Chapter 17
The secret hidden in his heart has never been told to anyone, but after repeated questioning from his parents, Xiao Min had to tell her feelings about Fang Hanmin to her parents, and told her parents bluntly that she just likes Fang Hanmin.
According to his daughter, the two old men bowed their heads and said nothing. They felt that this young man named Fang Hanmin should be good in terms of character and ability, but no matter how good he is, he is just a temporary worker. Their daughter is a formal employee of Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory. The gap between the two is really too big!
Not only that, Fang Hanmin's hometown is in a remote countryside, with his parents old and weak, and he has five or six brothers and sisters. Not to mention the family of the boy introduced by Xiao Min's cousin, even compared with Xiao Min's parents' family, the conditions in Fang Hanmin's hometown are terrible!
After a long silence, Xiao Min's mother spoke, "Daughter, this Fang Hanmin is not only good character and ability to work, what else does it attract you?"
"Aren't these two aspects enough? It's good for ordinary people to have one aspect of their advantages. Fang Hanmin has two aspects of their advantages at the same time. Do you still need to make him more outstanding?"
The old couple loved this little daughter very much. Although they didn't agree with what she said, they were still very patient. "Xiao Min, if we remember correctly, this is the first time you have a good impression of a boy. If you think he is good, it's good and good. Now, you can't see any of his shortcomings. We understand your mood. But falling in love is not a joke. Just like what you said, it's a lifelong event for a person, and you must not be careless."
Xiao Min didn't appreciate her parents' affection at all, "Don't tell me these big principles. Fang Hanmin and I work in the same office. No one knows him better than me. I only have the most say in evaluating Fang Hanmin's good or bad!"
Seeing that his daughter was so stubborn, Lao Xiao winked at his wife, "Xiao Min, your mother and I don't object to your interactions with Fang Hanmin, but the incident happened suddenly. After our repeated questions, we caught us off guard just now. Before officially announcing it, can you give us some time to get us adapted?"
Xiao Min immediately became active, "As long as you let me interact with Fang Hanmin, I can agree to any request, but you are too sensitive, because no one knows about this except myself and your two elders."
"What do you mean?"
"It's just that I like Fang Hanmin, only the three of us know about it."
"I heard what you mean, that Fang Hanmin doesn't know you like him yet?"
"I haven't told him yet."
"After having sex for a long time, the other party still doesn't know that you like him? Ouch! My daughter, you are called unrequited love!" The old couple beat their chests and stamped their feet.
"What unrequited love? It's so ugly!"
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it anymore, let's consider it."...
The next morning, Lao Xiao sent a message to his eldest daughter, son-in-law and two sons, asking them to go home at noon. He wanted to discuss an important matter with them while Xiao Min was not at home.
Lao Xiao's two sons are already married. They work in local enterprises. Because they are close to their parents' homes, they came home just after 11:00 noon after receiving the news from their father. The eldest daughter is an elementary school teacher and the son-in-law is a policeman from a public security police station. After 11:30, the two came together.
Lunch had already been set on the table, and everyone was around the table. The eldest son couldn't help asking, "Dad, call us back at noon. If you have anything to discuss, please tell me quickly!" Lao Xiao put down his chopsticks and told me about his younger daughter's search for a partner. "The young man introduced to her was a worker in a large state-owned enterprise. His family was well-off, but Xiao Min seemed to look down on him. But she told us that she had a special liking for a young man in this workshop. He called you back because he wanted you to come up with ideas."
"Isn't this simple? Now that marriage is free, she is willing to go with whom she wants to follow." The eldest daughter felt that her parents were making a big deal, so there was no need to discuss this matter.
"Xiao Mei, if things are so simple, do you still need to discuss with you? Xiao Min is only twenty-one or two years old after all, she is still young and has no experience. We parents and you brothers and sisters don't check on her. If you suffer a loss, where can you buy regret medicine?" The mother obviously disagreed with the eldest daughter's point of view.
"It's OK to check, what do you want us to do?"
Lao Xiao took a bite of rice and put down his chopsticks, "Isn't this to discuss with you? The young man introduced by the matchmaker is very clear about his personal and family situation. The employee of Xiao Min likes is said to have good character and strong work ability, but he is a temporary worker. His hometown is in a remote rural area and his family conditions are very poor."
"I have a good character and strong work ability. This is what Xiao Min said herself, right? What is the basis for her to make this judgment? My hometown is in the countryside and my family is poor. What is the boy's hometown like? How to be so bad? How did Xiao Min know?" Xiao Mei raised a series of questions, worthy of being a teacher, and she analyzed the problems clearly.
The two old men were raucous because they really didn't know the answers to these questions.
Lao Xiao’s two sons had no idea either. They gathered their eyes on Dong Xinliang, who had not spoken. "Brother-in-law, you are analyzing problems very well, why don’t you speak today?"
