Chapter 169

Chapter 164

Pregnant?

On the way back home, Li Zhuiyuan had actually imagined this possibility.

Because the purpose of the Bai family recruiting a son-in-law is precisely this.

According to the tradition of Bai family town, after the son-in-law enters the household, when the Bai family lady he married successfully becomes pregnant, the son-in-law's life comes to an end.

If a boy is born, the boy will also be dealt with; only if a girl is born can she become a member of Bai family town.

So, under normal circumstances, Xue Liangliang should already be dead by now.

The reason he can still jump into the river repeatedly, only unable to enter the door, yet not encounter a crisis...

Firstly, because Uncle Qin once broke into Bai family town, and was only a little short of penetrating the entire town;

Secondly, because this Bai family lady has probably sensed her own identity and is deeply afraid of it.

Among the generations of Bai family town son-in-laws, Xue Liangliang's maternal family status is already the highest, because he has an extremely powerful maternal family.

Li Zhuiyuan: "So what?"

The bride said: "Please forgive us, our Bai family town has its own traditions."

Li Zhuiyuan retorted: "Oh, you still plan to kill him?"

The bride: "We have not, and we dare not."

Li Zhuiyuan asked again: "Then where has your tradition gone now?"

The bride: "In special times, we naturally act flexibly."

Li Zhuiyuan continued to ask: "So, this tradition fundamentally does not exist."

The bride fell silent.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Answer."

The bride: "Our Bai family has shown enough respect and courtesy."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Not enough!"

The bride fell silent again, her cold eyes, through the water curtain, looked at the boy standing on the shore.

Xiong Shan immediately stepped forward and scolded: "Impudent!"

On the river surface, twelve straw figures immediately floated up, all raising their heads and surrounding the bride.

The bride closed her eyes, her tone revealing helplessness: "What do you want?"

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "I am too lazy to think."

The bride: "You are making things difficult for people."

Li Zhuiyuan smiled: "I didn't see you being very reasonable at the beginning."

The bride: "We have an agreement."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Was the agreement signed with me?"

The bride: "Like this, our Bai family is at a loss."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Because you haven't correctly positioned yourselves."

The bride: "Please clarify."

Li Zhuiyuan bent down, picked up a stone, and then threw it towards the river surface.

"Pa." With a sound, the stone fell into the water, splashing water flowers.

"From the beginning, I don't like you, and I don't even hope you exist in Nantong territory.

Before me, there are two fences.

One fence is what the Bai family once said, that all Bai family ladies must never go ashore again.

The other fence is that friend of mine who likes to jump into the river in Nantong whenever he has time.

The first fence is dilapidated and cannot stop me, because I don't like promises from living people. In my eyes, only dead people will permanently keep promises.

The second fence does make things a bit difficult for me.

If you are willing to help me move away this second fence, I will be very grateful."

Li Zhuiyuan never forgot his purpose for coming here.

He is here to mediate marital disputes.

Contradictions between people need to be resolved through reasoning, but the premise is that both sides are reasonable people.

The Bai family, obviously, is not.

Li Zhuiyuan liked to observe people from a young age, to analyze their behavioral logic, to understand and imitate.

He discovered that in reality, people who don't like to reason often have low IQ performance.

But this kind of person is often very sensitive to one thing, and that is - survival crisis.

When encountering a survival crisis, they will immediately become very smart and vigilant, and then rely on instinct to make the most correct choice.

In short, some people, if you really treat them as people, not only will you feel uncomfortable, they will feel even more unadapted.

Just like Liu Yumei calls the Bai family: a group of white mice hiding under the river dreaming of becoming immortals.

The bride digested the boy's words and lightly bowed to the boy:

"This servant understands."

Li Zhuiyuan noticed that she twice referred to herself as 'this servant'.

Once at the beginning, saying she was pregnant.

Once here, saying she understood.

These two sentences she said as her personal identity, as for the dialogue in between, it was on behalf of the entire Bai family town.

