Xia Mian's guess was correct. They had just sat down on the sofa.
The door of Teacher Mi's house was pushed open with a bang.
Zhang Qiming was panting heavily, not caring about anything else. He stared at Xia Mian and almost yelled, "Where is Xiao Fengdong's snakeskin bag?"
Xia Mian blinked in confusion, "What snakeskin bag? Xiao Feng also has a snakeskin bag?"
"Xiao Feng!" Zhang Qiming looked at Xiao Feng with red eyes, his voice was deep and seemed to want to kill someone, "Tell me yourself, where did your things go?"
"Did you ever tell me that you have to protect your own things?!"
Xiao Feng shuddered with fear and became completely stiff.
Teacher Mi and Engineer Chen frowned, and Ning Shaoyun quickly took Chenchen into her arms.
Teacher Mi asked, "Xiao Zhang, what are you doing?"
Xia Mian immediately pressed Xiao Feng into his arms, looked at Zhang Qiming angrily and said, "You are so funny. This is the first time I know that Xiao Feng still needs to protect himself. He can't even protect himself!"
"Shut up right now!" Zhang Qiming had lost his mind and walked forward to pull Xiao Feng.
Teacher Mi saw that he was not in good condition, so he asked hurriedly, "Is it a brown snakeskin bag?"
Zhang Qiming paused and stopped paying attention to Xiao Feng. He looked at Teacher Mi anxiously and asked, "Did you see it? Where is it?"
"Tian Xiaojuan picked it up and threw it away." Teacher Mi said.
"Where did you throw it?" Zhang Qiming panted, his face grim but with hope, like a gambler who had staked his entire fortune and his mind was gradually fading away.
"There's a trash can next to the unit."
As soon as Teacher Mi finished speaking, Zhang Qiming had disappeared at the door.
Chenchen frowned, "This uncle is so scary, is he crazy?"
Ning Shaoyun touched his head and said, "Stay away from him in the future."
Xia Mian stroked Xiao Feng's back again and again, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Auntie said that she will definitely protect you."
Xiao Feng stretched out her little arms and tightly wrapped them around Xia Mian's neck, saying in a crying voice, "Auntie."
Xia Mian kissed his forehead and made a deep note to Zhang Qiming in her heart, what a beast! She would never let him go easily!
What is scarier than having nothing is losing something for no apparent reason.
Even though Zhang Qiming was a sullen person, he was almost crazy at this moment. He pushed over the trash can at the door of the first unit and started searching.
If you have a lot of interactions with acquaintances, it is inevitable that the neighbors you know will ask, "What did you lose?"
"Xiao Feng's snakeskin bag." Zhang Qiming hoped that everyone had seen it.
Indeed, many people have seen it. Although several days have passed, Huang Xiaojuan looked very embarrassed when she came back. The way she was forced to collapse by a snakeskin bag is still fresh in people's memory.
"You said something with worms could scare you so much, we thought it was rice or something like that. It turned out to be Xiaofeng's thing..." someone said sarcastically.
Someone asked, "It's been almost a week, and the garbage truck has been here twice. Even if it was thrown here, the things would have been gone long ago. What's in the snakeskin bag?"
With him, he has everything, and he has a rich and prosperous future!
After searching the trash can to no avail, Zhang Qiming hurriedly inquired about the location of the garbage dump and disappeared.
Zhang Qiming did not show up for two days and did not go to work. The workshop director even came to his house to look for him once. It was obvious that he was very unhappy about this. As a result, he was afraid that he would lose his job, not to mention advancement.
When he appeared again, people almost couldn't recognize him. He was dirty like a beggar, stinking, with bloodshot eyes, and he looked at people like a mad beast that was ready to bite people at any time.
The neighbors didn't even dare to say hello.
Huang's mother and son were shocked when they came to the door for several days. Huang's mother was surprised and said, "I'm talking about son-in-law, what are you doing..."
Zhang Qiming was surprisingly calm, "Let's go home first and pack up."
Huang Xiaojun was originally planning to get angry because he couldn't find anyone for two days, but he didn't know what to say.
Zhang Qiming saw Xia Mian carrying her luggage, frowned and asked in a bad tone, "Where are you going?"
Xia Mian said, "You and Xiao Feng are going to move out. After all, the melon fields and plum trees are in the same boat, and I'm afraid it will affect your reputation."
After Zhang Qiming left, Xia Mian had been looking for a house to move out, but there were very few people renting houses in the city these days, and Xia Mian hadn't found a suitable one in two days.
