Volume 4: Beginning of Spring Chapter 45 Panic
Yin Jie walked in from outside.
Tang Butian lowered his head to scoop up the noodles. After Jiang You drank the soup, he stood up and walked to the counter.
Yin Jie took out a barcode scanner and scanned the screen of his phone. "What did your son think of the scallion pancakes we ordered last time?"
"It's delicious." Jiang You replied.
Yin Jie glanced at him and offered him a cigarette. "My son started school a few days ago and I sent him to report. There is a girl in his class who plays the piano very well. She has already obtained a performance certificate and even held a small concert during the winter vacation."
"That's impressive. What grade are you in?"
"Fifth grade," Yin Jie took a puff of his cigarette, "My son still doesn't understand anything and doesn't like to study. I caught him playing games on his phone several times during the winter vacation."
"It's bad for your eyesight to turn off the lights and look at your phone. My eyesight is bad because I read too many novels."
"I'm just worried. They are in the same class, but the gap between them is already so big now. The gap will only get bigger in the future."
"No, it gets harder the higher you go. The last time I saw your son, I thought he was quite smart. He will be fine when he grows up."
"I hope so."
Seeing Tang Butian coming over, Jiang You put out the cigarette in his hand and said to Yin Jie, "I'm going to go back first. We'll talk later."
"Go ahead." Yin Jie said.
Jiang You and Tang Butian walked out of Xiaofangzhai one after another.
"What do you think about Jiang Mo ?"
“Drawing?”
"Yes, Tao Tao gave him a set of colored pencils when she gave him New Year gifts. He really liked it. When he draws a few more, I'll pick out 20 or 30 of them and frame them. How about holding a small exhibition for him in my shop ?" Jiang You calculated as he walked. "We can also auction them off. 20 or 31 pieces. I can use the money from the auction to get him a small charity certificate or something..."
"I talked to Guan Qingtong and she said she would come over now." Tang Butian said.
Jiang You stopped and said, "Today? Now?"
"Not convenient now? Then I'll tell her to do it another day." Tang Butian took out his cell phone.
"No, I'm just scared by the action speed of you young people." Jiang You patted his chest and continued to move forward.
After walking into the yard, he said, "Why don't you just ask them all to come, and bring the recruits here too. You can write me a price list later. Today will be a trial opening, and you can entertain your colleagues, which can also be considered a team-building activity."
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Sun Yu's phone started ringing.
He picked up the phone.
"Section Chief..."
The other four people in the office all looked at him.
"Okay, okay." Sun Yu hung up the phone, turned around and said to Su Wangshu and the other three, "The section chief asked us to go to Brother Jiang's place."
Su Wangshu and Wu Yulan looked at each other. Su Wangshu asked, "What else did she say?"
"She asked me to bring in recruiting talents, nothing else."
After Sun Yu finished speaking, the office suddenly became quiet.
Finally, Guan Nuo broke the silence and said, "Shall we go now?"
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Tang Butian put down her phone and looked up to see Jiang You walking towards her with a small blackboard and chalk. He placed both the blackboard and chalk on the long table.
"Lemon Coke, 28, lemon black tea, 23..."
Jiang You casually mentioned the price, and Tang Butian took out a red chalk and wrote slowly on the blackboard.
"That guy from the mountain, who was defeated by you and refused to admit his defeat..."
"Zhong Yan."
"Has he come down the mountain?"
"The day after tomorrow. Zhuang Zekun will arrive in Tangjiang the day after tomorrow."
Knock knock knock.
There was a knock on the door.
Jiang You and Tang Butian looked outside and saw Guan Qingtong standing at the gate.
The light beige sweater was wrapped loosely around her.
Seeing that Jiang You and Tang Butian saw her, she raised her legs and slowly walked forward.
After entering the store, Jiang You stood up and said, "You are Xiao Nuo's mother, right? Come and sit for a while. What would you like to drink? We have Coke, Sprite, black tea, and hot drinks like coffee."
Guan Qingtong's eyes paused on the blackboard for a second, and she said, "A glass of water."
"OK."
Jiang You walked into the kitchen.
Guan Qingtong looked around.
Soon, Jiang You came out with three glasses of water and put them on the table.
"Xiao Nuo said you take good care of him." Guan Qingtong said.
"Xiao Nuo is not like the young people nowadays. He is enthusiastic. Sit down, sit down and chat," Jiang You said, sitting down first. "A while ago, I mentioned to him that I also wanted my son to learn basketball and exercise his body, but I saw that the shop owner couldn't leave, so he took the initiative to help me pick him up."
Guan Qingtong picked up the water cup and took a sip.
"He also helped me with the Feng Shui of my yard."
"What did he say?"
"He asked me to buy two money trees and put them by the store door."
"I've seen some of those flowers outside before," Guan Qingtong looked out the door, her eyes slightly fixed, "At that time, Lao Sang was still here, and Lao Zhuang took everyone to the mountain," she turned to look at Tang Butian, who put the small blackboard she had written on it again, "We went there to cause trouble, relying on our youth and our government positions... In the blink of an eye, the mountain is still the same, but the Special Operations Department has disbanded."
"The Special Operations Department is still there." Jiang You said.
Guan Qingtong smiled and didn't respond.
Jiang You saw her close her eyes and tapping her fingers lightly on the table.
After a moment, she opened her eyes.
"Have you figured it out?" Tang Butian asked.
"It's a little clearer now," Guan Qingtong took another sip of water, "I rejected you at the beginning because I had already, in terms of divination, I had already regressed. I lacked confidence. I couldn't predict anything about Old Sang after he got into trouble. He obviously didn't have a short life."
"You're just too sad." Jiang You said.
"I'm sorry for Xiao Nuo. When he knew his father was gone, he kept blaming himself for throwing a tantrum. He was only six years old at the time, and then he..."
"A six-year-old can remember a lot of things. My son is the same. After his biological parents passed away, he has been remembering them. It has been more than a year now, and he still hasn't let go."
"Xiao Nuo is the same. He has been shutting himself off for a while and is unwilling to communicate with anyone," Guan Qingtong sighed. "Now he is going to face..."
Jiang You comforted Guan Qingtong and said, "Zhuang Zekun has fought them for so many years, he knows them very well. This time we have the upper hand. We are fighting in Tangjiang's home court and making arrangements in advance. We will definitely be able to avenge Sang Xu."
"I know. I'm just panicking. Really panicking," Guan Qingtong looked into Jiang You's eyes. "Lao Zhuang said he can't see through you."
Jiang You did not avoid Guan Qingtong's scrutiny. "You are all heroes and have a sense of responsibility. I just want to live a peaceful life. Xiao Nuo is also a hero. He has been at the forefront of several missions."
"I'd rather he was just ordinary..."
"Like father, like son." Jiang You looked at Guan Qingtong's expression. "I asked you to come here for another reason. Guan Nuo used to get along well with me and the section chief. After Su Wangshu and the others returned to the Special Operations Group, the group was split into two factions. Guan Nuo was caught in the middle and it was difficult for him to do his job."
"No wonder you were able to get something out of Huang Juan."
