The big wedding evening 118 went out
Jiang Yue said she was going to work by Mr. Lu's side, now something has happened in the village nearby and it is partly the responsibility of the Lu family. Jiang Mei was invited to visit the Lu family when something happened, also having a part of the responsibility of the Lu family.
Jiang Yue, who had rolled down the hill, was carried back to the house by her younger cousin Qin Shao and a friend. Jiang Mei was pointed at by Qin Shao and not allowed to leave.
This thing happened and Qin Shao kept shouting to call the police, but his friends knew that Jiang Mei was Manman's younger sister-in-law, so they advised Qin Shao to give face to the Lu family.
Qin Shao didn't say a word, but his two big eyes stared fiercely at Jiang Mei.
Jiang Mei was really worried and suggested: "Let's send her to the hospital first."
Qin Shao gave her a fierce stare: "It's five or six hours' drive from here to the county hospital. The sun is about to set, and the mountain roads are not easy to navigate, how can we send you today?"
"What about the village clinic?"
"There is no toilet in this village."
"Go find a doctor." Jiang Mei had said all she could think of.
"Can we trust the barefoot doctors in this village?"
Qin Shao's friend came out and said: "I say, why don't we go find Lu Shangxiao and Yao Shangxiao?"
"What is Lu Shangxiao? Isn't he the brother of his sister-in-law?" Qin Shaoyou slammed the table.
Jiang Mei listened to his words, none of which were about rushing to save the patient, but rather delaying time, not a normal person's thinking. She was annoyed: "Isn't she your cousin? You don't even plan to rush to think of ways to save her, but instead worry about this and that?"
"Are you accusing me?" Qin Shao jumped up, and with a sudden punch, he slammed his fist towards Jiang Mei's head. "You hurt my cousin and still dare to shirk responsibility! I'm telling you, I just don't want the Lu family to intervene in this matter and give you an excuse, see how you take responsibility! Call the police!"
The public security organ that received the report quickly set out from the nearest location, and its speed was beyond everyone's expectation.
When Qin Shao and others carried the person away, they did not alarm the villagers. By the time the nearby villagers discovered something was amiss and went to inform the Jiang and Lu families, the public security personnel had already arrived at the scene.
At this time, Jiang Yue woke up. When Jiang Yue woke up, he heard his cousin Qin Shao shouting about calling the police, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he said: "Don't, don't call the police."
Jiang Mei was just hit by Qin Shao's punch and fell to the wall root. She raised her head and saw Jiang Yue's eyes staring at her.
"Cousin, this man has wronged you, how can we not report it to the police and give you justice?" Qin Shao said excitedly.
Jiang Mei's head was dizzy, and she always felt that something was wrong with this matter, but she wasn't clear where the problem lay.
Hearing the police car's siren entering the village, Qin Shao hastily ran out to greet them, his friends also went out together.
Jiang Mei, leaning against the wall, heard Jiang Yue say to herself: "Sister Mei, don't worry, I won't tell on you."
"Afraid you'll tell on me? You fell down yourself, I didn't push you." Jiang Mei retorted angrily.
"But at that time, there were only two of us on the hilltop, weren't there? And it was clearly you who hit me, which is why I fell down the slope."
As for these pieces of evidence unfavorable to herself, Jiang Mei was clearly aware of their existence. She looked at her and asked, "What do you want?"
"Mei Jie, let's just consider this matter settled. You don't owe me anything, and I don't owe you anything either." Jiang Yue smiled slightly, as if being very magnanimous, "After all, Mei Jie, if you had kept the case on file, not to mention your work unit, even your son would have been affected, right?"
Cheap person.
Jiang Mei clenched her fists and in a fit of anger, wanted to fight it out with her.
But thinking of his own son, his aged father...
The police who arrived then inquired about the situation from the people involved in the case and temporarily detained Jiang Mei for questioning.
Jiang's father rushed to the Lu family to find Manman, because after all, this place is not as good as Beijing, he has no connections at all. On the contrary, this is the Lu family's old home and should be their territory.
Jiang Yan let his father sit down and talk to understand the situation. Manman, on the other hand, held Xiao Dongzi in her arms and stroked the child's face with her fingers.
"Uncle, Father, he didn't say anything after hearing it, and stayed in the room." Xiaodongzi raised his small face, and his bright eyes showed a maturity that was not like a child's.