Zhang Qiming is back today, so she and Xiaofeng will temporarily stay at Teacher Mi's house. Anyway, because of what happened before, everyone can understand.
Probably because the loss of the stamps had given him such a huge shock, Zhang Qiming didn't care about Xia Mian's words at all. He just said indifferently, "Come together, let's discuss it. I agree to what you said."
Xia Mian could feel the madness hidden in Zhang Qiming's body, so she became more careful.
Zhang Qiming was very easy to talk to that day and basically agreed to any request of Huang Xiaojun. It seemed that he could pay any price to get Huang Xiaojuan out.
Xia Mian only asked Xiao Feng to move his household registration, and he did not take advantage of the situation. However, the look in Zhang Qiming's eyes that he occasionally looked over at her still made people frightened.
Fortunately, they were about to succeed, Zhang Qiming relaxed, and things went very smoothly.
Apparently because of the stamp album, Huang Xiaojuan became Zhang Qiming's biggest enemy.
Especially since Huang Ma and Huang Xiaojun kept bringing up the matter of the 40,000 yuan IOU, which directly filled Zhang Qiming with hatred and left him no time to care about Xiao Feng's affairs.
Xia Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then slightly sympathized with Huang Xiaojuan. Considering Zhang Qiming's viciousness and perversion, and the hatred that had caused her to lose all her hopes for the future, Huang Xiaojuan would probably have a hard time for the rest of her life.
However, she soon discovered that she had underestimated how terrifying Zhang Qiming was.
After the stamp album was lost, Zhang Qiming became obviously tight on money. He had been extremely generous in giving money to Xia Mian's family before, but now it seemed as if he was ready to ask for it back.
He didn't ask for money directly, but said, "Look for someone to help Xiao Feng with the household registration transfer. I also want to invite Brother Gao to our house for dinner. Please arrange it for me."
He stopped pretending in front of Xia Mian, "You've made a lot of money from me. Since you asked for Xiao Feng's help, it's only right for you to take care of it."
Xia Mian was originally willing to let him do whatever he wanted, but when she heard him mention Brother Gao, she changed her mind and asked inconspicuously, "Is that the guy you found last time? Is he very powerful?"
Zhang Qiming had a strange expression on his face, with a hint of hidden madness in his smile, "Of course it's amazing, Brother Gao has a wide network of contacts."
"Okay, I'll take care of it for you." Xia Mian agreed.
She soon met Gao Yongfeng, who was indeed a spirited man. He was wearing a shirt and trousers in the hot weather, with a neat crew cut, a very classic image of a post-war insurance salesman.
He has a pair of narrow eyes and smiles at everyone he meets, as if he knows you very well. He speaks in a measured way and in a measured way. In a word, he makes people feel very comfortable.
When he came to visit Zhang's house, he had a black briefcase under his arm. When he saw Xia Mian, he greeted her with a smile, "This is Xia Mian, you are really a pretty girl."
Xia Mian smiled and put out the food for them, "My brother-in-law is in a bad mood. Brother Gao, please accompany him."
Of course Xia Mian would not cook for them personally. He only went to the restaurant to buy a few ready-made dishes, but personally prepared two bottles of good wine.
Gao Yongfeng looked at the Maotai on the table with shining eyes, "Hey, Brother Qiming, you still have this idea?!"
Zhang Qiming glanced at Xia Mian unexpectedly. Xia Mian did not tear him down this time. "Dr. Ning downstairs is the capital of Yan City. He has some connections."
"This time I'm asking Brother Gao to do something for me, so I have to show some sincerity." Xia Mian said as he quickly opened the two bottle caps.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Gao Yongfeng cried out anxiously, "Just open one bottle, it's such a waste to open two."
"Oh, this little girl just doesn't understand." Gao Yongfeng felt so distressed. If he took a bottle with him, it would be a decent gift to go back.
Zhang Qiming seemed to feel a little pained, but he would say polite words later, "It's already open, specially to entertain you, Brother Gao, let's enjoy this time when the leaders drink good wine!"
At this point, this is all we can do.
There must be a reason why good wine is good. Gao Yongfeng is a wine lover, and Zhang Qiming has been holding back a lot lately, so the two of them drank one glass after another and enjoyed themselves to their heart's content.
Xia Mian took advantage of the two people not paying attention and quietly hid in the guest bedroom.
It was not until eleven o'clock in the evening, when Xia Mian was worried that he could not get them drunk in this way, that Gao Yongfeng finally couldn't help but say something useful.
