After all, February 28th was the 24th day of the lunar year, which was long past the Spring Festival return peak, and it was not a Saturday or Sunday, so Ren Suo easily bought two second-class high-speed rail tickets for 9:45 am.
Baiyun is not far from Lianjiang. It only takes Qiao Muyi more than an hour to drive there, and it is even faster to take the high-speed rail. He can definitely make it in time for lunch at home.
So after Ren Suo bought the ticket, he called: "Mom, are you cooking lunch today?"
"Why, do you want to order takeout for me? Recently, a boneless pickled fish restaurant opened outside the community, and the barbecue workshop nearby is also open for business. There is even a Japanese restaurant that sells Japanese rice bowls."
His mother's eccentric thinking and machine-gun-like rhetoric always caused Ren Suo's brain to crash and temporarily shut down: "Dad can't eat spicy food, right? I've eaten that Japanese rice bowl before, and it tasted just average."
"Then boneless pickled fish? Then Mom wants to eat sea bass. Buy two servings, but don't buy rice. The rice outside is not tasty. Mom will buy some rice and cook two bowls of rice herself."
"Okay... okay Ethiopia!" Ren Suo almost swore, "Mom, Xingmei and I will be back for lunch! Will you be home for lunch?"
"Stay at home, I skipped work today. I just clocked in and left." Mom sighed and said embarrassedly, "Then buy four servings of boneless pickled fish."
"It's rare for us to come back, Mom, can't you cook something delicious?" Ren Suo was speechless: "Buy a few pounds of shrimp to make braised shrimps, make some garlic clams, buy some boiled chicken, and stir-fry a vegetable. It's simple and that's all."
My mother muttered, "Okay..."
"By the way, remember to remove the shrimp thread and cut off the shrimp back when braised in oil, otherwise it will not be tasty."
"It's so troublesome to devein shrimps. Why do you have so many requirements? You must have learned this from your dad." Mom complained, "Isn't today Friday? Don't you and Xingmei have to go back to work or school?"
"We've asked for leave."
"Well, you can't do this." Mom said in a serious tone: "Whether it's work or study, you need to persevere in struggle to be worthy of the salary and tuition fees. Labor and study are the most glorious!"
We at least asked for leave, do you, a middle-aged woman who skipped work, really have the right to criticize us...
"And why did you come back so suddenly?" Mom said, "Wouldn't you forget about the two lonely old people at home once you left? Xingmei, forget it, but you're a filial son who hasn't been home for a year and a half."
You are also a good mother who never cleans your son’s room!
However, the other party was his mother, and she was the only one who could complain about him, so Ren Suo had no room to refute. Therefore, Ren Suo could only complain and say, "I have something to discuss with you guys when I come back."
"Who has it?" Mom suddenly got excited, and then quickly said, "Wait, let me guess, this is an extremely rare guessing experience..."
Ren Xingmei, who was eavesdropping nearby, burst out laughing.
Ren Suo's brain did a 720° turn before he understood his mother's subtext. He said with a smile: "Mom, it has nothing to do with them, and I'm not that kind of person!"
"Haha." Mom laughed meaninglessly and said, "Then why did you come back?"
"Some... um..." Ren Suo glanced at Ren Xingmei beside him: "I need to discuss a very important relationship issue with you."
Ren's mother on the opposite side blinked.
Relationship problems?
But it has nothing to do with those girls?
Ren's mother's voice suddenly sounded a little lonely: "So that's how it is. I understand. Your father and I will be waiting for you at home."
"Okay, see you at noon."
After hanging up the phone with her son, Ren's mother checked the time and found that it was break time, so she called her husband: "Hey, come back early at noon, our son and daughter will be back for lunch."
"Okay, I don't have class in the fifth period." Ren's father asked, "Why did they come back suddenly?"
"My son might have been... dumped." Ren's mother said in a heavy tone.
"Who dumped him?" Ren's father suddenly got excited, and then quickly said, "Wait, let me guess, first excluding Lin Xianyu who hasn't started dating him yet."
This sounds a little familiar.
Ren's mother interrupted him impatiently, sighed and said, "Maybe it's all."
From the context, we can know that Ren Suo's emotional problems have nothing to do with those girls. And according to general circumstances, it is impossible for them to have anything to do with boys, so there is only one possibility for Ren Suo's emotional problems: he was dumped.
And he was dumped by three girls at the same time!
