Hu Hongxia shook her head and smiled as she explained, "I was so busy that I forgot. The table at Mom's house isn't big enough for all of us to sit on."

Old Madam Lu looked at the people chatting and laughing over there and said, "That's right. It's okay. We can just open two tables. There should be enough food, right?"

Hu Hongxia: "That's enough. I'll ask Xiaochen to take Xiaonan to get our spare table."

"That's good!"

After a while, Mrs. Lu saw that everyone had returned and the food was on the table, so she called everyone who was chatting to come over and eat: "Okay, everyone go and sit down, it's time to eat."

Two tables were set up. The old men and Lu Zhenxi sat at one table, which was convenient for discussing business. The women and children sat at another table, and Lu Haoyu and the others were also at this table.

After the dishes were served, everyone started eating. Gu Ranzhou and Lu Zhenchuan ate in silence, and Lu Zhenchuan was completely focused on picking food for his wife. Finally, Lu Zhenlang steeled himself and asked, "Is Ranzhou busy lately?"

"I just came back and plan to stay in seclusion at home. Is there anything wrong, second brother?" Gu Ranzhou answered after picking up a piece of food with chopsticks.

There was a soft clinking of dishes and chopsticks from the other table. "What's wrong, An An? Did the soup burn you? It's all Second Aunt's fault for not holding it firmly."

Gu Yu'an quickly explained: "No, Second Aunt, I was too careless and bumped into you accidentally." He really didn't mean to do that just now. It was mainly because he was amused by what his father said. He almost couldn't hold back his laughter. He didn't know why Dad Lu could hold back his laughter.

"I'm glad you're okay." Xu Yulan was relieved when she saw that the other person was not scalded by the soup.

Lu Haoyu lifted Gu Yu'an's hand and examined it carefully: "Is it burned?"

"Brother, no."

"Um."

Everyone turned to look at their table and waited to confirm that everything was fine before continuing their conversation.

Lu Zhenchuan really couldn't stand his second brother's nonsense, so he got straight to the point: "Second brother, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't be a man and hesitate."

Lu Zhenlang was speechless for a moment, "You..."

"Let me do it." Li Yue understood from the situation that the other party did not want to beat around the bush and did not want to play the friendship card. Everyone present was smart and they did not want to disturb the good mood of the meal. After all, it was a rare opportunity to get together.

Li Yue then explained without ambiguity, "I'm older than you, and Ah Chuan calls me Brother Yue, so I'm just flattering him by calling you Ran Zhou. The truth is, a lot of unusual things have happened in the past few years, and the higher-ups have noticed and are taking this very seriously. However, if things get out of hand, it'll have a bad impact, so the higher-ups want to set up a department specifically to handle this."

Gu Ranzhou paused, then looked up and glanced at the other party: "You want me to take care of it?"

"yes."

"I don't care. I'm sure the higher-ups know everything."

"Instead of letting me take care of it, you should go find a professional."

"You mean tracing its origin?"

Gu Ranzhou: "Under previous policies, most sects chose to remain in seclusion. Now that reform and opening up have begun, it's time for those people to come out into the world."

As soon as Li Yue heard this, he understood what the other party meant, and became even more certain that this department must be established, otherwise if a panic broke out, it would be difficult to deal with it. After all, those people were not ordinary people.

"Instead of finding an irrelevant person to manage them, it is better to find their leader." Gu Ranzhou took a sip of soup, and then pointed out the other party's intention in one sentence.

Li Yue: "Thank you very much! If there are any problems later, I wonder if I can ask Mr. Gu to come out and help?"

Gu Ranzhou nodded and agreed: "Don't call me unless it's absolutely necessary." After all, he is a nobody now.

After the discussion was over, there was the sound of dishes and chopsticks clacking on the table again, and everyone talked about the interesting things they had discovered recently.

Time passed quickly, and seeing that it was getting late outside, everyone said goodbye to each other one by one.

When they arrived in Luzhenchuan, Mrs. Lu and the others asked them to stay at home for one night and go back the next day.

Lu Zhenchuan saw that the weather outside was nice and beautiful. "Mom, we won't stay. Zhou Zhou and I can walk back to help digest the food."

"Okay then, be careful on the road."

Lu Zhenchuan assured, "Don't worry, Mom. Who dares to block my way?"

After saying goodbye, Lu Zhenchuan took Gu Ranzhou for a walk on the way home, while Lu Haoyu and Gu Yu'an had already been asked by Lu Zhenchuan to drive back.

The two of them walked along the road, the scattered light of the setting sun shining slightly on them, as if they were flying! (End of full text)