Chapter 27 Heartbeat "Are you moved?"
When Wang Ying and his wife returned to the Wang family's home, only Wang Yongren was in the main room. From the kitchen came the voices of Wang Hui and her husband talking to Li Fengju.
Wang Yongren felt a thorn in his heart being pricked when he saw Wang Ying. These past few days, Li Fengju had been constantly mentioning Wang Ying, saying they had indeed been partial in the past, hurting their eldest daughter's feelings, and that they would have to find a way to make amends in the future.
What to make up for!
In Wang Yongren's view, he raised his two daughters well, ensuring they didn't suffer from cold or hunger, and never sold them. He allowed them to study when they were supposed to, and married them off with honors after graduation. And how many families could afford such good marriages? Wang Ying, far from being grateful for her parents' years of hard work, even harbored resentment towards them. She was simply a disobedient son!
Wang Ying was thinking about the selection exam. She wanted to talk to Director Zhao about it as soon as possible to seize this opportunity. So she said to Wang Yongren, "Dad, we have something to do at home, so we'll go back first."
Wang Yongren immediately became unhappy and said in a displeased tone, "Just come to my house for a meal. Do you think this is a state-owned restaurant?"
Zhao Yunsheng said hurriedly, "Something happened at my workplace. Dad, we'll come over when we're free."
Wang Yongren had a few drinks at noon and was now drunk. He pointed at Zhao Yunsheng and said to Wang Ying, "You always say we're partial. Is your husband any good? Was he chosen for you by your family?"
Wang Ying thought to herself that those were the ones Wang Hui had picked out, but considering Zhao Yunsheng, she didn't say anything. She just said, "If you want to praise your son-in-law, then praise him. Why are you pointing your finger at him?"
Wang Yongren stopped pointing at Zhao Yunsheng and pointed at Wang Ying: "Yingzi, you have no conscience."
"Dad, you can't say that to Yingzi," Zhao Yunsheng said hurriedly. "You're drunk. I'll help you get to your room and get some sleep."
"Yunsheng, don't stop me. I want to make things clear with her today." Wang Yongren said.
Wang Ying's face was still cold and indifferent. He just looked at Wang Yongren as if he were a stranger, or even an enemy. He spoke in a cold tone: "Well, go ahead."
Seeing her like this, Wang Yongren became even more furious. He slammed the table and yelled, "Wang Ying!"
Zhao Yunsheng was baffled. Wang Ying hadn't done anything wrong, just saying she had something to do at home and needed to leave, so why did his father-in-law suddenly get so angry? If he wanted to keep her to play for a while, he should have said it nicely. Why was he so angry?
Li Fengju, who was in the kitchen, heard the noise from the main room and quickly dropped the rag in her hand and ran back to the main room. Wang Hui and Du Jianguo also hurriedly followed.
When they arrived at the main hall, they saw Zhao Yunsheng stopping Wang Yongren, whose face was flushed with excitement. Wang Ying was standing by the door, watching him coldly.
"Old Wang, what are you doing? It's rare for the child to come back. Yingzi brought you wine, and you got sick from eating it." Li Fengju walked to Wang Yongren.
"What do you mean she brought it? It was my son-in-law who brought it!" said Wang Yongren.
"You don't have a daughter, so how can you have a son-in-law? You're always talking nonsense!" Li Fengju said angrily, and then asked Zhao Yunsheng, "Why?"
Zhao Yunsheng said, "I still have some work to do this afternoon, so Yingzi said we should go back first. Dad just doesn't want us to leave."
Wang Ying looked at Zhao Yunsheng. This guy was really good at smoothing things over. She was ready for a big fight, but with him mediating like this, the argument would definitely fail.
Li Fengju hurriedly said, "If you have something to do, go back and do it. If you don't, come home later."
"Okay, Mom." Zhao Yunsheng said.
Wang Yongren wanted to say something but was pulled into the inner room by Li Fengju.
