Chapter 093 Out of Place
"When Xiao Liu first came, I didn't really believe him, but that kid is really good!" Xie Guohua wiped his tears and talked about Xiao Liu's goodness.
Xie Jinghe wanted to say "He's just a liar, just for your money", but after looking at his father's tears, he didn't say anything.
"When he first came, he was wearing a suit that didn't fit him very well, carrying a briefcase, and he would sit next to me and watch TV with me when he had nothing to do." Xie Guohua looked nostalgic: "As for the drama I like to watch, I told you about it before, but you didn't like it, but Xiao Liu is different, he not only watched it with me, but also discussed the plot with me."
Xie Jinghe was still a little unconvinced, his father had watched that drama countless times, and every time he talked about it, he kept talking about the same plots.
"I like to go for a walk, Xiao Liu accompanied me, and said how can a walk be without a bird? He accompanied me to the flower and bird market and bought a bird." Xie Guohua said, looking at the bird jumping in the cage not far away.
"Did Xiao Liu pay for it?" Xie Jinghe asked.
"I paid for it, how could Xiao Liu have the money?" Xie Guohua glared at him: "Xiao Liu's family is too poor, he had to go out to work, and he couldn't accompany his parents at home all year round. He said that I looked especially like his father..."
Xie Jinghe thought, isn't this just a trick to deceive people?
"That child is just like you. He can't stay at home with his parents." Xie Guohua said, "But it's different. He said that if he saved enough money, he would go back to his hometown. As for you, you can't spend all the money you earn in a year, but you only come back for one or two days during the Chinese New Year."
Xie Guohua felt uncomfortable: "Before, when your mother was still alive, we could still talk to each other. But after your mother left, when I returned home, there was no one to talk to. I could only watch TV. At least there was sound, and there was no silence that was scary."
Xie Jinghe stopped talking. His father had never said these things.
"It was not until Xiao Liu came that this home finally became lively." Xie Guohua smiled: "He also brought his colleagues over. It's lively with a group of young people at home."
"Dad..."
"Anyway, can't you make money? What's wrong with me giving money to Xiao Liu!" Xie Guohua snorted coldly: "I told Xiao Liu not to look for those old men and women downstairs. Those people are not as rich as me."
Xie Jinghe: "..."
"Then tell me, where is Xiao Liu now?" Jiang Yiqing really saw through it. Xie Guohua probably knew that Xiao Liu was a liar. What he bought with those millions was not those three-no electrical appliances, but the emotional value that Xiao Liu brought to him.
He didn't let Xiao Liu find other old men and women. On the surface, he wanted Xiao Liu to spend more time with him, but in fact, he knew that those people didn't have much money.
"Xiao Liu, he must have gone back to accompany his parents. He is a filial child." Xie Guohua smiled when he said this.
A few million is indeed enough for a person to lie down and go back to his hometown, but don't forget that Xiao Liu is a liar.
Netizens also saw it very clearly: "Hey, I suddenly understand why the old man was deceived, but he still tried hard to protect the liar."
"Those liars are damned, taking advantage of the feelings and cheating the old man of his money. It's because this family is rich. If it were another family, the old man's life savings would be swindled away."
"To put it bluntly, it's just a liar in a warm shell, a script specially tailored for the old man."
"I'm not saying that this grandpa is thinking too beautifully. The liar will not be satisfied. A few million is nothing to them. I'm afraid he will go to deceive another victim."
"So, we should arrest Xiao Liu!"
Xie Jinghe sent his father away, not wanting to let his father get hurt: "Master Jiang, tell me, this Xiao Liu must be arrested, as for my father... let him go back to his hometown as Xiao Liu."
Jiang Yiqing also thought it was better. After all, the old man was old. As for whether it would cause the old man to be deceived again, Xie Jinghe had obviously thought it through.
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When Xie Jinghe arrived with the police, he saw a man in his thirties carrying a briefcase. He was still wearing that ill-fitting suit, smiling shyly, and talking to a few old people.
Walking closer and listening carefully, I heard Xiao Liu say, "I also want to go back to accompany my parents, but I have no choice. I have no money, so I can only go out to work. When I see you, I think of my parents, and I am happy to be with you."
