Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 782 The Police Station Moves to a New Location

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, let's come. Doing something is better than that. It's just a bit of a headache. What about Xiao Fu? Should we manage him or not? Can we even control him?"

Xiao Wei's parents frowned and pondered for a while. After a long pause, Xiao Wei's father said, "Let your uncle make the decision. If it doesn't work, just trim it a few times. Does that mean we have to sell the house and land back home?"

Xiao Wei said, "If you're not going to sell, are you planning to go back? Our family is already gone this year, and our household registration has been moved. Let my fourth uncle go to the county, and my eldest uncle stay here, that's fine. Tell me, Dad, what exactly happened between you and my third uncle? He didn't even come for the New Year."

Xiao Wei's father said, "It has little to do with me. I had a big argument with your uncle and fourth uncle back then, just about the farmland. What could it be? Even now, they're workers, and they're on duty all the time, so it's not easy for them to just leave. I called your uncle, and he said he might come if there's a chance."

"Grandpa, could you grow some more persimmons? The ones you buy at the market aren't very tasty." Chen Xiao came around from the top of the building, carrying Xiao Xiao Hui.

Little Hui stood tall with his head held high and looked over with his big eyes. Xiao Wei's dad smiled so hard his eyes almost closed and said, "Okay, I'll plant more for you. These seeds are from our hometown, they'll definitely taste better than the ones in the market."

Little Hui clung to Xiao Wei's mom, wanting her to hold him. Xiao Wei's mom laughed and said, "Oh my, what a good child. Grandma's hands are dirty, I'll wash them later."

Chen Xiao handed the child directly to Xiao Wei's mother and said, "Why wash him? He's not clean. Here, how do we plant him? I'll do it. I've never done this before."

Xiaowei's mother held Xiaohui and watched from the side, while Xiaowei's father and Xiaowei taught Chen Xiao how to farm, which was just burying seeds. They treated it as a game and it wasn't tiring.

"Stop, this won't do. Dig it up and rebury it. If you dig it too deep, it won't be able to be harvested later."

"Don't step on it too hard, just cover it gently."

"Don't pour so much water on it, are you planning to soak it? It'll rot if it gets too wet. Just a little bit of water is enough."

Chen Xiao asked, "Why don't you plant potatoes? They're so delicious, they taste good no matter how you cook them."

Xiao Wei said, "This land won't do, and besides, there's not enough soil. It's pointless to plant here. I'll go back to my hometown and buy potatoes. Those things have to be planted, not just buried like this. It's troublesome; you have to take care of them."

Xiaowei's mother asked from the side, "Where's Xiaohui?"

Xiaowei said, "Yes, why did you bring the baby over by yourself? Where's Xiaohui?"

Chen Xiao said, "I don't know, he went out early this morning. I thought he was with you. It's rare for him to get up so early. My goodness, Xia Gensheng's voice is so loud. Compared to him, my little Hui is like a kitten. This child is strange, he doesn't cry much, he's not like me at all."

Xiaowei's mother said, "It's good that you don't cry. You're living in a world of blessings and don't know how good you have them. What a good child you are, always laughing all day long. Isn't that wonderful?" Xiaohui laughed heartily.

Spring came and went in 92.

Xiaowei's parents boarded the train to Xingcheng to welcome their first grandson or granddaughter.

This year, Zhang Yishan, Yang Zi, and Dilraba were born. They were born in the Year of the Monkey.

That year, Deng Yingchao passed away. Bill Clinton became Person of the Year.

"Crackling and popping, crashing and sputtering..."

A puff of smoke drifted away in the wind, and amidst the crackling of firecrackers, the Jixian Police Station building was completed. It was already July. Xiao Wei had successfully completed his duties as a citizen representative, earning an excellent performance evaluation, and was honorably appointed as a representative to the Municipal People's Congress, a member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, and a director of the Liaodong Provincial Branch of the Federation of Industry and Commerce.

The police officers at the police station were happily moving. This time they didn't have to live in dormitories anymore; each of them got a house. Those with more than five years of service could directly apply for property ownership certificates, while those with less than five years of service would temporarily be considered as public housing, meaning they would have to wait until the required number of years was up before it would belong to them. They were all far from retirement.

In the future, the transfers and promotions of retired cadres will definitely be arranged by the branch bureau, so it won't have much impact here.

"I'm treating everyone tonight. Let's have a housewarming party together. Bring your families too," Xiaowei said to Officers Lu, Huang, and Liu. The instructor wasn't home; he was at a meeting at the branch office.

The new office is spacious and bright, a significant improvement over the previous one. Several leaders now have their own private offices, and there are three meeting rooms, an activity room, a study room, and a reading room. Everyone is extremely satisfied with the new office environment.

After tidying up the office, the group chatted for a while in Director Lu's office. Before Director Huang could even sit down and have a drink in his own office, the police called to report that someone was causing trouble while drinking at a restaurant on the street.

Today was Huang's shift. He put his water cup, which he had just filled, on his new desk, which he hadn't sat on yet, picked up his hat, and walked out: "Let's go, Xiao Wei. It's not easy for you to come here. You won't have the chance again. Come with me on a call today."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

The two men left the building, and Xiao Wei drove the car, taking the two police officers to the restaurant where the report had been filed.

It's not far, just two street corners, less than two kilometers.

From afar, they could see a crowd gathered at the entrance watching the commotion. Xiao Wei parked the car outside the crowd, and the four of them got out and pushed their way through the crowd.

"Make way, make way, clear out, make way! What's so interesting? Don't you have anything better to do?"

After much commotion, the people surrounding the station slowly and reluctantly moved a few steps to the side, widening the circle a bit. This is also the main reason why police in Northeast China are often rude; the local customs are different. If the South were so gentle, you wouldn't get anything done all day.

The restaurant's main door was half broken, and the inside was noisy. Director Huang led the way, followed by Xiao Wei and the other two.

"Who called the police?" Chief Huang asked loudly, looking around the store.

"I, I, I reported it. Comrade, please come and do something about this, what should we do? Look at the mess you've made of my shop."

The crowd dispersed somewhat. Chairs and tables were overturned on the ground, and there were shards of glass everywhere. The two sides fighting stared at each other like fighting cocks. Two of them had blood flowing from their heads, but it was clear that they were not seriously injured or in any danger.

Huang asked, "What happened?"

The restaurant owner said, "I don't know either. I was busy in the back when these two tables in front started fighting. By the time I came out, this was the scene. We had to stop them, otherwise, several people would have been seriously injured. Look at me, I even got hit."

The fight was between two groups of guests. Their dining tables were next to each other. On one side were four burly men and a woman, and on the other side were five or six men and women. The injured were also from the other side.

Huang looked at both sides and asked the injured party, "Tell me, what happened?"

One woman said, "Ask them. They were eating, and suddenly they started acting crazy out of nowhere. If they're so capable, why are they trying to act so high and mighty in this little restaurant? Go smash up a five-star hotel!"

The burly man opposite her pointed a finger at the woman and said, "What did you say?"

(End of this chapter)