The next day after school at noon, Gu Ning took Shui Mutian to the restaurant to pack a meal suitable for patients, bought a box of fruit, and went to the hospital to visit Lin Wei.

"Shui Mutian, I was delayed yesterday and didn't go. I went to visit you today. Your comrades won't mind, right?"

"What's there to mind? As long as there's good food, you can let him stay in the hospital for a few more days."

"How can you curse others like that?"

Pushing open the door of the ward, Lin Wei was lying on the bed, playing with his fingers out of boredom.

"Hey! Boss, you finally came to see me. I was almost bored to death!"

Shui Mutian put the fruit on the chair and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

"The doctor said you can be discharged tomorrow! Boss, don't forget my five roast chickens."

"Can't forget!"

Gu Ning put the food on the table, "Lin Wei, thank you for saving Gu Lin that day."

"You're welcome. It's our responsibility to protect you. Your brother doesn't have any feet, does he?"

"Just a little bruise, it's healed already."

Shui Mutian put the food out and said, "You must be hungry. Let's eat first."

"Where's Xu Yue?"

"He went out to eat, so he packed some food for me to take home. I want to have a double portion of lunch today."

Gu Ning and Shui Mutian sat for a while, and when Xu Yue came back, they stood up and said goodbye. They hadn't had lunch yet!

On the way home, Gu Ning asked Shui Mutian, "Do the four of you know each other openly?"

“We met after the Lantern Festival. Lin Wei and Xu Yue both work in Baiyun Community. It’s normal for two young people to take care of each other.

Liu Mo is a physical education teacher at the No. 1 Middle School in the county. I have met him at school. We live in the Baiyun Community together and we are familiar with each other.

But I can’t interact too much, for fear of attracting other people’s attention!”

Gu Ning nodded, "Let's go home quickly. I'm hungry. I wonder if the four kids have prepared the meal?"

At the Gu family, Jiang Bin swung the spatula, stir-fried the beef, put in seasonings, added some hot water, covered the pot, simmered for five minutes, opened the lid, put in the chopped green and red peppers, stir-fried twice, added some MSG and pepper, and served.

"Gu Jing, take out the beef and mackerel first. Gu Lin, wash the cabbage and tomatoes. Jiang Xue, did you sweep the floor?"

When Gu Ning and Shui Mutian returned home, there were four large dishes on the dining table.

Stir-fried beef with green peppers, pan-fried mackerel, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, and a tomato and egg soup.

Shui Mutian picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, "Jiang Bin, you have the potential to be a chef."

Jiang Bin smiled happily, "Brother Mu, you think it's good too, right? The four of us cook, and Sister Ning says mine is the best. When Sister Ning doesn't have time to cook, I usually cook.

My parents also said that my cooking was delicious!"

Gu Ning picked up a piece of cabbage with chopsticks and said, "Jiang Bin's fried cabbage is more fragrant and crispy than mine. I give you a thumbs up!"

Gu Jing, Gu Lin and Jiang Xue showed through their actions that Jiang Bin's cooking was indeed better than theirs, and now they were all helping Jiang Bin.

After a round of flattery, Jiang Bin was elated and waved his hand, "From now on, he will cook the meals at home!"

Gu Ning and Shui Mutian looked at each other. They were finally free from having to cook. Jiang Bin was in charge of the kitchen, with Gu Jing, Gu Lin and Jiang Xue helping them. From now on, they just had to sit and wait for dinner.

……

After a week of classes, I finally made it to the weekend.

Gu Jing was lying on the bed with her legs spread out, sleeping soundly, when Jiang Xue, who was beside her, kicked her in the face. Gu Jing rubbed her face, pushed Jiang Xue's feet aside, and continued to sleep.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

There was a knock on the door. "Gu Jing, Jiang Xue, get up! We are going to the Sanda gym for class today. Coach Chen called us last night."

Gu Jing and Jiang Xue, one sat up from the head of the bed and the other crawled up from the foot of the bed, looking at each other with sleepy eyes.

"Jiang Xue, why are you sleeping at the end of the bed again?"

"I don't know what's going on. Every time I wake up, I'm at the end of the bed."

"Let's get up quickly. If we get up too late, my sister will come in with a stick."

The two walked out of the room and saw Gu Lin and Jiang Bin already sitting at the dining table eating breakfast.

Shui Mutian walked in from the main entrance, "Good morning, everyone!"

For breakfast today, Gu Ning made beef and egg porridge, with a glass of milk for each person.

"After breakfast, the four of you can ride your bikes to the Sanda gym. I'm going to the factory today."

Gu Jing, "Brother Mu, do you have any plans?"

Shui Mutian took a sip of milk and said, "I want to go to the factory with your sister to see how those delicious snacks are made."

"You really are my sister's henchman."

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Gu Jing rolled her eyes, "I'm not praising you."

"I thought it was a compliment from you!"

Jiang Xue, "Gu Jing, you can't win the argument with Brother Mu, let's eat quickly, or we'll be late!"

After breakfast, the four children rode their bikes to the Sanda gym, while Gu Ning and Shui Mutian rode their bikes to the fruit canning factory.

Every weekend, Gu Ning would go to his own office in the factory to handle weekly business.

With the development of the factory's business, the original factory space can no longer meet the factory's production needs.

Gu Ning convened a meeting to discuss the matter, and everyone unanimously agreed to expand the factory and increase production capacity to meet market demand.

The expansion project will include adding production lines, optimizing space layout and upgrading equipment and facilities to ensure production efficiency and product quality.

After the meeting, it was almost twelve o'clock. Gu Ning called home using the factory phone and told Jiang Bin that he only needed to cook and there was no need to stir-fry.

She would pack meals to take home.

Gu Ning remembered that Lianhua worked in a small restaurant on weekends. On the first day of school, the head teacher mentioned that Lianhua was not in good condition.

Now I go to the store where she works to pack up some food, and by the way, find out about Lotus's recent situation.

Gu Ning went to the small restaurant but didn't see Lianhua. The boss said that Lianhua no longer worked there, but worked in another restaurant in the county.

"Boss, wasn't Lotus working here well before? Why did she change her job again?"

"Alas!" The boss sighed deeply, "Brother Zhuang from our village has taken a fancy to Lianhua. As long as Lianhua comes to work in the store, he will stick to her like taffy."

"Lotus was scared by him and didn't dare to come to work in our store. I introduced her to my colleagues and let her work in another place."

Gu Ning, "Is Brother Zhuang still clinging to Lianhua now?"

The boss shook his head. "Since Lotus stopped working in my store, Zhuang occasionally comes here to eat. As for whether he harasses Lotus again, I don't know!"

"Thank you, boss, for telling me these things. Tell me the address and I'll go find her."

When Gu Ning came out of the small restaurant, he felt that fate was something that was hard to explain.

Lianhua was clearly not working in the town, but had come to the county town, so Brother Zhuang still came to find her.

Could it be because the owners of the two restaurants in the town and the county are brothers, so he can't avoid them?

Shui Mutian asked, "Gu Ning, did Lotus have a tragic ending before?"

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