"This little life is so beautiful. We ate meat and drank wine last night... let's have something light this morning."
Early in the morning, Liu Guangtian got up
He muttered as he stood up and walked to the kitchen.
He skillfully lit a fire and added water to the pot. After the water boiled, he slowly poured the stick noodles into the pot and stirred constantly with a spoon. After a while, the aroma of stick noodles porridge filled the room.
At this time, Zhang Xiuhua also woke up. She walked out of the bedroom sleepily. When she saw the stick noodle porridge on the table, she immediately frowned. "What is this? Why is it that it's stick noodle porridge again? It's so unpalatable." She said dissatisfiedly.
complained.
Liu Guangtian walked out of the kitchen and said with a smile: "Eating something light is good for your health, and this stick noodle porridge is also quite delicious."
But Zhang Xiuhua was reluctant: "I don't want to eat this. Go and buy me fried dough sticks and bean juice. I haven't eaten it for a long time."
When Liu Guangtian heard this, the smile on his face disappeared: "Fried dough sticks and bean juice? That adds up to seven or eight cents. It's too expensive. We can't waste money like this. This stick noodle porridge can fill our stomach."
Zhang Xiuhua curled her lips: "I know you are reluctant to spend money, but you can't bear to watch me eat this? It has no taste at all."
Liu Guangtian sighed helplessly: "Now we have to save some money. Who knows when Yan Jiecheng will give us the remaining money. If all the money is spent, what will happen in the future?"
Zhang Xiuhua sat on the chair angrily: "I don't care, I just want to eat fried dough sticks and bean juice. If you don't buy it for me, I won't eat it."
Liu Guangtian looked at her angrily: "Why are you so ignorant? This money didn't come from the strong wind, so you can't be so willful."
Zhang Xiuhua sat on the chair, with a look of reluctance on her face, muttering: "Yan Jiecheng still owes us ninety yuan. As long as he gives us that money, are he afraid that he can't afford the fried dough sticks and soybean juice? Then we can
We’ve had a lot of meals.” Liu Guangtian listened.
After thinking about it carefully, he thought it was true. He thought that Yan Jiecheng would not default on the debt, it was just a matter of time, and it was indeed hard these past few days, so it would be nice to reward himself and Zhang Xiuhua with a good meal.
Not excessive.
So, he got up and went out and came to the street. There were already many people gathered in front of the fried dough sticks stall. The steaming fried dough sticks were rolling in the pot, exuding an alluring aroma. Liu Guangtian swallowed his saliva and squeezed through the crowd.
He bought a few fried dough sticks and steaming soy milk from a nearby stall. He carefully held these delicacies and walked to the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the steward, Uncle Chen, cleaning the yard. When Uncle Chen looked up, he saw the fried dough sticks and soy milk in Liu Guangtian's hand, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes. Liu Guangtian's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little embarrassed.
He smiled at Uncle Chen, but his steps involuntarily accelerated a bit.
Uncle Chen frowned, stared closely at the fried dough sticks and soy milk in Liu Guangtian's hand, and said in a serious tone: "Liu Guangtian, where did your fried dough sticks and soy milk come from? I don't know your salary? You can't even part with stick noodle porridge.
Drink more, why did you suddenly buy this today?"
Liu Guangtian's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He tried to calm himself down and stammered: "Uncle, I...I haven't eaten for a long time, so I just...just bought it once."
Uncle Chen did not accept his trick. He leaned the broom in his hand on the ground, folded his arms in front of his chest, and his expression became more solemn: "Huh, once? Don't fool me. Where did you get the money? I think you are
Is there some unfair way to get money? If you do something bad, don't think about staying in this compound anymore."
Liu Guangtian felt a chill on his back, his hands trembled slightly, and the fried dough sticks and soy milk seemed to be scalding hot. His mind was spinning rapidly, trying to make up another reasonable reason: "Uncle, there really is no such thing. This is... this
I lent money to a friend before, and after the friend paid back the money, I just wanted to improve the food."
Uncle Chen stared straight into Liu Guangtian's eyes, not missing the slightest change of expression on his face. After hearing Liu Guangtian's answer, Uncle Chen frowned and asked: "Oh? Your friend? Then tell me.
, who is your friend?”
Liu Guangtian's heart suddenly rose to his throat. How dare he say Yan Jiecheng's name. If Uncle Chen went to ask Yan Jiecheng, the matter of stealing information would be completely hidden. He avoided his eyes and did not dare to confront Uncle Chen.
