Thoughts
Aunt Zhao looked at the young man approaching and laughed: "Why are you here again, kid?"
The young man looked energetic, with a smile that showed off his big white teeth. "You've been busy lately, so I have nothing to do when I'm free."
As if noticing Li Xingzang's gaze, the young man looked over and nodded politely. Aunt Zhao rolled her eyes and said, "Zangzang, this is the one I mentioned to you before. He works in Hecheng and recently came to Xuecheng for a trip. We get along well."
"Oh~" Li Xingzang nodded as if he suddenly understood something, "Hello, my name is Li Xingzang, and I was also in Hecheng before."
"Hello, my name is Wei Choufu." He extended his hand politely.
"Hey? This name is just right, just like a historical celebrity." Li Xingzang said with a smile.
Wei Choufu laughed generously, "I've been told this since I was a kid. Boss Li, just call me Ah Chou."
"Do you know her?" Yu Sishi, who was standing by, watched coldly for a long time and suddenly asked.
Wei Choufu looked at Yu Si warmly, "Not only do I know Boss Li, I also know you, Officer Yu! You two seem like a perfect match."
Ah, this... Officer Yu was originally a little unhappy, but after he said this, he actually felt a little guilty for the first time.
"Boss Li's restaurant is very famous. I've always wanted to try it, but I never had the chance and could only order takeout." Wei Choufu continued, "Although the takeout can't compare to dining in, I still like the pig-killing dishes the most. The blood sausage is absolutely amazing."
"Really?" Li Xingzang looked at him in surprise. He didn't expect that a native of Hecheng would like Northeastern cuisine so much. "Come visit me if you have the chance. I'll treat you to a meal."
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and it was only when Li Xingzang saw that more and more people were buying goods that he took the initiative to say goodbye.
Driving the pickup truck, Yu Shishi remained silent. Although Wei Choufu's words were nice, he just felt weird. This man... was a bit fake.
"Officer Yu, what do you think of Wei Choufu?" Li Xingzang supported his forehead with one hand and looked at Yu Sishi.
"Hmm?" Yu Sishi glanced at her. "Hmm... not bad, quite talkative."
"Really?" Li Xingzang raised his eyebrows. "I think he's a bit fake."
"Hmm...hmm?" Yu Sishi opened his eyes wide in surprise. "You two had a good chat just now."
Boss Li laughed. "Those are just clichés. They apply to anyone. 'The name has meaning, the job is good, the looks are good, the clothes are tasteful, and he's a talent…'" She smiled at Yu Sishi, whose expression gradually changed. "Officer Yu is the head of the Special Investigation Department. He shouldn't be too familiar with these awkward conversations."
Don’t you understand? I understand it very well!
"Wow, Officer Yu, you look so handsome and cool today!" This is what Li Xingzang said after seeing him wearing a leather jacket.
"Officer Yu is extremely capable in combat and a true warrior of the Special Investigation Division. But his liking for sweets kind of ruins his image!" This was what she said to mock him after making pistachio tarts.
"Hey? Officer Yu, your code name is very nice, Sirius, so handsome! Did you come up with it yourself?" She asked this when talking about her previous experience in the laboratory.
Yu Sishi sighed, "Boss Li, you've been telling me these clichés so many times..."
Li Xingzang blinked, "Really? I think I'm quite sincere."
Yu Sishi looked at her smiling as she played with her phone, and he really didn't know which of her words were true and which were false.
"By the way, let's stop at the intersection ahead." She suddenly said after walking for a while.
"What's wrong?" Yu Sishi paused curiously. "Did you drop something?"
"No, I just want to buy some paper." Li Xingzang walked into a funeral shop, and Yu Sishi suddenly realized that yes, the New Year was almost here.
"Flying freely in your heart..." It was Yu Zhaoqing's call.
"What's wrong? Don't you have enough money?" Although the brat had given him a lot of bad advice, he was still his nephew after all, so Yu Sishi picked up the phone and asked casually.
"It's me." The old man's low voice came from the other side.
"……What's up?"
"What do you think?" Yu Jingtao got angry when he heard his nonsensical voice. "It's almost New Year's, how long do you want to go crazy outside?"
"You're right. I've always been crazy. Isn't it normal for me to act crazy outside?" Yu Sishi threw the chewing gum in the car into her mouth. It was a gift from someone when she went to the supermarket to buy something last time. She just put it there casually.
"Is this your attitude?"
"What's my attitude?" Yu Sishi nonchalantly argued with the old man, "Puff..." Hey, I didn't expect that I could blow bubbles.
"At this time!"
"Anything else? If nothing, let's just leave it at that." Glancing at Li Xingzang who had already come out of the funeral shop, Yu Sishi went down to take the yellow paper and said, "I won't be going back for the New Year, so leave it at that for now."
The roar was cut off halfway by Yu Shishi. Li Xingzang glanced at his expression and said nothing.
"Grandpa! Why can't you talk to my uncle nicely?" Yu Zhaoqing was really at a loss. His grandfather had done this behind Ms. Xu's back and wanted to give her a surprise. Now, his uncle had made it clear that he really would not come back for the New Year.
