Ye Mingchuan had just washed the clothes and hung them up when he saw Sang Yuan peeking over, seemingly holding something in his arms.
He put his hands on his waist and looked at the gourd to see what medicine he was going to sell, with an expression of waiting to see what happened. He couldn't help but laugh and scold:
"Walk properly, what does it look like?"
If the patrol sees this, he will definitely be arrested and punished!
Sang Yuan looked around and saw that there was no one else in the laundry room, so he straightened up with relief.
"I've been looking for you for a long time."
Ye Mingchuan picked up the basin on the ground and walked out. He looked at Sang Yuan: "What do you want from me?"
Sang Yuan followed him and stood up to walk again. Ye Mingchuan sighed and patted him on the back: "Walk well! What's hidden in your arms?"
Sang Yuan looked around before pulling it out of his shirt like he was presenting a treasure. He quickly pulled out two bottles and threw them into Ye Mingchuan's basin.
"This is a cold drink made by my sister-in-law. Meng Tuan asked me to bring it to you. We each have two bottles. I drank one and hid the other in the dormitory.
Brother Chuan, try this! It's made with watermelon and tastes even better than a popsicle. It's icy cold when you take a bite. It's so hot! In one word, refreshing!
As he spoke, he reached out to take Ye Mingchuan's basin in his own hand, urging him to unscrew it and take a sip.
Ye Mingchuan lowered his eyes and looked at the glass bottle that was stuffed into his hand. He was not too surprised.
Shen Qingli has always loved eating. Even as a child, she was quite picky about food, but she never expected that as an adult, she would develop a love for personally exploring all kinds of delicacies.
The few times he went to my house for dinner, the food was always delicious. It was hard to imagine that it was made by the lazy little fat girl in the past.
I don’t know if it’s because the watermelon juice and lemon slices in the glass bottle are so beautiful, or because she made them herself, but I’m reluctant to open it.
Sang Yuan's urging voice came again. Ye Mingchuan curled his lips, and his delicate and slender fingers like a work of art placed on the glass bottle cap and twisted it gently.
As soon as I brought the bottle to my lips, I could instantly taste the sweetness of watermelon mixed with the faint fragrance of jasmine tea. As my Adam's apple rolled, a cool feeling spread from my mouth all the way down to my stomach.
"It tastes good, right? My sister-in-law is not only beautiful, but also very skillful. She is good at everything!" Sang Yuan was full of admiration for Shen Qingli.
He had always been thinking about the snail noodles made by Shen Qingli, but he just didn't have the courage to ask for it.
Ye Mingchuan nodded slightly and curled his lips: "Not bad."
Mission accomplished, Sang Yuan returned the basin to Ye Mingchuan and was about to leave. He took two steps and then turned back:
"By the way, Meng Tuan said we have to finish this tonight, otherwise it will go bad tomorrow."
"I understand. Thank you." Ye Mingchuan raised his lips and said lazily.
When he walked to a crowded place, he subconsciously followed Sang Yuan's example and avoided people.
She made it herself, so he couldn't bear to share it with others.
"Deputy Captain Ye, are you going to do the laundry?"
"Yeah, I'm done."
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Meng Jianye paid money to have Shen Jiayao temporarily kept in the hospital morgue.
He hadn't figured out what to do yet. Burying the body was a big deal. He also had to explain to her parents, but her biological parents lived thousands of miles away. Shen Jiayao had made all the decisions about the engagement and marriage.
They only met briefly when they got engaged. They were an elderly couple from the mountains. They were proud of their status and didn't talk much at the time. Shen Jiayao only heard that the village in the mountains was very isolated and there was no phone service.
Meng Hao sat there without saying a word since he woke up. The atmosphere at home was so depressing that the two sisters Meng Ling and Meng Li didn't dare to say much.
They had just cleaned up the bloodstains in the house and yard. No one expected that the person they had been with day and night would suddenly be gone.
They almost got into a fight this morning because Meng Ling ate one of her eggs, and in the blink of an eye, they came back from a day of odd jobs and this guy was gone?
Just like that, it's gone?
Although they disliked each other, they couldn't help but sigh as death was like the extinguishing of a light.
The surrounding neighbors also came to express their concern. In a short time, the news that Meng's daughter-in-law had died and lost two lives spread throughout the entire tube-shaped building compound, and people had different opinions about the cause of her death.
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"I understand, Grandpa. I will tell my parents-in-law, but Shen Jiayao is no longer a member of the Shen family, so I don't think my parents-in-law and Qingqing will necessarily go."
Meng Xiao was still a little dazed after hanging up the phone. A few days ago, he heard Ye Mingchuan talk about Shen Jiayao writing him a letter. This morning, his grandfather called to say that Meng Hao's wife was gone, two lives lost.
It was Meng Jianye who called home personally. The old man was old, and although he was extremely disappointed with the third room, he still felt a little depressed when he suddenly heard the news.
Who wouldn't be saddened by the sudden death of a living person? And what's more, there were Meng Hao's children. By blood, they were his great-grandchildren.
Meng Jianye didn't have any other intentions. He was too worried and anxious right now to think about repairing relationships or anything like that.
The general meaning is that they cannot contact Shen Jiayao's biological parents, nor do they have the contact information of the Shen family in Beijing. They hope to convey the news of Shen Jiayao's death to the Shen family through the old man.
After all, she was an adopted daughter they had raised for so many years, and they and Meng Hao didn't know what to do for the moment. The old man would definitely not agree to her being buried in the Meng family's ancestral tomb.
After Meng Xiao hung up the phone, he went to find Ye Mingchuan first.
"You said he disappeared yesterday?"
Ye Mingchuan frowned, "But I saw her yesterday and she was fine."
"Did you go to see her yesterday?" Meng Xiao suddenly raised his head and looked at him.
Noticing Meng Xiao's reaction, he said frankly:
"You don't suspect that her death has anything to do with me, do you? Yesterday she just gave me some of my old things. She was fine when she left. What was the cause of death? An acute illness?"
"Cut your wrists." Meng Xiao glanced at him, his lips straightened, but he still spoke seriously.
Ye Mingchuan's expression changed: "She said she wanted to divorce and asked me to marry her, but I didn't agree. It can't be because of this."
"I don't know." Meng Xiao looked at him meaningfully.
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He then took some time to go back home. He had to tell Shen Qingli about this matter.
"Why are you back so early today?" Shen Qingli was playing with the baby when she looked up and saw Meng Xiao coming back. She looked down at her watch and it wasn't even noon yet.
Meng Xiao sat there and pinched his eyebrows.
Seeing him like this, Shen Qingli couldn't help but ask another question.
"Shen Jiayao is dead."
As Meng Xiao's voice fell, the rattle in her hand fell to the ground. She raised her head and looked at Meng Xiao in a daze.
It took Meng Xiao a while to hear her voice:
"When did it happen?"
"Yesterday afternoon, after cutting her wrists, Meng Jianye called Grandpa, hoping you and Mom and Dad could come forward to help with the funeral. He couldn't contact Shen Jiayao's biological parents."
"Let's call Mom and Dad about this. We can't make the decision for them. But I...I want to go and take a look. If Mom and Dad don't want to go, we can take a look secretly."
Just think of it as, take a look for "her".
"Okay, I'll call and ask later."
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