Zhou Chaoyang narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Luancheng, with his hands behind his back and not saying a word.
Zhou Nanguang was quite surprised: "You have time to come back today? Are you done with your work?"
Zhou Luancheng nodded: "I'm done with my work. I'll take a two-day break and come back to see you. I haven't had dinner with Chaoyang since he came back."
Then he looked at Zhou Chaoyang and said, "What do you want to eat, Chaoyang? Let's go eat at noon?"
Zhou Chaoyang walked around Zhou Luancheng with his hands behind his back and said, "Second brother, are you just going to treat me to a meal?"
Zhou Luancheng was a little confused: "Why are you going alone? The whole family must be going together. Xiaowan and sister-in-law are also on vacation. I heard the children's voices. An An and the others must be at home too. Then let's all go! The main thing is to see what you want to eat. It's not easy for you to come back."
Zhou Chaoyang really thought about it and said, "Then let's go to Donglaishun instead of VIP Lou. It will save you money so that you can get a wife."
Zhou Luancheng couldn't help laughing, and he reached out and tapped Zhou Chaoyang on the head: "I also want to thank you for thinking about me."
Watching the brother and sister quarreling, Zhou Nanguang smiled with relief.
Zhou Chaoyang had a lot to ask Zhou Luancheng, but she couldn't ask in front of Zhou Nanguang because she was having lunch with her whole family. But she couldn't help herself and hesitated for a long time: "Second brother, has the case been solved? Has the identity of the deceased been found out?"
While helping Mu Xiaowan shabu-shabu mutton, Zhou Luancheng casually said, "Well, we have closed the case here, so we can rest for two days."
When Zhou Hongyun heard that the case was closed, he was also curious: "What does that guy do? Have his accomplices been caught?"
Zhou Luancheng shook his head: "No, we are only responsible for investigating the identity of the deceased. As for his accomplices, they are involved in other cases and there are people specifically responsible for them."
Zhou Hongyun nodded repeatedly: "Is that so? That's fine. It would be good for you to have a good rest at home for two days. Xiaowan is also on vacation, and Chaoyang is here too. You young people should go out and have fun more."
Zhou Chaoyang stared at Zhou Luancheng for a few seconds, but he had a lot to say but couldn't ask any questions.
Sheng An Ning knew what Zhou Chaoyang wanted to ask, but apart from sighing in her heart, she couldn't help her.
After lunch, the three little ones had the habit of taking a nap. Now they were too sleepy to open their eyes. An An also refused to walk and stretched out his hands for his mother to hold him.
Zhou Luancheng rushed to pick up An An: "Can Second Uncle hold you?"
Holding An An, they walked fast, while Sheng An Ning and Mu Xiao Wan walked slowly behind with Zhou Zhou and Mo Mo.
Mu Xiaowan watched Zhou Chaoyang chasing Zhou Luancheng, also walking very fast, and asked Sheng Anning in a low voice: "What's wrong with Chaoyang? He seems to be worried today. He was so active during dinner before, but he is a little too quiet today."
Sheng An Ning was not comfortable saying: "Maybe there is something on your mind?"
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When they got home, Sheng Anning and Zhou Hongyun took the children to take a nap. Zhou Nanguang had drunk some wine at noon, so he also went back to the house to rest.
Zhou Luancheng was about to talk to Mu Xiaowan, but Mu Xiaowan pointed to the room and said, "You talk to Chaoyang first. I'll change my clothes. They smell like mutton. It's terrible."
After saying that, he ran back to the room.
Suddenly, Zhou Chaoyang and Zhou Luancheng were the only ones left in the yard.
Zhou Luancheng turned around and looked at Zhou Chaoyang, laughing a little: "You are still the same as when you were a kid, you always show everything on your face. Let's go, let's talk outside."
Zhou Chaoyang pouted: "Second brother, you said that as if I were still a child, but I am not a child now."
Nor can they be fooled as easily as children.
Zhou Luancheng smiled and patted Zhou Chaoyang on the head: "Let's go."
The two walked to the edge of the moat and walked slowly around it. They saw someone pushing a cart selling popsicles, so Zhou Luancheng bought a small bean popsicle for Zhou Chaoyang.
Zhou Chaoyang simply climbed up to the edge of the moat and sat down, eating a popsicle and looking at the sparkling river surface.
Zhou Luancheng sat down next to her and said, "Okay, tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Zhou Chaoyang was silent for a while: "Second brother, have you seen him?"
Zhou Luancheng turned to look at Zhou Chaoyang. He was not surprised that she would ask this question: "Chaoyang, everyone has their own responsibilities in life. For the responsibility, you may have to pay a lot. Some people are destined to pay more than ordinary people."
Zhou Chaoyang bit his popsicle and said nothing more, but the light in his eyes dimmed little by little, and finally his voice became slightly hoarse: "Second brother, I think this is very unfair."
"What is fair in this world? Chaoyang, we are all the same. If one day the organization chooses you, will you refuse?"
Zhou Chaoyang didn't say anything, she knew she wouldn't refuse.
Zhou Luancheng patted Zhou Chaoyang on the shoulder and said, "So, don't ask anything. This is to protect you, him, and everyone else."
Zhou Chaoyang lowered his head and looked at the popsicle in his hand. It was hot and the popsicle melted quickly, dripping water.
"Chaoyang, wait a little longer."
Zhou Luancheng couldn't bear to see Zhou Chaoyang so depressed, and he couldn't say any other words to comfort him. No one knew when Lu Changfeng would be able to come back.
"Brother, did you find it hard at the beginning?"
Zhou Luancheng nodded: "No, because I don't have time to think about these things. I have to be on edge every day. If I make a mistake, I might lose my life. It doesn't matter if I die, but it will implicate more comrades."
Zhou Chaoyang bit his lower lip: "I know."
Zhou Luancheng couldn't help but add one more sentence: "I know you miss him very much. But the current situation does not allow it."
Zhou Chaoyang nodded, stuffed the almost melted popsicle into his mouth, clapped his hands and got up: "Second brother, don't worry, I'm not that fragile, and I can't hide things. Let's go home."
Zhou Luancheng reached out and helped her down the river bank: "Okay, let's go home."
Zhou Chaoyang curved his eyebrows and smiled brightly: "Second brother, will you be home tonight? I want to eat the noodles with soybean paste you made tonight."
Zhou Luancheng was a little puzzled: "Why do you want to eat the noodles with soybean paste that I made? The noodles that my aunt makes are much more delicious than mine."
He can cook, but his skills are average.
Zhou Chaoyang shook his head: "No, I just want to eat what you cook. In the past, when my parents were busy, I wanted to eat noodles with soybean paste, and you went to the cafeteria to steal meat and sweet bean paste and secretly made it for me at home. That was the most delicious noodles with soybean paste I have ever eaten."
If she hadn't said it, Zhou Luancheng would have almost forgotten it. He was only twelve or thirteen years old at that time, and Chaoyang was even younger. She was clamoring to eat noodles with soybean sauce, but where was the meat at home?
He couldn't bear to see Chaoyang making trouble, so he went to the canteen to steal some meat and sauce, and then made some noodles with soybean sauce at home.
The noodles were as thick as fingers, and the sauce was very salty. But even so, Xiao Chaoyang ate the whole bowl. He held the empty bowl and asked Zhou Luancheng for more, "Brother, I want more."
Zhou Luancheng's face was covered with flour, and he was a little helpless: "There are only so many. Wait until next time, when I have the chance, my second brother will make it for you."
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