"Yueyue, hurry up and help think of sothing. The young cop has asked out for coffee."
"Then just go."
"But I lied to him—and I’m not ready to co clean yet."
"What’s there to prepare? Just say it... Yan Bao, you’re thirty already. Why are you acting as coy as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl?"
Chen Yan, who was about to get off the plane, thought, What in the world? Now you’re lecturing , you little brat? Hmph, I’ll deal with you when I get the chance.
Finally, the plane ca to a halt. Chen Yan, seated in first class, planned to leave the airport before replying to ssages. The airport was too noisy at the mont, not a good place to think things through.
Carrying her purse and small suitcase, she walked off the plane amidst the farewells of the flight attendants and headed down the long jet bridge towards the exit.
The airport was teeming with travelers returning to the capital from other places, bustling with activity. Chen Yan, Wu Kexin, and others blended into the crowd, striding towards the exit.
She originally wanted to ask Wu Kexin for advice, but then she thought about how Wu Kexin and Panda were like peas in a pod—completely smitten with each other and thus not a useful point of reference. Moreover, when Panda had wanted to pursue Wu Kexin, Chen Yan had even contributed ideas in the group chat. In such a situation, they definitely couldn’t provide any constructive advice.
Ah, I should have asked Old Master Gao that day, she mused. That veteran of love would certainly have had a proper solution. What a missed opportunity!
「anwhile, at the high-speed train station exit.」
Lin Xu and Shen Baobao waited a while before they finally saw Shen Guofu and Han Shuzhen dragging along several suitcases.
"Mom, over here! Be careful when you co through the gate!" Shen Baobao called out.
The two reached the gate exit, and Lin Xu and Shen Baobao hurriedly took charge of the luggage.
Shen Baobao said with a chuckle, "Congratulations to Brother Guofu and Sister Shuzhen on successfully completing your seven-day honeymoon. My in-laws treated you well, right? It was all thanks to my influence."
Shen Guofu was speechless. "..."
Han Shuzhen was also speechless. "..."
This cheeky girl was getting less and less respectful.
Just as Shen Guofu was about to scold Shen Baobao, Shen Jiayue linked arms with Han Shuzhen. "Mom," Shen Jiayue said, "you look even healthier."
"Probably because no one in Yinzhou was there to irritate ?" Han Shuzhen retorted.
Shen Jiayue was speechless. Are you implying sothing about ?
While the mother and daughter had their love-hate exchange, the father-in-law and son-in-law beside them were getting along much better.
"Xiao Xu, let tell you sothing," Shen Guofu began. "After visiting Yinzhou, I thought the valley in the Star Sky Base was quite flat, so I’m planning to invest in building a Horse Farm."
A Horse Farm? Lin Xu was sowhat confused. He had imagined nurous scenarios of his father-in-law touring scenic attractions, like hanging love locks on Pan Stone Rock, fishing or boating in the reservoir, or even doing the butterfly stroke in a water park. But he never expected that his father-in-law would end up scouting a horse breeding project during his trip. He recalled that a famous monkey with the surna Sun had also been in charge of horses. Is Dad planning to beco a modern-day Keeper of Horses...? Whoa, getting sidetracked... Lin Xu turned to Shen Guofu and asked, "Is the investnt for a Horse Farm large? Could it fail to break even?"
"That won’t be a problem," Shen Guofu replied. "The superior breeds we cultivate can compete internationally. If we win a championship, it could bring in tens of millions at once..."
Lin Xu didn’t know much about horses or the rules and strategies involved. But the mont he heard ’tens of millions,’ he couldn’t help but ask, "How much is the total investnt?"
"It would be several hundred million, I’d guess," Shen Guofu stated. "We still need to have professionals calculate it accurately."
Lin Xu was even more bewildered. "That’s such a huge undertaking, and my parents don’t know anything about it. Are you planning to manage it by shuttling back and forth?"
Deciding on a multi-hundred-million investnt on a whim during a trip... if it goes under, the losses would be monuntal.
Shen Guofu said, "I’ve already hired your Second Uncle as my fully authorized representative. He’s handled large enterprises before and now lives a carefree life, like a drifting cloud or a wild crane. I think it’s a waste of his talent, so I requested him to help oversee it."
Lin Xu asked again, "Is my Second Uncle up to it?"
My Second Uncle spends his days boating on the lake, and co alti, he’s all about drinking and feasting. He’s a master at curing ntal stress, but managing a Horse Farm...
"He’s more than capable!" Shen Guofu exclaid. "I’ve even thought about making him the CEO of the group. When I ntioned my idea of opening a Horse Farm, he rattled off a whole bunch of viewpoints and suggestions within minutes, and they were extrely insightful. Xiao Xu, your Second Uncle is a great talent. If you ever have business managent issues you don’t understand, you can ask him for guidance."
Lin Xu was dumbfounded. Seriously? Did you et my Second Uncle or Zhuge Liang?
However, he was naturally happy that his relative was being praised by his father-in-law. "Alright," he said. "In the future, if I encounter any managent problems, I’ll ask for Second Uncle’s opinion."
When they reached the parking lot, Lin Xu loaded the luggage into the trunk. Then the family got into the car and headed to Yingchun Street for lunch.
「At the sa ti, in the Haidian Criminal Investigation Unit.」
Ren Jie, dressed in civilian clothes, sat at his desk with a brand new shoebox on it.
Relationship issues are truly much more complex than catching criminals, he thought. For instance, now, I’ve bought a pair of shoes for the little kitchen helper, but I have no idea how to give them to her. I’m afraid one wrong word might sting her. In that photo I saw, she was wearing a Mongolian robe and smiling so happily. She can probably only relax like that in her hotown.
Ren Jie wasn’t soone who liked to go into battle unprepared. He planned to use the break after lunch to organize what he would say when they t in the afternoon, to avoid misspeaking.
Just as he was mulling it over, Sui Fusheng hurried in from outside. "Ren Jie," Sui Fusheng said urgently, "pack your things quickly and co with to Southern Fujian! The main suspect in last year’s 7/23 kidnapping case has surfaced there. He’s ard and seems to be preparing to flee the country by boat..."
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