jdhmnovel Chapter 744 Running away
Chapter 744 Running away
She also switched to gossip mode, telling Zhou Jing about Wang Chenchen's feat from a few days ago.
Zhou Jing was quite surprised after hearing this. Lu Jiangting was ruthless enough to cut off the water and electricity and not provide food or water, but that brat was no pushover either, actually smearing filth everywhere, which shocked her.
Just hearing it makes you want to smell something nauseating.
"Wouldn't Lu Jiangting be furious?"
"Of course! Lu Jiangting was so angry that he tied him up, and then he had to hold his nose and clean up himself."
"That brat needs to be taught a lesson. How can he skip school and do all this nonsense?"
As she spoke, she laughed again, "Then Lu Jiangting has reaped what he sowed. He raised such a fine son, so it's only right that he cleans up his excrement."
The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Jing left when she saw that it was almost time.
She and the security guard returned to Lu Jiangting's doorstep, and Lu Jiangting got off work not long after.
He figured Wang Chenchen was at school today, so he didn't want to make things too difficult for him. Before coming back, he went to the market to buy groceries, planning to cook a meal when he got back.
As soon as I got to my doorstep, I saw Zhou Jing.
"Sister Zhou? What are you doing here? Is that Yuyao...?"
"Lu Jiangting, you're finally back. Pay up."
Lu Jiangting was completely dumbfounded.
"Pay back? Pay back what? Sister Zhou, is there some misunderstanding?"
"Hmph, no misunderstanding. Your son skipped school and went to my shop to cause trouble, breaking the windows. You have to pay for the broken windows."
"What? How is that possible? He said he was at school..."
Zhou Jing interrupted him directly, saying, "I'm too lazy to listen to your excuses. Just find your son and ask him, and you'll know the answer."
Lu Jiangting hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "That's not my son."
Zhou Jing smiled faintly and said, "You are his stepfather, and a stepson is still a son."
Lu Jiangting was powerless to refute, and simply opened the door with a cold face.
Seeing the empty living room, he was stunned again.
Lu Jiangting dropped the groceries he was carrying and strode into the room.
He found the room ransacked; his belongings were scattered haphazardly on the floor, the bed, and everywhere else.
The money he kept in the drawer was gone too.
It wasn't much, just a few dozen yuan; that was the living expenses he had prepared for Wang Chenchen.
Gone.
Zhou Jing, who had followed, had obviously seen it too and expressed some sympathy, saying, "It seems your house has been robbed, and it looks like it was an inside job."
Lu Jiangting's face was frighteningly ugly.
Although the money was originally intended for Wang Chenchen's living expenses, there is a difference between him giving it to her and Wang Chenchen taking it without asking.
And what about the television? Where did he put it?
Why would he mess with the TV for no reason?
Is it because he won't let him watch that they're taking the TV away?
But didn't he not cut off the water and electricity today?
Lu Jiangting remained silent with a dark expression.
Zhou Jing said, "It seems you don't know where that brat is either. What about my glass?"
Lu Jiangting said, "I'm sorry, I need to know what happened before I can compensate you for the broken glass. I can't find the person right now, so I have to look for them first."
Zhou Jing expressed her understanding.
"Okay, I believe you don't owe me money for the glass. Once you've found someone and clarified things, please come to the store yourself to discuss compensation with me."
"Definitely."
Zhou Jing called the security guards to go back together.
After the security guard returned, he reported the situation to Lin Yuyao.
Lin Yuyao was also very surprised after hearing this.
She knew that Wang Chenchen wasn't a good person when he grew up, but he didn't seem particularly bad when he was young. It was mainly after puberty that he changed a lot.
But Wang Chenchen isn't even in puberty yet, has she already become so bad?
She doesn't go to school and constantly goes against Lu Jiangting.
He stole money and even ran away from home with the TV?
Lu Jiangting's good-natured son has done such a thing; he's going to drive Lu Jiangting crazy.
After thinking about it for a while, she found it somewhat amusing.
Since she stopped interfering in their family life, they haven't been doing well at all; in fact, their lives have been a mess.
The widowed sister-in-law he had insisted on taking care of collapsed.
His beloved eldest son also lost his house.
Where are the good days? He'll probably never see them in his lifetime.
"We haven't even lost money from the bookstore, where did that brat run off to?"
"I don't know, but Lu Jiangting went to look for him. He said that once he finds the child and finds out what happened, he will compensate for the cost of the glass."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy."
Lu Jiangting asked around and found that quite a few people had indeed seen Wang Chenchen struggling to drag the TV out the door, with a schoolbag on her back as well.
He asked around and eventually found their television at a nearby appliance recycling shop.
Upon learning that Wang Chenchen had sold the thirty yuan, he was so angry that he felt cold all over and was on the verge of collapse.
The shopkeeper could tell from his appearance that it was his mischievous child who did it.
He had actually anticipated this when he bought it. The shop owner was a nice guy and said, "Why don't you take this TV back? Just give me thirty yuan."
Lu Jiangting shook his head and said, "No need, it's yours to sell."
"But this TV..."
Before the boss could finish speaking, Lu Jiangting had already turned and left.
Who can be blamed?
He brought this on himself.
He ruined his good life himself.
Wang Chenchen's persistent and persistent efforts were something he had to fight for himself.
Lu Jiangting inquired about Wang Chenchen's whereabouts and heard that someone had seen him heading towards the train station.
TRAIN STATION?
Lu Jiangting recalled that during their argument a few days ago, Wang Chenchen had mentioned wanting to visit his grandparents, and he immediately guessed what Wang Chenchen was planning.
When I went to the ticket window to ask, I heard someone say that a child had tried to buy a ticket, but she didn't sell it to him.
The ticket seller described the person, saying it must be Wang Chenchen.
"Thank you, comrade. Have you seen him go anywhere?"
Lu Jiangting took out his ID, and the ticket seller treated him very well after learning who he was.
“I saw him go to the left, which is the direction to enter the station.”
Lu Jiangting was taken aback and muttered, "Could they have already left?"
"No, there are no more trains to Yurong today. We can't leave today, and we'll have to wait until at least tomorrow."
Lu Jiangting nodded. "Thank you, comrade."
As he spoke, he headed towards the direction of the station entrance.
When the ticket seller finished get off work, he saw that the man was still looking for the ticket.
The ticket seller told his superiors about his situation, and after the superiors learned about it, they came to Lu Jiangting to inquire about the situation.
Upon learning that he was looking for his runaway child, they sent several comrades to help him search.
"Don't worry, comrade, as long as it's at our station, you'll definitely find it."
"Thank you."
A group of people searched for a long time, and by the time he found Wang Chenchen at the train station, it was already midnight.
Wang Chenchen was hiding in a dark corner. He and several colleagues from the train station searched for him, walking back and forth in that spot several times, but they still couldn't find him.
Moreover, adults can't even get into that spot.
This is a good place to hide.
Lu Jiangting looked at Wang Chenchen with a cold expression, as if he was about to hit her at any moment.