24. Return to City C
It took Guan Miao more than ten minutes to unwrap all the gifts, and he actually found a few good things that he could keep.
The group stayed in the hotel for two more days and packed up their belongings in the room before heading to a B&B in the city center.
In this way, a few people played comfortably for half a month and visited most of Q City.
On December 17, the crew of "Ding Feng Hua" officially announced the completion of filming. Guan Miao was not there, so he asked Lao Li to deliver a completion gift as a token of his appreciation.
It wasn't until the 25th that this paid trip finally came to an end.
Guan Miao and An Jing returned to Guan's home, Chai Yue and Chi Yi returned to their homes, and as for the other members of the team, they all returned to their homes and were busy with their own things.
Guan Miao stood at the door with his hands on his hips, and said proudly to the inside: "Mom, I'm back!"
Hearing the noise, Guan's mother immediately came out to greet her, muttering, "You've been playing outside for so long, I'm afraid you've forgotten us a long time ago."
"Hehe," Guan Miao took Guan's mother's hand, "How is that possible? I would never forget anyone else, but I would never forget my mother."
Guan's mother rolled her eyes at her and said proudly, "Humph, I don't believe it."
An Jing followed behind and saw that the mother and daughter were getting along well. Since she had nothing to do, she simply picked up her suitcase and went upstairs.
When they opened the door to the familiar room, they found that the furnishings inside were exactly the same as when they left. There was no dust on the room, and it was obvious that someone came to clean it regularly.
Downstairs, Guan's mother saw An Jing who had just come downstairs and immediately asked her what she wanted to eat in the evening.
"Anything is fine. I'm not picky about food."
"I remember you liked the old duck soup last time. I have two ducks in the backyard. I've raised them for a while. They must taste good when you make soup with them."
Old duck soup!
Guan Miao, who was sitting on the sofa, came over immediately and said, "Hey, I want to drink too. Last time I came here, I only had some meat and didn't even get a sip of soup. This time, I must drink two big bowls."
"Got it, you little greedy cat won't be left out."
It was past eight o'clock in the evening when Guan Yu came back. As soon as he opened the door and felt the warmth in the house, he took off his down jacket.
"Dad, you're back."
"Miaomiao, Anjing, you're back. Is Q City fun?"
"It's quite fun, mainly because it's my first time there, so it feels quite fresh," Guan Miao said as he adjusted his posture, "Dad, next time you have time, you can go shopping with Mom.
I heard they have a special New Year's market during the Lunar New Year, so there must be a lot of delicious food there."
Mother Guan moved her right hand slightly, and the knitting needle gently hit Guan Miao, "You, you only think about eating."
Guan Miao put his arm around Guan's mother's shoulders without a care in the world, and acted like a spoiled child with ease, "I've been on a diet for too long, so I want to eat everything I see."
"Greedy ghost."
Guan's father took a day off and then urgently threw himself into various scientific research projects. "Mom, what is Dad busy with recently? Why is he so busy?"
"I don't know. He hasn't said anything about these things over the years, and I haven't asked."
After saying that, seeing that Guan Miao was still worried, he continued, "Don't worry, if anything really happens, your father will definitely tell us in advance."
"All right."
After staying at home for two days, Guan Miao received a strange call. There was no note and the series of numbers did not look familiar.
It must be a harassing call.
But after hanging up twice, the other party still persisted, so she had no choice but to answer the phone, "Hello."
"Xiao Guan, you finally answered the phone!"
A familiar male voice sounded next to the microphone, old and gentle, probably from an old man.
Wait, does she know anyone that old?
Just as Guan Miao was thinking, the person on the other end of the phone revealed his identity first, "Xiao Guan, I'm Xu Zhiming. It's been so long since we last met, have you forgotten about this old man? You've hung up on me three times."
When he said that, Guan Miao immediately reacted and said apologetically, "Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry. I saw that there was no note on this number, so I thought it was a harassing call."
Listening to her apology, Mr. Xu smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's okay. It's a good thing for young people to be more vigilant."
"I'm glad Mr. Xu isn't angry. So what's the matter with you calling today?"
"Well, didn't you give me a water purification formula some time ago?"
"Could it be that there is some major progress?"
Sensing her excitement, Mr. Xu smiled. "Yes, although we've only developed half of it successfully, the cleaning efficiency of this semi-finished product is already 30% higher than any other purification product currently on the market!"
When Guan Miao heard this data, his breathing stopped for a few seconds, "Really?"
Listening to her cautious question, "Of course, do you think I would lie to you about this?"
"That's great news! As long as it's useful."
Mr. Xu’s words were like a stimulant, making Guan Miao feel more at ease.
"only……"
Mr. Xu's tone suddenly became serious. "Xiao Guan, I called you this time because I want to ask you about something."
"You said, I can fully cooperate."
“You should know that water pollution affects not only our country but people all over the world.
Therefore, after discussion, the higher-ups decided to help a few countries that are on good terms with us."
"Oh, that's great too. Our country is all about helping each other. We're all human beings, so we can't be the only ones left alive, right?"
Hearing her say this, Mr. Xu breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you think so, but don't worry, you've made such a great contribution, we will definitely not treat you unfairly.
After discussing with Chi Yi, we all felt that announcing to the outside world that the recipe was provided by you would have too many negative consequences for you.
Therefore, we have decided that from now on, all the profits from the recipes you provide will be yours to use at your own discretion. Of course, these profits will have to go through the normal process before they can be deposited into your account."
"Ah?" Guan Miao scratched his head and thought for a moment, "Does this count as patent fees?"
"You can understand it this way, so you have to come to the institute in the next two days to apply for a special bank card and fill out some forms. Find out when you are free."
"I'm free all the time!"
"Okay, then we'll add each other on WeChat later. Chi Yi will bring you to the institute tomorrow. Remember to bring your ID card."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Guan Miao touched the phone and felt his heart still beating rapidly.
San San happened to pass by with a cat-like walk, and she hugged her into her arms and said excitedly: "San San, I'm going to be a rich woman!!"
[Oh, then congratulations, you future wealthy woman. Now that you're a wealthy woman, can I eat roast chicken every day?]
"Okay, eat if you want to. Eating more will make you fat and plump."
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