sinovels Chapter 1677 Xie Chen's Blind Date
Chapter 1677 Xie Chen's Blind Date
Chapter 1677 Xie Chen's Blind Date
Fearing that Hu Sanmei would find Yong'an, Zhao Chun didn't even have time to help Wang Meilan wash the dishes after finishing her meal before she was already making arrangements to leave.
When they were leaving, Zhao Jun called Li Baoyu along. He asked Li Baoyu to drive, while he sat in the passenger seat, and Zhao Chun and his wife sat in the back with their child.
Zhao Jun called out to Li Baoyu not to show off or put on airs, but because after seeing Zhao Chun off, they were going into the mountains to the Third Work Section.
Yesterday, when they were at the Third Work Section, Zhao Jun asked Zhang Jimin to pass on a message to Song Fu'an, the captain of the forest protection team, instructing all the forest rangers to take the commuter carts to the Third Work Section.
Of course, Zhao Jun himself would have to go with the people he had gathered. So Zhao Jun arranged for Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin to stay at home and wait for Xie Chen to return from his blind date. Then they would take a Liberation truck up the mountain to meet Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu at the Third Work Section.
Then, the Zhao family went to Qing Shi La Zi to "pick up" the two bears and take them home.
Upon entering Yongsheng Village, the jeep drove all the way to the Zhou family's courtyard. After Zhao Chun and his wife got out of the car, no one came out of the house.
Normally, Hu Sanmei would have already rushed out.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun told Li Baoyu to get out of the carriage with him.
Although he was in a hurry to leave, the two families were close relatives, and the Zhou family elders were the main family members. Since Zhao Jun had arrived, he had to go inside and greet them.
Just then, the two came down and helped Zhao Chun and Zhou Jianjun carry their bags. Don't underestimate Zhou Dao's small size; he had quite a lot of stuff. Besides his change of clothes and diapers, Wang Meilan also gave him a bunch of snacks.
Once inside, Zhao Jun understood why Hu Sanmei hadn't come out to greet him. It was because Qi Shengli, the village head of Yongsheng Village, had arrived, and Hu Sanmei was busy making tea.
Seeing Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu arrive, Hu Sanmei hurriedly invited them into the house. The two followed Zhou Jianjun to the east room, where they saw Zhou Chunming and Qi Shengli sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) discussing the Hammer thugs.
When Zhao Jun arrived, Zhou Chunming and Qi Shengli asked him how the capture of the bad guys was going. Zhao Jun only said that the security team had not made any progress so far, and he would go up the mountain immediately to check the forest rangers to see if he could get any clues from them.
Although there has been no progress in solving the case so far, Zhou Chunming still approves of Zhao Jun's work attitude.
Zhao Jun's forestry guards are specifically tasked with dealing with wild animals. His willingness to help deal with the criminals demonstrates his dedication to his job and his commitment to the forestry.
In fact, not only Zhao Jun, but even the security guards at the forest farm are novices when it comes to solving this kind of case. Otherwise, why would there be a resident police station?
After only two minutes inside, Zhao Jun took Li Baoyu and left. The two of them took a car out of Yongsheng and into the mountain area, heading straight for the Third Work Section.
……
One and a half hours later, the jeep arrived at the third work section.
Zhao Jun had an office in the third workshop, and at this moment, the office was filled with people both inside and out.
As soon as the jeep arrived, the forest rangers, led by Song Fu'an, rushed over to greet it.
"Thank you all for your hard work today." Zhao Jun clasped his hands in a fist salute as he got off the bus and said, "I was resting at home, and you all still made me go through all this trouble."
"It's alright, team leader!" Song Fu'an picked up where his superior left off, saying, "Just consider it a meeting for us!"
Under normal circumstances, a forest ranger team of nearly two hundred people would need to hold a meeting every few days.
Unfortunately, Zhao Jun was a very busy man, and since he took over the forest protection team, he had only held one meeting.
As soon as Song Fu'an finished speaking, many people responded.
Zhao Jun smiled, took out two packs of Yingchun cigarettes from his pocket, and distributed them to the forest rangers.
A pack of cigarettes for welcoming spring contains two hundred cigarettes, while the forest ranger team has a total of one hundred and ninety-two rangers.
Zhao Jun opened two packs of cigarettes, giving each forest ranger two. They smoked one and tucked one behind their ear, and were all very happy.
With most of the box left, Zhao Jun handed it to Li Baoyu, asking him to take it to the driver of the commuter cart and ask him to make an extra trip later to deliver it to the forest ranger who was off duty after his meeting.
Which office worker wouldn't want a good boss?
Seeing that the team leader was not only generous but also considerate of his subordinates, the forest rangers' goodwill towards Zhao Jun increased rapidly.
When Zhao Jun first summoned these forest rangers, he gave them a lecture to establish his authority, which made them fear him.
The main problem is that Zhao Jun has too strong a backing; if they really take action against them, no one can stop them.
Fortunately, Zhao Jun got married right after the first month of the lunar calendar. These forest rangers went to Zhao's family compound to attend the wedding banquet and showed their support for Zhao Jun.
