Chapter 289
After confirming their identities with Leader Chen and obtaining their household information, the police didn’t give Dong Jiaxuan and Pan Yongsheng a chance to speak further, dragging them away.
Dong Jiaxuan and Pan Yongsheng immediately displayed looks of terror, crying as they begged Su Xiaoxiao. “Xiaoxiao, please… we know we were wrong! Just forgive us this once! We promise to repay you with everything we have!”
Su Xiaoxiao ignored them, tilting her head slightly with a half-smile on her face. If it weren’t for the fact that they couldn’t set off firecrackers right now, she would have definitely celebrated with a big bang.
With these two enemies taken care of, only Hu Yuezhen, Jiang Quankun, and Jiang Guoli remained in this production team. As for Peng Huijing in the capital, it all depended on how much money she had and how long she could hold out.
But for now, she wasn’t in a hurry. The most important thing was to get married to Yexun first.
Once the police took Pan Yongsheng and Dong Jiaxuan away, however, Leader Chen kept Jiang Yexun and Su Xiaoxiao behind. Su Hongchen joined them in the living room of the Chen household.
However, after the police took Pan Yongsheng and Dong Jiaxuan away, Leader Chen kept Jiang Yexun and Su Xiaoxiao behind. Su Hongchen also sat in Leader Chen’s living room.
Looking at Su Hongchen in his military uniform, exuding authority, Leader Chen didn’t know where to start. He coughed lightly and said, “I know you have grudges against those two, but they are part of our production team. Our production team has already had too many incidents this year. If something like this happens again, let’s resolve it privately.”
“Weren’t their previous actions handled privately? Did they show any restraint?” Jiang Yexun asked impatiently, frowning.
Leader Chen looked embarrassed and continued explaining, “If you have conflicts with others next time, we’ll send them to a farm for re-education. It’s better than involving the police.”
“Leader Chen, do you know why I didn’t insist on sending them to the farm for re-education all those times?” Su Xiaoxiao asked with a faint smile.
“Uh?” Leader Chen was taken aback by her question. Then he saw a bright smile on Su Xiaoxiao’s gentle face.
“I waited so long just to catch them committing a crime severe enough to be arrested and face execution.”
Although there was a stove nearby, Leader Chen felt a bone-chilling coldness from his feet to his head. His blood seemed to freeze, making him shiver uncontrollably. His mind suddenly thought of Jiang Quansheng and Yu Siping’s deaths. Could their deaths also be Su Xiaoxiao’s doing?
No, it couldn’t be! Jiang Quankun cheated, beat his wife, and wanted a new wife, driving Yu Siping to kill him. This had nothing to do with Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun.
“Leader Chen, if there’s nothing else, we’ll leave now,” Su Xiaoxiao said, not wanting to explain further. What she needed to do didn’t require anyone’s approval, nor could anyone stop her.
“Ah? Oh, okay!” Leader Chen snapped out of his thoughts and quickly nodded, seeing them off. Afterward, he hurried back inside, thinking clearly. From now on, he wouldn’t interfere with Jiang family matters or anything related to Su Xiaoxiao.
His position as production team leader was a result of Su Xiaoxiao’s revenge on Old Jiang. He should be content and manage the production team well without offending Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao was unaware of Captain Chen’s thoughts about her. On the way back, she sneezed several times.
“Did you not wear your military coat when you were in the yard? Did you catch a cold?” Su Hongchen frowned, reaching out to check her forehead for fever.
Su Xiaoxiao shook her head. “I always dress really warmly when I leave my room; I look like a bear. I think it’s just that the people in the production team are gossiping about me…”
Feeling guilty about her half-exposed identity, she couldn’t help but feel uneasy. However, Jiang Yexun and Su Hongchen didn’t think anything of it; they didn’t dwell on it.
“What do they have to gossip about? They should be gossiping about those disgraceful idiots, Pan Yongsheng and Dong Jiaxuan,” Su Hongchen sneered.
Jiang Yexun nodded in agreement. “Exactly. They’re the ones who did wrong; why should they talk about you? Don’t overthink it. You probably just got a bit cold. I’ll make you some ginger tea when we get back. You’ve been feeling a bit off lately, right? It’s better to drink some in advance so your stomach doesn’t act up.”
“You bought dried longan too, didn’t you? After the ginger tea, I’ll make some red sugar longan eggs for you. Drink that and sleep; it’ll help your stomach feel better,” Aunt Guo chimed in eagerly.
Su Hongchen raised an eyebrow at Jiang Yexun, a teasing smile growing on his face. “You’re prepared for so much? What else do you have?”
“Some donkey-hide gelatin, made some gelatin paste,” Jiang Yexun replied casually.
Aunt Guo thought his response lacked enthusiasm and nudged him with her foot, laughing, “He bought more donkey-hide gelatin after he got back, and he even took some to your mother in the city.”
“Thank you,” Su Hongchen smiled gratefully at Aunt Guo. He then turned to Jiang Yexun, teasingly adding, “That stuff is expensive and hard to make; you’ve really put in a lot of effort.”
“As long as it’s good for Xiaoxiao, any effort is worth it,” Jiang Yexun replied earnestly.
Su Hongchen had long known how much Jiang Yexun cared for his sister, but seeing him take care of even the little details only made him more satisfied with his future brother-in-law.
Meanwhile, Su Xiaoxiao wasn’t paying much attention to their conversation. She hurried home and, upon seeing Jiang Guoli and the others standing at the door, quickened her pace toward them.
The moment Jiang Guoli saw Su Xiaoxiao, his expression darkened. He didn’t even have time to think before turning to retreat into his house.
But Su Xiaoxiao wouldn’t let him get away. “Uncle Jiang, have you heard? When Dong Jiaxuan got caught, she was shouting that she was pregnant and that it was Jiang Quansheng’s child!” She quickly caught up, raising her voice.
Jiang Guoli’s lips twitched, and without thinking, he immediately refuted, “Impossible! A woman like her, who has slept with so many men, how can anyone know whose child it is? I will never admit to it!”
“But if she insists that it’s your grandchild, you won’t have a way to refute it, will you? Poor you—now you’ll not only have to take care of a disabled grandchild but also a baby that will need to be weaned right from birth!” Su Xiaoxiao teased maliciously.