Chapter 85 Only the East Wind is Lacked
Wen Hong and Director Wu drank and chatted, and they had a great time.
Director Wu was so happy that his mind was still clear, but he was drunk and walking unsteadily.
Wen Hong suggested sending Director Wu home, and Director Wu did not refuse.
I supported someone and walked all the way to the cotton mill’s staff building. Everything seemed to be just as I remembered.
After sending him home, Director Wu's wife quickly took him over. Seeing Wen Hong's familiar face, she was a little dazed for a moment, "You are... Xiao Wen, right?"
Director Wu sobered up a bit after enjoying the breeze all the way. "Now we're old, so we should call each other Old Wen!"
Then he invited him to come in and sit down.
Wen Hong declined, "No, no, I'd better go back tonight, otherwise my family will be worried."
Director Wu deliberately put on a fierce face and said, "What kind of relationship do we have? There's no reason for me to ask you to rush back so late. Besides, are you sure there's a car going to your place this late?"
Wen Hong smiled and said, "If you don't have a car, you can just walk back. It's not a big deal. It's not like I haven't walked long distances when I was young."
Then he turned and was about to leave.
Director Wu's wife was about to ask, "Your parents are right across the street, why don't you go back and live there?" But then she remembered that he hadn't been back for more than 20 years, and that family was still living there. Given the ugly situation back then, he probably wouldn't want to go back.
So I changed my invitation, "Xiao Wen, since you're here, just stay for one night. If you want to go back, you should go back tomorrow. It's not safe at night."
Wen Hong couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
Jiang Mei invited warmly, put the slippers in place, and hurried to pour tea.
Wen Hong had just taken a step inside and the door had not yet been closed when the corridor, which had just gone dark, suddenly lit up because of the sound of footsteps.
A well-dressed middle-aged man came up from the corner.
The moment the middle-aged man looked up and saw Wen Hong, his entire expression changed.
There was confusion, astonishment, disbelief, and more of it was horror!
The kind of fear that made him freeze and his hands and feet became uncontrollable!
He shouldn't be here!
Why wasn't he in the cowshed in the country? He'd been stuck in that corner all his life!
Why are you here? Why are you at Director Wu's house?
What was he planning to do? To seek revenge? Or was he trying to come back and take his place, to get his parents back?
Wen Hong still had an easygoing look on his face, with a clear smile in his eyes. Time seemed to have only made him more calm and reserved, making it even more difficult to understand him.
He stood there, looking down at the people below, his eyes looking the same as before, as if he was still the one who was always outshined by him.
"Xiao Wen, come in quickly, is there anyone outside?"
Director Wu's wife, Jiang Mei, asked as she poured tea.
Wen Hong didn't look at the man again, but only briefly glanced at the closed door opposite. Then he quickly closed the door, blocking out the scrutinizing gaze from below.
"Nothing. I saw a stray dog down there. It bared its teeth at me and looked a bit fierce. I guess it was looking for food and couldn't find any, so it left after a while."
"Oh, I see. Then don't open the door. Wild dogs are usually very vicious. If you get bitten, you'll have to spend a lot of money on rabies vaccinations, and some people even die from them. Next time you see one, stay away from it and don't provoke it."
Wen Hong smiled and stood up to take the tea handed to him by Jiang Mei. "Thank you for the reminder, sister-in-law. However, I have never been afraid of dogs since I was a child."
Wen Hong took a sip of tea, and today's task was finally completed successfully.
Suggestions about the factory had to be given, and the presence of old friends had to be made known. But most importantly, someone always had to create obstacles along the way.
Only when there is trouble can he come back with a legitimate reason to solve the problem.
Although the policy encouraged and allowed him to return to the city to work, he had delayed for too long. So, there was a difference between actively asking to come back and being cordially invited back by the factory.
Now, everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
When he comes back depends on when the wind starts blowing.
Based on his understanding of the man, he was very impatient and could only last a week at most.
The door closed and the corridor returned to darkness.
The door opposite Director Wu opened and the lights that had been off came on again.
An old woman with gray hair came out and looked toward the corridor, her eyes full of hope.
The old woman searched for a long time, but all she saw was Wen Liming standing motionless in the corridor. The light in her eyes went out completely. She quickly calmed down and asked with concern, "Liming, it's you? You're back, why didn't you come up?"
"Mom, if it's not me, who else do you want to see? Who else will come back to our house?"
As he spoke, he lifted his somewhat stiff legs and walked upstairs step by step.
The old woman's face froze, and she forced a smile. "How could that be? Who else would I want to see? I came here just to wait for you. Go home quickly, eat something, and get some rest."
As he said this, he held onto the wall, moved slowly, and turned back to the house.
Wen Liming gazed at the old figure as he turned and walked in, his lips curled in mockery. After all these years, they still couldn't treat him like their own son. Sure enough, he was too kind back then and didn't take ruthless action.
Before closing the door, he took a deep look at the tightly closed door opposite.
He murmured softly, "Now that you've left, don't even think about coming back. There's no place for you here anymore."
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Wen Hong stayed at Director Wu's house for one night and left before dawn the next day.
Since his goal has been achieved, there is no need for him to stay here any longer. He should go back early so that his family can rest assured.
When I got home, I saw that my wife didn't go to the stall today, and my third son and little daughter were on vacation at home. Looking at my family, all the old memories in my heart were gone with the wind.
"Dad, are you back?"
Wen Zhu first saw his father coming back, and stood up to help him pour water to wash his hands.
They tacitly agreed not to ask anything, because they knew that for the future of the whole family, their father faced people he didn't want to face and took the initiative to reveal his scars. All he needed was silent companionship.
Jiang Qin brought him a large bowl of noodles. "I thought you might come back today, so I saved some noodles for you. Come eat!"
Wen Hong feels that everything is worth it for this family.
Seeing that his father was silent, Wen Zhu told him the follow-up of the human trafficker's arrest.
"Dad, do you know? The guy who was arrested the day before yesterday was just a small fry. He knew nothing. Public Security Wang predicted that the old man was the mastermind behind this. He might be the same guy who slipped through the net last time. But don't worry, the police have already started patrols. If he dares to show up, he will definitely be caught!"
Jiang Jianye worked for a long time, called out "Dad", and then handed a flashlight-sized object to Wen Zhu as if presenting a treasure.
Wen Zhu took it and said, "Third brother, what is this? A flashlight? It doesn't look like one."
Then Jiang Jianye picked it up and taught Wen Zhu how to turn it on. "It has electricity, it can shock people. It can also be used as a flashlight."
Jiang Qin and Wen Hong also came over to take a look, and were curious about what their son was talking about.
Wen Zhu was surprised. Wasn't this the legendary anti-wolf stun gun? Her third brother had cleverly transformed a flashlight into this?!
This is much earlier than the time when this thing actually appeared in China. I just don't know if it can be used. I will ask Wang Gongan when the time comes.
In order to test the power of this thing, the whole family looked at the chickens walking in the yard.
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