Before Lin Xiaoxiao could come up with an answer, someone came in to deliver documents to Director Fan, interrupting her thoughts.
"If he really has a problem, he'll show his true colors one day," Director Fan said casually.
Lin Xiaoxiao naturally thought the same thing.
When Lin Xiaoxiao first saw Huang Jian at the base, she felt something was off. She was suspicious of his identity at the time, but after checking his file, she found no problems and thought she was just overthinking it.
This sense of unease persisted until she went to Hong Kong, so in many of her decisions and actions there, she excluded Huang Jian, and even Shi Xinglong, for fear that he would become suspicious.
Lin Xiaoxiao knew about all their actions.
This further confirmed that Huang Jian was suspicious, but it was unclear which culprit he had come from.
"Cough, haven't you noticed that I'm different now than before?" Director Fan suddenly coughed, looking restless as if he had lice all over his body.
Lin Xiaoxiao: ? ? ?
What's going on here?
Director Fan scratched his head.
Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at his hair and said with a smile, "Sure enough, with more hair, you look younger."
Back then, Director Fan would grab a handful of hairs from his head and find a few more strands in his hand. Lin Xiaoxiao can't help but laugh when she thinks about it now.
Well, that really gets to the heart of the matter.
Director Fan was very fond of his hair. In front of Lin Xixiao, he took out a comb from the drawer and combed his hair, which was half a finger long. "I have to thank your shampoo. That stuff is so useful."
"Am I really younger?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked in surprise, as she pulled out a mirror from somewhere.
After admiring it for two minutes, he put it down with satisfaction. "Hmph, that guy said I'm old. I think he's just jealous."
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't ask who the guy was, but asked him if he had anything else to say.
If not, she left.
Director Fan pulled out a thick stack of Friendship Store coupons. "This is a mission reward. The bonus will be paid along with this month's salary."
Lin Xiaoxiao was pregnant, yet she was still asked to stay in Gangcheng for more than a month. Director Fan felt quite embarrassed thinking about it.
But everyone else had their own missions, and only the Third Special Task Force had been established for a short time, with few personnel and not many missions, so this task ultimately fell to Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lin Xiaoxiao took the foreign exchange certificate, put it into her bag, and said to Director Fan with a smile, "I haven't congratulated you on having a son yet. Congratulations!"
"You found out too?" Director Fan couldn't help but smile. "Those guys down there have nothing better to do than spread rumors everywhere."
He was cursing on the surface, but he was secretly overjoyed.
Lin Xiaoxiao saw through his insincerity but didn't spoil his good mood. "This is a happy occasion, everyone is happy for you."
Director Fan was in an even better mood and, with a wave of his hand, granted Lin Xiaoxiao a few more days of vacation.
Since her pregnancy is progressing, let her rest at home. If there's anything that needs to be done at the bureau, we'll call her to handle it.
Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't be happier.
He happily said a few nice words and then quickly left.
Instead of continuing to live in the tenement, Guan Shan and Guan Yue moved to the National Security Bureau's dormitory. When they weren't on missions, Guan Shan would tinker with his communication equipment every day, trying to improve it.
Guan Yue is a bit of a brat; whenever she has nothing to do, she goes looking for people to spar with, and if she gets beaten up, she slunk away.
Guo Qingyun and the others all lived in the dormitory. Although Lin Xiaoxiao had never been there, she knew where it was.
That day, Lin Xiaoxiao invited everyone out for a get-together.
After visiting some famous tourist attractions in Beijing, Lin Xiaoxiao treated everyone to dinner at a state-run restaurant.
Lin Xiaoxiao heard that the chef at the state-run restaurant had changed and the food was better than before, so she naturally had to give it a try, as she never skimped on her own food.
"Boss, with so many of us, this must cost a lot of money, right?" Shi Xinglong felt a little embarrassed when he saw that Lin Xiaoxiao had ordered some expensive dishes.
Lin Xiaoxiao waved her hand, "I can afford to hire your boss for this little bit of money."
Eat as much as you want.
Having said that, the others didn't hold back either.
Guo Qingyun said, "This is my first time visiting Beijing. I didn't expect there to be so many fun places."
He'll bring his future wife to visit sometime.
Guan Yue laughed and said, "There are even more fun things to do. We'll discover them slowly later. You'll be staying in Beijing for a long time."
Guan Shan didn't speak, but looked down and played with the little gadget in his hand.
"Guozi, we still have two days of vacation left, how about we go climb the Great Wall together tomorrow?" Ke Run had been wanting to go for a long time, but hadn't had the chance yet.
Guo Qingyun nodded, "I'll go, but I need to go to the Friendship Store first to buy some things for my family and send them back."
Shi Xinglong raised his hand, "Let's go together."
Huang Jian smiled and said, "I have no objection."
Upon returning from this mission, they were all given some foreign exchange certificates as a reward.
Although I haven't received my salary yet, I can still buy things at the Friendship Store with foreign exchange certificates.
Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but remind them, "Go to the base after the holiday and don't fall behind in training. If your test scores drop, you'll all be in trouble."
The group tensed up instantly.
"Don't worry, boss, we won't slack off."
The new chef at the state-run restaurant is indeed very skilled, and Lin Xiaoxiao thinks she can come here more often in the future.
After finishing their meal and leaving the restaurant, everyone went their separate ways.
Guo Qingyun and his three friends were going to the Friendship Store, while Guan Shan was going to the scrap yard to find some small parts. Chu Wuyan was not at this gathering.
"Little Yueyue, come to my house to play," Lin Xiaoxiao invited Guan Yue.
Guan Yue said dejectedly, "Next time, boss. I have to go with my brother, otherwise he can spend the whole night at the junkyard."
If he can't find what he wants, he'll keep looking until he's turned the whole junkyard upside down.
Lin Xiaoxiao knew Guan Shan's personality, so she nodded and said, "Go ahead, be careful, and don't take anything you shouldn't."
"Uh-huh."
Guan Yue followed Guan Shan away.
Lin Xiaoxiao did not go home immediately, but instead went to the General Hospital of the Army.
Uncle is going to have surgery in a couple of days. Wen Mo and Wen Shiyu have been at the hospital for a long time these past few days, and Grandpa Chu goes to play chess with Uncle almost every day without fail.
The rest of the Chu family had visited twice, including the very busy Chu Weinian and his brother.
Uncle's ward was anything but quiet. When Lin Xiaoxiao arrived, she could hear laughter and cheerful voices coming from inside. It turned out to be Chu Xiaobao, the little rascal, and everyone was teasing him.
"Xiaoxiao, come and sit down." Everyone waved to Lin Xiaoxiao as soon as they saw her.
"Grandpa, how are you feeling today?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked after sitting down.
Uncle's face beamed with a relieved smile, and he hurriedly said, "Grandpa is doing very well, don't worry."
"That's good." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded.
Chu Xiaobao ran over, touched Lin Xiaoxiao's belly, and whispered, "Little brother, when are you coming out?"
Lin Xiaoxiao pinched his cheek. "There are still a few months left."
Chu Xiaobao nodded seriously, "When my little brother comes out, I'm going to give him all my toys."
"You gave them all to your younger brother, what are you going to play with?"
"I...I'll ask Grandpa to buy it," Chu Xiaobao said cleverly.
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