This involuntarily made Li Zhuiyuan somewhat suspicious; was she being intentional?

She is the Bai family lady with the highest status in Bai family town. According to Liangliang Ge, when he found her, her coffin was placed in the ancestral hall of Bai family town.

And the other Bai family ladies were all sitting in the residences in the town.

Moreover, she can order all Bai family ladies not to go ashore.

But sometimes, even the one with the highest status is involuntary.

Her power and status legitimacy come from the Bai family tradition, so she cannot take the lead in destroying this tradition.

Unless there is a huge external intervention force that makes everyone feel that compromise is a reality that must be accepted.

She could have explained things clearly to Xue Liangliang in advance, but she chose to say nothing, not even meet the person.

Isn't this forcing Xue Liangliang to find external help?

Oh,

If it is really like this, does it not mean that Liangliang Ge really developed true feelings for this Bai family lady?

This kind of thing happening to others would make people feel incredulous, but happening to Xue Liangliang makes people feel very normal.

Because he, Li Zhuiyuan, is absolutely one of the most difficult people to get along with in the world.

Yet even so, even when sleeping on the construction site by the riverbank, because of Xue Liangliang's sentence "my future in the motherland's southwest," he developed goodwill and curiosity.

At the breakfast table in the morning, the old lady heard that he was going to mediate marital disputes, and her expression was very surprised.

Yes,

For others, how could he be willing to specially run over just to handle this kind of thing?

Can only say, some people have this kind of quality about them; wherever they go, they can emit attractive light.

Upon this thought, Li Zhuiyuan suddenly felt a bit dispirited.

Because he likely was utilized.

And this kind of utilization, only at the end can you know; it's fundamentally undetectable in advance, and even if detected, you still have to cooperate.

Even, you fundamentally cannot get the accurate answer.

Because next, no matter what "tender matters" this Bai family lady does to Xue Liangliang, it can be explained as submitting to the power of the Dragon King's family.

Even if she verbally admits it was intentional, it's useless.

Li Zhuiyuan doesn't like this feeling, yet is helpless.

At this time, the bride retreated three steps back, and the water curtain on her body moved with her.

She knelt down, her upper body straight, her hands in an arch shape, first lifted to her forehead, right hand outside and left hand inside, then bowed down to the position of her abdomen. This is performing the solemn bowing ritual.

In ancient times, women with many jewelry on their bodies used this ritual to bow to elders or respected ones.

Li Zhuiyuan waved his hand at her.

The bride's body slowly sank, and finally, submerged into the river surface, the wind calm and waves still.

"Let's go."

Li Zhuiyuan turned and left. Xiong Shan and Lihua looked at each other and followed.

After getting in the car, Liu Changping drove everyone back to Li Sanjiang's home.

Liu Changping was asked to drive to Shigang town to refuel and find a hotel in the town to stay.

Xiong Shan and Lihua were arranged by Li Zhuiyuan into the west room.

The east room is where A'li and Liu Yumei once lived and has been locked.

Great-grandfather said this east room must be locked until it is confirmed that the merchant's old lady will not betroth her granddaughter to their Xiao Yuan Hou.

Li Sanjiang was not only a wanderer on Shanghai Beach when he was young but also participated in the three major campaigns.

If you say he really cannot see through the daily details and behaviors that Liu Yumei implies, that is also unlikely.

In Li Sanjiang's philosophy of doing things, talking about money with rich people is meaningless; one must talk more about thoughts and feelings.

As for Xiao Yingying, Li Zhuiyuan originally thought she would live in the west room, but in fact, she doesn't. She sleeps in the coffin on the first floor at night.

Because previously Runsheng and Tan Wenbin liked to sleep in coffins, which were warm in winter and cool in summer, Li Sanjiang didn't take it as a big deal.

In the middle, there was a small episode, which is that Lihua's child was also brought into the coffin by Xiao Yingying.

