Episode 62: Praying Mantis Catches Cicadas
When I was young, the winter vacation was a particularly lovely time, taking advantage of the east wind of the Spring Festival, eating a belly full of intestinal fat can also plunder some New Year's money along the way, and every child will have a satisfied smile on their faces. But if you are no longer young, these joyful days of childhood will become boring, will the holidays become boring, or will the heart become numb?
As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the winter vacation is coming to an end. Before and after the New Year, the house was full of guests, and Ling Qi, who was tired of those superficial and sophisticated people, stuffed himself in his room all day long, concentrating on the books he brought back from the Yunan Library. Revisiting the past life, what reason do you have to waste your time like when you were young and frivolous? If you don't have real skills, why should you protect your family under the clutches of that terrible opponent?
There was a slight knock on the door, and Gu Shuxian walked in with a glass of lukewarm lemonade. It is a gratifying thing for parents to see their children reading books hard, but this reading is several days, and she can't help but worry that her daughter won't make herself stupid.
"Ah Qi, it's a good thing to study seriously, but you can't always stay at home! The guests don't see you, and you don't buy things, don't you feel bored?" As she spoke, Gu Shuxian had already placed the porcelain cup in front of Ling Qi's right side, and turned over the cover of the book in front of her, "Detective science? This is the content of your classes? Isn't this a subject that only police academies read?"
"No, this is something I'm going to take next semester, so if I'm interested, I'll borrow this book and come back to preview. Ling Qi quietly restored the book to its original state, and covered the notebook with a lot of content that ordinary people thought was terrifying.
"In this way, my daughter is so studious, my mother is very happy!" Gu Shuxian smiled and patted Ling Qi on the shoulder, "But don't stay at home and read books all the time during the holidays, go out with friends!"
Ling Qi was about to answer, when suddenly the mobile phone on the table rang, she quickly glanced at the name displayed on the slide, and grabbed the phone before Gu Shuxian.
"I'm at home. …… How do you know where my house is?...... I don't have time today. …… Yes?...... Then you wait. …… Good bye. ”
"What, who's looking for you?, it's still a man?" a slight male voice slipped out of the earpiece, making Gu Shuxian vigilant.
"Oh, a classmate said that I was asked to go with him for a group activity. Ling Qi packed up his books, stood up and walked to the closet.
"Let him come up and sit down!" Gu Shuxian was still a little skeptical.
"No, I don't like outsiders coming to my house. I'll go out a bit and come back later in the evening. ”
"It can't be a new boyfriend, right?
"It's not funny at all......"
A moment later, a young girl wearing a beige sweater and a short skirt with black pantyhose pushed open the electric door on the first floor, and the young man leaning on the Cadillac immediately stepped on the cigarette butt when he saw this.
"You still have this style of dressing, did you dress up to see me?" Fang Xiyuan's eyes lit up, and he scanned the girl's graceful figure outlined by the slim sweater dress and slender belt from top to bottom, his gaze slid over a pair of long legs with smooth lines, and stopped on the pale yellow leather snow boots.
"Pull it down! I can't find clothes I like, only this kind of clothes that won't get cold when I wear them. The low temperature outside made Ling Qi shiver slightly, and she responded casually, quickly ducking into Cadillac's passenger seat.
The original owner of this body seems to be particularly disgusted with warm autumn pants, and there is no inventory, and if the jeans are missing this best partner, they will have to freeze out of the old cold legs in winter. After Ling Qi's anti-# human wearing method of adding pants outside the pantyhose was vetoed by Gu Shuxian, she had to replace it with a sweater skirt and give herself a ...... according to the winter dress of Jin Yanling in her memory Not to mention, the magical pantyhose are flexible, warm and particularly secure compared to autumn pants, Ling Qi finally understands why girls can swagger through the market in skirts in the cold winter.
