Chapter 89: Bloody Melon. So the most bloody part of this melon is this...
When Caibao is angry, the chick's mouth will be particularly raised, as if it wants to peck someone.
With a cold face, he slapped Xiao Zhao's claws away, turned around and left without saying a word.
When I arrived at the company and asked, I found out that Lu Henian had resigned on his own initiative.
"He said his parents' death had traumatized him and caused him to develop schizophrenia, requiring hospitalization. The case was opened by Director Xu of the hospital's psychiatry department, so the leadership approved his resignation."
Cai Bao left the person in charge's office suspiciously, with a serious look on his face.
Is this true? Schizophrenia? How come he doesn't know?
This must be a lie, right?
He took a leave in the afternoon and went to wait at the door of the publishing house, wanting to ask Yao Zhizhi if she knew what was going on.
Yao Zhizhi has been a bit busy these days. The editorial department has set a goal to increase the sales of the next issue of the magazine to 50,000 copies. In this way, if we make a little progress every month, we will soon be able to catch up with last year's highest sales.
So she worked an extra shift.
When I left the editorial office, most people from other departments had left.
Qi Changxiao helped her carry the canvas bag, which contained the manuscript she was going to take back for fine-tuning.
Seeing the vegetable buns, Yao Zhizhi was a little surprised: "What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"
"Lu Henian's gone." Cai Bao was usually a cheerful person, but today he was unusually calm. He didn't laugh, but he didn't take his anger out on others either.
Yao Zhizhi was helpless. Before Lu Henian left, he had reminded her that only Qin Yichen knew where he was going, and no one else should know, just in case.
After all, they are going to Hong Kong. If someone makes a fuss about this, Yao Zhizhi, as his cousin, might be in trouble.
So she could only look surprised and ask, "How is that possible? Doesn't my cousin work in a government office?"
"You really don't know?" Cai Bao didn't believe it in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
Yao Zhizhi shook her head: "Look, I work overtime every day, I'm so busy that I'm dizzy. How can I have the time?"
"Oh." Caibao didn't insist anymore and turned away.
After walking away and making sure that Yao Zhizhi could no longer see him, he kicked the electric pole on the side of the road.
My toes are burning with pain.
He clenched his fists, returned to the slum, pried open the lock at the door of Lu Henian's courtyard, and walked straight in.
He heard everything that day, the Huang family, the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, Hong Kong, and Miss Yao.
Yao Zhizhi lied!
He walked into the room, looked around, and confirmed that Lu Henian had taken all the summer clothes away. His heart suddenly became clear as a mirror.
Luk Hok Nian went to Hong Kong, that must be it!
He put his things away and prepared to lock the door and go back to his own residence.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the yard.
Xiao Zhao walked in, squinting his eyes and smiling: "Your good brother really abandoned you."
Cai Bao suddenly raised his head and looked at him coldly: "Get out of here!"
"Think about what I said last time. I'll give you a better deal." Xiao Zhao shamelessly moved closer. "He doesn't even consider you a brother anyway. He didn't even tell you about such an important matter. Why do you keep insisting on this? Will anyone appreciate your kindness?"
Xiao Zhao pulled out a thick stack of banknotes and said, "This is one percent of their sincerity. You can think about it slowly. Anyway, I heard it that day. It's Hong Kong, right?"
Caibao suddenly jumped up, pounced on Xiao Zhao and grabbed him by the collar. His little chicken beak was really red as blood, as if it wanted to peck at someone.
Xiao Zhao still smiled. "Don't get excited. I'm not asking you to do anything harmful. Just use Lu Henian's name to get in touch with Yao Zhizhi. She won't treat you unfairly."
"Tell me first, who is that person?" Cai Bao's veins were bulging like an angry eagle.
Xiao Zhao's eyes narrowed into a line. "In short, they're definitely not enemy spies. Don't worry. They just want to keep track of Yao Zhizhi's movements. They have no ill intentions."
Cai Bao didn't believe it. If he had no ill intentions, why would he stare at him? It was probably because of the current environment, there was no opportunity to unleash his ill intentions.
He let go of Xiao Zhao: "Take me to see him, and I'll talk to him myself once we meet."
