PFC Chapter 136 A Scumbag Father Has No Bounds
Chapter 136 A Scumbag Father Has No Bounds
Li Wanqing originally thought Meng Renjie would need several days to process this, but to her surprise, Meng Renjie came to her door the very next day.
"Can we go inside and talk?" Meng Renjie was carrying quite a few things, and it was unclear where he had gotten them in such a short time.
Li Wanqing nodded, opened the door, and then said to Nuonuo, "Nuonuo, go inside and look at the flashcards first."
Nuonuo glanced at her mother, then at Meng Renjie, and went back into the house.
As I walked, I thought to myself, "That's just how adults are; they try to hide everything from their children."
Li Wanqing: ......
Li Wanqing poured Meng Renjie a glass of water, and Meng Renjie pushed the things towards her.
"I didn't know what you and Nuonuo liked, so I just bought some random things."
Li Wanqing glanced at it but didn't say whether she would accept it or not. "Did you come here today for something?"
Meng Renjie clasped his hands tightly together, and Li Wanqing could see his unease.
This was completely different from the Dr. Meng she remembered.
"Have some water first," Li Wanqing said, pushing the teacup towards him.
Meng Renjie released his grip, picked up the teacup, and took a sip. The warmth gradually soothed his tension.
"I came here today mainly to see you and Nuonuo."
Li Wanqing poured herself a glass as well. "Is that all?"
Meng Renjie suddenly looked up. "No, I wanted to ask if your mother had a good life all those years?"
Li Wanqing laughed, "I really can't tell you about this, because I've never met my mother either."
Meng Renjie was slightly disappointed. Li Wanqing continued, "Although I've never met my mother, my father remarried shortly after my mother's death. I guess he wasn't having a good time."
Meng Renjie frowned. "How dare your father?"
The Shen family was once a well-known and prestigious family in Hunan Province. Even if they had fallen on hard times, they should not have been treated so poorly.
“What is there that he wouldn’t dare to do?” Li Wanqing sneered. “But that’s not important right now.”
"If you want to ask me about my mother, you can go and find him."
Meng Renjie asked in a deep voice, "Where is he now?"
“He’s in the Northwest Military Region, doing research,” Li Wanqing said casually. “If you want to go see him, it’ll probably be a while. He’s probably still in the closed-door research phase right now.”
"He's a researcher?" Meng Renjie asked, somewhat surprised.
“Not really!” Li Wanqing said calmly. “He was originally a technician at a machinery factory, and by chance, he was sent to the military region.”
Li Wanqing did not mention any enemy agents; the matter was considered closed in the military region.
The military region's intention is to stop spreading rumors, maintain a relaxed exterior but tight interior, and let the previous fugitives lower their guard so that the military region can catch them all in one fell swoop.
"You said he works in the mechanical field?" Meng Renjie asked.
Li Wanqing nodded. "He's worked in the machinery factory for decades, I heard he was quite talented at first, but it's hard to say what happened later."
Meng Renjie frowned. "The Shen family originally came from the mechanical industry."
"Your mother has been very knowledgeable about machinery since she was a child!"
Li Wanqing: ......
So what does this mean?
Was the scumbag father's mechanical skills taught by the original owner's mother?
This truly changed her impression of that scumbag father once again.
"Do you know what he was researching in the Northwest Military Region this time?" Meng Renjie asked.
Li Wanqing shook her head; she knew nothing about mechanics or technology.
This kind of technical information is considered confidential, so Cheng Baichuan didn't tell her the specifics.
"Is there a problem?" Li Wanqing asked. Could it be that the technology was provided by her scumbag father, or that it came from somewhere else and wasn't something he came up with himself?
Meng Renjie said in a deep voice, "The Shen family had many mechanical design drawings back then, which were later given to Zhenzhen for safekeeping."
"I suspect your dad got the job at the machine factory by using your mom's design drawings."
Li Wanqing was stunned. Thinking about her scumbag father's character, it seemed that it really was possible.
"Are there any weapons involved?" Li Wanqing asked in a low voice.
Since the military region has intervened and sent people to the Northwest Military Region, then the scumbag father's research must be related to weapons.
Meng Renjie thought for a moment, "I don't know, but back then, the Shen family's machinery business was very extensive, so it was particularly easy for them to be watched during that war."
It's something from decades ago. Even if it really was stolen by that scumbag father, it's hard to say for sure.
However, if the scumbag father doesn't have real skills, then life in the Northwest will probably be tough.
Li Wanqing just couldn't understand why her scumbag father had wanted to take all the credit back then.
If it was stolen from someone else, how could that scumbag father use it so comfortably?
The two chatted for a short while before Cheng Baichuan returned.
The three of them talked about Li Wanqing's mother and felt that there was something wrong with it, since she was originally registered under the name of an elderly couple at the machinery factory.
If they had simply gotten separated, Li Wanqing's mother wouldn't have needed to change her name.
However, times have changed, and it would be much more difficult to investigate now.
“Wanqing, I know things are a bit sudden and you might not be able to accept it, but I…” Meng Renjie looked at Li Wanqing with a somewhat awkward expression, the words stuck in his throat, unable to be spoken.
Li Wanqing glanced at him, then smiled and said, "I understand, and there's nothing I can't accept or not accept, Uncle."
When he uttered "Uncle," Meng Renjie was taken aback. "What did you call me?"
“I’ll call you uncle!” Li Wanqing smiled. “Or are you saying you don’t want me to call you uncle?”
"Of course not!" Meng Renjie denied hastily. "I just didn't expect you... After all, I was indeed too selfish back then."
Li Wanqing nodded seriously, "Indeed, but whether or not I forgive you is not up to me."
"As for me, I don't resent you. As for Mom... I can't speak for her."
Meng Renjie's eyes welled up with tears. He knew what Li Wanqing meant, but hearing Li Wanqing call him "uncle" was a kind of redemption for him.
“I know. I’ll go to your mother’s side and apologize to her in person later.”
Seeing that it was getting late, Meng Renjie prepared to leave.
However, neither Li Wanqing nor Cheng Baichuan would let him leave.
“Now that we’ve recognized each other, we’re family. Let’s have dinner together tonight to celebrate,” Li Wanqing said.
Upon hearing this, Meng Renjie immediately stopped worrying about it.
On the 28th day of the Lunar New Year, the military region slaughtered a pig for the New Year, and the squeals of the pig could be heard even in the family quarters.
Each company in the military region has its own allocated vegetable plots, and each company also raises pigs.
If the harvest is good, the families of the corresponding production team will also receive some pork when the pigs are slaughtered at the end of the year.
Li Wanqing had never seen a pig being slaughtered before, and she originally wanted to go along, but while she could get the pork, she couldn't get into the military camp.
Meanwhile, the surrounding villages were still slaughtering pigs, and Li Wanqing, along with Deng Hongmei and Guo Chunxiang, collected a lot of pork.
Once the pork from the army camp was distributed, they would definitely make sausages and cured meat together.