Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Believe me! I want to thank you, no...
At night, after Shen Miao came back from Henan City, she turned on the light and made sachets according to the patterns in the book.
Pushing open Shen Miao's door, Wang Dongmei casually placed a deposit slip on the table: "By the way, last time your Aunt Chen asked me to make her ten kilograms of sausages. They said they will be ready soon. Remember to send them to her when you go to her house in a few days."
Shen Miao's finger holding the needle slipped, and she almost stabbed her hand, "You should go and deliver it, I, I, um..."
Seeing that Shen Miao was hesitant and couldn’t tell the reason, Wang Dongmei asked, “What happened? Did you have a fight with Yao Heng?”
“No,” Shen Miao shook her head and continued to pull out the needle that was stuck in the sachet, “It has nothing to do with him.”
Shen Miao didn’t know how to talk to Wang Dongmei, after all, their family’s affairs were too explosive.
A mother falls in love with a man who is ten years younger than her, and then this man falls in love with her son?
The relationship in their family was really too complicated, Shen Miao could neither tell Yao Heng nor confess to Chen Xiulan.
So she had thought it through. In order to prevent herself from being exposed in front of someone, she would not have any contact with anyone in their family recently, and would not go to their house again in the short term. Anyway, the New Year is coming soon, and she can always get away with it by saying that her family is busy during the New Year.
"Who did you make this sachet for?" Wang Dongmei glanced at the sachet in her hand and asked again.
Holding up the two words "Ping An" sewn halfway on the sachet towards the light, Shen Miao let out a long breath and replied calmly, "A policeman."
Luo Jialin.
Shen Miao remembered his name at today’s safety briefing.
Being grateful and repaying kindness has always been the Shen family's motto.
Last time in the cinema, he helped me catch the thief, and today when I fell into the artificial lake, he also helped rescue me.
She had met him twice in total, and he helped her both times, so Shen Miao naturally wanted to repay him.
This morning at school, he repeatedly stressed that it was fine as long as the person was fine, and Shen Miao also thanked him many times, but after returning, she still felt that she should send something to express her feelings.
So Shen Miao first went to the village head to find someone to make a silk banner, and then wrote a handwritten thank you letter. After thinking it over, she felt that it was still too light, so she wanted to make a sachet by herself.
Even though they are worthless things, they are still a token of my appreciation and they do not violate police discipline, so I think he will accept them.
Think carefully about his expression when he rescued me from the lake today: nervous, concerned, serious... Just like a god in a myth who lends a helping hand to mortals. While making people feel respect for him, they can also appreciate his kindness.
He is such a good man. His face that shows "peace and prosperity" makes people feel safe.
It’s not the kind of security that comes from being “ugly enough to be reassuring”, but the kind of security that comes from being “handsome enough to be decent”.
There aren't many good men like him who are righteous, handsome, good-looking and have a great figure in this world.
On the morning of the third day, after Shen Miao took the finished silk banner home, she rode her bike to Yu City.
Last time at a university briefing, Luo Jialin did not reveal which branch he was from, and the host only said that he was the deputy director when introducing him.
But who is Shen Miao? That day, when I followed the female students in the school to change clothes, I heard a lot and asked a lot, and I easily found out the news about him.
Luo Jialin, 32 years old this year, is the deputy director of the Yellow River District Bureau of Yu City. Before being promoted to deputy director, he worked in the Criminal Investigation Brigade and solved many major cases.
He was also a graduate of Yushi University, so the students of Yushi University all call him senior.
Shen Miao's tire accidentally burst on the way to the Huanghe District Police Station. While sending the bike to get the tire fixed, she did not go directly to the police station to find Luo Jialin, but walked into the nearby urban village.
Yao Heng had told her before that in the whole Yu City, only one shop in Mozhai had the best dumplings, with juicy meat, thin skin and fragrant taste. No other shop could compare to it. The shop was called "Ma Ji Baozi Shop" and he said that he would definitely bring her there to eat if he had the chance.
Mozhai is not far from the Yellow River District Branch, so I took the opportunity today to come and try it.
When Shen Miao arrived at the Ma Ji Baozi Shop, there was already a long queue at the door. There were only about ten tables inside and outside the shop, but in order to taste the delicious food that had just come out of the oven, there were seven or eight people in front of each table.
After waiting in line for almost forty minutes, Shen Miao finally bought two baskets of steamed buns.
A basket of fresh meat and water chestnuts, and a basket of vegetarian dishes with chicken sauce. They are steaming hot when they come out of the pot, and you know they must taste good just by smelling them!
"Please make way for me, thank you~"
Shen Miao shared a table with someone near the corner of the alley. There were seven or eight baskets of buns piled on the table, and in front of each basket was a dipping dish with aged vinegar and chili oil.
