Xie Lin took out the sunflower seed shells from his pocket and threw them into the trash can. The two headed straight for the Public Security Bureau.
Then one of the girls said, "So that's what Gong'an looks like."
As she spoke, she exclaimed and looked around, giving the impression that Gong An was a rare species that had emerged from the deep mountains and forests.
They were greeted by a young man; after all, who hasn't had a few pimples during puberty?
He also likes to pick at his pimples, and now half of his face is covered in stubborn acne scars.
The young man thought Zhou Shi was referring to the pimples on his face, which made him a little embarrassed. The worst part was that she was staring at him from head to toe, from front to back.
Already lacking confidence due to his average appearance, this made him even more uneasy.
Xie Lin suppressed a laugh.
"Comrade Gong'an, this is the first time she has met Gong'an, and she is curious about what the brave and resourceful Comrade Gong'an looks like."
"I finally met you today, that's why I'm acting this way, don't take it to heart."
That brat is probably still thinking about the reward, worried that it might be snatched away.
The young man was skeptical.
Zhou Shi stared blankly at the two or three public servants and asked, "So this is what public servants and security guards look like?" Only then did he realize that he had made a mistake.
They were talking about the uniform, not the appearance.
The little girl looks dim-witted, and her tone is like a child's; he's being petty.
After they brought the police and security personnel to the hospital, Lu Fan also took He Chaoyang's statement.
He Chaoyang composed himself, took leave, and went home with Xie Lin, the other two, Gong, and An.
His parents and wife are all gone, and now he and his daughter He Lan depend on each other for survival.
They lived in a small house allocated by the hospital, with one bedroom and one living room. He slept in the living room, and his daughter slept in the bedroom.
He couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer. He Lan hadn't found a job even a year after graduation and was living off her parents.
She started dating a guy a month ago; he was her former high school classmate.
They said it was submitted a month ago, but in fact, the two had been together since their school days, though He Chaoyang was unaware of it.
The boy's name was Lin An, and he looked like a well-mannered child.
He Chaoyang didn't know much about him, only that he was about to be sent to the countryside.
Actually, there's no need to work to avoid being sent to the countryside; getting married is also an option.
However, the Lin family is really not a good place to go.
The Lin family elders were ordinary employees at the textile factory and were allocated a one-bedroom apartment.
Lin's mother was also incredibly fertile, giving birth to three babies in five years and five babies in seven years, like piglets.
The family of seven was crammed into a small house, where they could bump into each other if they turned around.
That's not all. Of the five children, only the eldest found a temporary job; the rest were all living off their parents.
The saying goes that a half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home, and the whole family lived in extreme poverty.
Lin An is the second oldest, and he is eighteen years old.
The third child is a seventeen-year-old girl who doesn't have a job and occasionally makes a living by pasting matchboxes together.
The fourth and fifth children are still in school.
With many children and no job, going to the countryside was inevitable.
As the second son, Lin An was the best candidate to go to the countryside.
He did want to get married, but He Chaoyang disagreed.
After they get married, where will they live in the tiny Lin family home?
Furthermore, neither of them had a job after getting married. How could they have the nerve to expect the Lin family to support them?
He disagreed with the two getting married, partly because of the house, but there was an even bigger reason: Lin An actually offered to move into his house after the marriage.
His home is also a one-bedroom apartment.
As a father, he can live in the living room to protect his beloved daughter and is happy to support her, but that doesn't mean he's willing to hire someone who'll freeload.
Asking a grown man to sleep in the living room, listening to the young couple playing around inside the bedroom—sorry, he couldn't do that.
Most importantly, his daughter is only 17 years old, which is below the legal marriage age.
Marriage is not just a matter between two people. The daily necessities of married life, raising children, and other aspects are all long-term commitments that must be carefully considered.
He didn't want his child, whom he had raised with such care, to face these seemingly simple but actually very challenging daily chores prematurely.
Since marriage wasn't an option, the two of them turned to his job.
He Lan had argued with his daughter several times before, unable to bear her tears, and he had also inquired about jobs everywhere.
As everyone knows, jobs are hard to find and life is tough.
When things didn't work out, He Lan continued to make a scene, and yesterday she had a major outburst, crying and screaming, and smashing most of the things in the house.
The reason was that the educated youth office had notified the Lin family that the selection of people to go to the countryside must be finalized by next Monday at the latest.
Today is Friday.
In other words, if Lin An doesn't have a job, he will have to sign up to go to the countryside next week.
He Chaoyang never imagined that, for a job and for a man, the daughter he had raised for seventeen years would take his life.
Was it her own idea after all?
Or was he misled by Lin An?
Or perhaps the two were in cahoots?
Looking at the clean but empty house, He Chaoyang felt somewhat dazed.
He was too tired yesterday, and He Lan made a mess of the house. He was too exhausted to clean it up, and it was still a mess when he came out this morning.
I never expected that his incredibly lazy daughter would actually tidy up the house.
"male........."
"Shh!" Xie Lin, with his sharp ears, heard the noise inside the room and immediately called out to He Chaoyang to stop.
He Chaoyang's heart skipped a beat, and he stared nervously at the tightly closed door.
The rustling sounds inside grew clearer and clearer.
"Haha, Brother An, where are your hands? Stop scratching me, hahaha."
"You little vixen, weren't you having a good time just now? Now you're turning your back on me after you've pulled up your pants? Humph."
"No, Brother An, this isn't the first time. Didn't you often come to see me when my dad wasn't home?"
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