Volume 5: Qingming Chapter 34 Enthusiastic Citizens
"Are you in love too early?" Jiang You asked.
"Yes, at that time her daughter was standing at the entrance of the supermarket. She was scolding her daughter and hitting her hands with a ruler. We tried to persuade her then," the fat woman glanced at Jiang You, "as for a girl, no matter how good she is at studying and becoming a female doctor, what good can that do? I heard that boy's family is quite well off..."
"His father works in the Transportation Bureau, and his mother seems to also work in a public institution." A thin old man standing at the side added.
"Yes, they say marriage is a woman's second life. I think I should settle down sooner, get married right after graduating from college, and have a baby sooner..."
Seeing the fat woman talking more and more off the track, Jiang You interrupted her and asked, "They were separated, right?"
"Of course she did. She talked to the teacher and even picked her up from school every day. But when the college entrance exam scores came out, she could only go to a junior college. On the contrary, that boy got admitted to our city. I think, I don’t remember which place he was in that year, but he was at the top. It was even published in the Chucheng Daily," the fat woman said with some regret. "At that time, the boss lady looked down on that boy and thought her family was a golden phoenix. She didn’t think about the fact that she and her husband ran a supermarket and they themselves didn’t have much education."
"What is that boy doing now?"
“I don’t know.”
"I know," the thin old man spoke again, "his father and I knew each other. He later went abroad and met his current wife there. He brought her back for a wedding banquet a few years ago. I also went there. We invited a host from our TV station to preside over the wedding. The red carpet was paved with rose petals."
“He immigrated, didn’t he?”
"He came back to start a business, created something on his phone, and even appeared on CCTV. His wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and he stopped working."
"That's amazing. If it were me, I would regret it to death."
“That’s right.”
A man in his fifties wearing a blue jacket squeezed into the crowd, and people who recognized him made way for him.
The fat woman said, "Her man is here."
After Duan Rui's father walked into the supermarket, the howling stopped and a fierce male voice rang out, "It's you?"
"Yes."
Duan's father punched Lin Yu in the face. Lin Yu grabbed his hand and Duan's father struggled several times but failed to break free.
At this time, Duan's mother screamed again, "Murder! Murder, murder, killing my daughter, and still..."
The onlookers began to persuade them.
Jiang You took a few steps back while holding Jiang Mo, took out his cell phone and took a look. He said to the fat woman, "The agent said he will be here soon. I'll go and pick him up."
"Go ahead, there are so many people here, don't accidentally bump into a child."
"By the way, I want to ask you something."
"you say."
"I checked the best high school here..."
"The best one is definitely No.1 Middle School..."
"Nonsense," the thin old man interrupted the fat woman, "Qiming Middle School has invited many special teachers from other places, so last year, the undergraduate rate of Qiming Middle School has exceeded that of No. 1 Middle School..."
"Qiming, that's cramming..."
"I understand. Yizhong and Qiming are better. Thank you."
"You're welcome, you're welcome." said the thin old man.
The fat woman also said: "It's okay, if you buy a house here in the future, we will be neighbors."
"Yes, yes."
…
Half an hour later, Lin Yu walked into a donkey meat restaurant carrying a bag of smashed fruit. He saw Jiang You and Jiang Mo sitting in the second seat against the wall.
He walked over and sat down opposite them.
Jiang You pointed with his chopsticks at the large plate of donkey meat in five-spice sauce in front of him, "The donkey meat here is pretty good."
Lin Yu saw the half cup of rice wine in Jiang You's hand and said, "You really know how to enjoy yourself."
"It's OK."
"I was scolded..." Lin Yu sighed and shook his head, "If not, ah, if I wasn't..."
"Eat more and make up for it." Jiang You pushed the plate in front of Lin Yu.
Lin Yu reached out and picked up the bottle, poured a glass into the cup, and took a big sip, "I almost couldn't help it just now."
"Calm down, calm down. You are a big shot in both the black and white worlds of China and Thailand. You must have some skills to cultivate your energy."
"What?"
Jiang You smiled and told Lin Yu the rumors he had heard.
"How did it get spread like this..." Lin Yu took another big sip of wine. After he calmed down, he picked up a piece of donkey meat, chewed it for a few times and swallowed it.
"Not bad, isn't it?"
"Yes, the meat is very soft, but not falling apart. It's delicious."
"If I hadn't found this store, I wouldn't have had the energy to come here," Jiang You ate two pieces of meat, and then he asked, "How did you escape?"
"Later, a lady from the street came to mediate, and I was forced to apologize to them. I..." Lin Yu said bitterly, "I am the victim. Really, I was scolded so harshly. I finally know why she never mentioned her parents. If it were me, I would not be able to stand it. It is totally unreasonable."
