Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 68: Banditry
It had been such a long time since Fangyan returned to the city, but this was the first time he had seen a female thief.

And looking at her like this, it was obvious that she was very unfamiliar with it.

Even using the skills of diagnosing with dialect, it seems that the other party has some mental and intellectual problems.

At this moment, the pregnant woman whose bag was searched also discovered the thief next to her. She was stunned at first, then she shouted at the top of her voice:
"Catch the thief!"

The stunned female thief finally reacted, pushed away the pregnant woman who was holding her hand, and then ran away.

The pregnant woman lost her balance due to the push and fell diagonally backwards, knocking down her daughter who was holding her hand. Fortunately, there was an old lady nearby who supported her and prevented her from falling.

But this time I twisted my foot and cried out in pain.

Before the people around could figure out what was going on, the thief had already run away.

Fang Yan and Zhu Lin did not shout out when they saw the thief because they were afraid of disturbing the thief and causing her to hurt the pregnant woman around her.

But unexpectedly, they didn't shout, and the pregnant woman shouted herself, which caused the thief to push her anyway.

The thief ran away so quickly that he had lost his trace. The two men hurried over and checked the pregnant woman's injuries.

Zhu Lin asked the pregnant woman, and Fang Yan observed her for a while. Finally, he confirmed that she had just sprained her foot and had some slight pain in her waist. There was no problem with the baby in her belly, so he felt relieved.

But the pregnant woman’s foot has been sprained and she can’t walk now.

Fangyan used massage techniques to relieve her symptoms a little, but there was still not much improvement. Although acupuncture can speed up recovery, it is prohibited for pregnant women.

So in the end, the pregnant woman was handed over to the market management staff, who asked her to notify her family to come over, while Fang Yan and Zhu Lin stayed by her side.

The pregnant woman's home was not far from here, and the manager of the market quickly called the family over. He was a burly man. When he heard that his wife almost got into trouble, his eyes turned red and he rushed over in a hurry.

As soon as he arrived at the scene, he checked on his wife and finally found out that she had just sprained her foot. Only then did he feel relieved and checked on his daughter.

Just at this moment, six or seven young people came from behind.

They looked to be around 18 or 19 years old, or at most in their early twenties. As soon as they arrived, they started calling the man "brother" and asking him what had happened.

Only then did the man remember to ask his wife what had just happened.

The pregnant woman told the man what had just happened. After realizing that it was a female thief who pushed his wife, the man angrily swore in front of his wife that he would catch the thief and break her hands.

Fangyan now realized that this man should be a gangster from the neighborhood and had several younger brothers under him.

The pregnant woman then pointed at Fang Yan and Zhu Lin standing beside her and told the man that they were doctors. It was Fang Yan who had confirmed her physical condition and given her massage to relieve her pain.

The man quickly thanked them and said he would treat them to a meal.

Of course Fangyan couldn't agree to this and rejected the couple's kindness, saying that it was just a matter of convenience and anyone would help.

The man took out a pack of cigarettes and ten yuan from his pocket and wanted to give them to Fangyan, saying that Fangyan was their family's savior and he could not eat but he had to accept this no matter what.

Fangyan tried to refuse again and again, so the man simply stuffed the things into the cloth bags in their hands, and then left the vegetable market with his wife.

After this incident, Fangyan and his friends had wasted quite a bit of time. They went out without waiting for the bus, which was only one stop away, and walked straight back.

"The man just now didn't seem like a good person. Look at the tone of his voice and the people following him. I don't know how to describe it..." Zhu Lin complained in dialect as he walked.

Hearing this, Fang Yan smiled and said:

"You look like a bandit, don't you?" Zhu Lin's eyes lit up, and he nodded and said:
"Yes, banditry! This word is very accurate."

Fang Yan noticed that Zhu Lin still looked a little worried, so he said:
"It doesn't matter who he is. We won't have any dealings with him in the future. Just treat it as a small episode."

Zhu Lin thought about it and nodded.

……

When the two returned to Fang's house, Zhu Lin's father had already been invited over.

He was not stupid. When he saw Fang Zhenhua knocking on the door with his wife, he had already guessed that it might be related to his daughter.

Because last night, Zhu Lin mentioned the Fang family in the building next door for the first time.

This made Professor Zhu keenly aware that something was wrong, as this person had never appeared before.

After the Fang couple explained their purpose and extended the invitation, he basically judged that something must be going on with his daughter.

Sure enough, not long after sitting in Fang's house, Fang Yan and Zhu Lin came back talking and laughing.

"Uncle Zhu." Fang Yan was the first to greet Professor Zhu.

Professor Zhu responded with a smile while looking Fangyan up and down.

He has a handsome appearance, an upright posture, and a sense of calmness and composure. His voice is not loud but clear, powerful and penetrating, and his speech speed is neither fast nor slow. At first sight, I couldn't find any fault with him.

They look quite compatible together with my daughter.

Fangyan didn't know that Professor Zhu could see so much at first glance. He just simply greeted him and found that the other party was looking at him and smiling. He seemed quite kind.

His teeth looked a little yellow when he smiled and he smelled of cigarettes. Fangyan could tell at once that he was a veteran smoker.

Zhu Lin also hurriedly greeted Fangyan's parents.

It was the first time that Fang Zhenhua saw Zhu Lin. This peaceful and prosperous face was very much in line with the aesthetic taste of their generation, and was even better than Fang Zhenhua had expected. He was satisfied that his son had good taste in choosing suitable people.

Then the two of them carried the dishes and went into the kitchen.

Originally Fangyan wanted to show off his cooking skills, but Zhu Lin said that he didn't know what to talk about with his parents when he went out, so he decided to help Fangyan in the kitchen and see how Fangyan cooked.

So Fangyan had to assign tasks to Zhu Lin as well, and then began cutting and preparing, starting today's dinner process. At the same time, Fangyan also told Zhu Lin some Sichuan cuisine knowledge that he had learned in his previous life, which aroused Zhu Lin's curious questions.

The two were busy in the kitchen. The three parents outside were watching them. They chatted and listened carefully to the topic of the two in the kitchen.

Listening to Fangyan's detailed explanation of Sichuan cuisine, if Professor Zhu hadn't known that Fangyan had been working at Tong Ren Tang for a long time, he would have thought that Fangyan was a chef who studied Sichuan cuisine.

The dish of braised pork can be linked to Su Dongpo's life and poems. It was the first time for Professor Zhu to see someone talk about cooking in such an interesting way.

My silly daughter was stunned by what she heard.

Professor Zhu silently added a few comments to Fangyan in his mind:

His cooking skills are unknown, but he is eloquent and has a wide range of interests.

(End of this chapter)