Chapter 241: Photo of Carrying Snake Skin Bag
In this era, professors cannot take on projects on their own. Professor Lu has to report to the school leaders and then get approval. Of course, this is just a matter of procedure.
After staying one night in Pengcheng, Yue Ning and Qiao Junxian prepared to return to Gangcheng after breakfast the next day.
Colleagues working on the day shift at the factory ate the dishes cooked by Yue Ning, while colleagues working on the night shift sighed and asked when Yue Ning would come again.
"As long as the boss is here, the boss's wife will always come."
Yue Ning likes to cook, and if customers like her dishes, it is the best reward for her. She is of course happy that everyone is so enthusiastic: "After May, we will officially take over Fuyunlou. Fuyunlou will be closed for renovation, and I will definitely go back. How can I not have a chance when I pass by? And! My aunt is going to give birth in more than a month, and I will definitely come! I will cook for everyone then."
Yue Ning waved her hand and saw the little yellow dog running towards her on its short legs. She bent down and rubbed the dog's head: "Next time I'll take you to play with Dahei."
The factory driver took them to the port. Yue Ning and Qiao Junxian queued up together to pass through the port. Yue Ning submitted his ID first and passed through. Qiao Junxian's ID was still in the hands of the staff, who lowered his head and looked at it from top to bottom.
Qiao Junxian believed that even if he didn't use this face, would there be people in Hong Kong who couldn't recognize him? Was it necessary to verify it like this?
"Sir, is there a problem?"
"Mr. Qiao, no problem. I just want to ask, were you the one carrying the snakeskin bag yesterday?"
When Yue Ning heard this, his eyes widened. How did the people in Gangcheng know that Qiao Junxian was carrying snakeskin bags at Pengcheng Railway Station?
Qiao Junxian looked at Yue Ning and answered calmly, "Yes! Ningning's friend gave her a bag of potatoes from the northwest. A gift from a thousand miles away is worth more than the sentiment. She brought it from Yuecheng, and I'm her boyfriend, so of course I have to help her carry it! And I have to say that potatoes from the northwest are especially delicious. I want to ask, how did you know I was carrying the snakeskin bag?"
"Here, here." Someone stuffed a newspaper into Qiao Junxian's hand.
Qiao Junxian walked through the checkpoint first with the newspaper in his hand. Yue Ning walked to the edge with him and unfolded the newspaper. On it was a photo of him carrying a snakeskin bag and Yue Ning carrying a suitcase.
The title is "Mr. Qiao plays Ah Chan and carries salted fish at the train station."
These Hong Kong reporters are so omnipresent that they can be secretly photographed even in the mainland.
"Now, who dares to call 'Acan' unsophisticated again?" Yue Ning said with a smile.
Qiao Junxian whispered in her ear: "I still have a photo of you carrying someone!"
Yue Ning thought of his hideous face in that photo, and his face turned bad. He glared at him: "Who told you to take that photo?"
"You in that photo are the most vibrant scenery in that barren world."
All right! He can talk.
The two of them got into the car after leaving the port, and Qiao Junxian drove her back to Qiao Garden first. Yue Ning was not in the port city these days, and Baohua Building had transferred so many people to support the Spring Fair, so there was a shortage of manpower. Yue Baohua also cooked in the store every day. Dahei must not be left alone at home. Dahei was fostered in Qiao Garden these days. She had to go pick him up and take him home now.
When the car entered Qiao Garden, Yue Ning saw Dahei and Xiaole appear on the ramp leading in.
"Put me down."
Qiao Junxian stopped the car, Yue Ning got out, and Dahei ran over.
Yue Ning squatted down and hugged it, reaching out to touch its head. Dahei did not lick her face as usual.
This made Yue Ning worried. She held Dahei's face with both hands and said, "Dahei, don't you miss your sister?"
Dahei shook her off and started barking.
Qiao Junxian parked the car and got out. He clapped his hands, and Xiaole had already rushed over. He called out again, "Dahei."
Dahei immediately turned around and ran towards him. Yue Ning looked at Dahei who was licking Qiao Junxian. Can this guy tell the difference between relatives and strangers?
Yue Ning walked over and said to the conscienceless Dahei angrily: "What do you mean? He has been taking care of you for too long and doesn't want me anymore, right? It's a good thing that I came to pick you up as soon as I came back."
Qiao Junxian laughed: "You touched Xiao Huang this morning, and Da Hei smelled it and got jealous. Go wash your hands quickly."