"I'm having a meal. I'll hear you say first. People are iron and rice and steel. You will naturally have an idea when you're full."
"I asked you to come here today to discuss things. You are just trying to eat. Are you full now? Tell me your idea." My brother-in-law joked with my brother-in-law, no deep or shallow.
"Thank you for your concern, I'm full." Dong Xinliang put down his bowl and chopsticks, "This matter is actually very simple. The first question about Xiao Mei is Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory is in our local area. If you find a few more people, you can find out Fang Hanmin's character and work situation clearly and see if this person is as excellent as Xiao Min said."
"This method is good, but how do you find out about the situation in his hometown? We are forty or fifty kilometers away from his hometown. It is said that the transportation there is not convenient." Lao Xiao was still worried.
"No matter whether the distance is near or the transportation is convenient, we cannot go there in person. As ordinary people, it is difficult for outsiders to understand the real situation in the local area."
"Yes, you are from the Public Security Bureau. As you are, you can learn about the real situation of Fang Hanmin's hometown there." The two brother-in-law thought they had a good idea.
"What are you saying? Is my identity used to do such a thing? That's called personal use of power, it's a violation of discipline. Do you understand?"
"Look at it, you know how to pretend to be serious with us. Then tell me, how should I go there to inquire about the situation?"
"Yes, Xinliang, how do you think we can find out about the situation in his hometown?"
Seeing the mother-in-law's earnest gaze, Dong Xinliang thought for a while, "Don't worry, leave this matter to me. I guess in about a week, I will give you a complete explanation of the true situation of Fang Hanmin's hometown."
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Dong Xinliang is a very principled public security officer. He cannot do such things through the convenient conditions of the public security system. However, he has a wide range of social interactions and many classmates. It is really difficult for him to find someone to find out about the situation of a villager in a grassroots township under the jurisdiction of the city.
Shuangling City has two districts and three counties. Guichun County, where Fang Hanmin's hometown is located, is located in the most remote location in the city. In Dong Xinliang's impression, he does not remember that he had classmates or friends working in Guichun County, but he had to find a way to fulfill the promise made by everyone on his chest.
After thinking for a long time, Dong Xinliang remembered his classmates in high school, so he called them one by one and asked who was familiar with the situation in Guichun County.
"Everyone is old classmates, just say nothing, right?" This classmate was just right.
Dong Xinliang told the other party what he wanted to know. Unexpectedly, this classmate worked at the Guichun County Civil Affairs Bureau. He asked about Fang Hanmin's family situation and gave him the task.
One day later, the classmate informed Dong Xinliang of the situation in Fang Hanmin's hometown on the phone, including how many acres of farmland there are in Fang Hanmin's hometown, the ages of several brothers and sisters, etc., and they were all inquired in detail.
Not only that, the other party also told Dong Xinliang that he had a friend at Guichun No. 2 Middle School who could help understand Fang Hanmin's situation in high school.
Dong Xinliang was overjoyed and promised to take time to invite classmates and friends to dinner in the city.
From the feedback, we learned that Fang Hanmin's hometown is located in Beita Village, Yumin Township, Guichun County. In addition to his frail and sick parents, there is also an older sister, a brother and two younger sisters. The older sister is not married yet. The younger brother is in junior high school. Both sisters are elementary school students. Because of the poor local natural conditions and the family lacks labor force, even if the land is divided into households, his family still has a difficult life.
Fang Hanmin has been very sensible since he was a child. During his studies at Guichun No. 2 Middle School, he not only had good academic performance, but also performed well in school. If he successfully took the college entrance examination, it would be a foregone conclusion to be on the list.
However, during the winter vacation of the second semester of high school, Guichun County had to build a reservoir in the hilly areas in order to build water conservancy. The county allocated the earthwork tasks of the reservoir project to each township and finally distributed them to the villagers of each village.
Fang Hanmin's family has seven people, and his grandmother has a total of eight people. He is one of the best in the village. His father is weak in physique and cannot do heavy work at the reservoir construction site. The earthwork and stone tasks of eight people at the reservoir construction site can only fall on Fang Hanmin's mother and his sister.
The list of personnel who were sent to the village for labor services had been reported to the village. The villagers were preparing to set off for the reservoir construction site on the third day. That afternoon, Fang Hanmin happened to return home during the winter vacation. When he knew that his mother and sister were going to the reservoir construction site on behalf of the whole family to complete the earthwork task, he immediately stopped him and said, "Can my mother and my sister go to that kind of place and do such heavy work?"
The whole family looked at each other, "The tasks are divided by people. It's not okay if our family doesn't go to people!"
"I'm on vacation and with me at home, I will never let my mother and my sister do such a hard and arduous job!" Fang Hanmin said firmly.
"Hanmin, you will be in the college entrance examination next semester. You should review your homework at home during the holidays. How can you go to the construction site to work?"
Chapter completed!