Li Rui said, "That's not bad. You can still get a pension in the future." Ding Yijing shook her head and said, "Whether I can get a pension or not is not a big deal. The main thing is that I have a peace of mind." She raised her hand and gently placed it on Dong Xuebing's leg and said, "What happened to my father is a lesson. You have to be careful in the future. Don't make any mistakes. If my father made a mistake, you saved him. If you make a mistake, who will save you? I don't want you to make any mistakes. " Li Rui was very touched. He grabbed her hand and kissed it gently and said, "Don't worry. I will be careful."
On the way home, Li Rui contacted Ceng Hanlin and asked him to invite Yu Zhenhui, a member of the Northern District Party Committee and the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. In Ding Zhiguo's case, there were two people who contributed a lot. Yu Zhenhui was the most important one. Therefore, Li Rui wanted to treat him to a meal. On one hand, he wanted to thank him for his help. On the other hand, he wanted to befriend him. When they become friends in the future, they can take care of each other. Of course, the more friends one has, the better. Furthermore, Yu Zhenhui was a good friend.
Ceng Hanlin agreed and called Yu Zhenhui to not mention it.
After hanging up the phone, Li Rui thought to himself that after Ceng Hanlin and Yu Zhenhui set a date, he should call his new friend, the Chief of the Northern District Public Security Bureau, Tan Yang. This time, Tan Yang had contributed a lot and he should express his gratitude. Of course, he also wanted to use this opportunity to deepen his friendship with Tan Yang. He believed that Tan Yang would be willing to do him the honor.
When he reached home, Li Rui told Qingman about going to the provincial government's public crisis training next week. Qingman naturally expressed her support, but she also felt lonely because of this short separation. Li Rui had no choice but to comfort her. He even hugged her to sleep the whole night, which could more or less alleviate her depressed mood.
The next morning, after breakfast, Li Rui drove to Song Chaoyang's apartment to pick him up for work. On the way, he called Lao Zhou and told him that he did not need to pick him up at home. He could go directly to the Municipal Party Committee for work, and that he would pick up Song Chaoyang. Lao Zhou was never a meddlesome person. He didn't ask much and did as he was told.
When they arrived downstairs, Li Rui did not go up. He did not want to bump into Song Chaoyang and Zhu Haiying, so he called Song Chaoyang from the car to remind him that he was coming to pick them up. Song Chaoyang asked him to wait for a moment and quickly hung up.
However, not long after, Song Chaoyang called him again and asked him to buy breakfast for him to eat on the way to work.
When Li Rui received this task, he remembered that when he entered the neighborhood, there seemed to be a breakfast cart parked outside. He pushed open the door and got out of the car and walked to the entrance of the neighborhood. It was a distance of one to two hundred meters, so he arrived in a few steps. He saw that the breakfast cart was surrounded by a lot of people. It seemed that business was good. As he walked to the front of the crowd, he tried to remember what the boss liked to eat for breakfast. He had already taken out his wallet.
"Two meat buns, a cup of sweet soy milk. Okay, a total of four yuan!"
The female stall owner's clear voice rang out from the breakfast cart. Her voice was not loud, but it was very clear. Everyone heard it clearly, including Li Rui. After hearing it, his expression changed three times, and finally, it was an expression of disbelief. He stopped and stole a glance at the female stall owner who was busy in the breakfast cart. He saw that she was tall and thin. Her skin was yellowish and dark. She had a head of brown wavy hair that draped over her shoulders. Her face was dark and old, but this could not hide her appearance … When Li Rui saw her face, he instantly felt as if he was struck by lightning. His whole body was electrified, and he could not move. He opened his eyes wide and was tongue-tied. Luckily, he did not die on the spot.
If he was not mistaken, that female stall owner was his ex-wife, Liu Liping!
Liu Liping had already been released from the city's labor camp. This was what Li Rui found out from Dong Jieyu. However, after she was released, Li Rui had not seen her, nor did he want to see her. He had even made up his mind to never see her again. He did not know that the world was so small. On such an ordinary Friday morning, when he was casually buying breakfast, he bumped into her. But was that female stall owner really her?
In the past, Liu Liping had a slender figure, fair skin, and long hair that reached her shoulders. Her appearance could be said to be beautiful. With the contrast of her fashionable clothes, she would be an eye-catching beauty on the streets. However, the female stall owner in front of him had a tanned complexion. She was wearing coarse clothes that only aunts would wear and a white apron. She had wavy brown hair and a haggard face. At first glance, she looked like a working woman in her forties. Could they be the same person? However, this female stall owner's face and eyes were very similar to the Liu Liping in his memory, especially her voice. It was known that one could have a similar appearance, but it was extremely difficult to have a similar voice …
Thinking of this, Li Rui's forearms suddenly trembled. His heart was extremely weak. He wanted to turn around and run, but he also wanted to confirm if this female stall owner was Liu Liping.
