Chapter 75
Being woken up by his wife in the middle of the night to discuss work made Wu Zhengrong start to reflect on himself.
Although these two days are the honeymoon holiday, considering that Ye Lai Ya is much younger than him and may need time to adapt, he is very restrained in his demands for married life.
During the day, arrange activities that are beneficial to your physical and mental health, and at night, just move from the left side of the bed to the right side, or from the right side to the left side.
Every time Ye Lai Ya groaned and complained of being tired, he thought she was really tired.
"I'm talking to you!" Ye Manzhi asked, and after waiting for a long time without receiving any response from the man, she instinctively kissed his lips and said, "Are you asleep again?"
It was pitch black, and I didn't know where the kiss was, so I just assumed it was on the lips.
"No, I'm thinking about something." Wu Zhengrong felt his neck was wet from being licked.
"What's the problem?"
The man didn't respond, but quietly and decisively walked in.
As he was speaking, Ye Manzhi's left leg was lifted up: "!!!"
She pounded his chest twice in embarrassment, "I want to talk to you about serious matters!"
"It's the middle of the night. What's the important matter that can't be discussed tomorrow?"
"I just suddenly thought of it. I can't sleep without asking you!" Ye Manzhi pressed against him, urging, "Answer me now!"
"Answer me first, what does 'Galub is ga' mean?"
Ye Manzhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud in the dark night.
This guy still remembers what she said at the theater yesterday!
"I won't tell you."
Wu Zhengrong quickly went over the titles that appeared in the lines in his mind.
As he moved, he guessed, "Honey?"
He thought this was what it meant, but there was no response from the person in front of him.
After a long pause, he asked again, "My beautiful one?"
Ye Manzhi raised her hand to cover his mouth in embarrassment, "Don't say anymore."
When the actors performed on stage, their tone of voice was exaggerated, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it except that it was corny.
But Wu Zhengrong's voice was warm and deep, his tone was serious, and he phrased the question like a statement, which made her toes curl up.
She covered the man's mouth and the room finally became quiet.
The katydids' desperate cries came in through the open wooden windows, covering up the conflicting breathing in time.
After an unknown amount of time, there was movement above again.
"My angel?" Wu Zhengrong's tone was as unhurried as his movements. "Is she my angel?"
"No, no!" Ye Manzhi shook her head and cried out, "I told you to stop talking!"
In the darkness, the tears in the corners of my eyes were swept away by something, and new ones quickly flowed out.
The man held the person tightly in his arms, his voice trembling, "If she's not my angel, then she's my good baby..."
Ye Manzhi's tears flowed violently, and she bit her lips and refused to answer.
Wu Zhengrong didn't get the answer he wanted that night, but it seemed like the faucet was turned on.
…
During the three-day wedding leave, Ye Manzhi slept until lunch time for all three days.
The first two days were fine, but she had important things to do on the third day!
The People's Grand Classroom was about to start, but a stampede occurred in People's Park. She always felt uneasy and wanted to take her leave early and return to the unit to do some preparatory work.
But she slept until noon again today!
And her eyes are still swollen. How can she go to work like this?
Wu Zhengrong heard the noise in the study, so he put down his book and came to find her, wanting to ask her whether she wanted to eat at home or out for lunch.
Ye Manzhi recalled what he had said last night and turned away in embarrassment, not wanting to answer him. When pressed, she muttered, "It's all your fault for holding me back. I was planning to go promote the People's Classroom to the residents today!"
Last night, Wu Zhengrong had a new understanding of her sense of shame and career ambition. In order to prevent it from affecting family harmony, he had already tried to make up for it this morning.
"The newspapers didn't report the stampede in People's Park, but I've looked up the situation for you. A large number of citizens poured in through the back gate of the park that day, breaking through the police line. The crowd pushed forward layer by layer like a steep slope..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Manzhi quickly turned around and asked, "What are the casualties?"
"As of this morning, there were 2 deaths, 11 serious injuries, and 32 minor injuries."
"..." Ye Manzhi murmured, "Is it so serious? Did anyone come to see me this morning?"
"No."
Ye Manzhi lay on the bed and thought that if the mayor wanted to cancel the event, her colleagues on the street should come to inform her.
Since there is no notice, it means the event will continue.
The mayor will come to teach on the 21st. The most important thing at the moment is to do a good job of safety publicity among the masses and at the same time request support from the Public Security Bureau. It is obviously not enough to rely solely on the police force of Guangming Police Station.
District Chief Mu should have heard about the big commotion in People's Park, right?
Perhaps you have already sought help from the district or municipal bureau.
So what the street needs to do now is to notify everyone of the class start time as soon as possible and do a good job of safety mobilization at the same time.
After figuring this out, Ye Manzhi said angrily again, "It's all your fault! Otherwise, I would have notified several neighborhood committees this morning."
If they were a couple of the same age, they might have started bickering after being repeatedly complained about by her.
However, Wu Zhengrong was long past the age of bickering. While helping her pick out a dress from the closet, he said, "How long will it take for you to notify every household? Half the residents of Guangming Street work at Factory 656. When the mayor gives a lecture, the workers have to go too. I'll go to the radio station and have it broadcast throughout the factory and the staff quarters."
"We're one family now. Everyone knows the People's Classroom is organized by the neighborhood committee. If you go to the radio station and tell it about this, it'll reflect badly on you. This is the neighborhood committee's job. I can just go and negotiate with the radio station myself." Ye Manzhi pointed to the next yard. "Besides, I'm close to home now. I can ask Su Gong's wife for help."
"Do you still know Su Gong's lover?"
No. 16 Courtyard has only one neighbor, Su Zhikang, who lives next door at No. 15 and is the deputy chief engineer of Factory 656.
