Chapter 32032 Falling in love & Female boss identity & His apology...
"Did you drink the soapy water this time?" The children laughed. Jin Yue felt both amused and troubled.
Brother Li is the only son in three generations of the Li family. He is the sixth son that Aunt Li gave birth to at the age of 40 after great effort. How could he marry into his father-in-law's family?
Before Jin Yue even entered the compound, he could already imagine Aunt Li's anger and collapse.
Aunt Li’s world has collapsed.
Sure enough, she followed the child into the yard. There was no one in the front yard. Men, women, young and old, even a cat and a dog, had all gone to the backyard.
She quickly put down her green schoolbag and locked the door to prevent anyone from taking advantage of her. Then she ran to the backyard. Of course, she had to eat fresh melons.
"My son, oh God, what evil thing have I done to deserve such punishment? You are such a good and filial son. When his sister gave him a candy when he was little, he would melt it and save it for me to eat at home. How could you let your Sun family instigate you to waste it? You wanted a son, but you already have one in your family. How could you snatch his from me..." Aunt Li was sitting on the ground, crying, making 360-degree contact with the ground.
This time of crying was different from any other time before. It sounded sad and desperate, not the kind of crying that only howled without shedding tears.
But she just kept talking nonsense anyway, and Jin Yue lost interest after listening for a quarter of an hour and pulled Zhao Wanqiu's sleeve.
It turned out that after they went to work today, Xiao Li took a break. I don’t know what he said to Aunt Li, and the mother and son started arguing. Everyone tried to persuade them with kind words at first, but as they were trying to persuade them, they realized something was wrong——
Xiao Li actually proposed to marry into his father-in-law's family. This was not a discussion, but a notification. As soon as he was told, he would immediately pack up his bags and go to his father-in-law's house.
Aunt Li was so angry that she fainted. When she woke up, she started crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to hang herself, trying to force Xiao Li to give up the idea.
But this time Xiao Li was different from any previous time. He knew his old mother's tricks very well. If she cried, he let her cry. If she wanted to hang herself, he would wait for her. If she really wanted to hang herself, he would send her to the hospital for emergency treatment... One had all kinds of tricks, and the other was unmoved.
At first, the neighbors thought it was the same conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law as before, wondering if Aunt Li was beating her daughter-in-law again. She had just gotten pregnant, and she was acting like a nobody. Who knew it was her son who was going to marry into the family? They also began to think the matter was serious and tried to persuade both sides.
They were unable to persuade Aunt Li, who was crying bitterly, nor were they able to persuade Little Li, who had made up his mind.
"Just an hour ago, the couple moved their luggage to their father-in-law's house. Xiao Li said that he would take the household registration book to the street office and the police station in a few days. It seems that he is really determined." Zhao Wanqiu clicked his tongue twice, "Xiao Li is a kid who does great things quietly."
The more Shu Jinyue thought about the time when the young couple came to him for medical treatment, he guessed that before that, they had decided to move out.
Oh no, this is more hurtful to Aunt Li than moving out and dividing the family!
After everyone tried to persuade her for a while, Aunt Li continued to cry until her voice became hoarse. No one else could care about her anymore because everyone who worked had returned home and it was time to cook.
Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Aunt Li cried for a while, until her voice became hoarse and she could not speak. She was like a broken bellows. She could only get up, pat her butt, gather herself together, and go out like a gust of wind.
"Hey, where do you think Aunt Li is going?"
"Are you really going to buy pesticides?"
"I think they are going to cause trouble at Xiao Li's father-in-law's house."
Everyone agreed and wanted to go and take a look. However, the two places were far apart and it was dinner time, so they could only endure it. Anyway, they would find out soon. They were all in the same city, so they would always know someone by going around in circles. Good news might not spread quickly, but bad news would definitely spread quickly.
The Shu family couldn't help but talk about it in the evening. Probably no one expected that Xiao Li would come up with such a big trick. It was really because he had compromised too many times before, which made everyone subconsciously think that he would continue to compromise.
"I don't know what these parents are thinking." Zhao Wanqiu not only feels sorry for Xiao Li, but also for his five sisters. "If they can't treat their daughters and sons equally, it's better not to have children."
She is also a complete victim of male chauvinism. The Zhao family was originally a farming family in a suburban county. They had several children in a row, all of them daughters. It didn't matter whether she was the third or fourth, and they continued to have more children. When she was six years old, the family finally gave birth to two boys. They felt they couldn't afford to raise so many children, so they gave her to a couple of workers named Zhao in the city to raise.