Of course, the Zhao family also treated these people to the best food and wine that day. The twenty main dishes made the forest rangers eat until their mouths were greasy.
When the event ended, Zhao Jun personally saw them off and thanked them one by one. This allowed his men to witness Zhao Jun's approachable side, and in the end, everyone was happy and at ease.
Today, as soon as Team Leader Zhao arrived, he offered cigarettes, instantly warming up the atmosphere. Then, Team Leader Zhao arranged for them to get a car back, a gesture that further warmed the hearts of these forest rangers.
Only then did the forest rangers realize that Team Leader Zhao's decision not to let them bully the hooligans wasn't a show of force or a way to intimidate them; it was simply because Team Leader Zhao was a kind and good-hearted person.
Considering Team Leader Zhao's reputation for benevolence and righteousness, the forest rangers' initial reservations vanished instantly, and they all started chatting with Zhao Jun about everyday matters.
After his rebirth, Zhao Jun became incredibly talkative. He quickly chatted and laughed with these people, becoming one of them like old colleagues he had worked with for many years.
After delivering the cigarettes, Li Baoyu returned and watched his brother chatting and laughing with others from a distance. He subconsciously straightened his chest, looking proud of himself.
With so many people, there was no room inside, so Zhao Jun went outside to solicit clues from the forest rangers.
"We all know about Wang Jiusheng's incident in shed 54, right?" Zhao Jun got straight to the point. Less than two days had passed since Wang Jiusheng's death was discovered. Yongli Village didn't have a "powerful figure" like Li Ruhai, so the news hadn't spread yet.
But Zhao Jun knew that these forest rangers must have already discussed this matter when they got together.
So Zhao Jun said directly, "Our security team is assisting the local police station in solving the case, but we still don't have any leads. I thought I'd gather everyone here and ask those of us who have been searching the mountains and valleys if we've seen anyone acting suspiciously, like a thief, who doesn't seem like a good person."
After saying this, Zhao Jun added, "I feel that this person can't be a stranger, right? If a stranger comes, it's already good enough if he doesn't cause trouble."
At this moment, Zhang Jimin, who was standing in the first row of the forest rangers, raised his hand and called out to Zhao Jun, "Team Leader."
"Hmm." Zhao Jun nodded in response, then gestured with his chin toward Zhang Jimin and said, "Go on."
"Shouldn't we also be careful about stacking our backpacks and umbrellas?" Zhang Jimin raised this point, which Zhao Jun had mentioned to the third work section yesterday.
However, after Zhao Jun met Xu Changming at Qing Shi La Zi, he felt that using this as a basis was inaccurate, because many people who ran around collecting traps in the mountains were dressed like that.
“This…we don’t need to wait.” So Zhao Jun brought up this characteristic, and just then, a voice rang out from the crowd: “Aren’t there plenty of people like that?”
Zhao Jun was startled and looked up in the direction of the voice. Although he didn't know who had spoken, Zhao Jun still asked, "How come there are still so many?"
"Team leader," someone said, "aren't all those hooligans like that?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun's lips twitched, feigning anger as he said, "Wasn't it all because you scared me?"
Everyone burst into laughter. Zhao Jun smiled and asked, "Starting today, go back five days. If anyone feels that the people or things they encountered in the mountains are not right, then tell me."
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Seeing that no one responded, Zhao Jun said, "We are all from this forest area. Think about how dangerous it is to have someone like this around us."
So I said, let's find this person as soon as possible. If anyone can provide clues that lead to the capture of this bad guy, even if there's no reward from the organizers, I'll personally give him a reward.”
Zhao Jun's words immediately caused an uproar. The forest rangers eagerly chimed in, sharing their observations of various individuals in the mountains.
Zhao Jun knew that most of the information provided by these people was useless. But there was no other way at the moment, so Zhao Jun had the people who had something to say divided into three lines, and then had Li Baoyu, Song Fu'an, and Zhang Jimin each take a notebook to take notes on these people.
Then Zhao Jun moved back and forth between the three groups, listening to and analyzing the information provided by those people.
After working on this for half an hour, Zhao Jun collected the three notebooks. As Zhao Jun requested, the notebooks indicated which forest ranger provided the clue, the area of the forest section patrolled by that ranger, the date and location of the discovery, and the specific details.
Zhao Jun quickly glanced through the document and then said to everyone, "In the next few days, we all need to pay close attention to our forest sections. If anything happens, you can come to my house after you come down the mountain, or call your village headquarters. Use the forestry internal channels, or go to Xishan Village if you need to."
"That's it. Which shack should we go to? Let's talk to the people who are shackling it. Ask them if they've seen anything wrong, and tell them to be careful so no one steals from them."
The forest rangers took Zhao Jun's words to heart, and then those who were supposed to patrol the forest went into the mountains, while those who were supposed to go home took the carts.
After seeing these people off, Zhao Jun led Li Baoyu into the office, where the two of them studied the notes together.
……
At the same time, a Jiefang truck stopped outside the Zhao family compound.
Amid the barking of the dogs, Jie Chen pushed open the driver's side door and got out of the car. He jogged around the front of the car to the passenger side, opened the passenger door, and respectfully and carefully helped Liu Tiezui out of the car.
