After letting them know they were safe, Shi Jing and the others quickly contacted Nan Zhuowen and arranged to meet in the same direction.
Nan Zhuowen was originally supposed to pick them up, but Shi Jing refused. There was no other way; with so many of them, it would be too much trouble for him to come and get them. One of the bodyguards went to a car rental company near the station and rented a car to meet them.
The traffic outside was heavy, and the bodyguards drove very carefully.
"I heard that the road conditions in Riyue City are a bit complicated and not so easy to drive on." Qiao Momo curiously approached the window and looked outside.
"Fortunately, Sister Nan is from Riyue City, so she is quite familiar with this place."
Sister Nan is one of Shi Jing's bodyguards. Before joining the army, she lived in Riyue City and was quite familiar with the place.
To make travel easier this time, Shi Jing specifically chose a local.
The car drove directly to Nan Zhuowen's hot pot restaurant. The restaurant's entrance was tall and large, and could be seen from a distance.
"I never imagined Zhuo Wen's hot pot restaurant would be so big!" Jian Rong exclaimed.
“Yes,” Qiao Momo added.
As the car approached, Jian Rong quickly called Nan Zhuowen, who answered almost instantly.
"Where are you? Do you know the way?"
“Yes, we know each other, don’t worry. Xiao Jing’s friend is a local too,” Jian Rong quickly replied. “We’ve already arrived at your shop and are parking right next to you. Come out and greet us, haha.”
"Coming, coming, my lord~" Nan Zhuowen said jokingly on the other end of the phone, and soon he appeared at the door running.
Nan Zhuowen peeked out the door for a moment, and Jian Rong, who quickly poked her head out, connected to the signal. The two of them hurried over, and Shi Jing and the others also got out of the car one after another.
"Let's go to the shop and rest for a bit. Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"
"No, no," Qiao Momo and the others quickly shook their heads. "I'm saving room for a big meal tonight."
Shi Jing had no objections and shared their opinion.
"Let's check in first and put our luggage down," she suggested.
“I’ve already booked a hotel for you. It’s not far from my shop. I’ll take you there,” Nan Zhuowen said, glancing at the car. Seeing that Shi Jing’s bodyguard was driving a seven-seater, he added, “Drive there. We can park the car in the hotel parking lot later and walk over.”
"Okay, let's get in the car." Shi Jing had no objections and listened to the locals.
The hotel that Nan Zhuowen booked for them looked quite nice. From the outside, it was luxurious and magnificent, and the interior was both grand and lively, with a spacious layout. You could tell at a glance that it was expensive.
The group was somewhat surprised, not expecting Nan Zhuowen to book such an expensive hotel for them.
"Zhuo Wen, could this place be...?" Jian Rong hesitated.
“Don’t worry, I got an insider price, it’s not expensive.” Seeing his friends’ doubts, Nan Zhuowen explained, “This hotel is owned by my uncle, so I can get a very low discount. It only costs about a hundred yuan per person.”
Hearing about the price, everyone felt relieved.
“I’ve booked two duplex suites, each with three rooms. You can decide how to allocate them.”
As Nan Zhuowen spoke, he went to the front desk to help them check in.
The hotel staff were very respectful, greeting everyone with smiles and displaying a friendly and polite attitude. After helping Shi Jing and her group check in, they respectfully handed them their cards with both hands.
This gave everyone a very good first impression.
The two rooms were adjacent to each other. Shi Jing, Jian Rong, and Qiao Momo stayed in one room, while the two bodyguards stayed in the other.
Although they were staying in a hotel, the two were still very cautious about the safety of their surroundings and conducted a check immediately upon entering the suite.
The four people sat on the sofa, and the other three looked on in surprise at the two who were busy.
"...Is it really that exaggerated?"
"It's better to be cautious." The one who spoke was Shi Jing's other bodyguard, named Aizen.
Shi Jing laughed and explained to his friends, "As you all know, I've been in a lot of trouble lately. My adoptive parents might be waiting for me to get into trouble so they can get a share of my inheritance. I have to be careful."
"......"
Although the other girls in the dormitory didn't know much about Shi Jing's family situation, they at least knew that she didn't have a good relationship with her family, and for a moment they didn't know how to comfort her.
"Okay, don't worry, I'm doing great on my own. At least no one will be pressuring me to get married anymore, right?" Shi Jing laughed, showing no sign of unhappiness.
"Damn!" Qiao Momo exclaimed, "I'm so envious."
Everyone was surprised to hear Qiao Momo swear.
Jian Rong is an only child, and her parents have never pressured her to get married. Nan Zhuowen's parents at most ask their daughter if she has a boyfriend, but it hasn't come to the point of pressuring her to get married. For a moment, curious eyes all fell on Qiao Momo.
Qiao Momo glanced at the gossipy guys and said helplessly, "Don't be too happy yet, it's only a matter of time."
Even so, it's better to just drag it out as long as possible.
"You've only just started university, is there such a rush?" Shi Jing asked, somewhat puzzled.
“In our hometown, many young women used to get married before they reached the legal marriage age. It’s better now, but they still get engaged early and register their marriage as soon as they reach the legal age.”
Shi Jing remembered that Qiao Momo was a year older than them, so she would be twenty-one now, which was indeed the legal marriage age, and she was even more surprised.
“Then you…” Jian Rong and Nan Zhuowen were also somewhat worried.
These young women, just starting university, their lives just beginning, could never have imagined that they would be on their way to the shore so soon.
"Let them urge me, I'll just live my life. Why should I listen to them?" Qiao Momo quickly explained when she saw that the topic she brought up was worrying her roommates. "My family is fine. My parents are quite open-minded. It's just that my relatives are quite meddlesome, so I don't usually like to come back."
"Oh, oh," Qiao Momo said casually, but the others were not very optimistic.
The ties of one's family of origin often accompany them throughout their life. Qiao Momo finally passed the exam, but several of her friends couldn't bear the thought of her having to return to her hometown just to get married and have children.
Shi Jing even thought that since Qiao Momo loved reading so much, he should encourage her to read more, so that she could stay in Beijing in the future. If possible, it would be even better if she could stay at the university...
Just then, Qiao Momo said, "My brother and I don't like those older relatives, but we don't want to make things too awkward. However, my parents bought us a house in Beijing, so we won't be going back there much, and it doesn't really matter."
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