When the lights were on, the merchant returned home.

When I opened the door, I saw my wife Zhao Wanqing holding the Bible and reading it silently under the living room lamp. Twenty years have passed, and the reader has changed from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl to a middle-aged woman, except that the only thing that has not changed is the kind and diluted breath between her brows. Whenever he sees this situation, Pu Keshang will feel that God treats him well: he married a virtuous wife and gave birth to a beautiful daughter, what more could a husband ask for?

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Zhao Wanqing closed the book and recited "Amen" in a low voice, before standing up with a smile: "Are you back?" Today is earlier than usual, and it seems that the work is going well." ”

Pu Keshang handed the briefcase in his hand to Adjutant Xing, who was accompanying him, and then shook his head while unbuttoning his military uniform: "What is going well! It was that the group of civil officials and old men felt that the New Year was approaching, and they had enough, so they raised their noble hands and let our group of big-headed soldiers go, otherwise there would be some tossing! You haven't eaten yet, have you? How many times have I told you, if I don't come back after six o'clock, you can eat first, and you don't have to wait for me." ”

Zhao Wanqing took Pu Keshang's military uniform and hung it carefully in the closet: "You rarely come back for a few days a year, and it has been closed in recent years, why do you have to sit together and have dinner?"

Pu Keshang looked left and right: "What about Xiaoxiang? Didn't you say that there was a winter vacation on January 12th? Why haven't you seen her come back yet?"

Zhao Wanqing explained dotingly: "She? A few days ago, she called me to ask for leave, saying that the weather in the capital was too cold, and she wanted to go to Qiongzhou to meet her Uncle Lin, and then shoot an advertisement by the way, and come back a little later for the New Year." I guess I'm going to have fun somewhere?"

Pu Keshang frowned slightly: "A girl's family, running around with nothing to do, how unsafe it is." ”

"She went with Jiang Shuiyuan and a few other classmates, so there should be no problem. If you want to say that the young man surnamed Jiang looks really energetic, he makes people like it when he looks at it. ”

Pu Keshang couldn't help but be furious and said: "It's just to go with that kid surnamed Jiang, I'm even more worried! Forget it, I'll call Lao Lin when I go back and ask him to keep our precious girl in prison, if anyone dares to touch a hair of Xiaoxiang, he will be directly locked up in the army farm for ten years." Especially that kid surnamed Jiang, if he dares to do any wrongdoing, drag him to the shooting range and shoot directly for five minutes!"

Zhao Wanqing covered her mouth and chuckled: "How can you be a father like this? If you continue like this, who will dare to marry our daughter in the future?"

"Don't have the courage and ability, and you are also worthy of marrying the precious daughter of my Pu family?" Pu Keshang said and pulled out the table seat, and at the same time ordered: "Adjutant Xing, sit down and eat together, I still have something to do with you later." ”

"Yes!" Adjutant Xing replied cleanly.

Although it has not been many years since the Baoqing Pu clan washed their feet with mud legs, they still maintain a good tradition of eating without saying a word and sleeping without saying anything when eating. Pu Keshang quickly finished eating, rinsed his mouth, and nodded slightly at Zhao Wanqing: "I still have some things to explain to Adjutant Xing, sometimes you can rest first!"

Zhao Wanqing still had a warm face: "If you have something, you are busy first!"

Adjutant Xing followed Pu Keshang into the study. As soon as he sat down, Pu Keshang asked with a gloomy face, "I asked you to investigate the situation of that kid surnamed Jiang before, what is the result?"

Adjutant Xing replied respectfully: "The investigation has already been completed! If you need it, I will bring you the file." ”

Pu Keshang waved his hand: "Let's read the file when you have time, you can give a general introduction to the basic situation first!"

"Yes!" Adjutant Xing then introduced in an orderly manner: "Jiang Shuiyuan, male, under the age of sixteen, is currently studying in the second (2) class of Huai'an Fu Middle School affiliated to Jingshi University, serving as the class president, the president of the Chinese Studies Lecture Society, and the vice president of the school's student union. Born in Linjiang Mansion, Jiangxi, his ancestors were farmers, his father Jiang Youzhi was admitted to Liangjiang Normal University in his early years, and after graduation, he taught in various primary and secondary schools in Huai'an Prefecture, and because of his excellent grades, he was hired as a chemistry teacher by Shanyang Junior High School, that is, the junior high school where Miss studied, until now; his mother Chen Fangyi is a native of Huai'an Mansion, and his grandfather and father are squires of Huai'an Mansion, and he makes a living by running a small business. ”

Pu Keshang said coldly: "It turned out that it was born from a small family!"

"The son of the plough ox has horns, and the mountains and rivers give up all the places?" Adjutant Xing replied to Pu Keshang's question with a sentence from the Analects. This means that even if the son of a miscellaneous ox ploughs the land has red hair and upright horns, the god of the mountains and rivers will not give up such sacrifices.

Pu Keshang's tone was still very cold: "It's no longer the era of the prince and general Xiangning a few decades ago!"

Adjutant Xing didn't say anything more, but continued to introduce: "Jiang Shuiyuan and Miss Pu are classmates of the same school and the same level in junior high school, but they are not in the same class, so they don't have much contact. Moreover, before the third year of junior high school, his grades were only at the average level in the whole school, but in the second semester of the third year of junior high school, he suddenly made efforts, and his high school entrance examination score ranked fourth in the whole school. At the same time, Ms. Pu's result was 199th in the province!"

Pu Keshang's face was a little displeased: "The results don't tell everything!"

"At least for students, grades mean everything!" Adjutant Xing explained with a smile, "And since then, Jiang Shuiyuan's grades have been out of control, ranking second in the whole school in the placement test of Huai'an Mansion High School affiliated to Jingshi University, and ranking first in the grade list for a long time in the future, almost untouched." It has also achieved good results in various competitions, including the first prize of the National New Concept Essay Competition, the first prize of the Provincial Olympiad in Biology and Mathematics, etc., and even won the first prize in the whole government competition for singing!"

Pu Keshang's face darkened a little: "Don't talk about these useless things, talk about his style!"

"Yes!" Adjutant Xing was still respectful, "According to the investigation, Jiang Shuiyuan's life is very regular, no matter rain or shine, he gets up on time at half past six every morning, goes to the park to exercise, and then eats and goes to school;

Pu Keshang finally found a groove: "The young man who can maintain such a regular schedule is either ambitious or has a plan!"

"Who knows?" Adjutant Xing was noncommittal, "but his reputation in the attached Huai'an Mansion is excellent, because of his good grades, gentle temperament, and very good looks, he is recognized as the school's grass." Many girls are obsessed with him. But according to the investigation, it seems that he likes a girl named Liu Chenyu-"

"What? He still dares to step on two boats?" Pu Keshang couldn't help but be furious, "Tomorrow, I will say hello to the people in the Huai'an Prefecture Garrison District, and recruit this kid into the army to practice hard, and let him know that he knows how powerful!"