"Your father is worried about your mother and doesn't know what to do for the time being." After comforting the child, her eyebrows were still furrowed.
This thing is quite complicated. Firstly, she had a falling out with Old Man Lu last night and he will cut off any help to her from now on. Secondly, this morning, her most eloquent father, Commander Lu, due to his busy schedule, took the car back to Beijing ahead of time for work. Thirdly, even if Jiang's father was in this place, it's unlikely that her husband would have a way out.
The fact is that after Jiang Yan heard about what had happened, she ran out to find someone and ask for clarification, and she followed him out and listened in on the conversation.
Although Old Man Lu did not provide her with support, this matter occurred within the scope of the Lu Family Village and both parties involved were considered guests invited by the Lu family. The Lu family had a need to ask about this matter to see if it implicated themselves.
When Lu Lao Tou didn't show up, it was always Lu He Dong who presided over the overall situation inside and outside. The people he sent out came back quickly to report, saying:
The public security organ finally did not take Jiang Mei away, saying that both parties were willing to settle the matter privately and the injured party did not intend to sue.
"Chiang is still a pretty tolerant person." Lu Hedong's fist was propped against his chin, and the furrows between his eyebrows did not relax easily.
The others present also did not completely relax about this matter.
"How is the injured person?" Jiang Yan asked the reporter.
After all, Jiang Yue was his godfather's daughter, and the one who hurt her was his sister. In the end, he had to give his godfather an explanation for this matter.
It is said that now Qin Shao and others are sending people to the county hospital.
The person was injured but did not seek medical help immediately in this place, nor did they go to the Lu family who knew there were doctors to ask for help, but instead was sent directly to the county hospital.
"Some villagers told me that they seem to be afraid of our maintaining Jiang Mei."
Upon hearing this, Jun Ye let out a cold laugh: "What kind of people are the Lus? If it's something that someone from the Lu family did wrong, they will absolutely not show mercy."
Mr. Yao's eyes were fixed on the floor, his eyebrows furrowed: from a professional point of view, he was very clear about the many consequences that would follow.
Lu He-dong pinched his chin, with a profound meaning: "This, this——"
"The most urgent matter." Jiang Yan spoke up decisively, "I'll ride with my dad to the county town to check on the injured."
"Ayuan——" Manman turned around and pulled her husband, "I'm going with you."
"No." Holding down his wife's outstretched hand, he gently pressed her shoulders and said softly, "The mountain road is rugged, your body isn't suitable for riding a carriage now. You stay here and take care of Xiao Dongzi and my sister."
She exchanged a sparkling glance with her husband and nodded reluctantly.
Jiang Dashao smiled warmly and gently at his wife, then took big strides and set off.
The breath of her husband beside her flew away like the wind, and she hastily chased after him for two steps. One hand was placed on the door frame, while the other hand touched his chest which was beating rapidly.
Standing upright and proud, the tall figure disappeared into the sunset.
Her husband was in a hurry, very anxious, she understood, because this matter was too important. If something went wrong with Jiang Yue's body, it would affect the rest of Jiang Mei's life and whether Xiaodong had a mother to take care of him or not.
Bai Lu walked up and supported her, saying softly: "With me and Lu Jun here, don't worry."
She slowly shook her head and refused Mianmian's help, walking back alone to take care of the child as her husband had instructed.
"Be careful." Bai Lu worried she would fall and hastily followed up.
His eyes swept over her back, and after a deep sigh, Mr. Yao crooked his little finger to summon the one who had gone to investigate the scene, asking: "Go find several eyewitnesses who saw the whole process of the incident, best if they were at the scene."
"This is quite difficult. I heard that among those present, there was only one friend of Qin Shao. Now, he is accompanying Qin Shao to send Jiang Yue to the county hospital."
"Did any of the villagers see the patient's condition when they were sent away?" Lord Jun's cold voice cut in at this moment.
"That's right. I heard it couldn't be walked out and was carried out on a wooden board."
Can't go?
Everyone is chewing on the meaning of this.
"Is there bleeding?"
"There's some blood on her face, none on her legs, don't know about other places."
Lu Hedong consulted with his second brother who was present and then said to his nephew, "Lu Jun, I think you need to go to the hospital in person for this matter."
