Chapter 138
Xia Qingtang said: "So what if he is an intellectual? You are also very good. You are already a team leader, and you may become a big team leader in the future. Maybe in the end, you can become a workshop director."
In the previous life, even someone like Xia Qinghai could eventually become the deputy director of the workshop. The current situation is completely different from the previous life. A female employee as hard-working as Wen Xiaoli might be able to become a workshop director step by step on her own.
"Actually, he said the same thing. He knows that my family is ordinary and that my education level is not as good as his. But he said that there are so many employees in a workshop, but I can stand out and become a team leader, and I am still so young, so he thinks I am amazing." Wen Xiaoli said with a blushing face.
There was a hint of sweetness in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, which showed that she was very satisfied with this person.
Xia Qingtang smiled and pushed her arm: "It seems that your boyfriend has good taste. He thinks you are an excellent talent just like me, so next time don't say things like he is an intellectual and you are not worthy of him. Xiaoli, you are really amazing, you should have confidence."
"Since you said that, I have to work harder. I am just the right age to be a team leader now, and I also want to be a big team leader in the future. He supports me very much. He said that even if I get married in the future, he doesn't want me to delay my work."
"Really? It's rare to find a gay man like this."
Wen Xiaoli nodded: "Yes, so, I am very satisfied with him and hope that we can get married."
"Then tell me, how did you two start?" Xia Qingtang was full of curiosity.
"Last year, two young men were introduced to me, but we didn't get along. My second aunt asked me what kind of man I wanted to find, and I said I wanted to find someone better than me. After the Chinese New Year, one day my second aunt came to me and said that there was a young man who was better than me and could be introduced to me, but he was much older than me, and asked me if I could accept him. When I heard it, I thought he was only seven years older, and my father was eight years older than my mother. What was wrong with seven years? So I agreed to meet him. When I saw him, I liked him at first sight. He was different from the male employees in our factory. He was very gentle, always spoke softly, and behaved very politely. Ya. I liked him as soon as I saw him, but I was quite worried that he would reject me, after all, he was an accountant and I was a female worker. Unexpectedly, he also liked me, and asked my second aunt to tell me that he wanted to get along with me, and we started to get along officially. After the New Year until now... I have met him more than a dozen times, and my impression of him is still as good as when I first started. I tell you, he has a very good temper, and he is always very gentle when talking to anyone. Even if we encounter any problems, he is never in a hurry, and always tells me that it’s okay and we can take it slowly. Being with him, I feel that my temper has improved. "
Xia Qingtang nodded: "From what you said, he should be a very good person."
Wen Xiaoli said: "Of course he has his shortcomings, such as his height is not very tall, but I don't have any special requirements for appearance. I just like people with good tempers. Another thing is that he has a good temper, but sometimes I feel that his temper is too good. But I thought about it. I have a bad temper. If we encounter any problems after marriage, he has a soft temper and I will handle it. In short, I feel very lucky to have met him."
Wen Xiaoli's family is actually quite happy, and her parents are pretty nice to her, but her father has a bad temper. Although he's not a bad person, he always likes to overturn tables, throw benches, or make a big fuss when something happens.
Xia Qingtang had seen Wen Xiaoli's parents quarreling and fighting before. Although they didn't think it was a big deal, it was still scary for young children. No wonder Wen Xiaoli liked gentle people.
Xia Qingtang happily held her hand: "Xiao Li, I'm so happy for you. I hope you two can get married smoothly."
"Thank you." Wen Xiaoli smiled and said, "So, I came to see you today because I wanted to tell you about this. Others don't know about this yet. I want to wait until I get engaged before telling people in the factory."
Xia Qingtang hugged Wen Xiaoli: "When will you introduce us to each other?"
"Maybe after a while. I also told him that I have a few good friends and I will introduce them to him when the time comes. I told him about you. I said you are very outstanding. You have learned a lot on your own. You went from the workshop to the office, and now you have been selected by the city to work in the new electrical appliance factory. He also thinks you are very remarkable."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Stop praising me. I have been praised countless times by people in the factory. If you continue to praise me like this, I will really feel embarrassed."
Xia Qingtang is very receptive to compliments, and she always accepts them calmly when others praise her. However, she has been praised too much recently, which makes her feel a little embarrassed.
