seize money, treasures, and food, and make them suffer in silence. In that entire poisonous field, there were spies and high-ranking officials in Yaocheng, and no one could escape!
Still walking around casually, Jun Jing did not gain nothing last night. At least he knew that there were no lights in those areas at night, so he could walk in the dark, and there would be no stalkers dozing off to watch over him.
Zhang Lei, relying on the fact that his superiors had come down, asked for leave from the director in the project department. He appeared to be friendly on the surface, but it was obvious that he could no longer hide his heart that was already heading for Beijing, and he spoke with more confidence than before.
The director didn't dare ask any more questions. These days, when it comes to unit scheduling, especially when one person's success brings prosperity to the entire family, it's rare, unless it's a high-ranking official in the agency...
The director felt that the Zhang family was extremely lucky!
But also polite.
Zhang Lei went home and immediately told his mother about the dinner he was going to have with the leaders that evening. "I think these leaders are just here for formalities. Huanhuan's matter should be a done deal! I told you Xu Cong would never ask for a divorce from me, right? You still don't believe me. When she followed Huanhuan to Beijing, she insisted on having the Li family keep an eye on her."
Zhang Lei muttered to his mother in a very low voice.
"I'm doing this for you, too. What if Xu Cong tells her everything he's done to her over the years? It's not like she hasn't escaped before." Zhang Lei's mother was a little unhappy with his complaints. "Do you think she really wants to help Huanhuan? If I hadn't manipulated her back then, would she be so obedient now?"
"Mom, don't say that now. When we get to Beijing, I'll give Xu Cong another child. We'll still be a family. I'll let her be the person behind Huanhuan and raise your grandson at home every day. When you go to Beijing, be a little nicer to her."
The Zhang family was not very aware of how high the Xu family's status was in Beijing because of Bai Lu, and they were still thinking about how to control Xu Cong.
"I know! If our family really goes to Beijing, what else can I do to her? Well, if we go to Beijing, what will happen to these children? They are my grandchildren who grew up under my care, and I can't just give them to the Li family." Mother Zhang has already started to worry about the children.
Zhang Lei tutted, "They say women have long hair but short knowledge. You're decades older than me, and I just told you that if Xu Cong gets pregnant, you're still worried about not having grandchildren? If you ask Xu Cong to take care of Li Mingzhu's child when we get to Jing City, will she be happy? We definitely can't bring the child with us when we first go. Later, when I'm more established, are you still worried about not being able to take the child with me?"
Mother Zhang turned around embarrassedly, thinking that this seemed to be the case, but she never thought that her son was actually looked down upon by her from the beginning to the end!
"Grandma, I want some cookies!"
This one sentence startled Li Mingzhu, who had been in a daze. Yesterday, Zhang Lei's enthusiasm had made her feel a little uncomfortable, and just this morning he was still trying. Zhang Lei said that he wanted her to give birth to a daughter who looked like her, and that would make everything perfect...
Li Mingzhu realized something was wrong when she heard her son's cry.
Zhang Lei came back, kissed her, and ran to find Zhang's mother. They talked about something and didn't come out of the room.
At the same time, Zhang's mother heard her grandson shouting and became alert. She suddenly asked Zhang Lei, "We are going out for dinner tonight. What about Li Mingzhu?"
Zhang Lei frowned, "I'll go tell her, you get the little one some food first."
When Zhang Lei left the room, Li Mingzhu was already standing at the door. "Brother Lei, what were you talking to Mom about? Why did you talk for so long..."
Li Mingzhu had a cute expression and was very shy, but she looked like a little woman. She didn't want Zhang Lei to have any secrets with Zhang's mother. Zhang Lei had told her that he would not have any secrets with her. When Zhang Lei had troubles at work, he told her everything, but he never told Xu Cong. In Li Mingzhu's eyes, if a man can tell you about his shortcomings, it means that he has you in his heart and regards you as his own.
"Baby, there's something I need to discuss with you. Let's talk in the room."
Zhang Lei pulled her into the house. Li Mingzhu blushed. When she thought about what they had done in the house from yesterday to this morning, she still felt shy even though she had given birth to several children.
"Brother Lei, go ahead and talk. I'm listening." The woman looked at Zhang Lei with her watery eyes.
However, Zhang Lei was only thinking about how to appease the leaders from Beijing, and did not notice Li Mingzhu's pitiful appearance at all. But he, who always pretended, sat down on the edge of the bed and then pulled Li Mingzhu to sit next to him.
Li Mingzhu's face turned even redder. "Brother Lei, it's still daytime..."
Zhang Lei was a little stunned, and suddenly realized that this woman probably thought that he was going to do something else with her. He wanted her to get pregnant quickly, but he was also not immune to fatigue. How could he have the energy to do that kind of thing with her now?
"I'm afraid you'll be tired, so I'll let you rest. I have something important to tell you!"
Zhang Lei's expression grew serious as he spoke, then he sighed, "It's like this. Those people from Beijing came to my workplace today. I see they want my family to treat them to a meal, so I have to treat them to a meal today."
"Well, that makes sense. Then I'll ask Li Yongqiang to book a table at the state-owned restaurant. Do I need my dad and brother to accompany us?"
Li Mingzhu asked thoughtfully.
Zhang Lei's expression fell. "It's about this matter. I feel a little sorry for you. After all, you are a leader from Beijing. In my current situation, they all know that the person on my marriage certificate is Xu Cong. It's not convenient to bring you to dinner tonight."
Li Mingzhu's eyes immediately turned red. "Why not? Didn't you say at the beginning that I was your woman, and that Xu Cong was something you had no choice but to marry? Wasn't it the Xu family who forced you to marry her?"
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