After returning from KTV, Lin Shuyue was a little uneasy. She wanted to call Hang Jiabai, but was afraid it was not safe. She simply went downstairs and took a taxi to the Public Security Bureau. There were not many taxis at night, and Lin Shuyue waited for more than ten minutes before one came.
The Public Security Bureau's duty roster for the Spring Festival this year has been released. Hang Jiabai is the criminal police officer on duty, and it is his turn to work the night shift this week.
When Lin Shuyue arrived, he was waiting at the door with a cup of fragrant milk tea in his hand, and also holding one of his thick coats.
The first moment he saw Lin Shuyue, warm milk tea was stuffed into her hands and clothes were draped over her.
Lin Shuyue wasn't actually that cold, but even with such thick clothes on, she wasn't hot either. After taking a sip of warm milk tea, she felt as comfortable as if she were bathing in a hot spring.
"Come in and sit down?"
Lin Shuyue shook her head. "I have a meeting tomorrow, and it's very late, so I won't go. The main reason I came here today is to tell you something."
"You talk, I'm listening carefully." When Hang Jiabai received the call from Lin Shuyue saying that she was coming to see him, he guessed that something had happened. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, Lin Shuyue would prefer to talk about things on social media.
"Just now at the KTV, I saw someone who looked very similar to Zuo Xiangfeng."
Lin Shuyue's words made Hang Jiabai's expression change suddenly: "Are you sure?"
Lin Shuyue sighed: "The lights in the KTV are too dim, and his clothes are very different from the last time we met. I'm not sure."
Lin Shuyue wanted to tell Hang Jiabai mainly because she had heard from Hang Jiabai that Zuo Xiangfeng had become a drug enforcement officer.
Pengcheng is close to Hong Kong, and due to various technological and other factors, drug control is far less effective these days than it was in the past. Furthermore, the profits from pornography, gambling, and drugs are so high that many people take these risks, which is the fundamental reason why drugs are so persistent despite repeated bans.
Hang Jiabai pondered for a moment: "I understand."
Seeing that Hang Jiabai understood, Lin Shuyue's purpose of coming here was achieved: "Then I'll go back first."
"I'll drive you." Hang Jiabai didn't wait for Lin Shuyue to refuse and went back to the bureau to drive.
Lin Shuyue was waiting for him outside. When the car pulled out, she got in the passenger seat. They chatted until they reached Xijiang Apartment. As they were about to get out of the car, Lin Shuyue, still drunk, pulled Hang Jiabai over and kissed him on the lips.
Hang Jiabai was stunned for a moment, then he took the initiative. He held the back of Lin Shuyue's head and they kissed passionately.
The two did not separate until the car on the opposite side honked its horn. At this time, both of their faces were stained with lust.
Hang Jiabai held Lin Shuyue in his arms, unwilling to separate for a long time.
"Would you like to go up and sit down?"
Lin Shuyue's voice was very soft, carrying an indescribable temptation.
They were all adults, so Hang Jiabai couldn't possibly be unaware of Lin Shuyue's intentions. The moment he heard Lin Shuyue's invitation, all the heat in his body rushed down his spine, and at this particular moment, a certain part of his body slowly began to function.
Hang Jiabai is a young man full of vigor and vitality, and with his beloved in front of him, it is impossible for him not to be impulsive.
"I can only be away for an hour tonight, next time." Who doesn't want to have a more intimate contact with their lover?
Hang Jiabai is not an old-fashioned person.
After hearing what Hang Jiabai said, Lin Shuyue nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go up."
"Go ahead, call me when you get there."
Lin Shuyue got out of the car, and Hang Jiabai followed. He lit a cigarette to calm his physiological functions and watched Lin Shuyue, wearing his clothes, walk into the apartment step by step. A few minutes later, the lights on the floor belonging to Lin Shuyue's apartment came on.
Lin Shuyue called him, and he put out the burned-out cigarette in the ashtray on top of the roadside trash can, turned around, got into the car, started the car and left.
After seeing him leave from the balcony, Lin Shuyue went upstairs. Without turning on the light, she threw herself on the bed and rolled over and over.
Her face turned red after realizing it belatedly, but Lin Shuyue had no regrets. After all, she wasn't living in a century ago. It was perfectly normal for modern girls to want to explore the differences in the anatomy of men and women, given their desires for food, sex, and everything else.
