Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 440 The Crack in the Wall

Qu Caifeng wasn't at the Cheng family's house, and Lin Xiaomin instinctively looked towards the next room as she went upstairs.

She used to not care, but now, for some reason, she really doesn't want to see her. Whenever she sees her house door, her heart skips a beat.

Fortunately, there was no noise from next door and no one was at her house. Relieved, Lin Xiaomin cursed herself for being a coward and useless.

Watching Cheng's mother busy in the kitchen, Lin Xiaomin put down what she was holding and went to her and Cheng Wen's room first.

With a heart full of trepidation, I walked step by step toward the bed.

Even though she knew in her heart that Qu Caifeng was trying to annoy her, at this moment she felt as if every step she took was a knife stabbing into her heart.

And there was also an indescribable fear that made her want to turn around and run away.

But she still went to the window; her bed sheets were blue and white checkered.

Remembering Lu Qiaoge's words, Lin Xiaomin inexplicably mustered up her courage, looked down at the bed sheet, and sure enough, saw more than a dozen hairs on it.

This hair isn't hers, nor is it Cheng Wen's.

Judging by length isn't up to the mother-in-law.

It really is Qu Caifeng's?
Qu Caifeng actually entered her room?
Perhaps this wasn't the first time she'd entered her room.

After all, they both work and sometimes don't come back for lunch.

Over the past three years, Qu Caifeng has grown closer to her mother-in-law.

If Lin Xiaomin hadn't heard Lu Qiaoge's words, she would definitely be heartbroken right now. But remembering what Lu Qiaoge had just said, she suppressed her nausea, picked up all the hairs one by one, took them to the kitchen, turned on the stove, and threw them in.

She then returned to her room, but this time she didn't look at the bed. Instead, she looked at the wall separating her room from Qu Caifeng's, the wall next to the bed.

Because the wallpaper had been on all along, I had no idea there was a crack in the back.

The thought of this made her feel a cold sweat break out on her back.

It was absolutely terrifying, horrifying, and disgusting.

But where is this crack?
Lin Xiaomin reached out and touched the wall, and she actually found it near the corner. She then tore off a piece of the paper. There were three layers in total, and she easily peeled them off one by one, revealing the tear.

The crack wasn't big. She put her ear to the crack and could hear a sound, but it wasn't clear. After all, Cheng's mother was cooking in the kitchen, which was quite noisy. However, she could still faintly hear the sound of a spatula hitting a wok.

She and her husband were both there late at night... So, is it possible that the scratch marks she was talking about were overheard here?
Lin Xiaomin didn't know what to do for the time being, but she was determined to let her husband know about this rift.

Block it, make sure it's completely blocked.

That's utterly shameless.

Lin Xiaomin couldn't act the same way as usual, but she didn't show any gloomy expression to Cheng's mother either.

He silently went to the kitchen and started a fire for her.

Cheng's mother didn't take it to heart, only glanced at her, sighed inwardly, but still asked, "How's the painting from the neighborhood office going?"

While filling the room with wood, Lin Xiaomin answered Cheng's mother's question: "Director Hu said that I can arrange everything, and I will go to paint this afternoon."

"How many days will it take?"

"About three days."

"Oh..." Cheng's mother responded absentmindedly.

The two used to have a good relationship, but after that incident, a rift developed between them. They no longer talk and chat like before.

Even if you expect Lin Xiaomin to act as if nothing happened, she can't do it.

But Cheng's mother didn't want to explain to Lin Xiaomin.

She was merely relaying Qu Caifeng's thoughts; if she agreed, she agreed; if she disagreed, so be it.

Could this daughter-in-law possibly go to the factory and sue her? Besides, no matter how she explains it, she's in the wrong; she can only pretend to be confused.

Remembering something, Lin Xiaomin tried her best to shake off those messy emotions. She also pretended that the incident hadn't happened and, as usual, said to Cheng's mother, "I saw Lu Qiaoge at the street office just now. She just came back from visiting the countryside with Deputy Director Huang and the others. You know, that Lu girl is really something, so bold, she's really daring."

She stopped there.

Sure enough, Cheng's mother was intrigued. She put the lid back on the pot and asked curiously, "How did she get so bold? What is she thinking?"

Lu Qiaoge lives in the military factory's family compound. While some people might not know her, almost everyone knows who she is.

That's amazing! So young and with such a bright future.

In any case, whenever she is mentioned, it is always with words of praise.

That day, after meeting her once, I realized that this girl was indeed different from other girls her age.

Especially the aura she exudes when she stands there, instantly setting her apart from others.

Lin Xiaomin smiled slightly and said gently, "Yes, she's really bold. Didn't I send her a comic book I drew myself? Who knew she would insist on mailing it to Beidu Publishing House, saying she wanted to publish it and get royalties. If it sold well, I could even get a share of the profits. Don't you think this girl is delusional? She's really too daring. I told her not to mail it, but she insisted. I've never met a girl like this before. I think it must be related to her having seen a lot of the world."

Upon hearing this, Cheng's mother was stunned. She didn't pay attention to the other words, but focused on the key point: "What? Lu Qiaoge said that your comic strip can be published?"

"Yes, that's what she said. I said no, but she insisted on mailing it over to try."

Cheng's mother remembered that she also had a book of drawings by her daughter-in-law in her bedroom, so she quickly went into the room and took it out: "Is this the one you're talking about?" This was a drawing of Mencius' mother moving three times, done at Cheng's mother's request to please her, but it was only read at home.

Lin Xiaomin's expression was complicated, but she quickly composed herself, nodded, and said, "Yes, that's exactly it."

"She said if it's published, she'll keep giving you a share of the profits?"

"I'm not entirely sure either, but that's the gist of it. However, I don't think it's possible for it to be published. I'm not a painter, and even professional painters might struggle with this. How could I possibly do it?"

After all, Cheng's mother was older, so she thought about things from afar and had many ideas.

The first person she thought of was Lu Qiaoge.

As far as she knew, this Lu Qiaoge wasn't the kind of person who just talked nonsense and then left it at that, irresponsible.

This girl always keeps her word.

She never gave up halfway through helping anyone she wanted to help, and the same was true of the work she did, as well as how others perceived her.

Not to mention that Qin Hengzhi was from Beidu, and not just any ordinary Beidu native.

If Lu Qiaoge says this can be published, then there's an 80-90% chance it will be.

Making money is a given. Even though living conditions are good, who would complain about having too much money?

What matters is reputation.

Cheng's mother tentatively asked, "Then... if it's really published, will you become a great painter?"