She is in the fog

On Tuesday, June 2014, 6, Nanzhou City Television issued a heavy rain warning, reminding citizens not to go out at night unless necessary.

At the same time, in the typhoon shelter at the school gate.
The clerk Tang Yan turned around, looked up at the TV above her head, and couldn't help muttering: "Is it going to rain heavily tonight? It's over, I didn't bring an umbrella, Xiao He, do you bring an umbrella?"

The person Tang Yan calls "Xiao He" is He Xi, who is currently working as a part-time worker in the typhoon shelter during her summer vacation.

The day after the college entrance examination, which was yesterday, He Sicheng kicked He Xi out of the house and even forbade her to pack her things. He even said shamelessly: "What do you have? I asked you what do you have? Which of your clothes was not bought by me? I waited for you until the end of the college entrance examination, which is good enough, right? Who are you crying for?"

He Xi was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, took out Mingmei's things from the drawer, and left with a cold face.

Somehow this matter reached Sun Siqin's ears.
Sun Siqin brought her son and daughter-in-law to He Sicheng's community and company and made a big fuss. Only then did He Xi wake up from his dream.

Sun Siqin is He Yanyan's mother. When she was a child, He Xi called her "Grandma" very affectionately, and the relationship between the two was very good.

But ever since He Yanyan's death, He Sicheng has been instilling some ideas into little He Xi. He always says, "You killed your mother. Your mother is her biological daughter. Do you think she will like you? You also said you want to find your grandmother. If you dare to find her, she will make you pay with your life. Do you believe it?"

The "she" he was referring to was Sun Siqin.

He Xi was still young at that time, and was frightened by He Sicheng's words. As expected, he never dared to look for his grandmother again.
Even if Sun Siqin came to the school gate to pick her up in person, she didn't dare to go and ran away in a hurry.

Although He Xi was adopted by He Yanyan, she had raised him wholeheartedly for several years, so how could she not have some feelings for him?
In addition, this child was what He Yanyan cared about most during her lifetime. Sun Siqin loved He Yanyan as well as her family, so she naturally showed special care for He Xi as well.

After He Yanyan died, He Sicheng quickly brought another woman and child back home.
This outrageous move made Sun Siqin very angry. Without saying a word, she ran up to the two men, scolded them and insisted on taking Xiao Hexi away.

But He Sicheng seemed very indignant about being scolded. Relying on the fact that he was He Xi's legal first guardian, he not only rejected Sun Siqin's request, but also prohibited Sun Siqin from visiting him.

Sun Siqin could only secretly wait at the school gate, waiting for little He Xi to finish school, and secretly give her some pocket money.
Unexpectedly, little He Xi was very afraid and repulsed by her, and turned around and ran away when he saw her.
Sun Siqin didn’t know what had happened. Her daughter died in a car accident and her granddaughter was hiding from her... She could only wipe away her tears secretly.

Until yesterday, Sun Siqin had been unable to get through to He Xi on the phone. She asked someone who knew the situation and found out that He Xi had been kicked out of the house by He Sicheng and was not even allowed to take her cell phone.
Sun Siqin was so angry that she immediately asked her son and daughter-in-law to take leave from the company and go to He Sicheng to seek an explanation.

After Sun Siqin made a big fuss in his community and company, she forcefully packed up all of He Xi's belongings and took her back to her home.

Only then did He Xi realize that her grandmother did not dislike her at all, and that it was He Sicheng who was causing all the trouble.

She felt the joy of regaining what she had lost, but also a little worried.
Now that the college entrance examination is over, university tuition and living expenses are also a considerable expense.

Sun Siqin is old now. In short, we can’t let her spend money anymore. We should keep her pension to buy things she likes.

He Xi happened to see that Bifengtang was recruiting, so he applied immediately. At least he could earn some tuition and living expenses. If worst came to worst, he could still get a government-subsidized student loan, so he could always make ends meet.

He Xi washed his hands at the operating table and wiped them with a clean towel before answering, "I brought an umbrella. Don't you have one?"

"I forgot to bring an umbrella." Tang Yan sighed, "Oh, I don't know if it will really rain."

"The weather forecast is pretty accurate. It's okay. You can use my umbrella for a while."

"What about you?"

"I can take the bus directly there, so I won't get caught in much rain."

"Thank you so much!"

After Tang Yan finished speaking, she opened the door of the bar and walked out, and began to clean up the garbage left by the diners on the table. After clearing all the seats, she waved to He Xi and said, "Xiao He, since there is no one around, let's watch some TV. I saw a TV station broadcasting "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties". Jiayi and Xiao Zhao were watching it yesterday. Let's watch it too!"

He Xi looked up at the TV above his head and said "Okay".
She also opened the partition door and walked out, sitting facing the TV. Tang Yan came over with the remote control and sat next to her.

"Which channel is broadcasting "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties"? " Tang Yan muttered, looking down at the remote control in her hand, but she was hesitant to press it.

He Xi shook his head: "I don't know either."

"Then start from the beginning."

