Meng Xuan got off the train, wearing a military uniform and carrying a simple bag in his hand, but he attracted a lot of people's attention because of his upright posture and handsome appearance.
Some enthusiastic middle-aged women even approached him and started chatting with him, asking him whether he was going home or visiting relatives, how old he was, and whether he was married.
Although Meng Xuan has not yet married, he has already developed a perfect way to deal with this situation.
He spoke calmly to the middle-aged women surrounding him.
"I'm here on a business trip. I already have a date. I'm in a hurry to catch the bad guys. Comrades, can you let me go?"
Several aunts: “…”
"Uh, okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, soldier comrade!"
After successfully escaping from the encirclement of several middle-aged ladies, Meng Xuan quickened his pace and walked out of the train station.
In fact, most of the words he just said were lies, except for one sentence which was true, that is, he was on a business trip.
But this is not entirely true, it can be said to be half true and half false.
A business trip is indeed a business trip, but to some extent it can also be said to be a visit to relatives.
After all, the place where he was on a business trip and visiting relatives happened to be the same place, which was the Nanjiao Brigade.
According to the address given, Meng Xuan set out from the city's train station, and after several hours of traveling, he passed through the county town, town, and commune, and finally arrived at the Nanjiao Brigade.
However, as he walked along the way, his expression became increasingly gloomy, and the worry between his brows became increasingly intense.
He had been in the army for many years and had suffered a lot, and had gotten used to all kinds of harsh conditions. However, this did not mean that a little girl who had been spoiled since childhood and had never even touched a broom could get used to it.
When Meng Xuan thought about his own sister Meng Yinyin coming to this kind of place to work in the countryside, he felt indescribably complicated.
It's not that I look down on this kind of place, I just simply feel that my younger sister Meng Yinyin can't adapt to this place.
Counting the days, she has been here for about a month. I wonder how that girl has been spending this month.
The sun is so strong here, and the conditions don't look very good. Could it be that she has been tanned into a black coal ball and become as thin as a bamboo pole
Meng Xuan's worries grew as he got closer to the Nanjiao Brigade.
Finally, the site of the Nanjiao Brigade appeared in Meng Xuan's eyes.
He arrived in the afternoon, when everyone had just finished their lunch break and were getting ready to go to work.
Dressed in a military green uniform and with a strange face, Meng Xuan became the focus of everyone's attention the moment he appeared in front of everyone.
Meng Xuan remained calm, as if he saw nothing, and asked the male comrade closest to him.
"Comrade, do you know where Meng Yinyin is?"
The other party was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, then looked at Meng Xuan's appearance carefully. Upon seeing this, he found that this military comrade was indeed somewhat similar to Meng Yinyin.
This is definitely a relative!
Everyone also noticed this and felt a surge of emotion in their hearts.
I didn't expect that Meng Yinyin actually has a relative who is a soldier. It seems that their family situation may be better than everyone imagined.
The man being questioned came to his senses and quickly pointed the direction of Lu Chen's house to Meng Xuan.
This morning, Meng Yinyin carried her luggage into Lu Chen's house. After a whole morning of fermentation, almost everyone in the team now knew that Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen were living together.
So at this moment, that person could only point him in the direction of Lu Chen's home.
Meng Xuan silently noted the place the man pointed to, and then asked another question.
"Then do you know where Comrade Lu Chen lives?"
As a result, he didn't know whether he asked a question that he shouldn't have asked. After Meng Xuan asked this question, the eyes of all the people around him looked at him in a subtle and strange way.
Meng Xuan frowned.
What's going on
Could it be that everyone knows that Comrade Lu Chen's property and supplies were seized
Meng Xuan's expression suddenly became more serious.
That's right, he came to visit his younger sister Meng Yinyin this time, and he went on a business trip to investigate the matter of Lu Chen, a military family member.
Originally, the organization had not decided who to send to investigate the matter, but it so happened that Meng Xuan was going to visit his relatives in the same place, so the task fell directly on him.
