Chapter 76 Xiao Ming is Famous Again, News Spreads Outside...
Rumors are flying everywhere: some say the shooter was a spy, others say it was a robbery by people from out of town, some say the Hong Kong man who was shot has been killed, and still others say he's in the hospital...
Some well-informed people knew that not only Hong Kong residents were injured last night, but also one of their steel mill workers. At that time, most people still didn't know who the injured person was, and they felt quite sorry for him.
A perfectly healthy person was shot just by passing by. How unlucky is that!
Knowing all this, Mingxi didn't say anything this time.
This case involves Hong Kong. To put it lightly, it's a family matter for the Chen family; to put it more seriously, it's a serious diplomatic issue.
Mingxi didn't want to cause trouble for herself, so she didn't plan to spread the news until things were completely settled.
I took a day off to rest, and returned to work as usual the next day.
When Mingxi returned to the office, everyone warmly surrounded her, asking after her with concern.
Yu Xiaomin: "Xiaoming, are you alright? I heard you were sick yesterday?"
The reason Zhao Sulan asked Mingxi for leave the day before was that Mingxi was sick and not feeling well. Director Shen knew about Mingxi's situation because of her husband, but the others in the office did not know and all thought that Mingxi was really not feeling well.
Mingxi: "Oh, well, it's nothing. I just didn't rest well the day before and felt a little unwell. My mom was worried about me, so she asked me to take a day off and let me rest at home."
Yu Xiaomin: "It's good that you're alright. Be careful, it's hot lately, be careful not to catch a heatstroke."
Mingxi understood the other party's good intentions and nodded with a smile.
"I will definitely pay more attention."
Just when the office atmosphere was harmonious, a spoilsport stepped in and ruined the mood.
"Is it because you're really not well-rested and feeling unwell, or are you deliberately being lazy because you don't want to go to the countryside and suffer?" Liu Wenhong said sarcastically, pouting.
She was full of resentment. Yesterday was the day to go to the surrounding rural areas to give legal knowledge lectures. According to the plan, Mingxi and Yu Xiaomin should have gone with the team. But Mingxi took leave yesterday, so Liu Wenhong was the one who temporarily filled in for her.
Yesterday was a difficult day for her. She took a minibus to the suburbs early in the morning. The village she was assigned to was very far away, and there was no direct bus route there.
Liu Wenhong and Yu Xiaomin first took a minibus to the commune, and then transferred to a tractor after arriving at the commune.
The tractor truck didn't come to the commune this time just to pick up the group of people who were going to the countryside to give lectures; it also had the task of taking sick pigs from the village to the commune's veterinary station for treatment.
So Liu Wenhong and the others were assigned to sit in the back of the tractor with the sick pigs. To make matters worse, all the pigs were also suffering from diarrhea due to a cold.
Just thinking about it made Liu Wenhong tremble with anger. Yesterday, some stupid pig defecated everywhere, even on her shoes!
She spent over forty yuan on brand new leather shoes!
That dead pig must have done it on purpose, that damned stinking pig!
It must be said that Liu Wenhong somewhat wronged the poor pig. The mountain road was bumpy; even a person sitting on a tractor would have a hard time, let alone a pig.
Besides, it's just a pig, what does it know?!
How could it know where it can poop and where it can't?
But Liu Wenhong felt upset whenever she thought about what happened yesterday; she felt that Mingxi had done it on purpose.
Mingxi must have deliberately asked for leave yesterday to avoid the hardships of going to the countryside.
Listening to Liu Wenhong's sarcastic remarks, Mingxi was completely baffled, wondering what was wrong with this person now.
She looked at Yu Xiaomin in confusion, and Yu Xiaomin whispered something in her ear, and Mingxi understood.
So he took his anger out on her because he was suffering in the countryside?
Oh.
Is Mingxi the kind of person with a good temper who is willing to be someone's punching bag?
Mingxi wasn't going to indulge her at all. She deliberately put on a surprised expression: "What? In Sister Liu's mind, going to the countryside to give knowledge lectures is actually a hardship?"
