The Plow

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, early in the morning.

Yue Dingtang woke up early, went to school to put the approved homework in the office, and then went to the hospital.

He thought that Ling Shu was already fully dressed and waiting for him, but when he opened the door, he saw that Ling Shu was still lying on the bed, beside the bed were two older sisters.

Ling Yao, and Yue Dingtang's sister Yue Chunxiao.

"Get up and eat something, how can you go out on an empty stomach?"

"I brought you fried dough sticks soy milk. Just out of the oven, the fried dough sticks are still crispy. If they become soft later, they will not taste good. There is also soy sauce. Don't you like fried dough sticks with soy sauce? I have prepared them for you."

"I still have tofu pudding here. If you don't like to eat these things, you can drink some chicken soup. It has been boiled since last night. I didn't let Yue Dingtang want to drink it when he went back."

Yue Dingtang standing by the door: ...

He seemed to see two old mothers coaxing the children tirelessly.

The problem is that the "mother" is not old, and the "children" are not young.

The third sister he knew, Yue Chunxiao, did not seem to be such a patient person.

Maybe it's the two older brothers and one younger brother in the family, both of them are independent and have their own careers, and she didn't need to worry about it since she was a child, so when she saw the fair, beautiful and soft Lingshu, the love of mother and sister suddenly increased, It's flooding.

In short, look at the face.

Yue Dingtang also had to admit that Ling Shu looked quite deceptive when he was silent and put on that foolish look.

Many women, from childhood to old age, eat this set.

The two young women were unaware of Yue Dingtang's slander, and they were still trying their best to persuade and coax.

Just digging Ling Shu out of the bed and sitting up until he is willing to eat a piece of pancake is enough to give them a great sense of accomplishment.

"Eat more, eat more."

"Eat slowly, eat slowly."

The two women sang the opposite tune, standing on both sides, and maintaining a delicate harmony.

All because of the man in the middle.

But he also got cheap and good-looking.

"Sister, Sister Chunxiao, I want to eat bean curd."

"What is that?" Yue Chunxiao didn't know why, "It's made of tofu?"

Ling Shu: "It is said that it is a snack from Hubei. Last time someone sold it on the street. I ate it once. It was glutinous rice and shiitake mushrooms wrapped in bean skin, fried in a pan, and it was very fragrant."

Yue Chunxiao said with a smile: "That's not easy. My cook is from Wuhan. I'll ask him to make one later, and I'll bring it to you at noon. How about some soup? Do you like pork rib soup, or fresh shrimp and tofu soup?"

Ling Yao's expression darkened slightly: "Don't bother you, I've already made it up for him at home, I just forgot to bring it here this morning."

Yue Chunxiao curled her lips: "Look at you, here we go again. If you really boiled the soup, you can make me stand out today? Ribs are so expensive now, it's okay for you to eat less, don't turn around and lose face, and starve Ling Shu thin !"

"Yue Chunxiao, this is my brother, what's your business, don't pretend to be a good person, trying to provoke our relationship between siblings?"

"He saved Dingtang, why is it none of my business? I'm soft-hearted, I can't see Lingshu wronging himself for you!"

Ling Shu was sipping soy milk and bean curd, bowing his head silently, trying to reduce his sense of existence.

Yue Dingtang almost laughed angrily.

With a cough, he brought back the battle between the two of them.

"Sister, Sister Yao, I have something serious to discuss with him, you go first."

It was only then that Yue Chunxiao remembered the existence of his younger brother.

"Have you had breakfast? I left a copy for you at home."

Ling Yao also said: "If you haven't eaten it, I'll bring an extra serving. It's in the food box on the table, unopened. I don't know if you like sweet or salty. I bought them all."

Yue Chunxiao glanced at her: "Now you will come to be a good person? Did you just say that your brother doesn't need me to worry about?"

Ling Yao sneered: "I like Dingtang to be sensible and stable, so what does it have to do with you?"

Yue Dingtang finally couldn't bear it anymore and drove them all out.

But when he turned around, he saw Ling Shu smiling at him.

"The two of them are arguing for you, you're quite happy, aren't you?" Yue Dingtang raised his eyebrows.

Ling Shu looked innocent: "Sisters are kind to me, of course I know."

Listening to this, it seems that there is such a schadenfreude taste.

Yue Dingtang thought to himself, this person talks nonsense when he sees people, and even a person as difficult to serve as Yue Chunxiao is coaxed into a circle, and he is willing to protect him instead. If Father Ling is still there, let Ling Shu go In the officialdom, he might really be able to rise through the ranks in a few years.

Even if he is now working as a policeman in the police station, with his messy and oily qualifications, he is really at ease, so it is no wonder that Ling Shu is reluctant to take this job.

"Two messages."

He lit a cigarette and walked to the window.

"The woman who claimed to be Yuan Lingbo couldn't find her whereabouts. I only know that she called a rickshaw to the direction of the train station after leaving the police station, and then she disappeared. I have asked people to continue the search, but it is very likely that there will be no results."

This is expected news.

Ling Shu hummed and ate the last bite of tofu curd.

"The other news is from the maid Alan?"

"Alan was a child bride. When she was seven years old, she was sold to a family named Shen. At the age of 15, she was only two months old when she got married. Her husband died of illness. She also fell ill. Her husband's family thought she was a burden. She couldn't work and had to eat, so she was driven out, and it was Du Mianqing who brought her back. Do you know Du Mianqing?"