"All of them? (〃▽〃) Really!?"
Ren's father's voice began to rise: "That's right. It was fine before school started, but after school started, they would definitely get together and have conflicts. Then the more they talked, the sadder they would be. The more they talked, the more they felt it was not worth it. In the end, they would dump their son together, which was the normal ending!"
Ren's mother was angry: "That's your son! He wasn't given as a gift for topping up your phone bill! Your son is in such a miserable state now, why are you still so happy?"
Ren's mother was really sad. She liked those girls very much. Although from the perspective of a woman, a mother, and a middle-aged aunt, she neither agreed (nor opposed) Ren Suo's ridiculous idea.
But he couldn't even bring back a wife, and he brought his sister back to cry to his parents. It was really, really...
It doesn't seem worth being surprised about. It's quite normal for my son to have such an ending.
However, according to Ren's father, Ren's mother had bet on all three parties. She thought that even if she couldn't win all of them, she would at least bet on one to make a profit, right?
But she never expected that Ren Suo, this gambling tool, would explode!
"I'm sad too, but I've expected this day to come, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon." Ren's father said happily, "Besides, as a teacher, you should put justice above your own. If a son is not taught well, it's the fault of the father. Now that society has educated my son well on my behalf, I am of course sad and happy!"
"Cook two more dishes for lunch and reward him...comfort him...comfort him!"
Unlike Ren's mom, Ren's dad, who had already placed his bets elsewhere, naturally wasn't disappointed at all. He simply treated Ren Suo's previous amorous feelings as a prequel story. From today on, he believed that Ren Suo would start the main story of pure love!
…
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"Xingmei, what did you guys talk about last night?"
On the high-speed train, after it silently accelerated and started moving, Ren Suo discovered that there were no passengers nearby. He could not suppress his curiosity and whispered to his sister next to him.
Ren Xingmei had been absent-minded the whole time. It took Ren Suo two questions for her to come back to her senses and she casually said, "A secret."
Ren Suo blinked: "Can't you tell me?"
"What kind of secret is it if I tell you?" Ren Xingmei glanced at Ren Suo, thought for a moment and said, "If you want to ask Luna, that's fine. I don't know if Luna heard it clearly last night, so I warn you first: they said that if you knew the secret last night, you would definitely regret it."
Ren Xingmei said seriously: "If you really want to know, I can tell you, because it is good for me. Brother, I didn't tell you only because I promised them, and... I don't want you to regret it."
Ren Suo was slightly startled: "Is it that serious?"
Ren Xingmei looked at him and smiled slightly, recalling the peace development agreement that was signed last night in front of everyone and without any objection.
…
After Ren Xingmei exposed Ren Suo's adventurous/troublemaking/romance patterns, everyone finally regained their sanity and suppressed their desire to fight, and Dong Chengling's home safely escaped the disaster of the second explosion.
After several discussions, they reached several consensuses.
The first point of consensus, which was also the most important and reached instantly, was to "avoid accidents" and not allow Ren Suo to continue to wander around.
Even Luna, when Rensuo left the Earth and Daedra participated in the epic of the empire's destruction, she meowed anxiously and could only sleep peacefully when Xiaojiu held her.
Let alone the others. Who hasn't seen Ren Suo commit suicide? Who hasn't accompanied Ren Suo to commit suicide? Who hasn't waited for Ren Suo to return home after committing suicide?
Although it is exciting and joyful to follow Ren Suo on an adventure and try to survive, it is an extraordinary event that only happens once in a while.
They would rather live a peaceful life than see Ren Suo's sparks and lightning again. After all, Ren Suo's occasional bright moments could not wash away the strong sense of stupidity in him.
Even Qiao Muyi, who trusted Ren Suo the most, was not comfortable letting Ren Suo decide her fate. Unless Ren Suo was willing to take her with him every time, she didn't want to worry about him at home all day.
Not to mention that every time Ren Suo participated in such a magical adventure beyond their imagination, side plots would often develop, resulting in an increase in the number of competitors they had to deal with.
They believed that Ren Suo did not have such intention subjectively, so Ren Suo was so confident now: Don't blame me, it was love that took action first.
To be honest, whether it was Ren Xingmei or Dong Chengling, they both felt that if they were not there this time, the silver-haired beauty Loriface would probably not be able to escape the clutches of the devil...