Yue Ning ran to a faucet in the garden to wash his hands, then came back and squatted to rub Dahei. He looked at Qiao Junxian and said, "Dahei, Xiaohuang is not my dog, it's his. He has another dog outside."
Dahei tilted his head to look at Qiao Junxian, who quickly said, "Your sister told Xiao Huang that she wants to take Xiao Huang home and ask you to take care of it. Are you willing to take care of the puppy?"
Dahei looked at Yue Ning, and Yue Ning quickly hugged the dog's head and said, "I swear, I swear, you are my favorite dog."
"What are these two idiots doing?" Cai Zhiyuan's voice came.
Yue Ning saw Cai Zhiyuan and immediately jumped up: "Why is Brother Zhiyuan here?"
Qiao Junxian understood immediately: "Grandma asked my aunt to make zongzi?"
"Yes!" Cai Zhiyuan said with a smile, "I have to send my mother and grandma over."
"Ah? Aunt and Cai's grandma are coming over, and they still need my brother to see them off?"
"I want to eat the rice dumplings made by my grandma, is that not possible?" Cai Zhiyuan said.
Cai Zhiyuan is about the same age as Qiao Junshen, and he often lived in Qiao's house when he was young. In April and May, when he was young, when zong leaves were on the market, his grandmother would make zongzi, and he and Qiao Junshen would smell the smell and wait for the zongzi to come out of the pot. During the years when he was studying abroad, he missed the kueh soup made by his grandmother and the zongzi made by his grandmother.
Several people went up the ramp together and reached the bottom platform. Cai Zhiyuan stood beside the car and said, "I'm going to the TV station."
"Brother, wait a minute. I was just about to go look for you." Yue Ning said.
Cai Zhiyuan stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I want to ask you for help."
Cai Zhiyuan hissed and pulled Qiao Junxian over: "Junxian, tell me first, is she interested in someone from my place again?"
"Brother! Why are you so surprised? I don't like anyone. It's just that some things happened when I went back this time, and Junxian asked me to discuss it with you." Yue Ning told Cai Zhiyuan what happened.
Cai Zhiyuan looked at her after listening and said, "Ningning! You are an intelligent person. You should know what the situation is like in Hong Kong. You can see how powerful the gray industry, or even the black industry, is in Hong Kong. Just look at the entire entertainment industry. Why do our two families have such deep ties with those gangs? Why do you have good relationships with those gangs? Because everyone knows that this is a cancer for Hong Kong. But this cancer and Hong Kong are symbiotic. What you see is the abduction of women to Hong Kong. What's behind it? Do you know how many intertwined forces are behind it? The old forces in Hong Kong fade away, and new forces rise up, as frequently as the rising and setting of the sun. Don't get involved in their affairs easily. Otherwise... there are also cases where rich people are kidnapped and killed."
Yue Ning knew this: "But in this situation, you are in charge of the largest TV station and newspaper in Hong Kong, don't you think you should speak up for them?"
Cai Zhiyuan leaned against the car, took out a cigarette, glanced at Yue Ning, just sniffed the cigarette, and said: "That Li Wanqiu just arrived yesterday. Even if she is engaged in this business, it will take time. Moreover, she may have changed her name, so it may not be possible to find her. Anyway, I will try my best to check. For other things, don't make it difficult for me. There are some things I really can't do."
"What are you mumbling about outside?"
Qiao Junshen and Cui Huiyi came over. Yue Ning looked over: "Brother and sister."
"Call me sister-in-law." Qiao Junshen just said this when Cui Huiyi scolded him, "You are sick."
"How can you be sick? We registered yesterday." Qiao Junshen defended.
Cui Huiyi hooked Yue Ning: "Don't worry about him."
"I saw you two talking seriously upstairs. What were you talking about?" asked Qiao Junshen.
Cai Zhiyuan told him what Yue Ning had said and also expressed his own opinion.
Qiao Junshen hooked Cai Zhiyuan and said, "Didn't Aunt Baoer return to Hong Kong? She took over the Cai family's law firm. And Aunt Meiyue has a say in both the UK and Hong Kong. Both of them are willing to speak up for women. The current Governor of Hong Kong is also a person who is willing to do practical things. From the government level, you just need to cooperate with the government to follow up on the report, let public opinion ferment, and let the society pay attention, so that those people know that this is the government's determination."
