What's even more infuriating is that he was caught by a kid.
The little brats showed no mercy at all, and drove him home with small bamboo poles. Fortunately, the national drama Journey to the West had not started yet. This scene was just like the little demons tying up Tang Monk and taking him back to the cave...
It cannot be said that they are very similar, but only that they are exactly the same.
Su Jinlai felt that he was really wronged. He was a man, and it was fine that he couldn't beat a female comrade, but now he couldn't even deal with a child. Seeing a group of little brats entering the yard, there were almost thirty of them.
In a flash, the front yard was filled with people.
Zhao Guihua was shocked when she came out. She quickly asked, "What are you doing? Why did you catch Jin Lai?"
Look, this is someone who knows Su Jinlai very well. He knows that this guy has definitely done nothing good. If he had done anything good, he wouldn't have been like this. Su Jinlai couldn't help crying when he saw Zhao Guihua.
He looked up to the sky with tears in his eyes, which contained endless sorrow, and said with great emotion: "Aunt Zhao, please take care of them."
Zhao Guihua: "Come on, we all know each other."
At this time, the child couldn't help it anymore and started chattering.
Tuantuan: "Grandma, he stole the chicken."
Yuanyuan: "You still want to accuse someone wrongly."
Qi Jin: "He said he would steal again tomorrow."
Bai Qingqing: "He also wants to bribe us."
Li Zhenzhen: "He still wants to escape."
Ye Siyuan: "We caught him in one go."
Ye Sijia immediately said: "It's me, it's me, I was the one who poked him in the butt with the bamboo stick."
Su Jinlai glared at me, "So it's you. You are so wicked. Can you just stab someone's butt so easily? If you hadn't attacked me by surprise, I wouldn't have been pinned down. I feel so miserable!"
He felt that he was the most pitiful person, no doubt about it.
Ye Sitian looked at this and that, and said softly: "I, I, I... I sat on your head..."
Su Jinlai was even more angry: "It turned out to be you! You, you, you, you are sitting on my head and farting, you wicked thing, I will beat you up!"
Little Sitian was scared and shrank back to her brother, saying in defense, "Well, I ate fried beans yesterday and today, so I tend to fart!"
That makes sense.
Ye Siyuan and Ye Sijia nodded: "That's right, farting is not something you can control!"
Su Jinlai put his hands on his hips, almost out of breath, so many people were making a lot of noise, and people came out of every room. Today was Sunday, and because Hu Tou got his admission letter early in the morning, everyone stayed at home.
Everyone was enjoying the fun.
Wang Xiangxiu also came out. She listened to the whole thing and her face turned black with anger.
Tuantuan: "Aunt Wang, this is your old hen."
He handed the old hen to Wang Xiangxiu, which had already been roasted. Wang Xiangxiu was furious, but she managed not to lose her temper and first thanked them: "Thank you."
A group of children smiled happily: "You're welcome."
Wang Xiangxiu immediately said, "Wait a minute, Auntie will treat you to some popcorn."
She had just popped some popcorn yesterday. She came out with a bag and said, "Come on, each of you grab some and fill your pockets."
The children's eyes lit up and they shouted, "Thank you, Auntie."
Wang Xiangxiu: "You are all good kids, don't learn from your brother Jin Lai!"
She glared at her son, distributed popcorn to the children, and when everyone had their portion, she smiled and said, "Thank you so much for this time."
The children immediately showed proud expressions. Yes, they are so great, so good and so capable!
Wang Xiangxiu looked at her son who was still crying, and couldn't help but stepped forward and kicked Su Jinlai on the buttocks, saying, "You bastard, you have lived for more than 20 years in vain, and you are worse than a child. You are only growing in height but not in brains, right? How can you be so shameful? I will not be comfortable unless you are mad at me to death, right?"
She kicked again with a bang, and the children looked at her with grimace.
Zhao Guihua hurriedly said, "You guys go out and play, you are all good kids."
The children immediately burst into laughter and looked at Su Jinlai. He looked so stupid that he still had to be beaten by his mother at such an old age. They all had to behave well so that they would not be beaten when they grow up. It was so embarrassing.
The children looked at Su Jinlai with disgust again, then ran away one by one and went out of the door.
Wang Xiangxiu twisted Su Jinlai's ear and said, "Come in!"
The door closed with a bang, and Su Jinlai screamed from inside the room: "Ah! Stop pinching me!"
Every household in the yard shook their heads slightly, expressing their complete incomprehension.
You say that everyone in the compound is working hard, how could he do such a crappy thing?
Aunt Zhou said with disdain: "This child is really incompetent at everything and never gets enough to eat."
He said with more disgust: "This is a good egg-laying hen, but it's wasted. I'm sure she'll get mad when she gets here."
Although it was Sunday and no one went out, Tonglai was different. He was busier than anyone else. He wanted to go to college, even if he planned to be an art student. Tonglai still studied hard. He went out for tutoring, and he didn't know that the old hen he had carefully raised had been killed by his elder brother Tonglai.
I don't know if Copper will get angry or not, but Silver is very worried now.
His elder brother can really find trouble for him.
To be honest, his family didn't just randomly pop up popcorn for no reason, but Yinlai went there specifically with Uncle Qiang from the compound next door to give it to others. Now almost half of it has been scattered.
Yinlai is very worried!
He is not worried about the money, but he wants to find the uncle who makes popcorn again!
It's not easy for that old man to find someone while walking around the streets.
He sighed softly.