Fang Xiyuan followed up and climbed into the driver's seat and started the car, Cadillac's body vibrated slightly because the engine was idling, and the heating on his face made Ling Qi comfortably take off his scarf and lean back on the seat, and he didn't bother to move. Seeing that the girl who hadn't seen her for more than half a month suddenly changed her dressing style, the little ghost who fluctuated slightly in her heart asked in a daze: "Won't it be cold if you wear thin pantyhose on such a cold day?"
"No, where are these socks thin? But it's warm, it's much better than autumn pants or something. Ling Qi, who was immersed in warmth and comfort, reflexively picked up the corner of the pantyhose on her thigh with two fingers of her left hand to show the other party, as if to prove that what she said was true.
The beautiful legs that were originally wrapped in black pantyhose were easy to make people's hearts pound, and at this moment, coupled with Ling Qi's unintentional teasing actions, it seemed to have become a fatal temptation...... Fang Xiyuan felt a tightness in his throat, swallowed his saliva silently, and forgot to put the car in forward gear for a while.
Finding that there was no movement for a long time after the Cadillac was launched, Ling Qi turned his head a little impatiently, just in time for Shang Xishao's slightly stupid expression. The corners of her eyes twitched, and she said with a little disgust: "What are you in a daze? Let's go away, my mother is nesting on the balcony upstairs looking at this, don't let me go back and can't explain!"
"Oh, oh! I know!" Fang Xiyuan, who had a ghost in his heart, smiled dryly, and quickly drove out of the community.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the brightly lit city of X blooms proudly in the bitter cold like a snow lotus, and the bustling crowd is not afraid of the winter wind, and all kinds of winter clothes dress up the winter night more enchantingly. A pair of young men and women walked slowly on the edge of Yunding Lake, and their taller and taller figures made them quite eye-catching.
"What kind of wind makes Xi Shao so interested in inviting me to dinner today? I can't see that you are quite spicy, it is rare to have this level in Province F." Ling Qi paced and let the wind blow the ends of her hair, with a scarf to protect her neck exposed outside the V-neck sweater skirt, plus the warm milk green in her hands, she didn't feel cold. I found a Hunan restaurant just now, but I didn't expect Fang Xiyuan's spicy level to far exceed her expectations, and most of the fish head with chopped pepper went into this guy's stomach.
"You don't have to have something to do to find you. Fang Xiyuan followed behind and looked at the girl's back with interest, and suddenly felt that the so-called warm moments in life were nothing more than that, "Actually, I'm not from Province F, my grandfather's hometown was rich in heavy infantry in ancient times, so the men are basically big guys." Speaking of which, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and I are still fellow countrymen!"
"Cut, aren't you just a tall point? Ling Qi suddenly stopped leaning on the fence by the lake, turned his head and raised his chin slightly, "I'm still from Qilu, have you heard of the Qilu Han?"
Fang Xiyuan smiled dumbly, leaned against the fence side by side with the girl and said: "I've heard it, but obviously you and the 'big man' can't occupy the side, it's better to read more books to be a contemporary Li Qingzhao, and raise the name of Qilu beauty." ”
Ling Qi's face darkened when he heard this, and he said faintly: "Forget about the beauty, I'm not interested in that." Besides, S province is the place where beautiful women come out, and people like Yanling are much better than me. Speaking of this, she raised her head and looked at the vast night sky, calculating that she would be able to say goodbye to Jin Yanling in a few days.
"Let's go, I'll take you somewhere else. Fang Xiyuan noticed that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and hurriedly prepared to change positions. The two silently walked to the parking lot, and the Cadillac turned on its headlights and was about to drive out of the parking space, when a champagne-colored BMW passed about 5 meters in front of the front of the car. Fang Xiyuan glanced at the license plate and suddenly stepped on the brake.
"Why don't you leave? The car has already passed. Ling Qi asked strangely.
"Did you get a good look at the car?"
“…… It's like a BMW 7 Series, what's wrong?"
"That's Lin Cangxi's car. ”
Ling Qi was startled, and then turned his head to see that the BMW had already driven dozens of meters, leaving only a vague shadow.
"Do you have confidence in tracking?" she quickly buckled up.
