"How could I not help you with the thing your captain asked me to do?" Shen Heng joked sarcastically, which Zheng Xu was used to.
"This is not something I asked you to do; it's a collective matter."
“I wouldn’t bother with matters concerning the group, but for your sake, I’ll ask someone to help me inquire.”
Shen Heng's words made Zheng Xu feel embarrassed, and he glared at him: "I didn't know I had such a big face in your eyes."
Bai Jiaojiao gently patted Chen Heng, signaling him that that was enough.
"Captain, don't worry, Brother Heng promised you he'd do his best to make it happen."
"Hmm, I'll go ask the other people in our village separately and see if they've seen such a person. Maybe they'll have some other clues."
After Zheng Xu left, Bai Jiaojiao asked Shen Heng, "I didn't expect the captain to still hold a place in your heart."
"Forget it, I'm only doing this for your sake. If I don't agree, how will you face him in the future?" Shen Heng said.
"Huh? Heng-ge, you actually have such thoughts?"
Bai Jiaojiao thought that Shen Heng was straightforward and wouldn't give people any face.
Do you think I'm senile?
Bai Jiaojiao is right; Shen Heng only maintains appearances because Shen Heng values him.
Bai Jiaojiao thought about it and realized that Shen Heng was able to make a name for himself in business in his previous life, so he must have no problem with interpersonal relationships.
She was so used to seeing Shen Heng being arrogant and domineering, kicking anyone he didn't like, that she had almost forgotten what Shen Heng would be like more than ten years later.
Bai Jiaojiao smiled and said calmly, "What are you laughing at? Do you really think I'm stupid? I think you need to be taught a lesson."
"Heng-ge, stop tidying up all the time. Do you know that this is domestic violence?"
Bai Jiaojiao hid back in the kitchen and closed the door.
Shen Heng stood outside with his hands on his hips, watching Bai Jiaojiao's smug smile through the glass in the kitchen.
"Come out here. Tonight I'll show you what domestic violence is."
Bai Jiaojiao stuck her tongue out at him, then turned around and continued cooking.
Shen Heng went to the woodshed to get firewood, heated the kang (a heated brick bed), and then sat on the kang to read.
He spoke too soon. The knowledge before junior high school is easy to learn, but it is indeed a bit difficult in high school.
But Shen Heng was a man who cared a lot about his image, and he couldn't possibly show weakness in front of Bai Jiaojiao. It was absolutely unacceptable for him to not learn as well as Bai Jiaojiao, as this involved a matter of male dignity.
Therefore, Shen Heng studies whenever he has time.
Shen Heng got up at three o'clock in the morning.
He didn't want Bai Jiaojiao to get up and cook for him, so he moved very quietly, but no matter how careful he was, he still woke Bai Jiaojiao up.
"I really want to ask you, how come you, who always sleeps like a log, are sleeping so lightly now? You should go to sleep, I'll just find something to eat myself."
Shen Heng pressed Bai Jiaojiao down onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Heng-ge, ha..." Bai Jiaojiao yawned, "It's okay, I prepared all the dishes last night, just cook them."
Bai Jiaojiao used to be able to sleep until late morning because of the confidence and sense of security that Shen Heng gave her. Now that she has something on her mind, she naturally can't sleep.
Even after Shen Heng left, she still slept soundly.
Shen Heng followed her to the kitchen, where he prepared the meat floss cakes, and Wang Fushun came over to take them.
After handing the meat floss cake to Wang Fushun, Shen Heng asked, "Can you find out something for me? Two piglets went missing from our village yesterday. Go ask who sold them. You don't need to tell me who handled them; I just want to know who stole them. It was a man, skinny, and hunched over. That's all he knows. Your sister-in-law put so much effort into raising those piglets, and they just stole them like that. I want to see which bastard it was."
“Okay, this is simple. Two piglets are not small things, so it should be easy to investigate.”
Wang Fushun immediately agreed.
As he was about to leave, Shen Heng grabbed him again and said, "Get me a radio, the kind that can play English, a good one. Money is no problem, I have tickets too."
"Listen to English? Heng, do you even understand this foreign nonsense?"
Wang Fushun laughed until his stomach hurt.
"Go away! Mind your own business. Just do what I tell you to do, and make sure it's of good quality, you know? If it breaks, I'll twist your head off and make you read it to me."
"Don't worry, Heng-ge, this is even easier to handle. I'll go over there today and ask him."
"Okay, let's go. Be careful on the road."
Wang Fushun curled his lips, thinking to himself that even his brother Heng was saying such cheesy things now.
He didn't dare say anything, and just rode off on his bike.
Shen Heng went back and reported: "I have already spoken to Wang Fushun and asked him to help investigate. I can't do anything about it right now, so it's the same whether he investigates or I do it."
"Okay, go wash your face. Breakfast will be ready soon."
As Bai Jiaojiao finished speaking, Shen Heng suddenly hugged her from behind: "Jiaojiao, you are so good to Heng-ge."
Shen Heng's arm was very heavy, hanging on her body. Bai Jiaojiao shrugged her shoulders: "Brother Heng, you're crushing me. I'm so good to you, you can't repay kindness with enmity."
"Why are you so tactless? Can't you listen to anything I say that's nice to you?"
Shen Heng complained that Bai Jiaojiao had no sense of romance. Bai Jiaojiao couldn't see Shen Heng's face, but her hand kept wielding the ladle.
Shen Heng watched Bai Jiaojiao ignore him for a while, sulked, and then left.
His wife seems to have missed the point.
He can go hungry, but he cannot be ignored.
How should he tell Bai Jiaojiao about this?
If he tells her, will Bai Jiaojiao think he doesn't appreciate her kindness, that his good intentions are wasted, and that he's squandered all her efforts?
If he didn't say it, he would feel uneasy.
Shen Heng thought about it for a whole day and came up with a brilliant idea that was both shocking and unconventional.
Since Bai Jiaojiao can get up at three o'clock, he might as well just pin her down on the bed and have sex with her again.
Hey, by then Bai Jiaojiao won't have time to cook for him, saving her the trouble.
When Shen Heng had this brilliant idea, he was almost bursting with self-admiration. He worked more and more efficiently and just wanted to get home as soon as possible, wishing it would be 3 a.m. the next day so he could implement his new plan.
He finished his work ahead of schedule as usual in the afternoon, and as he straightened up to leave, someone called him back.
"What are you doing? Get out of the way."
Shen Heng looked at the people blocking his way; it wasn't convenient for him to take a detour in the sea.
"Um, Heng, Brother Heng..."
"Shut your mouth, that's not how you address people. No need for thanks, my wife doesn't allow me to talk to other women."
Shen Heng glanced at the person and remembered who she was.
Isn't that the one he caught in the sea yesterday? What's her name again, Fen?
Upon hearing Shen Heng's words, Zhao Xiaofen's face flushed red: "No, that's not what I meant."
Shen Heng didn't want to know what Zhao Xiaofen meant, so he changed direction and moved sideways to face her.
Anyway, that's what Shen Heng meant. He went ashore to wash his hands, changed his clothes, and happily ran home, even faster than usual.
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