Reborn not to be a simp, the school beauty's whole family goes crazy

However, Meng Zhengguo was relentless and yelled at Chen Dong and Guo Miao, "Don't come looking for my Mengran on weekends anymore, you hear me?"

"It's disturbing her rest. She can study at school, why does she have to come home!"

Chu Mengran's mother sighed helplessly and said apologetically to Chen Dong and Guo Miao, "I'm really sorry, he just has a short temper."

"Don't take it to heart, go back now."

After saying that, he slowly closed the door.

Guo Miao stared blankly at the closed door and scratched his head.

His face was full of incomprehension as he muttered, "This...this is too strange, isn't it?"

"Why are they suddenly not allowing us to come anymore? What happened to Mengran?"

Chen Dong's face was gloomy, his eyes fixed on the closed door, his teeth clenched, and he was very angry.

Guo Miao looked at Chen Dong helplessly and asked, "Brother Dong, what do we do now?"

"We can't get in here either. We don't even know if Mengran is sick or not."

Chen Dong snorted and replied, "What else can we do but go back?"

"However, this matter is definitely not that simple. I need to find out what's going on."

Chen Dong secretly resolved to find out Meng Zhengguo's situation as soon as possible, so that Meng Ran wouldn't be wronged.

Then, Chen Dong led Guo Miao downstairs and left the apartment building where Chu Mengran lived.

The two arrived at the guardhouse, where Chen Dong stopped and took out ten yuan from his pocket.

Approaching the gatekeeper, Chen Dong greeted him politely with a smile, "Hello, sir."

"I'd like to ask you about Chu Mengran's family situation. Would that be convenient for you?"

"Take this money, use it to buy some cigarettes or something."

The gatekeeper was taken aback at first, and looked at the money in Chen Dong's hand with a puzzled expression.

"Young man, what do you mean by this? I can't just take your money for no reason. Just tell me what's on your mind."

"I will definitely tell you anything I know and can tell you."

Although the gatekeeper really wanted the money, after all, ten yuan wasn't a small amount.

But he still has his own bottom line, feeling that he can't just take money from people to do things.

Chen Dong smiled and explained, "Sir, I just genuinely wanted to ask you about Chu Mengran's family situation, that's all."

"Please accept this as a small token of my appreciation. Could you please put in a good word for me?"

The gatekeeper suddenly realized what was going on, and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Hey, it's just a small matter, you don't need to give me money. Take it back, young man."

"I know, I'll definitely tell you."

But Chen Dong insisted, and stuffed the money into the old man's hand again, saying, "Grandpa, please accept it, otherwise I won't feel right about it."

“You’re used to living in this neighborhood, so you must know a lot about everyone’s situation. Why don’t you tell me about it?”

Seeing Chen Dong's insistence, the gatekeeper hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to accept the money.

Then he smiled and said, "Alright then, young man, since you're so kind, I'll accept it."

"Actually, I know a little about Chu Mengran's family situation."

"This girl is quite pitiful. She lost her father when she was young, and her mother raised her all by herself."

"When this girl was five years old, her mother met her current husband, Meng Zhengguo."

"At the beginning, the family members were mostly very loving and seemed to be living a harmonious and happy life."

Chen Dong quickly pressed on, "And then what happened, sir? Something seems off now."

The gatekeeper sighed slightly and then said, "Alas, it seems that later it was because Chu Mengran's mother had some health problems and could no longer have children."

"Because of this, it seems that there has been some conflict between me and Meng Zhengguo. I'm not very clear about the specifics."

"But it's nothing major, just occasional arguments."

"Normally, Meng Zhengguo, the stepfather, treats Chu Mengran, the stepdaughter, quite well."

"I often see him taking his family out for a stroll, shopping at the mall, and things like that. They seem to get along quite well."

Chen Dong felt somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

I thought I could get more useful information.

However, she still wore a grateful smile and said to the gatekeeper, "Thank you, sir."

"Thank you for telling me so much, it's really kind of you."

The gatekeeper waved his hand with a smile and said, "Oh, you're welcome, you're welcome. These are just things that the neighbors know about, it's no trouble at all."

"You two young men should go home early, it's getting late."

Chen Dong then took Guo Miao and left the residential area.

After leaving the residential area, Chen Dong looked at Guo Miao and said, "Guo Miao, you go back first. I have something to do."

Guo Miao looked at Chen Dong with some concern and asked, "Brother Dong, where are you going? Why don't I come with you? That way we can look out for each other if anything happens."

Chen Dong smiled, patted Guo Miao on the shoulder, and said, "No need, you can go back. I just went to inquire about something, it's not convenient for you to come along."

"Don't worry, I can manage. Be careful on your way back."

Guo Miao nodded and said, "Okay, Dong-ge, take care of yourself. Remember to call me if anything happens."

After saying that, he rode his bicycle home.

Chen Dong rode his bicycle and sped to the arcade.

Upon entering the arcade, I saw Monkey and his two henchmen engrossed in playing a game in a corner.

He kept shouting, "Hey, hit it! Hit it!"

Chen Dong walked over and coughed.

The monkey and his two little brothers heard the sound and turned around to look.

Upon seeing Chen Dong arrive, they quickly stopped what they were doing and respectfully greeted him in unison, "Brother Dong!"

Chen Dong looked at Monkey and directly ordered, "Monkey, arrange for a few people to keep an eye on a guy named Meng Zhengguo in Ping'an Community."

“He was the workshop director of the county’s food factory, and I watched his every move carefully.”

"If anything happens, come and tell me immediately, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the monkey nodded vigorously and replied, "Brother Dong, don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to go right away and make sure they keep a close eye on that guy."

"I will report to you immediately if there is any disturbance."

Chen Dong nodded slightly and said, "Yes, you have to be careful about this, don't let anything go wrong."

"Whatever discoveries you make, you'll reap the rewards."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the counter of the arcade.

Chen Dong wasn't worried that the monkey wouldn't do its best.

Last time, regarding his brother-in-law Qin Min's matter, he instructed Monkey to plot against Qin Min, which brought the guy a lot of benefits.

He made a lot of money, and his reputation and status in the underworld also improved.