He looked at me and said hesitantly: "It's... he's a distant relative of mine. You don't know me. He was short of money before, so he borrowed some money from me, and now that he's rich, he'll pay it back to me."
Uncle Chen obviously didn't believe it. He took a step forward and raised his voice a bit: "Distant relatives? Don't play tricks on me. I've been in charge of this compound for so long. Which relatives do you have that I can't help you with?"
Do you know a general idea? Tell me clearly who it is?"
Liu Guangtian felt like a mouse forced into a corner, and large beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead.
Just when the atmosphere was as tense as a bowstring, Zhang Xiuhua, who was in the room, heard the movement outside. She rushed out in a hurry and stood in front of Liu Guangtian, like an old hen protecting her chicks.
Zhang Xiuhua frowned, glared at Uncle Chen with an angry face, and scolded unceremoniously: "Uncle Chen, you are too lenient! This is our family's own business. We have money to buy fried dough sticks and soy milk.
It's our family's freedom to buy whatever we want, why are you questioning us here?"
Uncle Chen was a little stunned by Zhang Xiuhua's sudden scolding. He didn't expect that this woman who usually seemed to have no independent opinions would be so tough at this moment. He calmed down, his face darkened, and said: "Huh,
I am doing this for the good of the compound. You suddenly have some unknown money. How can I not ask questions? If you do anything illegal or disciplinary, the entire compound will be implicated."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Xiuhua put her hands on her hips, raised her chin slightly, and responded without showing any signs of weakness: "What is unclear money? How did the money we worked so hard to save get into your mouth?"
Has the smell changed here? Don’t slander anyone here. We are walking and sitting upright and have never done anything to disgrace the compound."
Liu Guangtian tugged at the corner of Zhang Xiuhua's clothes behind her and whispered: "Xiuhua, don't talk to uncle like that." Zhang Xiuhua was like a powder keg being lit and couldn't stop at all. She continued to yell at Uncle Chen: "
If you don’t have any evidence, don’t make any assumptions here, we are not easy to bully.”
The atmosphere in the yard instantly became tense. Neighbors had already heard the sound and gathered around.
This is the first time they have seen such a difficult resident. You must know that in this era, the steward of the compound, although he does not have a formal position, still has great power.
After they heard the general story, most of them were on Uncle Chen's side.
"Xiuhua, you are wrong. Uncle Chen is the steward of our compound. It is his duty to take care of these things. He has been doing his best for the stability of our compound. You can't be so unruly.
Talk back to him."
"That's right, everyone sees how much Uncle Chen has paid for the compound over the years. If there is anything wrong, of course he has to ask clearly. If you really haven't done anything bad, just explain it clearly. Why?
So angry?"
"Sister Xiuhua, please calm down first. Uncle Chen is doing it for everyone's benefit. Our compound has always been safe and sound, but we can't cause any trouble because of this matter. Just talk to him and stop arguing."
Zhang Xiuhua felt even more aggrieved and angry when she heard the accusations from these neighbors. She blushed and said loudly: "What do you all know! You only know how to speak for Uncle Chen. We didn't do anything bad in the first place. He was the one who kept pulling us."
We refused to let go and even said that the source of our money was unknown. Isn’t this slander?”
Liu Guangtian stood awkwardly aside. He knew that the situation was getting worse and worse, but he didn't know how to resolve it at the moment, so he could only complain secretly in his heart.
Just when the tension was at its peak, Yan Jiecheng happened to arrive at the compound. As soon as he entered the yard, he was shocked by the quarrel scene in front of him. Seeing the stalemate between Liu Guangtian and his wife, Uncle Chen and a group of neighbors, he thought for a moment
, and rushed forward quickly.
"Everyone, stop arguing!" Yan Jiecheng shouted loudly and squeezed into the crowd. He first bowed slightly to Uncle Chen, then faced everyone and said: "Uncle, neighbors, this is what happened. I lent this money to Liu Guangtian
, I have quite a lot of money recently, so I saw that his life was tight, so I helped him. Only then did he have money to buy fried dough sticks and soy milk."
Uncle Chen frowned and looked at Yan Jiecheng: "Really? Why did you lend them money?"
Yan Jiecheng replied sincerely: "Uncle, you also know that we all belong to the same compound. We always have a good relationship with Liu Guangtian. If he is in trouble, I will help him if I can. Besides,
, I didn’t lend it to him in vain, we both agreed on the interest, this is a normal loan between friends.”