Lihua opened the coffin lid and saw her son sleeping soundly inside on the dead body.

This child, just born, was brought by his parents together to wander the rivers and lakes, so he has truly seen the world.

Lihua reached out to hug her son out, and Xiao Yingying suddenly opened her eyes.

However, she didn't stop her.

Lihua hugged her son, shook him, and kissed him.

After playing for a while, Lihua put her son back into the coffin.

Xiao Yingying's eyes seemed puzzled.

Lihua smiled and helped them close the coffin lid.

When you take the first step and accept a new thing, your acceptance will rise at a terrifying speed.

During the day, Lihua still felt letting the dead body help take care of the child was extremely absurd, but at night she felt this was very good.

Someone helps you take care of the child, then you can properly go to the west room with your husband to have a two-person world.

Li Zhuiyuan went up to the second floor, passing by great-grandfather's door, and heard great-grandfather snoring.

It was estimated that great-grandfather would sleep until dawn to wake up.

Instead, in his own room, there was no snoring.

Pushing the door open, he saw Xue Liangliang sitting by the bed, holding a cup of steaming tea in his hands and sipping small sips.

"Xiao Yuan? Xiao Yuan! Xiao Yuan…"

From doubt to surprise to sorrow.

When Xue Liangliang put down the teacup wanting to rush over, Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand, making a stop gesture.

"Wine smell heavy, smelly."

Xue Liangliang smiled a bit embarrassedly, then opened the room windows to let it ventilate.

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the room and sat on the rattan chair on the terrace.

Xue Liangliang carried a basin out of the room, humming a song while going to take a bath.

Communication between smart people is very simple. Xiao Yuan came back late at night, and as soon as he came back, he disliked the wine smell on him, meaning the matter was done.

After bathing, Xue Liangliang changed into clean clothes. The whole person appeared much refreshed, just with a bit of stubble.

Moreover, looking closely, over the past half a year, he has been following Luo Gong running on various projects, enduring wind and rain. The former tender scholar aura has been replaced by vicissitudes and edges.

The only thing unchanged is that in his eyes, there is still light.

"Liangliang Ge, your alcohol tolerance is good."

"Sigh, I practiced on the construction site. Before, I heard people say drinking can relieve fatigue and didn't understand, but now I do. Mine is still good; the frontline construction personnel are even harder."

"Not easy."

"No need to sympathize with me urgently. You boy will be soon too. After the year, there is a big project to officially start, and immigration work is already being prepared."

"Need to move many people?"

"Um, many people will thus leave their hometowns. Their homes will be submerged under water, never to see the light of day again."

Li Zhuiyuan looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

Xue Liangliang took out the cigarette box from his pocket, drew one, lit it, deeply sucked a mouthful, and then slowly exhaled:

"So, our responsibility is very heavy. If we don't do this project well, we are sorry for the huge efforts and sacrifices from top to bottom.

Those planning drawings are the burden on our shoulders. This is a tangible sense of mission."

Xue Liangliang shook the cigarette ash, immersed in his own emotions.

When talking about this, he seemed to have forgotten his original purpose, or it was not good to abruptly mention personal private matters in such a serious topic.

"After the next semester starts, your time in school won't be much. Luo Gong will definitely grab you as strong labor."

"Oh."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded. He had expected this; otherwise, why would he enroll in this university?

Xue Liangliang smoked three cigarettes in a row. Until he extinguished the third cigarette, the atmosphere in the air finally faded.

"That, Xiao Yuan…"

"You actually endured for so long."

"No contradiction, personal happiness integrated into the motherland's construction and development."

"After dawn, you can continue to go jump into the river."

"Is something wrong?"

"Good thing."

"Good thing?"

"You are going to be a father."

Xue Liangliang's whole person stiffened there for a long time, then suddenly covered his mouth, afraid of disturbing others, he could only suppress his laughter and started jumping in place.