At that time, she cried and shouted that she didn't want to go, saying that she would take good care of her younger brother and be obedient. Her little hands tightly hugged her biological mother's thighs, but in the end, those tender fingers were pried apart one by one and sent out of the house.
Her adoptive parents treated her not well, but not badly either. They sent her to school and treated her as a babysitter. They taught her to read but never taught her how to behave. They even humiliated and beat her at will because of a word from their own child... She lived in alienation in this "home" until she was sixteen years old. Inspired and funded by Shu Wenyun's mother, she went to study at a nursing school run by foreigners. Later, she traveled all over the country, going wherever the large army was.
When she returned to the book city after the national liberation, her adoptive parents and biological parents had passed away. Although her remaining sisters and brothers were related to her by blood, they actually had no feelings for her. They didn't come to her first wedding.
Later we gradually lost contact.
In fact, Zhao Wanqiu likes to nag about these old things. In his previous life, Jin Yue was tired of hearing them and didn't take them seriously. But after living a new life, Jin Yue suddenly felt more empathy for his mother and could understand why she disliked Aunt Li so much.
"Forget it, we sympathize with them. Maybe they will come back to the compound to make trouble tomorrow." Shu Wenming estimated that Xiao Li's five sisters would definitely come back to make trouble tomorrow, and Xiao Li would still compromise at that time.
"Who said it wasn't true? These six women are crying and making a fuss, and we can't even keep our ears open. I have to find an excuse to go out tomorrow. I can't stay at home." Aunt Zhao lifted the curtain and entered the house.
The reason why Aunt Li was able to control Xiao Li so well was not only her own achievement, but also the efforts of her six daughters. Every time Xiao Li made a fuss about dividing the family property, they would come back crying and scolding him, accusing him of having no conscience and how difficult it was for their mother to raise them. If he dared to divide the family property and hurt their mother's feelings, they would not recognize him and so on.
Every time I came back, it was like someone had died in Courtyard No. 16, and the crying could be heard from far away.
Zhao Wanqiu quickly asked her to sit on the kang. "Okay, I'll go out with you. Let's go to the free market in Qingshui River in the north of the city. I heard that there are farmers selling vegetables and chickens. No tickets are required."
Aunt Zhao sat down and said, "Oh, I can't walk that far. I just came back from my hometown and my legs are almost broken from the day's work."
"By the way, do you know what happened to Wang Xiaohong last time?"
The Shu family members' faces froze, especially Shu Wenming, who felt a burning pain on his face. The more he thought about it, the more he regretted not asking the Wang family to pay for the medical expenses.
"It's true that she's pregnant. The child is from an educated youth who went to their village to work in the production team. The educated youth returned to the city this year and works in a paper mill. After finding out, the whole Wang family went to the paper mill to make trouble again... I heard that the young man was originally planning to marry the daughter of a director of their factory, but now, everything is gone and he almost lost his job."
Zhao Wanqiu said, "You deserve it!"
I don’t know whether he was scolding the Wang family or that unfaithful man.
"The Wang family is really capable of making trouble. I heard that the seven Vajras smashed the young man's house and went to the paper mill leader's house to guard it. They refused to leave until the matter was resolved. They stayed at the man's house for food and lodging. When they were asked to report to the police, they refused. They just wanted an explanation."
It was obvious that Wang Xiaohong wanted to be with this unfaithful man, so how could she bear to call the police and have him arrested?
"Later, the factory had no choice but to force him to get married. I heard that they got the marriage certificate on the spot. Wang Xiaohong packed up her bags and stayed there that night, which made the workshop director very angry."
Shu Wenming snorted coldly, "Just wait and see, they will cause trouble after the marriage."
The workshop director cannot fire the workers himself, but he will make things difficult for them. He may deliberately assign them work that they are not qualified for, find fault with them, keep a close eye on them to check attendance, isolate them... It is easy for him to be embarrassed. Besides, the workers around him know that the leader does not like this person, so naturally those who want to curry favor with the leader will step forward to take the lead, while others who do not want to cause trouble will just stand by and watch.
"He will suffer in the future."
Everyone agreed, but at least the matter was clarified and had nothing to do with Shu Wenming. In the eyes of everyone in the compound, he was still the victim!