Recently, he has been selling goods at the textile factory on the outskirts of the city. The gatekeeper asked him to help carry the goods. When Yinlai was selling things there, if the weather was bad, the gatekeeper would ask him to take a rest in the guardhouse, which was quite helpful.
This is a return of favor, people ask Yinlai, Yinlai naturally has to help. He looked at the remaining and it was definitely not enough, so he said directly: "Mom, I'm going out for a while, if I come back late, you can have dinner first."
Wang Xiangxiu: "Are you going to eat popcorn?"
Yin Lai nodded, Wang Xiangxiu glared at her eldest son, and then said, "I'll go. It's rare that you don't have to go to work today, and you didn't go out to sell goods. Take a good rest and take a break."
"It's okay. It's not tiring. Besides, you don't know where the old man has gone. I heard him say that he might be in that area recently. I'd better go."
Popcorn is not something you eat every day. Generally speaking, popcorn sellers come to a place and won't come back for a long time. They don't stay in a fixed place, but always go from street to street.
He carried the bag and corn out of the house. Wang Xiangxiu pinched Su Jinlai again and said, "Look, if you behave yourself, your brother can rest a little longer."
Su Jinlai felt really wronged, because he didn't give the popcorn to him. Perhaps because of Su Jinlai's clear expression, Wang Xiangxiu sneered and said, "If you hadn't been caught stealing a chicken, would I need to share popcorn with my child? You are such a disgrace!"
She pinched Su Jinlai's arm. Su Jinlai: "Ah!!!"
Aunt Zhou heard this from the next room, shook her head and said, "Wang Xiangxiu's temper is getting worse and worse."
But think about it again, if you have a son like Su Jinlai who is so troublesome and embarrassing, anyone would collapse.
Their family is like this, and the head Zhao Guihua also feels the same way. Su Jinlai is such a troublemaker. It's not a big deal, but it's really embarrassing to forget it. But this guy himself doesn't feel the scenery.
Zhao Guihua was also puzzled. She said, "You see, many people will change after experiencing something. Take the younger ones, Yinlai and Tonglai, for example. They were not sensible when they were young, but you see they were fine later. After experiencing some things, they changed. With the guidance of adults, they gradually became sensible. And Zheng Huimin next door, you see he is still making money in a hurry every day, but Jinlai is really..."
Zhuang Laonian said: "Maybe Jin Lai was too old at that time? It's hard to change it."
Zhao Guihua disagreed with this statement. She said, "Auntie Zhou is older, but her personality has been formed long ago. She has been in jail for a few months, and now there is no one who knows the law better than her. She is much more reasonable. And Auntie Yu, whether she should say it or not, she is much better than before, right? She can even sell her house to pay for the treatment of her grandson whom she met for the first time. Not everyone can do this. Having said that about the older ones, there are also the younger ones. Zhou Qun and Bai Fendou were so out of tune before, but after experiencing a few things, they have gradually changed for the better. Even Jin Lai, you say he is the same. He has been in juvenile detention twice in a row, and he has become much more timid, but he dares not do big things, and he still jumps around and annoys people when doing small things. He went to the countryside to steal pig tails, causing Wang Xiangxiu to travel thousands of miles to beg for mercy and compensation. This time he is back, which young man in the city doesn't find a job? Only him, he has been back in the city for so long, but he is still so careless. I really don't understand."
Speaking of setbacks, Jin Lai has experienced them before. He has been to juvenile detention center twice, but apart from being a little more timid, his other bad habits have not changed at all.
Last time, he was almost harmed by the masters and cried so miserably. Zhao Guihua thought he could turn over a new leaf. Unexpectedly, he was still so lazy and incompetent.
Zhuang Laonian smiled and said, "There is no such thing as a fixed number in this world. It is impossible to say that a person will change for the better after experiencing something. If he doesn't make a big mistake, let him be. It has nothing to do with our family anyway."
"That's true."
Tiger Head: "Grandma, don't worry about him, worry about me! I'll go with you to practice setting up the stall tomorrow."
Zhao Guihua: "Sure, you can go if you want."
Hu Tou had spent the past few days in turmoil and waiting, and really had no mood to do anything else, but now it was different. He had officially received the admission letter, and he relaxed. He said, "I'll help you, I'll be there for you in the future."
Zhao Guihua laughed and said, "Okay, come and work for me, and I'll pay you."
Hu Tou said honestly: "No need, we are family, why should we talk about money? I can do whatever I want, I have plenty of strength."
Zhao Guihua laughed again. Among the children in her family, Hutou was the most honest one.
No matter in his previous life or this life, he has always been a simple-minded, carefree child who never hides anything.
She said: "You come to work for me, it's like you get to experience society in advance. I will of course pay you a salary. When the time comes, you should keep the money instead of giving it to your parents. Keep it for yourself as pocket money."
Tiger Head: "Oh, okay."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
As soon as he stepped into the house, he heard his mother asking her son to save some private money.
Zhao Guihua didn't care. No mother would be afraid of her son. When she saw Zhuang Zhiyuan, she said, "Hutou has been admitted to the university, so our family has to hold a banquet. You and your wife should decide on the dishes and calculate how many tables to set up. We will have the banquet in our yard. I will find someone to help after everything is decided."
Zhuang Zhiyuan immediately said: "Okay."
For such a big happy event, of course we have to set up a few tables to celebrate. This is an unwritten rule. Besides, how can we not celebrate such a big happy event? He picked up the almanac, looked at it carefully, and said, "Next Sunday, Mom, what do you think?"