Fang Xiyuan smiled, and Cadillac followed unhurriedly.
The neon lights of the Grand Hotel pour down from the rooftops like a waterfall, and it is worthy of being the top consumer spot in X City. People in the past are often attracted by this gorgeous luxury at all costs, and silently fictionalize a picture of themselves in it. Lin Cangxi's car slowly drove into the temporary parking spot in front of the Wei Town Building, and immediately a waiter in a straight uniform came up and opened the door. Cadillac, which was not far away, deliberately turned on its headlights, which could illuminate the opposite side while making it impossible for others to read its license plate.
"Lin Cangxi actually drove by himself, which is rare. Fang Xiyuan put his hands on the steering wheel and squinted at the BMW not far away, "Do you know the woman he was going to pick up the car?"
"I should have seen it, let me think about it. Ling Qi stared closely at the glamorous young woman, who was dressed in a navy blue professional attire, a light-colored trench coat, and was between 35 and 40 years old. Lin Cangxi held her hand affectionately, walked out of the lobby through the revolving glass door, and introduced the co-pilot of the BMW.
"She seems to be the executive deputy county magistrate of Jiu'an, what is her name Huang...... That's right, Huang Yunxin!" Ling Qi patted her head, when her father took office in Jiu'an, she had seen this member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee, and among all male officials, Huang Yunxin was very conspicuous in appearance and temperament.
"Interesting, Lin Cangxi can still get together with the female officer of Jiu'an?" Fang Xiyuan straightened up, with a playful smile on his face, "What is the relationship between this Huang Yunxin and your father?"
Ling Qi glanced at the cherished young man, and silently recited the rumors he had heard back then: "She and my father are just ordinary superiors and subordinates, as for how much friendship they have, I don't know." I heard that Huang Yunxin used to marry a businessman and had a young daughter. After the divorce a few years ago, her career has risen steadily, and there are many rumors about her promotion in Z City, which is not good, of course, this is all hearsay. Lin Cangxi is also a widowed master, although he has a small son, it is not impossible for them to get together. ”
"I can't see it, you really care about current affairs, this kind of gossip news in the political world can be told clearly. Fang Xiyuan raised her hand and patted the girl's head in encouragement, and quickly retracted her hand before she grabbed it.
"Don't keep touching my head, I'm not a child!" Ling Qi's attention was on the amazing gossip she had just discovered, and she didn't notice how ambiguous Fang Xiyuan's movements were, she frowned and thought for a moment and said, "It's also an official of Jiu'an, what does Lin Cangxi mean by contacting my father and her at the same time?"
"If it's just for the sake of the industrial zone, it's almost the same to have a good relationship with a chief official like your father, there is no need to specifically contact a second-in-command like the executive deputy county magistrate, besides, the actions he and Huang Yunxin just now are not ordinary relationships at all, have you ever seen a lonely man and a widow come out of the hotel at night to talk about business?" Fang Xiyuan's hand rested on the pillow behind Ling Qi's back, and his fingers tapped gently, "Unless, he wants to develop a new line in Jiu'an, or even support a new force." ”
When Ling Qi heard about his father, he immediately became nervous: "What does he want to do?" Wait a minute, the executive deputy county magistrate is a strong contender for the next county magistrate, is it ......?"
"Who knows, you'd better not startle the snake and have more confidence in County Magistrate Ling. Now is the critical time for the praying mantis to catch cicadas, but don't let the cooked ducks fly. Fang Xiyuan watched the BMW drive into the night without hesitation, stepped on the accelerator and left this land of right and wrong.
At the same time, a girl leaned against the railing of Yunding Lake, holding a handheld hand, and the photo displayed on it was impressively the appearance of Fang Xiyuan and Ling Qi walking on the lakeside just now. The girl's finger pressed, and the picture changed to two people walking towards Cadillac, and anyone would think that the photo was two couples who boarded up.
"Hehe, sure enough, I don't know what Yanling will think?" The girl slowly walked towards a white CRV, and the corners of her mouth raised a weird smile.