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Chapter 425: Rob my son?

As the time Chen Xueru and her eldest son Zhang Handong spend in Sijiu City is decreasing, Zhang Shenfei has obviously started to spend more time with them recently.

Just as the factory had just released a new product, he told Tian Xiaozao that he had to work overtime. After work every day, he rode his bicycle through Dongzhimen, around Gulou East Street, and headed towards Qianmen Street.

Of course, the happiest person who knows that his father can be at home more often is Zhang Handong. Since he was born, the young man knew that his father was "on a business trip" and rarely had time to spend with them.

Over the years, even during the Chinese New Year and New Year's Eve, I have never had the chance to stay up with them.

So now I find that my dad comes home almost every day after get off work. He is so happy that he almost goes crazy. He doesn’t go out to play hoop rolling or marbles with others after school.

As soon as the school bell rang, he would pack up his schoolbag without saying a word, sling it over his shoulder and run away, as fast as if there was a wolf chasing him.

After arriving home, he put down his schoolbag and waited at the door, waiting for his father to knock on the door and open it for him, then he threw himself into his arms.

Although the boy has grown up and can no longer be kissed, hugged or lifted up, it is inevitable for the father and son to be intimate with each other.

But today, Zhang Shenfei had already arrived at the front courtyard for more than an hour, four dishes and a soup had been prepared and placed on the table, and even Chen Xueru had returned from outside, but the young man still hadn't shown up.

There is no one to pick up and drop off children at school these days, but that doesn’t mean parents won’t worry. Zhang Shenfei took off the apron around his waist and prepared to go out and take a look.

"The child has been coming home early these days, but he suddenly behaved so abnormally today. Don't even think about being bullied."

Although Chen Xueru and her son have always kept a low profile in the city, there might be some ignorant people who would rush to cause trouble for Han Dong. When he thought of this, he could not sit still and wanted to get out immediately.

"No need to go. Maybe the child met some other kids on the way back and was playing with them. He's a boy, what could happen to him?" Chen Xueru brought out three sets of bowls and chopsticks and said casually.

She is not a loving mother like most women of this era. On the contrary, compared with Zhang Shenfei, the loving father, she is a real strict mother.

In her opinion, Zhang Handong was already in primary school. He was tall because he inherited Zhang Shenfei's genes. He also ate better than other children. Although he was only eight years old, he looked like a ten-year-old.

Who can be so blind as to bully such a child? ? Unless you are desperate.

Even if he is bullied by senior students, it would be good for Zhang Handong to handle it himself and improve his ability to withstand stress.

Zhang Shenfei shook his head and didn't listen to her. He just told her to eat first if she was hungry and he would be back soon.

How could Chen Xueru eat after he left?

Well, let's wait for the father and son. She brought a few large bowls from the kitchen, placed them on the four dishes, and then went to clean up the house.

During this period, except for the days when she had to go to the silk shop and meet friends, she stayed at home to pack her things.

Although Zhang Shenfei had taken away most of the family's assets when he went to the steel plant last time, women always have some valuables, such as gold and silver jewelry.

According to Zhang Shenfei's request, she only brought some light and small things, and those large and heavy things were left in Sijiu City.

She originally wanted to leave half to Tian Xiaozao and Xu Huizhen each, but Xu Huizhen was cautious and insisted that since she had run away, keeping her things would be a time bomb and she refused to take them.

As for Tian Xiaozao? Don't be fooled by his usual cheers. He always says that he established his relationship with Zhang Shenfei earlier than Tian Xiaozao, and that he and Tian Xiaozao should be equal wives.

But in fact, she usually only glanced at Tian Xiaozao secretly from a distance a few times, and had never had close contact with her, let alone a conversation.

Of course, the rich young woman would not admit that she was a little afraid of contacting the other party. She only told Zhang Shenfei that she was not familiar with Tian Xiaozao, and she would entrust him to deliver the things to Tian Xiaozao on her behalf.

Zhang Shenfei naturally agreed. After all, he would rather accept it than waste it. All the things from the rich woman were good things.

There are two houses. One is decorated in a European style, which is rare in this era. The other is decorated with furniture made of sour pear branches...

Come to think of it, the first time he met the little rich woman was when they were buying furniture...

