A chaotic house, a perfect couple

Chapter 130 Zheng Haihua is really missing

The Zheng family has been so preoccupied with Zheng Haicheng's affairs lately that no one has noticed the little brat Zheng Haihua.

When the heavy stone in her heart fell to the ground, Chang Dafen suddenly realized that she had not seen her youngest son for the whole day.

"Where's Haihua? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Chang Dafen glanced at the sky outside. It was already dark. According to the usual time, the family should have had dinner. Why hadn't the child come back yet?

Jiang Qiubai lowered her eyes and said nothing. Whether Zheng Haihua came back or not was none of her business. If she were to ask him, it would be best if he never came back, so that she wouldn't have to take care of a little kid. It would also mean one less person to spend Zheng Haiyang's money. Everything Zheng Haiyang owned was his own, so why should he spend it on these freeloaders at home?

Zheng Haiyan curled her lips and said, "Who knows where this little bastard has gone to play now?" Zheng Haiyan was very dissatisfied with Zheng Haihua stealing the family's money to buy food secretly. She also had a share of the family's money, so why should she give it to Zheng Haihua, this little bastard, secretly?

After she said this, Chang Dafen remembered the stupid thing Zheng Haihua had done a few days ago, and Chang Dafen was a little angry.

However, thinking of the recent rumors about human traffickers, she still felt uneasy. After thinking about it, she went to the Zou family in the front yard with empty hands.

Front yard, Zou family.

The eldest son of the Zou family was stationed at the army base with his wife and children. There was only one son and one daughter at home. When Chang Dafen arrived, the four members of the Zou family were sitting around the table eating.

Seeing the newcomer, Zou Qianjin, Zou Qingshu, and the Zou family's daughter simply raised their eyelids, showing no intention of paying any attention. Originally, the two families were just being polite, but after the previous incident of blaming the other, the two families no longer needed to maintain any politeness.

However, Chang Dafen was thick-skinned. Not only did she not think there was anything wrong, she even walked forward and tilted her head to take a look at the dishes.

Seeing scrambled eggs and bacon fried with dried beans, she swallowed hard. The words she had originally wanted to ask Uncle Zou to help find someone unconsciously turned into, "Uncle Zou, Lao Hao, your food is so good? It's just right, we haven't eaten yet either."

The words were full of hints. Did you hear me? Did you hear me? I haven’t eaten yet. Why don’t you treat me to a meal?

At this moment, Chang Dafen regretted very much that she came alone. What a loss!

Everyone in the Zou family: "..."

Everyone in the Zou family understood, but they were speechless.

How thick-skinned does this person have to be to be able to say such things as if nothing happened after turning the blame on someone and extorting money from his family?

Aunt Hao smiled wryly, "Hey, Lao Chang, why haven't you eaten yet so late? It's unfortunate that my family didn't prepare much food. Why don't you go home and eat first?"

Chang Dafen: “…”

Chang Dafen's mouth twitched, and she secretly cursed Hao Jingui for being so tactless. She had said so much and given your family so much face, but you didn't even invite her to sit down and have a meal.

She was about to explain it more clearly, "Uncle Zou, your bacon smells delicious, I..."

Zou Qianjin had a headache and didn't want to listen to her rambling any more, so he interrupted her and asked indifferently, "What's wrong with you? If not, then go home!"

Are you annoyed?

This guy is so tactless, can't he see that we are enjoying our meal!

Chang Dafen curled her lips, so stingy!

Then he remembered the main purpose of his visit to the Zou family, and spoke very confidently, "Old Zou, my Haihua is missing again, please quickly ask the people in the yard to help look for her, hurry up, my family is waiting for Haihua to come back for dinner."

Zou Qianjin: "..."

Other members of the Zou family: "..."

Zou Qianjin stared at Chang Dafen, who was holding her head high and chest out. What on earth is this woman's face made of?

How can it be so thick?

Now he can still take it for granted and ask me to find someone with confidence, which really broadens his horizons.

Seeing that no one was talking, Chang Dafen actually urged him, "Uncle Zou, hurry up, what are you still standing there for?"

Zou Qianjin frowned, very unhappy, and declined, "Everyone has gone to bed now. How can I call everyone to look for someone in the middle of the night?"

What kind of person is this? She thinks I owe her something!

You are asking everyone to help find someone. Don’t you know what you said last time they helped you find someone? Who is willing to help you now?

Besides, maybe Zheng Haihua is hiding somewhere again.

This is not without precedent.

Chang Dafen's face darkened. What do you mean by not being able to find someone? It's obvious that she doesn't want to find anyone!

She glared at Zou Qianjin with hatred and, using her trump card, said fiercely, "Zou Qianjin, you are the manager of the factory. You can't be so cold-blooded and ignore our family's affairs! We are orphans and widows. If you don't care about us anymore, aren't you forcing us to die? My husband died for the factory. If you don't care, I will ask the leaders if this is how the factory treats the widows of martyrs?!"

