Gu Wenfeng avoided Zhao Dajun and said to Lu Jiaxin: "I only asked for two months of leave. I will go back when the time is up."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "It's not even half a month yet, don't worry."

Although he said he was not in a hurry, he was thinking in his heart that he had to find the secret passage as soon as possible so that he could let Gu Wenfeng go with him. This big brother was not only capable and tight-lipped, but also had a wide network of contacts. Letting him go to Pengcheng might be of great use.

The next day, Lu Jiaxin and Xue Mao went out to buy pots and pans, while Gu Wenfeng and Zhao Dajun went to buy tools for repairing the house.

Now that the policy has been relaxed, in addition to electronic products such as color TVs and refrigerators, agricultural products and pots and pans can be bought with money. Lu Jiaxin thinks that the time she came here is quite good. If it were a few years earlier, it would be too depressing.

Xue Mao was always terrified every time he went shopping with Lu Jiaxin, as if money was just paper in her eyes: "Sister, we can't buy anymore. If we buy more, we can't take it back."

In fact, she could have paid someone to deliver the goods to her home, but Lu Jiaxin didn't want to be so high-profile, so she didn't buy it again.

After shopping, the brother and sister returned to the house and found that the doors and windows of the room she lived in had been repaired, and the windows were covered with newspapers.

Zhao Dajun said, "Miss Lu, you are not in good health and cannot catch a cold. Brother Feng and I will fix your room first."

Zhao Dajun’s work is impeccable, but the two of them have different values. It’s better for them to separate early, otherwise there will definitely be unpleasantness in the end.

Xue Mao cooked dinner, Zhao Dajun helped to light the fire, and Lu Jiaxin and Gu Wenfeng were guessing where the entrance to the secret passage would be.

Lu Jiaxin said, "Brother Gu, I think the entrance to the secret passage is most likely in two places, one is the study, and the other is the bedroom of the head of the family. So now we have to figure out which of these six rooms is the study and which is the bedroom."

Anyway, the more detailed the news is, the better, so that they can analyze useful information from it and avoid detours. Targeted digging saves time, effort and money.

Seeing her excitement, Gu Wenfeng couldn't help but pour cold water on her: "Miss Lu, are you so sure that there is a treasure in this house? What if the news is false and there is nothing?"

Lu Jiaxin didn't argue, she just smiled and said, "If it's fake, it's just my bad luck. I'm sorry to bother you guys to accompany me."

Gu Wenfeng said nothing more.

Lying in bed at night, Lu Jiaxin wondered where the entrance to the secret passage would be hidden. The first thing she thought of was the three kangs, and the entrance was hidden and safe under the kangs. However, this was just her initial suspicion, and more information was needed to verify it.

While they were busy, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu followed Lu Jiajie to Sijiu City. Ma Lili was shocked and angry when she saw her parents-in-law. Lu Jiajie didn't tell her about such a big thing in advance. But no matter how dissatisfied she was, she still smiled and welcomed them into the house.

Ma's mother was retired and at home. Her expression changed immediately when she saw the two people coming in. She had dealt with them twice before, and the process was not pleasant: "Why are you here?"

Although the adoption caused a rift between mother and daughter, she believed that her daughter would not keep such a big thing secret. So there was only one truth: the daughter was not aware of the two people coming over.

Although the second aunt was unhappy, this was the Ma family, so she didn't show any displeasure.

Uncle Lu said, "Don't blame Lili. Jiajie said Xinxin moved out of the house, so we were worried and came to check on her."

Ma Lili looked at the two people in surprise. When did they care so much about Jiaxin? She knew that the second and third wives had a very unhappy quarrel over the adoption.

She followed Uncle Lu's words and said, "It is really not right to squeeze out your own daughter for the sake of your step-wife and another family's child."

Second Aunt felt that she had found a soulmate, and she and Ma's mother denounced Lu Hongjun and Ding Jing together. Because they had a common target, the evening meal was not rich but harmonious.

After dinner, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu took the initiative to leave as it was getting late. After leaving the family compound, the old couple walked towards the bus stop.

Seeing this, Ma Lili pointed in another direction and said, "Dad, Mom, the guesthouse is over there."

Aunt Lu Er said, "Why stay in a guesthouse? Do you have too much money to burn? Jiaxin's house is so big that it can't accommodate the two of us."

Ma Lili was planning to buy a house and wanted to spend every penny carefully. When she heard that they were going to Jiaxin's place, she thought it was a good idea because they could save on rent.

But before she could say anything, Lu Jiajie said, "Dad, Mom, didn't I tell you that the key is with big brother? We can't get in now."

Ma Lili's heart skipped a beat. The key was clearly with her, so why did he say it was with his eldest brother? After six years of marriage, she knew Lu Jiajie well, so she smiled and asked, "Jiajie, didn't Xinxin come back with you?"

Lu Jiajie shook his head and said, "No, she wants to wait for Xue Mao to come back together. I have to rush back to work, so I came back first because I can't wait."

Ma Lili pretended to be angry and said, "How could you come back by yourself? Everyone was scared to death last time. How are we going to explain to Uncle San if another accident happens?"

Lu Jiajie explained: "Don't worry, she has someone protecting her, no one dares to attack her. I called Uncle San to tell him about this before I got on the train."

After saying this, he thought: "Dad, Mom, I'm going to go to the nearby store and call my eldest brother to see if he's home. If he's home, just give him the key so I don't have to make a trip."

Ma Lili found an excuse to follow him, crossed the road and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Aren't the keys with me?"

Lu Jiajie smiled bitterly and said, "I told them that Jiaxin had a big house when I went back this time. When my parents heard it, they asked me to bring Lu Wang to Sijiu City. If we don't have a place to live, we can stay at Jiaxin's place. If we can't find a job, we can go out and see the world. But Jiaxin didn't agree when she found out, and we had a fight over it."

There were more things he didn't say. On the way back to Sijiu City, his parents told him that living in the Ma family was not a long-term solution. Lu Jiaxin's house was so big that their family of four could move in and live together. He refused, but it was obvious that his parents had not given up.

Ma Lili's face turned black. She was so embarrassed to quarrel with her fifteen-year-old niece at such an old age: "Are you planning to stay here while she's not around?"

Lu Jiajie hurriedly said that he would not take them there.

Ma Lili was almost mad: "If they really move in, what's the difference between them and robbers?"

Lu Jiajie said with a bitter face: "I will call my third uncle and eldest brother first and arrange for them to stay in the guesthouse tonight. My third uncle and eldest brother should come to visit them later, and we will make arrangements then."

(End of this chapter)