The second day of the new year, early morning.
Yue Dingtang got up early, first went to the school to put the approved homework in the office, and then went to the hospital.
He thought that Ling Shu was fully dressed and waiting for him, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw that the other party was still lying on the bed, with two older sisters on the left and the right.
Ling Yao, and Yue Chunxiao, Yue Dingtang's sister.
"Get up and eat something, how can you go out on an empty stomach?"
"I brought you fritters with soy milk. The fritters were just out of the oven. They were still crispy. If they softened later, they would not taste good. And soy sauce. Don't you like fritters dipped in soy sauce? I have prepared them for you."
"I still have bean curd here. If you don't like these things, you can drink some chicken soup. It has been boiled since last night. Yue Dingtang didn't let me drink it when he went back."
Yue Dingtang standing by the door:...
He seemed to see two old mothers coaxing their children tirelessly.
The problem is that the "mother" is not old, and the "child" is not too young.
The third sister Yue Chunxiao he knew did not seem to be such a patient person.
Maybe it's two older brothers and one younger brother in the family. They are all independent and have their own careers. She doesn't need to worry about her since she was a child, so when she sees the fair and soft Ling Shu, the love between mother and sister suddenly rises. Flooded.
In short, look at the face.
Yue Dingtang also had to admit that Ling Shu looked quite confusing when he didn't speak and don't act like a condescending person.
Many women, from young to old, 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 was willing to eat a piece of oil cake, was enough to give them a great sense of accomplishment.
"Eat more, eat more."
"Eat slowly, eat slower."
The two women sang opposites, flanking each other, maintaining a delicate harmony.
All because of the man in the middle.
But he got it cheap and good.
"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. The last time someone sold it on the street, I ate it once. It was bean curd wrapped in glutinous rice and shiitake mushrooms and fried in a pot. It was very fragrant."
Yue Chunxiao smiled and said, "That's not easy. My cook is from Wuhan. I'll ask him to make one. I'll bring it to you at noon and make some soup. Do you like pork ribs soup, or shrimp and tofu soup?"
Ling Yao's face darkened slightly: "Don't bother you, I have already cooked for him at home, I just forgot to bring it over this morning."
Yue Chunxiao pouted: "Look at you, here it is again, if you really boil the soup, will you be able to make me stand out today? How expensive are ribs now, it's fine for you to eat less, don't look back to save face, starve Ling Shu and lose weight. !"
"Yue Chunxiao, this is my brother. What's your business? Don't pretend to be a good person and try to provoke our sibling relationship?"
"He saved Dingtang, why is it none of my business? I'm soft-hearted, I can't see Ling Shu wronging himself for you!"
Ling Shuzheng took a mouthful of soy milk and bean curd, lowered his head silently, trying to reduce his sense of existence.
Yue Dingtang almost laughed angrily.
He coughed and pulled back the battlefield between the two.
"Sister, Sister Yao, I have something to talk about with him, so let's go first."
Only then did Yue Chunxiao remember the existence of his younger brother.
"Have you eaten breakfast? I left one for you at home."
Ling Yao also said, "If I didn't eat it, I'd bring an extra portion and put it in the food box on the table. I didn't open it. I don't know if you like sweet or salty, so I bought them all."
Yue Chunxiao glanced at her: "Now you will be a good person? You just said that your brother doesn't need me to worry about it?"
Ling Yao sneered: "I like Ding Tang to be sensible and steady, what does it have to do with you?"
Yue Dingtang finally couldn't bear it anymore and drove them all out.
When he turned around, he saw Ling Shu smiling at him.
"The two of them are arguing for you, you are quite happy, aren't you?" Yue Dingtang raised his eyebrows.
Ling Shu looked innocent: "Sisters treat me well, of course I know."
Listening to this, it seems to have a taste of schadenfreude.
Yue Dingtang thought to himself, this person is talking about people and talking about ghosts. Even someone like Yue Chunxiao who is difficult to serve has been coaxed into circles, and he is willing to turn around and protect him. If Father Ling is still there, let Ling Shu go. In the officialdom, he may really be able to rise step by step in a few years.
Even if he is now in the police station as a police officer, with his mixed and oily qualifications, he is indeed like a duck to water. It is no wonder that Ling Shu is reluctant to take this job.
"Two messages."
He lit a cigarette and went to the window.
"The woman who claimed to be Yuan Lingbo can't be traced. I only know that the other party called a rickshaw to the direction of the train station after leaving the patrol room. Later, I don't know where I am. I have sent people to continue the search, but it is very likely that there will be no results."
This is also expected news.
Ling Shu hummed and ate the last bite of bean 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 with the surname of Shen. At the age of fifteen, her husband died of illness within two months of getting married. She also fell ill herself. Her husband's family thought she was a burden. She couldn't work and wanted to eat, so she drove her out, and Du Mianqing took her back. Do you know Du Mianqing?"
