My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 330 - 34 Unexpected News_2

Hearing her name mentioned, the four little ones put down their toys and looked over openly.

Lin Xiaoguai was about to introduce them when Cheng Jiahui waved his hand and smiled. "Big sister, you don’t need to introduce them; I can guess which is which."

He pointed at each in turn. "These two identical ones must be Little Sun and Qiaoqiao; the remaining one is Sisi, and this one is Little Spring Breeze."

Lin Xiaoguai first froze, then suddenly understood. Indeed, it really wasn’t hard to tell the quadruplets apart.

Cheng Jiahui always had a way with children and soon they were all playing together merrily.

At that moment, Shen Chi came back.

"Why are you back so early today?" Lin Xiaoguai asked as she handed him slippers.

"Otherwise, it would have been even earlier," Shen Chi said, taking her hand and sitting down on the sofa. "The construction team called me, saying the project over in the agricultural area is finished. I went to check, and it matches the blueprints. You should go check again tomorrow, and if there aren’t any issues, we can finalize payment for that part of the project. Plus, we need to sow some other crops soon, or there will be less we can plant by winter."

Now that it was the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the options for planting were indeed limited.

Lin Xiaoguai nodded and then asked, "I haven’t visited the farm in a while. How is the construction of the apartment buildings and the main house coming along?"

"The construction of the apartment buildings has been put on hold for now; they’re all busy with the main house project," Shen Chi replied. frёewebηovel.cѳm

"How much of the main house project is completed?" Lin Xiaoguai asked expectantly.

"Half is already finished; it will likely take another week or two to complete," Shen Chi answered.

"In that case, it’s time to find craftsmen for the interior work," Lin Xiaoguai said.

The military construction team didn’t handle decorations; it wasn’t that they couldn’t, but rather that decorating wasn’t their forte compared to building houses.

Thus, Lin Xiaoguai naturally wanted to find a more professional team.

"Do you have someone in mind?" Shen Chi asked as he stroked her hair.

"A classmate’s family does this work; I’ve already given them a heads-up," Lin Xiaoguai nodded.

Two days later, Lin Xiaoguai took a trip to the farm to finalize the agricultural project payments.

This time, Cheng Jiahui and Shen Xiu also came along. Seeing the farm stretching as far as the eye could see, Shen Xiu said in shock, "Sister-in-law, is this really ours?"

"Of course, it is. Did you think I would deceive you?" Lin Xiaoguai said with a light smile.

Cheng Jiahui glanced at the foundations of the apartment buildings and asked, "Is big sister planning to sell those houses once they’re built?"

"Only renting them for now," Lin Xiaoguai decided.

"That’s indeed the right move. I believe domestic property prices are bound to rise; selling now would be a loss," Cheng Jiahui always knew his big brother had business acumen, but he didn’t expect his sister-in-law to be just as astute.

Luckily, Lin Xiaoguai didn’t know what Cheng Jiahui was thinking, or she’d have been mortified. She had no business acumen—she was clueless in that regard in both her past and present lives.

The three of them then took a stroll around Capital City, did some shopping, and returned home. The fun wasn’t all to be had in one day. After all, Cheng Jiahui said that he and his wife had worked from New Year’s Day to New Year’s Eve for years, and since they rarely had any vacations, they decided to make the most of it.

Around nine in the evening, the phone rang. Lin Xiaoguai was clipping Qiaoqiao’s nails while Shen Chi was watching television, so naturally, he answered the phone.

Before long, the phone call ended, but Lin Xiaoguai noticed that Shen Chi looked rather strange.

"What’s wrong?"

Shen Chi cleared his throat and said, "I got a call from an old colleague from Shanghai. Do you remember the matter I mentioned to you before about Chen Lijuan?"

Lin Xiaoguai felt it was rather baffling but still nodded.

"That woman turned out to be deep and cunning. No one expected a woman of her caliber to secretly uncover the name list and hideouts of that crime organization in various Mainland cities. She lured those people to the Capital this time with the intent of exposing them, hoping to use the Capital’s power to bring down the crime organization while clearing her own name. And that list and information were her presentation offering." Shen Chi’s tone was full of admiration as he spoke.

Chen Lijuan’s strategy was undeniably sound; if things played out as she planned, the higher-ups might recognize that her intentions weren’t entirely pure, but when weighing her merits and faults, they would likely give her a chance at life.

No wonder, as Jiang Tao mentioned, Chen Lijuan had that heated argument with Chen Han back then—she had already planned her exit strategy.

If his good buddy hadn’t had that bit of history with this woman, Shen Chi might have been in a good mood and just played along with her wishes.

Unfortunately, no matter how meticulous that woman’s thoughts were, in the end, they amounted to nothing. It was fortunate she knew how to adapt; realizing she couldn’t gain any advantage, she confessed everything, thus avoiding capital punishment.

"Following the leads provided by Chen Lijuan, criminal police teams in various cities started taking action over the past month, and the local military forces also lent support. My old colleague was involved in this collaboration with the Criminal Police Team, and as they were repatriating the abducted girls back home, one girl learned he was an officer from the military zone and approached him to ask about me."

Pausing for a moment, Shen Chi continued, "The girl said her name is Lin Xiaoniao."

"What?" Lin Xiaoguai was startled.

"Lin Xiaoniao," Shen Chi repeated, and then said, "She claims she is a student at Fudan University."

"How could she possibly be abducted?" In Lin Xiaoguai’s impression, this niece of hers was undoubtedly intelligent, and with that amount of gold, it was improbable that she would be swayed by someone else’s tempting promises.

"She wasn’t captured," Shen Chi sighed. "Among those girls who were abducted, some were deceived, while others were unable to be deceived and were simply knocked unconscious and taken away. Your niece, all alone, was undoubtedly a suitable target." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)