The cold wind was biting, and the north wind was howling incessantly. After countless trips back and forth throughout the day, the last batch of goods was finally shipped out.
Jiang Shuya: "Hey! Luckily you passed by here, otherwise my electric scooter probably wouldn't have made it home by the time I got there."
"Looks like winter is the peak season for the clothing industry! You must be posting at least a hundred pieces a day! But the more you post, the happier I am, hehe!"
Wang Ziliang smiled and said, "The weather is getting colder and colder, and the battery life of electric vehicles is getting shorter. My delivery truck is the same; I have to charge it twice a day. Fortunately, I pick up the goods on time, so it's still enough. If you're too busy next time, you can call me and I'll help you carry them. After noon, all the deliveries will be picked up at 8 pm, so it won't affect your uploading of tracking numbers."
Jiang Shuya: "There's only a little over a month until Chinese New Year. Everyone will be buying new clothes for the holiday, so business will be exceptionally good. You can see that those physical stores are very busy."
Wang Ziliang nodded happily: "When business is good, prices will rise. The boss has started to raise the delivery fee this month. However, yours will not be raised. It will remain the same as before."
Jiang Shuya said seriously, "No need, and you don't need to be polite. I'll do whatever others charge. I can't let you work for nothing. I'm making a profit, so I don't need your little bit of delivery fee."
Wang Ziliang shook his head, finished loading all the goods onto the truck, closed the door, said goodbye, and disappeared into the night.
Jiang Shuya tightened the belt of her red down jacket. The temperature was getting lower and lower, and she had indeed lost a lot of weight recently. Her clothes were loose, and the cold wind was blowing straight up from her trouser legs, making her shiver involuntarily.
I searched for ages at the non-motorized vehicle parking area in the square but couldn't find my red electric scooter. I kept thinking to myself, "Wait a minute! Where did it go? I left it here!"
Among the neatly parked rows of electric bikes in front of him, he carefully examined each one, but he couldn't find his own. He looked again and again at his usual spot, and finally searched the entire square's parking area, but still couldn't find his familiar beloved bike. A sense of panic rose in his heart. Had his bike been stolen? That damned thief, didn't he feel cold at this moment? Sadly, he picked up his phone and dialed 110 to report it to the police.
Half an hour later, two men in police uniforms appeared in front of her. One of them, who was rather thin, asked, "Did you call the police?"
"Yes, my electric scooter was stolen."
"License plate number..." Jiang Shuya reported the license plate number, car brand, time of loss, and ID number as required. After the statement was taken, the policeman said, "There have been many car thefts in Jiangdongmen recently. Be sure to lock your car when you go out. We will check all the reported stolen vehicles, but we may not be able to find them for you. Be prepared."
Jiang Shuya then realized her mistake. To save time, she hadn't locked the bike, leaving the lock in the basket unused. She habitually just pulled out the key as if it were at home, realizing she had been too careless.
The two police officers were used to this; they had handled too many cases like this recently. They quickly scanned the vehicles in the square, got into their police car, and left.
With no cars available, I had no choice but to brave the cold wind and wait at the bus stop for a bus bound for Xixia Village.
Just then, the person standing behind her patted her on the shoulder. Her mind was filled with thoughts of electric bikes, and she glanced at him impatiently. Ah, it was Zheng Jia.
"You just got off work? Why didn't you ride your bike? It's stolen!" Jiang Shuya asked.
Zheng Jia asked in confusion, "What car is stolen?! I didn't lose anything!"
She happily smoothed her hair and started showing off: "I just got a new hairstyle, didn't I? You have to wear a helmet when riding an electric bike, and it's been so cold lately, so I haven't been riding one. Taking a bus is pretty convenient too, and I don't have to transfer."
Jiang Shuya looked at her fluffy wavy hair, nodded, and casually complimented her, then became sad again: "My car was stolen."
"Oh no! It got stolen! Did you forget to lock it? My colleague's car was stolen recently too. Let me tell you, reporting it to the police is useless. The police can't get it back. After the car is stolen, those thieves will change the license plate number and sell it to other places at a low price. There's no way to find it. You can only accept your bad luck."
Zheng Jia felt very sympathetic.
Jiang Shuya's head was throbbing with pain, and her mood instantly plummeted.
Zheng Jia tugged at her: "Don't be sad. You'll learn from this experience. Just consider it a loss to avoid further trouble! I've lost very important things before. The gold necklace I bought for my wedding was stolen. I was sad for a long time. It was even stolen from my own home!"
Jiang Shuya knew that she was using her own experience to balance her mind. The two people who had suffered the same fate were silent for a while. When the car heading to Xixia Village arrived, they got on the car together.
Zheng Jia, who was sitting in front of her, turned around and said, "Xiao Ya, last time Xiao Hua and I wanted to treat you to a meal together, but you refused. Let's have a meal together before the New Year!"
Jiang Shuya shook her head: "Really, it's not necessary. You don't need to worry about it. I haven't helped you in any way."
Zheng Jia said, "It's a deal. You help us find jobs, and we'll treat you to a meal when we get paid."
“We’re all from the same neighborhood, so we’ll lend a hand if we can. Don’t worry about it; everyone has their struggles,” Jiang Shuya replied.
Seeing that she was resolute and in a bad mood, Zheng Jia stopped insisting and brought up the fight from last time: "Xiaoya, do you still know why Zhang Yongzhen hates you so much?"
Jiang Shuya frowned: "What? She hates me? You mean before?"
She couldn't recall ever offending her or having any relationship with her! Even though her husband Cao Gang and Huang Minghao were childhood friends, they always drank and played cards together, and she never participated. Was it just because she was Huang Minghao's wife?
Zheng Jia said mysteriously, "You know, before you married Huang Minghao, Sister Tian, who lived next door to Cao Gang, introduced her to Huang Minghao. The two of you had a blind date at Sister Tian's house."
Jiang Shuya was very surprised when she heard this: "You mean Huang Minghao and Zhang Yongzhen went on a blind date once?"
Zheng Jia nodded, her expression intriguing: "It wasn't just blind dates. Zhang Yongzhen took a liking to Huang Minghao right away. He was the most handsome young man in all the men in Xixia Village. He had a girlfriend before Zhang Yongzhen, but I heard they broke up. Unfortunately, Zhang Yongzhen was there right when Huang Minghao was going through a breakup, so the two of them didn't end up together. Of course, Huang Minghao really didn't like her either."
Jiang Shuya was even more puzzled: "So, since they didn't get together, Zhang Yongzhen hated me."
Zheng Jia smiled and said, "Do you really not know? After their blind date, Zhang Yongzhen asked Sister Tian to say a lot of good things about herself to Huang Minghao. Sister Tian did as she was told, but Huang Minghao just didn't like her. He always avoided her and didn't appear in Xixia Village for a long time. In order to escape, he even moved to Qixia District for more than a year and wouldn't even tell his family."
Jiang Shuya remembered that she first met Huang Minghao at Tianshui Lake in Qixia.
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