Zhao Guihua: "Okay."
She said, "Then I have to mobilize everyone in the yard."
If it was decades later, people would eat out for the New Year's Eve dinner. But now it is not possible. The wedding banquet is not held outside, but at home, which reflects the importance of the family.
Besides, although there are small restaurants outside now, they are all small shops and cannot handle such a big business.
Most people hold banquets at home, whether they are weddings or funerals, so they have to ask for help. Zhuang Zhiyuan entrusted all these things to his mother. After all, his mother is very prestigious in this street.
He said: "My child's mother and I are both working, so in addition to relatives and neighbors, we have to invite colleagues and the like. This is inevitable."
Zhao Guihua: "Sure, our yard is big, we can use both the front and back yards, there's plenty of room. Just order the dishes."
"become."
Zhuang Zhiyuan thought about it and said, "I'd better ask the third brother."
Zhao Guihua: "…It's fucked up."
Just roll your eyes.
Zhuang Zhiyuan happily went to find Zhuang Zhixi. Although he worked diligently, he was a typical man. He was not very clear about the trivial matters at home. If you asked him to talk about the foreign situation or the leader's resignation, he could talk a lot. If you asked him to talk about how hot Hainan was or how it snowed in Xing'an Mountains, he could also talk a lot.
But if you tell him what dishes to prepare for the banquet, he will be at a loss.
In short, he is the most common type of man nowadays, with average common sense.
He was given a cold shoulder, but he happily went to find Zhuang Zhixi, who was doing the accounts. Although doing business was simple, it was not without accounts. Seeing his brother coming in, he asked, "What's the matter?"
You see, he still knows his brother very well.
Zhuang Zhiyuan said: "Hu Tou was admitted to the university, so shouldn't we hold a banquet? I'm a bit clueless, can you help me with some advice?"
Zhuang Zhixi glanced at his elder brother, his mouth twitched, and said, "Relatives, friends, neighbors and colleagues, how many tables can be set up together?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "I can't really say for sure, but the graduation banquet is different from other ones. Generally, families with children want to be a part of this kind of happy event. I guess there are quite a few of them."
Zhuang Zhixi: "First, count the number of people. We can place eight tables in the front and back yards respectively. Basically, it would be difficult to place more. Just assume that there are ten people at a table. Prepare about ten dishes for each table. The weather is hot now, so prepare five hot dishes and five cold dishes. For the hot dish, prepare a braised pork in brown sauce, which is a must. Also, prepare a chicken stewed with mushrooms, a fish, and fried eggs with dried tofu. And a roast duck, which does not need to be made on the spot, just buy it ready-made. Prepare five cold dishes, cabbage mixed with dried shrimps, smashed cucumbers with preserved eggs, and prepare..."
Zhuang Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes, they are all hard dishes, and each one has meat."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Another tip is that the portions should be large. If they are too small, they won't be enough. Since you are treating everyone and it is such a good thing, there is no need to be too frugal. Also, steamed buns should be the staple food. Rice is not as convenient as steamed buns. Also, before we start, each table should have four platters of samples, melon seeds, peanut candy, and fried broad beans. Buy more, otherwise the plates will be cleared too quickly. Also, communicate clearly with the sales outlet at the entrance of the alley, at least one bottle of Beibingyang per person, and you can choose the liquor."
Zhuang Zhiyuan nodded again, and then sighed: "If you calculate it carefully, it's a lot of money."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "You're reluctant? This is your son's college entrance exam."
Zhuang Zhiyuan didn't pretend to be nice to his brother and said directly, "I am heartbroken, but no matter how much I feel, I have to treat everyone and be respectful. This is a big deal, and I only have two chances to show off. The next time I will wait for Xiaoyanzi. Although weddings also involve banquets, how can they be compared to a university graduation banquet? I have to be respectful no matter what."
Zhuang Zhixi: “That’s the truth.”
"Is there anything else you can help me figure out?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He discovered that his elder brother was really... So what?
At this time, he felt that his not-so-good sister-in-law actually had a hard life.
In the past, he had wondered countless times why his elder brother chose a woman like his elder sister-in-law, but now he felt that his elder sister-in-law had a hard life too.
After all, even his elder brother was a little hesitant when it came to deciding on the dish.
He was on business trips for half a year, and was on the train all day. Although he was exposed to all kinds of life on the train, he was different from ordinary people. He didn't understand many things in daily life. It was not easy for his sister-in-law to run the family alone.
He added, "You can ask Jiang Lu to do the accounting, and my grandfather will be the one to coordinate the site. Oh no, why am I saying this? After all, my mother will definitely arrange for them."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "That's true."
Zhuang Zhixi reminded again: "Many people will definitely bring their children. I think it would be better to arrange a separate table for the children. If there is not enough space, we can have two or three tables. Prepare more candies for the children's table. This will save the adults and children from being together and making a mess. The children will be happy at their own table."
"good."
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I originally thought it was quite troublesome, but after you explained it, it's actually not that complicated."
Zhuang Zhixi was speechless: "It was originally very simple."
Zhuang Zhiyuan nodded, stood up and prepared to leave. Looking at the many flowers in the main room, he was a little speechless and said, "Why do you, a man, have so many things?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "This is a good thing, you don't understand."
Zhuang Zhiyuan really didn't understand, but he didn't care much. He said, "I guess Hu Tou will go with our mother to sell things in the next few days. Our mother said she would give him a salary."
