Chapter 149: Unexpected Encounter

“This woman… I told you, have I lost out?”

Chen Mingchuan admitted that he truly didn’t understand the past Li Xinyue. He realized that after marrying her, he hadn’t lost out either…

He also discovered that this woman, Wang Mama, had a somewhat endearing personality…

He couldn’t make up for the past, so he’d let her be from now on.

“If we can’t find those books later, I’ll look for them for you.”

Li Xinyue was a bit surprised: “You? You can find junior high or high school textbooks?”

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Yeah, I should be able to.”

Having someone help was definitely convenient.

Li Xinyue was genuinely grateful: “Then I’ll trouble you!”

“If there are old exam papers, that would be even better. Review materials would be good too.”

“Okay.”

Chen Mingchuan wasn’t a talkative person, and he disliked pointless chatter even more.

But seeing Li Xinyue still heading towards the bookstore, he couldn’t help but ask: “What else do you need to buy?”

Li Xinyue wasn’t buying things for herself.

As a top student, she couldn’t possibly struggle with a 1970s college entrance exam.

The 1977 exam questions were very simple. She was buying textbooks for show and brushing up on some topics in case she forgot anything.

As for politics, she’d just need to read some newspapers and literary magazines.

“I want to see if there are any cards or pictures related to child education.”

“If not, I want to buy a box of paints and draw some myself.”

Chen Mingchuan finally understood: This woman, she not only wanted to study herself, but also wanted to teach her child to read.

A woman who finished junior high, her vision was truly different!

“You, your aspirations are boundless.”

Li Xinyue smiled: “Teacher said, people must have aspirations in life.”

“People without aspirations are like walking corpses.”

“What meaning does it have for a person to live like a walking corpse?”

Teacher said that?

This teacher, he had some insight…

Chen Mingchuan opened his mouth: “Which teacher said that? I’ve never heard of it.”

Li Xinyue twitched her lips: “I don’t remember either, but I just remember that saying.”

As they spoke, they got in the car.

In an era without traffic jams, they quickly arrived at the Xinhua Bookstore.

There were some textbooks in the bookstore, but not a complete set. However, Li Xinyue found a mathematics review book.

As for those things related to child education, there wasn’t a single one.

Li Xinyue bought a few junior high and high school textbooks available in the store, along with a review book and a few grid notebooks.

She also bought pencils, large sheets of white paper, rulers, paints, and so on.

She wanted to buy a stapler, but it was ultimately a luxury.

These books were relatively expensive, and Chen Mingchuan reached out to pay, but Li Xinyue stopped him.

“I’ll pay, you don’t have much money left, right?”

Chen Mingchuan silently retracted his hand, his lips pressed tightly into a straight line.

Yes, he was a pauper now!

All his money was handed over!

The two of them left the bookstore with their books and saw that it was already past ten o’clock. They were about to go home.

Li Xinyue got in the car first, and Chen Mingchuan placed the books in the backseat.

Just as he was about to close the door, a figure suddenly crawled out from under the car, turned around, and jumped into the car, slamming the door shut.

“Go quickly, save my life!”

“Who are you?”

Chen Mingchuan had just opened his mouth when Li Xinyue in the passenger seat suddenly screamed: “Brother? Is that you?”

Li Xinyuan?

Just as Chen Mingchuan was stunned, a commotion came from the entrance of an alley.

“Hurry up and find him, we must find him!”

“Yes!”

“Chen Mingchuan, go quickly!”

These people were here to catch her brother?

Li Xinyue panicked.

Before he could say anything, Chen Mingchuan immediately jumped into the driver’s seat and stepped on the gas.

Seeing someone chasing after the car, Li Xinyue immediately used her mind power: “Shake them off, don’t let them see the license plate!”

Soon, the car left the city and headed towards the valley.

Passing the gate of the military compound, Chen Mingchuan didn’t stop but continued driving inside.

He only stopped the car under a large tree when he reached a valley.

“Get out!”

The people in the car immediately got out, and Li Xinyue followed suit.

“Brother, what happened just now? Who was chasing you?”

The man, about twenty-five or six years old, looked at Li Xinyue with a confused expression: “Comrade, are you mistaken? I don’t have a sister.”

“I don’t have a sister either,” Li Xinyue replied.

At this time, Chen Mingchuan also got out of the car.

“Li Xinyuan, even you don’t recognize your own sister, what are you up to?”

But the man was still confused: “My name is Li Xinyuan? I don’t know.”

“Sorry, I lost my memory once, so I really don’t know you.”

What?

Lost his memory?

What’s going on?

Li Xinyue stepped forward: “When did you lose your memory?”

The man scratched his head: “It’s been more than five years since I took the medicine. When I woke up, I was picked up by an old leader.”

“I don’t remember anything from before. The leader gave me the name Zhu Ye.”

Lost his memory for more than five years, wasn’t that shortly after Li Xinyuan left home?

Li Xinyue stepped forward: “Let me see your head.”

For some reason, Zhu Ye felt a sense of closeness towards the woman in front of him and immediately lowered his head…

“He did lose his memory, his head was severely injured.”

Seeing the scar on Zhu Ye’s back of the head, Li Xinyue’s heart tightened: Who hurt him?

At that time, her “cheap” brother was in the provincial capital looking for the family heirloom jade pendant…

Aunt Li said she had seen the jade pendant, a palm-sized, entirely green and translucent piece.

The jade pendant was a gift from her grandmother’s great-grandfather in the palace, her dowry.

Li Xinyue’s great-grandfather was highly regarded by the Empress Dowager for his excellent medical skills. He left the palace when he was old.

Shortly after leaving the palace, the court fell, and he took his family to live in seclusion in the countryside.

Li Xinyue furrowed her brows: “Who were those people chasing you just now?”

Zhu Ye shook his head: “I’m not too sure. The old leader was being watched, and he asked me to deliver this package to the capital.”

The old leader?

Chen Mingchuan’s heart moved: “What’s his name?”

Zhu Ye immediately said a name, and Chen Mingchuan’s face instantly turned serious.

Li Xinyue didn’t know who this person was.

“Is this person very powerful?”

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Yes, the father of the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Committee, Qian.”

Now, Li Xinyue understood a little. The father of the Deputy Secretary in the province was an old revolutionary.

“This thing, was it given to my brother by him?”

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “It should be. The situation in the province and the city is very serious now.”

“Deputy Secretary Qian is a very upright person. He has made great contributions to J province.”

“His old man was once in a high position, but he was squeezed out by those with ulterior motives and retired.”

Since he’s a good person, they have to help!

Li Xinyue looked at Zhu Ye: “You are my brother, I won’t be mistaken.”

“You have a thumb-sized black butterfly birthmark on your left arm.”

“Also, there’s a long old scar on your left thumb.”

“This scar is from when you were a child and you were making a bamboo whistle for me, and your finger was cut in half.”

“Grandma stitched the almost-fallen flesh back together, and although it healed, the scar remained.”

“My name is Li Xinyue, and his name is Chen Mingchuan, my husband.”