Who doesn't have a little bit of lust? Otherwise, what's the point of having a boyfriend? Is it just holding hands and kissing and that's it? You're not in elementary school anymore, why are you still playing the game of pure love?
After exchanging messages with Hang Jiabai for a while, Lin Shuyue fell asleep quickly.
When she got up again, it was already seven o'clock the next day.
Lin Shuyue took out her cell phone. It was a text message from Hang Jiabai asking her if she wanted to have breakfast together. After Lin Shuyue replied, she went downstairs to wash up, changed into the clothes she bought in Hong Kong last time, and put on some light, energetic girlish makeup. She looked pink and tender all over.
She didn't drive, but just stopped a taxi at the door.
The weather is beautiful today. The warm sun is already shining on the earth. The coldness of the past few days has been driven away by the sun's warmth, and only the occasional cool breeze proves its existence. It is still spring.
Hang Jiabai got off work at 7:30. Before leaving get off work, he dressed up nicely. He not only shaved and brushed his teeth, but also applied Jiangzhou hairspray on his head.
As soon as Lin Shuyue got into his car, she smelled the scent of hairspray. It wasn't bad, just a little too strong.
Hang Jiabai also saw Lin Shuyue, who was dressed up. When they looked at each other, an ambiguous feeling that only belongs to adult men and women flowed between them.
Hang Jiabai came over and kissed her: "Let's go. Let's go drink seafood porridge."
"OK."
There is a very famous seafood porridge restaurant in Pengcheng, not far from here. The seafood porridge is very fresh and comes with glutinous rice. Lin Shuyue hasn't eaten it for a long time.
The glutinous rice is steamed with the pork ribs. Before being served, it is drizzled with the sauce specially made by the boss and sprinkled with chopped green onions. It is soft, glutinous, salty and fragrant, and tastes extremely good.
The seafood porridge wasn't large, but it was thick and delicious. Hang Jiabai ordered a few more dim sum. The breakfast shop was bustling with people. Lin Shuyue sipped chicken bone grass and pork rib soup while talking to Hang Jiabai.
"Do you have anything to do later?" Hang Jiabai asked.
Lin Shuyue shook her head. "We're on holiday. Unless there's breaking news, there won't be much work to do until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Dingsheng's year-end party doesn't start until four in the afternoon."
Lin Shuyue and her colleagues wrote several articles before the holiday. Although they were all rehashed, they were enough to last through the New Year if they were scheduled together with the articles of other reporters. This was what the newspaper had done in previous years.
"What about you? What are you going to do later?"
"Go home and sleep." Hang Jiabai looked at Lin Shuyue with a smile. He said, "Jiangzhou gave me a disc a few days ago. Do you want to come to my house and watch it together? It's a crime movie from the United States."
Jiangzhou, a member of Hang Jiabai's team, loved movies, especially American crime dramas. This disc was a legitimate copy he'd managed to get through connections. He'd always lend it to the rest of the team after watching it. Hang Jiabai knew Lin Shuyue liked it, too, and had wanted to invite her to watch it.
It's just that both of them don't have time, so this time is perfect.
"Okay." Lin Shuyue also liked watching crime movies, so she agreed without thinking.
After the meal, Hang Jiabai paid the bill and the two went to Hang Jiabai's house together. However, before leaving, Hang Jiabai and Lin Shuyue bought some rice, flour, grain and oil and went to the home of Xiao Hua, Xiao Ping and Xiao Dong.
The weather is good today, and Xiao Hua hasn't gone out to sell flowers yet. She took a stool and sat in the shade extending from the kitchen shed to do her homework.
Not far from her was Xiao Ping, who was also holding a pen and writing and drawing on a notebook. Both of them were extremely serious.
Hang Jiabai whispered to Lin Shuyue, "Xiao Dong's academic performance wasn't very good. Under the supervision of the neighborhood committee, he barely finished junior high school. After completing nine years of compulsory education, he became unwilling to go to school."
"The director of the subdistrict office saw him like this, so he used his connections to find someone to get him an apprenticeship in a barber shop. He's been apprenticing for three years now. The last time we met, I asked him about it, and he said he was almost done."
"Now his monthly salary is more than 200 yuan. After he becomes a master, he will receive commission." Xiao Dong started school much later and graduated from junior high school at the age of 18.
