Chapter Fifty: A Woman's Place Is Not in the Middle

  At the repeated invitation of Director Jiang, Shitian and I went to his home, which was located in a residential area. It wasn't particularly luxurious, but it was at a medium level. There were many green trees and plants, making people feel very quiet.

  "I've lived here for almost 15 years, thinking back to when I was first assigned to work here, this house was given to me by the country, and I've never moved out, it's got sentimental value...". Director Jiang kept talking about these things with us, I saw that many people seemed to know him, constantly greeting him, but there are still quite a few elderly people in this neighborhood.

  "This neighborhood is mostly inhabited by old residents who have been living here for over a decade, and those with money have moved their parents to better places."

  A slightly better place? We entered Director Jiang's home, and the furniture and decorations looked quite simple, it seemed like they were living very frugally. "Director Jiang..."

  "I know what you want to ask... A home can only be worthy of being called a home if it's warm and cozy." I was quite curious about his place. "Why not move to the city?"

  "Housing prices in the city are rising again and again, it would be great if there was a place to live." Does the director still worry about housing prices?

  "Isn't it right, Director? You should have this money?"

  "That must be other directors, my father had high expectations of me since I was young, and my childhood dream was also to become a police officer to uphold justice. I only applied for the police academy when I grew up, becoming a director has many bosses bribing, but I have never accepted..." Hearing Director Jiang say this, I quite admire him, this is what a good police officer should be like.

  "Yu Jun, the guest has arrived." Director Jiang welcomed us in and shouted out. Yu Jun was Director Jiang's mother. She indeed rushed out of the kitchen, it was that woman we met at the hospital back then. When she saw me, she was taken aback for a moment, "Ah, it's our benefactor! Please sit down quickly! If it wasn't for you back then, I don't know what would have happened to my daughter!"

  I saw her run in front of me, tightly grasping my hand and thanking me repeatedly, making me feel a bit embarrassed. "It's nothing, Auntie, these are all things I should do, and that matter was also handled by my master."

  "Huh? Where's your master? I still want to thank him." My master? I've been wanting to see my master...

  "Alright, Yu Jun, are you going to let them stand there? Hurry up and prepare the next dish, we'll talk later." Jiang Huan's mother also noticed that we were still standing and felt it was not right, so she quickly pulled us over to the sofa. "Come on, sit down for a bit and have some fruit... I'll go prepare lunch, it'll be ready soon." Seeing how excited she was when she saw us...

  "It's alright, auntie, we're not hungry," I felt that this was too much trouble for them. Shitian also seemed a bit unnatural...

  "It's okay, you all sit down, I'll get it ready right away." Seeing Auntie rush into the kitchen, I took a look around the large hall.

  "Eh, Director Jiang, where's your daughter?" The whole house has 3 rooms, and it's quite clean.

  "Ha ha, she hasn't finished class yet, she should be back soon." Yeah, normally everyone is in class now, I should also be in the classroom, but things don't go as planned. Jiang Huan is a commuter student, it seems like she goes home every day.

  We chatted on the sofa for a while, and I told Director Jiang what Captain Luo had just said to us at the meeting. Director Jiang was listening very seriously, when suddenly the door opened, and it should be Jiang Huan who came back. When I turned my head to look, a girl wearing simple clothes bounced in, she looked quite good-looking now compared to the last time I saw her when she was still in a state of panic... with that ponytail...

  "Eh, Dad and Mom, we have a guest?" Jiang Huan walked in, changed her shoes, said a word, and then went into the room. "Huan Huan, don't you see who this person is?" Jiang Ju said, and Jiang Huan stopped in her tracks, turned around, and stared at me and Shi Teng.

  "Eh, eh, you're not... " I saw her seem to remember who I was, still making gestures. "Uh, that day at the hospital..." I prompted her. On the side, Shì Téng's eyes were fixed on Jiǎng Huān, and I nudged him with my foot. "Think about Ruò Qín." As soon as he mentioned Ruò Qín, he shook his head, seemingly still having some awareness.

  "Ah, it's you!" Jiang Huan walked over and sat down beside Jiang Zheng, still smiling. "Alright, alright, what are you smiling about? You should be thanking him. If it wasn't for him and his master, we wouldn't have known what would happen to you." Director Jiang also felt helpless seeing Jiang Huan like this.

  "Thank you! I used to see you at school often, but recently I haven't seen you around. I wanted to thank you several times, but every time I saw a girl next to you, so I didn't dare...". There's a girl next to me? It must be Zhang Ting.

  "It's nothing, just a small matter. Do you still remember those things now?" She was scared out of her wits by the ghost baby back then and had been rejecting everyone since.

  "Yeah, I occasionally think about it, but after a long time, I won't be afraid anymore." Jiang Zheng's daughter seems to have strong willpower too.

  "Huh? What's your name? My name is Jiang Huan." Oh, I guess she still doesn't know my name.

  "My name is Li Zichuan... He is my brother, his name is Lin Shiteng."

  "Huh? Your friend should be able to handle those things too, right?" It seems that Jiang Huan has become interested in these matters since his experience. Shi Teng replied himself: "Yeah, but I'm not as good as Zi Chuan."

  This guy even bragged about me, but I'm not as good at fighting as his martial arts brothers.

  "Hey, you guys want to tell me some scary stories later?"

  "Aren't you afraid?" A girl is still interested in these things?

