I've become Erlang Shen, only now I'm mysteriously resurrected.

Chapter 54: The Truth That Gone Wild

Wen Yuefen's expression changed instantly.

She grabbed Su Yuanqiao's arm, her fingers clenching so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

Her voice was tense: "You didn't let anything slip to the child, did you? You didn't tell him about our health conditions, did you? He's about to take the college entrance exam, and he can't know anything about our health."

"Have you been drinking too much? You can't keep your mouth shut!"

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Su Yuanqiao patted her hand, his face full of confidence.

"I was just a little drunk, but I'm still conscious. How could I forget something like this? Even if I drank two more pounds of liquor, I would never say those words out loud," Su Yuanqiao assured, patting his chest.

"Phew!" Wen Yuefen breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.

My anxiety subsided.

She released Su Yuanqiao's arm and asked again, "Anything else?"

"That kid said he can make money now, so he told us to quit our jobs at the factory and he'll take care of the household expenses from now on."

As Su Yuanqiao spoke, he chuckled again and shook his head.

Wen Yuefen was both amused and exasperated, and reached out to tap his forehead.

"You two are just like father and son. You're drunk, but is he drunk too? You're just talking nonsense. A high school senior shouldn't be studying properly, but instead you're talking so glibly about making money."

"It's enough that the child has the intention; he can just say what he wants, and we can just listen," Su Yuanqiao said.

Wen Yuefen suddenly paused, as if she had remembered something.

She leaned forward and lowered her voice, asking, "I think I heard you mention Wenjing just now, did you say that?"

Su Yuanqiao nodded, his smile widening, and said, "Yes, I said it."

"My son said he has no interest in this marriage at all. He said Wenjing is not a good match for him. He said that the girl is a gold digger who wants to be a phoenix girl. Even if she marries into the family, she will make you suffer. He is not happy about it."

Su Yuanqiao paused, then added, "My son also said that he's no longer an ordinary person; he's incredibly capable and knows several wealthy and powerful people. He told us not to worry about him."

Wen Yuefen muttered, "This child... how can this child be so insensible?"

Her eyes suddenly reddened. Although she said it was immature, she felt as sweet as if she had been filled with honey.

Her voice was choked with sobs, and she turned her head away, wiping her eyes with her sleeve.

After a long while, she turned back to look at Su Yuanqiao, and said with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "I think you two, father and son, are just talking nonsense tonight."

…………

……

the other side,

The Shen family

backyard!

"Could it really be just nonsense?"

The bluestone slabs were polished to a shine by the soles of his shoes. Shen Tianfu stepped over a patch of moss with his left foot and followed with his right foot, walking back and forth.

He took three steps, then stopped, looked down at his brand-new phone. The screen was dark, but his thumb lit it up, his knuckles poking at the dial button. He paused for three seconds and then pressed it.

The receiver still played the mechanical tone indicating that the call could not be connected.

He hung up, pressed the button again, and repeated it over and over again; this was his twenty-fourth attempt to dial.

But I haven't been able to get through.

"Is it just nonsense, or is it actually true?"

Shen Tianfu was feeling a bit down. He squatted down and ran his fingers through his hair.

The longer it drags on, the less certain it becomes of what's true and what's false.

A light footstep came from the direction of the kitchen.

Yu Mei carried the white porcelain teapot to the water vat, opened the wooden lid, scooped water into the teapot, and turned to stand beside Shen Tianfu.

"Has the call still not gone?"

Yu Mei asked softly, "Xiulian is already impatient. She's tapping her cup in the hall. She said she's going back. Just pretend she never came tonight."

"Delay her a little longer."

Shen Tianfu shook his head and said after a moment of silence.

Just at this time,

A very soft buzzing sound came from afar.

Shen Tianfu and Yu Mei both stopped what they were doing and looked up at the same time.

The night sky was as black as ink, with a red light flashing in the distance. As it drew closer, the buzzing sound grew louder, like countless bees buzzing around my ears.