"Who's the one who won't speak up?" Yu Jingtao's chest heaved with anger. Yu Zhaoqing was afraid that he might get hurt, so he quickly tried to comfort him, "I'll talk to my uncle later. What if he changes his mind?"
"Who cares if he changes his mind! He's threatening his father here!" Yu Jingtao strode back to the study.
The scent of books filled the entire room. In the top album were photos of the young Yu Sishi and the older Yu Siqing, but later on, there was no trace of the little boy anymore.
The skinny white wolf lay alone on the mat, with a ruby under its paw. He took this secretly.
"Why……"
The time has passed, but it can still be caught up in the future.
After coming out of the funeral shop and loading the yellow paper he had bought into the car, Li Xingzang saw Chen Jingyi walking around the corner of the street.
"Jingyi!" She waved her hand, and the little girl over there ran over excitedly when she saw her, "Boss Li!" Actually, given her age, she should call her sister, but she still felt that the name Boss Li was more intimate.
"What's wrong? You seem unhappy?" Chen Jingyi's family is a frequent visitor to the hotel. It can be said that they have basically stayed here since they came to Xuecheng, and even stayed in the bath center next to it.
"Hmm..." Chen Jingyi forced a smile, "I had a fight with my parents, so I went out for a walk. I didn't expect to end up here."
Li Xingzang understood that the little girl was innocent and sometimes had some wild ideas. She had just heard her say that she wanted to go into the mountains to take pictures of small animals. It was normal for her to quarrel with her parents.
"Let's take you back. It's getting dark."
"Hmm..." Chen Jingyi looked at Yu Sishi, then at Li Xingzang, "Wouldn't it be troublesome?"
"Haha..." Li Xingzang rubbed her plush ears, "Why are you so cute? Come on, get in the car." The little girl was afraid of disturbing her and Yu Shishi.
"Jingyi, if you quarrel with your parents again, don't run so far, just come to my shop. This place is on the edge of the city, and it gets dark quickly in the northeast. It's not safe for you to be alone."
Chen Jingyi nodded dejectedly from the back seat. "Boss Li... do you think... they all like boys?"
Li Xingzang and Yu Sishi looked at each other and looked at her in surprise, "Why do you think so? Your parents love you so much!" After all, they had been in Xuecheng for almost a month, and everyone saw how her parents treated her.
The little girl buried her head in her knees and said, "I just... can't quite get used to it."
Li Xingzang thought for a moment and said, "My mother told me that she wanted a boy because my father was in poor health and she thought a boy would help him with more work. But after I was born, my mother still loved me very much."
"Jingyi, this is how you interact with people. Don't just look at what they say, look at what they do. What do you think?"
The back seat was quiet for a while, and then suddenly sobbing was heard, "I know, I know everything, it's just..."
Boss Li handed over a tissue and said, "They may have said some hurtful words. Cry and let out your grievances." Don't advise others to be kind unless you have experienced their suffering. All she could do was to accompany her.
Yu Sishi, who was driving, remained silent and just slowed down the car.
The little girl cried for a while, then looked up at Li Xingzang and said, "Boss Li, I just saw you go buy yellow paper."
"Well, what's wrong?" Li Xingzang was surprised why she suddenly mentioned this.
"Do you also believe in these ghosts and monsters?"
Also? Li Xingzang grasped the word sensitively. "Ah, I'm a materialist." Yu Sishi glanced at her speechlessly. She herself was not materialistic at all. "But isn't this a custom? It's almost New Year."
Chen Jingyi looked at her doubtfully, "What do our ancestors really mean to us?"
"Hmm..." Li Xingzang pondered for a moment, "For me, it might be a wish."
“It doesn’t mean anything substantively, but it gives me an anchor.” An anchor as a human being.
"Thinking..." the little girl murmured thoughtfully. "Is it so important?"
No matter how slow they were, the restaurant was already in sight. Li Xingzang looked at the girl who slowly got off the car and asked, "Would you like some candied haws?"
Chen Jingyi shook her head. "I've been gone all afternoon. My parents must be worried."
"Yes." Li Xingzang gestured for her to look not far away. Her father was running towards them from the corner of the street. "Although they said some bad things, it's wrong for you to run out like this. Talk to them properly."
Li Xingzang took Yu Sishi and carried the mountain products and yellow paper to the backyard. He looked at the hidden barrel in the corner and said, "Officer Yu, let Wei Chunhua out."
Yu Sishi raised his head in surprise, "Why are you talking about her suddenly?"
"I know you lied to me back then." Li Xingzang sat casually on the sack. "Even though she killed a mortal, her soul wouldn't be shattered. You said that because you didn't want me to get involved."
"You figured out there was something wrong with her then."
Yu Sishi looked at her in silence. Li Xingzang sighed, "From the poachers in the mountains to the hidden Yin barrel and A this time, Yu Sishi, I have already been deeply involved in it."
"Let her out, it's almost New Year's Day."
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