Chapter 164

Pregnant?

On the way back to his hometown, Li Zhuiyuan actually imagined this possibility.

Because the purpose of the Bai family recruiting a son-in-law is this.

According to the tradition of Baijia Town, after the son-in-law comes to the door, when the Bai family lady he marries successfully conceives, the son-in-law's life comes to an end.

If a boy is born, the boy will also be dealt with. Only girls can become a part of Baijia Town.

So, under normal circumstances, Xue Liangliang is actually dead now.

The reason why he can jump into the river again and again is that he can't get in, but he has not encountered a crisis...

One is because Uncle Qin once broke into Baijia Town, and he was just a little bit away from breaking through the entire town;

The second is that this Bai family lady is afraid that she has already smelled her identity and is deeply afraid of it.

Among the son-in-laws in Baijia Town throughout the ages, Xue Liangliang's in-laws have the highest status, because he has an extremely powerful mother's family.

Li Zhuiyuan: "So what?"

The bride said: "Please forgive me, my Baijia Town has its own traditions."

Li Zhuiyuan asked back: "Oh, you are going to kill him?"

The bride: "No, and I dare not."

Li Zhuiyuan asked again: "Where is your tradition now?"

The bride: "In special times, you should do what is convenient."

Li Zhuiyuan continued to ask: "So, this tradition does not exist at all."

The bride was silent.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Reply."

The bride: "My Bai family has given enough respect and courtesy."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Not enough!"

The bride was silent again, her cold eyes looked through the water curtain at the boy standing on the shore.

Xiong Shan immediately stepped forward and scolded: "How dare you!"

Twelve scarecrows immediately appeared on the river, all raised their heads and surrounded the bride.

The bride closed her eyes, her tone revealing helplessness: "What do you want?"

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "I'm too lazy to think."

Bride: "You are forcing me."

Li Zhuiyuan smiled and said: "At the beginning, I didn't see you being so reasonable."

Bride: "We have an agreement."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Did you sign the agreement with me?"

Bride: "If you do this, my Bai family will be at a loss."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Because you haven't put your positions correctly."

Bride: "Please make it clear."

Li Zhuiyuan bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it towards the river.

"Pop." The stone fell into the water, splashing water.

"From the beginning, I didn't like you. I even didn't want you to exist in Nantong.

There are two fences in front of me.

One fence is that the Bai family once said that all the Bai family ladies are not allowed to go ashore.

The other fence is my friend who likes to jump into the river in Nantong whenever he has time.

The first fence is tattered and can't stop me, because I don't like promises from living people. In my eyes, only the dead will keep their promises forever.

The second fence really makes it difficult for me.

If you are willing to help me move this second fence, I will be very grateful."

Li Zhuiyuan never forgot the purpose of his coming here.

He came to mediate the conflict between husband and wife.

Conflicts between people need to be resolved by reasoning, but the premise is that both parties are reasonable people.

The Bai family is obviously not.

Li Zhuiyuan has liked to observe people since he was a child, to analyze their behavioral logic, so as to understand and imitate them.

He found that in reality, people who don't like to reason often have low IQ.

But this kind of people are often very sensitive to one thing, that is - survival crisis.

When they encounter a survival crisis, they will immediately become very smart and alert, and then rely on instinct to make the most correct choice.

In short, if you really treat some people as human beings, not only will you feel uncomfortable, but they will also feel uncomfortable.

Just as Liu Yumei called the Bai family: a group of white mice hiding under the river and dreaming of becoming immortals.

The bride digested the boy's words and bowed to the boy lightly:

"I understand."

Li Zhuiyuan noticed that she called herself "slave" twice.

Once at the beginning, she said that she was pregnant.

Once here, she said that she knew.

These two sentences were said by her personal identity, and as for the dialogue in the middle, it was said on behalf of the entire Baijia Town.

This made Li Zhuiyuan doubt whether she did it on purpose.

She is the highest-ranking Bai family lady in Baijia Town. I heard from Brother Liangliang that when he found her, her coffin was placed in the Baijia Town Ancestral Hall.

The rest of the Bai family ladies were sitting in the town's houses.

Moreover, she could order all the Bai family ladies not to go ashore.

But sometimes, even the one with the highest status could not help herself.

The legal basis of her power and status came from the Bai family tradition, so she could not take the lead in destroying this tradition.

Unless there was a huge external intervention force, making everyone feel that compromise was a reality that had to be accepted.

