Back to 80: My literary life

Chapter 65: There are many thieves at the end of year 065 (please collect and vote for further reading)
  Seeing that it was getting late, the two of them prepared to return and walked towards the bus stop together. As they were approaching the bus stop, Li Li suddenly said, "Fang Minghua, it's almost six o'clock. Let me treat you to dinner."

"No, thank you." Fang Minghua declined.

"You invited me last time, and I want to invite you this time."

The girl was very stubborn, so Fang Minghua had no choice but to agree: "Okay then."

"What do you want to eat?" Li Li asked again.

"what ever."

"How about we go eat dumplings in sour soup?"

"can."

Sour soup dumplings are also a special snack in Guanzhong. The sour soup is uniquely prepared and tastes delicious and sour. Fang Minghua thinks it is more delicious than mutton steamed buns.

The two walked into a snack bar with a halal sign and sat across from each other at a small table.

"Comrade, give us two bowls of sour soup dumplings, one big and one small, stuffed with beef." Li Li said to the uncle wearing a little white hat.

"I'm sorry, comrade, we only sell big bowls, not small bowls."

what?
  Li Li was in a dilemma.

"What? There are only more than 20 dumplings in the big bowl and you can't finish it?" Fang Minghua asked in a low voice.

This thing, if he doesn't drink soup, he can eat two bowls.

"Well, I have a small appetite. I can only eat a dozen at most." Li Li replied in a low voice.

It’s so easy to feed.

Fang Minghua sighed in his heart, but said: "We don't sell small bowls here, so we can't waste it. Give me what you can't finish."

"Okay."

When the two steaming bowls of sour soup dumplings were served, Li Li picked up her chopsticks and put them into Fang Minghua's bowl.

One, two, three.
  "That's enough. How can you eat this?" Fang Minghua said quickly.

"I don't have a big appetite, so you can eat more." Li Li said and still put some food into Fang Minghua's bowl.

Fang Minghua had no choice but to let her go.

Li Li picked up eight dumplings in one breath and put them into the other party's bowl. Then she stopped when she was satisfied. When she turned around, she saw the old man in a white hat standing at the door, looking at them and smiling.

My face couldn't help feeling a little hot, so I quickly lowered my head and started eating.

After dinner, the two of them got on a bus. This time they were lucky enough to get two seats. Li Li sat happily by the window, looking at the busy traffic outside, and hummed softly:
  The evening breeze blows in Penghu Bay

white waves chasing the beach

There is no coconut grove to decorate the setting sun
  just a sea blue
  Fang Minghua leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes slightly, and felt very comfortable listening to the girl singing in his ears.

The bus staggered towards the north. When it arrived at Nanshaomen Station, Fang Minghua wanted to transfer to the No. 5 bus heading east, while Li Li continued to take the bus heading north.

"I'm getting off the bus. Please pay attention to your safety. There are many thieves on the bus." Fang Minghua whispered, and then followed the passengers off the bus, preparing to board the No. 5 bus that followed.

"Fang Minghua"

When Fang Minghua turned around, he saw Li Li sitting in the car looking at him. “You must graduate from the correspondence course and then continue to study for a correspondence undergraduate degree!”

Li Li said.

what?
  What do you mean?
  Why did you say this out of nowhere?
  Fang Minghua originally didn't intend to pay attention, but when he saw the hopeful look in the girl's eyes, he nodded.

"goodbye!"

Li Li smiled brightly.

After New Year's Day, it is already the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The New Year is relatively early this year, and the streets already have a New Year atmosphere.

The family also began to actively prepare New Year's goods, buying fruit candies, snacks wrapped in oil paper, and biscuits in tin boxes.
  Of course, Fang Minghua doesn't have to worry about these things. His diligent mother takes care of them. Fang Minghua still goes to work. He has nothing to do during the day and just goes out on patrol at night. That's fine.

However, patrols as the New Year is approaching cannot be as careless as usual. There are many thieves these days, especially when the New Year is approaching.

The night before yesterday, a piece of meat hanging outside the window of Tongzilou was stolen. My mother found out the next morning. She was so angry that she stood upstairs and scolded the thief all morning!
  Although there was nothing valuable in the magazine, the head of the security department followed the president's instructions and called them together for a meeting to deliver the leader's speech and gave special instructions to Fang Minghua, who was working the night shift at night.

"Xiao Fang, you must patrol on time every night and walk everywhere. If you feel that there are not enough manpower, I will ask Zhang Baofu to assist you."

The implication is that you can fish in peacetime, but you should cheer up at the end of the year!

"No, no need." Fang Minghua said.

I have to call him every night before patrolling, which is troublesome.

He then stepped up patrols, especially in the key department of the unit canteen. He could not prevent any thief from wanting to celebrate the Chinese New Year and keep an eye on the half-slice of pork he had just bought in the canteen.

President Huang asked someone to get this. He wanted to improve the food in the company's canteen, and he immediately received enthusiastic support from all the employees in the company.

If he was targeted by a thief and stolen, the security department would be the target of public criticism, and he would be the sinner of the magazine. He would not be able to have a rest this year.

Gotta be serious.

It was now eleven o'clock in the evening. Fang Minghua put down his books, put on his military coat, locomotive hat, and took a flashlight. Of course he did not forget to bring his baton, and he went out fully armed.

It was cold outside and everything was quiet. A few dim street lights only illuminated some places, and most of the buildings in the unit were hidden in darkness.

Fang Minghua was very vigilant and patrolled along fixed routes with a baton in one hand and a flashlight in the other.

The first target was the canteen behind the office building. He walked over and looked around with a flashlight, but found nothing unusual.

Then he walked closer and focused on checking the doors and windows of the cafeteria. The doors were locked and the windows were closed with no trace of damage.

Still worried, he went to the window and looked inside with a flashlight. He found half a fan of pork lying quietly on the chopping board in the cafeteria. Everything was safe and sound, so he left with peace of mind.

Then he went to the office building and walked through the first, second and third floors. No unusual movement was found, so Fang Minghua went to the backyard with a flashlight.

This is basically a warehouse and a place for storing sundries. In addition, the unit's library is also here.

Everything piled up here is worthless, so it’s the most despised place for thieves, right?
  Fang Minghua thought to himself that he would shine the flashlight a few times and prepare to leave. Today's patrol would be complete.

OK, call it a day!
  Go back and soak your feet in hot water and then go to bed.

Fang Minghua was just about to leave when he suddenly heard a slight sound coming from a certain room.

Is there a thief? !
  Fang Minghua was startled and immediately became vigilant.

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