Chapter 38: Male Protagonist (Catching Bugs)
Yuan Lingling's guess turned out to be correct, the person who suddenly came was Yang Ying.
There was a commotion at Xie's house just now, and everyone went to watch the fun. Chen Caisheng went to the vegetable market again. Aunt Yang went to the tofu shop but found it empty. She looked around but still couldn't find anyone, so she came back to find Chen Caisheng.
Yuan Lingling felt a little guilty. She was so busy watching the fun that she completely forgot about the matter.
Since we haven't found him after searching for such a long time, it means that he may have run away.
"Go and ask around to see if anyone has seen her." She then tried to comfort Aunt Yang, "Don't worry, Aunt. Go back and see if her important things are still there. Let's see if she has really made up her mind to leave, or if she is just hiding."
It's better to find something for her to do than for her to look for things aimlessly.
Aunt Yang was obviously too anxious and had never thought of this happening. "Yes, yes, I'll go back and take a look. Caisheng, can you help me find out?"
"I'll go right away, don't worry, auntie."
Yuan Lingling and Shen Caisheng looked at each other and said, "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll go with you to look for it."
The Ma family usually takes good care of the couple, so it is only natural for them to help out now.
The Ma family is so good except Uncle Ma who is a bit patriarchal. How come they have such a troublesome little daughter?
It seems that birds of a feather flock together.
Yuan Lingling felt that if she were alone, she would definitely not be able to make such a big fuss. It was all because of those two people from the Xie family. It was really speechless.
Aunt Yang did not refuse her help.
The Ma family's conditions were not very good, but they were very good to their youngest daughter, Ma Lili. She slept alone in a large room with high-powered lights installed, which made it brighter than Yuan Lingling's room.
Her room was also quite tidy. I don't know if she did it herself or if Aunt Yang helped her.
As soon as Aunt Yang entered the house, the first thing she did was open the old wardrobe. In the wardrobe were Ma Lili's clothes. Aunt Yang felt in the pockets of each piece of clothing. The more she felt, the more solemn her expression became. Only when she had felt all the clothes, did she feel relieved.
“Here…here.”
Seeing the stack of change in her hand, Yuan Lingling frowned slightly.
But she soon raised the corners of her mouth, "I said it's okay, Lily is an adult, she's not that naive, maybe she just wants to go out and relax, Aunt Yang, don't be too nervous, otherwise you can make something she likes to eat first, so she won't be hungry when she comes back later."
Hearing her comfort, Aunt Yang didn't know whether she believed it or not, and murmured, "You're right, I'll go and cook."
"Well, don't worry, Auntie. I'm sure Shen Caisheng will bring back the news soon. I'm a little overwhelmed, so I'll go back first. If you need anything, just call me."
"Go quickly, it's really troublesome for you two."
Aunt Yang was actually not relieved, and her thanks were a bit perfunctory, but Yuan Lingling didn't care. Their usual friendship was enough for them to help. As for this time, seeing that she was not in good condition, she comforted her with a few words and then left the Ma family's yard.
After she went out, she did not go home, but turned out of the yard and headed towards Lao You's house.
There was no phone call at this time, so there was no way to notify Shen Caisheng, but Lao You definitely knew where to look if he wanted to find someone.
If Ma Lili left in anger with her belongings, then she was probably going to the bus station or train station to prepare to leave Beijing. But if she didn't take anything with her and was gone for such a long time but still not seen, then...
Yuan Lingling didn't dare to think about it. If something really happened, the Ma family might not be able to recover, and they would become complete enemies with the Xie family.
She just hoped that she was just taking the matter too seriously and that such a thing would never happen.
But as sensitive as she was, Yuan Lingling was still a little absent-minded when she walked to the door of Lao You's house.
She was about to knock on the door when it creaked open from the inside.
"Lingling, why are you here? Have you found the person?" Shen Caisheng was with Lao You, and when he saw Yuan Lingling, he hurried over to greet her.
"No." Yuan Lingling told Shen Caisheng what had just happened at the Ma family with some concern.
After hearing her words, Shen Caisheng frowned, "Don't worry too much. How about this? You go to the tofu shop to recruit Yang Xiaoxi, and Lao You and I will ask around at the station. Even if he's a kidnapper, we have to take him away, right? Taking the train is the most likely option."
Yuan Lingling had only come to inform them of the news. She had to think about the baby in her belly in everything, so she didn't go along to cause trouble.
The two left quickly, and Yuan Lingling walked slowly towards Yang Xiaoxi's tofu shop.
When they arrived at the tofu shop, it was open but no one was there. It was really hard for Yang Xiaoxi to run the shop by himself as there was no one to look after it.
But Yang Xiaoxi had no reliable family members. Nowadays, people would look down on you as a small trader if you hired someone. Many people had the deep-rooted idea that doing business was speculation and profiteering, and they would soon find someone to arrest.
Although such concepts may change with the passage of time and social changes, it is definitely not something that can be done overnight.
So until now Yang Xiaoxi still runs the store alone.
Yuan Lingling felt that she should find more time to accompany her in the limited time.
She originally thought that if Yang Xiaoxi was busy, she would go and help her, but as soon as she opened the curtain in the backyard, she saw Yang Xiaoxi standing in front of a chair applying medicine to a handsome man.