She opened her eyes wide, slightly opened her mouth, and stared intently at Liu Wenhong, as if to say, "I didn't expect you to think this way."
Liu Wenhong knew in her heart that things were not good, and that little girl Mingxi had caught her red-handed again!
Although going to the countryside is indeed hard work, bringing it up in public implies discrimination against people from rural areas.
She could say it privately without consequence, but saying such things at work was inappropriate. If Director Shen found out, she would definitely get a scolding.
Liu Wenhong's face turned green, and she quickly waved her hands: "No, that's not what I meant, I just said it casually..."
Mingxi said quietly, "People say that these casual remarks are the ones that best reveal one's true thoughts."
She glanced at Liu Wenhong with disappointment and sighed, "I never expected you to think like this, Sister Liu. You've been working in our Women's Federation for many years. The organization has repeatedly emphasized that workers and peasants are one family, and we will always be one family with our peasant brothers. But in your heart, you actually look down on country people. It seems that your ideological work is not thorough enough. You should reflect on yourself!"
Liu Wenhong: "I...I..."
She was speechless after Mingxi's words and could only pout in grievance.
Liu Wenhong is innocent! She truly feels wronged!
Although she really looked down on those peasants in the countryside, she didn't say anything this time, so why did Mingxi slap one big label on her again and again!
"Xiao Ming is right. Lao Liu, your ideological work is not thorough enough. Go back and reflect on it today, and submit a self-criticism to me tomorrow."
Director Shen's voice came from behind them. Everyone turned around and realized that Director Shen had been standing behind them at some point.
When Liu Wenhong saw Director Shen appear, her head drooped.
Sure enough, the situation she least wanted to see still happened.
She looked dejected and said listlessly, "Okay."
Fortunately, Director Shen was kind enough to give her face this time, only asking her to write a self-criticism instead of criticizing her in front of everyone in the office. Otherwise, she would have been really embarrassed and wouldn't have been able to act like a senior in front of these younger colleagues in the office in the future.
Director Shen waved his hand: "If there's nothing else, go back to work and stop chatting here."
Mingxi and Yu Xiaomin obediently returned to their desks. Work hadn't been so busy these past two days. Seeing Director Shen leave, Yu Xiaomin whispered some gossip to Mingxi.
"Hey, Xiaoming, do you know Shen Mo, Yang Weihong's ex-husband? I heard he's ruined. They cut him out, and he's completely eunuch!"
Mingxi blinked but didn't say anything. She not only knew about this, but she also witnessed Shen Mo being beaten to a pulp.
"Isn't it amazing? This whole thing is so bizarre! On his way home that night, he was robbed at gunpoint. Shen Mo wasn't originally their target; he just happened to be there. Then, by some twist of fate, he was shot, and to make matters worse, the bullet hit him there. When he was taken to the hospital, the doctor examined him and said that his thing was completely destroyed; it couldn't be reattached and had to be removed."
Yu Xiaomin's eyes widened; she found this very strange.
What a coincidence! Shen Mo just happened to be on his way home and happened to run into the robbery, and it just so happened that he was hit by that thing.
One event can be a coincidence, but when two or three events overlap, it can't still be a coincidence, can it?
In Yu Xiaomin's view, this was no longer a mere coincidence, but rather retribution.
Yu Xiaomin whispered, "I think this is divine retribution for Shen Mo. Didn't he abandon Yang Weihong and have all sorts of affairs? Now he's a eunuch. He deserves it!"
This might sound like promoting feudal superstition, so Yu Xiaomin didn't dare to say it out loud.
However, Sister Wang, who was standing nearby, heard what Yu Xiaomin said. She chimed in, nodded, and whispered, "I think it might really be retribution. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"
Speaking of this, Mingxi was also very shocked. She saw it clearly last night. Ayong just casually fired a shot at Shen Mo, but unexpectedly it hit Shen Mo's thing right there.
Ah Yong's marksmanship wasn't very good, otherwise Cao Guangping wouldn't have failed to kill him.