"Why, the millions you cheated are not enough for you to spend?" Xie Jinghe laughed. This is a mass-produced rhetoric.
Xiao Liu raised his head and saw Xie Jinghe. The other party looked very similar to Xie Guohua. Xiao Liu was startled. Looking at the police behind him, he didn't understand what happened.
He immediately turned around and wanted to run. How could the police let him run away? He immediately wanted to chase him, but he didn't expect that several old people would stop him and explain at the same time.
"Hey, police comrade, is there a misunderstanding? Xiao Liu is a good boy!"
"Yes, don't catch him."
"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, run quickly."
Several old people were holding him back, which was indeed a bit awkward. Xiao Liu had already run far away, but how could he escape?
Even though the old people delayed the time, the police soon caught up with him, pressed Xiao Liu to the ground and put handcuffs on him.
Xie Jinghe watched Xiao Liu being taken away, and felt happy in his heart. Let you fool people!
When he returned home, he was about to take a shower, but was startled by Xie Guohua who was sitting at the door.
Xie Jinghe patted his chest: "Dad, what are you doing? You scared me!"
Xie Guohua lowered his head, and his expression was a little unclear: "What did you do when you went out just now?"
Xie Jinghe paused and said naturally: "I went out for a walk."
"What the hell did you go for a walk!" Xie Guohua didn't believe him: "Tell me, did you go to catch Xiao Liu?"
Xie Jinghe didn't say anything.
"I want to see Xiao Liu again." Xie Guohua was silent for a moment and said.
Xie Jinghe frowned and was about to say something, but Xie Guohua said: "You think I'm old and confused. Since he was arrested, it means he broke the law. I will meet him and say a few words to him."
Xie Jinghe hesitated for a moment, and seeing that his father was about to beat him, he had to agree.
The main reason was that he was afraid of making the old man angry.
Xie Guohua put his hands behind his back and met Xiao Liu.
Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment when he saw the person coming: "What are you doing here?"
Xie Guohua sighed: "My child, you shouldn't lie. What are your parents going to do now?"
Xiao Liu sneered: "You don't really believe these words, do you? I don't have parents at all."
Xie Guohua looked at him, frowned, and sighed: "That's good, your parents don't need to worry about you."
Xiao Liu opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He thought the old man was crazy. He knew he was a liar, but he came over to say nonsense.
"Actually, I know that you just wanted my money at the beginning." Xie Guohua's expression was complicated: "You are a patient child. If you rely on yourself, you will definitely achieve something."
"Have you said enough! I am a liar, I just like to get something for nothing!" Xiao Liu scolded: "What are you talking about, you old man, get out of here!"
Xie Guohua's eyes flashed with astonishment, he sighed, and at the reminder of the police, he hunched his back slightly and turned away.
Xiao Liu looked at Xie Guohua indifferently and sneered.
In the end, Xiao Liu was sentenced to ten years in prison for fraud. When he was taken away, he heard people talking: "That old man is also pitiful, he was cheated out of millions."
"It's because the old man is too lonely and let others take advantage of him."
"He is now going abroad with his son, with his son and grandson by his side..."
Xiao Liu paused, rubbed his eyes at the urging of the people who were holding him, and walked step by step into the place where he would be imprisoned in the future.
On the other side, Xie Jinghe was saying to his father: "Dad, didn't you say that you were afraid of quietness? Don't worry, once we get there, the house will not be quiet for a whole day. Your two grandchildren are chirping more annoying than your bird."
As Xie Guohua was going abroad, he gave the bird to his old partner, who also liked the bird very much and happily accepted it.
He also sighed: "Oh, your old man finally went to enjoy the good life with me."
"What good life is there? I don't know anyone in a foreign country. It's not as good as my own home. I don't even want to go!" Xie Guohua said proudly: "Look at my name, I don't want to stay abroad."
He really didn't want to go, but thinking of his grandson whom he had rarely seen, Xie Jinghe tempted him with his grandson, and Xie Guohua finally compromised.
However, he never admitted that foreign countries were good, and he went there entirely because of his precious grandson!
At this time, Xie Guohua refuted his son's words that his grandson was chirping like a bird, and he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all.