"Are you going to buy insurance for your Huang Xiaojuan?" After saying this, he lowered his voice slightly, and said in an instigating tone, "This time there is a suitable person..."
Zhang Qiming sneered, "That's great, just choose the most suitable one. She caused you such a big loss, shouldn't she make up for it to you a little?"
The dog days are hot, but Xia Mian feels cold all over. Zhang Qiming wants to kill Huang Xiaojuan! !
Finally, after everything outside had stopped and Xia Mian tiptoed out of Zhang's house.
In this era, the night is not brightly lit like in later times. In the dark night, only a few street lamps on the main road of the family compound provide some dim light.
After Xia Mian went downstairs, she saw some warm yellow light coming through the window of Teacher Mi's house. There was still a crack on the security door, obviously still waiting for her to come back.
The warmth rising from the bottom of her heart made her stiff limbs gradually regain feeling. She opened the door quietly and found a person sitting on the sofa.
The man was leaning casually on the sofa, flipping through the professional book in his hand. His slender figure was bathed in the dim light of the small table lamp, making him less distant and harsh as usual, and more gentle.
Hearing the voice, he raised his head and whispered, "Are you back?"
The suppressed voice revealed concern in the night, dispelling the last bit of chillness in Xia Mian's heart.
She walked over, sat down on the sofa, and whispered to Ning Shaobai about her discoveries and guesses.
When she talked about this matter, her teeth couldn't help but chatter.
"What should we do?" Xia Mian couldn't help asking, "Maybe we can catch Zhang Qiming in the act through this matter?"
Ning Shaobai sneered, "This kind of useless man can only resort to such crooked ways. He has done it so obviously, so things will be easy from now on."
"Don't worry, I'll ask someone from the Provincial Public Security Bureau to follow up on this matter tomorrow."
Ning Shaobai lazily got up and pulled her hair casually, "Go to bed, I'm so sleepy."
He was too nonchalant, which made Xia Mian feel that what she witnessed was not two perverts planning a murder, but a group of hooligans meeting up for a fight. She unconsciously felt relaxed.
I woke up early the next day of hibernation. After all, it was not nice to be in someone else's house.
Xiao Feng woke up earlier than her, and looked at her with her big grape-like eyes without blinking, as if she was afraid that she would disappear.
The child still lacked a sense of security. Ever since Xia Mian saved him, she had never left him for such a long time and she would hug him to sleep every night.
When Xiao Feng saw her open her eyes, she immediately narrowed them, "Aunt."
My heart and eyes are filled with her.
Xia Mian kissed his forehead and said, "Morning, baby." Be patient, baby, it will be soon, these days will soon be over.
While having breakfast in the morning, Ning Shaobai handed over a key and said, "This is the key to my hospital dormitory. It's not often occupied. You can move in and help me clean it."
Ning Shaoyun glared at him and said, "Can't you just speak properly?"
Xia Mian smiled, and unconsciously imitated the fairy's soft voice, "It's okay, I know Doctor Ning has good intentions."
Ning Shaobai frowned slightly and imitated her tone and asked, "Can you speak normally?"
Who is abnormal? Xia Mian was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
Xia Mian thought Ning Shaobai's dormitory was just an ordinary single room, but she didn't expect it to be on the first floor.
It's about 20 square meters, and there's a small yard of several square meters at the door. This is the treatment for an expert doctor.
Obviously, Ning Shaobai's status as a popular commodity is no less popular in the dean's eyes.
Because Ning Shaobai would occasionally rest here when on night shift, the place was kept very clean. Apparently, Ning Shaobai had the mysophobia that most doctors have.
Seeing that Xia Mian and Xiao Feng were settled, Ning Shaobai handed Xia Mian a cell phone and said, "I'll lend it to you first. I've saved your number in it. If anything happens, you can contact me in time."
Xia Mian said, "I don't need to thank you for your kindness."
Ning Shaobai said, "Well, it cancels out Chenchen's life-saving grace. Don't bother me in the future."
Xia Mian's eyes widened, "I treat you as a sister, but you're trying to settle a favor with me?"
Ning Shaobai was so angry that he reached out to pull her hair. Xia Mian had expected this and dodged to the side, still yelling, "You are so beautiful."
"How can the grace of saving my life be worth my life?" Xia Mian's mouth was like a machine snatching, "Although we are the same gender, it doesn't prevent you from repaying me with your whole life."
Ning Shaobai was so angry that he stretched out his long arms to clamp Xia Mian's head and flicked it hard, "Who is the most beautiful? She is not very old, but she is quite dreamy."