Wen Xiaoli smiled and said, "Then I won't praise you anymore. Tell me about your work at the electrical appliance factory."
Xia Qingtang looked at the clock and said, "I'm going to cook now. Can you come with me to the kitchen and we can talk there?"
"Okay, I'll help you."
The two of them went to the kitchen and started cooking, and Xia Qingtang slowly told Wen Xiaoli some information about the new electrical appliance factory.
She talked about Director Pete, Yan Jianshun, and her colleagues in the office. Although they had not worked together for a long time, Xia Qingtang already had endless things to say.
When the meal was ready, Wen Xiaoli said, "It sounds quite different from our cotton mill. Especially the leaders you mentioned, they are very different from our Director Qi."
"Yes, after all, there are foreigners here, so it's impossible for them to work the same way as before. The foreign leaders and technicians in our factory only work five days a week and rest on Saturday. I heard that it's the same in foreign countries." Xia Qingtang said, "But Director Pete will still come here on Saturdays. He will go back to rest if there is nothing else."
"Although I don't understand the professional stuff you're talking about, I can tell from your expression that you must be very happy working there." Wen Xiaoli smiled and said, "Your eyes light up when you mention them."
Xia Qingtang said: "Yes, I am indeed very happy now, but I was also very happy when I worked in the cotton mill. It's just... if I were asked to choose now and asked whether I would go back to the cotton mill, I would probably choose to stay in the new mill. At least... that's the case for now."
To be honest, there was actually no room for advancement for her if she stayed in the cotton mill, and she was not interested in becoming the union president.
But now that she has gone to the new factory, with Yan Jianshun alone, she can learn more. For now, she doesn't want to leave at all. She just wants to learn more skills from Chai Qiaoying, Yan Jianshun and others.
"Then stay there. My boyfriend told me that everyone will use electrical appliances in the future, and the electrical appliance factory will definitely develop better. So, you stay in the electrical appliance factory. If we want to buy electrical appliances in the future, we can also come to you." Wen Xiaoli laughed.
"What? Have you already talked about buying three turns and one ring?" Xia Qingtang joked.
"Oh, that's not the case. We are talking about televisions. This year, some people in our factory also bought televisions. Doesn't your new factory produce televisions?" Wen Xiaoli said.
"Indeed, we are currently producing televisions. I also plan to buy one for grandma and her family once internal employees can purchase them."
"Then I will work hard to save money and buy one from you in two years."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "In two years, I'm afraid you won't have to ask me to buy a TV."
"Why?"
"Because the production will increase, when more is produced, it will be easier to buy."
"It seems that your new factory is really great." Wen Xiaoli said, "No wonder a cousin of mine who lived far away gave up his job and came to work for you."
The new electrical appliance factory has completed all three rounds of recruitment, and each workshop is now operating stably, with many employees coming from other factories.
Of course, those who left their original factories are employees of small factories, such as paper mills and printing factories. Employees of steel mills and pharmaceutical factories are reluctant to leave. After all, the welfare benefits are completely different, so they are reluctant to leave.
Xia Qingtang said: "In fact, the work is the same everywhere. Some people are not used to it after going to our factory."
"Since they are all doing the same work, why aren't they used to it?" Wen Xiaoli didn't understand.
Xia Qingtang explained: "Because the new factory is too far away, we can only provide dormitories for the time being, not houses for families. So they can only take the bus to and from get off work, or live directly in the dormitory, which is far from as convenient as working in the cotton mill."
When working in other factories, unless you are married like Xia Qingtang, everyone can walk to the factory in a few minutes. This convenience is not available in the new factory.
Because the commuting time is too long, many young employees have applied for dormitories, and even Hu Yanhui has moved into the dormitory.
"What will the new factory employees do if they want to get married? How can they get married without a house?" Wen Xiaoli began to worry about others. "My cousin doesn't even have a girlfriend. If he doesn't even have a house, his parents will definitely be worried."
Xia Qingtang said, "Don't worry. For now, there are only dormitories because the time to build the factory is too urgent. Houses for employees outside the factory area are already being built, but they won't be allocated until next year, so we have to wait a while."
