When she went out, she met Aunt Zhao who lived across the street. It seemed that she had come out for a walk after dinner. Meng Tao wished her a Happy New Year. Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "I saw the lights on and knew you were back. Are you staying for a long time this time?"

Meng Tao said: "I have to go back to the countryside. I haven't finished my work yet, but I can stay a few more days this time."

"That's good. Have you had dinner? Where are you going now? How about coming to my house? I have some rice cakes sent by my relatives. Auntie can make some for you to try?"

"Thank you, Aunt Zhao. Come back tomorrow when you are free. Now we are going to watch a movie."

"Oh, you better hurry up. The movie starts at 8:40 and it seems to be almost 8 o'clock now... I heard from my son that the new feature film will be shown these days. It's very good. You should hurry up and don't be late."

Aunt Zhao urged them to leave, so Meng Tao and Shen Yu said goodbye and left.

Ever since Shen Yu showed up, the neighbors might still be curious and gossipy about Meng Tao, the country girl who suddenly came to Xingzi Lane to buy a yard, but they no longer come and knock on the door to disturb her. Meng Tao is satisfied with this. She thinks her fiancé can also play a role in warding off evil in the house, which is good.

The cinema was far from Xingzi Lane, and the two were not in a hurry. They walked there for more than 40 minutes. When they arrived at the cinema, the movie had already started. They bought tickets and entered. It was dark inside. Amid the music, the title of the movie "Wild Fire Spring Breeze Fighting the Ancient City" was displayed on the screen in front, followed by a line of production staff and actor names. Someone came over with a flashlight, checked their ticket numbers, and led them to their seats.

The service in movie theaters these days is really thoughtful. Except for the lack of popcorn and milk tea for sale, there are staff members who specialize in helping you find seats.

Tonight's movie is indeed a very good feature film. In the words of later generations, it is a spy war theme. The actors' acting skills are very good, and they can completely beat the so-called movie emperors and movie queens of later generations. It is thrilling and touching. Therefore, it is said that there are talented people in every generation, no matter what industry or profession, there is no shortage of elites in every era.

His fiancée loved watching movies, and Shen Yu couldn't help but try to seduce her. He whispered in her ear, "When we go to the provincial capital, I promise to let you watch movies every day. Didn't you like the foreign movies and musicals you watched in Yicheng last time? We have them all, and you can also be the first to watch new domestic movies, okay?"

Meng Tao stared at the screen intently, nodded subconsciously when she heard the words, then thought something was wrong and quickly shook her head. Shen Yu was both angry and amused, so he could only hold her hand in the dark and "massage" her with his fingers one by one.

After watching the movie, Meng Tao took Shen Yu to stroll through the narrow street where Zhou Cuiling had taken her, where all kinds of snacks were sold. They found that there were several more stalls. In addition to the sour food stall and sweet wine dumplings, there were also roasted sweet potatoes, fried chestnuts, tea eggs and steaming wontons. These small bosses were bold and had a keen sense of smell. To outsiders, they were taking risks and doing business secretly, but the small bosses may have realized that it was not a big problem to do some small business now, so they did it with confidence and dared to expand it bigger and bigger - the sour food stall had obviously expanded, with more than a dozen pottery jars, selling sweet wine dumplings, and a new stove for frying glutinous rice balls.

In two or three years, the first batch of people with an annual income of over 10,000 yuan in Mengzhou City may come from among these small bosses.

The movie had just ended, and groups of young people lingered by the snack stalls, rushing to buy their favorite snacks. Shen Yu held Meng Tao in his arms to prevent her from being squeezed. He didn't want Meng Tao to eat food from roadside stalls. In his opinion, these were all unlicensed businesses and were worried about unsanitary conditions. But when he saw his fiancée staring at the sour food stall with a greedy look on her face, he immediately softened his heart:

"Want to eat? Then we can buy a little bit to taste. You can't eat too much sour food at night, or your teeth will get bad."

Meng Tao shook her head. There were so many people in front of the sour food stall, but she decided not to join in the fun. "I'll just take a look and smell what ingredients are added. In fact, this thing is not difficult to make. As long as I have all the ingredients, I can make it."

Shen Yu caressed his little money-grubber's hair lovingly, like stroking a cat's fur: "Yes, my little Huahua is the smartest."

Meng Tao rolled her eyes: "Don't call me Xiaohuahua."

"Then, Comrade Meng Taohua?"

"…I'm going to change my name in the future."

"How to change it? The name Grandpa Meng gave you has a good meaning."

"Meng Tao? Peach blossom? It's blooming and bearing fruit. We can eat peaches, right?"

Meng Tao: “…”

The literal meaning of this statement was not wrong, but I felt that he was not in good spirits, so I pinched the back of his hand.

Shen Yu chuckled: "Your nails are so short, don't hurt yourself."

He rubbed her fingers for her: "I also think Meng Tao is good. When the household registration is transferred, we will change it directly."

As they were talking, they walked to the roasted chestnuts stall and Shen Yu bought a bag of roasted chestnuts. The hot chestnuts were almost shelled, and they were fragrant and sweet. The two of them peeled the shells and fed each other along the way, one for each other. When they got home, there were only two left, which they brought as a midnight snack for Xiao Wangcai. Poor Xiao Wangcai didn't know that this was the smallest portion. He ate happily while wagging his tail like a rattle.

After eating the roasted chestnuts, they felt thirsty. There was still fire in the stove, so they added charcoal to boil water. The two of them didn't feel tired after walking back from the movie, and they sat under the corridor, drinking water and continuing to chat.

Meng Tao reminded, "You have been in Mengzhou for several days. Are you sure that Director Shen will be okay? According to the information Tian Zhigao revealed to his mother and sister, in order for Deputy Director Yuan to become the director, he most likely had to get rid of Director Shen first. He would definitely not be able to win in a fair competition, so he would have to rely on conspiracy and trickery. I don't think Director Shen can beat Deputy Director Yuan in this regard."

Shen Yu nodded in agreement: "Our old comrade Shen is indeed a bit naive, but with the two of us here, nothing will happen to him. After you said that last time, I went back and stepped up the arrangements. About next week, a group of big borers will be dug out in D Province in advance. Sufficient evidence has been collected, and Yuan Guangyao is among them."

"Deputy Director Yuan...what did Yuan Guangyao do?"

"He accepted bribes from his subordinates and bribed his superiors with large amounts of gold. Where did the gold come from? In short, even if he doesn't die this time, he will spend the rest of his life in a labor camp."

"Is his wife okay?"

"Yes, it depends on how the couple explains it, but no matter what, Jiang Yushan, an accomplice, can't escape."

"That woman is not a good person. I only saw her once and that was enough. I hope she will be sentenced to life imprisonment and not come out to confront people again."

Meng Tao glanced at Shen Yu and said, "It would be better if we capture Xian Fangfang together with her."

Shen Yu reached out and pinched her chin: "Because she stole Tian Zhigao?"

“I couldn’t ask for more.”

"Why is that?"

"Because she is your childhood sweetheart, I get annoyed when I hear her call me 'Brother Yu' in such a sweet way."

(End of this chapter)