Chapter 85 Sister Qing's Invitation

Huh!!?

Hearing this, he instinctively rubbed his ears, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

' ( ° ー ° 〃 ) !

Cheating?

Uncle Wang!?

Is that even reasonable?

Why would you say that?

Uncle Wang has been spending all his time in the detention cell lately.

Where would he find the time to cheat?

Besides, I've never heard of him having such a hobby.

"He hasn't been coming home in the middle of the night every other day these past few days, and whenever I call his cell phone during the day, no one answers."

"When I ask him, he just hems and haws and won't say anything. If this isn't cheating, then what is it?"

"Could it be that someone confiscated his phone?"

Auntie Niu's gaze turned toward the kitchen, fixed on Uncle Wang's back as he chopped vegetables, wearing an expression that said, 'I knew you were this kind of person, finally showing your true colors, huh!'

"I'm really not too sure about this."

Regarding the fact that Uncle Wang is always treated as a suspect, he couldn't explain it for him.

If things went wrong, he might even be blamed himself.

He should let him explain his own affairs.

"I just want you to keep an eye out for me."

"You know, at his age, if he really gets tangled up with some woman outside, wouldn't our family become a laughingstock?"

"He's old and refuses to act his age; I get annoyed just looking at him now."

Chen Mo nodded repeatedly but didn't answer.

This was a family matter; it wasn't his place to interject.

A moment later, Uncle Wang and his daughter, Wang Xiuqing, walked out of the kitchen.

— Clang, clang, clang.

Shredded pork with green peppers, stewed chicken with mushrooms, braised pork belly, and cucumber salad were placed on the table one by one.

Then, Uncle Wang rubbed his hands together: "Don't wait, it's all ready, let's eat!"

"Xiao Chen, don't be a stranger, make yourself at home."

As he spoke, he picked up a bite of food and swallowed it.

He then noticed his wife, Cuiying, just staring at him, not moving at all.

This scene left Uncle Wang confused.

He put down his chopsticks.

"What's wrong?"

Auntie Niu sighed: "The sound of you putting down the plates was so loud it gave me high blood pressure."

As she spoke, she rubbed her temples to relax.

"Is your blood pressure that high now?"

"Should we go to the hospital to check it out?"

Auntie Niu felt a pang of pain in her heart. Sure enough, there was someone else on the outside; he was old and refused to act his age!!!

He never used to ask her like that; he always took her there directly.

"It's fine, I'll go take some blood pressure medication."

"Xiao Chen, you go ahead and eat."

Saying this, she went back to her room.

Uncle Wang looked into the room, then at his daughter.

He looked bewildered.

She must be angry, right?

What did I do wrong?

"Don't you know what you've done?"

Wang Xiuqing looked up at her father who never let her rest easy, and sighed helplessly.

Then she signaled that this topic could be dropped.

She hurriedly looked at Chen Mo again.

"Chen Mo, it's fine, let's eat first."

Wang Xiuqing, 25 years old this year, three years older than Chen Mo, currently runs a beauty salon and earns significantly more than the average person.

With the National Day holiday approaching, she had brought the old couple out to travel early to avoid the peak crowds.

"Sister Qing, I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Chen Mo nodded and began to eat.

Deep down, he thought it was interesting, very interesting.

This was the first time he'd gotten to gossip about Uncle Wang!

But his face remained calm as he ate quietly.

This is called expression management.

"By the way, Wang Xiuqing, that police officer hasn't been contacting you lately, right?"

While eating, Uncle Wang looked at his daughter curiously.

"Pol... police officer? Which police officer? I don't know what you're talking about."

Wang Xiuqing's eyes darted around, looking guilty.

— Clang.

Uncle Wang placed his chopsticks on his bowl, making a clatter.

Looking furious, as a father, he could tell at a glance whether his daughter was lying!

"That bastard Liu Quan! Actually coveting my daughter!"

Chen Mo, who was chewing on a piece of braised pork belly, widened his eyes when he heard this.

What!?

Liu Quan is interested in Sister Qing?

"Dad, how can you scold him like that? Liu Quan is very good. He's a police officer, he's honest, and he's caught so many bad guys!"

Caught so many bad guys?

After spending these past few days together, the only person Liu Quan has caught is probably himself!

"Nonsense!!"

"I absolutely do not agree with what you just said!"

"From now on, you are not allowed to have any contact with that kid. I oppose the two of you dating."

— Clang.

Wang Xiuqing also slammed her chopsticks onto her bowl.

She looked a bit angry.

"Dad, what exactly do you not like about Liu Quan? He has a good job, he's reliable, he's three years younger than me, and he's not ugly. He's exactly the type I want to marry!"

As she spoke, the scene of Liu Quan holding her hand and walking in the park appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help but smile shyly.

"I don't care, I'm going to marry him!"

"I oppose arranged marriages by parents!"

After saying this, Wang Xiuqing didn't even finish her meal and stormed back to her room in a huff.

At the dining table, only Uncle Wang and Chen Mo, who was keeping his head down to eat, remained.

"Xiao Chen, I've embarrassed myself in front of you."

"Not at all. Even an honest official finds it hard to settle family disputes, let alone us."

While expressing his understanding, Chen Mo asked curiously:

"How did Liu Quan and Sister Qing meet? Did you introduce them?"

When this was mentioned, Uncle Wang wore an expression of deep regret.

"A few nights ago, after I was released, Liu Quan told me to just eat at the cafeteria before heading back."

"Then he asked me where I served in the army when I was young, so I showed him some photos, and I accidentally flipped to a picture of my daughter and me."

"..."

Saying this, he sighed.

"I thought he was interested in my army photos, but I didn't expect he was interested in Wang Xiuqing!"

"That bastard Liu Quan!"

Uncle Wang looked angry, his hands on the table, fists clenched.

"Liu Quan's character is actually alright, and he's a police officer. You've been in contact with him for so long, you should understand what kind of person he is, right?"

This was the only point Chen Mo was curious about. He knew what kind of character Liu Quan had; Uncle Wang had lived for more than half a life, so he should be able to tell too.

"Liu Quan is a good person, but I don't know why, I just don't want to see Liu Quan's face."

"It's a soul-deep desire not to see him!"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes slightly, recalling the situations he was in every time he saw Liu Quan, and became even more opposed to the two of them dating!

"Chen Mo, can you come here for a moment?"

Chen Mo turned his head and saw Sister Qing standing in the room, her head poking out, waving at him, signaling him to come over.

He put down his bowl and chopsticks and walked over, not understanding why she wanted to see him alone.

"Come in, come in."

Wang Xiuqing pulled Chen Mo into the room and then locked the door.

"Sister has never asked you for anything, but today there is something I need your help with."

As she spoke, a look of nervousness and a hint of expectation appeared on her face.

"What is it? If I can help, I definitely will."

The only things he could help with were matters related to the police station; as long as it didn't violate regulations, he could certainly help.

"For this trip, I want Liu Quan to go with me..."

"But he said his leaders definitely wouldn't approve a request for several days off, so I wanted to ask for your help to see if you could put in a good word for him."

A look of shyness appeared on her face.

"I want to seize the opportunity to strengthen our relationship and get our marriage certificate by the end of the year."