Zou Qianjin had a headache. It came again, it came again!

Damn it, damn it, he really wants to curse!

This old shrew is bringing up someone who has been dead for more than ten years. If he ignores her, and something really happens to Zheng Haihua, this old shrew will definitely sue him.

He had no choice but to agree, "Okay, I'll explain the situation to everyone, but I can't force them to go if they don't want to." Anyway, he had done the job, and whether others went to help or not was not something he could control.

Chang Dafen wanted to say something, but Zou Qianjin interrupted her and said sternly, "I'm just a manager, but I have no right to demand that others go to help voluntarily or not." He emphasized the word "obligation" to point out that others did not owe her anything and there was no need to go.

Chang Dafen pursed her lips unwillingly, but didn't dare to say anything else.

Zou Qianjin's guess was correct. He beat drums and gongs and gathered everyone in the Second Hospital to tell them about the matter.

Everyone made excuses, either they had something to do today or they had to go to work. In short, it was just two words: busy!

Are you kidding? They are not Bodhisattvas. They helped you with good intentions last time, but not only did you turn the tables on them, you also wanted to extort money from them. Who would be willing to lend a hand this time?

Aren’t you afraid of being blackmailed?

Besides, it’s hard to say whether the child is missing.

Wherever Chang Dafen's eyes reach.

Everyone: “!!!” They all took three steps back.

Chang Dafen: “!!!”

Chang Dafen’s nose was almost crooked with anger, damn it, damn it!

"You are heartless and unkind! You are heartless and ungrateful, and you will not die a good death! How dare you, how dare you watch my Haicheng die without saving me?!"

I've given them the opportunity to help find someone, why wouldn't they help?!

Someone rolled their eyes and said, "Aunt Chang, how did you know your Haihua was missing? Maybe he went out to play again! Please don't bother us again and again. We still have to go to work tomorrow to earn money to support the family."

Cheng Jiajia naturally didn't want to go out and suffer the cold again. "Aunt Chang, I suggest you report it directly to the police. They're much more professional than us at finding people. We're laymen, so how can we know how to find people? It would be bad if we missed any key clues and delayed the chance to find the child."

There's nothing wrong with helping out a little, she just doesn't like being taken advantage of. Cheng Jiajia can guarantee that even if the people in the hospital help find Zheng Haihua this time, Chang Dafen won't be grateful at all. She might even accuse them of making her precious son suffer, which would make many people unhappy.

And she was right. If a child is missing, it is much more efficient to report it to the police directly than to ask a group of untrained neighbors to look for the child.

Many people thought this was a good idea and echoed, "That's right, Aunt Chang, if you really think your child is missing, report it to the police immediately. They will definitely be able to find your Haihua."

Unexpectedly, Chang Dafen flinched when she heard about reporting the incident to the police. She squinted her eyes and said awkwardly, "Haha, haha, maybe, maybe Haihua is just going to a classmate's house to play and will be back tomorrow. There's no need to report the incident to the police, no need."

Why report to the police?!

She didn't want to set foot in the police station again!

Everyone: "..."

It’s you who said it was missing, and it’s also you who said it was not missing!

So it's not you who's in trouble, right?

Zou Qianjin rolled his eyes inwardly, but said soothingly, "Don't worry too much. Maybe the child has gone to play at a classmate's house again."

"Think about it, has Haihua gone to a classmate's house again? Has he been home late recently?"

"Why don't you go to his classmate's house first?"

I don't know if it was to comfort myself psychologically, but after Zou Qianjin said this, Chang Dafen vaguely remembered that Haihua had been going to a classmate's house to play for the past two days, and always came back very late.

Could it be that this damn kid really ran away into the wild?

The more Chang Dafen thought about it, the more she felt that Zheng Haihua had gone to hide at one of her classmates' houses again.

This damn bastard!

Chang Dafen didn't want to go out and freeze late at night, so she muttered a few words and went back.

Zheng Haiyang was working the night shift as usual today, and there were only three women left at home. Chang Dafen went back and told Jiang Qiubai and Zheng Haiyan about this and then went to bed. She wanted them to go out and find servants, for fear that Zheng Haihua would hide near the house and freeze like last time.

Jiang Qiubai and Zheng Haiyan looked at each other and pretended not to hear.

It was late at night and it was freezing outside. They were both grown-up girls and young wives. What would they do if something happened?

They don't want to go. Zheng Haihua can come back or not.

After Chang Dafen fell asleep, the two of them took a shower and went to bed without taking the matter to heart at all.

……

Who knew that Zheng Haihua was still nowhere to be seen the next day, and when Zheng Haiyang came back from get off work, he was still nowhere to be seen.

Zheng Haiyang knew something was wrong the moment he heard it, and he blamed Chang Dafen, "Mom, why didn't you find someone yesterday?"

Chang Dafen started to get anxious, but she was never one to blame herself. She started cursing, "It's all the fault of these cold-blooded people in the hospital! If they hadn't been unwilling to look for Haihua, how could this have happened?"