Li Zhuiyuan leaned his head on the rattan chair, the evening wind with a chill, blowing his hair.

Xue Liangliang reached out to grab Li Zhuiyuan's arm, shook it, and said: "Xiao Yuan, you know, I am going to be a father!"

"Ah, really? Really congratulate you."

"Hahaha!"

Xue Liangliang again covered his mouth, laughing until his shoulders twitched.

With great difficulty, he completely calmed down and began to breathe deeply continuously.

"Xiao Yuan, then why?"

"No need to care about these. Anyway, the matter is already solved."

"Good, I understand." Xue Liangliang nodded.

The two people just quietly sat on the rattan chair, together quietly looking at the moon.

After a good while, Xue Liangliang opened his mouth to ask:

"Xiao Yuan, what do you think my child should be called later?"

"Ask Runsheng Ge."

"Let Runsheng name? That, my meaning is, you help me first name one. You boy remember many ancient books, help me name one with meaning, boys and girls each one.

Oh, right, the first child is surnamed Xue."

Xue Liangliang cares very much about this point, because this means he is not a son-in-law who enters the household, although the woman never comes out; he always takes the initiative to go.

"Ge, you name it yourself. I am not suitable to do this."

"Ah, good." Xue Liangliang sighed, "So dreamy, I am actually going to be a father. What do you say if my parents knew this, would they…"

"Be scared to death."

Xue Liangliang smiled, then somewhat helplessly nodded.

Li Zhuiyuan stood up: "I am going to rest."

"Um, you go rest. I will sit for a while more."

Li Zhuiyuan walked towards the room.

"Thank you, Xiao Yuan."

……

The next morning, Li Zhuiyuan got up and didn't see Liangliang Ge in the room.

He believed that Liangliang Ge was definitely not at home now.

Carrying the plastic basin preparing to wash, just out the door, he saw Li Sanjiang sitting on the rattan chair, smoking.

Early in the morning, the wind was cool. Li Zhuiyuan knew great-grandfather knew he came back and deliberately sat there waiting for him to wake up and come out.

"Great-grandfather."

"Xiao Yuan Hou."

Li Sanjiang immediately pinched the cigarette he had just lit in his hand.

When hugging the boy, he exerted force to weigh him:

"Great-grandfather I almost cannot hug anymore."

"Can use your back."

"Hehe." Li Sanjiang put Li Zhuiyuan down, "Go wash."

"Um."

Li Zhuiyuan brushed his teeth and was just pouring hot water to wash his face when he saw great-grandfather wearing the formal attire he bought yesterday walk out, still holding another set in his hand.

"Fits, fits very well. Our Xiao Yuan Hou knows how to buy things. Great-grandfather I like it very much."

Li Sanjiang turned two circles in place towards Li Zhuiyuan and said: "Shall I change into this set for you to see?"

"Good."

"You wait."

Li Sanjiang went into the room, changed into the other set, and walked out.

"This set is more imposing. Wear it out, those who don't know will think I am the village head arriving!"

"Great-grandfather, there is a fountain pen on my table. You can take one and hang it on your chest pocket; it will look more like it."

"Good, listen to our Xiao Yuan Hou."

Li Sanjiang really went to the boy's room, selected the cheapest-looking fountain pen, hung it on his chest pocket, and then with his hands behind his back, swaggered out.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Village head grandfather good."

"Hahaha!"

According to common sense, the younger generation giving gifts to elders should be a happy thing.

But in this world, elders who can actively give affirmative responses and provide emotional value to the younger generation, the proportion is actually not large.

Most elders at this time will instinctively dampen the spirits.

Li Zhuiyuan and Li Sanjiang went downstairs together to eat breakfast.

Breakfast was made by Lihua, one big bowl of raw scalded beef rice noodles per person, plus a bowl of egg wine.

As for chili, add according to one's own taste.

In Xiong Shan's bowl, it is red hot chili.