She could have made things clear with Xue Liangliang in advance, but she chose not to say anything and even not to meet him.

Isn't this forcing Xue Liangliang to seek external help?

Ha,

If this is true, doesn't it mean that Brother Liangliang really has a real relationship with this Bai family lady?

If this happened to someone else, it would be unbelievable, but when it happened to Xue Liangliang, it seemed normal.

Because he, Li Zhuiyuan, was definitely one of the most difficult people to get along with in the world.

But even so, when he stayed overnight at the riverbank construction site, he still developed a good impression and curiosity because of Xue Liangliang's speech "My future is in the southwest of the motherland".

At the table in the morning, when the old lady heard that he was going to mediate the conflict between the couple, her eyes were very surprised.

Yes,

If it were someone else, how could he be willing to come all the way here just to deal with such a thing?

I can only say that some people have this trait, and they can shine attractively wherever they go.

When he thought of this, Li Zhuiyuan suddenly felt a little bored.

Because he might have been used.

And this kind of use, you can only know it at the end, you can't detect it in advance, and even if you detect it, you still have to cooperate.

Even, you can't get an accurate answer at all.

Because no matter what "tender and sweet things" the Bai family lady did to Xue Liangliang next, it could be interpreted as succumbing to the tyranny of the Dragon King's family.

Even if she admitted that it was intentional, it would be useless.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't like this feeling, but he was helpless.

At this time, the bride took three steps back, and the water curtain on her body followed her movement.

She knelt down, her upper body straight, her hands arched, first raised to her forehead, with the right hand outside and the left hand inside, and then bowed her hands to the abdomen, which was a solemn worship.

In ancient times, women wore many jewelry, and they used this to worship elders or respected people.

Li Zhuiyuan waved to her.

The bride's body slowly sank, and finally, it sank into the river, and the wind and waves were calm.

"Let's go."

Li Zhuiyuan turned and left, Xiong Shan and Lihua looked at each other and followed.

After getting in the car, Liu Changping drove everyone back to Li Sanjiang's house.

Liu Changping was asked to drive to Shigang Town to refuel and find a hotel to stay in the town.

Xiong Shan and Lihua were arranged by Li Zhuiyuan to live in the west room.

The east room was where A Li and Liu Yumei lived, and it was always locked.

The grandfather said that the east room must be locked until it was confirmed that the mercenary old lady would not promise her granddaughter to her own Xiaoyuanhou.

When Li Sanjiang was young, he not only went to Shanghai, but also participated in the three major battles.

If you say that he really can't see what the details of Liu Yumei's daily life mean, it's unlikely.

In Li Sanjiang's philosophy of dealing with people, it's meaningless to talk about money with rich people, but you have to talk more about thoughts and feelings.

As for Xiao Yingying, Li Zhuiyuan originally thought that she would live in the west room, but in fact she didn't. She slept in a coffin on the first floor at night.

Because Runsheng and Tan Wenbin loved to sleep in coffins in the past, which were warm in winter and cool in summer, so Li Sanjiang didn't take it seriously.

There was a little twist in the middle, that is, Lihua's child was also taken into the coffin by Xiao Yingying.

Lihua pushed open the coffin lid and saw her son sleeping soundly on Sidao inside.

This child, just after being born, was taken by his parents to travel around the world. He really saw the world.

When Lihua reached out to take her son out, Xiao Yingying suddenly opened her eyes.

However, she did not stop him.

Lihua picked up her son, shook him, and kissed him.

After playing for a while, Lihua put her son back into the coffin.

Xiao Yingying seemed puzzled.

Lihua smiled and helped them close the coffin lid.

When you take the first step and accept a new thing, your acceptance will increase at a terrifying speed.

During the day, Lihua still felt that it was absurd to let Sidao help her take care of her child, but at night she thought it was very good.

If someone helps you take care of your child, then you can go to the west room with your husband to spend some time alone.

Li Zhuiyuan went up to the second floor and heard the grandfather's snoring when he passed by his grandfather's door.

He guessed that the grandfather would not wake up until dawn.

But there was no snoring in his room.

He pushed open the door and saw Xue Liangliang sitting by the bed, holding a cup of steaming tea in both hands and sipping it.

"Xiaoyuan? Xiaoyuan! Xiaoyuan..."

From doubt to surprise and then to sadness.

