Fenxi, Heping Road, Daxing Hutong.
A small courtyard with a single building and a locked courtyard door. There is a faint fragrance in the courtyard, the smell of braised pork. In the kitchen, Yu Mantang is adding soup, tasting the taste, and the sound of sighing keeps on, but it is not the taste of tasting, but sobbing while tasting. If you look closer, this fruit daddy is no longer as careless as usual My lungs are strong, and my eyes are red and swollen from crying, like a child, crying when I think about it.
He smoked a few more times, wiped away his tears, and cut the potato pieces, crying and cursing: "Little bastard... you heartless little bastard, go find your rich dad, if you find him, you'll know he is What's the matter... If you have no conscience, go find your rich mother. If you find her, you will know that she is more unconscionable than you... Oh, little bastard, I have raised my father for more than 20 years even if I am not my own father. A dog and a cat can also wag their tails... You bastard, if your wings are hardened, you won't be able to look down on you as a worthless father... "
Crying, wiping away tears, concealing his thoughts for more than twenty years, after all, he still couldn't hide it, his son came in a hurry that day, and he never spoke to him so seriously, Yu Mantang began to refuse to admit it, but he knew He couldn't deny it, so he simply didn't say a word.
Later, his son Yu Zui asked him: "Dad, you have always wanted a biological child, is there also a reason for this?"
Yu Mantang became angry all of a sudden, and he took the drinking cup and put it on. He has always been very straightforward about educating his son, but he was stunned and stunned at that moment, and then Wanting to save him but there was no chance, the son got up silently, put his hands on his forehead, and just left without looking back.
Maybe there is a real reason, Yu Mantang is thinking, but even if there is a reason, he still can't let go of the father-son relationship of more than 20 years. As soon as he thought about it, he smoked until he couldn't work anymore. When he wiped his sleeve, it was wet again.
"Mantang, let me come." He Minzhi said at the door, walking up with a little inconvenience, and took over the work in her husband's hand. Yu Mantang turned his face sideways in embarrassment as if someone had peeped through his privacy.
He Minzhi knew about the matter, she knew it a long time ago, but she didn't expect that after so long, it would still come out, and she didn't expect that Yu Zui would care so much about this matter, and suddenly the family seemed to be about to collapse.
"Man Tang, maybe it's not as serious as you thought, it passed away slowly, no matter what, you have raised him for more than 20 years, it's impossible to just let him go." He Minzhi said softly.
"This bastard, you don't understand, he is as cruel as his own father, a wolf cub... When I was young, I fought with others, and my head was bloodied without making a sound." Yu Mantang said sadly.
"Motherless children are suffering, and you can't take care of them... Maybe we shouldn't hide this from him." He Minzhi said, she looked at her husband, Yu Mantang turned his head, his tears were swollen like peaches, and said in embarrassment : "But how can I tell him? It's pitiful enough without a baby, and then tell him that his own father is a fugitive and he is a bastard?"
That's right, He Minzhi sighed, how could it be possible to explain this unceasing and chaotic family relationship.
Yu Mantang wiped away his tears, and nagged again: "... Actually, I don't want him either. I'm a bachelor and I can't even support myself. I can't take care of him... He was in poor health when he was young, and he couldn't even eat milk powder. I gave it away several times, but no one wanted it... His heartless mother threw it away and left, but the child is life after all, I can't just leave it alone... I am not very promising, I can only sell fruits, but I You didn't treat him badly, you have worked hard for more than ten years, and you have given him up to now... Hey, this wolf cub is just like his father... "
He squatted at the door, and repeated that he had nagged countless times, but it was a pity, who could understand the difficulties of his father...
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Macau, Prince Yin Road.
On the narrow streets, there are more than a dozen jewelry and gold shops in Australia. The space of each store is very cramped. However, in this place where every inch of land is expensive, there are hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world who pass the border every day. In the eyes of businessmen, no matter how humble a gold shop here is, it is comparable to any jewelry store in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Song Xingyue got up slowly. She seemed to think that the air here was a bit dull, so she opened a window, and the humid air with the smell of seafood mixed with local accents from different places hit. In this relatively free world, the expression of wealth is another. This form is never as secretive as in the mainland, for example, the casino not far from here.