Jiang You repeated the information he got from the fat woman and the thin old man.
"She has a very good memory. Now everyone has a cell phone and doesn't remember phone numbers, but she can remember the phone numbers of important people. She also remembers their hobbies, relationships, etc. She remembers them very clearly. If she studied liberal arts...really, the influence of her family is too great ."
"Yes."
"I once listened to a TED talk about the original family and childhood trauma. It really is true that a person's future is determined at birth."
Jiang You took a sip of wine and said, "Now that your wings are strong, you should fly. According to the current theory of origin in Africa, humans have spread from such a faraway place to the entire earth. There are people in the Arctic and Antarctic, and they have taken the initiative to claim the title of earth pests. They just fluttered their wings and spread out."
"Some people are just lucky and will be reborn."
"Not necessarily. After graduation, Duan Rui worked in administration in Zhuzhou. After working there for half a year, she returned to Chucheng and stayed in Chucheng for more than a year. During this year, if I'm not mistaken, her early lover probably got married."
"So she left home again, went to Zhuzhou, and entered Wenye."
"Yes, so something must have happened to her more than three years ago."
"What's up?"
"She needs to meet her early crush," Jiang You looked at Lin Yu, "How about you go and meet him?"
"Me again?"
"Could it be me?"
"Do you know where he is now?"
“我可是人民警察，要查这个，还挺容易的，”姜游打量着林昱，“知道自己初恋死了，多少会有点情绪吧，你得小心点，别再被揍了。”
"I am the victim." Lin Yu couldn't help but repeat it.
"I know, I know. You are helping with the case. I will order you a banner with the thickest material. It will say 'Good Citizen'."
Chapter 383
Lin Yu complained, "Used as a quilt?"
"If you want to use it as a quilt," Jiang You looked at Lin Yu, "with your body, it would be a bit of a waste of material."
"I have a few questions."
"You have so many questions," Jiang You glanced at the menu on the wall, "What else do you want to order? Another donkey offal casserole soup, or a donkey meat hot pot?"
"I'll listen to you." Lin Yu said.
The extra dishes were delivered promptly.
The soup was very solid, with thick meat, including tendons, head meat, mouth strips, liver and lungs ... The soup base was very fresh, without any peculiar smell, and full of meaty aroma. After drinking half a bowl of soup, a layer of sweat appeared on my forehead, and I took a big bite of donkey meat fire cake, and the meat juice soaked the dough...
Jiang You and Lin Yu cleared all the plates.
"I haven't run for several days. I wonder if I've gained weight again," Jiang You touched his belly. "I was thinking that the air in the resort is good, so I might go for a run or something, but it rained."
“There is a gym in the resort.”
"Really?"
"I called you yesterday when I went to exercise..."
"By the way, how's your client doing?"
"I transferred it to someone else. I plan to change to a more flexible job."
"Do you have any general idea?"
"No, I suddenly don't know what I want to do, and whether some of the things I'm doing have any meaning," Lin Yu picked up the bottle, poured half of the remaining wine into his glass, and poured the other half into Jiang You's glass, "I know why you asked me to go to the research institute."
"Why?"
"Let me give up."
"You don't want to investigate this matter anymore?"
"Not really. I really want to understand what happened to Duan Rui. It's not about me, or how I treated her. In my heart, I really hate her. My company, the people who trusted me, and who always followed me... I think I am also responsible, but really, if it weren't for her, maybe the company could have survived."
“It’s possible.”
"She's dead, and I can't pursue anything. I want to ask if there is a simpler way."
"What do you mean by simple?"
"In those novels you recommended to me, those about cultivating immortals and gods all have soul searching, memory reading, or hypnosis..."
"You think it's not fantasy enough and lacks special effects, right?"
"No, it's just more efficient. For example, today, we can walk into a supermarket, read the other person's memory when paying, and then..."
"It's not that simple. I apologize to you and I'll try not to let you get scolded next time." Jiang You picked up the cup, clinked it with Lin Yu's, and drank it in one gulp. "Memory is very complicated. It's completely different from computer information storage. The human brain not only likes to beautify memories, but sometimes it also creates memories on its own."
“So the author is just writing nonsense?”
Jiang You couldn't help laughing.
Lin Yu also reacted immediately and said, "I just thought these..."
"I can't say there is no such thing, but it's not that simple. When they meet and their eyes meet, their mental power starts to move in a special way. Then, all of their memories from birth to the present are read..." Jiang You took out a tissue and wiped his mouth. "The weather is nice today. Let's go around the campus. We can take the bus there."
"I'll follow you."
"Don't worry, you won't get scolded." Jiang You picked up Jiang Mo, walked to the counter, scanned the code and paid.
