Section 10 My father-in-law

The pickpocketing case should be over for the time being, as soon as this work is put down, I have to plan my personal affairs, the door is a big deal, I can't be sloppy at all, I have to finalize every detail in advance, I don't want to have the embarrassment of last year.

On the last Saturday before the Lunar New Year, that is, on the 22nd day of the lunar month (February 10, 1996), I went back to the county seat to discuss the official visit.

When my mother-in-law saw that I had gone home, she was very happy and ran to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.

Dinner in the evening, dinner table.

"Dad, Mom, when do you think it's good to come to the door to recognize your relatives?" I took the initiative to ask the question.

"This question, you just go back and ask your mother, I will focus on your family." Mother-in-law said.

"I asked my mother, and my parents said that you are the main one, saying that the customs in the city are different from those in the countryside, and everything depends on the city." I explained.

"Your parents are really sensible, okay, Lao Ke and Fang, what do you think is good?" The mother-in-law consulted her father-in-law and Wanfang.

"It's up to you." Father-in-law said.

"It's still the first day of the Lunar New Year, last time it was set by my mother, and this time it's still the first day of the Lunar New Year." Wanfang said.

I thought to myself: Was it your mother who decided last time? Did we make a reservation in a rented house? Why is it your mother's decision now?

Although I felt strange, I said casually:

"Why is it the first day of the Lunar New Year?"

The mother-in-law hurriedly asked, "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, are you okay?" ”

"Not really." I scratched my head and said.

"Oh, I see, you came to my house on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, brought fake wine, and you were worried that you were taking fake wine, are you afraid?" Wanfang teased, and the bad guys looked at me.

"You kid, what are you talking about, Ah Liu didn't mean it." The mother-in-law was disgusted.

Whatever I think, Wanfang can know, it seems that I didn't accompany her in vain; However, I was so caught up in Wanfang's words, and I immediately blushed.

"Ah Liu, good son, don't be afraid of this, isn't this Wanfang working in the Commercial Bureau, whatever we buy, we will go to her unit to buy it, isn't this okay?" My mother-in-law saw that I was blushing and hurried to relieve the siege.

I nodded, and asked a new question: "My mother said that this is a door-to-door determination, and your custom here is to take something, and I also need to ask your opinion." ”

"Just take a little bit, just take a little bit, you just joined the work, we can understand it, just take a little bit." The mother-in-law is very understanding of people.

I was in a hurry, and hurriedly said:

"That's not good, my mother said, everything must be the same as in the city, and nothing less can be missing!"

"My in-laws, is it necessary to be so polite?" The mother-in-law nodded and asked.

I nodded heavily.

"Then you can take some cigarettes, some wine, and some sugar." Mother-in-law said.

"My mother said that she still needs to take money, and this one must take money." It's more urgent.

"Haha, look at your urgency, forget about the money." Mother-in-law said.

"I don't think I need to take any money." Wanfang also said.

"This must be taken, this must be taken, my mother said, this thing can't break the rules." I'm in a hurry.

"Since your mother is so resolute, let's take two thousand yuan." The mother-in-law finally set the gift money.

"I'll go home and discuss this with my parents." I gave myself room to maneuver.

"All clear, huh? Can you eat now? The mother-in-law asked happily.

I nodded.

"My big hero is finally coming to the door to confess his relatives, and I want to drink to celebrate." Wanfang said.

"Okay, okay, my girl will do whatever she says, and my mother has long been focused on you." The mother-in-law continued to talk happily.

Wanfang and I both blushed.

Then, everyone started drinking, and while drinking, when we saw that the major matters at the door had been discussed, my father-in-law changed the subject and asked me about my work.

"Recently, three people were arrested, a pickpocketing case was solved, and now, there are no pickpocketing cases in our jurisdiction." I said.

The father-in-law became interested at once, and then asked:

"No more pickpocketing?"

I nodded.

"Amazing, you're amazing, I've heard that pickpocketing is the hardest thing to eradicate, and you don't even have pickpocketing cases now." The father-in-law admired.

"I can only say that this kind of case will not be issued for the time being, and I don't know what will happen in the future?" I answered truthfully.

"Tell me, how did you do it?" The father-in-law then asked.

"I did two main things.

One is to capture the thief and capture the king first, and the ideological work of a small leader among them has been done, and he and a few of his men will not commit crimes in our jurisdiction, and I also know that this is a way to get out, and it can only play a temporary role, in order for everyone to live a good year quietly, I can only do this for the time being; In addition, I also released a message through this small leader, warning others not to come to our jurisdiction to commit crimes, and if they dare to come, we will crack down;

The second is to crack down. Through the identification of personnel, we identified three members of the perpetrators. Not long ago, we organized an operation to capture all three members of this small gang. This is a great deterrent for pickpockets. I replied.

