Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Just call me uncle, we are all the same...
After the Chinese New Year, Liu Di went back to her parents' home.
Liu Dilai and Wei Dongqiang are not from Yu City, but from a village under a small county town in southern Henan Province.
Wei Dongqiang didn't have a good relationship with his parents. He would go back occasionally to visit them in the early years, but he has never been back since the old couple passed away.
Liu Dilai was also not welcomed by her family. Her mother died early, and she had to work and earn money early. Her father and her elder brother treated her as an outsider. Only her younger brother was close to her.
Come to think of it, Liu Di hasn’t been home for more than ten years. Normally, she would just call home. Why did she want to go back this time?
But it was good that she went back. At least the house was much quieter. Wei Dongqiang and Wei Wenkai went to work in the city every day, and Yan Hui took care of the housework at home alone. Even if the father and son occasionally quarreled, they would not quarrel with Yan Hui mediating. At most, they would just hate each other more in their hearts.
On February 2, the dragon raises its head.
In the morning, Liu Dilai, who had been home for half a month, was finally coming back. Before coming back, she specifically asked Wei Wenkai to book a private room in a hotel in the city in advance, saying that an important person was coming to her home.
Wei Wenkai and Yan Hui arrived at the private room of the hotel. Not long after they ordered their dishes, Liu Di came and opened the door with the "important person" she mentioned.
"Wenkai?"
"uncle!"
Although they hadn't seen each other for many years, Wei Wenkai and the man didn't feel strange at all.
They hugged each other affectionately. The little boy who was only as tall as his waist back then had grown into a man taller than him. However, the uncle who took care of them and their mother back then was much thinner than he remembered, and there were traces of time in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
The man's name is Liu Songbai. He is the youngest in the family and Liu Dilai's younger brother.
Liu Dilai has four older brothers, but none of them is successful. Her father thought that after having a daughter, his next son would be smart and successful, but he turned out to be the worst one in the family...
Therefore, Liu Dilai and Liu Songbai are the least favored people in the family.
Seeing the buzz-cut man next to Liu Dilai, Yan Hui stood up with the corners of her lips trembling slightly, but she still tried her best to force out a polite and calm smile: "Who is this...?"
She will never forget this person in her life, but at this moment, she can only pretend not to know him.
"Our uncle," Wei Wenkai introduced Liu Songbai, putting his arm around her shoulders. "He loved me the most since I was a child. Whenever I got into trouble as a kid, he helped me out a lot."
"Hello, uncle."
Yan Hui walked forward, bent slightly and bowed to him.
"Hello, hello."
The man looked at her carefully, as if he was trying hard to think about something in his mind.
Yan Hui was not afraid and let his eyes wander over her. She just subconsciously tidied up the hair by her ears and then glanced at Wei Wenkai beside her with a little embarrassment.
"What's the matter?" Liu Dilai asked him in a low voice.
"I can't remember," Liu Songbai replied in the same low voice, "but I don't think it's the case."
Wei Wenkai: “Not what?”
Liu Dilai smiled and said, "Nothing, nothing."
Not only Wei Dongqiang and people from Qingping Village had met Lu Yan, but Liu Songbai was also one of them.
But too much time has passed, and a lot of things have happened to him over the years. How could he remember what a little girl looks like?
Besides, Lu Yan had died a long time ago. How could he still be alive when he saw it with his own eyes?
Since Liu Songbai also said that she was not, Liu Di finally felt completely relieved.
"Where's your dad? He hasn't come yet?"
Wei Wenkai said indifferently: "I went to meet a client this morning. I don't know when he will come."
"Then don't worry about him, let's eat first when the food is served." Liu Dilai put down the luggage, and then sat in the main seat in the room.
The anger from her last quarrel with Wei Dongqiang had not yet subsided, and now that her own brother had come to support her, she naturally became even more arrogant.
Wei Wenkai has also suffered a lot from Wei Wenqiang during this period. This is a good opportunity for him to take advantage of his uncle's visit to give him a good warning!
When the dishes were almost served, Wei Dongqiang finally arrived.
He tugged at the tie around his neck, and when he heard that he was going to entertain an important guest, he deliberately adjusted the wrinkles on his clothes before entering the room.
Today I met a troublesome client. I talked to him for an entire afternoon, but he still terminated the contract, wasting several hours of his time.
When he opened the door, the smell of food did not improve his mood. Instead, when he saw Liu Songbai's face, his brows furrowed even more.
"Brother-in-law is back. Long time no see."
"Why are you here?"
"It's hard to find a job in my hometown, so I thought about coming to Yu City to have a look."
"It's really hard to find a suitable one in your situation. You may not be able to find one in Henan City."
