During this meal, Li Ji felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Throughout the night, he felt like a peacock with its tail open in the zoo, being looked at and asked by Han Mei's parents and aunt.
Han Mei's mother looked back and forth, left and right, up and down, looking at Li Ji secretly. The more she looked at it, the happier her face became. From time to time she turned sideways and whispered a word or two to Han Mei's father.
"Well, we, Meimei, still have the vision," Aunt Han Mei nodded repeatedly, showing a satisfied look, "No wonder I have to let Auntie worry so much."
"Auntie, there's no way." Han Mei hugged her aunt's arm with both hands, rocked it back and forth, and deliberately winked at Li Ji.
Li Ji felt that his face was red and his ears were hot, he was muttering, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
"You are already the head of the department, why are you so stubborn? You look like a big girl." Han Mei's mother smiled and put a piece of braised pork on Li Ji's plate.
Li Ji finally calmed down.
But after finishing the meal, I was still sweating, and the shirt on my chest was soaked. The 30-year-old Moutai that Han Mei's father specially brought out, Li Ji didn't taste much at all.
Han Mei's mother didn't drink, Han Mei and her aunt drank wine.
Aunt Han Mei works from the Provincial People's Bank of China office and has a good drinking capacity.
Li Ji is a junior, and it is his first time as his future son-in-law. Although he is a fake, he can't behave too badly. So he drank and toasted, and soon felt dizzy.
After eating, Han Mei went to clear the table. Li Ji wanted to help, but Han Mei's mother stopped her: "Let Mei Mei clean up alone. Xiao Li, sit down and let's talk."
Han Mei snatched the chopsticks from Li Ji's hand and glanced at him: "Go and sit down, I'll do it!"
Li Ji had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit down on the sofa. Rubbing his hands together, he didn't know where to look with his eyes. He felt that there were countless little bugs crawling around on his body.
"Xiao Li, eat some fruit." Aunt Han Mei picked up a peeled apple and handed it to Li Ji.
"Look at you, you are so unfamiliar," Han Mei's mother said, but her eyes were full of love and care. "From now on, when we get here, we will treat it as our own home."
"Yeah, okay." Li Ji shook his head, suddenly realizing something was wrong, and nodded quickly, his face getting even hotter.
"Well, not bad, not bad," Han Mei's father leaned on the sofa, picking his teeth with a toothpick, "Young people are department leaders. When I'm as old as you, I'm still working as a loan officer in the countryside."
"Brother, can our Meimei's taste be any worse?" Aunt Han Mei smiled.
Li Ji hurriedly lowered his eyes, thinking to himself: Oh no, this is a big joke.
"President Huang of your provincial bank is my classmate at banking school." Han Mei's father vomited into the trash can under the table. "The head of the municipal bank is President Ye, right? He seems to have been here not long ago."
"Yes, it's President Ye." Li Ji bowed forward, "His executive qualifications were only approved by the Banking Regulatory Bureau last month."
President Ye’s name is Ye Xin. He used to be the director of the Provincial Bank’s Credit Department. He is in his fifties and was assigned to the Fengcheng City Branch just two months ago.
As soon as she took a few sips of tea, Han Mei's mother started questioning Li Ji like a police officer checking her household registration. That posture made him want to bring out three generations of his ancestors.
Li Ji couldn't sit still anymore.
Just as Han Mei came out of the kitchen, he quickly stood up and winked at Han Mei: "Han Mei, there is something else at work, I have to go back first."
"What else can happen this late at night?" Han Mei's mother said angrily.
Han Mei looked at Li Ji and smiled mischievously. Seeing the embarrassment on Li Ji's face, he couldn't help but wink secretly at her, and then stopped smiling: "Mom, Li Ji really has something to do, let him go."
"Okay then." Han Mei's mother looked at her daughter and nodded reluctantly towards Li Ji, "Xiao Li, come and play often when you have time."
"Okay, okay." Li Jiru was pardoned, quickly took his briefcase, turned around and left.
"Meimei, if you send Xiao Li away, we won't go down!"
Li Ji walked out of the house and heard Aunt Han Mei shouting from inside.
