Chapter 23: A Romantic Encounter While Swimming

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  Back in his own house, Shen Huan didn't think about how Xiong Wenbin and the others would discuss him behind his back.

  The room was extremely messy, with thick dust accumulated everywhere, and it had not been swept for a long time. The trash can in the corner of the room emitted a strong smell of mold and rot that had been brewing for days. Shen Huan pursed his lips, standing at the door, looking at the dirty mess under the fluorescent light, thinking: No wonder the previous owner was not popular.

  Shen Huai didn't know how much longer he would be living here, once his organizational relationship was transferred to Xiapu County, Ge Yongqiu would definitely come over first and sweep him out the door, taking back this house.

  Shen Huai thought to himself: Should I go to Meixi Town earlier to rent a house, so as not to be caught off guard when the time comes?

  Apart from the unpleasant impression in his memory, Shen Huai didn't have any feelings towards this house. He just thought it was a pity that he couldn't be neighbors with Xiong Wenbin. As people say, "choose your neighborhood and live", having a neighbor like Xiong Wenbin is truly a rare find.

  After calling Tan Qiping's home in the provincial city to ask about his well-being, Shen Hua quickly cleaned up the house. He could tolerate clutter but not the dirt and musty smell that came with dust accumulation and mold growth.

  One bedroom, one living room with a refrigerator and a small room that makes the dining room feel cramped, the bathroom and kitchen can only be called narrow, and Shen Hua spent two hours cleaning up.

  Finally managed to get rid of six large trash bags and threw them downstairs, the whole house suddenly became much fresher.

  Even if in other people's eyes, the previous life was rotten to the core, from now on, he should make a fresh start and become a new person. Those blurry-faced women left behind all sorts of things, but Shen Hua threw them all away as trash.

  There is still a Hitachi color TV in the room, a Sony portable radio with an aluminum alloy shell, a low cabinet refrigerator in the living room, a desk, and a wardrobe. The wardrobe has men's clothing for all seasons - Shen Hua also realized that he would have to stay with Chen Mingde in Donghua for a long time.

  Apart from the mobile phone and wallet he carried with him, there were two boxes of condoms, over 50,000 yuan in cash and other miscellaneous items in the drawer; the drawer also had a deposit slip from Industrial Bank with a balance of 500,000 yuan.

  Even if Shen Hua is abandoned by his family and lives a life that is far better than the vast majority of people.

  Most families in this city have savings that don't exceed the numbers on their Industrial and Commercial Bank deposit slips. Fifty thousand yuan can even buy a small but nice commodity house in Donghua City...

  His grandparents sent him back to the country, although they were heartbroken and disappointed, even deprived of his inheritance rights, but still gave him $30,000 as a final living allowance.

  In 1993, $30,000 could be exchanged for 250,000 RMB domestically.

  In just over two years, this money was almost squandered by Shen Hua.

  The remaining 50,000 yuan was not because that bastard knew how to save money, but because Yida Bank, the first state-owned and foreign-invested bank in China, had not yet set up a branch in Donghua.

  In 1993, major banks had not yet achieved interconnection and interoperability. The deposit on this voucher could only be withdrawn in cash at the provincial branch of Industry Bank.

  Thinking of his previous job at the municipal steel factory, where he earned a decent salary of 500 yuan, which was already considered a good job in Donghua City, Shen Hua smiled wryly and helplessly. It's really "goods compare goods will be thrown away, people compare people will die".

  It's better that this deposit is now under his control, and Shen Huan's mind has calmed down. He thought about whether to take the time to go to the provincial city to withdraw the money. After thinking about it, he gave up again. There were still over 5,000 yuan in cash, and he was also receiving a monthly salary from the city, which would be enough for his expenses for a while.

  It's easy to go from being frugal to being extravagant, but it's hard to go from being extravagant to being frugal. Shen Hua also knew that he shouldn't be in a hurry to enjoy himself at this time.

  Shen Hua had previously stacked 7 or 8 new French editions of specialized books on urban economy and commerce on his desk, pretending to be nonchalant.

  Looking at the dust accumulated on this stack of books, Shen Huai regretted that they had been neglected and dusty for so long.

  Shen Hua had studied English and also learned German for two years when cooperating with a German company at the municipal steel plant, but he didn't have any foundation in French.

