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Chapter 118 Private Matters
Zhu Youjun sat in the double bathtub, looking at Lin Meiyang, who was sitting opposite her, lathering her body with graceful and skillful posture. To be honest, she was a little envious, because when she first saw a bathtub, she didn't know how to use it. Even now, after living in it for a few days, she still didn't quite understand what those bottles and jars were used for.

Lin Meiyang threw the large ball of foam in her hand towards Zhu Youjun, watched it fall on Zhu Youjun, and said with a smile:

"You've been crying for so long that your eyes are red. Close your eyes and soak in hot water for a while, then have a good sleep, and you'll be fine."

"This is the first time I've taken a bath like this since I was a child, but my family is the first in Sunjiazhuang to be able to take a bath at home." Zhu Youjun touched the foam with his hand and said:

"At that time, my father built a wooden shed for us to bathe in the summer. The roof of the shed could hold some water. Every morning he would fetch water and fill the roof. He would let the sun bask in the sun for a day to heat the water, and then we could take a bath in the evening. Later, the neighbors saw it and asked him to help build one. Later, almost everyone in the village asked him for help."

"It was only after I came to Hong Kong Island that I realized I could take a bath like this." Lin Meiyang held bubbles in both hands and blew them towards Zhu Youjun.

Zhu Youjun stretched out his hand to block the flying bubbles and said, "Look, you are a city dweller, you live so well, and you don't have enough to eat, but you insist on coming to Hong Kong Island."

Lin Meiyang is four years older than her and is twenty-two years old this year. She has heard from Lin Meiyang that she was a city dweller when she was in her hometown and worked as a nurse in a hospital. She was deceived by a Hong Konger who returned to his hometown and was hospitalized for illness. She thought that everyone in Hong Kong was really rich, lived in villas, and drove cars. So she took the risk and decided to join the so-called capitalist society. As a result, she first met human traffickers and then was sold to the bad guys in the Number Gang. If she had not met Xie Hushan and Han Hongbing, she might have been sold countless times by now.

Zhu Youjun felt that even if she had a job in a city hospital, let alone a job in a commune clinic, her mother would never let her come to Hong Kong Island.

"Brother Xie, do you have to take Comrade Han Hongbing back to his hometown?" Lin Meiyang did not respond to Zhu Youjun's words. Instead, after blowing away all the bubbles, she looked at Zhu Youjun and asked softly.

Zhu Youjun nodded: "He has finished shopping, he should leave in the next two days, they must be leaving together."

Apart from visiting relatives these days, she has been accompanying Xie Hushan to various factories, banks, post offices, etc.

She could see clearly that this man had absolutely no intention of staying in Hong Kong Island. His busy state made Zhu Youjun feel that Xie Hushan simply treated Hong Kong Island as a wallet, a market where he didn't have to pay for anything. After shopping, he could just leave without any reluctance.

Lin Meiyang lowered her voice and asked Zhu Youjun in a low voice:

"But when I was chatting with Comrade Han Hongbing, he said you were the lover mentioned in Brother Xie's letter of introduction."

"He has an engaged wife in his family, and my mother asked him to bring me here, so she wrote a letter of introduction for marriage and visiting relatives. With this letter of introduction, I was able to get on the bus." Zhu Youjun said as he splashed water on himself.

Lin Meiyang observed Zhu Youjun's subtle expression when he said this, and after a while she spoke again quietly: "You like him."

"There are four people in this big house, and none of them are blind. Even you can see it. Who else can't see it? But it's useless to see it." Zhu Youjun looked at Lin Meiyang calmly.

Even Abao's parents, who helped Xie Hushan place an order a few days ago, could see that he had feelings for Xie Hushan, let alone Lin Meiyang.

But that guy doesn't have any idea about himself.

"Maybe he's pretending not to know, so just tell him directly..." Lin Meiyang said to Zhu Youjun.

Zhu Youjun laughed:
"It's no use telling him. Before I came here, we lived in the Sungang Guesthouse. We slept in the same room. I even said that I was afraid to turn off the lights. I just wanted him to stay with me when he came to Hong Kong Island."

"That means he has actually slept with you, but he still wants to leave?" Lin Meiyang's expression was dull for a moment.

When Zhu Youjun thought of the previous conversation between Xie Hushan and himself, a hint of anger appeared on his face:
"It's not what you think. Maybe there is no other girl in the world worthy of his attention except his wife. I said it was a bit dark and I was scared. He said if you are afraid of the dark, you can take a blanket and sleep on the floor in the lobby. The lights are not turned off all night."

"Pfft..." Lin Meiyang laughed out loud at Zhu Youjun's words: "And then?"

