Chapter 113 A family of four on a travel plane.
After the college entrance examination, Pingjiang, which had been bustling for a short period of time, returned to its peace.
The team hadn't received any new cases for a while, and while everyone was happy to have some free time, they also felt a little unreal, as if this leisurely life wasn't what they were meant to be living. They were trembling with fear for a while, but in the end they were still happy.
The weather this year is extremely hot. It's only June and the temperature has soared to 34 or 35 degrees. What's worse, there are some days when it's as high as 37 or 38 degrees. In this kind of horrible weather, no one wants to run around in the hot sun to handle cases.
As the temperature gradually rose, Ms. Bai Xiuyu's choice of travel destination also changed from beautiful scenery to summer heat escape. After a few days of struggle, the whole family finally decided to go to Shiliang Town in Ankou City, Wuchuan Province in the north.
Wuchuan Province is located at a high latitude and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The climate is cool and the highest temperature in summer does not exceed 30 degrees. Shiliang Town has been developed in recent years, with beautiful scenery and cool summer resort as its main features.
Ms. Bai didn't consider this place at first. She thought that it was rare for the family to travel together, so it would be better to go to a more popular place. But the weather has been incredibly hot recently, so all the places that had been chosen were ruled out. In addition, a colleague from her unit had been to Shiliang Town once before and spoke well of it, saying it had mountains, water, and lakes, and was picturesque with few tourists. Bai Xiu Yu thought about it for a long time and finally decided on this place.
——The family mentioned here does not include Gao Zhengming, but Bai Xiuyu and her son, plus Ms. Chen Linyue.
Although there haven't been many cases recently, as the director of the Municipal Bureau, there are still a lot of messy things. Bai Xiu Yu took annual leave and planned to have a good time outside for a few days. But Gao Zhengming had a special status, so if he wanted to leave the province, he had to report it. Moreover, even if he did, he would only be able to travel for a few days, so they simply let the mother and son go alone.
Shen Qingye had not originally planned to go. As a criminal police officer, she might be approached by cases at any time, and it was not convenient for her to travel outside the province. Bai Xiu Yu kept persuading her to relax, even if it was just for two days. After Gao Zhengming knew about it, he advised her to take her annual leave while the team was still relatively peaceful, otherwise she would be busy again at any time.
Shen Qingye was really excited about the rare opportunity to travel with her mother, so after hesitating for two days, she finally agreed.
That afternoon, she went to Captain Song to ask for leave. The other party was a little surprised by her intention, but after thinking about it, he agreed and said, "You came at a good time. I happen to have nothing to do recently, so it would be nice to go out and have some fun."
Shen Qingye also said: "That's what I planned. It's a rare opportunity to spend time with my family."
Captain Song laughed twice more before approving her application. He also reminded her to always keep her communications open even when she was outside, as she might encounter a case at any time and she should come back in time.
As a criminal policeman, Shen Qingye naturally understood the hugeness of the case, so he immediately agreed and said that there was a direct flight from Pingjiang to Ankou. If anything really happened, he would guarantee to be able to get back on the same day. Only then did Song Lianfeng feel relieved.
After coming out of Captain Song's office, Shen Qingye felt relieved. Just as he was about to go back to the office, he ran into Yue Lingchuan at the corner of the stairs.
When the other party saw her, he paused and raised his eyebrows: "Go find Captain Song."
Shen Qingye paused and responded: "......Yeah."
Yue Lingchuan asked casually: "What's the matter?"
Shen Qingye looked at him for a moment and said nothing.
Yue Lingchuan then realized something was wrong and looked down at her: "Huh?"
He smiled, his voice slowing down a bit: "What's wrong?"
Shen Qingye pursed her lips and said calmly, "Nothing."
"I just asked the captain for annual leave."
Yue Lingchuan was silent for a moment, looked at her, and slowly smiled: "Annual leave?"
Shen Qingye raised his head and said, "It just so happens that there are no cases right now, so I plan to go out and have some fun with my family."