"That's good, that's good." Wen Xiaoli patted her chest.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Xiao Li, you are still so kind and always think about others. By the way, what kind of house can your partner get?"
"He's an accountant, he's not young anymore, and he has a lot of experience, so if we get married, he can get two houses, which is enough for us to live in."
It is indeed a very good condition for young people to be able to get two houses when they get married.
Xia Qingtang said: "It seems that you have found a really good partner, who is good in every sense."
Wen Xiaoli said: "Yes, so I said he is very good right from the start."
The two of them laughed in the kitchen, and Xie Jinxuan walked into the small yard from outside, holding a few bottles of orange soda in her hands.
Xia Qingtang said through the screen window: "Where did you go? Turns out you went to buy soda."
"The soda came out early this year. I thought there wasn't anything delicious at home today, and Xiao Wen doesn't drink, so I should at least buy some soda for him to try." Xie Jinxuan walked in with a smile and put the soda on the table.
"Dinner is ready. Go wash your hands and we'll start eating. After dinner, I'll ride my bike to take Xiaoli home." Xia Qingtang said, "I'll visit Chairman Qin while we're at it."
"Okay, do you want me to accompany you? It's getting late after dinner." Xie Jinxuan looked at the sky.
Xia Qingtang said, "You don't have to accompany me. I always take the main road when I ride my bike there. There's no power outage today, and there are street lights. I won't be scared."
As she spoke, she began to carry the food to the dining table.
Dinner was indeed simple. Because they didn't know in advance that there were going to be guests at home, they didn't prepare any vegetables. There were only two eggs left at home. Xia Qingtang used these ingredients to make four dishes and cooked two bowls of rice.
Fortunately, she is a great cook. Although the dishes are simple, they taste great. Paired with orange soda, it is a pretty good meal.
Wen Xiaoli praised her cooking skills highly: "Qingtang, your cooking skills are no worse than those in state-owned restaurants."
"I can see that you and your date must have eaten at a state-owned restaurant."
Wen Xiaoli blushed again: "Why do you always tease me?"
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Eat more vegetables." Xia Qingtang quickly used clean chopsticks to pick up eggs for Wen Xiaoli.
After dinner, Xia Qingtang rode his bicycle to take Wen Xiaoli back to the cotton mill.
Since she went to the new electrical appliance factory, she has never been to the cotton mill again. She first sent Wen Xiaoli to her home, said hello to Wen's parents, and then rode her bike to the Xia family.
Xia Daming and Zhao Meizhen had just finished dinner. Zhao Meizhen was washing dishes in the sink at the door. Xia Daming was sitting in the corridor, holding a small hammer in his hand, repairing a small stool.
Xia Daming was very surprised to see Xia Qingtang coming back. He stood up quickly and said, "Qingtang, why are you back now? Is everything alright?"
"Nothing happened, don't be nervous, and don't swing the hammer around, be careful not to hit your foot." Xia Qingtang said, "Wen Xiaoli came to my house to see me today, and I rode my bike to send her back after dinner, so I just happened to come over to see you."
"So that's how it is." Xia Daming was relieved. He put down the hammer first, then ran down the stairs excitedly and said with a smile: "You have been working there for a long time, and we couldn't get any news about you. We didn't know how you were doing. But I saw your newspaper, and it said that you were doing well. I was really happy."
"I have a good job there. The leaders in the factory are all good people, and my colleagues are also very nice to me."
"That's good, that's good. Now you're in the newspaper again. Maybe you can become a leader at a young age in the future."
Before Xia Qingtang could say anything, Zhao Meizhen sneered and said, "What kind of leader is that? Isn't it just being in the newspaper? People who don't know would think something has happened to her! If being a leader is that easy, then everyone can be a leader!"
"What are you talking about? The child finally came back, can you please stop talking nonsense!" Xia Daming shouted: "Besides, Qingtang is so outstanding, if she doesn't become a leader, who is suitable to be a leader?"
Xia Qingtang said nonchalantly, "Dad, it's okay. Actually, she's not wrong. Being a leader isn't that easy. Besides, I was only in the newspaper once. It's no big deal. It was just published a few days ago, so everyone will be fresh in it. In a few days, everyone will forget about it."