"Xiao Ping has good grades and loves to read. He is now in high school and will soon be in his third year. His tuition is paid for by the neighborhood office and a scholarship. He is in the senior class of Xiao Hua'a school."
After Hang Jiabai finished speaking, he took Lin Shuyue into the yard.
Xiao Hua was scratching her head over a math problem. When she saw Hang Jiabai and Lin Shuyue coming, she immediately ran over.
"Brother Hang, Sister Ah Yue, are you here?"
Hang Jiabai was carrying all the heavy objects, while Lin Shuyue only had a few kilograms of fruit. Winter tangerines and apples were cheap and especially sweet.
"Come on, are you doing your homework?" Lin Shuyue's tone unconsciously softened when speaking to the child.
"Yes, it's an arithmetic book my second brother bought me. I'm learning multiplication and division within 100. It's so difficult." Xiao Hua is lively and can chat with anyone. Because she likes Hang Jiabai, she also feels a natural closeness to Hang Jiabai's girlfriend.
Not to mention that Lin Shuyue also took her shopping for clothes and bought her some facial cleansing products.
She strictly followed Lin Shuyue's requirements and applied Vaseline on her face every morning and evening. Her previously cracked face and hands were healed.
Now her elder and second brothers are also using Vaseline.
"Really? That's great." Lin Shuyue's compliment was particularly sincere. She looked at Xiao Hua carefully. Xiao Hua's face looked much better than the last time they met.
Xiao Hua took her to the room, and the clothes she was wearing when they met before were already hanging on the rack at the foot of the bed.
The faint scent of detergent told Lin Shuyue that the clothes had been washed, but whether they were clean or not was another matter.
Seeing Lin Shuyue looking at her clothes, Xiao Hua smiled and said, "Sister Yue, this set of clothes was given to us by an aunt. It was like this when it was given to us, and no matter how hard I wash it, it's not clean anymore. But it's very warm, so I don't mind it."
Xiao Hua's words explained why Lin Shuyue saw her wearing such dirty and tattered clothes when she first saw her.
This also explained the confusion that Lin Shuyue had when she last visited her home. Logically speaking, Xiao Hua's home was so tidy and clean, so her clothes shouldn't be that dirty.
"Does that aunt often send things to you?" Lin Shuyue asked softly.
"She comes here often. But she's leaving soon. It's said that her husband made a lot of money, and they are going back to their hometown to build a house." Seeing that Lin Shuyue was interested, Xiao Hua told her about this aunt.
"This auntie lives at the end of the street. She has an older sister and an older brother. She works in a printing factory down the street, and her uncle works on a construction site."
"Auntie and the others are really nice. Sometimes they make delicious food and send it to us."
Xiao Hua is very sincere. She remembers everyone who is kind to her very well. When she talks about this aunt and her family going back, she still feels very sad.
She chattered a lot with Lin Shuyue and the others. When they left, Xiao Hua and Xiao Ping even saw them off to the door.
Lin Shuyue walked about a hundred or two hundred meters and looked back to see that they were still there.
Lin Shuyue was very emotional: "They are really good. Whether it's their values or their personalities, they are all very good."
Hang Jiabai nodded: "It was all taught by Xiao Dong. His parents were both teachers. They died in a car accident. The driver ran away and they haven't been caught yet."
"He had no immediate family, so he had to go into an orphanage after his parents passed away. He was unlucky; the children in that orphanage were difficult to get along with."
"It's common for older kids to bully younger kids. He put up with it for years until Xiao Ping came in. After being bullied, he couldn't stand it anymore. So after beating someone up, he took Xiao Ping out to wander around."
Xiao Dong's background has long been thoroughly investigated.
After hearing what Hang Jiabai said, Lin Shuyue's focus shifted: "Ah Bai, if Xiao Dong's parents are both teachers, don't they have any savings?"
It's well known that since the late 1970s, when the country began to focus on education, teachers and doctors have become one of the most popular professions.
Their popularity is not only due to their high social status, but also because of the good benefits for teachers.
Speaking of this, Hang Jiabai had a lot to say: "Xiao Dong's parents are from Pengcheng, but they didn't work in Pengcheng. Instead, they lived in a small town in Jianghu Province. Many children in that town couldn't afford to go to school. After they arrived there, their favorite thing to do was to help others."
"How much do they like it? They use their monthly salary to support children who can't afford to go to school. They pay for their tuition, buy textbooks, and buy clothes for them."
