Chapter 97: Trying to Find a Date After get off work in the evening, Ning Weidong went to find Zhao Ruyu first. After all, it is the period of passionate love, so we should always look like we are in love. The two of them pushed their bicycles and walked out along with the crowd of people leaving get off work. It turned out that Ning Weidong was going to send Zhao Ruyu home first, but he saw Ning Wei wandering at the door. Ning Weidong's heart moved. This was what he had discussed with Ning Wei before. If anything happened, they would just wait at the door. Noticing Ning Weidong stopped, Zhao Ruyi beside him asked in surprise: "What's the matter?" Ning Weidong nodded: "You go back first~" Zhao Ruyu didn't say much. They were not in a normal relationship to begin with, so there was no need for her to be so hypocritical and be unhappy if Ning Weidong didn't send her off. "Then I'll go first." He said that, got on his bike, and went away with the flow of traffic. Ning Weidong gave Ning Wei a look, and the two of them walked forward as if nothing had happened. When they left the factory gate, Ning Wei crossed the road, walked up to Ning Weidong, and called out "Third Brother". Ning Weidong nodded, turned and entered the alley next to him, and asked what was going on. "Let me keep an eye on that man..." Ning Wei hesitated.

Ning Weidong frowned and asked, "Is there something going on?" Ning Wei shook his head: "That's not the case, but I always feel something is wrong." Ning Weidong said: "Tell me in detail." Ning Wei said, "Since that day, his behavior has not been suspicious. Except yesterday... He left home at nine in the morning and went to Shichahai Park alone. He sat on a chair by the lake and did not leave until twelve o'clock." Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows. Why didn’t he stay at home in the middle of winter and sit by the Shichahai Lake for two or three hours? What's happening here? If it were summer, it would be acceptable to cool off in the shade of trees by the water, but this was winter. Even in broad daylight, people could be frozen to death, not to mention that Shichahai was still freezing. Ning Weidong asked, "Didn't you see him in contact with anyone?" Ning Wei shook his head: "No, that's why I didn't report it to you immediately." Ning Weidong nodded, biting the skin inside his lower lip, thinking about what this might be. His first reaction was that Deputy Director Liu might be a spy. In the middle of winter, walking alone on the shore of Shichahai is like walking with people on the street. Although there are not enemy elements everywhere like in the 1950s and 1960s, with the deepening of exchanges with the West in recent years, the number of those who have been planted or bribed has gradually increased. Different from the original spies, these people are often in it for money or are dazzled by the extravagant life of the West. Having a certain position allows you to have access to the outside world. Even if ordinary people have ideas, they cannot access relevant things. Deputy Director Liu meets this condition very well. He comes from an intellectual family. He suffered a lot in the past few years and was sent down to the countryside. He felt that he had suffered a great injustice and that the whole world had let him down. More importantly, Deputy Director Liu visited Japan twice as a technical expert for exchanges in the year before last and last year. But it is too far-fetched to conclude that Deputy Director Liu has contacts with outsiders without solid evidence. Having said that, if my guess is correct, Deputy Director Liu is really a spy. He went to meet someone on the shore of Shichahai yesterday. Could it be that Ning Wei and his people have already alerted the enemy? Although Ning Wei was smart and careful, none of the people with him were professional. Perhaps they had been discovered by the contact person yesterday, so they did not show up in the end, leaving Deputy Director Liu there.

