Tiger Police

Chapter 455
Hu Pingtao explained with an embarrassed smile: "I don't want to do this either! But there are many things in the office, and there are cases that have to be dealt with. Last year, I discussed with Tan Tao. I was in charge of the National Day shift. This year, he will be on duty during the Spring Festival. I rotate so everyone can rest."

Su Xiaolin huddled in his arms like a cat: "That's your business, I just want you to stay at home more. All acquaintances know that you are usually busy, and there are only three of us at home; outsiders who don't know me well think I am young You are a widow, and you can live with your two children by yourself!"

Hu Pingtao suddenly felt a sense of indebtedness, and quickly said with a smile: "These days you have the final say, you can go wherever you want."

……

On the second day of junior high, Hu Chong came to the provincial capital first, and the two families got together, walked in a nearby park, and watched a movie.

In the early morning of the third day of junior high school, his son Hu Zhijun wet the bed, and his daughter Hu Mushuang lay on the small bed next to him and watched curiously.

The son and daughter sleep separately, two small beds side by side, with a partition in between.Hu Zhijun hugged his toes early in the morning and licked them. Su Xiaolin found out later that he was so angry that he picked up his son and put him on the daughter's bed.This side was tidying up the wet bedding, while Hu Pingtao was hugging the two children on the other side and playing with them.

The child is three years old and will be able to go to kindergarten this summer.

Su Xiaolin hung the wet mattress on the balcony, then took apart the quilt and stuffed it into the washing machine.After finishing all this, she went into the kitchen to help Li Jinglan and Chen Jun make breakfast.

The rice porridge was cooked last night.Chen Jun peeled the preserved eggs, prepared the minced meat, mixed it and boiled it until it boiled. It was a delicious porridge with preserved eggs and lean meat.

The steaming basket is filled with homemade buns.The fat and lean meat of Panax notoginseng, fungus, tofu skin, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, egg skin... plus sweet and sour pickled radish, this breakfast is very rich.

I spent New Year’s Eve at home, didn’t go out, watched the Spring Festival Gala after dinner, and slept until after ten o’clock the next morning.

The first and second grades were at relatives' homes.In short, everyone takes turns to treat guests to dinner, just a few times throughout the year.

Su Xiaolin really didn't want to go on like this anymore.She finished eating the steamed stuffed bun in her hand, drank half a bowl of porridge, took her mother's arm, and acted like a child: "Mom...I'm going out shopping with Ping Tao today."

Chen Jun deliberately teased her: "Just go, you are such an old man, you don't need to report to me."

Su Xiaolin quickly explained: "You can't take your children shopping! Mom, please help me, take Xiaojun and Shuangshuang, okay?"

The tone of pleading and coquettish, two pronged.

Su Mu sat at the head of the dining table. Before Chen Jun could answer, he shook his head with a smile and said, "Not today. A few old friends from the Literary Federation have made an appointment. Your mother and I have to go there at noon."

Su Xiaolin frowned and looked at her father: "Dad, you're like this again..."

Su Mu often has gatherings of literary friends. Whenever this happens, everyone makes an appointment not to bring children.

"What do you mean I'm like this again?" Su Mu said with a smile, "It's Chinese New Year, let's rest for a few days."

Hu Pingtao quickly took over the conversation: "It's okay, I will take care of the children today. You can play as much as you want, and relax."

Su Xiaolin stared at him: "Then how do I go shopping?"

Hu Pingtao laughed loudly: "You shop yours, I take mine, and don't interfere with each other. Don't worry! You are satisfied."

……

Three-year-old children can already walk on their own.

Hu Pingtao held one in each of his left and right hands, and accompanied Su Xiaolin into the shopping mall.

Although it is the twelfth lunar month, the weather in the provincial capital is not too cold. The couple and their children are all wearing the same suit: a light blue sweatshirt, white ski shoes, Hu Zhijun and Hu Mushuang shoes with extra With red buckle decorations, two children with pink makeup and jade carvings walked on the street, and immediately became the focus of countless people's attention.

Su Xiaolin hasn't gone shopping for a long time. She lingers in every store, and she seems unwilling to leave until she has seen enough of every piece of clothing.

Cosmetics, shoes, spring clothes... Women really have too many reasons to spend money on shopping.

Hu Pingtao took the child directly to the bookstore on the third floor.There is a children's corner there. Order a cup of coffee and two cups of hot milk, and the father and his daughters read a book quietly. The scene itself is full of warmth.

I ate breakfast late and didn't go out until after eleven o'clock at noon.Don't worry about the children, Su Xiaolin went shopping for more than two hours at a stretch, and didn't come to the bookstore with big bags until after three o'clock.