"I think so too." Leng Mei replied after a moment of consideration.
The decision has just been made.
Lao Lao's orderly walked in and conveyed Lao Lao's words: "The old master means that everyone should not interfere with this matter."
It seems that this time the old man really had a rivalry with his granddaughter, and if he didn't get some help, he absolutely wouldn't give any help.
"Ah——" Lu Hedong scratched his scalp with his hand.
……
"What?" Wen Huan heard the news that Jiang Mei accidentally hurt Jiang Yue, stood up with a shock, and the textbook on her knee fell to the ground.
It was she who told Jiang Mei about the private affair between Jiang Yue and Cheng Si Quan.
She thought Jiang Mei would expose the true nature of this pair of dog men and women on the spot, but unexpectedly Jiang Mei was foolish enough to secretly find Jiang Yue, and as a result fell into Jiang Yue's trap.
"How can you be so surprised about this?" Yang Xiu, who had told her the news, watched with great interest the expression on her face.
"It's quite surprising." Wen Huan's surprise didn't fade, but instead became more articulate, "Think about it, what could have caused the two of them to quarrel and lead to an accident? Just this point alone is quite thought-provoking. Both are high-ranking women, what deep grudges could they have?"
"You're quite clever, have you figured out the whole story?" Yang Xiu asked.
"Just thinking about it doesn't mean it's a fact, it's all just fantasy." Picks up the textbook, pats it, and heads back into the house with an air of indifference.
She came to watch the excitement. Jiang Mei became like this, she thought it was all Jiang Mei's own fault for not grasping the opportunity herself, she didn't have that sympathetic heart, thinking of coming out to testify against that dirty couple on behalf of Jiang Mei.
Yang Xiuzhen shot a sharp glance at her back, then lowered her head and turned around: "I'm going to the county hospital to see the excitement, are you coming or not?"
"Isn't Lu's family banquet supposed to last for three days?" She raised an eyebrow, and at this critical moment, he actually chose to go see Jiang Yue.
"I think it won't be okay for the next two days. I heard that his granddaughter had a falling out with her grandfather."
Man Man and Lu's family had a falling out?
It's indeed the style of Man Man doing it.
She smiled lightly, as if it was expected: "I wasn't interested in the Lu family's banquet anyway. It just so happens that I'm heading back to the county town on this trip. The materials you gave me are enough for me to deal with my family when I get back."
Looking at the textbook in her hand, the only subject she took seriously was not fake, and a subtle fluctuation flashed across her knife-like eyebrows.
……
Wen Haosheng and others, after hearing the news that Manman's aunt had a conflict with someone and accidentally injured people, rushed to the scene in the first time to watch the excitement.
Among the onlookers, they saw Jiang Yue being carried out on a wooden board.
"Is your face hurt?" A woman's most precious thing is her face, Liao Shuya first touched her own face.
Professional household Wang Yunyun looked at the injured person with a picky gaze: "The one or two scratches on her face are not enough to make her be carried out by someone."
"What's going on?" Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya asked in unison.
"It looks like there's no fracture in the leg, probably an 80% chance that it's a nerve problem."
"What's with the nerves?" Neither Wen Haosheng nor Liao Shuya were professionals, and they looked at each other in confusion.
"This nerve has many doors." Wang Yunyun looked at the two white faces with a silly expression, "Haven't you seen how people cheat insurance on TV? They say they have neurological problems and are disabled for life, but in fact, nothing is wrong with them."
"You think she might be pretending?" As soon as they heard "pretending", Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya immediately understood.
Wang Yunyun made a gesture of eight sides at this time: "This - I'm not clear, and I'm not a doctor."
A few people on their way back heard some villagers talking about the fact that the newly recognized granddaughter was being disliked by the Lu family again.
As expected, several sisters were like grapevines, commenting on how silly Mianmian was.
"Manman's sister is really stupid, I've never seen anyone dumber than Manman." Wen Haosheng was the first to feel extremely heartbroken for Manman's stupidity. With great difficulty, she flew up onto a branch for just one night, but then fell down voluntarily. If only she had known, it would have been better if she had flown up there in Manman's place.
"I think, Manman Jie is the stupidest person among all the stupid people." Liao Shuya thinks that Wen Haosheng's description is not enough and adds more to it, this heart hurts just the same.