  Even with the fusion of two people's memories, Shen Huan still found it quite difficult to flip through these French books and silently cursed: This scoundrel claimed to have studied in France for four years, yet his French was so terrible. It wasn't an exaggeration at all to say that he was unlearned and incompetent. How could he even become a foreign talent and teach at the Provincial Economics Academy?

  Donghua City Library and several university libraries have relatively backward construction levels and lack rich collections.

  Shen Hua rarely read English economic works in the past, but now has a large stack of French monographs in hand. Although it's difficult to read, he won't give up easily and plans to go to the bookstore tomorrow to see if there are any French dictionaries available for purchase.

  Although the province clearly wants to let Tan Qiping take over as secretary of the municipal party committee in Donghua, it will not be too hasty and will not make it too obvious that it is an arrangement for Donghua after Chen Mingde's unexpected death. It may take one or two months, or even longer, before Tan Qiping can officially take over, and for now, there is no news at all.

  Gao Tianhe was granted a long vacation, and Shen Huai naturally would not go back to the municipal government to see Ge Yongqiu's face. He just waited for the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department to transfer his relationship to Xiapu County, and patiently set a long vacation plan for himself.

  The next day, the sky was bright and clear. Shen Hua got up early, went downstairs, sat in front of a street stall, had some sour and spicy soup, ate half a catty of oily potstickers, then picked up his backpack and walked to the city's swimming pool not far from the municipal government.

  Shen Huai was very dissatisfied with his current body, feeling that it wasn't the one he completely wanted. He needed a healthier, more energetic and stronger physique; he wanted to achieve something, but without a good body, it wouldn't be possible. Previously, Shen Huai's body had almost been destroyed by his decadent lifestyle.

  Donghua's only indoor swimming pool, the city swimming pool hall's pool is not temperature-controlled. It's already late September, and the weather is a bit cool, but Shen Huai isn't picky.

  He doesn't have any heart disease, isn't afraid of cold water stimulation, as long as he exercises before getting in the water and his limbs don't cramp up, cold water can even promote blood circulation.

  Shen Huai changed into her swimsuit and entered the swimming pool. It was still early, and people who had just woken up were starting to get lively.

  There was only one woman in the pool, swimming standard breaststroke in a lane at the other end.

  Can't see the face, but the skin is fair and delicate. Even wearing a conservative swimsuit, it can be seen that the figure is extremely good. The chest floats under the water, but the buttocks float up and down, with a curved curve that is tempting. The two legs are white and long.

  After merging the memories of two people, Shen Huan found himself unable to help but pay attention to beautiful women, his gaze also more bold, he could only restrain himself from intentionally hitting on strange beautiful women, and instead adapted to the water temperature in another lane - it was really refreshing.

  The woman was also surprised that someone had come to swim so early, perhaps she had been harassed before, she stopped and stared this way, as if Shen Huan would approach her, she would leave at any time.

  A beautiful woman stood in the water, her face hidden behind a wide swim goggles, only her lips looked bright red from afar, and the color was very good-looking; Her high-pitched chest, felt like it could be compared to Zhou Yu's; The woman wore goggles and didn't take them off, obviously unable to see Shen Huai's face clearly.

  The beautiful woman saw Shen Huan and didn't mean to stick around, but she also put down her guard and didn't leave, continuing to play along.

  The two of them were swimming in lanes far apart, without disturbing each other.

  Shen Hua planned to spend the whole morning swimming, but the woman got out of the pool half an hour later and walked barefoot from the side of the pool to the dressing room, having to pass in front of Shen Hua.

  Shen Huai restrained himself from staring at the beautiful woman's legs, chest and buttocks, but when a slender foot passed in front of his eyes, he couldn't help but think: this must be an extremely beautiful woman; he couldn't resist lifting his head to take a closer look at her face.

  The woman was staring at Shen Huan with a shocked expression, never expecting him to come to the swimming gym for exercise so early.

  "Secretary Zhou, what a coincidence!" Shen Huai couldn't help but smile. He hadn't expected that Zhou Yu also liked swimming and had come to the pool so early, probably due to her long-standing habit, no wonder she had such a good figure.

  Zhou Yu inexplicably felt like she was exposing her body to Shen Huai. Although her swimsuit was conservative, it still revealed her arms and legs, and the wet swimsuit clung tightly to her body, making the curves of her figure starkly exposed.

