Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

“A-choo! A-choo!”

Li Weidong sneezed twice in succession, then narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Rong and asked, "Are you cursing me in your heart?"

Zhou Rong was startled and quickly denied: "No!"

Li Weidong said coldly: "It's better not to. I know I have the ability to tell what people are thinking from their faces."

Although Zhou Rong didn't believe it, she still lowered her head to avoid being seen through.

The two were silent for a while. When the car was about to reach the police station, Li Weidong shouted "Get out" and took Zhou Rong with him.

When they arrived at the police station, Li Weidong said, "Okay, go in by yourself and tell the police if you have anything to say."

“But, I…”

Zhou Rong wanted to say that she was scared, but Li Weidong interrupted her: "What are you afraid of? This is not a scary place, go in quickly!"

Zhou Rong felt aggrieved, but she didn't dare to refute. She could only nod silently, then walked away while looking back at Li Weidong.

Li Weidong watched her disappear behind the gate, and he heaved a sigh of relief, finally sending this burden away. After waiting at the intersection for a while, he finally got the bus back to the steel plant. Fortunately, there were not many vehicles in this era, so there was no need to worry about traffic jams.

When he returned to the steel plant, it was lunch time. The clever Niu Meng had already prepared food for him and even occupied a seat in the cafeteria. When she saw Li Weidong coming in, she immediately stood up, waved her arms and shouted, "Master, this way!" Li Weidong walked over to her after hearing that.

After sitting down, Li Weidong was a little surprised to see the dishes in the lunch box: "Hey, stir-fried pork with cabbage? How do you know I like this?" Niu Meng smiled proudly: "Of course, I am your apprentice, don't I know you well enough? Master, why did you send Zhou Rong to the police station?"

"Yes!"

"What was her reaction?" Niu Meng asked curiously.

"I don't know. I just dropped her off and came back. I didn't go in." Niu Meng felt a little regretful after hearing this. She really wanted to see how Zhou Rong would react after she found out that she had been deceived.

Li Weidong noticed Niu Meng's thoughts, but he felt that Zhou Rong's character made her make excuses for the other party even if she saw it with her own eyes. Artistic women who have not experienced the hardships of society have only dreams and romance in their eyes and find it difficult to accept reality. Zhou Rong in the TV series is also like this. Although she knows that Feng Huacheng is just an idealist, she still chooses to stay with him and avoid reality.

Zhou Rong's infidelity to her family and her immersion in her own world are both hateful and pitiful. But these have nothing to do with Li Weidong. He believes that he will never have any contact with Zhou Rong again. What happened today was just an accident. When it was almost time to get off work, Li Weidong hummed a tune and left the fleet office. He was not in a hurry to go home. It seemed that there were still some problems.

Since becoming Li Weidong's apprentice, Niu Meng's work and rest schedule has become very regular, and he goes to and from get off work on time. Coming early and leaving late won't earn you extra overtime pay, so why bother? The team's job is mainly transportation, so as long as it's delivered on time, there's no need to stay in the office for too long.

"Master, see you tomorrow!" said Niu Meng.

"Well, be careful on the road, don't ride too fast!" Li Weidong reminded him, then got on his bike and rode towards the neighborhood committee. The neighborhood committee's workday ended earlier than the steel plant's. When Li Weidong arrived, Yu Li was already waiting outside, with the sun shining on her expectant face.

Before Li Weidong had parked his car, Yu Li had already jumped onto the back seat of his car and hugged his waist tightly. As soon as she sat down, Yu Li asked, "Weidong, how did Zhou Rong come back today?" Li Weidong did not hide anything and told her everything about Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng. After listening to her, Yu Li raised her eyebrows and was a little bit unbelieving: "Really? There are such people in the world? This girl Zhou Rong is too much..."

Li Weidong shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's true. It's hard to find such a silly girl." Then Yu Li asked about Zhou Rong's appearance. Li Weidong seemed a little wary and responded casually, "She's OK."

Yu Li couldn't see Li Weidong's expression, she just asked casually, she trusted Li Weidong very much. Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, Li Weidong breathed a sigh of relief, but then he thought that he had done nothing wrong and didn't need to shrink back. The couple walked home while chatting, and saw a familiar figure in the distance.

"Isn't that Zhou Rong? Why is she here?" Li Weidong asked in confusion. Yan Bugui was also there? The two seemed to be talking.

With doubts, Li Weidong told Yu Li, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, "Wife, Zhou Rong is in the front." Yu Li looked over and saw a young woman who was as beautiful as her. "Is that Zhou Rong? Why did she come to see us?" Yu Li was confused.

Facing Zhou Rong's appearance, Li Weidong felt a headache and felt that there might be some trouble. "I don't know either. I hope she is not looking for me." Yu Li also nodded vigorously, and also did not want Zhou Rong to look for Li Weidong. It was really annoying to have a stranger suddenly appear at home.