"You're all wrong. Haven't you heard that fools have good fortune? Yan Yan is the biggest fool, so she's the luckiest." Wang Yunyun corrected the two of them with their narrow vision, "I don't believe it, the Lu family will really abandon Yan Yan. On the contrary, now that the Lu family looks down on Yan Yan, this is our good opportunity to get close to her."
The other two listened to her words and both nodded in agreement, their eyes shining brightly: "I say, Yanyan, how come I never thought of it before? You're so incredibly clever!"
"I was originally a clever and resourceful person." Wang Yunyun said with a thick face, completely unaware.
Others, however, were eager to get more good ideas from Wang Yunyun and flattered her.
"But Sister Manman won't leave the Lu family's courtyard for a single step, and it's heavily guarded there. We can't get in, so how are we supposed to get close to Sister Manman?"
"Now that something so big has happened, I don't believe Sister Manman will stay in the Lu family's house forever."
What gave them confidence was that they saw Jiang Dazhuang driving away from Lujiacun with their own eyes.
……
Bai Lu had someone bring over Jiang Mei.
Jiang Mei entered the house, and Xiao Dongzi saw a bruise on his mother's forehead. His eyes widened, and he ran over to grab his mother's sleeve: "Mom, does it hurt?"
The son's childish voice made Jiang Mei suddenly become extremely strong: "It doesn't hurt."
"Second sister, you sit down first." Manman reached out to support her, "or lie on the bed for a while, I'll go get someone to take a look at your head injury."
"It's nothing." Jiang Mei held her son's hand and sat down beside the bed, saying, "It doesn't matter, this little injury will be fine with some medicinal wine and a massage."
Manman and Bailu looked at her, but felt that the wound on her forehead didn't seem like it was from a fall, rather more like she had been hit by someone and then bumped into a wall. Both of them furrowed their brows.
But this injury doesn't look serious.
Someone was sent to fetch the medicinal wine from White Dew Pavilion. Before long, Master let someone bring over a bottle of fine medicinal wine from the Lu family.
The medicinal wine that had been spilled couldn't be touched by pregnant women, so it was poured away. A small amount of dew was dabbed onto the palm and used to gently rub away the small bumps on Jiang Mei's forehead.
Xiao Dongzi stood on the bed, puffed up his small lips towards his mother's forehead and blew: "Mommy doesn't hurt."
In short, it actually delighted the other three adults.
Jiang Mei felt a sour taste in her heart, for the sake of her son, she couldn't afford to lose her job. If she lost her job, who knows, when the court made its judgment on their divorce, they might award custody of their son to Cheng Si Quan. Jiang Yue's coercion left her no choice but to accept.
But from now on, will she have to be coerced by Jiang Yue every time she represents her? She looked up and inadvertently swept her gaze over Manman's body, feeling a little guilty.
"Second sister, drink some water." Manman said, after Bailu finished applying medicine to Jiangmei, and handed the cup of water to Jiangmei.
Jiang Mei took the water and drank it without saying a word.
Everyone knew she wanted quiet at this moment, so no one disturbed her.
At night, coaxing her son to sleep. Her fingers gently stroked his face and hair: this was her son, so well-behaved, not asking a single question, but actually how frightened he must be in his heart.
A chill ran down his spine, especially when he thought that from now on, he would be controlled by that fox spirit, it was unbearable.
Take a deep breath, get up and drink some water.
Ouch.
Manman walked in from outside, wearing a simple sweater and holding a small blanket: "Second sister, can't sleep?" As she spoke, she draped the blanket over Jiang Mei's shoulders.
"Are you startled?" Jiang Mei hastily pressed down on her hand, which was even colder than before.
"It's cool at night, I heard the sound and thought that sister-in-law didn't have enough clothes and bedding. Ah Yan instructed me carefully before he left, I promised him to take good care of sister-in-law and Xiao Dongzi." Manman said with a smile, helping her smooth out the quilt, "If sister-in-law can't sleep, I'll make a cup of milk for her."
"No." Jiang Mei suddenly became impulsive and pulled her back.
She glanced at her and sat down beside her: "Second sister, can you answer a question for me?"
Jiang Mei withdrew her hand and dodged her gaze: "What's wrong?"
"How did you and she end up meeting outside the village?"
"Do you want to ask me how I pushed her down the hill? Do you think it was me who pushed her down the hill?"
