Chapter 28
The land sinking?
The captain was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, then looked at Meng Yinyin beside him with an embarrassed expression.
If I'm not mistaken, this question should be asked because of the relationship between Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen, right?
The captain thought he understood Meng Xuan's intention and said something quickly.
"Okay, Comrade Meng Xuan, please wait a moment. Let me take care of the things at hand first, and then we can discuss this elsewhere."
Although the fact that the two were dating was already known to everyone, Meng Yinyin was a girl after all, and it was not convenient for her to talk about this in public, so it would be better to find a quiet place with few people to talk about it.
Meng Xuan nodded. As for the fact that he was here to investigate the matter related to Lu Chen's father, naturally, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
As for Meng Yinyin, she thought the same as the captain. She believed that Meng Xuan came to ask the captain about her and Lu Chen's affairs, and she felt somewhat resentful.
She had just explained the matter so clearly to her brother, but her brother still didn't believe her and came to ask the captain.
Humph, is she really so unreliable in his eyes?
Although she was angry, she did not dare to say a word at this critical moment, for fear that her brother would not give her face and directly scold her in front of the captain.
So in the end, Meng Yinyin could only mutter to herself as she followed the captain and Meng Xuan to a big tree far away.
It was some distance away from the working crowd, but it was still a good place for the captain to have a chat since he could see what was happening far away.
As soon as he stood still, Meng Xuan spoke.
"Captain, how much do you remember about the death of Lu Tian, Lu Chen's father?"
What?
The captain was completely shocked by what Meng Xuan said. He stared with his eyes wide open for a long time without coming to his senses.
"Comrade Meng Xuan, you, you are not here to ask about Meng Zhiqing and..."
Meng Xuan's tone of denial was particularly clear.
"No, I have nothing to say about their relationship."
The implication is that he is too lazy to care.
After all, things have come to this point, and Meng Yinyin is a very capable girl who has done everything well. What else can he do? He can't just separate them as soon as he arrives, right?
That's not necessary.
Moreover, he thought about it and decided that letting Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen continue to live like this was not a bad thing. At least if she lived in Lu Chen's house, the conditions would definitely be better than at the educated youth camp, and it would also save her a lot of trouble.
As for the rest, he would wait until he met Lu Chen again in the afternoon and talk with him before making a conclusion.
After getting Meng Xuan's denial, the captain was embarrassed for a moment, and then he became serious.
"Lu Tian..."
As he spoke, the captain had a nostalgic look on his face.
In fact, if nothing had happened to Lu Tian, he would have been the most promising person in their entire Nanjiao Brigade.
He joined the army when he was a teenager, went to the battlefield, won merit, and was about to be promoted further, but then an accident happened and he died in the battlefield. He was seriously injured and fell into a turbulent river, and even his body was not retrieved.
He was only 25 years old that year, and it was his tenth year in the army.
As for his wife, she was his childhood sweetheart from the same village where he grew up. She had a rough life and was picked up by an old man from their village. The old and the young had depended on each other since childhood, but fortunately, the girl had a positive nature and was always smiling even when her life was hard.
She and Lu Tian had been close since childhood and had been committed to each other since they were in their teens. Later, even when Lu Tian went away for several years, she never thought of looking for someone else.
It was not until Lu Tian went home for his first vacation that he saw that she had been waiting for him. He no longer hesitated and directly reported to her and married her. Then in the third year of their marriage, they had Lu Chen.
Just when the young couple was about to have a perfect home, who would have thought that just a few days before Lu Chen was born, news came that Lu Tian had died in the line of duty. This news caused Lu Chen's mother to have a premature attack, and then she was too negative when giving birth, and she passed away.
These were similar to the information Meng Xuan had received from the organization. He did not say anything. He was about to urge the captain to tell him more about what happened after Lu Tian's death when he heard bursts of sobbing coming from the side.
Meng Xuan turned around and saw his younger sister Meng Yinyin crying loudly. Her sad look stunned Meng Xuan.
This girl, I haven't seen her so sad for a long time.
Meng Yinyin was indeed very sad. She had only heard a little about Lu Chen's parents from Yu Xiaoyu before, but she had no idea that his mother's life experience was so tragic, and that his parents loved each other so much and had such a good relationship.
As a result, Lu Chen had never even seen these two good people.
If his parents were still alive, they would definitely love him and care about him very much, because Lu Chen was the fruit of their love.
Unfortunately...
At this moment, Meng Yinyin once again felt how painful and despairing it was for Lu Chen that his parents left him before he was born.
Meng Xuan was still a brother after all. Seeing her crying so hard, he couldn't help but rub her head with his hand and said impatiently, "Okay, let's talk business. If you want to cry, hold it in and go back home to cry."
How can I endure such a thing?
Meng Yinyin glared at him with red eyes, but finally she obediently stopped crying.
Because she was also very curious about Lu Chen and Lu Dashan.
The captain, Mo Ming, felt relieved.
Because he really thought that Meng Yinyin was playing a joke on Lu Chen and didn't take him seriously at all. But he didn't expect that Meng Yinyin would be so sad because of Lu Chen's life experience.
Perhaps, he may have had some misunderstandings about Meng Yinyin before, and she might not be as ruthless as he imagined.
"Captain?"
The voice of Meng Xuan beside him called the captain back to his senses.
The captain came to his senses and continued to recall what happened at that time.
"I remember that so many things happened to the Lu family at the time, it was very chaotic, and everyone in our village went to help, but during that period it was just a normal burial and welcoming of a newborn. Apart from these, there didn't seem to be anything special."
