Chapter 24 Bai Xiaoqing
The night wind is cold, the stars are dim, the branches are swaying helplessly in the wind, the sky is covered with clouds from time to time, and the city is silent in the dark. The weather is very bad, Bai Xiaoqing is worried about her daughter, so she looks at the big clock in the corner of the house from time to time. It’s past nine o’clock, what happened to Yangyang today? She hasn’t come home so late, and she calls and turns off the phone again?
Bai Xiaoqing loves his daughter as if she is life, but she is helpless. The family of four, the couple and brother Guo Jun are both cheerful and generous and extroverted. They are the youngest and most favored daughter, introverted. They don’t tell anyone about their worries, and even her mother is no exception. She has seen her daughter talk to herself in the mirror with her own eyes. Children will always inherit something from their parents’ personality, but apart from her husband’s stubbornness, the couple has so many excellent qualities, and none of them are passed down.
The door rang, and she hurriedly got up to greet her. Her husband's tall figure stood in front of the door. She was not a daughter, and her heart that had just been relieved was suspended again.
"Are you back?" Bai Xiaoqing stepped forward and took her husband's coat.
"Well, it's pretty early today?" Vice Governor Guo gently asked his wife.
"It's still early at nine o'clock." Bai Xiaoqing rolled her eyes, turned around and went to hang her clothes.
Vice Governor Guo Xiaoxiao entered the living room, sat on the sofa, rubbing his wide forehead with one hand. As the executive vice Governor, Guo Ying is undoubtedly the busiest person in the provincial party committee and government, and his daily workload is more than ten hours.
Bai Xiaoqing hung up her coat, made a cup of tea to serve her husband, and sat down with her. Guo took a sip of tea and looked slightly calmer: "Xiaoqing, May Day is coming soon, Lao Lin called me today and asked us to go to Beidaihe together."
Lao Lin is the director of the Provincial Taxation Department Lin Longyu, Guo Ying's old comrade-in-arms, friend and brother. Bai Xiaoqing couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's Beidaihe again. How many times have you been to it? Can't you change the place?"
"Don't you like it?" Guo Ying looked at his beloved wife and said in a daze, "It's okay, I'll tell him, why don't you?"
"Okay, okay, Beidaihe is just Beidaihe!" Bai Xiaoqing couldn't laugh or cry.
"By the way, where is Yangyang?"
"I haven't come back yet." Although it was a bit abnormal, it was not too late. After her husband was busy for a day, Bai Xiaoqing didn't say much.
"Oh." Vice Governor Guo didn't care and lit a cigarette. "Lao Lin said that he asked Xiaodong to go too, and asked us to take Yangyang with us, so that they could have more contact. As young people, we are parents, we have to send it to you."
Vice Governor Guo was full of confidence, and Bai Xiaoqing frowned slightly: "They grew up together, so how do they have to think of more contact?"
"Why do you say that? Haven't you always like Xiaodong?" Guo Ying was a little puzzled and looked at his beloved wife in surprise.
Lin Weidong is the only son of an old comrade-in-arms and the deputy director of the Party Office of Dongdian Group. He has grown up since he was a child. Although the gap between six years old seems a bit big now, he has always cared for his daughter. He thinks that the two young people are the most suitable.
Bai Xiaoqing sighed softly: "Xiaodong is a child who is capable, mature, and devotes himself to Yangyang. Of course I have nothing to say, but I can't like it, Yangyang himself has to like it too!"
"What does she know, a child!" Vice Governor Guo raised his hand and disagreed.
"You don't understand!" Bai Xiaoqing gave her husband dissatisfied, "Times have changed. Yangyang is twenty-two years old and has grown up. Why can't she marry someone she likes? Let me tell you, Lao Guo, don't think about using your set of things on Yangyang back then. If Yangyang doesn't like it, you dare to force her, I will never end up with you!"
"Haha!" Vice Governor Guo laughed dryly and rebuked gently, "Look at how old you are, and you still say such things? A child's temper! When the children know, they still have to laugh at you."
"Don't give me this set." Bai Xiaoqing's wonderful eyes turned pale, and her cold beautiful face flashed with a hint of shame. "Yangyang is my daughter. It would be fine if you use the trick of bullying men and dominating women on me. If I feel wronged, don't think I will pay attention to you."
