Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 490 Don't be greedy, don't be discouraged

"Does your brother have something to say about you, um... your job?" As he asked this question, Chen Shu suddenly realized that deep down he was also viewing Shelly with prejudice, and that he hadn't been able to put on such a high-sounding front as he had before.

Shelly chuckled, not directly answering his question, as if recalling something amusing: "Don't let my brother's age fool you; he's only a few years older than me. He's like an old man, so rigid. Every time he comes home and sees me wearing a short skirt, he starts nagging, nagging and nagging."

Shelly talked about some things from her and her siblings' childhood, and finally sighed softly: "Before I came here, I saw his posts on social media. He's not even thirty yet, how come he's already looked like an old man?"

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent again.

About seven or eight minutes later, Shelly stood up and backed up to Chen Shu, took his sleeve, and said in a soft voice, "Brother Shu, I feel a little dizzy. Can you take me back to my room?"

Chen Shu agreed.

The two arrived at the door of Shelly's room one after the other. Shelly faced the door without moving or opening it: "Brother Shu, thank you for what happened last time."

"What's wrong? Oh, is it that time you were bothered to drink with people at the bar in the old city? Didn't you already thank them?"

"No, it's about that time you were so sure about my job... Actually, I'm quite conflicted because I really like this job, but I feel like my brother definitely won't like it. We had a fight about that last time, and it's been going on for years..."

The last time the two were drinking on the bar street in the old city, Chen Shu expressed his approval of Shelly's live streaming career.

Compared to the part-time jobs you did when you were in school, Chen Shu felt ashamed, touched his nose, and said nothing.

With her back to Chen Shu, Shelly muttered to herself, "Sometimes, I really hesitate between listening to my brother and doing what I like. That's why I hesitated to see Nx this time."

Faced with the choice between family and money, Chen Shu pursed his lips and remained silent; even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes.

“But thank you. After talking with you last time, I know what to do!” Shelly’s voice suddenly rang out, clear and pleasant.

"Oh, that's alright."

After talking for so long, Shelly finally took out her room card, swiped it, and opened the door. With a "beep," the door opened.

Shelly gripped the doorknob, turned her upper body, then suddenly looked down at the carpet in the hallway, and whispered, "Brother Shu, can you come in? I have something to do."

Chen Shu's expression was slightly dazed, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind: Could this be a honey trap? Offering herself in return?
She shook her head to dismiss these ridiculous thoughts, knowing she must have been overthinking things, but it would definitely be inconvenient for a lone man and woman to be together.

Chen Shu shrugged: "It's getting late, and I'm a bit sleepy. Let's talk again tomorrow."

"Um"

The door closed softly.

The room was dimly lit, and Shelly leaned against the door, silently gazing at a painted glazed pottery piece on the table inside.

This is a gift she spent the whole day in a craft shop in the ancient city, pestering the shopkeeper to paint it by hand, bit by bit.

She suddenly bit her lip, her peach-blossom eyes glistening with tears. Since making a name for herself in the live-streaming world, the proud and arrogant Shelly had never felt so wronged or so defeated.

Outside the door.

Chen Shuchang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much lighter, as if a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

As she turned to go downstairs, she saw a door open across the hallway. Julie was leaning against the doorframe with her arms crossed, gesturing with her chin toward Shelly's room.

She glared at him fiercely, but a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Chen Shu fled in disarray for the second time.

"That idiot," Julie thought, watching Chen Shu's retreating figure until it disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Chen Shu opened the door and was surprised to find Jiang Hai and Xiao Qiang sitting at the table, drinking and eating heartily.

Xiao Qiang raised his eyebrows, unable to suppress his joy, but also looking a little worried: "Brother Shu, it feels like your time has gone by too fast."

Jiang Hai solemnly swore, raising his hand to declare, "Brother Shu, don't worry, I won't tell my sister."

Chen Shu walked over and kicked over the chairs Jiang Hai and Xiao Qiang were sitting on: "What are you thinking? You two teamed up to laugh at me?"

Jiang Hai got up, embarrassed, and said, "It was all Qiang's idea! He said he wanted to hear your private conversation!"

Xiaoqiang pretended to be deep and sighed: "Sigh, I was just trying to tease you two to see if you would spark a romance, but I never expected to hear Shelly's sad story."

Clearly, both of them, who were pretending to be asleep, had heard Shelly's story.

Jiang Hai poured himself a drink and sighed, "I thought I was miserable enough, but I didn't expect Shelly to be even worse off than me. But it's okay, I feel like she's doing pretty well now, she's always smiling."

Xiaoqiang nodded: "At least we made money. Actually, it would be great to take her coal mine brother back to Donghai to do some small business."

Jiang Hai earnestly offered his advice: "What kind of small business? I think we should help Sister Shelly with her live streaming. I think she's missing an operations manager. If the siblings work together, their strength will be unbreakable. Who knows, we might just create a big internet celebrity and reach the pinnacle of life!"

Xiao Qiang agreed and opened another bottle of beer Shelly had brought: "Cheers! You're the quickest-witted one. Shelly and her brother are both nice people, they just tend to overthink things. If they just lower their heads a little, a wonderful life will be right before their eyes!"

Jiang Hai complained to his brother, "I think his brother is also at fault. What can we do now that this has already happened? Making a fuss over these trivial matters only makes both of them uncomfortable. It would be better to lay everything out on the table and talk things through!"

"Hehe, that makes sense!"

The brother and sister, who hadn't been in contact for several years, were still stubbornly sending their meager living expenses, hoping that their sister would one day turn back from her ways. The sister, however, couldn't bear to leave the life of extravagance she had become accustomed to, but secretly she would still run to her brother's workplace, yet she dared not acknowledge him.

Chen Shu, who had only drunk half a glass of wine all night, took the wine glass in front of Jiang Hai and drank it all in one gulp.

We can never truly understand a person unless we walk in their shoes, see the world from their perspective. But when we actually walk their path, even passing by feels unpleasant.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep! Staying up this late every day is not a good habit!" Chen Shu bent down and began to clean up the remaining trash on the table.

Xiaoqiang helped Chen Shu tidy up the room, then carried the bags full of trash back to his dormitory.

Although Jiang Hai had remained sober, he had drunk quite a bit, and immediately started snoring after Chen Shu turned off the lights.

Chen Shu leaned against the headboard, gazing at the scenery outside the window. After thinking for a long time, he finally took out his phone and typed a lot of words.

"We can't be too greedy. Once we're rich and powerful, we can't expect to live forever. We only have two hands. Even if you enter a mountain of gold and silver, you can only take two things. If you take a gold and silver bracelet, you can't hold a jade ruyi. How can you have everything you want?"
"Don't take things too seriously. Be more relaxed and calm. Worries only multiply if you dwell on them, but things always pass. Don't be greedy; we can't have everything. Don't be discouraged; we can't have nothing."

Typing was fast and smooth, but I hesitated for a long time before finally clicking "send".

Chen Shu locked his phone screen, let out a long sigh, and closed his eyes to fall asleep.

upstairs.

Shelly lay on her side on the bed, clutching her phone. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and there seemed to be a teardrop at the tip, but she was sound asleep, judging from her breathing.

The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, she must have dreamed of something happy.

(End of this chapter)