Thirteenth Section Jeans

  (New author's writing, please click on the bookshelf and collect this book to support my writing. Nan Xian Bai Bai.)

  Ye Ziran brought Nian Yue to a hotel they often visited on Luo Xing Road called "Wang Shan Lou". The wine building was located by the river in the city, with an open view, and could see several small mountains in the distance, hence its name.

  When I walked into the second floor restaurant, I unexpectedly ran into Zhang Liren and his wife having dinner.

  Zhang Liren waved his hand and called out as soon as he saw Ye Ziran: "Little Ye, come eat, come on, let's go together."

  Ye Ziran took Nian Yue with him and walked over, calling out: "Sister-in-law, why are you eating out today?"

  Yang Hongmei pointed to a large pile of bags full of clothes beside the table, and said with a smile: "Today, we went shopping, walked tiredly, thought about being lazy and not cooking, so came here. We just ordered food, let's add two more and eat together." Yang Hongmei spoke while staring at Nian Yue, "Little Ye, why don't you introduce us?"

  Yeyeran then introduced Nianyue to the two of them: "Liren, sister-in-law, this is Nianyue, she's Zhang Hengliang uncle's daughter, come here to see Ye Lao."

  "Oh." Zhang Liren was stunned by Nian Yue's beauty, his mouth slightly ajar, unable to respond.

  Yang Hongmei picked up her chopsticks and tapped him on the forehead, scolding: "You're so shameless!" Then she stood up, pulled Nianyue's hand and said: "Come, little sister, sit over here and let's chat."

  Zhang Liren smiled awkwardly at Ye Ziran and secretly gave him a thumbs up. Ye Ziran pretended not to see it and asked, "Don't you want some wine? Let's have some beer instead."

  "Good." Zhang Liren is a policeman, with a good capacity for liquor, but since his wife was present, he didn't dare drink too much.

  They ordered a few bottles of beer and started drinking. Yang Hongmei and Nian Yue chattered away, saying some nonsensical words, just like sisters who hadn't seen each other for years. Ye Zhenran couldn't help but feel that women were indeed strange creatures.

  "Xiao Ye, you really aren't a fish in the pond, your future is bright and far-reaching, one day you'll soar to great heights, don't forget to pull your brother up with you." Zhang Liren said with a smile.

  "No one will forget you even if they forget me, we're stuck together like glue." Ye Ziran smiled.

  Zhang Liren was the first friend Ye Ziran made after arriving in Ma Shi Township. The two were not exactly kindred spirits, but they did appreciate each other's company. Zhang Liren's calm and intelligent approach to things also earned him Ye Ziran's admiration.

  "That's right." Zhang Liren nodded. "However, the economic zone and textile mill you are currently in charge of are both tough nuts to crack, it won't be easy to achieve results."

  "I can only try my best, I just started and it's impossible to get a good job." Ye Zhenran replied calmly, then asked: "How many years have you been the director of the police station?"

  "It's been four years, I was thirty-four when I took over as director."

  "It's time to get moving."

  "It's not easy to get into the public security system, nothing else, I actually want to go to the county bureau's criminal investigation team, it has potential."

  Ye Ziran nodded and asked, "Has there been anything going on at the police station recently?"

  "The rural police station is all about trivial matters, nothing more than catching gamblers and petty thieves." Zhang Liren said with a hint of boredom. "However, recently there's been a big case, the provincial, municipal, and county governments have all issued documents, the two Lis have been causing trouble lately, roaming around everywhere, and may possibly infiltrate our province."

  "The two Lis" are two brothers, with guns in hand and having served as special forces soldiers, from Northeast China. They have committed several shocking crimes that shook the nation, leaving over a dozen lives lost. The Ministry of Public Security has issued a nationwide wanted notice for them, and their portraits are now posted everywhere across the country, making them infamous. Recently, after being discovered and pursued several times, they escaped after exchanging fire with armed police, causing widespread panic.

  "What's this? You've infiltrated our province?" Ye Zhenran's expression changed slightly.

  "Uncertain, but possible."

  "We must be highly vigilant," said Ye Zhenran. "Liren, you should tell the people in the village and the militia to raise their vigilance. If they find any clues, don't startle the snake by hitting the grass, report immediately."

  Zhang Liren nodded calmly.

  After dinner, everyone went their separate ways. Zhang Liren and his wife took a big bag and small bags back home. Zhang Nianyue pulled Ye Zhenran to the department store to go shopping. In the early 1990s, there were no large supermarkets in various places, and the retail industry was almost monopolized by state-owned department stores.

  Chang Jia Department Store is a three-story building. As soon as the two of them walked into the first floor, Ye Zhenran's handsomeness and Zhang Nianyue's beauty complemented each other, immediately becoming a moving scenery that caught everyone's attention. Unaware of the commotion she was causing, Zhang Nianyue arrived at the cosmetics counter, where a female sales clerk in her twenties approached them after finishing with another customer, asking: "Are you two buying cosmetics? We just got in some new Friendship brand powder makeup that's really good."

  Ye Ziran looked down on him slightly in her heart.

  In this era, the sales staff of department stores eat big pot rice, and their performance has nothing to do with personal relationships. Generally, they only come out when called repeatedly. There must be another psychological reason for them to take the initiative to introduce goods. Ye Zhenran looked around and found that several customers next to him were calling for sales staff but no one was paying attention. Was it because he had recently become more handsome? He looked at Zhang Nianyue, who was stunningly beautiful, and wondered if it was because of her...