There are two branches of the Cai family in Hong Kong. Cai Zhiyuan is from the first branch, doing business in finance, real estate and media; the second branch of the Cai family is a leader in the legal and political circles among the Chinese. Cai Zhiyuan's great uncle was a barrister awarded the KEB medal by the UK. The daughter of this great uncle, Justice Cai Meiyue, inherited her father's career and became the first generation of female barristers in Hong Kong. The first lawsuit she fought was a divorce lawsuit for herself in the early 1930s.
Bowie Choi is the third generation of the Choi family. She had been living in the UK before and is also a famous Chinese lawyer.
Qiao Junshen explained the second branch and third generation of the Cai family. Yue Ning's eyes lit up: "Brother Junshen, you are worthy of being our eldest brother. You are the smartest."
Qiao Junshen said to Cai Zhiyuan, "Go find Aunt Baoer. With her personality, how can she refuse to take on this kind of thing?"
Cai Zhiyuan was a little embarrassed. He was most afraid of Aunt Baoer, who was always forgiving. Qiao Junshen sighed, "At most you will be scolded by your aunt! Anyway, you are thick-skinned."
"Brother, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You can save many lives." Yue Ning looked at him with admiring eyes.
Cai Zhiyuan felt uneasy when she looked at him: "Don't look at me like that."
"I still owe you a 45-degree look up at me!" Yue Ning continued to look up, "Brother."
"Okay, okay! I'm scared of you. I'm going." Cai Zhiyuan got in the car.
Cai Zhiyuan drove away, and Qiao Junshen hugged Cui Huiyi: "Let's go in and have breakfast."
"What time is it? Brother and sister, haven't you had breakfast yet?" Yue Ning asked.
Qiao Junshen smiled slightly: "I went to bed late last night."
Cui Huiyi stretched out her hand and pinched the flesh on his waist, and Qiao Junshen cried out: "Ouch, ouch..."
"You've got more fat on your waist lately." Cui Huiyi said, "Don't get fat before you reach middle age. Look at Junxian."
Qiao Junshen glanced at his brother and said, "It would be nice if we had him to carry the snakeskin bags in our family."
Qiao Junxian smiled shyly, and Cui Huiyi chuckled: "Junxian, you carried the snakeskin bag very well. Dad was very happy yesterday."
"What is Dad so happy about?" Qiao Junxian was puzzled.
"The photo of you carrying the snakeskin bag was on TV yesterday afternoon. A reporter came to interview your mother. He asked her how she felt about Ningning asking her son to carry the snakeskin bag like this? Do you know how your mother answered?" Cui Huiyi asked.
Qiao Junxian shook his head.
Several people entered the restaurant together. Qiao Junshen picked up a newspaper on the table and gave it to Qiao Junxian: "Look!"
Qiao Junxian unfolded the newspaper, and there were two contrasting pictures on the page: one was a photo of Qiao Junxian carrying a snakeskin bag, and the other was a photo of Qiao Jiahe carrying a sack when he was young.
"Qiao Ye Yingyi responded: Zaizai looks like his father."
The photo of Qiao Jiahe carrying sacks comes from a newspaper in 1943. The theme of this picture is about how overseas Chinese opposed Japanese aggression during World War II and supported their motherland in various ways, and how young Chinese people in the United States actively joined the US military to fight against Japan. In the photo, Qiao Jiahe is wearing uniforms and running with supplies on his shoulders.
Qiao Ye Yingyi publicly stated that the women and children of the Qiao, Cai and Ye families all went to the United States to escape the disaster and played together. She never felt that the Qiao family was any different until she saw this newspaper. She fell in love with the Qiao family. She has kept this newspaper for more than 30 years.
"Dad couldn't stop laughing last night." Cui Huiyi said to the two of them.
Yue Ning was fed a mouthful of dog food.
At this time, the servant came to ask: "Master, Madam, Second Master, Miss Yue, the old lady made braised meat yesterday. You can eat Suzhou-style braised meat noodles, or seafood noodles. In addition, you can eat rice dumplings, which have red bean paste, egg yolk meat, and pork."
"Auntie Lan, Ningning and I have had breakfast." Qiao Junxian asked Yue Ning, "Ningning, do you want to eat rice dumplings? The rice dumplings made by grandma are delicious."
"I want the one with egg yolk and meat." Yue Ning asked, "Is grandma still making zongzi?"
"Yes, I'm wrapping it in the gazebo in the backyard!"
"I'll go and take a look."
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