Yue Lingchuan folded his arms across his chest, leaning against the wall leisurely, his eyelids slightly closed, his dark eyes just staring at her quietly, and said, "You're out playing, what should I do?"
Shen Qingye was stunned at first, and then his face suddenly became hot: "What, what should I do?"
She blinked, her eyes wandering, and muttered softly: "I'll only be out for two days, the team didn't say anything about leaving me..."
Yue Lingchuan said directly: "The team won't do that, but I will."
Shen Qingye's voice stopped abruptly.
She was silent for a moment, then leaned back against the wall, her eyelashes slightly raised, her dark eyes seemed to have a faint smile, and she sighed helplessly, "What should I do?"
Yue Lingchuan tilted his head, pondered for a while, and then said: "Come to think of it... I haven't taken my annual leave this year yet."
He looked at Shen Qingye: "Officer Shen, is it convenient for you to bring another person?"
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When Yue Lingchuan went to Song Lianfeng to approve his leave, the other party was a little surprised and muttered why they chose the same time. Yue Lingchuan just smiled, said nothing, and casually brushed aside the topic.
So, after Shen Qingye and his group of four boarded the plane and found their seats, the tall and handsome man sitting in front of them took off his sunglasses and said in surprise: "Aunt Shen, Xiao Shen?"
His expression was sincere, and his surprise did not seem fake. Shen Linyue was also surprised for a moment, stepped forward to greet him, and asked: "Xiao Yue, are you on a business trip or going home?"
Yue Lingchuan said: "Neither, I am taking a year off and planning to travel."
Shen Linyue paused, then smiled gently, “Where are you planning to go?”
Yue Lingchuan smiled brightly: "Shiliang Town." He asked in return: "Where are you going, Auntie?"
Shen Linyue:......
hehe.
At first she thought it might be a coincidence, but after hearing what he said, how could Shen Linyue not understand what was going on?
When I turned around to look at my daughter, I saw that her eyes were wandering and she was pretending to pack her luggage.
Chen Linyue rolled her eyes silently, and when she looked at Yue Lingchuan again, she inexplicably felt a little more displeased.
Bai Xiuyu also knew Yue Lingchuan, and knew Chen Linyue even better. At this moment, she noticed her friend's emotions, and vaguely realized something in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled and said, "What a coincidence, we are also going to Shiliang."
"Really?" Yue Lingchuan said in surprise: "Then we can still be companions."
Bai Xiu Yu smiled and said a few more words to him until the flight attendant arranged for everyone to be seated, and then she sat down in her seat.
Before leaving, Shen Qingye couldn't help but secretly glare at Yue Lingchuan.
Although she knew he would follow her, she didn't expect him to do it in this way.
It's simply...
Yue Lingchuan coughed lightly and raised his hand to touch his nose.
Later, Bai Xiuyu and Shen Linyue were sitting together. After noticing the quarrel between the two children, they couldn't help but poke their friend and whispered, "This Xiaoyue, is he..."
She didn't make it clear, but Shen Linyue had known her for so many years, so how could she not understand what she was saying? She immediately said helplessly: "It's not even a stroke yet."
Although she wanted her daughter to be more relaxed and not put too much pressure on herself, she should let her date and make friends. But when I really met Yue Lingchuan, I couldn't help feeling unhappy.
She has raised her daughter for so many years, and now there is someone who wants to take advantage of her. Who can be happy?
Bai Xiuyu couldn't help but laugh: "Xiao Feng is old enough, it's normal for her to fall in love. Besides, she is a criminal police officer, she has her own way of judging people, and her vision must be good, so don't worry."
Shen Linyue curled her lips and muttered, "How can I not worry?"
Bai Xiu Yu smiled and stopped persuading her.
She turned her head to look at Shen Qingye who was sitting with Gao Ruiyang in the aisle, and her heart paused. It made sense that if she were in his place, she wouldn't be happy either, as her good girl was being targeted by a bad boy.
On the other side, after Gao Ruiyang sat down, he knew that the person sitting in front of him was Yue Lingchuan. He became interested and went over to chat with him.