After so many blind dates all failed, he finally found a partner, but ended up being cuckolded. This is a fatal blow to these older single men.
However, Shu Wenming didn't seem to be hit hard. He now rides his bicycle very proudly, dresses himself up every day, and hums songs on his way to work...
"Hey Wenming, have you encountered any good things recently?" Aunt Zhao asked suspiciously.
"It's a good thing." His face turned red for a rare moment.
The two younger sisters knew about it, but Teacher Shu Zhao Wanqiu didn't know yet, "Wenming, have you been promoted to a full-time employee?"
"It's better than getting a permanent job." Jin Yue interrupted with a smile, "My second brother is dating someone, and this time it's for real."
In fact, Shu Wenming couldn't hold back the urge to show off for a long time, but he never found the opportunity. Naturally, Jin Yue had to help him and be his "mouth".
"What? Are you really dating? Where is the girl from? Where does she work?" Aunt Zhao was also very surprised.
"They are colleagues at the vegetable market."
Aunt Zhao and Zhao Wanqiu immediately counted on their fingers: "Besides you, there are only a few male employees in your vegetable station. There seem to be only three female comrades. Two of them are married with children, and the remaining one... Oh, it can't be that fat white girl, right?"
"She's the one who loves to laugh. Every time your Aunt Zhao goes to buy vegetables, she rushes to serve. After weighing the vegetables, she even gives Aunt Zhao extra potatoes and tomatoes." Aunt Zhao couldn't close her mouth.
According to the aesthetic standards of this era, that girl is really beautiful and popular. She has outstanding looks, a good personality, a sweet mouth, and most importantly, she is a formal employee... Such a girl is actually dating Shu Wenming?
This surprised her even more than Wang Xiaohong getting pregnant before marriage!
Zhao Wanqiu didn't expect that all her words would turn into one sigh: "What a good girl."
Teacher Shu was very anxious, "How come you have all seen it, but I haven't?"
"No, no, Wanqiu, don't go shopping tomorrow. I'll go instead."
"I have to remember how tall that girl is. I'll take a good look at her when the time comes. I'm sure I won't mistake her for someone else."
Shu Wenyun and Jin Yue laughed, "There will be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future, right, second brother?"
Shu Wenming rarely said anything back, "She's a good girl, you will definitely like her."
Jin Yue nodded, "Sister Wenli is really nice, cheerful, likes to joke, and doesn't get angry with anyone easily. Even if she gets angry, she can calm down quickly."
Shu Wenming knew that she was pointing at him, and rolled his eyes at her, "Why are you so nosy?"
"However, Mom and Dad, Aunt Zhao, they have only been together for a short time, so they might be shy. Don't tell anyone yet. Otherwise, if Sister Wenli gets annoyed, our second brother won't be able to appease her."
Everyone quickly promised that they would never tell anyone. They always felt that this was a pie in the sky and that the Seventh Fairy's love for Dong Yong was just that of Dong Yong. How could they dare to spread it? From then on, they didn't dare to speak loudly to her when they went to buy vegetables.
Seeing his second brother falling in love, Jin Yue felt a sour smell in the air.
She suddenly felt that falling in love might be a good thing. Didn’t you see that her hedgehog-like second brother has turned into a smooth-feathered chicken?
"Now that Wenming is in a relationship, Wenyun and Jinyue can also date. Lesbians are no different from gays, so it's better to date and get married earlier." In their words, as they get older, they have less room to be picky. They are all the ones left over by others, so how many good men can there be?
Shu Jinyue really doesn't like Teacher Shu's argument, "Dad, I don't like to hear this. What do you mean women are not as good as men? How are women inferior to men? If you ask me, men are more afraid of getting old, and it is harder to find a partner when they are old, because..." His sexual ability is not as good as before.
There is no obvious age difference in women's sexual ability, but men's sexual ability is a youth skill, and after those few years, it's gone!
Teacher Shu didn't know her "distorted logic" and continued to persuade her: "It's just buying vegetables. Everyone knows that you have to go early to buy good and fresh ones."
"Right, right, right. So gay men are also vegetables in the market. When they get old, they become cabbage stalks and no one wants them anymore."
Teacher Shu was speechless after hearing what she said. Although he didn't want to admit it, there was some truth in what she said.
