Chapter 15 A Big Fish
In the factory workshop, Lu Xiaorong clumsily operated the machine. Now, she was helping her newly appointed master He Chaoying.
Although He Chaoying was a woman, she had a rather impatient temper. She had always believed in one method of teaching her apprentices: simple and rough methods were the most effective. If she was not satisfied with someone, she would scold him loudly.
However, after that day's contact, Lu Xiaorong felt that his master was a kind person, but he was a little strict with his apprentice.
"Lu Xiaorong, have you learned all the operating skills I taught you yesterday? Look at your movements, they are not even as good as a three-year-old child!"
He Chaoying picked up the glass cup that he had wrapped in wool and said dissatisfiedly: "Look at yourself, what have you cut these parts into!"
"I'm telling you, if you keep being so careless, you'll have to practice for an extra hour every day!"
Lu Xiaorong smiled and said, "Master, I will definitely change it next time."
Although Lu Xiaorong was working at the moment, Shen Lin's figure still emerged in her mind from time to time.
These days, Shen Lin, who would have breakfast with her on time every day, did not come back.
What is he doing? Is it because the radio was not sold?
Just when Lu Xiaorong was feeling confused, she saw her mother Chen Hongying striding in with an angry face.
"Lu Xiaorong, I don't care what you think, you must divorce that bastard today!"
"If you still refuse, don't acknowledge me as your mother! And don't step foot in your mother's house again!"
The busy workshop suddenly became quiet, and almost all the workers stopped what they were doing.
He Chaoying looked at Chen Hongying who was coming aggressively, and directly blocked in front of his apprentice and said: "Chen Hongying, this is a workshop, can't you go home and talk about what's going on?"
"He Chaoying, if I could go home and tell her, I wouldn't come here to look for her!" At this point, Chen Hongying said with a cold face: "Lu Xiaorong, are you going to get a divorce or not?"
Lu Xiaorong was a little embarrassed. After all, her mother had forced her to come here in public.
"Mom, let's talk about family matters after we get home. Please don't delay me from work, okay?" Lu Xiaorong advised his mother while holding back tears.
Even though my mother is doing this for my own good, she can't force me to express my opinion in public. Where would I put my face?
Chen Hongying snorted and said, "Let's talk about it when we get home? It will be too late when we get home!"
"I'm telling you, that bastard never learns his lesson. He stole something and was taken away by the police. This matter has spread all over the factory."
"You're still reluctant to divorce him, are you afraid that your father and I haven't lost face yet?"
Lu Xiaorong 's head buzzed for a moment. She never expected that her mother would bring her such news.
Being caught stealing, this... How is this possible...
But looking at the mother's expression, it doesn't seem like she's talking nonsense.
Shen Lin suddenly started spending money lavishly. Those repaired radios and color TVs...
"Mom, Shen Lin won't steal anything. He has money." Lu Xiaorong hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to believe Shen Lin.
Although she had some doubts, the feeling Shen Lin gave her in the past two days made her feel that Shen Lin was not a thief.
Chen Hongying snorted and said, "He has money, he doesn't have a job, his money is not stolen, where does it come from?"
"Go and ask for a divorce from him today. If he keeps pestering me, I'll go find his father!"
Looking at her aggressive mother, Lu Xiaorong felt a surge of anger in her heart. She had always been dissatisfied with her strong and snobbish mother.
If Shen Lin's father was still the director of the factory, Chen Hongying would not dare to say that. If her mother had not insisted on this marriage, she would not have agreed to it.
"Master, I'm going to the police station." Lu Xiaorong no longer paid attention to his mother and said to He Chaoying.
He Chaoying nodded and said, "Xiaorong, go ahead. I'm here."
"But your mother is right. Shen Lin is not doing the right thing. You are still young. If you don't make a decision, you will suffer the consequences!"
Lu Xiaorong looked at He Chaoying, who looked serious, and said hesitantly, "Master, I know what to do."
Just as Lu Xiaorong walked out of the workshop, Fang Boyuan, wearing glasses and a white shirt, strode over and said, "Xiaorong, it's not easy for you, a girl, to go to the police station by yourself. I'll go with you."
Lu Xiaorong’s first reaction was to refuse!
Ever since Chen Hongying asked her to keep in touch with Fang Boyuan, she felt somewhat resistant to this old classmate.
Now that this has happened, she is even more unwilling to ask Fang Boyuan for help.
"No, I can go by myself."
