My amazing brother-in-law
The snow stopped, and the group of people, like penguins, waddled towards the brigade headquarters.
Because Xu Tangmian was heavily pregnant, although she was only three months along and not very far along, Yu Chunsheng was afraid she would fall again and wouldn't let her walk in the snow no matter what.
Li Youlan was too lazy to hang out with these young people, so she stayed home and cooked a pot of chicken soup for Xu Tangmian.
Yu Chunsheng led Li Qingmang in front, while Song Weidong and Li Yutao walked behind hand in hand.
Song Weidong pulled with his right hand, and Li Yutao stopped in her tracks, looking at him with a puzzled expression: "?"
"Don't walk so fast," he said. "I don't want to be so close to your brother."
“He’s my brother,” Li Yutao said with a smile, gently tapping his palm. “If you don’t get along with him, I can’t marry you.”
Song Weidong laughed again, "Why did your parents name you like this? It's one thing for a girl to be named Peach, but for a grown man to be named Mango? A family of fruit growers."
Li Yutao laughed and pointed at her brother's back, saying, "Stop talking. He keeps saying he wants to change his name, but my parents think it's too much trouble and won't let him."
Perhaps twins have a telepathic connection; Li Qingmang, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and said fiercely, "Why are you walking so far back? Are you talking bad about me?"
He stepped back, forcefully separated their clasped hands, and dragged Li Yutao away.
"He dares to act like this in front of me? He's too arrogant."
Li Yutao impatiently shook him off: "Can't you find a boyfriend? Do you know how annoying you are right now?"
As she spoke, she tiptoed and kissed Song Weidong on the cheek: "So what if I was the one who wanted to hold his hand? I was the one who pursued him. If you're unhappy, just keep it to yourself and don't bother him anymore. Otherwise, I'll call my dad and complain that you've been interfering with my work."
"Does your job even need interference?" Li Qingmang said with obvious disdain. "It's good enough if you don't mislead other students."
"Xiao Tao's professional skills are quite good; she was even named an outstanding teacher this year," Song Weidong said casually.
Li Qingmang pursed her lips and glanced at him, saying angrily, "She's my sister. Of course I know she's outstanding. I was just joking with her. Did I impress you again?"
Having made a fool of himself, Song Weidong didn't say anything for Li Yutao's sake. He just suddenly shook off Li Yutao's hand, and in her surprised gaze, he put his arm around her waist and walked past Li Qingmang.
"You old bastard!" Li Qingmang said, about to kick him, but Yu Chunsheng stopped him with a smile.
"Alright, Mango, let's get down to business."
Li Qingmang's expression hardened: "What did you call me?"
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Yu Chunsheng kept apologizing while suppressing a laugh: "Is it Qingmang? Never mind, I'll just call you Brother Li."
"Not that familiar." Li Qingmang glanced sideways, then shook his collar and walked forward on his own.
Yu Chunsheng didn't say anything, just smiled and followed them.
The reason for going to the brigade headquarters in groups was that the brigade headquarters had the only telephone in the village.
Relying on the prestige he had built up in the village over the years, Song Weidong gained access to the offices of the village chief and the village party secretary by simply showing his face.
The only red telephone was sandwiched between the two men's desks. Since the office was empty, Song Weidong led people in without any hindrance.
When the village chief and the village party secretary returned from their meeting, they saw four young people gathered in the office, one of whom was an unfamiliar face and was holding a phone.
Song Weidong was the first to notice their return and quickly stepped forward to stop the two who were about to explode. He made a "calm down" gesture and explained in a low voice, "This is my friend. We need to borrow his phone. I can pay for it."
"This isn't about paying! How can you use a public phone like this for private purposes? Huh?"
"That's right!" the village secretary chimed in. "How did you guys get in here? Trying to rebel?"
The village chief was about to grab Li Qingmang when the latter, engrossed in the beeping sounds, was completely unaware of what was happening behind him and blurted out:
"Hello? Connect me to the office of Director Wang Qingguo of the Yilin City Light Industry Bureau. Hey! Hello Uncle Wang, this is Xiao Li. Nothing much, I'm reporting to my dad right now, but I need your help with a small favor."
The village party secretary quickly grabbed the village chief's arm and gave him a wink. The two stood there quietly listening to Li Qingmang on the phone, their lips slightly parted.
"Isn't there a Huaifeng Town in our city? There's a paper mill in that town, oh right, Jixiang Paper Mill, right? Your company is the superior authority here, right? Yes, yes, yes! It's nothing much, I just wanted to ask the person in charge of production scheduling at this factory... Oh, the factory manager's name is Yu Dehua, right? Okay, okay, thank you, Uncle Wang, I'll come to your house for dinner sometime."
After hanging up the phone, the village chief was about to ask him a question when he saw him dial another number:
"Hello, connect me to Ms. Su Yan from the Yilin City Administration for Industry and Commerce. Oh! Aunt Su, it's me! You recognized me? Oh, I came to visit Xiao Tao's school and happened to need to talk to you, so I called you from nearby."
"It's nothing major. I'd like to trouble you to check if a new 'Youxing Printing Factory' or something similar has been registered in Huaifeng Town, and if the legal representative is named Liu something? Um, I'll wait for you."