Ling Shu said, "Du Yuning's sister-in-law, I've met once, but I'm not familiar with it."
Yue Dingtang nodded: "After two years, Du Mianqing married and went to live in Wuxi, leaving Alan at Du's house. Mrs. Du saw that she was working diligently and couldn't talk nonsense, so she asked her to serve Du Yunning. Follow Du Yuning to the Yuan family to live."
These are just experiences, nothing useful can be found from them.
Ling Shu: "Then let's go to Yuan's house now?"
Yue Dingtang raised his hand and looked at his watch: "I have a reception tonight at the US consulate. We are going there now, and we have time to go home and change clothes in the afternoon. One of our old classmates, Lin Dingkang, is now working as an interpreter at the consulate. He should be there too, and it just so happens that you also go there and catch up with him."
Ling Shu stretched his waist: "I won't go."
He wanted to go home and sleep more than a drinking party.
Yue Dingtang seemed to have expected his answer long ago and sighed.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to get your wish. First, your sister asked me to introduce you to famous ladies. I also told her at the reception tonight. If you don't go, you may not be able to go home in peace. Second, although you are temporarily free now Half of them are suspected, but it still can't prove that Du Yuning's murderer is someone else. Although the patrol room agreed to bail, Smith also explained that you can't stay out of my sight for too long."
Ling Shu: "I don't know social etiquette."
Yue Dingtang: "I will teach you."
Ling Shu: "I don't have a dress."
Yue Dingtang: "I'll lend you."
Ling Shu: "I can't speak, I'm afraid of offending people, and you'll take the blame."
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 doesn't matter, I believe that my charm is enough to clear your worries."
Ling Shu: …
Yue Ding Tang Lao Shen is here: "As your old classmate and entrusted by Sister Ling, I sincerely recommend you to go, not only for marriage between men and women, but even your immediate boss may not be eligible to receive invitations for this kind of banquet. , and your boss's boss, the city police chief, will also be proud to be present. In this case, if you can show up, what will your boss think of you? How will it help you in your career? You are a smart person, no I need to say more."
Ling Shu rubbed the bridge of his nose, looking like he was unlovable.
The two didn't go out until noon.
It wasn't that Ling Shu was too dawdled, but the doctor came to the ward for rounds and originally did not agree with him being discharged from 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 he still demanded. Ling Shu had to go back to the hospital that night before signing the consent form.
Along the way, Yue Ding Tang frequently looked at Ling Shu.
Ling Shu was inexplicable: "I didn't wash my face? Was the button not fastened?"
Yue Dingtang: "When you were in school, your hand was stabbed by a flower thorn, and you had to wipe it with a handkerchief for a long time. It was picked with a needle, and it was painted with alcohol. Now you can even do push-ups with a needle on your head. I just I want to see if this Ling Shu is being replaced by someone."
Ling Shu touched the wound on the back of his head: "If I don't do this, how could the doctor allow me to be discharged from the hospital? If I sneak out, my sister will go back to the hospital to have a look, and I will cry again. I hate women's tears the most."
Yue Dingtang smiled: "With your character, you should be quite liked by French women, right?"
Ling Shu always felt that his words had deep meaning, but he just bumped in the car for a while, and he felt that his head was still a little dizzy, and he didn't delve into it for a while.
"It's okay. Before I went abroad, my sister specially instructed me not to look for a Yanma outside, at least not to bring it back to China, otherwise I would have to worry about which one to bring back. What about you, never thought of marrying a foreign wife?"
Yue Dingtang said indifferently: "I have a Chinese stomach, and it's fine to try foreign dishes. It's impossible to eat them every day. Don't look at my third sister and your sister, who always have a hard time. On this point, their views are quite the same."
He didn't continue the topic, reached out and rolled down the car window and looked out.
"It's going to snow."
The sky was overcast, not like noon, but like evening.
Without the sun, passers-by are in a hurry, and the celebration of the second day of the new year can only be reflected in the lanterns and clothes everywhere.
Ling Yao brought Ling Shu a new dress from home, which was originally meant to be worn by him to go out during the New Year, but Ling Shu tossed himself into the hospital, and the clothes were only put on until now.
The black cloud overwhelms the city and wants to destroy it.
Yuan Mansion was almost crushed to the waist.
The white walls of some years looked more gloomy, and it was daytime, which also made people feel very uncomfortable.
Ling Shu looked up at the balcony on the second floor.
It was Du Yuning's room, and it was also the place where the flower pot was smashed last time.
Since the flowerpot incident, the patrolman in charge of guarding took down all the flowerpots on the balcony, and now it's bare and nothing.
But the tulle fluttering by the window, which can be seen downstairs, always gives 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 Girl", which is loved by women.
Yue Dingtang: …
Ling Shu: The ellipsis fully reflects the jealousy of the surname Yue.