Volume 6: Summer Chapter 59: Crane
Jiang You and Jin Cheng returned to the office with the takeaway.
He took the takeout boxes out of the takeout bags, opened the lids, and arranged them neatly on his desk, placing the disposable gloves next to them.
Sun Yu took out a few cans of Coke from the refrigerator.
Jiang You picked up a duck clavicle and took a bite. Then he turned to Tang Butian and said, "Leader, try it."
Tang Butian walked over, put on gloves, and picked up a piece of duck neck.
Jiang You pulled a chair behind her.
Tang Butian threw the bone into the trash can, took another piece and sat down.
Sun Yu and Jin Cheng also sat down around Jiang You's desk and started eating.
"Is it spicy?" Jiang You asked.
Using his white teeth, which were as fine as woven shells, he tore off the meat from the duck's neck, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it. Then Tang Butian replied, "Not bad."
"It's so spicy!" Jin Cheng's reaction was a little too big.
Jiang You opened a can of Coke and handed it to him. Jin Cheng took it and drank it down with his head tilted back. After suppressing the spicy taste in his mouth, his expression was a little embarrassed. He said, "I can't eat spicy food, but after seeing this, I couldn't help but eat it."
"Have some roast duck." Jiang You pushed the box of roast duck towards him.
"Okay." Jin Cheng grabbed a piece of roast duck.
"This one is okay," Sun Yu threw away the bone he had just gnawed, "It's spicy with a hint of sweetness. The technical department also likes to order takeout from this restaurant."
"The roast duck is delicious." said Jin Cheng.
Hearing this, Jiang You grabbed a piece of roast duck. The duck skin was crispy and juicy, but the duck meat was firm and tender, and it was very satisfying in his mouth.
Jin Cheng was a little envious when he saw Tang Butian chewing on the duck collarbone without changing his expression. He said, "Uncle Zheng can't eat spicy food either."
Tang Butian glanced at him.
"Chief Tang, can I ask you a few questions?"
"Can."
"What was Uncle Zheng like when he was in the mountains?"
"I don't know." Tang Butian took off her disposable gloves and drank a sip of Coke. "I didn't see him when I was in the mountains."
"No way? Isn't he your uncle?"
"He has not been on the mountain since I can remember. There are many people who have been in seclusion on the mountain for many years. I have only heard of their names but never seen them in person."
"So that's how it is." Jin Cheng felt a little disappointed.
Tang Butian thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Zheng, he still has some things on the mountain."
"What is it?" Jin Cheng asked.
"You need to fill out an application form. Give it to me after you fill it out. I will give it to Manager Zhong for review. Once it's approved, you can go to the mountain. There are some things you can take away. After registering, you can take them away."
"Okay, okay, where is the form?"
"I want to ask something."
"Thank you, Chief Tang."
Tang Butian raised her head and saw Jin Cheng's sincere eyes. She said, "You're welcome."
Jin Cheng sat in the Special Operations Department's office for more than half an hour before saying goodbye and leaving.
Jiang You tidied the table.
"He actually refused." Sun Yu sat back, opened the drawer and put the documents on the table into it.
"Our situation is not the same as what he imagined before. He may still be thinking about Lao Chang. He is very considerate. When we were in Chu City, he also carried a bag on his back and found a place by himself."
"What happened to Lao Chang?" Sun Yu asked.
"Jin Cheng is going to join the Special Operations Department. Lao Chang will work diligently in the institute and try to help Jin Cheng. Otherwise, he will just dream and never succeed. If Jin Cheng wants to follow an ordinary career path, Lao Chang can retire whenever he wants and travel around China with his pension," Jiang You half-lay down on a chair. "The institute's move almost had an accident today."
"What happened?" Sun Yu asked.
Jiang You gave a brief description.
"Was it an accident?"
"No." Tang Butian answered Sun Yu.
"It's a coincidence that Ji Xiaozhen and her apprentice were in that car," Jiang You put his hands behind his head, "Anyway, it's none of our business, and we can't do anything about it."
Sunwoo nodded, "Yes."
Zhaocai slipped out from the crack of the door. It and Jiang You looked at each other for a second. Then, an orange light flashed, and it nestled at Tang Butian's feet.
"Chief, let's organize a team-building activity." Jiang You proposed to Tang Butian.
"Team building?"
"We went to a cooler place to escape the heat. It shouldn't be hot in the mountains. Sun Yu and I have never been there. I also want to ride on a crane."
Sunwoo showed an interested expression.
Tang Butian said seriously: "I am afraid of heights, so I can't ride a crane."
"I can go see a psychologist and get some treatment. Maybe I'll fall in love with the feeling of flying."
Tang Butian looked him up and down and said, "Fat people can't ride on cranes."
“You are discriminating.”
Tang Butian held the wooden sword in her arms. She looked at him and said, "Yes, discrimination, Xianhe's discrimination."
"I'm losing weight."
"oh."
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Laojinshan·Houshan
After all the boxes were moved into the building, Ji Xiaozhen said to Wu Yulan and Guan Nuo, "Let Xiao Nuo go back. It's getting dark and the road down the mountain is not easy to walk on."
Wu Yulan stood up and looked at Guan Nuo, who was looking out the window in a daze.
"Xiao Nuo?" Wu Yulan called him .
Guan Nuo came back to his senses and asked, "Aunt Wu, what's wrong?"
"What are you looking at?" Wu Yulan asked.
"No……"
"Are you tired today?" Ji Xiaozhen looked at him kindly, "Go home and have dinner quickly. Qingtong is waiting for you at home, right?"
Guan Nuo said, "Then Teacher Ji, I'll go back first."
"Go ahead, send me a message when you get home."
Guan Nuo walked out of the small building and headed down the mountain.
A half red sun hangs halfway up the mountain.
The darkness swallowed up the afterglow of the sunset bit by bit.
The cell phone rang. It was his mother calling, so he picked up the phone.
"Mom, yes, it's over. I'm going down the mountain now. No need to pick me up. I can go by myself..."
A figure flashed by in front.
"Aunt Wu is still on the mountain. Uncle Wen didn't come today. Everything is going well. Aunt Wu said that Uncle Zhuang will return to Tangjiang at the end of the month and will set up a barrier..." He walked forward while chatting with Guan Qingtong. His other hand quietly reached into his trouser pocket and touched his three copper coins.
Dark grey clouds obscured the sun.
It's windy.
The branches swayed in the wind, making crackling sounds.
"Okay, goodbye." Guan Nuo hung up the phone, bent down, crawled out from under the tree branch, and threw three copper coins forward.
"ah!"
The copper coin passed through the figure.
Guan Nuo saw the figure clearly - it was that girl.
The girl fell backwards, holding her chest. She looked at him in pain. Guan Nuo stopped and did not move forward. He shouted, "Who are you?"
The girl shook her head and said nothing.
Guan Nuo asked again: "Why are you in the research institute?"
The girl's face suddenly showed panic. She looked up at the sky, then at Guan Nuo. Then, her shadow faded and she disappeared in front of Guan Nuo...
