1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 120 Set an example by taking your younger brother away.

"Swimming is no longer allowed. When the staff comes over, you'd better set a good example."

Director Zhang entrusted him with an important task: "Take your brother and go first, so that everyone can see the determination of the subdistrict office to carry out orders."

"understood."

Lin Xiyu slumped her head, looking somewhat unwilling.

Director Zhang is using her as a pawn!
But she was right, and I had no choice but to listen.

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"Oh, swimming is no longer allowed?"

Director Zhang left satisfied after hearing her assurance. Lin Xiyu returned to the poolside dejectedly, and her cousin and Wu Meng's expressions changed drastically upon hearing the words "swimming is prohibited."

“Not allowing swimming is even harder to accept than not allowing relocation.”

Wu Meng looked miserable, her eyes were red, and she was about to cry.

"why?"

My cousin couldn't accept it: "We've been swimming here for so many years! We haven't seen the spring water get dirty. Hasn't the Wangfu Pond always been this clean?"

"They probably felt that it was unsightly for tourists to see people swimming here."

Lin Xiyu analyzed from the perspective of municipal leaders: "After all, not all the people who come to swim are children. There are also grown men who are shirtless, and some of them don't even wear pants, just wearing a pair of shorts. It's really not a good look."

"Now there's going to be some trouble."

My cousin complained helplessly: "The railings can keep out children, but they can't keep out adults. If old men want to swim, they'll swim in the middle of the night. The people from the neighborhood committee can be on duty 24 hours a day, so there's bound to be someone who takes advantage of the situation."

"We can't control others, let's take care of ourselves first."

Lin Xiyu rubbed her temples, looking exasperated. "Xiao Yi just learned to swim and is really into it. It's not going to be easy to pull him out of the pool."

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"There are orders from above. Starting today, swimming is prohibited in all springs, including Black Tiger Spring, White Stone Spring, Wangfu Pool, and the moat."

She was having a headache when suddenly a loudspeaker blared from outside the railing.

Director Zhang returned with several staff members from the street office. Holding a loudspeaker, they began shouting at the spring: "Everyone leave immediately. Violators will be fined 20 yuan."

"Oh, why can't we swim anymore?"

"Why?"

"Not allowing swimming in this sweltering heat is driving people crazy!"

"Why do you have to interfere when I'm just swimming? Aren't you being a bit too nosy?"

"A fine? Fine your ass! Are you out of your mind? You're fining people for swimming? If you want to generate revenue, you can't just target us ordinary folks!"

As expected, the moment the ban was issued, a great commotion erupted by the pool.

An impulsive young man climbed over the railing, snatched the loudspeaker from the staff member, and smashed it on the ground.

The scene became even more chaotic, with both sides pushing and shoving each other and hurling insults and accusations.

Director Zhang was caught off guard and unfortunately got pushed down again, twisting his ankle.

Her forehead injury had barely healed when she sprained her ankle, which was truly unfortunate.

Lin Xiyu's eyelids trembled, and she hurriedly ran over to help the person up.

"Xi Yu, now it's up to you."

Director Zhang was anxious and agitated: "Go quickly and take your brother away to set an example for everyone."

"Ok."

Looking at the chaotic scene, Lin Xiyu felt as if she were being roasted over a fire.

"Stop standing there, hurry up."

Director Zhang kept urging her on.

"Ugh."

Left with no other choice, Lin Xiyu could only sigh in resignation.

-

"No, I don't want to go."

In the spring, a group of children stared with innocent, wide eyes at the adults arguing.

When Xu Yi saw his sister arrive, he resisted and hid in the center of the spring.

The children all shared his thoughts, fearing being caught by their parents and huddled together in the middle of the pool.

"Xiao Yi, listen to me, come up here quickly."

Lin Xiyu tentatively tried to communicate with him.

"No, they haven't left, so why am I the one who has to leave?"

Xu Yi not only ignored him, but also splashed around a few more times and swam even further.

"This kid, what's with all his stubbornness?"

Lin Xiyu was caught in a dilemma. She didn't care whether she was wearing a skirt or not, and plunged into the water to pull him back.

"Ahhh, I don't want to go!"

Xu Yi screamed like a pig being slaughtered in the water, kicking his short legs in protest, but he was no match for his sister's strength and was forcibly dragged back to the shore.

"What are you yelling about?"

My cousin pulled him out of the water and slapped him on the butt.

"woooooo"

Xu Yi protested, clutching his buttocks, and was about to howl a few more times when Lin Xiyu's words silenced him.