Li Sanjiang got drunk yesterday and went to bed early, so he woke up before dawn.

The Xiong Shan couple is coming to someone's home for the first day, in order to leave a good impression, they naturally also got up early.

Lihua took the initiative to make paper figures.

This craft, for their couple, is also a basic skill. The reason why they usually use Chenzhou talismans to choose straw men as puppets is because straw is convenient to obtain.

However, when Xiao Yingying got up on time, holding the child from the coffin and facing the row of vivid works already made by Lihua, she coldly said:

"This style won't sell."

Each place has its own folk customs, and different style paper figures, even if you make them very well, people in nearby villages and towns won't buy them.

Lihua could only first hug the child, while feeding the child milk and following Xiao Yingying to learn.

As for Xiong Shan, he early carried the hoe to the back field to work. He worked for a long time, only to be told by Li Sanjiang that the field behind the house is someone else's.

Frankly speaking, Li Sanjiang's first impression of this couple is not good; he feels they are stupid.

Fortunately, although they did wrong, at least their eyes have work.

Li Sanjiang also clearly understands a truth: mules cannot be too smart. Too smart mules will be lazy and will not work steadily.

Since it is introduced by their own Xiao Yuan Hou, he should accept it.

When talking about wages, Li Sanjiang deliberately quoted a low price.

The couple agreed in one breath!

This made Li Sanjiang feel a bit embarrassed. Shouldn't they haggle a bit about wages? He quoted a low price, and they should have raised it.

But since they already agreed, if he were to raise the wage again, it would seem a bit overbearing. So, he plainly told them to work well, and there would be red envelopes and benefits during festivals. He planned to supplement their wages in this way.

Li Zhuiyuan saw that the Xiong Shan couple had integrated here and felt relieved.

The reason this couple came here is one, to seek shelter, and two, to seek a future for their son.

Shelter is here, buried under the peach tree forest.

As for the child… Grandma Liu at the beginning brought Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu here to work for great-grandfather just to seek some blessings for A'li. Now this couple is equivalent to enjoying the treatment of the former Dragon King's family; they are really not being treated badly.

Very early, Liu Changping drove the taxi back here. Even if he is now a chartered driver, he came a bit too early.

Because he didn't want to spend money to stay in Shigang town's hotel last night but coped in the car for a night, coming early was also to save a breakfast expense.

Then, Liu Changping was grabbed as strong labor by Xue Liangliang.

He originally didn't plan to take Xue Liangliang away because he had taken the boy's job, but with the Xiong Shan couple helping to testify, Liu Changping finally agreed.

According to Xue Liangliang's request, Liu Changping first drove him to the city's South Street.

This is the city center of Nantong, the most prosperous area, with heavy traffic, not good for parking.

After parking in the distant parking lot, Liu Changping simply followed Xue Liangliang down and walked into the department store together.

Xue Liangliang bought many clothes, both for adults and children.

He also went to the gold shop and bought three pieces of gold, plus a pair of gold and silver longevity locks.

Seeing these three pieces of gold, Liu Changping sentimentally said: "I am also preparing this now."

Xue Liangliang: "Going to establish a relationship with your intended?"

"Um." Liu Changping gestured a number, "Her family wants this number for the betrothal gift. Her family also has a younger brother."

"Whoa, that's not a small amount."

"I think it's okay, not much."

"Also, you earn a lot."

"Because I am from Jiangxi hometown."

"Understood."

"Brother, you?"

"When I married, I didn't ask for a betrothal gift."

"Oh…"

"Not a son-in-law entering the household."

"Um…"

"Is open-minded, after all, new era, don't care about those."

"You are right."

Subsequently, Liu Changping drove Xue Liangliang to the riverbank.

Still the place he went yesterday.

"Brother, wait for me here."

"Okay." Liu Changping nodded and lit a cigarette.

Xue Liangliang hugged a pile of gifts, got off, walked down the slope, and soon disappeared.

