Chapter 134 Pei's Father and Mother
Pei family study.
Old Master Pei stared at the chessboard and spoke to his son Pei Zhengzhong, who was sitting opposite him: "...It's not that everyone blames the fallen wall. The more we investigate the Pan family's case, the more frightening and chilling it becomes. I didn't expect that your uncle Pan actually did so many things behind the organization's back that hurt the country and the people."
Pei Zhengzhong dropped a piece and said, "You almost did that back then... Was it also the work of the Pan family?"
Old Master Pei smiled bitterly, sighed, and shook his head: "It's chilling. He and I had a life-and-death friendship back then, but I didn't expect that he would trick me."
Pei Zhengzhong broke out in a cold sweat on his back and was terrified.
After he and his wife came back a few years ago, he accompanied his wife to visit and take care of his seriously ill father-in-law, and he never had time to sit down and talk to his father.
On the first day of the new year, when I saw the younger generation of the Pan family coming to pay New Year's greetings with their wives, I remembered what my father had said on the phone last winter about the Pan family. I was so busy until today that I finally had the time to calm down and ask about the details. I didn't expect that there were so many things involved.
Pei Zhengzhong: "What is the Gao family doing..."
Commander Gao's daughter-in-law Xue Lan came over with some things and was talking to his wife Shao Xunping in the living room.
But he remembered that Xue Lan and Shao Xunping were not close. They had just met and wished each other a happy new year the day before yesterday. There was no reason for her to come to his house today.
Mr. Pei snorted, "How do you think Pan Dingfeng got in?"
Pei Zhengzhong thought for a moment and then remembered that Gao Jiaye, the grandson of Master Gao, and Pan Dingfeng were good friends. He asked, "Did Gao Jiaye bring him in?"
Old Master Pei shook his head helplessly: "He and the kid from the Sun family not only brought Pan Dingfeng into the compound, but also took them around the compound to pay New Year's greetings. Who can't see through their little tricks? If the elders of the two families knew about this, wouldn't they come to sever their ties?"
Pei Zhengzhong was stunned: "There should be many people who think that it was the elders of the Gao and Sun families who instructed them to come to the door to inquire about the wind direction in the name of the younger generation? Those two kids are too naughty. Pan Yuanzheng was just dealt with by the organization. It has been a short time, but he didn't quickly hide from the limelight, and he is still jumping around and making trouble in the courtyard. Do you think your family's life is too peaceful?"
If it was just a junior coming to wish a happy new year, he wouldn't say this.
But the young man couldn't keep a straight face and started to talk nonsense while chatting.
The two younger generations from the Gao and Sun families were actually helping to speak up. Now that the elders in the family know about it, they have to clean up their mess.
Old Master Pei shook his head: "The Pan family's eyes are all on your uncle Pan and Yuan Zheng. The two of them are more calculating and scheming than the other, but I didn't expect that when it comes to Pan Dingfeng, he becomes a brainless person."
When he was investigated by the organization, everyone in the family kept silent. Afterwards, no one asked about it or said much, as if he had just taken a normal vacation and returned to work after the vacation. Even after he resumed work, the Pei family took the initiative to stop socializing. It took a long time for them to slowly get back in touch with old friends, but they did not mention anything about what had happened.
The young man of the Pan family is not at peace for a moment. He doesn't know how many people will feel uneasy because of his restlessness. After all the trouble, in the end, he has no face left.
In the living room, Xue Lan talked to Shao Xunping for a while, expressed her meaning clearly, and prepared to get up and say goodbye.
Shao Xunping smiled and comforted her: "Young people are full of vigor and vitality. They are friends who grew up together. When their friends are in trouble, they naturally want to help. It's okay for children to be impulsive, as long as we, as the elders, can help them keep a close eye on them."
Xue Lan's old face turned slightly hot.
I was so angry at my stupid son.
Is that a problem for the Pan family? Pan Yuanzheng is now a definite criminal, so can we just give him a hand?
Xue Lan sighed, "I don't hinder their communication. When Pan Dingfeng was hospitalized a few days ago, my kid ran around to help, and I didn't stop him. I gave them gifts before the New Year, and I didn't say anything. But I didn't expect that bastard would dare to act so recklessly."