Because this matter was a partnership between his mother and his brother, Zhuang Zhiyuan took the initiative to bring it up. However, Zhuang Zhixi waved his hand nonchalantly: "I know, we know what's going on, don't get involved."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
He went out and was about to go home when he saw a few strangers coming in. He stopped and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
But just after asking, I saw someone: "Director Wang?"
This is from the street office.
Director Wang: "Da Zhuang, these comrades are..."
The leader showed his ID, and Zhuang Zhiyuan was surprised. He asked, "Then you guys come?"
Director Wang: "I came here this time to investigate the affairs of Chen Yuan and his wife."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “Oh.”
"Let's go to Aunt Wang's place. We have to visit every family."
Although Zhuang Zhiyuan was not from the machinery factory, he also knew about Tao Yuye's affairs. This woman was really scary. The leading male comrade said, "You can just call me Lao He. Who are you?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Oh, I live in the backyard. My name is Zhuang Zhiyuan and I work on the railway."
Lao He: "Oh, you and their family exchanged rooms."
Zhuang Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes, we changed rooms."
Lao He: "Then Director Wang, please go find Guan Yuaner, and we can split up and investigate later."
He said directly: "Shall we talk about it first?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Okay."
He pointed to it and said, "The house we moved to was the one over there. Now my family has split up, and that room is where my parents live. I live over here. Come on in."
Old He entered Zhuang Zhiyuan's house, which was a bit messy. Zhuang Zhiyuan cleaned it up awkwardly and said, "My family has been busy recently and I don't have time to clean it up."
Although the couple did not sell things, the cooking and other chores were all done by Leung Mei-fun. With so much busyness, the house was bound to be a bit messy.
Lao He smiled and said, "Then let's talk about the procedures you handled some time ago..."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Okay, actually this matter started ten years ago..."
Zhuang Zhiyuan had nothing to worry about. Since the comrades came to investigate, he would naturally explain everything in detail. In fact, this matter had been going on for several days, and basically all the people involved had been investigated.
The people we are visiting now are all unimportant people. For example, Tao Yuye has lived here before, so we still need to investigate this compound. This is mainly because there are very few such cases now, and we are also afraid that Tao Yuye herself may have some problems.
Therefore, we investigated every aspect very carefully and kept digging forward.
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "I think Tao Yuye must have thought about it a long time ago. She must have had an idea when she was anxious to find me to handle the formalities. It's a pity that I didn't guess it at the time."
He felt quite regretful. If he had noticed Tao Yuye's abnormality at that time, it would have been better. He was too careless.
If he had discovered the abnormality at that time, he would have made a great contribution!
Their compound has done so many awesome things, wouldn't it be more honorable if he caught someone trying to escape?
Alas, what a pity I didn't see that.
Zhuang Zhiyuan's regret was so obvious that the corners of Lao He's mouth twitched slightly.
Lao He eased off and asked, "How is Tao Yuye's relationship with her man?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "They have moved away for more than ten years. I am not in the same unit as them, so I really don't know. But it was not good in the compound before. Oh my god, you don't know, Chen Yuan beat his wife, of course Tao Yuye would not let her beat him, that pan Wu was very fierce."
Lao He: "Weren't they just married at that time?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Our relationship wasn't good when we first got married."
Old He nodded when he heard this. This was consistent with Tao Yuye's past experiences. He didn't ask Zhuang Zhiyuan more. The main thing was that the matter of changing houses had been made clear, and there was nothing else to say.
Although they seemed to be here to investigate, they had checked in advance and found that Zhuang Zhiyuan, as the train's chief conductor, was often not at home, and he was not from the machinery factory, so he had little contact with everyone.
His younger brother, on the other hand, is quite good at dealing with people.
"Your brother also lives in the compound, right?"
"In the front yard. Do you want to go ask him? Come on, I'll take you there."
"become."
Zhuang Zhixi actually saw someone coming from the compound, brought by the street office, but he was not in a hurry to leave. He had only halfway through the settlement and had to finish it. Unexpectedly, just as he had finished, his elder brother came with people.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Brother, this is..."
"This is Lao He, here to investigate Tao Yuye."
Zhuang Zhixi suddenly realized and said, "She, I know, why did you come here to investigate? She moved away eight hundred years ago."
He was quite talkative: "If he runs away, it will have a big impact on our Deputy Director Chen, right? I heard recently that Deputy Director Chen is going to be dismissed. Is it true?"
"Oh, by the way, did she divorce Chen Yuan before she left?"
Lao He: “…”
What a gossipy man he is.
He said, "These matters are still being processed. You were transferred from the infirmary, right?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, she came here as a temporary worker after I transferred her. She was lucky to be promoted to a regular employee not long after."
Lao He said meaningfully: "How's your life?"
Zhuang Zhixi chuckled and didn't directly say that Tao Yuye had married well.
"As far as I know, she lived in your compound for a short time. Do you usually have contact with her?"
Zhuang Zhixi shook his head: "No, Tao Yuye has never come back since she moved away, and we don't interact with each other in the factory. She is quite arrogant, and we have seen her miserable side, so how could she interact with us?"
"A couple fighting?"
"That's right!"
Zhuang Zhixi: "What are the specific circumstances of the distribution of the house?"
He frowned, "Isn't it a normal division? They are both working couples, and there is a priority policy for working couples without houses. At that time, Chen Yuan was still working for our factory, but he was later transferred to avoid... ahem."
"Hiding from Zhou Qun and Bai Fendou?"