"There are so many children who can't afford to go to school, especially in poor areas. Teachers sometimes don't even get their salaries on time. No matter how much they help, those children can only finish primary school at best."
"They focus their energy on their students, so naturally they pay less attention to their own children. Moreover, they live in poverty and have not saved a penny."
"After the accident, the principal of their school simply sent Xiao Dong back to Pengcheng. Xiao Dong's grandparents are all gone. Both of them are only children, so they have no immediate family. His uncles and aunts are struggling to support themselves, so it's impossible for them to raise him."
Lin Shuyue sighed: "No matter what happened in the past, everything will be fine in the future."
"Xiao Dong will soon be a master. In a few years, Xiao Ping will graduate from university and start working. With the two of them around, Xiao Hua's life will be much better."
"That's right." Hang Jiabai responded to Lin Shuyue with a smile. Just like Lin Shuyue said, no matter what happens, everything will be fine in the future, and that's good enough.
The two arrived at Hang Jiabai's residence. In his room there was a large TV set placed opposite the bed.
Hang Jiabai's bed sheets and quilt covers are all new black and white plaid. They were not the same set the last time Lin Shuyue came.
The bed was very soft. I sat on it, leaning against the pillow, and then drew the curtains. The whole room became dim, with only the faint light from the TV screen as the plot changed.
Lin Shuyue and Hang Jiabai both took off their coats and sat on the bed, watching intently.
But when a man and a woman are alone in a room, especially in a place like a bed, no one can concentrate on watching TV.
At some point, the two of them kissed each other. As the light from the TV flickered on and off, they rolled around in bed for over an hour.
Everything just happened naturally.
Afterwards, Lin Shuyue went to the bathroom to take a shower, and her body was covered with many purple kiss marks.
Warm water flowed down from the top of her head. Except for the occasional obvious foreign body and sour feeling when walking, this kind of sexual intercourse between men and women gave Lin Shuyue a pretty good feeling.
She took a shower, changed into Hang Jiabai's sky blue cotton training T-shirt, and walked back to the room.
The movie playing on the TV at the end of the bed was nearing its end, and the hero and heroine couldn't help but kiss each other.
There was a cup of warm water on the bedside table. Hang Jiabai poured it for Lin Shuyue when she went to take a shower.
When Lin Shuyue came out, he also took his pajamas to the bathroom. He was about 1.8 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a thin waist. Every part of his body was covered with strong muscles. Lin Shuyue had just experienced his endurance and stamina, which was very good.
Lin Shuyue's legs felt a little weak when she thought about what she had experienced in the past hour. She leaned on the bedside table, picked up the water cup to drink, grabbed the remote control, and started watching the movie from the beginning.
When she put down the cup, Lin Shuyue's eyes unconsciously fell on the trash can at the foot of the bed. Inside was a used small umbrella.
Hang Jiabai bought the small umbrella at the store at the entrance of the community when he came back.
Hang Jiabai came back soon and lay down next to Lin Shuyue. This time, the two of them really watched TV and talked about the plot while watching.
After watching a movie, Lin Shuyue lay in Hang Jiabai's arms, touching his double-door abdominal muscles, and slept very soundly.
Hang Jiabai kissed Lin Shuyue on the forehead lovingly, turned off the lights, and fell asleep holding her in his arms.
Lin Shuyue woke up again, awakened by the alarm on her cell phone. Hang Jiabai opened his eyes the moment she woke up.
"Come on, let's go get something to eat, and then I'll take you to the year-end party?"
Lin Shuyue looked at Hang Jiabai's enlarged handsome face and reached out to touch it: "There's no rush for that."
After saying that, he kissed her... Soon, the atmosphere in the room gradually became heated.
•••••
Because of this sleep, Lin Shuyue almost missed the year-end party of Dingsheng Group. When she arrived, President Xun and President Luo were about to start their year-end summary.
It took Lin Shuyue a while to find Li Mingfang's table. Li Mingfang was indeed her good friend and had already saved a seat for her.
As soon as she sat down, Li Mingfang asked with great concern, "Why are you here so late?"
Lin Shuyue certainly wouldn't tell Li Mingfang that she was late because she was indulging in pleasure. She said with shame on her face, "I drank a little too much last night and overslept today."
This reason convinced Li Mingfang: "Me too. I slept until 2:30 this afternoon. If my mother hadn't called me, I would have been late too."
