Lu Yang didn't plan to tell her about this and was just about to find an excuse to send An'an away when he noticed that Zhou Lian and her son, looking dejected, were almost back.
Tie Dan looked dejected, carrying an empty schoolbag. They searched the mountain for a long time without giving up, but still couldn't find the thing.
Zhou Lian was terrified, and only then did she deeply regret her impulsive actions.
How could Wei Lan be so kind as to help her?
She only intended to use her to steal the exam paper, and her goal was even to make a big fuss about it.
Once the exam papers are missing, Director Shen and the leaders of the military region will be alarmed and will not let the matter rest.
But Wei Lan wanted her to destroy those test papers herself, even though they had previously agreed to steal her test paper and add a few points to it.
Zhou Lian became increasingly frightened. At this point, the textile factory was probably in complete chaos. Once they started investigating, her actions would be impossible to hide.
If only the exam paper hadn't been lost, she would have returned it and confessed to Director Shen and the others.
She hadn't had time to revise them, nor had she touched those exam papers.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." Under Wei Lan's influence, she impulsively did this and even lost the exam paper.
They came out in a hurry and didn't give their youngest son milk before they left. They had been searching for him on the mountain for so long that he was already starving.
The child was already very sensitive to hunger and would cry whenever he was hungry. Zhou Lian was irritable and her milk supply was also low. She managed to fill his stomach a little, but she still planned to go home first.
"Mom?" Tie Dan had been keeping his head down, but when he looked up, he saw Lu Yang standing at the door with a number of people.
Those people looked at them strangely when they saw them return.
He wasn't wrong; those people were scrutinizing him and his mother.
"What's wrong? Hurry home, your brother is starving."
Zhou Lian knew in her heart that she had made a mistake, but she still couldn't help blaming Tie Dan. If he hadn't been so bad at handling such a small matter, at least the test paper would still be there.
Perhaps if she returns the exam paper intact, Director Shen won't pursue the matter.
Tie Dan stopped and grabbed Zhou Lian's clothes. She could only follow his gaze and saw Lu Yang standing there with his arms crossed.
Zhou Lian disliked Lu Yang's family. Although he and Wang Minggui were good brothers, she wouldn't have offended Director Zhang if they hadn't insisted on bringing up the house-swapping issue with him.
Moreover, although Song Qing seems to be someone who is willing to suffer losses, she has clearly gained a lot of benefits.
The house they live in now is not only spacious, but the furniture doesn't cost much, and they can even grow vegetables in their spare time.
Most importantly, Song Qing used this incident to curry favor with Director Zhang, and Director Zhang, remembering her kindness, would always think of her whenever something good happened.
Zhou Lian has regretted it more than once, realizing that the old houses in the residential area were more suitable for their family than the new house they now live in.
However, she offended Director Zhang because of her vanity in wanting to live in an apartment building.
Although she knew that regret was useless, she became angrier and angrier as she learned that Song Qing had become a technician through Director Zhang's connections.
Therefore, he was determined to work hard and become a textile factory employee.
In Zhou Lian's mind, she always compared herself to Song Qing's family. She regretted that if she hadn't made that wrong step, Director Zhang might have taken a liking to her.
Despite clearly benefiting from the situation, Song Qing's family acted as if they had been wronged, and even Lu Yang became estranged from Wang Minggui.
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