In an instant, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Ning Weidong's mind, and he said seriously: "Xiao Wei, take everyone back, and let's put this matter on hold for now." Ning Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded immediately. In fact, Ning Wei became alert after discovering Deputy Director Liu’s abnormal behavior yesterday. But there was another voice in his heart at that time, thinking that he might be overthinking it. After all, he was just sitting there and hadn't found any solid evidence. If he was just making groundless accusations, he was afraid that Ning Weidong would think he was timid. But last night, he tossed and turned in his thoughts, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Ning Weidong pursed his lips, got on his bike and went straight home. Since you have doubts about this kind of thing, you can't take any chances. What's more, he has already had a grudge with Deputy Director Liu. In this situation, you must try your best to win. But we can't rely on Ning Wei and the people around him. Asking them to keep watch and hit with clubs is ok, but if we really have to face professionals, those people will hardly be of any use. You must find professional people to do professional things. On the way back home, Ning Weidong pushed his bicycle into the slum while thinking. But he was startled by the scene in the front yard. I saw people gathered in a circle, making a lot of noise, and some were shouting. They were actually fighting again! Ning Weidong thought to himself, what a sight! He stopped and stretched his neck to look inside. He was tall enough to just look over the tops of people's heads. Inside the circle, Zhou Kun and Wang Kai were seen wrestling with each other in a dusty state. Wang Kai was injured, the corner of his eye was cracked and his face was covered in blood. Although Zhou Kun's face was fine, the left sleeve of his cotton-padded jacket was torn open, and the cotton inside was scattered everywhere. Uncle Lu next to him shouted "Stop" and "Stop hitting", but no one listened to him. Instead, I didn't know who was standing in the crowd making a noise. When I looked closely, I found that the one making the noise was none other than Wang Zipeng. As if sensing Ning Weidong's gaze, Wang Zipeng turned his head, immediately grinned, squeezed out a path, and came over to say, "Weidong, you just came back!" He heard during the day that Ning Weidong was dating Zhao Ruyu from the factory office. He was surprised but also admired Ning Weidong for daring to take action against that tigress. He still remembered that two years ago, when Zhao Ruyu had just joined the factory, a young man tried to recruit her and spoke ill of her. Zhao Ruyu didn't say anything and directly sent four fracture treatment packages and took those young people to the factory hospital. Since then, Zhao Ruyi became famous overnight. Ning Weidong responded and asked, "Why?" Wang Zipeng pursed his lips and tried not to laugh: "These two got together to drink, and it was originally fine, but Zhou Kun, you know how mean he is~ He probably wanted to comfort Wang Kai..." At this point he couldn't help laughing: "He said Shi Xiaonan was a slut." Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. In this kind of thing, the person being scolded was Shi Xiaonan, but the one being slapped was Wang Kai in the face.

After all, Wang Kai and Shi Xiaonan have not divorced yet, they are just separated. To put it another way, even if they got divorced, they wouldn't say that. Wang Zipeng looked inside again: "What can Wang Kai do? He said at the time that Zhou Kun found a slut..." He gloated: "Isn't this why they started fighting~" Ning Weidong didn't know what to say. As the old saying goes, don't point out the shortcomings of a short person in front of him. These two are so good, it's hard to say nice things to them, they just keep pulling at your heels, it would be strange if they don't fight. At this time, Uncle Lu inside finally pulled the two people apart. Wang Kai and Zhou Kun were still glaring at each other angrily. Seeing that the show was being pulled apart, the crowd had no more fun to watch and so they all dispersed. Ning Weidong said hello to Wang Zipeng and was about to push the cart back to the courtyard. But at this moment, someone came from behind and said, "Zipeng, what's going on? Why are there so many people around?" As the voice came in, a woman in a khaki woolen coat came in pushing a bicycle. It was Wang Zipeng's wife Qian Fangqi. Qian Fangqi's father was a cadre in the cotton mill. She grew up in a well-off family and was fair and clean. Her appearance is second only to Bai Fengyu and Shi Xiaonan in the courtyard. As he came over, he saw Ning Weidong: "Weidong~ I just happened to be looking for you~" Ning Weidong was stunned, then smiled and said, "Sister Qian, what do you want to talk to me about?" Qian Fangqi said: "Weidong, you are old enough to start a family and build a career. Tell me what kind of girl you like." Qian Fangqi works in a cotton mill. There are tens of thousands of people in the factory, and more than 90% of them are women. With a large base, there will naturally be some outstanding ones. Qian Fangqi didn't bring up this matter on a whim; Wang Zipeng specifically told her about it a few days ago. Let Qian Fangqi look for her. If by chance she falls in love with Ning Weidong, he and Qian Fangqi will be the introducers when they get married. This relationship is quite different. Wang Zipeng hurriedly pulled him. He just found out about Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu today and didn't have time to go home and tell Qian Fangqi. He lowered his voice and said, "Stop talking. Weidong has a girlfriend." Qian Fangqi was a little confused. She watched Ning Weidong say hello and leave, then she pulled Wang Zipeng to ask what was going on? Wang Zipeng pulled her to the backyard and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we get home." Wang Zipeng's family lives in the west wing of the backyard, which, together with the ear room next to it, has a total of two and a half rooms. We also built an earthquake-proof shed outside to serve as a kitchen. The couple has only one child, and usually they take turns leaving the child at their grandparents' or grandparents' homes. Their living conditions are considered to be relatively good in the compound. When they got home, Qian Fangqi complained, "Why don't you let me help you see if there's anyone suitable for Ning Weidong? How come he's already dating after just two days?" Wang Zipeng said helplessly: "I just found out today that Zhao Ruyu from our factory..."