I reckon the most accurate shot Ah Yong fired last night was the one aimed at Shen Mo.
So, maybe it really is a sign of divine intervention.
Sister Wang: "There's an old saying that good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and that karma is a cycle, so there's some truth to it."
Mingxi: "We should still be good people!"
Yu Xiaomin: "That's right!"
Everyone chatted excitedly. To be honest, they didn't really believe in fate or God's will before, but after what happened with Shen Mo, they really had to start believing.
This is too mysterious, too coincidental!
After working a full day at her company, Mingxi walked briskly home after get off work. Just as she reached the entrance of the alley, she saw Yang Weihong walking towards her carrying a large burlap sack.
Upon seeing Mingxi, Yang Weihong's eyes lit up. She raised her hand, waved at Mingxi, and called out, "Comrade Xiaoming!"
"Hey!" Mingxi responded and stepped forward: "When did you get back?"
Yang Weihong: "I just got back this morning."
She opened the burlap sack in her hand and said, "This is some dried goods I brought back from the village this time. It's nothing valuable, just some dried mushrooms, dried wood ear fungus, and some cured meat that my grandma made for the New Year. There's no one at home, so I carried it all over. But my grandma and I can't finish it all, so I thought I'd bring it to you so you can have a taste."
Mingxi said embarrassedly, "Look at you, it must have been so hard for you to carry this all the way here. I... I'm too embarrassed to accept it."
Yang Weihong: "Hey, it's nothing special. I have plenty at home. Don't be shy, just take it!"
She enthusiastically stuffed it into Mingxi's hand, and Mingxi couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it.
After Yang Weihong handed the things to Mingxi, she turned to leave, but Mingxi quickly reached out and grabbed her.
"Wait, Wei Hong, don't go yet, I have something to give you too!"
Mingxi: "It was during the Chinese New Year that someone brought my mom some malted milk powder and canned food. Neither my mom nor I like to eat that, and it's going to spoil if we leave it any longer. If you don't mind, you can take it back and let your grandma try it."
Mingxi said that, but in fact, she had just bought those canned goods and malted milk powder at a department store not long ago.
She bought it specifically as a return gift for Yang Weihong.
Although Yang Weihong was unaware of the inside story, she wasn't stupid. Malted milk powder and canned fruit were good things, so why would anyone not like them and let them expire?
She waved her hand: "No, I don't want to!"
She brought the things over to thank Mingxi for helping her. If she were to accept them in return, what kind of person would she be?
Mingxi said with a stern face, "No, if you don't take these things back today, I'll feel bad accepting them. You can just take them back!"
Yang Wei blushed and stammered, "This... what should I do?"
Mingxi: "Listen to me, come home with me and take your things back!"
Mingxi was unexpectedly assertive, and Yang Weihong couldn't refuse, so she had to agree. She followed Mingxi into the courtyard. The several middle-aged women who usually chatted in the courtyard at this time were not there, and she wondered where they had gone to gossip again.
Mingxi led Yang Weihong home. Zhao Sulan said, "Xibao, you... hey, Weihong, you're back?"
Zhao Sulan had a very good impression of Yang Weihong, and when she saw Yang Weihong, a bright smile appeared on her face: "How was your trip back? Did you bring Grandma over?"
Yang Weihong nodded obediently: "The trip back was very smooth, and the journey back was also smooth. I have settled my grandmother in. I was going to bring her to visit today, but she just got off the train and wasn't feeling too well, so I came by myself."
Zhao Sulan gently patted Yang Weihong on the back.
"You silly child, why are you being so polite? You even brought your grandma along on the visit? Your grandma is an elder; if anyone should be visiting, it should be me and Xibao who do the visiting. How can an elder visit us juniors?"
Yang Weihong pursed her lips, realizing that she might have said something wrong.
Mingxi could see the caution on her face, so she quickly smoothed things over: "Weihong, what my mother means is that we are all down-to-earth people and don't bother with these messy and superficial things."
Zhao Sulan quickly nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what I meant!"
