Zhou Shixun knew all this, which made Sheng Anning even more curious.

I had originally planned to wait for Zhou Shixun to come back and ask him properly when he was not busy, but I didn't expect Zhou Shixun to come back in the middle of the night with a bag.

Sheng An Ning was still packing clothes, especially clothes for her three children. She had to put away the winter ones and pick out the ones from last spring. Some of them looked a little small. The little ones were growing up very fast, so it was time to buy them new clothes.

While I was sitting among a pile of clothes sorting, Zhou Shixun came into the room carrying a bag.

Sheng An Ning was startled. When she saw that it was Zhou Shixun, she patted her chest and stood up: "Why are you back? You scared me to death. Have you eaten? Why are you back at this time?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the alarm clock on the table. It was almost half past twelve.

Zhou Shixun looked around but didn't see the three children: "Are An An and the others sleeping with Aunt Hong Yun again?"

Sheng Anning pouted: "No, I left it with my parents."

Zhou Shixun didn't say much. He put down his bag and came over to help Sheng An Ning move the box on the ground and put it in the corner.

Sheng An Ning simply sat down and rubbed her stiff waist. "I thought I didn't have many things, but I didn't expect there were still so many, especially An An's and their clothes. When I packed them before the New Year, I thought they could all be worn, so I packed them all up. The weather has been getting warmer these past two days, and I just took out the sweater from last fall and found that it's too small."

"The children haven't grown much, so how come their clothes are too small? It must be that An An and Zhou Zhou eat too much and have gained a lot of weight. If this continues, our An An will have to change his nickname to Xiao Pang."

Zhou Shixun originally came back with a frown on his face because of work, but now because of Sheng Anning's nagging, his brows unconsciously relaxed, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Next week when I have a day off, I will buy them new clothes."

Sheng An Ning sighed: "I always heard Mom and Aunt Hongyun say that they didn't see the children grow, but only saw their clothes get shorter. I didn't realize it until I was cleaning up just now, and I realized that our children have really grown up."

"By the way, Pei Nuo can speak now. Although he can't say much, it is already a big improvement. It seems that my guess was really wrong. Zhu Zhu's soul is not attached to Pei Nuo."

She was smart and she felt that Zhou Shixun was worried as soon as he walked in.

Moreover, Zhou Shixun was never a person who showed his emotions openly. No matter how difficult the task was, he would never look tired after returning home. Sheng Anning did not ask, but chattered on about some family matters and went to the kitchen to cook noodles for Zhou Shixun.

Now it’s not like living in a building, so it’s very convenient to go to the kitchen.

You have to go to the front yard first and pass Zhong Wenqing's room before you can go to the kitchen.

Zhong Wenqing heard the noise and got up and asked, "An Ning? You haven't slept yet?"

Sheng An Ning responded: "Shi Xun is back, I'll go get him something to eat, you go to sleep first."

Zhong Wenqing sat up. She originally wanted to go out, but then she thought that the couple hadn't seen each other for a while and must want to be alone, so she didn't go over to join in the fun. She reminded Sheng Anning: "There is still fried meat stew in the refrigerator, and a ball of uncooked hand-rolled noodles. Don't cook the noodles, and remember to add an egg."

Sheng An Ning agreed with a smile: "Okay, Mom, go to sleep and don't get up. It's cold outside now."

After entering the kitchen and closing the door, Sheng Anning smiled and said to Zhou Shixun: "When we were having dinner tonight, Mom said we had moved. Don't go back to the wrong place then."

Zhou Shixun looked at Sheng An Ning busying herself in front of the stove with a relaxed expression. Soon, the water in the pot boiled and the noodles rolled inside.

Sheng An Ning just remembered to ask about Zhou Shixun's laboratory: "Luan Cheng also came back in the evening. He went back after dinner. He said that there was progress in Mr. Pei's case. It was the direction you gave. How did you guess it?"

Zhou Shixun was silent for a moment: "It's also a guess."

Sheng An Ning sighed and gave a thumbs up: "Great, then tell me why you are unhappy tonight? Is it a work problem? If you can't say it, don't say it. Just remember that so many of us are waiting for you to come home."

Zhou Shixun was not surprised that Sheng An Ning could see that he was in a low mood. He was not good at communicating and explaining to others, but in front of Sheng An Ning, he could easily say: "It's some decision-making issues above, which may involve Lu Changfeng."

Sheng An Ning was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean by involving Lu Changfeng? Lu Changfeng is not in trouble?"

Zhou Shixun shook his head: "No."

After the silence without explanation, Sheng An Ning knew that the rest of the story could not be said. She sighed and continued to cook the noodles and also poached an egg in it.

Take out the noodles, pour the meat sauce on them and mix well.

For some reason, Zhou Shixun ate his bowl of noodles very slowly. Sheng Anning's eyelids twitched, and she always felt that something was going to happen.

Sure enough, Zhou Shixun finished his noodles before speaking: "I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, and it may take two or three months for me to come back."

Sheng An Ning exclaimed: "So long? Where are you going? Will it be dangerous?"

Zhou Shixun shook his head: "Don't worry, there is no danger, but we can't contact our family."

Sheng An Ning's heart skipped a beat. She felt that she had been living too peacefully recently. Something must have happened. Her shoulders drooped instantly. "I thought you didn't have to go on business trips when you came to Beijing. Why are you going out? You can't even contact your family. How can we know if you're okay?"

Even though no one had left, Sheng An Ning could already imagine that she would have to spend every day in fear from now on.

"The place we are going to this time is not dangerous. It is similar to the mission we are carrying out in Hong Kong City, so you don't have to worry at home."

Sheng An Ning was in a very bad mood: "Then you won't be able to see An An and the others?"

Zhou Shixun calculated the time and said, "I will go to my parents' place tomorrow morning to see the child before leaving."

He looked at Sheng An Ning with guilt in his eyes: "I'm sorry to trouble you again."

Sheng An Ning was reluctant to let Zhou Shixun leave with worry and guilt in his heart, so she glared at him coquettishly: "Then come back early, take care of yourself outside, and remember to bring us gifts."

…

Early the next morning, my aunt had just bought some fried dough sticks and soy milk. During breakfast, Sheng Anning told Zhong Wenqing that Zhou Shixun was going on a business trip.

Zhong Wenqing was also surprised: "So sudden?"

He reminded her again: "Be careful outside."

Sheng An Ning didn't know what to feel. Even the sugar soy milk was not sweet anymore. After soaking the fried dough sticks, it was even more tasteless.

The last time Zhou Shixun went on a business trip to Hong Kong, she didn’t feel this way!