After eating, Xue Ling took a hot bath and hurried upstairs to translate.
After Cheng Tianyuan finished his work, he came up to help her copy.
The original translation manuscript was drawn and revised by Xue Ling. At first it was a bit difficult for him to read, but then he gradually became familiar with it. Now he can judge it immediately with just a glance and copy the words correctly one by one.
The heater was on in the room, which was warm, and there was only the sound of each other brushing their pens.
It was also very quiet outside.
After Cheng Tianyuan finished writing, he saw that Xue Ling was still translating, so he didn't rush him and went downstairs quietly.
After a while, he poured hot water up.
Seeing that his face was not very good, Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "Afang ran out after eating just now."
Xue Ling frowned and asked, "Didn't you go to the next door earlier to take a look? Could it be that you saw it wrong?"
"No." Cheng Tianyuan replied, "I saw her shoes were still there when she got off work. When I went out just now, I saw that she had already worn them out."
Xue Ling sighed softly and comforted her in a low voice: "She is an independent individual. You have to go to work during the day and rest and sleep at night. It is impossible to watch her all day long. Only a thousand days of thief, no thousand days of defense
Thief."
Cheng Tianyuan said in a deep voice: "She must have gone to find the person named Lin. I also found out a few days ago and asked her if it was true. She neither denied nor admitted it. She just kept eating melon seeds and looked like I couldn't do anything to her.
Such a look."
He sighed lowly and said: "I tried to talk to her, but she didn't listen. Now that she is a grown-up girl, I can't beat her with a stick. It's just that her brain is so muddy that she can't understand any truth.
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Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Are you going to catch her downstairs again? It's eight o'clock in the evening now."
The weather is cold, and occasionally there will be light snow or light rain at night. In weather like this, if you don't hide in bed and sleep well, what can you do outside?
Cheng Tianyuan touched his face and said, "You should be busy first. I have nothing to do anyway. I'll go out and look for you."
Xue Ling nodded and reminded: "Remember to put on your coat."
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It was late at night, Xue Ling rubbed his eyes, stopped the pen in his hand, and glanced at the old clock outside.
It’s already eleven o’clock!
It's so late and Cheng Tianyuan hasn't come back yet.
She couldn't help but worry a little, wondering if he could find his sister-in-law.
"Alas..." What a worry!
She poured a glass of hot water, drank it to warm herself up, and then walked downstairs.
It was warm in the kitchen, and both doors were closed tightly.
After a while, there was still no movement.
Xue Ling brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth, and continued waiting in the kitchen.
There are three stoves in the kitchen, and the temperature is higher than elsewhere, so it's quite warm to stay in there.
Suddenly, the door outside opened!
Xue Ling couldn't help but asked tentatively: "Brother Yuan?"
"Daughter-in-law, why aren't you asleep yet?" Cheng Tianyuan asked with concern.
Xue Ling quickly opened the door.
Cheng Tianyuan pushed the bicycle in. His handsome face was a little red from the cold, his nose was too red, and his big hands were cold.
Xue Ling quickly turned around and poured hot water and mixed it with some cold water.
"Quick! Warm your hands first!"
Cheng Tianyuan sniffed and quickly soaked his hands in it.
Xue Ling poured another cup of hot water and walked quickly.
"Drink something warm."
Cheng Tianyuan took a deep breath and drank slowly, with a cold handsome face.
"As expected, she went to find that man. When I went there, she was at his house. I had already heard her voice, but the man kept denying it after opening the door. I wanted to break in, and the man shouted:
Call the police. I'm afraid she will jump over the wall and hurt herself, so I just have to quit."
Xue Ling's heart sank.
Defense day and night, but still can’t prevent it!
Cheng Tianyuan continued: "I waited outside for more than an hour, but she didn't come out. It was getting too late, and it was so cold outside that I couldn't even stand, so I had to come back first."
Xue Ling patted his hand and whispered: "Go upstairs to warm up first, you are all cold."
With the heater blowing on, Cheng Tianyuan's frozen body slowly warmed up.
However, he was still in a bad mood.
"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I quietly went to the cooperative to inquire about the man. His surname is Lin, and he is a descendant of the Lin family ancestral hall in the county seat. His home is also over there, not far from the entrance of the big alley where we used to live."
Xue Ling nodded, still a little surprised inside.
Unexpectedly, he even asked about Lin Cong!
This is good. If you know how to find out the details first and understand the other person, you won't be at a loss if something goes wrong.
Cheng Tianyuan continued: "His family's reputation is not very good. Originally, the family's economy was not bad, but his father was caught and sentenced for corruption and bribery. Later, his father fell ill and died in prison, leaving only him and his mother.
The two of them were at home. They had some financial resources at first, but he was too lazy to do anything, and his wealth gradually emptied out."
Xue Ling knew all this and listened quietly to what he said.
Cheng Tianyuan added: "He finally graduated from high school two years ago, but he was very ambitious to find a job in the company, but he hit a wall. Later, an old relative introduced him to work as an accountant and investigator in a cooperative. This is how he went to Chengjia Village."
He squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "His reputation is not good in private. Besides being lazy, he also likes to trick girls. Last year, he wrote a love letter to the county magistrate's daughter and was scolded by someone sent by the magistrate. He is cowardly.
Then he didn’t dare anymore. However, except for the married female employees in the cooperative, he wrote love letters to every one of them, and pretended to be an amorous young man all day long, dressing up very fancyly.”
Xue Ling interrupted in a low voice: "This person can never be entrusted to him for the rest of his life. We still have to stop my sister-in-law."
"Listen to me." Cheng Tianyuan took a deep breath and continued: "Not only is he obscene, but he also defrauds women of their money! There are two women in the cooperative who are entangled with him, and they were defrauded of their money by him one after another.
Sometimes it's a hundred yuan, sometimes it's more than a dozen yuan. A while ago, the two women pulled their hair and got into a fight because of him. Later, when things came out, we found out that he had actually borrowed money from them."
Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "I guess he will soon ask for money from A Fang, and even instigate her to go home and steal money. I plan to intercept A Fang at his door early tomorrow morning and beat him up so that he can
You are not allowed to meet Ah Fang, and then take Ah Fang home and ask our mother to keep an eye on her."
Xue Ling's eyes moved slightly and finally nodded.
"That's okay. For someone like him, you have to teach him a lesson, otherwise he will still blame his sister-in-law for his troubles. However, don't beat the person too badly, after all, it is illegal."
Cheng Tianyuan had something on his mind and couldn't fall asleep until after twelve o'clock.
At five o'clock in the morning the next day, he got up.
Xue Ling knew that he was going to arrest someone, so he said, "I'll go downstairs to cook some porridge and steamed buns. I'll eat them when you come back."
Cheng Tianyuan patted the quilt and whispered: "You can sleep a little longer. I will buy some food when I come back, so don't cook it."