  "Help me get a box of Snowflake Cream and a bottle of Sunscreen, the Friendship brand." Zhang Nianyue said after looking at the goods on the counter.

  "Okay." The shop assistant took out the goods and kept glancing back and forth between Ye Zhenran and Zhang Nianyue's faces.

  Seeing the shop assistant's awkward expression, Ye Zhenran felt a bit displeased and was about to express his opinion.

  Zhang Nianyue called out to him in a timely manner and gave him a small white eye, "Wooden head, pay up."

  A pleasant "wooden" sound woke up Ye Ziran, but stunned everyone nearby, and as a result, the store really added dozens of "wooden" people.

  The wooden ones stared blankly at Zhang Nianyue's bright and white face, a delicate face that the small county town had never seen before, gazing at the elegant and refined fairy-like girl who seemed to have just emerged from the dust, temporarily losing their train of thought.

  In this intimate and tender voice, Ye Zhen felt that something subtle in his heart was touched.

  He hastily pulled out a five-yuan bill and handed it to the cashier. After the cashier made change, he took Nianyue's hand and headed up to the second floor.

  "What's wrong, Zhang?" Ye Zhenran asked, glancing at Zhang Nianyue.

  "There are too many flower enthusiasts on the first floor, I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

  "You're the one who's infatuated." Zhang Nianyue gave him a white eye again.

  That glance made Ye Zhenran's whole body tremble, as if he had been struck by something. "It's over." Ye Zhenran sighed inwardly, feeling that his emotions were out of control.

  Zhang Nianyue also felt a subtle sensation in Ye Zhenran's strange reaction, as if a string in her heart was lightly plucked by something, sending out ripples. She withdrew the hand that had been grasped.

  "Wooden head, warning you once more, if you continue like this I won't care about you anymore." Her face also slightly flushed.

  Ye Ziran made a wronged and innocent face, turned around to see the clothing counter, pointed at a pair of jeans and said: "Nian Yue, these jeans are very trendy, go try them on?"

  "Can I wear it?" Zhang Nianyue asked in doubt. The jeans were imported goods, and they had only recently been introduced domestically, she had never worn them before.

  "Just try it and you'll know." he urged.

  Ye Ziran soon regretted his actions.

  When Zhang Nianyue changed into jeans and came out, Ye Zhenran was shocked again at first glance.

  "Heavens, this is no attire for mortals, it's clearly the garb of a demon." Ye Zhenran sighed inwardly.

  Originally a goddess-like figure, Zhang Nianyue puts on jeans and reveals her mature girl's devilish physique: slender yet spirited, with curves in all the right places, straight legs, and adorable little buttocks.

  Ye Ziran felt his blood boiling up.

  "Quickly take it off and go inside." Ye Zhenran hastily said to Zhang Nianyue.

  "Doesn't it look good?" Zhang Nianyue suspiciously turned around and took a glance at his lower body.

  Ye Ziran didn't say anything and simply pushed her into the dressing room.

  Nian Yue came out, and Ye Zhen Ran had already paid. The salesperson put the pants in a garment bag, and Ye Zhen Ran took it and left, leaving Nian Yue confused, asking: "Why did you take it and leave? Did you buy it? Does it look good on you?"

  "Let's go, we've bought it." Ye Zhenran pulled Nian Yue's hand and left the department store under her puzzled gaze. At the moment when the two turned around, multiple women in front of the clothing counter were shouting at the salesperson to try on jeans.

  "Where are we going now?" Zhang Nianyue asked with a lingering smile as they stepped out the door.

  "Do you want to keep shopping?" Ye Ziran made a tired expression.

  "Yes, I'm still not familiar with this place, let's take a walk around." Zhang Nianyue just ignored his pretence.

  "There are many people in the city, let's go outside." Yezhenran said after some thought.

  "Why?" Every time Zhang Nianyue said "why", she would widen her eyes. Her black eyes were originally bigger than ordinary people, and after widening them, they made people feel that her bright eyes were extraordinary.

  "Haven't you seen that everyone is staring at you?" Ye Ziran said with a smile. He thought Nian Yue's eyes were like living ones, the kind that could speak.

  "That's right, I've always been loved by everyone, and flowers bloom when they see me." Zhang Nianyue slightly puffed out her chest, feeling a little proud.

  "This is the rule," Yeziran said, feeling his blood flow faster. "Nianyue, you can only wear these jeans in front of me, not at school." Yeziran looked at Zhang Nianyue with a stern expression.

  "Doesn't look good?" Nian Yue asked in puzzlement.

  "No, you wearing this outfit in public will lead minors to commit crimes."

  "Wood!" Zhang Nianyue angrily punched towards Ye Zhenran.

  Yeziran dressed up in a dashing outfit and muttered to himself, "I bought it myself, I should be the first to enjoy it, or else I'd be at a great loss."

  Among the noise, Ye Zhenran found a familiar figure flashing in front of him and disappearing. It seemed to be Liu Guoyong, Ma Yanli's husband, with a petite woman following beside him, but she was unfamiliar.

  "What's wrong?" Zhang Nianyue noticed his abnormality.

  "Nothing much, just saw an acquaintance." Ye Zhenran stared at the place where Liu Guoyong disappeared, saying thoughtfully.

  "Wood, what familiar person makes you think of? A girl?" Zhang Nianyue still didn't understand.

  "No, it's the husband of a colleague from my office, and he seems to be with another woman while shopping."

  Zhang Nianyue pouted and made a disdainful face.