Ever since Chen Rou revealed her background last time, Yue Zhongqi hasn't had a proper chat with her.
Unlike Chen Ke, who was a person who avoided trouble, disliked gossip, and didn't like to ask too much about other people's affairs.
But Yue Zhongqi liked it. Taking advantage of the meal, he had to ask Chen Rou, his comrades, and the current leaders what they liked and disliked, what positions they would rise to in the future, and what their fates would be.
The first person he asked was the nouveau riche who had stolen his chili pepper.
Believe it or not, Chen Rou actually knew, because that person had stolen Little Chili in her previous life, and Yue Zhongqi was also quite concerned about him.
That person recently went to Africa to do business, but will return to China to develop his career. However, he chose a bad industry, running a nightclub. During a crackdown, he was found to be involved in drugs and was sentenced. It will probably be soon.
Sigh, Yue Zhongqi is a little worried. Her nouveau riche husband has been arrested. What will happen to Xiao Lajiao?
Ask him something else, something that will make him happy.
He then asked about a leader he disliked in the military who had questionable hands.
It's just that he's in a good mood today, and everyone he asks is happy to hear it. So, after the leader leaves the military, he will be investigated and disciplined for corruption.
Upon hearing that this leader would be placed under investigation, Yue Zhongqi quickly asked another question: "How is this person doing?"
The dishes were all spicy, and Chen Rou ate them with relish. But after picking up a mouthful of rice, she felt something was off: "Why are all the people you're asking about bad people?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Zhongqi was even happier: "Has he also been placed under investigation and imprisoned?"
He only asked about petty theft and shady dealings, and how people who were being investigated and imprisoned were naturally happy about it.
Inside the restaurant, which was a crowded open-air food stall, he felt embarrassed to make a loud noise.
Seeing his apprentice nod, he slapped his thigh and whispered, "I knew it, their crooked ways won't last long."
He still had a lingering concern: "This precious sword, it should have a bright future, right?"
Chen Rou glanced at Chen Ke, but evaded the question, saying vaguely, "It's not good, but I'm not sure about the specifics."
Yue Zhongqi said, "His family is well-off, so this shouldn't be the case. He should be able to go very far."
Of course, if it weren't for that mid-air disintegration accident, Wang Baodao would have been fine, but he would have been blown up.
Chen Ke looked at the time; it was already past two or three in the morning, and Chen Rou still needed to rest.
Besides, Chen Rou really made him angry.
She coaxed the people on duty in Kowloon to take her halfway, and then the patrol boat, unable to cross the border, turned back.
Then she slung her bag over her shoulder, attached a little tadpole to it, and swam all the way here.
If she wanted to come over, wouldn't Chen Ke just make a phone call and come pick her up?
But she insisted on swimming by herself, and by the time Chen Ke found out, she had already crossed the border and arrived here.
If you catch a cold, you can't just eat spicy food; you also need to soak your feet to warm up your body.
After paying the bill, Chen Ke urged Yue Zhongqi, "It's time to go back. Arou should go back to the hotel and rest."
Yue Zhongqi held up his finger: "One last question."
Chen Ke didn't want him to ask, but when he heard the question, he sat down as well.
Yue Zhongqi pointed to the void and asked again, "Arou, between us and them, which side is stronger? Do we have a chance to fight?"
This kind of gossipy, life-revealing spoiler is so addictive, Yue Zhongqi can't stop.
Although he did not name names, Chen Rou knew who he was asking about since even Chen Ke had sat down.
She laughed and said, "Of course we are stronger. They won't dare to enter the South China Sea again."
The biggest worry and the most infuriating thing for the military in recent years is that a certain country's aircraft carrier occasionally comes in for a stroll.
If the army can't fight, there will naturally be a lot of public resentment. There will always be people who laugh and say that their generation of soldiers can't even achieve the slogans they shouted in the 1950s and 60s: to surpass Britain and catch up with the United States, and that the country can't even build aircraft carriers.
They've been chanting this for almost half a century, saying they want to surpass Britain and catch up with the US, but they still haven't achieved their goal.
Yue Zhongqi just wanted to know if he would be able to see it again in the future.
His apprentice came from the future, and she said it herself, that they could do it. This promise was as if it had really been fulfilled. Because of this, Chen Ke smiled and had to ask his daughter, "Can you really do it?"
But that's not all, Chen Rou said with a smile, "There will also be joint military exercises, and..."
Chen Ke asked with a smile, "You participated too?"
Chen Rou looked at Yue Zhongqi and smiled, "He's leading the team."
Is there really such a good thing? A joint military exercise, and Yue Zhongqi is even involved?
With a soft "pfft," the guests at several tables, including the dozing chef, were startled and looked over.
Yue Zhongqi crushed a can of beer, sending white foam flying and splashing all over his head, before it dripped down his face.
But he didn't wipe it off, he just kept grinning foolishly: "Hehe, hehehe."
He was so happy he was speechless.
Chen Ke was laughing, and he grabbed Chen Rou's hand, asking, "What are the chances of winning? Are they high?"
If there's going to be a competition, then of course we need to consider the odds of winning.
Chen Ke and his generation have been eagerly anticipating this day. If it really comes, they won't lose, will they?
Yue Zhongqi tensed up immediately, grabbed a can of beer, and popped it with a snap.
In the dead of night, at a roadside stall, two soldiers, their eyes gleaming with a strange light, were munching on beer.
The cook and owner, leaning over the counter, pursed his lips, thinking to himself, "He's already drunk as a fool after just a few cans of beer?"
Of course, he, the fool, cannot understand or appreciate the happiness of that fool.
Chen Ke and Yue Zhongqi listened intently.
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