Shu Wenyun was a little absent-minded, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
Shu Wenyun and Xu Siqi were on and off, and she didn't like to talk, and Jin Yue didn't ask, and had no idea whether they were "broken up" or "back together" now. But no matter what, Xu Siqi has not come to meet his parents yet, as if he is still an underground boyfriend.
And Shu Wenyun had never met Zhang Zhen and Xu Ping.
"Do you still remember Liu Dong from before?" Aunt Zhao had new gossip to share.
"I heard that he got married last month. The girl was his high school classmate. Her father-in-law is a leader in the district. His father was so happy. He found a powerful partner."
Except for Shu Jinyue, all the Shu family members pricked up their ears, "And then?"
"What then? You haven't seen that girl. Oh, hey, to use your cultured terminology, she's called a cube, right?"
Shu Jinyue held his forehead with his hand, thinking of the people who were just watching the show. The girl was just a little fat, but it was not illegal. However, in their mouths, she was described in a different way. To put it bluntly, in this era, being fat requires strength and capital, otherwise how could a child from a poor family be fat and white until he is in his twenties?
"Not really. The girl is just a little fat. She looks very blessed."
"That's right. Children from ordinary families like us don't have the conditions to gain weight."
In fact, Jin Yue knew about Liu Dong’s wife being fat the day after they got married. The employees of the street office who attended the wedding banquet the day before came back and talked a lot about it. They said all kinds of things, but there were only two main ideas - fat, and her father was an official.
This is consistent with the impression that Secretary Liu gave everyone. Secretary Liu has been a clerk all his life. He would wake up laughing in his dreams if he could use the handsome and elegant Liu Dong to get close to the district leaders.
"I just feel sorry for Liu Dong, he's such a good young man..."
"Aunt Zhao, you mean a flower stuck in cow dung? But I think it's hard to say which is the flower and which is the cow dung." Shu Wenyun, who had been silent, suddenly said with a smile.
Everyone was surprised. She never liked to participate in gossip. Unlike Jin Yue who would always interject a few words into whatever was said, she would at most just listen quietly at the side. The fact that she could say this about Liu Dong shows that Liu Dong is really a piece of shit and has broken her heart.
"Humph, I think Liu Dong is the piece of bullshit." Shu Wenming snorted coldly, "I beat him up last year, and now he avoids me when he sees me. What a coward."
Everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.
Shu Jinyue knew Liu Dong in his previous life, not only because he was his sister's ex-boyfriend, but also because after his sister got married, he had pestered her for a while, saying that the father-in-law he had hooked up with was in jail for committing a crime, and he happened to see that Shu Wenyun was living a good life, so he shamelessly went to her.
After being sternly rejected by Shu Wenyun, he still wanted to go all out, so he went to find his then brother-in-law Xu Siqi and slandered Shu Wenyun as a vain, vicious and dissolute woman, hoping to destroy her happy marriage.
But Xu Siqi didn't believe him at all and sent him to the police station on charges of defamation. Because of this, the couple became even more loving.
Teacher Shu told Jin Yue about this, and she couldn't ask, so she could only listen to what he said, so the information was very fragmentary. But in comparison, it was very wise for Shu Wenyun to break up with Liu Dong early.
However, Shu Wenyun's attitude towards Liu Dong seemed to be different from that in her previous life. Considering that she said last time that the college entrance examination might be resumed and asked her and her second brother to review quickly, Jin Yue suspected that she might have been reborn as well?
Unfortunately, Shu Wenyun was too calm, and Jin Yue couldn't tell anything from her face.
Everyone chatted for a while, and it was dark, but because it was summer, the neighbors in the compound were still sitting under the pomegranate tree chatting. Jin Yue had dinner and read a book for a while, but she really had to pee, "Sister, do you want to go to the toilet?"
This was the first time in a long time that someone took the initiative to hand her a ladder.
But Shu Wenyun was worried, "You go, I won't go."
Well, she didn't even have the chance to test it. She thought sourly: Okay, okay, you are the heroine and you are noble.
However, she was a little worried whether Liu Dong would be able to make a solid move before his father-in-law was brought down.
The father and son of the Liu family are both extremely snobbish, but the son's snobbery is not as obvious as his father's, and his handsome appearance is very deceptive. However, to that extent, no one knows what he can do.
As Shu Jinyue thought about it, he quickly ran into the public toilet and finished it quickly.
