Living in a Siheyuan

Chapter 140 Qin Huairu's Night Visit

The next day, Li Ping'an slept until noon.

He is going to visit the steel mill today.

When he drove to the steel mill, the security guard at the door saw that it was Li Ping'an who came back and immediately opened the door happily.

Although Li Pingan has been away from the steel mill for more than two months, everyone still remembers his contribution to the factory at that time.

Especially the people in the security department, they were the first to know every time Li Ping'an brought back supplies. They also thanked Li Ping'an from the bottom of their hearts.

Li Pingan smiled and greeted several people at the door, then drove to the office building.

When Li Ping'an arrived at the office of Purchasing Section 3, Feng Gaoge and others who were chatting and smoking in the office immediately surrounded him.

Everyone surrounded him enthusiastically and asked him questions.

Li Ping'an also greeted them happily and gave each of them a pack of cigarettes he brought from Hong Kong.

This made them even happier.

Then he went to Ji Qingshan's office, which was his former office.

Ji Qingshan looked at Li Pingan, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Are you back to check your work after your promotion?"

Li Pingan also gave him a pack of cigarettes and said, "I came to see you guys after my business trip."

Ji Qingshan heard this and said happily: "It's rare that you still have this kind of heart. Let's go have a few drinks together this afternoon?"

Li Pingan shook his head and said, "Maybe not this time, time is too tight. Next time I come back, I'll treat you to a few drinks."

The two chatted for a while in the office.

Li Ping'an went to Zhou Changming and Liu Zhiwei's office to have a chat again.

They were all very happy that Li Pingan remembered to visit them after his return, and they insisted on taking Li Pingan out for a few drinks after get off work.

Li Ping'an planned to go to Director Wang's house in the evening, so he refused them.

Finally he went to Li Huaide's office again.

This can be considered as a benefactor to him.

Li Huaide has indeed taken good care of him over the years.

Of course, this is also because he can get a lot of supplies.

Li Huaide looked at this former subordinate in front of him. Now he was doing better than himself. He felt a little sour in his heart.

"Ping An, tell me honestly, how did you get into the business department?"

Li Pingan laughed and said, "Director Li, if you ask me, I am also confused. I don't understand it myself."

Seeing that Li Ping'an was unwilling to reveal it, Li Huaide did not continue to ask. Everyone has their own secrets, which is not difficult to understand.

Then the two chatted for a while.

Li Ping'an went to Director Yang's office.

I just talked to Director Yang for a while.

Li Ping'an left the steel mill.

I went to Director Wang's house in the afternoon and completed my mission this time.

He found a place to eat and then drove to the Lou family's house to take a look.

When he came back, Lou Zhenghua had already given him the key to his house and asked him to come back for a visit.

Although Lou Zhenghua also hired someone to come and clean the house regularly, they were outsiders after all. Now that Li Ping'an was back, of course he had to go to the house to check on the situation.

Li Pingan opened the door and looked around.

Except for some dust, everything else in the house is fine.

Besides, all the things in the house were collected by Li Ping'an, and now there is basically nothing left. It is just an empty house.

Then he went to the other properties of the Lou family to have a look. There were people living and taking care of them there. There was basically no change.

Including the yard where he used to date Lou Xiao'e, someone now lives there.

These are the people arranged by Lou Zhenghua.

As long as the title deed is in my hands, it doesn't matter how long these people live there. I will still recognize the title deed in the future.

It was not until the afternoon after get off work that Li Pingan drove to Director Wang's home.

When Director Wang opened the door and saw Li Pingan carrying a lot of things, he immediately shouted in surprise: "Pingan, when did you come back?"

Li Pingan also smiled and said, "Aunt Wang, I just came back last night. I came to see you and Uncle Zhang today."

Director Wang quickly took Li Ping'an's things, welcomed him in and said, "Are you leaving again this time? Have Yu Li and the child returned?"

"Auntie Wang, I came back on a business trip. Yu Li and the children are all fine."

After entering the house, Zhang Zhiyong was also surprised to see Li Pingan.

He questioned Li Pingan again.

After having dinner at Director Wang’s house, Li Ping’an drove back home.

He planned to stay in the courtyard for another night and return to Tianjin Port tomorrow.

When we returned to the courtyard, it was already very late.

Many people have gone to bed at this time.

Li Pingan parked the car in the yard and planned to take a shower and go to bed.

Suddenly, I heard someone knocking softly at the door.

Li Pingan didn't think much about it. There were too many people trying to curry favor with him and looking for him to chat and say hello these days.

As soon as the door opened, a figure squeezed in.

Li Pingan took a closer look and found that this was Qin Huairu.

He was so scared that he quickly said, "Aunt Qin, what are you doing here so late? If you have something to say, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Qin Huairu grabbed Li Ping'an's hand and said, "Ping'an, Sister Qin came here to ask you for something. You must help me!"