Wang Hui watched from the side, feeling a bit of gloating. Her eldest sister had upset Dad again. With her eldest sister's temper, she would only further alienate her parents. Wang Hui knew best that her eldest sister was actually a very good person, kind to everyone. She just wasn't good with sweet words and couldn't coax people. That's why she suffered so much.
The eldest sister suffered a loss, and she was the only one who benefited. Wang Hui stood by another door, looking at the house, thinking to herself that she had to coax her parents into coming over when the demolition compensation came in.
Li Fengju put Wang Yongren to sleep, then returned to the main hall and said to Wang Ying, "If you have anything to do, go back first. Your father is drunk, don't bother with him."
"Then wait until he sobers up and tell him that there will be no more wine in festival gifts in the future," said Wang Ying.
Li Fengju was afraid Wang Yongren might hear what Wang Ying said, but luckily they were separated by a door. Li Fengju said, "What's the point of being polite? Even if you come empty-handed, I'll still welcome you. Go home quickly and don't delay Yunsheng's work."
Zhao Yunsheng walked over to Wang Ying and said, "Mom, Huihui, Jianguo, we're leaving first."
"Goodbye, sister and brother-in-law." Wang Hui said.
Du Jianguo said: "Come to my house and play when you have time."
Zhao Yunsheng said yes, but Wang Ying said nothing.
Zhao Yunsheng pushed the bicycle, and Li Fengju sent the two people out of the yard and a long way away.
Wang Hui paid attention to Du Jianguo and found that he was not staring at Wang Ying this time, and she felt somewhat satisfied.
Li Fengju came back wiping her tears. After Yingzi's father's outburst, Yingzi would definitely become even more alienated from them.
"Mom, why are you crying?" Wang Hui saw Li Fengju wiping her tears and hurried forward to hug her arm.
"It's okay." Li Fengju said.
Wang Hui shook Li Fengju's arm and said coquettishly, "Are you so reluctant to leave Big Sister? I'm still here!"
Li Fengju was amused by Wang Hui and thought to herself, after all, Huihui is more considerate and has a better temper. Sometimes, you really can't blame them, who doesn't like someone who speaks sweetly?
On the way home, Wang Ying remained silent, and Zhao Yunsheng thought she was still angry about her parents' affairs. In fact, Wang Ying had put the family affairs behind her once she left the Wang family's house. She was only thinking about the exam and whether she still had a chance.
When they got home, Chen Xiuqin came out from the main hall to greet them and said regretfully, "Your eldest and second sisters just left!"
"Why did they leave so early?" Zhao Yunsheng asked, "Where's Dad?"
Chen Xiuqin said: "Speaking of which, it's all because of Yingzi."
After Chen Xiuqin said this, Wang Ying and the others knew it was about the exam. Zhao Yunsheng's eldest brother-in-law worked in the municipal government, and his second brother-in-law was a teacher at the Party School. They were likely to be involved in this exam.
Wang Ying and the others walked into the main hall. Wang Ying didn't see Director Zhao, so she asked, "Has Dad come home yet? What did he say about the exam?"
"I came back at noon and went out again. The details haven't come out yet, but your father said they will be soon. After all, we still have to organize people to go to the countryside." Chen Xiuqin said.
"The efficiency is quite high. My dad was called back by the factory early in the morning and they said they wanted to collect their opinions. My dad heard from the factory that they were only going to delegate the exams to others. Mom, did you hear what Dad said?" Wang Ying asked.
Chen Xiuqin said with a hint of regret, "I was just about to tell you about this. It's true. But your dad said that next time he gets the chance, he'll definitely put you in jail."
Wang Ying didn't want to wait for the next time. This opportunity was right in front of her. Why wait for the next time? She was the one who instigated this exam. In the end, she didn't even have the chance to take the exam. That was really frustrating! Wang Ying said, "Mom, where is Dad now? Can you find him? I have something to say to him."
Chen Xiuqin and Zhao Yunsheng said in unison: "What?"