Qian Fangqi was surprised and blinked: "Zhao Ruyi! Is that Zhao Ruyi?" Wang Zipeng nodded: "That's Zhao Ruyi!" Qian Fangqi said incredulously: "Zhao Ruyu is a barren woman who doesn't like men at all, how come..." "What a barren woman, it's all arranged behind the scenes. As for Ning Weidong..." Wang Zipeng said with a click of his tongue: "Maybe the turtle and the mung bean are in love~" Qian Fangqi suddenly thought of something and nudged him with her arm: "Hey, you said Ning Weidong has a girlfriend, what about Bai Fengyu from another courtyard?" People have sharp eyes. Everyone sees the relationship between the original owner and Bai Fengyu, but no one says anything because of Ning Weiguo's face. Wang Zipeng curled his lips: "What else can we do? Just break up. What kind of background does Zhao Ruyu have? Besides, that woman is so fierce. If Bai doesn't know what's good for him, he'll just have to go to the hospital and get a cast~" …… While they were talking about Bai Fengyu, Ning Weidong returned to the courtyard and saw Bai Fengyu. Bai Fengyu stood at her door and looked through the glass. When she saw Ning Weidong, she pushed the door open and said with a smile, "Weidong is off work~" It was the time when people were getting off work. Although there were few people in the courtyard, there were several households living there. Two of the kitchens were open-air. They took out the stove when cooking and put it away when they were done. Since both families had people outside, Bai Fengyu couldn't do anything too intimate. She pretended to go to the cellar to get something and greeted Ning Weidong, but she said in a low voice very quickly: "Fengqin is not here tonight." Then he passed by her and went to the cellar as if nothing had happened. Ning Weidong smiled playfully. This woman just couldn't stand the loneliness and wanted to throw herself into his arms! But now is not the time to think about this. Ning Weidong put his bicycle in place and immediately went into the upper room. Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen were busy preparing dinner. Seeing Ning Weidong, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Weidong, didn't you say you were with Ruyi tonight? You're back so early." Ning Weidong said: "I have something to do, so I asked her to go back first." Wang Yuzhen said disapprovingly: "What is more important to you than dating?" Ning Weidong immediately told Ning Wei what he had just discovered about Deputy Director Liu's abnormality. Wang Yuzhen and Ning Weiguo both looked confused. Ning Weidong said: "Brother, sister-in-law, I suspect that this Deputy Director Liu might be a spy." Both of them showed solemn expressions after hearing this. Ning Weiguo asked seriously: "Is there any other evidence?" Ning Weidong shook his head: "Not yet. Once I had this idea, I asked Ning Wei and the others to withdraw. If it is true, they can't do it." Ning Weiguo nodded, thinking that this was a very safe approach. Ning Weidong looked at Wang Yuzhen and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm considering calling my brother Chu over. He is professional and experienced. If anything, he can make a great contribution." Wang Yuzhen nodded secretly and looked at her brother-in-law with even greater respect. Although Ning Weidong's performance recently has refreshed her understanding several times, this time when faced with this situation, he did not try to force his way forward, but was extremely calm and made a safe and reasonable decision.

This already possesses the qualities of a decision maker. Wang Yuzhen looked at her watch and said, "The grocery store is still open. I'll call my fourth brother and ask him to come over." Chu Zhongxin is the fourth child in the family, and his cousins ​​also call him that. With that, Wang Yuzhen took off her apron and hurried out. Chu Zhongxin has a special job and also has a telephone at home. Ning Weiguo patted Ning Weidong on the shoulder: "Weidong, you did a good job and didn't act on impulse." Ning Weidong smiled. If he was in his early twenties, he might have done it himself. It goes without saying how attractive it is for young people to show off their talents in public and achieve great things. But Ning Weidong's real age is older than Ning Weiguo, so he naturally would not do a thankless task. It would be better for him to give Chu Zhongxin an opportunity to make a contribution. After a while, Wang Yuzhen came back from outside: "Fourth brother will be here soon." Then she said: "Weiguo, go to the cellar and get another cabbage and open a can of luncheon meat." Ning Weiguo nodded, knowing that Chu Zhongxin probably hadn't eaten. After a while of hard work, the cabbage in the pot was almost cooked, and Chu Zhongxin's voice came from outside: "Yuzhen, Weiguo~" As the words were spoken, Chu Zhongxin, wearing a military coat, came in from outside. "Fourth brother~" Ning Weiguo went forward, and Ning Weidong followed, also calling him Fourth Brother. Before, he always called Chu Zhongxin "Brother Chu", but now that Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen both called him that, he naturally had to change his way of addressing him. When they got to the house, Chu Zhongxin didn't rush to talk about business, but asked first: "Where is that brat Ning Lei?" Wang Yuzhen said, "Let's just eat our own food and ignore him. He has no idea what's going on when he goes crazy outside." Who knew that the moment he finished speaking, Ning Lei rushed in from outside like a gust of wind. He just called out "Mom" but saw Chu Zhongxin. He was stunned for a moment and immediately said honestly: "Fourth, fourth uncle~" Chu Zhongxin laughed and said, "Whose tiles have you uncovered again, kid?" (End of this chapter)