Last night, Liu Changping drove far away according to Li Zhuiyuan's words, but in his heart, he was really curious.

On this riverbank, what special thing is there, how they have to come repeatedly?

Unable to suppress his curiosity, Liu Changping, with a cigarette in his mouth, also got off and went down the slope, but found he couldn't see Xue Liangliang's figure.

"Eh, where did the person go?"

Here is vast; where can people hide?

Searching, Liu Changping discovered the clothes and shoes pressed with stones on the shore, Xue Liangliang's.

Oh no!

Liu Changping was so scared that the cigarette in his mouth fell.

He started running along the riverbank shouting, anxiously searching.

He can swim, but on the vast river, even if he wants to go down to save someone, he needs a target first.

After searching for a long time, Liu Changping despaired.

He picked up Xue Liangliang's clothes and shoes, returned to the taxi, and sat blankly.

This kind of thing happened, how should he explain it?

In his mind, he even had the idea of quickly driving back to Jinling. Chartered fee what… you pulled someone to commit suicide, do you still have the face to ask for money?

But thinking again, if he left so unclearly, wouldn't the other family report to the police thinking he murdered for money?

Just when he was uneasy and tangled, the car window was knocked.

Liu Changping turned his head to look and was startled.

Outside the car stood a naked Xue Liangliang.

Xue Liangliang sat in the car, said nothing, and started putting on his clothes.

Liu Changping then noticed that the gifts Xue Liangliang bought were all gone.

"Things?"

"Gave to their mother and child."

"Oh."

Liu Changping let out a sigh, silently lit another cigarette. He felt very happy; at least his lover was still alive.

Looking at Xue Liangliang again, Liu Changping's eyes showed a trace of admiration. After all, this is a deeply affectionate person who still misses his deceased wife and child.

Not a deeply affectionate person would not bear to buy so many expensive new clothes and gold jewelry to throw into the river to commemorate.

On the way back, Xue Liangliang's pager on his waist rang. He told Liu Changping to find a roadside store and got off to return the call.

After getting back in the car, Xue Liangliang said: "Drive faster, go home!"

When the car drove back to Li Sanjiang's home, the family was eating lunch.

Xue Liangliang got off, quickly walked to Li Zhuiyuan's side, and said: "Luo Gong just called me and asked me to go to Yangzhou Gaoyou now. He is also on the way there. Xiao Yuan, are you going or not?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "What happened?"

Xue Liangliang lowered his voice: "Said there were strange things in Gaoyou Lake."

"Then I will go." Li Zhuiyuan looked at Li Sanjiang, "Great-grandfather, my mentor is there, calling us over."

"Should, should." Li Sanjiang immediately nodded in agreement.

Xiong Shan said: "We will accompany you… we will accompany you together, to have someone to take care of you."

Li Sanjiang again nodded: "Should, should."

Lihua packed the meals. Without delay, the five people sat in the car together.

Li Zhuiyuan sat in the passenger seat, and Xue Liangliang and the Xiong Shan couple sat in the back.

Actually, the boy should sit in the back more appropriately, but the problem is that if Li Zhuiyuan sits in the back, Xiong Shan and Lihua will feel uncomfortable. They would rather squeeze with Xue Liangliang.

The further towards Yangzhou, the darker the sky became.

Li Zhuiyuan's mood was quite relaxed.

However, through the rearview mirror, he saw the Xiong Shan couple sitting in the back, their expressions extremely solemn.

From time to time, they still glanced at each other, their hands even held together.

There is a kind of calmly going to death tragedy.

Only then did Li Zhuiyuan realize that this couple misunderstood.

They thought this was a new wave aimed at him.

But even so, they who have twice lit the lamp and withdrawn from the rivers and lakes still took the initiative to stand up and go with him.

It seems that in their minds, they are still thinking about quickly dying to entrust the child.

Li Zhuiyuan said: "This is not the wave hitting my ship."

The couple, upon hearing, looked at each other.

