When Du Jingshan saw Cheng Xiaohui, he felt a pang of guilt and panicked for a moment.
The next moment, he controlled his facial expression, walked over and greeted Cheng Xiaohui.
"Auntie, what brings you here? Is there something you need?"
Cheng Xiaohui said with a smile, "Yue'er has been living at your house, which is really too much trouble for you. I will bring her back."
Du Jingshan's expression stiffened. He said, "Auntie, Yue'er is staying at my house very well. She and Guixiang are so close, it's like they're one person. Let her play at my house, and she can keep Guixiang company!"
Cheng Xiaohui said, "I know she and Guixiang are good to each other, but you two haven't gotten anywhere yet. It's not appropriate for her to live in your house for so long."
I don't know your address, so I came to ask where you live. Just tell me your address!
I'll also bring some gifts for your parents, to thank them for taking care of my Yue'er for so long!
Li Xiyue wanted to live in Du Jingshan's house, but for the sake of her daughter's reputation, she couldn't live there every day.
I would occasionally stay there for a day or two, and it was a testament to my deep sisterly bond with Du Guixiang.
Over time, people will talk behind her back. Once a girl's reputation is ruined, even if she gets married in the future, it will seem as if she has a weakness that others can hold over her.
She had to consider her daughter's reputation!
Du Jingshan's brow furrowed involuntarily. How could Cheng Xiaohui find Li Xiyue at his house? Li Xiyue wasn't even there!
Once Cheng Xiaohui goes to his house, his lies will be exposed!
He said, "Auntie... well, they weren't home when you went today. I heard from my parents that they went out to play!"
Cheng Xiaohui was taken aback. She asked, "Did those two go out to play? Where did they go?"
Du Jingshan said, "I heard they're going hiking and to see the Great Wall. They might not be back for two or three days!"
Cheng Xiaohui frowned and said, "No way, Yue'er told me before that she was very busy with her factory work. How could she have time to go out and have fun? They went all the way to climb the mountain and see the Great Wall. Where did they stay?"
Without a letter of introduction, these two children can't even find a hotel to stay in; they can't possibly sleep on the street!
Du Jingshan said, "I have a distant relative, and they can stay at my relative's house."
"It'll only be two or three days, she'll be back in two or three days! Auntie, don't worry, Yue'er is staying with my relatives, she'll be fine! Don't you trust me?"
He had no choice but to rely on his own reputation!
Cheng Xiaohui said, "It's not that I don't trust you, how could I not trust you?"
I haven't seen Yue'er these past few days, and my eyelids have been twitching. I'm always afraid something has happened to Yue'er!
She was in a car accident last time, and we didn't even know. Thank goodness she woke up, otherwise, where would I have found my Yue'er?!
Du Jingshan said, "Yue'er and my sister are together, so don't worry, I guarantee they'll be fine!"
Li Wenbo walked into the office from outside, and said with a forced smile, "See? I told you it was nothing. You always overthink things!"
Since Yue'er isn't at Du Jingshan's house, we won't see her even if we go. Let's wait a couple of days until she comes back, then our two families can get together!
Cheng Xiaohui nodded slightly and said, "Let's wait until our daughter comes back and discuss it with her before making a decision. Thank you for your help, Teacher Du. We'll be going now!"
She got up and walked out of the office with Li Wenbo, a chill running down her spine. Even though Du Jingshan had told her that Li Xiyue would be alright, she was still worried...
There's nothing she can do now; Li Xiyue is out having fun, so she definitely won't be able to see her daughter.
She had no choice but to go home with Li Wenbo, and she figured her daughter would be back in two or three days!
As Du Jingshan watched Cheng Xiaohui leave, he couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Fortunately, Cheng Xiaohui didn't insist, otherwise his lie wouldn't have been able to stay true!
Two or three days?
Can these things be dealt with in two or three days?
What if Li Xiyue really can't come back after two or three days? What lies can he use to deceive Cheng Xiaohui?
In the mountains, Du Guixiang woke up naturally. When she opened her eyes, she saw Li Xiyue lying next to her.
The cave was very dark, with only a little sunlight penetrating inside, making it difficult to judge the time by light.
She glanced at her watch in the dim light and realized it was already past her usual time.
She touched her stomach with her hand, and realized, to her dismay, she hadn't even had breakfast yet!
She glanced outside the gate; the guards watching him were all lying haphazardly, still half asleep!
She turned her head and saw that Li Xiyue had already woken up. She complained to Li Xiyue, "These people are so annoying. They can sleep even longer than us. Who's watching over whom?!"
Li Xiyue said, "I slept so well! I'm so tired every day, so I'm taking this opportunity to rest and recharge in the cave."
Du Guixiang said, "It's nice to sleep in every day, but I'm hungry!"
She got off the wooden bed, went straight to the iron gate, and kicked it!
The iron gate was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang, waking everyone sleeping outside!
Skinny Monkey was sleeping against the iron gate when Du Guixiang kicked him, and he was bounced up by the iron bars of the gate.
He jumped up on the spot with a start and turned to look at the two girls inside the iron gate.
Thankfully, both of those brats are still here!
He said with dissatisfaction, "Why are you kicking me?! Can you afford to pay for the damage if I break it?"
Du Guixiang said, "It's just a broken iron gate, what's there to lose? I have plenty of money! If you don't have enough money, you can ask my brother!"
Skinny Monkey's face twitched violently. How could they dare to go to Du Jingshan to ask for money? Wouldn't that be like walking into a trap?
He also said, "Do you think I'm stupid? Bah!"
Du Guixiang said, "I don't know if you're stupid or not, but I do know I'm hungry! Go to the cooperative and buy me some food!"
I want to eat grilled ribs again today, buy me another rack of ribs.
Skinny Monkey rolled his eyes in exasperation. "You two are eating better than us! You want grilled ribs again! Do you think we're staying in a fancy hotel now?!"
Du Guixiang said, "Are you going to buy it for me or not? If you don't, I'll kill myself right here. I can't get out of here anyway, I'm going to die sooner or later. Why should you hold me like a bargaining chip? I'd rather die than let you get away with this!"
As I always say, it's not about having many tricks, but about finding the right ones!
Skinny Monkey was so angry he couldn't speak. He gritted his teeth and said, "You wait here, I'll go ask Brother Hai!"
He dashed off to find Hai Ge.
Hai Ge scratched the back of his head. These two ladies were too difficult to deal with. He had arrested so many people, but he had never been this passive before!
He had no choice but to take out some money and say, "Buy more so they can cook for us too!"
Li Xiyue overheard what Hai Ge said, and her eyes flashed. He wanted her to cook?
Yoshi! Haha!
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