Zhao Qingzhu's daughter is still breastfeeding, making it inconvenient for Zhao Qingzhu to go out.
However, with her around, Zhao Qinglan could leave her three children, who were not yet in school, at home without worry.
As for Madam Sun, she felt that having her two daughters stay behind to take care of her granddaughter and grandson was enough, so she often went to the city with Zhao Qinglan.
Zhao Qinglan mainly oversaw the renovation progress of the new store, while also coordinating the procurement of ingredients and the purchase of other items. Sun Shi spent most of her time helping out with her youngest daughter.
When it came to recruiting, Wu Mei considered the candidates' work efficiency, character, and family situation among the military spouses who were interested in applying, and finally selected four people.
The others who were not selected naturally harbored resentment, but given Wu Mei's status, no one dared to say anything openly.
Although the new store has not yet opened, Zhao Qinglan has paid several military wives a small wage so that they can take turns going to the city to learn and train at their time-honored store.
This also saves people from feeling awkward and unaccustomed to the new store when it opens.
Since they get paid anyway, and it's not like they're working for nothing, those military wives are naturally happy to accept it.
While Zhao Qinglan was busy, the situation in the capital was also changing.
After Yu Huimin sent another letter indicating that she wanted to contact him, Lu Chenggong quickly provided a new time and place for them to meet.
When the two met, Yu Huimin also expressed her desire to bring her son out so that Lu Chenggong could meet him.
In fact, Lu Chenggong was afraid of meeting her, but after careful consideration, he agreed.
Li Wei had been idle at home. When his mother told him that he was going to meet that uncle who was very good at business, he didn't take it too seriously.
Yu Huimin thought that this was the first time the biological father and son had met, so she took it very seriously, buying her son new clothes and getting him a haircut.
Her attitude left Li Wei feeling somewhat puzzled.
On the day of their meeting, Yu Huimin and her son arrived at the place early.
This is a Western restaurant in Beijing that has only recently reopened. The food is of high quality and taste, and the decor and service are also very upscale. All the waiters are dressed in shirts and tuxedos, and of course, the prices are not cheap.
Not long after, Lu Chenggong appeared, and he was dressed very appropriately.
Upon seeing Li Wei, his gaze lingered on Li Wei's face for a moment.
Knowing that Lu Chenggong was doing well in business, Li Wei was quite enthusiastic towards his uncle.
Seeing the father and son getting along so well, Yu Huimin was overjoyed.
The three of them were eating together, and anyone who didn't know the situation would really think they were a family of three.
Sun Guangming has been busy with work lately and hasn't had time to help Li Huai investigate, but the people Zhang Yu hired have been keeping track of the investigation.
Not far from the Western restaurant, someone took a picture through the glass window of the three people eating together.
Lu Chenggong was on guard, but he was mainly on guard against whether anyone was following him, and he neglected Yu Huimin.
After all, they have limited manpower in the capital, and due to their status, it is difficult for them to investigate many things.
Yu Huimin, her son, and Lu Chenggong all thoroughly enjoyed the meal.
However, not long after, photos of them together were sent to Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu looked at the photo but had no recollection of the unfamiliar man in it.
When asked where the man who was tracking them was now, they were told...
The investigators only said that this person was very cunning and would often disappear after being followed, and they only knew his approximate whereabouts.
This made Zhang Yu feel strange.
How could an ordinary person have such a strong counter-surveillance awareness?
After being followed several times, Lu Chenggong became somewhat aware of it, and as a result, he didn't see Yu Huimin for many days, which almost drove Yu Huimin crazy with worry.
After receiving the photos, Zhang Yu waited some more time before the people who went to Jinshi to investigate finally returned.
According to Zheng Jun's description, the investigators went to the place where Yu Huimin used to live and also to the hospital where she worked.
Although more than 20 years have passed, some of the old neighbors who still live there and the hospital colleagues still remember Yu Huimin.
Unfortunately, there's not much usable data from the past twenty years. It only proves that Yu Huimin did indeed live with a man back then, and her former colleagues at the hospital knew more about it.
At this point, they finally found out the name of the man they were living with: Lu Chenggong.
Lu Chenggong's real name is not Lu Chenggong, but he used this name when he was with Yu Huimin.
When Lu Chenggong saw Yu Huimin again, he still used the same old name.
The man she was living with didn't show any problems, but there were some issues with Yu Huimin's transfer from Jinshi Hospital to Beijing Hospital as a nurse.
The person who handled it had also received bribes to do so back then.
So many years have passed, and the person has long since retired. After being promised some benefits, he recounted what happened back then.
All these details were compiled and sent to Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu glanced at it briefly and then quickly called Li Huai.
"I understand. Send it to me, I'll read it."
At that time, the military strictly inspected outgoing items, but generally didn't pay much attention to incoming items.
When Li Huai received the package from Zhang Yu, he found the photos and investigation materials inside and examined them carefully for a long time, especially the strange man in the photos.
If there had been no suspicion, it would have been fine, but because of Zheng Jun's words, he already had some doubts. Now, looking at the man in the photo, he felt that he could find some similarities with Li Wei.
Furthermore, Li Huai wasn't stupid; he would find it strange that Zhang Yu had noticed the unusual situation.
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