Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Candied Haws
Li Tingshun was stunned the first time he saw Shu Niannian.
How to put it, a country girl may be born very pretty, but it is difficult for her to cultivate an outstanding temperament.
They either hide and avoid strangers or speak loudly without restraint.
But Shu Niannian is different. She is not only beautiful, but also graceful and elegant. She is magnanimous in her gentleness and strong in her weakness. She has the simplicity of a country girl, but also the air of a scholar who is well-read.
Li Tingshun looked at Shu Niannian, then looked at Ye Jinhong who was holding Shu Niannian's hand tightly and was unwilling to let go. He felt that Ye Jinhong was a man with good vision.
Li Guifen led everyone to the yard. Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye looked around carefully. Although this small yard was not very big and the furnishings were very simple, it was well planned and kept very clean.
The green vegetables in the small vegetable garden stood upright in rows without a single weed. There were even a few drops of morning dew hanging on the leaves. A few chickens were strolling around in the yard, occasionally lowering their heads to peck at the ground, as if trying to catch insects.
The sun was shining all over the yard. They stood in the yard, feeling warmed by the sun and felt a lot more comfortable.
The porcelain basin for washing hands on the basin rack under the corridor of the main hall was new, and the towel hanging on the basin rack was also new. Li Guifen asked the men to talk to the guests, and she hurried to pour water. Grandma Ye and Li Linxuanyin found that the thermos and tea set that their mother-in-law used to pour tea for them were new.
Grandma Ye and Lin Xuanyin looked at each other and felt indescribably comforted.
Their family actually entertained them so grandly.
You know, in rural areas, a thermos will be used for many years. As long as the thermos core is not broken, they are reluctant to replace it even if the thermos body is patinaed. When it comes to big events such as weddings or funerals, they just brush the outer shell of the thermos.
Grandma Ye sighed, no wonder the old sister of the Lu family kept talking about this family. If it were her, she would also feel heartbroken and uncomfortable if her good marriage was ruined by the younger generation!
After less than half an hour, the guard came back in a jeep.
Behind the three majestic jeeps was a police car with red and blue fluorescent lights flashing.
The four cars drove all the way from the village entrance to Shu Guodong's house, immediately attracting a lot of people's attention.
"What's going on?" In order to be the first to know the news, Aunt Zhang at the entrance of the village quickly turned around and asked the well-informed young wives around her, for fear that she would miss some important news.
The young wives also shook their heads in confusion, "I haven't heard that anything big has happened in Aunt Guifen's family recently?"
Shu Guodong and Li Guifen kept their mouths shut and didn't let any of the news leak out, so naturally the villagers knew nothing.
They wanted to get closer to take a look, but seeing the domineering jeep and the police car representing the majesty of justice, they didn't dare to go in. They could only crane their necks to look inside, feeling as if they were scratched by a cat and were extremely anxious.
After Zhang Tianzheng got out of the police car, the first thing he saw was the broken door panels and traces of a fight left on the ground in front of the door not long ago.
The door panels that were smashed by Sun Dachang and others were lying on the ground in pieces. After Sun Dachang and others were subdued and sent to the police station, Shu Wenqiang wanted to clean up, but Ye Jinhong stopped him. He just wanted to keep the scene intact so that Zhang Tianzheng could see it. Is this what he promised him, that he would take good care of Shu Niannian?
It was only a distance of a dozen meters from the front door to the main hall, but Zhang Tianzheng was sweating all over his forehead.
None of the people sitting in the seats of honor in this rural courtyard could be offended by Zhang Tianzheng.
But, they were all guests of Shu Niannian's house!
He stood obediently at the door of the main room with his head down. It was winter and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
Ye Jinhong said with a frosty face, "Director Zhang, the front door of my girlfriend's house was smashed down by Sun Dachang and his men this morning. Today is the day my girlfriend and I are getting engaged. I happened to arrive when Sun Dachang and his men were holding sticks and shouting at my girlfriend to kill her. Otherwise, do you think my girlfriend and her family would still be standing here intact today?"