  "It's scary, but it feels so interesting." Such a girl is also strong.

  "Jiang Jiang, there are some things you shouldn't know too much about, got it?" Jiang Zheng scolded Jiang Huan, who pouted: "I just want to listen..."

  "It's okay, Director Jiang. The story is still worth telling." Jiang Huan heard me speak and smiled: "Still good, Zicong!"

  Huh? She said I'm good? This this... Jiang Zheng shook his head and looked at me with a helpless expression.

  "Come on, come on, dinner's ready." Auntie brought out the dishes and called us over. We went to the dinner table and modified the story a bit before telling it to Jiang Huan, who was quite fascinated and didn't even eat her rice...

  After dinner, Jiang Huan returned to her room to do her homework. When she went in, she kept calling us to wait for her to finish and continue telling stories with her... I looked at Shi Teng, and it turned out that Shi Teng was looking at me...

  "Hey, Zikawa, by the way, my daughter is also at the age of marriage, right?" Hearing Jiang's seemingly joking but actually serious words, I feel like he wants to introduce his daughter to me? This won't do, what about Zhang Ting?!

  "Well, girls can get married early." I didn't know how to respond to him.

  "I've spoiled her too much since she was little, I don't know if her future husband can accept her being like this." Eh? What does that mean?

  "No way, I think she's quite outgoing and lively."

  "That's what you don't know, she can't even wash her clothes clean, and no one has ever let her do household chores."

  "Nowadays, which girl doesn't want to be like a princess? Many are the masters of their families now. This is nothing to worry about. Besides, Director Jiang's daughter should have many people vying to be her husband." I said with a smile to Director Jiang, this point is not wrong, who wouldn't want to be associated with the director of the public security bureau?

  "I don't want my daughter to marry a bad person, I hope she can find someone who truly loves her. Subekawa, I actually quite like you."

  He said he likes me? Shitian was listening on the side, but when he heard Jiang Ju say that he liked me, I couldn't help but smile secretly. When Jiang Ju saw it, he hastily explained: "No, no, no, I don't have your young people's thoughts, my meaning is the kind of liking for a son..."

  Director Jiang looks like he's almost 50 years old, but he appears quite young, similar to my father. However, when I hear him say that he treats me like a son, why do I feel like he wants to recruit me as his daughter-in-law?

  "Zi Jiang... what do you think of my daughter?" Jiang's words were a bit slow, as if he had mustered up some courage. This stunned me, and indeed it was just as I had suspected.

  "Ah, okay, Uncle Zikawa, Jiang Huan is pretty good." This Shi Teng is still on the side giving me an extra stab...

  "Director Jiang, your daughter is quite good..." This really left me speechless...

  "Ah..." Just as Director Jiang was about to say something, Jiang Huan ran out of the room: "Zi Chuan, I want to hear a story." Luckily, Director Jiang didn't get it out!

  "Eh, Dad, what are you guys talking about?" Jiang Huan looked at Jiang Zheng, and Jiang Zheng didn't continue: "Just discussing some work stuff with Zi Chuan and the others."

  "What? They're police too?" Jiang Huan looked at us in surprise.

  "Wow, even higher than Dad's position!" Jiang Huan heard her dad say that and ran over to pull my hand, "Zi Chuan is so amazing!"

  This made me feel a bit unnatural... I pulled my hand back and put it on my leg, saying awkwardly: "No, no, just good luck..."

  "Jiang Huan, sister, I'm telling you, Zi Chuan is really formidable!" This world is so... Should I hit him or not? At this time, he's still stirring up trouble and fanning the flames. I saw Jiang Huan squatting on the ground staring at me... I turned my head to look at Jiang Zheng, hinting at him...

  "Jiang Jiang, don't keep staring at others, it's impolite. Sit properly." Director Jiang pulled Jiang Huan to sit beside her, I feel like the atmosphere is so off!

  "Director Jiang, it seems like it's getting late, we should head back, otherwise we'll be disturbing your rest." I hastily made an excuse to leave, or else staying here any longer might really get me recruited as his daughter-in-law, although I wouldn't agree...

  "Ah, Zikawa, why are you leaving so soon? You haven't even finished telling me the story yet." Jiang Huan saw that I had stood up and ran over to grab hold of me.

  "Yes, Brother Zikawa, let's meet again... This guy is still teasing me, I gave him two eye signals to shut up..."

  "Tell you next time, okay? I'm a bit tired today." I looked at Jiang Huan's expression and said to Director Jiang, "Yeah, Huanhuan, today Zi Chuan and the others just went with me to the provincial capital. They're also exhausted from the round trip of several hours, let them go back and rest first."

  "Ah, okay, but next time you have to tell me, Zikawa!" Looking at Jiang's reluctant expression, I couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, but it was fine, we could still make a run for it...

  "Let's go, Jiang Bureau. We'll leave first and contact each other tomorrow." I said goodbye to Auntie who was busy in the kitchen, she enthusiastically invited us to come over often, I agreed, while Jiang Huan kept reminding me not to forget...

  "Uh-huh, okay, get some rest early." Director Jiang sent us downstairs, and Sheteng and I hailed a taxi to rush back to the hotel. In the car, Sheteng was still teasing me: "Actually, Jiang Huan is not bad!"

  "Do you believe I'll beat you to death?" I joked with him.