She pressed down on Yang Weihong's shoulder and made her sit down on the sofa, saying, "Okay, you two young people can sit and chat, I'll go cook."
She rolled up her sleeves and said, "Wei Hong, don't rush off. I'm steaming some buns today. When they're done, pick a few to take home. That way you won't have to travel all that way and then have to cook dinner when you get back."
Yang Weihong quickly waved her hand: "No need, Aunt Zhao, you don't need to trouble yourself, I..."
Before Yang Weihong could finish speaking, Zhao Sulan had already waved her hand and gone into the kitchen to get busy.
Mingxi sat down and thought of Shen Mo. Yang Weihong had just returned from out of town and didn't know that Shen Mo had become a eunuch.
She quickly shared the news with the other person: "Hey, let me tell you, you don't know, while you were gone, something big happened in Beicheng! There was a shooting in our area, and Shen Mo was beaten to a pulp..."
Mingxi rattled off the story, and Yang Weihong's eyes widened.
Shocked, deeply shocked.
Yang Weihong's eyes widened; she truly hadn't expected such a thing to happen.
But a moment later, she glared at him fiercely and said, "Serves you right!"
Although Yang Weihong made Shen Mo pay her a large sum of money during the divorce, they were, after all, a couple who genuinely loved each other and lived together. How could she not feel hatred when she discovered that he had betrayed her and that his initial intentions for being with her were not pure?
If this weren't a society governed by law, where murder is a crime punishable by imprisonment, she would have loved to kill Shen Mo with her own hands.
Now that she heard that Shen Mo had become her father-in-law, she felt a surge of relief.
Serves you right!
Even though she didn't do it, she still felt relieved!
Yang Weihong felt relieved, but little did she know that Shen Mo was driving her crazy at the hospital.
Ever since Shen Mo woke up and learned that he had become a father-in-law, he has been making a scene day and night. At first, he insisted on going to the police station to make Ah Yong, who had caused him to become a father-in-law, a father-in-law as well. Later, when he learned that when he was brought here, although his manhood had been damaged, it was still there and had been surgically removed by the hospital doctors, he refused to accept that and instead started arguing with the doctors and nurses at the hospital.
He's making a scene, demanding the hospital compensate him for that thing.
This is ridiculous! The surgery has already been done; how can the doctor compensate him?
Shen Mo persisted, saying that the hospital was a black-hearted hospital and that the doctors there were all incompetent, having removed his manhood without his consent.
He's still a young, unmarried man, and the hospital's actions have ruined his life. Therefore, the hospital must take responsibility for him.
It wasn't just Shen Mo who was causing trouble; when Shen Mo's parents found out about it, they rushed to the hospital and joined in the commotion, throwing a tantrum in the hospital lobby.
They said they would stay at the hospital and refuse to leave if the hospital didn't take responsibility for the matter.
The hospital was a legitimate one, and the surgery performed on Shen Mo was done according to standard emergency procedures. The reason for removing Shen Mo's penis was to save his life.
Although the injury itself wasn't fatal, if left untreated, the wound could worsen and cause further bleeding, potentially leading to death.
The doctor who performed the surgery on Shen Mo had a clear conscience. Even though Shen Mo's family caused trouble at the hospital, he had no intention of backing down to them.
The hospital is unlikely to back down just because Shen Mo caused trouble.
If such a large hospital were to pay money to settle a dispute over just one person causing trouble, what would happen if others came to cause trouble in the future?
If one comes every day and another comes every day, how can the hospital stay open?
So no matter how much trouble Shen Mo's family caused, the hospital didn't back down. Eventually, the hospital got fed up and the director ordered the security department to kick Shen Mo out of the hospital.
Shen Mo's parents wanted to stay in the hospital lobby with Shen Mo, but a dozen or so men from the security department came up together, carried the three of them out, and threw them out.
In the end, having no other choice, Shen Mo's parents had to take him home to care for him.
The steel mill also received information from the Public Security Bureau that Shen Mo was injured.