"No. I believe your second sister wouldn't do such a thing. It's just that the two of you meeting in secret seems suspicious."
She and Bailu discussed this matter for a long time, but no conclusion was reached. The people of the Lu family were equally puzzled by this matter.
Firstly, it is necessary to solve why the two women started arguing. Since Jiang Yue did not plan to tell anyone, the public security organs stopped investigating this aspect as soon as they started.
Jiang Mei and Jiang Yue, to say that they are not familiar with each other. What's even more puzzling is why the two would meet outside the village.
"We met unexpectedly outside the village," said Jiang Mei, "I went for a walk to clear my mind, maybe she was also out to clear her mind."
Jiang Mei almost turned her back on herself when answering questions, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Jiang Mei also knew that she was guilty, saying: "Whether you believe it or not, the truth is like this. When her feet slipped and fell down the mountain slope, I saw it and stretched out my hand to pull her but didn't succeed. Then her cousin and his friend saw me standing on the mountain slope and thought I pushed her, all a misunderstanding. These are all things she herself has admitted."
She looked at him, speaking in a voice that grew increasingly shaky, her body trembling more and more. If she had nothing to hide, why was she shaking like this?
"Second sister, it's my fault for asking you these questions at this late hour." Manman brushed away the strands of hair that had fallen in front of her face and stood up. "You go to sleep now. If there's anything, just call out, I'll be sleeping next door."
"Agreed." Jiang Mei hastily replied.
Hiding from her.
Even good friends hide.
It's unclear whether even her own husband or Jiang Fa would ask if she is preparing to hide like Jiang Mei.
It makes people feel like Jiang Mei really did something wrong.
Wasn't it people who pushed Jiang Mei down the mountain?
Despite Old Master Lu's orders not to interfere with the matter, Junye still took Secretary Liu and sneaked to the scene of the incident to take a look.
When the incident first occurred, not only did the public security personnel but also their family members who were in the public security agency after they left, carried out some protective work on the scene, such as restricting villagers from coming to visit. Therefore, the evidence at this place has not been tampered with for the time being.
Here, the public security bureau's people found a mobile phone, but it had already been completely trampled to pieces. Secretary Liu pointed at a spot on the lawn and said.
"Where is that mobile phone now?" asked Jun Ye.
"Now the phone fragments are in the hands of the public security bureau. But I think, after a few days, if Jiang Yi still decides not to report it, the public security bureau may ask both parties whose phone this is and return the phone fragments to their owner." said Liu Secretary.
The gentleman's eyebrows rose and fell.
Liu Secretary stuck up and said: "If you want to find someone who can recover mobile phone data, I remember that our department has a doctor in this field, but it's unknown whether he will be able to do it or not. After all, if the damage is too great."
"In any case, this is the only piece of physical evidence that can be verified at the time that may have been beneficial to Jiang Mei."
The only advantage?
Is all the evidence pointing to Jiang Mei's disadvantage? Isn't it just the one-sided testimony of Qin Shao and his friend, the two eyewitnesses?
Secretary Liu asked in doubt: "This——"
"I think the phone belongs to Jiang Mei. In fact, just by asking for the phone's model number, we can know. The dispute may be due to this phone. But precisely because it is Jiang Mei's, it's possible that Jiang Mei was blackmailing Jiang Yue about something, which led to the dispute. Therefore, this piece of evidence is beneficial to Jiang Mei, but not necessarily detrimental to Jiang Yue. After all, we still need to see what records are inside the phone."
He said, asking him to turn on the flashlight and shine it on the grass where the footprints were left behind, "You see, just based on these two footprints, it's enough to explain the location of the last dispute between the two. Jiang Yue was already at the edge of the slope, while Jiang Mei was standing in front of her, making it hard not to conclude that Jiang Mei pushed her down the mountain."
Secretary Liu admired the other's reasoning: "In that case, it was indeed Jiang Mei who pushed people down the mountain. Then Jiang, the journalist, is really magnanimous and chose to forgive."
"No." A cold voice, a decisive veto, "On the contrary, I think that woman is very poisonous!"
Liu's secretary was shocked: "Is she a journalist from Chiang's side?"
