Shen Huan didn't want to get involved in the affairs of adults, and seeing that Shen Huiming's face was not very good, he wouldn't touch his head, so as not to attract a scolding. After hesitating for two seconds, he raised his steps and wanted to leave, but he heard Shen Li stubbornly asking behind him, "What's wrong with Uncle Jiang?" ”

Li Huan has a straightforward personality, not as many twists and turns as Shen Huiming, and when her daughter asked, she made it clear in a few words: "Your Uncle Jiang is going to build a resort at the foot of Bishuitan Mountain in Ludian Township, and ask your father to invest." Today is the second time I have come to visit. Your dad doesn't want to invest, and your uncle Jiang wants to borrow a sum of money, and your dad is discussing this matter with me. ”

"What are you telling them about?" Shen Huiming frowned, picked up the cigarette case on the coffee table, shook a cigarette out, clamped it to his fingertips, and reached for the lighter.

Li Huan said unhappily: "Still smoking? How many are the roots? Smoked to death. ”

The corners of Shen Huiming's mouth trembled, he threw the cigarette and lighter on the coffee table, and became angry at Shen Huan: "Go back to your room, I come back with so many books every day, and I haven't seen you read them seriously." ”

Shen Huan looked innocent.

The person who opened the question was Shen Li, but he was the one who was scolded.

Sighing silently, he resigned himself to his fate, who let him get bad grades.

Li Huan protects the calf: "Let them hear what's wrong?" They are not too young, they have their own judgment, don't always treat them as children. Besides, it's all a family affair, and there are no outsiders here. ”

Her tone was impulsive, Shen Huiming didn't want to quarrel with her in front of the child, so he restrained his temper: "You don't say a word." ”

Shen Li sat next to Li Huan, took off her scarf and held it in her arms, the schoolbag on her back had not been taken off, she sat upright and looked directly at Shen Huiming on the side, repeating: "Dad doesn't want to invest?" ”

"I really don't think so." Shen Huiming leaned back, and his mood calmed down a little.

"I have the same idea as my mother, our family's restaurant can be opened, it all depends on Uncle Jiang's help back then, and now he is in difficulty and needs money urgently, if you really don't want to invest, the money must be borrowed." Shen Li calmly analyzed word by word, "If nothing else, for the love of your mother and Aunt Sun, you shouldn't refuse." Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, who can say for sure what will happen in the future, maybe there will be places where Uncle Jiang needs help in the future. ”

"That's in my heart." Li Huan showed a smile, hugged her daughter's shoulder, patted her gently, turned her head to Shen Huiming and said, "If you don't borrow it, I won't have the face to see Jingfang in the future." ”

Shen Huan said helpfully: "What's more, haven't I and Jiang Huaining done a good job?" Since our family can borrow it, Uncle Jiang, you can't believe it, and he is not the kind of person who owes money and doesn't pay it back. ”

Three to one, Shen Huiming's slightly calm face suddenly became gloomy: "I have read his plan, and I will definitely not get it back in the short term if I lend out the money, so the plan to open a branch of Yixiang Restaurant will be cancelled?" ”

"I didn't want to open a branch in the first place, but you kept saying it." Li Huan looked dissatisfied, "A store can't be busy, and it's tiring to open a branch." When the time comes, you won't be able to take care of both ends, and you will regret the decline in the restaurant's reputation. ”

Shen Li and Shen Huan didn't plan to listen to the next conversation between the two, Shen Huiming's attitude was loose, and he would definitely be persuaded by their mother within three minutes.

Shen Li gave Shen Huan a look, and the two got up and went back to their rooms.

As soon as the door was closed, Shen Huiming compromised: "Then I'll go tomorrow and say that I'll lend them the money first, and then the matter of opening a branch will be delayed." ”

Li Huan's face didn't look good: "Go call now." ”

Shen Huiming glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and said helplessly to her character that the wind is the rain: "It's past ten o'clock." ”

"What's wrong with ten o'clock?" Li Huan said, "His child has only been studying at night, how can he go to bed so early?" ”

Shen Huiming was so urged that he had no choice, so he took his mobile phone and got up to go to the master bedroom to make a call, but fortunately, when he sent Jiang Xuewen away today, he didn't say it too much.

When he made a phone call, he first explained that he had discussed it with his family and unanimously decided to lend him the money, and the interest rate should not be higher than that of the bank, just according to the normal calculation.

Jiang Xuewen is a person who talks about human feelings, and when he heard the words, he was full of gratitude, and invited the family to have a meal in a few days to express his gratitude.

Shen Huiming also felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, so he didn't say anything polite to him and agreed.

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Not long after the first snow fell, the second snow of the winter came.