Tang Yan tried to switch to CCTV-1, but the remote control wouldn't move at all. She pressed it hard but it didn't work.

"Is the battery dead?" He Xi reminded.

Tang Yan slapped her head and said, "Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. Jiayi asked me to change the battery yesterday."
She stood up from the stool and took the remote control to the warehouse to find batteries.

He Xi looked at the TV screen. This was the local TV station in Nanzhou City. It usually broadcast weather forecasts for various provinces and some boring news in the city.

How boring is the news about Nanzhou City? I only read it when I am squatting in the toilet and have nothing to bring with me.

Really, if there is no news, you can just not publish it. Who are you trying to fool by doing all this?

He Xi was dozing off while watching the show, but the picture on the TV suddenly changed.

Against the dark blue background, a female anchor wearing a beige suit and looking very dignified and elegant sat in front of the stage with a solemn expression.

"An urgent news interruption: Recently, residents of Xiangruiyuan complained to the mayor's hotline that they frequently experienced dizziness, coughing, and nosebleeds after moving into the community. Reporters visited and investigated and found that the outdoor decoration of the community was contracted by Danqizhijia Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. After testing by a professional organization..." "Ding——"
Tang Yan changed the batteries and used the remote control to change the channel.

He Xi was very interested in the news just now because it mentioned "Danqizhijia Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.", which is Ning Xiaoduo's father's company.

But Tang Yan had already found the TV station that was broadcasting "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties" and was watching it with great interest.
He Xi was too embarrassed to ask her to change the channel, so he simply turned on his phone and planned to search the Internet for the whole story.

She habitually opened QQ first, but saw that the class group was discussing this matter enthusiastically.

She scrolled up the messages until she reached the top one.

Ou Yanuo: [Have you seen the news? There is big news about the Danqi House! ]

He Jiahe: [I saw it, oh my god, I can’t believe he is such a person]

Qin Yiran: [They've made so much money, why bother? They don't care about the lives of consumers at all! ]

Xu Yan: [I admire him so much, what does he think? Danqi House used to have such a good reputation, but now it has messed up a good hand.]

Fang Yiyi: [It’s over. My relative’s new house was contracted by his family]

……

He Xi read all the way to the bottom line, and from their brief narration, he roughly understood the whole story.

Danqizhijia Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. used a large number of inferior products, endangering the health of consumers, and evaded taxes worth tens of millions of yuan, and also owed employees wages... Currently, the company's CEO and legal representative Ning Zhiyuan has fled the country with the money.

He Xi frowned, his expression extremely solemn.

Even though Ning Xiaoduo bullied her many times, she still respected Ning Zhiyuan because she believed that the sins of parents were not equal to those of their children, and similarly, the mistakes of children were not equal to those of their parents.
Ning Zhiyuan was also a child from a poor family. He started from scratch and founded Danqi Home. The slogan at the beginning was "Let everyone live in a warm home". At the beginning, he did strictly follow the content of the slogan and strictly control the quality, so he could grow bigger and stronger. I didn't expect that now...

Seeing this news, He Xi felt as if she was in another world. She looked up at the TV in front of her, which was showing the scene of Cheng Yaojin being crowned as the Demon King. However, she no longer had the heart to pay attention to the plot, but was just thinking: If he has already fled abroad, will it be difficult to catch him back?

After six o'clock in the afternoon, the class group began to discuss Mingmei's birthday.

He Jiahe: [I’m already here, if you haven’t arrived yet, hurry up and come.]

Fang Yiyi: [If you don’t wait for me, I will be there soon]

Qin Yiran: [Traffic jam ING]

He Xi looked at the message on the screen and felt a little disappointed.

Today is Mingmei's eighteenth birthday. She invited all her classmates to her birthday party, but she was the only one not invited.
Are you still angry with her?

If this was her punishment, she would have to endure it.

At this time, several customers stepped into the store. He Xi quickly put away his phone and a smile instantly appeared on his face: "Welcome to Typhoon Shelter."

After receiving several groups of guests here and there, the sky was gradually getting dark.

He Xi took out his mobile phone and checked the time. It was exactly 19 p.m.

Just when I was about to turn off the screen, Wen Wan called.

She picked up: "Hello."

Wenwan's voice was very cold. She said, "Why don't you come over?"

"Ah?" He Xi was confused. "Where are we going?"

"Early Summer Bar, didn't you see it?"

"I saw it, but..." She did see the message in the group, but the problem was that Mingmei didn't invite her, and she was too embarrassed to go there.

"Anyway, please come here quickly. I beg you."

Hearing the tone of begging in Wen Wan's voice, He Xi was even more confused. She begged her to come over? What was the logic?
But she didn't hesitate and immediately replied: "I'll be there right away!"

Because she knew that Chuxia Bar was where Mingmei was holding her birthday party. Although Mingmei did not invite her, since Wen Wan called her, she could take this opportunity to congratulate Mingmei on her birthday.

After hanging up the phone, she took out the necklace she had carefully selected for Mingmei from the drawer of the counter, explained the situation to Tang Yan, and immediately took a taxi to Chuxia Bar.

(End of this chapter)