??188 Chapter 188
◎ Extra 5 ◎
After reporting the news, Liang Baozhen was still a little excited. Chen Siming was actually arrested?
She found reporter Li, after all, it was he who provided the news. She went to the National Cotton Mill to interview the current director Wu Bingnian, and also went to the police station to inquire about the news.
"Brother Li, do you know anything about the National Cotton Mill case? How come the son of the former mill manager was arrested after such a long time?"
The order of the National Cotton Mill was modified, and inferior cotton was substituted. This time, Chen Siming was much smarter. He did not directly purchase the inferior cotton, but modified the receiving process so that the National Cotton Mill did not realize that the cotton it received was not the one originally ordered.
If reporter Li were placed in the martial arts world, he would be a well-known figure in the martial arts world. He would know everything. "You came to the right person to ask me."
He knows a lot and is willing to share, he loves to gossip with others.
"The son of the former director of the National Cotton Mill was sent there by his brother."
"Ah? Are you saying that Chen Sixian sent Chen Siming in?"
"That's right." Reporter Li also knew the past of the Chen and Xu families, and he didn't hide anything now, and spilled the beans, "Right, what do you call this, sacrificing one's own family for the sake of justice. It's really not easy. I heard that Chen Sixian found out that his brother Chen Siming had done this before, so he reported him directly, and the police came to arrest him, and with the evidence prepared by Chen Sixian, Chen Siming couldn't argue and had to plead guilty."
Listening to what reporter Li said, Liang Baozhen was a little surprised. Chen Sixian actually sent his own brother to prison? This was totally inconsistent with the description of him in the book. The hero in the book had some saintly attributes. No matter what his family members did, he would protect them. That was why Chen Siming was fearless.
Now it has changed.
"How is this possible?"
Hearing Liang Baozhen's mumbling, reporter Li smiled meaningfully, thinking that Liang Baozhen was indeed quite sharp, as she was the one broadcasting the news every day. "But, if your brother Li only talked to you this much, it would prove that I am incompetent."
There is something else behind these words! Liang Baozhen heard it and realized that there was something else behind these words.
"Brother Li, what's going on? Tell me quickly."
"At first, I thought that Chen Sixian had killed his own relatives for the sake of the National Cotton Mill. Later, I asked around and finally ran into Chen Sixian's mother, the slightly crazy woman. I was able to tell something from her crazy words."
Guo Mingli?
"What did she say?"
"She was talking nonsense, crazy and illogical. I talked to her for a while and pieced together something. It was probably that their father's case was related to Chen Siming. It sounded like the radio that recorded Chen Yong's decisive confession was sent to the police by Chen Siming. Now it was discovered by Chen Sixian, so Chen Sixian simply used Chen Siming's past crime at the National Cotton Mill to send him to jail. To avenge his father."
"So that's how it is." Liang Baozhen understood the explanation. Chen Sixian sent his brother to prison just to get revenge on his father whom he respected the most. "Brother Li, you really know a lot."
"Of course not. I can say that there is nothing in Beijing that I don't know! Nothing can escape my eyes."
Liang Baozhen looked at the manuscript in her hand, and then at the black and white words on the paper that Chen Siming had been arrested. She felt very happy and thought, let them fight each other, that's good enough.
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On the other side, Liang Baozhen was recording a news program, and on this side, Xu Shengwei was still preparing for a blind date.
Today's blind date was arranged by a matchmaker, who arranged for the two to meet at a state-owned hotel.
Familiar place, familiar way. Zhou Yun felt that the words "state-owned hotel" plus blind date equaled success, after all, that was how his eldest grandson got married, so he had high hopes for Xu Shengwei.
Sitting in the state-owned hotel, Xu Shengwei did not take it seriously. He had made up his mind to have a meal first and get over the matter politely. After the meal, everyone would leave peacefully and go home. After returning home, he would find a reason to tell his family that the matter was over. That would be perfect.
As he was thinking, a girl suddenly appeared in front of him, standing in front of him and staring at him.
Xu Shengwei looked over and saw a girl with short hair, a headband on her head, a yellow plaid skirt, and a small brown leather bag on her left shoulder. She looked pretty.
