Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 307 Chen Shimei

"Grandpa Zhou, I want to ask you about someone." He Lai said to Grandpa Zhou after making a move.

"Who?"

"A young man named Hu Chuntian went to the Northwest four or five years ago. He also studied mechanics."

"Oh, what's the matter? A cultural person who can go to the Northwest must be quite good. Why are you asking about him? Is he someone you know?"

"It's like this, I want to know about his family situation, whether he's married, whether he has a partner, etc. He's a friend of a friend of mine, please help me find out."

"Okay, I'll ask for you and tell you tomorrow." Mr. Zhou also agreed. After all, this was a trivial matter for him. He just needed to make a phone call and ask them to check.

"Thank you, Grandpa Zhou."

"Oh, Xiao Laizi has learned to be polite now. You should just play chess well."

Old Master Zhou smiled and took He Lai's attack.

"Grandma Zhou, Grandpa ate my cannon. I can't play without it. I'm going back now."

"You old man, don't you know how to give way? Bring it here. Aren't you giving Xiaolai the chariot, horse, and cannon? Why do you still have so many pieces? I'll give you a few."

Old Mrs. Zhou was sitting nearby knitting a sweater and watching the two people play chess.

After hearing what He Lai said, he took over and took away Mr. Zhou's chess pieces and put He Lai's cannon back.

"Hey, you old woman, do you know that this kid's chess skills have improved dramatically? What else can I play if he gives me the chariot, horse and cannon?"

Mr. Zhou was so angry that he laughed. Now he really couldn't beat He Lai by giving him a handicap.

"Hey, Grandpa Zhou, if your chess skills are not good, just practice more. Don't make excuses. I'm standing on the top of the mountain waiting for you to challenge me."

He Lai felt justified in playing dirty because he had Grandma Zhou's support and he knew he would win anyway.

"Xiao Laizi is right. You lose every day anyway. What's wrong with losing to Xiao Laizi? He still wants your broken things."

Old Mrs. Zhou said with a smile.

"Come down quickly, the flowers I've been waiting for have all withered..."

……

Two days later, He Lai sat in the office anxiously, glancing in the direction of Shen Dandan from time to time, feeling extremely conflicted.

It turns out that Hu Chunsheng came back last year and has already married his wife, the daughter of a section chief in the Ministry of Machinery Industry. But Shen Dandan didn't get any news at all. Oh, how sad! Isn't this a typical Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian!

"Come on, what's wrong with you? You haven't said a word today."

Zhang Zhiwen noticed something was wrong with He Lai and asked about the questions in his mind.

"Well...well...I don't know what to say. Let's go for a walk."

He Lai pulled Zhang Zhiwen to an open space, and the two of them smoked a cigarette each. This was the first time He Lai had smoked since he came to this era, and he found that smoking a cigarette when he was depressed could indeed relieve his mood.

"Come on, what's wrong? You're still smoking. Tell me quickly. If you have any difficulties, let's solve them together. I will definitely help you if I can."

Zhang Zhiwen also took a puff of his cigarette and said.

He Lai exhaled a puff of smoke and told Hu Chuntian about his situation.

"What! There is such a thing." Zhang Zhiwen was also shocked. He couldn't believe it. It was too ridiculous.

"What do you think? Why don't you say it? I can't say it." He Lai said with a wry smile.

"This... you are putting me in a difficult position. I dare not say anything. I will chop that bastard to pieces alive. Isn't this the modern Chen Shimei?"

Zhang Zhiwen showed an embarrassed expression, and then cursed angrily.

"Hey, this kid is really not a human being. What do you think? Can your family find someone to deal with him? It is said that he is now a deputy section chief in the Ministry of Machinery Industry, and his father-in-law is a director."

"Leave it to me. I will make him know what will happen if he dares to harm Sister Dandan. He is in the Northwest, right? I will make sure he stays in the Northwest for the rest of his life!"

Zhang Zhiwen patted his chest and promised fiercely.

Zhang Zhiwen's family works for the Ministry of Public Security, so he knows all about these shady operations.

"No need." A voice suddenly came from a distance.