Just as he sat down, Hu Pingtao's cell phone rang.

Suddenly, Su Xiaolin and the two children looked at him nervously.

Hu Zhijun said childishly, "Dad is going to work again."

Hu Mushuang pouted unhappily: "Father lied, he agreed to compensate us for playing today."

Hu Pingtao looked at the caller ID on the phone screen, shook Su Xiaolin with a cold face, and explained: "Fatty Ding called, it should not be business."

Sure enough, when the phone was connected, Ding Jian's very proud voice came from the microphone: "Where are you?"

Hu Pingtao replied with a smile: "Outside, shopping with my wife."

"I'm also shopping with my wife." Ding Jian spoke loudly: "Yin Li asked me to invite you to have dinner together at night."

Hu Pingtao turned on the speakerphone and glanced at his wife sitting next to him: "Shall we go?"

Su Xiaolin was in a good mood when she heard that her husband was not asked to return to work. She answered the phone and asked with a smile, "Okay! Where are you?"

"How about eating hot pot? There is a newly opened buffet on the fifth floor of Panfeng Shopping Mall. I treat you."

……

Hot pot restaurant business is very good.Hu Pingtao drove there with his wife and children, and walked into the restaurant at [-]:[-], most of the seats were full.

Fortunately, Ding Jian and Yin Li arrived early and asked for a very loose eight-person booth.

As soon as they met, Yin Li took out two thick red envelopes and stuffed them into the hands of Hu Zhijun and Hu Mushuang respectively: "This is the lucky money from your aunt."

Su Xiaolin hastily declined: "You're over now!"

Yin Li gave her a white look: "As far as our relationship is concerned, these two children call me aunt. It's normal for me to give lucky money, okay?"

Su Xiaolin said seriously: "You have given too much."

As she spoke, she took the red envelopes from the two children, pinched the thickness, opened the seal, and poured out the banknotes in the bag: "Look, one bag is 5000 yuan, two [-] yuan... you give the children lucky money I'm fine with that, but it's too much."

"I am willing!" Yin Li put her arms around her shoulders with a smile, leaned close to Su Xiaolin's ear, and lowered her voice: "I went to the hospital for an examination last month, and I already have it. I will put the money with you for the time being, and you will have to wait until next year." Give it back to me...hahahaha."

Su Xiaolin was not so immature, and she winked at Yin Li: "I gave birth to two children in one go. If you don't live up to your expectations, you can give birth to one at most. After all, I am better than you. I will receive a double share of the New Year's money in the future, and you Only one."

"You're so beautiful!" Yin Li excitedly hugged Hu Zhijun and kissed him hard, then hugged Hu Mushuang and kissed him again.

Here, Hu Pingtao and Ding Jian were sitting together, talking about children, talking about Chinese New Year, and then turning to what brand of wine to drink today.

"I noticed it when I came in just now, there are old roses here, so this is it!" Hu Pingtao suggested.

Ding Jian's drinking capacity is average: "I'm driving! I don't drink while driving, you know."

"Today is Chinese New Year." Hu Pingtao emphasized: "I am also driving. Yin Li and my wife are both here. Give them the car keys later."

Ding Jian shook his head like a rattle: "They will definitely want to drink it later. Yin Li likes this dark beer very much. It has only been open for two months, and we have come here five times. She drinks this every time."

Hu Pingtao was a little puzzled: "I just heard Yin Li said that she is pregnant, why is she still drinking after having a child?"

Ding Jian quickly explained: "It all happened before. I went to the hospital for an examination and found out that I had it, so I didn't drink it anymore. I don't even smoke at home now."

Hu Pingtao said with a smile: "Anyway, we have to celebrate today. Yin Li can drink whatever she wants, and we must drink."

Ding Jian frowned and asked, "What about the car?"

"Call a substitute driver." Hu Pingtao said, "If you don't want to drink white, let's drink beer."

During the festival, the restaurant is very lively and full of voices.

The surrounding environment is noisy, and Hu Pingtao's voice must be loud, otherwise he can't hear clearly.

Next to the deck is the ordinary seat. A middle-aged woman and a little boy are also eating hot pot.

Having been a police officer for a long time, Hu Pingtao has to observe his surroundings no matter where he goes, and observe the words and demeanor of the people nearby.

Ever since she sat down, the woman sitting next to her has never had a good face.

"What the heck!"

"Hmph! What a big deal."

"Those who celebrate Chinese New Year, go outside to pretend (force)."

The woman seemed to be talking to her son, but also seemed to be talking to herself.She always cast her eyes here intentionally or unintentionally, especially when Yin Li took out the New Year's money red envelopes and stuffed them to Hu Zhijun and Hu Mushuang, her eyes were full of disdain and jealousy.