After sitting down, Shen Miao couldn’t wait to pick up a steamed bun and put it to her mouth.
"Slurp~"
As soon as I bit through the skin, a mouthful of hot soup rushed into my mouth impatiently.
Mm! Fresh!
It turns out that not all xiaolongbao taste the same, and the soup is not all made up of fat from chopped meat.
Fresh meat with finely chopped water chestnuts, a crunchy texture when chewed, and paired with sweet gravy, and a little sour and spicy sauce... ah! What a delicacy!
“Sister, let’s exchange one for a taste?” Shen Miao was eating when the man at the same table picked up a steamed dumpling from his own tray and said, “I’ll exchange this beef and mushroom one with you, okay?”
“Okay.” Shen Miao agreed straightforwardly.
There are more than ten flavors of buns in the store, and you definitely can’t eat them all in one go. Many people come to try them, but they can’t order a tray of every kind, so when sharing a table, some more extroverted people will try to exchange one or two with the people at the table to try the flavors.
It just so happened that she wanted to try something else, and since he offered to exchange, she wouldn't hesitate.
“Your accent doesn’t sound like you’re from around here, where are you from?” The man asked with a playful smile just as Shen Miao handed the bun over.
"Yes, from Qinghe Village."
Shen Miao regretted a little bit agreeing to exchange buns with him.
At first she thought that one should not judge a person by his appearance, and that an ugly person can also have a kind heart.
Now she believes that people's appearance can still distinguish between good and evil.
For example, the man next to her who had a mean face, shifty eyes, and a mouth full of yellow and crooked teeth could be seen when he opened his mouth. Seeing the malicious look in his eyes when he looked at her, Shen Miao knew that he had no good intentions.
"Qinghe Village? That's not close," the man pulled his chair closer to her, "Come to the city to play?"
Shen Miao didn’t reply to him, but pulled the chair away from him.
Most of the people sharing the table figured out what was going on, but none of them wanted to get involved, so they just focused on eating their own buns and pretended not to see anything.
"How about I accompany you? I'm very familiar with Mo Village, I can lead you anywhere!"
"No, I'm going to the police station to look for someone."
"I have an acquaintance at the police station. Who are you looking for? I can just ask him to come out to see you. You don't need to make a trip."
Shen Miao didn’t want to talk to him anymore, she just stuffed buns into her mouth one by one, thinking about finishing them quickly and leaving quickly. She didn’t touch the bun she took out from his drawer from beginning to end, for fear that she would get stained with something unclean.
Finally, Shen Miao finished two baskets of buns before the man, so she quickly returned the tray and left with the buns.
On the way back, Shen Miao became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it, and her heart became more and more blocked.
Why? Why did I have to be avoided just now? I didn't even have the chance to enjoy the dumplings properly.
I should have smeared the steamed buns on his face just now to teach him a lesson! Let him know that even if the crime of hooliganism is not so serious now, he still has to be beaten.
Alas! It's a pity that I didn't perform well just now. If I had another chance...
While walking on the road, Shen Miao vaguely felt that someone was following her from behind.
Although there were many people on the road, and everyone was in a hurry to go to work or busy with their own affairs, Shen Miao's intuition told her that there was indeed a pair of malicious eyes following her, and they were getting closer to her little by little.
It must be that stinky looking man!
Well, verbal abuse is not enough, you have to rush in and pester me? !
Shen Miao was just worried about not teaching him a lesson, but now, since he was eager to come and die, don't blame her for being rude.
Gradually slowing down his pace, Shen Miao's mind quickly flashed back to the self-defense techniques that Luo Jialin had taught him at the last safety education seminar:
If someone is following you, stay calm. If he puts his hand on your shoulder, you should first take a small step back with your other foot, then grab his wrist, shift your body's center of gravity downward, and use your back to support his arm and ribs. Finally, push forward as if you were carrying rice on your shoulder...
You must keep your mind steady, use all your strength, and move forward, not upwards...
After constantly repeating Luo Jialin's instructions and precautions, Shen Miao finally stopped and began to rehearse all the steps of the shoulder throw in his mind.
Half a minute later, a hand was placed on Shen Miao’s shoulder as expected.
Suddenly opening his eyes, Shen Miao, who had prepared early, grabbed the man's wrist, and then, just like what he had practiced in his mind just now, he clenched it, turned sideways, bent over, and exerted force...!
Boom!
The man's body drew an arc in the air and finally fell heavily to the ground with a heavy muffled sound.
In just a few seconds, the eyes of everyone around gathered on Shen Miao.
It's surprise, horror, admiration, unexpectedness... the emotions in everyone's eyes are different.
