Chapter 135 Troubled Times
He opened the wallet and prepared to put the exposed paper back in place.
But after opening it, Su Ning's fingertips paused slightly, and his pupils dilated in disbelief: This... is her?
It turned out to be a sketch, and after being overlapped several times, its size still exceeded the edge of a wallet.
The scene in the painting should be the day when they just set out from Gushi and took a bus to Shanghai.
The problem is, in the painting, she fell asleep clinging to someone's shoulder. Well, this is a fact that cannot be denied.
But there is no need to include that suspicious water stain, right? !
For a moment, she didn't know how to describe the goodness of this complicated mood.
I felt a sense of embarrassment and a desire to beat him to pieces, as well as the panic of my heart beating uncontrollably.
He was staring blankly at the piece of paper, until he was suddenly awakened by hearing a bell ring.
"Ring, ring, ring~"
Suning quickly folded the paper and put it back into the compartment of his wallet along the traces. He took a deep breath and regained his usual calmness, then took the receiver handed to him by the communicator.
"Grandpa Fu?"
"Aining girl, take note and I will read it to you now."
"Okay, wait a minute."
He borrowed a pen and paper from the operator and wrote down the number that Grandpa Fu read out. After they checked it and found no mistake, he explained a few words to him and hung up the phone.
"Please comrade, please call the number above again, thank you."
When the receiver returned to her hand, this time a distorted voice that sounded familiar yet unfamiliar came from the other end.
"Hello, this is Zhao Qian. Who are you?"
"Grandpa Zhao, I'm Suning."
Zhao Qian on the other end of the phone paused in surprise, but immediately reacted, "Ning girl? Hahaha, why did you suddenly think of calling me?"
"Grandpa Zhao, I don't come to you for no reason. I have something urgent and I want to ask for your help."
Zhao Qian stopped smiling and asked seriously, "What happened? Ning girl, tell me."
Because there were people around, I couldn't explain this too clearly over the phone.
After thinking about it, I immediately came up with a good idea.
"Grandpa Zhao, have you ever touched a textbook again after you retired?"
At first, Zhao Qian was a little confused. Why did this urgent matter refer to the analysis of Zizhi Tongjian?
Until the questions she asked became more and more weird, all about horizontal and vertical pages and rows.
The experienced Zhao Qian immediately noticed the hidden meaning in her words and was instantly delighted: this quirky character was exactly like his old friend.
They are worthy of being grandparents and grandchildren!
After he silently connected all the key words she mentioned in his mind, he finally understood what she was asking for.
The matter of the Yan family was mentioned by the eldest son when he came back last night.
How could Suning, who is far away in southern Hunan, know about this and have any connection with the Yan family in Shanghai?
Judging from the attentive look on his face, it seems that they have a pretty strong friendship.
After hanging up the phone and chatting with the people from the street office, Zhao Qian walked out of the door with his hands behind his back, feeling very worried.
The Yan family is now like a hot potato. Everyone wants to take a bite of it, but they are afraid of burning their mouths and hands.
But it's not that difficult to fish it out, it's just to stir up the muddy water and take the opportunity to intervene...
Nodding secretly, Zhao Qian, who had some ideas in mind, did not return home but turned around and went to the government building where his son worked.
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After hanging up the call with Grandpa Zhao, Suning did not end the call but made two more calls in succession.
Do what you need to do, and just wait for the results.
After paying a large amount of phone bills, I walked out of the post office and saw the person still standing in the same posture as before, quietly waiting for me.
"Yanbei..."
"Are you ready?"
"Um."
After returning the wallet to him and telling him to return the money when he got home, Suning just stared at the ground.
After a long silence, when he was about to speak, he raised his head and whispered, "Yan Bei, something seems to have happened to the Yan family."
"Um?"
"You should still remember the three brothers I helped in Shanghai. They are now living in my grandmother's little red building and helping me with some simple shopping and exchange. Today is the day to remit money to them. He just told me the news."
After a pause, Su Ning explained in a clear and concise manner, "It is said that the news has spread widely in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. I guess you and Fu Jiaming will receive calls from home when you return."
"Wait for me, I'll make a phone call."
"good."