"What do you think Jiang Mei could use to threaten Jiang Yue that would lead to a dispute between the two, ultimately resulting in Jiang Yue getting hurt, and then using this to blackmail Jiang Mei into not speaking out?"
Secretary Liu carefully considered the various hidden factors and was shocked: "Either Jiang Mei did something bad, but since Jiang Mei wanted to coerce the other party first, it should be Jiang Yue who did something bad first."
"If someone has done something wrong and is being blackmailed or threatened with exposure, what would you do if you were in their shoes?"
"Of course, I'll fight to the death." Secretary Liu replied, with a cold sweat on his back.
If that's really the case, then Jiang Yue is simply venomous to the extreme. No wonder Jiang Yan had to rush to the county hospital, keeping a close eye on the other party's movements.
"Let's go down the mountain." Jun Ye lightly exhaled, seemingly afraid that Jiang Yue would do something, and said, "After taking all the evidence from this place, let everyone withdraw, lest Grandfather complains."
Liu followed his instructions to dispatch people to work, and as he walked down the mountain behind him, he whispered: "If the old master thinks like us, there is no reason why he won't intervene in this matter and let bad people do whatever they want."
She gave him a cold glance: "You're wrong about this. The victim has nothing to do with us, and investigating cases is not within our scope of work. Doing more will lead to gossip, and what the old man said is right."
Secretary Liu only grasped the previous sentence "The victim and we have nothing to do with each other", indicating that Master Jun intends to execute Old Man Lu's order and will not provide any assistance to Jiang Mei.
That is, in terms of forcing his sister to face reality, he and Lao Lü had no conflicts whatsoever, they were on the same page.
It was impossible to get anything out of Jiang Mei's mouth, but Manman wasn't completely clueless. Compared to the skilled investigators from the Lu family, she could still piece together some cause and effect even without any physical evidence or witnesses. After all, the Lu family didn't know about the divorce between Cheng Si Quan and Jiang Mei.
What kind of person is Jiang Mei? An intellectual, a section chief, a cadre, how could he possibly do something so rash?
There were very few things that could make Jiang Mei lose control of her emotions.
Recently, the big thing that happened to Jiang Mei was just her divorce.
Looking at Cheng Si Quan's reaction after the incident, if Jiang Mei had hurt someone who had nothing to do with him, Cheng Si Quan would not have been so indifferent and would have at least asked about it.
It can be inferred that Jiang Yue and Cheng Si Quan's infidelity in their marriage may have a connection, which cannot be ruled out with suspicion, on the contrary, it is highly suspicious.
When did Jiang Yan and Cheng Si Quan get together?
Does Jiang Yue like Cheng Si Quan?
Is it necessary to have an affair?
She could only be sure that Jiang Yue liked her husband Jiang Yan, so she was hostile to her everywhere.
Jiang Yue thinking of having an affair is not impossible, if he has such an attitude towards the sacred marriage from the start.
Thinking further, Manman's heart felt heavy. If Jiang Yue always used this matter to blackmail the Jiang family, and obviously Jiang Mei had already compromised with Jiang Yue's blackmail, what if her own husband was the same?
In the morning, after getting up, Xiaodong saw that not only his mother couldn't eat breakfast, but also his aunt had a big loss of appetite. So he broke two steamed buns in half, put one half in his mother's bowl and the other half in his aunt's bowl.
He is a child, but he knows that things are complicated now and doesn't know how to help. In this situation, it's best not to make trouble and be a well-behaved kid, don't give adults more trouble.
Manman knew that her emotions had affected the child and felt especially regretful. She smiled at the kid: "What do you want to eat for lunch? Auntie will cook it personally."
Xiao Dongzi nodded in agreement: "I want to drink loofah soup and eat bamboo shoots."
Wanting to eat vegetarian food is not difficult to arrange. In the village, every household has vegetables and fruits to plant.
Took the wallet and greeted the guard at Lujia's door, went to the neighbors to pick out the freshest vegetables and fruits for the kids to have a good meal.
Just a few steps away from the hospital gate, Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya emerged from a hidden alley and stood in front of her, awkwardly waving their hands: "Mangmang sister."
"How long have you been here?" Moon's eyebrows rose, full of mystery.
Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya didn't notice, seeing Manman willing to stop and talk to them, were delighted, chattering like sparrows: "Been here for a few days. Eating, not eating well, sleeping, not sleeping well. The air is just a bit better here. Can't compare to Sister Manman, the Lu family's banquet for Sister Manman was grand, lasting two consecutive days."