Xie Jinghe's wife is American and speaks not very fluent Chinese. Xie Guohua felt uncomfortable after talking to her and went to play with his grandsons.
The two twin grandsons also inherited some characteristics of their mother. Mixed-race children are always very cute, and Xie Guohua is particularly fond of them.
However, he forgot that his grandsons are five or six years old, which is the age of being active and lively. Xie Guohua ran around with them for an afternoon, and his back and waist ached. The two little ancestors still didn't feel tired and kept chattering and playing.
Xie Guohua had a wooden face, and sat down on the sofa with his hands on his waist, and thought, was Xie Jinghe so difficult to take care of when he was a child?
"Dad, don't you think the house is quiet now, hahaha..." Xie Jinghe laughed heartlessly.
Xie Guohua glared at him, but couldn't help laughing.
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Jiang Yiqing has been chatting with the road repair ghost recommended by the engineer ghost on the underworld version of WeChat recently. The other party would take pictures and send him progress every day.
Therefore, Jiang Yiqing doesn't have to go to see it every two days like before.
However, he can't just not go there forever. Jiang Yiqing decided to go to the ancestral temple to take a look.
When Wen Xiuyan heard that he was going there, he put down his work and said, "I'll go with you."
Jiang Yiqing glanced at Wen Xiuyan's arm, deliberately raised his eyebrows and joked, "You shouldn't be able to drive now, right?"
Wen Xiuyan lowered his eyes and glanced at his arm. The plaster on his arm had been removed recently, and he was undergoing rehabilitation training.
In fact, he was almost healed, but in order to continue living here, Wen Xiuyan pretended that his arm was not completely healed.
He frowned: "I think there should be no problem with driving."
"No, it's too dangerous to drive like this." Jiang Yiqing firmly opposed, saying that safety comes first.
Wen Xiuyan: "..."
He felt like he was struggling to decide whether to continue pretending.
Seeing his thoughtful expression, Jiang Yiqing couldn't help but laugh: "I was joking, but you took it seriously. Am I that bad? I have to let you drive, but it's not like I can't."
Wen Xiuyan looked up at Jiang Yiqing, his expression helpless. Why did he seem to have lost his IQ when facing Yiqing, and believed everything the other person said?
"Your arm should be properly trained, but don't train too much, or there will be no sequelae." Jiang Yiqing said worriedly, although he didn't know how many times he had said this.
Wen Xiuyan curled his lips and nodded, obviously very touched by Jiang Yiqing's concern.
This time Jiang Yiqing drove the car, and the two arrived at the Ancestral Temple. Because the road was being repaired in front, the car had to stop.
Jiang Yiqing found that there were quite a lot of cars nearby, all parked here, and guessed that they should be people coming to the Ancestral Temple to burn incense.
Although the road surface was still under construction, the road to the Ancestral Temple had been repaired a long time ago. There were rows of steps going up, which was much easier to walk than the previous dirt slope.
Jiang Yiqing followed Wen Xiuyan up the mountain. On the way, they met believers who were burning incense, and the other party's eyes immediately lit up: "Master Jiang!"
Jiang Yiqing smiled and acted like a master: "Hello."
"Oh my god, Master Qingshuo is so spiritual!" The girl looked at Jiang Yiqing and covered her mouth excitedly and screamed.
Jiang Yiqing: "?"
Qingshuo is the Taoist name of the ancestor, but what does this have to do with the ancestor?
Then, Jiang Yiqing learned the whole story from the girl.
It turned out that his ancestor had not been doing nothing recently. He was quite good at attracting followers.
For example, a villager nearby accidentally lost a chicken. He passed by the ancestral temple and said something casually. As a result, on the way home, he encountered a Wong Tai Sin with a chicken in his mouth. Wasn’t the chicken from the villager’s home? Unexpectedly, the Wong Tai Sin not only did not bite the chicken to death, but took the initiative to return the chicken to the villager.
For another example, a village nearby has been losing things recently. One family even lost a valuable gold bracelet. The person who lost the gold bracelet made a wish at the ancestral temple that he could find the gold bracelet and catch the thief.
After returning home, they woke up the next day and heard a commotion outside. When they went out, they saw the most honest man in the village lying at the door of their house with all kinds of things on him.
