Chapter 15 Chapter 15 (Update 2) “I can trust…
But Xu Yingxia was destined to be disappointed.
The good news Director Wang was talking about had nothing to do with the person she was introducing, but she still insisted on not revealing anything. "Just wait patiently for two more days. It's great news anyway."
"I'm a little confused by what you said." Xu Yingxia didn't know whether she should be happy in advance. She said, "But you can also help my Shuangshuang to see if there is a suitable match."
"Aren't you going on a blind date today?" Director Wang knew a little about the Jiang family. "Isn't the son of the Cheng family suitable?"
"I never had any hope." Xu Yingxia shook her head. "I believe you have heard that the old lady in my family has reached out to the Cheng family countless times. Even if my Shuangshuang has nothing to do with me, what if she gets angry?"
It would be a lie to say that I have no hope at all.
If you really think about it, marrying into the Cheng family is not without its benefits.
But now that they have given up, she naturally cannot say anything positive in her words and deeds. She has to find faults to express that they are not interested in this marriage so that they can move on to look for another one.
"That's right." Director Wang nodded, showing his understanding.
Xu Yingxia continued, "Shuangshuang will definitely take over my job, but Xiaozhou will be old enough in two years, so I thought I would let Shuangshuang find a suitable partner in the next two years."
"There's no rush to take over." Director Wang reminded, "There's still a month before you go to the countryside. You might as well get this month's salary first."
Xu Yingxia thought about it.
Actually, it's not impossible. This way, you can get nearly 30 yuan more in salary.
But she felt uneasy until she had settled down. "Okay, I'll think about it."
My expectations were dashed and there was nothing to talk about further.
But before leaving, Xu Yingxia couldn't help but remind him, "If you want to find a suitable partner, you must think of my Shuangshuang."
"Okay." Director Wang smiled helplessly.
But I didn't have this plan in mind.
It's not that she finds the task difficult, but she believes that the matchmaker will soon break into the Jiang family's door.
But with her promise, Xu Yingxia felt much more relieved.
I turned around and went back the same way, but I didn't expect to see a familiar figure at the Hulukou next to the big courtyard, "Nannan? Why are you standing here? Isn't there anyone at home? Come in and have a seat."
"No, no." Jiang Nannan seemed to be startled by her and waved her hands against the wall.
Xu Yingxia looked at her strangely, "It's okay if you don't come in. What are you doing here?"
Jiang Nannan pursed her lips, she was so flustered that she didn't know how to respond.
She just wanted to come and see how Jiang Shuangshuang was doing.
She and Cheng Jin agreed to meet at the small park at 8 o'clock this morning. After walking around twice, she suggested going to another address to make sure that other people in the Jiang family would not meet Cheng Jin in the small park.
He even found an excuse to get Cheng Jin to move out of the previous guesthouse, so that even if the Jiang family wanted to look for him, they wouldn't be able to find him.
Since Cheng Jin was sent away by her, he would not go to the pavilion to keep the appointment.
This way, she had several more days to contact Cheng Jin and grasp her last hope.
She came here just to find out some information, but she felt guilty and was afraid of being exposed. She stood outside for a long time and didn't dare to go in. Now she couldn't say a word when facing her third aunt.
"What happened?" Xu Yingxia guessed, "Could something have happened in the old house again?"
"No, no..." Jiang Nannan waved her hands repeatedly, "I just wanted to come and thank Auntie San. I wasn't home this morning, so I couldn't help much."
"What's the big deal? That family's mess has nothing to do with you. Don't take it as your responsibility." Xu Yingxia looked at her and sighed.
There are more than 20 people in the family, and Jiang Nannan is particularly inconspicuous among them.
But what could she do? Even her own parents didn't care about her. As an aunt, she couldn't even take care of her own family, so how could she take care of her?
"I understand." Jiang Nannan opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't ask anything, turned around and left.
Xu Yingxia shook her head and turned back into the yard.
In the open space of the yard, Grandpa Zhou was fixing a chicken coop in the altar at their door. She asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Grandpa Zhou raised his head and said, "This is the chicken cage that your Shuangshuang ordered. I was originally planning to give it to my daughter, but your Shuangshuang wanted it urgently, so I gave it to you first."
"Chicken cage?"
Jiang Shuangshuang came out and said, "I got two little hens. I'll keep them here to lay eggs."
Jiang Xiaozhou also ran over and said, "I'll clean it up from now on. I promise there won't be any smell at all! Mom, we'll have eggs to eat every day from now on."
Xu Yingxia showed joy on her face, but then her face turned stern again.