"There are ideas, there are ideas, my son-in-law is really good, come, let's have a drink, finish the wine, and then talk." After the father-in-law finished speaking, he raised his glass.

We were all drunk, and I quickly filled it up again.

"How did you get through this little boss's thoughts?" The father-in-law asked deeply.

"With the big policy decided, I used a little bit of tricks. His wife worked in the biggest boss store in the case I handled before, that is, the fake wine case, and the salary was relatively low, and I was going to deal with the boss severely, but he had a good relationship with Secretary Wang in our town, and my mother and Fang greeted me again, so I dealt with him lightly. I went to the boss's shop and told him about it, and he readily agreed, and asked me how much I would get my salary raised, and I told him to decide for himself. Later, when I heard that the price had risen by 300 yuan, the little boss and his wife were very happy, and after that, the little boss basically obeyed me. "I finished the process in one go.

"Lao Liu, did you say hello in person?" The father-in-law looked at the mother-in-law, suddenly changed the subject, and his face became serious.

My heart immediately tightened, and I regretted that I had spoken too much, and I was too scared to make a sound.

"Yes, yes, it was Director Feng who contacted me, saying that Ah Liu and Secretary Wang had a quarrel, and asked me to persuade Ah Liu, I only asked Fang to make a phone call with Ah Liu, saying that Secretary Wang was an elder and asked him to let him go, I really didn't say anything else." The mother-in-law stammered a little.

Wanfang also looked at her father-in-law nervously.

"Oh." My father-in-law softened his tone, and my heart fell.

"Ah Liu, tell me what's going on." My father-in-law said to me again.

My heart was lifted again, I didn't know how to say it, and I was afraid that I would say it wrong, look at my mother-in-law, and look at Wanfang.

"Ah Liu, my good son, don't be afraid, no matter what you do, Dad won't blame you." My father-in-law encouraged me.

I had no choice but to tell my father-in-law the whole situation.

After hearing this, the father-in-law immediately said:

"Son, you did the right thing, Dad really didn't misunderstand you, you are a man with a very sense of justice and responsibility, we will hand over Fang to you, and we are relieved. Your mother is afraid that you have just joined the work and will suffer a loss because you have no experience, so you have to understand your mother. ”

My heart was slowly falling again, and I was afraid that my father-in-law would have other problems, so I didn't dare to fall completely.

I nodded busily and kept nodding.

"Your mother chose you for Fang, you do have a vision!" After the father-in-law finished speaking, he looked at his mother-in-law and extended his thumb.

"I chose you in the first place, and I have a vision." The mother-in-law said happily.

We all burst out laughing, and the atmosphere was relaxed again.

After speaking, the mother-in-law continued:

"The child finally came back once, why are you asking this and that, you are drinking with the child." Mother-in-law reminded.

"Yes, yes, we drink! Drink! Good son, dad and you have a double drink! "My father-in-law and I are so bold again that we want to drink two glasses.

Where can you not drink this, two glasses of wine will be dry.

My heart, which was still hanging, finally let go.

I poured my wine full, stood up, and said to my mother-in-law:

"Mom, thank you, I toast you!"

"You're still polite to your mother, this kid." The mother-in-law said lovingly, happily picked up the wine glass, and drank the wine in one gulp very boldly.

Seeing that I finished drinking and sat down, Wanfang spoke:

"I'm a big hero, what about me?"

"I like you! I'll toast you too! I teased, and with that, I drank dry.

My father-in-law, mother-in-law, and I all laughed, and Wanfang, whose face was flushed, picked up the cup and drank the wine, and whispered in my ear, "Clean up for you at night!" ”。

At night, Wanfang really cleaned me up, but she was also exhausted by herself, and we slept until ten o'clock the next day before getting up, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law went out.

When the meal was almost ready, my mother-in-law came home, and when she saw that we had cooked the food, her face bloomed with joy, and she said very happily:

"Okay, my baby daughter and son can cook, I'll just wait to eat and enjoy the blessings."

"Ah Liu said that he talked a lot last night, and asked Dad to question you, so he specially cooked a meal today and gave you a gift." Wanfang said.

"It's okay, it's okay, your dad, I don't know yet? He has a similar surname to Ah Liu, and has a sense of justice and responsibility. The mother-in-law said happily.

When my father-in-law came home for dinner, we didn't say anything, he thought it was made by his mother-in-law! (To be continued.) )