But just as Lu Xiaorong finished speaking, Chen Hongying said loudly: "Boyuan, I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter. Our Xiaorong has never been to the police station. I will feel relieved if you go there."
"By the way, if you see that little bastard Shen Lin, you must tell him that our Xiao Rong wants to divorce him."
"This kind of thing cannot be delayed for a single day."
Fang Boyuan looked at Chen Hongying, who looked determined, and said with a gentle smile, "Auntie, I will persuade Xiaorong well."
At this time, Lu Xiaorong no longer had the heart to pay attention to her mother. She pushed her bicycle and was about to go out.
Fang Boyuan also caught up on a bicycle when he saw this. He didn't wait for Lu Xiaorong to refuse, and took the initiative to say, "I have a high school classmate who works at the police station. It would be better for you to ask around than to ask randomly on your own."
After hearing what Fang Boyuan said, Lu Xiaorong hesitated for a moment and said, "Thank you, Boyuan. Thank you very much."
"We are classmates. Shouldn't we help each other?"
Fang Boyuan said gently: "But Xiaorong, you should not be resentful towards Auntie. She is doing this for your own good."
"After all, no mother wants to see her child suffer."
Lu Xiaorong nodded but didn't say anything. At this moment, her mind was still surging with thoughts about Shen Lin.
Did Shen Lin really steal something? What if he did?
Just as Lu Xiaorong's heart was surging like a raging sea, she felt nauseous. But soon, she suppressed this reaction.
Fang Boyuan was an outsider after all, and Lu Xiaorong was unwilling to show her discomfort in front of her.
The police station was not far from Lu Xiaorong's factory. When they arrived at the police station, which was surrounded by a row of brick houses, an old man who was cleaning the door with a broom stopped the two of them and asked, "What's the matter with you two?"
"Uncle, I'm looking for Xu Ruibing!" Fang Boyuan said in a deep voice without waiting for Lu Xiaorong to speak.
The cleaning man ignored Fang Boyuan and shouted loudly inside, "Xu Ruibing, someone is looking for you."
A young man in his twenties came out of an office nearby and asked, "Who's looking for me?"
"Rui Bing, I'm Fang Boyuan." Fang Boyuan waved at the young man.
Xu Ruibing quickly came to Fang Boyuan, punched him on the shoulder and said, "You kid, you've been in college for three years and you've become more and more refined. Hahaha."
"What, is this your girlfriend?" Xu Ruibing glanced at Lu Xiaorong and said with a smile.
"I'm Fang Boyuan's colleague." Lu Xiaorong quickly explained: "I asked him to come here this time because I want to trouble you with something."
Fang Boyuan said calmly, "Rui Bing, this is Lu Xiaorong, also my former classmate. She wants to ask if your station has arrested a man named Shen Lin?"
Xu Ruibing glanced at Lu Xiaorong, then smiled at Fang Boyuan, and then said solemnly: "We caught a man named Shen Lin, and I heard from colleagues who went to his house to search that he is a big fish. Not only did he steal radios to sell, he also stole a color TV."
"Well...those things were all collected by him when he was collecting junk." Lu Xiaorong defended loudly.
"Buying junk?" Xu Ruibing looked at Lu Xiaorong, then said with a smile, "Have you ever seen anyone selling a good imported color TV as junk?"
At this point, he turned to Lu Xiaorong and said, "Girl, if you are dating Shen Lin, I will give you a piece of advice. Break up with this kind of person as soon as possible."
Lu Xiaorong's expression changed for a moment, but he said firmly: "I am his wife."
Xu Ruibing's expression suddenly changed, and Fang Boyuan said, "Old classmate, is this a mistake?"
"How could we be wrong? We received a tip from the neighborhood committee that he sold three and a half new radios in the past two days."
"Where else could he get all these things except by stealing?"
Along the way, Lu Xiaorong had been thinking about Shen Lin's behavior these days. If something like this had happened a few days ago, she was somewhat convinced that Shen Lin would steal.
But thinking of how Shen Lin collected those radios, and how Shen Lin concentrated on repairing the radios under the dim light, Lu Xiaorong's heart suddenly became firm.
"Comrade, I can testify for him that he took these things back and repaired them himself."
Xu Ruibing smiled and said, "It's no use for you to tell me these things. Although I am willing to believe that what you said is true, we have to use evidence to speak."
"By the way, Shen Lin revealed where he kept his things. Our director has already sent someone to investigate."
"What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true either."