A sigh sounded, and a middle-aged man on the seat leaned forward, rubbed his sore eyes, and watched the video that made him speechless again.
He didn't bring an assistant with him, and they were all waiting in the mainland across the sea. This is the person Song Xingyue came to see alone. He is the owner of the gold shop, and his name is Zheng Jianming.
Shrewd, introverted, city man... Song Xingyue picked out a few corresponding words to describe this businessman. Almost all the employees in this store are from the mainland. When tourists enter the door, they almost open their mouths. There are clerks who can match their local accents with them. I was always amazed, and later I found out that this small shop was not only the first to do business in the mainland, but also a very famous one in the industry, doing all the business in the mainland. But what surprised Song Xingyue the most was that this rich businessman and his illegitimate son were almost carved out of the same mold, and even face to face gave people the same feeling, a little unfathomable.
"Is he doing well?" Zheng Jianming asked, still full of local accent.
"I can't answer this, but I think it should be good. The chief of the special training department of the provincial corps, the rank of superintendent, at his age, it is not easy." Song Xingyue said, and had to sigh, gold will shine wherever it is placed , The son is like this, and the father is even worse. It is not easy for a fugitive who stowed away to make it to this day.
Sighing again, Zheng Jianming stroked his short hair. His thin, dark hands were glowing with health. His hands seemed to be shaking. Perhaps when he was over half a century old, he was shocked by the news from his hometown again. The place that abandoned him long ago has left too many memories.
son? Or his own flesh and blood? Just being abandoned in his hometown and being raised by a fool he once knew, he could imagine how much suffering he had to go through to get to where he is today, just like he struggled to survive in a strange place.
Song Xingyue could also tell that this father, who had never met, really cared about his son. She sat quietly opposite Zheng Jianming, maintaining her appearance, as if waiting for the next sentence.
With another sigh, Zheng Jianming returned to normal, and said very bluntly: "Boss Song, what do you want after trying so hard to dig out my life experience? I don't seem to understand it, money? Hehe, I If ten Zheng Jianmings are tied together, they can't keep up with your Xinghai's assets."
"This is not right. I have always respected people who rely on brains and hard work to make money. We are not such people, so it should be said that if I tie ten together, I will not be better than you." Song Xingyue said modestly, In the free trade zone, all businessmen with official and business backgrounds in the mainland are scum.
"But I don't think I can help you much." Zheng Jianming said.
"It's definitely possible, and it's very simple. Maybe I'll buy your gold store directly when I need it. However, I may not be able to manage it. It may change hands and I have to return it to you." Song Xingyue said, smiling, The eyebrows are charming, conveying a subtext that businessmen from both places understand.
Zheng Jianming understood it all at once, his heart skipped a beat. There is only one possibility for this seemingly legal resale transaction: money laundering.
Especially for his business that spans two places, it is the first choice for a large amount of cash to be cashed out of the country. Just imagine, the mainland transaction, normal payment, after leaving the country, signed a document and returned to the original home. After all, the payment is from Macau. It is much easier than the Mainland China Banking Regulatory Commission, which sets up layers of cards.
"There are actually many ways to do this, and it doesn't have to be through the jewelry business." Zheng Jianming murmured, seemingly a little reluctant.
"I understand, there are other ways, but in comparison, wouldn't it be good to have an extra retreat? Besides, we are fellow villagers." Song Xingyue said.
There was a long silence, and the two stared at each other as if they were spying on each other's cards. Since they got online, Zheng Jianming had also investigated Xinghai's background, but the results of the investigation made him dispel the idea of cooperation. He knows the seriousness of taking risks easily. But he was also worried that he might have to take risks, because he still had business in the mainland, and now the opponent had another card in his hand.
"If I don't agree, will you choose to start with my business in the mainland, or blackmail this illegitimate son whom I have never met?" Zheng Jianming asked blankly for a long time, unable to tell that this man who had never met How much weight does an illegitimate child have in his heart
"If you knew your illegitimate son, you wouldn't say that. I wouldn't blackmail him. On the contrary, he is my guarantee." Song Xingyue said, laughing, and accidentally found out that this buried two After more than ten years of secrets, she often laughed like this.
