Tao Qiuyan returned with the porridge and carefully handed it to Su Xinyi, saying gently, "Please drink this, Miss."
The aroma of porridge made Su Xinyi feel quite hungry.
Having barely eaten anything all day, she took the porridge and said, "Thank you, Auntie."
"Ai."
Tao Qiuyan watched Su Xinyi drink her porridge, and a smile slowly curved her lips.
He thought to himself: This little girl is so beautiful, if she had a grandson, he would definitely be extremely beautiful too.
While drinking her porridge, Su Xinyi noticed Tao Qiuyan staring intently at her and said somewhat uncomfortably, "Auntie, you should go and rest. I can manage on my own."
"It's alright, it's alright." Tao Qiuyan waved her hand with a smile and said, "I'm not tired yet. You drink slowly, I'll sit for a while longer."
Since the host had said so, Su Xinyi couldn't say anything.
After finishing their porridge, the two sat quietly.
It was Tao Qiuyan, the elder, who spoke first, and talked about some things from Ye Beiping's childhood.
Perhaps it was the hypnotic nature of the story, but Su Xinyi fell asleep again while listening.
Early the next morning.
Wu Di and Hou Baolin, who had been squatting outside the police station all night, were trembling uncontrollably.
It's already November.
We agreed that once we sold out of popsicles yesterday, we wouldn't sell any more.
I never expected Ye Beiping to have such a thing happen to him.
Police Chief Chen Haisheng, who happened to be arriving for work, saw the two of them, frowned slightly, and stepped forward to ask, "Who are you waiting for here?"
Wu Di, shivering from the cold, stammered, "Officer, yawn... We want to see Ye Beiping. He's our brother. He's been locked up for a day, and we want to know something about him."
“Ye Beiping.” Chen Haisheng nodded and beckoned to the two men. “Come in. I’ve heard about Ye Beiping’s situation; it’s quite troublesome. You’re from the same village, right? Hou Yongping’s son?”
He had been treated to a meal by Hou Yongping, so he naturally knew that Ye Beiping had a good relationship with Hou Yongping's son.
Seeing that the two men were about the same age as Ye Beiping, my first thought was that Hou Yongping's son was among them.
Upon hearing this, Hou Baolin immediately stretched out his already frozen hand: "I...I am."
Seeing that the two people were behaving strangely, Chen Haisheng frowned and asked, "When did you arrive?"
"Yesterday...last night."
"What?"
Chen Haisheng was also stunned, not expecting that the two of them would wait at the door all night.
It was already freezing last night.
Seeing that the two of them were quite cold, he quickly called them to his office and gave them two cups of hot water.
Feeling much better after drinking hot water, Wu Di and Hou Baolin immediately asked, "Uncle Policeman, when can we see Beiping?"
"Logically speaking, it's not allowed to meet." Chen Haisheng looked troubled.
The two men, who had learned from Ye Beiping, exchanged a glance and immediately understood. They each pulled out a pack of cigarettes from their pockets and said, "Officer, please be lenient."
Looking at the two young people who were quite adept at handling things, Chen Haisheng was both amused and exasperated.
He pushed the cigarette back: "Who taught you this trick?"
Thinking they didn't have enough cigarettes, Hou Baolin gritted his teeth and said, "Officer, how about this? We'll buy you a carton later. Could we see Beiping first?"
A pack of cigarettes costs two yuan, which is a huge sum of money for them.
Although I made a lot of money, I also spent a lot of it in small amounts.
Chen Haisheng glanced at Hou Baolin and scolded, "You are the son of the brigade secretary, after all. Is that what I meant? I meant that you shouldn't be allowed to see him, but since you've been waiting at the door all night, I can make an exception and let you see him once, but I'll only give you ten minutes."
"Really?" Wu Di and Hou Baolin's eyes lit up, and they were instantly overjoyed.
"That's great, that's great."
Wu Di also assured, "Officer, don't worry, we will definitely deliver the cigarettes. We'll go buy them after we finish seeing Beiping."
Upon hearing this, Chen Haisheng's face darkened. He wanted to explain, but it seemed there was no need to.
"Forget about the cigarettes, I'll take you to see him."
"Thank you, thank you, police officer." Wu Di kept bowing to express his gratitude, and praised, "The police officer is indeed a good person."
These words made Chen Haisheng laugh out loud.
He shook his head and led the two men to the detention room.
"You only have ten minutes, so make the most of your time."
"Thank you, thank you," the two kept saying.
It was my first time at the police station, and I was a little nervous. All I could say was thank you.
When Ye Beiping saw Wu Di and Hou Baolin, he was taken aback: "What brings you two here?"
Wu Di instantly felt aggrieved and punched Ye Beiping in the chest in annoyance: "Beiping, you worried us to death! Monkey and I waited outside all night before letting us in to see you. We thought you weren't coming out."
Hou Baolin behind him also looked sad.
Ye Beiping found it somewhat amusing; it wasn't the first time he'd been locked up, and he was all too familiar with it.
"What are you two doing here?"
"It's because your mom was worried about you. When she found out that Su Xinyi's baby was yours, she and your sister both cried. They felt like you were going to jail and wouldn't get out. So Monkey and I came to see you." Wu Di also took out a pack of cigarettes and said, "I heard that cigarettes are required in jail. Here, take this, maybe we can make an exception for you or something."
Upon seeing the cigarettes, Ye Beiping was both amused and exasperated.
"This isn't a prison, why would you give me a cigarette? I don't smoke."
However, remembering what Wu Di had just said—that his mother already knew Su Xinyi was pregnant with his child—he pursed his lips and said, "Su Xinyi is pregnant with my child. You two must have told me, right?"
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