At that time, the rich woman sold her Chinese mahogany furniture and exchanged it for a full set of European style furniture. Ten years later, he also bought her European style furniture.

Is this another form of eating everything up? ? ? Hehehe!!!

As for the things, of course they had to be taken away completely, but Zhang Shenfei certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to actually take them home for Zao'er.

If that really happens, let alone what will happen to Zao'er, the old lady in their family will peel off a layer of skin from him first! !
Anyway, he has the space, so once the rich lady and Zhang Handong leave, he can take some time to come over and put all these things away.

The little rich woman was already far away in Hong Kong at that time, so what could she know?

……

Zhang Shenfei left the house and headed towards Caochang Jiutiao Primary School where Zhang Handong was.

As she walked, she kept looking around, fearing that she would be interrupted by her son and miss the call.

When I walked all the way to the front gate archway, I saw Zhang Handong walking towards me with a gray face, a slumped army green schoolbag with a broken strap, a pouting mouth, and a wronged look on his face.

"Handong, what happened to you? Did you have a fight with someone?" Zhang Shenfei took a few quick steps and checked the child's face. Although there were a few stains on it, he saw no injuries. He then breathed a sigh of relief and asked what happened.

Zhang Handong looked up at his father and said, "Dad, I was robbed today."

Robbery??? Zhang Shenfei's heart immediately rose to his throat: "What's going on?"

"Today after school, I was in a hurry to go home, so I took a shortcut that I had heard about. Who knew that I would pass by a large cement pipe..."

With a tone of grievance in his voice, the young man began to recount his thrilling experience of the day.

There is an open space on the path leading from their school to home, where a pile of cement pipes are piled up all year round.

The cement pipes are very tall and seem to be used in the city’s sewage system. They are hollow inside and people can even sleep on them if they put bedding on them.

He was robbed when he was passing by there.

"The robber took a knife and asked me to give him all the money I had. I only had 35 cents on me, which I gave him. Then he set his eyes on my pistol, which was a gift from my father. How could I give it to him?" Zhang Handong said, anger spurting out of his eyes. "When I refused to give it to him, he beat me. He kicked me down, and when I got up to run, he grabbed the strap of my schoolbag and broke it..."

Zhang Shenfei's face was as dark as a cloud filled with rain. "What happened next? You were caught by him? Did he beat you again?"

Zhang Handong nodded, then shook his head: "He didn't hit me, but he asked me to bring him more money tomorrow, at least one dollar! If I don't bring it, he will beat me and hit me in the head with a brick! !

Until I promised him and gave him the pistol, he let me go..." The young man said this, quietly observing his father's expression, "Dad, you don't think I'm a cowardly fool, do you? I, I didn't promise him because I was afraid of him, I just wanted to coax him to let me go, and then come back to tell you or the teacher, so that you can deal with it...

He, he looks very tall, like a high school student!! But I am not afraid. I, this is a tactic, this is called luring the enemy deep into our territory!!! I am really not a coward!!!"

He had a stern face when he spoke, he was really afraid of being misunderstood by Zhang Shenfei.

Zhang Shenfei realized that his expression frightened the young man, and he reached out his hand to ruffle his prickly haircut: "Dad doesn't blame you, you did the right thing. When you encounter a strong enemy, the most important thing is to abandon your possessions and protect yourself..."

The young man finally felt relieved and let go of the corner of his father's clothes.

"What time did you two agree to meet tomorrow? Where? I will accompany you there tomorrow." Zhang Shenfei said.

Dare to mess with Zhang Shenfei's son, he wants to see which blind alley urchin has the guts to do this!!!
"It's still today's time and place... Dad, let me tell you, that man is a homeless person. I saw his things are all in the cement pipe... You can't even tell the color of his bedding. Who knows where it was stolen. He must have slept in there at night." Realizing that he had his father to support him, Zhang Handong now completely relaxed. He held Zhang Shenfei's hand and talked non-stop.

Zhang Shenfei did not interrupt him. He waited until the young man finished speaking before telling him how to deal with such a situation in the future.

The young man is still young, but he is about to leave the place where he was born and go to the port city. That place is a mixed bag and much more dangerous than the current city of Beijing.

What happened today, he may encounter again in the future.

Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run. Zhang Shenfei cannot always be with his child, so he can only teach him how to deal with similar things in the future.