The factory leaders were quite kind. Although Shen Mo was still under investigation, they generously granted him two weeks of leave, allowing him to rest and recuperate at home, considering that he was the one who was unlucky in this incident.
Actually, when the news first reached the steel rolling mill, the factory leaders even planned to visit Shen Mo to offer their condolences.
It turned out that after inquiring with the police, they discovered that although Shen Mo's injury was purely unlucky, he was still a dishonest person.
He was both rude to female comrades and showed a gleeful expression when female comrades were bullied.
Yes, Mingxi, who holds a grudge, made sure to recount Shen Mo's behavior in detail during the interrogation. She told the police everything, from how Shen Mo initially insulted her to how happy he was when he saw her surrounded by people. The police recorded everything in their statement. This statement was reviewed by the leaders of the steel mill and even the city leaders.
Because of this, the steel rolling mill suffered another crushing defeat in front of the city leaders.
The factory leaders were furious and changed the one-month leave originally approved for Shen Mo to two weeks. As for the planned visit and condolence activities...
Of course, it was canceled without a second thought.
Shen Mo was still unaware of what he had missed. He lay on his bed at home, his heart filled with rage.
He was angry that the hospital refused to take responsibility for kicking him out, and he was also angry that Ah Yong, who had no sense of propriety, had injured him. He even blamed Ming Xi and Yang Weihong.
He felt that if it weren't for Mingxi and Yang Weihong, he wouldn't have been disciplined by his workplace, wouldn't have been drinking alone late at night, and wouldn't have run into Ayong and his gang.
Shen Mo was lying in bed complaining when he heard his older brother and sister-in-law talking outside.
"Can't your brother just behave himself and live a peaceful life? He was just disciplined by his workplace a while ago, and now he's causing trouble again. He's practically a eunuch now, isn't he? Do you know what people outside are saying about him? They say he deserves his retribution! I'm too ashamed to face anyone because of him!"
"Honey, don't be angry. Even I didn't expect this..."
"He didn't think of that? Why didn't he think of it? What kind of good person would be out drinking late at night instead of coming home!"
"Wife, don't say that. If the second son hears this, how upset he will be?"
"He still has the nerve to be upset? Do you know that people are saying he's a eunuch, a eunuch? I'd be disgusted to live with someone like that!"
Shen Mo, inside the room, was furious, his face turning red.
He has two children in his family; he is the younger one, and the one outside is his older brother.
When the policy of sending people to the countryside was introduced, his mother gave her job to his older brother to take over. When it was his turn, he couldn't find anyone to buy him a job, so he had no choice but to go to the countryside.
Later, when he returned to the city to attend university, his older brother had already gotten married and married his current wife, who is now his sister-in-law.
Shen Mo's older brother was gentle and felt guilty about sending his younger brother to the countryside, so he made many concessions to him.
But Shen Mo's sister-in-law was not someone to be trifled with. She had long seen through Shen Mo's shamelessness and her constant attempts to use the rural assignment to morally blackmail her husband and extort money from her family.
Over the past few years, Shen Mo's sister-in-law has often spoken sarcastically to him, but since his older brother, father, and mother all sided with him, she could only swallow her anger and resentment.
Until recently, Shen Mo divorced Yang Weihong, and Yang Weihong demanded a large sum of money from him. He couldn't afford it, so he asked his family to help pay for it.
The Shen family has not yet divided its assets. Although the money was said to have come from Shen's parents, it actually included money that Shen's elder brother and sister-in-law had contributed to the family coffers.
Because of this, Shen's parents and elder brother were in the wrong, and Shen's sister-in-law was finally able to stand up straight at home and speak ill of Shen Mo indirectly.
Sister-in-law Shen did not deny that she was using this as an excuse to make a fuss, but she was really fed up with Shen Mo. She already thought that her brother-in-law was crooked, and now he had caused her whole family's reputation to be affected. She hated Shen Mo to death.
She frowned and said to Brother Shen, "I want to separate from the family. I don't care how good your relationship with your younger brother is. For the sake of our family, you have to separate from your brother!"