Lao He asked, their information is really accurate.
Zhuang Zhixi nodded: "Yes, but he really thinks too much about this matter. No matter whether it is Zhou Qun or Bai Fendou, they are not interested in him. He may have exaggerated himself."
Lao He: "Did Tao Yuye express any aspirations to the outside world at that time?"
Zhuang Zhixi was speechless and said, "She hardly lives in the yard, how could she show this? Besides, who would show this for no reason? It's not like she's crazy. By the way, the house you asked about just now, is there something fishy about the distribution of the house?"
He was in the mood again.
Lao He: “…”
Who is asking who?
He could see that Zhuang Zhixi was quite curious.
However, it was not surprising. They had been investigating Tao Yuye all the way, and there were so many curious people. Everyone wanted to know if Tao Yuye had gone crazy and didn't care about her husband's family or her own family and only cared about herself.
I am also curious about what will happen to the Chen family.
He said: "Everything is still under investigation, so it is not convenient to say."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Then..."
Lao He quickly took over the conversation and said, "Then do you know Deputy Director Chen?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Deputy Director Chen?"
At this time, he actually understood that although this was where Tao Yuye lived before, she had moved away more than ten years ago and had lived here for a short time, so she had little contact with them. But they were all workers in the machinery factory.
He even came here to conduct a detailed investigation. I guess it's because of Deputy Director Chen?
Tao Yuye may have gone abroad and there is nothing else to investigate. They may have found something wrong with Deputy Director Chen. It may not be related to Tao Yuye, but Deputy Director Chen has been working as the lucrative director of logistics for many years.
Who knows! He approached Lao He mysteriously and said, "Is there any problem with Deputy Director Chen?"
Lao He: "How do you feel?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "It's hard to say, I guess... well, it's hard to say anyway. He used to be the director of logistics, you know?"
He blinked at Lao He, Lao He: "..."
He said, "You mean..."
"I don't mean anything." He didn't want to say anything to get himself into trouble. He shrugged and said, "Anyway... you know."
Lao He nodded: "I understand."
He doesn't make things difficult for others.
They came to investigate, which was actually a routine investigation. After all, no matter what aspect, it had no deep connection with their compound. After asking a few more questions, they left. Everyone in the compound was questioned. Mingmei went out for a while, and when she came back, she also chatted with someone in the yard.
As they watched the people leave, everyone in the compound gathered in the yard, chattering.
"I really didn't expect that even we investigated it."
"It's not surprising. After all, they have lived in our yard. What's so good about being abroad? Tao Yuye actually ran away like that."
"Who knows?"
Everyone was talking about it, and sure enough, the next day when Zhuang Zhixi got to work, he saw a notice from the factory that Deputy Director Chen was relieved of his post as deputy director and that a thorough investigation would be conducted into some of his corrupt behaviors during his tenure.
Zhuang Zhixi finished reading the notice, returned to the office, and said, "Is Deputy Director Chen finished now?"
Sister Cui nodded: "Is there any need to say more?"
They were just discussing this matter. She was well-informed. She said, "Deputy Director Chen and his wife are both under investigation this time. They have been leaders for so many years and have made some money. Tao Yuye robbed his house. The reason why Deputy Director Chen's wife didn't report to the police was because his family had a lot of money of unknown origin. I heard that Tao Yuye stole 80,000 yuan in cash and some gold jewelry."
Zhuang Zhixi was dumbfounded and said, "Sister Cui, do you know this kind of secret information?"
Sister Cui: "Well, the comrades of the investigation team will definitely not tell everyone. This was said by Chen Yuan's grandmother before. She wanted to show off her wealth, but she didn't expect to trap her family. Although Tao Yuye is stranded abroad, his family is actually considered a victim in this matter. Regardless of whether Chen Yuan did it or not, Tao Yuye shouldn't have done this. But, Deputy Director Chen's mother said everywhere that Tao Yuye had stolen 80,000 yuan and a lot of gold and silver jewelry from her family. This is not right. Although Director Chen's family are all workers, they also have a certain salary, and they shouldn't have saved so much money. Then the source of this money is worth talking about. What kind of money is it, is it embezzlement or does he have connections with foreign countries? No one can say for sure about this kind of thing. Although he has been working diligently in the factory over the years, the source of this huge amount of property is unknown. I think Tao Yuye dared to take their family's money because he expected that they would not dare to call the police."
"Then they..."
"It's closed."
Zhuang Zhixi sighed, there really are all kinds of things.
Old Huang listened to this and said, "No one in their family should say anything bad about anyone else. None of them are good people."
Zhuang Zhixi nodded.
Lao Huang: "By the way, there is a letter from you. I put it on the table for you. Have you seen it?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Hmm? Let me see."
He came to the desk, saw the cover, and said, "It's my submission."
He opened the envelope and laughed.
Lao Huang: "What happened? Did you win again?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “Yes.”
"I haven't seen you so happy before." Zhuang Zhixi submitted quite a lot of papers, and most of them were accepted.
Zhuang Zhixi: "This time it was different. I wrote a few short stories about how to prevent scammers and kidnappers, and my eldest brother submitted them to the railway's publicity department. I thought they would tell my eldest brother directly even if they accepted the article, but I didn't expect them to give me feedback and pay me for the article."
"Railway?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, this style is rarely used in newspapers. Besides, I originally hoped that fewer people would be deceived. Trains are a very large carrier. Several of the situations I am writing about are common patterns on trains."