There are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer, so I won’t stay in the toilet for even a second unless it’s necessary. At this time, she was extremely envious of Yao Qingqing. There was a toilet in her yard, so she didn't have to go out and squeeze in. There were not so many mosquitoes, and it was clean and hygienic. If she installed a flush toilet, it would be as convenient as the buildings she had seen in later generations.
Coming out of the toilet, Jin Yue slowed down her pace and walked past a jujube tree, remembering that this was where Uncle Xu waited for her last time. That day, when Qin Haiyang sent her back, he waited under the tree for an unknown amount of time and even gave her some things.
She thought again about the two pairs of brand new leather shoes at home. When should she return them to him? Although Sister Bao had selfish motives, what she said was not entirely wrong. Girls should not accept things from others casually. Xu Duan treated her like the daughter of his benefactor, but others saw that she was just greedy.
Alas, Jin Yue always felt uncomfortable when he thought about his family struggling to make ends meet, and he kicked the jujube tree twice in anger.
"Don't take it out on your body when you're angry." Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind me that I hadn't heard in a long time.
"Uncle Xu?!"
Xu Duan was still wearing the same white shirt and green military pants as always, with the shirt tucked into the waistband. Under the tan leather belt were straight and slender legs, and on his feet were a pair of shiny leather shoes. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing a very powerful arm, and on his wrist was a very ordinary watch.
"You're back? When did you come back?" Jin Yue didn't know how happy she was, he just felt a slight tremor in his throat.
Xu Duan smiled and said, "Just got back."
Jin Yue discovered that his chin was a little dark blue, his hair was a little messy, and the hair on his forehead was a little long, covering a little bit of his eyebrows... He had not had time to take care of it, it seemed that he had really just returned.
"You went to Jing City, right? How long have you been there? Will you go there again in the future?"
"49 days. I probably won't go this year." He coughed and looked at her carefully. "You've grown taller."
Shu Jinyue immediately jumped twice out of habit. When she was a child, whenever people in the compound or her parents said that she had grown taller, she would jump twice to prove that they were not wrong and that she could grow taller.
But that was when she was a child. She was already 20 years old now, so logically, there was not much room for her to grow taller. She suspected that he was just making small talk, "You are not lying, are you? How come I didn't notice it?"
Xu Duan looked at her carefully again, "Really."
Jin Yue was really happy this time, "Then how tall do you think I am now?" There was no measuring tape at home, and she hadn't made clothes for a long time, so she really didn't know her current height.
She was sure he didn't know either, but she just wanted to ask, feeling that he would be able to give her some clues.
"Last time I saw him, he was about 1.58 meters tall. Now he should be about 1.6 meters tall."
Shu Jinyue walked closer, staying close to him but without physical contact. He stood up straight and waved his hands horizontally above his head, but they didn't even reach his shoulders. The joy just now was gone in an instant. "You are still so short. What did you eat to grow up?"
How can it be so high!
The tallest person around her is her second brother, but he is only about 1.73 meters tall. However, Teacher Shu is not tall either, it’s hereditary.
"Your parents must have tall genes, otherwise you wouldn't be so tall." But then she thought that her half brother Xu Ping was not tall either, only about 1.75 meters, and she felt that he must have performed exceptionally well.
“I drank milk when I was a kid.”
Jin Yue thought to himself, no wonder, there is milk every time I go to your house, capitalists really know how to enjoy themselves.
"You should drink more too. You might still catch up."
Shu Jinyue pursed her lips. Did she not want to drink it? Of course not. No child in the entire Liuye Hutong could drink milk now.
As if he knew how to read minds, he coughed lightly and said, "From now on, whenever I have anything, I'll send it to you, okay?"
"How do you send it?"
"There are too many people at home and work to deliver the gifts. How about I deliver the gifts to the entrance of Huaishu Hutong at 1pm every day?"
Shu Jinyue was a little tempted. They both started work at 1:30, so it would be a good time to deliver the bottle without affecting their work. "How much is the bottle? I'll give it to you, including the ticket."
Seeing him looking at her helplessly, she added guiltily: "You can't charge me for running errands."
Xu Duan really couldn't do anything about her. "We'll tell you when the time comes. I don't know how many times we can deliver it, because we don't deliver it every day."
Sometimes when Xu Siqi was at home, he would also drink, and even drink two bottles in one go, including his own bottle.
“Sometimes I might have to work overtime and don’t have time.”
