Chapter 7: Misfortune Strikes
For most high school students, after the college entrance examination, the days of waiting for the results are probably the most worrying days in their lives, but for students like Chen Xiaomo and Zhang Yafei, these days are almost the same as usual, and even much easier than usual.
In the past, because Chen Xiaomo's parents considered the importance of his studies, they did not let him go outside to help sell vegetables, but let him study at home. However, Chen Xiaomo is very sensible, and usually helps his parents do a lot of housework at home, one of which is cooking, and Chen Xiaomo's current skills are not bad. So now that it's a holiday, he feels like he has nothing to do.
In the morning, his parents went to sell vegetables, Chen Xiaomo stayed at home, and after finishing the housework, he lay on the bed in a daze, constantly recalling the beautiful clips with Zhang Yafei last night, and a happy smile naturally appeared on his face.
Suddenly, the phone rings. When Chen Xiaomo heard the bell, his heartbeat immediately accelerated, and the whole person was also in a lot of energy. He looked at the caller ID, and sure enough, it was Zhang Yafei's mobile phone number. Chen Xiaomo resolutely picked up the phone, and a sweet voice came from the other end of the phone: "Is Chen Xiaomo there?"
Chen Xiaomo thickened his voice and asked in his father's tone, "Who are you?" My son went out to play, what are you looking for him?"
"Hmph, stinky boy, it's not like I can't hear your voice!" Zhang Yafei scolded with a smile: "Are you free now? Come out and play with me!"
"Yes, of course there is!" Chen Xiaomo agreed. Then the two agreed on a place to meet, and Chen Xiaomo ran out happily.
The two stayed until noon before returning home. After Chen Xiaomo went home, he hurriedly cooked the food for his parents, and after Chen Yuanshan and Liu Shumei came back to eat, they went to sell vegetables again. And Chen Xiaomo went to the place agreed between him and Zhang Yafei, and then continued the morning lingering. In the evening, the two went home separately.
For five or six days in a row, Chen Xiaomo lived like this, going to go on a date with Zhang Yafei on time every day. In order to facilitate contact with Zhang Yafei, Chen Xiaomo, who had never asked his parents for anything, applied to his parents for the first time to buy a mobile phone. After all, this thing is also a must in college. Chen Yuanshan and Liu Shumei didn't think much about it, and bought Chen Xiaomo a smartphone the next day, which made it a lot easier for Chen Xiaomo to connect with Zhang Yafei.
In fact, it is not easy for Chen Xiaomo's parents to sell vegetables. Because the family has no money and can't afford to rent a stall, they can only use tricycles as stalls to buy and sell on the spot, and they don't know how many times they have been expelled by the chengguan and how many times they have escaped.
Today is June 18th, as soon as the morning dawns, Chen Yuanshan and his wife went to sell vegetables, but Chen Xiaomo still went to find Zhang Yafei.
Wu Huaicheng walked out of the KTV and stretched. At this time, two middle-aged men came over and said, "Master Wu, you called us over early in the morning, I don't know what you are doing?"
"Hehe, Brother Zhang, Brother Wang, I have a little favor that I want to trouble you......" Wu Huaicheng said with a sneer.
Chen Yuanshan and his wife were selling vegetables on the street when they suddenly saw several people who looked like chengguan running towards them. Chen Yuanshan hurriedly said: "Shumei, the chengguan is here, let's go quickly." ”
However, today's chengguan is particularly strange, they completely ignore a few illegal vendors on the roadside, but chase Chen Yuanshan and his wife. Therefore, Chen Yuanshan and his wife did not run far before they were caught up by several chengguan. A tall middle-aged man snatched the scale from Chen Yuanshan's hand, then turned his face blank and said, "I've been staring at the two of you for a long time, don't come out to sell vegetables if you can't pay the rent fee!" This person is Brother Zhang in Wu Huaicheng's mouth.
"Brother Chengguan, I'm sorry, we will definitely pay the rent and apportionment on time in the future. You and your brothers have worked hard, take some vegetables home and eat!" Liu Shumei said with a smile.
