Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 339 - 338: The Child is Still Young

Chapter 339: Chapter 338: The Child is Still Young

Zhang Changjiang stared at Niuwa, then suddenly cracked a smile.

He fished out a dirty piece of rock candy from his pocket and held it out to Niuwa, "Xiao Jun, is it? Don’t be scared. Uncle and your dad are good buddies. Here, have some candy."

Even after hearing Niuwa call himself Bai Xiaojun, Zhang Changjiang still didn’t believe it.

He glanced again at Niuwa’s clothes. They were clean, but of average fabric, and the hem was torn in several places, looking a complete mess.

Bai Bo treasured his son like the apple of his eye when he was alive; how could the little bastard possibly be wearing torn clothes? How could he suddenly become so thin?

If he wasn’t Bai Xiaojun, then he could only be one of the village children.

The kids from the village were poor, inexperienced in the ways of the world, struggling to get even a sip of sugary water on a typical day, so the dusty piece of rock candy he held was still a huge temptation to them.

Zhang Changjiang’s eyes bulged as he stared intently at Niuwa, a crazy fervor flickering in his gaze.

Niuwa glanced at the piece of candy, frowned, and deliberately turned away, pressing his face against Zheng Shan’s shoulder.

His rejecting and disdainful expression was exactly like that of a picky little master who was difficult to please.

Zhang Changjiang bared his teeth in a grin.

With a casual gesture, he ruffled Niuwa’s head.

Unprepared, Niuwa’s little head bumped into the rough wall, scraping the skin and causing blood to flow.

As if he hadn’t seen it, Zhang Changjiang tossed the candy into his own mouth, chewing while he went to sit by the fire.

The underling he had just knocked down had gotten back up and was ripping the roasted rabbit apart, offering Zhang Changjiang a big piece with lots of meat.

Zhang Changjiang took the rabbit meat and bit into it with a big mouthful, smacking his lips as he savored the delicious flavor.

After nibbling half the rabbit, he wiped the grease from his mouth and said, "Keep a close eye on these two little bastards this afternoon. I’m going to find Lin Nianhe for a chat."

He had come down from the mountain just now with the intention of finding Lin Nianhe, but after waiting behind the wall for a long time without seeing her, as more and more people gathered, he had no choice but to return first.

He figured he would look for Lin Nianhe again in the afternoon; if necessary, he’d go directly to the worksite where they labored. At this point, he wasn’t worried about being seen by those people.

"Okay, boss, you can count on us!"

...

Lin Nianhe felt that she still had to meet with Zhang Changjiang.

Since she had to deal with whatever tricks the other party pulled, delaying was pointless.

With this thought, she once again strapped the dagger that Su Yuncheng had given her to her leg, inspected the variety of self-defense weapons in her space, and then left the house.

She was just opening the door when Wang Shumei called out to her, "Nianhe, where are you going?"

"I’m going to make a phone call," Lin Nianhe replied casually.

"Shall I accompany you?"

"No need."

Lin Nianhe waved at her and turned to leave the Educated Youth Corps.

It was lunchtime, and every household was at home, with just a few children still playing around.

Lin Nianhe deliberately chose the less frequented paths, afraid that Zhang Changjiang would see her and not dare to call out.

She walked for a while but did not encounter Zhang Changjiang. Instead, she saw Bai Xiaojun, who was squatting down and digging for worms.

Lin Nianhe asked, puzzled, "Xiao Jun, what are you doing?"

Bai Xiaojun sniffled, looked up at her with a silly grin, and said, "Uncle told me to take good care of my sister."

"Eh, and then?"

"I’m digging for worms to take care of her!"

Lin Nianhe: "..."

Zheng Shan’s depression is not just because of her biological father’s death!

She took a deep breath, reluctantly convincing herself it was just childish innocence, the ignorance of a young child.

She casually changed the subject: "Have you had lunch?"