She tried to reason with him, saying, "Your brother is unmarried and childless, and he's even become a eunuch. Do you think he'll be able to find a wife and get married in the future? What will happen to him if he can't get married? Will our Tiger Head have to take care of him in his old age?"
Brother Shen: "Isn't it only right that our children take care of him in his old age?"
Shen Mo is his younger brother and his son's uncle.
There shouldn't be any problem with the nephew from another branch of the family taking care of his uncle in his old age.
Hearing this, Sister-in-law Shen was furious.
"Should be my ass! Why should my son be responsible for Shen Mo's old age?"
If Shen Mo were a good person, Sister-in-law Shen wouldn't be so angry.
But Shen Mo is no good person. He ruined a good family's daughter in the countryside, and even after she went to university in the city, he didn't break off contact with her. He even made the girl pay for his studies and support him until he graduated before turning his back on her.
Sister-in-law Shen didn't know about this before. Like everyone else, she only found out when the steel mill issued a disciplinary notice.
She cursed under her breath for a long time.
Shen Mo is such a scoundrel!
She felt ashamed and embarrassed to have such a younger brother-in-law!
She would never agree to let her son take care of such a scoundrel in his old age!
Sister-in-law Shen was very adamant, and neither Brother Shen nor she could persuade the other. In the heat of the moment, the two of them started arguing.
Shen Mo listened to the two arguing from inside the room, and his face turned red with anger.
Who does Sister-in-law Shen think she is, daring to look down on him?
Believe it or not, he can get his older brother to divorce her with just one word!
Shen Mo was very resentful inside the house. His parents, who were outside, heard the commotion of his older brother and sister-in-law arguing and quickly pulled the two apart.
Although Sister-in-law Shen was pulled away, she was still resentful. She said fiercely, "I'm taking the children back to my parents' home. I'll come back whenever you separate the family!"
After she finished speaking, she packed her things and left in a hurry with her child.
As Chen's mother watched her daughter-in-law and grandson leave, she sighed deeply: "Eldest son, what are you and your wife arguing about?"
One restless second son was already enough to exhaust them, so why was their eldest son's family also causing trouble?
Old Shen wiped his face, he couldn't understand why his wife was throwing a tantrum.
He tearfully recounted the whole story, and his parents' faces stiffened upon hearing it.
To be honest, given Shen Mo's current situation, marriage and having children are unlikely. They had originally considered having the eldest son's eldest child, Hu Tou, support the second son in his old age, or perhaps, while the eldest son and his wife were still able to have children, they could have another child and have it adopted by the second son…
But judging from the eldest son's wife's current state, their plans are probably doomed.
They couldn't possibly break up Shen Laoda's family for Shen Mo's sake, could they?
Mr. and Mrs. Shen sighed deeply, filled with sorrow!
What will happen to their second child in the future?
Shen Mo, however, was not worried at all.
He was furious that he had become a father-in-law, but he didn't think it mattered whether he had children or not. Could children really take care of him in his old age? He had seen plenty of unfilial children. What if he gave birth to an ungrateful child? He would work hard all his life for nothing and end up all alone with no one to take care of him in his old age.
In his opinion, having children is useless; having money is what matters.
With this in mind, Shen Mo made up his mind that he must win Yang Weihong back.
Yang Weihong is rich, good at making money, and has genuine affection for him; she is the best wife he could find right now.
Mingxi and Yang Weihong were unaware of Shen Mo's plans, but Mingxi reminded Yang Weihong as she left, "Be careful of Shen Mo."
Now that Shen Mo's career is almost ruined and his health means he'll never find a wife, she's afraid that he'll give up and make a move on Yang Weihong.
Yang Weihong nodded seriously: "I know."
After seeing Yang Weihong off, Mingxi turned to go home for dinner when she suddenly heard the roar of a car engine.
She turned her head and saw a car drive into the alley and stop in front of her house.
Then Chen Jiahui got out of the car, carrying several bags. When she saw Mingxi, her eyes lit up and she said with a smile, "Miss Ming, you're here! Perfect timing, I came to find you."
