Yun Qiao frowned slightly, his heart full of doubts, "Didn't she tell me why she wanted to see me when she called?"
Feng Juan shook her head. "No, she just asked you where you were and when you'd be back. She also left you a phone number, saying it was a new phone in their village, and she had it installed at her house."
Wang Qiuju's father-in-law is the village chief of Shuanglindong Village, so it is reasonable for him to install a phone in the village chief's home.
"Is that so?" Yun Qiao nodded and said, "Then I'll call her back tomorrow and ask."
Ever since Yun Qiao returned the red ginseng fish maw that Wang Qiuju had given her when they met He Yan a few years ago, the two of them had tacitly distanced themselves from each other, drawn a clear line between them, and had never contacted each other again.
Four years had passed, and it wasn't a holiday, but Wang Qiuju suddenly called twice in a row. I didn't know if it was going to be anything good.
Thinking of her childhood sweetheart, if she had financial difficulties, she could still help her as appropriate, but if it was something else... you couldn't blame her for standing idly by.
In this chaotic era, everyone is good at protecting themselves, and she is no exception. She can help others, but she must never implicate herself and her family.
The next day, Yun Qiao found a time when there were fewer people at the radio station to call Wang Qiuju back.
It was a local call, and the call was connected quickly after dialing the number.
An old male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello? I'm the village chief of Shuanglin Cave. Who are you looking for?"
"Hello, Village Chief Tang. I'm Qin Yunqiao. I'm looking for your daughter-in-law, Wang Qiuju." Yunqiao said, "Is she home? Please ask her to answer the phone."
"Oh, okay. She's at home. Wait a moment, I'll call her." After saying this, Village Chief Tang put down the phone and went out to call Wang Qiuju to answer the phone.
After a while, Wang Qiuju's voice came from the phone, "Yun Qiao, I finally got in touch with you. Did you come back tomorrow?"
"I arrived last night." Yun Qiao didn't want to say more and asked directly, "My mom said you called me several times in the past few days, so anxiously. Is there something wrong at home?"
Wang Qiuju paused for a moment before she slowly said, "Yun Qiao, my two children are sick and need a lot of money. It's not convenient to talk over the phone. Can you spare a day to meet with me soon? I want to talk to you in person."
Yun Qiao was a little worried when she heard her say that the child was sick, but then she said that it was not convenient to talk on the phone and that they had to talk in person, so he realized that the child's illness was just an excuse to introduce the fact that she wanted to meet her later.
After all, nowadays, there are operators answering the phone, and the content of their conversations is not completely confidential. If the operator hears anything illegal or disorderly, the operator will report it.
Wang Qiuju and Tang Yi, a married couple, were involved in illegal speculation and profiteering. This time, they were probably in trouble and wanted to find help.
He asked for a large sum of money right away, so it must be quite a lot.
Yun Qiao couldn't possibly risk her life by moving forward knowing there was a fire pit ahead. She declined with an awkward tone, "It might not be convenient. I've already taken my leave, so I have to go back to work."
"Can't I take another leave?" Wang Qiuju asked.
Yun Qiao shook his head and said, "It's not convenient for me to ask for leave recently. After all, I just took a ten-day vacation. If I ask for leave again right after my leave, I'm afraid my boss will be dissatisfied with me."
"Okay then." Wang Qiuju's voice could hardly hide her hope.
Yun Qiao said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Qiuju, I can't help you."
Wang Qiuju managed to tug at her lips, "No, sorry to bother you."
After hanging up the phone, Yun Qiao let out a long sigh.
If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. She had advised Wang Qiuju to stop a long time ago, but she refused to listen and insisted on going all the way.
At this point, it was no longer a question of whether she wanted to help or not, but a question of whether she could help at all. If she did, perhaps they would be trapped along with her.
She and Wang Qiuju were not related in any way, and based on their childhood friendship alone, it was not worth it for Yun Qiao to gamble his family's life and property with her.
After that, Yun Qiao never contacted Wang Qiuju again, nor did he try to find out about her.
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