When Wei Dongqiang saw Liu Songbai, he acted as if he saw something dirty and did not hide his disgust for him at all.
With him? He is also an important person?!
He already had a lot of things to do today, and he only took time out to come for dinner when he heard that an important person was coming to his house. If he had known it was Liu Songbai, he would never have wasted this trip, and he would not have allowed Wei Wenkai to book such a good hotel room.
Liu Dilai snorted, picked up a piece of pork ribs from the plate, and said sarcastically: "Yeah, if it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have been in any trouble."
"Don't act like it's just my fault. It has nothing to do with you." Wei Dongqiang didn't even bother to look at her and directly retorted.
Listening to the encrypted conversation between the three of them, Wei Wenkai was a little confused.
We just met, how could there be such a strong sense of tension?
I wanted to speak to Liu Songbai on behalf of Liu Di, but I didn't know how to help. I really had no place to use my energy.
Yan Hui understood what they were talking about and knew how to exert her strength, but at this moment, she chose to be an outsider who didn't understand anything and watched them fight each other silently...
Among the three of them, one is the principal offender, one is the instigator, and one is the accomplice. Who has cleaner hands than the other?
However, in the end, it seemed that Liu Songbai was the only one who took the blame and went to jail.
Looking at his crew cut and tanned skin, he must have suffered a lot behind bars over the past decade or so. Even after returning to society a few years after being released, he still retained his prison habits.
But his eyes and his expression did not change after all this time, he still had the look of an evil man.
Using chopsticks to poke at the rice in the bowl, Liu Dilai said unhappily, "I am too lazy to tell you so much. Let my brother go to work in your company tomorrow. You can arrange a job for him, whether it is security guard or errand boy. It's up to you."
"It can't be arranged," Wei Dongqiang refused decisively. Although he pulled out a chair, he had no intention of sitting down. He just silently poured a cup of chrysanthemum tea. "The company is in a bad situation now. We have no money. We can't even pay one more person's salary."
Liu Dilai snorted disdainfully: "Who are you trying to fool? The demolition compensation will be paid soon. Even if it's only half, it's still 300,000 or 400,000 yuan. You tell me you don't have money?"
"You know shit!"
Wei Dongqiang knocked the cup heavily on the table. He wanted to curse, but considering that Wei Wenkai and Yan Hui were there and they were outside, he tried his best to maintain his dignity: "The village chief deliberately withheld the money. It will take at least half a year for it to reach me."
Liu Dilai: ???
The compensation was paid to the Lu family, that is, the deceased old couple and Lu Chunhua's mother and daughter.
Even if Wei Dongqiang was married to Lu Chunhua, the village chief deliberately lost their marriage certificate and delayed the formalities. His purpose was to disgust their family. Even if the money had to be given to them in the end, he would delay it as long as possible.
But Wei Dongqiang and his friends didn't know that after they thought they would get a share of the money before the New Year, they signed a lot of contracts in order to expand the company and also invested a large sum of money.
The payment period for the renovation contract is slow, and the company does not have sufficient working capital... Although they can wait, by then the company may have gone bankrupt.
When she heard that the company might go bankrupt and the family's money was stuck, Liu Dilai immediately started to curse: "Why are you so useless?! You can't manage the company well, and you can't get the money. I was so blind to marry someone like you!"
"Can you be a little more capable? Let my mother and I live a good life for a few days? You are a man, right?!"
Liu Dilai used all her good looks in front of outsiders. When outsiders were around, she was virtuous and capable, and no one could find any fault with her.
Only in front of her family would she reveal her ugliest side, especially when facing Wei Dongqiang, she would act like a shrew without any scruples.
Bang...bang!
He grabbed a bowl from the table and threw it out. The broken porcelain pieces instantly bloomed into a flower on the ground. Staring at Liu Di fiercely, Wei Dongqiang's eyes turned red, and the bulging blue veins spread like green snakes around his temples.
"Liu Di, come here! Do you have any conscience?"
"Good life? We have been married for more than 20 years. Have you ever had a bad life? Have I ever asked you to work for a day? I think your life is too easy. You really think you are great, right?!"
Logically speaking, Wei Wenkai and Liu Songbai were both brought here by Liu Di, but at this moment, neither of them spoke for her.
"Mom, what you said is a bit too much. If we don't get the money, it's not my dad's fault, right?"
"Sister, don't be anxious. Let's talk it over nicely so we don't end up quarreling."
Wei Wenkai had to speak the fair words out of necessity.
Although he has always disliked Wei Dongqiang, he has seen his contributions to this family.
It really had nothing to do with him that he couldn't get the money in time, he did his best; as for the company's situation, his original intention was to earn more money for his family, so it really couldn't be blamed on him.
Hearing the quarrel in the private room, the waiter hurried over to clean up the debris on the floor and help to stop the fight.