"Yeah, I understand. I'm not free every day. If I can't make it by one o'clock, you can leave it at Grandma Hu's place for me and I'll pick it up after get off work." She quickly calculated in her mind how much a bottle of milk would cost, and she could actually afford it now.
After she finished drinking all the milk powder, it became difficult for her to supplement her nutrition. The most the family could do was to have some oil in the meals. It was impossible for her to eat meat and soup for every meal, and the protein source was almost zero.
Fresh milk not only tastes good, but is also the best source of protein and calcium.
"If I can grow to 1.63 meters in the future, it will be thanks to you."
“Is that your ideal height?”
"Yes, it would be better if I could be taller, but my genes are like that, and I can't force it. If I reach 163cm, I will look good in clothes."
Xu Duan smiled and looked at the thin shirt she was wearing. He turned sideways to block the night wind blowing in from the alley entrance. "It doesn't matter if it doesn't grow up."
"How can it not matter? Just like lesbians like tall men, men don't like short ones." And those who are not soft enough and not feminine. Her eyes fell on her chest and she could only sigh.
This is something that is destined to happen eventually.
"No one else's likes are important, only you are important."
Jin Yue raised his head and met his eyes. He did not dodge or evade. There seemed to be a magic needle that stabilized the sea. It made people feel very at ease and there was no doubt that what he said was the truth.
He quickly looked away, "I heard that Yang Zhengkang came to you to treat a patient. What do you think?"
"I didn't have any contact with him. He came to me on his own, in front of so many people, and I couldn't refuse. But I came back after seeing him and didn't go to his house." In fact, over the past six months, Yang's mother had also sent her some things, such as malted milk and canned brown sugar, which were very hard to buy, but she always remembered his reminder, did not accept them, and politely returned them.
"I also want to distance myself from it, but sometimes you can't offend people too much." There was a hint of grievance in his tone. Could their family compete with Yang Zhengkang? As long as people just gnashing their fingers, without having to do anything themselves, the vanguards would come to deal with them, and by then, people like Director Liu would definitely be the first to rush to the front.
She couldn't help but think of how their family had been troubled by Secretary Liu since Shu Wenyun and Liu Dong had fallen out. He would give you the winter vegetables that were left over by others and weigh them together with the rotten leaves, and he would say the weight was correct, leaving you with no way to complain. He would hang around the door of his second brother's unit from time to time, saying that something was wrong with the vegetable station and that it needed to be rectified. Everyone at the vegetable station knew that he was taking revenge on Shu Wenming for beating his son, and they wanted to tie Shu Wenming up and send him to the Liu family to teach him a lesson.
At a time like this, if my second brother was caught by someone, he would be fired in a matter of minutes.
"I don't mean to blame you." Seeing the grievance on her face, Xu Duan regretted that he had spoken too harshly. After all, she was only twenty years old and had little social experience. It was too difficult for her to grasp the right balance.
"It's nothing to see him this time. This experience may be good for you in the future." He paused, "Do you know the identity of the patient?"
Shu Jinyue shook his head.
"She is a very important leader in the province. She has a gentle personality. Maybe you will meet again in the future."
Jin Yue thought to herself, he's from the provincial government, that's really the biggest leader she has ever met. In her previous life in the countryside, being able to treat the township leader was enough to make the villagers envious, and they thought she had established an extraordinary relationship.
"You are still young. You will see more of these things in the future." His voice became gentler and he took out a net bag from behind. "Take the snacks back and eat them."
Jin Yue grinned, "Do you think I'm a foodie? You always bring me food, and it's all sweet."
But thinking that he had given her shoes, she immediately remembered the important matter, "Let me return the shoes to you. I haven't worn them yet. They are new. My mother made me a few pairs of cloth shoes. I don't need shoes to wear now."
Xu Duan frowned, "Don't you like it?"
"No, no, it's very comfortable to wear. I like it."
"Then keep it."
"I can't keep accepting your stuff, especially something this valuable. What if I can't pay it back in the future?"
Xu Duan frowned.
"You said that my father took care of me so much, but that's not how you repay a favor. Are you like Xu Siqi, thinking that you should repay the favor quickly so that our two families can be even in the future?"
Xu Duan still didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly.
Shu Jinyue felt an embarrassment that he couldn't hide from it. "Anyway, I don't want it anymore. You can take it back and give it to anyone or return it."
"Don't give me food, I can't even... can't even..."
"You don't even want milk?" Xu Duan pursed his lips tightly, "Nonsense."