This is the truth. After all, there are news reports all the time. As for her so-called interview, no one will remember it in a week.
Zhao Meizhen was very proud: "Did you hear that? You still dare to yell at me? He said it himself and will forget it in a few days! As for the party leadership, our Qinghai has a better chance! Qinghai is a man after all, and it is common for men to climb up."
After hearing this, Xia Daming just frowned and said nothing, but he looked very unhappy.
Xia Qingtang said: "Dad, how is your health lately?"
Xia Daming then relaxed his expression and said, "It's OK. The weather is getting warmer and my legs are a little looser. Your brother found an old Chinese doctor for me and he said acupuncture can relieve the pain. I've been there twice and it's really gotten better. My legs don't hurt as much on rainy days and I can walk faster now than before."
"That's good. I'm relieved that you're in good health." Xia Qingtang looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. I should leave soon. You should pack up and go to bed early."
"Okay, okay, will you come to our house next time?" Xia Daming asked as he chased out.
Xia Qingtang said, "I'll come to see you next month. I came in a hurry today and didn't bring anything. Here's a pack of snacks for you."
She took out a bag of snacks wrapped in oil paper from the basket and handed it to Xia Daming.
There was also a cloth bag in her basket, which was obviously filled with something.
Seeing this, Zhao Meizhen immediately asked, "What's that bag in your basket?"
Xia Qingtang said coldly: "It has nothing to do with you!"
Xia Daming quickly said, "Would you like to bring your son-in-law back with you next month? Have a meal at home?"
"I'll go back and discuss it with Jinxuan. If he has time, we can pick a day to come back for dinner." Xia Qingtang got on his bike, "I'm leaving first."
"Okay! Drive slowly on the road!" Xia Daming watched her ride out.
Xia Qingtang rode out of this path and did not go directly to the gate of the family quarters, but turned a corner and went to Chairman Qin's residence.
The next day was Sunday, and usually every household would not go to bed too early. When Xia Qingtang arrived at Chairman Qin's house, she saw Chairman Qin and her lover sitting at the door, playing chess under the light in the corridor.
"Chairman Qin." Xia Qingtang stopped the car and greeted him.
Chairman Qin looked up, surprised and happy: "Xiao Xia, why are you here?"
"I just happened to come here for something. I just came out of my parents' house, so I thought of coming over to say hello to Chairman Qin." Xia Qingtang took out a can of oranges from the cloth bag and handed it over.
Chairman Qin's wife stood up and said, "Come in and sit down. Come in and sit down. I'll get you a stool."
"Thank you." Xia Qingtang sat down in their yard and began to talk to Chairman Qin.
Chairman Qin asked her about her work situation there and asked her if she still wanted to return to the cotton mill.
"For the time being... I still want to continue working there." Xia Qingtang said, "But the city has given me half a year, right?"
"right."
"Then if I change my mind in half a year, I should still be able to come back."
Although Xia Qingtang likes the new factory very much now, things are unpredictable, so she still wants to protect her own interests as much as possible. What if she comes back in the future?
Chairman Qin nodded: "Yes, you can come back if you want to in half a year. However, although I look forward to your return, I will be very happy if you don't come back and stay there to work. I have heard that the production speed of the new electrical appliance factory is much faster than that of the old factory. If you come back to a factory like this, I will feel sorry for you."
"But I can learn a lot following Chairman Qin, and I can't bear to leave you." Xia Qingtang said.
Chairman Qin smiled and patted her shoulder: "You are a sentimental child."
After a few more brief conversations, seeing that it was already dark, Chairman Qin said, "It's so late, you should go home quickly, or your family will be worried soon."
Xia Qingtang stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go back first. If I come to see my father again next month, I'll come and talk to Chairman Qin again."
"Okay, if you come, we'll continue talking." Chairman Qin walked her out.
It was indeed quite late at this time, and Xia Qingtang rarely rode his bike on the road at this time.
But if someone works the middle shift, it would actually be even later if they get home after the middle shift, so Xia Qingtang didn't think there was anything wrong with it and just rode his bike home as usual.
During this period, she has been taking the bus to and from get off work. Unexpectedly, her physical strength is not as good as before. She even feels tired when riding uphill.
