Zuixianlou is located in Meihua Lane, less than 100 meters away from Wang's house at No. 13 Meihua Lane. This is why Jiang Xinyu chose to practice for Tongtong here, so as not to have to send her home later.
When passing by Niujiao Alley, Jiang Xinyu slowed down his speed. It was approaching the Spring Festival, and even at night, there was still an endless stream of people coming and going.
Merchants and shops have extended their business hours, especially clothing, hat, silk and shoe stores. The business is booming. The Spring Festival is about saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. Adults and children also need to buy new clothes.
In the window of a clothing store, there was a set of charcoal red Western-style children's clothing. Both the style and fabric were very sophisticated. This beautiful dress attracted many people to stop and look at it.
Jiang Xinyu parked the car on the side of the road, got out of the car and walked quickly over, looked through the window for a while, then opened the door and walked into the western clothing store.
There were many customers in the store. Jiang Xinyu looked around and couldn't see who was the boss, so he said, "Excuse me, are there small sizes for the clothes in the window?"
The boss was busy greeting other customers and didn't pay attention to Jiang Xinyu.
Jiang Xinyu asked again, but still no one paid attention to him. At this time, a little girl behind him timidly said: "Uncle, the one in blue is the boss."
Jiang Xinyu turned around and saw that it was Zhang Nina's daughter Yunru, whom she had met once at Zheng Guangrong's funeral.
Jiang Xinyu looked around and didn't find Zhang Nina. He leaned down and said pleasantly: "Are you Yunru?"
Yunru nodded.
"Do you still know uncle?"
Yunru shook her head, and then nodded again. The little girl remembered in a daze that this person seemed to be her mother's colleague.
Looking at the child without a father, Jiang Xinyu sighed in his heart. Putting aside other factors, the child was innocent.
"Yunru, who did you come with?"
"Zhang Ma." Yunru said softly.
Only then did Jiang Xinyu notice that a middle-aged woman wearing coarse clothes was standing nearby, her eyes never leaving Yunru.
She is a servant hired by Zhang Nina. She usually does laundry, cooking and cleaning, and also takes Yunru to and from school. Today she took Yunru out for a walk.
Seeing Yunru looking at the dress intently, Jiang Xinyu smiled and said, "Do you like this dress?"
Yunru nodded vigorously and said, "I like it. The little flower on the chest is so beautiful."
Jiang Xinyu took a look and couldn't help but laugh. The child's observation point was different, and he didn't pay attention to the embroidered peony.
The servant brought Yunru out. It was impossible to buy her clothes. Jiang Xinyu said, "If you like it, can uncle buy it for you?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Yunru's eyes, then her eyelids drooped and she whispered: "Dad said you can't ask for other people's things."
"What a sensible child!" Jiang Xinyu sighed and reached out to touch Yunru's head.
The boss took the opportunity and walked over quickly and said, "Sir, what do you need?"
Jiang Xinyu pointed to the clothes in the window and said, "Are there any small sizes?"
"How big does it fit for a kid?"
"Two years old."
"Oh, that's not possible. It can be done if you order it ten days in advance."
"Oh, okay……"
Jiang Xinyu took two steps towards the door, turned around and said to Zhang's mother: "Isn't Section Chief Zhang back yet?"
Zhang Ma said respectfully: "Not yet, it must be around eight o'clock anyway."
Jiang Xinyu nodded, smiled and said to Yunru: "Yunru, goodbye."
"Goodbye, uncle." Yunru waved her little hand and watched Jiang Xinyu walk out of the western clothing store.
This place is very close to Zuixian Tower. Jiang Xinyu was not in a hurry. He sat in the car and lit a cigarette, preparing to finish his cigarette before going there.
When he was about to finish smoking a cigarette, Jiang Xinyu threw the cigarette butt out of the car window, and a familiar figure appeared in his sight, it was the damn "Zheng Guangrong"!
I saw him standing up his collar, slowly walking to the door of the Western-style clothing store, and looking at Yunru inside through the glass window.
"Zheng Guangrong" looked at Yunru, and Jiang Xinyu looked at "Zheng Guangrong".
After a while, at the urging of the servant Zhang Ma, Yunru reluctantly came out of the clothing store, looking back at the clothes in the window as she walked.
"Zheng Guangrong" turned his face and waited for Yunru to go away before he stepped into the western clothing store. After a while, he walked out quickly carrying a paper bag.
"Zheng Guangrong" ran a few steps and quickly caught up with Yunru and the servant. Without saying a word, he stuffed the paper bag into Yunru's arms, turned around and left in a hurry.
This move further confirmed Jiang Xinyu's judgment, and he followed "Zheng Guangrong" in his car.
Walking more than 200 meters away, there is a four-story building on the street. Residential households are on the first and second floors. There are various shops facing the street. One of them has a plaque with the four characters "Qingyun Inn" written on it.
"Zheng Guangrong" stepped in. Jiang Xinyu waited in the car for a while, expecting "Zheng Guangrong" to go back to the room, then got out of the car and followed him into the inn.
The interior decoration of the inn is very shabby, and there are two yellowed newspapers on the wall, one is the check-in instructions, and the other is the room price list.
The boss was wrapped in a cotton coat, sitting behind the counter and drinking hot tea. He glanced at Jiang Xinyu and said slowly and logically: "Brother, this store is the cheapest hotel in Niujiao Alley. You are alone and renting a single room."
How about 20% off?”
Jiang Xinyu said: "I don't live in a hotel."
The boss frowned and said dissatisfied: "Don't stay in the hotel? Isn't this a waste of time..."
The customers who live in this kind of place are basically ordinary people. The boss only sees people ordering dishes, and treats the customers who come to the store with psychological contempt.
Seeing no one around, Jiang Xinyu took out his ID, waved it to his boss, and said, "We are from the plainclothes team of the police station, doing a routine inspection!"
Seeing the National Emblem of Blue Sky and White Sun on the certificate, the boss quickly put down the teacup in his hand and said respectfully: "Officer, I'm sorry, I thought..."
Jiang Xinyu didn't talk nonsense to him and said, "Look at the check-in book!"
"Hey." The boss took out a peeling registration book from the counter and handed it to Jiang Xinyu with both hands.
Jiang Xinyu flipped through a few pages and quickly found a name: Zheng Guangyao, male, 30 years old...
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By the time Jiang Xinyu arrived at Zuixian Tower, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
He hurried upstairs along the wooden stairs and came to the reserved box. When he opened the door, he saw only Hattori Mina and Rongrong sitting quietly on the chairs.
"Where's Tongtong?" Jiang Xinyu looked at it. He had barely eaten a few bites of the food on the table, but he had seen the end of a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green.
Hattori Mina said: "Tongtong was drunk, and you didn't come even after I waited, so I had to call the Wang family. The second young master Wang had just picked up Tongtong."
Jiang Xinyu said oh, sat down slowly, and then said to his daughter: "Is Rongrong full?"
Rongrong nodded, climbed down from the chair, came to Jiang Xinyu's side, and said, "Dad, my aunt is crying..."