Shu Jinyue looked up, only to see his pursed lips and dark eyes. All his previous gentleness was gone, as if she had had a beautiful dream. In the dream, the whole world was very friendly to her, and even the flowers and grass were smiling at her.
But after waking up from the dream, she, Shu Jinyue, was just a poor child who was not pretty enough and had a twisted personality, and was the stepdaughter of Teacher Shu.
"Did anyone say anything to you?" Xu Duan softened his voice. "If anyone has any objections, come to me."
Jin Yue didn't want to drag Sister Bao into this. It wasn't because she was a saint, but Sister Bao did remind her that in the eyes of bystanders, her acceptance of all his requests was indeed inappropriate.
"You are still young. Some people take advantage of their age and like to manipulate you young people with big principles. At times like this, you need to judge for yourself whether what others say is for your own good or for other purposes." He looked into her eyes, "I hope you know that I am very sorry for your previous experience."
I'm sorry I couldn't find her in time, I'm sorry I couldn't stop her from going to the countryside.
This was a nonsensical statement. Just as Jin Yue was about to ask if they had really met before, he added, "Keep the things. If you really feel bad, just consider it as my medical fee."
"What consultation fee? What's wrong with you? You must have worked too much overtime and you are in sub-health."
There was undisguised anxiety in the girl's eyes, like a kitten wanting to stretch out its claws, wanting to test and scratch, but a little worried about being too heavy-handed.
The corners of Xu Duan's mouth slowly curled up, "Yes, I feel very tired recently, and I was thinking of asking Doctor Shu to help me."
Shu Jinyue really cared about it. She knew that there were few people in the world who could treat her as well as Xu Duan, and his kindness was different from that of his family. She had only one thought - she must cure him.
Xu Duan looked around and saw that the people who had just entered and exited the alley were already looking at them. "It's not very convenient here. How about I go to your workplace to find you at 1 pm tomorrow? Is that ok?"
At one o'clock, my colleagues have all gone home for lunch and have not come back yet, so it is more convenient to take their pulse or ask about their medical history.
"Okay, then you have to take care of yourself and don't work too hard." There is no point in working yourself to death anyway, because in three years he will go into business and create a business empire in the future, and the results of his work within the system will be reaped by others.
Jin Yue remembered that Teacher Shu once mentioned that Xu Duan was persecuted before the end of the catastrophe because of his background, and his diligent work results were ultimately forgotten by everyone. Later, when he was rehabilitated, his unit asked him to come back, but he refused.
Since we are all leaving, there is no need to give others an advantage. Shu Jinyue's thoughts are simple and he also bears grudges. "You must be careful of bad people around you, especially those who work with you. Some people like to make a fuss about other people's background."
She didn't know who was playing a prank on him, otherwise she would have warned him directly.
"By the way, you are going out to study on behalf of Shucheng this time. There might be people in your company who are jealous, so you have to be careful."
Xu Duan's brows relaxed, as if to encourage her to continue.
"Anyway, you can't tell a person's heart from his face, so don't trust anyone." The person who can frame him must be someone who can get a lot of evidence against him. Although his background can be used to make a fuss, it won't cause much trouble if no one has evidence in their hands.
Otherwise, he would not be able to become the section chief now, and Xu Ping would not be able to resume his work.
Shu Jinyue felt that his mind was as clear as when he was diagnosing patients. "I know you are a bright and honest person with nothing to hide, but the more you are like this, the easier it is for you to be framed by villains, right?"
His childhood experiences and subsequent military career only taught him how to be an upright and good person. He had no idea that in many film and television works, upright gentlemen died at the hands of villains.
Bah, bah, bah, what death or life? Shu Jinyue shook his head and quickly threw away this unlucky word, "Do you remember it?"
Xu Duan smiled and nodded.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go home." He pointed at the moon in the sky, "I'll watch, come in quickly."
Shu Jinyue took the net bag he handed over and touched his fingers, which were slender, warm, dry, and covered with thin calluses.
When Zhao Wanqiu got home, she was still wondering, "Why does it take so long to go to the toilet?"
"I met Uncle Xu and talked to him for a few words. This is what he brought for you." In the net bag were some time-honored Beijing cakes and pastries, and even a vacuum-packed roast duck!
Although it was completely cold and the smell was not too strong, the golden and oily visual impact still made everyone swallow their saliva.