The two of them whispered for a while, and President Xun went up to the stage to speak as before. While he was speaking, the hotel chef was serving the dishes according to the previously agreed menu.
The banquet lasted three hours from the beginning to the end, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Without the system's behind-the-scenes manipulation, Lin Shuyue was lucky enough to win the third prize, a fully automatic washing machine.
This time, when she came back from receiving the award, her hands were so rubbed raw.
After the lottery, she chatted with some friends she knew for a while to catch up with them. It was already 7:30 when she went back and gave the redemption voucher to Lou Fengqin.
Lou Fengqin was very happy holding the prize coupon for the fully automatic washing machine.
"Your uncle Bai just said a few days ago that he wanted to buy a washing machine. I didn't expect you to win it now." Nowadays, a fully automatic washing machine costs at least a thousand yuan. The family is not short of such money, but who wouldn't be happy to save it?
"Then let's go and redeem the prize tomorrow." Lou Fengqin doesn't have a washing machine, so she usually washes clothes by hand. Fortunately, in Guangdong Province, clothes are changed every day, and the weather is hot, so clothes are easy to wash and not tiring to wash by hand.
"Okay. We have to start shopping for New Year's goods tomorrow, and since you have a day off, let's go shopping together."
"Good."
The matter was settled. The next day, Lin Shuyue got up early and drove her family to a vegetable market ten kilometers away. The vegetables here were generally known to be cheap, especially the choy sum, which was very famous.
Lou Fengqin loved eating. They parked outside and walked in to eat some fresh meat rice noodles at the rice noodle shop at the head of the market. Lou Fengqin and Bai Wenhua walked into the market while Lin Shuyue and the others strolled along the street, buying whatever they found delicious. Their main purpose was to go shopping.
On the way, Lin Shuyue received a call from Hang Jiabai, and soon, Hang Jiabai also arrived. His arrival made Lin Shuyue very happy.
After strolling from morning to noon, when they gathered in front of the car, Lou Fengqin and Bai Wenhua were both very surprised, but they were happy after the surprise.
Especially after learning from Hang Jiabai that he was also spending the New Year alone this year, she warmly invited him, "Ah Bai, come to our house after the New Year."
Hang Jiabai has many relatives in Shenzhen, and usually they all spend the New Year together at Grandma's house. But this year, the old lady wants to travel for the New Year and has already booked a ticket to Nanyun for 10 million yuan.
His second uncle and younger brother were also busy at work, so Hang Jiaheng and his family decided to follow their grandmother's footsteps.
Therefore, among the entire Hang family, only Hang Jiabai was left in Pengcheng.
Hang Jiabai's eyes brightened slightly when he was called Ah Bai: "Auntie, I still have to be on duty."
Lou Fengqin said, "It's okay. Just come over after work. There's room for you at home."
Hang Jiabai looked at Lin Shuyue, and Lin Shuyue smiled at him: "My mother asked you, so you should come. Why are you still looking at me?"
"Thank you, Auntie."
Hang Jiabai decided to spend his whole life with Lin Shuyue. He respected Lou Fengqin and others very much, and Bai Wenhua also liked him very much because of his profession.
The group was heading home when they passed by a strawberry garden. It was the season for picking strawberries, so Bai Wenhua took Lou Fengqin and the New Year's goods and went back first. Lin Shuyue and Hang Jiabai took the children to play in the strawberry garden.
Lin Shuyue took a camera and took a lot of photos of them.
In just such a short period of time, Ah Yang, Zeng Xiaoyi, and Bai Pingping have already affectionately called Hang Jiabai "Brother Hang".
Just like how Lin Shuyue called Luo Zhengjun "Brother Zhengjun" for many years, she only changed her words after they got their marriage certificate.
They had a great time along the way and Hang Jiabai didn't go back. After arriving home, he fell asleep directly on Lin Shuyue's bed.
After waking up and having breakfast, he went straight to work when it got dark.
The next day, Lin Shuyue was half asleep and heard him talking to Luo Zhengjun.
When Lin Shuyue got up from the bed, she saw him rolling up his sleeves and chopping minced meat with Luo Zhengjun. At the door, Lou Fengqin and Lin Shuxing were washing lotus roots.
Her aunt and Lu Xiangcao were not idle either. They were peeling peanuts.