"Why didn't I understand what you said?" Zheng Jianming asked suspiciously.
"Do you know Gu Xiaotong? The one who was involved in the Taiyuan drug manufacturing case." Song Xingyue asked softly.
Zheng Jianming frowned, that bastard's family had often come to Macau to gamble, her husband, Qi Runtian, and her were notoriously stupid losers at the time, but you have to admire, they have inexhaustible financial resources, Zheng Jianming He nodded and said, "Didn't you die abroad long ago?"
"Yeah, who did you think pulled her down from the cloud?" Song Xingyue smiled.
"Yes..." Zheng Jianming raised his eyes and pointed at the photo on the laptop screen in astonishment. Could it be... his son
"Yes, I have many friends in the police station in Taiyuan. He is a well-known figure. A friend warned me: don't mess with him. It's not because I want to protect him, but to remind me that I can't afford to mess with him. The reason is also very simple, we are fighting for money, but they are fighting for their lives." Song Xingyue said with a smile.
The expressions of astonishment, astonishment, puzzlement and doubt changed on Zheng Jianming's face, wandering for a long time, even if he could accept all the grotesques, he couldn't imagine what the environment had turned into his parents and children whom he had never met.
"So, he is a natural threat. I don't know if he is a threat to your family, but he must be a threat to your business, right? Don't tell me, you have never done such a job. The whole of Macau, from gold shops to casinos, They all drank the blood from the mainland... If someone knows, you accidentally created such a son, I don’t know what will happen? I heard that you often introduce gamblers from the mainland to Macau, right?” Song Xingyue laughed, and she Very proud to see Zheng Jianming's expression suddenly changed.
Just think, the exposure of this relationship can completely put Zheng Jianming in an awkward position, whether it is facing the family or business partners, it should never be wrong, it should not be that the father and son are too close, it is difficult to deny .
Song Xingyue didn't wait for a reply for a long time, she slowly put away the exquisite notebook, and when she was about to put it back, she put it down again, stood up and said: "It seems that we have nothing to talk about, business is not righteous. Believe me, there is only this one. The truth is here for you, I really don't mean to threaten you."
Zheng Jianming, on the other hand, was stupefied and looked at her bewilderedly. Song Xingyue was slightly disappointed, stepped up, picked up the satchel elegantly, and was about to leave.
"etc."
When they were about to leave, Zheng Jianming spoke. Song Xingyue turned her head, and the two of them stared at each other silently. They heard Zheng Jianming say with a blank expression, "I can give you a safe passage, guarantee payment, and the commission will follow the rules, you know."
"What else?" Song Xingyue asked with a smile. She knew that this story had moved the other party.
Zheng Jianming rubbed the notebook on the table, took it and raised it in his hand: "Just pretend you don't know about it, if it spreads around me, if it reaches my ears, I will definitely break the contract, no matter what you have No matter how much background, how much energy, beyond the border, it is equal to zero."
"Hehe, it's a deal. My assistant will contact you." Song Xingyue smiled and went downstairs.
The door was closed, and Song Xingyue left like a ghost. Zheng Jian Mingku sat, rubbing his chin silently, what he wanted to see, but he didn't dare to touch, like the memory of his smuggling, and the memory of his hometown, he didn't want to mention it.
Slowly, without knowing when, a drop of icy something wet his cheek, he was shocked, what wiped on his finger was tears!
He rubbed the notebook, opened it again gently, looked at the capable policeman on the screen, looked at many photos taken in secret, and couldn't bear to look away, the old memories flooded in, The familiar hometown and familiar city have not been forgotten after decades, and even if they are forgotten, they become more and more clear because of this person...
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Taiyuan City, Heyue Community, seventeen in the afternoon.
Yu Zui, who had been sleeping for a whole day, stretched out his arms and opened his sleepy eyes with difficulty. He smelled the fragrance and got up abruptly, only to realize that this was a completely unfamiliar environment. After patting his head and thinking for a long time, he realized that this was Ma Qiulin s home. What a humble place, the bedroom has a bed, a table, and a cabinet. The head of the bed and the tabletop are polished and shiny, and the cabinets are full of books.