Ling Shu said: "Du Yuning's sister-in-law, I have met once, but I am not familiar with it."

Yue Dingtang nodded: "In two years, Du Mianqing married and went to live in Wuxi, and left Alan in Du's house. Mrs. Du saw that she was working hard and could not talk nonsense, so she asked her to serve Du Yuning. Follow Du Yuning to live in the Yuan family."

These are just experiences, and nothing useful can be found from them.

Ling Shu: "Then let's go to Yuan's house first?"

Yue Dingtang raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Tonight I have a reception at the US Consulate. We are going there now, and we have time to go home and change in the afternoon. One of our old classmates, Lin Dingkang, is working as an interpreter at the consulate. He should be there too, and it just so happens that you go over to catch up with him."

Ling Shu stretched his waist: "I won't go."

He wanted to go home and sleep more than the reception.

Yue Dingtang seemed to have expected his answer, and sighed.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to do what you want. First, your sister asked me to introduce you to a famous lady. I also told her at the reception tonight. If you don't go, I'm afraid you won't be able to go home in peace. Second, although you are temporarily free from It is half suspected, but it still can't prove that Du Yuning's murderer is someone else. Although the patrol room agreed to release on bail, Smith also explained that you can't leave my sight for too long."

Ling Shu: "I don't know social etiquette."

Yue Dingtang: "I'll teach you."

Ling Shu: "I don't have a dress."

Yue Dingtang: "I'll lend you."

Ling Shu: "I don't know how to speak. I'm afraid of offending others. You've been blamed."

Yue Dingtang: "Then you can eat more and talk less."

Ling Shu: "I'm afraid that my face will arouse the crazy pursuit of the ladies present and make other men feel unhappy."

Yue Dingtang: "It's okay, I believe my charm is enough for you to dispel your worries."

Ling Shu: ...

Old God Yue Dingtang is here: "As your old classmate and entrusted by your sister, I sincerely suggest you go, not only for marriage between men and women, but also for this kind of banquet, even your immediate boss may not be eligible to get an invitation card , and your boss's boss, the city police chief, will also be proud to be present. In this case, if you can be present, what will your boss think of you? How will it help your career? You are a smart person, no Need me to say more."

Ling Shu rubbed the bridge of his nose, looking hopeless.

The two didn't go out until noon.

It's not that Ling Shu was too slow, but the doctor came to make rounds, originally he didn't agree to let him leave the hospital, Ling Shu did ten push-ups in front of the other party, shocked the doctor on the spot, and reluctantly agreed to let them leave for a long time, but still asked Ling Shu had to go back to the hospital that night before signing the consent form.

Along the way, Yue Dingtang looked at Ling Shu frequently.

Ling Shu was baffled: "I didn't wash my face? Didn't I button it properly?"

Yue Dingtang: "When you were in school, your hand was pricked by flower thorns, and you had to wipe it with a handkerchief for a long time, pick it up with a needle, and apply alcohol. Now you can do push-ups even with stitches on your head. I just I want to see if this Ling Shu has been replaced by someone else."

Ling Shu touched the wound on the back of his head: "If I don't do this, how could the doctor agree to let me go out of the hospital? If I sneak out, my sister will go to the hospital to see her and she will cry again. I hate women's tears the most."

Yue Dingtang smiled: "With your personality, you should be quite popular with French women, right?"

Ling Shu always felt that his words had a lot of meaning, but just after bumping in the car for a while, he felt that his head was indeed a little dizzy, so he didn't go into it for a while.

"It's okay. Before going abroad, my sister specifically asked me not to find big wild horses outside, at least not to bring them back to China, otherwise I would have to worry about which one to bring back. What about you, have you never thought about marrying a foreign wife?"

Yue Dingtang said indifferently: "I have a Chinese stomach. It's fine to taste foreign food. It's impossible to eat it every day. Don't think that my third sister and your sister always have troubles. On this point, their opinions are quite consistent."

He didn't continue this topic, reached out and rolled down the car window, and looked outside.

"It's going to snow soon."

The sky was overcast, not like noon, but like evening.

Without sunshine, passers-by are also in a hurry. The festiveness of the second day of the new year can only be reflected in the decorations and clothes everywhere.

Ling Yao brought Ling Shu a new set of clothes from home, which was originally for him to wear when going out during the Chinese New Year, but Ling Shu tossed himself into the hospital, and he didn't wear the clothes until now.

The black cloud overwhelms the city and wants to destroy it.

The Yuan Mansion was almost crushed.

The white walls of some ages look more gloomy, even in the daytime, it also makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Ling Shu looked up at the balcony on the second floor.

That was Du Yuning's room, and it was also the place where the flowerpot was dropped last time.

After the flowerpot incident, the guards in charge of the police took down all the flowerpots on the balcony, and now there is nothing there.

But the tulle fluttering by the window can also be seen downstairs, giving people the illusion that there is still a person standing behind.

The author has something to say: Congratulations to Ling Shu for winning the title of "Little Guaiguai", which is popular among all women.

Yue Dingtang: ...

Ling Shu: The ellipsis fully reflects the jealousy of the surname Yue.