Gao Ruiyang is interested in applying for the forensic medicine major and is also very interested in related cases. Whenever Gao Zhengming has time at home, he will tell Gao Ruiyang about the cases he encountered at work. However, he is busy with work and has not been at the grassroots level for many years, so he does not know much about the current methods used by grassroots forensic doctors. Now that he met Yue Lingchuan, he was naturally very interested and asked questions non-stop.
Yue Lingchuan was quite patient and picked out a few cases he had encountered in his work, especially those where the forensic identification results played a significant role. The young man's eyes lit up and he became more and more excited.
Shen Qingye on the side looked around and wanted to pretend that he didn't care, but he couldn't help but be attracted by the case he mentioned and listened to it unconsciously.
As Yue Lingchuan was talking, he suddenly said, "Your sister was also involved in this case. To be honest, it was all thanks to her."
Gao Ruiyang turned his head immediately, looking at Shen Qingye with sparkling eyes: "Sister?"
Shen Qingye was stunned. When he met Yue Lingchuan's smiling eyes, his cheeks became slightly hot. He coughed lightly and said, "It's also a coincidence."
What Yue Lingchuan was talking about was naturally the case of Cai Chengyong.
Gao Ruiyang had an impression of this. The case caused quite a stir at the time and it troubled his father for a long time. He would occasionally talk about it at home. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when the case was solved.
However, Shen Qingye had not yet officially become a criminal policeman at that time, and Gao Ruiyang was often at school, so he didn't know much about the matter. It was also the first time he knew that his sister was involved.
Shen Qingye had no choice but to briefly tell him about the case in a few words, but Yue Lingchuan refused and expanded and dug deeper into the details bit by bit. His words were plain, but he praised Shen Qingye to the utmost, which made Shen Qingye feel embarrassed. But the other party still asked her opinion from time to time:
"Xiao Shen, am I right?"
"If I remember correctly, it should be like this, right?"
"By the way, who was it then?"
For all these reasons, even Gao Ruiyang could vaguely sense that something was wrong.
Shen Qingye held back until the passengers were almost on board, then he finally said, "Okay, we're about to take off, stop talking."
Only then did Yue Lingchuan reluctantly change the subject.
Shen Qingye turned his eyes away, rubbed his face, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Why didn’t I realize before that he was such a person?
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With two minutes left before boarding, there was a sudden commotion in the aisle. Turning my head, I saw a family of four hurrying over with their luggage.
The middle-aged woman in the lead looked to be in her fifties, and the woman following behind her was younger, looking less than thirty years old. A young father followed behind her, holding a little girl in his arms.
The group hurriedly found their seats according to the stewardess's instructions. The woman in the lead packed her luggage while complaining, "It's all your fault. You were so busy with work that you had to leave on time. Now you're done, aren't you? You almost missed it!"
The young mother tiptoed to stuff her bag into the luggage rack and said calmly, "Isn't this in time?"
Hearing this, the woman was even more furious: "What are you talking about! We ran all the way here, look at how tired Xiao Qu is holding Jingjing."
After these words were spoken, everyone who was watching the fun intentionally or unintentionally was a little surprised. They thought the two were a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but now it seems that they are mother and daughter.
Shen Qingye took another closer look and indeed found that there was some similarity between their brows.
The woman said calmly, "How much does Jingjing weigh? He's a grown man, will he get tired from holding her for a while?"
Song's mother was furious for a moment. Qu Peiyun, who was following behind her, said hurriedly, "Mom, it's okay. Ru Ning is right. Jingjing is only more than 30 pounds, not that heavy."
He said with a smile: "Please pack your luggage and take a rest. You look tired."
Song's mother's expression eased a little, and she kept saying to her daughter, "Look at you, only Xiaoqu has a good temper, otherwise who can stand you? You work every day, work is more important than anything else!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Qu Qu Peiyun and said with a smile, "Okay Jingjing, come over here to grandma and let dad rest for a while, okay?"
