After hearing Yun Qiao's words, Feng Juan also saw some clues and asked her, "Who sent it?"
Yun Qiao replied softly, "It's Wang Juxiang from Shuanglindong Village."
Feng Juan was unfamiliar with the name. After thinking for a while, she remembered who Wang Juxiang was.
"The one with the twins?"
Yun Qiao nodded: "Yes."
"Her? What's your connection with her that she wouldn't be willing to give you such an expensive gift?"
Yun Qiao did not tell Feng Juan about Chen Anna's past, and Feng Juan didn't even know that Wang Juxiang had another name.
So she couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought: "Yun Qiao, isn't this a sent-down youth? She also married a country boy. Where did she get the money and connections to buy all these things?"
"Is there something wrong here?"
If Feng Juan could figure it out, surely others could. It would be fine if she didn't investigate, but if she did, she'd definitely find the answer.
As long as Yun Qiao accepts these things, no matter whether she knows it or not, in the eyes of others, she will be Chen Anna's accomplice.
Yun Qiao didn't want to think of the worst. Did Chen Anna want to drag her into this?
But after this incident, Yun Qiao became alert and decided not to have any contact with Chen Anna in the future.
She is too bold and too uncontrollable, a walking bomb.
She herself is not afraid of being blown to death;
Yun Qiao quickly rewrapped the package and said to Feng Juan, "Mom, I can't accept this. I have to return it to her."
Feng Juan nodded. "It's true that she needs to be returned, but don't worry. It won't take too long. First, tell me, how did you get to know her? I haven't seen you interacting with her in the previous 5th Company."
"Actually... she and I were neighbors when we were little, and she changed her name." Yun Qiao told Feng Juan all the details about Chen Anna.
Feng Juan frowned after hearing this. "So that's the case. That makes sense. Her family used to be wealthy and had a good life. After their downfall, they definitely couldn't adapt to the hardship of poverty. It makes perfect sense for her to take the risk of speculation."
"Maybe." Yun Qiao said, "Tingjun once arrested her husband Tang Yi at the border a while ago. That time, Tingjun suspected that the couple were involved in speculation and profiteering. I also gently reminded her to stop, but she didn't listen."
"He's reluctant, isn't he? He's tried the quick, gray money business, and now he's going to have to work for 20 cents a day. Will he be willing?" Feng Juan asked, "What are you going to do now?"
Yun Qiao said, "I'm going to send these things back to her. I won't say anything else. She's a smart person. I just need to send the things back, and she'll understand what I mean."
"Okay." Feng Juan nodded. "Draw a clear line in time to avoid being dragged into this situation by her later."
"Yeah, that's what I think." Yun Qiao said with mixed feelings: "Actually, I don't want to think badly of her. Maybe she sent me these things just to replenish my body, but I don't dare to gamble on such a high probability. What if this is a bait? I will not only hurt myself, but also Qin Zheng."
"You're right to be cautious. People like them, who come from big capitalist backgrounds, are profit-driven at heart. Compared to the benefits of actually getting their hands dirty, everything else is bullshit." Feng Juan said, "You always have to be wary of others. To put it bluntly, she might have been eyeing you for a long time, just waiting for you to fall into her trap."
"Okay." Yun Qiao took a deep breath and suppressed the strong fluctuations in his heart.
*
The snowstorm affected the delivery time, and by the time the package arrived in Shuanglindong, it had been seven days.
When Tang Yi entered the house with the package, Chen Anna was sitting on the kang, taking off the cotton pants that were wet with the child's urine. The two-year-old twins surrounded her. One of them held a small wooden pistol in his hand, using her as a cover, shouting "pa pa pa" and playing a shooting game.
When Tang Yi entered the room, before Chen Anna even looked up, she heard the two children vying to call out "Dad".
Tang Yi put the package on the table, picked up the two children, one on the left and one on the right, and kissed each of them fairly.
After the kiss, he patted the two children's buttocks and said to them, "Go out and play with your aunt. Daddy has something to say to Mommy."
After fooling the two children away, Tang Yi sat down opposite Chen Anna, poured himself a glass of water, drank it all, and said, "Your neighbor has sent back the things we sent her."
Chen Anna paused as she unpacked the clothes. She was silent for a long moment before she said, "Just send it back. We didn't have much contact to begin with, so let's just keep it this way."
Tang Yi nodded: "That's it, maintaining the status quo is also good."
Chen Anna nodded, but she couldn't calm down. While she was unpacking, she was distracted and almost pierced her palm with the scissors.
If your mind is not calm, you are not suitable for work.
Chen Anna simply put down the cotton pants in her hand.
Tang Yi reached out and touched Chen Anna's brow, and asked her, "What are you thinking about? Why is your expression so solemn?"
"I want to..." Chen Anna pursed her dry lips and said hesitantly, "I want to stop."
It's difficult to speak the words for a moment, but once they are spoken, the rest becomes easy.
She sat up straight, stared intently into Tang Yi's eyes, and said sternly, "Speculation and profiteering are crimes. The Revolutionary Committee's crackdown arrests people every day. Once they're arrested, they're sent to labor camps, where they rarely see their children. If you walk by the river often, you'll get your feet wet. Two of the people who worked with us in the past have already been arrested today. If we keep doing this, sooner or later we'll end up following their path."
Chen Anna held Tang Yi's hand and said, "Brother Yi, I've thought about it. We made a lot of money this season, enough for our family to spend for several more seasons. To be on the safe side, we should stop for a while and not do it for the next few seasons."
Tang Yi remained silent.
Chen Anna called him again: "Brother Yi, speak up."
"Wife, it's too late." Tang Yi pursed his lips bitterly, shook his head and said, "We've already boarded the pirate ship. We've made thousands of dollars from this business. With such huge profits, do you think you can just withdraw whenever you want?"
Chen Anna's face turned pale, and she said reluctantly, "Brother Yi, don't scare me. That's not what they said at the beginning. They clearly said that if we want to stop in the future, we can withdraw at any time."
"If they hadn't said that in the beginning, who would have followed them? Just listen to it. Anyone who believes it is a fool." Tang Yi pinched his swollen eyebrows and said, "You know who Fu Ming is. He is ruthless to those who betray him. Unless we follow him and go down the same dark path, we can forget about it."
Chen Anna was struck by lightning, and her body couldn't help but tremble. "What should I do?"
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