"Uncle Liangcai, Aunt Ping, you don't have to see me off. I came here by bicycle. Our streets are very safe." Ning Xi pushed her bicycle and said goodbye to Hu Liangcai and his wife who had taken her all the way to the entrance of the alley.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when Ning Xi came out of Zhu Liangcai's house.
When she walked in, they were just about to have dinner. Unable to refuse their hospitality, she sat down and had a few bites.
Food is precious at this time, and few people would leave meals at other people's homes. Before coming, Ning Xi knew that this time was a bit awkward, but since she was already there, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and visit.
Fortunately, the gift was quite satisfactory. When Zhu Qingfeng, the youngest son of Zhu Liangcai, saw the army green schoolbag, he was so fascinated that his eyes could not move.
Milk powder is a good thing that no one would dislike.
After the meal, Ning Xi also explained to Zhu Liangcai why she had not come to visit for so many days since she returned to the city. By the way, she returned the 200 yuan and food coupons to Zhu Liangcai.
There is no reward without merit. She had returned from the countryside and there was no need to accept money from others. After the other party refused, she accepted it and said that she would come to her again if she had any other problems.
Zhu Liangcai nodded: "Okay, be careful. This side is a main road and there are patrol officers at night. Don't be afraid."
"Okay, goodbye uncle and aunt!" Ning Xi got on her bike and left.
"Okay, come to my house and play again when you have time." Zhu Liangcai watched her figure walk away and then turned around to go home.
When Yao Aiping saw that the person had left, she immediately put on a serious expression. Her kindness and friendliness were completely gone, and her mouth was pouting so much that an oil bottle could be hung on it.
"In my opinion, she's not even your biological daughter, so why are you so concerned? Forget about taking care of her for so many years, and now that you've got the money back, there's no need for us to have any further contact."
Zhu Liangcai disagreed with her words: "No matter what, Zhibai has done me a favor. He only has this one child. It doesn't matter if she is his biological child or adopted. As elders, we should have a conscience and help her if we can."
"Yes, yes, I've done you a favor, so why don't you repay me? Why did you take my money as a favor before?!" Yao Aiping got angry, pushed his hand away, and walked ahead with thumps on her feet.
Last time, Zhu Liangcai stole 200 yuan from her cabinet.
That was the money she saved up to buy a bicycle for her youngest son Zhu Qingfeng.
Zhu Liangcai's job as a factory director seemed glamorous on the surface, with a monthly salary of 90 yuan, but a high position meant a lot of personal connections.
You can't wear clothes too badly. If you wear casually on weekdays, people will say you are simple. But if you don't dress well in a big occasion, your colleagues will only laugh at you behind your back!
There are also festivals and holidays when you have to take care of your boss, respect the elders on both sides, and take care of relatives at home. It may seem insignificant, but when added up, it is really not a small amount.
"You really don't know how expensive it is to run a household! You're such a glamorous factory manager out there, but you never ask about what's going on at home."
He took the money without even telling her.
Zhu Liangcai changed his calm and steady appearance outside and followed Yao Aiping with a playful smile: "Wife, wife, I was wrong, really wrong. Outside, I am the factory director, and at home, you are the head of the family. I will listen to you.
It's not that I don't have enough private money, so I stole some. My salary is in your hands, where would I get the money? It's not easy to give someone five or ten yuan, right? "
"Hmph! Five or ten yuan is not enough? In the countryside, you may not even see a penny all year round." After entering the house, Yao Aiping slammed the door shut, almost hitting Zhu Liangcai's nose.
"Are you okay?" After coming to her senses, Yao Aiping nervously stepped forward to check his face, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was fine.
In fact, she could understand that Zhu Liangcai, with his status, was indeed embarrassed to give only a few dollars to the daughter of his benefactor.
But when she thought that it was two hundred yuan, she became so angry that she couldn't breathe.
Because most of their salaries are kept in the bank, the use of every penny of their cash is planned.
The reason she was angry was that Zhu Liangcai made the decision without saying anything.
She later borrowed the two hundred yuan from her sister-in-law and bought a bicycle for Qingfeng as agreed.
After all, it was a promise. As a parent, no matter how tight the financial situation is, she is unwilling to break her promise to her children.
"Yes, yes, I know. I don't want any private money for the next few months!"
Zhu Liangcai closed the door with his backhand, raised his hands and quickly promised, glanced at the family members who were asleep, and whispered to Yao Aiping's ear: "Don't be angry, I will serve you well tonight, I guarantee you will be satisfied."
I asked an old classmate who came back from the forest farm at noon for some deer blood wine. We will definitely be able to fight until dawn tonight.
"You bastard! You're so old and still shameless." Yao Aiping blushed and walked into the house with her head lowered.
"A man is at his prime at 41, understand?"
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Before Ning Xi went to see Zhou Zhongliang, she had already gone to the police station to collect the money. After leaving Director Zhu's house, she felt that she had completed all her tasks for the day and rode home with all her strength.
When passing the corner, a person who was also riding a bicycle passed by her. Ning Xi sensitively noticed that the other person seemed to look at her a few times.
"System, was he looking at me just now?"
The system responded formally: "Answering this question requires 1 star coin."
It can be detected, but it takes energy to analyze it.
"Go for it!" In this era, Ning Xi feels that the most successful thing he has done is to hide!
He doesn't spend money and tickets recklessly. Before speaking or doing anything, he will recall the memories of the original owner to ensure that his reaction will not be different from that of ordinary people. He focuses on integrating into the times.
"Host, your feeling is correct. He did glance at you a few times, and I could detect his accelerated heartbeat when he passed by you. He obviously has some emotions towards you, but I can't figure out what they are."
The system can find and bind to the host, so it can naturally detect the surrounding organisms.
"He just looked back at you." The system added.
Ning Xi just made eye contact with the other person, and she could feel that the man had no good intentions towards her. Why was her heart beating faster?
Excited? Thrilled? Angry? Furious?
The direction the man was going seemed to be the same as the direction she came from. Was he from the food factory?
Did she accidentally touch someone's interests?
While riding her bike, Ning Xi reviewed her entanglement with the food factory. Except for Lin Yongjun, a former food factory worker, she seemed to have not offended anyone else in the food factory.
It was getting late, and the east and west parts of the city were still quite far apart. Ning Xi shook off all the random thoughts and pedaled hard to get home.
"Host, we have detected a creature that has interacted with you. Its whereabouts are strange. Do you want to spend star coins to obtain information?" The system discovered a new business opportunity and couldn't wait to remind Ning Xi.
"What information?"
System: "Not 999, not 99 either, just 1 star coin, and I can help the host locate his whereabouts, and I can also analyze which path is more convenient for tracking the other party, hehe~"
Ning Xi: "It's a pity you didn't go and be a die system."
"Do you want it? It only costs 1 star coin~" The system shamelessly acted like a spoiled child for just one star coin.
“Buy it!”
She was also very curious about who was hanging around here so late at night.
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