A minute later, a black shadow appeared overhead.

The sound of the propellers spinning was so loud it hurt your ears, and a huge gust of air pressed down from the sky.

Shen Tianfu's shirt was blown against his back, his hair stood up in a messy updo, and the cigarette he had just put in his mouth was blown away and rolled far away.

As for Yu Mei, her hair was already sticking out of her face. She held onto her skirt with her hands, afraid that the strong wind would blow it open and reveal her black hair!

The propeller slowed down, the sound gradually faded, and finally stopped completely.

The hatch opened.

A "click" sound.

The hatch opened, and a metal ladder was lowered from inside, making a soft thud as it hit the ground.

First, three men dressed in black training uniforms came down. Shen Tianfu and his wife were unfamiliar with the appearance of these three men.

However, when the last person came down, Shen Tianfu's eyes widened immediately, and Yu Mei beside him trembled.

The two of them froze instantly, as if they had been nailed to the ground.

The man in the black jacket turned out to be Ji Zonghou, the county head who frequently appeared in the county's news video account.

On television, he always appears dressed neatly, sitting on a stage and speaking.

For Shen Tianfu, that was a big shot who was unattainable.

At this moment, this important figure was standing less than four meters away from him.

Shen Tianfu opened his mouth, but no sound came out; his mind was blank.

It's almost midnight, why would this county magistrate come to their small mountain village by helicopter? Besides, the noise of the helicopter landing was so loud that all the talking in the hall stopped.

"What's that noise outside?" someone asked.

Then came the sound of a chair being dragged, followed by footsteps.

The backyard door creaked open.

The group of people came out one after another.

However, when everyone saw the helicopter parked in the yard, they all froze instantly.

Especially Wen Xiulian, at this moment, she no longer had the condescending and superior aura she had when she sat in the chair.

Her mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg. She rubbed her eyes.

I thought I was seeing things, but when I looked again, I realized I wasn't.

Standing beneath the plane was Ji Zonghou.

She had seen that face once before at a symposium for entrepreneurs in the county.

She was sitting in the last row at the time, and didn't even have the right to say a word to such an important person.

County Magistrate?

Why is the county magistrate here?

What's going on?

"You're the director of Qingrong Village, right? Shen Tianfu, isn't that right?"

Ji Zonghou strode towards Shen Tianfu.

The footsteps were soft, yet they struck a chord in Shen Tianfu's heart.

Ji Zonghou stopped and then extended his right hand.

"I, I..."

Shen Tianfu looked at the hand that was stretched out in front of him.

That hand was very well maintained, with neatly trimmed nails.

He suddenly came to his senses, quickly raised his hand, vigorously wiped it on his clothes, and then rubbed it hard on his trouser leg.

After wiping the sweat from his palms, he finally grasped Ji Zonghou's hand.

"It's me, County Chief Ji. Hello, my name is Shen Tianfu."

Shen Tianfu's waist bent down unconsciously, bending lower and lower, until he was much shorter than Ji Zonghou.

He kept his head down, not daring to look Ji Zonghou in the eye, and it took him a while to come to his senses and state his identity.

"Hello there."

Ji Zonghou nodded.

Along the way, he specifically asked his secretary to provide information about the entire small mountain village. The information happened to include a photo of Shen Tianfu and some basic information, so he recognized the person in front of him at a glance.

"I'm here to find someone."

"Su Nan's home should be in this area, right? I need to find something; can you show me the way?"

Ji Zonghou smiled, withdrew his hand, and said.

"Southern Jiangsu?"

Shen Tianfu's voice suddenly rose eight octaves, becoming sharp and slightly shrill.

He stood frozen in place, as if he had been frozen in place.

The ingratiating smile on her face froze instantly, her smile stiffened, but her eyes changed abruptly, filled with unease and apprehension.

He had a very bad feeling, a very, very bad feeling.

When Yu Mei heard the words "Southern Jiangsu," her mind went blank.

Her heart began to pound wildly, pounding like a drum inside her, making her dizzy.