"Hello, comrade. Is this Xu Shengwei?"
That's it. Xu Shengwei immediately understood and stood up to greet them. "Yes, I'm Xu Shengwei, and you're He Siqi?"
"Yes, I am He Siqi."
He Siqi sat opposite Xu Shengwei. When she saw him, she found that he was just as the matchmaker had said. He was tall, strong, handsome, and looked particularly energetic because he was a table tennis player.
But it's a pity that she doesn't want to get married, otherwise she could consider it.
"Let's order food first." It was the first time that Xu Shengwei had dinner alone with a girl. The last time he had dinner alone with a girl was with his sister Xu Shengya. Now facing a stranger, he had no idea what to say. It would be better to eat, as eating could ease the awkwardness.
"OK."
The two of them ordered one dish each, minced tofu and duck, with four steamed buns and two steamed dumplings.
Silence, only silence.
The other tables were bustling with activity. It was such a happy thing to dine out in a state-owned hotel, chatting while eating. But the two people on the blind date were only concentrating on eating their food, not even glancing at each other.
Perhaps he felt that this was not a good idea, and Xu Shengwei felt a little guilty about having to deal with the other party perfunctorily. He spoke first, "Comrade He, I heard that you work in a textile factory?"
"Yes, I'm in the publicity department of the textile factory." He Siqi thought that her mentality for coming to a blind date today was not right. She would have to cruelly reject the gay in front of her later, and she felt guilty about it. Therefore, she answered the questions in a soft voice and answered every question.
After several rounds of conversation, Xu Shengwei lowered his head and ate his steamed bun again, feeling even more guilty. This girl seemed to be interested in him. He was not stupid, and the feeling of talking to her was a little different.
What should I do? How can I refuse without hurting her too much?
He Siqi was drinking tea from the teacup, feeling even more embarrassed. It was over. This gay seemed to be really interested in her. He took the initiative to chat with her. She had no experience in love, but she had seen pigs run.
My colleague is in a free love relationship. Her boyfriend was the one who first talked to her and finally confessed his feelings. How can I say to reject him later?
After finishing his meal, Xu Shengwei drank a sip of tea, his eyes wandered for a moment and then turned back to He Siqi sitting opposite him, thinking about how to start a conversation and run away.
He Siqi was also worried. She wanted to leave. She had already eaten and talked. If she didn't leave, something bad would happen.
"you..."
"I..."
Xu Shengwei showed his generous side and raised his hand to let the female comrade speak first, "Comrade He, you go first."
He Siqi was not polite either. She couldn't let a gay man be too interested in her, so she had to cut the Gordian knot. "Comrade Xu, I'm sorry, I have something else to do in the factory. I have to go back first."
When Xu Shengwei heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. This was exactly what he wanted!
"What a coincidence! Our table tennis team has something to do too. Which way are you going?"
“Huaqing Road.”
"I'm going to the Eastern Road."
What’s more coincidental is that it’s in the opposite direction.
The two of them quickly stood up, said goodbye with a smile, and went east and west respectively.
"Comrade Xu, let's leave it at that for today." He Siqi muttered to herself. She hadn't even mentioned anything about blind dates or marriage, and this gay man was quite tactful.
"Okay, that's it." Xu Shengwei smiled calmly. It should be solved. He didn't mention anything about what happened next. It was just right to stop here.
The blind date between the two was pleasant and friendly, and they even smiled and waved goodbye at the end. If you didn't know better, you would have thought they were together.
Xu Shengwei rode his bike to the table tennis team instead of going home. Actually, there was nothing to do in the team today, but he was worried that his grandmother would hold him back if he went back too early. Before leaving, his grandmother reminded him to take the female comrades to see a movie.
Zhou Yun is now fashionable and knows that young people like to watch movies when they go on dates.
So he had to find a place to kill time.
After playing table tennis for two hours with the team, Xu Shengwei rode his bicycle leisurely home. As soon as he got home, he was caught by his grandmother.
"Xiao Wei, how is it?" Zhou Yun was a little anxious. He used to urge his eldest grandson, and now he is urging his younger grandson. It seems that he has been urging people all his life.
