Lin Wang rolled her eyes and spotted the food on the table. "A whole fish feast! Sister Zuo, where did you get so many fish?"

Li Mingli rubbed his hands together: "It smells so good."

Zuo Ling smiled and said:

"On the way back, I went to Yunshui Reservoir to try my luck, and I actually caught some fish. There are still 6 left on the balcony, so I'll take them with me when I leave."

Lin Wang was a free spirit. "Where is he? Where is he? Is he still alive?"

"North Balcony".

Lin Wang and Li Mingli vied to go see the fish.

The north-facing balcony is the coldest place in the house; the fish that were just jumping around have already wilted.

"Haha, still alive! Sister Zuo, how did you guys come up with the idea of ​​catching fish at Yunshui Reservoir?"

"Old Bai, let's go catch fish at Yunshui Reservoir tomorrow. I've lost my appetite after eating frozen meat and fish every day."

"I have a fishing tool that I can lend to you. Just bring me two fish when you come back."

"No problem, I can send you a few more."

"..."

With Lin Wang and Li Mingli around, there's never a dull moment.

Bai Hongwei craned his neck to look at the fish, which was surprisingly large.

He licked his lips. "Sister, you really know how to eat. I haven't had live fish in ages."

Since they were all young men, Zuo Ling was worried that there wouldn't be enough to eat, so she made a small hot pot and took some of each: mutton, beef, fish balls, meatballs, tripe, cuttlefish, fried tofu skin, and freeze-dried vegetables.

Four grown men were drinking beer, while Zuo Ling and Xiao Hao were drinking juice.

Bai Hongwei and his two companions weren't interested in hot pot; they had plenty of those at home. Their main targets were a whole fish feast and bamboo rice.

Pei Nansheng and Xiao Hao are not picky eaters; they enjoy everything they eat.

After a round of drinks, Bai Hongwei, emboldened by the alcohol, asked, "Brother Pei, why do you and Sister Zuo have different surnames? Are you siblings?"

Pei Nansheng was quite frank: "We are half-siblings, but I take after my mother."

They're half-siblings, he glances sideways at Xiao Hao.

Xiao Hao, quick-witted, said loudly, "My name is Pei Hao."

Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng were surprised; they hadn't expected Xiao Hao to say that.

On second thought, it's understandable. Xiao Hao lived a worse life in the Ding family than ordinary children, so it's normal that he had no feelings for the Ding family.

Lin Wang and Li Mingli exchanged glances. Half-siblings, the eldest brother should be relieved now.

The meal lasted for more than two hours. During the meal, Pei Nansheng and Bai Hongwei probed each other subtly, which made Zuo Ling's head ache.

When they left, they didn't take the fish, but they took the fishing gear with them.

The wealthy young men don't care about other things, and although they have a lot of things in their space, they can only take out a few.

Finally, Zuo Ling packed 20 bamboo tubes of rice for them to take away.

Lin Wang and Li Mingli, as always, were good at talking: "Sister Zuo, I'm really craving this."

"Yeah, me too. I'm so used to Sister Zuo's bamboo rice that nothing else tastes good anymore."

After the three left, Pei Nansheng asked Zuo Ling, "They are from the Bai, Lin, and Li families, right? How did you all meet?"

"After I got into a fight with He Guizi's brother, they started sticking to me."

"What devil?"

"The eldest son of the He family, the richest family in Kyoto, is one of the four people who developed Noah's Ark. Besides Bai Hongwei and the other two, the other one is He Guizi. On the surface, the He family holds the most shares."

Pei Nansheng's eyes flickered: "Why are they clinging to you, a powerless and single woman?"

Zuo Ling shrugged: "I'm wondering about that too. Maybe it's because I was too cool when I beat up He Guizi's brother, and they have a tendency to admire the strong."

Pei Nansheng's lips twitched. Mu Qiang? You?! You really dare to say that!

"What's with that look on your face? You don't believe me? Then tell me why? In terms of money and power, they're miles ahead of me. It can't be that they're interested in me as a person, right?"

Pei Nansheng looked Zuo Ling up and down.

Zuo Ling is at most a pretty girl, not particularly beautiful. Rich young men have seen it all, so it's impossible for them to be interested in Zuo Ling.

Zuo Ling was annoyed by Pei Nansheng's gaze and waved her hand, "Hey, what's with that look? What, am I that bad? Can't someone like me?"

Pei Nansheng scoffed and went to clear the dishes, leaving Zuo Ling with a disdainful back view.

Xiao Hao, a smooth talker, ran over and hugged Zuo Ling, saying, "Xiao Hao likes you, sister. You're the best."

Zuo Ling said resentfully, "Let's go eat some fruit, we won't give any to my brother."

Xiao Hao looked at Pei Nansheng with sympathy. His brother was so pitiful. Should he leave some for his brother?

Hearing a noise upstairs, Professor Jin called Zuo Ling, but Zuo Ling's walkie-talkie had long been out of power and she hadn't thought to charge it.

Researcher Tang said, "Is Zuo Ling back? There seems to be more than one person upstairs."

Professor Jin frowned: "We'll know in a couple of days. If the house has really been occupied, there's nothing we can do about it."

...

That night, Bai Hongwei returned to the Bai family home.

"Dad, Zuo Ling brought back two people, saying they are her half-brother and half-brother, surnamed Pei."

Bai Liguo was reading a briefing when he heard this. He didn't say anything, but handed the briefing to Bai Hongwei.

Bai Hongwei was very surprised after reading it.

"The Ding family is in turmoil, with heavy casualties. Ding Youdao is dead, and Ding Fengguo has disappeared without a trace?"

"Ding Youdao has a son named Pei Nansheng, who should be the one you met today."

Bai Liguo seemed to be deep in thought.

Bai Hongwei said:

"The Ding family is in turmoil, yet Pei Nansheng and Zuo Ling have returned to the capital. Could it be... could it be that the Ding family's internal strife is related to them?"

Bai Liguo frowned, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Didn't you say that Zuo Ling returned to Shu Prefecture a while ago? Judging from the timing, it matches up."

Bai Hongwei was puzzled: "Why would Zuo Ling attack the Ding family? It doesn't make sense."

"Perhaps she knows something."

"That's the only explanation, Dad. What do we do?"

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