Hearing this, the little girl hugged her father tightly and shook her head, "I don't want it!"
Song's mother advised kindly: "Dad is tired..."
Jingjing buried her head in her father's neck: "No, no!"
Qu Peiyun was holding her daughter and was about to say something when Song Runing spoke sternly, "Song Zhiyi, come here!"
Jingjing trembled, then raised her head reluctantly. When she met her mother's stern gaze, she pursed her lips and stopped talking.
Song Runing said, "Come here."
Jingjing felt aggrieved, so she patted her father's arm and walked towards her mother in small steps.
Song Runing looked down at her and said, "Dad is tired after holding you for so long. You should understand Dad, right?"
Jingjing looked at the beads of sweat on her father's forehead, pouted, and replied in a long voice: "Yes..."
Seeing that the little girl was unhappy, Song's mother hurriedly smiled and coaxed her: "Mom is worried about Dad. Come on, Jingjing, sit here with grandma. Don't you want to see the clouds outside? Grandma is by the window here, so you can see clearly."
The little girl then cheered up and went over happily.
The seats were assigned and order was restored in the cabin. Shen Qingye withdrew his gaze and didn't pay much attention to it.
But the little girl was obviously very excited and kept chattering. Shen Qingye didn't like children very much, but she didn't have any aversion to them either. She understood that children would find everything new to them, so she didn't care and automatically blocked out her voice.
But some of the passengers around obviously didn't think so. Shen Qingye was far away and could vaguely hear someone complaining in a low voice.
She heard it, and the girl's mother naturally heard it too, and immediately said, "Okay Jingjing, be quiet. This is a public place, don't make noise casually."
"Oh..." The girl lowered her voice, but she was still restless. She leaned on her seat and looked left and right, and unexpectedly met Shen Qingye's eyes.
Both of them paused. Shen Qingye smiled at her friendlyly, and the little girl smiled back at her widely!
"Sister!" the little girl whispered, "You are so beautiful!"
"You are the most beautiful sister I have ever seen!"
Shen Qingye was stunned for a moment, then her eyebrows curved and she whispered: "Thank you, you are also the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!"
The little girl covered her face and giggled shyly, her small body twisting and turning.
The mother next to her obviously noticed her daughter's movement, and quickly turned her head to look at her, saying sorry to Shen Qingye: "This child is a bit unsociable, I'm sorry."
Shen Qingye said gently: "It's okay, it's very cute."
Song Runing pulled his daughter to sit down, raised his hand and poked her head: "You, you, just because you know someone, why are you talking to him?"
The little girl shook her head and said confidently: "I don't know her, but she is very beautiful!"
Song Runing was speechless for a moment, but he also felt a little jealous: "Yes, yes, she is the most beautiful, what about her mother?"
Song Zhiyi glanced at her mother, hesitated for a moment, raised her hands and hugged her mother: "I was wrong just now, mom is the most beautiful in my heart!"
When these words were spoken, the tourists around couldn't help but laugh.
Song Runing also felt a little embarrassed, so he hugged his daughter and told her not to move around.
The time came and the plane took off.
Shen Qingye looked out the window and was in a good mood. The little girl next to them cried softly, and was obviously surprised that they were in heaven.
The journey was safe and sound.
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The annual leave is five days in total, plus the weekend, it makes a total of seven days of vacation.
It was already past three in the afternoon when we landed in Ankou City. They were not in a hurry to go to Shiliang Town, but instead played around in the city of Ankou and rested there for a night before setting off for their destination.
Shiliang Town is a new tourist attraction developed in recent years, and the local government has provided strong support. There are direct buses from the city, and the journey takes one and a half hours. The scenery along the way is beautiful and it is not boring.
Before the development of tourism, Shiliang was just a remote small village and the villagers were extremely poor. It was not until the unique geographical location and picturesque scenery were discovered and investors invested in development that the area gradually prospered.
The car arrived on time and everyone got off one by one. The cool and fresh air blew in their faces, as if it could cleanse the lungs and instantly woke people up from the drowsiness in the car.