Someone asked her yesterday if it was her grandfather's idea, which made the old man very angry.
As the two were talking and walking out, there was a knock on the door.
"Coming!" Shao Xunping took two quick steps over, opened the door, and was met with a pretty face.
Shao Xunping immediately thought of what her son said on the phone on New Year's Eve. She had a guess in her mind, but she was not sure. She smiled and asked, "Comrade, who are you..."
Ding Guo was also stunned for a moment, but she soon saw the shadow of Pei Che in the eyes of the woman in front of her. Her heart skipped a beat and she felt a little embarrassed. She smiled politely and said, "Hello, my name is Ding Guo, and I'm here to wish Grandpa Pei a happy new year!"
Shao Xunping hurriedly let the person in, and said with a smile, "Hello, Comrade Ding Guo, I am Pei Che's mother."
It’s true!
Ding Guo's face turned red and he shouted, "Hello, Auntie!"
Xue Lan was watching in amazement and asked hurriedly, "Sister-in-law, this is..."
Shao Xunping introduced her to Xue Lan openly, saying, "This is Xiao Che's girlfriend!"
Xue Lan exclaimed, "Xiao Che has found a partner? Oh, this child looks so good." She smiled and said, "Then you should entertain your daughter-in-law. I'll be home first."
"Then I won't send you off."
"No need to send me off, we all live in the same compound. I'll come talk to you when I have time."
After Xue Lan left, Shao Xunping hurriedly invited Ding Guo to the living room. Looking at the things she brought, she smiled and said, "We are very happy that you can come. Why are you still bringing things? Don't be so rude in the future. ... Sit down first."
He hurriedly called out in the direction of the study: "Zhengzhong, a guest is coming."
The father and son in the study heard the noise in the living room and came out one after another.
"Xiao Ding is here." Old Master Pei greeted Ding Guo with a smile and introduced him to Pei Zhengzhong, "Xiao Che's father."
"Hello, Uncle Pei!" Ding Guo hurriedly greeted him, feeling even more embarrassed.
She didn't expect Pei Che's parents to rush back from the Northwest Military Region to celebrate the New Year, and she ran into them unexpectedly.
"Okay, okay." Pei Zhengzhong responded with a smile, pointing to the sofa over there, "Hurry up and sit down, don't be restrained."
Mr. Pei sat down on the sofa opposite and spoke to Ding Guo kindly: "Are your uncle and aunt okay? Is everything okay at home?"
Knowing that she had returned to Huiyang for the New Year, Ding Guo smiled and said, "Thanks to you, everything is fine."
The old man nodded, and then asked Ding Guo what day he left home, when he arrived in the capital, how long he planned to stay here, and so on.
Pei's mother got up and went upstairs. She came back a moment later with two thick red envelopes in her hands, and there was the inevitable decline and greeting.
After receiving the red envelope from Pei's mother, Mr. Pei handed over another one with a smile, and Ding Guo accepted it with a blushing face.
Shao Xunping noticed her discomfort, so she went to the kitchen to wash some fruit, then made a pot of tea and brought it to her. She asked about her work and talked about some customs in the Northwest. As they chatted slowly, Ding Guo became less nervous.
During this time, Mr. Pei went to the study. About 20 minutes later, he called Ding Guo in, pointed to the telephone receiver on the table, and said with a smile, "It's Xiao Che's call."
It turned out that he came in to help her contact Pei Che.
Originally, Ding Guo was planning to use Pei's phone to contact Pei Che.
"You young people, chat."
Mr. Pei stood up and went out, leaving the space to Ding Guo.
Ding Guo breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the microphone, put it to his ear, and shouted, "Pei Che!"
Pei Che's smiling voice came out from the microphone: "Guoguo, it's me, Happy New Year."
Ding Guo chuckled: "Happy New Year."
Pei Che's tone was gentle and affectionate: "Guoguo, do you miss me?"
Ding Guo's face flushed. Wouldn't there be an operator listening to the call? That guy asked it like that?
She murmured a "hmm" and talked about the things he had asked someone to send back to his hometown: "It's too much."
Pei Che said apologetically, "I can't go back for the New Year and visit my uncle and aunt, so I can only send them something. Have you... told my uncle and aunt?"