When Xue Liangliang put down the teacup and wanted to rush over, Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand and made a gesture to stop him.

"It smells like alcohol, and it stinks."

Xue Liangliang smiled awkwardly, then opened the doors and windows in the room to ventilate and dissipate the smell.

Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the room and sat on the rattan chair on the terrace.

Xue Liangliang walked out of the room with a washbasin, humming a song while taking a bath.

Communication between smart people is very simple. Xiaoyuan came back late at night and disliked the smell of alcohol on her body as soon as she came back, which means that the matter was done.

After taking a shower, Xue Liangliang changed into clean clothes and came out. He looked much fresher, except for his untidy beard.

And a closer look revealed that he had been following Engineer Luo on various projects for more than half a year, going through wind and rain. His former immature scholarly spirit had been replaced by vicissitudes and edges.

The only thing that hadn't changed was the light in his eyes.

"Brother Liangliang, you have a good alcohol tolerance."

"Well, I learned it on the construction site. I used to hear people say that drinking can relieve fatigue, but I didn't understand it. Now I understand. I'm still good. Frontline construction workers have a harder time."

"It's not easy."

"Don't rush to sympathize with me. You're almost done. A big project will officially start after the New Year, and the immigration work is already being prepared."

"Are many people going to be relocated?"

"Yes, many people will leave their homes because of this. Their homes will be submerged under the water and will never see the light of day again."

Li Zhuiyuan looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

Xue Liangliang took out a cigarette from his pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled:

"So, our responsibility is very heavy. If we don't do this project well, we will be sorry for the huge efforts and sacrifices made by everyone.

The planning drawings are the burden on our shoulders. This is a tangible sense of mission."

Xue Liangliang shook off the cigarette ash and immersed himself in his emotions.

When he talked about this, he seemed to have forgotten his original purpose, or he was embarrassed to bring up personal matters abruptly in such a serious topic.

"After the next semester, you won't have much time in school. Luo Gong will definitely recruit you."

"Oh."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded. He had expected this. Otherwise, why would he apply to this university?

Xue Liangliang smoked three cigarettes in a row. When he put out the third cigarette, the emotion in the air finally faded.

"Well, Xiaoyuan..."

"You can actually endure it for so long."

"It's not contradictory. Personal happiness is integrated into the construction and development of the motherland."

"After dawn, you can continue to jump into the river."

"Did something happen?"

"Good news."

"Good news?"

"You're going to be a father."

Xue Liangliang froze there for a long time, then suddenly covered his mouth. He was afraid of disturbing others and could only suppress his laughter and started jumping on the spot.

Li Zhuiyuan leaned his head on the rattan chair. The evening breeze was cold and blew his hair.

Xue Liangliang reached out and grabbed Li Zhuiyuan's arm, shook it, and said, "Xiaoyuan, do you know that I'm going to be a father!"

"Ah, really? Congratulations."

"Hahaha!"

Xue Liangliang covered his mouth again, and his shoulders twitched with laughter.

Finally, he calmed down completely and began to take deep breaths.

"Xiaoyuan, why?"

"Don't worry about these, anyway, the matter has been resolved."

"Okay, I know." Xue Liangliang nodded.

The two of them sat quietly on the rattan chair, watching the moon together quietly.

After a long while, Xue Liangliang asked:

"Xiaoyuan, what do you think my child should be named in the future?"

"Ask Brother Runsheng."

"Let Runsheng name it? Well, what I mean is, you help me choose it first. You remember a lot of ancient books in your mind. Help me choose a meaningful name, one for each boy and girl.

Oh, by the way, the first child is surnamed Xue."

Xue Liangliang was very concerned about this, because it meant that he was not a live-in son-in-law, although the woman never came out, and he took the initiative to go to the door every time.

"Brother, you choose it yourself, I'm not suitable for this."

"Ah, okay." Xue Liangliang sighed, "It's so dreamy, I'm going to be a father, do you think my parents will know about this, will they..."

"Scared to death."

Xue Liangliang smiled, then nodded helplessly.

Li Zhuiyuan stood up: "I'm going to rest."

"Well, you go and rest, I'll sit for a while."

Li Zhuiyuan walked into the house.

"Thank you, Xiaoyuan."

...

The next morning, after Li Zhuiyuan got up, he did not see Brother Liangliang in the room.

He believed that Brother Liangliang must not be at home now.