Liu Guangtian and Zhang Xiuhua looked at Yan Jiecheng in surprise, but soon understood his intention. Liu Guangtian nodded quickly: "Yes, sir, that's what happened. We didn't want to trouble Yan Jiecheng, but we really had no choice."
Zhang Xiuhua also said: "That's right, Uncle Chen, we are not the kind of people who are ignorant. If we weren't really in trouble, we wouldn't ask Yan Jiecheng to borrow money."
Uncle Chen looked at the three of them, still with a trace of doubt in his eyes, but his tone softened slightly: "Humph, even if this is the case, you still have to make it clear to the hospital if anything happens in the future, so as not to cause these misunderstandings again.
Come."
After speaking, Uncle Chen waved his hand and told the residents of the compound to go back and eat quickly, as they would have to go to work later.
Grandpa Chen left.
Looking at Uncle Chen's back gradually walking away, Zhang Xiuhua's face turned red with anger. She couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Humph, this old man Chen is nosy. Let's spend our own money and eat fried dough sticks and soy milk. He
You have to take care of everything, it’s really a waste of time to worry about it.”
Liu Guangtian hurriedly pulled Zhang Xiuhua's arm, looked around nervously, and whispered: "Stop scolding. If he hears it, he will get into trouble again. Thanks to Yan Jiecheng today, otherwise we would not have ended well."
Yan Jiecheng listened to Liu Guangtian's compliments to him, but he didn't look proud at all. Instead, his face was as cold as winter frost. He stared at Liu Guangtian sharply and said in a stiff tone: "Liu Guangtian, I came to see you on business.
You go out with me now."
Liu Guangtian was stunned for a moment, looked at the steaming fried dough sticks and soy milk in his hand, and said reluctantly: "Yan Jiecheng, look, I just bought breakfast and haven't eaten it yet. Can you wait for me for a while? I
My stomach is growling with hunger."
Yan Jiecheng frowned, waved his hand impatiently, and refused coldly: "No, the matter is urgent, let's leave now." There was no room for negotiation in his eyes, like a cold wall that blocked Liu Guangtian's request.
Blocked back.
Liu Guangtian was a little dissatisfied and muttered in a low voice: "Why are you in such a hurry? You don't even have time to eat." But he also knew Yan Jiecheng's temper, so he reluctantly handed the fried dough sticks and soy milk to Zhang Xiuhua and said something to her.
With a wink, he followed Yan Jiecheng out.
Yan Jiecheng had a gloomy face and without saying a word, he led Liu Guangtian to the remote woods outside the compound. The trees here are lush and quiet, with only a few occasional bird calls, adding a bit of eerieness to the woods.
Atmosphere.
As soon as he entered the woods, Yan Jie seemed to be unable to suppress the anger in his heart any longer. He suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Liu Guangtian's collar, and pulled Liu Guangtian in front of him. His eyes were as big as copper bells.
, his eyes were full of anger and resentment, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Liu Guangtian, you bastard, why do you want to harm me?"
Liu Guangtian was so frightened by this sudden move that his collar tightened around his neck, making it difficult for him to breathe. His face was full of fear and confusion, and he struggled and shouted: "Yan Jiecheng, are you crazy? What are you talking about?
What? How did I harm you?"
Yan Jiecheng sneered and strengthened his hand a little more: "Are you still pretending to be stupid? What's going on with the new energy vehicle information you gave me? It's all a pile of waste paper, and only the top one says new energy vehicle.
A few words, aren't you trying to hurt me? Do you want me to be completely destroyed in front of Zhang Li? "
As he spoke, he pushed Liu Guangtian hard, causing Liu Guangtian to stumble and almost fall to the ground.
After Liu Guangtian stood firm, anger ignited in his eyes. He pointed at Yan Jiecheng and shouted loudly: "Yan Jiecheng, don't slander me! Although I, Liu Guangtian, am poor, I am not that kind of despicable person. If I am evil,
Xin Xin, I would not have cooperated with you to obtain those information in the first place. When I gave you the information, I was sincere, how could I know it was false?"
He took a few steps forward and approached Yan Jiecheng, with veins popping out on his neck: "I see, you didn't want to give me the ninety yuan, so you deliberately found this excuse to slander me. Do you think I'm stupid? Huh,
Don’t treat me like a monkey!”
Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng had lived in the same compound for so many years, and he really knew Yan Jiecheng very well.
This guy is the kind of person who is both evil and evil.