Fortunately, this would give Meng Xuan a few more days of vacation, so he accepted it so readily and did not think it was a complicated matter.
It was only when he saw everyone's strange looks at this moment that he began to wonder if he had thought things were too simple before.
But what he didn't know was that the reason why everyone looked at him like that was not because of Lu Chen's affairs, but purely because from Meng Xuan's tone, it seemed that he didn't know that Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen were together.
Otherwise, why would he ask Lu Chen alone? Just now, they showed Meng Xuan where Meng Yinyin was, and they thought Meng Xuan knew that Meng Yinyin was dating someone, so he came to check on the situation on behalf of her family.
It turned out that he didn't know about this!
"Fellow countryman?"
Seeing Meng Xuan asking again, the local member could only speak hesitantly.
"Uh, right, right at the place I just told you about."
When Meng Xuan heard this, his expression suddenly froze.
What does this mean
His sister and that person named Lu Chen lived in the same place? Could it be that Lu Chen had been targeted so badly by his uncle that he had no home and had to live in the educated youth camp
In Meng Xuan's opinion, his sister came to the countryside as an educated youth, so it was natural for her to live in a educated youth site. That's why he didn't ask specifically where the educated youth site was just now, because he knew that the place others told him must be the educated youth site.
He never thought that he would live anywhere other than the educated youth center.
And now after hearing what the local members said, he asked in confusion.
"Then why did Lu Chen end up living in the Youth League Center?"
Others: “… ”
Looked at each other.
How do you expect them to respond when you say this!!!
Is this question difficult to answer? Or is there something that is inconvenient to answer
Seeing that everyone seemed reluctant to speak, Meng Xuan finally stopped asking. He just said thank you and walked directly to the place that the member had pointed to.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't answer, he can just go and find out the truth.
Seeing Meng Xuan walking towards Lu Chen's house with his long legs, everyone's eyes followed him unconsciously, and at the same time, they also thought that there should be something exciting to watch at the Lu family.
After all, looking at Meng Xuan's expression, he probably doesn't know anything about the relationship between Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen. I wonder how he will react when he sees Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen are together.
Oh, I really want to go and see it, but unfortunately I have to go to work!
While thinking about this, everyone hurried to the fields.
Because Meng Xuan was curious, he walked quickly and soon arrived at Lu Chen's door.
Of course, when arriving at Lu Chen's door, he couldn't help but take a look at Lu Dashan's house next door.
It is somewhat surprising that such a small place can have such a yard.
He quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at the old house in front of him.
The house is okay, the most important thing is that it is spacious and has several rooms, so it should be able to accommodate a group of educated youth.
But soon, Meng Xuan discovered that this yard did not seem like a place where a group of people lived, because he did not see any signs of group living.
Why, are there so few educated youth in this brigade
Just when Meng Xuan was about to call for help, he saw Lu Chen coming out of the room, packed up and ready to go to work.
However, before going to work, he planned to go to Meng Yinyin's door and ask her what she wanted to eat in the afternoon. He happened to be going to the mountains, so he could bring her something back.
As a result, as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw a strange soldier standing outside his yard
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he immediately reacted and walked quickly towards the person outside the door.
He remembered the letter he received a few days ago, which said that someone would be sent to investigate the matter of his father's relics, so the soldier comrade who suddenly appeared at his doorstep should be the person sent by the army to investigate the matter!
Lu Chen was not used to showing his joy on his face, but his hurried footsteps at this moment inadvertently revealed his anxious mood.
He didn't expect that the troops would arrive so quickly, so would the truth about his father's deeds be revealed soon
When Lu Chen walked towards the door, Meng Xuan was also squinting his eyes, looking at Lu Chen calmly.
Judging from Lu Chen's attire, Meng Xuan would think that he was a local member, but judging from his appearance and demeanor, he did not look like an ordinary member.