"Then I said, if I sleep in the same bed with you, will you stay with me in Hong Kong Island?" Zhu Youjun also laughed and talked about what he had done bravely that night:
"He said, stop dreaming, how can you be so arrogant? Not to mention yourself, even if you and your sister sleep in the same bed with me, you two can't. I was so angry that I scolded him in the middle of the night, and finally fell asleep in anger."

"He acted as if nothing had happened. Seeing that I was asleep, he patted my face to wake me up, and took me and Han Hongbing, who were still half asleep, to dig out the human traffickers' lair."

"Ah~ I'm taking you to do this, you're really brave, aren't you afraid?" Lin Meiyang widened her eyes.

Zhu Youjun took a deep breath:

"I was so scared. How could I not be scared? When we went there, we had agreed that they would subdue the woman who deceived me when there were fewer people inside, interrogate her, tie her up and bring her over quietly. But when Xie Siling got to the door, he suddenly sent a signal to Han Hongbing, and the two of them rushed in."

"There were screams inside for a long time, which made me tremble with fear. After a long time, he called me in. When I went in, I found out that Xie Siling had just seen them trying to rape the two deceived girls. He couldn't help but rushed in to rescue them. He beat the two naked men lying down, and the rest of the men were pierced through the shoulders by bayonets."

"He and I sent the two girls back to the guesthouse. On the way, he kept reassuring the two girls, telling them not to worry, to live well, that no one knew about it, and not to despise themselves for it. The ones who should be despised are the bad guys who met him and got their comeuppance."

"At that time, I thought, if it weren't for him, I would probably be like those two girls, waiting to be sold to Hong Kong Island. How could I live in a high-rise building and eat Western food right after arriving in Hong Kong Island?" Zhu Youjun turned his head away, thinking of everything he witnessed that night, and his eyes became red again:
"I always thought I was smart and courageous, but later I realized that my intelligence and courage were only compared with those in my village. When I left the village, I was still a fool in the eyes of others."

"I was hoping that if you could persuade Brother Xie to stay, Comrade Han Hongbing could also stay with him." Lin Meiyang sighed and said with a wry smile:

"I don't know how beautiful his lover is, that even a beautiful like you can't keep him."

In Lin Meiyang's opinion, although Zhu Youjun's hairstyle and temperament still have some country-like rusticity, her facial features are very beautiful, otherwise Abao and Xuanzi would not have come over to chat with her foolishly.

Lin Meiyang even felt that Zhu Youjun was better looking than herself, except that his skin color was a little darker than hers. But after settling down in Hong Kong Island and not being exposed to the wind and sun all day, his skin would soon become fairer.

"I don't know either. Anyway, I just know that he praised his wife for her good whistle." Zhu Youjun said at this time, and he just thought these words were funny:

"I've figured it out. He treats all women except his wife as sluts. He can sleep with them, but don't expect them to stay with him after that. So no good woman is willing to sleep with him."

Zhu Youjun has been with Xie Hushan for more than ten days and has a general understanding of him. You say this man is a gentleman, but he can say all kinds of dirty words to women. You say he is a hooligan, but he has never done anything hooligan-like.

These days, when Zhu Youjun was running around with him, when they passed by some buildings, Xie Hushan would excitedly point out to her what nightclub that was, what nightclub that was, which one had foreign girls serving drinks, and so on.

Zhu Youjun asked him why he didn't go in, he just smiled and said that when he had money in the future and had satisfied his wife, if he wanted to have an affair, he would take his Hong Kong identity card, secretly buy a plane ticket and fly over here to drink and have fun all night before flying back.

Zhu Youjun was stunned. This guy had never even been on a plane before, but he was already thinking about having an affair by flying around on a plane...

Maybe for Xie Hushan, Hong Kong Island is just a city of broken shoes, apart from wallets and markets.

"How do you think Comrade Han Hongbing can stay?" Lin Meiyang asked Zhu Youjun.

Zhu Youjun was not blind to the fact that this woman had fallen in love with Han Hongbing the first time Han Hongbing took her away.

But unfortunately, that guy is similar to Xie Hushan. All material enjoyments are nothing but clouds to him, they are all sugar-coated bullets of capitalism. It's okay to enjoy them for a while, but he will never hesitate when it's time to leave.

The dogs at home are more worthy of their care than the people in Hong Kong Island.

She looked at Lin Meiyang and suddenly asked, "Why didn't you think of going with him?"

Lin Meiyang was stunned by Zhu Youjun's question. She looked around at the splendor and said with a stammer, "I came to Hong Kong Island with so much hardship, I..."

