Li Weidong started to have a headache.
A watch worth one or two thousand yuan is indeed not much for a family like Zhang Yue's.
But to ordinary people, that's an astronomical price.
As Li Xiaoli said, if she accepted it, it wouldn't be seen that way by outsiders.
He sighed: "Zhang Yue, if you sincerely wanted to thank me, I would have readily accepted some fruit and a couple of cartons of milk. But you bought such expensive things. Did you even consider my feelings?"
"How do you need to feel?"
Zhang Yue scoffed, "I'm giving you something, you accept it, it's that simple, why do you need to think so much?"
As she spoke, ignoring Li Weidong's objections, she forcibly shoved the watch into his hand and then turned and ran away.
"Why……"
When Li Weidong chased after her, he only saw her back as she rode away on her bicycle, and he couldn't help but sigh.
I've never seen anything like it!
Li Xiaoli leaned closer and said with a grin, "Brother, this watch is really pretty. Why don't you keep it?"
"Nonsense!"
Zhao Xiulian scolded, "How can you accept such expensive things from people for no reason?"
Then he said to Li Weidong, "Weidong, we can't accept this watch. You'll be indebted to someone if you take their money. You have to find a chance to return it, understand?"
Li Weidong nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I'll return the watch to her dad tomorrow."
The mother and son were chatting, neither of them paying attention to Zhou Xiaoye standing to the side.
Zhou Xiaoye bit her lower lip, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.
the next day.
Li Weidong drove to the company as usual, but unexpectedly received a phone call in the late afternoon.
"Brother, something terrible has happened!"
Li Xiaoli's panicked voice came through: "Xiao Ye is missing!"
"What did you say?!"
Li Weidong was shocked and stood up abruptly: "What happened? Wasn't she at home? Where could she have gone? How could she have suddenly disappeared?"
Summer vacation isn't over yet, but now that our family is better off, we don't have to do farm work anymore.
Zhou Xiaoye and Li Xiaoli usually stay at home doing their homework and reading books. Occasionally, when they go out to the market, they always go together and never go out alone.
Why did Zhou Xiaoye suddenly disappear?
Li Xiaoli's voice was trembling: "I don't know. She was fine when she woke up this morning, but after eating breakfast, she went out and never came back."
"My mom and I looked for her everywhere, but we couldn't find her..."
By the end, his voice was trembling slightly.
Li Weidong also panicked, but he still forced himself to remain calm and said, "Don't worry, I'll be right back. Have you gone to the Zhou family yet?"
He spoke as he walked out.
Li Xiaoli said, "Mom went to the Zhou family this morning, but they said she didn't come home! Brother, what should we do? Could something have happened to Xiaoye?"
"impossible!"
Li Weidong spoke with absolute certainty, seemingly comforting her as well as himself.
He drove incredibly fast the whole way home, and as soon as he got there he shouted, "Mom, did you find him?"
Zhao Xiulian came out to greet them, her eyes red-rimmed: "No, we've searched everywhere, asked everyone, but they all said they couldn't find it..."
"I'll go out and look!"
Li Weidong turned and walked out, a sense of fear welling up inside him.
Last year, he had offended Master Hei because of the casino incident, but Master Hei hadn't made any moves in the past six months, so he hadn't taken it to heart.
Now that Zhou Xiaoye has disappeared, could it be the work of Black Fourth Master's men?
He dared not think any further, forced himself to calm down, and went out to inquire.
Zhao Xiulian and Li Xiaoli also came out.
"How could no one have seen her, a perfectly healthy person?"
Li Weidong said in a deep voice, "Keep asking around, ask the whole village, I refuse to believe that no one knows where she went!"
Zhao Xiulian and Li Xiaoli realized what was happening, and the family split into three groups to ask around the village.
When everyone heard that Zhou Xiaoye was missing, they all offered to help find him.
Finally, someone stepped forward.
"Speaking of which, I saw Ono this morning..."
He hesitated before speaking, "I saw she was carrying a basket and a sickle, could it be that she went up the mountain?"
Taohuayu is located in a remote area, with mountains not far from the village.
However, the mountain is completely undeveloped. Even if people go up the mountain on weekdays, they only chop firewood on the outer edge and never venture deep into the mountains.
Could it be that Zhou Xiaoye went into the mountains?
Li Weidong's expression changed drastically, and he turned and walked into the mountains.
The others quickly said, "Wei Dong, don't worry, let's all go into the mountains to search together."
"Yes, we'll all go! There's strength in numbers, we're sure we can find them!"
"Hurry up, get up the mountain immediately, and find them before dark!"
Everyone chatted amongst themselves and ran into the mountains.
In an instant, the once quiet mountain became bustling with noise and shouts.
Li Weidong took the lead, carrying a machete and walking hurriedly, shouting as he went.
"Ono, where are you?"
"Ono, did you hear me?"
"Ono..."
The calls echoed through the mountains and fields.
Li Weidong grew increasingly anxious as he searched, and some doubts began to surface in his mind.
Why would Zhou Xiaoye go up the mountain for no reason?
After searching around, it was getting dark, but they still hadn't found the person.
Many people started whispering among themselves.
"There are wild animals in the mountains. She's just a little girl. What if she was carried off by one of them?"
"I've been chatting with people at the village entrance all day, but I haven't seen her leave the village. I don't know where she went."
"If Zhou Xiaoye is gone, will Weidong have to find another wife? My niece hasn't found anyone yet. I'll ask my sister-in-law later."
"You wish! What kind of person is Wei Dong? Do you think an ordinary girl is good enough for him?"
"That's right. Didn't they say before that the county magistrate's daughter had a crush on Wei Dong? If Zhou Xiaoye is really gone, the next one to find will have to be the county magistrate's daughter. How could it be a chance for ordinary people like us!"
The group discussed the matter as they searched the mountain.
Li Xiaoli followed behind Zhao Xiulian, listening to the villagers' discussion, both angry and anxious: "You're talking nonsense! My sister-in-law won't be in any trouble!"
"She'll be alright!"
By the end, tears were welling up in her eyes.
Zhao Xiulian, her eyes also red, said, "No matter what, we must find them! If you think it's getting late, you can go back first. We, the family, will search slowly!"
Everyone felt awkward for a moment, then chuckled and continued their search.
Li Weidong pretended not to hear the discussions and just kept searching forward with his lips pursed.
Just then, someone shouted from not far ahead, "Found him! He fell into a cave! Come quick, help!"
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