South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

At 9:37 am on July 19th, after a day and a night of tossing and turning, Yuan Mu finally returned to Kyoto.

Originally he wanted to take the train directly back to Ningyang, but after thinking about it, he decided to take Zhou Xiaobai with him. She also wanted to go out for a walk, so he took her back to the compound to have a look.

As for going to work, it didn't matter. Telling Gao Yuliang and the others that he had to go to work was just an excuse. He didn't really want to go out for a stroll at that time. He was just a temporary official, so it didn't matter whether he went or not.

If there is really something going on in the team, he will be notified. It is no problem for him to go back to Ningyang for two days and then come back to report in.

Departments like the Criminal Investigation Corps generally handle larger cases, but there are not so many large cases. The remaining smaller cases will be handled by the criminal police team or police station.

I first went back to the dormitory to put my things down, and then rode my bike towards the military region headquarters. The two places are not far away, about fifteen kilometers apart, so it is no problem to ride a bike there.

In less than half an hour, Yuan Mu parked his bicycle in the courtyard of the military region headquarters and then went upstairs to find Zhou Xiaobai.

Zhou Xiaobai was very happy when she saw Yuan Mu, and she was even happier when Yuan Mu was going to take her to Ningyang.

She had been wanting to go out for a walk for a long time since she went to and from get off work on time every day. Now was a good opportunity for her to go out for a stroll, and she was going to Yuan Mu’s hometown. She was still very curious about Yuan Mu’s home.

In the evening, Yuan Mu followed her back home and told Mr. Zhou and his mother about their trip to Ningyang. Naturally, they agreed. It was a small matter, so they bought tickets and went to Ningyang that night.

The distance from Kyoto to Ningyang is about six or seven hundred kilometers. At the current train speed, it takes about fourteen hours to arrive. So the two chose to set off at night, bought two sleeper tickets, and could reach the destination almost the next day after a good night's sleep.

The next day at 11:31 am, a train stopped at Ningyang Station. Yuan Mu and Zhou Xiaobai got off the train. There were many acquaintances in the station. After all, Yuan Mu was a well-known figure here back then, and there were many people who knew him. They greeted each other all the way and left the station.

The train station was not far from the compound, but the two still took the bus to the vicinity of the compound, and then walked to the compound alley.

Now Yuan Mu had more acquaintances, especially the group of children, who surrounded Yuan Mu and talked and laughed. Zhou Xiaobai took out a handful of candies from his bag and distributed them to the children.

When had these kids ever seen so many candies? After saying thank you, they started to "divide the spoils". Looking at their happy smiles, Yuan Mu and Zhou Xiaobai were also very happy.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Yuan Mu saw a lot of people. It seemed that they were resting today. Everyone was sitting in the courtyard chatting, while the women were washing clothes by the pool. The courtyard was peaceful, but when they saw Yuan Mu, they became restless and stood up one by one.

"Oh my god! Xiao Mu, it's been another half year since we last met!"

"Brother Yuan is back!"

"Xiao Mu is back!" Everyone greeted Yuan Mu enthusiastically.

"I didn't expect you to be so popular in the hospital?" Zhou Xiaobai laughed softly.

"That's right. After all, I am a celebrity in the hospital, and the most handsome man in the hospital. Am I kidding you?" Yuan Mu laughed and walked forward to greet everyone.

"What? Are you all taking a break today?"

"Of course, let's take a rest today."

"Hey! Xiao Mu, who is this?" Mrs. Wu wiped her hands on her apron, walked to Yuan Mu and looked at Zhou Xiaobai behind him.

At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Xiaobai, which made Zhou Xiaobai feel a little embarrassed.

"Hey! Everyone is here, let me introduce them to you!" Yuan Mu walked to Zhou Xiaobai and looked at everyone with a smile.

Everyone also looked at Yuan Mu. At this time, Wang Sufang, who heard the noise in the yard, also came out with Ma Yan and Ma Jian.

"This is my boyfriend, Zhou Xiaobai. He's from Kyoto." As he spoke, Yuan Mu took Zhou Xiaobai's hand.

"Oh my God!" As soon as these words were spoken, the whole courtyard was in an uproar. Everyone was talking about the matter between Zhou Xiaobai and Yuan Mu. This was big news. It was rare to find someone who was still unmarried at the age of 26 or 27 these days. Yuan Mu was one of them. No one expected that she had done this quietly.

Then Yuan Mu introduced Zhou Xiaobai to the people in the compound.

"Xiao Bai, this is Uncle Lu, the conductor of the Ningha train, and this is Aunt Lu."

"Hello, Uncle Lu, Hello, Aunt Lu."

"This is Uncle Cai, the train driver of the Ningha train. This is Aunt Cai. This is Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai's son Cai Xiaonian, the conductor of the Ningha train. This is Xiaonian's lover Yanhong."

"Over here, this is Old Brother Wu, Old Sister-in-law Wu, and this one you call sister-in-law, and this one is Ma Yan, and this little guy is Ma Jian. Old Ma is not at home, I will introduce them to you in the evening."

Zhou Xiaobai greeted everyone Yuan Mu introduced to her with a smile on her face. When she arrived at Ma Yan's place, she called her Aunt Yuan, but she was so embarrassed that everyone laughed.

After chatting and laughing with everyone for a while, Yuan Mu brought Zhou Xiaobai to his home. As soon as Yuan Mu left, the discussion in the yard became more intense, and all the topics revolved around Yuan Mu and Zhou Xiaobai.

At this time, at Yao Yuling's home on the second floor, Yao Yuling also saw Zhou Xiaobai next to Yuan Mu through the window. She curled her lips and thought to herself, his taste is not that good. He is not even as pretty as me. Why doesn't he like me?

In fact, Yao Yuling's feeling is correct. If we only talk about appearance, Yao Yuling can really overwhelm a lot of people. She is indeed good-looking, but finding a partner is not a beauty pageant. No matter how beautiful a woman is, even if you marry the Chang'e in the sky, there will be a day when you will get tired of her.

No matter how beautiful something is, you will get tired of it after looking at it for a long time, let alone a wife. There are only a few aspects to consider when looking for a wife: character, personality, family background and appearance, and appearance can even be ranked last.

First of all, she has to have good character. If she doesn't, no matter how good her family is, it won't work. In the end, this woman will definitely ruin your plans. If you marry such a woman, your life will be ruined.

Looking at those cadres who have been brought down, how many of them were brought down because of their spouses, who were holding them back. These leaders may not know about this, but it was their wives who did it behind their backs, promising positions to other people and then accepting gifts behind their backs.

The children born to such a woman may inherit her personality, which would be even more useless and their lives would be ruined by her.