At the same time, he planned to find Xiaolong or his uncle the next time he went to Hong Kong City and ask them to find a master for Zhang Handong to learn some self-defense skills.

The father and son walked and talked all the way. In Zhang Handong's impression, it seemed that there had never been such a moment between them before.

Unexpectedly, the moment when I finally got to spend time with my father like a normal father and son was when my mother and I were about to leave.

"Dad, will you come to Gangcheng to see us often?" Zhang Handong said as the two walked to a secluded, deserted place.

"Of course I will. As long as Dad goes to Guangdong Province or Hong Kong City on business, I will definitely come to see you."

"That's good." The young man had a childish face, but he nodded like an adult, "Don't worry, Dad. You can work peacefully in Sijiu City and build the country. I'll take care of Mom in Hong Kong City, so you don't have to worry about anything."

Zhang Shenfei looked at him deeply.

Although this child is older than Zhang Weiguo, due to certain historical reasons, they did not spend much time together, and the two of them often only met for a few days.

It is said that boys who lack fatherly love will become indecisive and have feminine tendencies, but Zhang Handong is different.

He is sensitive and delicate but definitely not feminine. On the contrary, he often demonstrates a sense of responsibility that his peers do not have.

He believed that a child with such a character, under the training of Chen Xueru, would be able to achieve more in Hong Kong than in the old city.

When the father and son arrived at the entrance of the alley, Zhang Shenfei straightened Zhang Handong's schoolbag and collar and said, "Don't tell your mother about what happened today when you get home. I'm afraid she will worry..."

It's more than just worry. Chen Xueru can be very aggressive sometimes, and Zhang Shenfei is afraid that she will ruin his plan.

Zhang Handong pinched the broken part of the backpack strap. It looked like the backpack was intact. He nodded and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Dad. I understand!! Things in society are our business. We men should not tell the women!! This is a secret between the two men in our Zhang family!!!"

As a woman, it is enough to run a business at home and live a peaceful life.

It’s better not to let them get involved in the fighting and killing in the underworld.

"Hey, kid! Okay, you are teachable!" Zhang Shenfei pinched the young man's face and smiled.

When they returned home, Zhang Shenfei entered the house first and saw Chen Xueru packing her things. He pushed her down on the bed and gave her a long French kiss.

Zhang Handong took the opportunity to return to his room, changed his clothes and schoolbag, and went to wash his face.

After a long time, when Zhang Handong had finished cleaning up, Zhang Shenfei let go of the breathless Chen Xueru.

"Zhang Shenfei, are you going to die? Can't you see I'm packing my things?" Chen Xueru said while taking a deep breath of fresh air.

Zhang Shenfei smiled playfully: "What? My man loves you, but you're not happy?"

"I am happy. Why wouldn't I be happy?" Chen Xueru smiled with her eyebrows curved. "Where is your son? Have you found him?"

"I found it. It's probably already on the table. Come on, I'll take you to eat too." Zhang Shenfei patted Chen Xueru's butt, motioning her to go to the restaurant with him.

The family of three had a warm dinner. Zhang Shenfei stayed here until about ten o'clock, and then left when the child fell asleep.

The next day, because of the agreement with Zhang Handong, he left work half an hour early.

When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Zhang Handong arrived at the school gate with his schoolbag on his back and saw that he was already waiting there.

"Dad, have you arrived a long time ago?" the young man came running over and said.

"It's not that early, I've only been waiting for about ten minutes." Zhang Shenfei glanced at his watch, "Come on, Dad will take you to meet that little bastard."

"Yeah!!" With his father's support, the little guy was brave and confident, not afraid at all.

The father and son followed yesterday's route, passed through a small woods, and arrived at an open space. From a distance, Zhang Shenfei saw a pile of cement pipes piled up in a mess.

"Dad, that's the man over there. Look, he's standing there now."

Zhang Shenfei squinted his eyes and saw a slender figure and a child standing facing each other. The tall man held a knife in his right hand.

It's obvious that he is robbing elementary school students again.

Pah! Zhang Handong complained bluntly: "You are so old, but you rob primary school students every day. How shameless. Dad, don't you agree?"

He looked up and found that his father Zhang Shenfei's expression suddenly changed.

"Dad, what's wrong?" the young man asked curiously.

(End of this chapter)