Zhu Youjun opened his almond-shaped eyes, looking at Lin Meiyang who was stuttering because of what he said, and said suddenly:

"I know why Xie Hushan has always looked down on you. He is very good at judging people and he guessed at that time that this situation might happen."

Lin Meiyang looked at Zhu Youjun in confusion, and Zhu Youjun said:
"You are reluctant to leave Hong Kong Island, where you have arrived with so much difficulty, and you are also reluctant to leave the man you like. You say you like that man, but you are unwilling to give up everything to go with him."

Perhaps because she was dissatisfied with Zhu Youjun's tone, or perhaps to find an excuse for herself, Lin Meiyang lowered her head: "You are just like me."

"I'm different from you. If he doesn't have a wife, I'll go home with him with a letter of introduction and won't stay for a day longer." Zhu Youjun said seriously:
"I came to Hong Kong Island to visit my relatives and borrow money for my father's medical treatment. He used my identity to remit a sum of money to my family and helped me complete all the things I was supposed to do."

Lin Meiyang stared at Zhu Youjun blankly: "Just because he saved you?" "Because I think he is manly enough. He looks fierce, but he is actually a good person and worth marrying." Zhu Youjun stood up from the water and walked out:

"I thought about leaving when they did, and going back with them to find my mom, so that I could walk with him for a while longer."

"But then I thought, if I really go home, it may be impossible to see him again. If I stay, maybe I can see him again. These days, in addition to visiting relatives, I also followed him to various factories, banks, and post offices. I even asked Abao's father to help me find a job in a factory."

"I also learned that I could go to night school to learn English, Cantonese, and become a secretary. I also learned from the factory boss that I had a Hong Kong identity card. As long as I got a pass, I could go to the Canton Fair held twice a year in Guangzhou as a Hong Kong businessman. Even if I had no money, I would still be a Hong Kong businessman."

"First, live like that relative. This is what he taught me. I came up with the second half of the sentence myself."

"What's the second half of the sentence?" Lin Meiyang looked at Zhu Youjun and asked curiously.

Zhu Youjun wrapped himself in a bath towel, looked at himself in the mirror, mustered up his courage, and said:

"Work hard and become a Hong Kong businessman before he gets married. Then I can snatch a man with my own ability and let the organization arrange him for me."

……

It was almost noon when Zhu Youjun accompanied Xie Hushan, who had just gotten up, out of the hotel: "Didn't you say you were going to steal a dog?"

"There are only two days left. If I steal one day earlier, I can feed them two more meals. If I steal on the last day before leaving, I can save some food. Besides, I have finished everyone's work, so I have to take a day off to take care of some personal matters." Xie Hushan put on a pair of sunglasses and looked at Zhu Youjun:

"It's none of your business. Go do what you need to do. Didn't Han Lao Er go to the movies with that woman? Go with them. I'm going to do something personal."

"I don't want to watch a movie. I want to learn how to do things from you. Didn't you take me to those factories a few days ago?" Zhu Youjun asked with a curious expression on his face.

Besides stealing dogs, what other private matters does Xie Hushan have?
They want to talk about dog stealing every day. When they see Chinese people walking their dogs on the street, they don't even look at them. Why do they have to steal dogs raised by foreigners?

Xie Hushan said disdainfully:

"Going to the factory is a serious matter, but now it's a personal matter. I can take you with me to the meeting and teach you. I have to take you with me to the toilet. What's the matter? Do you want to learn how to pee standing up?"

"..." Zhu Youjun was so angry that his teeth itched, but he didn't get angry and just smiled and said his guess:
"Are you going to drink at those nightclubs you mentioned before? Are you afraid that I'll see you?"

"Tsk~Is that the image of your third brother in your mind?" Xie Hushan snorted and rolled his eyes:
"You want to go? Fine, tear up the letter of introduction and I'll let you go with me."

He was sure that Zhu Youjun would not tear it up. He had urged her to do so several times in the past few days, but he had never seen her do it.

The smile on Zhu Youjun's face froze instantly. She looked at Xie Hushan and found that Xie Hushan was not joking:
"It's no use if you don't tear it."

"If I leave it to the end, I'm afraid it won't be a thought, it will be trouble. You keep trying to sleep with me, but you're just sleeping and always have other thoughts." Xie Hushan said:

"Otherwise you should do whatever you want, I really have..."

Zhu Youjun didn't wait for Xie Hushan to finish speaking. He took out the letter of introduction written by Xie Hushan from his pocket and handed it to Xie Hushan:
"I just want to know what kind of private business you could have when you came to Hong Kong Island."

Xie Hushan looked at Zhu Youjun, took it, tore it into pieces and threw it into the trash can, and exhaled:

"Okay, I keep my word."