"Haha, Xiaoqing, why are you... talking nonsense again! After more than 20 years, where is the bad place? Why did I blame you?" Guo Ying laughed and rubbed his wife's shoulder.
"I am young and gentle, why are you, the old man, unyielding?" Bai Xiaoqing tilted her head, looking very aggrieved.
"Hahaha! It's been so many years since this happened, you... you still mentioned it?" Vice Governor Guo laughed and reached out to hug his beloved wife. Bai Xiaoqing struggled symbolically twice, tilted his body and snuggled onto her husband. His flat-mouthed expression was so similar to Guo Gu.
Guo Ying's original wife died early, and she had one son left. Bai Xiaoqing later gave birth to Guo Gu. At that time, Lao Guo was nearly 40 years old and was the political commissar of a regiment of the People's Liberation Army. Bai Xiaoqing was in his prime and a military doctor. Guo Ying combined the positive and negative ways to launch a strong offensive and won it. Although the facts proved that the combination of the old couple and young wife was perfect and beautiful, Bai Xiaoqing was quite reluctant at the time.
Bai Xiaoqing closed her temples and said seriously: "Old Guo, I'll tell you serious. Don't get involved in Yangyang. She has been introverted since she was a child and has a positive idea. Let her decide for herself."
"Okay, listen to yours, your daughter, you will make the decision." Lao Guo continued to show honesty and pampering. His wife was young and beautiful, noble and elegant, considerate and gentle. Although she was over 40 years old, she still looked like she was in her thirties, so he didn't say anything.
When talking about his daughter, Bai Xiaoqing couldn't help but go to see the time.
Guo took a few sips of tea and asked again: "Xiaoqing, what do you mean, Yangyang has someone you like?" Bai Xiaoqing pondered for a moment and replied intently: "It's that classmate, the one we went to school together last year."
"Oh, that." Vice Governor Guo said straightforwardly, "That young man is good, brave enough, I have no objection." Guo Ying, who was from a military background, has always placed courage first in evaluating a person.
"Yangyang probably hasn't been with other friends yet, I just feel it."
"Then take it slowly. They are still young, so don't worry."
The couple chatted for a few times. It was already ten o'clock. Bai Xiaoqing couldn't sit still. She went over and called again, but it still didn't work. So she turned around and said, "Old Guo, Yangyang is so late and doesn't go home, and the phone is off. Will something happen?"
"How could that happen?" Vice Governor Guo looked at Da Zhong and was a little uneasy. "Will you go to her brother? Call Xiaojun and ask."
After calling, there was still no news. Bai Xiaoqing panicked and looked at her husband helplessly. Guo Ying comforted: "Xiaoqing, don't be anxious first. It's only ten o'clock now, and it's normal for young people to overplay. If you don't come back later, let Xiao Wu and the others go and find it."
Bai Xiaoqing didn't say anything, and her anxiety and anxiety in her heart did not ease at all. Her daughter was very responsible and never didn't go home so late. She would definitely call her back if she had anything to do. But this time, not only did she not call, but her cell phone was also turned off. How could she not worry?
Guo kept comforting, and the couple waited anxiously until after 11 o'clock. Bai Xiaoqing was so anxious that she could no longer wait. Vice Governor Guo was also nervous and immediately called to call his son Guo Jun, life secretary Xiao Wu and others.
Everyone made a simple plan and decided to take action separately. They checked Guo Gu's colleagues and classmates one by one. Vice Governor Guo and his wife called at home, while Guo Jun and his secretary ran outside. When they found Liu Jing's phone number and couldn't get through and could not find someone, Bai Xiaoqing almost collapsed. At 2:30 in the morning, Guo Jun found the address of Lu Qiuyang's home from the taxi company and finally got news about the two.
Guo Jun and Secretary Wu rushed to the Yulong Bathroom Center. Seeing that there was a lot of tension in front of the door, several police officers and security guards went in and out, and told the taxi back and forth. Most of them understood at that time. The two did not act rashly, and discussed the brochure. Guo Jun called and went back to answer Bai Xiaoqing. Secretary Wu did not call, and directly pulled Director Li of the Municipal Public Security Bureau out of the quilt. Everyone rushed to the police station in a mighty manner.
Chapter completed!