Subsequently, their faces showed not relief but disappointment and regret.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your child prefers to have a complete childhood. What you think is the best may not be what he wants."

The couple immediately nodded in agreement, but probably, did not really listen in.

Li Zhuiyuan no longer paid attention to them but asked Xue Liangliang: "Gone down?"

Xue Liangliang nodded: "Um, bought some things and sent them to their mother and child."

"You previously went empty-handed?"

"How could I? Every time I return from projects in other places, I will bring two local specialties, one for my parents and one for her."

Liu Changping, who was driving, hearing this dialogue, silently wiped the corner of his eye.

Gaoyou is not far from Nantong; it takes more than two hours to drive there.

Xue Liangliang got off and made a call. After getting back on, he told Liu Changping the specific address.

This is a hydraulic project site by the lake, the scale is not small, but the site, which should have been bustling, is very quiet at this time.

The workers all stopped work today and are staying in the sheds.

Instead, various non-site vehicles kept driving in and out.

Outside the site, one can enter, but the inner circle has barriers set up, and the police are doing security checks.

Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan got off.

Li Zhuiyuan told Liu Changping to find a nearby hotel to stay and ordered the Xiong Shan couple to go with him.

"But, you cannot have no one by your side." Xiong Shan was unwilling to leave at this time.

Li Zhuiyuan said: "What danger can I be in here? When needed, I will call you."

The Xiong Shan couple could only agree and continued to sit in the car with Liu Changping to find the hotel.

They waited here for a while, and a middle-aged person ran out from inside: "Liangliang, you've come."

Xue Liangliang introduced to Li Zhuiyuan: "Xiao Yuan, this is Sun Shixiong."

"Sun Shixiong good."

"He is Xiao Yuan?" Sun Shixiong extended his hand to shake hands with Li Zhuiyuan, not showing contempt because the boy was young. "Luo Gong often mentions you and says if you were here, the drawings progress wouldn't be so slow."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Then my popularity is bad."

"Hehe." Sun Hongxing took out his ID, showed it to the police, and brought Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan inside.

Xue Liangliang curiously asked: "Exactly what happened?"

Sun Hongxing: "Dragon sucking water."

Xue Liangliang: "Dragon sucking water phenomena are quite normal, right?"

Sun Hongxing shook his head: "This time is different. Anyway, wait until you go in and watch the video tape, you will know."

Inside, many work tents were set up, and the personnel shuttling inside were also very mixed.

When passing by several people wearing blue work clothes, Li Zhuiyuan heard the sound of bells from under their clothes.

Sun Hongxing: "Luo Gong is holding a temporary meeting. The meeting is not hosted by Luo Gong, so it is not convenient for us to go in now. Let's go there to wait a bit; there is a video playing."

Lifting the curtain and walking in, many people were sitting inside.

Some were holding documents in their hands, some were holding drawings, and a group, with their arms folded, stood there, their bodies exuding a solemn aura.

In the tent, there is a TV connected to a video recorder. The TV is repeatedly playing a segment of the local TV station's news broadcast, and the upper left corner still has the station logo.

The event happened yesterday afternoon. This is the news broadcast by the TV station last night.

In the picture, a dragon sucking water phenomenon appeared on Gaoyou Lake.

Dragon sucking water, also known as water dragon or dragon hanging water, occurs on the sea or water surface and can be understood as a tornado appearing on the water surface, with one end connected to the water surface and the other to the sky. When it forms, it will suck up water.

In the picture, the height of the dragon sucking water exceeds a thousand meters, which is very spectacular. The top even entered the gray cloud layer.

This was originally nothing; it could only be said to be an accidental natural phenomenon.

But as the picture continued to play, soon, in the gray cloud layer, a long black figure appeared, dancing inside.

The people in front had definitely seen it before, but when the picture played to here again, everyone unconsciously straightened their necks and widened their eyes.

