Living in this alley, stealing and theft happen all the time.
However, those who were arrested and taken to the Public Security Bureau were generally not familiar with Daqianmen.
If the thief is from the alley, most people will not report it to the police, thinking that less trouble is worse than more and they will meet him sooner or later.
Everyone settles things privately, and at most you have to pay some compensation and then get stabbed in the back by others.
So this "thief" must be someone that Xiao Maodan and the others don't know, which is why Uncle Li and the others reported it to the police immediately.
No matter who it is, since the police have been notified, Wen Nuan will not let the other party go.
On the way to the police station, Xiao Maodan told Wen Nuan about the thief who broke into her house.
She had rarely been at home during the years she was in college. She knew that Xiao Maodan's family couldn't accommodate her, so she lent him a house in the backyard.
But on the surface it was lent to him to live in, but in reality it was to ask him to help look after the courtyard.
Everything has been peaceful in the past few years, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen just before the opening.
Xiao Maodan said that his father was not feeling well these days, so he went back to take care of him for a few days.
The thief took advantage of the fact that no one was in the courtyard and broke into the house to steal things. However, when the thief was rummaging around in the study, Uncle Li happened to pass by the courtyard.
Uncle Li thought it was Wen Nuan who came back, because everyone knew that she was going to open a restaurant. At that time, Uncle Li planned to go in and ask about Wen Nuan's restaurant, but who knew that he saw a stranger.
Uncle Li shouted loudly that there was a thief, and several people from the alley came over and held the man down together, and called the police.
Wen Nuan asked, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Xiao Maodan looked at Wen Nuan and said, "She's a girl."
After hearing this, Wen Nuan roughly guessed what was going on and did not ask any more questions.
Wen Nuan, Uncle Li, Xiao Maodan and others went to the Public Security Bureau together.
Everyone in the police station knew Uncle Li. When they saw him coming, a younger police officer came up to him and said, "Uncle Li, you're in such a hurry. What happened?"
Uncle Li shook his head and said to the police officer, "I'm fine. Didn't your people catch a thief in our alley last night? Where is that person now? The owner of the house in our alley has returned."
When the police officer heard this, he knew who Uncle Li was talking about, and quickly asked them to sit down: "Please sit down first, I will take a statement for you."
Wen Nuan and the others found a spacious place to sit down, and after a while, the public security comrade came out with a document.
The police officer looked at Wen Nuan and asked, "Comrade, have you checked at home? Did you lose anything?"
Wen Nuan shook her head: "I haven't checked it yet, but there's nothing valuable in the house."
She was asked to move all the treasures in the cellar at home. There was nothing particularly valuable in that cellar except for dozens of jars of wine and some books.
The most valuable things in the house are the furniture, but few people in this era know how to appreciate them. To other people, those are just old furniture and worthless.
Of course, there would usually be one or two dollars in loose change in the cabinet in the master bedroom, but that was not much.
The public security comrade wrote a few words on the notebook and asked, "Comrade, do you know Lin Meizhi?"
Wen Nuan was stunned. As expected, it was really her.
Unexpectedly, Lin Meizhi still broke her own moral bottom line and actually did such a sneaky thing!
Although Wen Nuan didn't want to admit it, she nodded and said, "I know her. She's a fellow villager of mine and the ex-wife of my brother-in-law."
There was no need for her to hide these things that were well-founded.
The public security officer nodded, then looked at Wen Nuan and said, "This comrade Lin Meizhi is the suspect we arrested last night. She said the same thing. She knows you and is a relative of yours. She said she was going to visit you to reminisce and have a chat."
Wen Nuan smiled faintly, looked at the police officer, and asked, "So, Lin Meizhi is denying her theft?"
Besides having no bottom line, I didn't expect Lin Meizhi to be so shameless!
How could she say such a thing
Reminisce and have a chat
The public security comrade nodded: "Yes, Lin Meizhi insisted that she was planning to chat with you and reminisce about the past."
These days, many people don't lock their doors at night; many people just open the door and go in and out as they please.
If someone you know comes to visit, they can just go in directly. Lin Meizhi said that it's actually not a big problem.
Wen Nuan frowned and said, "I don't accept it, because my relationship with her is not good enough to reminisce about the past, and she has never had any contact with me. Before I went to college, I was always in the army in Beicheng. Later, I came to Beijing, and I never had any experience of contacting her alone."
The public security comrade raised his eyebrows, but the point was: "So you are still a college student?"
When Uncle Li and Xiao Maodan heard this, they hurriedly said, "Look at you, you are blind. This is our Zhengyangmen's top scorer in liberal arts. His college entrance examination essay was even published in the People's Daily!"
