The neighbor looked at him and said, "You can't disturb other people's rest. I'll report it to the police. Since he won't open the door, you should just wait downstairs!"
After saying that, he slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
Guo Chen turned around, looked at the closed door, and kicked it again with all his might.
"You just wait, I don't believe you won't leave the house!"
Then he went downstairs to wait.
Song Yaozu, hiding inside the house, smiled calmly, knowing he had no reason to go downstairs since there was food and drink available.
Guo Wan looks so cute sitting on the sofa!
How could he possibly let someone take his toy away?
Since it's going to rot anyway!
Then the two of them should just stay together and not get into this mess. If it weren't for Chen Jianing, their family wouldn't have ended up like this.
So why should this girl get to live a good life?
Guo Chen waited downstairs for several hours, but no one came. In the end, he had no choice but to leave and think of another way.
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The village chief's meal was also nearing its end. The children were so sleepy that they fell asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking incredibly cute and adorable.
The clock struck 2.
"Thank you for your hospitality today, Village Chief!" Gu Lingxiao said as he returned from the restroom.
"Don't be so polite with me. If you come to the village again next time, I'll treat you to a meal!" Village Chief Yuan said with a smile. "Although we're not relatives, we'll be closer than family from now on!"
Gu Lingxiao said, "It's getting late. We need to drive back. If we go back any later, it will be too dark, and the mountain roads are difficult to drive on."
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Yuan quickly got off the ground and put on his shoes. "It's all my fault for talking so much. I kept you chatting and unknowingly wasted time."
Lu Zhixia got off the kang and followed Gu Lingxiao. She ate a very full meal, and the village chief's family was very hospitable, afraid that she would not have enough to eat.
The village chief's wife took out a prepared bag, chased after them, and handed it to them.
"I've prepared some local specialties from the mountains, like dried mushrooms and vegetables, as well as a piece of cured meat. Take these back and enjoy them at your leisure!"
"My wife is so thoughtful. How could I have forgotten about this?" Village Chief Yuan said with a smile. "These things aren't worth much money. Every household has them. You can take them back and add them to your meals."
Gu Lingxiao opened the bag and looked inside, making sure there was nothing valuable before speaking.
"Okay, I'll accept these things, but I don't need anything else."
After saying this, he got into the car, and Lu Zhixia followed closely behind.
Village Chief Yuan leaned out the window and said, "If you come to visit in winter, you can go hunting in the mountains."
“Okay, we’ll come over if we have time,” Gu Lingxiao said.
The village chief was overjoyed upon hearing this, and he let go of their hand, watching them drive away.
As they drove along the steep mountain road again, Lu Zhixia felt drowsy. She held the cloth bag in her arms and forced herself to stay awake.
I was afraid that an unexpected event might break the antique bowls in the bag.
Fortunately, the journey was uneventful, and when they reached the main road, she finally couldn't help but fall asleep.
When she woke up again, the car had stopped. Looking outside, she saw that it was getting dark. She subconsciously touched her bag and realized it wasn't in her hand. She immediately became fully awake.
Looking to the side, I saw the bag on the seat, and when I touched it, the bowl was there, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
Sitting up straight, he noticed that Gu Lingxiao wasn't in the driver's seat. Looking up, he saw him coming out of the state-run restaurant, carrying a specially packed bag.
Gu Lingxiao opened the car door and got in. He saw that Lu Zhixia was awake and asked her with concern.
"How did you sleep? Were you feeling unwell?"
"Did you go to a restaurant to buy food?" Lu Zhixia rubbed her neck after being reminded and found it quite sore. "I'm not feeling well. How long have I been sleeping?"
Gu Lingxiao closed the car door and continued, "It's been over an hour. I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you. Then I went to the state-run restaurant and bought some food so we don't have to cook dinner tonight, which will give us a chance to recover from our fatigue."
Lu Zhixia sat up straight. "Alright, we can drive now. Let's go back and pick up Grandpa."
Gu Lingxiao started the car, turned a corner, and drove towards the tenement building.
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Inside the dilapidated van.
Song Weidong sat pale-faced in the chair. The needle marks on his arm told him that he had already had his blood drawn twice, and these people still wouldn't let him go.
She was staring at him with a half-smile, making him feel uneasy.
Brother Biao held the bowl in his hand, wiped his mouth with his sleeve after finishing the last bite of beef, and handed the remaining noodles in the bowl to the fat man next to him.
Seeing that there were still so many noodles left, the fat man immediately took them and ate them in big mouthfuls. The soup made with beef bones made the noodles very delicious even without meat.
"Alright, go get your blood drawn again, this time with a different doctor!" Brother Biao said.
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