Han Mei caught up, took Li Ji's arm, and pressed her body tightly against Li Ji's body. The two of them walked down the stairs step by step.
Han Mei's face was flushed, and the faint smell of alcohol mixed with the girl's body fragrance hit her nose. Li Ji, who was already a little drunk, felt a little distracted, and involuntarily put one hand around Han Mei's waist.
Han Mei's face came closer, and her heavy breath hit Li Ji's cheek. Li Ji's mind wandered, and his lips couldn't help but move up to meet him.
Han Mei groaned, her soft lips opened slightly, and the tip of her tongue came out slightly. Li Ji felt hot and dizzy for a while, and something underneath him also swelled.
"Meow! Meow!"
A big black cat suddenly jumped out of the corridor, startling the two of them. Li Ji hurriedly let go of his hand, but the black cat flashed before his eyes and disappeared in an instant.
Li Ji was a little embarrassed and patted his head hard with his hands: "Hey, hey, I drank too much, I drank too much."
The lights in the corridor were dim, but Li Ji could still feel Han Mei's flushed and hot face. Her eyes were shining, and Li Ji was a little confused for a moment.
"Brother Ji, do you really not like me?"
In the dim light and shadow, Han Mei's voice seemed to be full of resentment.
"No, no..." Li Ji was panicking and didn't know how to answer, "I, I should go back..."
With that said, Li Ji walked a few steps quickly and walked out of the stairs.
"Wait, why are you in a hurry!" Han Mei shouted, catching up from behind and hugging Li Ji's arm.
"Don't... don't..." Li Ji stammered, confused, and hurriedly threw his hands away, "Han Mei, let, it's not good for others to see you."
However, Han Mei tightened her grip and moved her mouth to Li Ji's ear: "Idiot, you just want others to see..."
"Just to let others see it?!" Li Ji's eyes were filled with questions.
"Yes," Han Mei leaned closer again, "They are watching from the balcony."
Li Ji tilted his body and secretly glanced upstairs. Sure enough, I saw two vague figures on the balcony of the third floor.
He took a breath and straightened up. So, the two hugged each other tightly and walked out of the yard.
The night was dark and the alley was empty.
There was a canteen not far away, with a dim electric light shining in front of the door.
In the shadow of the trees at the entrance of the alley, Li Ji stopped. Looking back, the balcony was already out of sight.
Han Mei's hand was still holding Li Ji's arm tightly. "Miss Han, let go." Li Ji smiled and gently pulled his arm out of Han Mei's arms.
"Who cares? It's like stinky pig's hooves." Han Mei blushed and hurriedly let go.
"Miss Han, this time you and I are in the clear." Li Ji clapped his hands and laughed twice, "I repaid your love last time, but you still owe me a big meal."
"Well, I knew you would say that!" Han Mei glared and said fiercely, "Don't worry, I always keep my word. Unlike someone..."
"Okay, okay." Li Ji didn't want to provoke Han Mei anymore, so he quickly waved his hand, "Then I'm leaving, and you can go back too."
A taxi happened to pass by the alley.
Li Ji waved, and the taxi squeaked and stopped in front of him.
Li Ji quickly got into the car, rolled down the window, waved to Han Mei, who was still standing under the tree, and shouted: "Han Mei, go back!"
Han Mei ran over from the shadow of the tree, and Li Ji quickly asked the driver to wait.
Han Mei held her hand on the car window and leaned half of her body on it.
The smell of alcohol hit Li Ji's face, and Han Mei's chin was about to hit Li Ji's forehead. Li Ji quickly leaned back.
"Hmph, it seems that I am really a tiger." Han Mei smiled like a flower and exhaled like a orchid.
For a moment, Li Ji was a little confused.
The driver peeked in the rearview mirror. Li Ji's eyes were flustered and he felt embarrassed. He cleared his throat and said, "Thank you uncle and aunt for me. I'm sorry for bothering them."
"Hmph!" Han Mei pinched her nose and acted like Zhu Bajie, "Smelly pig, don't you want to thank me?"
"Thank you... thank you..." Li Ji looked suspicious.