"Number one scholar? I seem to have some impression of it."
When the public security officer heard this, he had a better impression of Wen Nuan and said with a smile, "Since you said it has nothing to do with Lin Meizhi, this matter needs to be redefined. So what kind of person do you think Lin Meizhi is?"
Wen Nuan did not: "I seriously doubt Lin Meizhi's character. Ever since she was admitted to university from her hometown, she has ignored her family and children. She also had an affair with a male classmate at school. My brother-in-law saw them and caused a physical fight. Later, Lin Meizhi divorced my brother-in-law and did not keep any of the three children who were only a few years old. She did not pay for the children's support, let alone go back to see how the children were doing."
There was no concept of child support in those days, but Wen Nuan didn't want to give her any chance to take advantage of it.
Visit relatives and chat about the past.
Pooh!
The public security comrade frowned, recorded Wen Nuan's words, and asked, "Is there anything else you want to add?"
Wen Nuan looked at the other person and said in a loud voice: "Comrade from the Public Security Bureau, I want to report Lin Meizhi for illegally trespassing into a private residence and stealing."
There is no way Wen Nuan would let Lin Meizhi go so easily.
If she really had difficulties, she could ask her for help. Maybe she would help her because she was Tingting and Youyou's mother.
But stealing has a different meaning.
Even if a child steals something from home, he should be punished so that he will remember his lesson.
Why should she, an adult with thoughts and morals, be given a break
She is dreaming!
When Grandpa Li heard this, he quickly agreed: "I can testify that my daughter has lived in Daqianmen for all these years and has never seen that Lin Zhi. I don't know her either."
Xiao Maodan also stood up excitedly and shouted, "Uncle Public Security, I live in the backyard of Sister Wen Nuan's house. I haven't seen that person in all these years. She just came in to steal things!"
The public security officer looked at them and nodded, "Okay, I know what to do. Even if Lin Meizhi fails to steal, she will still have to pay the price."
The public security comrade wrote a lot of words on the notebook and then said a few words to the comrade next to him.
Finally, he said to Wen Nuan and the others, "Thank you for your cooperation. We still need to continue investigating this matter. We will notify you when there is a result."
Wen Nuan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, comrade."
Public Security Comrade: "It's not hard, it's serving the people."
*
Wen Nuan breathed a sigh of relief when she came out of the Public Security Bureau.
She must not let the other party off easily this time, otherwise Lin Meizhi would think that she was an easy person to control!
Uncle Li said, "Girl, you should go home and see if you have lost anything."
Xiao Maodan was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, sister, it's all my fault that I didn't take good care of your yard."
Wen Nuan looked at Xiao Maodan and smiled: "Don't blame yourself. If the other party is intentional, you can't defend yourself no matter what, not to mention that Lin Meizhi is deliberate. It has nothing to do with you at all."
In fact, Lin Meizhi acted much later than she thought. If she had known since college that there was a treasure in her family's cellar, she would have been considered patient over the years.
But she picked the right day, the day before her restaurant opened.
When Uncle Li heard Wen Nuan say this, he seemed to remember something and looked at Wen Nuan and asked, "Girl, do you think this Lin Meizhi is the one who came to ask your family if you wanted to sell the house when you went to college?"
Wen Nuan smiled softly: "Uncle Li has a good memory, it's her."
Uncle Li said, "Pah!" "This is too tasteless. If she can't buy it, she comes to steal it? She should suffer. She's a college student! Unlucky!"
Wen Nuan looked at Xiao Maodan's self-blaming expression and smiled at them, "Don't worry about that person. My restaurant will open tomorrow. Uncle Li and Xiao Maodan, remember to bring your family over for dinner and fun. It's all free."
"Free?" Uncle Li felt sorry for Wen Nuan and asked, "Then I'd better go alone to avoid eating too much."
She smiled warmly: "It's okay. The first day of the opening is to attract a lot of people. You can bring your grandson here to make it lively. I like lively places."
Uncle Li: "Okay, with what you said, I will bring my daughter and grandson over tomorrow to join in the fun."
Wen Nuan nodded: "Welcome, welcome."
Xiao Maodan said, "Then I'll ask my sister to go with me."
Wen Nuan smiled at him and said, "You also have your father and mother, as well as your brothers and sisters. Just bring them over."
When we got back to Hutong, everyone went home.
Gu Qinghan had already picked up several children who had just finished school and brought them to the courtyard. Seeing Wen Nuan just coming back, he asked, "Wife, didn't you come back very early? Where have you been?"