"Oh." Xu Shengwei sighed, looking listless.
Zhou Yun's heart tightened, and he felt something was wrong. "What happened? Did the blind date not go well?"
"Grandma, the girl doesn't like me."
"What? He doesn't like you?" Zhou Yun didn't quite believe it. She wasn't bragging. Her grandson was good-looking, had a good figure, was tall and handsome, and had a respectable job. How could he not like him?
"Yes, grandma, I tried hard. I talked a lot to that female classmate and told her about my situation, but she just didn't like me." Xu Shengwei seemed to be hit hard, and even his tone was weak. "Grandma, I can't help it. You can't blame me. If someone doesn't like me, you can't force them to like me."
Zhou Yun patted his grandson, feeling a little distressed. Poor little Wei, how could he be rejected so badly on his first blind date? He must be so sad. "It's okay, it's okay. Let's find another blind date!"
"Don't!" Xu Shengwei suddenly raised his voice. After realizing that he was a little emotional, he immediately calmed down and continued to be listless. "Grandma, this matter has hit me too hard. I want to take it slow. Let's talk about the blind date later."
Zhou Yun: "..."
I didn't expect my tall and strong grandson to be so fragile. Zhou Yun comforted him, "Your mentality is not right. A failed blind date is nothing. Forget it, just take it easy. Grandma will help you find someone and arrange a date for you when there is a suitable one."
"Okay, thank you, grandma."
When Xu Shengwei saw his grandmother going back to the room alone, she was still muttering that the girl had high standards and didn't like his grandson. He thought his grandson was really not bad, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
On the other hand, He Siqi did not go home directly after leaving the state-owned hotel. She went shopping in the department store and bought a hairpin. As time passed, it was already afternoon before she went home.
As soon as I got home, my middle-aged and wealthy mother Dong Huajun came up to me.
"Qiqi, how about a blind date?" Dong Huajun was concerned about her daughter's lifelong event, but her daughter just didn't want to get married. It took her a long time to persuade her to agree to the blind date this time.
The matchmaker specially arranged a good family for him to marry into. They had a good family background, nice people, and most importantly, they had decent jobs.
"Oh." He Siqi sighed heavily, and her usually bright and beautiful face was now covered with dark clouds.
"What's wrong?" Dong Huajun's heart skipped a beat. It was clear that something was wrong with his young lady.
"Mom, the blind date didn't work out."
"Qiqi, you can't jump to conclusions after just meeting someone once. You need to interact with people more often. When you interact with them, you will develop feelings. You can't just reject people directly." When Dong Huajun heard that there was no success, he thought that his daughter was the one who rejected the person directly, so he tried to persuade her earnestly.
After all, my daughter is so good, it is impossible that the other party does not like her.
He Siqi shook her head, a little depressed, "Mom, no, it's just that I don't like him."
"What? He doesn't like you?" Dong Huajun looked at his daughter. She was beautiful, well-mannered, and had a respectable job. Why would he not like his daughter? He asked loudly, "Is that man blind?"
In her eyes, her daughter is the best, except that she is unwilling to talk about dating. If someone doesn't like her daughter, it must be the other person's problem.
"Yes, she doesn't like me, but you can't force it, Mom. I want to go inside and have a rest. Don't mention this anymore."
Dong Huajun felt a little distressed when she saw the young lady who looked like a frost-bitten eggplant. Girls care most about their reputation. This gay man from the Xu family was really going too far. How could she reject him so openly!
No, I really need to find a matchmaker and go to the Xu family to ask for an explanation. What's wrong with my daughter? Why doesn't she like me?
"Take a break and stop thinking about it. Mom will get you a bowl of mung bean soup."
"Yeah, mom, you're the best!" He Siqi just opened the door to her room and suddenly remembered something, "Mom, you must not look for him. If the blind date doesn't work out, forget it. Don't mention it again in the future."
Dong Huajun, whose reaction was predicted: "..."
"Okay, Mom got it. You take a good rest and I'll make new arrangements for you. Let's find someone better than that kid from the Xu family!"
"No, no, no!" He Siqi pretended to be hurt, looking really pitiful and devastated, "I don't want to go on a blind date for the time being."