Fortunately, the street lights were good, there were quite a few pedestrians on the road, cyclists passed by from time to time, and occasionally a jeep or car would pass by with its headlights on. So even though Xia Qingtang was not riding fast, she was not afraid. She hummed a song under her breath and happily headed home all the way.
She even remembered to take a detour to avoid the section of road where the incident had occurred before.
Just when she rode smoothly to the center road, five or six young men in their twenties suddenly appeared not far in front of her on the right.
They might have just drunk some alcohol, and each of them looked very excited. Some were talking loudly, some were singing loudly, and one was jumping up and down with his hands and feet waving. They didn't look like normal people at all.
Xia Qingtang quickly lowered his head and rode forward faster.
They were almost home, and she didn't want to cause any trouble for no reason.
But the more you fear something, the more likely it is to come. Xia Qingtang originally thought that she would be fine if she just sped up and rode past the group of people. However, just after she passed the group of people, one of the young men suddenly rushed over and grabbed the back seat of Xia Qingtang's bicycle, causing her to almost fall to the ground.
"Ladies' bicycle! This is a good thing, hand it over!" said the young man with a grin.
"Oh, this ladies' bicycle is not easy to buy. I couldn't buy it even after asking for help from others!"
"Hand it over, hand it over. Give me your car. I want to give it to the one I love!" The young man laughed loudly, obviously drunk.
Several other people also gathered around frantically, and a strong smell of alcohol came over. As expected, they were all drunk.
Facing so many drunks, Xia Qingtang vaguely realized that the situation was not good, but at this time, she could only observe the situation calmly to see if she could find a breakthrough to escape from here.
Several drunk young men had surrounded her bicycle. Fortunately, due to the dim light and Xia Qingtang keeping her head down, these drunken people had not yet noticed her outstanding appearance.
With the idea of saving his life first, Xia Qingtang acted decisively, picked up the cloth bag in the basket, loosened the handlebars, and gently placed the bike on the ground.
"The car is for you." Xia Qingtang lowered his voice so that he would sound older.
"Oh, you handed over the car so honestly. You're not going to play any tricks on me, are you?" said the first person who came to grab the car unhappily.
"I won't play tricks. If I say I'm giving you the car, then it's yours. You can take it away now." Xia Qingtang took the cloth bag and began to move towards the gap quietly, wanting to get out.
But someone next to her grabbed her right wrist and said, "It's not enough to just leave the car behind. I see you're not that old, you're a young person. Since you're a girl, come and play with us for a while!"
"Yes, yes, play with us for a while!"
In fact, several people didn't even see what Xia Qingtang looked like, but for them at the moment, they were all drunk anyway, so as long as the other party was a young girl, it didn't matter what she looked like.
Xia Qingtang was already very nervous at this time. If there were only one or two people, she could still use the life-saving moves taught to her by Xie Jinxuan to protect herself, but there were a total of six people here, and they were all young men. Although they were drunk, there were really too many of them.
From any angle, it is impossible for Xia Qingtang to fight his way out of this group of people by himself.
Seeing that she couldn't escape with her own strength, Xia Qingtang became even calmer. She took a deep breath, lowered her head and looked around the road, trying to see if she could find passers-by to help.
Fortunately, she was lucky. As soon as she looked around, she saw two tall figures walking towards her in front and a bicycle coming from behind. They seemed to be men and probably not very old.
Xia Qingtang immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Help! Help! Young man on the bicycle, can you please call the police for me?"
Her voice was so sharp and loud that it scared all the young men around her. They subconsciously dodged to the side, leaving a vacant position in the original encirclement.
Xia Qingtang seized the opportunity and immediately rushed out from the gap, running towards the figure on the bicycle without thinking.
"Comrade, help! Please ride your bike to find a policeman for me! Help!" Xia Qingtang shouted desperately.
The drunk young men were a few beats slower to react. By the time Xia Qingtang had run a distance away, they realized that he was gone.
However, the one in the lead was still faster. He cursed and immediately chased after Xia Qingtang.
"Still want to run? Bring her back to me. I'm going to beat her so hard that she won't be able to run away for the rest of her life!"
"Let's go! Catch him back!" His companions also chased after him.