Wen Nuan was so hot that she took a teapot from the child and took two sips of water. Then she said leisurely, "Stop talking. Our house was robbed last night. I followed Uncle Li and Xiao Maodan to the police station."
Wen Nuan gave Gu Qinghan a look and kept him in suspense: "Guess what?"
Gu Qinghan looked at Wen Nuan, raised his eyebrows and said, "Did you meet someone you know?"
Wen Nuan glared at him: "Can't you just pretend you can't guess?"
Gu Qinghan's professional problem didn't come back to him. It was like he was looking at everything through a magnifying glass, and everything was clear to him.
Gu Qinghan knew he was in the wrong, so he pulled Wen Nuan to sit on his lap and asked, "Who is it? Nothing in the house is missing, right?"
"No." Wen Nuan shook her head and said, "There's nothing left at home. The most valuable things are the tables and chairs, and she can't move them."
Then, Wen Nuan didn't keep the secret any longer and said directly, "It's Lin Meizhi."
A hint of coldness flashed across Gu Qinghan's eyes, "It really is her."
Ever since Gu Qingsong said those words to Wen Nuan when he returned to his hometown, he has been wary of Lin Meizhi. He didn't expect that she would really dare to take the risk.
Wen Nuan: "She said she came to us to reminisce about the past."
Gu Qinghan frowned: "She really dares to say that."
"However, I will report her for trespassing and theft." Wen Nuan hugged Gu Qinghan's neck and asked with a smile: "How is it? Is your wife great?"
Gu Qinghan hugged his wife's soft waist, kissed her, and said in a hoarse voice: "Great."
Even if Wen Nuan was willing to let her go, he would not.
Wen Nuan was just about to check the house carefully, but the man hugged her waist tightly and kissed her hard.
The kids who just went back to their room to change clothes said: "..."
"Mom and Dad are so annoying. They come again in broad daylight!"
"Can't they kiss somewhere else?"
"Is it possible that she's going to have another baby?"
Lele frowned: "Dad said he won't have any more babies, he only wants the three of us."
Bao Bao shook her head: "I don't believe it."
Zhou Zhou also shook his head: "I don't believe it either, they just want another sister."
Bao Bao: "Nonsense, I think you want a younger brother."
Lele: "You are talking nonsense. Mom is going to open a restaurant tomorrow. How can she have time to have a baby?"
Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou looked at their sister and nodded in unison: "Sister, what you said makes sense."
Then they asked angrily: "Why do Dad and Mom kiss?"
Lele: “…”
"How should I know? Have you finished your homework?"
Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou: "We forgot to bring our homework..."
So the two brothers were beaten up by sister Lele again.
*
The next day, the warm restaurant will open.
The restaurant is in a very good location, just across the street from the square.
Wen Nuan came to the restaurant early in the morning. The chef was already in place and the ingredients were fully prepared. They were ready to open at any time.
However, there is no particularly lively opening ceremony these days. It is just burning firecrackers, pasting red paper, and then unveiling the plaque.
Many more people open their own shops without doing anything.
Although it was already the 1980s, in Daqianmen, where everyone was paid by the government, there were still many people who felt that opening a shop and doing business was a shameful thing.
Although about 20% of the shops on this street are self-employed, Wen Nuan still feels that many people are secretive when doing business, as if they are doing something shameful.
Therefore, those who were originally opposed to it became even more disgusted with the group of self-employed individuals.
But Wen Nuan refused to do that. She wanted to do this job honorably and have a lively day today.
Because Gu Qinghan is a cadre and it is not convenient for him to attend the opening ceremony, he will come after Wen Nuan opens.
Chen Meijiao and Gu Qinglan came early to help, and they would cut the ribbon together when the auspicious time came.
Although they didn't know what ribbon cutting meant, since Wen Nuan asked them to do so, they had no objection and just did it.
Several roommates from the dormitory also came to help early. When they arrived here and saw the scale of Wen Nuan Restaurant, they couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wen Nuan, your restaurant is so big?"
They thought the warm restaurant was just a small store, but when they arrived, they found it was as big as a medium-sized supply and marketing cooperative...
No wonder Wen Nuan didn't intend to accept the job assignment. With such a big restaurant, is she still worried about not making money
Wen Nuan welcomed her roommates into the house and said with a smile, "Thank you for coming. It really brings honor to our humble home."
Xu Huilan and Liang Jing immediately hugged Wen Nuan's arms and said, "No, it's our honor."
Liang Jing looked around the restaurant and asked, "By the way, why does it seem like there are not many people here? Have they not arrived yet?"
Gu Qinglan also became anxious and said, "Yes, didn't we agree to open at 9 o'clock? We asked them to come half an hour earlier? Why is there no sign of us?"
