Chapter 147: A Human Touch

Watching Li Xuewu standing there with a dark face, Ji Yuxiu asked in a low voice, "Officer Li, are you alright?"

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Our conversation today must also be kept confidential, you know? Don't tell anyone."

Ji Yuxiu nodded and said, "Is this some kind of secret? Do you have a mission?"

Li Xuewu wanted to slap himself. He wondered how this monk temple could let go of such a spirited girl; it turned out to be an innocent little princess with thorns.

Not to mention what was about to happen, just the identities of her brother and parents meant no wind could blow on her. But once involved with her, this life was basically set.

Li Xuewu softened his tone and said, "Yuxiu, you know how it is with me being a Deputy Director. I only handle support operations and am usually not at the station. We are all comrades, there's no leader or subordinate here. Just treat me as a friend. If you have anything, tell me. If I can't handle big things, small things are no problem."

Hearing that they were becoming friends, Ji Yuxiu was a little excited. Apart from classmates, colleagues after starting work all treated her like a younger sister.

It was the first time a leader wanted to be friends with her, so she said crisply, "That's good, how can I find you?"

You still want to find me?

If I let you see my shadow in the future, I'll consider my time in this area wasted!

"That... Yuxiu, you know I'm either at the rolling mill or at home. It's not convenient at my place. You know the rolling mill; it won't be hard to find me."

Ji Yuxiu smiled and said, "I know, I was the one who organized your files. I'll come find you to play when I have time."

Li Xuewu was sweating. You still dare to play with me?

You're even more dangerous than Gu Ning! Goodbye to you.

"Good, good, good, we'll gather again when there's time. I have to hurry back. Goodbye."

As he spoke, he stopped looking at Ji Yuxiu, hurried out the door, threw his clothes into the sidecar, made a gesture that Shen Fang definitely wouldn't recognize toward him as he watched from the window with a teacup, kicked the motorcycle to life, and rode home.

When he arrived at his door, seeing the gate of the west courtyard open, he drove straight in.

Da Lao heard the sound and came out of the room.

"Xuewu, why did you ride the motorcycle back?"

Li Xuewu picked up his clothes and odds and ends and walked toward the room, answering, "I'm now the Deputy Director of our Jiaodaokou Police Station. The station issued a set of clothes. I went to the neighborhood office to get the child's milk certificate today, and since I was going to get the child's materials, I just picked it up on the way."

Da Lao was a bit hesitant. Neighborhood... police station... how did these paths align?

Li Xuewu didn't care. After putting away his clothes, he entered the second gate through the screen wall and saw Liu Yin chopping cabbage at the door.

"Why are you back so early today?"

Li Xuewu thought of his father and mother going to his godmother's house for help, surely fearing that without someone in an official capacity, there might be oversights.

Moved, he secretly decided to take good care of these two elders.

"Mom, I went to my godmother's and bought milk tickets." As he spoke, he handed the milk basket containing four bundles of milk tickets and the milk collection certificate to his mother.

Liu Yin took the basket and asked, seeing so many tickets, "Why did you buy so many?"

"I have to buy them sooner or later. The child needs a jin of milk a day. Uncle Zhang agreed to save it for me every day. You and Grandma just need to go pick it up."

"Old Zhang from the neighborhood? Would he be that easy to talk to? You didn't act tough with him, did you?"

It seemed Liu Yin also knew what kind of personality Uncle Zhang from the neighborhood had.

Li Xuewu said with a wronged face, "How could that be? Uncle Zhang and I are old friends of many years, and our relationship is very good. As soon as I said I wanted to buy milk, he eagerly said he'd save it for me. If our relationship wasn't good, would he sell me so many tickets?"

Seeing his mother still looking skeptical, Li Xuewu said anxiously, "If you don't believe me, you'll know when you go to pick up the milk. Uncle Zhang will definitely save it."

"Believe, believe, believe. How could I not believe my own son?" Although Liu Yin's face was full of disbelief, she agreed readily.

Seeing that her son had already bought them, she stopped talking about the milk tickets and said, "I'll go to the neighborhood to pick it up every day. Mixing milk and milk powder is just right."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at his watch, and said to Liu Yin, "Mom, I have to go back to the rolling mill in a while. Lou Xiaoe in the back courtyard cleared out a house for me and asked me to help her move. I happened to ride the rolling mill's motorcycle back today, so I'll help her on the way."

Liu Yin nodded: "You should. Go quickly, be safe on the road. Are you coming back for dinner tonight?"

Li Xuewu walked toward the third gate and said, "Don't wait for me. Old Biaozi and the others are having their first day today, and my grandfather is preparing a meal. I'll eat there and talk to them. In the future, have Qin Huairu make more of their share at night, and then let them take it over to eat." ===== CHAPTER 148 =====