It didn't flutter like the first snow, and it only rained all morning, and a thin layer was spread on the ground, which soon melted into water and could not be piled up.

This kind of light snow is the most annoying, the roads are muddy and there is nowhere to stay.

He Xiaoou, who had just come out of the police station, was even more annoyed.

Her brow furrowed deeply, her whole face was deformed, she pulled at her hair that had not been washed for several days and was about to tie it, her mouth was constantly swearing, and she said all the curse words she could think of.

The rental house had not been occupied for several days, and it was filled with a damp musty smell, and I wanted to open the windows to ventilate, but the wind blowing in from outside was cold and dead.

He Xiaoou grabbed his hair irritably, found the charging cable, plugged in the mobile phone that turned off automatically, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After nearly forty minutes of a shower, she was so hungry that she almost fainted inside, and she forced her hair dry.

As soon as the plug of the hair dryer is unplugged, the surroundings are quiet for a moment, and the ringtone of the mobile phone is very clear.

She stepped on her slippers and walked over, glanced at the unfamiliar number displayed on the screen, picked it up and put it to her ear, and said in an impatient tone: "Hey, which one?" ”

"Sister Ou, you are really a noble person who forgets things, how long has it been since you contacted you?"

He Xiaoou sneered, put the tip of his tongue against the corner of his mouth, and scolded: "You get a strange number, who knows which bird you are?" ”

The boy laughed insolently on the phone: "Besides, it's not all for you." ”

"You're back?"

"Well, old place, brothers are waiting for you."

He Xiaoou happened to be hungry, so he didn't refuse, lost the sentence "wait", threw the phone on the bed, opened the wardrobe and turned out a set of clean clothes for going out.

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More than half an hour later, the Volkswagen staggered to a halt in the open space next to the entrance to the old neighborhood.

This asphalt road, built decades ago, has been run over by heavy vehicles over the years, and the road is full of potholes and stones. Half-melted snow pools in the potholes, and bicycles or electric bikes pass over them, muddy water splashing high.

He Xiaoou was wearing knee-length boots, and in order to avoid staining the uppers, he paid attention to his feet while walking, carefully avoiding a few puddles, and stopped in front of a mutton hot pot restaurant.

There happened to be a boy who came out to greet him, with a cigarette in his mouth, the scarlet spark flickered in the wind, and when he caught a glimpse of He Xiaoou, he took the cigarette, squinted and spit out the circles under his eyes, and smiled crookedly: "Sister Ou, long time no see." ”

He Xiaoou was depressed for several days, and was teased by him, she couldn't pull out a smile, and when she went up the steps, she said angrily: "Where did you die during this time?" ”

The boy put his arm around her shoulders, lifted the curtain, and said with a smile: "I hid in the province and played around." It's not because of you, you asked the brothers to teach the student a lesson, who knew that a helper suddenly ran out halfway, and he missed and injured someone. ”

"Don't mention this to me, I'll be angry when you mention it, and you won't be able to do something." He Xiaoou bent his elbow and pressed his chest, "What do you want?" ”

The boy touched the hurt chest, lowered his head, and whispered ambiguously in her ear.

He Xiaoou was in no mood to flirt with him, and only cared about one thing: "Are you coming back now that everything is settled?" ”

"Be careful." The boy pulled out a chair for her and sat on the side by himself, "It was because the girl called the police that alarmed the police in that area, and coupled with the pressure from the school, the police investigated so strictly during that time." It's been so long, they should give up if they can't find out. It's not just a fight, it's a big deal. ”

At the beginning, he was keen, realized that the situation was wrong, and quickly ran away with a few brothers, leaving no clues, and the number he used to call the girl before was dealt with.

Fights are commonplace for them, and over time they don't have a clear sense of boundaries, and they don't think it's a big deal.

After He Xiaoou went through this incident, he was not so bold, and he was somewhat afraid of those policemen: "Don't take it lightly, I see that you will live with Qiangzi during this time, don't come out to hang out." ”

The boy laughed wickedly: "I still want to stay with you at night." ”

"Oh yo, let's eat."

Several of the onlookers screamed.

He Xiaoou pulled his face and scolded: "Get out." ”

The soup base of the hot pot boiled, and several people didn't care about talking anymore, and each picked up chopsticks to shake the vegetables.

They didn't know that at this moment, there were three plainclothes people sitting in the corner of this mutton hot pot restaurant, and they walked into this shop at lunchtime after finishing an errand nearby.

One of them, who was in civilian clothes, raised his arm to cover half of his face, and his gaze lingered on the faces of He Xiaoou and the boy next to her for a few seconds, and then whispered to the other two companions.