"It's the same with Xiao Xu. It's not easy to bring it back from so far away. What if it breaks after being kept on the train for so many days?" Zhao Wanqiu was not worried about people giving her broken things, but she felt distressed and thought it was a pity that it broke.
The more I think about it, a few years ago, my whole family was vomiting and having diarrhea because we ate a piece of rotten meat in the summer.
"He said he came back by plane, and if he had taken the train he wouldn't have brought it with him."
"Plane?" Shu Wenming's eyes sparkled. "Comrade Xu is amazing. He can drive a jeep and take a plane. What kind of person is he?"
"During the Republic of China, the Xu family had no problem buying airplanes, let alone flying on them." Teacher Shu sighed. "Later, when the Japanese invaded, their family donated enough money to the government at the time to buy two airplanes. Unfortunately, the money was not exchanged for fighter planes, but for Simmons beds for those people."
"Their family background is so...ah, but I think Comrade Xu doesn't have any airs of a rich young master at all. He is very friendly and always remembers to bring things to our family when he goes on a business trip."
"This only shows that they taught well. They remember your uncle Su's kindness, not our Shu family."
Shu Wenming nodded. He was just saying it casually. Last time when they were playing in the wild, Comrade Xu asked him to go and play with him, but he didn't take it seriously.
Although the roast duck was vacuum-packed, the weather was hot and Jin Yue was afraid that it would go bad, so he asked Zhao Wanqiu to open it and eat it at noon the next day. The state-owned delicatessen in the bookstore also sells roast duck, but the Shu family has never bought it before. This is their first time to eat authentic roast duck.
The skin was golden and oily, and it was greasy when you bit into it, but the meat inside was very tender, and it tasted like natural duck meat. No one was willing to eat it all in one go, so we only ate half of it and planned to eat the remaining half in the evening.
Jin Yue had no doubt that if there was a refrigerator, the half roast duck would definitely be preserved until the New Year.
The next day, just after arriving at the company, before I could even sit down, Zhu Daqiang came to say that the district had notified him to attend a meeting.
"Why does everyone have to go again? Can't I just stay at the rear?" Boss Liu Jinbu was unhappy.
"Recently, there have been several cases of children with high fever and herpes in our city. They are all students in the same class in the same primary school. It is suspected to be a cluster outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. This matter must be taken seriously."
Liu Jinbu didn't say anything. Zhu Daqiang pointed to the newspaper on the table and said, "Yesterday's newspaper also said that there were more than 700 confirmed cases in Bulgaria, including 40 deaths and 140 paralysis cases."
Liu Jinbu opened his mouth. Such a high mortality rate and paralysis rate are really not a trivial matter, especially now that Longguo’s medical technology is underdeveloped. If there is a real cluster outbreak, it will be adding insult to injury.
"Okay then, let's go. Jin Yue, do you want to ride your own bike or come with me?"
Shu Jinyue was overwhelmed, "Sit with Brother Liu."
It's funny. Before buying the bicycle, she was worried about not having enough money and not having a ticket, but she didn't worry about not being able to ride it. When she was a child, she saw others riding it and it was not difficult. When she was a ghost, she even saw motorcycles and it was not difficult. As a result, when she really bought the bicycle, she didn't learn how to ride it after such a long time!
Shu Wenming laughed at her every day, but her body was like a piece of wood. Once she got on the bike, she would tilt and could never keep her balance. The paint on the bike bar came off and her pants were torn, and she grimaced in pain.
Jin Yue secretly swore that after this matter was finished, she would quickly learn how to ride a bicycle and save her face!
Just as they were about to leave, a car suddenly drove up to the gate of the compound and the driver got out hurriedly, "Is Doctor Shu here?"
No one knew who Dr. Shu was. You looked at me, I looked at you, and it was Sister Qiao who poked her head out. "Xiao Shu, I'm looking for you."
The driver looked at her and thought she was the "young lady" who could cure difficult and complicated diseases. He immediately said, "Doctor Shu, Deputy Director Yang arranged for me to pick you up. Please come with me."
"Where are you going?"
The driver called her to a deserted place and whispered, "The director didn't say anything. He said you know, he can't get away now, but he will wait for you on the road."
Shu Jinyue was stunned. Could it be the female leader he visited two days ago? What happened that kept him so busy that he had to send a driver over in a hurry? Was there something wrong with the medicine?
The hairs on Shu Jinyue's back stood up.
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