Xia Qingtang ran towards the cyclist desperately. She felt her mouth was dry and her heart was beating like a drum, as if it would jump out of her throat in the next second.
The man on the cyclist was not afraid and actually sped up towards Xia Qingtang.
When the two people bumped into each other, the cyclist slammed on the brakes, turned the bicycle sideways, and blocked Xia Qingtang in front of him.
Then he looked at the five or six young men who were stumbling and yelled, "I'm a policeman, what do you do?"
"What? Police? Oh no! We've run into the police! Run!" No one knew who shouted, but several young men heard the news and immediately started running in different directions. After a while, they ran away completely.
The cyclist didn't chase after him. He turned around and looked at Xia Qingtang.
Xia Qingtang finally breathed a sigh of relief. She covered her chest, gasping for breath, and hurried to thank the kind police officer.
"Comrade police officer, thank you so much. I was riding my bike well when I was stopped by these drunk people on the road. They wanted to steal my bike, so I handed it to them. But they didn't want to let me go. Fortunately, I met you." Xia Qingtang said all in one breath, then wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at his savior.
The benefactor's face was facing away from the street light. Although the light was dim and his facial features could not be seen clearly, Xia Qingtang still sensed a sense of familiarity from his outline.
She couldn't help but feel a jolt in her heart: No way, it can't be such a coincidence, it can't be such a coincidence that I run into this evil star Leng Feng!
"Why are you still riding your bike on the road so late? Don't you know that things are not very peaceful recently? Also, don't you know what you look like? Riding a bike on the road so late at night is like a moving target. What's wrong with Jinxuan? Why would she let you run around the street alone at this time?" Leng Feng's voice rang out mercilessly.
Xia Qingtang had already rolled her eyes in her heart, but Leng Feng had just saved her, so she couldn't say anything unpleasant directly, and could only try to say calmly: "I had something to do tonight. I went back to my mother's house and talked to my former boss for a while, so it was a little late. But I always walk on the main road. There are street lights and pedestrians on the road, and this is already the city center. Normally, it should be safe for me to ride my bike like this. I don't know what you mean by unsafe, but you are a policeman. If it is unsafe, shouldn't you blame us? I went out for special circumstances. If I get off work after get off work, can't I ride my bike home? I think you should reflect on yourself. Why can't you create a safer environment so that we can ride our bikes on the road with confidence."
Xia Qingtang spoke with confidence, but she was also worried that Leng Feng would get even angrier.
She didn't mind that her relationship with Leng Feng would get worse, but it was not Xia Qingtang's intention for such a conflict to occur after she had just been rescued.
Leng Feng was silent as expected. Just when Xia Qingtang thought he was holding back his anger and was about to continue cursing, he suddenly said, "You are right. This is indeed our problem, but it will take time to solve it. Before this problem is solved, if you want to protect yourself, you should stay at home and not go out at this time. Although what I said just now was meant to blame you, I don't want you to get into trouble."
In fact, Xia Qingtang seldom heard Leng Feng speak so sincerely. Most of the time, he was cold and occasionally sarcastic. In short, it was rare to hear him speak nicely. Now that he suddenly said such words so sincerely, Xia Qingtang was embarrassed to say anything unpleasant.
She said, "I understand what you said. In fact, I rarely go out by bike alone at night. Today was indeed a special case, and it was my own negligence. I thought that so many people had to go home after work, and since they were safe, I must be safe too. But I neglected a little. Everything is accidental. So you are right, and thank you for saving me today. I was really lucky to meet you just now. Don't worry, I will not go out at this time in the future. If I go out, I will also ask Jinxuan to go with me."
"You're welcome. I'm a policeman, and protecting citizens is what I should do. It's already late, go pick up the bicycle and I'll take you home." Leng Feng said.
Xia Qingtang walked to his bicycle, picked it up, dusted off the seat, and got on.
Leng Feng didn't say anything, he just rode his bike to her side and then rode forward side by side with her.
Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was heavy and awkward.
After riding all the way to the gate of the compound, Xia Qingtang said, "Thank you for today. I can go back by myself now."
Leng Feng said: "I'll go back with you. I want to talk to Jin Xuan."
"Okay then, whatever you want." Xia Qingtang could only ride back to the small courtyard with Leng Feng.