Seeing this, Xiao Feng immediately hugged Ning Shao's white legs and said hurriedly, "Brother Ning, auntie!"
Ning Shaobai paused, let go of Xia Mian, rubbed Xiao Feng's head, and said, "Call me Uncle Ning."
Xia Mian hugged Xiao Feng and laughed triumphantly, "Oh, I have Xiao Feng as my good helper."
Xiao Feng stared at Ning Shaobai closely. Ning Shaobai pointed at her from a distance and turned to go to work.
Xiao Feng's household registration transfer went smoothly. Zhang Qiming was anxious to get Huang Xiaojuan out, so he found someone, so things were done quickly.
Uncle Xia is quite prestigious in Mingxi County, and Xiaofeng's household registration was moved to Xia Mian's household registration book in less than a week.
Then Zhang Qiming took Xia Mian and went to the police station to overturn Huang Xiaojuan's case.
This was the first time Xia Mian had witnessed these shady dealings in a small place. She didn't even need to say anything. All she had to do was show up and put her fingerprints on the confession given by Officer Xiao Ding.
Xia Mian saw Liu Hong with an indignant look on her face, while her partner, Police Officer Zhang, had a look of indifference on his face.
This was a reality that Xia Mian was powerless to change, so she could only take Xiao Feng away from here quickly and go to a brighter place without these dark things.
Back in the hospital dormitory, Xia Mian happily held Xiao Feng in her arms and sat on the sofa, showing him a thin household registration page: "Xia Yufeng, from now on I'm your boss!"
Zhang Qiming was obviously greatly shocked, and he didn't even say a word about changing Xiaofeng's name when moving her household registration.
Xiao Feng happily swung her feet, and bubbles of joy began to appear all over her body, "Xiao Feng and Auntie are a family!"
"Hey, we'll be a family from now on!" Xia Mian smiled and touched his head.
The child seemed to understand it, and carefully and cautiously held up the household registration page and read it carefully.
Afterwards, he carefully handed the household registration booklet to Xia Mian and asked, "Are you going to Yan City?"
"." Xia Mian narrowed his eyes, "But this matter cannot be known to anyone."
"Tomorrow we will go to thank the neighbors in the family compound who have taken care of us, and the day after tomorrow we will go back to our hometown." Xia Mian said, "We can go play with Brother Qiangqiang."
Xiao Feng smiled and said, "Cicada monkey."
"I like to eat cicada monkeys." Xia Mian couldn't help but laugh. Ever since she knew he was on her household register, the little guy has become bolder and can even express his preferences.
The next day, Xia Mian took Xiao Feng to the department store to buy some things and returned to their family to say goodbye to the neighbors. The neighbors had given them a lot of help over the past few days.
Then Xia Mian met Huang Xiaojuan.
Because her arrest had not been formally approved yet, she changed her confession at the police station and was released today.
As Xia Mian just came out of Teacher Mi's house, he ran into Huang Xiaojuan head-on.
There was no way she could have imagined that she had once been such a stylish and glamorous young woman.
Now her hair was greasy and tangled, and much of the skin that was exposed was covered in bruises.
It seemed normal. The conditions in the detention center were not good. Zhang Qiming was so busy outside that he had no time to take care of her or bring her daily necessities.
Plus, there aren't many good people there, so being bullied is normal.
She was wearing Zhang Qiming's loose shirt, with her head almost lowered to her chest, and she didn't dare to look at anyone.
After this incident, she might not be able to hold her head up again.
Not only can I not hold my head up...
Judging from Huang Xiaojuan's previous reactions, she should know about Xia Chun's affairs.
So, does she know that Zhang Qiming is going to buy insurance for her
Xia Mian's gaze couldn't help but fall on Zhang Qiming, and Fang Xing happened to look over here. The moment their eyes met, Xia Mian seemed to see a secret smile in his eyes.
Zhang Qiming looked at the gift bag in Xia Mian's hand and asked, "Are you going back home? There's no car today, right? Are you still staying in the hospital dormitory tonight?"
Xia Mian nodded.
Zhang Qiming said, "Well, I've been busy lately. I'll go back to Mingxi County to see you guys after I'm done with my work in a couple of days."
He looked at Xiao Feng and smiled, "Xiao Feng, follow your aunt well..."
Xia Mian didn't know why, but she always felt that his words were creepy. Xiao Feng just grabbed his skirt tightly and hid behind her.
Xiao Feng was a little frightened afterwards. He just relaxed but then became tense again. He followed Xia Mian almost every step of the way.