So for a moment he really couldn't tell who this person was.
Fortunately, the next moment, Lu Chen walked up to him, opened the gate, and introduced himself. Only then did he realize that he was one of the people he was looking for, Lu Chen.
"Hello comrade, I am Lu Chen."
With just such a simple sentence, he revealed his identity, and then Lu Chen looked at him quietly, as if waiting for Meng Xuan's explanation.
Meng Xuan had learned something about Lu Chen's affairs from the army leaders and knew that Comrade Lu Chen was not having a good time in his hometown. However, since he could think of actively asking them for help, he must not be a stupid person.
Seeing him now, he was indeed as he had expected, even better than he had expected, neither humble nor overbearing, but calm and composed.
At least this face looks pretty handsome.
Meng Xuan nodded at him and revealed his identity.
"Comrade Lu Chen, I'm Meng Xuan, a special commissioner sent by the organization to investigate the truth of what happened back then. Hello, it's our first meeting."
As he spoke, Meng Xuan extended his hand towards Lu Chen.
Although Lu Chen was not used to interacting with strangers, he knew very well that the other party was there to help him, and he was also an excellent and respectable PLA soldier, so he naturally would not resist.
So he quickly reached out and shook Meng Xuan's hand back.
Two men of similar height and build stood at the door and greeted each other.
After a brief introduction to each other, Meng Xuan finally asked the question he was curious about.
That was naturally why Lu Chen came to live in the educated youth site. Was his house also occupied by that uncle
But before he could even ask his question, the creaking sound of a door opening was heard.
As soon as he looked towards the place where the sound came from, he found that Lu Chen in front of him was moving even faster than him.
The two men turned their heads at the same time and looked at the door that was slowly opening.
Then I saw Meng Yinyin walking out, stretching and yawning.
Meng Yinyin had just had a full nap. Her little face was red and there were sleep marks on her white cheeks. It was obvious that she had a good sleep.
After yawning, she finally opened her eyes, and recalling the sound of Lu Chen talking to someone, she looked towards the door.
As a result, when he looked up, he saw two men looking at him, one of whom was naturally Lu Chen.
As for the other one…
Meng Yinyin suddenly opened her eyes wide, as if in disbelief, and rubbed her eyes before she cried out in surprise.
"elder brother!"
The word "brother" finally made Meng Xuan smile.
It also succeeded in making Lu Chen, who was standing next to him, freeze in place.
elder brother…
This is her brother
At this moment, Lu Chen was so shocked by the sudden news that he couldn't recover.
On the other side, Meng Yinyin saw her brother who had not appeared for a long time, and she ran over here with her arms open, and then pounced on Meng Xuan.
"Brother, you're finally here. I've missed you so much, woooo!"
Meng Xuan was naturally relieved and relieved, but since there were other people around, he was not used to doing this in public, so he could only pretend to be disgusted and said to Meng Yinyin.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and move away. Can't you see there are outsiders here?"
After saying that, he grabbed Meng Yinyin's collar and pulled her out of his arms. Meng Yinyin stood beside him reluctantly, complaining dissatisfiedly.
"There are no outsiders here!"
Lu Chen is so big that she can't see? It doesn't make sense that she would have problems with her eyes after only being in the countryside for a month, right
Meng Xuan glanced at her indifferently. He didn't feel comfortable pointing him out in front of Lu Chen, so he just asked casually.
"Are there only two of you in this educated youth group? Where are the other educated youth?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words were spoken, Meng Yinyin, who had curved her eyes and smiled brightly in the last second, suddenly froze in expression.
Her expression changed so obviously, how could Meng Xuan not see it.
Moreover, as her biological brother, he should know Meng Yinyin too well. Once she shows such an expression, it means that she is hiding something from him, and it is a big thing.
Thinking of this, Meng Xuan's face darkened.
"Meng Yinyin, you are hiding something from me."
It is an extremely affirmative tone.