Chapter 104: Inviting the Enemy into the Trap (Second Update)...
Jiang Mingyue called the police and asked Sun Aijun to summon the village chief.
Grandpa Wang was dumbfounded. How could Cao Hualan's niece have knocked out the fortune teller?!
"Why couldn't they knock him out?! This guy is a fraud!"
Grandpa Wang was about to adjust his melon-shaped hat when Cao Hualan stopped him, brandishing her fire poker with great force.
Jiang Mingyue carried the melon-shaped hat out of the house, letting Cao Hualan inside make a fuss. She asked someone to find a rope and put the melon-shaped hat on.
Seeing this, the villagers naturally sided with Jiang Mingyue and Sun Aijun and helped them find the rope.
The village chief arrived quickly, learned the whole story, and upon seeing Cao Hualan passionately speaking, he was almost completely bewildered.
Oh dear, what a mess this is!
The village chief couldn't control Jiang Mingyue in the yard, so he went inside to act as a peacemaker and mediate the dispute.
“Uncle Wang, Aunt Sun, you two are over a hundred years old combined, why are you arguing like children? Let’s both compromise and say less…”
Half an hour later, Meng Huai and the Huai County Criminal Police Brigade arrived at the scene, and Jiang Mingyue personally went to the village entrance to meet them.
Seeing that Jiang Mingyue hadn't suffered any loss, Meng Huai breathed a huge sigh of relief. Although he knew she wouldn't suffer any loss, if she were to be wronged, Qin Xue would definitely kill him later.
In Qin Xue's eyes, her beloved disciple was definitely more important than her beloved grandson.
After taking all the statements, the Huai County Criminal Police Team, together with the police officers from the local police station in the jurisdiction where Dahuai Village is located, gave the villagers a legal education class.
They said this person was a fraudster posing as a fortune teller, who traveled to various villages to swindle money, and they especially thanked Jiang Mingyue and Cao Hualan for breaking the scam.
Grandpa Wang was dragged onto the stage and publicly lectured, his face turning red with embarrassment. After being reminded by the village chief, he hurriedly said that he would definitely listen to the advice.
After the matter was resolved, Captain Liu and the others took the melon-shaped hat and left first, while Jiang Mingyue led Meng Huai around the village.
A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, and Jiang Mingyue's heart is even harder to fathom than a needle at the bottom of the sea.
Meng Huai still underestimated Jiang Mingyue.
Jiang Mingyue performed on a folk stage in Huai County and also participated in the recording of an episode of "Walking into Intangible Cultural Heritage," where her relationship with Shao Quan was revealed to the public.
If someone with a keen eye follows this lead and finds out about the tourism and cultural events in Huai County, they can easily discover that she stayed at the Sun family compound in Dahuai Village.
Instead of hiding and living in fear, why not invite that dragon to perform a show in the sky and use a trick to lure you into a trap?
Once the crowd dispersed, Eric was bound to make a move, and sure enough, he was cornered by Jiang Mingyue.
How can a little girl be so smart? No wonder she's so popular.
Wei Lai, Meng Qinzhou, Qi Sheng, Tang Huang, Yan Qian, and fans of all ages and genders.
That evening at the dinner party, Meng Huai learned from his conversation with Jiang Mingyue that Jinghua Group was investing in a film and television city in Huai County, and that Yan Qian would be stationed there permanently afterward.
Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone.
According to Meng Huai's observation, very few young female friends could become guests at Yan Qian's banquet, and Jiang Mingyue was the first to be chosen.
However, it was clear that Yan Qian was still indulging in wishful thinking, and Jiang Mingyue had not even considered that possibility.
Getting back to the main point, after touring the village, Meng Huai asked Jiang Mingyue if she wanted to return to the county town that afternoon.
Jiang Mingyue nodded, "Yes, I will. Tomorrow is Wei Lai and Qi Sheng's last day of recording, and they will have a big test. They need me to go over tonight to cheer them on."
"Then I'll shamelessly stay and freeload lunch, you don't mind, right?"
Jiang Mingyue was speechless, but laughed and retorted, "Brother Huai, you were daydreaming just now. I invited you to stay for dinner from the beginning."
