When he opened the door and found that it was Li Qiang standing at the door, Cheng couldn't help but be startled.
However, before he could speak, Li Qiang jumped in front of him and said, "I knew you were here. Whenever I received something good, I would immediately think of Mingtai. Do you know what sharing of income means?"
This seemingly ordinary sentence immediately caught Mingtai's attention, because he clearly remembered that Uncle Li once said the same thing. Could it be that...
But even though he was suspicious, Mingtai still remained calm and did not make any reaction. He just silently raised his ears and listened carefully to the next conversation between the two.
"Isn't that right? You have to fight over several packs of cigarettes? Do you think of me as an older brother?" Cheng said angrily, "I have something to talk about, but if it's not an urgent matter, don't say it. My day is over again
I’m running through customs and delivering documents here and there, and I’m almost catching up with the donkey on the millstone in the countryside! Just be okay and let me have a rest!”
"Anyway, I just want to bring you a message. I have already arranged for you what I promised you before. The phone booth at No. 37 Xiafei Road is at nine o'clock in the evening. It's up to you whether you go or not. But don't blame me for not going there.
Remind you, don’t forget to bring enough yellow croaker before you go!”
As soon as these words came out, Cheng couldn't help but frown, "Didn't you say you wouldn't let us meet?"
Li Qiang pretended to be mysterious, "You will know when the time comes."
"Nine o'clock Xia Floo, right? I understand, thank you!" After saying that, Cheng was about to leave.
However, before he could reach the door, he was stopped by Li Qiang, "By the way, I am currently secretly investigating a case of official corruption during the reconstruction of the Japanese labor camp. You...were you not involved?"
"I'm not that stupid!"
"It's best not." At this point, Li Qiang seemed to suddenly remember something and took out an envelope from his arms and said to Acheng, "By the way, there is a labor camp reconstruction plan in it.
Take it to the Strategic Materials Department to check and see how much corruption these guys have embezzled!"
"Why do you want me to go? Why don't you go yourself?"
Li Qiang shrugged, "I can't help it. Brother Mingtang wants me to go to his place tomorrow. He seems to have something important to tell me, so I'm asking you to do it for me!"
"But I have some entertainment tomorrow morning, and I have to go to the Navy Club!"
"Then you should put it in eldest brother's study first, and then go to the Strategic Materials Department when you come back! Anyway, no one is allowed to go to the study except you when eldest brother is not around. It's very safe."
"That's true, but..."
Just as he was talking, Mingtai on the side couldn't help but tell the truth: "Are you two tired from playing this drama? Just give it to me and it's over!"
"Huh?" As soon as he said this, Li Qiang glared at Mingtai, then straightened his face and said angrily, "Have you forgotten what eldest brother said? There is no horizontal relationship between us.
So if you want something, just figure it out yourself!"
After speaking, Li Qiang thrust the envelope into Acheng's hand, turned around and left the room.
However, as soon as Li Qiang left, Mingtai muttered in a low voice, "It's superfluous!"
Upon seeing this, Ah Cheng comforted him with kind words: "In wartime conditions, no one can guarantee that you will be safe, so you should be more understanding! In addition..."
At this point, Acheng glanced at the door cautiously, and after confirming that there was no eavesdropping, he continued to whisper: "If you want to take action, you must always remember that this family... is not peaceful!"
Unexpectedly, Mingtai was not surprised when he heard this. Instead, he said calmly: "I know there is a 'thief' in the house!"
Now it was Cheng's turn to be surprised, "When did you know?"
Mingtai smiled and said, "I won't tell you!"
Ah Cheng shrugged, and then said as if he had seen through everything: "It was when you were beaten, right?"
"No!" Although Mingtai denied it, his reaction just now had already betrayed him.
Ah Cheng saw through it but didn't point it out. He chuckled and left the room. After he left, he closed the door for him very considerately.
However, as soon as Acheng left, Mingtai immediately focused his attention on the two cigarettes that Acheng gave him.
After careful observation, Mingtai used tweezers to carefully tear off the label on the cigarette package, and then a stamp from a dock warehouse caught his attention.