He Lai and Zhang Zhiwen turned around suddenly and saw Shen Dandan leaning against the wall with tears streaming down her face.

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and the cigarette butts in their hands fell to the ground.

It turned out that when He Lai looked at Shen Dandan several times just now, she had already noticed it and sensed something was going on.

So he secretly followed He Lai and the other man when they went out, but he didn't expect to actually hear things about himself.

"Sister Dandan, don't cry. Don't worry, I will help you teach him a lesson and let him know the consequences of being a heartless man."

Zhang Zhiwen quickly stepped forward to comfort him.

"I said no need." Shen Dandan wiped the tears from her face and said another sentence.

Zhang Zhiwen and He Lai just stood there, not saying anything.

"He Lai, he is in the Ministry of Machinery Industry, right?" Shen Dandan asked He Lai.

"Uh... yes, it should be correct." He Lai was extremely embarrassed.

"Then I'll leave first. Please ask for leave for me. Thank you." Shen Dandan said and left, covering her mouth.

"What should we do? Come on, think of a solution quickly." Zhang Zhiwen panicked when he saw Shen Dandan leaving.

"Brother Zhiwen, you think too highly of me. I don't have any experience."

He Lai was speechless, how to deal with this kind of thing, it happens often in movies, but he can't handle it himself, he is not the person involved.

"Let's go to the Ministry of Machinery Industry this afternoon. Sister Dandan will definitely go there to find him. Just don't let her get hurt. After we have explained everything to her, we can deal with him!"

He Lai still gave his own plan, but he couldn't listen to Shen Dandan and let him go.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll make a phone call first. I have to deal with him."

After Zhang Zhiwen finished speaking, he ran away, leaving He Lai standing there alone.

He Lai had heard of many stories of high-ranking officials abandoning their wives and marrying beautiful women.

There was no way around it. In the 1950s, this kind of wife-swapping behavior was supported by the organization, so it didn't happen too often. It is said that nearly six million couples divorced. Terms such as "political love" and "new wife" were circulated during that time.

There were many cadres who abandoned their original wives and went to the city to marry other women under the pretext of arranged marriages or child brides.

But it is rare to see someone like Hu Chunsheng who, for the sake of his own future, hides the truth from his fiancée and marries someone else. You should at least tell her, wasting so many years of other people's time in vain. This is a real Chen Shimei!

……

Soon He Lai and Zhang Zhiwen took Shen Dandan's best friends Shen Yunxia and Fang Yu to the Ministry of Machinery Industry. They couldn't help but worry about what might happen to Shen Dandan.

He Lai and a few others stood in a remote corner, looking towards the gate of the Ministry of Machinery Industry.

"He Lai, what happened to Dandan? Why did you bring us here?"

Fang Yu asked in confusion.

"Oh, I don't know how to tell you this. Let's just wait here and see if Sister Dandan will come. We can't let her suffer any loss."

He Lai didn't know what to say and could only give an order.

"Ok."

Fang Yu didn't ask any more questions, knowing that something serious must have happened to Shen Dandan.

Sure enough, after a while, Shen Dandan appeared and stood at the gate waiting. She stood there alone with a cloth bag in her hand.

Before we knew it, it was time to get off work, and people from the Ministry of Machinery Industry came out one after another.

Shen Dandan began to stare at the crowd intently, and finally saw the person she didn't want to see but often missed, Hu Chunsheng.

He was walking side by side with a girl, talking and laughing, and the sight of them deeply hurt Shen Dandan.

Shen Dandan just watched them leave, and just when they were about to leave, she called out to them.

"Hu Chunsheng!"

When Hu Chunsheng heard someone calling him, he turned around and saw Shen Dandan, and was stunned for a moment.

"Chunsheng, who is this?"

"Ah... I don't know her. Maybe I made a mistake. Let's go. I'll make you something delicious when we get home." Hu Chunsheng came back to his senses. He didn't go up to talk to Shen Dandan. He just took the woman away.

Shen Dandan didn't expect Hu Chunsheng to say such a thing. He didn't even have the courage to talk to her! He just left. She was stunned for a while, not knowing what to do.

After everyone had left, Shen Dandan was still standing there, her eyes very distracted.