Zhang Tianzheng raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and didn't dare to speak.
Ye Jinhong is still feeling scared. Whenever he thinks about Shu Niannian being in a place where he can't see her and might be bullied by the village bully, he can't suppress his anger.
"After the reform and opening up, the economy has been getting better and better, but public security has been getting worse and worse. The economic recovery has spawned a group of new bullies, and the functional officials of your police station have shown mercy to these bullies in order to develop the economy. Director Zhang," Ye Jinhong pointed to the broken door panels on the ground and questioned in a cold voice, "This is the result! Your mercy did not make them abide by the law, and your indulgence will only make them more unscrupulous and do evil everywhere!"
Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down Zhang Tianzheng's forehead and dripped onto the ground. With every question Ye Jinhong asked, he beaded more sweat.
Ye Jinhong was not using his power to pressure him. What Ye Jinhong said was all true. If someone else was targeted by Sun Dachang like this today, how should she protect her basic right to survival as a legal citizen?
Imagine that she is just an ordinary villager, her academic performance is not good, and she does not have a partner with a prominent family background like Ye Jinhong, so what should she do?
She was bullied by bullies. Are she and her family going to live in silence? Or die because you can't stand the humiliation?
How can she be treated fairly and justly?
Zhang Tianzheng felt his scalp tingling when he thought of this. He lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "I was wrong! Very wrong! Judicial justice should not give way to economic development. On the contrary, economic development must be carried out under the constraints of the law to ensure healthy economic development. Don't worry, I will definitely deal with this matter strictly. I promise that in the future, such a thing will never happen again in the entire Shu County! If such a thing happens again, I will resign!"
He spoke in a strong and powerful voice, admitted his mistakes with a good attitude, and demonstrated his determination to enforce the law in a standardized manner.
The one who got into trouble today was Shu Niannian. Ye Jinhong knew the ins and outs of the matter, so he took over Li Tingshun's job and asked him to discipline his subordinates. But in fact, Zhang Tian was under the command of Li Tingshun.
Seeing that the matter was almost settled, Mr. Ye winked at Li Tingshun, who nodded in understanding. Zhang Tianzheng, expressionless, said, "For this matter, write a written report tonight and send it to me by telegram. I will keep a record of it, and you should remember what you said. This matter ends today and this time."
Zhang Tianzheng saluted immediately, "Yes!"
Although Zhang Tianzheng agreed, Ye Jinhong was still worried, "What kind of punishment are you going to give Sun Dachang and Sun Ruxue?"
Zhang Tianzheng now hates Sun Dachang and his daughter to death. Their ignorance and arrogance have made him lose face in front of his superiors. Now, Zhang Tianzheng only wants to punish Sun Dachang and Sun Ruxue as severely as possible and there is no possibility of covering up for them anymore.
"Sun Ruxue's slanderous rumours have been proven to be true after multiple investigations. She should be given a serious warning and two weeks of detention. Sun Dachang bribed officials and gathered a crowd to bully the people in his hometown. His assets should be confiscated and he should be detained for three years."
Li Tingshun also saw that Ye Jinhong was worried. After Zhang Tianzheng finished talking about the punishment for Sun Dachang and Sun Ruxue, Li Tingshun said casually, "Write all of this into the report and keep it on file!"
Zhang Tianzheng suddenly leaned his left foot against his right foot and saluted with his right hand, "Yes!"
After Zhang Tianzheng left, Mr. Ye winked at Ye Jinhong. Ye Jinhong, who looked righteous, blushed slightly at the tips of his ears and whispered to Shu Niannian, "Would you come with me to get the engagement gift?"
Shu Niannian looked at Ye Jinhong's high nose bridge and angular facial features with her clear eyes. She liked him more and more the more she looked at him.
She blushed and whispered back, "Yeah."
"Where?"
Ye Jinhong held Shu Niannian's hand and said as they walked out, "In the trunk of the car, I also brought two strings of your favorite candied haws."
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