"...I can't make the decision on this. Just wait for my news." Xiao Zhao smiled and turned around, like a shadow, silently blending into the night in the yard.
*
Yao Zhizhi went to the woolen mill dormitory whenever she had free time these days.
The relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was too complicated and melodramatic. There were quarrels every day, so much so that the police had to be called in every day, but they were never successful in mediating.
If she fails, she can’t settle this stupid thing. She is still short of a few tokens and can’t buy the digital camera.
There was no choice, so she had to go and check again after lunch today.
This time the commotion was so big that even her mother-in-law, the director of the institute, was alarmed. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, one set out from home and the other rushed from the institute, and they met at the gate of the courtyard very tacitly.
Tang Fengyuan quickly warned: "You'd better not get involved in this matter. If you don't manage it well, it will cause trouble for you later."
"I'll just take a look." Yao Zhizhi didn't interfere in the past two days because every time she came, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said something different.
The outline of the melon-eating system only provides a rough introduction to the main events, and those details and some small things will not be included.
So Yao Zhizhi could only observe more and make an overall inference based on the different performances over the past few days.
After arguing for half a day, the situation still could not be resolved. Yao Zhizhi saw that it was getting late, so she went back to work.
On the way, Qi Changxiao asked her, "Why are you grinning like a fool as soon as you get back? Was the mediation successful?"
"No." Yao Zhizhi's silly smile was due to her witnessing the diversity of species. After all, that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not good birds. She felt a little emotional. "After all, she is the stepmother-in-law. There are already many conflicts. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both like to exaggerate. It's hard to say who is more responsible. Just now, when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started fighting, it was like two baboons yelling, so it was very funny."
"Have you seen a baboon?" Qi Changxiao was a little surprised. He had seen it in the zoo when he went to the provincial capital with his mother when he was a child.
His wife grew up in the countryside and was not liked by her elders. Where did she see the baboon?
Yao Zhizhi knew that she had let the cat out of the bag again. Of course, she saw baboons in the apocalypse, the mutated kind that liked to compete with zombies for heads.
Qi Changxiao didn't know that she had died twice, but he was very observant and naturally noticed that something was wrong.
But she didn't want to say it, so she just made up a story: "Yeah, does what's in the book count?"
Anyway, the publishing house has those natural science books that can cover up the problem.
Qi Changxiao did not answer and silently walked around the hole in the ground.
After parking the car in front of the publishing house, he held Yao Zhizhi in his arms and said, "You're lying, I know. But I don't want to force you. You can tell me whenever you want. I'm always here to listen to you."
Yao Zhizhi buried her face in his arms and patted his back as a sign of agreement.
After finishing her work in the afternoon, she still had some time, so she took out a pen and paper to sort out the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Xiao Jiang came in to deliver a reader's letter. He closed the door, sat down curiously, and asked, "Director Yao, are you thinking of a new story?"
"No, Xiao Jiang, you're here just in time. Come, let's analyze this together." Yao Zhizhi turned the letter in her hand and pushed it in front of Xiao Jiang. "This old lady Wang and Xiao Ding are a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but they are not real mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
Xiao Jiang understood immediately: "Is Mrs. Wang the stepmother of Xiao Ding's husband?"
Yao Zhizhi nodded. "Yes. Old Lady Wang had a son and a daughter with her previous husband. After divorcing, she remarried and couldn't bear to leave her children behind, so she brought her new family and changed their surname to Wu. Let's call them Wu Da and Wu San. And Old Lady Wang's second husband, Old Wu, also had a son with his ex-wife. This is Wu Er. After they got married, they had two more sons and a daughter, so there are actually six children in this family."
Xiao Jiang understood: "So Xiao Ding's man is Wu Er."
Yao Zhizhi poured two glasses of water. "That's right. In general, families with many children raise the middle ones casually. Parents are either partial to the eldest or the youngest. This family is no exception, not to mention it's a combined family. Among the six children, only Wu Er is not born to Old Lady Wang. Old Lady Wang openly or covertly favors Wu Da, doting on the youngest daughter and deliberately ignoring Wu Er. But Wu Er himself is careless and doesn't care about these things. He is hardworking and motivated. Instead, he relies on his real ability to become the most promising one among the six children and becomes an accountant in a woolen mill. Old Lady Wang thought, this cheap son is so capable, he can't let others get away with it, so she wants to marry her daughter Wu San, who she brought with her, to Wu Er. After all, the two are not related by blood."