Zheng Haiyang was impatient to hear this and said irritably, "Mom, go find Uncle Zou to help you find someone. What's the point of cursing at your mother at home?"

Chang Dafen and Zheng Haiyang rushed to the front yard again and asked Zou Qianjin to find someone.

"Uncle Zou, my Haihua is really missing this time, and he hasn't come back yet! Hurry up and call the people in the yard to go out and look for him!"

Zou Qianjin was shocked. Could it be that this little bastard really disappeared?

He cursed, "What are you still looking for? Report it to the police right away! I told you to report it last night, but you refused. Look, you've wasted time, haven't you?!"

"Wouldn't it be more hope if more people looked for it?"

Zou Qianjin said angrily, "Hurry up and report it to the police. Why waste time? The police are professional in finding people. If there is anything, we have to report it to the police and come back to deal with it later!"

Chang Dafen was stunned by the yelling and had no idea what to do.

Zheng Haiyang gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Mom, Uncle Zou is right, let's go report to the police first!" It has come to this point, instead of relying on the people in the courtyard, it is better to rely on the police.

There was no other way, so Chang Dafen suppressed her fear and took her son to the police station to report the incident. She kept cursing along the way, saying things like "heartless and ungrateful" and "unfriendly neighbors." Passersby on the road frowned and looked at them.

"This old lady is so uncultured!"

……

Dong Siwei was very angry after being beaten by Chang Dafen, but she wanted to repair her relationship with Zheng Haiyang, so she could only hold back the dirty words she cursed at Chang Dafen in her heart and hypnotize herself to forget what happened that day.

Several days passed, and Dong Siwei had almost prepared herself mentally. She was planning to go with Xu Dongliang to apologize to Zheng Haiyang and restore the relationship between the two sides. Unexpectedly, she met Zheng Haiyang and Chang Dafen, mother and son, on the way.

Seeing how hurried the two of them were, they must have encountered something. It's good if they encountered something. I'm just afraid that nothing happened to them.

Dong Siwei rolled her eyes and followed, not far behind the two of them, and could hear the voices of the people in front clearly.

Sure enough, she soon learned from the mother and son's scolding that Zheng Haiyang's youngest brother was missing, and the two were preparing to report to the police to find him.

Dong Siwei was delighted, her chance had come again!

……

It was also at this time that the neighbors in the compound realized that Zheng Haihua was really missing, and not hiding like last time.

Everyone felt a little uneasy. If they had helped to look for it last night, would Zheng Haihua have found it?

Just as this thought flashed through her mind, Chang Dafen, who had just returned from reporting the incident to the police, stood in the yard with her hands on her hips and started cursing, "You are a bunch of conscienceless, black-hearted people who deserve to die a horrible death. We have lived next to each other for decades, and you are not even willing to help find a child. You are heartless and unjust dogs. How can such selfish people deserve to live in this world? Why doesn't God strike you to death with lightning! I tell you, if anything happens to my Haihua, I will make you pay with my life! You are a bunch of dogs who deserve to die a horrible death!"

Okay, that little bit of guilt in everyone’s heart is gone.

Pooh!

Guilt is bullshit! It's not like they let that brat Zheng Haihua run around and get caught!

Isn’t it because the Zheng family didn’t care about the child that the child disappeared?

The Zheng family themselves don’t feel guilty, so what should they feel guilty about?

If it weren't for the fact that her child was really missing, they would have gone out and cursed at her a few times!

Just at this time, Xu Dongliang and Dong Siwei came to the compound again.

……

At the same time, two night soil collectors, one tall and one short, dressed as rural people, pushed a packed night soil truck slowly out of the city. The truck emitted a foul odor, and pedestrians on the road covered their noses and took a few steps back in disgust.

"Oh my goodness, that smell is so strong! Why are we transporting manure at this hour? It stinks!"

The short man's honest face immediately turned fearful and apprehensive. "Excuse me, excuse me. We'll move the car away now, right now!"

While constantly apologizing to pedestrians, he pushed the cart faster.

When they finally got out of the city, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that there was no one around, the short man chuckled and said, "Brother, this batch of goods is not bad, it will definitely sell for a good price."

The tall man frowned and said, "This isn't a long-term solution. Let's find a legitimate business after we finish this job."

This job makes money quickly, but it also comes with high risks. It is much more dangerous than the jobs they did before. Once they are caught, it's over.

The short guy naturally knew all this. If the boss's hidden treasures hadn't disappeared, he wouldn't have taken such a risk. He said bitterly, "It's a shame that guy stole the boss's treasures. We only got less than ten thousand yuan. It was a huge loss! If I meet that guy again, I'll kill him!"

That's right, these two people were the ones who beat up the Zheng family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law when they failed to find the treasure. Later, they also stole nearly 10,000 yuan from the Ren family. However, the short one had a gambling problem and lost everything soon.

The two of them then got into the business of human trafficking with the help of someone else.