Pulling Shuangshuang aside, he said, "Girl, you are really ambitious. Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
"Isn't it good that both of you have grown up?" Uncle Zhou said happily, "You can just wait and enjoy the happiness in the future."
After the chicken coop was fixed, he patted it with his hand. "Look, is it strong enough? It won't be blown away unless there is a strong wind. When it rains, you can put a tarp on it, so you don't have to move it indoors all the time."
Jiang Shuangshuang took a look and was indeed quite satisfied, "Thank you, Master Zhou."
Mr. Zhou chuckled and said, "I'm good at these things. Just call me if you need anything in the future."
A chicken cage is half a fish. He hopes that the Jiang family will hire him to do more work.
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At this time, the Public Security Bureau had investigated everything that needed to be investigated, and the rescued people gradually regained consciousness after treatment in the hospital. Moreover, they followed the clues and also had a list of people who were trafficking in human beings in their hands.
"Good boy! Another great achievement." Director Wei patted Cheng Jin on the shoulder, looking particularly pleased. "Thanks to you, the families of those who lost their children will not be separated. The list we have can also help more than 20 abducted children return home."
Cheng Jin immediately spoke up, "It's not just my credit."
Director Wei laughed, "I know, I know. Comrade Xiao Jiang, you have reminded me no less than five times."
Cheng Jin felt a little uncomfortable for once.
Director Wei said with a hint of meaning, "Xiao Jiang is indeed a good comrade. We may have frequent dealings in the future."
“……” Cheng Jin felt even more uncomfortable.
Frequent dealings?
After meeting each other, we often meet. Is there any need to say what this means?
However, thinking back on my time with Comrade Jiang today, it was indeed much better than I had imagined.
The two of them cooperated for the first time to fight the enemy. Even though he did not agree with Comrade Jiang's risking her life, he had to admit that her skills were particularly good. With her joining, the process of subduing the traffickers became easier.
This was a reunion without any rejection and was even deeply memorable.
Cheng Jin should have left at this time, but he stood there for two full minutes, which made Director Wei a little puzzled. "Is there anything else? If not, go back. It's so late, go back and have a good rest."
Cheng Jin still didn't leave.
Director Wei said unhappily, "What else is going on? Hurry up..."
"Thank you."
Director Wei seemed not to have heard clearly, "What?"
"..." Cheng Jin felt helpless. He didn't need to say anything as he could already guess what would happen next.
Sure enough, within two seconds, a burst of laughter rang out in the office.
Director Wei pointed at him while smiling, "You rejected me so readily a few days ago. Now you know how to thank me? I've told you countless times that you can only know if you are suitable for someone after meeting them. If I hadn't tricked you, wouldn't you have missed this opportunity?"
He absolutely refused to admit it and was quite flustered after deceiving others.
I felt that I was being too presumptuous and caused embarrassment to both parties.
Unexpectedly, we actually fell in love!
I wanted to make some jokes, but the kid just ran away very fast. Director Wei followed behind and shouted, "You know you're running now, why were you so reluctant to walk just now?"
It's useless to shout, because no one knows where the person has gone.
When Xiao Fu, the police officer, came in, he looked at the smiling leader and asked curiously, "You look so happy, is there something big going on?"
"Happy event, a big happy event." Director Wei laughed even more happily, "Who knows, maybe I can attend my niece's wedding in a while."
"Your niece?" Policeman Xiao Fu thought for a moment, "The niece who is a nurse in the army?"
Everyone in the Public Security Bureau had heard Director Wei mention his niece.
That's an exaggeration, it's so exaggerated that it's outrageous.
But I have heard a lot but never seen it, "Is she back?"
"Yes, I wrote a special report and brought it back." Director Wei was so proud. It was he who took the initiative to call his niece back and asked her to take a leave to visit her relatives so that he could see Cheng Jin before he left.
Fortunately, he meddled in other people's business. Isn't this a match made in heaven?
My niece has a promising future, and my future niece-in-law also has a bright future.
No, he had to hurry back to tell the child's mother about this happy event, especially he had to inform his eldest brother and try his best to settle the matter.
Director Wei packed up and was about to leave.
Before leaving, he thought about one thing, "Oh, by the way, call Xiao Jiang tomorrow. She is a rare talent, and we can't let her go to the countryside and be snatched away by other departments."
"Okay, I'll go to the health center tomorrow morning to record my statement, and then go find Xiao Jiang."
"Health hospital?" Director Wei asked, "Hasn't the kidnapped victim already given a statement?"
"It was another accident." Police officer Xiao Fu explained, "There was a drowning accident in the small park this morning, but fortunately, a kind-hearted person rescued the person. There was no serious accident, just some shock."