The man must have been beaten up, his face is so smelly.
"Xiaoxi, what happened?"
Yuan Lingling looked at the man who was also hostile to her with some wariness and asked with concern.
Yang Xiaoxi smiled apologetically, "It's okay, Sister Lingling, I just ran into the Niu family. Thanks to Comrade Zheng Changqing's help, they didn't cause any trouble."
Zheng Changqing, Yuan Lingling repeated this name several times in her mind, trying her best to appear calm.
This person turned out to be the male protagonist Zheng Changqing in the book. He looks like a bad boy and even his mother would want to beat him up.
Didn’t they meet when Yang Xiaoxi went to college? How come they met now?
Yuan Lingling is a little hard to understand. The plot of the original book is so broken that I can't read it anymore.
"How did you run into them?" It seemed that the Niu family's problems had been resolved and they had no time to cause trouble for others.
"It was my bad luck. I just bumped into him on the road by accident," Yang Xiaoxi said helplessly. "Sister Lingling, don't worry. I didn't suffer any loss. Comrade Zheng helped me."
"You two knew each other before, or did Comrade Zheng do something brave?"
"I don't know him." Yang Xiaoxi said excitedly, "It was this Comrade Zheng who saved me."
After applying the medicine, she smiled brightly at Zheng Changqing, and not only Zheng Changqing but also Yuan Lingling were dazzled.
These days, Yang Xiaoxi eats well, dresses warmly, and is not bullied by anyone in this tofu shop. Her complexion looks better than before, and even her personality has become much more cheerful. Coupled with the aura of the heroine, who wouldn't be confused?
Sure enough, when Yuan Lingling looked up at Zheng Changqing, she was already a little dazed.
But Yang Xiaoxi had already noticed his little action, and both of their ears were red. They were so innocent. It's more interesting to watch other people's love.
I don’t know if Yang Xiaoxi saw the teasing look in Yuan Lingling’s eyes. She put away the potion in her hand and said, “Sister Lingling, is there anything wrong with Brother Chen today? I just ran into him and he seemed very anxious. Let’s eat here in the afternoon. I’ll make tofu for you.”
Yuan Lingling chuckled twice. She understood, she understood everything. The real purpose was not to drink.
"Your brother Chen does have something wrong. It's about Ma Lili who lives next door to us. Do you know her? She seems to be missing. Your brother Chen is looking for her everywhere, but he doesn't know where she went."
"What does that person look like?" Zheng Changqing, who had been silent, suddenly asked.
Yuan Lingling hurriedly recounted Ma Lili's basic characteristics, "Have you seen her?"
"When did she go missing? Could she have gone to a relative's house?" Yang Xiaoxi didn't want to make Yuan Lingling worry too much, so she spoke more tactfully.
"It would be great if that were the case." In fact, it was right to think so, but Yuan Lingling always had a bad feeling in her heart, hoping that she was just worrying too much.
"She's not in a good mental state. It would be terrible if she gets cheated again."
Hearing this, Yang Xiaoxi also sighed, "Those men are really bad!"
Yuan Lingling subconsciously looked at Zheng Changqing standing beside her.
"Well... I'm not going to eat yet. I'm leaving first. I'll go and ask around for you guys."
"Hey, don't go. I'm not talking about you." Yang Xiaoxi was also a little embarrassed, but when she looked up and saw Yuan Lingling's half-smile, she felt embarrassed to keep her any longer.
In the end, Zheng Changqing didn't stay for dinner and just ran away.
Yang Xiaoxi was visibly disappointed, but she did not show it in front of Yuan Lingling and still cooked several dishes for Yuan Lingling.
Since Shen Caisheng was busy, Yuan Lingling did not refuse.
As soon as she tasted it, Yuan Lingling found that the taste was a little different from usual.
“Is there sour chili in it?”
Tofu with sour peppers has a different flavor, especially the stewed old tofu with some minced meat mixed in it, which is delicious.
"Yes, I only added a little bit. I was afraid that you wouldn't be used to it, but I didn't expect you could taste it."
Yuan Lingling has been eating at home every day recently, so of course she can tell. "Why did you think of doing this?"
"Brother You gave it to me. I tried it once and fell in love with the taste, so I asked him to teach me how to pickle some pickled cabbage. Sister Lingling, do you want some? It's quite simple. I can teach you."
Yuan Lingling didn't say whether she wanted it or not, she was thinking about something else.
"It's Lao You, Xiaoxi. Do you have any plans to date someone now? I think Lao You has some feelings for you."
Hearing this, Yang Xiaoxi almost fell off the chair, "Sister Lingling, don't say that, it's not true, Brother You and I are just because Brother You takes care of me because I'm younger."
Hearing her say this, Yuan Lingling showed a surprised expression, "Ah, really? That was my mistake. I thought... Sorry, Xiaoxi, I was mistaken."
She is a smart person, and it can be seen that she is a good girl after getting along with her. Yuan Lingling believes that by reminding her, she should know to keep a distance from Lao You.
She is obviously not very smart now, and she is still confused when she sees her getting along with the male protagonist.
Yang Xiaoxi frowned, as if she wanted to explain, but she heard someone knocking on the door. A head poked in, and the two looked over and saw it was Zheng Changqing.
"The person you are looking for, I might know who she went with."
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