Chapter 40 Visiting Aunt Wang's Family

Watching that sweet figure disappear around the corner of the Peking University staff housing compound.

Liu Zhiye felt a little lost. In just one day, he felt that he and Gan Ning were friends he had known for many years. They were both strange and familiar.

When they sat together and chatted, the atmosphere was so harmonious and pleasant, as if time had passed by unknowingly.

Every move of the other party can make every cell of his body active. In short, he feels very comfortable with her, just like the spring breeze and sunshine, warm and natural.

After sending Gan Ning home, Liu Zhiye planned to visit Aunt Wang's house and report on today's blind date.

Aunt Wang's home is not in Jiaodaokou, but in a courtyard house facing the street in Dongsi Liutiao Hutong.

When he got here, he took out what he had prepared: a small chicken weighing four or five pounds, two bottles of Maotai, a bucket of malted milk, a grass carp weighing seven or eight pounds, and a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes. It cost him nearly 40 yuan, but the key was that he didn't have enough tickets.

The gift was quite generous, with no other meaning. First, it was to thank Aunt Wang for the gift she gave me last time I went home, and second, it was the first time I came home, so the gift was too light to show my sincerity.

Dongsiliutiao is located in the eastern part of Dongcheng District, starting from Chaoyangmen North Street in the east and ending at Dongsi North Street in the west. It is connected to Yueya Hutong, Liushui Lane and Yufang Hutong in the south, and to Yueguang Hutong, Nanbanqiao Hutong, Dehuali and Shiqiao Hutong in the north. It is under the jurisdiction of Dongsi Sub-district Office.

I walked up and knocked on the brass doorknob.

“Pah~” “Pah~” “Pah~”
After a while, a sound came from inside.

"Here I come~ Wait a moment."

The door creaked open a crack, and a head popped out from inside.

After taking a closer look at Liu Zhiye's attire and the things in his hand, he let down his guard, opened the door and walked out.

Judging from his appearance, he is a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old, strong and sturdy.

"you are?"

Liu Zhiye smiled and answered loudly
"Excuse me, is this Jiaodaokou—Director Wang's home?"

"Ah~ Yes~ It's you~"

"I'm here to visit Aunt Wang. My name is Liu Zhiye. Please let her know."

Before we even reached the main house, Aunt Wang came out to greet us with a smile on her face and a cheerful mood.

But when she saw the gifts in Liu Zhiye's hands, her face suddenly changed color.

"Let me ask you, what do you do with these things?"

Liu Zhiye said with a playful smile:

"I came here to report today's results to you. I also came here to get to know you and see you."

Aunt Wang pretended to be unhappy and said:

"Hey~ You are here to visit your aunt~ If I didn't know, I would have thought you were holding something and asking for help~"

"What's the big deal? When a nephew comes to visit his aunt, what's wrong with taking some things? Who is bothering him?"

Aunt Wang got angry when she saw his scoundrelly look and hit him on the head with her hand.

"Don't be so frivolous~ Take the things back~ I don't need anything at home, I'm very happy that you are here~"

Liu Zhiye got anxious when he heard this. He had never heard of gifts being returned when visiting relatives. This was not a gift, but just a normal exchange of gifts.

"No matter the price, Aunt Wang, I bought it with great difficulty and cannot return it. Please take the trouble to help me finish it off~"

Aunt Wang was so angry that she slapped him, pulled his arm and walked into the house.

"I'm telling you, next time you come here to get something, I won't let you in."

Liu Zhiye smiled at him, then said seriously:

"I'll listen to you~ I'll come to your house empty-handed from now on and eat and drink for free, you can't say I'm stingy~"

Aunt Wang then smiled and said:
"That's about right. Tell Auntie how today's blind date went~"

"Aunt, listen to me. Today, it's like this, like this, like this..."

After hearing this, Aunt Wang was also overjoyed and was really happy for the two of them. She told him not to be lazy and to come and see her more frequently. Men should be more proactive.

After finishing the instructions, he then felt relieved and pulled Liu Zhiye into the house.

She smiled and introduced Liu Zhiye and his family to each other.

She pointed to a man in his forties, wearing a round-neck red sweater and black trousers. He had shiny black hair and a pair of black-rimmed glasses. His eyes were bright and intelligent. His facial lines were smooth and not stiff. He was smiling and said to him:
"Zhiye, let me introduce you, this is my lover - Li Jingqi."

"This naughty boy is an old troublemaker in my family. His name is Li Kangzhan."

"Hello, Uncle Li"

"Hello, brothers in the war of resistance"

"Comrade Zhiye, welcome to my home~"

"Hello, Brother Liu"

Liu Zhiye shook hands with the Li father and son, and then everyone sat down to chat.