Several of the younger children were working overtime on their homework. They had a tight schedule and heavy workload. They would go back to school after the Lunar New Year and would be taking the high school entrance exam in June.
Time flew by as they were busy preparing for the New Year. In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. Lin Shuyue and her family started to get busy after breakfast.
Luo Zhengjun was the chef for the New Year's Eve dinner at home, and Lin Shuyue and others helped him. At four o'clock, he started cooking, and dishes were brought out from the kitchen one by one.
Hang Jiabai's shift started on the 29th. He drove to Lin Shuyue's house after get off work and arrived just in time for the dinner.
It is inevitable that the new son-in-law will drink a little on the first day he comes to the house. Luo Zhengjun and Bai Wenhua can also drink a lot. In the end, neither of them gets drunk.
After dinner, a group of people decided to go to the park to watch the fireworks.
The square was bustling with people selling glowing toys and children running around with them.
The government specially designated an open area in the park for setting off fireworks, so fireworks shot into the sky and bloomed into dazzling flowers in the sky.
Countless people looked up at this scene, and the New Year atmosphere became more and more intense with the New Year songs in the shops on the street.
"Mom, see? Those are the three Xiao siblings I told you about." Lin Shuyue pulled Lou Fengqin's sleeve.
Lou Fengqin still listens to Lin Shuyue talk about her work and the people she's met. She told her about the three Xiao siblings on the first day she returned home.
Lou Fengqin had a good impression of the three siblings and immediately looked over when she heard them. The three siblings were also doing business tonight. Xiao Hua was selling roses, and Xiao Ping had set up a stall selling small toys, and business was good.
Xiao Dong was not far away, holding a string of hydrogen balloons in his hand.
The three siblings worked hard even during the Chinese New Year. Lin Shuyue felt that with their hard work, their future life would not be bad.
Lin Shuyue brought Lou Fengqin over. Xiao Hua was particularly happy to see them. After Lin Shuyue's introduction, she called them "Auntie" and "Sister" and "Brother" with great enthusiasm.
They simply didn't leave, but just stood near them, talking and enjoying the fireworks.
Hang Jiabai, Bai Wenhua, Luo Zhengjun and Ah Yang went to a shop near the square to buy fireworks.
Xiao Hua's roses sold very well tonight. After selling them, she sat next to Lin Shuyue and the others and felt that she had a very happy New Year.
She took Lin Shuyue's hand and spoke to her: "Sister Yue, that uncle came to see my eldest brother yesterday. He asked my eldest brother to work with him and he will pay him 2,000 yuan a month."
The uncle that Xiao Hua mentioned was the man who gave her old clothes and worked at a construction site.
"Is your elder brother going?" Lin Shuyue asked.
Xiao Hua nodded. "Yes, he's in that barber shop, and he only makes two hundred yuan a month. Other apprentices get commissions for washing hair, but he gets nothing. If he wasn't about to finish his training, my brother would have quit working there a long time ago."
"Just the day before yesterday, my eldest brother told his master that he wanted to become an apprentice next year. His master said that his skills were not yet up to par and held back his work. My brother also didn't want to do it anymore."
There is a huge difference between two thousand and two hundred. Xiao Dong's family is poor, and at this point, he was tempted.
Lin Shuyue didn't say anything. Now working in a construction team, the monthly salary is indeed not low.
"Then let your elder brother do his job well."
Xiao Hua nodded vigorously. Lou Fengqin thought she was cute and invited her to her home to play. Xiao Hua didn't have an elder like Lou Fengqin, so she was particularly shy in front of her.
Lin Shuxing touched her belly and said to Lin Shuyue, "Since I got pregnant, I like spicy food. I think this baby will definitely be a girl."
"Hello, little niece. She is so cute. When she is born, I will buy her lots of beautiful dresses." Lin Shuyue reached out and touched Lin Shuxing's belly. The baby's belly beat twice under her hand. It was not the first time that Lin Shuyue felt the fetal movement, but every time she felt the magic of life.
"Your brother-in-law said the same thing. He said that flowers bloom first and then bear fruit." Lin Shuxing's husband's family lives far away. Although she is married, she often lives in her parents' home. There is no difference between Luo Zhengjun and her husband.
There are no annoying conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, her husband is considerate, and she doesn't have to worry about money. Both her son or daughter are treasures that everyone looks forward to. Lin Shuxing lives a very comfortable life.