Recently, with Wu Genmao’s arm broken, the East Palace Chief position has been solely handled by Cao Shijian.

"Not yet," Bai Xiaojun shook his head, "Brother Shi Jian said he’s going to buy some meat, he left early in the morning."

"Then you..."

Just as Lin Nianhe was about to invite the two children back to eat with her, before she could speak, Cao Shijian ran over frantically: "Tea... Teacher Lin! Teacher Lin!"

He cried out with such agonizing urgency, as if in excruciating pain.

Lin Nianhe frowned involuntarily, her eyelids throbbed violently twice.

Panting heavily, Cao Shijian ran up and said, "Teacher Lin! Zheng Shan isn’t home! I’ve looked everywhere, inside and out, but couldn’t find her!"

Seeing his anxious look, Lin Nianhe’s mind swiftly pieced together the puzzle of people and events into a coherent line.

Zhang Changjiang’s black market was turned upside down, and it wouldn’t be hard for him to figure out that Zheng Lirong was behind it, so he would seek retaliation. And the two children, they were Zheng Lirong’s vulnerabilities.

With control over the two children, Zheng Lirong would inevitably concede...

No, if it was about using the children to threaten Zheng Lirong, Zhang Changjiang wouldn’t need to show up.

Lin Nianhe clenched her fists and closed her eyes, continuing to think deeply with her brows furrowed.

Discounting the slim chance that Wang Shumei made a mistake, Lin Nianhe forced herself to consider the worst-case scenario.

If Zhang Changjiang would come, then it must be for something that only he could do...

Lin Nianhe massaged her temples, the slight headache made her thoughts clearer.

Her eyes shot open.

Zhang Changjiang planned to use the children to force Zheng Lirong to give up her supply source!

Realizing this, she pushed Bai Xiaojun into Cao Shijian’s arms, and looking him in the eyes, she said earnestly, "From now on, you must keep Xiao Jun by your side at all times, not even leaving him when you go to the bathroom. He must never leave your sight, understand?"

Lin Nianhe’s voice was somewhat cold, and listening to her, Cao Shijian unconsciously stood a bit straighter.

He nodded firmly, hugging Bai Xiaojun tighter: "Yes, I understand."

Lin Nianhe added, "Don’t stay home alone, take him to Uncle Team Leader’s house first, just say you’re going to borrow some food because the kitchen knife at home is broken... And when it’s time to start work, take him to the grain drying yard, in short, it’s best to have as many people around you as possible."

Cao Shijian nodded repeatedly: "Understood!"

"Go now." Lin Nianhe noticed the panic in Bai Xiaojun’s eyes, barely suppressing her tumultuous heart, patted his head gently and said, "Don’t be afraid, Xiao Jun, I’m going to find your sister right away, but don’t tell anyone about this just yet, okay?"

Bai Xiaojun blinked his eyes, nodded, then said, "I’m not scared... My sister will be fine, Brother Niuwa is with her!"

Lin Nianhe: "...!"

"What did you say? Niuwa is with her?"

Lin Nianhe’s voice changed in pitch.

Bai Xiaojun nodded: "Brother Yufei scared my sister, so Principal Mother asked Brother Niuwa to accompany her."

Lin Nianhe cursed Sie Yufei a thousand times in her heart.

She took a deep breath, clutching onto the last shred of hope, she asked Cao Shijian, "Did you see Niuwa at Uncle’s place?"

Cao Shijian shook his head: "I didn’t see him... but you don’t need to worry too much, Niuwa might have already gone back to the village school."

"Uh, yeah... right." Lin Nianhe bit her lip, then said, "I will go check it out, don’t worry about it, just take good care of Xiao Jun."

After she finished speaking, she ran towards the direction of the village school.

"Niuwa? I asked him to go accompany Shanshan, the child was frightened today, she seemed to be in a bad mood, so I had Niuwa play with her for a while."

Principal Wu was still unaware of what had happened, cheerfully saying this to Lin Nianhe.