Lao Huang: "Then you have to show it to me."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
Sister Cui was curious: "How did you think of writing this?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "My mother went to Guangzhou some time ago. On the train, she encountered kidnappers, thieves and swindlers. She came back with deep emotion. This journey was really exciting. So when she came back, she couldn't help but feel anxious and wanted to do more to remind others. As a son, I naturally took on the responsibility. I am not a police officer, so I can't catch thieves. I can only use my pen to find a solution based on my own expertise."
Sister Cui sighed deeply, saying that they were both old ladies, but why wasn't his mother as energetic as Zhuang Zhixi's mother? Although no one talks about it, everyone knows that Zhuang Zhixi is a famous Xidan auntie.
He is absolutely good at selling things.
Of course, there were also people who were talking behind his back. At this time, doing small business was always looked down upon. Who would give up a proper job to set up a stall? Some people also said that Zhuang Zhixi was not filial, otherwise how could his mother set up a stall to make money? Anyway, there were all kinds of people saying all kinds of things.
However, people who say that Zhuang Zhixi is unfilial are basically considered to be jealous of Zhuang Zhixi. After all, everyone knows that Zhuang Zhixi's mother is a famous fierce old lady who is not the kind of person who will suffer any loss.
Besides, it’s not just their family that does this in their compound, everyone has their own small business.
There are actually some discussions in the factory, but people themselves don't care about it. No matter how much these "tongues" talk, they can't cover up their pride.
Sister Cui couldn't help but say, "Xiao Zhuang, this stall really makes so much money."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "It depends on who you are making. We just want to supplement our lives, so we think it's good enough. After all, we don't expect to get rich right away."
Sister Cui: "I heard that setting up a stall can make a lot of money. Aren't you doing it too?" They all heard that Xiaozhuang did this after get off work.
Zhuang Zhixi: "If I work every day, I will definitely make money. But I only work for a while after get off work, just to relieve my mother's worries. Otherwise, how long will the old lady have to sell? Young people are energetic and can work every day to make money, but my parents are so old that they can't compare with young people. They look prosperous, but they can chat with anyone they meet, which is also a relief."
Sister Cui nodded: "That's true."
Zhuang Zhixi would never say that he earns a lot of money. Wouldn’t that make people jealous?
He said: "Actually, the old man was just killing time, but I didn't expect that he is so motivated now."
"I heard that Zhou Qun's mother is also selling very well. You guys in the compound are full of capable people."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed and said, "I don't know if it will work, but I think it's good this way, and it suits them. They are busy every day, and they are happy..."
"Hey. When will your little story come out? I want to take a look too." Old Huang doesn't pay attention to family matters, but is more concerned about this.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
He said, "I'll give it to you as soon as I get out."
Zhuang Zhixi was discussing this, but he didn't know that the railway department had already put these stories "online". As an important means of transportation that carries a large number of passengers every day, many criminals are also active because of the convenience of transportation. Although their railway department has been checking very carefully and attentively, there are always some fish that slip through the net because of the large number of people.
It also caused losses to the passengers.
What’s even more terrifying is that some of them are kidnappers.
So as soon as they received the submission, they immediately decided to adopt it. Zhuang Zhixi wrote a total of 24 ways of cheating, basically all of which were provided by his mother and the elderly in the yard. Look, the first issue was launched today, and it was about cheating.
In order to avoid being harsh and preachy, Zhuang Zhixi made it into a story.
The protagonist of the story is Erhua. Erhua went out to visit her relatives. Along the way, she encountered countless scams, but she saw through them one by one and finally arrived at her destination smoothly. In fact, he also thought about writing it more straightforwardly and simply, but he soon felt that it was not appropriate.
First of all, it is a practical problem. If it is written as a story, people will be happy to listen to it, and they will follow the ups and downs of the protagonist's emotions, slowly empathize with it, and remember it in their hearts. But if it is just a dry description of some cheating methods, many people may not listen attentively, or even ignore the content, which goes against his original intention of writing these things.
For this reason, although this story is an educational story, it is actually quite interesting and contains some black humor.
The railway department received the manuscript submitted by Zhuang Zhiyuan and not only published it in their railway publications, but also broadcast it on several routes, which was a new attempt. After all, in essence, no matter who it is, everyone hopes that the people can be more vigilant and safer when they go out.
For example, this line is from Chang'an to the capital.
Not long after the train started moving, the announcement started. Men, women, young and old in the carriage all looked up. One of the men said, "What's this? Are you telling us a story? If so, this train trip is worth it."
"Erhua was in a critical moment. When I heard this name, I wondered if she had met a bad guy."
"Listen, listen."
Everyone listened to it quickly. It was indeed a story. Erhua, a young wife from the countryside, went to visit her husband in another city. When she arrived at the train station, she met a very thin old lady who asked for directions. Erhua explained several times but the old lady didn't understand. At this time, the old lady begged Erhua to take her there. Erhua did a good deed, but after she got there, she saw several strong men who wanted to kidnap her. It turned out that these people were kidnapper number one.
Fortunately, she was discovered by a police officer at a nearby checkpoint and rescued, and the bad guys were caught.
At this time, the public security comrade said: This is a station. There are not only staff inside the station, but also guard posts outside the station. Even if you really don’t know the way, you should go to them instead of asking for help from a rural young wife who is not familiar with the surroundings. It is very abnormal that the old man does not go to the police when he has something to do, but instead asks for help from a young woman. Whenever you meet such a person, you must be careful. The same is true when you encounter a request for help. In public, with more trustworthy public officials around, you still ask for help from a weak woman, then you may have other intentions. Because under normal circumstances, people are more willing to ask for help from the strong. In addition, don’t go to unfamiliar places with strangers. Bad people don’t have it written on their faces. Always be vigilant.