It was when the door was opened that Shen Miao saw the farce in his house...
A good meal ended in a quarrel.
Wei Dongqiang was so angry that he left immediately. The remaining three people couldn't eat the meal anymore, so they paid the bill and quickly left the restaurant.
That night, Wei Dongqiang did not go home. After Liu Di came home, she locked herself in the room and sulked, and did not even come downstairs to eat dinner.
She was not angry at Wei Dongqiang for arguing with her, but at Wei Dongqiang's uselessness, his inability to get things done, and his inability to give her the house and money she wanted.
In the middle of the night, Liu Songbai pushed open the door of Liu Di's bedroom and walked quietly to her bed.
"Have you been with me forever? Why didn't you speak up for me during the meal?" Seeing Liu Songbai sitting next to her consciously, Liu Di complained to him angrily.
Putting the bowl of egg water in his hand on the bedside, Liu Songbai advised her: "When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. If you turn against him now, you will lose everything. For the sake of money and the house, you have to endure it."
"Bear it, bear it, bear it. I have been bearing it for more than 20 years. When will it end?"
"Don't worry, it will be done soon." Liu Songbai held her hand in his palm and pecked the back of her hand gently. "As long as the money and the house come down, you won't have to live this hard life anymore."
Liu Dilai leaned his head on her shoulder and let out a long sigh.
She had wasted more than twenty years on Wei Dongqiang.
At first she just wanted to make some money and give her son a status. If Liu Songbai had not been arrested later, she would not have been forced to wait so long.
Wei Dongqiang only spent three years, but she spent more than twenty years!
She had endured too much. At the beginning, Wei Dongqiang had money and could make money, so she could still play the role of "virtuous" for the sake of money.
But now the house is about to be demolished, but she cannot get the demolition compensation, and it may even be stuck... She cannot move her household registration, cannot get the demolition compensation, and nothing can be done well. She really doesn't know what's the point of continuing to act.
But as Liu Songbai said, she could only endure it now and maintain this marriage until she got the money and the house. In this way, she could become his widow like he did in the past, and then inherit all his property.
"Have you told him about Wen Kai?"
"No, I'm afraid he can't accept it... I think it's better not to say anything, just call him uncle, we are all family anyway."
"Okay, since Wen Kai's matter has come to this, why don't we have another child?"
"I'm already so old, how can I have a baby?"
"You'll know if you try it."
"Gently, gently, um..."
That night, the two siblings let their two bodies and souls, bleeding from the same blood, collide violently with each other.
Even though this wasn't the first time, even after all these years, they were still addicted to each other, wishing they could merge into one.
This relationship that is not accepted by the world is destined to be hidden from the public, especially since it has a child.
In order to survive, they hid too many secrets.
They thought these secrets would never be known by others, but they did not notice that outside the wall, there was a pair of ears that had heard all the unbearable sounds...
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There is no need to rush to find a tutoring class. After all, the most important preparation before the exam is reading.
There are quite a few medical books at home, but they are all very old, and are basically handwritten by the older generation of the Shen family. Most of the books are older than Shen Shansheng, and some of the marks on the books can only be understood by Shen Wanshan.
Because she didn’t know the specific scope of the exam yet, Shen Miao took the time to go to the bookstore and prepared to buy a few more books related to Chinese medicine.
You wouldn't have known this until you went there, and you found out that Chinese medicine is divided into very detailed categories. The book on massage alone has more than a hundred pages, and important theories such as acupuncture and Chinese medicine are divided into several volumes, each of which has hundreds of pages of content.
Xinhua Bookstore has a wide range of books on traditional Chinese medicine. Shen Miao roughly calculated that if he wanted to buy all of them at once, he would need more than 40 books.
She didn't bring that much money.
So Shen Miao sat down and roughly flipped through the books on the bookshelf one by one, thinking of picking out a few books that she was relatively weak in.
There is an area in Xinhua Bookstore where one can sit down and read, but Shen Miao still prefers to sit on the floor like most people, so that she can change the book in her hand at any time.
After picking a few books, Shen Miao stood up and prepared to go downstairs to pay the bill. When she passed by the tables in the reading area, she glanced at them casually. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly turned her gaze back to the second to last row.
Wait, that silhouette looks familiar?
It seems that...
Shen Miao walked a few steps to the side quietly, trying to see her face clearly from the side. At this time, a man came to sit next to her with a book. When she turned her head, Shen Miao's guess was confirmed.
Yan Hui, it is indeed Yan Hui.
The man was neither Wei Wenkai nor Wei Dongqiang, but a completely unfamiliar face.
Their relationship seemed to be special. When they sat close together, the man took the initiative to help her tidy up the hair around her ears.