However, things that you don't want to happen are often the most likely to happen. Just as Li Weidong and Yu Li were talking, Zhou Rong found them, her eyes lit up, and she left Yan Bugui and ran straight to Li Weidong. "Brother Weidong, you're back!" Seeing Zhou Rong almost hit the bicycle, Li Weidong quickly braked and stopped her, saying, "Stop! We are not very familiar with each other, don't call me brother anymore, what are you doing here?" Zhou Rong looked at him aggrievedly, lowered her head and played with her clothes, and explained, "It was the police from the police station who told me about this place. Apart from Teacher Feng, I only know you here." Li Weidong was a little amused and helpless: "Can you call me sister? We can only be regarded as a casual encounter, not an acquaintance. If you don't have any friends, go home. What are you doing in Beijing?" Zhou Rong curled her lips and did not answer. She originally wanted to go home, but she was worried that the matter would be leaked, and the gossip of the neighbors made her unbearable. At the police station, the police had explained the whole thing to her, and she also met Feng Huacheng's original wife.

In addition, the letters Feng Huacheng wrote to other women were not exactly the same as the ones Zhou Rong received, but they were almost identical. What made Zhou Rong most upset was that the poems in Feng Huacheng's letters were not his own original works, but plagiarized from various books and magazines.

According to the police, Feng Huacheng had not had a proper job since graduating from high school. He relied on his appearance and sweet talk to marry a wife from a wealthy family and did nothing all day. His so-called ideals and knowledge were just a means to seduce young women.

Hearing this, Zhou Rong completely collapsed and burst into tears. Compared with other victims, her experience was relatively lucky, at least she had not been hurt too much, and now she discovered **.

Some victims were cheated of money, raped, and even became pregnant. In any era, unmarried mothers always cause people's criticism, and their future is worrying. When the public security personnel tried to comfort Zhou Rong and send her back to Jichun, Zhou Rong declined because she could not face her family.

Zhou Rong has always been very conceited and used to being praised. She found it difficult to accept the fact that she was raped. When the police station asked her if she had any acquaintances in Beijing, she gave Li Weidong's name, so she was sent here.

Facing Zhou Rong's silence, Li Weidong felt a headache. He would never take her in, because this woman was really a trouble. Moreover, the community had already notified her family, and Zhou Zhigang might be on his way to Beijing. If he met Zhou Rong in this community, Zhou Zhigang would never let Li Weidong go, he was a stubborn person and difficult to deal with.

Li Weidong said to Zhou Rong, "I'll give you two choices. One is that I'll take you to the station and you can go home by yourself. The other is to find a place to stay and wait for your father to pick you up." Zhou Rong whispered, "I have nowhere else to go."

Li Weidong replied coldly: "This has nothing to do with me, we are not familiar with each other." However, at this moment, another voice came from behind them: "Weidong, how can you do this? We have some friendship after all, how can you drive people away at this time? If there is no room in your house, you can come to my house and just squeeze in." Li Weidong looked back and saw Yan Bugui walking towards him with a smile.

Li Weidong sensed a hidden meaning in Yan Bugui's kindness. He stared at Zhou Rong again and understood immediately. Judging from her appearance alone, Zhou Rong's attractiveness was obviously higher than Yu Li's. Yan Bugui had been depressed because of his wife's death, and he was running around looking for a partner for his son Yan Jiefang. However, due to the conditions, Yan Jiefang was too picky. The girl introduced last time was good, but she was just a middle school student. If he married her, he would probably be ridiculed by others for the rest of his life.

On the way home, Yan Bugui ran into Zhou Rong and became very interested in her. Such an outstanding woman is hard to find. Yan Bugui knew his son's character very well. If he could marry a daughter-in-law like Zhou Rong, it would undoubtedly be like a dream. When he learned that Zhou Rong was waiting for Li Weidong, he was more convinced that he had a great chance.

After Li Weidong saw through Yan Bugui's thoughts, he did not fulfill his wish. Not only would it not be beneficial to help the Yan family, but it might even cost more. Yan Bugui's character would definitely look for opportunities to equalize the situation once he got the upper hand. Li Weidong did not have time to waste with him.

Besides, how could Zhou Rong be interested in Yan Jiefang? She was looking for spiritual satisfaction, but Yan Jiefang only had an elementary school education and had nothing in common with Zhou Rong.

Li Weidong said to Zhou Rong, "If you want to go to his house, I won't stop you, but you have nothing to do with me." Then he said to Yu Li, "Let's go, wife, home." Yu Li nodded, stared at Zhou Rong, and followed Li Weidong into the yard.

Looking at Li Weidong's departing back, Yan Bugui became happier and even felt that Li Weidong's staying here was unnecessary. When he was about to talk to Zhou Rong, he saw her chasing in the direction of Li Weidong and the others. Yan Bugui's smile froze. How could this girl be so ungrateful? Wasn't his hint obvious enough?