The last rays of sunset on the horizon turned to dark clouds, and night fell.

Beiping City, Baiwei Building.

In a private room on the third floor, Jin Xilai and Wen Ya were sitting, and the two of them were waiting for Chu Mufeng to arrive.

Because the last turmoil in Quanjude was solved by Chu Mufeng, the two of them want to express their gratitude.

Of course, according to Jin Xilai's words, they are all their own people, and there is no need to be so polite, but Wen Ya disagrees and cares very much about this etiquette.

But now that the invited person hasn't come yet, Wen Ya couldn't help but ask a little uneasily: "Come west, will Section Chief Chu not come?" ”

"Xiaoya, I said that you are like this? Didn't I tell you, you are my girlfriend now, then just call the name of the fourth child, or call him Mu Feng, it doesn't hurt to open your mouth and close your mouth Chief Chu, it sounds twisty and twisty, and it is more outside. ”

Jin Xilai patted Wen Ya's hand and said with a smile.

"It's weird to listen to you!"

Wen Ya glanced at her with disgust: "I also told you, he is your good brother, you can do this, why can I do this?" I'm just your girlfriend now, so it's better to be careful. ”

"You have it, it's up to you!" Jin Xilai shrugged casually, no longer dwelling on this issue.

"By the way, did you tell you about your teacher's incident before, is it settled?" Jin Xilai suddenly remembered this, raised his eyebrows and asked.

Hearing Jin Xilai's question, Wen Ya suddenly frowned, revealing a little depressed: "Not yet, that matter is a bit complicated, and it is a little difficult to solve." ”

"Do you want to ...... or not"

Just as Jin Xilai was about to say that he should find a way to help, there was a knock on the door.

As Chu Mufeng's figure appeared, he stood up to greet him and put the topic aside for the time being.

After a brief pleasantry, the three of them sat down.

"Chief Chu, here is the menu, you can take a look first, you can order whatever you like, you're welcome, I'm in for a treat tonight, thank you for your help last time." Wen Ya handed over the menu, smiled sweetly, and said generously.

"Hey, how can I get you a treat!"

Chu Mufeng tilted his head and squinted at Jin Xilai: "He is the biggest here, let's eat him tonight!" ”

As he spoke, he pushed the menu back and said very casually: "It's the first time I've come here, or you can order it casually, I'm not picky." ”

"Xiaoya, come on!" Jin Xilai said very gentlemanly.

"That's good!"

After ordering the dishes and shouting at the guy to prepare, Wen Ya took the initiative to pour the wine cup in front of her full of wine, raised it and said, "Chief Chu!" ”

As soon as this title was shouted, Chu Mufeng immediately interrupted with a smile: "Then, Miss Wen, Lao Jin told me, if you don't marry, then you will be my sister-in-law in the future!" ”

"That's it, you don't shout from the section chief, you can just call me by my name, let's not be too polite, do you think it's done?"

"Then I'll be respectful and obey my fate!" Wen Ya smiled lightly.

Sure enough, he was born in a scholarly family, and he cares a lot about etiquette.

Chu Mufeng said this, which was also reminded by Jin Xi before he came, otherwise he would really greet his sister-in-law and sister-in-law directly, which can be regarded as helping Jin Lao Er close the distance!

It's okay, whoever asked Jin Xi to say this title is better to be decent, otherwise Wen Ya is thin-skinned and admits death, which may make the atmosphere stiff.

"Mu Feng, thank you very much for Quanjude's matter, if it weren't for you, we would definitely have to suffer. This one, I salute you! Wen Ya picked up the wine glass, quite a bit of a woman's posture of not letting the eyebrows go.

"Wen Ya, you are too polite, this is what I should do, in fact, even if I don't show up, Lao Jin can settle this matter, and I don't dare to confront the city government if I have the courage to visit Li!"

"Come on, come on, Lao Jin, let's be together!" Chu Mufeng did everything without leakage, and when he said this, he immediately raised Jin Xilai's identity.

"Okay, let's go together!"

Jin Xilai raised his glass with a smile, and the three of them drank it all after touching it.

"Ahem!"

Wen Ya didn't put down the wine glass, and began to cough, her pretty face turned red, obviously not good at drinking.

Seeing her like this, Jin Xilai hurriedly handed over a glass of water, patted her on the back, and said with concern: "Xiaoya, I told you just now, the fourth child is not an outsider, so you don't have to drink recklessly, look, choke on drinking, right?" Come, hurry up and drink saliva to slow down. ”

"Yes, Lao Jin is right, we are not outsiders, you don't have to drink, drink tea. Let's just have a light meal and just have a casual chat. ”

"By the way, listen to Lao Jin, you are now a college student, right? Tell us about your university. Chu Mufengyun easily diverted the topic in just a few words.

"University?"

Wen Ya's eyes lit up, and she seemed to have found what she was good at, and she spoke with relish.

A beautiful narrator, two qualified listeners, and the atmosphere in the elegant room is cheerful and congenial.

After drinking for more than half a tour, chatting and chatting, I don't know how to talk about the gentle teacher, after hearing the other party's name, Chu Mufeng put down his chopsticks and said without a trace: "You said that your teacher Chen Bailu has encountered a problem?" ”

Chen Bailu is a person, Chu Mufeng has heard of it.

He was not only a university professor, but also regularly published some insightful editorial articles in newspapers, and was quite a well-known figure in Sijiu City.