Relatives? Not really;
Friends? Not really;
It was not until the man gently kissed her forehead that Shen Miao was shocked and took a breath...
Lovers! Such an intimate action is definitely a lover!
But...isn't Yan Hui Wei Wenkai's girlfriend? No, no, she should be the mistress who is pregnant with Wei Dongqiang's child. Isn't she pregnant? How can she still have contact with a third man? !
Who could this man be? He couldn't be a relative of Wei Dongqiang.
Shen Miao’s brain was a little overwhelmed, as if a huge watermelon suddenly fell in front of her and she didn’t know where to start eating.
Shen Miao tiptoed to the reading area with the book in hand and found a seat five rows away from them and sat down.
Six meters, this distance should not attract their attention. In addition, they are facing away from me, so I can see most of their actions clearly without being discovered. It is a perfect "peek" angle.
They were each reading a book and hardly spoke to each other, but from the back, they looked like a couple.
They are not the kind of young couple who are in a passionate relationship and flirt with each other in every move, but the kind of couple who have been together for a long time, and their relationship is as plain as water, and they have become accustomed to each other's existence.
Shen Shansheng and Wang Dongmei?
The way they get along makes Shen Miao think of her parents first in her mind, they are often like this at home.
The man seemed to be a little younger than Yan Hui, but his back gave people a rare sense of calmness, making people feel that they could rely on him with confidence.
Compared with Wei Wenkai and Wei Dongqiang, Yan Hui seemed more comfortable around men, with relaxed shoulders and casual sitting posture, without the need for any disguise. The man's reliable shoulders were also able to shoulder the responsibility of being a father better than either of them, the father and son.
Shen Miao was so focused on reading that she didn’t notice at all when a copy of Criminal Psychology was put down beside her.
She was startled until she heard a whisper in her ear.
“Shen Miao?”
It’s Luo Jialin.
Luo Jialin pulled out the chair next to her and sat down. At first he thought she was so engrossed in reading that he scared her. It was not until he saw that the book in her hand was upside down that he realized she seemed to be peeking at someone.
"Shhh."
In order to prevent being discovered by Yan Hui and the others, Shen Miao quickly put a finger in front of his lips to signal him to keep his voice down, and at the same time, like a thief, he also stood up the book in front of him, trying to cover his face.
Luo Jialin didn't understand, but he respected her, so he lowered his voice and asked her almost in a whisper: "What are you doing?"
"Eat melon."
Shen Miao also replied in a breathy voice.
She hadn't observed them long enough, and would need more interactions between them before she could be more certain of her suspicions about their relationship.
Taking advantage of the time to eat melons, Shen Miao glanced at the book "Criminal Psychology" in Luo Jialin's hand with her peripheral vision and asked in a low voice: "Are you here to read a book too?"
Luo Jialin nodded.
Police officers not only need to be able to investigate and handle cases, but they also need to constantly learn more knowledge to expand themselves so that they can better handle various situations.
What a coincidence, I met her here today.
Perhaps because she had been sitting for too long and her waist was a little sore, Yan Hui closed the book in her hand, slowly stood up and stretched her shoulders, neck and sore waist.
not good!
While doing arm stretching exercises, Yan Hui would turn her head and look behind her.
In order to prevent her from seeing it, Shen Miao initially wanted to cover it with a book, but still felt unsafe, so when she turned around, Shen Miao subconsciously bent down, like an ostrich, and buried her head in Luo Jialin's legs.
Luo Jialin: ???
Luo Jialin was frightened by Shen Miao who suddenly pressed over him and froze. His fingers holding the book loosened involuntarily and he turned over several pages at once.
Only then did he realize that Shen Miao was just looking at the two people a few meters away.
Lowering his eyes to glance at the back of Shen Miao’s head, Luo Jialin asked in a low voice: “Who are they?”
Shen Miao had no time to explain, she just kept waving at him.
Shen Miao didn't know what she was afraid of. Logically speaking, she wasn't that familiar with Yan Hui, so it wouldn't matter if she was recognized by her, after all, she hadn't done anything illegal.
But she just felt like a "thief" in her heart, because what she stole was not material things like money, but the unknown secrets of Yan Hui.
After about a few dozen seconds, when Shen Miao felt that Yan Hui had almost sat down, he slowly straightened up again.
As a result, as soon as she sat up, she saw Yan Hui standing at the end of the row of tables, looking at her with a smile on her lips, as guilty as an ostrich.
"What a coincidence, Doctor Shen, it turns out it's really you."
Shen Miao adjusted her hair awkwardly, not daring to look her in the eyes, “Yes, yes…”
Yan Hui didn't mean to blame her, but took a deep breath and looked towards the stairs: "Can we chat?"
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