Lin Shuxing asked Lin Shuyue: "When are you and Ah Bai going to get married?"
Hang Jiabai has been reporting to Lin Shuyue's house after get off work recently. Everyone's name for him has changed from the slightly unfamiliar Xiao Hang at the beginning to Ah Bai now.
After this New Year, Lin Shuyue was only twenty-one years old. She tied her wind-blown hair back and watched Hang Jiabai light the fuse of the fireworks.
She smiled and said, "I'm still young, there's no rush. I'll have to wait at least three or two years."
On the day they had sex, Hang Jiabai asked Lin Shuyue about this matter, and this was Lin Shuyue's answer.
She felt that she was too young and it was not good to get married too early.
Although Hang Jiabai was disappointed, he respected all her choices.
"As long as you have a plan."
Fireworks exploded in the sky: "This firework is beautiful."
The colorful fireworks exploded into pieces of silver flowers in the sky, which was very beautiful.
The group stayed in the square until eleven o'clock before going back. Before going back, Lin Shuyue and the others sent Xiao Hua and his two siblings home first.
It was already past twelve o'clock when they got home. Her aunt and Lu Xiangcao didn't go out. They cooked dumplings for them at home.
The glutinous rice balls had no filling, but they were especially delicious when dipped in sugar and fried with soybean flour mixed with sugar. Lin Shuyue ate a whole bowl.
Hang Jiabai hadn't eaten this kind of glutinous rice balls for a long time, and he ate two bowls in total.
He stayed at Bai Wenhua's house that night. The next day, the first day of the new year, Hang Jiabai went to work early. Before leaving, he gave the red envelopes he had prepared to Ah Yang and the other two.
Everyone received a lot of red envelopes, one hundred yuan each, and the three children's favorability towards him increased rapidly.
When Lin Shuyue got up, she also collected several. Among them, Bai Wenhua and Lou Fengqin gave the most, fifty yuan each.
Her aunt and her grandmother Lu Xiangcao each gave five yuan. This was already a lot. After that, people from the village came to pay New Year's greetings one after another, and she received quite a few red envelopes, with the most common ones being between fifty cents and five yuan.
The atmosphere was lively for a long time, and Lin Shuyue's phone calls never stopped. They were all calls from colleagues and people she had helped before.
Among them was a call from Hang Jiabai's mother Yin Xin.
•••••
The year passed in such a busy manner. In the following days, Lin Shuyue did not go anywhere. She just played poker with some children at home, or was dragged by Lou Fengqin to play mahjong at the neighbor's house next door.
Day by day, the days pass by more and more fulfilling.
In the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the New Year. At three o'clock in the morning, Lin Shuyue was sleeping soundly when her phone rang. Lin Shuyue answered it and Huang Qiang's voice came out.
"Ah Yue, there was a fight on Heping North Street. There were many casualties. Go and take a look."
Lin Shuyue opened her eyes, threw off the quilt, got dressed and went downstairs: "What's going on?"
"Preliminary judgment is that it was a fight between gang members." Huang Qiang said and hung up the phone.
Lin Shuyue put on her down jacket and went out with her bag. She met Hang Jiabai at the door. They exchanged a few words and drove away one after the other.
When they arrived at Xingfu North Street, a yellow cordon had been set up in the center of the street. There were a lot of people gathered around the cordon, most of them there to watch the fun.
There were also many reporters like Lin Shuyue who came with cameras after hearing the news.
Lin Shuyue went up to ask her colleague. The colleague had arrived much earlier than her and said, "The case happened around 2:00 a.m. Two groups of people fought their way here from south to north."
"Three died, six were injured, and some escaped with minor injuries."
Lin Shuyue wrote it down and nodded: "Do you know what the reason is?"
"It is said that it is for a batch of goods."
What is worth for the two gangs fighting like this? So there's nothing else going on besides drugs. After thanking the reporter who spoke to her, Lin Shuyue squeezed inside.
In the middle of the cordon, several young men in their teens and twenties lay lying, blood spreading from their bodies. Until their death, they were still holding long, shiny machetes in their hands.
Hang Jiabai was busy with his colleagues, while Lin Shuyue went to some shops that had watched the whole process to understand what happened and whether anyone knew the three victims.
Someone actually recognized him. The store owner pointed at one of them and said, "That one, his name is Ah Bo. He lives on our street. His parents divorced when he was little, and they both found new partners soon after. He became a burden, living with his grandmother."