Director Wei frowned, "We need to pay attention to this. There are many elderly people and children in the small park. Try to put up more signs to prevent accidents."
After giving a few instructions, Director Wei left with his bag.
When he returned home, it was already pitch black outside, with only one light on in his house. The dim light made him feel warm in his heart.
This is what it means to have a family.
No matter what time, there is always a light left for yourself.
He opened the door with his key, but his movements were so gentle that they still startled the people inside.
Duan Xianju came out wearing a coat, still sleepy, "So late today?"
"I handled a case." Director Wei took the cup of water she handed over and asked impatiently, "Where's Xiaoyun?"
I was originally planning to talk about Xiaoyun and Cheng Jin with excitement, but then I saw my wife's face change.
His heart skipped a beat.
No way?!
Could it be that Cheng Jin likes Xiaoyun, but Xiaoyun doesn't like Cheng Jin?
That shouldn't be the case. Who wouldn't like that boy's appearance? He even specially seized the boy's ID photo and sent it to Xiaoyun. If Xiaoyun didn't have any concerns, why would she ask for leave from the army?
"You're not really not interested, are you? Talk to her. You can't jump to conclusions after just one meeting. You should meet her more often before you can..."
Duan Xianju interrupted him directly, "It's not that I didn't like her, it's that I didn't even meet her."
"How is that possible?"
"How is it impossible?" Duan Xianju said helplessly, "This girl is really good at hiding things. If my colleague hadn't happened to see her, I wouldn't have known that she slipped and fell into the lake in the small park this morning. Fortunately, someone saved her... No, I can't think about it anymore. The more I think about it, the more anxious I get."
"Is Xiaoyun okay?" Director Wei looked worried and stood up to look towards the inner room.
"The doctor said it's okay, just a little frightened." Duan Xianju comforted.
After returning home, she was in a bad mood. It was a pity that she didn't get to meet Comrade Cheng. It was also such an unfortunate coincidence that Xiaoyun ran into the wrong street. By the time she reached the park, half an hour had passed. Something happened there and it was very noisy. She accidentally fell into the lake. Fortunately, a kind-hearted person jumped in and saved her.
She didn't explain, but just whispered, "Let's talk about everything tomorrow. Let Xiaoyun have a good rest first."
"That's good, that's good... That's not right." Director Wei was confused and exclaimed, "If she hadn't met Cheng Jin, who would she have met with Cheng Jin today?!"
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"Xiao Jiang!"
There was a loud shout from outside the door. Aunt Xu knocked on the door holding a urea bag, "Come and see what good stuff I brought you."
The door was suddenly opened. The person who opened it was Jiang Xiaozhou, who didn't even have time to put on his shoes. "Is it a hen? Is it a hen?"
"Yes, yes." Aunt Xu opened the urea bag, "Look, this is carefully selected by my father. If you take good care of it, it will surely lay an egg a day."
The half-grown hen curled up in the bag, making Jiang Xiaozhou feel very distressed.
He stretched out his hands, as if embracing a treasure, and took them out and put them into the chicken coop that had been prepared long ago.
But before putting it in, I couldn't help but touch it a little more.
Jiang Shuangshuang also came out at this time, and was quite satisfied with the two little guys inside, "Thank you, Aunt Xu."
"You're so polite." Aunt Xu wanted to chat with her, but she saw that she was dressed neatly. "Why, are you going out?"
"Yes, go find someone." Jiang Shuangshuang chuckled, "Then I'll go out first, we'll talk later."
"Okay." Aunt Xu pointed at the boy squatting next to the chicken coop, "Then let me talk to your brother. There are some things to pay attention to when it comes to raising chickens."
This time Jiang Shuangshuang chose the left side, which was the direction of the guesthouse in front.
It’s not that she deliberately wanted to look for Comrade Cheng.
But the tasks assigned by Xu's mother have not been completed, so naturally I have to do it again.
Right? Yes!!
She walked briskly forward and met many acquaintances on the road. Before she had taken two steps, she saw a large group of people walking towards her.
He paused and turned slightly to the side, trying to make way.
But she didn't expect to be grabbed by the person in front of her, "Xiao Jiang, thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I, an old woman, would not be able to survive."
"Comrade Jiang, thank you for saving Xiao Mao'er. I will never forget your kindness."
"Yes, yes, luckily you brought him back..."
After hearing many thanks, Jiang Shuangshuang finally realized that the huge group of people were members of the Liu family.
Yesterday in the hospital, Xiao Maoer had not yet woken up. Everyone's attention was on him, and no one cared about Comrade Xiao Jiang.