He was ready to wash up with a plastic basin. As soon as he went out, he saw Li Sanjiang sitting on a rattan chair, smoking.

It was cold in the morning. Li Zhuiyuan knew that the grandfather knew that he was back, so he deliberately sat there waiting for him to wake up.

"Grandfather."

"Little Yuan Hou."

Li Sanjiang immediately put out the cigarette he had just lit.

When he picked up the boy, he weighed him hard:

"Grandfather, I can't hold him anymore."

"You can carry him on your back."

"Haha." Li Sanjiang put Li Zhuiyuan down, "Go wash up."

"Yeah."

After brushing his teeth, Li Zhuiyuan was pouring hot water to wash his face when he saw the grandfather wearing the formal suit he bought yesterday and walking out, holding another suit in his hand.

"It fits, it fits very well. Our little Yuanhou knows how to buy things. I like it very much."

Li Sanjiang turned around twice in front of Li Zhuiyuan and said, "Shall I put on this outfit and show it to you?"

"Okay."

"Wait."

Li Sanjiang went into the house, put on another outfit and walked out.

"This outfit is more stylish. If I wear it out, people who don't know me will think I am the village chief!"

"Grandpa, there are pens on my desk. You can take one and hang it on your chest pocket. It will look more like it."

"Okay, listen to our little Yuanhou."

Li Sanjiang really went to the boy's room, chose a pen that looked the cheapest, hung it on his chest pocket, and then walked out with his hands behind his back.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Hello, village chief grandpa."

"Hahaha!"

According to common sense, it should be a happy thing for the younger generation to buy gifts for the elders.

But in this world, the proportion of elders who can actively give positive responses and provide emotional value to the younger generation is actually not large.

At this time, most elders will only instinctively fail.

Li Zhuiyuan and Li Sanjiang went downstairs to have breakfast together.

The breakfast is made of pear blossoms, with a large bowl of raw beef powder for each person, and a bowl of eggnog wine.

As for chili, add it according to your taste.

In Xiong Shan's bowl, there are all the spicy foods.

Li Sanjiang got drunk yesterday and went to bed early, so he woke up before dawn.

It was the first day that Xiong Shan and his wife came to their house. In order to have a good impression, they naturally got up early.

Lihua took the initiative to tie the paper man.

This kind of craft is also a basic skill for the couple. The reason why they usually use the Chenzhou talisman is because the straw is easy to use.

However, when Xiao Yingying got up on time and came out of the coffin with her child in her arms, she said coldly:

“This style cannot be sold.”

Each place has its own folk culture and paper people of different styles. No matter how well you do, people from nearby villages and towns will not buy them.

Li Hua could only hold the child first, and learn from Xiao Yingying while feeding the child.

As for Xiong Shan, he carried a hoe to the back of the house to work early. After working for a long time, Li Sanjiang told him that the field behind the house belonged to someone else.

To be honest, Li Sanjiang didn’t have a good first impression of this couple and thought they were stupid.

Fortunately, although it was done wrong, at least it was working.

Li Sanjiang also knew one truth: mules should not be too smart. Mules that are too smart will be lazy and will not work steadily.

Since it was introduced by Xiao Yuanhou, it must be collected.

When discussing wages, Li Sanjiang deliberately quoted a low price.

The couple agreed immediately!

This made Li Sanjiang embarrassed. Shouldn’t you raise money and raise it up? You have to raise it up.

But since the person has agreed, it seems a bit scary to raise his wages again. He clearly stated that he would do his best. He would have red envelopes and profits during the holidays. He planned to make up for their wages in this way.

Li Zhuiyuan saw that Xiong Shan and his wife had already integrated here, so he felt relieved.

The reason why this couple came here is to seek protection, and to seek a future for their son.

There is a shelter here, but it is buried under the peach trees.

As for the child... Grandma Liu took Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu to work for the great master here just to ask A Li for some blessing. The couple now enjoyed the treatment of the Dragon King family, which is not considered to be unfair to them. .

Liu Changping drove a taxi back here very early. Even if he is a chartered driver now, he came a little too early.

Because he didn't want to spend money to open a room in a hotel in Shigang Town last night, he dealt with it all night in the car and came over early, just to save some breakfast money.

Then, Liu Changping was captured by Xue Liangliang as a strong man.

He originally did not intend to take Xue Liangliang away because he was taking on the work of the boy, but with the help of Xiong Shan and his wife, Liu Changping finally agreed.

