Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1763: Chapter 1699 Very Suspicious

How could Chiang Xiao’s personality change so drastically? A child born and raised in a mountain village without parents, brought up by simple and honest grandparents—how could she have such abilities, like painting, making money, and leaving Peace Town to live in the city?

Fine, even if all these achievements were with the help of Meng Xinian, Chiang Xiao was just a thirteen-year-old from a poor mountain village when she met Meng Xinian. What could possibly attract him to support her so thoroughly?

The people in the village are all fools, including Chiang Boss’s family.

Isn’t it obvious that Chiang Xiao is so suspicious?

The more he investigates, the more suspicious he finds it.

There seemed to be nothing suspicious about Chiang Songhai’s side, so he had to focus on Chiang Xiao.

Of course, Deng Qingjiang wasn’t thinking too deeply at this point. He was simply deducing whether Chiang Xiao had stumbled upon a treasure in the Bai Gu Mountain Ancient Tomb by chance and then sold it for money, thus associating herself with some remarkable people. This could have broadened her horizons and knowledge, allowing her to reach her current situation.

During this time, Deng Qingjiang only contemplated leveraging Chiang Xiao to find the treasure that the person in D State wanted. If he could then offer the treasure, it wouldn’t just be money; even power might be easily within his reach.

As for why he didn’t want to stay in D State, it was because, although he wanted the other person’s help, he didn’t want to stay in D State and be subservient forever, summoned like a dog at any time.

Gaining benefits while keeping a distance—that would be the best scenario.

None of these thoughts Deng Qingjiang shared with Chen Kaijin, who certainly could not comprehend anything.

Chen Kaijin didn’t know Chiang Xiao before, so she couldn’t feel how stark the contrast was between her and before she was thirteen.

”I heard people say, if someone survives a near-death experience, they might suddenly become enlightened, become smarter, and their personality might change too. That’s possible,” Chen Kaijin said.

By ”death,” she obviously meant the metaphorical kind of ”narrowly escaping disaster and gaining good fortune.”

She didn’t realize that she had unintentionally spoken the truth.

Chiang Xiao had indeed died once.

”Alright, now that the money’s already invested in the Capital City, what’s the point of discussing this further? I have a meeting with someone, won’t be back for dinner tonight.”

As Deng Qingjiang spoke, he stood up and looked at her, ”Let’s go out. It’s stuffy in here.”

Chen Kaijin had no choice but to stand up, ”Are you worried about leaving me alone in this study? Every time you leave, you kick me out and lock the door.”

”Stop overthinking. I’m not locking it against you, it’s against theft. Most of the money is kept here. Would you feel secure if I didn’t lock it?”

Chen Kaijin followed him out, closed the door, and helped him lock it, ”Should I keep the key with me?”

”You have a poor memory. What if you lose the key?” Deng Qingjiang said, taking the key from her hand and attaching it to his waistband. ”Alright, I’m off.”

Chen Kaijin watched his back as he headed towards the front door, muttering to herself, ”Your hand’s injured like that, yet you always want to go out.”

Deng Qingjiang heard her comment but decided to ignore it.

He went to a tavern near his private estate.

In a corner of the tavern, Ye Wanqing saw him as soon as he walked in, immediately stood up, with a gentle smile on her face, waiting for him to approach.

Seeing Ye Wanqing in a rosy red coat, Deng Qingjiang felt a spark of vitality within himself.