Pier 3?
Isn’t that the pier where my group is responsible for ferrying? Is this hinting at something? Or is it...
There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, Mingtai waited for the others to go out before walking out of the room. When he went downstairs, he saw that there was only Axiang cleaning in the living room, so he casually asked: "Axiang, where is Aunt Gui?"
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"I went to the market to buy vegetables." Ah Xiang replied while cleaning without even raising her head.
"Are there any green beans at home?" Mingtai asked again.
"Yes!" Axiang continued to answer smoothly.
"Go and peel some! I want to eat pickled green beans and stir-fried green beans for lunch."
"Okay, I'll go right away!" After saying that, Axiang put down her work and went to the kitchen to peel green beans.
Mingtai took the opportunity to sneak to the study door of Minglou.
You don't even lock the door? Brother, you are really considerate!
After opening the door easily, Mingtai couldn't help but complain, and then dodged into the study.
After entering, Mingtai immediately locked the door and then looked around the room, trying to search for his target. However, soon, Mingtai's eyes were fixed on the locked bookcase in Minglou.
Dealing with such a lock was naturally a piece of cake for Mingtai. In almost the blink of an eye, Mingtai easily opened the lock with a pin and took the envelope in his hand.
However, before he had time to be proud, Mingtai felt a hint of danger in his heart for no reason, and then his heart tightened unconsciously.
At this moment, the sound of Aunt Gui and Axiang talking was heard outside the door.
"I'm back, Axiang! Come here and help me!"
Before she finished speaking, Axiang's voice rang out, "Aunt Gui, why did you buy so many vegetables again? Although there are many people in our family, we can't eat so much, right?"
"This is what the eldest lady ordered before she left home this morning. She said that Mrs. Su and Miss Cheng would be visiting the house later and would stay for lunch!"
"Really? I'll be very busy today."
"Yes!" Aunt Gui agreed as she secretly glanced at Minglou's study, "Axiang, you are young and have nimble hands and feet. You'd better leave the rough work like cleaning to me! You go wash the vegetables first!"
As he spoke, he reached out and took the feather duster and rag from Axiang very thoughtfully.
Axiang didn't say anything at first, but when she saw Aunt Gui taking the cleaning tools and going straight to the study room in Minglou, she immediately stopped her: "What are you going to do, Aunt Gui?
"
Aunt Gui immediately pretended to be innocent and asked: "The eldest young master's study has not been cleaned for several days. Does it really matter?"
"It doesn't matter! This is the young master's study. Only Brother Cheng can go in and clean it. Please don't go in and tamper with it."
"Don't move!" Aunt Gui said repeatedly, "I...I just asked casually, just asked casually."
After saying that, he left angrily.
It wasn't until he confirmed that Aunt Gui had really left that Mingtai returned to the bookcase and laughed at himself: "I'm too nervous."
After saying that, he took out the lighter that Guo Qiyun had transformed into a miniature camera from his pocket, clicked and took the photo.
And while Mingtai was still taking pictures of the documents in the envelope one by one, Mingjing's car had already stopped at the entrance of the mansion.
"Ever since Mingtai went to Hong Kong to study, I haven't been able to sleep well. When I came back this time, I finally asked him to drop out of school. He was not happy about it! I made an agreement with him and waited for him to come back.
If Miss Cheng gets married, I will still let him go to school!"
Ming Jing and Mrs. Su came in from outside holding hands, chatting and laughing, while Cheng Jinyun followed them silently, looking cute and cute.
Mrs. Su said with great agreement: "No! My husband has a sister who also lives in Hong Kong. Every three months and a half, my husband is so worried that he can't eat. He always has to wait for her letter to come before he can feel relieved."
"I quite understand Dr. Su's mood."
While they were talking, several people came to the living room. After sitting down, Mrs. Su continued: "Oh, these children each have their own ambitions. Is it possible that they can succeed in studying? As long as the two of them are in harmony, what can they do?
Du Qiang. You, please don’t talk about Mingtai dropping out of school. This diploma can’t be used as food. In my opinion, it’s best to drop out of this school as soon as possible to prevent the couple from getting married in the future.
