"you……"
Upon hearing Song Lan's words, Qin Yanzheng could only utter one word, unsure of what else to say.
Yes, he was speechless at this moment, because Song Lan hadn't said anything yet, so there was no room for him to speak.
For a moment, Qin Yanzheng felt both amused and helpless.
"Qin Yanzheng?"
Seeing that the man hadn't said anything more, Song Lan couldn't help but call out to him, her tone revealing a hint of doubt.
Just say what you have to say, why are you so slow to follow up?
"Um?"
Qin Yanzheng's tone also carried a hint of doubt; he didn't know why Song Lan had summoned him.
"Is there anything else you want to say to me?"
Sensing the confusion in the other person's tone, Song Lan simply spoke frankly.
"...No, that's all. Go and rest."
After a moment of stunned silence, Qin Yanzheng shook his head.
"I'm off then, see you tomorrow."
After leaving her message, Song Lan took her needle case and left the room. However, the moment she stepped out the door, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
As for why she laughed, it was undoubtedly because she was charmed by Qin Yanzheng's dazed expression. After all, in Song Lan's mind, Qin Yanzheng was a very serious person who was almost never distracted. However, just now, his absent-minded appearance was quite adorable in Song Lan's eyes.
Hearing a soft laugh coming from outside the door, Qin Yanzheng felt his face burning. He didn't know exactly what Song Lan was laughing about, but he knew that the source of the laughter was him.
Wu Dong was exercising in the yard when he heard footsteps approaching, so he stopped what he was doing.
Before he could turn his head, Song Lan's voice rang out: "Comrade Wu, you can go back to your room and rest now."
"good."
Wu Dong turned around, nodded in response, and then walked towards the tap.
Song Lan returned to her room, and once the sound of water in the yard had stopped, she took a towel and toiletries and went outside.
The night was still, and the bright moonlight bathed the ground, as if covering everything with a thin, silvery veil.
“She does know, but she doesn’t care at all. She has called the police station, so she should know the outcome of their investigation soon.”
Lying on his back in bed, Qin Yanzheng suddenly said something.
Wu Dong had already gotten into bed. The room was dimly lit. He heard Qin Yanzheng say something and asked, "Comrade Song, do you know who started this rumor?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yanzheng hummed in agreement and said, "She suspects she is her adoptive parents' youngest daughter."
Wu Dong: "Is Comrade Song sure?"
Qin Yanzheng: "Her adoptive parents' youngest daughter had a motive."
Wu Dong: "Could it be that Comrade Song has offended the other party?"
"You know that Song Lan was switched at birth due to a mistake by medical staff, right?"
“I know. I heard Boyan mention it before I came here.”
"The other party harbors resentment over the fact that she was switched at birth, so the purpose of this rumor is nothing more than to ruin Song Lan's reputation."
"Comrade Song's adoptive parents' youngest daughter isn't in Beijing?"
Wu Dong was completely puzzled. Could it be that this person was in Beijing and had come all the way here to spread rumors because he held a grudge against Comrade Song?
"Yes, I'm not in Beijing. Right now, I'm an educated youth sent to the countryside in Shisong Village."
Qin Yanzheng replied.
“Comrade Song made the right call to the police station, and I support her.” Wu Dong’s tone was cold: “Since the other party dared to spread rumors, they must bear the consequences.”
"By the way, the woman next door has gotten involved again. Tomorrow at noon, when the man next door comes home from get off work, could you push me to go next door?" He couldn't feel at ease unless he did something for her.
Wu Dong didn't answer immediately, but instead asked, "What did they do next door?"
"That woman wanted to spread rumors to make Song Lan lose her job so that her daughter could take her place."
Qin Yanzheng's tone was icy cold, and upon hearing this, Wu Dong exclaimed, "He's an absolute bastard!"
"You don't need to be angry. She's at the police station right now, where she'll be undergoing three days of ideological education and labor reform."
Three days is a bit too short!
However, once the law enforcement agencies have made their decisions, he has no right to interfere or change them. Even if he has the ability to intervene, he cannot disregard the law.
On the other hand, while he cannot interfere with the judgment made by law enforcement agencies, it does not mean that he cannot have a "good talk" with the male homeowner next door.
"Only three days!"
Wu Dong frowned.
"In the end, it was just a little quarrel. If the police officers at the police station had just given a verbal warning and let it go, I'm afraid no one would have said that it was unreasonable."
If an uncultured woman has a foul mouth, it would be a joke to sentence her to prison simply for that.
The police officers at the local station were able to detain the female homeowner next door for three days, subjecting her to ideological education and labor reform. From a legal perspective, this punishment wasn't lenient, but from their point of view, they naturally felt it wasn't enough.
Therefore, Qin Yanzheng felt it was necessary for him, as Song Lan's husband, to have a serious talk with the male head of the household next door.
At the same time, he did not think there was anything wrong with Wu Dong's statement that "it's only been three days".
reason?
Living and eating under the same roof, Wu Dong understood Song Lan's character and naturally sided with this family and with Song Lan.
Furthermore, as the innocent party, Song Lan was harassed for no reason, so it's understandable that Wu Dong was angry and thought that the three-day detention period was a bit short.
In the other room, Song Lan was already fast asleep and had no idea what Qin Yanzheng and Wu Dong were talking about.
The next day.
After breakfast, those who needed to go to school went to school, and those who needed to go to work went to work. Before long, only Qin Yanzheng and Wu Dong were left at home.
"Don't we need to buy groceries today?"
"There are leftovers from yesterday's purchase."
"Then you go read a book, I'll just sit in the living room for a while."
"Let me turn on the radio for you."
"No need, so as not to disturb your reading."
"fine."
As Wu Dong spoke, he went back to his room and turned on the radio. Then, he returned to the living room with a junior high school math book and asked Qin Yanzheng, "Can you hear me clearly?"
"Can."
Qin Yanzheng gave a reply.
The two of them were reading a book and listening to the radio, and before they knew it, it was almost 11:30 a.m.
"I'll push you back to your room to lie down for a while, and then I'll go pick up Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu."
After closing the book, Wu Dong looked at Qin Yanzheng and said something.
"good."
Qin Yanzheng had no objection.
Security Department.
With less than two minutes left before the end of the workday, Song Lan was in the office, preparing to go to the changing room to change into her usual clothes, when suddenly, the landline on Wang Qiuping's desk rang.
"Hello... Yes, you dialed the right number. She's here. I'll get her to answer the phone right away."
Wang Qiuping picked up the microphone and, upon hearing what the other person said, quickly turned her gaze to Song Lan: "Your call is from the police station."
"Thank you, Sister Wang."
Song Lan thanked her and took the microphone from Wang Qiuping: "Hello, this is Song Lan. Um, you go ahead... Okay, I understand. I'm sorry for the trouble. Thank you. I have no objection to this outcome... That's fine then!"
After the call ended, Song Lan put the microphone back on the landline.
"How's it going? Has the outcome been announced?"
Wang Qiuping asked.
"Um."
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