After returning home and entering the bedroom, Du Ruo helped Yuan Tingchuan to the bed, took a warm towel to wipe his face and hands, and changed his clothes.
Just as she was about to turn around and wash up, the man threw her onto the bed, his hot and moist breath spraying directly on her face, and his eyes were filled with unconcealable deep affection flowing slowly.
The next morning, Du Ruo endured the pain all over her body and got up. She reached out and pinched the man, frowned at him, turned over, rolled up the quilt and fell asleep again. She got dressed helplessly because she had to go to Wanxian today and couldn't wait for Yuan Tingchuan to get up.
When she arrived at the restaurant, Yu Min was serving porridge. She had just started eating. Every morning was like a war. The two little ones kept lying in bed and playing tricks. Yu Min had to send them both to kindergarten before she had time to sit down and eat.
Seeing Du Ruo coming in, Yu Min took a clean bowl, filled it with porridge, and placed it in front of Du Ruo.
"Are you still going to the company today?"
"No, I'm going to Wanxian today. When Tingchuan wakes up, tell him to call me if he has anything. I won't wait for him to wake up."
Wanxian is some distance away from the provincial capital, and it will take at least a morning to get there.
"Going to Wanxian? Can you still make it home tonight?"
"I can't come back. Find a hotel there and stay there first. I can't finish this in a day or two. If I'm lucky, it will be quick. If I'm unlucky, it will take a while. I'll leave the house to you. I'll be leaving soon."
Yu Min was already used to it. She nodded and said, "Don't worry about home. I'm here for you."
Du Ruo was relieved: "Yesterday, Sister Chen brought me some wild vegetables. I think the children would like to eat dumplings with this filling. You can do whatever you want."
"My cousin didn't tell me where she dug it. She didn't tell me in advance either. If I had known, I would have gone with her."
"She seems to still want to go. I heard her say yesterday that she wanted to freeze some food in the refrigerator. You can ask her to go. Tingchuan will be at home these two days, so it doesn't matter whether he digs wild vegetables or not. You can go for a walk, breathe some fresh air, and relax."
"That's fine, let me make an appointment."
The car drove along the country road. Du Ruo didn't bring many people this time. He only brought Secretary Li and two bodyguards. He didn't even bring a driver. Secretary Li was driving.
The car was very quiet, and Du Ruo was thinking about Chen Hong all the way.
She actually didn't know Chen Hong in her previous life. She was not a professional antique dealer and didn't pay much attention to this industry. It was just that the reports were overwhelming at the time and the matter became known to everyone. Because it was not far from her hometown and they were half-fellow villagers, Du Ruo paid more attention to it when she read the newspaper.
Chen Hong's family has been in the antique business for generations, and they are particularly good at porcelain restoration. This is the Chen family's signature skill, but when it came to Chen Hong's generation, they happened to encounter a special period, and not only did they fail to make money in business, but their skills were also useless.
Chen Hong went to Wanxian as an educated youth in the 1970s and later married into the Shen family. Her life was pretty good. Her husband Shen An worked in the county supply and marketing cooperative, a good unit with a lucrative job. They also had a son, Shen Qing, and the family of three lived in harmony.
So when people returned to the city on a large scale, Chen Hong did not leave. Her home was in Wanxian, and she had no relatives in her hometown, so she naturally gave up returning to the city.
Besides, at that time, a large number of educated youth returned to the city, and not only was it difficult to find a place to live, but it was also difficult to find a job. She felt comfortable and at ease in Wanxian, and gradually put her mind at ease.
Who knew that later her son fell seriously ill and the medical expenses were astronomical, which caused a disagreement between the couple.
Her husband, Shen An, believed his mother's words and planned to give up the child. His reason was very good. It was not that he was unwilling to pay, but that he had no place to find such a large sum of money. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by heaven. This was all destined. It could only be said that Shen Qing and they were not meant to be together, so they could just have another child.
Chen Hong refused to give up no matter what. This was the flesh and blood of her body, and she had worked hard to raise it to its teenage years. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would work hard.
Seeing that they couldn't convince her, her husband and mother-in-law simply hid all the money in the house and refused to fill the hole no matter what.
Seeing her son getting weaker and weaker, Chen Hong angrily clashed with her husband and mother-in-law, but it was of no use. Later, Shen Qing passed away under such circumstances. Chen Hong had no place to vent her anger, so she bought a packet of rat poison and simply gave it to the whole family.
Du Ruo calculated that at this point in time, Chen Hong's son should not have been diagnosed with the disease yet, so it would be a bit difficult for her to go with her. However, even if it was difficult, she had to give it a try first.
She has so many porcelains waiting to be "saved", and this job cannot be done by non-professionals.
The supply and marketing store in Wanxian has long gone bankrupt and is now privately contracted by Chen Hong’s husband, Shen An.
Although the newly established department store is not big, it has two floors and is one of the best department stores in the county.
Secretary Li went in to get some information and soon returned to the car and said to Du Ruo, "Boss Du, I just quietly inquired about this. Is there something fishy about Shen An? He's had an ambiguous relationship with the accountant at the department store, and the accountant is pregnant. It's said that the child is his, but this kind of thing is just hearsay, so don't take it for granted."
Secretary Li is quite capable. He has been out for only half an hour and has already found out a lot of things. He is indeed good at getting along with people and exchanging information.
Du Ruo nodded, knowing that what Secretary Li asked was the truth.
Several people found a hotel in the county town and rested temporarily. Du Ruo planned to walk around the county town to understand the situation first.
There is a bustling street in the county town, with two- or three-story buildings on both sides of the street. The hotel they stayed in was right next to the street.
At around three or four o'clock, Du Ruo walked along the street. There were small stalls on both sides of the road, selling all kinds of things, but nothing too expensive. They were vests, socks, insoles, gloves and the like, or daily vegetables and fruits.
At this time, there were gradually more and more people on the street, people getting off work, picking up their children from school, and people in the county town going home to buy groceries and cook.
A burst of fragrance came. There was a small stall in front selling grilled fish. On the small coal stove was a wire curtain. On the curtain were a few fish, brushed with red sauce, giving off an enticing aroma.
Six or seven children with school bags gathered around the stove, each holding a dollar or two in their hands, intending to buy fish.
Grilled fish is a luxury. Some children only have a few cents of pocket money a day, and they have to save for a week to buy a fish. Usually, they can only drool at the sight of the fish.
Naturally, there are wealthy families in the county town who give their children more pocket money. Judging from the clothes and appearance of the children gathered around Du Ruo, their family conditions should not be bad.
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