Chu Mingxu, who was about to go to the kitchen to cook, naturally had no idea that Shen Mu Ning had already thought of telling Uncle Yan and giving up on him.
It wasn't that she didn't trust him; the fact that she was willing to reveal everything she knew about the illegal sale of cultural relics showed that she actually trusted Chu Mingxu.
However, if the clues on Qian Zhuang's side are investigated further, they will inevitably involve many people and matters.
He discovered today that someone was reselling cultural relics, and after hearing what she said, he immediately contacted the military to come and investigate.
His heart for protecting his country remains unchanged, perhaps even now.
If he knew the truth, he might get involved too.
The current stable situation of the Chu family will inevitably be disrupted; it remains to be seen whether he has any countermeasures.
"Knock knock knock." Just as she was lost in thought, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Chu Mingxu must have heard the knocking from the kitchen and answered immediately.
A male voice came from outside the door, "It's me, Brother Xu."
Although Shen Mu Ning didn't recognize the person outside the door, she knew that he must know Chu Mingxu because he called him "Brother Xu".
Sure enough, upon hearing the sound, he came out of the kitchen, opened the courtyard gate, and let the person in.
"Haozi, come in quickly." After the person entered the courtyard, he closed the door.
Then he introduced them to each other, "This is my childhood friend Cheng Hao, and this is a new friend of mine, surnamed Shen."
Because Shen Mu Ning always dressed as a boy, he couldn't directly introduce her name and identity, so he simply mentioned her surname.
However, Shen Mu Ning dressed as a boy when going out was simply to avoid unnecessary trouble.
They also didn't want to be noticed when they did certain things, such as investigating Deng Kai and his group in the county town.
But since Chu Mingxu was able to meet this friend at the place where he was waiting for his Uncle Yan, it must be someone he trusts very much.
So she took the initiative to introduce herself: "Hello, my name is Shen Mu Ning, and I was sent to the countryside with him."
"Hello, hello, my name is Cheng Hao, you can just call me Haozi, but your name doesn't sound like a man's name."
Cheng Hao immediately greeted the people. Anyone that his brother Xu brought to this courtyard must be someone he had a very good relationship with.
Then he has to maintain good relationships with people.
However, he just felt that Comrade Shen's name sounded like a girl's name.
"Seriously, didn't you ever consider that I'm a girl?!"
Now that they've given their real names, there's no point in hiding their gender anymore.
Now it was Cheng Hao's turn to be surprised. When did his brother Xu get to have such a good relationship with a girl?
Could it be that she's fallen for someone and is looking for a partner? Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought someone here so casually.
Moreover, it seems that Brother Xu was cooking; he smelled of food all over himself.
Even in all his years, he's never had a meal cooked by his brother Xu.
"Oh, I'm sorry, you were dressed quite like a boy, I didn't notice for a moment."
If you don't look closely, you really can't tell that she's a man dressed as a woman. I don't know how she did it.
"Really?" Shen Mu Ning looked at her outfit and asked Chu Ming Xu in confusion, "So, how did you know it was me?"
"Yes, your walking posture is different, and your face shape hasn't been modified much."
People who have received professional training do not start by recognizing people based on simple characteristics.
It's not based on their daily habits, face shape, etc.
Shen Mu Ning just wanted to question her life. She never thought that he would be familiar with her walking posture.
Okay, she definitely lost this round.
She was so focused on tracking people that she didn't have time to pay attention to anything else.
Hearing Chu Mingxu's answer, Cheng Hao, who was standing next to him, felt his desire to ship the two characters start to stir.
He said his feeling was right, that he recognized the person just by their walking posture, wasn't that showing he cared about them?
Seeing that both parties involved were taking a pragmatic approach, he didn't say much.
"By the way, Haozi, why don't you stay for dinner too?" Chu Mingxu said, pulling Cheng Hao into the kitchen.
Seeing this, Shen Mu Ning knew that the two must have something to say, otherwise why would she have pulled them away?
So she sat down at the dining table and blocked out the noise from outside.
Since they are childhood friends, what they are talking about must be related to Chu Mingxu, so it's best for her not to listen.
In the kitchen, just as she had expected, the two were indeed having something to say.
However, Chu Mingxu had another reason for pulling the person away: he always felt that Cheng Hao's eyes were a bit strange.
Before he could ask why they were looking at them with such strange eyes, Cheng Hao couldn't help but tease them.
"Wow, Xu-ge, you're starting to fall for someone, you even know how to cook for a girl now?"
"However, I strongly condemn you for prioritizing romance over friendship. You have time to cook for Comrade Shen, but not time to have a meal with me, is that it?"
Chu Mingxu was enraged by his blunt words.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Shen Zhiqing and I do have important business to attend to."
Cheng Hao looked at him with amusement, seeing how uncomfortable he looked.
Only after he calmed down and gave him a death stare did he reveal the purpose of his visit.
"I just wanted to leave you a note. I need to go back to Chun City. I've already given the instructions for what you asked me to do."
He received a call when he was instructing people to look for Zhu Yang, asking him to return home.
I came to this little courtyard to leave a note, telling him how to contact the person looking for me.
Although Xu Ge said there was no rush, what if he couldn't contact him at some point and was eager to know the result?
As long as he comes to this courtyard, he knows who to talk to to find out what's going on.
I just didn't expect to run into Xu Ge's girlfriend. Although he didn't admit it, he didn't deny it either.
However, Cheng Hao was overthinking it.
Chu Mingxu's feelings are currently only at the superficial level of being attracted to someone.
He knows today that she discovered so much information all by herself. He admires her, but it hasn't progressed to love, let alone dating her.
"Okay, Zhu Yang's matter isn't urgent, so you're not going to eat here?"
Now that he knows more important information, Zhu Yang's matter can be put aside for now.
He might only have time to deal with Zhu Yang once he figures out the whole ancient artifact resale business.
"I'm not going to eat. My superiors told me to go back quickly. I don't know if there's a problem with some of the goods, so I'll leave now."
After Cheng Hao finished speaking, he was about to leave, but before leaving, he said to Shen Mu Ning, "Comrade Shen, it's unfortunate that I couldn't have a meal with you today. Let's get together another day!"
She took Cheng Hao's words as mere politeness and readily agreed.
Little did she know that he was thinking that if she really got together with his brother Xu, they would have many more opportunities to interact in the future.
"Well, it'll just be the two of us eating then." The two exchanged a glance, and Chu Mingxu went to cook.
After the two finished eating and cleaned up the kitchen, there was finally some movement outside the gate.
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