Look, Xiao Mao'er is free now, so they went to the supply and marketing cooperative to do some shopping early in the morning, and the whole family gathered together to thank Comrade Xiao Jiang for his help.
Jiang Shuangshuang couldn't stand this kind of attitude, and hurriedly said: "It is thanks to that comrade in the army that we were able to find the base of the human traffickers. You can go to the Public Security Bureau to thank them."
"I know. The police have told me that without you two little Mao'er would not have been rescued safely." Grandpa Liu burst into tears and held Jiang Shuangshuang's hand tightly to thank her.
He really didn't dare to think further.
Jiang Shuangshuang forced a stiff smile, which was really inappropriate for this kind of occasion.
She would rather face the thief than have a group of people surrounding her to thank her, or even bring Xiao Maoer to kowtow to her...
At this moment, she wanted to turn around and run away.
Fortunately, someone came to rescue her.
When Xiao Fu saw the huge crowd, he thought there was some kind of fight going on. He squeezed in to take a look and smiled happily, "Here you are. I just went to your house and couldn't find you. Director Wei asked you to go to the Public Security Bureau when you have time."
"I'm free!" Jiang Shuangshuang said loudly, pulling Grandpa Liu's hand with her backhand, "It's good that he's fine, let's get over it quickly, Xiao Maoer will grow up safely and happily in the future, I still have something to do, we'll meet again in the future!"
After saying that, he turned and ran without waiting for anyone else's response.
He ran so fast that even Police Officer Xiao Fu couldn't catch up with him, and he wanted to follow him back to the police station.
He ran all the way to the gate of the Public Security Bureau. Mr. Zhang, who was guarding the gate, looked outside and asked, "What's going on? Were you chased by a dog?"
Jiang Shuangshuang couldn't help it, "Can you give me some thanks?"
"Hey, I was about to get up and help you chase the stray dog away, but you kept thinking the worst of me."
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't believe it.
Even if the old man got up, it was only to see her excitement.
He took out a handful of melon seeds from his pocket and placed them on the table. "Please get busy."
After saying that, he walked inside, and his attitude seemed more familiar than the people working here.
However, when going upstairs, she deliberately slowed down her pace, wondering if she would run into someone she knew here.
Unfortunately, she still couldn't find it until she arrived at Director Wei's office.
"Where did that brat go? Call him to me quickly, or he'll stay outside all day and be nowhere to be found." Director Wei was still shouting in the office, arranging people to look for Cheng Jin's whereabouts.
He didn't sleep all night yesterday.
After thinking about it again and again, I finally came up with a possibility.
Xiaoyun has never met Cheng Jin, so how could Cheng Jin know that he had arranged a blind date?
Then there is only one possibility!
This blind brat Cheng Jin might have recognized the wrong person!
Just admit your mistake, there is a good chance that you are in love with each other!
The thought of this possibility made him unable to sleep even more. He felt helpless as if he was making a wedding dress for someone else. His heart ached when he thought about his niece's husband whom he had carefully selected being seduced by some unknown lesbian.
There were two knocks on the door.
Director Wei quickly shouted, "Come in!"
Could it be that the boy is back?
Although he knew that it would be difficult for that boy to come to his senses, he still wanted to know who had kidnapped his best candidate for nephew's husband in advance.
The door was pushed open, and a head popped in first, "Director Wei."
"It's Xiao Jiang." Director Wei coughed twice and waved at her. "You've come at the right time. I have something to tell you."
He invited the person in, with the solemn look of a great leader.
He first poured a cup of tea for Comrade Xiao Jiang and said, "You really helped a lot in this trafficking case, but after investigation, there are still many people involved. The specific reward will have to wait until the case is completely closed."
"No hurry, no hurry." Jiang Shuangshuang was not in a hurry at all.
The Public Security Bureau can't possibly still owe it, right?
"So let's mainly talk about the past." Director Wei spoke in an official tone, first praising her a lot, detailing her contributions to the Public Security Bureau in the past six months, and then talking about the key point, "It just so happens that this time our bureau and the street office need a liaison person, and the first person I thought of was you."
Jiang Shuangshuang was delighted. "The bureau is going to assign me a job?!"
She finally understood what happy event Director Wang was talking about!
"Although your unit is under the Public Security Bureau, your office is located in the street office." Director Wei smiled reservedly, "Yes, due to Comrade Jiang Shuangshuang's outstanding performance, the bureau has specially assigned you a job quota. Go and apply first, and you can start work next Monday."
He knew how important a job quota was to a comrade who was idle at home.