According to Xue Liangliang's request, Liu Changping took him to the South Street in the city first.

This is the city center of Nantong, the most prosperous area, with dense traffic and difficult parking.

After parking in the parking lot in the distance, Liu Changping simply followed Xue Liangliang and walked into the department store with him.

Xue Liangliang bought a lot of clothes, both adults and children.

I also went to the gold shop and bought three golds, plus a pair of gold and silver long-lived locks.

Seeing these three golds, Liu Changping felt a little touched, "I am also preparing for this now."

Xue Liangliang: "Do you want to establish a relationship with your partner?"

"Yes." Liu Changping gestured, "Her family's bride price requires this amount, and she has a younger brother."

"Wow, that's quite a lot."

"I think it's okay, not much."

"Yes, you make a lot."

"Because I am from Jiangxi, my hometown."

"understand."

"Where are you, buddy?"

"I didn't ask for a bride when I got married."

"oh……"

"Not a son-in-law."

"Um……"

"It's enlightened, after all, it's a new era, so I don't care about those things."

"you're right."

Afterwards, Liu Changping took Xue Liangliang to the riverside.

It's the same place I visited yesterday.

"Brother, you're waiting for me here."

"Okay." Liu Changping nodded and lit a cigarette.

Xue Liangliang held a lot of gifts, got off the car, and walked down the slope, and soon there was no sign of people.

Last night, Liu Changping drove the car far away after hearing Li Zhuiyuan's words, but he was really curious.

What's special about this riverside? Why do they have to come over and over again?

Liu Changping, who could not suppress his curiosity, got out of the car with a cigarette in his mouth. After going downhill, he found that he could not see Xue Liangliang.

"Hey, where did you go?"

How can people hide here in boundless places?

As he searched, Liu Changping discovered that the clothes and shoes on the shore were pressed with stones, which were Xue Liangliang's.

No!

Liu Changping was so scared that his cigarette fell out of his mouth.

He began to run and shout at the riverside, searching anxiously.

He is watery, but even if you want to go down to catch people, you have to have a goal first.

After searching for a long time, Liu Changping became desperate.

He picked up Xue Liangliang's clothes and shoes, returned to the taxi, and sat up blankly.

What should he do after this happened?

He even thought of driving back to Jinling quickly, and paying for the car fare... You dragged someone to commit suicide, and you still have the nerve to ask for money?

But then he thought, if he left without knowing why, other people's families would call the police and think he was stealing money and killing people.

Just as he was worried and tangled, there was a knock on the car window.

Liu Changping turned his head and was startled.

Standing outside the car was Xue Liangliang, who was naked.

After Xue Liangliang got in the car, he said nothing and started to put on his clothes.

Liu Changping noticed that the gifts Xue Liangliang bought were gone.

"Where are the things?"

"Give them to the mother and daughter."

"Oh."

Liu Changping sighed and lit up the cigarette again silently. He felt very happy, at least his lover was still alive.

Looking at Xue Liangliang again, Liu Changping showed a touch of admiration in his eyes. After all, this is a deeply affectionate man who still misses his deceased wife and son.

People who are not deeply affectionate will not be willing to buy so many expensive new clothes and gold jewelry to throw into the river to commemorate.

On the way back, Xue Liangliang's pager on his waist rang. He asked Liu Changping to find a roadside store and got off the car to return a call.

When he got back in the car, Xue Liangliang said: "Drive quickly, go home!"

When the car drove back to Li Sanjiang's house, the family was having lunch.

Xue Liangliang got out of the car, walked quickly to Li Zhuiyuan, and said, "Engineer Luo just called me and asked me to go to Gaoyou, Yangzhou now. He is also on his way there. Xiaoyuan, are you going?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "What happened?"

Xue Liangliang lowered his voice and said, "It is said that something strange happened on Gaoyou Lake."

"Then I will go." Li Zhuiyuan looked at Li Sanjiang, "Grandpa, my mentor is over there and called us over."

"Of course, of course." Li Sanjiang nodded in agreement immediately.

Xiong Shan said, "We will accompany you... We will accompany you to take care of you."

Li Sanjiang nodded again and said, "Of course, of course."

Lihua packed the food, and without delay, the five of them got in the car together.

Li Zhuiyuan sat in the co-pilot seat, and Xue Liangliang and Xiong Shan and his wife sat in the back seat.

