Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

Seeing his pride, the educated youth smiled knowingly.

"Alright, alright, come and eat!"

Chen Junyan took out a piece of cured meat from his bundle and offered it to everyone as an extra treat: "I'm new here, so please take good care of me in the future!"

"No problem, no problem. Chen is a very honest and down-to-earth person. From now on, we'll take care of each other."

The group ate while chatting and laughing, and soon after, they washed up and went back to their rooms.

This time, Chen Junyan did not stay in a single room.

Lying on the communal bed, listening to the male educated youth snoring, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

In the dead of night, Chen Junyan nudged his buddy next to him: "Meng Zhiqing, can you come with me to the toilet?"

The person next to me was sleeping soundly, snoring loudly, completely undisturbed by his shoving.

The others were also fast asleep.

Chen Junyan quietly got up, opened the door, and climbed over the wall behind the outhouse.

As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, we saw Qiao Runming hiding behind a tree, looking around like a little rabbit, his expression filled with fear.

"Uncle!" Chen Junyan came over from the side and gently patted his shoulder.

Qiao Runming was so frightened that his face turned pale: "My God, why do you walk so quietly?"

Chen Junyan retorted, "If it makes a sound, how could it do bad things?"

Qiao Runming thought it made sense, but the next second, he hesitated: "Don't you feel any guilt at all? You don't mean you often break into homes and pick locks, do you?"

Chen Junyan stumbled, thinking to himself, "This is really rare: Uncle, you're the first person to say that to me!"

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at Old Qiao's house. Qiao Runming lowered his voice and pointed to the shack where he had lived: "The lock is hidden in the crack of the bed board, and the jade bracelet is..."

Chen Junyan nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely get back what belongs to you and your aunt."

After saying that, he climbed over the wall and entered.

However, thinking of Qiao Runming's worries, he became several degrees clumsy in his movements.

Qiao Runming was initially quite nervous, but seeing that he couldn't even climb over the wall properly, he was both angry and anxious, hiding in the shadows, wishing he could take his place.

"Good heavens, you were so arrogant, I thought you were something special, but is this all you've got?"

Haha, of course not. Chen Junyan changed completely after he climbed over the wall; he became as agile as a leopard.

He walked lightly to the shack and found that someone had disturbed the interior.

Fortunately, the jade pendant and bracelet were still there. Chen Junyan put the items in his pocket and then went to check the two people's hidden stash of money.

Unfortunately, the money was gone. Chen Junyan didn't delay and climbed over the wall to leave.

Qiao Runming, seeing him return so quickly, thought his mission had failed. But...

"Uncle, here!" He pulled out the items: "The house has been searched, and the money is gone!"

Qiao Runming forced a smile: "It wasn't much money, it's gone if it's gone. Luckily, the jade bracelet is still here."

Chen Junyan nodded: "Go back and hide it, don't tell anyone."

Qiao Runming hummed in agreement and walked back with light steps.

At the crossroads, he asked again, "Young Chen, are you sure you don't have any bad habits?"

With a helpless expression, Chen Junyan raised his hand and swore: "I promise the Party and the people that I will abide by the law and be honest and self-disciplined!"

"Hey, I believe you!"

Qiao Runming believed that people who dared to swear an oath to the Party could not be too bad, no matter how bad they were.

"Okay, I'm going back now. You should get some sleep."

Touching the contents of his pocket, Qiao Runming straightened his back.

Seeing his wife and daughter craning their necks to look outside, he smiled and waved.

Chen Junyan watched him lock the door and climb over the wall back to the educated youth settlement.

The round trip took more than half an hour, during which he squatted in the outhouse and observed for a while.

Seeing that everything was exactly the same as when he left, he cautiously returned to his room.