These words made Erhua feel heavy.
She solved the problem and got on the train smoothly, but she ran into trouble again. As soon as she got on the train, she was harassed by several bad guys. At the critical moment, an enthusiastic sister-in-law stepped forward and rescued Erhua.
The two of them hugged each other. At this time, the eldest sister-in-law gave Erhua a steamed bun and said that Erhua's man was the most admirable.
But Erhua remembered to stay alert and didn't eat it, and the story goes on...
Everyone was shocked by the ups and downs: "Fuck, this sister-in-law is in cahoots with some bad guys."
"I was wondering, how could this stranger be so kind as to give someone a big steamed bun? It was a steamed bun, and it turned out that there was drug in it..."
“That’s too bad.”
At this time, the conductor said: When you are on a train, do not eat food or water given by strangers, especially if the food looks good. The person Erhua met was Kidnapper No. 2, but some people also met child thieves, and some people had their money stolen. If you encounter a problem, you should find a conductor first.
"That's right. I have a neighbor who runs a stall. Sometimes he goes to Pengcheng to buy goods. He once encountered this problem. He drank the water given by others and lost consciousness. All the money in his pocket was emptied."
"Ah, what should I do then?"
"He finally sought help from the train police."
Kidnapper No. 2 was caught, and Erhua encountered the trap of "playing cards together to kill time" and "finding a gold bracelet and sharing it together"...
Along the way, everyone's hearts were full of ups and downs following Erhua.
"It's too dangerous for Erhua to go out. How come he meets all kinds of bad guys?"
"Don't talk about Erhua. We have to be careful when we go out."
"That's right."
"Look, the police officer told Erhua that thieves are different from normal people. Normal people look at the road when they walk, but thieves look at other people's pockets when they walk."
“Really?”
Everyone was talking about it and thought the story was really good.
They don’t know that the bad guys have so many tricks, so they have to be careful in the future.
Among these people, there were several men and women wearing white shirts. One could tell from their attire that they were college students. Nowadays, the mental outlook of college students is different from that of ordinary people.
That’s right, these people are the teachers and several classmates from the Film Academy.
This is not summer vacation. The teacher took a few junior students out to study. It happened to be a good opportunity to help with a film project that was being filmed there, which was also a way to gain experience. I heard this on the way back.
Even though they were considered professionals, they were still fascinated by what they heard.
"Teacher, this story is to remind everyone to be vigilant."
"Is there any need to say that?"
“I think the story is well-connected and has a good rhythm.”
"Indeed, you see that Erhua always meets bad guys. She even joked to herself that she didn't check the almanac before going out, but the police told her that it was not the case, but that she had a kind face. Bad guys are actually bullies who are afraid of the strong and bully the weak. They dare not bully those who look fierce, but are willing to attack women who look weak, because they think such people are easy to bully and deceive. And even bad guys are not desperate and dare to do anything. I think his reasoning is interspersed in the story, which is too natural!"
Several students were discussing this, and the two teachers who led them listened to their discussions, smiled, and finally said, "What do you think if this is turned into a movie?"
"Movie? His story obviously has more substance, and the movie can't accommodate it."
"I think so too. If it's a movie, some details will inevitably be reduced. But it's not impossible. I guess even if there are more, there won't be too many..."
"It would be better to make it into a TV series, as it would definitely be long."
"That's not necessary. She has already encountered four waves of bad guys. How much more can she write?"
"I feel there must be. Just because we can't think of it doesn't mean others can't think of it. If I hadn't heard this, I wouldn't have known there was such a way of deceiving people. First the bad guys show up, and then their accomplices pretend to be good guys to deceive people. It's really a chain reaction..."
Several female students were thankful that they had listened to this, otherwise, they might have encountered the same thing as Erhua.
"Teacher, how long do you think it will take?"
"According to his pace, I think there is more."
Everyone immediately started arguing again, and finally a few people followed the teacher's advice and went directly to find the flight attendant.
Waiting for a few people to come back, feeling a little dazed.
"What's wrong?"
The one who had been feeling that he couldn’t write long was a little confused and said, “The flight attendant said there were 24 scams in total.”
Everyone: “…”
Even their teacher was surprised: "So many?"
Several others nodded: "That's all."
He was now interested: "This person's brain is really fast. It's not easy to write 24 scams. The most important thing is that the connection is good and the writing is good. It's really not easy to take all aspects into consideration. Did you ask who wrote it?"
"I asked, and they said his name was Zhuang Zhixi. I've never heard of him."
Several students had not heard of him, but the teacher had. He smiled and said, "Zhuang Zhixi, I know this person. He is from the Propaganda Department of the Sijiucheng Machinery Factory. He has submitted many articles to the newspaper. He has written about the deeds of many old comrades in their factory."
"Ah, I remember now. A distant relative of mine is a retired soldier. He was injured while rescuing state-owned materials and could only guard the gate. It is always lonely when a hero dies. Later, Zhuang Zhixi wrote about his deeds. Many people wrote to my relative and admired him very much. From then on, he cheered up again. He was encouraged and cheered up. Now he is very energetic. I remember that I cried when I saw the report at that time."
