Chapter 53 A Disgraceful Secret

"Here is his unspeakable secret!!!" Wen Ran was not simply setting a trap for Song Jianshe. Following the route from her memory, she had specifically gone to search near her second uncle's house today, never expecting she would actually find it.

Lu Meiqin: "..."

Lu Weidong: "..."

Opening the notebook, Lu Meiqin and Lu Weidong were instantly frozen in place.

At the same time, Lu Weidong gained a new level of respect for his niece. If she weren't so disinterested in culinary arts, he would really have wanted to teach her how to wield a wok.

Pointing at the name in the notebook, he asked, "Who is Bai Yanqiu?"

Lu Meiqin said through gritted teeth, "Her second uncle's wife."

Lu Weidong thought for a moment, and could still recall Bai Yanqiu's restless and unfaithful face!

Furious, he said, "They are committing incest—"

"Eldest Uncle, let's not talk about this!"

Wen Ran did not explain too much. This notebook not only recorded their illicit affair, but it was also the biggest key to finding the hidden property of the Bai family. Song Jianshe only knew that the Bai family possessed this hidden property, but he had no idea where it was specifically located.

She needed to study it as well.

Lu Meiqin was extremely angry. After calming down a bit, she asked, "Ranran, how did you know about this notebook?"

"I happened to see it once by chance. I was young back then and didn't take it to heart." Wen Ran knew they would ask this, so she had already prepared her response.

Thinking about how shameless the two of them were and how they had been discovered by her daughter, Lu Meiqin felt even more disgusted.

"That bastard Song Jianshe, I'm going to make him go back to his hometown to farm. Forget about his job, he can kiss his city residence permit goodbye too! No, sending him back to the countryside to farm is letting him off too lightly; it would be best to send him to re-education through labor!"

Lu Weidong was also furious on behalf of his sister, and could not help lecturing her: "Back then, Mom and Dad didn't approve of him, and I also thought he was unreliable. Only you were blind and went out of your way to throw yourself at him! Fortunately, it's not too late to learn a lesson and smarten up now. You aren't that old; when you find someone else in the future, you must keep your eyes wide open!"

"Forget it! Dealing with one Song Jianshe is already sickening enough for me, I am definitely not looking for another." Lu Meiqin was incomparably rational now. "Jumping from one fire pit into another, what on earth would I be doing it for? A couple who come together halfway through life can never truly confide in each other. Having Ranran is enough for me in this lifetime. When the time comes, we must keep our eyes wide open and carefully screen suitors for Ranran, making sure she never finds a heartless scoundrel like I did."

Lu Weidong nodded. "What you're saying makes sense. We definitely need to vet Ranran's future husband carefully. In the future, if there are any suitable, good young men, I'll be the first to introduce them to Ranran, and by the way, I'll have your sister-in-law keep an eye out too. She was transferred to the neighborhood committee last month, and there isn't a single big or small matter that she doesn't know inside out. We need to find someone whose background is thoroughly known!"

Lu Meiqin used to be a bit afraid of her sister-in-law, precisely because she had stubbornly made a fuss with her maiden family over Song Jianshe, causing her sister-in-law to never give her a pleasant look whenever they met.

Hearing this time that her sister-in-law was quite happy about her divorce, she even wore a smile for her.

She was still very happy in her heart.

The brother and sister were discussing Song Jianshe, and the topic soon shifted to Wen Ran's lifelong matters.

Wen Ran interrupted them, "Mom, Eldest Uncle, you two are getting off track!"

"How can this be called getting off track!" Lu Meiqin happened to want to discuss this with Lu Weidong as well. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Eldest Brother, you know Director Wei from our factory, right? He and his wife introduced a match for Ranran. He's a military officer, nine years older than Ranran. He looks the part, has the height, and is very upright. Most importantly, he is very attentive to Ranran and also very concerned about our family's affairs."