"Ah." Dong Huajun felt a little distressed as he watched the girl walk into the house listlessly. How could such a thing happen on her first blind date? How hurtful.
He Siqi lay on the cool mat, enjoying the rare coolness of summer, feeling a sense of apology towards Comrade Xu Shengwei, with whom she had a blind date today.
"Comrade Xu Shengwei, my mother will definitely scold you secretly, but don't take it seriously. Just think of it as a good deed. I can't help it."
Sure enough, He Siqi had just been talking to herself for a while when she heard her mother outside complaining to her father, saying that the gay man she went on a blind date with today had no taste.
No one knows a mother better than her daughter.
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In the evening, in the Xu family courtyard, the family sat at a square table in the yard to eat. A breeze blew in, bringing a hint of sultry heat across the sumptuous dishes on the table.
Xu Shengjie picked up a piece of mutton and put it in the girl's bowl, while also showing concern for his younger brother.
"Xiao Wei, how about the blind date today?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt like he was kicked.
The one who kicked the man was his own wife.
Xu Shengjie looked over with a puzzled look and asked his wife silently, what's wrong?
"Don't talk about anything while eating. Don't disturb everyone's meal." Liang Baozhen asked everyone to eat seriously.
She remembered that when she returned home today, her grandmother took her into the house and gave her a vaccination in advance. She said that Xiaowei had failed in his blind date and was very depressed, so everyone should not provoke him.
Xu Shengjie was confused. Why couldn't he even speak? But his wife must have a point.
Xu Shengwei smiled at his elder brother and sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, it's okay. It's just a failed blind date. I can handle it."
Liang Baozhen looked at her brother-in-law and realized that it was over. She had already started to force a smile.
"Failed?" Xu Shengjie originally thought that with his brother's looks and work, he should be able to succeed. Apart from anything else, he was definitely better than most gay men out there. He didn't expect that he would fail at the start.
"Well, I'm not into that."
Xu Shengjie thought about how to comfort his brother. After thinking for a while, he seemed to have nothing to say. "Keep going. Don't give up."
The more Xu Shengwei insisted, the more things seemed to be wrong. I was afraid that my elder brother might have spoken out the battle slogan.
"Brother, don't be too sad. The next blind date will definitely be successful!" Xu Shengya originally saw the lively mentality, but now she also felt a little sympathy for her second brother.
"No, I'll take my time getting ready. We'll talk about the blind date later."
The Xu family members: It looks quite exciting, eh!
After dinner, Shanshan was watering her loquat tree, while her father and second uncle were watching over her.
The loquat has grown a little taller, but the trunk is still thin. Shanshan always feels that she is not feeding it enough, so she works harder to water it, muttering as she waters, "You need to drink more water to grow faster."
While pouring water, Shanshan couldn't help asking her father, "Dad, doesn't my second aunt want my second uncle?"
She heard that Second Aunt didn't like Second Uncle today.
Xu Shengwei on the side frowned. Why did these words sound so awkward?
"Shanshan, I'm not your aunt." He corrected his niece, saying that they were just in a simple blind date relationship and it was over.
"Second uncle's wife is second aunt. Second uncle, aren't you going on a blind date with second aunt today?" Adults are just dishonest. Shanshan is not easy to fool. She understands it!
Blind date means that mom and dad will give birth to Shanshan together after meeting once.
"I was on a blind date with a lesbian, but that lesbian was not your aunt."
"Uncle, how can you go on a blind date with a lesbian who is not your aunt? A man can only have one wife!" Shanshan understood! This must be followed!
Xu Shengwei almost fell to the ground.
"Whatever you say." He was tired.
Shanshan sighed, "Then why didn't your blind date succeed?"
"Because she despises me."
"Oh, Second Aunt doesn't like you." Shanshan continued to water the plants and came to the conclusion directly.
Xu Shengwei felt very bitter.
Xu Shengjie was laughing as he listened to this. He hugged his daughter and kissed her several times before comforting his brother.
"Take your time. Maybe you'll meet the right one next time." Xu Shengjie looked at his brother, feeling regretful. How could this kid fail?
