Wang Taozhi got up to clear the table. He Ruixue walked over to Lu Lan and sat down, taking out a can of malted milk from the small bag she brought.
She asked the driver from the Transportation Department to bring this stuff back from Shanghai. There were four cans in total, two of which she sent home, and she opened the other one and drank it herself. It didn't quite suit her taste, but it was made with real ingredients and she could taste the distinct aroma of wheat.
As for this can, you probably won't drink it if you keep it, so you might as well give it to someone in need.
"Lü Lan, your belly is getting bigger and bigger, and you'll probably need more nutrition. This malted milk is a good thing. I bought it a long time ago, but I forgot to give it to you. Take it, and remember to drink it up."
"Thank you, aunt, but I can't accept it. It's too expensive."
Wang Taozhi got angry when she saw her cowering and flung the rag. "Stand up straight and be open and honest. Why are you being so polite to your aunt? Since she can prove to you that she doesn't need anything, she'll have to accept it in the end after all the pushing and shoving. Can you beat her?"
This girl has a domineering personality. If she doesn't really want something, she would never give it away even if it gets damaged.
On the contrary, as long as it is given by her, there is no reason to refuse it. Who can persuade her?
"Yes, my sister-in-law still understands me."
Lu Lan pursed her lips, accepted the jar and said gratefully, "Thank you, aunt. When your nephew comes out, he will definitely be filial to you."
"Need not."
He Ruixue's expression froze. Why did she feel like she had aged a generation? "I do have a small matter that I need your help with. Aren't you at home? Please help me keep an eye on Sun Laiyi for the time being, but don't let her worry."
"What's going on? Did she offend you or cause you trouble? That's not right. Our Miss He is so majestic. With your temper, you should give her a slap on the spot."
Wang Taozhi put all the dishes into the cupboard and teased her with a sidelong glance.
He Ruixue pretended not to understand her sarcasm. "She always avoids me when she sees me. She wouldn't dare to provoke me. I heard from the neighbors over there that they saw her hanging around my house. I was afraid she might steal my things, so I asked Lu Lan to keep an eye on her."
"What?"
Wang Taozhi immediately became alert. "Okay, I was wondering why she's been going out every day lately, not worrying about not having enough money to spend. It turns out she has no intention of taking the right path. Oh, she and Sun Jinbao are really family, one gambles and the other steals. The Sun family always produces bad guys. Dongbao, did you lose anything?"
"No, sister-in-law, you know, most people can't enter my room. She probably didn't get what she wanted, so she didn't dare to go there a second time. So I'm worried that she will come back and target our house."
"Let her come, I'll beat her up so badly that Zhou Erya won't even recognize her!"
That being said, Wang Taozhi placed far more importance on her property than usual, repeatedly urging Lu Lan to take good care of the family. "Don't knit those sweaters for now. They're all pilling from all the time. Now that we've entrusted all our family possessions to you, you can't be incapable of even taking care of this little thing, right?"
Lu Lan was most afraid of her mother-in-law, so how could she not take her seriously? "Don't worry, Mom. The window in my room faces the Sun family's door. I promise I won't let her get close to our front door."
In the next few days, Fang Wanggui and Lu Lan both said that Sun Laiyi did not show any abnormal behavior. He even stopped going to the library. Instead, he strolled in the park all day and occasionally contacted some former classmates.
But even so, He Ruixue still did not take it lightly.
The exchange meeting is coming soon, and this year's venue is set at the First Department Store. Nowadays, group activities are not held indoors, but in the patio at the back of the transportation area used to park trucks. The ground is cement, which is already a good venue.
There were a lot of benches neatly stacked at the back, and a few wooden chairs in the front where the leaders sat. The so-called podium was made of a few wooden boards with some red silk cloth on it.
In special times, keep everything simple.
Quite a few leaders came, including secretaries and deputy secretaries from several department stores, as well as the city's deputy mayor, people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and the Ministry of Railways. Ordinary employees like them had no seats and could only sit on the floor or stand.
The exchange meeting did not last long. He Ruixue did not need to speak so she did not need to attend the rehearsal. She entered the venue with the leaders. People from the security department and the police station also came and stood at the back to be responsible for the safety of the venue.
The person who chaired the meeting was a salesperson from the Third Department Store. She had a pretty face and a voice like a lark, loud and pleasant.
The first thing to do at the beginning was naturally for the leader to "say a few words briefly". He Ruixue and others stood in a circle away from the podium and saw their secretary sitting in the second row, writing something with a pen in his hand, looking very serious.
As she was listening, a security officer came up to her and said, "You must be Comrade He Ruixue. Someone outside is looking for you. They say it's urgent."
"Okay, thank you, comrade. I'll be right there."
He Ruixue hurried out and saw Fang Wanggui waiting for her at the door. A few drops of sweat still hung on his forehead. He said hurriedly, "This morning, Sun Laiyi ran to your eldest brother's house and threw an envelope in through the window. Lu Lan didn't recognize the words on it and came to me. I took a look and it seems to be all foreign words. I guess it's not a good thing. Can you understand it?"
"show me."
He Ruixue took the envelope, untied the string wrapped around the iron ring, and took out several letters.
The content of the letter was made up of words cut out from foreign newspapers and books. There were a few Japanese nouns interspersed with large amounts of English, which seemed like some kind of code.
The more she looked, the more troubled she became.
The content of the letter was simple, and it was written in a superior's tone, ordering her to place explosives during today's event and to ensure that the unrest was expanded as much as possible after the crowd became agitated.
It would be best to injure or kill more people, especially the deputy mayor, who is the focus of their attention today. He must not be allowed to leave the venue alive.
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