  Zhou Yu rushed to the locker room in a panic, lifted his foot and slipped, "slap" sound, sat down on the mosaic pool edge with a thud, and rolled into the water, splashing Shen Huai.

  At the sound of that "slap", Shen Huan felt refreshed: with this one move, the resentment from being slapped by this woman a few days ago at Cuihu Lake was instantly dissipated.

  Shen Huai quickly helped Zhou Yu up, and this time they couldn't avoid touching each other. Only then did he realize that although Zhou Yu was already 28 years old, his skin's elasticity and tenderness were no less than those of a young girl in her youth.

  Shen Huai didn't take advantage of Zhou Yu's weakness, and after helping her stand in the water, he let go. However, at the moment he let go, Zhou Yu's body went limp again. Shen Huai only then realized that Zhou Yu had fallen quite hard, and hastily hugged her plump body, supporting her tight thighs as he lifted her to the edge of the pool, climbed up, and asked: "Secretary Zhou, are you okay?"

  Zhou Yu crouched there, crying out in pain, unable to speak a word.

  "Let me hold you and lean on the sofa for a while, take a break first; if not, call 120..." Shen Hua said, seeking Zhou Yu's opinion.

  Zhou Yu's eyes welled up with tears, and he had to endure the pain in front of Shen Huai without touching his aching tailbone.

  Shen Huai picked up Zhou Yu and placed her on the long chair by the side of the swimming pool, then ran back to the changing room to fetch a large bath towel.

  Before covering up for Zhou Yu, Shen Huai couldn't help but be captivated by her perfectly presented figure and seductive squatting posture.

  Her waist is slender, sagging down, weakly attached to the long chair, but that rounded buttocks are high and bulging. The swimsuit is soaked with water, embedded in the middle, outlining two round buttocks, white and long legs forming a straight line, but just at the root, opening a small gap, you can see the butterfly wetted by the swimsuit.

  Shen Huai's true soul had never had a proper and decent conversation about love, how could he withstand such temptation? His body was also out of control, his emotions surging uncontrollably downwards, and he hastily covered Zhou Yu with a large bath towel.

  Zhou Yu glanced at Shen Huai's lower body and saw his reaction, feeling both ashamed and afraid:

  She was ashamed that she knew her buttocks were seductive, and she was exposed to Shen Hua's eyes in such a shameful posture without any cover; She was afraid that Shen Hua would have a lustful heart and make unscrupulous moves, and at this time she had no way to resist, even if she called the manager outside, it would only provoke a rumor.

  Women in officialdom fear this the most.

  When she saw Shen Huan hastily covering her with a large bath towel, turning around and bowing his head to hide his awkward reaction, Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh: Is this still the same shameless Shen Huan? Clearly he's just an inexperienced young man who has never been with a woman before.

  Zhou Yu gained a psychological advantage, his mood relaxed, and he didn't feel the pain in his coccyx anymore. Instead, he had the mood to chat with Shen Hua: "Secretary Shen, why are you here swimming so early? I've never seen you before?"

  His body's reaction wouldn't dissipate, seeing Zhou Yu's snow-white and flawless skin, like jade congealed fat, Shen Huai felt a dull ache somewhere.

  Damn it, even if you're a virgin in mind, how can't you resist temptation?

  Shen Huai stood up, covering his body's reaction, and awkwardly replied to Zhou Yu: "Yes, it's been half a year since I went swimming in Donghua, Mayor Gao gave me a long vacation, but there was no place to spend time. Who would have thought that Secretary Zhou would insist on swimming exercises?"

  "It's a habit I've had since I was young, swimming every day makes me feel more energetic; besides, women age quickly after thirty, if I don't exercise regularly, by the time I'm thirty I'll be too old to see people."

  The relationship between men and women is like this, when Shen Huan shows harmlessness, Zhou Yu's momentum rises.

  Shen Huai looked at Zhou Yu, the skin between her eyebrows was smooth and flawless, like a newly peeled hard-boiled egg, where was there even half a hint of aging?

  Zhou Yu's face was mature and radiant, with her wet hair framing it, looking like a beautiful lotus flower emerging from the water. Her nose was small and straight, her lips had a healthy red glow, and especially when looked at so closely, this face seemed even more alluring.

  Shen Huai couldn't help but think: such a beauty, yet locked in the boudoir with a paralyzed husband, what a pity.