In the reborn era, the lucky bag is enjoying the show in the factory area.

Aunt Xi no longer doubted, and looked at Luo Yu again, "Then forget it. The second son has a place to rest while on duty, and Jingyi will sleep with us at night."

Luo Yu didn't mind and nodded.

Guan Jingyi, who was looking forward to a wonderful night with Luo Yu, was furious.

"No, I want to sleep with Sister Luo Yu."

Xi Beizhan's face darkened. He glared at Guan Jingyi secretly, then looked pitifully at Luo Yu.

Luo Yu didn't look at Xi Beizhan, but patted Guan Jingyi's back reassuringly, "Sleep with me if you want, we won't go back tonight."

Xi Beizhan's eyes darkened, and his sharp gaze shot towards Guan Jingyi.

Guan Jingyi seemed to sense something and looked at Xi Beizhan. When she saw the look in Xi Beizhan's eyes, she was so frightened that she hid behind Luo Yu.

Luo Yu turned to look at him suspiciously, only to see that Xi Beizhan's eyes were red, and he looked aggrieved and pitiful.

Aunt Xi slapped Guan Jingyi on the back, "What are you making a fuss about? Don't you have any idea how you sleep at night? You do somersaults and tumbles, you wish you could lie on top of me and your dad to sleep. Do you think I don't wake you up twice every night?"

Your dad and I are used to it, but what about your sister Luo Yu? With you around, how can she sleep? She'll be wide awake until dawn!

Over the years, the first thing I do every morning when I wake up is look for you all over the kang (heated brick bed). When have you ever slept quietly beside me?

Get out of my way and stay put, or I'll beat you up.

Having been embarrassed, Guan Jingyi stopped acting up and obediently retreated to the side without making a sound, but her eyes kept glancing at Luo Yu, hoping that Luo Yu would take her in tonight.

Luo Yu looked away, pretending not to see it.

Haha, it's one thing if she doesn't know, but if she knew Guan Jingyi's sleeping posture and still slept with her, she was just asking for trouble.

She was in poor health, and there were few health supplements available in those days, so she relied entirely on a good night's sleep to recover.

She didn't want to go to the office with panda eyes tomorrow.

Once he was sure Luo Yu wouldn't sleep with Guan Jingyi, Xi Beizhan felt relieved. He glared at Guan Jingyi, put down his chopsticks, and turned to leave.

Luo Yu quickly finished her meal and went back to her room. She took a washbasin and went out to wash up. After washing up, she lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and signed in.

Today's sign-in gift was 10 cookies, each only about half the size of a palm. Luo Yu tried one; it was very milky and quite delicious.

Xi Beizhan left his home and went straight to the factory. When he arrived at the duty room, he ran into Captain Zhao.

"Team Leader Zhao, I have something to do tonight. Tell your wife tomorrow that no matter who asks, you should say that you were with her last night and that I was covering your shift."

Captain Zhao is a tall, burly man with a square face, big eyes, a straightforward and loyal personality, and is a typical Northeastern man.

Captain Zhao knew that Xi Beizhan must have made some discovery but was not sure about it and wanted to investigate it himself. So he nodded and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me. You can cover for a while. I'll go out and go through the motions, go home and tell your sister-in-law, and then come back. I'll stay in the duty room and not go anywhere else."

Xi Beizhan smiled and patted Captain Zhao on the shoulder, "Thanks."

Captain Zhao laughed heartily, "No need to thank me, we're all on the same side, no need for so much formality."

Xi Beizhan whispered, "I'll try to get back before dawn. Then you can find another chance to go out. I'll cover your shift tomorrow during the day, so you don't need to come over. If I can't get back, Brother Zhao, you can decide what to do. Just let me know."

Captain Zhao whispered, "Okay, that's easy. I'll give you back the shift next time."

Xi Beizhan shook his head, "No need, it's no big deal. After I get married, my wife will be pregnant and giving birth, and I'll need your help a lot. You can't not help me then."

Captain Zhao laughed and patted Xi Beizhan on the shoulder, "Alright, don't worry, I've got you covered."

With Zhao's cooperation, Xi Beizhan felt relieved. By the time Zhao went out for a walk and came back, an hour had passed.

Xi Beizhan glanced at his watch; it was only eight o'clock, but it was already completely dark.

Xi Beizhan didn't wait any longer. He told Captain Zhao, climbed out of the window, and walked along the wall of the mine towards the back gate. When he got close to the back gate, he quickly climbed out of the yard before the security guards on duty came over.

Xi Beizhan ran from the mining area toward Mingzhu's house, carefully avoiding anyone he encountered along the way, until he reached the vicinity of Mingzhu's house before slowing down.

He first circled around Mingzhu's house twice, then went into the toilet and squatted for a while. Only when there was no sound outside did Xi Beizhan come out of the toilet, his legs shaking.

"Damn, it's numb!"

Xi Beizhan leaned against the toilet wall, wincing in pain. It took him a long time to recover before he dared to move his numb legs little by little. When he finally looked down, it was already 9:30 p.m.

Xi Beizhan looked around. Today was the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar. There was a moon, and the snow on the ground had not completely melted, so the brightness outside was no less than inside the house. There was no place to hide. Every household kept their broken things in the yard as if they were valuables, and no one put them outside. The house was very clean, so there was nowhere to hide.

Xi Beizhan stood outside the toilet for a long time, looking around with a troubled expression, and finally decided to hide on the roof of the toilet.

The toilet was made of red bricks and was very sturdy. The A-frame roof made it easy for him to hide.

Without thinking twice, Xi Beizhan quickly scrambled to the roof of the toilet and found a suitable observation point to lie down.

An hour passed, and apart from one person coming out to use the restroom, the room was as quiet as a chicken's nest.

Two hours passed, and everyone had turned off their lights and gone to sleep. There was no one moving around outside, and the barking of dogs in the distance became intermittent.

Three hours passed, and Xi Beizhan remained motionless. Although his arms were a little numb and his legs were starting to itch from the cold, he was still grateful that this was Liaoning Province. If it were Heilongjiang Province, he would probably have lost half his life by now.

Even so, Xi Beizhan did not move. Half an hour later, a person walked closer from afar. Xi Beizhan narrowed his eyes, quietly retreated, and lowered his body, burying his head in the snow on the roof, completely blending into the roof of the toilet.

The person arrived quickly, reaching Mingzhu's doorstep in no time. He first carefully looked around, then circled Mingzhu's house three or four times, and finally even stared at the toilet area several times. Finding nothing unusual, he then turned and entered Mingzhu's yard.

The knocking started, three long knocks followed by one short knock, then a three-second pause, then three long knocks followed by two short knocks. The person inside didn't say anything, but simply opened the door to let the person in.

The door closed, and Xi Beizhan quietly raised his head, looking towards Mingzhu's house.

The lights in Mingzhu's mother's room were off, and it was too far away for Xi Beizhan to see what was happening inside or hear the people talking, but he figured they weren't up to anything.

Xi Beizhan waited patiently. At 3:30 a.m., the person came out of the house. Xi Beizhan quickly glanced at him and, by the moonlight, roughly memorized the person's appearance and figure. Then he quickly lowered his head and blended into the toilet ceiling once again.