If this is the scenario, then when Ren Suo escapes, he will not be fighting against the Vampire Master, but will be fighting against the Daedra hero Los.
Therefore, both for Ren Suo's safety and to avoid increasing the number of players participating in the battle, they decided to block Ren Suo's actions from all directions.
Ren Suo, you help the Asgardian World Tree to formulate an action plan. Okay, no problem. After all, we can't afford to offend those extraordinary organizations.
但你若是又想接近某个女性，来卷入到某些神秘事件里，那抱歉，学生代表古月言，教师代表东承灵，对策代表乔木依，以她们的情报网，她们就不信自己会来不及关任索小黑屋！
任索的日常行动她们不会阻止，甚至她们会主动参与到其中相信以任索的性格和脑子，他会被她们安排得明明白白。
在这一点上，她们的利益是相同的，所以才有接下来合作的前提。
第二点共识，是乔木依提出来的，「守护奖励」。
“既然大家都不愿意放弃，也知道别人不愿意放弃，那我们只能通过别的方法，来决出唯一的胜利者了。”
任星美甚至还记得昨晚乔木依那副狐眼媚生，笑意戏谑的模样：“但无论如何，这一点是只能我们知道，绝对不能透露给小索的。”
东承灵：“为什么？”
“因为这是一个卖方市场，我们都想买同一样东西，为此不停竞争。如果卖方知道我们的决心，那会发生什么事？”
乔木依自问自答：“他会死不松口，直至我们用尽一切代价！而且我们用尽一切代价都不行，因为他本来就想吃光我们的本钱！”
“各位，如果用尽一切代价就能得到想要的东西，我相信你们是愿意的。”
“但如果用尽一切代价也只能得到三分之一、四分之一……”乔木依那时候瞥了一眼任星美：“……甚至是五分之一，我相信你们……”
“也可能会愿意。”
“但，如果我们不暴露自己的决心，那就有可能出现唯一的胜利者，不是更好吗？”
古月言问道：“但如果暴露了呢？”
“那就等于全体未来利益受损。”乔木依悠悠说道：“而且，我可能会主动退出。”
大家纷纷愣住了。
“参加一场注定得不到完全胜利的游戏，就像在机场里等一艘轮船，未免太愚蠢了。”
乔木依认真说道：“我希望我们可以公平竞争，我不要求失败者愿赌服输，但我希望胜利者可以得到完整的奖励。”
第三点共识，是「停战发展」。
停战，指的是无论是东承灵、乔木依、古月言又或者有月咏者支持的露娜，都不许直接掀翻棋盘，对任索使用任何常规或超常规的囚禁、控制、欺骗、洗脑、永久性沉睡等手段。
这个就完全看自觉了，但大家都明白，要是谁先动手，那其他人肯定不会客气，到时候就各凭本事了，而唯一的问题就是任索可能会被弄坏。
而发展，自然是大家各显神通，跟第一点共识相互呼应，毕竟大家的空闲时间无法完全和几乎完全不用工作的任索重叠，所以只能是分时段、分人来封杀任索的行动。
讲得通俗易懂一点，就是单独约会。
这里面还有很多章程，例如不许在外过夜之类，不许摘下任索的灵气坐标，不许隐瞒约会地点等等，具体细则和《任索时间分配表》估计再过一两天就会公布了。
在大家都不愿意放弃，并且互相忌惮的情况下，大家在承认这三点共识的前提下进行非暴力竞争。
虽然共识以后有可能会被推翻，但她们……时间也很多。
没错，任星美发现了，她们根本就是想拖延时间。
乔木依拖延时间，是为了能修炼到可以掀翻棋盘。
东承灵拖延时间，是为了修炼到能阻止乔木依掀翻棋盘。
古月言拖延时间，自然是因为她终究还没毕业，而且再过几年，她全家说不定就有三个超级战力了！