Wen Nuan looked at her watch and frowned: "I don't know. I told them this time."
Could it be that these people have forgotten
Not everyone can forget it!
At this moment, a lively sound of gongs and drums rang out from far away.
When Wen Nuan and her group walked out of the restaurant, they saw a lion dance team walking towards them.
Leading the way were two dancing lions, one golden in color, the other festive red. The two dancing lions danced very skillfully as they walked towards the warm restaurant, followed by a large group of people beating drums and gongs.
Wen Nuan looked at the man playing the drums and her eyes widened: "Isn't that Mr. Li?"
Gu Qinglan stood on tiptoe and shouted excitedly: "There are also little fur eggs!"
Following closely behind were Lele and some children from the alley, holding small flags and walking towards this side in a lively manner.
When they walked to the entrance of the restaurant, Wen Nuan saw two people dancing with lions, one was Commander Lu and the other was Gu Qinghan.
The people in Shiwei couldn’t see it, but Wen Nuan roughly guessed that it must be Uncle Zhao and Li Daxiang.
Wen Nuan didn't know what to say. Her eyes suddenly became wet. She was almost moved to tears by them. She was so excited that she couldn't speak!
When did they practice secretly
It was kept secret so well that she didn't even know about it!
Chen Meijiao was also stunned by the scene, but she couldn't help but remind Wen Nuan, saying, "It's almost time, you have to unveil the plaque later."
The lion dance was still going on, the sound of gongs echoed throughout the streets, and everyone began to prepare for the unveiling ceremony.
When the time was right, Wen Nuan conducted a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony, and then directly unveiled the sign, and the restaurant officially opened.
The lion dance team started dancing again after the unveiling. It happened to be the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and many people were attracted.
The restaurant was gradually filled with people.
The lion dance team stopped at half past ten. Wen Nuan asked Gu Qinglan and Chen Meijiao to greet the guests first, and she went to see Commander Lu and the others with a few bottles of water.
After Commander Lu and his group took off their lion dance costumes, they were all soaked with sweat, but they still had smiles on their faces.
Wen Nuan saw Commander Lu and Uncle Zhao, both of whom were so old, but still worked so hard for her restaurant.
He couldn't help but choked up and said, "Grandpa, Uncle Zhao, you are so... I am so moved that I don't know what to say."
Commander Lu waved his hand and said, "Today is such a great day, we should be happy. Grandpa and your Uncle Zhao are not old yet. Do you think this is a difficult task for us?"
Uncle Zhao wiped the sweat off his face and said, "That's right, and it's quite fun. Deputy Commander Shen also wanted to do the lion dance, but he didn't make it in time. He didn't realize how much of a pity it was."
Seeing the two elderly people's red faces, Wen Nuan didn't care about anything else and hugged them directly, saying, "Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Uncle Zhao, this restaurant will definitely be very popular."
Commander Lu and Uncle Zhao said in unison: "It's a must!"
Wen Nuan let her grandfather and Uncle Zhao drink some tea first, and then went to Gu Qinghan's side. It was indeed Gu Qinghan and Li Daxiang.
The two were similar to Commander Lu and his men, both were soaked in sweat;
Wen Nuan hugged Gu Qinghan: "Thank you, dear."
Gu Qinghan smiled lightly, "Silly boy, you're welcome. It's my honor."
Li Daxiang asked Wen Nuan sourly, "Sister-in-law, where is my wife? Why doesn't she come to see me?"
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Your wife is busy entertaining guests. I'm so sorry."
Li laughed loudly: "It's okay, sister-in-law, today is the day your restaurant opens, I wish your business prospers."
Wen Nuan: "Thank you, you guys, as well as Uncle Li, Xiao Maodan and the others, for your hard work today."
Just then, Lele and Baobao Zhouzhou came in without anyone noticing, still holding the small flags in their hands, looking very festive.
Lele said, "Mom, what about us?"
Wen Nuan squatted down, kissed each child on the cheek, and said with a smile: "I also want to thank you little comrades, you are so awesome."
Commander Lu and Uncle Zhao came over again and said with a smile, "Why are you being polite? We are all family."
"No, we are a family, why should we be polite?"
The children laughed along with everyone else, and Lele said, "Mom, I'm going out to eat. I saw some cupcakes, and I like cupcakes the best."
Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou also ran out with Le Le and shouted, "Sister, wait for us, we want to eat delicious food with you too."
*
Amid the hustle and bustle, the warm restaurant opened successfully.