Xiao Jiang had already guessed: "Did it fail? Did Wu Er fall for another woman?"
"As expected of a college student, he's so smart." Yao Zhizhi complimented casually.
Xiao Jiang blushed and said, "No, Director Yao is the one with the most ideas. I can't even think of those interesting columns in the magazine."
"Okay, then we are both smart." Yao Zhizhi smiled and pushed the other glass of water over. "Xiao Ding is a nurse. Wu Er was injured in the workshop one time, and it was Xiao Ding who treated his wound. After a few times, the two of them got along well. Wu Er knew what Old Lady Wang was thinking, so he hid it from Old Lady Wang and asked Old Wu to give him the household registration book first. After getting the marriage certificate and bringing the girl home, he completely confirmed the fact that he was married. Only then did he confront Old Lady Wang. He didn't want to be controlled by Old Lady Wang in his life. Old Lady Wang was so angry that she lost her temper on the spot and wanted to divorce Old Wu. In the end, she couldn't bear to give up Old Wu's salary and benefits. After making a fuss a few times, she pinched her nose and accepted Xiao Ding as her daughter-in-law."
"If you accept it with a pinch of your nose, then you will definitely find fault with it." Xiao Jiang has seen this before. Her own sister-in-law is like this. She is ridiculed and mocked by her mother all day long and she never has a good face.
Yao Zhizhi nodded: "It's more than just finding fault. This old lady Wang has Wu San hanging around the couple every now and then, saying some ambiguous and flirtatious words, provoking Xiao Ding and trying to force Xiao Ding away. Xiao Ding is not someone to be trifled with either. Since the mother-in-law is so shameless, she might as well do something exciting. So she brought her brother from her natal family to the house and tried to match her brother with Wu San. Xiao Ding's mother is a notoriously fierce person. When Wu San becomes the daughter-in-law of the Ding family, she will be at Xiao Ding's mother's mercy."
"Mrs. Wang will definitely not be happy." Xiao Jiang guessed that this kind of mother would usually favor the children she brought with her.
Yao Zhizhi took a sip of water and moistened her lips. "But young people have their own ideas, and she can't help but be unhappy. After all, Xiao Ding's brother is quite handsome. He runs to Old Wu's house whenever he has something to do. First, he wants to vent his anger on his sister, and second, he likes Wu Liu. She thinks that if he openly pursues Wu San but ends up with Wu Liu, it will definitely make Old Lady Wang furious."
"Did it work?" Xiao Jiang couldn't guess what would happen next. After all, whether it worked or not, Old Lady Wang would be angry.
Yao Zhizhi put down her teacup and raised her eyebrows: "How should I put it? I can only say that Xiao Ding's brother is a bit promiscuous."
"He's in love with both sisters!" Xiao Jiang instantly became excited. It turned out that this was the most ridiculous part of the story.
Yao Zhizhi nodded: "They are together. The two sisters both think that this man only loves her and is just playing with the other one to annoy Old Lady Wang."
"The truth was revealed later, right?" Xiao Jiang could foresee how tragic the scene would be, and there might even be a few fights.
Yao Zhizhi sighed with emotion, "Yeah, if you walk by the river often, you'll get your feet wet. One day, this little brother asked Wu San to go to the movies, but Wu Liu and his friends also went. In the cinema, they saw his lover holding hands with his sister, and there was a quarrel. Now Old Lady Wang can't bear to blame Xiao Ding's brother. After all, her two daughters are very infatuated, so she can only vent her anger on Xiao Ding. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarrel dozens of times a day, and the police station doesn't even want to intervene."
Xiao Jiang pondered for a moment and asked, "Is it because Xiao Ding's brother is such a jerk that he can't decide between his two girlfriends and wants both?"
Yao Zhizhi smiled. Xiao Jiang was indeed smart.
