Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 284 Su Peng Has Disappeared (Second Update)

Jianguo certainly understood that Xiaofeng was not easy to talk to.

"Yuzhu, you have to think this way: you once treated her as your daughter, and she called you ’mom’ for eighteen years. How can you just sever the mother-daughter bond like that? Besides, she is now pregnant and also managing a factory, which definitely isn’t easy. As her mother, if not anything else, you should send her some nutritional supplements. She can’t just slap away a smiling face, can she?"

"Jianguo, are you saying I should just go there to deliver the nutritional supplements?" Luo Yuzhu hesitated.

"Are you really naive or just pretending?" Jianguo sighed. "You’re quite clever normally, but you turn foolish at crucial moments. Your visit would be, of course, to find a way to persuade her to admit that the shopping mall was a gift from the Wu Family to Ye Cheng, and then transferred to her name. Once this is set in stone, Wu Changquan would have no future prospects, and I might replace his position."

Luo Yuzhu poured a glass of water for Lin Jianguo and handed it to him: "What if she disagrees?"

Xiaofeng is not the old Xiaofeng. The current Xiaofeng is like a totally different person, preferring to recognize He Ximei as her mother and not showing any favor to her.

Jianguo was right, she was merely picking up a stray dog back then, and after so many years, even the dog had learned to wag its tail at her.

This girl is just a ruthless ingrate, not appreciating her own good fortune.

"If she doesn’t agree, can’t you use some method? I’m making it clear beforehand, you must handle Su Xiaofeng for me. If you succeed, you will be the family’s hero, and naturally, I won’t let you down." Xiaofeng is key to taking down Wu Changquan; coaxing her is crucial.

Although Luo Yuzhu was somewhat reluctant, hearing Lin Jianguo say that if he got promoted, she would be the family’s hero, it tempted her.

Since marrying Jianguo, because she hadn’t given birth to a son, her mother-in-law had always looked down on her. If she could help Jianguo get promoted this time, as the family’s hero, not to mention Jianguo, her mother-in-law certainly wouldn’t underestimate her again.

"If push comes to shove, I might have to be tough with her," Luo Yuzhu gritted her teeth. "This girl is too stubborn. If I talk to her softly, she definitely won’t deal with me."

"Whatever means you use, just don’t tell me," said Lin Jianguo, as Luo Yuzhu agreed and he didn’t say anything further. "Yesterday, Jingjing came back from the Wu family and locked herself in her room all day. No need to wonder, the Wu family must have said something unpleasant to Jingjing.

If the Wu family was unjust first, no one can blame him for being ruthless.

...

Su Peng was cutting pigweed in the field when two middle-aged men approached him: "Young man, can I ask how to get to Doctor Ye’s home in Shili Village?"

Hearing their voices, Su Peng put down his sickle and stood up, pointing with a long finger: "It’s just up ahead."

He thought for a moment: "Are you looking for my brother-in-law? He’s not been at home these past few days."

"Can’t be, we heard that Sixth Master is brilliant at treating illnesses; we specially came to have him treat us," the two men clearly didn’t believe him: "Young man, how about you take a look with us, and if they really aren’t home, we’ll just go back, okay?"

Standing up, Su Peng, if one didn’t see his simple and honest face, his tall and sturdy figure was quite imposing.

He laughed naively: "Okay, follow me."

The two middle-aged men stood up, exchanged glances, and both read the same message in each other’s eyes: a simpleton remains a simpleton, so easily deceived.

"I told you my brother-in-law isn’t home, but you wouldn’t believe it," Su Peng led the two to the outside of the courtyard: "We store our dried radishes here, they’re not home."

"They really aren’t home," one of them said with a hint of regret: "Young man, we now want to go to the town to buy some candy. Which road here leads directly to the town?"

"This road goes straight there," Su Peng pointed to a nearby road: "I often go to the market, it’s not far, very close."

"We’re not from this county, we are from another county helping to look for Sixth Master to treat us; we’ve asked directions on our way here and now we’d like to tour your town. Young man, do you have time? If you do, can you lead us? We’ll give you two yuan for your trouble."

Su Peng scratched his head, his face showing difficulty: "I’m afraid that might not work. If I don’t get the pigweed home before it gets dark, my mom will scold me."

"No worries, you’ll have earned money. You can give the money you earn to your mom; she’ll definitely be happy."

"That’s true. My mom always says I don’t know how to earn money; if I can show her two yuan today, she will definitely be very pleased." Su Peng thought about it; he had to let his mom see his capabilities.

