"You are... Shen Guodong's son?!" Qi Yuan completely ignored Qi Yaqin and looked at Shen Heping with great surprise. "Shen Guodong from Haicheng?!"
Shen Heping greeted him politely: "Hello, Elder Qi. My father is Shen Guodong, and my name is Shen Heping."
"Shen Guodong's son? Then that means... Shen Ru's grandson?!" Qi Yaqin realized. "Your grandfather is Shen Ru? Shen Ru from Haicheng?"
Generally, when others mention Shen Heping's grandfather, Shen Ru, they respectfully address him as "Mr. Shen" or "Old Shen".
Shen Guoliang immediately lost all goodwill towards this woman who addressed his grandfather by his given name, and simply nodded.
Qi Yaqin's eyes lit up instantly when she looked at him, and she pulled Xia Tianxiu, who had already retreated behind her, over: "Yue'er, come and meet your brother Chen! Let me tell you, brother Chen's grandfather, back then..."
Xia Tianxiu stepped forward and smiled, "Mom, I know Shen Zhiqing! We were both sent down to the countryside in Dingjiatun!"
Qi Yaqin was taken aback: "Sent-down youth? Young man, how come you were a sent-down youth?"
"Mom!" Xia Tianxiu couldn't stand it anymore. Seeing that Qi Yaqin was trying to play matchmaker, she quickly said, "Shen Zhiqing and Doctor Su are both from Haicheng. Shen Zhiqing came to the countryside to follow Doctor Su. Everyone knows that in Dingjiatun."
After saying that, she smiled.
So, it turns out, he already has someone in his heart!
It was Su Ruyi, whom she hated the most!
Qi Yaqin felt extremely embarrassed. She put on an incredulous expression and said, "Young man, does your grandfather allow you to act so recklessly? For such a little girl, you've come all this way? Is your grandfather senile?"
"Auntie, please don't speak ill of my grandfather, thank you." Shen Heping's smile vanished; his words were undeniably heavy.
"Ahem!" Qi Yuan coughed and pulled Qi Yaqin back. "If you can't speak properly, then shut your mouth! Go, go cancel the tickets!"
As he spoke, he handed her half a book of meal tickets.
Su Ruyi immediately saw that it was the other half of the book that had been torn off and given to her.
Qi Yuan is really generous!
Qi Yaqin stamped her foot: "Come on! Yue'er, you decide what you want to eat!"
Xia Tianxiu was pulled away by Qi Yaqin until her feet barely touched the ground.
Qi Yuan remained cheerful: "Shen family boy, don't be angry. I apologize on behalf of my brainless daughter!"
"Mr. Qi, what are you saying!" Shen Heping smiled slightly, then pointed behind him, "By the way, Mr. Qi, did you reserve seats for the guests?"
As soon as Shen Heping said this, Qi Yuan turned around and saw that in the time it took to talk, quite a few people had already come in on the huge third floor. Now, there was only one empty table left!
Moreover, a family was walking towards the empty table from a distance!
Qi Yuan immediately disregarded everything else, waved his hand, and strode over, finally catching up with the family and plopping down to occupy the table.
Then, he raised his fist in this direction and waved it.
Su Ruyi and the other two were amused by him.
After a while, the dishes for Su Ruyi's table were served.
The dishes were exquisite, with knife skills and plating that Su Ruyi had never seen before in Heilongjiang Province; they were unbelievably refined.
However, because she was preoccupied, she didn't eat much.
Halfway through the meal, Xia Tianxiu brought over three small bowls, saying that these were mountain delicacies stewed in soup, which Qi Yuan had specially ordered the kitchen to make, and which was part of the so-called "hidden menu".
After finishing the meal, Su Ruyi bid farewell to Shen Ji and the other person, returned to her room, and then entered her spatial dimension.
Lan Jun was still lying at the same spot against the wall as yesterday, his breathing and heartbeat much weaker.
She was exposed to the blazing sun in that space 24 hours a day, and by this time she was already dehydrated.
Su Ruyi stretched out her toe and kicked Lan Jun: "Sister Lan Jun, wake up!"
Lan Jun slowly opened his eyes, but his gaze was still unfocused.
She turned her head toward the direction Su Ruyi was speaking: "If you've got the guts, then give me a quick death!"
Su Ruyi nodded: "That's exactly what I was thinking."
"What?!" Lan Jun was stunned. "Didn't you have something to ask me?"
"It's alright, I'll just ask the person you're in contact with. It doesn't matter who says it," Su Ruyi said calmly, as she moved a recliner over and sat down opposite Lan Jun.
Lan Jun's vision was completely dark, but he could feel the continuous burning heat on his skin.
She felt her senses were in disarray—why was this day so long?
She couldn't hear Su Ruyi's voice anymore, and said to the air, "Don't try to trick me, you little brat. Even if you're a spirit in disguise, you're not good enough to play these tricks on me!"
Su Ruyi gently rocked in the rocking chair: "Sister Lanjun, actually, I've heard quite a bit about your situation from Chief Cheng."
Lan Jun looked up, and upon hearing the words "Chief Cheng," his facial muscles twitched: "Cheng Weiguo is next to you?"
"He's not here." Su Ruyi sighed. "No matter what, Chief Cheng has been kind to you! Isn't it inappropriate to call him by his first name like that?"
"Hmph!" Lan Jun remained noncommittal.
"I heard from Xiao Sun that you were only thirteen years old when you stopped Commander Cheng's car... He was the one who specially recruited you into the army, even though your parents had bad class backgrounds... He's also the one who thinks about your situation every year..."
"Stop talking!" Lan Jun became agitated. "If he was good to me, he should have stayed good to me! Why did he suppress me later? He can't stand seeing women succeed! Little girl, you think you're all smug now? Cheng Weiguo looks down on us women, and one day he'll stab you in the back!"
“Chief Cheng doesn’t seem to have that many prejudices!” Su Ruyi said quietly. “If he looked down on you, why would he think of bringing you together with his precious grandson Cheng Zhen?”
This gossip was naturally told to Su Ruyi by Xiao Sun.
Lan Jun's betrayal is a pain that will forever remain in Cheng Weiguo's heart.
Although he had known for a long time that she had changed her mind, Cheng Weiguo gave her chances time and time again.
Lan Jun himself never realized his mistake and returned to the right path.
"What did you say?!" Lan Jun was stunned, as if struck by lightning.
She then understood why Cheng Weiguo would invite her to his home for dinner every time Cheng Zhen visited his family, even at the cost of disrupting her training schedule.
On one occasion, she was recalled from her mission.
Just for a meal...
She then thought of Cheng Weiguo's sons and grandsons who had sacrificed their lives on the battlefield, and suddenly realized what was going on.
He actually... wasn't just saying it, but... genuinely considered me family!
Cheng Zhen was Cheng Weiguo's last little selfish wish, so he let him learn to cook.
And she stopped her for the same reason!
Cheng Weiguo had long considered him as family!
Regret, like a giant wave, knocked Lan Jun to the ground in an instant.
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