Because the scene of a thin woman knocking a tall man to the ground was so shocking that they all couldn't help but gasp.
Cool! So cool!
When Shen Miao heard the sound of the man landing on the ground, all the depression in her heart just now disappeared completely!
But when she stood up and saw the man's face clearly, the pride she had finally felt turned into surprise and guilt, and even her calves went limp with fear...
Oh my God, wasn't the person following me just now a gangster? How could it be Luo Jialin!
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"Are you really okay?"
Sitting on the other side of the desk, Shen Miao asked cautiously.
The bag in front of her contained a silk banner, a 500-word handwritten thank-you letter, and a sachet embroidered with the words "Peace and Happiness". But when she saw Luo Jialin, who was still half a head taller than her when he sat down, she couldn't bring herself to present anything.
Awkward, so embarrassing!
Who would have thought that the way to repay someone who helped you twice was not to say thank you or give you a gift, but to give him a shoulder throw without saying a word when he greeted you?
Thinking about what happened just now, Shen Miao still wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Although, I can't blame myself entirely for this...
Who told him to put his hand on someone's shoulder instead of calling him first? So, he should bear some responsibility.
"fine."
Luo Jialin moved his neck back and forth, and when he turned his head suddenly, he heard a creaking sound from his spine again.
"Just wait a little longer."
Uh, but it’s been almost half an hour…
Putting the bag aside, Shen Miao took the initiative to roll up her sleeves and said to him: “Why don’t I take a look at it for you.”
Luo Jialin didn't say anything, but just looked at her suspiciously. After being dragged by her and thrown over his shoulder on the street just now, he was a little bit distrustful of the girl in front of him.
Look? She wouldn't break her neck if she exerted too much force...
"Thank you, no thanks," Luo Jialin asked, taking a sip of the still-hot water from the cup, "Let's get down to business. What do you want to talk to me about?"
Shen Miao straightened her sitting posture, put her hands on her knees, stared into his eyes and said sincerely: "It's like this, Officer Luo, I came here specially to express my gratitude to you. Thank you for helping me in the cinema last time, and for fishing me out of the artificial lake of Yu City University the day before yesterday."
Believe me, I really am here to express my gratitude, not to murder you!
"Ah..." Luo Jialin wanted to nod, but he could only hold his neck. "It's okay. Helping the people is our police's responsibility and obligation. There's no need to make a special trip."
"Yes, yes!"
As Shen Miao spoke, she took out a silk banner and a thank you letter from her bag, respectfully placed them on the table, and said, “You really helped me a lot. I know you people’s police cannot accept gifts, but please be sure to accept these!”
Seeing Shen Miao thanking him solemnly, Luo Jialin couldn’t help but curl the corners of his lips.
"You are not a student of Henan University."
“Yes…” Shen Miao lowered her head a little and pursed her lips subconsciously.
Do I really look like a person who has never been to school...
"Second year of high school? Or third year of high school?"
Before Shen Miao had time to feel ashamed, Luo Jialin's second half of the words directly pulled her mood, which was about to sink to the bottom, to a high point in an instant.
Does he mean that he looks very small?
Shen Miao tried to use the back of her hand to press down the corners of her lips that were rising wildly, and explained, “I graduated from high school, but I just didn’t take the college entrance exam.”
Luo Jialin nodded and opened the two pages of letter paper in the envelope.
Well, he looks like a high school student, but his handwriting looks like he hasn't graduated from junior high school.
Chen Miao's handwriting was not beautiful, but it was not hideously ugly either. One could tell that she wrote every word carefully, but the horizontal, vertical, left and right strokes still retained the pauses taught by the teacher in class, so it looked childish.
There are also opening lines like “Thank you, dear police comrade, my name is Shen Miao, and I am XXXXX”… Usually only junior high school and elementary school students will use them at the beginning of a letter.
"How do you know my name?" Luo Jialin was a little surprised when he saw that his name was not written correctly.
Shen Miao: “I asked a few seniors in the school, and they told me.”
Luo Jialin read the letter from beginning to end, and did not respond to her thoughts in a hasty manner. He then smiled and said to her, “Okay, Comrade Shen Miao, I accept your kindness, but you should still take this silk banner.”
“No, these are all from my heart, just accept them all.” Shen Miao glanced at the red and yellow patch on the wall, pointed to a blank spot and said, “It just so happens that there is an empty spot here, it’s just right to hang it here~”
Looking at the way Shen Miao gestured to the wall while talking, Luo Jialin’s smile became even more intense, as if he was looking at a lively and alert little white rabbit.
He wanted to nod and say "OK", but his neck suddenly hurt again.