Brother Zhang secretly said in his heart: "This woman is quite good at coming to trouble, if she scares and scares them in normal times, it will be enough to collect two boxes of cigarette money, but Wu Gongzi has already explained just now, in case this matter is not done well, Director Wu will definitely ......"
In the process of Brother Zhang's thinking, Brother Wang in Wu Huaicheng's mouth had already come over and said viciously: "Don't talk nonsense, today you will either pay off the rent arrears in the past at once, or leave this car and this cart of vegetables for me." In this way, this Brother Wang is much more fierce than Brother Zhang.
"But how can we have so much money to pay rent and apportionment!" Liu Shumei begged.
"Then leave us the cart and the vegetables. With that, Brother Wang came over to grab the handlebar. Seeing this, Liu Shumei hurriedly stopped Brother Wang and said, "You are not allowed to rob our car, and we can discuss the matter of renting the apportionment." ”
"Discuss it, can you come up with 5,000 yuan now? If you can't get it, get away!" Brother Wang scolded. After speaking, he pushed Liu Shumei away, and then snatched the handlebar.
Liu Shumei was pushed by Brother Wang, and she fell to the ground when she couldn't stand steadily. "How can you hit people casually!" Chen Yuanshan said angrily. Chen Yuanshan himself is not very good at talking, so he kept watching his wife talking there just now, but at this time, seeing his wife being pushed down, he couldn't hold back anymore.
A chengguan appeared out of nowhere behind him, and scolded loudly: "What about beating you?"
The chengguan here said, Brother Wang had already pushed the tricycle away, Liu Shumei hurriedly said: "Yuanshan, go and snatch our car back!" Chen Yuanshan hesitated for a moment, then helped Liu Shumei up, ran over and pushed Brother Wang away, and said angrily: "This tricycle is ours, and there is no Wang Fa!"
"Wang Fa?" Brother Wang said contemptuously, and then his whole face turned fierce, and said: "We are Wang Fa! Damn, you dare to push me, brothers, give it to me!"
The four chengguan immediately surrounded Chen Yuanshan and punched and kicked him.
Wu Huaicheng, who was standing in the distance, was full of smiles, and Dongzi next to him flattered: "Brother Cheng, you are really tall!" After that, he gave Wu Huaicheng a thumbs up.
"Hmph, I went out a few days ago, and I didn't have time to clean up Chen Xiaomo, but I didn't expect him and Zhang Yafei to get better. I'm going to give him some color today. Wu Huaicheng said viciously.
"They work very hard!" Dongzi was surprised.
"Of course, my dad is the director of the urban management bureau, and Brother Zhang and Brother Wang are the captains under my dad, and I told them that my dad supported this matter, and they will naturally work hard. Besides, after finishing the errand, the benefits are indispensable to them. Wu Huaicheng said proudly.
Dongzi praised Wu Huaicheng again. Wu Huaicheng said a little impatiently: "Okay, Dongzi, you go find a few people now, let's clean up Chen Xiaomo's kid in a while." ”
"Yes, Brother Cheng!" Dongzi said, and immediately ran to find someone. Wu Huaicheng smiled sinisterly, and gradually disappeared into the corner.
Seeing her husband being beaten, Liu Shumei didn't know where the strength came from, and suddenly rushed over and pushed the two people away. She was just about to help Chen Yuanshan, but she kicked Liu Shumei down with a volley, and then there was a scolding: "Dead woman, let you meddle in your business!"
Seeing his wife being kicked to the ground, Chen Yuanshan, who was lying on the ground, suddenly broke out, he struggled to get up from the ground, punched the face of the chengguan who kicked Liu Shumei just now, and said, "I let you bully people!"
The chengguan was so angry that he didn't know where to find half a brick, and at the moment when Chen Yuanshan turned around to help Liu Shumei, a brick slapped on the back of Chen Yuanshan's head, and the brick split into two halves, Chen Yuanshan turned his head to look at him, and the chengguan was stunned for a moment, and then saw Chen Yuanshan fall face down on the ground, and the back of his head was full of blood.