"His grandmother likes to play mahjong when she has nothing to do. If she wins, she takes him out for a good meal. If she loses, she beats him to vent her anger."
"He left the society when he was in his teens and has been hanging around here for the past few years. He hasn't been back. He didn't come back when his grandmother passed away."
"He was a good kid when he was young. I didn't expect it to end like this." The owner of the convenience store sighed.
Lin Shuyue asked: "Boss, do you know who he follows?"
"How could I not know this? He hangs out with a guy on the street called Brother Jianguo. He usually works as a skating rink keeper at the skating rink in Xinxing Village."
Roller skating was very popular these days, and you could skate for a long time for just two yuan. Every roller skating rink had a D-hall in the middle, and at night, it would always blast exciting music, with countless young people swaying to the beat.
Next to the dance floor are booths like in a bar, and there are people selling alcohol at the bar.
Lin Shuyue would like to call this roller skating rink a low-end version of a bar.
"Thank you, boss." Lin Shuyue continued with the next interview.
The man named Ah Bo is a household name on this street, and everyone has different impressions of him.
Some people feel sorry for him, like the convenience store owner, while others think that he deserves everything he has.
"Ah Bo has been a bad boy since he was little. He started stealing when he was eight or nine, and when he was eleven or twelve, he started following some bad behavior from the youths in society."
"My child's living expenses were robbed by him and his men. I told him long ago that something bad would happen to him sooner or later. See? He got his karma, didn't he?"
Lin Shuyue was listening to her when a middle-aged man and woman in bright clothes came over. They saw Ah Bo lying inside through the cordon and started crying.
"Ah Bo, Ah Bo." The wailing sounds were heartbreaking.
The man who had just been telling Lin Shuyue that Ah Bo had brought this upon himself curled his lips and said, "You know how to cry now. Why didn't you think of crying when you were getting divorced and treating your child like a burden?"
"Pretty girl, let me tell you, Xiao Bo was a good kid when he was little. The reason he turned bad later is all the fault of the adults. They didn't educate him well."
Amid the cries of Ah Bo's parents, Ah Bo and others were dragged away, the onlookers also left, and Lin Shuyue drove back.
It was still dark outside at four or five o'clock, there were few cars and pedestrians on the road, and Lin Shuyue was driving fast on the highway.
[ Ding ~~~ Two criminals with sin values of 70% and 80% detected nearby. Host, please be alert. ]
[Ding ~~~ Two criminals with sin values of 70% and 80% detected nearby. Host, please be alert. ]
[ Ding ~~~ Two criminals with sin values of 70% and 80% detected nearby. Host, please be alert. ]
The system broadcast the news three times, and Lin Shuyue's hands gripping the steering wheel became tighter. She controlled herself and did not look to her left.
The Good and Evil system showed that there were ten people in that place, and the lowest sin value was 30%. In addition, there was another person with a sin value of 5%.
It was an unfinished building. It was said that it was going to be a school, but because the owner's capital chain was broken and the land in the community was disputed, this unfinished building had been here for many years.
There are weeds everywhere here, and I heard that someone was bitten by a snake here a few years ago.
The car quickly drove away from the area, and soon she arrived home.
Hang Jiabai called at six o'clock: "We've figured out what happened. The drug-selling ringleaders were collaborating, and the stolen money wasn't divided evenly, which led to this fight."
But this was not the purpose of Hang Jiabai's call. Hang Jiabai was too busy to leave: "Ah Yue, go to Xiao Hua's house and ask what Xiao Dong is doing now."
"Okay."
Lin Shuyue put on the coat she had just put down, took the car keys and went out. Lin Shuxing heard the noise and came out.
"What are you doing coming and going?"
"It's work, sis. Go back to sleep. I'll be back soon."
Lin Shuxing didn't say anything. After watching Lin Shuyue leave, she also returned to her room.
Lin Shuyue drove to Xiaohua's house. The lights were on. Lin Shuyue knocked on the door, and soon Xiao Hua's trembling voice came from inside.
"Who are you?"
"I, your sister Ah Yue."
As soon as Lin Shuyue finished speaking, the tightly closed door opened, and Xiao Hua ran out and buried her head in Lin Shuyue's arms: "Sister Yue, Sister Yue, please save my brother, please save my brother."