Mingxi pointed to herself with her fingertip, looking puzzled. Was she looking for her?
Chen Jiahui nodded: "Yes, Miss Ming, I'm looking for you."
She stepped forward and said with a smile, "My family's affairs involved Miss Ming before, causing her to worry and be afraid. I have come here specifically to apologize."
Mingxi quickly waved his hand.
Such a small matter is not worth going to the hospital to apologize. Besides, Chen Jiahui had already given her a large red envelope of more than 600 yuan at the hospital that night. Mingxi would really feel embarrassed to accept anything more from Chen Jiahui.
Chen Jiahui: "Ms. Ming, please don't rush to refuse me. I have something to say to you. Would you mind if I came to your home for a while?"
Mingxi: "Ah, that's convenient, Miss Chen, please."
She led Chen Jiahui back into the house. Zhao Sulan was a little unfamiliar with Chen Jiahui, but after a moment of reaction, she remembered that this was Cao Guangping's daughter. She smiled and invited Chen Jiahui to sit down, while she got up to go to the kitchen to pour water.
Chen Jiahui sat on the sofa, curiously looking at the furnishings in the Ming family's house.
By her standards, the Ming family's house was a bit small; the three rooms combined were not even as big as her walk-in closet.
However, the Ming family home was decorated very warmly. The wall directly opposite her was covered with Mingxi's certificates of merit from childhood to adulthood, even including her first-grade hygiene award. On the sofa sat a doll that Zhao Sulan had made for Mingxi. Zhao Sulan was skillful; the doll was pieced together from scraps of fabric in various colors, brightly colored, and looked adorably ugly. Zhao Sulan had also thoughtfully knitted a yarn flowerpot from old yarn and placed it on the coffee table, filled with artificial flowers also made of yarn.
Chen Jiahui curiously poked at the yarn flower, and Mingxi, seeing her interest, offered to explain it to her.
"This was made by my mother using yarn that she took apart from an old sweater."
Chen Jiahui: "An old sweater? Can't you wear it anymore? If you can't wear it, why not throw it away?"
Mingxi: "Because that sweater was bought for her with money I saved up when I was a child, and she couldn't bear to throw it away."
"Oh, I see." Chen Jiahui nodded. "It was a very interesting experience."
Chen Jiahui's grandfather's generation had already started doing business, and she had always experienced a life of comfort from birth, so she found it hard to understand Zhao Sulan's reluctance to part with her family. However, she didn't say anything.
She smiled, sat back on the sofa, and said, "Miss Ming should know that the people who stopped you and my father on the road that day were sent by my brothers, right?"
Mingxi nodded. Cao Guangping's assistant, Afeng, had explained everything clearly that day. If she pretended not to know, it would be too fake.
Chan Ka-sui: "The point I'm here to make today is this: my dad called my two older brothers and gave them a good scolding the other day. My two brothers are terrified and probably won't dare to do anything to my dad for a while. Also, after this incident, my dad has decided to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible. He has already asked his assistant to book his plane ticket for the day after tomorrow. So, Ms. Ming, you can rest assured that Ah Fung's accomplices will not appear again. You don't need to worry about them retaliating against you."
Mingxi thought Chen Jiahui was quite considerate, but she was indeed a little worried that Cao Guangping's two sons would send people over again.
There's a reason why Ah Feng, Ah Yong, and their gang were arrested by the police; to be honest, she's quite afraid of retaliation.
After all, that group of people were all armed thugs who killed without blinking an eye; it would be a lie for her to say she wasn't afraid.
However, she didn't dare show it on her face. Instead, she feigned surprise and asked, "Are you going back so soon? How is Mr. Cao's injury?"
Chen Jiahui: "Fortunately, the doctor said my dad's wound is not a big problem and he can take a plane back."
The doctor said this because Cao Guangping strongly insisted on it.
Having faced a life-or-death situation, he was utterly terrified. Although he knew that after this incident, his two sons would probably not dare to harm him again for a while, he was still worried and insisted on returning to Hong Kong to clean up their mess.