"Is that so?" Lu Weidong's interest was also piqued. "Is he from Beicheng? What do his family members do? How are their family conditions? How are his parents' conduct and character? Does he have any hidden illnesses..."

He had completely transformed into a curious question mark, eager to ask everything all at once.

Lu Meiqin recounted the general situation she had gathered, and added, "I've pretty much considered all the scenarios you've thought of, and I also asked the factory director and his wife. I just don't know if they were telling me the truth. After all, they have a close relationship, so they're definitely going to speak favorably of the young man."

"Of course they are!" Leaving everything else aside, Lu Weidong frequently entered and exited high-class households due to his excellent culinary skills, which had broadened his horizons considerably.

The higher-status a family was, the harder they were to get along with.

Especially since he was someone who had actively delivered himself to their doorstep, they needed to be even more vigilant.

The Gao family was the best example.

Even if the young man seemed acceptable on the surface, there was no guarantee he didn't have other hidden ailments!

After much pondering back and forth with Lu Meiqin, they still leaned more toward the suspicion that Shen Nanzheng had some kind of hidden illness.

Wen Ran almost laughed out loud listening to them!

Shen Nanzheng certainly had no hidden ailments. In her memories, he was quite fierce in bed as well, except that he was very self-disciplined and restrained, strictly following a plan and never exceeding the quota.

She did not interrupt their discussion, put the notebook away, and went to read her books first.

During a break in the conversation, Lu Meiqin cooked another meal.

Since her eldest brother had come, she couldn't possibly let him go home on an empty stomach.

Although it couldn't compare to his craftsmanship as a master chef, it was still a vast cut above ordinary people.

The Lu family could be considered a culinary family, and the siblings had been influenced by it since childhood.

Unfortunately, Wen Ran was not interested in cooking, though she was quite knowledgeable about eating.

After finishing his meal, Lu Weidong did not stay long. Before leaving, he said, "Tomorrow I will go to the Gao family again to probe the situation. I always feel that Song Jianshe is not honest. I have also heard of this Shen family you mentioned, but I've never had any contact with them. I'll ask around later as well. With me here, the two of you can set your minds at ease."

"What Big Brother says is right. If there are any matters in the future, I will discuss them with you again!" Lu Meiqin no longer tried to act tough, nor would she stubbornly act on her own accord like she had when marrying Song Jianshe.

Wen Ran followed them out to see him off, "Eldest Uncle, take it slow on the road."

"Go back inside!" Lu Weidong waved his hand dashingly.

After watching her eldest uncle walk far away, Wen Ran and her mother stood at the entrance of the family quarters for a while longer.

With her eldest uncle backing them up, doing things really was much smoother.

Song Jianshe currently had things he was wary of, so he didn't dare to act presumptuously. She wondered whether he would choose to return the betrothal gifts or choose Wen Xing!

She was looking forward to it.

No matter who he chose, as long as she saw him agonizing and suffering, she would be happy.

She couldn't keep taking time off, so she went back to work normally the next day.

To her surprise, as soon as she stepped out of the family quarters, she ran into Shen Nanzheng.

"Why did you come at this hour?"

"Waiting for you." This time, Shen Nanzheng was neither staging an encounter nor bumping into her by chance; he was deliberately waiting for her.

Wen Ran: "..."

Just as Wen Ran was about to ask, Shen Nanzheng lowered his voice and said, "You don't need to worry about the marriage with the Gao family anymore. The Gao family won't make it through this week!"

"What do you mean?" Wen Ran was confused. "Something is going to happen to the Gao family?"

In her memories, the Gao family had indeed fallen, creating a sensation throughout all of Beicheng at the time.

However, that had happened several years later, and she wasn't very clear on the exact details of how they fell, having only glanced over it in the newspaper.

Shen Nanzheng said mysteriously, "It means exactly what you understand it to mean. Just patiently wait for good news. I have things to do, so I'm leaving."

"Wait." Wen Ran called out to him, "Did you wait for me just to tell me this?"