Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 637 Human Favor

Wu Li said, "We can't manage them all; there are too many pitiful people. Zhang Wei, you're not a policeman, are you?"

Xiao Wei said, "The citizen representatives will be available by June next year."

Wu Li asked, "Citizen representative, did you go to the police station?"

Xiao Wei nodded, and Wu Li gave him a thumbs up, saying, "You can do it. The key is that you even did a good job. Why don't you just become a policeman from now on? You're suited for this kind of work."

Xiao Wei said, "I guess it might not work. I'd better stick to working in the National People's Congress or the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. I can't just give up on business."

Wu Li asked, "What kind of business do you run?"

Xiao Wei said, "Restaurants, food factories, training schools, real estate, and even car sales."

Several policewomen exclaimed in surprise. Wu Li said, "Wow, you're amazing! You've gone all out. You must be incredibly wealthy. No, we can't just give away this favor so easily. Tell us, how are you going to bribe us?"

As soon as the door opened, Xiao Liu, who had gone out to bring the person, came in and said, "District Chief, the person has been brought." He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and said with a trembling expression, "She's so beautiful, my god, how did she grow up to be so good-looking?"

Wu Li turned to look at the door, and Xiao Liu said, "Yang Xuemei, come in. From now on, you must announce your arrival."

"Report, report." Yang Xuemei called out softly, then lowered her head and shuffled in, her hands tightly clutching her clothes, clearly terrified.

Xiao Hong reached out and took Yang Xuemei's hand: "Sister Xiaomei."

Yang Xuemei was startled, then looked up at Xiao Hong with surprise upon hearing the sound. She then saw Xiao Wei in his police uniform, and a smile appeared on her face. For a moment, the room seemed to light up and filled with a fragrant aroma.

Wu Li sighed, "I didn't believe what you all said about her appearance. This isn't pretty at all! This...this...sigh, now I know why she's in such a terrible state. Even the heavens are jealous! Is this even a human being's face? I just don't understand how they could bring themselves to harm her with a face like that?"

Xiao Wei smiled and called out to Sister Xiao Mei, saying, "This is the Armed Police Officer. From now on, we'll have to trouble him to take care of you. Don't think too much about it. It's all in the past. Be happy. A year or so isn't a long time. Xiao Hong and I will come to see you whenever we have time."

Yang Xuemei lowered her gaze slightly and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

Wu Li asked, "Yang Xuemei, have you ever been to school?"

Yang Xuemei said, "I went to high school and then I started working."

Wu Li asked, "What do you do at the factory?"

Yang Xuemei said, "In the pharmaceutical factory, I'm an inspector."

Wu Li slammed his hand on the table and said, "Alright, from now on, this inspection job is yours. Be strict, and send back anything that doesn't meet the standards. Do a good job, and be happy. If you need anything or want anything, just tell me. Xiao Liu, get her a private room and keep a close eye on her."

Xiao Wei said, "Thank you so much, Sister Wu, you're really kind of you."

Wu Li waved his hand and said, "No, don't call me 'sister,' and don't say I'm being generous. You'd better show some sincerity. Have you thought about how you're going to bribe us?"

Xiao Wei said, "How about a bet? I don't know what you all want. How about discounted meals? Food from the factory, all you can eat—bread and cakes? Factory prices on cars? And houses, at cost price, okay?"

Wu Li laughed and said, "Come on, you're a slippery character. None of these things you said were true. Discounted meals, unlimited bread and cakes—do we have time to come see you with our jobs? And then there are cars and houses. Look at us, do any of us look like we can afford a car?"

Xiao Wei said, "The Xiali sedan is cheap, around 50,000 yuan at the factory price, I'm serious. I also have Daihatsu and Changan models, and minivans too. If any of your relatives want to buy one, come find me. No limit."

Wu Li said, "A Xiali sells for over 70,000 yuan on the market, right? 80,000? Don't be ridiculous, that's a good price, really 50,000?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's true, that's my wholesale price."

Xiao Hong rummaged in her pocket for a while and finally pulled out the two thousand or so foreign exchange certificates. She handed them to Wu Li and said, "Do you guys need these?"

Wu Li reached out and took it: "What? Foreign exchange certificates?" He opened it, looked at it, and said to Xiao Wei, "Where did you get these?"

Xiao Wei said, "I bought several cars from abroad and asked the car factory to replace them."

Wu Li said, "This is good. This can help us exchange some. Do you have any more? The market price is 150, but we'll give you 130. Is that okay? Consider this a favor you've repaid."

A group of policewomen gathered around. In this era, foreign exchange certificates were truly valuable. Ordinary people had no power or influence and nowhere to get them. Most people had only heard of them but never seen them.

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, just tell me the number, and I'll bring it to you the next day."

Yang Xuemei looked at Xiaowei with some concern, her eyes full of anxiety. Xiao Hong whispered in her ear, "It's okay, there are plenty of others."

Yang Xuemei turned to look at Xiao Hong, who said, "Don't worry, Sister Xiaomei, they're just joking. We're all friends. Even if it weren't for you, Xiao Wei would still help them if they needed something. Besides, those things are nothing to our family."

Yang Xuemei asked, "Really?"

Xiao Hong said proudly, "Really, Xiao Wei is amazing! You'll see later. Do you need anything in there?"

Yang Xuemei blushed and said, "They only give us coats here, nothing, nothing, not even underwear. We have to buy our own daily necessities. In class just now, the guard gave me an account number, saying that my family could transfer money to that account. But I don't have any." A tear rolled down her cheek.

Xiao Hong grabbed Yang Xuemei's hand and said, "Don't cry, don't worry, I'm here for you. Let me tell you, Sister Xiaomei, guess how much secret money I have? There's a reward if you guess right."

Yang Xuemei wiped away her tears and looked at Xiao Hong, saying, "How much? I can't guess."

Xiao Hong held up a six and said, "I spent some money recently, so now I only have 600,000 left."

Yang Xuemei even forgot to cry: "Six, six hundred thousand?"

Xiao Hong nodded and said, "Well, that's all I have. I bought some houses a while ago and it cost me about 700,000 yuan. I'm also planning to buy a house in Beijing, so I don't have to spend so much money each time I go. It's really expensive there, costing several hundred or even a thousand yuan a day."

Yang Xuemei covered her mouth in surprise and whispered, "Where did you get so much money? Is your father a high-ranking official?"

Xiao Hong pointed at Xiao Wei and said, "He used to earn that, but then he didn't like it anymore and gave it to me. It's tens of thousands of yuan a month. I don't usually spend money, so I just saved it up."

Yang Xuemei said, "He's that amazing? He wouldn't even look at tens of thousands of yuan? My God, I'd be happy for months over a thousand yuan."

Xiao Hong said, "You'll see he can make money later. He also has many friends, so just stay here peacefully for a year, and you won't have to worry about anything afterwards."

Yang Xuemei said, "That day, I heard the policeman say that Xiaowei bought a car worth several million. I didn't quite believe it at the time. How could you buy a car with several million?"

Xiao Hong said, "Yes, I bought them. This time I bought six cars: three sports cars, two sedans, and one SUV. It's quite expensive. The car is huge. When you come out, I'll have Xiao Wei drive it to pick you up."

Over there, Wu Li said, "Let's all chip in and exchange some things while we have the chance. I'll call you afterwards."

(End of this chapter)