What Chu Mufeng didn't expect was that Wen Ya turned out to be his student.

"Yes, the teacher is a bit of a problem." Wen Ya, who couldn't hide his words, said honestly.

"Tell me, maybe I can help." Chu Mufeng looked at the other party and smiled sincerely.

"You ......"

As soon as Wen Ya showed a suspicious look on her side, Jin Xilai took over the conversation straightforwardly: "Let me tell you, Xiaoya, the fourth brother is the most capable of our brothers, maybe there is a way." ”

"Uh...... Say it! Wen Ya blinked.

"Fourth, here's how it ......"

With Jin Xilai's explanation, Chu Mufeng also knew the ins and outs of the so-called problem.

In fact, the whole thing is not too complicated, it is even very simple, and it boils down to one word: money.

Chen Bailu's wife has always been in poor health, delicate and sickly, and finally failed to survive last year, and has been bedridden since she collapsed, and her daily life is all taken care of by Chen Bailu.

At the beginning, Chen Bailu always invited Chinese medicine to diagnose and treat, but the effect of Chinese medicine was slow, so it did not improve much.

Later, he turned to Western medicine, and the diagnosis given by Western medicine was that he had to take Western medicine for a long time to control his condition.

Western medicine is much more expensive than traditional Chinese medicine.

At first, Chen Bailu could still rely on his savings to buy medicine and see a doctor, but in the long run, the old bottom will be hollowed out, and now he is stretched.

Even so, he is very decent and stylish, and he refuses to make money that has a bad conscience.

I borrowed some from my friends, but I have to pay them back!

No, it's hard to die a hero for a penny!

Chen Bailu is really worried about money.

"Oh, I see, it's actually very easy to do." Chu Mufeng said with a smile after hearing this.

"Easy to do? What to do? Wen Ya asked hurriedly.

"I happen to know a new newspaper that is starting a new newspaper, and as long as Mr. Chen Bailu is willing to submit editorial articles for their newspaper or be in charge of a column, I believe that the pen fee will be enough for him to pay for his medical expenses."

"There are many literati and scholars doing this, I believe that Mr. Chen will not feel that he has lost his identity and violated his principles, right?" Chu Mufeng said calmly.

"Newspaper contributions?" When Wen Ya heard this, instead of being very happy, she showed a kind of hesitation.

"What? Could it be that Mr. Chen is not even willing to do this? Chu Mufeng's tone was a few points higher.

"No, it's not what you think!"

Wen Ya shook her head, sighed and said: "Actually, the teacher has been doing this kind of thing all along, but the newspaper I worked with before was not clean because the foundation was not clean, and the business philosophy of the newspaper conflicted with the teacher's personality, so the teacher resigned." I'm worried that the teacher will have a problem with the newspaper and that he won't want to do it anymore. ”

Chu Mufeng couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Don't worry, the newspaper I know will definitely not have the situation you said, and it is guaranteed to be a conscientious newspaper that operates legally, has principles and a bottom line." ”

"Besides, if there are really variables in cooperation, and there is something that violates Mr. Chen's philosophy and principles of life, he can retract the manuscript at any time."

"If that's the case......"

Wen Ya hesitated for a moment, then agreed, "Okay, I can talk to the teacher about this." Mu Feng, what kind of newspaper is this new newspaper you are talking about? How do I contact their principal? ”

"In this way, I can ask the president to visit Mr. Chen directly, and let them talk about how to cooperate on their own." Chu Mufeng clapped his hands and said.

"That's a real nuisance!"

Wen Ya couldn't help but pick up the wine cup and pour another glass, wanting to thank her, but was stopped by Jin Xilai and took three glasses for her and Chu Mufeng.

Regarding the matter of "Chu Bao", Chu Mufeng can just point to it, and he naturally will not say that he is the boss behind the scenes.

He prefers to be a low-key behind-the-scenes controller than to be known all over the city.

……

Huaihua Hutong, an old house with mottled walls.

Under the light of the early morning sun, Chen Bailu got up early, held a teapot, sat silently in the yard, looked up at the blue sky, and listened to the sound of pigeons flying under the blue sky.

From where he was sitting, he could clearly see the rays of sunlight leaking from the bottom of the leaves of the locust tree.

The sunlight shone on the branches and flower pots, coating the green leaves with a golden halo, and also gave Chen Bailu a little more hope on his face.

"Ahem...... Ahem...... Ahem! ”

Suddenly disturbed by the coughing sound coming from inside the house, Chen Bailu quickly stood up and walked into the room, taking care of his wife considerately.

With a sallow face, sunken eyes, and a weak body, Wang Manyu felt that his breathing was finally a lot easier after a painful cough.

She raised her thin arm with some difficulty, gently stroked the white silk of Chen Bailu's temples, and her eyes were full of affection and unbearability.

"Bailu, it's really hard for you for more than a year, you've grown so old, and you have so many gray hairs!"

"Man Yu, you and I are husband and wife, I am willing to take care of you, why do you have any bitterness. The most important thing for you now is to recuperate, and when you get better, we will go out to play in the mountains and rivers and see all the great rivers and mountains! Chen Bailu grabbed his wife's hand with both hands, and his eyes were full of tenderness.

"Ahem!"

After Wang Manyu coughed twice, he said with a little pain and self-blame: "I know that because of my illness, I have dragged you down and brought down this family." So Bailu, if ......"

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