Original sin

While eating, Xu Jing just asked about Shen Shen's recent situation.

Shen Chen was thinking that Xu Jing called herself out at this time because she must have something to say, but she didn't know whether she should ask or not if she didn't speak first.

Xu Jing pointed to a plate of yin and spicy horns and said, "This stuff is delicious. This time I'm addicted to eating it at Wengfu."

Shen Chen frowned, he just picked one up and tasted it, it was so spicy.

Seeing him like this, Xu Jing smiled and said, "People in Qianzhou can't eat spicy food, I'm afraid they won't have food wherever they go."

Shen Chen simply put down his chopsticks, took out a cigarette and lit one: "You don't think you just want to have a meal, right? Our city bureau is not close to your TV station."

Xu Jing rolled his eyes at him: "I thought you never knew how to ask."

Shen Shen didn't speak again, he couldn't guess what this woman was thinking.

Xu Jing also put down her chopsticks, and took a tissue to gently wipe the corners of her mouth.

In fact, she was very careful when eating, and she didn't even stain the lipstick on her lips.

"I came today to tell you one thing. I found the old beggar."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Shen sat up straight: "Where is it?"

"Why are you in a hurry, don't worry, he doesn't know, so he won't be able to run away in a while."

Can Shen Chen not be impatient?Because that old beggar is probably his father.

And he had too many things he wanted to ask the old beggar face to face.

"My aunt, can you stop teasing me?"

"It's boring, why don't I tell you where he is and you can't even eat this meal? Are you going to find him in a hurry?" Xu Jing knows Shen Shen too well, if she tells Shen Chen where the old beggar lives now If so, Shen Shen might really leave right away.

Shen Chen smiled awkwardly, he really thought so.

Xu Jing also noticed that this guy is really impatient.

But Xu Jing can also understand, after all, this old beggar is very important to Shen Shen's father's case.

She said: "He lives in the house at No. 108 Cuiwei Lane. It is an old house. The owner immigrated a few years ago. The house has always been empty. The old beggar and the owner should know each other. He I have a power of attorney from the owner to take care of the house."

Shen Chen frowned, No. 108, Cuiwei Lane, why did it sound so familiar, and then he asked, "Is the owner's surname Luo, Luo Chen?"

Xu Jing's eyes widened: "How do you know?"

Shen Chen smiled wryly. When he was a child, he often went there to play. It was the house of a friend of his father. Luo Chen and his father were considered young. Shen Shen's grandfather and Luo Chen's father were best friends.

As a result, there were more speculations that the old beggar might be his father, Shen Chen really couldn't sit still, he stood up: "I'm really sorry, I have to go now, I owe this meal first, and I will pay you later." No matter how good we eat, you decide what you want to eat, I invite you."

Xu Jing sighed, she knew this would be the result.

She stood up: "I'll go with you!"

Shen Chen originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Xu Jing's firm eyes, he could only nod in agreement.

After Shen Shen settled the bill, the two got into Xu Jing's car, because it was very close to his station, so Shen Chen didn't drive here.

In the car, Shen Shen couldn't help but took out his cigarette again, but he suddenly thought that this was Xu Jing's car, and it was obviously not good to smoke in a girl's car, so he was going to take it back.

But Xu Jing said: "Smoking, don't hold back."

After speaking, Xu Jing lowered half of the car window, smiled deeply, and finally lit the cigarette.

"Who is this old beggar?" Xu Jing asked curiously.

Shen Shen pursed his lips: "I want to know too." He didn't express his guess. If Xu Jing knew that his father might not be dead, he didn't know how shocked he would be.

Let alone Xu Jing, Shen Shen was thinking about what her mother Qiu Yuzhen would look like if she knew.

About 10 minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Cuiwei Alley. The alley was too narrow for cars to pass, so we had to walk.

Fortunately, you don’t need to go too far on foot, about three to 40 meters away.

The two finally came to the door of the old house.

Shen Chen patted the door lightly, but there was no response. He patted hard a few more times, and the door opened.

A young man poked his head out: "Who are you looking for?" He looked at Shen Shen and Xu Jing with vigilance in his eyes.