Looking further ahead, there is a flat area with houses of varying sizes scattered throughout. Not far away, there are green mountains on three sides and a lake with sparkling waves, which makes people feel relaxed and happy when they see it.
Looking up, the sun is bright but not hot, completely different from the scorching heat of Pingjiang. The breeze is light and gentle. The sky is clear and the white clouds are whiter than snow.
Bai Xiuyu couldn't help but sigh: "What a great place..."
You didn’t come to the wrong place.
Chen Linyue also said: "It's probably less than 30 degrees now. I guess I'll have to wear long sleeves in the morning and evening."
Bai Xiuyu smiled and said, "It's better to be cooler than hot!"
The group chatted and laughed for a while before heading towards their designated residence.
Although the local tourism economy has developed, it did not build tall hotels like other scenic spots. Instead, it fully utilized local characteristics and built one two- or three-story building with courtyards after another, which are more like small villas in the city.
All the travelers coming and going live in the small building.
Shen Qingye and his group had learned about it in advance and booked a two-story building before arriving, so it was convenient for them to move in directly.
Along the way, Yue Lingchuan was busy running around carrying the suitcase. The muscles of his arms carrying the suitcase were smooth and he looked very powerful. Shen Qingye leaned against the door and looked at him quietly. When her mother wasn't paying attention, she couldn't help but ask, "Where do you live?"
The tall man looked back at her, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "I see you have an empty room here..."
Shen Qingye glared at him, turned around and was about to leave. Yue Lingchuan quickly grabbed her arm and begged for mercy: "I was just kidding."
Shen Qingye looked back at him, and Yue Lingchuan said seriously: "I live nearby too, I'll call the boss later and ask him to come out to pick me up."
After all, the relationship between the two has not been confirmed yet, and he has already appeared in front of Shen Qingye's mother. What would it look like if they rashly lived together?
Shen Qingye curled his lips, and watched the dark-colored hand covering his arm from the corner of his eye. Feeling the burning heat, he blinked slowly and said, "Then hurry over. We can clean this up ourselves."
Yue Lingchuan gently shook the hand that was holding her arm and said, "How about we have lunch together at noon?"
Shen Qingye raised his eyes and looked at him for a long while, meeting the man's deep brows, and said helplessly: "Don't worry, I won't leave you alone."
Only then did Yue Lingchuan relax his brows and look satisfied. He helped them clean up the house before leaving.
Shen Qingye followed him to the door and didn't go back into the house until he could no longer see her.
The moment she turned around, she saw Shen Linyue with her arms folded across her chest, looking at her quietly. Shen Qingye was startled: "Mom!"
She didn't know how much her mother had seen, and her ears were a little red.
His expression was calm, but his tone was rather sarcastic: "Isn't it a coincidence that I just happened to meet you? Why don't you treat me to a meal?"
Shen Qingye cleared his throat and said a little embarrassedly: "We have already agreed to have lunch together."
Shen Linyue didn’t know what to say for a moment, so she turned and walked into the house.
Shen Qingye leaned his head in front of her and asked tentatively: "Mom, if you don't like him... I won't let him come?"
Shen Linyue glanced at her: “Are you willing to do it?”
Shen Qingye immediately said righteously: "Why would you be reluctant to give it up? Mom is definitely the most important!"
Chen Linyue snorted and laughed, and said, "Don't do that, or I'll end up being the Queen Mother who broke up the couple."
Shen Qingye's ears were burning: "What are you saying? You are such a sensible person..."
Shen Linyue: “Heh…”
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The mother and daughter walked upstairs, playing and laughing, and by the time they had finished tidying up, it was almost time for lunch. The group went out excitedly, intending to try the local specialties.
As soon as I stepped out of the courtyard, a familiar crisp voice suddenly rang in my ears: "Beautiful sister!"
Shen Qingye looked back in surprise and saw a little girl standing not far away. She raised a little hand and waved towards this side vigorously, with a bright smile and great enthusiasm. There were three adults beside her.
It was the family of four we met on the plane.
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