The villagers went over to take a look and thought, wow, isn’t this the thing they lost recently?
The villagers who made a wish quickly searched for it and found their gold bracelets. Holding the gold bracelets they had lost and found, they cried with joy: "Oh my god, Qingshuo Zhenren is so effective!"
Another person's wife almost had a dystocia. After worshipping Qingshuo Zhenren, the child was born smoothly and both mother and child were safe. There are countless such
cases. Anyway, Qingshuo Zhenren is very popular in the nearby villages. Villagers have to burn incense to Qingshuo Zhenren when they go up the mountain.
This girl also came to the temple because of Jiang Yiqing. After hearing what the villagers said, although she was skeptical, she came here and must worship seriously.
After hearing this, Jiang Yiqing's mouth twitched. That's... that's to say, the ancestor is still very busy every day. No wonder he seems to be indifferent when he burns incense recently.
"Then... what is your wish?" Jiang Yiqing asked the girl.
"I'm so happy to meet you!" The girl and her companions were all very excited: "Qingqing, I really like you so much!"
The girl said, and came over excitedly. Then, she felt a chill on her neck. She subconsciously covered her neck and turned her head to see that Qingqing was standing next to a handsome guy. Although the guy didn't show any expression, she felt jealous.
"Ahhh!" The girl was even more excited and shook her companions' hands crazily.
Jiang Yiqing: "???"
"Well, can you take a photo with me?" The girl rubbed her hands and said with courage and expectation.
After all, they had worked so hard to come here. It was just a photo. Jiang Yiqing naturally would not refuse: "Of course."
"Well..." The girl looked at Wen Xiuyan. The other person's aura was too strong. For a moment, she didn't know what to call him: "Can we take a photo together?"
What photo? Wen Xiuyan looked at the smiling Jiang Yiqing and felt sour in his heart. Not only did he not want to take the photo, he also wanted to pull Jiang Yiqing away.
"Sure." Jiang Yiqing smiled at the girl and turned to look at Wen Xiuyan: "Is it okay?"
Wen Xiuyan smiled and nodded: "Sure."
It was just a photo. Yiqing had already asked, so how could he refuse?
The girl smiled, handed the phone to her friend, and then stood aside politely.
Jiang Yiqing looked at the girl, stood on the other side, and let the girl stand in the middle.
The girl took a photo with great satisfaction, said goodbye to the two of them happily, and went down the mountain with her friend: "Hey, let me enjoy it for a while, it's a beautiful photo."
Isn't it a beautiful photo? Jiang Yiqing and the handsome guy just now are even more handsome than celebrities.
"Hiss..." The girl held her mobile phone, touched her chin, and took a breath of cool air: "Oh, why are your photography skills so bad? It feels wrong, very disharmonious, is there a problem with the composition?"
"It's not a problem with the composition." The friend glanced at her, indicating that he was very ignorant of himself, and stretched out his hand to cover the girl in the middle who was smiling at a worthless face: "Look now, isn't it more harmonious?"
The girl: "...It turns out that I am the source of the disharmoniousness."
Wow! I really want to complain!
Jiang Yiqing followed Wen Xiuyan up the mountain and met many fans. At present, the ancestral temple has not been widely spread. People here are either those who have watched Jiang Yiqing's live broadcast or nearby villagers.
But even so, the flow of people is not small. Jiang Yiqing and Wen Xiuyan walked for an hour instead of half an hour.
On the way, the nearby villagers enthusiastically pulled them to recommend Qingshuo Zhenren: "You don't know how powerful Qingshuo Zhenren is!"
The villagers said, and recounted Qingshuo Zhenren's "glorious deeds". Jiang Yiqing held back his laughter and said in amazement: "Wow, it's so powerful, I have to worship it well!"
"Yes, yes, I must worship it well, Qingshuo Zhenren is very powerful!" The villagers agreed.
After bidding farewell to the villagers, Jiang Yiqing finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "The ancestor is really...hahaha, he really works hard to develop believers."
Jiang Yiqing's eyes were wet with laughter. Wen Xiuyan looked at him and couldn't help but raise his hand to help him wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
As soon as he put down his hand, Jiang Yiqing's hand directly grabbed his arm. Wen Xiuyan's heart tightened and his body couldn't help but tense up.
