The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 399 Another Turn of Events_1

Watching Qi Mengru seriously tallying the number of times, Li Qing couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"Even if I had a body of iron, I couldn’t do it several times a day, every day," Li Qing chuckled, "I’m just kidding, don’t be so serious."

Qi Mengru visibly sighed with relief.

By the look of it, she actually seemed concerned that Li Qing might want her multiple times a day and keep her pressed in bed without letting her up.

After pausing for a moment, she asked somewhat hesitantly, "So when I’m in the mood, can I... find you? Don’t worry, I won’t do it very frequently, maybe just once a week."

"I’ve already pocketed the money, isn’t that the premise? I’m at your service anytime!" Li Qing said with a smile, slipping his hand back inside Qi Mengru’s neckline.

"Good, don’t worry, I won’t be too frequent," Qi Mengru said with a seductive smile, "How about you have a feel now before we go?"

"Let’s just go, your tempting body is something that can never be touched enough," Li Qing said.

...

The new rural project finally began construction.

The day after getting together with Qi Mengru, Li Qing received a notification from Secretary Zhou.

That very day, Li Qing took Tang Jianmin and other workers to the construction site.

The new rural project was a relocation site, naturally situated near Sanhe Town and in a place with convenient transportation.

The construction site was close to Sanhe Village, so there was no need for Li Qing and his crew to stay on-site, making daily commuting very convenient.

For Li Qing, this was a whole new field, and he had much to learn.

Soon after he had some downtime, Li Qing became busy once again.

From getting acquainted with various aspects of site management to small things like how to secure steel pipes, he was learning everything.

It wasn’t that Li Qing was particularly diligent or eager to learn, but rather everything was linked to his money, and he didn’t feel at ease without paying close attention.

One day, as Li Qing was clearing debris on the construction site, Qi Mengru suddenly called him.

"Qingzi, can you come to the school?"

"Principal, are you missing me already?" Li Qing teased.

"No, I... It’s not that," Qi Mengru stammered hastily.

"It’s the school... There’s been another incident, and I want you to take a look."

"Another incident?" Li Qing asked in surprise, "Your family hasn’t stopped work, have they?"

"I already told them, but nobody listens to me," Principal Qi said, "The logistics department has been demolished, and under the pretext of rebuilding, they are digging down. I truly don’t know what they’re up to!"

"Is it serious?" Li Qing’s brows furrowed.

"Two workers have fallen unconscious and have been rushed for emergency care; the situation doesn’t look very optimistic," Principal Qi said.

"Wait for me, I’m on my way!" Li Qing said.

Normally, he could have ignored such a situation, which would definitely save him a lot of trouble.

But on one hand, if he witnessed trouble and did nothing, his conscience wouldn’t allow it.

And on the other hand, having just broken new ground with Qi Mengru, he didn’t want to refuse her request.

Li Qing gave Tang Jianmin a heads-up to keep an eye on the site, telling him to call anytime if something came up, and then he cycled to the school.

It was just past three in the afternoon, and the students were in class, leaving the campus eerily quiet.

Li Qing went straight to Principal Qi’s office.

Her office occupied a corner of the third floor of the laboratory building, separate from the other leaders’ offices.

Li Qing knocked on the door.

The sound of high heels clacking on the floor came quickly from inside, and then the door swung open.

Qi Mengru, dressed in a plain white cheongsam and wearing high heels, appeared at the doorway.

"How did you get here so fast?" she asked in surprise.

"It’s a good thing you didn’t ask that when we were together," Li Qing teased, "I was just nearby."

Qi Mengru’s cheeks flushed, "I actually wish you could be a bit faster."

"That wouldn’t be good at all, if I were too quick how could I feel your depths, enjoy your warmth?" Li Qing said with a smile, walking past Qi Mengru, "Is Xiao Shu not here?"

"I’ve taken him to daycare," Qi Mengru closed the door and said.

Li Qing paused.

It seemed like Qi Mengru was always the one taking care of Xiao Shu, so why suddenly send him to school?

He raised an eyebrow and asked, "You didn’t send Xiao Shu to school just because I’ll be coming over to your place in the future, did you?"

Principal Qi’s face suddenly turned red, and touching her neck she said, "Of course not, Xiao Shu is of age to attend school."

Seeing her gesture, Li Qing knew she was lying.

Perhaps he really had hit the nail on the head.

"Have a seat first, I’ll make you a cup of tea!" Qi Mengru said softly, quickly walking past Li Qing.

Li Qing nodded and looked around Qi Mengru’s office.

It was big and luxurious.

There was an office and a bathroom outside, with two other rooms on the side, probably a bedroom and a kitchen.

Qi Mengru had practically set up a home for herself in her school office, and it was a large one at that.

"Here!" Qi Mengru placed the tea in front of Li Qing and sat down beside him.

"Which hospital are those two workers in? We should go and see them in a bit!" Li Qing said.

Although it would be somewhat depleting, now that he was aware, Li Qing couldn’t stand by and do nothing.

Qi Mengru shook her head, "This time, I’m afraid it’s not possible, our family has already muzzled the story."

"Why?" Li Qing asked with furrowed brows.

"They want to handle this matter quietly, I don’t even know where the people have been taken!" Qi Mengru said.

"Your family really did broaden my horizons, those are two lives, and you want to just let it go?" Li Qing asked angrily,

He knew what muzzling meant, to minimize the impact of the incident as much as possible.

But it also essentially sealed the fate of those two workers.

The Qi family had clearly chosen to smooth things over with money, no longer caring about the lives or deaths of the workers.

Qi Mengru’s eyes widened fiercely, but then she deflated like a punctured balloon and spoke with little confidence, "I’ll try to get in touch with my family. But handling it privately doesn’t mean brushing it off, they will surely try to save those people."

"Moreover. I haven’t had much to do with my family for a long time, it’s only because of Xiao Shu that I had any contact with them."

"You try to contact them as soon as you can," Li Qing’s tone softened, and he asked, "Have you figured out what’s going on with Xiao Shu?"

"They say Xiao Shu has a weak birth chart, born at an inauspicious time, and is easily troubled by unclean things," Qi Mengru said.

Li Qing nodded, "Now that you know the reason, try to keep Xiao Shu away from those places from now on."

He didn’t understand any of this himself and could only give such a simple answer.

"If I can’t even see those two workers, what did you call me here for?" Li Qing asked.

"I want to know, what’s really under Ziyun Mountain and the logistics area? I feel like my family is hiding a big secret from me." Qi Mengru said seriously, "You must know something, right?"