"If you keep causing trouble, I won't take you to see airplanes tomorrow."

Xu Yi let out a howl, as if a chicken's neck had been stepped on, and then fell silent.

The siblings made a huge commotion, alarming everyone. Pairs of surprised and uncertain eyes swept over them like searchlights.

"Come on, go home."

Lin Xiyu climbed ashore, soaking wet, wiped the water off her face, grabbed Xu Yi, and turned to leave.

There was a moment of silence by the spring.

The people who were confronting the staff looked as if they had been betrayed, and all showed incredulous expressions.

"Stop making a scene, it's no use. Take your child away now, anyone who violates the rules will be fined 20."

The staff of the subdistrict office took the opportunity to use a loudspeaker to make announcements, and gradually gained the upper hand in terms of momentum.

"Liu Quan, did you push me just now?"

Director Zhang pointed at a young man who had led the disturbance, his anger rising: "If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll go to your house and find your father, and make him pay my medical expenses."

"Tch, it's just a slight twist, is it really that big of a deal?"

Liu Quan muttered a few complaints and then took off running.

"You little rascal, you're pretty fast."

Director Zhang limped after him for a few steps, but failed to catch up, and gave up his plan to beat him up.

The ringleader ran away, and the rest of the group lost their momentum.

Some people, fearing fines, urged their children to go home quickly.

The child was naive and didn't understand what a 20 yuan fine meant, so he made a fuss and refused to leave.

The adults, worried about the money, jumped into the water to catch their own little ones.

Another series of howls and wails erupted from the spring, and it took a long time for the commotion to subside.

-

As Wu Meng had predicted, the ban was not implemented smoothly. Some people paid lip service to it but actually resisted it, and they played a guerrilla war with the staff on duty.

Swimming is prohibited during the day, so they swim at night. As soon as the guards leave, the spring becomes like it's boiling, with swimmers emerging from all directions, jumping into the water and splashing around.

The "No Swimming" signs hanging on the fence also suffered. They were put up during the day, and at night they would be taken down and smashed to pieces.

The office had to speed up the construction of the railings, and almost overnight, railings more than a meter high were erected on both sides of the spring pool.

Even so, it couldn't stop the retaliatory swimming frenzy. The agile young adults mastered another amazing skill: various fancy diving techniques and dazzling poses emerged one after another.

-

The commotion at the Prince's Mansion Pond had absolutely nothing to do with Lin Xiyu.

That afternoon, after returning home, she called Director Du and relayed Director Zhang's request to him.

Director Du postponed filming because the guardrails had not yet been completed.

Having received a definite answer, Lin Xiyu stopped worrying about it and took her younger brother to a public bathhouse for a hot shower, then changed into clean and refreshing clothes.

Xu Yi had to go to the military camp with his sister early in the morning, and stayed at his maternal grandmother's house that night.

The little guy was very excited and couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning on the mat.

My cousin also had something on her mind, and as expected, my grandmother felt guilty towards my aunt and granted her request.

A strange child is about to come to our home, and no one knows what the future holds.

My cousin was feeling suffocated and a bit irritable. The little guy's insomnia was giving her a headache, so she slapped him again in a fit of pique.

After being beaten, Xu Yi finally learned his lesson and stopped whining and complaining, instead pretending to be asleep while hugging his pillow.

Children are mischievous and energetic, and they fall asleep quickly.

He was so sleepy that his cerebellum tilted to one side, and he fell asleep without realizing it.

Lin Xiyu pulled his arm out from under the pillow, straightened his body, and covered him with a towel.

The little guy lay sprawled out, let out a comfortable hum, and started snoring softly.

Lin Xiyu found it amusing, affectionately ruffled his little head, then lay down next to him and closed her eyes.

-

The next morning, Xu Yi was so eager to see the planes that he opened his eyes before dawn.

The little guy was very excited. He jumped up and bounced around the house, keeping the whole family awake.

With something on her mind, Lin Xiyu took out all the clothes she thought looked good and carefully selected each one.

"Sis, you look good in everything, don't change anymore, let's go quickly."

As the clock gradually struck 8 o'clock, Xu Yi couldn't wait any longer and started howling like a wolf in his small voice again.

"What's the occasion? Why are you all dressed up so formally?"

Grandma saw through the trick and was secretly overjoyed.

"Gu Bin's grandfather lives in the military compound."

Lin Xiyu blushed and said, "He said he's going to take me to meet his grandparents today."

"This is like an ugly daughter-in-law going to meet her parents-in-law."

Grandma teased her, saying, "You really need to dress up nicely."

"Grandma, why are you saying that too?"