而露娜还是一只猫，她得拖延时间修炼到能完全化人才行。
……
任星美不肯将昨晚订立的协议条约告诉任索，自然是因为她也认可那几点共识。
虽然这次跟哥哥一起冒险是很好很好，但如果回到元宵节那一晚，她也不确定自己是希望任索来救她，还是不来救她。
她是打心底里不希望任索再遭遇危险，或者遭遇危险后又领来一个新的嫂子人选。
而且这几点共识若是暴露了，乔木依说不定会主动离开。任星美愿意看着他们分开，但不愿意用这种方式逼走乔木依。
她们虽然嘴上不说，但都认可了乔木依的坦**和对完美感情的追求。
既然妹妹不肯说，任索也没有追问。
更何况知道也没多大意义，毕竟任索又不是靠套路得人心，他是靠一颗纯爱真心走天下的。
任索低头玩手机，高铁有wifi可以上网。
这时候，木公子忽然给他发了条信息：「你生气了吗？」
这家伙居然上班摸鱼。
任索：「没有。」
木公子：「那她们生气了吗？」
任索：「有。」
木公子：「有没有对你发脾气？」
任索：「没有。」
木公子：「那就好，呐，三月份我帮你请个假，我们去旅游看樱花吧！」
任索吓了一跳：「不太好吧……只有我和你吗？」
木公子：「当然是只有你和我，而且你也不用担心她们会生气。你难道不相信你们之间的感情吗？我也只是想跟你单独去玩，难道我连这样的资格都没有吗？」
「你若是过意不去，以后再跟她们约会咯。我知道你放不下，但你难道觉得我们会愿意一起行动吗？这对我们公平吗？」
好像是这个道理哎。
木公子：「而且你也不用担心她们会离开，她们表示无论如何都不会放弃你的，你大可放心。而且你也不能总是顾及别人的目光，肆无忌惮地及时可乐吧。」
「你不是想谁都不放弃吗？难道你这个所谓的‘谁都不放弃’，代价就是你做什么都得束手束脚吗？」
乔木依的话语仿佛是恶魔的低语，一步步勾引任索直达深渊。
「好吧。」
对策局办公室里的乔木依看见这个回复，忍不住嘴角勾起，露出诡媚的笑意，一旁的秘书姚菲看得打了个寒颤又有人要倒霉了。
「好，那你是答应三月份跟我去旅游赏樱了？」
乔木依这次是成竹在胸，感觉离胜利者的大床越来越近了。
公平竞争？
这种事她从一开始就不指望过，将选择权交给任索本人，这才是最愚蠢的事！
天知道任索会不会突然‘我有了一个新的想法’，导致自己输得凄凄惨惨戚戚？
昨晚确立的三点共识，都是为了她接下来的计划！
她要一步步跟任索秀恩爱，让任索恃宠而骄，来令其他人愤怒、冲动乃至失望！
其他人觉得任索是需要征服BOSS，唯独乔木依一开始就当任索是竞争成功的奖励。
只要其他人都被她赶跑了，她自然就能获得最终奖励！
没错，乔木依没法控制任索的心被分成多少份，但她胜利之后，有足够的岁月和爱意，将他的心完全变成自己的形状。
别人都是想跟任索成为神仙眷侣，她没这个兴趣。
乔木依是魔王，只要能跟任索成为一对逍遥自在的狗男女，她就满意了。
而双人旅游，就是计划的第一步！
只要任索踏进她的套路里，那么接下来的命运，将会循着她所期待的方向发展
「不，我不去。」
乔木依眨眨眼睛，认真地确认任索的回复。
姚菲忽然打了个哆嗦。
「在迪德拉那些天已经消耗完我的旅游份额了，我三月份实在不想出去玩。如果让承灵用瞬移直接拉我们去的话，那倒是可以去玩一会。」
门外想要找乔木依交代工作的黎丹刚想敲门进去，忽然神色一变，转过身往于匡图办公室走去。他决定还是将这份工作移交给老朋友吧。
「但如果你想在附近约会的话，我随时都有空。说到旅游，你记不记得《异界帝国覆灭录》里的雪漫？我去过那里，雪景真的超级好看，我那时候就想如果你也在就好了。还有还有，螺湮城那里的天空是日月同辉，真的是，哎呀我也不知道怎么形容，就是超级美，你在那里拍个照肯定能骗几百个赞……」
姚菲眨眨眼睛，发现乔副局长刚才冷峻的脸庞慢慢如春雪消解，心里不禁松了口气。
上班玩手机都能玩得发脾气，这也是没谁了。
乔木依放下手机，无可奈何地叹了口气。她转过头看了看窗外，忽然问道：“那是什么花？”
姚菲看了一眼，说道：“红花羊蹄甲，属紫荆科，也就是紫荆花，挺好看的。”
乔木依拿起手机拍了张照片发过去，忽然自己笑了起来：“四舍五入一下，就当去过旅游了。”