Chapter 478: Zhang Wanwan is in danger, where is she?
Zhang Chengning didn't understand at all. His eyes were fixed on the pot and he kept mumbling something. Leng Ziyue wanted to continue "arguing" with him.
Zhang's mother laughed out loud, "Xiao Leng, just leave him alone. The child is greedy, just let him lick it with a chopstick."
As she spoke, Zhang's mother suddenly looked at Zhang Wanwan, "You two have been married for a year. Forget about not having a wedding banquet. But when are you going to have a baby? I tell you, women should have children as early as possible. When you get older, you will have more problems and it will be troublesome to have children. Besides, I still have the energy to help you take care of the baby now. When I get old, I won't be able to help even if I want to."
Zhang Wanwan pointed at herself with a confused look on her face. Why did she get dragged into this matter?
"Mom, let's talk about this later. We will think about it carefully."
Mother Zhang sighed and shook her head helplessly.
Everyone ate some sweet dumplings and felt happy again. When it was almost twelve o'clock, the offerings outside were ready. Zhang's father led the family to worship. After a set of complicated rituals, fireworks and firecrackers began to be set off in the Zhang family's yard.
The sound of fireworks exploded resounded in the ears, both near and far, and the entire Qingpu was shrouded in smoke. At such a lively time, even if some random people mixed in, no one would notice them.
At the Qingpu barge dock, an inconspicuous fishing boat gradually approached the shore. There were only four men on the boat, and they looked like ordinary fishermen.
The people on the nearby fishing boat heard the noise and came out to take a look, then continued drinking their wine and humming opera as if nothing had happened.
For fishermen, this is the time to relax after a hard day's work.
The appearance of the four people did not attract much attention, and no one paid any attention to them after they got ashore.
The next day is New Year’s Eve.
Every year at this time, the Zhang family would do a lot of shopping. Even though the family had no shortage of fresh food, Zhang's mother still couldn't change her habit of hoarding food. She forced Zhang Baiyan and the others to go out shopping. They didn't have to buy vegetables if there were any in the yard, but they had to buy seafood and meat.
Zhang Wanwan looked at Zhang Boyan helplessly. Because they had other things to do at home, the two decided that one would go to the market to buy meat and the other would go to buy seafood.
Things are expensive at the end of the year, and people won't go to the market unless they have to. Every trip will cost a lot of money. The best option is to buy at the source. Although it is also expensive, the primary market is always cheaper than the secondary market. The meat is heavier, so Zhang Baiyan took the initiative to stop the meat buyer and asked Zhang Wanwan to buy seafood.
She drove her SUV to the familiar seaport. Usually, there was plenty of seafood here, cheap, and guaranteed to be fresh. Today, there were even more things. Even some vendors who were not engaged in wholesale set up stalls here. It was difficult to tell the real from the fake if you were not a local. She got out of the car, walked around and looked around, and found that there were quite a lot of good things, especially the imported king crabs. They didn't produce this thing here. It was obvious that it was sold in wholesale, and the price was frighteningly high. However, there were still many people squatting in front, struggling to decide whether to buy or not.
Zhang Wanwan thought about her family's current situation and knew that they could afford this kind of food, so she simply bought two for everyone to try. She also asked for two lobsters. Just this little thing had already cost her several thousand yuan.
My heart was pounding when I was paying.
At the Zhang family's side, Zhang's mother and Qin Wenjun had cleaned the house a few days ago. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were looking after the children while preparing food. Zhang Nini was still working downstairs. According to her, she was not needed at home, and it would be more practical for her to do something meaningful.
It was almost noon when Zhang Baiyan came back with a cart full of stuff and called out downstairs. Zhang Nini came out to help first, "What did you buy?"
Zhang Baiyan opened the trunk and took the things out swiftly. "50 kilograms of large bones, 30 kilograms of spareribs, a piece of pork belly, some tendon meat, 20 kilograms of processed beef, 30 kilograms of raw beef, and lamb ribs. I estimate that there are about 100 to 200 kilograms of everything. You can't lift it, so just help me carry some small things."
As he said that, Zhang Baiyan pushed hard and strode upstairs.
Zhang Nini also chased after him carrying two bags.
It took the two of them two trips to get all the things up.
Zhang Baiyan gulped down a few gulps of water and asked, panting, "Where's my little sister? Hasn't she come back yet?"
"Yeah, I don't know what she's doing. She took her longer to buy seafood than you did to buy meat." Zhang's mother frowned and said, "Wait, I'll call and ask."
The call was connected quickly, but no one answered after it rang for a long time. Zhang's mother called again a few more times, but it was the same.
She became more and more confused, and hurriedly called Leng Ziyue to tell him about it. Then she asked Zhang Baiyan, "Did your sister say where she was going to buy it?"
"Let's go to the harbor. Where else can we go? I don't think we need to buy too much seafood, so I asked her to go there." Zhang Baiyan picked up the car keys and said, "Forget it, I'll go look for it."
Zhang's mother chased him to the door and watched Zhang Baiyan leave, muttering "Why don't you answer the phone wherever you go?"
Leng Ziyue also followed them out. When they arrived at the harbor, they found that there were not many people purchasing goods there. They asked the owner of the king crab shop about Zhang Wanwan's whereabouts.
"I remember the lady you mentioned. She was very pretty and generous. She bought two king crabs and some big lobsters from me. I saw her walking to the back with the things, but I didn't see her come out," said the boss.
Leng Ziyue's face darkened, and he narrowed his eyes and asked, "How do you know she didn't come out?"
The boss's expression changed, and he quickly explained, "Because the things I sell at this stall are expensive, many people ask about them, but not many actually buy them, so I have been shouting, and the lady is so outstanding, if she passes by I will definitely remember her."
After hearing what the boss said, the two suddenly had a bad feeling.
Zhang Baiyan said anxiously: "I'll go check nearby to see if her car is still there, and then you can ask."
"Yeah." Leng Ziyue nodded. After Zhang Baiyan left, he immediately called the second and third brothers. Then he walked to the shore and observed the fishing boats anchored here. Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything wrong after watching for a long time.
Zhang Baiyan walked away for a while, then ran over breathlessly, "My sister's car is still here, she must not have gone far."
Leng Ziyue dialed her phone number again, and this time found that the voice came from a fishing boat. The two rushed over without thinking, but they only found Zhang Wanwan's cell phone in the fishing boat, and not even a shadow of her.
Zhang Baiyan suddenly became anxious, looked at Leng Ziyue with a pale face, and murmured: "Did something happen?"
(End of this chapter)
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