Because he was not sure whether Ding Guo had told his family about him, he borrowed Ding Dayong's name so that he could attack or defend.
If the partner hasn't revealed the truth to his family, then those things are for Dayong, so as to avoid making Ding Guo flustered because it's too sudden; if Ding Guo has already mentioned the matter between her and himself to her family, then she will explain it casually.
Ding Guo said with a smile: "I told you, we are not doing anything secretive, there is nothing we can't say."
Pei Che was hooked and blurted out: "Guoguo, I miss you!"
Ding Guo rolled his eyes sweetly: "...I know."
Pei Che grumbled in dissatisfaction: "That's all you know. Can't you say something else?"
Ding Guo gritted his teeth and said, "I'll tell you something else when you come back."
Pei Che chuckled: "Then it's a deal, you must tell me something else when I go back."
Ding Guo snorted.
Pei Che asked about Ding Guo's hometown, and then asked, "Didn't Dayong go to the capital with you?"
Ding Guo: "No, I came here by myself. He left two days later and went directly back to Fengning."
Pei Che hummed, and continued: "I asked someone to send you something, it will probably arrive around the seventh or eighth day of the first lunar month..."
After giving away so many gifts before the New Year and more gifts, Ding Guo suspected that his entire year's allowance had been spent.
The two chatted incessantly, and the call lasted almost half an hour before it ended.
After hanging up the phone, Ding Guo walked out feeling a little embarrassed.
Pei's father and mother were not in the living room. Only old man Pei was there. When he saw her come out, he didn't make any jokes. He just smiled lovingly and asked her to eat some fruit. He then asked her where she was staying that night and whether she was safe.
After all, Ding Guo and Pei Che were not engaged or married yet, so it was not appropriate to let Ding Guo live at home, fearing that it would have a bad influence on Ding Guo. Knowing that she lived in the courtyard over in Haidian, which was separated from Pei Che's courtyard by a wall, she nodded and said, "Go back with your Uncle Pei and Aunt Shao after dinner. There is only a wall between them. Just call them if there is anything."
Pei's father and mother didn't actually live there. Because it was not convenient to let Ding Guo stay in the compound, and considering that the little girl lived alone at home and worried that she would be scared at night, they simply let their son and daughter-in-law stay there for one night.
The yard was cleaned before the New Year, and it can be lived in after a little tidying up.
Ding Guo didn't think much about it. She thought that Pei's father and mother would live there normally after they came back this time.
About an hour later, Pei's father and mother came in from outside, carrying a bag of fresh vegetables, a few lunch boxes and oil paper bags.
They had dinner at Pei's house. Except for Ding Guo, a junior, who felt a little uncomfortable facing three elders, the meal was quite lively.
Knowing that Ding Guo will visit the Huang and Song families tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings, the old man was very happy: "We should visit each other often."
He also mentioned that Xiao Haifeng called him on New Year's Day to wish him a happy New Year, but he did not mention the latest developments in Qi Guangming's case or the Pan family.
Although the old man knew that Ding Guo had a bad relationship with the Pan family, or even a terrible one, he was always concerned about the relationship between Ding Guo and Ding Nianjun. When he mentioned the Pan family, he always had to say something bad, fearing that Ding Guo would be embarrassed, so he didn't even mention that Pan Dingfeng and Ding Nianjun came to the compound to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year.
It's New Year's Day and Ding Guo rarely comes over, so he doesn't mention these bad things.
Knowing that Ding Guo had taken the train all night and only arrived at noon today, she probably came here without much rest. After paying New Year's greetings to the Huang and Song families tomorrow, she would have to leave by train in a hurry. So he didn't keep her too late and called the guard to drive them back to Haidian.
On the way, Shao Xunping held Ding Guo's hand, gave her her address in the northwest, and said, "You can write to Auntie if you have any questions in the future."
After arriving home, Shao Xunping asked her husband to go home first. She followed Ding Guo and took a look. Seeing that there was a stove in the house, she nodded and helped add some charcoal. She told her to seal the stove at night and not to close the windows too tightly, but to leave some gaps.
Then he sat down in the chair, obviously wanting to say something.
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