He got up in a daze, thirsty, followed into the bathroom, turned on the water, rinsed his head with cold water, soaked his dazed head in the cold water, and looked up at himself in the mirror for a while, with a bearded face and a tired face Yes, like a fugitive who has no fixed place, the messy things in his heart are tangled up, and when he wakes up, he rushes to his head again.
He dried his face boredly, and felt a little embarrassed thinking about spending the whole day at Ma's house, so he came out of the bathroom and shouted: "Mr. Ma, I... I won't eat anymore, I'm going home."
After sticking out his head in the kitchen, Yu Zui yelled in shock, then looked at the environment and confirmed that this was not his home, he asked in amazement, "Why are you here?"
"I'll cook for you." Lin Yujing said with a smile.
Yu Zui smiled, and said awkwardly: "Your cooking is not delicious."
"Then there is still me." Ma Qiulin's voice did not see anyone.
When Yu Zui walked into the kitchen, it was Ma Qiulin who was stewing the soup. He tasted the taste with a small spoon, and looked at Yu Zui with a smile. Same, it was still as horrible as before, Yu Zui laughed, and then Lin Yujing glared at him and gave him a threatening look.
"There are three kinds of food. When you are young, the food cooked by your parents is the most delicious; when you are an adult, the food cooked by your lover is the best; when you are old, the food cooked by your children is the most beautiful... Yu Er, what do you think?" Ma Qiulin asked with a smile.
"It seems to be, but there are not many people who can taste all the delicacies of the three flavors." Yu Zui said.
"Yes, so today I'm going to accompany my wife to my daughter's house for dinner, and I will lend you a few hours for a while, so you can enjoy the second delicious meal." Ma Qiulin said with a smile, he untied his apron, and handed it to Lin Yujing, He got up and patted Yu Zui on the shoulder, then waved his hand to stop Yu Zui from seeing him off, and slowly closed the door and left.
"This old man, he's getting more and more emotional...hehe." Yu Zui smiled, and when he looked back at his wife, Lin Yujing was cutting vegetables, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared. At this moment, Yu Zui understood Ma Qiulin's painstaking efforts , he asked in embarrassment: "The old horse told you?"
"En." Lin Yujing responded almost inaudibly.
"Did I tell you everything?" Yu Zui asked with a straight face.
"En." Lin Yujing replied again.
"Tsk, this old man, why is he becoming more and more a mother-in-law? I haven't had time to tell you, but he said it for me... Hey, that... I... I don't even know what to do?" Yu Zui said, sighing He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down at the table.
Lin Yujing put down the kitchen knife, turned around and asked, "Are you not sure what to do with business? Or do you not know what to do at home?"
Yu Zui scratched his head and said with a bitter face, "I don't seem to know."
"I can tell you on official business. In the morning, I accompanied Mr. Ma to the Municipal Bureau. I waited for two hours before I met Director Xu. The conversation lasted less than ten minutes. Your report was handed in, maybe in front of you. It’s hard to say, but judging by Director Xu’s expression, he shouldn’t take it seriously.” Lin Yujing said, this is the third time she has submitted a similar situation report to the Municipal Bureau, and every time she submits it, Old Xu gives an unceremonious evaluation: The dog takes the mouse.
It's not easy to be an eagle dog of the government, Yu Zui scratched his cheeks in embarrassment, bit his lips, and it was difficult to get approval for those thoughts that shocked the world.
"Are you going to continue the investigation?" Lin Yujing asked.
"I'm not sure, Song Xingyue, Song Haiyue, and Song Jun. I haven't figured out the ins and outs of their three-in-one business, but as far as I can see, the whole thing is an empty shell... Of course, this is a feature, and both government and business businesses need it." With such a legal cloak, people like them may lack everything, except money... But on the contrary, why do they want to raise funds on a large scale through the Xinghai Investment platform? People like them, It should be just worrying about how to legalize the money in my hand... Tsk, I can't figure it out, and when I don't understand things, I realize that I have too little knowledge." Yu Zui shook his head, helpless, Whether it is to verify or investigate, it is far beyond his ability.