"It's still about the exam. I have some new ideas," said Wang Ying.
Chen Xiuqin pulled Wang Ying to sit on the sofa in the main hall and said, "Talk to us first."
Wang Ying said, "I think if only those who were sent down to the countryside are allowed to take the exam and we are not, this goes against the principles of fairness, justice, and openness."
"How do you say that?" Chen Xiuqin said.
"I want to ask my dad to ask the deputy mayor why he agreed to this exam? What is the starting point? Why only choose from those who have been transferred to the factory? I heard my dad say that the factory is asking them about the problems and difficulties in their work, as well as their vision for the future of the factory. So the starting point of the exam should be for the development of the factory, not to retain people." Wang Ying said.
Chen Xiuqin felt that Wang Ying's speech did not sound like that of a 20-year-old girl at all, but rather like that of someone who was used to being a leader.
Zhao Yunsheng nodded and said, "That makes sense."
"Since this is for the development of the factory, there shouldn't be such an unreasonable threshold," Wang Ying said. "Of course, this doesn't mean anyone can take the exam without any barriers, but the threshold should be reasonable. Only in this way can we recruit talents that are truly useful to the factory."
After Zhao Yunsheng heard what Wang Ying said, he stood up and said, "Xiao Yingzi, I'll take you to see Director Zhao right away. You can talk to him in person."
Chen Xiuqin said, "Either you go find Yunsheng yourself, it would be quicker, or bring him back?"
Zhao Yunsheng said, "No, I'm afraid I won't be able to express myself well enough to fully convey Yingzi's meaning. Also, they might come up with new ideas during the conversation, which I can't think of or do. Dad must be discussing this with someone right now. I'll take Yingzi over so they can communicate directly, which will be better and save time."
Wang Ying looked at Zhao Yunsheng and was touched. She suddenly remembered what she had said before: marrying Zhao Yunsheng would indeed be a good thing.
"Okay, go quickly. When your dad left, he said he was going to Lao Gao's house," Chen Xiuqin said. "The details haven't been released yet, so you can still make it."
"Mom, let's go. We'll try to come back as soon as possible." Wang Ying said.
"Go, go, I'm afraid of being bitten by wolves when I'm home alone!" said Chen Xiuqin.
"Let's each have a car, shall we?" Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying and said with a smile, "It's better for me to give you a ride. It will be faster."
Wang Ying also looked at his short legs and realized that he was indeed no match for Zhao Yunsheng, so he agreed.
"Today is a holiday, and we are going to the Gao family as younger generations. It would be inappropriate to go empty-handed, right?" Zhao Yunsheng suddenly said while pushing the cart.
Chen Xiuqin exclaimed, "How true! I'll prepare some gifts. Wait for me."
Wang Ying looked at Zhao Yunsheng with a slight smile on his face.
Zhao Yunsheng smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You look good." Wang Ying said.
"Oh, I just realized today that your man is handsome?" Zhao Yunsheng joked.
"It's particularly beautiful today," said Wang Ying.
Zhao Yunsheng chuckled twice, then leaned closer to Wang Ying and said, "Are you moved?"
Wang Ying's face felt a little hot when he listened to Zhao Yunsheng's low and magnetic voice.
"Are you moved?" Zhao Yunsheng asked again when he saw Wang Ying blushing.
"Yeah, I'm moved." Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng laughed foolishly twice and stared at Wang Ying.
Chen Xiuqin carried a cloth bag and handed it to Zhao Yunsheng. She glanced at the couple's faces and laughed in her heart.
Zhao Yunsheng opened it and found a bag of mooncakes, a few apples, and a packet of tea. He hung the bag on the front handlebar of his bicycle, and the couple went out.
Along the way, Zhao Yunsheng rode the bike fast and steadily. Wang Ying sat on the back of the bike, looking at Zhao Yunsheng's broad back, and suddenly wanted to lean on him, but unfortunately, they were outside.
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