Lin Xiyu pouted unhappily: "Is your granddaughter ugly? How is she an ugly daughter-in-law?"

"Okay, okay, it's not ugly."

Grandma covered her mouth and laughed: "Our Xiyu is the most beautiful. Whoever marries her will be very lucky. Grandma is just afraid that if she is too beautiful, someone will have their eye on her and come to steal her away."

"hey-hey."

Xu Yi was amused and grinned foolishly.

"Xiao Yi, keep an eye on your sister."

Grandma continued to joke, "There are a lot of people in the military compound, don't let someone steal it from you."

"Grandma, what are you saying now?"

Lin Xiyu was both embarrassed and annoyed: "We're going to a family compound, not a bandit's den."

"You haven't seen that scene."

His wife, fanning herself, smiled broadly: "You'll see when you get there. A bunch of green recruits who've been in the army for so long rarely see a woman. It's like watching monkeys in a zoo. It's incredibly rare for them."

"Hahaha."

Xu Yi was amused by his grandmother, and he held his little belly, laughing so hard he almost fell over.

"If you laugh again, I'm not taking you."

Lin Xiyu couldn't stand his unrestrained laughter, so she poked his forehead in annoyance.

Xu Yi was once again caught off guard by his sister, who covered his mouth with her hand.

"hehe."

Grandma watched the siblings' close interaction with a smile on her face.

-

The 12th Division of the Jinan Air Force is located at Zhangzhuang Airport in the western suburbs. It is about an hour's ride by bicycle from Daming Lake.

Lin Xiyu, considering the inconvenience of riding a bicycle, gave up the idea of ​​wearing a skirt after much thought. At the last minute before leaving, she changed into the outfit she wore when climbing Mount Tai.

At 8:00 a.m. sharp, when the siblings arrived at the south gate of Daming Lake, Gu Bin and the others were already there.

Wang Fan was also there, but unusually, he wasn't riding his flashy motorcycle; instead, he had a more understated dark green variable frequency mountain bike.

Li Liang was still riding his old-fashioned bicycle, while Wu Meng rode her own bicycle. Like Lin Xiyu, she wasn't wearing a skirt, but a T-shirt and shorts, making her look exceptionally youthful and beautiful.

"Xiao Yi, come here, I'll show you around."

When Wang Fan saw Xu Yi, she used the same trick again, trying to please her younger brother and make herself known to her older sister.

"Great."

Xu Yi's eyes lit up when he saw the mountain bike. He quickly jumped off his sister's women's bike and ran over to it.

"Let's go."

Gu Bin didn't mind his little trick, and with a push of his foot, he took the lead and led the way.

"Oh, let's go see the airplanes!"

Wang Fan followed, and Xu Yi was very excited, howling like a wolf in his small voice.

"This guy has been acting like he's on steroids since last night."

Lin Xiyu sighed and rubbed her forehead: "He keeps muttering about airplanes all the time."

"Don't talk about him anymore."

Wu Meng laughed awkwardly: "I've never seen an airplane before. I was so excited last night that I almost couldn't sleep."

"Hurry up and follow them."

Seeing that the two ahead had ridden far ahead, Li Liang urged them on, "It will take more than an hour to ride, so you two have plenty of time to chat."

"You go your own way, why should we care?"

Wu Meng was having a good time chatting when she was interrupted, which made her very unhappy. She waved her hand impatiently and said, "We know the way and we can get there by ourselves."

"Your attitude is a bit arrogant."

Lin Xiyu rode her bicycle and teased her with a smile: "I've never seen you treat someone like this before. You're taking advantage of their affection and getting all smug."

How am I arrogant?

Wu Meng immediately understood who she was referring to, and her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment: "It's clearly because he's meddling too much. I can't even talk to you."

"Keep showing off."

Lin Xiyu pedaled her bicycle hard a few times and started to speed up: "You're not satisfied with someone being nice to you? What if you drive them away one day and they don't want to care about you anymore? Then you'll be crying again."

"Hey, wait for me!"

Wu Meng is not good at sports and can't keep up with the speed of cycling, so she kept groaning in frustration from behind.

Li Liang remained silent and stayed by her side.

The two gradually fell behind the main group, leaving a considerable distance behind.

-

"Wu Meng is really lucky; she got engaged to Li Liang."

Lin Xiyu rode faster and faster, catching up with Gu Bin and Wang Fan: "Li Liang has a good temper and a gentle nature. He can tolerate her little quirks. Qu Peng wasn't like this before. He always complained about her. I felt tired just watching the two of them together."