“Why don’t you let me take a look at it for you?” This time, without waiting for him to refuse, Shen Miao stood up and walked to his side, “Don’t be afraid, I have been learning medicine from my grandfather since I was a child, and I am the best at massage and bone setting.”
"you……"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Miao’s hand landed firmly on the back of his neck as if grabbing a puppy.
Although Shen Miao looked small, his medical skills were very experienced. He held his chin with one hand and touched his spine with the other hand, and soon found out the cause of the disease: "It's the tendons of the arm that were pulled, and the neck was also twisted a little when you fell."
Luo Jialin: ...
His right hand was slightly lifted by Shen Miao, and his neck was also supported by Shen Miao. He looked at himself in the mirror with his peripheral vision. At this moment, Luo Jialin felt like he had become a rooster waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board during the Chinese New Year. She only needed to pull lightly to tear his arm off.
"Should I go to the hospital?"
"No need~ I can heal this minor injury in two strokes."
Crunch~Crunch~!
After Shen Miao pushed and pulled, his neck made two noises in succession. Although the tendons in his neck suddenly twitched and hurt, when Shen Miao let go of his hand, the pain in his neck that had just occurred when he moved his neck disappeared immediately.
"Hiss...you really have some skills." Luo Jialin couldn't help but sigh while rubbing his neck.
"It's okay."
Shen Miao smiled complacently, she had heard too many compliments like this.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Miao told him what happened in the morning, explaining that she didn’t have a problem with him, but thought that the gangsters were coming to harass her.
Luo Jialin also nodded to show his understanding. "I went to Mozhai to do some work this morning. I saw that your bag was not packed properly, so I wanted to go over to remind you. As a result... I have to say, you are really strong. You can knock me down."
"No, no, it's mainly because you taught well at the last seminar."
In order to thank him properly again, Shen Miao took the initiative to offer to feel his pulse: “Officer Luo, you guys are so busy at work, you must be very tired, how about I take your pulse?”
This time, he still didn’t have time to refuse before Shen Miao grabbed his hand.
Compared to his own wrist, Shen Miao's fingers were very small and thin, and when he gently pressed on his pulse, it felt like being stepped on by a kitten.
After feeling his pulse and looking at the whites of his eyes and tongue coating, Shen Miao cleared his throat and said in a very mature manner, "You haven't slept much recently, and your sleep quality is not good."
"Yes, I've been busy with work lately, and I have to get up after sleeping for only four or five hours every day."
"You don't eat very well, you don't eat enough meat, you often eat steamed buns and pickles?"
"Well, if you don't have time to eat, just take two bites."
"Did you fall yesterday? You probably hit your knee."
"You can tell this?!"
Luo Jialin's expression was even more shocked, his eyes full of admiration for her medical skills, and he couldn't wait to continue asking: "Anything else? What else can you see?"
“And…” Shen Miao frowned slightly, “Ahem, even if you are busy, you have to vent occasionally. Holding it in for too long is not good for your health and it is easy to get angry. Did you have any incontinence these past two days?”
Luo Jialin: ...
When Shen Miao asked this, a blush instantly rushed from his cheeks to the roots of his ears.
That's not what he meant, eh?!
As a doctor, Shen Miao was not shy, but just silently stated the fact that the pulse told her: “Well, two or three times a month? The amount should be quite a lot.”
Luo Jialin:!!!
Please, stop talking!!!
Thump thump thump…
Fortunately, a sudden knock on the door saved him.
"Report."
"Enter."
When I opened the door, a police officer in uniform appeared, holding a document in his hand: "Director Luo, the old lady said you forgot the document at home, so I came to deliver it to you."
"Oh, okay," Luo Jialin took the document and said, "Is my mother gone?"
"Still downstairs."
"OK."
After saying that, he looked at Shen Miao who was standing beside him, straightened the wrinkles of his clothes when he stood up, and said: “Thank you for today, I accept your kindness, it’s getting late, and I just happen to be going downstairs, so I’ll see you off.”
"No need to send me off, I can go on my own."
Although Shen Miaoxie rejected his kindness, Luo Jialin still accompanied her downstairs.
When passing by the police's office area, Shen Miao accidentally saw a very elegant old lady among the people in light blue uniforms.
I didn't see the face, but the figure looked very familiar. At the moment, he was standing and chatting with several female police officers.
"mom."
Luo Jialin called out to the old woman.
When the old woman turned her head, Shen Miao was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.
"You can just call me if the documents are at home. Why did you make a special trip?"
"I have nothing to do at home, so I just take a walk."
Seeing the old woman’s movements to tidy up Luo Jialin’s clothes when he approached, Shen Miao lamented in disbelief that the world was so small.
Luo Jialin, who helped him twice, turned out to be the son of his grandfather’s “first love”, Grandma Qin He!
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