Volume 3 Winter Solstice Chapter 60: Moving Forward Nervously into the Air
"Really? Anything?"
"Are you planning to bankrupt me with just one meal?" Jiang You looked Yang Xuan's face from left to right. "Why do I feel like you've gained some weight compared to last time? Is it just my illusion or something?"
"Illusion! I've lost weight!" Yang Xuan raised her head and chest, and pointed at her chin. "Look, the double chin is gone!"
"How did you lose weight?" Jiang You asked humbly.
"sports."
"Oh." Jiang You lost interest instantly.
"What will happen to the artists in Panjin in the future ?" Yang Xuan asked.
Jiang You noticed the worry in Yang Xuan's eyes and said, "They weren't involved in those things. They will be able to come out in a few days."
"That's good."
"In the future, resources may not be as good as before. Maybe, this group will break up." Jiang You added.
"As long as everything is fine," Yang Xuan half-lay on the table, "Look at me last year, no, the summer before last, I was still selling T-shirts on the roadside. I was a little popular last year, and then I started to have bad luck. Now I'm almost back to square one."
"Your mentality is not good, it's too Buddhist."
"I'm calm now. Hey, let's go eat taro chicken hotpot, shall we?" Yang Xuan took out her phone. "I don't know if there's one nearby, but there's one near my dormitory. It tastes really good. Let's order two soup bases, one for soup and one for vegetables..." Her finger slid across the screen. "Got it, this is it."
Yang Xuan turned the screen to Jiang You, "4.6 kilometers, not far."
“Will this restaurant go bankrupt?”
"A steady stream of water flows forever, a steady stream of water flows forever."
"Isn't the variety show you're going to be doing after the New Year going to be a Chinese idiom chain?" Jiang You teased Yang Xuan, "Should we go now or wait a while?"
"Let's go now. I see we're in a shopping mall. Let's go shopping and buy you some clothes..." Yang Xuan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Do you have any masks?"
"No, I'd better go buy one at a convenience store. Are you afraid of being recognized?"
"Yeah, they can't find 123, and if a former member like me is caught, who knows what kind of news will come out."
"Didn't you bring it when you came?"
"I didn't expect that I got here by riding in Brother Huan's car."
Jiang You stood up, walked to the counter, put on his coat and said, "Why don't you ask him to come in and sit for a while."
"He's been very busy lately," Yang Xuan also stood up and pulled at the hem of her coat. "Many companies have New Year's Eve dinners at the end of the year, and he's been running around with the little girl."
Jiang You zipped up his pants and looked at Yang Xuan, "I have a way to make sure you won't be recognized when you go out."
"What is the solution?"
Jiang You found a pink unicorn pendant on the counter and shook it in his hand. "How is it? Do you want to try it?"
“No, no, I’m a former idol and I don’t have any makeup on,” Yang Xuan said, with a strong desire to survive. “If I put on a mask, I will definitely not be recognized.”
"Oh..." Jiang You put down the unicorn pendant disappointedly, "Then let's go."
When Jiang You and Yang Xuan set out to eat taro chicken hotpot, Guan Nuo returned home carrying a pancake. After opening the door, he saw an open suitcase lying flat in the living room, and Guan Qingtong was bending over to put things in it.
"Mom, are you going out?" Guan Nuo asked.
"Yeah, I'm traveling with some old sisters."
Guan Nuo suddenly realized something, "Are we going to Yanjing?"
Guan Qingtong stood up straight and turned around. Guan Nuo saw her expression, which was firm but with a hint of awe.
"Uncle Zhuang asked you to go?"
"I'm going there on my own."
"I've been interning at the Special Operations Department recently," Guan Nuo paused, "You must know about this."
"I know." Guan Qingtong admitted.
"My father, what happened to him back then, who killed him?"
Guan Qingtong walked up to Guan Nuo. She looked up at Guan Nuo, who was already a head taller than her, and said, "Your Uncle Zhuang has been investigating this matter for more than ten years."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, after Old Sang disappeared sixteen years ago, a series of unexpected events occurred. The entire Special Operations Group suddenly became chaotic, internal conflicts suddenly intensified, and there were invisible enemies outside. Your Uncle Zhuang realized that something was wrong, so he took the initiative to assume all the responsibility."
Guan Qingtong looked at Guan Nuo's face and said, "After we disbanded, Lao Zhuang told me that my most important task next is to protect you and let you grow up safely."
"I want to go." Guan Nuo said.
"You have no experience. You will only hinder us if you go there," Guan Qingtong said with a serious expression. "The explosion at Xueshan Lake Resort wiped out their forces in Tangjiang. It looks like we have won locally, but in fact, the main force of Jinghu Club has never entered Tangjiang. This sudden incident will only alert them."
Guan Qingtong sighed, "More than a decade of planning has been ruined."
"Tang Butian..." Guan Nuo read out Tang Butian's name, "If she, no, Sun Yu deliberately sent me back that day and didn't let me participate..."
"You stay in Tangjiang," Guan Qingtong looked into Guan Nuo's eyes, "If we fail again, maybe none of us will be able to come back. You are our last hope."
"No, I want to go." Guan Nuo said, "When my father left, I didn't say a word to him properly. I don't want to have any hope. There must be something I can do."
Guan Qingtong looked a little dazed.
"Mom, I promise, I won't cause any trouble for you."
"You are becoming more and more like your father," Guan Qingtong forced a smile, and then she said, "You are in Tangjiang, and I have an important task to give you."
"What mission?"
"Monitor Jiang You. Lao Zhuang is suspicious of his background. You are interning at the Special Operations Department. If you leave suddenly, it will arouse his suspicion. Then our actions in Yanjing..."
"I will do it ."
Guan Qingtong patted Guan Nuo on the shoulder. She walked to the suitcase again, closed the lid and pulled it shut.
She dragged the box to the door. Guan Nuo was still standing in the same place with red eyes.
"I have to catch a plane."
"There are dumplings in the refrigerator. When Lao Zhu comes back in the evening, you can just make do with them and have a meal."
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The white|tender chicken falls into the golden soup.
As Jiang You put vegetables into the pot, he said, "I want to complain to the salesperson. What did he mean by saying that the clothes we have here are for high-end elites and have very high requirements for body shape? Isn't that a roundabout way of discriminating against fat people, right?"
Yang Xuan held back her laughter.
"It's still the best store where we bought our down jackets last time."
"Let's go to that restaurant after we finish eating?"
"Forget it, Guan Nuo returned my old one, so I'll wash it and wear it again," Jiang You poured the sour plum juice into the cups and put one of them next to Yang Xuan. "This golden soup smells good. Let's have a bowl of soup first after it's opened."
