"I washed your padded jacket. You'll need it in a few days. Bring it over and dry it yourself. I can't dry it over there."
My cousin's wife took out a light purple satin jacket from the bag. It was made by my cousin's wife for Qin Xiaoyu, and Qin Xiaoyu would take it with her wherever she went.
This dress holds a story between her and Zhou Xing, and it's very important to her, so of course she can't bear to throw it away.
"Thank you, sister-in-law, you're so thoughtful."
"Yes, there's a note in my pocket. I don't know if it's useful or not, but I didn't throw it away. Here you go." My cousin-in-law took out a crumpled piece of paper and handed it to me. It had a name and a phone number on it.
Qin Xiaoyu glanced at it and then remembered the old man who was almost dying from holding his pee when his wife was hospitalized.
She crumpled the note into a ball and tossed it into the trash can.
It rained for the next two days. Qi Si didn't show up, and her cousin-in-law, having been asked to do so, didn't come either. Life settled down, and Qin Xiaoyu felt a little more at ease.
The continuous rain finally stopped, and seeing that the two children were pitifully cooped up at home, she took them downstairs for a walk and bought some seasonal vegetables.
As soon as she arrived at the building entrance, she saw several people waiting for her.
"Zhu Bao, Fuxing? What brings you here?" Qin Xiaoyu was quite surprised to see Cheng Fuxing and Zhu Bao.
"I brought them here. My aunt gave me the address." Tian Tian came over and took the things from Qin Xiaoyu's hands.
"Come upstairs." Qin Xiaoyu noticed their strange expressions and realized it wasn't convenient to talk outside, so she led them upstairs.
"Fourth Brother is in trouble. He's been arrested. All the shops are closed, and we have nowhere to go." Zhu Bao's eyes were red.
"What?" Qin Xiaoyu's head buzzed. What she feared most had come to pass. This time, she had really gotten Qi Si into a mess.
"Sister Xiaoyu, what should we do?" Zhu Bao observed her expression.
"Tian Tian, take them to school first. Master Wang will arrange things for them." Qin Xiaoyu was flustered and sent them away first.
Qi Si has a lot of friends, but at this moment, I'm afraid none of them would dare to stand up to the Bai family.
Hanhan noticed that Qin Xiaoyu's expression was off, so she took her younger sister to play in the inner room. Qin Xiaoyu was left sitting there blankly, the only sound the ticking of the clock in the room.
This one belonged to the original owner. It had stopped working when they moved in, but they started moving again after tidying it up.
The owner of this house was sentenced to thirty years and may not be coming back.
Qin Xiaoyu shuddered at the thought.
She recalled the serialized story she had read in the 21st century, in which Qi Si's fate was to be executed. Could she not change that fact?
But the Qi Si of today is different from the Qi Si in the novel. In the novel, he is an utterly wicked villain, but in reality, he is a loving and loyal older brother who cares for her.
How can we save him?
Zhou Xing, come back quickly! Maybe he still has a way, otherwise she really has nowhere to turn.
Qin Xiaoyu pounded her head hard and suddenly saw the paper basket.
"If there's anything I can't do, just come to me!"
These are the words left by Lei Bingsheng! Qin Xiaoyu rushed over, emptied the contents of the paper basket onto the ground, and quickly turned it over.
The note is still there, but the words on it have been blurred by water and are no longer legible.
Qin Xiaoyu tried her best to restore the number. Except for two characters that were particularly unclear, the other four digits were recognizable.
"Hanhan, you stay home with your little sister, Mom's going out to make a phone call." Qin Xiaoyu ran downstairs.
She was now in a dilemma about where to make the call.
She can't go back to school, and Qi Si's shop is closed. Only government offices have phones elsewhere, so why would they lend her one? Besides, she's practically a hated figure now; she'll only cause trouble wherever she goes.
"Little Fish Girl, what are you doing here?" A beat-up car stopped, and Captain Chen poked his head out.
"Brother Chen, I want to make a phone call. Is there anywhere I can make a call?" Qin Xiaoyu grasped at this straw.
"I need to work for the company upstairs. That's the boss's company, I have their phone number. Come with me." Captain Chen agreed readily.
There was only an old lady at home upstairs. Captain Chen came to turn on the heating. When he heard that his sister wanted to borrow the phone, the old lady readily agreed.
Qin Xiaoyu quickly picked up the receiver and dialed the number.
"Hello, this is the Second Grocery Store. Who are you looking for? Lei Bingsheng? I don't know him!" The other party hung up the phone rudely.
Qin Xiaoyu was a little discouraged. It seemed the number was wrong. But she was not giving up and looked at it carefully for a long time. The number looked a bit like an 8 and a bit like a 3.
This time, it was removed and became the city's epidemic prevention station.
"Young lady, this costs money, please don't just play around with it." The old lady was a little worried about the phone bill.
"Auntie, I'll dial one more time, just one more time." Qin Xiaoyu clutched the slip of paper, wishing she could stick it up to check. Besides not knowing if it was a 3 or an 8, there was also a 7 that seemed suspicious—was it a 7 or a 1? She gritted her teeth and dialed another number.
"Hello." A man's voice came from the other end, stiff and standard. Qin Xiaoyu had a feeling that she was right this time.
"Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Lei Bingsheng." These days everyone's a comrade, nobody's a Mr. Lei Bingsheng. Qin Xiaoyu regretted saying it as soon as she finished.
"Mr. Lei Bingzheng?" the other party repeated hesitantly.
"Yes, is he here?"
"Who are you?" The other person did not answer her question directly.
"My name is Qin Xiaoyu." Qin Xiaoyu knew that giving her full name would be pointless, but what else could she say if she didn't?
"How did you get this phone number?" the other party pressed.
"This was personally left to me by Mr. Lei." Qin Xiaoyu could only try her best to persuade him.
"Oh?" The other party clearly didn't believe it.
"Just say I'm Qin Xiaoyu from the Orthopedics Department of the Second Light Industry Hospital, and see if he remembers." Qin Xiaoyu had already given up hope. She first said she didn't know how powerful Lei Bingzheng was, and judging from his tone, he had no intention of keeping his promise.
"Please wait a moment." The other party put down the receiver. Time seemed to pass slowly, and the old lady, like an alert rabbit, was already trying to grab the microphone back.
"Mr. Lei Bingzheng has already gone to bed and is not available to answer the phone. He asked me to tell you that you can let me know if there is anything you need." The other party finally replied in official language.
"He promised me that I could ask him for help with anything he couldn't do," Qin Xiaoyu said angrily.
"Yes, I know. So what is it? Can you tell me?" The other person was also suppressing their anger and trying to ask patiently.
"My name is Qin Xiaoyu. I'm in a very troublesome situation right now. I hope Mr. Lei can understand."
"Please leave your contact information." The other party's tone was very official, somewhat like a customer service representative from a certain messaging platform.
As soon as Qin Xiaoyu gave her address, the old lady snatched the microphone away and rudely put it back in its place.
Qin Xiaoyu knew that all her efforts had been in vain this time.
If Lei Bingzheng's power is not as great as the Bai family's, or if he is capable of contending with the Bai family, he has no reason to make an enemy of the Bai family for a mere stranger. Nobody is stupid.
Even if Lei Bingzheng's power is great, judging from his tone, he doesn't even remember who Qin Xiaoyu is anymore, so how could he remember his promise?
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