Shen Chen asked back, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"This is my home, why can't I be here?"

Shen Chen was stunned, this young man actually said that this is his home.

I took a closer look at the young man. Although the clothes on his body looked very simple, they were all famous brands, especially the pair of Nike sneakers on his feet were probably worth a lot.

Shen Chen seemed to have thought of something: "You are Luo Lin?"

The young man was also startled, and then he seemed to recognize Shen Chen: "Brother Shen Zi?"

Shen Shen nodded, he didn't expect that the young man was actually Luo Chen's youngest son, Luo Lin, the snotty boy who always chased after his ass when he was a child and let him play with him.

Luo Lin's face was full of surprises, and he looked at Xu Jing again: "This must be your girlfriend? Hi sister-in-law, my name is Luo Lin, and I am Brother Shen Zi's younger brother. You can call me Xiao Linzi."

Xu Jing made him feel a little embarrassed, neither did he explain, nor did he not explain.

However, Xu Jing was still very happy in her heart, and Luo Lin's "sister-in-law" made her a little elated.

Shen Shen's face is also a little hot, Xu Jing doesn't have much to say if he doesn't explain, he knows Xu Jing's little thoughts, if he deliberately corrects Luo Lin's sister-in-law, maybe it will make Xu Jing even more angry. embarrassment.

He coughed lightly: "Aren't you abroad? Why did you come back?"

"It's not that we're back, it's me. I'm working in a multinational company now, and this time I was sent to China as the marketing director for the domestic market."

"You are already a director, how old are you? I remember you are only 25 or 40 years old this year, right?" Shen Chen also felt a little curious. In his opinion, the marketing director of a large region must be [-] to [-] years old, right?

Luo Lin disagreed: "Do you think that in China, seniority should be considered? Our company is one of the world's top [-] companies. We are talking about ability, strong ability, and young people can take on heavy responsibilities. Even if they are old, they may only be able to Clean toilets in the company."

Shen Chen smiled: "You've already looked like a big capitalist at a young age, come on, don't be poor, why don't you tell us to go in?"

Only then did Luo Lin invite Shen Chen and Xu Jing into the yard, and then he led them into the main room.

The furnishing in the house is very modern, which doesn't match the old house at all.

"It's only been ten days since I've been back. It's a coincidence for you. I just asked someone to clean the house inside and out two days ago. Alas, it's really hard to clean it up because no one has lived in it for such a long time."

As he spoke, he made instant coffee for the two of them: "My guy hasn't even been shipped yet, so let's drink it first, and we'll be able to drink pure Irish coffee in a few days."

Luo Lin's life also seems petty bourgeois.

The three sat down and drank coffee.

It was only then that Luo Lin remembered: "By the way, how did you know about my return?"

He asked Shen Chen this way and said: "I didn't know you were back. It was a friend of mine who said that the person I was looking for might live in this place. I came to have a look. I didn't expect to bump into you."

"Oh? Your friend said someone lives here?" Luo Lin looked suspicious.

Shen Shen nodded: "I'm looking for an old beggar, he looks like this..."

Shen Shen briefly described the old beggar's appearance, but was more concerned about the changes in Luo Lin's expression.

Luo Lin listened very carefully, but after he heard it, he said: "Could your friend be mistaken? No one else lives here except me. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself. Anyway, you are familiar with this place. , see if you can find the person you are looking for."

Seeing him like this, Shen Chen believed in his heart that he should not have lied.

If this is the case, then where did Xu Jing's news come from, and Xu Jing probably wouldn't lie to deceive herself.

Coincidentally, the place Xu Jing mentioned was actually the old house where her father grew up. After she came here, she met an old friend, so she can be regarded as Luo Lin who grew up.

It is said that there is no coincidence without a book, but such a coincidence makes people feel a little unreal.

Naturally, Shen Chen wouldn't really turn Luo's family upside down, and what Luo Lin said so confidently meant that there was no one else here except Luo Lin.