At night, Xu Shengjie and his wife talked about this matter and felt a little regretful.
"Xiao Wei probably didn't behave well on the blind date. He was like a wooden stake and didn't say a word to the girl."
Liang Baozhen glanced at him and said, "You understand now?"
"I performed pretty well when I went on a blind date with you, right?" Xu Shengjie recalled with difficulty. It was quite consistent with the battle plan. He was steady, accurate and ruthless, and got straight to the point.
Hey, they are the same two brothers, why is there such a big difference in their blind dates?
"Xiaowei has probably been on the table tennis team for too long. He rarely interacts with girls and doesn't talk well. He will be fine in the future."
With the regret and sympathy of his whole family, Xu Shengwei lived a leisurely life for the time being, and even his grandmother did not urge him to continue going on blind dates.
The summer passed quietly and school started in a blink of an eye. Shanshan said goodbye to the summer vacation reluctantly and returned to campus with her schoolbag on her back.
Wearing red scarves, the glorious second-grade elementary school students made a shining appearance.
On the first day of school, her parents still sent her off together. A year has passed in a flash. This year, Shanshan feels like a college student. At least she has a group of freshmen to support her.
"Mom, look at them, they don't want to go to school."
This is what first graders are like. Many of them don’t want to go to school and cry and make a fuss at the school gate.
"You're the only one who likes going to school, right?" Liang Baozhen held the girl's hand and walked towards the school.
Shanshan is too embarrassed to say that she doesn't like it, but now she has no choice but to accept going to school.
"But under my influence, Pangpang has started to like going to school."
"Really? You're so awesome." Xu Shengjie thought of that little fat boy, who was quite fierce.
"That's it!" Shanshan held up her proud little face and chattered to her parents about Pangpang's mental journey. However, she had just said halfway when she heard the little fat boy's wailing.
"Dad, Mom, I don't want to go to school! Why don't I just stop studying? What's the point of going to school?"
"What are you talking about? Just study hard."
Shanshan looked at Pangpang not far away and waved at him, "Pangpang, why don't you want to go to school again?"
He was clearly reciting poetry very seriously during his final exam.
Fatty sighed, "That's because I almost forgot the benefits of not going to school. I'm back from summer vacation. I don't have to get up early or go to school. It's great."
Shanshan thought about it and it seemed to make some sense.
It's over. She doesn't want to go to school anymore.
Teacher Yang was mentally prepared for her first class after the summer vacation. The students after the vacation were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins. They could return physically but their hearts could not.
Look, the classroom is bustling with people, chattering and sharing stories about their summer vacation.
"Okay, okay, let's talk after class. Now we have to start class."
“Ah~”
“Hey~”
Sighs and wails filled the classroom.
Teacher Yang was not in a hurry. He clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "How about this? In this class, let's share the most interesting things that everyone experienced during the summer vacation. Who is willing to share?"
"Wow! Great!"
"I'm here, I have something to say!"
As long as there are no classes, everyone is very active. Who doesn’t like listening to stories?
Even the passive student Pangpang became interested and was thinking about what to say.
The class time is limited, so Teacher Yang selected six students to tell stories. The result was good and she was quite satisfied. Before the class ended, she assigned a task: "Each student should write a 200-word essay about the most interesting story during the summer vacation and hand it in next Monday."
"ah?"
"composition!"
It’s so sad, everyone is so sad, it’s so stressful to write an essay.
Shanshan looked at her little notebook and found out that she had to write an essay!
She doesn't know what to write yet.
After school, Shanshan bit the pen and thought, what should she write?
An interesting story about summer vacation: did you play the piano or dance?
But now he can barely play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the piano, and he is often out of tune, and his dancing ends with him splitting his legs.
No, no, my little head is shaking all over the place. I can’t write about myself in such an embarrassing way!
Just write about my second uncle. His blind date failed because my second aunt didn’t like him!
It doesn’t matter if my second uncle is embarrassed, after all, none of the teachers and classmates know him.
Holding the pen, Shanshan wrote down the title of the composition: My Second Uncle Who Failed in a Blind Date
The author has something to say:
Xu Shengwei: Shanshan, are you polite? QAQ
See you tomorrow~
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