The long black figure appeared for a short time, less than ten seconds in total. It was filmed very blurrily, only black could be seen, no details.

But the problem is, its flight trajectory and movement posture were really too smooth and natural, full of spirituality.

Almost without being reminded, normal people, after seeing this scene, will only have one word appear in their minds… dragon.

In the TV, the host's voice was also talking about the "dragon" figure that suddenly appeared in the cloud layer, attracting citizens to gather and watch.

The several people in front with a solemn aura whispered to each other.

Their voices were very light, but Li Zhuiyuan's hearing was good, and he still heard.

They said:

"How does it feel?"

"Very similar."

"Compared to the one in Qinghai Lake?"

"The one in Qinghai Lake was clearer."

People kept entering and exiting this tent. Li Zhuiyuan and Xue Liangliang watched five times, then walked out of the tent.

Xue Liangliang put his mouth to Li Zhuiyuan's ear and whispered: "Xiao Yuan, do you think this is real?"

"I don't know."

Xue Liangliang: "If it is real, then it is too incredible. This world actually has a creature like a dragon?"

Li Zhuiyuan retorted: "Your one at home can get pregnant, isn't that more incredible?"

"Ah…" Xue Liangliang blinked, "With you saying this, I suddenly feel it is very reasonable."

Luo Gong came out after the meeting.

"Xiao Yuan."

"Teacher."

"Come, you all come over. Let's re-check the design drawings."

Luo Gong brought everyone to another tent.

"Everyone remember, don't talk about things here. Most of you are still young. In future work, you will inevitably encounter similar things."

Xue Liangliang joked: "The TV station has broadcasted…"

Luo Gong: "The TV station is the TV station's matter, but words cannot come from our mouths. Even if we say it, we have to wait another ten years, then when drinking and chatting, you can brag as you like.

Okay, we are just called to do some listening consultation. First, help me sort out here and make backups."

Everyone started to get busy. Actually, the work is not complicated, just the process is a bit long, similar to preparing for leadership inspection, first starting a major cleaning.

But sometimes, work that looks repetitive and meaningless cannot be avoided. It is also a kind of preparatory response.

Busy until late at night, after finishing the work, Luo Gong was called to another small meeting. After he came back, he announced everyone should go to the guesthouse to rest.

Xue Liangliang went to explain the situation to Luo Gong. Luo Gong said: "You all have booked a hotel, definitely go there. The conditions are definitely better than the guesthouse. Remember to get the invoice for me."

Just like that, Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan left the site.

Liu Changping professionally parked the taxi outside. Xiong Shan and Lihua also stood outside waiting.

When Li Zhuiyuan got in the car, a sedan just drove by from the side. Li Zhuiyuan, through the rearview mirror, saw Yu Shu sitting on the passenger seat in the sedan.

The boy immediately shrunk his body down, avoiding the other party's possible gaze.

After the sedan drove in, Liu Changping started the taxi, taking everyone to the hotel.

A total of three rooms were opened, one for the Xiong Shan couple, one for Liu Changping, and one for Li Zhuiyuan and Xue Liangliang.

However, the Xiong Shan couple would keep watch, one inside, one outside the hotel.

In the guest room, Li Zhuiyuan first went to bathe. Xue Liangliang turned on the TV.

While washing, Xue Liangliang shouted: "Xiao Yuan, quickly come out and see!"

Li Zhuiyuan walked out while wiping his hair.

On the TV, the local news was playing, still yesterday's dragon sucking water picture, using the same video material. At least currently, it looked the same, even the host's introduction voice had not changed.

According to reason, yesterday's old news should not be rebroadcast tonight, but if it is big news, being repeatedly played is also very normal.

However, as it played, the picture material was no longer that long complete black figure but changed to three big birds flying side by side.

The host's voice also changed accordingly:

"Audience friends, after the dragon sucking water phenomenon occurred, three big birds appeared in the cloud layer. This scene attracted many citizens to gather and watch."