He was talking, looking at his wife from time to time, and asked embarrassingly after finishing speaking: "You... don't you think I'm a dog and a mouse again, meddling in my own business?"
"A little bit." Lin Yujing said, Yu Zui's face darkened, but she added: "But if you really catch a mouse, it's not a bad thing."
"It seems that the old horse is better than your husband. You can listen to what he says." Yu Zui laughed at himself.
"Wrong, he thinks he is no better than you, he said, every policeman has more than one crime, he chose to escape, so he felt guilty; Xu Pingqiu and Wang Shaofeng chose to ignore, so they made it to the sky; and you chose to face it, I am doomed to live a very difficult life, but I am more magnanimous than anyone else." Lin Yujing said.
Yu Zui smiled without explaining, the illusion is a good feeling, he likes it. And I am very grateful to Lao Ma for reshaping his noble and noble image. Seeing his wife, his eyes are like little stars.
"Don't be ridiculous, come and help..." Lin Yujing shook her head, Yu Zui hurriedly got up and stepped forward to help. On the contrary, the chicken soup made by Lao Ma tastes the best. The two of them didn't eat vegetables, but only drank soup. When they found out after a while, they looked at each other and smiled. Lin Yujing sighed: "The braised pork made by Dad is delicious."
Suddenly touched Yu Zui's sore spot, he stopped his chopsticks thoughtfully. Lin Yujing asked softly: "You won't dislike him just because you have a biological father you haven't met?"
"No, I'm a little angry. He has lied to me for so many years. When I asked when I was not sensible, he just slapped me; when I asked when I was sensible, he said that I would have died a long time ago... You have also learned how fucked up my father is. When I fought with others when I was a child, he went to make amends and apologize, but then asked me if I was at a disadvantage or to take advantage of it. If I wanted to take a disadvantage, he would praise me. You know... When I was four or five years old, he taught me how to sell fruits. Whenever I met old men and old ladies, he sent me to be cute, and called grandpa and grandma in a milky voice. , I must pick a few insect-bitten ones that are not easy to sell..." Yu Zui said, with a dumbfounding expression, Lin Yujing also laughed, this wonderful father and son must have been cultivated for many years.
Laughing and laughing, Yu Zui lost his voice, sighed and cried again, Lin Yujing stared blankly, stunned, she didn't know how her husband, who was already invulnerable to all poisons, became so sentimental about this matter.
"... I... I also think of the braised pork that Dad made."
Yu Zui sobbed a few times, wiped his nose, his eyes were red, and said intermittently: "At that time, the family was very poor, and it was rare to eat meat once or twice. Fat meat with pigskin... When I was in elementary school, I sat on a fruit cart every day. He pushed me to school happily, and when class was over, he would wait at the gate of the school to pick me up... No matter who else I didn't care what kind of eyes I used to look at the two of us. I always thought that my silly dad was the best dad in the world... I actually didn't think about it so much, so I wanted to ask him in person what was going on. In a rage, he threw a glass at me... He told me to go and find my rich parents. In fact, he knew very well that director Li Juntao said that my mother came back to Fenxi once and wanted to return to my son. Knowing how fucked up he is, he hid me in the countryside, told my mother that I was dead, and even used a group of fruit dealers as circumstantial evidence to prove that I did die young... Many people knew it, but I was the only one who kept it from me. And he gave me a fucking name: Yu Zui!... This is the name given by that bastard Li Juntao, so as to remind, don't forget, I am the remnant of a fugitive!"
All kinds of entanglement, hesitation, and hesitation made Yu Zui so embarrassed, he wiped away the tears, but he couldn't wipe away the shadow in his heart. Talking intermittently, he could clearly explain the past events in his memory, but he couldn't tell how many entanglements there were between those people in the previous generation.
Lin Yujing stretched out her hand gently, and shook Yu Zui's hand. She didn't say anything, and quietly accompanied him, immersed in the past, and accompanied her husband, sighing and crying silently...