Although the incident with Jiang Yue had occurred, it did not affect the progress of the Lu family's banquet, as this concerned the Lu family's reputation. On the second evening, the Lu family set up a hundred tables in the courtyard outside to entertain guests from all sides, while inside the courtyard, they only invited a small portion of late-arriving relatives and friends. Manman did not attend because she had quarreled with her elders, and the excuse given by the Lu family was that she was too tired from the previous night and needed to rest tonight.
For Wen Haosheng and others, this second night's dish was obviously less sumptuous than the first night's, but as Jun thought, why not eat for free?
"Have you been here for a few days? When did you arrive? Won't it be the same train as mine?" Yueyuer's eyes sparkled.
"Man Man Jie's clever calculation is on the same train." Wen Haosheng said quickly.
"Yes. When I received your message that day, I thought you would come to find me, but after waiting for half a day without seeing anyone, I thought you were playing a joke on me."
"Vine sister, you're wrong, I and Shuya have been to find you." Wen Haosheng had just finished speaking, was pinched on the back of his hand by Liao Shuya, only then did he realize that he had misspoken.
The scene suddenly fell silent.
Manman smiled.
Many clever people must have already known about their great achievements on the train.
Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya smiled awkwardly: "Mangmang sister, this matter is unexpected, really unexpected, it's her doing."
Two hands shirking responsibility from each other, pointing at each other without prior agreement.
Manman was indeed a little afraid that the two of them would fight here and lose face, so she covered her own face and said: "Since it's an accident, who caused it doesn't matter."
As soon as they heard this, Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya nodded in agreement: "We've always said that Sister Manman is generous and tolerant."
"Of course, I couldn't possibly be so magnanimous. Let me tell you: 'But this piece of work, actually isn't just mine, you might not know, the ones who helped with the framing were my husband, my shifu (master), and my brother, no choice, they all said they wanted to help. If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have asked them for help. What do you think we should do now?'"
Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya were stunned.
Violent Chiang Da Shao, violent Jun Ye, violent Lu Jia Shao Ye, none of them can be trifled with.
"Manman sister, look—" Wen Haosheng's dry lips seemed to be licking Manman's mouth like a silly dog.
"Alright. People say that spending money can resolve the issue. If you compensate them, I think they should be able to accept it. After all, even if things escalate to court, at most it would just be a fine."
To take Wen's family money is to cut off Wen's family flesh.
Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya were already in a lot of pain, but thinking about the violent fist, they could only endure the pain and ask: "How much money?"
"My works, you know the current market price is from several thousand to tens of thousands, let's make a deal, four or eight pieces, it's a good intention for you, spending money to get rid of troubles."
Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya turned their backs on each other, arguing over how much money each person should pay for the compensation. The argument was getting out of hand.
Manman didn't have time to waste with them and was in a hurry to go buy groceries, saying: "You guys gather the money together, then come find me."
With these words, Wen Haosheng and Liao Shuya no longer stopped her.
Manman thought of the Wen family sisters again because her husband and his friends went to the county town and never came back with any news.
She first called Jiang's father, but his mobile phone was not available, and it was unclear whether the signal in the mountains was poor or Jiang's father's mobile phone had run out of power. When she called her husband's mobile phone, it was also unavailable at first, possibly due to the poor mountain signal. Later on, it finally connected once, but a woman's voice came through instead.
"Hello, who is it?"
It's Jiang Yanhua even if she turned into ashes.
Her heart skipped a beat and she bit her teeth: "I want to talk to my husband."
The other party, who must have recognized her voice, laughed and said, "You've dialed the wrong number."
Crack.
Got an electric shock.
For the first time in his life, Mang Mang was furious, his whole body trembling with rage.
"May I borrow some Sichuan pepper?" At the kitchen door, Yao Ye, who had borrowed this small kitchen from Yanzi, lifted up the curtain that blocked out flies and sand.
A glance inside the small kitchen revealed wisps of smoke and a faint figure, which was the person she had been thinking about. "Nang Nang?"
Manman didn't hear, holding that phone, angrily: wanted to rush over and drag Jiang Yue out for a good scolding.