Chen Jiahui naturally had no objection to this. She couldn't wait for Cao Guangping to return to Hong Kong to deal with his two useless brothers, and she also couldn't wait for Cao Guangping to get into trouble and die sooner.
Hearing this, Mingxi didn't know what to say. She wasn't familiar with Chen Jiahui, so she could only awkwardly say, "Then I wish you a safe journey."
Chen Jiahui smiled and said, "Yes."
She came here today mainly to tell Mingxi not to worry about anyone reporting this matter. Now that the message has been conveyed, it's time for her to leave.
She took her leave, and before leaving, she said meaningfully, "Ms. Ming, we'll meet again sometime. Oh, and I'd like to give you a gift before I go."
Mingxi still hadn't realized what Chen Jiahui meant until she got into the car and left.
What does it mean to meet again someday?
What did she mean by "gift"?
Mingxi couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
However, when she went to work the next day, she understood what had happened. Chen Jiahui specially sent a banner and a letter of thanks to the Women's Federation to explain her heroic act of saving her father, Cao Guangping, from a robber who was blocking the road.
Yes, this shooting was ultimately classified as a robbery.
The idea of a father and son killing each other and hiring someone to commit murder was too horrifying. Cao Guangping didn't want his family's shameful affair to be exposed, so he contacted the police. The case report he submitted stated: Assistant A-Feng, seeing the money, conspired with a gang of ruthless thugs led by A-Yong to rob Cao Guangping. However, they were stopped by a passerby named Mingxi who intervened to help, which delayed them. Finally, the police arrived and stopped them, so the robbery failed.
Given that Cao Guangping generously invested a sum of money in the Public Security Bureau, the case was closed.
Of course, since Ah Feng and Ah Yong's cases were handled by the mainland authorities, they will still be handed over to the mainland's public security and procuratorate for processing, and they will ultimately have to undergo labor reform in the mainland.
This is something that cannot be changed.
However, after Cao Guangxiing pulled this stunt, Mingxi became completely famous.
When Chen Jiahui presented the banner to the Women's Federation, everyone came up to ask what had happened. According to the report submitted by the Public Security Bureau, the assistant who brought the banner said that Mingxi fought against ten armed robbers, showing great courage and fearlessness. She dealt with the robbers and bought time for the police, and together they saved Cao Guangping from being killed by robbers who were blocking the road.
The women's federation members were stunned.
Is Mingxi fighting ten people at once, or is she facing ten armed robbers?
Is she even a normal person?
Liu Wenhong, who had just offended Mingxi the day before, shrank back. Good heavens, Mingxi is so scary. She should have known better than to be so sarcastic and provoke Mingxi.
If Mingxi is willing to shoot anyone with a gun, how could she possibly survive if she fell into their hands?
Even though Mingxi repeatedly explained that she didn't know the bandits had guns, and that they didn't intend to kill her at first, the police arrived just as they were about to attack her, and it was mainly the police who dealt with the group.
But the news had already spread.
Rumors are always exaggerated, but when Mingxi returned to the alley after get off work and heard Aunt He earnestly recounting how she killed dozens of people with a single knife and disarmed someone bare-handed amidst a hail of bullets—no, disarming someone bare-handed—she couldn't help but feel a bit speechless.
No, Aunt He, listen to this yourself. Can a normal person do this?
Is this Superman?
Mingxi was already infamous in the steel rolling mill area. Everyone knew that there was a fierce matchmaker named Mingxi in the steel rolling mill, who was highly skilled in martial arts and would send people to the police station to jail at the slightest disagreement.
Now that this news has come out, Mingxi's name has evolved to mean it can stop children from crying at night.
If a child misbehaves, the parent can yell, "If you keep making trouble, I'll call Mingxi to come and get you!" and the child will immediately behave.
Mingxi: ...
Have you really considered her feelings as the person involved?
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Author's note: Xiaoming: Feed me peanuts, feed me peanuts!
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