Chapter 3 Brother's comrade
That night, Shi Tingyu said she was going to hide the books and transported some of them out.
Shi's father wanted to go and help, but she refused.
"The fewer people know about this, the better. If the searchers ask about it, it will be easier to get away with it."
"You have been dealing with academics all your life. If you lie, it will come out. It will be bad if you reveal clues later."
Shi's father and mother looked at each other and saw a trace of guilt in each other's eyes.
In the end, Shi Tingyu walked into the night with a pile of books.
They lived in the family compound of the institute. There were guards standing guard at the door. There was no need to worry about safety issues, and Shi Tingyu did not leave the family area.
After she left the room and made sure that no one was there, she quietly put the things into the space. Then she strolled in the compound, mainly taking a detour.
Seeing that it was almost time, Shi Tingyu went back.
When her father and mother saw that she came back empty-handed, they knew that she had hidden it. They remembered their daughter's words and did not ask her if she had hidden it.
The next day, her father and mother went to work at the research institute.
Shi Tingyu put all the things in the space at home.
When her father and mother got off work, their jaws almost dropped.
So many books...
Shi Tingyu explained: "Don't worry, they have been properly handled." Shi's
father walked around the room again, not leaving any corner untouched. After making sure that there were no more of those things in the house, he stopped talking.
He was still confident in his daughter. She would never do something that he was not sure of.
Shi Tingyu made dinner. Her father and mother did not know how to cook, and they were very busy on weekdays. Even if they tried to cook, they could only cook it well, and they could not expect it to taste good.
Considering their own appetite, the eldest brother of the Shi family and the original owner practiced good cooking skills, which also made Shi Tingyu relieved, and she didn't have to worry about exposing her good cooking skills to the Shi family.
But even if the original owner took care of all the housework, she didn't have a good reputation in the family compound.
The neighbors all said she was too lazy.
But the actual situation is that the original owner didn't like the workplace. She was abroad before. Now the situation is tense. Shi's father and mother are worried that she will say something inappropriate at work and cause trouble, so they didn't let her go out to work.
The Shi family is special. It is a high-tech talent brought back by the country by soldiers. Otherwise, the original owner, an unemployed educated youth, would really have to go to the countryside as an educated youth.
Shi Tingyu's good cooking skills were forced out.
She used to be an orphan. After graduating from college, she lived alone and could not eat out every day, so she became a good cook.
At that time, the Internet was well developed. You could find recipes for various dishes on Douyin or Xiaohongshu. At first, you just followed the instructions, and then you could cook without watching the videos.
Sitting at the dinner table, Shi's father and mother praised Shi Tingyu's cooking skills as usual.
They are very grateful to have such a daughter.
As parents, they cannot cook for their daughter, and they eat the fruits of their daughter's labor. The only thing they can do is to give her positive and active feedback.
Listening to the compliments from Shi's father and mother, Shi Tingyu wondered if the original owner had lost herself in the compliments and had rushed down the road of cooking since then.
The atmosphere at Shi's house was very good during meals, and they would talk about some lighter topics.
No matter what important things they said, they would never talk about them at the dinner table, so as not to affect the quality of the meal.
After dinner, Shi's father and mother pulled their daughter to sit on the sofa, looking at her with hesitation.
"Mom and Dad, do you have anything to say?"
Finally, it was Shi's mother who spoke, "Today at the research institute, we received a call from your brother, and he will be back tomorrow."
"That's a good thing." The original owner's eldest brother hadn't been back for more than a year.
"Your eldest brother's comrade-in-arms will also come, but he will be one day later than your brother." Shi's father said.
Whenever someone is singled out for emphasis during a conversation, there must be a purpose.
Especially the comrade-in-arms that Shi's father mentioned.
She thought about it and turned out some pictures in the corner of her memory.
The comrade of Shi's elder brother that Shi's father mentioned was Shen Ziming, who was the instructor who worked with Shi's elder brother. He had been to their house and had some interest in the original owner.
The original owner also had some good feelings for him, because he had a good-looking face.
Shen Ziming blushed when he saw the original owner, which accidentally touched the original owner's heart.
It's just that the camp has been busy, so the relationship between the two is still in its infancy, and no one said anything.
Seeing that her daughter didn't say anything, Shi's mother said: "Your brother said that Xiao Shen is interested in you. He came here this time to meet you. If it works out, you two should get married quickly, and then you don't have to be sent down with us."
This is also a way out they thought of for their daughter.
Shi Tingyu did not object to this proposal.
Not to mention the original owner, she herself was not someone who could endure hardship,
especially since she was too beautiful. She dared not joke with her life. She was not able to live again with great difficulty, and she had not yet made up for it.
Shi Tingyu's reaction was within the expectations of Shi's father and mother.
They also saw some signs about their own daughter and Xiao Shen.
Shi's mother urged her to rest early, "Let your brother take you to buy some clothes tomorrow, so that you can dress up beautifully for the blind date the day after tomorrow."
Shi Tingyu agreed obediently.
The next day, Shi Muhan, the eldest brother of the Shi family, came back at dinner time.
He was greeted by a table of delicious dishes prepared by Shi Tingyu.
Shi Tingyu looked at his eldest brother who came in, and slowly merged his image with the memory of the original owner.
Shi Muchan is 24 years old this year, with a slender figure, clear eyes, bright eyebrows, and a star-like appearance from a distance. He has an outstanding temperament. He should have a fairy-like appearance, but his peach blossom eyes broke the sense of distance and added a bit of attractiveness.
Shi Muchan looked at his sister and smiled, "Why are you
standing there like an idiot?" Shi Tingyu came back to her senses and hurried forward to help Shi Muchan take the backpack, but Shi Muchan dodged her.
"You little brat, go play over there, I'm the bag-stuffer."
After sitting on the train for a night and a morning, Shi Muchan was already hungry. He looked at the food prepared by his sister and ate it without any hesitation.
I don’t know if it’s because of the residual consciousness of the original owner, Shi Tingyu didn’t feel restrained or strange in front of Shi Muchan, and they got along very well.
Seeing that Shi Muchan’s eating movements slowed down, Shi Tingyu began to ask about his life in the past year.
The answers he got were all very good, typical of reporting good news but not worries.
After eating and drinking, Shi Muchan cleared the dishes and began to talk to Shi Tingyu about Shen Ziming.
"As for Ziming, I won’t say much else. He is my brother’s old partner and his character is still acceptable." Shi Muchan said, with some sourness in his tone.
If the situation was not urgent, he would never arrange a blind date for the two so early.
Let’s not talk about his sister’s economic conditions, just her looks are incomparable to ordinary people.
He and his sister both inherited their mother’s peach blossom eyes, which are rippling and beautiful, with straight noses. When they are not smiling, they are as cold as autumn rain. When they smile, the pear-shaped curves at the corners of their mouths hide a sweet taste, and their eyebrows are curved, which makes people forget their worries. With
such looks, which man would not be confused?
If Shen Ziming had not repeatedly hinted at his younger sister in front of him, he would not have known that his brother had such thoughts about his younger sister.
However, given their family’s current situation, it is estimated that only marrying Shen Ziming can solve the dilemma.
Shen Ziming’s father is the brigade commander of their camp, and his family has some power in the army, which can at least protect his sister from being implicated by her parents’ demotion.