Jiang Yiqing held his waist: "No, my waist hurts from laughing."
Wen Xiuyan breathed a sigh of relief and held Jiang Yiqing's waist openly, his fingers slightly hot: "Will this help?"
Jiang Yiqing nodded: "No, I can't laugh anymore."
In the temple, Han Shi was taking a photo with a pilgrim skillfully.
As a cute kid with a small bun, Han Shi is also very popular, and many people usually take photos with him.
However, everyone knows that when the Taoist priest Han Shi is busy receiving incense, he must not be disturbed.
The Taoist priest is very serious.
In addition to the cute Taoist priest Han Shi, there is also a cute calico cat Miao Miao in the temple. This cat is very spiritual and seems to understand what people say.
Of course, these are the thoughts of some villagers who don’t know the situation. Fans who have watched Jiang Yiqing’s live broadcast said that this is not an ordinary calico cat!
Compared with the cooperation of the Taoist priest Han Shi, Miao Miao is much more willful. If you want to take a photo with her, it all depends on her mood. If she is in a good mood, she will cooperate very well. If she is in a bad mood, she will turn around and walk away without giving face at all.
However, cats do not need to give face to humans.
By the way, Han Shi sensed Jiang Yiqing coming and was instantly excited. He took a quick photo and rushed outside, bumping into Jiang Yiqing head-on.
"Brother Qingqing!" Han Shi still had a frown on his face, but his voice was full of excitement.
Jiang Yiqing touched the small bump on Han Shi's head and said with a smile, "Oh, little Han Shi has grown taller."
Han Shi tilted his head in confusion. Has he grown taller? He is not an ordinary child, he grows very slowly, but Brother Qingqing said he has grown taller, so maybe he has grown taller?
Han Shi was visibly happy. The food here is good, but every time Jiang Yiqing comes, he will bring some food that Han Shi and Miaomiao like.
Han Shi secretly swallowed his saliva, his face still calm: "Brother Qingqing, you can't eat now, I have to go to work, the temple will be closed in half an hour."
Jiang Yiqing packed the food he brought in a heat-insulated lunch box, and he didn't worry about it getting cold: "Then you go, I want to stay until the evening."
Han Shi heard the latter sentence, and was satisfied and left happily.
The nearby villagers who didn't know Jiang Yiqing were a little curious when they saw the "mature and stable" Han Shi suddenly reveal his childish side, wondering who this person was.
There were curious eyes all around, but Jiang Yiqing didn't care. He went to the rest area with Wen Xiuyan to put down the food.
When he came again, he unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance.
Li Guan was surprised to see them and walked over: "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, Master Jiang, long time no see, oh, and Brother Wen."
Jiang Yiqing smiled politely. He still remembered that this man deliberately angered Xiuyan. Now he greeted him. Obviously Xiuyan was more familiar with him, but he deliberately put Xiuyan behind.
Although his attitude towards Li Guan was polite, it was cold and distant.
If Li Guan knew what he was thinking,...Okay, he did it on purpose, but it was just a joke between acquaintances!
However, who asked Wen Xiuyan to pretend to be pitiful in front of Jiang Yiqing before? Just like that once, how could the effect not be significant?
Jiang Yiqing happened to have something to do, so he asked Wen Xiuyan if he wanted to join him.
Li Guan immediately said, "Wait, I have something to say to Brother Wen."
Jiang Yiqing glanced at Wen Xiuyan, and when he saw the latter nod, he did not force him and left first.
"No, no." After Jiang Yiqing left, Li Guan said with a proud and speechless look, "I was just joking before, but I like women, and I, hehe, I'm in love! I came to the temple today just to ask Qingshuo Zhenren to bless me and my girlfriend to get married soon."
Wen Xiuyan was not really angry, after all, Yiqing might not even remember Li Guan. As
Li Guan spoke, he lit the incense, worshiped in front of the statue of Qingshuo Zhenren with a pious attitude, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.
However, the originally lit incense suddenly went out, and it broke into several pieces with a crackling sound.
Li Guan: “???!!!”