Bai Shibao's explanation still did not ease the furrowed brows of the others.
They didn't expect there would be such big trouble.
Whatever the reason, marriage is a matter between two families and a lifelong commitment. That girl's father is always a ticking time bomb, and we never know when he will be discovered. When that happens, Bai Shibao will also suffer, and the entire Bai family will be implicated.
The atmosphere in the room plummeted to freezing point. Bai Shibao said, "I know this situation is complicated, which is why I haven't told you."
Bai Shibao kept saying he didn't dare tell everyone, but Bai Zhiman couldn't stand it anymore: "The bigger the matter, the more you need to tell your family. No matter what the situation, isn't it better for us all to discuss it together than for you to keep thinking about it randomly?"
"That's right, Dad's right. When your sister-in-law asked you yesterday, you wouldn't say anything, so I knew something was wrong." Bai Shihai was exasperated; who would dare to marry into this family?
No wonder he found his daughter a son-in-law so casually.
Bai Jiaojiao leaned against Bai Shiqing, patting her back to help her catch her breath, and then looked at Bai Shibao: "Third Brother, why don't you take advantage of the opportunity to testify tomorrow and invite them to our house for a visit? If they really are a good person, we can work together to figure out a solution."
"Really? You're not planning to tear us apart, are you?"
Bai Shibao hesitated.
Bai Shiqing's temper flared up instantly, but Bai Jiaojiao held her down: "Of course! You've met that girl, and you think she's good. Bring her here for your father to see. If she's really good, our family doesn't care about conditions. Don't you think so, Father?"
Bai Zhiman immediately understood Bai Jiaojiao's meaning: "Okay, bring her home to take a look first."
Right now, the main thing is to fool Bai Shibao and get him to bring the person over for a look, otherwise they won't know how to find fault with him.
Bai Shibao was already at a loss, but when he heard Bai Zhiman say that, he immediately relaxed: "Then I'll talk to her."
"Yes, you should talk to them nicely. Tell her not to be nervous, and that she doesn't need to bring anything with her. Our family won't make things difficult for her," Deng Min said to Bai Shibao.
Bai Shibao nodded. He believed that. Even if his family didn't like the person, they wouldn't embarrass them for the sake of face.
Seeing that Bai Shibao agreed, no one said anything more.
Just then, Shen Heng came looking for Bai Jiaojiao, so Bai Shiqing went with them.
“Your third brother has never given me a moment’s peace since he was a child. He’s really a mixed breed. We sisters should all be more careful. How could he be so reckless?”
Bai Shiqing was complaining to Bai Jiaojiao, while Chen Heng stood to the side, pretending not to hear, but secretly laughing his head off.
His sister-in-law was so angry that she even cursed herself, and said that her brother was a crossbreed.
Bai Jiaojiao safely escorted Bai Shiqing back to the Li family before leading Shen Heng home: "Brother Heng, you're back a little earlier than usual today."
Shen Heng nodded repeatedly, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face despite his inner turmoil: "Wouldn't it be better if I came back earlier?"
"It's definitely good, but don't work yourself to the bone just to get home early. I'm afraid you'll overwork yourself."
"Don't worry, the work I'm doing now feels like a vacation to me, it's not tiring at all."
In the past, Shen Heng did heavy work such as land reclamation, so planting seaweed seedlings was a piece of cake for him.
Bai Jiaojiao asked, "What do you want to eat tonight? That piece of frozen tofu should be ready."
"Then I'll go to the cellar and get a cabbage."
Shen Heng helped Bai Jiaojiao wash the vegetables, and then stayed in the kitchen to help Bai Jiaojiao prepare the meat for making stir-fried pork floss.
Anyway, he could do a little, so Bai Jiaojiao would do less. When Deng Min came in the evening, Bai Jiaojiao disliked that he was a man, so she wouldn't let him come to the kitchen to work with her sister-in-law.
Bai Jiaojiao felt that Shen Heng was unusually well-behaved after returning today. She wondered what had gotten into him. In the past, he would deliberately tease her and say the opposite of what she meant, but today he was completely obedient.
She thought Shen Heng was going to give her a good hard time tonight, but he didn't go too far.
Bai Jiaojiao didn't dare to ask, fearing that Shen Heng would misunderstand her as being sexually unsatisfied or something.
Around 3 o'clock, she felt Shen Heng getting stronger. She rubbed her eyes groggily, and just as she propped herself up on her arms, Shen Heng pressed her down.
"Heng-ge, ha... good morning." Bai Jiaojiao yawned and was half-asleep when Shen Heng kissed her.
She didn't resist. Shen Heng usually liked to be affectionate with her, and Bai Jiaojiao even reached out and hugged him back.
Who knew that Shen Heng would go too far and press his entire body down on top of him.
"Heng-ge, what are you doing?!"
"What are you saying about me?" Shen Heng raised his roguish eyebrows, his smile magnified in front of Bai Jiaojiao's face, smug and cheeky.
"Stop fooling around, we have other things to do."
Bai Jiaojiao couldn't push Shen Heng away, and he pressed her down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to carry out the operation he had planned all day.
Afterwards, Bai Jiaojiao turned her back, and Shen Heng, apologetic but triumphant, kissed her exposed shoulder and pulled the blanket up to cover her.
Holding him and the blanket in his arms, Shen Heng said, "Come here every morning from now on. Heng-ge will have more energy to work than after a meal."
Bai Jiaojiao covered her head with the blanket. Sure enough, the man suddenly became obedient; he must be up to no good.
Wang Fushun was knocking on the door outside. Shen Heng gave Bai Jiaojiao a soothing kiss on the earlobe: "I'll go out and take a look."
Wang Fushun came fully loaded this time; a brand-new radio was strapped to the back seat of his car, and he had a lot of secrets in his heart.
"Brother Heng, look at this, it's a Panda brand, the dual speakers are really clear."
Wang Fushun handed the radio to Shen Heng, who took it and looked at it: "How much is it?"
Ninety-eight.
"Okay, I'll find it for you in a bit. Where's the ticket?"
"Do we need tickets in this line of work?" Wang Fushun smiled and then told Shen Heng about what he had found out yesterday. "Someone did sell a piglet yesterday. Because it was a good one, I found out about it as soon as I asked around."
"Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me."
"It's Old Wang, you should remember him, right?"
"I remember. Oh, his back is bad. Did he say who sold it to him?"
Shen Heng thought for a moment, and then this figure appeared in his mind.
"He wouldn't say, but said that people in our line of work have to be honest and can't reveal information about their suppliers or customers."
Even if he had said it, Wang Fushun wouldn't have used his name to explain himself.
"That ungrateful wretch, is he still hanging around the black market? I'll ask him myself."
Shen Heng frowned, and Wang Fushun immediately said, "Brother Heng, you really don't trust my abilities."
"Why are you breathing so heavily?" Shen Heng almost choked Wang Fushun to death.
Wang Fushun said, "Since the two of them were in contact, someone must have seen them. What do we do for a living? The brothers in the city said that a man from your village had contacted him before. He was wearing a hat, was in his forties or fifties, had a clean-shaven beard, and his sideburns, those two sides, were quite long and thick."
Wang Fushun pointed to the area in front of his ear for Shen Heng.
"Am I senile? Do I need you to explain to me what sideburns are?"
Wang Fushun laughed heartily: "Then, Brother Heng, do you know who it is?"
"knew."
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