Meng Huai chuckled and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I've been busy lately, and my brain just short-circuited."
Meng Huai's arrival was welcomed by everyone in the Sun family, and Cao Hualan and Sun Aijun cooked a table full of delicious dishes to entertain him.
Braised free-range chicken, braised beef with greens, stewed lamb trotters, stir-fried bok choy, and scrambled eggs with scallions.
This is the first male friend Jiang Mingyue has brought home, especially since he is the grandson of Jiang Mingyue's traditional Chinese painting teacher and has a good job as the captain of the Lingcheng Criminal Police Brigade.
Cao Hualan became more and more satisfied with Meng Huai. Meng Huai had a decent appearance, was upright, and, more importantly, looked to be in good health.
However, Cao Hualan didn't say much, afraid that saying too much would upset Jiang Mingyue, and just kept urging Meng Huai to eat more.
Meng Huai secretly rejoiced that he had bought fruit and milk before coming, otherwise he would have felt embarrassed to stay for dinner.
The Sun family was so hospitable that he was forced to eat three bowls of rice, mainly because the food cooked in the earthen stove was so delicious.
After the meal, Jiang Mingyue handed the shared bicycle back to Sun Aijun, and she and Meng Huai walked back to the county town along a shortcut through the village.
To outsiders, the handsome man and beautiful woman were taking a walk after lunch to digest their food, but in reality, they were searching for Eric's whereabouts along the way.
Their two-hour walk back to the county town was worthwhile; they found one or two clues.
There were fragments of ammunition scattered among the weeds, and judging from the range, the impact point was exactly towards the Sun family compound in Dahuai Village.
Meng Huai took photos as evidence, called his colleagues for help, and told Jiang Mingyue to go ahead and do her work while he and the others came over to do a second check.
"Okay, take care of yourself." Everyone has their own expertise, and Jiang Mingyue wouldn't be able to help if she stayed, so she went back to the Shao family compound first.
When she arrived, Wei Lai was still making the most of her time to learn double-sided embroidery from Shao Quan.
With one hour left before the end of filming, the production crew held their breath, not daring to make a sound and disturb him.
The recording of the program ended at 5:30. Shao Quan invited Wei Lai to have dinner, and also invited the program crew members to stay.
Shao Quan smiled and urged everyone to eat, "You've all worked hard these past ten days, please help yourselves to the food."
Dinner was sumptuous, with a table full of dishes, all local specialties of Huai County, including chicken, duck, fish and meat.
During the meal, Wei Lai toasted Shao Quan, who had prepared rice wine for everyone. The wine had a low alcohol content, so drinking a couple of cups wouldn't make anyone drunk.
"Thank you, Teacher Shao, for your meticulous guidance over the past ten days. I will remember it forever. I wish you good health and a hearty appetite!"
Everyone clapped and cheered, "Great!"
Shao Quan chuckled and picked up his glass. "I can't drink much, Xiao Wei, please feel free to drink as much as you like."
Wei Lai nodded, smiled, and took a big gulp.
The atmosphere at the banquet was pleasant and harmonious. Wei Lai and her group were perceptive and did not dare to bother Shao Quan to rest. The banquet ended at eight o'clock.
After dinner, Jiang Mingyue followed Wei Lai back to the Huai County Hotel. To avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, Wei Lai and Jiang Mingyue went to the hotel conference room rented by the production team and called Qi Sheng over.
"Actually, double-sided embroidery and dough sculpting and sugar sculpting have something in common: how to make the pattern three-dimensional in your hands. It's the same as when I paint; first, I find three basic points..."
There are no shortcuts to success. Jiang Mingyue also honed her skills through hard work when she transmigrated into the book. She could only try her best to summarize and let them figure it out for themselves.
Halfway through the class, the director, Xu Daolai, knocked on the door with a serious expression and asked them if they had seen Zhao Xiner and Guan Yue.
"The two of them were going to stroll through the old street together, accompanied only by Zhao Xin'er's agent, Sister Hu. Sister Hu just came back and said that they got separated from the two of them, and she can't reach them by phone!"
Author's note: I'm so sleepy, I'll just post the second update now.
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