At noon, comrades from the Public Security Bureau came and found Wen Nuan and asked, "Comrade Zhen Wen Nuan, Lin Meizhi said she wanted to see you. Do you want to go with us?"
Wen Nuan refused directly: "I don't want to see her. Please tell her to take care of herself and reflect on everything she has done."
Lin Meizhi, who was detained in the Public Security Bureau, finally panicked when she learned that Wen Nuan didn't even want to see her, but she was about to face labor reform.
Lin Meizhi knelt down and cried, "Public Security Comrades, please, I can't go to jail, I still have to go to school..."
"I really am that warm relative. We are sisters-in-law. I just want to go find her to reminisce about the past. Please believe me."
"I can't go to labor camp. I still have to go to college. I have two years to graduate. Please let me go."
The police officer was so annoyed by Lin Meizhi's noise that his head hurt. He scolded, "If you had known this would happen, why did you do such sneaky things? You still have the nerve to mention that you are a college student? Don't you think you are bringing shame to college students?"
"That's right. You have hands and feet, so what can you do? Break into someone's house and steal things. Forget about studying first. Improve your moral character first!"
Lin Meizhi cried even harder and begged, "Public Security Comrades, please don't tell my school about this. I really didn't do this on purpose."
If the school knew about this, they would definitely expel her, and her life would be over!
She has no education and has been in jail. What will she do in the future
Wouldn't her classmates look down on her even more if they knew she had been in jail
Public Security Comrade: "You still have the nerve to mention your school. It is a shame for the school to have students like you. You should reflect on everything you have done."
Seeing the police officer about to leave, Lin Meizhi stretched out her hands again and again: "No, no, please come back. I know I was wrong. You can beat me or scold me, but don't send me to labor camp..."
This is all Gu Qingsong's fault!
If he hadn't gone to the school to look for her, how could she have become the object of ridicule among her classmates in the past two years
If it weren't for him, how could she have changed from a goddess who charmed countless gay men to a fickle woman in everyone's eyes, with everyone avoiding her
If Gu Qingsong hadn't pressed her hard, she wouldn't have divorced him.
But after the divorce, Lin Meizhi realized how hard life was. Because she was used to luxury in her previous life, she had never been frugal with what she ate and used.
As a result, she had less and less money in the past two years. In addition, after Zhou Gang was beaten by Gu Qingsong, she exaggerated the incident on campus, and no one in the class wanted to associate with her.
Not to mention that like before, there are still male classmates who invite her to dinner and take her out to play.
Everyone thinks she is a liar and a cheater!
She was desperate, so she thought of going to the warm courtyard house to find the treasures from her previous life.
But no…
There is nothing left!
Wen Nuan moved all the valuable treasures away, and there was nothing left in the cellar except dozens of jars of wine.
The public security officer sighed and said, "No one will beat or scold you, but you must pay for the mistakes you made."
After saying this, the public security comrade turned around and left.
At this moment, Lin Meizhi shouted, "It was Wen Nuan. She framed my police comrades. I was wronged."
"Comrade Public Security, please check her out. She framed me. She is the bad person. She had an affair with another man. She abandoned her husband and children. She is the bad element!"
The public security comrade became more and more confused the more he listened. Wasn't Lin Meizhi talking about himself
She is the one who abandoned her husband and children!
Public Security Comrade: "Lin Meizhi, don't blame me for not warning you. Comrade Zhen Wenwan is a military wife. If you insult her again, your crime will be even more serious!"
Lin Meizhi gritted her teeth and said, "What I said is true. Now this Wen Nuan is reborn. She knows that everything is mine. She is jealous of me, so she took everything away from me. She also wants me to go to jail. Everything she has now is mine!"
The public security comrade was confused when he heard this, but suddenly he laughed and said, "Comrade Lin Meizhi, Comrade Zhen Wenwan is the top scholar, a military wife, her grandfather is the commander of the Air Force, and she just opened her own restaurant. Why do you think she is jealous of you?"
Jealous of her stealing
Jealous that she abandoned her husband and children
"No!" Lin Meizhi looked at the comrade fiercely and said with gritted teeth: "None of this is hers! She stole it!"
The public security comrade was so shocked by her glare that he directly raised his foot to the iron railing, scaring Lin Meizhi so much that she took two steps back and fell to the ground.
"Be quiet, you are a thief, you should be reformed!"
After saying that, the comrade directly closed the iron door, not wanting to listen to Lin Meizhi's irritable voice anymore.
Then a week later, the Public Security Bureau came to tell Wen Nuan that Lin Meizhi was sentenced to eight months in prison for trespassing and attempted theft.
Eight months, although the sentence is not severe, it is enough for her to reflect on herself.