After a long minute, there seemed to be a reply from the other end.
"Youxing Printing Factory, legal representative Liu Peng, registered capital of five thousand yuan, right? Okay, thank you. Please give my regards to your uncle."
After hanging up the phone, Li Qingmang leaned against the table with her arms crossed, looking rather smug, and said lightly, "I found out, it was him. How about that, I told you it wasn't difficult, right?"
"I admire you." Yu Chunsheng sincerely clenched his fist and bowed to him.
"Don't do that," Li Qingmang quickly waved his hand. "You're older than me. If you do this, I'll shorten my lifespan."
After speaking, Li Qingmang noticed the two new faces in the office and looked blankly at Song Weidong beside them: "Who's this?"
"These are the village party secretary and village head of Meixiang Village, and this is their office."
"Nice to meet you." Li Qingmang reached out and shook hands with each of them.
The village chief looked at Song Weidong with some excitement: "This... Little Song, why don't you introduce us?"
"No need." Since it was only the first time Li Qingmang had met Song Weidong, he was certain that his sister had never mentioned him to him before, and having him introduce her would inevitably involve his sister.
Li Qingmang raised her hand to interrupt Song Weidong: "Let me introduce myself. My surname is Li, and I work in the Provincial Policy Research Office. This Ms. Li is my younger sister."
The village chief immediately broke into a smile, "So you're Teacher Li's brother, what a talented young man! Teacher Li often comes to our village, and everyone in the village, young and old, takes good care of her."
“I can tell.” Li Qingmang glanced at Song Weidong and said sarcastically, “He takes good care of her.”
The village chief, being quite old, naturally couldn't discern what the young man was thinking. He raised his hand and beckoned, "Hey, Researcher Li... do you have a place to stay in the village? Would you like to stay at my humble abode? I'll have my wife cook some good food."
Li Qingmang waved with a smile, then suddenly walked to Song Weidong's side, put his arm around Song's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Dr. Song and I are good friends. I'm staying at his house."
Song Weidong: "...?"
Li Yutao: "...!"
Yu Chunsheng: "(￢_￢)"
Yu Chunsheng didn't want to get involved in the love-hate entanglements among the group. Now that he had confirmed that Liu Peng was the owner behind the printing factory, he had to take the next step immediately.
As dusk approached, seeing that the Li siblings showed no sign of leaving, Song Weidong couldn't help but say, "If we don't leave now, it will be difficult to travel once the ice forms tonight."
Li Qingmang looked around Song Weidong's house and commented with his hands behind his back, "It's a bit better than that handsome guy's house, but it's nothing special."
Not wanting the two to clash again, Li Yutao quickly pulled her brother aside, "Let's go home, okay?"
Li Qingmang raised an eyebrow. "You want me to give you a ride on my bike? In this freezing weather, do you want me to suffer like that?"
"Then what do you want!" Li Yutao said, hands on her hips.
"Didn't I say? I'm staying here." Li Qingmang walked to the bedroom and sat down on the bed as if he were the owner of the house. He bounced around a couple of times and then commented, "It's not as soft as home, but it'll do."
Song Weidong: "..."
He immediately grabbed Li Yutao's hand and made a move to walk out, prompting Li Qingmang to chase after him anxiously, saying, "Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?"
Song Weidong stopped: "Brother is afraid of the cold and doesn't want to ride a bike, so I'll take Xiaotao back to live with us."
"Don't call me brother, it's disgusting!" Li Qingmang got goosebumps all over, then realized, "You two want to live together? No way! What's wrong with you? A young lady like you is always pulling and tugging at him, break up right now!"
"Hey bro~" Li Yutao twisted her body to avoid him. "What are you doing? Old... Brother Song and I have been very patient with you today. Don't take advantage of me."
"Let me tell you, if you want to stay, then stay properly; if not, my bicycle is outside. Ride it to my place now, or you'll freeze to death!"
As she spoke, she pushed him.
Li Qingmang remained motionless, glanced at Song Weidong who was giving him a cold look, and turned around to say in a good-natured manner, "Alright, I'll stay here. You go inside to sleep, and you and I will stay in the living room and keep watch over you."
Song Weidong: "...When did I agree to let you two stay here?"
Li Yutao was also somewhat helpless. She casually went out to test the temperature and then shrank back in: "It's too cold. Anyway, I'm not going back tonight."
"Even if you don't go back, you can't stay here with me," Song Weidong said seriously. "Wouldn't that be bad for your reputation if word got out?"
Li Qingmang rarely gave him a second glance: "You're actually spouting ivory from a dog's mouth."
"Okay, I won't stay here. I'll go stay with my aunt, okay? Please take good care of my brother."
Song Weidong's eyes widened immediately. He glanced at Li Qingmang, who was pondering where to sleep, and pulled Li Yutao aside, whispering, "Are you crazy? You really want me to live with him? No way, I'm afraid I'll get up in the middle of the night and beat him up."
"It's okay, my brother is actually a really good person." Li Yutao smiled and turned to look at her silly older brother. "If you get along well with him, it depends on him whether you can improve your image with my parents."
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