So I didn't try to hide anything and introduced myself in detail: "You are a high school graduate and have won many awards. The bureau has granted you permission to become a regular employee directly, with a salary of level 28, which is 31.5 yuan a month."
Jiang Shuangshuang was still a little dazed after leaving Director Wei's office.
She looked at the letter of introduction in her hand and couldn't believe that she had gotten a job like this!
But she had actually planned this a long time ago.
I have dealt with the Public Security Bureau many times, but the amount of money and tickets I got was actually not much. In any case, it is not as stable as having a formal job and getting paid every month.
The reason why I insist on doing this is actually because I want to try this route.
She always maintained the attitude that if she could get it, that would be great, but if she couldn't, she would just try it as a way to make some extra money.
And now, she got it!
He looked up and sighed.
The pleasurable feeling made her want to scream.
Now she can't wait to share this great news with others!
There were footsteps on the stairs. Jiang Shuangshuang tilted her head and looked down. She saw Comrade Cheng looking up on the stairs at the next corner. She grinned and waved, "What a coincidence, Comrade Cheng."
Cheng Jin nodded slightly.
Then he took two steps at a time and strode up until he was only four or five steps away from her. He stopped and raised his head slightly to look at her. "What a coincidence."
After hesitating for a while, he said, "I'm sorry, I didn't have time to say goodbye to you properly yesterday."
"It doesn't matter." Jiang Shuangshuang couldn't wait to show the letter of introduction in her hand, smiling brightly, "There is a big happy event today. Do you have time at noon? I will treat you to braised pork in red sauce at the state-owned hotel!"
It was a letter of introduction for employment. Cheng Jin was sincerely happy for her. "Congratulations! But I should invite you to celebrate. Can we meet at the entrance of the state-owned hotel at 11 o'clock?"
Now that the time and place have been set, I am naturally very willing to keep the appointment.
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't worry about who should pay for the meal and agreed immediately.
Next, the two looked at each other in silence, but the atmosphere was not awkward. After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Shuangshuang laughed first, "Then see you at eleven o'clock!"
After waiting for a response, Jiang Shuangshuang left.
She thought it was still early, so she decided to go directly to the textile factory to tell Comrade Xu Yingxia the good news. She would surely scream with joy.
Even without taking over, Mrs. Xu still earns more than 40 yuan a month.
Plus the more than 30 yuan she can get now, and the 5 yuan compensation from her uncle's family, their monthly income can be as high as 80 yuan. As long as they have enough meat coupons, they will have no problem eating meat every day!
Although she doesn't like being trapped by work and feeling constrained and deprived of freedom, who made her need to support herself? She has to work hard now so that she can retire early!
Anyway, Jiang Shuangshuang is very happy now.
So happy that anyone can see it.
Cheng Jin waited for a long time after her figure disappeared from the stairs before he continued walking up to the third floor and arrived at Director Wei's office.
Before Director Wei met him, he had a lot to say to him.
But after seeing it, all the words were blocked in my mouth, and finally it became, "How are you getting along with that lesbian yesterday?"
The cold look seemed to be slightly relieved, and Cheng Jin raised the corners of his lips slightly, "We agreed to meet at noon."
For some reason, Director Wei actually heard a hint of pride in his tone?
That must be fake. What's so great about having a meal together?
Who doesn't have someone to accompany him? He has someone to eat with him every day! And he has been with him for more than 20 years!
Director Wei sat down on the chair and sighed at Cheng Jin's face. After sighing a few times, he took out his cigarette bag and asked, "Want a cigarette?"
"No." Cheng Jin shook his head, not really understanding why he suddenly sighed. "From the time I walked in till now, you have sighed sixteen times."
"..." Director Wei lost interest in smoking again, threw the cigarette pack aside, and asked, "Tell me, what kind of girl is that?"
Even though he didn't set the game up, it was still because of him.
He still needs to understand it. If he has a good temper, it's fine, but if he is not that good, he really doesn't know how to explain to the Cheng family.
But based on his understanding of Cheng Jin.
If he really had the intention, it would be difficult for him to stop it even if he wanted to.
Cheng Jin thought for a moment and said, "I don't know much about her."
"That's right!" Director Wei slammed the table. "So don't rush into it. You must get to know each other better and make sure of each other's temperament before making a decision. Marriage is an important matter that cannot be taken lightly."
"But I think she has a good personality and is able to..." Cheng Jin paused.
He suddenly thought of something Jiang Shuangshuang said in the shed yesterday. He thought he could use it to respond to Director Wei, so he continued, "He is a partner you can trust."
Partner, or couple.
"..." Director Wei was silent, unable to utter any words of persuasion.
For a veteran like him, the word "trust" is too heavy.
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