She took the letter back. "That's right. Things have gone beyond Xiao Ding's expectations and control. She has no control over them. Old Lady Wang is reaping what she has sown. It was her fault for wanting to break up Xiao Ding and his wife. Old Wu is a pushover. He doesn't want to offend any of his children and can only smooth things over. As for the other children, of course they all side with Old Lady Wang and help suppress Wu Er and Xiao Ding. They are really all villains, not a single one is good. The police went there several times, but it's hard to force Xiao Ding to make a choice. They don't have that right. We can only waste time like this."
Xiao Jiang was truly impressed, but she still had a question: "That Xiao Ding's brother...how close is he to Wu San and Wu Liu?"
"What do you think?" Yao Zhizhi was helpless. This kind of thing would definitely be kept secret from the Wu family. It would not sound good.
Xiao Jiang understood: "I slept with him. Do you have any children?"
"No." This is probably a blessing in disguise.
Xiao Jiang was speechless: "This little brother really screwed Xiao Ding to death."
Yao Zhizhi was also helpless: "Yeah, so you see, the police are also in a headache. They are all wrong and not good people. They can only give each of them fifty lashes, scold this, talk about that, and then come back next time, it's the same old clichés. It goes on and on, it's annoying. My mother-in-law has been asked to go over several times, but there is nothing they can do to persuade her."
Xiao Jiang understood: "Director Yao wants to help Director Tang solve this problem, otherwise she would be bothered by such trivial matters every day, and you wouldn't have the heart to do it."
Yao Zhizhi sighed, "Yeah. I think the key to the problem lies with Xiao Ding's younger brother. As long as he makes a choice, the other one can at least let go and find someone to marry and have children. It's not good for anyone to waste time like this now."
Xiao Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can talk to Xiao Ding's brother and find other weaknesses to force him to make a choice. As for who he chooses, there's no need to interfere."
Yao Zhizhi looked at the time and saw that it was almost time to get off work, so she stood up and put the letters from readers into her canvas bag.
While pretending, she chatted: "I think so too, but I have a few doubts. Old Lady Wang said Xiao Ding was the third party, knowing that Wu Er and Wu San were a couple and deliberately interfered with their relationship. Then she said that her daughter was the best and she simply looked down on Wu Er, a heartless and ungrateful person. It's inconsistent. And Xiao Ding, she said that her brother was seduced by Wu Liu, and then she said that Wu Liu was excellent and her brother must look down on Wu San, who had accomplished nothing. There are many similar inconsistencies. Anyway, that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can tell many different versions of the same story."
"That's really difficult. It's not easy to be a local police officer. You have to take care of all the trivial things." Xiao Jiang stood up to help. She had always wanted to do something for Director Yao.
If it really doesn't work, I'll go back and watch it later. Only by seeing it with my own eyes can I make a judgment.
After cleaning up, she went out without telling Yao Zhizhi. She just wanted to do it quietly.
Yao Zhizhi met Qi Changxiao at the door. The couple shared a car and went to see her sister's children first before going back.
Xiao Huihui and Xiao Fengfeng were already over half a year old. When Yao Zhizhi arrived there, the brother and sister were sitting on the bed, throwing balls of wool at each other.
The wool was all loose and tangled in the two children's hands. Xie Chunxing was cooking and didn't notice it.
Yao Zhizhi quickly untied the wool, wound it up again, and put it in the cabinet.
He turned around and went out to ask, "Mom, where are Xiao Liu and Xiao Lu? Did they resign?"
"I'm pregnant. Old Guo introduced a new child. She will come the day after tomorrow." Xie Chunxiao was so busy that she was dizzy. There were four children.
These two days, Yao Miaomiao had to take the two older children to school while she took care of the two younger ones at home.
Just hold on for one more day.
Yao Zhizhi was worried and reminded him, "Balls of yarn are not safe. Don't let children play with them in the future. It will be terrible if they get tangled around their necks."
"I got it. I'll be more careful next time." Xie Chunxing had no choice. For such a young child, the only things he could play with were these soft things.
Yao Zhizhi turned around, went back to finish her meal, distributed some of the toys to Little Star and Little Moon, and asked Qi Changxiao to deliver them over.
On his way back, Qi Changxiao heard another quarrel in the woolen mill dormitory and hurriedly urged Yao Zhizhi: "You go quickly, I'll take care of the children."
Yao Zhizhi had finished feeding, changed her clothes, and hurried to the back.
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