In fact, it would be more appropriate for the boy to sit in the back row, but the problem is that if Li Zhuiyuan sits in the back row, Xiong Shan and Lihua will feel uncomfortable. They would rather squeeze in with Xue Liangliang.

The further they drive towards Yangzhou, the darker the sky becomes.

Li Zhuiyuan is in a relaxed mood.

However, he saw through the rearview mirror that Xiong Shan and his wife, who were sitting in the back seat, looked extremely solemn.

From time to time, they looked at each other and held their hands together.

There was a kind of tragic and solemn calmness in going to death.

Li Zhuiyuan then realized that the couple had misunderstood.

They thought this was the new wave he had come to.

But even so, they, who had already quit the arena twice, still took the initiative to stand up and wanted to go with him.

It seems that they are still thinking about dying quickly so that they can entrust their children to others.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "This is not a wave hitting my boat."

The couple looked at each other when they heard this.

Afterwards, what was revealed on each other's faces was not relief, but disappointment and regret.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your child prefers to have a complete childhood. What you think is the best may not be what he wants."

The couple nodded immediately, but it seems that they did not really listen.

Li Zhuiyuan did not pay attention to them anymore, but asked Xue Liangliang: "Have you been there?"

Xue Liangliang nodded: "Yes, I bought some things and sent them to the mother and daughter."

"You always went empty-handed before?"

"How could I? Every time I came back from a project in another place, I would bring two specialties, one for my parents and one for her."

Liu Changping, who was driving, heard this conversation and wiped his eyes silently.

Gaoyou is not far from Nantong, and it takes more than two hours to drive there.

Xue Liangliang got off the car and made another phone call. After getting in the car, he told Liu Changping the specific address.

This is a water conservancy construction site by the lake. It is not small in scale, but the construction site that should have been in full swing seems very quiet at this time.

All the workers stopped working today and stayed in the shed.

On the contrary, there were all kinds of non-construction vehicles driving in and out here.

The outer perimeter of the construction site can be entered, but the inner circle has roadblocks and police are doing security checks.

Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan got out of the car.

Li Zhuiyuan asked Liu Changping to find a hotel nearby to stay, and ordered Xiong Shan and his wife to go with him.

"But you can't be alone." Xiong Shan was unwilling to leave at this time.

Li Zhuiyuan said: "What danger can I have here? I will call you when I need you."

Xiong Shan and his wife had no choice but to agree and continue to sit in the car with Liu Changping to find a hotel.

After waiting for a while, a middle-aged man came out jogging: "Liangliang, you're here."

Xue Liangliang introduced Li Zhuiyuan: "Xiaoyuan, this is Senior Brother Sun."

"Hello, Senior Brother Sun."

"Is he Xiaoyuan?" Senior Brother Sun stretched out his hand and shook hands with Li Zhuiyuan, not looking down on him because of his young age. "Engineer Luo often talks about you, saying that if you were here, the progress of the drawings would not be so slow."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Then I have a bad relationship with people."

"Hehe." Sun Hongxing took out his ID card, showed it to the police, and walked inside with Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan.

Xue Liangliang asked curiously: "What happened?"

Sun Hongxing: "Dragon sucking water."

Xue Liangliang: "Isn't the phenomenon of dragon sucking water quite normal?"

Sun Hongxing shook his head: "This time it's different. Anyway, you'll know when you go in and watch the videotape."

There are many work tents set up inside, and the people shuttling in and out are also very messy.

When passing by several people in blue work clothes, Li Zhuiyuan heard the sound of bells coming from under their clothes.

Sun Hongxing: "Engineer Luo is holding an emergency meeting. The meeting is not chaired by Engineer Luo. It's not convenient for us to go in now. Let's go there and wait for a while. There is a video playing there."

Lifting the curtain and walking in, there are many people sitting inside.

Some people hold documents in their hands, some hold drawings, and there is a group of people standing there with their arms folded, exuding a solemn atmosphere.

There is a TV connected to a video recorder in the tent. The TV is repeatedly playing a news report from a local TV station, with a station logo in the upper left corner.

The incident happened yesterday afternoon, and this is the news broadcast by the TV station last night.

In the picture, a dragon sucking water appeared in Gaoyou Lake.

A dragon sucking water is also called a waterspout or a dragon hanging water. It is produced on the sea or water surface. It can be understood as a tornado that appears on the water surface, with one end connected to the water surface and the other end connected to the sky. When it is formed, it will suck water up.