There was a rare look of panic on Yan Bei's face. He ignored the thud of his bicycle and rushed into the post office with a few big strides.
He silently lifted up the 28-inch bicycle with the tire rolling, but in his heart he was thinking that since something had happened to the Yan family, there should be no one at home who could be contacted.
However, this matter has indeed spread in the Shanghai market today, so no matter who he calls, he can get accurate information.
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Shanghai, Xinyuan Street.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Qiao didn't bother to reply to Director Liu, who had always been nice to him, and rushed out. He disappeared in a flash.
"Hey, this kid has something chasing him. Why is he running so fast?!"
"It must be something urgent. I just heard him call Sister Ning. Director, do you think it's Comrade Su?"
"Here comes your problem again, stop talking and do your job. You are not allowed to leave work until you finish it today!"
"ah!"
Xiao Qiao, panting, ran back to the small red building and without taking a rest, he climbed the stairs straight to his bedroom.
He dragged out the big box containing the Little Red Book and Xinhua Dictionary that Suning bought for him before he left, as well as elementary and junior high school textbooks from under the desk.
He moved the top red book away, took out the Xinhua Dictionary, and pieced together the code word by word according to the secret code she had said at that time.
"Yan family?"
The three brothers Xiao Qiao have been making a living in the market for many years, so they naturally know some unconventional sources of information.
In order to help Suning better, Xiao Qiao also specifically dealt with those people, barely became familiar with them, and gave out a lot of benefits.
Of course, the rewards are also good. If there is anything that needs to be exchanged or any important news, they are willing to pass on a message.
He really didn't know anything about the Yan family's affairs because he hadn't been out for the past two days.
"Ah Feng, Xiao Tong!"
"What's the matter, Brother Qiao?" "Brother Qiao, here I come!"
Hearing the shout, the two people who were busy in the kitchen quickly put down what they were doing and ran upstairs while responding.
When they went upstairs, they found Xiao Qiao standing by the window with a serious expression on his face, and the two brothers shuddered.
They...don't seem to have done anything bad, right?
"What's wrong?"
"Ah Feng, take this money and go find Brother Ming and the others to find out about the Yan family. Come back immediately after you find out. Don't delay. Do you understand?"
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Tang Feng didn't ask why. He took the money he handed over, turned around and trotted downstairs.
"Xiao Tong, go and count how much money Sister Ning has left. Also, pack up the gold from the exchanged items separately."
"Oh, good brother Qiao, I'll go count."
After both of them left, Xiao Qiao returned to the room, changed into a set of tattered clothes, and smeared a thick layer of black ash on his face and hands.
Don't stop until you can no longer see the original appearance.
By the time he finished cleaning up, Yan Tong had also completed what he had asked him to do.
"Brother Qiao, after exchanging the things from the past two days, there are still more than 600 yuan left, and the gold is all in this small box."
"Be good, Xiaotong has to go out for a while, you stay home and wait for Afeng. When he comes back, you two stay at home and wait for me. Got it?"
"I remember that."
Seeing him put on the signature beggar's outfit for roaming the black market, Yan Tong knew that this was an urgent matter, and nodded in agreement obediently.
After patting his head, Xiao Qiao stuffed the money and gold into a patched cloth pocket, put it carefully close to his body, and quickly went downstairs and left the house.
Although I don’t know why Sister Ning said that she wanted to give these things to the Yan family at that location, she also had to do it without anyone knowing.
However, their way of life, home and hope for the future were all given by Sister Ning. Even though he could tell from her words that this was not an easy task, even if it would be dangerous, he would still do it without hesitation.
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Shanghai, military compound.
Except for Grandpa Yan and his wife, and Yan Bei who lived far away in southern Hunan, everyone from his two sons and daughters-in-law to his grandchildren were escorted to the jail as quickly as possible.
There was no news or trace of it beforehand.
The group of people hiding in the dark really took the words fast, accurate and ruthless to the extreme when they attacked this time.
Looking at the courtyard that was surrounded by people, Old Man Yan patted his wife's hand soothingly and said, "Old lady, I am afraid that I will let you suffer with me as I grow old."
Abuse of power for personal gain, overseas connections, treason?!
Those letters, those account books... they are trying to kill everyone in the Yan family.
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