"Aunt Liu, slow down!" Xie Chen said with a big smile, helping Liu Tiezui walk towards the gate of the Zhao family compound. As they walked, Xie Chen suddenly stretched out his foot and kicked a clod of dirt away.
"This courtyard is really nice!" Liu Tiezui exclaimed as he entered the Zhao family compound. But the next second, looking at the five large tiled houses in the distance, he changed his mind and said, "Too big isn't good either."
Xie Chen chuckled and helped Liu Tiezui walk towards the front of the house.
Liu Tiezui was in poor health and had problems with his legs. After walking for two minutes, he was still twenty meters away from the house.
"Oh my god!" Liu Lanying, who was in the outer room, said to Xie Sunshi, "Let's go out and greet them."
“Look at that good-for-nothing Xiao Er!” Xie Sunshi pointed out the window and said, “He’s never like this with me.”
"Oh my god!" Xie Zhong grabbed Xie Sunshi's arm and said, "What time is it? Why are you still arguing about this?"
As he spoke, Xie Zhong pushed open the door and pulled Xie Sunshi out. Seeing this, Liu Lanying quickly followed.
Wang Meilan and the others watched the commotion from inside the house and by the window. Before long, they saw the four members of the Jie family escorting Liu Tiezui into the house.
These days, besides Li Ruhai, who can afford to offend a matchmaker?
Upon seeing Liu Tiezui, everyone greeted him warmly. Li Dazhi, the forestry farm director, was particularly enthusiastic, as he had a family member facing a serious problem.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Wang Meilan invited Liu Tiezui to the east room, and Xie Sunshi and the others followed.
The group went directly into the small east hut, which was prepared for Zhao Hong and Zhao Na when they grew up.
It's just the two of them living here, and neither of them can move in anytime soon. So when designing this house, the plan was to use it as the living room.
Upon entering the room, you'll see a small kang (heated brick bed) on the north side, and wooden sofas on the other three sides.
This type of solid wood sofa isn't popular these days; it was Zhao Jun's suggestion. Crafted from elm wood and joined with mortise and tenon joints, it's coated with two layers of beeswax, giving it a deep reddish-brown color—quite beautiful.
When everyone arrived at the room, some sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), and others sat on the sofa, quickly filling the room to capacity.
Even Xing San came out of the west hut. The old man was too embarrassed to approach, so he pulled up a small stool and sat in the outer yard, listening intently to the commotion.
"Sister!" Xie Sunshi, who had once pointed at Liu Tiezui's nose and scolded her, now held Liu Tiezui's hand with a smile and asked, "How's that thing going?"
"Ha!" Liu Tiezui twitched his chin and said arrogantly, "Big sister, with your sister in charge, how could this not work?"
"Oh my! That's wonderful!" Xie Sunshi was overjoyed upon hearing this, and everyone else's faces also lit up with smiles.
"Aunt Liu, thank you so much!" Xie Zhong, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up and clasped his hands in thanks to Liu Tiezui.
Liu Tiezui laughed heartily, waved to Xie Zhong, and said, "It's a good thing, the sooner the better. I've spoken to the Zheng family, and next Sunday, your two families will meet. Go over there, sit for a while, and finalize the marriage between the two children!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhong smiled and readily agreed. At this moment, Liu Lanying, Xie Chen's sister-in-law, once again expressed her gratitude to Liu Tiezui.
She raised Xie Chen herself; though he was called her brother, he was practically her son. Now that Xie Chen was getting married, Liu Lanying's feelings were even more complicated than Xie Sunshi's.
"His sister-in-law!" Liu Tiezui gestured to Liu Lanying, then laughed, "You're too kind. Our son is so successful, who wouldn't be happy to have him as a relative?"
Jie Chen wasn't very bright, but when Liu Tiezui praised him like that, Jie Chen said, "Aunt Liu, why do I feel like Aunt Zheng doesn't seem too happy about it?"
As soon as Jie Chen finished speaking, he saw Liu Tiezui winking at him repeatedly. Before Jie Chen could react, he heard Jie Sunshi ask Liu Tiezui, "What's wrong, sister? What's going on?"
Liu Tiezui frowned and glanced at Mrs. Sun, then sighed and said, "My daughter's mother... is afraid that she will be beaten if she gets married."
"What kind of talk is that?" Xie Sunshi immediately objected, throwing her hand and shouting, "We men of the Xie family have never beaten our wives!"
As she spoke, Xie Sunshi raised her hand and said, "My old man is so good to me. He always gives me the best food. The whole village knows that!"
Everyone believed her words. If Xie Chen's father had beaten Xie Sun a few times, Xie Sun wouldn't be in that state.
At this moment, Xie Sunshi pointed at Xie Zhong again and said, "My eldest son and Yingzi have never laid a hand on each other, have they?"
Liu Lanying nodded repeatedly in agreement. Despite being an old man from the village, Xie Zhong had never laid a hand on Liu Lanying.
"Alright, Sister Sun." Liu Tiezui raised his hand to stop Xie Sunshi and said, "She's afraid you'll hit her daughter."
Jie Sunshi: "..."
(End of this chapter)