So the three chatted for a while, before Shen Chen got up to say goodbye and was about to leave. Before leaving, he told Luo Lin that he would invite Luo Lin to dinner the next night, which was to clean up Luo Lin's dust.Luo Lin naturally agreed, saying that Shen Shen should treat the meal.

After going out, Shen Shen's face darkened.

Xu Jing also said softly: "It shouldn't be, I saw it with my own eyes, more than once. Shen Shen, I have been staring at that old beggar almost every time, every time he goes out from here, and finally returns to the old beggar. Here."

Shen Shen nodded, he never suspected that Xu Jing would lie to him, so he could only say that Luo Lin was lying.

Of course, Luo Lin wasn't afraid that Shen would really search his house, that's because he knew it was impossible for Shen to find anything. Obviously, they had already made preparations before Shen Chen arrived.

"When was the last time you saw the old beggar?" Shen Shen asked.

Xu Jing thought for a while and said, "It was about four days ago, come on, I'll take you to a place."

Xu Jing grabbed Shen Shen's hand, and Shen Shen was slightly taken aback, her hand was very warm and soft.

He didn't know where Xu Jing was going to take him, so he gently pulled out his hand: "Don't worry, I won't lose you."

Only then did Xu Jing realize that her actions were a bit ambiguous, her face flushed, and she gave a heavy look, this guy, he's a good-looking guy when he gets a bargain.

Xu Jing pulled Shen Chen to a small sun building diagonally opposite, and then walked up the stairs, to a door on the second floor, Xu Jing took out the key to open the door.

Shen Shen was stunned: "Why do you have the key here?"

"You are stupid, I rented this place. I rented it so that I could keep an eye on that old beggar. When I came back from the show, I did one thing, and that was to find the old beggar, Shen Chen. For your sake, I I have finished my annual leave, and I have spent more than half a month on it, so just tell me, how do you thank me?"

Shen Shen didn't expect Xu Jing to be so concerned about her own affairs.

In fact, thinking about it carefully, Xu Jing really cared about his affairs from the beginning to the end, and some of them did a lot of things in private.

Shen Shen sighed softly in his heart, for this alone, he owed Xu Jing a lot.

Think about it, even as a friend, Xu Jing has done so much for herself, but he can't do anything for Xu Jing.

"Thank you!" He said to Xu Jing, but it was only after the words came out that he realized that just a thank you didn't mean anything at all.

Xu Jing smiled: "Thank you and that's it. How about this? If you feel that you owe me too much, then you can just promise me with your body. This lady is not too much to ask, right? Besides, this lady needs to be pretty." , If you have a good figure, you can be considered worthy of you if you ask yourself, you can see if we choose a date or hit a date, we can directly book the marriage."

Shen Chen's eyes widened. He didn't expect Miss Xu to be so direct.

Xu Jing giggled and said, "Look, it scares you. Just kidding, don't you really take it seriously? This lady is a rich man. There are too many people who want to marry this lady. Line up They have to go from the city to Huaxi."

Only then did Shen Chen let out a long breath, he was really afraid that Xu Jing would really promise something at this time.

Xu Jing felt a little lost in her heart. She knew what Shen Shen was thinking, but she couldn't make any demands on Shen Chen at this moment. What she needed was for Shen Shen to really fall in love with her, to really fall in love with her, Instead of relying on these little tricks.

What she, Xu Jing, pursues is true love, a love without impurities and without any utilitarianism.

She knows that she is a little idealistic about love, but she is like this, she would rather not give up.

Shen Chen walked to the window, from which he could have a panoramic view of the Luo family's house.

"Oh, it's all my fault for being playful. The little sister celebrated her birthday in the past two nights, so I didn't stay here to keep an eye on it. I didn't even know when that Luo Lin appeared."

Shen Shen said softly: "You have done a good job, you are not a policeman, and you have no obligation to keep an eye on it 24 hours a day, professional things should be left to our professional people. By the way, from now on, don't come here again Here it is, give me the key."

Xu Jing was a little happy in her heart. It was obviously for her safety that Shen Shen didn't let her come here again. She handed the key to Shen Shen: "Be careful yourself."

Shen Chen smiled: "Don't worry, I'm not fighting alone."