The address Wang Zhongren gave was not far from the Kong family's house, and Su Qingci and Kong Yuzhen happened to be passing by there.
As Su Qingci walked, she kept an eye on the shops on the left side of the road and soon found the "Wu Cheng Trading Company" that Wang Zhongren had given her.
It was a drab shop with some shelves inside, but not many goods on them. Su Qingci looked at the newspaper rack at the entrance and said to Kong Yuzhen.
"Yuzhen, wait for me. Zhou Mingyue mocked me yesterday, saying that I wouldn't be so ignorant if I had even read a newspaper. I have to buy a few copies today."
Kong Yuzhen looked impatient. "Let's buy it on the way back. Meng Bai should be arriving soon."
"Never mind, you go buy it. I'll go to the Friendship Store at the street corner ahead. Find me there after you've bought it!"
After Kong Yuzhen finished speaking, she didn't wait for Su Qingci to reply before turning around and walking quickly ahead.
Upon seeing this, Su Qingci quickly turned around and went into the shop.
"To serve the people, what would you like, comrade?"
Su Qingci shouted loudly, "Study hard and make progress every day! Comrade, I'd like a newspaper!"
As he spoke, his eyes darted around warily. Seeing that no one was around, he reached for a newspaper and whispered, "Do you know Captain Wang?"
The other person's eyes lit up. "You mean Wang Zhong?"
Seeing him drawl on the last syllable, Su Qingci replied with a "衽".
Su Qingci: "Old Wang is too poor, he has to mooch off his neighbors for everything!"
The other person: "Freeloading! Free meals! Freeloading wife!"
Su Qingci: "The pond is shallow~"
The other party: "Ma Guai Duo~"
Alright, the person is right, and the code is correct.
Su Qingci didn't linger. She handed over a prepared note, took the newspaper, and turned to chase after Kong Yuzhen.
Kong Yuzhen looked at the newspaper in Su Qingci's hand and complained, "I told you to buy it when we got back. It won't look good on the road now, and we'll have to carry it with us the whole way."
On the other side, the person in charge of Wu Cheng Trading Company, after receiving the note from Su Qingci, immediately turned around and went into the backyard.
The note was written by Su Qingci on the farm with a ballpoint pen; it was a large sheet filled with dense writing.
The main focus is on the relationship between Kong Liu, Zhou Liang, Lan Chengyong, and Meng Bai's group, as well as the important information that Kong Yuzhen overheard at yesterday's banquet and when she was eavesdropping. In addition, it also mentions that Meng Bai is coming to the Kong family today to transfer goods.
At the same time, Su Qingci also gave her own advice, suggesting that they not take any action for the time being, because if Kong Liu made a move, the entire environment would probably shrink back.
She suggested they follow Meng Bai's car to see if they could find their organization's headquarters, and then she could collect other evidence later.
Because important guests were coming that evening, the Kong family had only eaten a light lunch, while Zhou Mingyue and Aunt Qin were busy in the kitchen.
As dusk settled, the sound of a car parking outside filled the courtyard. Kong Yuzhen leaned out from the second-floor balcony, her face beaming with delight, and exclaimed, "Brother Meng Bai is here! Brother Meng Bai is here!"
Su Qingci looked down from the window and saw the door of a black private car open, and Meng Bai, dressed in a flashy outfit, got out of the passenger seat.
The way he elegantly removed his jazz hat and waved towards the second floor was so cringeworthy that Su Qingci found it utterly irritating, while Kong Yuzhen clutched her chest and stared at him.
Su Qingci shifted her gaze from Meng Bai. A short, stocky man got out of the driver's seat, followed by two other men who emerged from the back door. One of them was the bespectacled, refined man who had been following Meng Bai yesterday.
"Yuzhen, who is that guy with glasses?"
"Yuzhen?" Su Qingci turned around, only to find Kong Yuzhen already hurrying downstairs, her skirt tucked in.
"Brother Meng Bai, have some tea~"
In the living room, Kong Yuzhen quickly snatched the teapot from Zhou Mingyue's hand and poured tea for Meng Bai with a shy expression.
The smile in Kong Liu's eyes faded. "Yuzhen, come and sit down!"
Kong Yuzhen glanced at her brother and said coquettishly, "No, I want to sit with Brother Meng Bai."
Kong Liu didn't speak, but his eyes narrowed. Kong Yuzhen flinched and obediently returned to her brother's side.
"Da da da~"
Su Qingci came down from the second floor.
The group subconsciously looked up and saw that Su Qingci was still the same as before, with no makeup, two braids hanging down from her ears, and fluffy bangs on her forehead adding to her sweetness.
Meng Bai's eyes lit up. He was used to seeing elegantly dressed socialites and ladies, but seeing Su Qingci was like a gourmand who had been used to delicacies seeing a simple country dish.
Moreover, Su Qingci's appearance surpasses that of those socialites and ladies.
"Yu Yan, why are you only coming down now? Come on, come on," Kong Liu glanced at Meng Bai and waved to Su Qingci with a smile.
"Sister Jiang, we meet again." Meng Bai smiled gently and turned to greet Su Qingci.
Su Qingci smiled shyly, "Hello, Brother Meng!"
Zhou Mingyue glanced at Kong Liu, walked over, took Su Qingci's hand, and made her sit next to Meng Bai.
“Yu Yan, your brother Meng is the most learned and talented. There is nothing he doesn’t know. You are still too introverted. You should learn more from your brother Meng.”
"Mr. Meng is a guest of our family. Today, you must do your best to be a good host and have a few drinks with your brother Meng later."
Su Qingci wasn't truly stupid. Seeing the furious look on Tong Yuzhen's face, she immediately understood Kong Liu's intentions.
She feigned a shy expression, too nervous to look up, but inside she was seething with rage.
What's going on with Zhou Mingyue? Damn it, weren't you two sisters-in-law fighting over a man? What's happening now?
Kong Liu, are you blind? Didn't you see your sister looking so desperate? There's a difference between close and distant relatives, give it to your sister.
Su Qingci felt like she was about to be killed by Kong Yuzhen's gaze. Meng Bai even reached out and hooked her braid to play with it. Feeling awkward, she quickly buried her head in her crotch.
Looking at Su Qingci's appearance, Kong Liu thought to himself that she was a disappointment.
"Yu Yan, what are you shy about? Let me pour some tea for your brother Meng Bai."
"Oh, oh," Su Qingci quickly stood up and nervously picked up the teapot to pour tea for Meng Bai.
Before he knew it, the scalding hot tea had spilled onto Meng Bai's thigh.
"Ouch!" Meng Bai let out a scream and jumped up.
Looking at the other person's fiery demeanor, Su Qingci realized that his gentle and elegant demeanor was all an act.
"Oh dear, what's wrong with you? You're so clumsy, you can't even do this simple thing right."
"Brother Meng, are you alright? Are you alright? Mingyue, quickly go get the medicine box."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, sob sob..."
Kong Yuzhen was extremely anxious. She pushed Su Qingci away and reached out to pull at Meng Bai's suit pants. "Brother Meng Bai, are you alright? Does it hurt?"
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