Just as he was hesitating, the female stall owner happened to look up while she was giving change to a customer. Her gaze just happened to sweep past his face. Li Rui was secretly looking at her. When she looked back, the two of them happened to meet eyes. When the female stall owner saw his face clearly, her expression was immediately stunned. The smile on her face froze. However, she was only stunned for less than three seconds before she lowered her head to get breakfast for another customer. Her movements were very stiff, and she did not raise her head again.
However, Li Rui already understood! His heart was cold, sour, and bitter. He silently turned around and walked back into the neighborhood. After walking forty to fifty steps, he thought of something. He took out his phone and called Liu Liying.
"What does your sister do for a living now?"
Li Rui did not beat around the bush. He went straight to the point. Liu Liying was stunned.
After a while, she said, "Why are you asking about this?" Li Rui said, "Don't ask so many questions. Tell me quickly." Liu Liying said, "She opened a breakfast stall and sells breakfast all over the world." She then realized something and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't tell me you bumped into her when you were buying breakfast? Was it at the entrance of your neighborhood? My dad and I have warned her countless times not to show her face near your neighborhood. She listened to us. Logically speaking, she wouldn't have gone over … "Li Rui heard the urgency in her voice. It was as if she had done something wrong. His heart ached even more. He interrupted," No, you're thinking too much. She … Why didn't she go back to her old profession? Selling buildings? Isn't she already very experienced? "
Liu Liying said, "She has been through labor for more than half a year. She has long been tortured beyond recognition. She wants to sell buildings, but who needs her? She's like a woman in her forties. Who needs her? Who doesn't need young and beautiful saleswomen now? Now that I'm standing with her, people who don't know her will say that she's my sister or even my mother. At this age, she can only do breakfast stalls … "
Li Rui's nose turned sour. His eyes were wet. He didn't know when he hung up the phone. He walked to the parking lot in a daze.
That's right. He used to hate Liu Liping very much. When he hated her to the extreme, he really wanted her to die. However, when he saw that she had fallen to such a miserable state, he couldn't help but sympathize with her. After all, they were husband and wife who had slept on the same bed for many years. Even if they were divorced, even if they hated each other more than they loved each other, he still couldn't accept that she had become like this.
He regretted once again. He regretted agreeing with Dong Jieyu to lay his hands on Liu Liping. He also regretted not letting her out earlier. Now, facing her who had been tortured for almost half of her life in labor camp, he really felt ashamed.
He thought of Liu Liping's panic, nervousness, inferiority, and decisiveness when she lowered her head. His heart felt even more uncomfortable.
"She knows that I don't want to see her. Maybe she doesn't want to see me either. She's afraid that I'll laugh at her, so she deliberately avoided the city when she was selling breakfast and came to this remote suburb. But she doesn't know that God likes to play with people. The more she doesn't want me to see her, the more I have to bump into her. Sigh. Her mood right now is probably worse than mine … "
He let his thoughts run wild. When he returned to the car, he bumped into Song Chaoyang who was coming out of the unit. He hurriedly opened the door for him.
After he started the car, Li Rui said, "I went to the entrance of the neighborhood to buy breakfast for you, but I couldn't find anything suitable. I had to buy it on the way."
Song Chaoyang and Zhu Haiying had been together for the whole night. He was in a very good mood. He smiled and said, "Just buy something to fill my stomach. I'm not picky."
After driving out of the neighborhood, Li Rui deliberately looked at the breakfast cart. Seeing that Liu Liping was still busy in the car, he sighed in his heart. What made a vain woman like her give up her dignity and face to do such a lowly job that required her to show her face in public? (He didn't mean to belittle her. It was just a matter of class)? Was it her, or himself?
After he got to work, Song Chaoyang gave Li Rui an order. "When I go to the City Psychiatric Medical Center in the afternoon for research, remember to call Ling Shuyao from the Political Research Department." Li Ruixin's head throbbed, but he still agreed. "Okay, I'll tell her later." Song Chaoyang said, "In addition, call her for any research activities or meetings related to the 'Five One Project'." Li Rui naturally understood that he meant to put Ling Shuyao in an important position. He guessed that she would be promoted in the near future. He smiled and said, "If she knows that she is favored by the Emperor, she will definitely be very happy." Song Chaoyang saw that he was compared to the Emperor. He smiled and said, "She is not bad. She is very capable. If she is properly trained, it won't be a problem to put her in charge of government in the future."
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