Chu Jingqiu's heart beat faster, and she opened her eyes wide and stared at the face of the middle-aged woman in the photo.
Isn’t this the female version of Boss Ma? How come she is Qian Yunyun’s mother? What is going on?
"Yunyun, Yunyun, is the beautiful aunt in this photo your mother?" Chu Jingqiu pointed at the photo and asked cautiously.
"Yeah!" Qian Yunyun thought Chu Jingqiu was a little funny. "Why, are you shocked by my mother's beauty?"
Chu Jingqiu's mind was in a mess. Qian Yunyun's mother wanted to sell Qian Yunyun, and this logic didn't make sense at all. For the first time, she began to suspect that her portrait was wrong.
"Yunyun, is this Chu Zhiqing?" Qian Guoqiang walked in at this time.
"Hello uncle, you can just call me Jingqiu." Chu Jingqiu greeted politely.
"She is a smart and good child. Our whole family wants to thank you. It was you who saved Yunyun. You are the benefactor of our whole family." Qian Guoqiang said a little excitedly.
"Uncle, don't say that. I had no intention of saving him. I feel ashamed that you said that." Chu Jingqiu felt a little embarrassed.
"You came from such a far place to join the queue, and you are unfamiliar with the place. This will be your home from now on. If you have any difficulties, come to me and I will help you solve them."
Chu Jingqiu quickly thanked him and said that he would definitely treat this place as his home in the future.
"Dad, I'm back. I'm starving. Is dinner ready?" A little fat boy walked in.
Qian Yunyun introduced Chu Jingqiu, saying, "This is my brother Qian Xiaobao. Xiaobao calls me sister, and this is Chu Jingqiu's sister."
"Hello, sister!" Qian Xiaobao greeted politely.
"Xiaobao is so good!" he said as he gave Qian Xiaobao a handful of candy.
At this time, the chef hired by Qian's father brought in the meal, and several people went to the kitchen to help bring the dishes and rice to the table.
Everyone sat around the table. Chu Jingqiu noticed that Qian Yunyun's mother hadn't returned yet, so she asked in confusion, "Yunyun, aren't we waiting for Auntie to eat together?"
"My mother is on a business trip and is not at home. Let's eat quickly. I'm hungry." Qian Xiaobao interrupted.
The lunch was very sumptuous, with braised pork, steamed fish, a roast chicken, braised prawns, braised pig's trotters, braised beef, etc., filling the table. This was enough to show the sincerity of the Qian family, and they were sincerely thanking Chu Jingqiu.
After the guests had a great meal, Qian Yunyun took Chu Jingqiu to her room to play.
Chu Jingqiu wanted to know more information, so she asked Qian Yunyun, "Yunyun, where does your mother work?"
"My mom is also in the supply and marketing cooperative. She's in charge of purchasing, often buying agricultural and sideline products like tea, rabbit skins, and mountain products." Qian Yunyun brought a cup of tea to Chu Jingqiu. "Try it! This is the new tea she bought."
Chu Jingqiu took a sip of the tea, the aroma was pleasant, and she exclaimed in admiration, "What a fragrant tea! Your mother has a good eye for quality, to be able to buy such high-quality tea!"
"As long as you like it, I've packed a pack for you. You can take it home and drink it later." Qian Yunyun smiled and said bitterly, "My mother is quite capable, but she likes to travel all over the world. But she can't take care of things at home. Look at what Qian Xiaobao has become!"
Qian Yunyun began to complain to Chu Jingqiu, saying that her mother was busy with work and she had to take care of her younger brother, who was spoiled by her mother and often talked back to her.
The two of them chatted about everything from family matters to dressing up, and they got along better and better as they talked.
Before they knew it, they had been chatting for more than two hours and had cracked a lot of melon seed shells.
At this time, Qian Guoqiang shouted outside the door: "Yunyun, Jingqiu, come out quickly and check your bicycles."
The two ran out excitedly and saw two women's bicycles in the yard. They were Forever 26 models, dark green in color, which were very beautiful in that era.
The two were very satisfied and couldn't wait to ride it around.
Chu Jingqiu took out the money and tickets from her bag and was about to ask about the price when Qian Guoqiang smiled and said, "Jingqiu, this is a gift from your uncle. You can't be polite to him."
"Uncle, this is too expensive. I really can't accept it."
"Jingqiu, I'm giving this to you sincerely. Isn't my daughter's life worth a bicycle? If you don't want it, it means you think my thank you gift is too little."
Chu Jingqiu knew that Qian Guoqiang would definitely not take her money, and she couldn't accept such a valuable thing from him, so she thought of accepting it first and then giving Yunyun a gift of equal value in a few days.
Thinking of this, Chu Jingqiu said readily, "Okay, uncle, I won't be polite with you. I'll accept it."
Chu Jingqiu saw that it was getting late, and he also had to inform Xiao Yihan about the important discovery here, so he rode his bicycle to say goodbye to the Qian family.
She found the town guesthouse and happened to see Qi Yue coming out. He was not wearing a military uniform, but a white shirt and black pants. He was also very handsome. If Qi Yue had not called her, she would not have recognized him as Qi Yue.
"Chu Zhiqing, is there something wrong?"
"I have made a major discovery. Take me to see Xiao Yihan immediately."
Qi Yue brought Chu Jingqiu to the room where they lived. Xiao Yihan was writing something on a piece of paper. When he saw them come in, he quickly stood up and asked Chu Jingqiu to sit down.
"Comrade Xiao, I found traces of Boss Ma today." Chu Jingqiu said impatiently.
"Where did you find him? We checked several factories today but couldn't find him." Qi Yue stood up from the bed excitedly.
Chu Jingqiu briefly recounted the process of discovering Boss Ma, and then she also expressed her concerns, suspecting that there was something wrong with her portrait.
After listening to her description, Xiao Yihan pondered for a moment, then said gently, "I don't think there's anything wrong with your portrait. There are three reasons: First, your portrait is of her, not someone else; second, the nature of her work meets the requirements; and third, she knows Qian Yunyun and they have a close relationship."
"How can a mother sell her own child to human traffickers?" Chu Jingqiu still insisted on his point of view.
"That's why we have to investigate and not let go of any suspicious clues. From now on, we will send people to monitor Qian Guoqiang's family 24 hours a day, especially Qian Guoqiang's lover.
Qi Yue, immediately pull up the resumes of Qian Guoqiang and his wife and check their relevant information to see if you can find any clues." Xiao Yihan instructed Qi Yue.
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Qi Yue saluted and went to investigate.
"Chu Zhiqing, you've done a great deed today. If you catch Boss Ma, we'll immediately commend you."
It can be seen that Xiao Yihan is also very happy, his pair of phoenix eyes are shining brightly. Chu Jingqiu looks at his handsome face and inky black eyes, and her heart can't help but beat fast.
She tucked the loose hair behind her ears, calmed herself down, and said, "I also hope to catch Boss Ma soon. After all, I was almost sold out by her, so this is what I should do.
I'm not sure who wrote the note yet, but from Zhang Pingping's words, I can only conclude that the person with whom she has a conflict of interest is Yu Huanxiang, and the person who leaked the information at the educated youth center is most likely Lin Zishan."
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