She saw the boiling water on the stove, about to splash onto her body. In a swift move, he rushed over, turned off the stove with one hand and narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at her: "What's wrong with you? Don't you know it's very dangerous to be absent-minded in the kitchen?"
Manman actually didn't hear anything, she only knew that all her attention was on the sound of Jiang Yue's voice coming from her husband's phone.
She turned and left immediately.
Misunderstanding that his previous words had angered her, Yao Ye furrowed his good-looking long eyebrows and followed closely behind, grabbing one of her hands: "Nang Nang?"
There was an unfamiliar hand on hers, and Meng Meng snapped back to reality, startled. She looked at him: "What are you doing here?"
Obviously she had no idea what just happened or what he said, and Mr. Yao's eyebrows furrowed with a hint of seriousness and concern: "I just called you in the kitchen, what are you thinking about being so distracted?"
What's on your mind? Holding a mobile phone in the palm of your hand.
Speaking of kitchen, I remembered the soup that was being simmered and had to go back.
Mr. Yao stretched out his hand to stop her and said seriously, "You can't go back to the kitchen like this. Do you know that you almost caught fire in the kitchen just now?"
Is she at her wit's end?
Because of Jiang Yue's one sentence.
Because her husband's phone somehow ended up in Jiang Yue's hands.
She is afraid.
What a terrible woman, who has ruined Jiang Mei's family and is also the wife of her husband's sworn brother.
"Baby." Seeing her pale face, he was worried that she would faint for a moment. He held her tightly with both hands, "Everything is fine, I'll take you back to the house first."
"It's nothing." She gently pried his hand loose.
Seeing her determination, Master Yao had no choice and was also afraid of hurting herself in the struggle, so he let her go.
Manman walked with her head down, and in her heart, only one thought was swirling: she believed her husband, but she couldn't believe that the sinister and cunning woman would do something to harm her husband.
After making several phone calls and failing to contact her husband and Jiang's father, Manman had the idea of rushing to the county town herself.
Lu's family won't support her going to the county town, she is very clear about this. Seeing that Jiang Mei's situation is okay, for Xiao Dongzi's sake, she certainly won't do anything dangerous.
It's inconvenient for herself to find a car, so Manman contacted Wen Haosheng.
When Manman entrusted herself to find a car and leave, Wen Haosheng and others were overjoyed: As Wang Yun said, this is a rare opportunity to help Manman. With this opportunity, it's hard to guarantee that Manman won't compromise in the future.
Wen Haoxue and the others spared no effort to find a van, which was not difficult to find. This car was the one they had chartered from the train station to Lujia Village last time. The driver was not from Lujia Village, but when he heard that there was a generous reward, he was willing to drive from elsewhere to pick them up.
Manman finished eating, took advantage of everyone's nap time, left a note, went out of the yard, and told the guard at the door that she was going to help Jiang Mei retrieve something that had been left in her previous house. She had gone out once in the morning and returned safely, so the guard didn't suspect anything and let her go without reporting it to anyone.
They walked to the place where Wen Haoxue had agreed, and a small van from the Wen family appeared. The five members of the Wen family all moved their luggage, taking advantage of this opportunity to leave Lujia Village. After all, they were not stupid, if the Lu family found out that Manman was missing, they might find them.
"Meimei jie!" Several Wen family sisters got off the car and warmly helped Meimei get on.
The small van quietly left Lujia Village and headed towards the county town.
Inside the Lu family home, when they found the note left behind by Manman, two hours had already passed.
Although the note left by Manman said someone would accompany her and there was no need to worry.
However, when people who are unaware of the situation see this notice, how can they not be worried?
Jiang Mei, who had just received the note from her son, rushed to find Bai Lu: "I don't even know when she left, whether she was alone or with someone, whether she was deceived by us, and who accompanied her? Did the gatekeeper in the courtyard see anything?"
Bai Lu hastily ran to find Jun Ye.
This matter is of great importance, who would still care about Lao Lu's orders now?
Found the guard at the gate, said it's possible to leave in two hours, but it's unclear if there's anyone outside waiting for her.
"I think, if she's walking, she'll definitely take the highway out, not far to go. If she hitched a ride, it's hard to say, anyway, send a car first and search along the only road leading out of the village." Lu He-dong instructed, "On the other hand, ask around in the village to see if anyone has seen her, and who she was with?"