Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 300 Helping Grandpa Ask for Leave

The old Party Secretary looked so worried he was practically scratching his head. Tao Qiuyi couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

When she could barely contain herself, she simply turned around and buried her head in Wei Jingyuan's arms. It was hard work to laugh so hard her whole body was shaking, yet she had to hold back from making a sound.

"Don't be sad, Grandpa's legs will get better." Wei Jingyuan comforted her insincerely, his voice indifferent and his face expressionless.

He raised his hand and gently patted Tao Qiuyi's back.

The old Party Secretary listened to Wei Jingyuan's comforting words and assumed that Tao Qiuyi was upset because her grandfather had been beaten.

"Tao girl, what's done is done, try to think positively. Jingyuan took your grandfather to see a doctor about his leg, and he said that it should get better after some rest, and it definitely will." The old Party Secretary comforted her in his dry voice.

Tao Qiuyi laughed so hard she made a "woo-woo-woo" sound, which sounded like she was crying even harder.

It's so ridiculous, the old Party Secretary is really bad at comforting people.

"Don't be sad, Grandpa's leg will get better." Wei Jingyuan gently patted Tao Qiuyi's back to comfort her, then looked at the old Party Secretary. "Old Party Secretary, should we go to the bamboo forest to take a look?"

Wei Jingyuan's meaning was clear: if the old Party Secretary didn't believe his one-sided account, he could go to Dazhulin to investigate.

Those who can become Party branch secretaries are not simple people, let alone the old Party branch secretary who is shrewd. He waved his hand repeatedly and said, "No need, no need to go and see. I trust Jingyuan and Tao Yatou's character."

The old Party Secretary truly trusted Wei Jingyuan's character. He said that Old Tao's legs were seriously injured, and it must be serious.

If Old Man Tao hadn't been seriously injured, Tao Qiuyi wouldn't have cried so bitterly.

"What about taking leave?" Wei Jingyuan asked.

Upon hearing Wei Jingyuan ask about taking leave, Tao Qiuyi, who was nestled in his arms, started whimpering again.

The old Party Secretary quickly said, "I know about your leave request, I'll arrange it. Tao girl, don't be sad, no one expected this to happen."

"What we need to do now is heal your grandfather's leg and find the person who committed the crime."

"He beat so many people in one night and hit them so hard. This murderer must not be tolerated."

His grandson still needs Tao Qiuyi's medicine to treat his asthma, so Old Man Tao's leave must be approved no matter what.

"The old Party Secretary is right, this murderer's actions are too heinous. We must catch him and give everyone an explanation." Tao Qiuyi's tone was full of righteous indignation.

Wei Jingyuan looked at her, his eyes flickering, somewhat curious about how she had the nerve to say such a thing.

They knew better than anyone else who the murderer was.

Lifting her head from Wei Jingyuan's embrace, Tao Qiuyi looked at the old Party Secretary with bright, expectant eyes. "Old Party Secretary, do you have any leads?"

"No." The old Party Secretary shook his head and sighed wearily. "With your fourth uncle away, all the work is on my shoulders. I just arranged for an oxcart to take the injured to the town hospital for treatment."

"There's simply no time to arrange for someone to investigate the murderer."

"Old Party Secretary, you've really worked hard," Tao Qiuyi said.

"It's nothing, it's all part of our job." The old Party Secretary smiled and asked Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan, "Is there anything else you two need?"

Tao Qiuyi shook her head, "No, I came here to ask for leave for my grandfather. Thank you, old Party Secretary."

"Thank you, old Party Secretary. We'll be going now," Wei Jingyuan said.

"Go on," the old Party Secretary waved his hand, then suddenly remembered something and called back Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi. He reminded them, "The village might be a bit unsettled these next few days." Understanding, Tao Qiuyi nodded gratefully to the old Party Secretary, "We'll be careful, thank you for the reminder, Old Party Secretary."

After saying that, she took Wei Jingyuan's hand and walked out of the brigade headquarters. After walking a long distance, Tao Qiuyi stopped and looked back.

"What are you looking at?" Wei Jingyuan asked.

Tao Qiuyi glanced at him, withdrew her hand from his, and sighed.

"I feel a little sorry for the old Party Secretary." She really didn't expect that after she and Wei Jingyuan beat up those people, the one who would be exhausted was the old Party Secretary.

She was inconsiderate.

Next time she's dealing with someone, she'll do it when her fourth uncle is in the village. Her fourth uncle is younger than the old Party Secretary and has the energy to clean up the mess. Oh, she's so clever!

"What are you thinking about?" Wei Jingyuan looked at the strange smile on her face, wanting to know what she was planning.

"If you want to hit someone again, you should choose a time when Fourth Uncle is around." Tao Qiuyi blurted out her thoughts without realizing it.

Upon hearing this, Wei Jingyuan was speechless. He asked, "Right now, the old Party Secretary is just too busy to investigate. When he has some free time, he might just guess that it was you who did it."

"No way, the old Party Secretary is so shrewd." Tao Qiuyi was astonished.

If the old Party Secretary really guessed that she was the one who did it, then what she said today had a somewhat provocative tone.

"Scared now?" Wei Jingyuan raised an eyebrow at her. He didn't think this little woman was afraid at all. She didn't hold back at all when she hit people; he was just a decoration.

"What a joke, why would I be afraid? Since I dared to beat those people, I won't leave any evidence that could be found out. Even if the old Party Secretary suspects that I did it, he has no proof." Tao Qiuyi gave Wei Jingyuan a haughty glare.

“You’re right. Even if the old Party Secretary suspects it was you, he won’t have any evidence.” Wei Jingyuan took her hand. “Are we going into the mountains now?”

“Of course, we’ve already wasted time. Let’s have a race and see who gets to the top of the mountain first.” With that, Tao Qiuyi shook off Wei Jingyuan’s hand and started running, abandoning all martial ethics.

Wei Jingyuan chuckled and ran after her.

One after the other, the two figures quickly ran up the mountain.

In the bamboo forest.

A group of villagers surrounded the drafty and simple bamboo house.

The already flimsy bamboo door collapsed to the ground, and Han Ying's small, thin figure blocked the entrance to the bamboo house. She demanded sharply, "What do you want?"

An older woman yelled, "You little brat, my son was beaten because of you! Tell me, who are your accomplices? How did you get into my yard and seriously injure my son?"

"I have no accomplices, I didn't hit your son, and I don't even know who your son is," Han Ying retorted, frowning.

Seeing that Han Ying didn't admit it, the aunt's voice became even sharper, "You little brat, don't play dumb with me. My son hit you this morning, and he was seriously injured tonight."

"If it wasn't you who was deliberately seeking revenge, then who else could it be?"

Han Ying said, "My grandfather was also seriously injured. Can I also say that your son beat him up? And then they suffered retribution, not knowing who beat him up."

"But you come and blame me? Don't you have any sense of reason?"

A man stepped forward and grabbed Han Ying's thin arm. "Hey, you little brat, you're pretty good at making excuses."

After saying that, the man turned to the people gathered in front of the bamboo house and said, "Fellow villagers, our son was seriously injured, and this kid must be responsible for it."