Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

After Liang Meie entered the house, she told her son and daughter to go back to sleep.

"Gensheng, Chunhua, let's go home and sleep." Liang Meie walked over and nudged the two children who were still staring at the TV.

Li Gensheng was a little reluctant, his eyes still glued to the TV screen: "Mom, watch a little longer..."

"What are you looking at? What time is it? You have school tomorrow." Liang Meie grabbed her son's hand without saying a word.

Chunhua was obedient; she rubbed her eyes, stood up, and followed her mother outside.

Li Gensheng hesitated for a couple of steps, but was eventually dragged out.

After Liang Meie's family returned home, the thatched house was much emptier.

"Turn off the TV when you're done watching it," Chen Yongqiang told Qin Liping, then turned over and lay down to sleep.

I have to deal with the people from Jinjiatun tomorrow, so I need to be well-rested.

Qin Liping responded, her eyes fixed on the TV, but she couldn't concentrate on anything; her mind was a jumbled mess.

She peeked furtively at the bed. Chen Yongqiang was already lying down, his back to her, completely still.

The next morning, when Chen Yongqiang woke up, it was already dawn.

He turned over, and only Lin Xiulian was still asleep on the bed. The Qin sisters had already gone home sometime earlier.

Without disturbing Lin Xiulian, Chen Yongqiang put on his coat and went outside.

He walked to the water vat, scooped up a ladle of water, and squatted down to brush his teeth and wash his face.

As they were brushing, Zhao Fugen came over from the other side of the village road carrying a water bottle.

"Yongqiang, are you up?" Zhao Fugen walked to the work shed and first put the kettle on the table.

Chen Yongqiang rinsed his mouth and stood up: "Uncle Fugen, so early?"

"What do you mean 'early'? It's already past six o'clock." Zhao Fugen glanced at the construction site.

Because of Jin Lao Er's illegal logging, most of the village's able-bodied men went to help, which delayed the construction of the house by a day.

Villagers who were helping to build the houses also arrived at the construction site one after another.

Chen Yongqiang gave a few instructions to the few who had arrived early, telling them that he needed to deal with the Jinjiatun matter today: "If there's anything at the construction site, we'll talk about it when I get back."

After giving his instructions, he headed towards the village office.

When Chen Yongqiang arrived at the village entrance, he saw Tianlang quietly guarding the place.

Seeing Tianlang in this state, Chen Yongqiang knew that nothing bad had happened last night.

If the people from Jinjiatun had come and made a scene in the middle of the night, Tianlang wouldn't have been so quiet.

Hearing footsteps, Jin Lao Er, who was locked inside, rushed to the window, grabbed the iron bars, and started cursing out:

"Chen Yongqiang, you bastard, let me out of here!"

Chen Yongqiang simply turned his head and glanced in that direction.

Jin Lao Er's face squeezed out from the crack in the fence, still spewing filth: "You just wait, you'll see when I get out!"

"What are you shouting for? Stay put!" Officer Zhou walked over.

"I'll be honest with you—" Jin Lao Er bites anyone he sees.

Chen Yongqiang ignored Jin Lao Er's cursing and walked up to Xiao Zhou with two boiled eggs: "Comrade Zhou, have something to eat first."

Xiao Zhou took the eggs and was about to thank him when Jin Lao Er's cursing came in again: "I haven't eaten for a day and a night! Give me some! Are you trying to starve me to death?"

Xiao Zhou glanced out the window but didn't respond.

Yesterday he even pleaded for Jin Lao Er, telling Yang Dahai to at least send him some food so he wouldn't starve.

As a result, Jin Lao Er did something else, cursing him mercilessly through the window.

"Anyone who wears dog skin is no good."

"Helping Shimen Village swindle people." They used every nasty insult imaginable.

Xiao Zhou's face turned green, and he turned and left.

Later, when Yang Dahai asked him if he still wanted to send more, he simply waved his hand and said, "Go hungry, you won't die from starving for two days."

Hearing Jin Lao Er still cursing, Xiao Zhou laughed instead, peeled an egg and took a bite: "That voice, quite powerful, he can go hungry for another two days without any problem."

After a while, Yang Dahai also arrived at the village office.

Chen Yongqiang greeted him, "Village Chief, is your head injury alright?"

"It's nothing!" Yang Dahai said with a sullen face, not very happy.

Chen Yongqiang could tell he was in a bad mood, but didn't ask any further questions.

That morning, the people of Shimen Village were waiting for the police station and forestry bureau to come and take the people from Jinjiatun away.

The people in Jinjiatun were also restless. Early in the morning, some went to the town to complain, saying that Shimen Village had set up a private court and illegally detained people.

Fortunately, Chen Yongqiang had spoken with Director Li yesterday and explained the whole story of Jin Lao Er's illegal logging.

With this information in mind, Director Li's plan to have the villains of Jinjiatun file a false accusation and then turn around and bite back failed.

Around 8 a.m., a police car drove along the dirt road toward Shimen Village.

Director Li personally led a group of people from the Forestry Bureau to the village office.

As soon as the car came to a stop, he got out of the car, his face serious, and nodded to Yang Dahai and Chen Yongqiang who came out to greet him.

Where are they?

"They're locked in the back room," Yang Dahai quickly led the way.

"First, check the people, then check the scene," Director Li said as he walked.

"People from Jinjiatun went to town early this morning to make a scene, saying you were illegally detaining people and using torture. I need to see for myself before I can speak."

Chen Yongqiang followed behind: "Director Li, we haven't laid a finger on him, we've just kept him locked up."

As soon as the door opened, Jin Lao Er was leaning against the wall. When he saw Director Li come in, his eyes darted around, and he immediately clutched his stomach, curled up on the ground, and started howling.

"Oh my, Chief Li, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, my brother and I would have been tortured to death! The people of Shimen Village won't even give us a sip of hot water; this is suicidal!"

When Jin Laoda saw his younger brother start performing, he also started humming and groaning, covering his head and leaning against the corner of the wall.

Director Li stood at the door, glanced inside, and remained expressionless.

He'd been in this business for over ten years; what kind of situation hadn't he seen? He could tell at a glance that Jin Lao Er's exaggerated performance was an act.

"Alright, stop howling," Director Li said calmly.

Jin Lao Er immediately changed his tune: "Director Li, you can't favor them! We're innocent!"

"Whether it's a case of injustice or not, we'll only know after we investigate." Director Li interrupted him, turned around and left, too lazy to listen anymore.

Once outside, he looked at Chen Yongqiang and asked, "Where are those illegally logged timbers?"

"It's in the village office warehouse," Chen Yongqiang said, nodding to the forestry bureau cadre beside him. "What's your name, comrade?"

"My surname is Huang! Please take me to see him." The forestry bureau official was in his thirties.

Chen Yongqiang led them toward the warehouse.

When the warehouse door was pushed open, dozens of pieces of sawn wood were inside.

Huang Guolin strode over and touched the cross-section of the wood: "This is top-quality cedar. It's so thick; it must have grown for at least thirty or forty years."

Chen Yongqiang stood aside and said, "Comrade Huang, Jin Lao Er and his gang cut down more than this much; the ones they cut down before have already been transported away. I just happened to witness this illegal logging."

Huang Guolin took out a measuring tape from the canvas bag he was carrying and began to measure section by section.

After measuring the last section, he walked up to Director Li and said, "Director Li, this batch of timber is quite large. According to market prices, it already meets the criteria for filing a case."