After getting married, they still live in separate places!"
Ming Jing agreed upon hearing this, with a smile already blooming on his face.
However, Cheng Jinyun still didn't speak, and just sat on the side like a sculpture.
Ming Jing naturally knew that she was making a silent protest to him, but even so, instead of being annoyed, Ming Jing admired her even more.
"Jinyun, don't blame me as the eldest sister for protecting my younger brother. Sometimes this child Mingtai is a little out of touch, and sometimes he does some... some ridiculous things, but I can assure you,
If he dares to continue to behave recklessly, let alone you, even his eldest brother and I will never agree!"
For this reason, Cheng Jinyun also accepted it as a favor, nodded implicitly and said, "Thank you, sister."
"Don't say that, I should thank you for your reasonableness." Ming Jing looked at Mrs. Su aside and praised him full of praise, "I really like this child, he is well-educated.
He is patient and obedient. He is a rare understanding person. Our family Mingtai is so lucky!"
Mrs. Su smiled and said: "The life of these two couples is just to support each other! A lifetime of bickering will be over!"
Cheng Jinyun lowered his head and said weakly, "Sister, I heard...I heard that he was beaten and got a serious illness on the stage, right?"
"No! After his eldest brother found out about the ridiculous things Mingtai did, he asked the family to help him without saying anything. But he was beaten so hard that he accidentally caught a cold at night and developed a high fever.
I couldn’t get out of bed for two days!”
Hearing this, Cheng Jinyun subconsciously covered his mouth with his hand and asked with concern: "Then how is he doing now? Can I...can I go up and see him?"
Before he finished speaking, Ming Jing immediately supported: "Of course, go up!"
After speaking, Ming Jing turned around and said, "Mrs. Su, let's go for a walk in the garden! It's just in time for you to see my new camellias."
So the two of them got up and left the living room, talking and laughing, and walked toward the back garden...
When the two of them walked far away, Cheng Jinyun immediately came to the door of the study room in Minglou like a civet cat.
At this time, Mingtai had just finished taking pictures of the documents when he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the direction of the door. He immediately put the documents away, put them back in place as quickly as possible, and hid his body under the thick blanket.
Behind the curtain.
With a soft "click", the door lock of Minglou's study room opened, and then Cheng Jinyun flashed in. Then, like Mingtai, he quickly locked the door and then breathed a sigh of relief.
The study room was very quiet at this time.
Cheng Jinyun first took off the earrings calmly and threw them on the ground, and then began to search carefully. However, as soon as she came to the locked bookcase, someone came from the door again.
The sound of unlocking.
In desperation, Cheng Jinyun seemed to have a tacit understanding and made the same choice as Mingtai. But just when she hid behind the curtain, she was startled by Mingtai in front of her and almost screamed.
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"you?"
Cheng Jinyun looked stunned, but Mingtai immediately made a silent gesture, "Shh!"
However, Cheng Jinyun didn't seem to buy his account, and asked with a sullen face: "Why are you here?"
Mingtai did not show any weakness and fought back, "I think it's my turn to ask this, right?"
"I'm here to find you!" Cheng Jinyun said without blushing and without a beating heart.
"You came to my eldest brother's study to find me?"
"There are many rooms in your house, but I'm not familiar with them."
"A very good excuse."
"You don't know the way like me, do you?" Cheng Jinyun couldn't help but tease.
"This is my home, I can stay wherever I like!" Mingtai couldn't help but snorted after saying this.
However, Cheng Jinyun just smiled and said, "If you are so confident, why are you cowering here?"
"Of course I want to give you the opportunity to surrender first."
"Then thank you very much."
At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly opened, and the two people immediately fell silent. However, neither of them expected that Aunt Gui would not die of evil intentions and sneaked directly into the study room of Minglou.
Aunt Gui stood at the door with a gloomy face. Just when she was about to take action, she was stopped by Axiang again: "Aunt Gui, didn't I just warn you? Why did you open the door of the eldest young master's study?