Xia Mian seemed to have heard somewhere that playing in water can relieve children's mental stress, but he didn't know whether it was true or not, so he used the big bucket in the house to fetch a bucket of water.
I got some boiled water, diluted it with warm water, and put the child directly in the water to give him a bath.
The bruises on Xiao Feng's body have completely disappeared, and he has been well-maintained during hibernation. Although his ribs are still visible, his flesh is white and tender, and his skin is so smooth that it makes people love to touch it.
The warm water and the touch of summer sleep made Xiao Feng gradually relax.
After taking the child out of the bucket, Xia Mian was going to pour water, but seeing that Xiao Feng looked a little nervous, she gave in and simply fell asleep with the child in her arms.
She stroked his back again and again and asked him in a low voice, "How terrible is your scumbag father?"
Xiao Feng nodded without hesitation, "Very, very scary."
了 added, "Even scarier than a stepmother."
Xia Mian seemed to be thinking about something. Xiao Feng was a very sensitive person. Did he realize that Zhang Qiming was abnormal
The breathing of the child in her arms gradually calmed down, but Xia Mian couldn't fall asleep. After seeing Huang Xiaojuan today, she was more and more sure that Zhang Qiming was going to kill his wife to defraud insurance...
How will Zhang Qiming buy insurance for her? What kind of accident will happen? How will she find a breakthrough in Huang Xiaojuan...
Xia Mian was searching when he suddenly heard some subtle noises coming from outside. They were not the noises of nocturnal animals, but rather those of thieves. This dormitory was some distance away from the hospital, and there were gates and access control systems on every wall, so thefts and the like often happened.
She got up quietly, picked up the wooden stick behind the door, unbolted the door latch and tried to open it.
But he found that the door did not move at all.
what happened?!
Just as Xia Mian was wondering, she heard the sound of liquid pouring outside. It was very small, but very clear, right at their door.
As the smell of gasoline spread, Xia Mian suddenly realized something.
She rushed to the bed, picked up her cell phone and dialed, but the call was answered quickly.
Xia Mian didn't have time to say more to him. She pulled down the curtains on the window and shouted, "Zhang Qiming! Arson and murder are punishable by death!"
"Someone come!!! Someone is setting fire and killing people!" The girl's sharp voice pierced the silent night and woke up many people.
"I'll be right here!" Ning Shaobai said as he stood up, "Listen, if there's a fire and you can't get out, use a wet towel..."
"Everyone knows all this!" Xia Mian said quickly with the sound of glass breaking, "Call the police quickly, he came here, there is a fire, it's gasoline!"
Xia Mian didn't realize that her warning didn't scare Zhang Qiming away, but instead made him speed up. This guy is really crazy!
The glass that could have been used as a protective shield was instantly shattered, and the flames flashed. The gasoline at the door instantly spread out in a raging flame and stretched out through the window.
Xia Mian quickly put the curtains into the bucket and soaked them to block the broken window. Thank God, Xiao Feng didn't pour out the big bucket of bath water.
Xiao Feng had already woken up, and Xia Mian immediately covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel, then carried him down and pressed him to the ground.
"Aunt?!" Xiao Feng held the wet towel with her two little hands, her body trembling, tears in her eyes.
"Don't be afraid!" Xia Mian also covered herself with a wet pillowcase, and with her other hand, she soaked the towel and covered the child with it. "Listen to your aunt, don't talk, don't cry, cough cough... otherwise you'll burn your throat."
Seeing that the curtains were showing signs of burning, she poured all the water in the thermos on them, determined to hold out for as long as she could.
This kind of dormitory has no back windows, and the only exit is in the front. Now the doors and windows have been locked by someone from the outside, and their only option is to wait.
The good news now is that the fire has not started yet. The two shouts woke up many people. Now there are people outside clamoring to put out the fire. Several pots of water poured directly on the windows slightly blocked the fire.
However, Zhang Qiming obviously wanted to kill them, and no one knew how much gasoline he poured.
Xia Mian soaked another sheet and draped it over her body, hugging Xiao Feng tightly, "Be good, cough cough... If you are scared, just close your eyes, cough, cough... Auntie will definitely protect you!"
The air gradually became thinner, and Xia Mian could feel the scorching air approaching. She protected Xiao Feng under her body and could not speak, so she kissed his forehead to comfort him.
After an unknown amount of time, the sirens finally sounded, and the wooden door of the dormitory was kicked open with a bang. A tall young man wearing a fire blanket ran in, "Summer sleep!"