Mr. Su just turned forty, and his wife is ten years younger than him.
When Wu Zhengrong lived alone, he was just an acquaintance with others. He would politely greet them when he met them on the street, and he didn't have much contact even with their neighbors.
"I know her! When I was transporting the dowry here with my mother, I met Sister Chang from next door. She and my mother both have the surname Chang, so we are relatives. We chatted for a while in our yard that day."
"Engineer Su was transferred to the factory around the same time as you. I heard that Sister Chang used to be an announcer at their local radio station. After Engineer Su was transferred to Factory 656, the Municipal Radio and Television Bureau had no staffing, so she stayed at the factory temporarily as an announcer. She reads a lot of important news on the radio. I often listen to it at noon. However, Sister Chang doesn't like to talk much and seems quite aloof. I wonder if she'd be willing to help."
Wu Zhengrong handed her the skirt she had picked out and asked in surprise, "You even know what she used to do?"
He lived next door for two years and never even asked the person's full name.
Not even as good as Ye Lai Ya, who just moved in two days ago.
"Lesbians chat, and they know everything." Ye Manzhi unfolded her moon-white, short-sleeved cheongsam and asked hesitantly, "What kind of cheongsam do you wear at home?"
"You're not going to wear it at home, but you want to wear it to work?"
“…”
Ye Manzhi felt that what he said seemed to make sense. Apart from participating in traditional Chinese music concerts, she really had no chance to wear cheongsam now. Why not just show off her beauty at home?
She quickly got up, washed, and changed into her cheongsam. She glanced at the alarm clock on the table and said, "Lunch break is almost over. I have to go next door to ask Sister Chang for help! Mr. Su and Sister Chang are Hui Muslims. They go home for lunch every day. I think it's just right for me to go over now."
Wu Zhengrong: “…”
He was already a little curious about Director Xiao Ye's information channels.
*
In the next door courtyard No. 15, Chang Haitang was also whispering to the man about the neighbor next door.
"Then Captain Wu and his wife's wedding will only last three days, right?"
"Yeah, the wedding was just last Sunday."
Su Zhikang was flipping through a book, eating a steamed bun, and talking to his wife at the same time.
"Oh my God! Old Su, you didn't see it. Captain Wu has only been married for three days, and he's already washed the sheets twice! When I came back to cook this morning, I just saw him bringing the washed sheets into the house. It's very likely that he washed them yesterday as well, but I just didn't see it!"
Su Zhikang: “…”
Chang Haitang looked around the room and continued to sigh, "He washed the sheets and didn't even hang them out in the yard! Where in this house is there a place to dry them?"
"If you don't hang it out in the yard, it means you don't want people to see it. You're an educated woman, don't you understand that you shouldn't look at anything inappropriate?"
"I didn't mean to look at it! I'm telling you this in private!"
Chang Haitang picked all the eggs from the scrambled eggs with leeks into her own bowl and pushed the remaining half plate of leeks to him.
"Eat more."
Su Zhikang: “…”
The couple had lunch together and had just gotten up to clear the dishes when there was a knock on the door.
Chang Haitang put down her things and went to open the door, only to find that the people who came were Captain Wu and his wife, whom she had just gossiped about!
This made her feel a little guilty, so she tried her best to smile and greeted them, "Director Ye and Captain Wu are here? Please come in!"
"Sister Chang, I'm here to give you some wedding candy! When we had our wedding this weekend, I didn't see you and Mr. Su go to the banquet together. We live so close neighbors, so of course I have to give you some wedding candy!"
Chang Haitang didn't expect that she would deliver the wedding candy directly to her door.
Lao Su joined other factory leaders in contributing and gave a gift to the military representative.
Although the invitation asked him to bring his family, he had only paid one fee, so it would be inappropriate for him to bring his family. Moreover, Chang Haitang had no personal relationship with the couple, so it would be okay for him not to attend such an occasion.
She took the wedding candy wrapped in red paper and led the two into the house.
Ye Manzhi smiled and said, "I need to talk to Sister Chang about something. My captain Wu just had lunch and won't let him in."
Chang Haitang guessed that this meant that they had just finished lunch, and perhaps they had pork for lunch, so they refused to let Captain Wu in.
She began to feel a little more favorable towards the young wife, and the smile on her face became more natural.
"Then come in quickly, let's sit down and talk!"
Ye Manzhi asked the military representative to wait outside for a while, and followed her into the house and briefly explained the purpose of her visit.
"Borrowing the factory radio, right? What you're talking about shouldn't be a big problem. The mayor giving a class is a big deal, so it should be possible to do some mobilization work in advance. Director Ye, I'll go to the factory this afternoon to talk to the leaders, but you have to prepare the broadcast script in advance!"
"Okay, then I'll go back and write a broadcast script. Sister Chang, you're a professional in this area, so I'll need you to help me polish it when the time comes!"
Seeing her so straightforward, Ye Manzhi felt happy immediately.
Although this neighbor sister looks a little cold, she is actually a warm-hearted person!
Before Wu Zhengrong got married, she had to avoid the families of other leaders and rarely socialized with them. Now that they were married, she could represent the family and interact with the neighbors!
A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. She thinks her neighbor’s sister is pretty good!
Mr. and Mrs. Su still had to go to work in the afternoon. After finishing their business, Ye Manzhi thanked Sister Chang and stood up to say goodbye.
Chang Haitang sent her out the door, and only closed the gate again after seeing the young couple enter the yard next door.
When he turned to go into the house, he happened to see through the gap in the fence that Director Xiao Ye slapped Captain Wu on the butt, and then Captain Wu grabbed his wrist and dragged him back into the house.
Chang Haitang sighed. No wonder they could wash their sheets every day!
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