amaotonovel Chapter 317 You really can't judge a book by its cover; you can be fooled even with the best ey
Chapter 317 You really can't judge a book by its cover; you can be fooled even with the best ey
"Wait a minute, my cousin lives over there. Could she have gone to my aunt's house?"
"Shouldn't she have stayed in the county town? Why did she go to Qingshan Brigade and lie to people, saying she was a relative of the Qiao family!"
Commander Chen, you completed your mission very well, but you need to improve your control over the families!
Chen Junyan felt guilty: "Brigade Commander, how about I ask for leave to bring Peiyu back?"
Brigade Commander He raised his hand: "The most important thing now is not to bring her back, but to find out what her purpose is."
To be honest, I liked Comrade Xiao Meng quite a bit at first. Although she had progressive ideas, she was able to get along well with the family members.
He doesn't cause trouble or provoke problems, and he even helps families solve their shortage of supplies. But Comrade Meng's recent behavior has indeed been disappointing.
I won't go into specifics. When we join the army, not only do we need to be highly skilled, but our families also can't hold us back.
“I know, brigade commander.”
Commander He patted him on the shoulder and told him to go back.
Chen Junyan saluted and quickly left the office building. Walking in the courtyard, he suddenly stopped.
Looking up at the countless stars twinkling against the dark blue backdrop, I suddenly felt very sad.
A tear slid down her cheek, which she gently wiped away. Chen Junyan scoffed, "What are you thinking about!"
The night breeze was cool, ruffling his hair.
Commander He leaned against the windowsill, watching Chen Junyan's retreating figure and sighed softly.
"Such a good boy, how could he marry such a good-for-nothing?" You can't judge a book by its cover. You can't be fooled even if you look closely. The boy's future is uncertain!
The next morning, the military region called the Yang County Public Security Bureau, requesting their assistance in investigating the purpose of Meng Peiyu's presence there.
Upon receiving the call, the bureau chief immediately led a team to the Chen family's residence.
Fang Qiuchun looked at the other person's uniform and panicked a little. She stammered, "Peiyu wanted to introduce Shicong to someone, so she brought her cousin along!"
The police officer found it outrageous and asked Meng Shanshan, "Is what she said true?"
Meng Shanshan nodded shyly.
The police officer scoffed and asked, "Where's your cousin?"
"He said he had something to take care of!"
"what's up?"
"I don't know!"
The bureau chief waved his hand: "When she gets back, tell her to go to the police station. If you need anything, talk to her!"
"Comrade, can you tell me what it is?"
"It's nothing serious, just that the military commander asked her to return the call!"
"Oh!"
Meng Shanshan nodded, assuming it was just her cousin's husband missing her, and didn't think much of it.
Fang Qiuchun was terrified: "Shanshan, your sister got into trouble? Won't this implicate Shicong?!"
"How could that be!" Meng Shanshan's eyes widened: "If my sister were in trouble, would those police officers be so friendly?"
Besides, the Meng family isn't one to be trifled with. If there's a problem and we can't get there, Uncle will take care of it!
Fang Qiuchun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she complimented Meng Shanshan, making her so conceited that she didn't know her place and talked about all sorts of things.
He then called Chen Shicong, who, after hearing about the trouble at home, was both hoping to find a wife with a good background and afraid that Meng Peiyu might actually get into trouble.
All in all, I have mixed feelings.
"Mom, next time the police come looking for you, just say I'm not here and can't make the wedding arrangements. During this time, I'll act as your relative and entertain Meng Shanshan."
As for my cousin's wife, we don't have much contact on a regular basis, so just pretend you don't know anything about her when you ask!
"Okay, okay, Mom understands. Take good care of yourself in the army."
Reassured, Fang Qiuchun returned home and began to maintain a distance when entertaining Meng Shanshan. She never mentioned the topic of "daughter-in-law" again.
Those phrases like "Auntie feels a connection with you," "Shi Cong likes smart and beautiful girls like you," and "Our mother and I must have a predestined relationship from a past life" seem to have vanished like smoke in the wind.
Even Chen Ruirui stopped fawning over Meng Shanshan, but the person involved was completely unaware.
The police officers left the Chen family and went straight to the Qingshan Brigade. Upon learning that Meng Peiyu had gone into the mountains, they frowned.
What's in the mountains?
Yes, what is it in the mountains that makes her go out early and return late, and enjoy it so much?
The police officer asked Old Mrs. Qiao, "Which relative of yours is she?"
Grandma Qiao, afraid of taking responsibility, told the truth: "I don't know her!"
The police officer exclaimed in surprise: "You let someone stay without even knowing them? You've got some nerve!"
Old Mrs. Qiao slapped her thigh and cried, "Comrade, it's so hard for an old woman like me. I'm so old and bedridden with no one to take care of me. I have to do whatever people say."
That girl is heartless. On her very first day at our house, she made me fall off the kang (a heated brick bed). It was my precious grandson who called for help and managed to carry me back inside.
"Then why don't you... kick them out?"
"She even forced me to eat a basin of insects, saying they were bamboo worms. I ate them and then had diarrhea and vomited. I was definitely tricked. That basin was just maggots!"
The police officer instinctively took two steps back, looking at Old Lady Qiao in horror. He thought to himself, "She's really brave; she even dares to eat maggots!"
Unable to get any information from the police officers, they decided to wait for Meng Peiyu to return at the Qiao family home.
Upon discovering that this family was so poor they were practically starving, one of them remarked, "No wonder they'd even eat maggots! They've been driven to the brigade! What kind of brigade leader are they?"
Wang Defa came in from outside, looking displeased, and said, "Her family has three sons, one is in labor camp, and the other has run away."
The brigade only comes by every now and then to check on things and give us some wheat bran; that's already more than enough!
The older police officer quickly stood up: "Captain Wang, don't be angry. He's new and doesn't understand the complexities of working in the countryside. I'll definitely give him a good talking-to when we get back!"
Wang Defa didn't argue with the junior policeman and told him about Meng Peiyu and Li Chuncao's affair.
When the police questioned Li Chuncao, she trembled with fear: "I... I only received one letter..."
"What about the letter?"
"I gave it back to that woman!"
What does it say on it?
"Let me..." Li Chuncao bit her lip, not wanting to say it.
The police officer threatened, "This is a very important question. If we don't get a satisfactory answer, we'll invite you to the station for a chat!"
Li Chuncao panicked and blurted out, "She asked me to introduce a guy to Sister Manman..."
"What?"
The situation was getting more and more complicated, so the veteran police officer told the younger comrade to go back to the county first and call Commander He back based on the information he had gathered.
Upon hearing this, Brigade Commander He frowned deeply: "Alright, I understand!"
After hanging up the phone, he went to the research institute in person and, with permission, met a haggard-looking Qiao Manman in the reception room.
"Comrade Xiao Qiao, did you have contact with Comrade Meng Peiyu before you came to the army?"
"No!" Qiao Manman looked confused. "Why did the leader suddenly bring up Comrade Meng?"
"She went to Qingshan Brigade!"
"What?" Qiao Manman was surprised for a moment, but quickly calmed down: "Let her go. She has her own feet. How can I control whether she goes to my hometown or not?"
"The police officer said that she wrote a letter to Li Chuncao in your village, asking her to introduce you to a potential partner!"
Qiao Manman suddenly realized: "No wonder, Li Chuncao insisted that I was saved by the old hooligan in the village."
I clearly went home to use the restroom; I didn't even jump into the river. If Lu Yuan hadn't vouched for me, my innocence would be ruined.