klisemfg Chapter 449 Niece, why does it feel like you're giving your last words?
Chapter 449 Niece, why does it feel like you're giving your last words?
Xia Zhao ate her steamed bun with a flushed face, not daring to look at Li Hailian at all, for fear of revealing her timidity.
Qiao Manman gave her a wink, and Xia Zhao grabbed two steamed buns and dashed outside, saying it was cooler in the yard.
Qiao Manman served food to her grandparents to distract them.
He didn't say he was going out until he finished breakfast.
Having learned from yesterday's experience, Li Hailian was absolutely unwilling to comply.
He earnestly advised, "Let Xia Zhao handle anything; you just stay home and relax!"
Qiao Manman said, "She can't handle things at work! If you're worried, have Ji Ming come with me!"
After saying this, Ji Ming went into the house to vouch for Qiao Manman.
"Mr. Li, my sister-in-law does have some work-related matters to attend to, so I'll go with her."
Li Hailian knew they were hiding something from her, but since Ji Ming had already said so, it would be inappropriate to ask any further questions.
He patted Qiao Manman on the shoulder: "Come back soon!"
Qiao Manman reached out and hugged Li Hailian: "Grandma, take care of yourself!"
She glanced at He Dechang and said, "Grandpa, if you have anything to say, you can ask Grandma for her opinion. Don't be so stubborn!"
"Uncle, stop focusing on research all day long. Find a partner and have children if you should."
There are plenty of talented people out there. If you feel you don't have enough energy, you can try taking on a few apprentices.
"My dear niece, why does it sound like you're giving your last words?"
He Jingcheng's words were met with a beating from He Dechang: "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. How dare you curse your niece like that?"
Li Hailian comforted Qiao Manman: "Don't listen to your uncle. He has offended many people since he was a child!"
Actually, I felt really upset inside.
"Look at you guys, what kind of expressions are those? I just went to take care of some things, I'll be right back."
Don't look gloomy, smile! A bright smile brings good luck!
"Chengcheng, Xiao, come back soon, we're waiting for you at home!"
Qiao Manman nodded, went upstairs to pack her luggage, and left by car.
We drove to the place where we had stayed yesterday and parked the car in a secluded spot.
Qiao Manman had the system amplify the surrounding sounds to accurately locate Meng Hongsheng and Liang Fanqi.
"Hongsheng, I still don't understand, how did we suddenly end up at the police station that night?"
Meng Hongsheng shook his head: "I don't know. Maybe there's someone in the bureau who knows better? Or maybe we've given ourselves away somewhere?"
"It can't be that idiot Gou Sheng pretending to be weak to take advantage of others, can it?"
"We're surrounded by so many police officers right now, we can't even find Gousheng to get some answers!"
Meng Hongsheng let out a long sigh: "What did you all say? Did you say we were going to have a quiet life?"
"How could I dare? I'm not afraid of being eaten by peanuts."
I told them we didn't want to go to labor camps, but when we saw the farm on fire, we were bewitched and ran away.
Lin Yu didn't say anything she shouldn't have, did she?
Meng Linyu hung her head, not daring to say that she had confessed everything. And it was all out of control.
"No, I don't know much, I just said a few things offhand!"
"That's good. Let's wait for your sister to come and see if she can handle these police officers."
If all else fails, shift the blame onto her.
She said she couldn't bear to see us suffer, so she came all the way from Kyoto to take us away from the farm!
"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Meng Linyu dug her nails into her palms, unable to imagine what her sister would suffer after being arrested.
Although she was the head of the secret service, everything she did was for their benefit.
Meng Linyu still felt a little reluctant.
Meng Hongsheng punched the wall: "Even if you don't push her, she won't survive."
A military wife who dares to betray state secrets is just asking for trouble!
Besides, it was her idea to escape in the first place.
"I raised her for so many years, and she ended up taking the blame for us; at least her death had some value."
Liang Fanqi nodded: "If it weren't for Peiyu, that jinx, we wouldn't be under police surveillance."
Although farm work is dirty and tiring, it's not life-threatening!
We don't even know what's going on yet. If the higher-ups take this seriously and pin the blame for the wildfire on us, we're all doomed.
Liang Fanqi glared at Meng Linyu: "If your sister really can't do anything, we'll just say that she set the fire and your brother tried to stop her, but couldn't!"
No matter what, we must protect Guohao. He's the only son of the Meng family.
Meng Linyu was very sad, but there was nothing she could do.
Time passed slowly, and Qiao Manman took out two packs of biscuits from her suitcase: "Thank you all for your hard work, have some to fill your stomachs."
"Sister-in-law, we're not hungry, you eat!"
"No, I've prepared a lot."
Besides, you're both quite capable. Tomorrow, we'll catch a rabbit or a pheasant, and I'll roast it for you. You won't go hungry!
Qiao Manman opened the packaging and put a piece in her mouth. The cookie was crisp and crunchy, and the frosting stuck to it was so sweet it warmed her heart.
Feeling a bit thirsty, Qiao Manman took out a water bottle: "I brought some tea with me before I left, you two have some."
"No, no need!" The water bottle was a rather private thing, so Ji Ming politely declined, "Sister-in-law, I'm not thirsty!"
"Don't worry, I asked my grandma for two this morning, one for each of us!"
As he spoke, he reached into the suitcase and pulled out two more pieces.
Xia Zhao stared in astonishment at the three identical military water bottles: "Sister-in-law, when did you prepare these? How come I didn't know?"
"When you ran away shyly, you gave me all the food you had at home. Drink up, don't choke!"
"Oh!" Xia Zhao unscrewed the cap and gulped down a mouthful.
The tea was very refreshing and sweet; after drinking it, all my fatigue vanished. "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Qiao Manman smiled and handed the two of them a few pills: "Eat them!"
Without saying a word, the two of them put the pills into their mouths.
The pill melted in the mouth and flowed down the throat into the stomach in just a few seconds.
The two felt subtle changes in their bodies, and their gazes toward Qiao Manman were filled with complex emotions of shock and admiration.
"It's getting late. You two should rest if you're tired. Don't worry about me!"
Qiao Manman got out of the car, stretched, and looked at the stars. They were twinkling so beautifully.
"Tongtong, what do you think Meng Peiyu is doing?"
"she......"
They are on their way.
After traveling to various treasure troves, he collected all the valuable items gathered by the young spies into his spatial storage.
Then Xiaotongzi replaced it with a fake.
Qiao Manman's wallet was bulging, but Meng Peiyu was still in the dark.
They thought they had become incredibly wealthy, richer than a country.
That sense of pride in being the richest person in the world overshadowed her feelings of inferiority from her life of wandering and becoming a prisoner.
Once Inoue Ryosuke and Shimada Yoshiki were no longer of any use, Meng Peiyu absorbed all their luck.
Throw them out and let them fend for themselves.
Then he drove eastward with Meng Guohao and Xiao Jinbao.
"Sister, how come they... have aged so much all of a sudden?"
"Hmm?" Meng Peiyu's light, airy tone startled Meng Guohao so much that he dared not ask any more questions.
Xiao Jinbao, on the other hand, huddled in the back seat like a quail, not daring to run at all.