He did not hail a taxi, but walked leisurely along the street with his hands in his pockets, as if he was taking an afternoon stroll. Zhu Youjun followed Xie Hushan, not understanding where he was going.

When Zhu Youjun saw a large number of fancy restaurant and bar signs on the surrounding streets, he was a little disappointed. Could this guy really be here to drink at the bar? If so, his letter of introduction would be wasted.

However, this place doesn't look like a place for drinking and prostitution. Cars are not allowed to pass through the entire street. The street is very deserted in the afternoon, with almost no pedestrians. Occasionally there are a few foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes.

Xie Hushan walked leisurely through the pedestrian street where vehicles were not allowed to pass. He stopped when he was almost at the end. He sat down at an open-air seat in a restaurant with foreign words written on it. He ordered a large flavored drink and some snacks from the bearded foreign owner. Then he sat there to eat lunch and chat with the owner's foreign wife who was also a waitress.

It was the first time that Zhu Youjun knew that this man could actually speak English. He chatted and laughed with the foreign woman, making her laugh from time to time.

What else is there that Xie Hushan doesn't know? And what's his personal matter? He just came here specially to have lunch, drink beer, and chat with the boss and his wife?
For the first time, Zhu Youjun felt that following Xie Hushan here was a humiliation for himself, because he could not understand what he was talking about with others.

They sat under the parasol eating and drinking from the afternoon until three o'clock in the afternoon. Xie Hushan glanced at the clock tower in the distance, then turned his head to look diagonally opposite a few meters away.

Zhu Youjun looked in the direction of Xie Hushan and saw an open iron gate with a small wooden sign on the wall next to it: Gezhi Academy.

It looked like the middle school was over, and students in beautiful and neat school uniforms walked out of the school gate in groups of three or four. Some of them even walked towards the nearby specialty restaurants while chatting and laughing, apparently wanting to buy some local snacks.

"You want to read..."

Zhu Youjun couldn't continue speaking. She saw Xie Hushan, who had been sitting here as if he was deliberately using the afternoon to be lazy, and she subconsciously sat up straight.

He looked intently and passionately at a girl who had just walked out of the school gate. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, and was pretty and charming. At this moment, she was whispering with her classmates next to her, with a confident smile on her face. She just walked past Xie Hushan on the side of the road, and even glanced at himself and Xie Hushan inadvertently.

Xie Hushan watched her until she disappeared at the end of the pedestrian street before he looked away, breathed a long sigh of relief, closed his eyes, and smiled, full of happiness and satisfaction.

"Who is she?" Zhu Youjun asked Xie Hushan.

Xie Hushan opened his eyes and finished his beer: "How would I know? I just happened to see it and thought it was good, so I watched it for a while longer."

"You've been sitting here all afternoon, and you're done watching it in just a moment?"

"That's it. In a few years, if I have money, I will invite her to make a movie. She can make whatever movie she wants." After Xie Hushan said this casually, he stood up with a relaxed look, paid the bill, and prepared to leave.

Zhu Youjun looked towards the school gate, then at the direction where the girl disappeared, and suddenly felt fortunate that he did not insist on keeping the letter of introduction, but instead watched Xie Hushan's private affair.

The way Xie Hushan looked at the girl just now made her feel that the most important thing for him during his seven days in Hong Kong Island might be just to come and see that girl.

He will leave, but she will stay in Hong Kong. She has plenty of time to find out who that girl is and why Xie Hushan came to see her specially.

"Where to go next?"

"Aren't you always curious about what kind of dog is worthy of being my Commander Xie's second-in-command?" Xie Hushan said to Zhu Youjun with a smile:

"Come on, go back and change into concealed clothes. After that, I will take you to the villa of the Hong Kong Island Police Commissioner to scout out the area. Tomorrow morning, when his servant is helping to walk the dog, you can steal the dog."

"No matter what kind of dog someone has, can't you just find a similar one? Do you have to steal or rob?" Zhu Youjun said unhappily.

Xie Hushan said confidently: "How can it be the same? The status is different, it's like snatching the wife of a bandit leader. If the country doesn't care, I can kidnap the daughter or daughter-in-law of the Governor of Hong Kong and take her back to be the wife of the bandit leader of Zhongping Village."

"The country doesn't allow me to rob people, so I can only rob for my dogs. It's not easy to come here, I can't just rob an ordinary bitch. The pet newspaper has written about it. The dog in the home of the Hong Kong Public Security Bureau has won some awards and has British royal blood."

"What is the bandit's creed? They want to rob the emperor and whore the queen. The brother of Chief of Staff Han is worthy of this dog. That's flattering the Chief of Public Security of Hong Kong Island."

(End of this chapter)