"Where are the troops? No one is coming?" Meng Xuan reminded from the side, "Or compensation from the troops or something like that?"
Speaking of this, the captain suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, I remember now. It seems that after Lu Chen's mother was buried, a comrade of Lu Chen came to pay his respects on behalf of the army. But we don't know about compensation or pensions."
After all, this matter involves money, which is no small matter. Even if there is money, the Lu family will handle it behind closed doors, so outsiders naturally don't know about it.
This was indeed completely plausible, so Meng Xuan could only continue asking.
"So, what's the matter with Lu Dashan's house?"
"Well, later on, some of them went to ask Lu Dashan, and Lu Dashan said that it was the money left by his ancestors, and that his mother had found it."
The mother mentioned here is naturally Grandma Lu.
When the others heard Lu Dashan say this, they were also puzzled in their hearts. Weren't the Lu family poor farmers for three generations? How come they still had the so-called wealth left by their ancestors?
But Mrs. Lu did not stand up to deny it, and her reputation in the team was extremely good, so everyone could only believe it and guessed that perhaps her ancestors had really saved some money over the years.
In addition, the policy on these controls was not strict at that time, so no one investigated Lu Dashan's family affairs. Later, everyone gradually accepted the reason why Lu Dashan got the money to repair the house.
This Lu Dashan is quite capable. He can turn black into white with just his mouth.
Meng Xuan chuckled, his eyes slightly cold.
"In other words, no one knows that the army once provided pensions to Comrade Lu Tian's family?"
The captain's expression changed slightly, and then he shook his head affirmatively.
“We really don’t know about this.”
If they had known, they would never have watched Lu Dashan treat Lu Chen like this over the years.
After saying this, the captain suppressed the shock in his heart and asked Meng Xuan.
"Comrade Meng Xuan, can I ask how much the pension was?"
He now realized that Meng Xuan came here on behalf of the army, so what he said at this moment should be true and could not be false.
In other words, the army really gave Lu Tian’s wife a pension back then, but unfortunately, no one knew about it!
Meng Xuan did not hide it from him and said it lightly.
"One thousand dollars."
One thousand dollars!!!
The moment he heard this number, the captain's breathing held for a moment.
Oh my God, that was a full one thousand dollars, and it was one thousand dollars from more than 20 years ago!
That must be a huge sum of money!
He was not stupid. He thought of the huge sum of one thousand yuan and the house that Lu Dashan's family had built for no apparent reason...
Therefore, it is very likely that Lu Dashan embezzled the pension and thus got that magnificent courtyard!
This is a very serious matter. That's one thousand dollars!
The captain took a deep breath and looked at Meng Xuan with a serious expression.
"Comrade Meng Xuan, no matter how you want to investigate, I will definitely cooperate with you!"
With his words, Meng Xuan felt much more at ease.
However, this happened so many years ago that even if we want to go to the post office to check who withdrew the money that year, there is no way to obtain evidence.
Therefore, if we really want to find out where the money went and how Lu Dashan's family got the money to renovate the house, we have to find another way.
"Well, if there are further plans, I will tell you, Captain. However, I am here to investigate this matter, so please keep it confidential for the time being."
The captain said that he could fully understand, and at the same time stated that he would keep this secret and would not reveal it even to his family members!
After Meng Xuanxie passed him, he asked a few more questions about Lu Dashan and his family.
The captain told him everything, no matter how big or small.
After listening to this, Meng Xuan had a general idea in his mind, but he was not in a hurry yet, as he had to go and actually experience it.
It was getting late and almost time to get off work, so Meng Xuan took Meng Yinyin back to Lu Chen's house first, and the captain went to do other things.
On the way back to Lu Chen's home, Meng Yinyin was in a bad mood and was still thinking about Lu Chen's parents.
Meng Xuan was strong and couldn't help but tease.
"Why, are you feeling sad?"
Meng Yinyin lowered her head and nodded subconsciously.
Then, just as she finished her "hmm", she heard her brother's inexplicable voice.
"Meng Yinyin."
Meng Yinyin raised her head blankly, and happened to see Meng Xuan looking at her with a thoughtful look.
"Brother, what's wrong..."
She didn't know why her brother looked at her like that, which made her feel a little uncomfortable for some reason.
Meng Xuan hesitated for a moment, and finally did not ask the question "Is there really nothing going on between you and Lu Chen?" In the end, he just said "nothing" and changed the subject.
"What are you having for dinner?"
Meng Yinyin was successfully diverted by him, and then she took a look at the kitchen and asked in a masterly tone: "Brother, what do you want to eat? I'll ask Lu Chen to cook it!"
Her words made Meng Xuan feel even more complicated.
It's over. It seems that his silly sister doesn't have any feelings for that boy at all.
I can’t tell whether I’m happy or relieved, but I’m definitely unhappy.
Meng Xuan snorted coldly.
"Why do you let Lu Chen cook for you? Don't you have hands? From today on, you have to learn how to cook, or you will really starve to death in the future!"
Meng Yinyin: "?Brother?"
What happened to her brother?
He was fine a second ago, why did he suddenly look like someone pissed him off?
Meng Yinyin really wanted to ask a few questions, but facing her brother's cold expression, she was too shy to speak and only said one sentence.
"Then you have to do it with me..."
Meng Xuan looked at her with a look of resentment and ordered, "You light the fire and I'll cook!"
Meng Yinyin could only go to the stove to light the fire reluctantly.
When Lu Chen hurried back from the field carrying a fish, he saw thick smoke and screams in his own kitchen.
"Brother, why is there a fire in your pot?"
"How should I know? Come over and help me put out the fire!"
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