"Then let’s go, shall we? Is this the way?"

"Yes, just keep walking," Su Peng said, walking a bit quickly out of fear he wouldn’t make it home before dark.

Upon leaving Shili Village, they found a car parked there; one of the men clapped Su Peng on the shoulder: "Young man, we came in a car, let’s go by car. It’ll be quicker, and you can get home earlier too."

"You’ve brought a car," said Su Peng, looking at it. "You go ahead; I’ll stay here."

"Come on, you’ve forgotten about your two yuan," the person behind pushed Su Peng into the car: "Don’t worry, we will definitely pay you and even buy you some candies."

Su Peng couldn’t resist the temptation of two yuan and was half-pushed onto the vehicle by the other person.

He Ximei looked at the sky, which had completely darkened. Pengzi still hadn’t come back, which made her anxious, "Guaizi, where could Pengzi have gone to cut pig grass? Why hasn’t he come back yet at this time?"

"I’ll go to the fields to look for him, to see if he’s fallen asleep somewhere." By this time, every household had already started having dinner.

If it had been a normal day, Pengzi would have been back by now.

Today he indeed came back later than usual, but Pengzi is childish, sometimes working a bit and playing a bit; it’s not unlikely that he just played until he was tired and then fell asleep.

He Ximei felt a strong twitch in her left eye, feeling as though something bad was about to happen, "No, I must go with you. I’m just not feeling at ease."

"Take two flashlights." Guaizi understood He Ximei’s feelings, knowing she couldn’t just sit at home and wait.

...

After ten o’clock, Xiaofeng had just gotten home when she heard the phone ringing. She slowly went to answer it: "Hello?"

He Ximei was currently at Ye Cheng’s house. Ye Cheng’s place had a phone, and she had the keys—it was natural for her to borrow it for a while.

Normally, He Ximei was a talkative person, but at that moment, her hands shook as she held the phone, her mouth moving several times, only to find she was unable to produce a sound.

With no one speaking from the other side, Xiaofeng was puzzled and greeted again.

Seeing He Ximei in such a fright, Guaizi sighed and took over the phone: "Feng, it’s Dad."

"Dad, what happened? Is there something wrong at home?" The brief silence on the other end made Xiaofeng’s heart race.

"It’s your brother; your brother is missing."

A chill ran through Xiaofeng. Her big brother was missing?

"Xiaofeng." He Ximei sounded reassured, seizing the phone: "This afternoon I asked your brother to go get pig grass, but he hadn’t returned by eight o’clock. Your father and I were worried, so we went to the fields to look. We searched all the usual places he goes to get the grass, but found nothing."

"Mom." Xiaofeng could feel He Ximei’s fear: "Don’t panic, I’m sure brother is fine. Let’s mobilize everyone in the village to start a search. I’ll come back right away."

Her big brother might have cognitive issues, but he had been living in Lihua Village for over a decade and certainly wouldn’t have gotten lost.

No matter what, she had to return immediately.

"Okay, don’t drive too fast, take care of yourself first. I’ll call your granduncle and ask them to start searching." He Ximei’s voice trembled upon hearing Xiaofeng’s words.

Xiaofeng really cared for her brother Pengzi.

"I’ll have Tie Bao and his wife accompany me back. You and Dad must not panic; start searching near the village first."

"Okay, okay, also don’t rush, drive slowly."

After hanging up the phone, He Ximei ran home: "Guaizi, I’m going to call some villagers for help, have them join the search."

"Alright, I will ask around in Shili Village; see if they have seen Pengzi passing by here." It was almost eleven o’clock now, and with Pengzi’s cognitive issues, where could he go? Where could he possibly be?

This darn kid, always causing so much worry.

...

"Tie Bao, Chunhua." Xiaofeng arrived at Chunhua’s rented house and knocked on Chunhua and her husband’s door: "Chunhua, Tie Bao, are you asleep? There’s been a bit of trouble at my house, I need you to come with me."

Hearing Xiaofeng’s voice, Chunhua quickly got up: "Okay, wait for us a moment, we’ll be ready in no time."

Chunhua and Tie Bao came out quickly: "Xiaofeng, what happened?"

"My brother is missing, he hasn’t come home yet, and I need to go back. It’s unsafe for me to go back alone so late, I have to ask you guys to accompany me."

Although her big brother was mentally challenged, normally he was well-behaved and wouldn’t wander off.