There was a warm light on in the room, and Luo Xiangqian's loud voice could be heard from inside.
Xia Qingtang said: "What a coincidence, Lao Luo is also at our house, let's go in together."
She locked her bicycle and went into the house alone.
Luo Xiangqian turned his head and looked at her: "Xiao Xia is back?"
"Yes, I'm back. Not only me, but your friends are back too." Xia Qingtang pouted.
Leng Feng also pushed open the door and walked in. He was wearing casual clothes, with a frown on his face, and looked like he was about to get angry in the next second.
Xie Jinxuan said: "Did you meet each other?"
Leng Feng said: "I encountered her more than once. When I was riding my bike back from work and almost reached the central road, I heard Xiao Xia desperately shouting for help and then running towards me. I looked forward and saw five or six drunk young men chasing her. Fortunately, I arrived in time, revealed my identity, and scared them away."
"What? Qingtang, are you okay?" Xie Jinxuan stood up nervously and grabbed Xia Qingtang's hand.
Xia Qingtang said: "I'm fine. They were just a few drunken young men who saw me riding a women's bicycle and wanted to rob me. They had just surrounded me when I met this kind policeman."
"Who did it? Did you see their faces clearly? We'll go and settle accounts with them tomorrow!" Luo Xiangqian gritted his teeth and said, "They dared to bully Xiao Xia, we can't let them go! Since it happened on Zhongxin Road, they must live in this area. And they were drunk... It's easy to find them! Xiao Xia, don't worry, Jinxuan and I will go out and ask around tomorrow and promise to give you an explanation!"
Leng Feng shouted, "What do you want to do? I'm a policeman. What do you want to do by saying this in front of me?"
Luo Xiangqian chuckled: "Oh, just pretend you didn't hear it. Anyway, you're off work now, don't be so serious."
"Even if I'm off work, you can't do that kind of thing. If I find out, I will catch you myself." Leng Feng said coldly.
"Ah? Are you serious?" Luo Xiangqian was dumbfounded.
Xie Jinxuan said, "Xiang Qian, stop making trouble. Leng Feng is right. Let the police handle this matter. We will listen to them."
"Then Leng Feng, can you catch him?"
Leng Feng said: "We can definitely catch them. I saw their faces and remember what they look like. We will definitely catch them next week. However, even if we catch them, they won't be locked up for a few days. Those people are idle and probably won't be afraid of being locked up for a few days."
"It doesn't matter how many days he's locked up. We can't let Xiao Xia suffer in vain." Luo Xiangqian said.
Xia Qingtang said: "I didn't suffer any loss, and they didn't steal my bike. But it was just a coincidence tonight. There were passers-by and vehicles around, but they targeted my bike. So I thought about it, and I won't go out alone at night in the future."
Luo Xiangqian looked at Xia Qingtang, then at Leng Feng, and suddenly said, "Why do I feel something is wrong? Xiao Xia, have you been taught a lesson by this person?"
Leng Feng said, "Am I wrong to teach her a lesson? Doesn't she know what she looks like? Even if she doesn't know what she looks like, she should know what kind of bike she rides, right? It's normal for a lady's bike like this to be targeted. And, Jinxuan, what's wrong with you? Why did you let your lover go out alone at this time?"
"No, Jinxuan wanted to send me there, but I didn't let him go. I thought it was okay." Xia Qingtang said seriously, "If you say anything, I'll say it, because I was wrong, but don't blame everything on Jinxuan."
Xie Jinxuan held her hand and shook it, then said in a deep voice: "Leng Feng, you are right, I should have insisted on going out with Qingtang today. I will not make such a mistake again in the future, don't worry. Also, thank you so much for today."
Leng Feng nodded: "I believe what you said. In this case, I will go back first."
Xie Jinxuan stopped him: "Wait."
"Is there anything else?" Leng Feng turned around.
Luo Xiangqian said, "You have nothing to do with this, Jinxuan. Let this man go back! He is even more ruthless than before. He even taught you a lesson! And you still care about him!"
Xie Jinxuan said: "Leng Feng meant well, and he was doing this for our own good. Besides, he really saved Qingtang today. If I hadn't run into him, I wouldn't dare to imagine what would have happened."
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