Aunt Wang chatted with them for a while and saw that it was getting late.

Said:
"Zhiye, talk to your uncle for a while. There aren't usually many guests at home. It's rare to have someone to talk to him and relieve his boredom~"

"I'm going to cook. Don't leave in a hurry tonight. Come and have a drink with your uncle~"

Liu Zhiye pretended to be very happy and said, "That's fine~ Aunt Wang, thank you for your hard work~ I'm in for a treat tonight~"

……

"Uncle Li, when I see your room full of books, I know you must be a learned person."

Li Jingqi smiled and waved his hand politely.
"This is not a big deal. My job is just to teach, haha."

Liu Zhiye wondered:
"You don't look like an ordinary educator, do you? Excuse me, what do you do for a living?"

Li Jingqi tapped him a few times with his fingers, and said with a hearty smile:
"Yes, as a police officer, you have a very good eye~"

"I am an educator, but I work in the central government/political and legal/cadre/school. While I am teaching, I am also the deputy secretary of the school committee."

Although Liu Zhiye guessed that Uncle Liu had an extraordinary background, he did not expect him to be so powerful.

To be honest, he was shocked. What kind of school is this?
"Wow~ Uncle Liu~ Your rank is not low~ You must be at the department level, right?"

Uncle Li smiled and nodded:
“No matter your level, you are all serving the people.”

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Xiao Liu, can you play chess?"

Liu Zhiye opened his mouth and said:
"Yes"

Uncle Li immediately became interested, his eyes lit up~
"Let's go and kill a few dishes."

……

"Wow~ Good fellow~ You call this playing chess?"

"You are such a lousy chess player~ I'll give you a few more pieces~"

After finishing her work, Aunt Wang came over to take a look and saw Liu Zhiye sweating profusely, thinking hard. She was also happy in her heart, and then she glanced at him sideways without hiding it, "The old man."

"I say, come on, Xiao Liu, I've finally come here, I'm not here for you to bully me~"

"All you do is fiddle with your broken chess pieces. You can't even eat or drink."

"Don't get off, let's go eat~"

Li Shu'er was not embarrassed or angry when he heard this. He was obviously used to the way the two talked to each other.

Cheerfully, he threw the chess pieces onto the board.

Before he finished, he mocked him a few more times:
"Let's go~ Lord Buddha has spoken~ Let's go eat quickly~"

"But, Zhiye, you should practice your skills. Even if I give you a few cents, you are still not enough for me to beat you."

……

Uncle Li, although he looks gentle and polite, he is very fierce when drinking, and Liu Zhiye almost couldn't resist him.

The two of them drank two kilograms of white wine happily. It was really a match made in heaven.

We agreed to meet again for a drink later, and Aunt Wang kept nagging:
"Alright, Lao Li asked you to drink, and you really risked your life to drink it~ How old are you? Don't you know yourself~"

"Besides, it's dark out here, and Zhiye is drunk again, so he's staggering when he walks. Don't let him fall and get hurt again~"

So the drinking party came to an end, and he left after Aunt Wang gave him many instructions.

He was really happy today, for he had met a girl he liked, and he also got to know Aunt Wang and her family, and he and Uncle Li had similar personalities.

The alcohol took effect and he pedaled the bicycle like a hot wheel, while his mouth and head were not idle either.

"Peach blossoms dance on willow branches
What a beautiful Chunxiang girl
Good at painting

This beauty is nineteen winters
Skillful hands and good looks
It's a pity that the mandarin duck dream was not fulfilled in the previous life

......"

"Stop~"

In the pitch-black night, Liu Zhiye, who was singing excitedly while riding his bike, was startled by a sudden loud shout.

The bicycle braked with a squeak.

"The boy in front, stop right there~"

Several people with flashlights chased after him at a trot.

When they came forward, Liu Zhiye found that they were wearing red armbands. He vaguely guessed their identities.

He pointed to his nose and said:
"Are you calling me?"

One of them was young and spoke rather arrogantly:

"I'm not calling you, am I calling a ghost? Do you see anyone else here?"

As he said this, he reached out and tried to pull Liu Zhiye off the bicycle.

"Hey~ I have a bad temper~" Liu Zhiye didn't care about their attitude at first because of their duties.

Now looking at this kid's attitude, I don't care who you are, you are looking for trouble~
He grabbed his wrist and twisted it back.

"Ah~ It hurts~ Fuck..."

When these people saw that he was quite arrogant, they immediately surrounded him.

(End of this chapter)