The dragon sucking water in the picture is more than a kilometer high, which is very spectacular, and the top is even immersed in the gray clouds.

This was originally nothing, it can only be said to be an occasional natural phenomenon.

But as the picture continued to play, soon, a long black figure appeared in the gray clouds, flying inside.

The people who were in it before must not have seen it for the first time, but when the picture was broadcast again to this point, everyone unconsciously raised their necks and opened their eyes wide.

The long black figure did not appear for a long time, less than ten seconds at most, and the picture was very blurry, only black could be seen, without any details.

But the problem is that its flight trajectory and movement posture are too relaxed and natural, full of spirituality.

Almost without being reminded, normal people will only have one word in their heads after seeing this scene...dragon.

On TV, the host's voice was also talking about the "dragon" figure that suddenly appeared in the clouds, attracting citizens to gather and watch.

Several people in front of him with a murderous aura whispered to each other.

Their voices were very soft, but Li Zhuiyuan had good hearing and still heard them.

They said:

"How does it feel?"

"Very similar."

"Compared with the one in Qinghai Lake?"

"The one in Qinghai Lake is clearer."

People kept coming in and out of this tent. Li Zhuiyuan and Xue Liangliang watched it five times before walking out of the tent.

Xue Liangliang put his mouth close to Li Zhuiyuan's ear and whispered: "Xiaoyuan, do you think this is true?"

"I don't know."

Xue Liangliang: "If it is true, it would be incredible. There are really creatures like dragons in this world?"

Li Zhuiyuan asked back: "Isn't it even more incredible that your wife can get pregnant?"

"Uh..." Xue Liangliang blinked, "After you said that, I suddenly felt it was very reasonable."

Engineer Luo came out after the meeting.

"Xiaoyuan."

"Teacher."

"Come on, come over, let's check the design again."

Engineer Luo took everyone to another tent.

"Everyone remember, don't tell the things here to the outside world. Most of you are still very young. It is inevitable that you will encounter similar things in your future work."

Xue Liangliang joked: "The TV station has broadcasted it..."

Mr. Luo: "The TV station is the TV station's business, but we can't say it out of our mouths. Even if we want to say it, we have to wait for another ten years. When we drink and have tea, you can brag as much as you want.

Okay, we are just called here to do some auditing and consultation. Help me sort it out here first, and make it ready."

Everyone started to get busy. In fact, the work is not complicated, but the process is a little longer. It's similar to preparing for the leader's inspection and starting the general cleaning first.

But sometimes, seemingly repetitive and meaningless work cannot be avoided, and it is also a kind of response preparation.

After being busy until late at night, the work was done, and Mr. Luo was called to attend a small meeting. When he came back, he announced that everyone should go to the guesthouse to rest.

Xue Liangliang went to explain the situation to Luo Gong, who said, "You guys booked a hotel, so you must go there. It must be better than the guesthouse. Remember to issue an invoice and give it to me."

Just like that, Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan left the construction site.

Liu Changping parked the taxi outside very professionally, and Xiong Shan and Lihua also stood outside the car waiting.

When Li Zhuiyuan got in the car, a car happened to pass by. Li Zhuiyuan saw Yu Shu sitting in the passenger seat of the car through the rearview mirror.

The boy immediately shrank down to avoid the other person's eyes that might look at him.

After the car drove in, Liu Changping started the taxi and took everyone to the hotel.

A total of three rooms were opened, one for Xiong Shan and his wife, one for Liu Changping, and one for Li Zhuiyuan and Xue Liangliang.

However, Xiong Shan and his wife would keep watch, one inside and one outside the hotel.

In the guest room, Li Zhuiyuan took a shower first, and Xue Liangliang turned on the TV.

While washing, Xue Liangliang shouted, "Xiaoyuan, come out and see!"

Li Zhuiyuan came out while wiping his hair.

The TV was playing local news, the same footage of the dragon sucking water from yesterday, using the same video footage. At least, it looked the same at the moment, and even the host's introduction voice had not changed.

It stands to reason that yesterday's old news should not be replayed tonight, but if it is big news, it is normal to be played repeatedly.

However, as the video was being played, the footage on the screen was no longer the long, complete black figure, but three large birds flying side by side.

The host's voice also changed:

"Dear audience, after the dragon sucking water phenomenon occurred, three large birds appeared in the clouds. This scene attracted many citizens to gather and watch."