After chatting for a while, Hu Pingtao asked Su Xiaolin and Yin Li to look after the child. He and Ding Jian got up and went to the counter to get food.

Holding the plate in his hand, Ding Jian touched Hu Pingtao with his elbow, pouted at the mother and child next to the booth, and asked in a low voice, "Do you recognize that woman?"

Hu Pingtao knew what he meant, and shook his head: "I haven't seen it."

Ding Jian said thoughtfully: "She seems to have a big opinion on you... I can guess what she is saying by the shape of her lips, and she keeps blah blah blah blah blah!"

Hu Pingtao shrugged his shoulders: "I don't understand either. My car is in the underground parking lot. We took the elevator up, and we didn't even meet each other. How do I know why she is staring at me?"

Ding Jian laughed softly and said, "Could it be because he's so handsome that he's attracted to a middle-aged widow?"

Hu Pingtao glanced at him contemptuously, turned around and walked towards the fruit counter without replying.

……

Returning to the booth with four plates full of meat and vegetables, Su Xiaolin handed the child to Hu Pingtao to watch over, and now it was her and Yin Li's turn to get their favorite food.

Hu Pingtao tied bibs on the two children, and Ding Jian boiled sliced ​​meat into the boiling soup.The mandarin duck pot, the child is already grown up, so you can eat some of the side without chili.

Su Xiaolin and Yin Li came back soon. The plates they carried contained vegetables and pastries, as well as different styles of jelly.

The table was full of food, Hu Pingtao held up the opened beer, and laughed loudly: "Come on, let's touch it, Happy Chinese New Year!"

Everyone raised their wine bottles or glasses one after another, and even the two children raised their special baby cups, laughing "chuck, giggle".

After taking a sip of beer, Hu Pingtao felt extremely refreshed.

Behind him, there was another low voice that made him feel uncomfortable.

"They took so much stuff that they couldn't finish it, and there was a fine for that."

"Don't follow those people, what does eating and drinking look like?"

"Eat gracefully, they are so rude."

"Why does this store let everyone in, it's outrageous..."

The last sentence was a little loud, and Su Xiaolin heard it too.She raised her head and looked towards this side very unhappy. She was about to explode, but Hu Pingtao quietly held her hand from the side of the table.

"Forget it." He leaned into his wife's ear: "Why are you angry with this kind of person when it's Chinese New Year? Besides, she didn't come up to us and point her nose and make irresponsible remarks. As parents, we have to set an example for our children .”

When he said this, Su Xiaolin frowned, nodded slightly, then let go, reached out to pick up a small cake from the plate, and stuffed it into Hu Pingtao's mouth with a smile.

Seeing this, Ding Jian opened his eyes wide and acted like a baby to Yin Li: "Honey, look at her... I want it too."

Yin Li nodded: "Open your mouth."

Ding Jian opened his mouth full of joy, and Yin Li picked up a piece of meat from the spicy pot with chopsticks, and blew it close to his mouth. Dip it in the spicy dish and stuff it into his mouth.

Although Ding Jian could eat spicy food, there were too many dipping ingredients. He swallowed the meat in his mouth, and quickly picked up the beer and drank it.

The table was full of laughter and laughter.

……

At seven o'clock, dinner is over.

After finishing the treat for Ding Jian, he got up and went to the front desk to pay the bill.

Hu Pingtao got dressed and picked up his son and daughter from the chair.He has great strength, and he doesn't feel tired when he hugs one on each side.

Ding Jian came back with a toothpick in his mouth, picking his teeth indecently.Hu Pingtao asked: "Has the money been paid?"

The fat man nodded: "Let's go! Go down and call a driver."

Yin Li said beside him: "Wait a minute, Linlin and I are going to the bathroom."

The two children drank too many drinks, and they kept yelling: "I want to go too."

Hu Pingtao laughed and said, "Then let's all go!"

The upper floor of the shopping mall is a circular corridor, and there are toilets on each floor.The elevator is on the right side from outside the hot pot restaurant, and the toilet is 30 meters to the left.

When leaving, Hu Pingtao turned his head and glanced at the side of the booth—the mother and child were still there, but there were still a lot of things left on the table, such as potatoes, lotus root slices, mutton, pastries, fruits... miscellaneous, all It's half a plate, and there are a lot of them in total.

Hu Pingtao and Ding Jian had a big appetite, and they ate up all the food they took, leaving nothing left.

Thinking of what the woman said before, "If you can't finish eating, you will be fined", Hu Pingtao smiled, turned around and left with the child.

(End of this chapter)