Li Ping'an looked at Qin Huairu with an attitude of "I won't leave unless you help me", and he felt a little overwhelmed.

"Aunt Qin, why don't you come back tomorrow to tell us about it? It's so late now, it won't be good for others to see it."

Qin Huairu finally made up her mind tonight, how could she give up so easily?

She pulled Li Ping'an and said, "Ping'an, do you want to chase me away? Can we go in and listen to me finish what I have to say? I have no choice but to beg you now."

It was not good to see the two of them fighting at the door like this. Li Pingan had no choice but to agree to Qin Huairu's request.

He closed the door and took Qin Huairu into the house.

Qin Huairu knelt down in front of Li Pingan.

This confused Li Ping'an, and he quickly went over to pull Qin Huairu.

But Qin Huairu just wouldn't get up.

Li Pingan said helplessly: "Aunt Qin, what happened to you? I will help you if I can, but if I can't help you, there is nothing I can do."

Qin Huairu knelt on the ground and cried to Li Pingan, "Ping'an, please save Banggeng. Banggeng is my only child now, and I really can't lose him again."

Hearing this, Li Pingan became even more confused.

"Aunt Qin, Bang Geng has been missing for so long, and the police haven't found him yet. What's the point of you looking for me?"

"Ping An, I won't hide it from you. We have been looking for a long time and have asked many people. Someone saw a few people tying up a child and walking away that day. From what they said, it is very likely Bang Geng."

"Later I asked someone and found out that those people were human traffickers who specialized in trafficking people everywhere."

Li Pingan said: "Then you should report to the police? Why did you come to me?"

Qin Huairu cried and shook her head and said, "I looked for them, and the police investigated everywhere. But those people seemed to have disappeared and have never been seen again."

"And the people who were investigating gradually lost their patience, and no one continued the investigation."

"Then what's the point of looking for me? I don't even know where Banggeng is."

"Ping An, I heard that you are now a high-ranking official, higher than Director Yang. Please help Sister Qin find someone to investigate further. If it's too late, I'm afraid Bang Geng won't be able to hold on until then."

After hearing this, Li Ping'an immediately thought of the drinking scene at Sha Zhu's house last night. He guessed that someone was bragging in the yard and Qin Huairu had a crush on him.

But in this matter, he really has no power to do anything.

So Li Pingan said regretfully: "Aunt Qin, I really can't do anything."

"Besides, I've been transferred to another place now, and I don't have any connections in our city anymore!"

Qin Huairu didn't listen to Li Ping'an at all. She always thought that Li Ping'an didn't want to help her.

So she stood up and took off her outer cotton jacket. She was completely naked inside!

Li Pingan hurriedly shouted, "Aunt Qin, what are you doing? Put on your clothes quickly. Who do you think I am?"

Qin Huairu said with tears in her eyes: "Ping An, I have nothing to repay you. As long as you can find the stick back for me, I will give it to you anytime in the future."

Looking at Qin Huairu's proud body, Li Ping'an couldn't help but sigh secretly. She was worthy of being the woman who could make Sha Zhu dizzy in the courtyard. Who could resist such a mature and charming woman?

However, thinking about the tragic experience he had after taking Qin Huairu's place, Li Ping'an decided to stay away from this thorny rose.

I already have two wives who are prettier and more virtuous than her. What's the point of provoking Qin Huairu again? I don't want to be a thief!

So he picked up the cotton jacket on the ground, handed it to Qin Huairu and said, "Aunt Qin, please go back. I really can't do anything about what you said."

"Besides, I have to go back to another place soon, so I don't have time to help you find a good one. You should think of another way!"

Seeing that Li Ping'an was really unwilling to help her, a trace of hatred flashed in Qin Huairu's eyes.

She always believed that Li Ping'an was capable of helping her, but he just didn't want to.

Qin Huairu put on her clothes in a few seconds, snorted coldly, turned around and went back.

Li Pingan looked at the woman in bewilderment. Fortunately, he did not have the ability to help her. Even if he had the ability to help her, he would probably not end up well in the end.

Shaking his head, Li Ping'an locked the door from the inside and lay down on the bed to rest.

He was also wondering whether Banggeng had been kidnapped or murdered.

Unknown to them, Bang Geng was being treated inhumanely.

When Banggeng first arrived at the coal mine, he was quite tough and went into the mine every day. But he was too small and had no strength, so he couldn't dig at all.

So he just gave up and did things perfunctorily.

But they also have rules, and after being hungry for a few days, Banggeng couldn't stand it anymore.

In order to get a bite to eat, Banggeng started mining desperately.

During this period, it can be said that he missed his mother, his grandmother, and Sha Zhu's meals every day.

Now the Banggeng is very thin and dark. He hardly looks like a human. He works hard to mine for a piece of coarse grain steamed bread every day.

In the dark mine, he didn't know how long he had been there.

He felt like he really couldn't hold on any longer, so he waited for his mother to come and save him.