Auntie, you should thank me.
"Hahaha, what a fool!" Han Mei smiled, suddenly stretched out her mouth and kissed Li Ji on the face, raised her body, and let go of her hand, "Go away, you stinky pig!"
Li Ji touched his hot lips and suddenly understood.
But Han Mei kicked the stones on the road, jumped every step, hummed, and left without looking back.
The driver glanced at the rearview mirror, shook his hand vigorously, and started the car.
The car drove very fast, and the cool breeze blew his hair all over the place. Li Ji's mind became much clearer.
He suddenly felt a little scared.
Fortunately, I didn't get confused again just now.
Otherwise, if he does something, how can he be worthy of Liao Ying? And Han Mei’s parents and aunt, how could she have the nerve to see them again in the future.
Li Ji's heart gradually calmed down. He called Liao Ying in the car, then leaned on the back of the car seat, drowsily about to fall asleep.
"Teacher, you are here!"
With a "squeak" of the brakes, Li Ji suddenly realized that the car had stopped.
It is the habit of Fengcheng people to respectfully address strangers as "teachers", regardless of whether your profession is a teacher or not. Therefore, when you are walking on the streets of Fengcheng and someone calls you "teacher", don't think that the other person is mistaken. He really thinks that you are a teacher.
Li Ji raised his body, rubbed his eyes, and looked outside. He was still some distance away from the CCB compound.
"Master, why do you park here?"
"There is a road ahead, so cars can't get in."
The driver pointed to the mounds of dirt and obstacle signs not far away.
"okay."
Li Ji paid, opened the door and got out of the car. As soon as the driver stepped on the gas, the taxi quickly disappeared.
The night was already a bit cool, it was only after nine o'clock, and there were already few people on the street.
Li Ji crossed the street and turned into a small alley.
This is a shortcut. At the end of the alley, there is the back door of the CCB compound.
The street lights were dim, illuminating the road dimly. The surroundings were very quiet. The small shops on both sides had long been closed. There were no lights, and the alley seemed very empty.
As soon as Li Jigang entered the alley, he suddenly heard soft footsteps behind him. He was stunned and quickly looked behind him. I saw two black figures approaching more than ten meters away.
Li Ji didn't care. I thought, it’s so late and there are still people on the street. He turned around and continued walking forward.
The footsteps suddenly became urgent and soon came behind Li Ji. Li Ji couldn't help but become suspicious, stopped and turned around.
They were two tall men.
Although it was a late summer night, the weather was still a bit hot. The two men were wearing dark hoodies, with the hats covering their heads and the brim of the hat hanging down, covering most of their faces.
They stood quietly in front of Li Ji. In the dimness, only four bright eyes were visible, staring closely at Li Ji.
"What are you doing?"
Li Ji was slightly flustered and looked around unconsciously.
"Are you Li Ji?"
One person took two steps forward and asked in a rough voice.
"I am," Li Ji stepped back, "Who are you?"
"As long as you are Li Ji, don't worry about who we are!"
The man groaned, suddenly moved forward, and caught Li Ji's neck. Another man also rushed up and punched Li Ji hard on the abdomen.
Li Ji was caught off guard and felt pain under his ribs, and he could hardly breathe in an instant.
A hand reached out and covered Li Ji's mouth. The two of them, one on each side, lifted up Li Ji's arms and dragged him out of the alley.
Li Ji's heart was pounding wildly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Wine, I woke up long ago.
Behind, there is a small park in the middle of the street. In addition to a few stone benches, there are four or five willow trees and some flowers and plants.
The two dragged Li Ji into the shadows and punched and kicked him hard.
Li Ji struggled desperately, trying to shout for help. But his mouth was tightly blocked, and he couldn't say a word.
An unknown person took off his hoodie and covered Li Ji's head. Immediately afterwards, fists like raindrops fell on Li Ji's body, head, and face.
Li Ji's whole body felt like a hot iron had been brushed against him, and it hurt like a burning iron.
Suddenly, a heavy punch hit his temple.
Li Ji felt dizzy and lost consciousness for a moment.