He muttered, "It's really hard to imagine that he is very touching when he writes touching stories, and he is also just as good at writing this kind of humorous journey."
“Talented.”
The teacher pondered for a moment and said, "This is really suitable for being made into a TV series. Although the style is a bit relaxed, it is very educational..."
He lowered his eyes and said, "I will contact the TV drama production center and try to buy his story. If the project starts, you all come to help." Although he is a teacher, he also has a part-time job outside.
After all, it has only been a few years since the college entrance examination was resumed, and there is still a shortage of talent.
"ah!"
Every student was excited and stammered: "Teacher, this..."
"Okay, when you listen to a story, you can't just watch for fun, you have to learn the good points in it. People who can tell stories are rare. For example, for ordinary people, after listening to it, they will know to be on guard against people who seem to have bad intentions, but you have to think about why he handled this turning point in this way. For example, when she met the first group of kidnappers, the public security comrades mentioned vigilance, and this word has been running through it since then. It is precisely because of this vigilance that she has been able to avoid bad guys again and again. This is his core. Why did he use the train as a carrier? The train is a line, from a starting station to a destination, just like life. This is a metaphor that on the journey of life, you will also meet all kinds of people... And why is the protagonist called Erhua? This name is definitely not chosen casually. It shows that she is a little bit stupid. This second is not a derogatory word. Here it represents a kind of bluntness. And the flower has two meanings. One is good-looking, and the other is her quality of being as beautiful as a flower..."
Blah blah blah, Zhuang Zhixi never expected that others could analyze his story in so many different ways.
God knows, he just wanted to link these scams together. It was because his mother met bad guys on the train that they thought about doing something. As long as one person listens to them and doesn't get fooled, that would be good.
Even this story was written by Zhuang Zhixi secretly while at work.
However, in the eyes of others, this is also a metaphor, and that is also intentional.
Even the random names have meaning.
Poor Zhuang Zhixi, he was so weak and helpless. He really didn't think that much. If he were to analyze it himself, he wouldn't be able to analyze so many connotations. And Mr. Zou didn't waste any time and came to find Zhuang Zhixi as soon as he got off the train.
At this time, Zhuang Zhixi was still slacking off...
Well, if you don’t slack off at work, can it still be called work?
He heard someone was looking for him, and came to the gate in confusion. His friend Zhang Saner said, "It's a man who looks to be in his fifties, carrying luggage. He seems to be from another place, but his accent is local. I've seen his ID. He's from a TV drama production center, and he's a teacher."
Zhuang Zhixi was puzzled: "???"
He has no connection with the art circle.
He came to the door in confusion, but smiled at everyone he met: "Hello, I'm Zhuang Zhixi..."
Teacher Zou looked at Zhuang Zhixi in surprise. He didn't expect that he looked so young. He vaguely remembered that he had seen something written by Zhuang Zhixi more than ten years ago.
"Are you Zhuang Zhixi? Zhuang Zhixi from the Propaganda Department? Are there two people with this name in your unit? You..."
This guy is probably in his twenties, the age doesn’t match!
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, I am Zhuang Zhixi from the Propaganda Department. I have been working for more than ten years. I joined the factory right after graduating from high school. Am I too young?"
Teacher Zou: “…”
He looked Zhuang Zhixi up and down, and couldn't help asking, "How old are you?"
It’s not that he has always been suspicious, but this man really looks to be in his twenties, and he is still in a daze.
Zhuang Zhixi: "I'm over 30, I think it's me you're looking for. I'm the only one in our unit named Zhuang Zhixi."
Teacher Zou: “…”
He looked at Zhuang Zhixi in a speechless manner, feeling somewhat melancholy. He was only in his early forties, and everyone who saw him would guess that he was in his fifties, but this guy was incredibly young. There was a ten-year age difference between them, but he looked like the guy's father.
He was very melancholy, but he quickly got down to business.
"Actually, I came here this time because I'm very interested in one of your stories."
Zhuang Zhixi raised his eyebrows and said, "Come in and talk."
It was not convenient for the two to go to the office, so they simply sat in the security booth. Teacher Zou said, "I came here this time because I thought the story of Erhua that you submitted to the railway department was very suitable for being made into a TV series, so I came here directly this time. I..."
Before she could finish, she heard someone knocking on the glass of the booth. It turned out to be Aunt Zhou.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Auntie Zhou, what's the matter?"
Aunt Zhou: "I just happened to see you. Your mother asked me to tell you something. Don't go to the station to set up a stall after get off work. Go directly to your mother-in-law's house. Your wife's uncle is here on a business trip from Jinling. Go over and say hello. Don't go empty-handed."
Zhuang Zhixi: “Okay.”
Teacher Zou: "...Are you still setting up a stall?"
Zhuang Zhixi was very calm and didn't feel embarrassed. He nodded and said, "Yes, I go to the stall near the train station every day after get off work."
Teacher Zou frowned slightly, then his brows relaxed quickly, his eyes lit up, and he nodded in praise: "No wonder your writing is so vivid, now I understand, it turns out that you are constantly creating and looking for inspiration in life. I admire you. I said that writing articles requires in-depth life and experience. These things are not all learned, but also need to be experienced by yourself. Only with more experience can you write good articles. In order to write good articles, you experience life and even set up a stall. If you don't succeed, who will succeed?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
What are you talking about? Are you really not mocking me? But looking at this brother again, his eyes are very sincere. He is thinking this way, and he is not mocking me.
Zhuang Zhixi didn't know what to say for a moment...
(End of this chapter)
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