"Xiao Feng, what are you doing here?" Brother Zhang grabbed the chengguan who was still holding half a brick in his hand and shouted anxiously. And Xiao Feng was stunned by the blood all over the ground, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
At this time, Brother Wang shouted from behind: "Don't stand stupidly, run away!" After that, he took the lead and ran forward, and the other city management officers immediately disappeared without a trace.
A kind person on the side of the road dialed 120, and after a while, an ambulance rushed over, and then pulled Chen Yuanshan into the car and sped away.
Chen Xiaomo and Zhang Yafei were walking on the street hand in hand. Chen Xiaomo asked curiously: "Fei Fei, you always ask what I like about you, so what do you like about me?"
Zhang Yafei smiled: "Actually, you have a lot of advantages, and I can basically evaluate you in five words!"
Chen Xiaomo was surprised: "Which five words? Won't it be eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, and smoking?
"Haha!" Zhang Yafei was amused by Chen Xiaomo's words, and said coquettishly: "How can there be, the five words I want to say are benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith!"
"The evaluation is so high, why didn't I find it myself?" Chen Xiaomo said in surprise.
"There are many advantages that you can't find yourself, such as ......" Zhang Yafei was about to say something, when she suddenly saw a little boy running over, panting and said: "Brother Chen Xiaomo, your father is in the hospital, go and have a look!"
Chen Xiaomo fixed his eyes and saw that this little boy was the neighbor's child Xiao Ning, seven years younger than himself, Chen Xiaomo hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with my father?
Xiao Ning hurriedly said: "Uncle is in the Second Hospital, it was Auntie who asked me to come to you, I don't know what the specific situation is." Chen Xiaomo and Zhang Yafei heard this and hurried to the Second Hospital.
Before coming to the operating room, I saw Liu Shumei sitting on a chair at the door, her eyes hollow, as if the sky had fallen.
Chen Xiaomo asked anxiously, "Mom, what's wrong?" What's wrong with my dad?" Liu Shumei didn't speak, still staying there. Chen Xiaomo and Zhang Yafei were anxious in their hearts. After a few more minutes, seeing that Liu Shumei still didn't speak, Chen Xiaomo suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, "Mom, what's wrong with my dad?
At this time, a nurse came over and said, "You are Chen Yuanshan's family, right?"
"Yes, I'm his son, what's wrong with my dad?" Chen Xiaomo asked anxiously.
The nurse said slowly: "Chen Yuanshan died of excessive cerebral hemorrhage and failed to be rescued. The surgeon should have told you just now, right?"
"What, you said my dad died? Where is he? How did he die?" Chen Xiaomo seemed to not believe the nurse's words, and asked several questions in a row.
"The patient suffered a blow to the back of the head and lost a lot of blood in the skull. The nurse said.
"Why? Why did my dad get hit hard in the back of the head?" Chen Xiaomo asked, almost frantically, his voice echoing through the hallway.
"I don't know, but you'll have to sign it here. After speaking, the nurse took out a piece of paper, and Chen Xiaomo saw that it was his father's death notice.
At this time, Liu Shumei, who had been sitting next to her in a daze, suddenly stood up, walked over expressionlessly, looked at the death notice, and then signed silently.
Seeing Liu Shumei signing, the nurse said again: "The patient's body has been placed in the morgue, you go to the toll desk to pay the operation fee first, and then prepare for the deceased." After the nurse finished speaking, she handed a bill to Liu Shumei, and then turned to leave, leaving only a bleak picture.
Looking at his mother's sad look, Chen Xiaomo thought to himself: "No matter how my father died, I have to be strong and take care of my mother." Then, he walked up to his mother, hugged her, and said, "Mom, dad is gone, you still have me, I will definitely take good care of you!"
Hearing her son's words, Liu Shumei's heart warmed, and tears fell uncontrollably.
"Xiaomo, let's take Auntie home first. Zhang Yafei said beside him. Chen Xiaomo nodded, and then walked towards home with his mother in his arms.