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The mayor came to the reception room after today's regular meeting, opened the door and saw Qin Heyi, the boss of Litang.Wearing a pure cotton shirt and light-colored slacks, holding a green leaf and looking at it, the whole person brightened the dark reception room.In the eyes of the mayor, the young man sitting on the imitation mahogany sofa is like a green pine tree on the edge of a cliff, tall and straight, cold and lonely.Said that he is straightforward but hides inner beauty, said that he is deep-minded but prefers to get straight to the point. He is an interesting person. Mayor Huang has an intuition that this young man will bring a new atmosphere to Baoyue Town. He will wait and see.

The two of them sat down after exchanging simple greetings. They only met once but they were choked up. The mayor had figured out the context of the conversation with Qin Heyi, so there was no need to beat around the bush. He asked Qin Heyi directly what he was doing here today. .

Qin Heyi explained his purpose, "I want to contract the two mountains behind Litang."

"Oh, are you going to farm Baoshan and plant fruit trees?" The mayor's eyes flashed and his smile became more and more friendly, like a cat smelling fish.

"Well, the two back mountains plus the Yudaigou behind the mountain, raising chickens and ducks, planting trees and vegetables, can be regarded as green food. I don't know how much the price of contracting an acre of mountain land in the town is now?" Qin Heyi Of course, I will not tell the real purpose of contracting the mountain land, but plant some vegetables and fruits in the open space, and raise some chickens, ducks and geese in the Yudai ditch. The things I grow and raise by myself are much better than those outside.

"Baoyue Town is not as good as before. Now the transportation is convenient and the development is rapid. The price of the surrounding forest land has risen sharply. One mu of land is about [-] yuan." Although Baoyue Town was an ancient town five years ago, it is not Famous, there are very few people who come to travel, and the city government intends to support but has no one available. He offended people on it, so he simply used his connections to come to Baoyue Town and become a small mayor.After five years of hard work, Baoyue Town is not what it used to be. When talking about these mayors, their faces unconsciously show pride.

With the development of Baoyue Town, the surrounding land prices are of course not the same. Let’s talk about the collective forest land next to Baoyue Town. Compared with five years ago, it has doubled or tripled to about [-].But unlike the rising land prices, residents of Baoyue Town are not interested in buying land and real estate. Rather than spending [-] yuan to buy a mountain in Baoyue Town, it is better to buy a house in the city with [-] square meters. The townspeople’s point of view I still feel that the city is better than the town, and the town is the countryside after all.

The old thinking of the townspeople cannot be changed in a short time, and the mayor is also very helpless.

Baoyue Town needs a lot of funds if it wants to develop. Part of it has financial appropriations from above, and the other part has to be solved by the town itself, such as attracting investment, selling mountain and forest land, etc. The former is limited by the size of Baoyue Town. The harvest is scarce, and the latter is influenced by the old ideas of the townspeople, he does not go to Baoshan to develop himself, and he does not like others to come to Baoshan to destroy the feng shui of Baoyue Town.

As long as the mayor of Huang opened his eyes, he would worry about these things. Of course he was happy that someone who suddenly came to help the town's finances, but he still had to be careful not to let Qin Heyi see his eagerness.

There is no need for Mayor Huang to make decisions. Qin Heyi has already known the financial needs of the town through Jiu Ge Ding. It is still possible to hack into the computer in the town government and read some information.

"There are two Houshan Mountains. One is about 70 mu and the other is nearly [-] mu. The total does not exceed [-] mu. I am willing to pay the [-]-year contract money at one time. The town should also give a discount on the contract fee. Moreover, the Yudaigou in the back is narrow and barren, full of weeds in troubled times, it is not suitable for planting and breeding, and the price..."

"Xiao Qin's words are wrong. Not to mention the reeds and rocks in the Yudai ditch, but the wild ducks living in it, they are not useless. Moreover, there are many flowers and trees on the mountain. If you tidy it up, you can also have economic output. When the contract is officially contracted, these will also be included, and the price may go up a bit."

Qin Heyi smiled, "Has the mayor read the Zhenzhi?"

Mayor Huang squeezed his fingers lightly, "Look at my memory, I missed this point. Even so, it has been five or sixty years since the back mountain was collectively owned. The mountain has been different for a long time."

"That's right, there are so many moss and vines growing, and my ancestors took care of them at all. The mayor must include these. Although they are collected into the collective, logically, the Qin family has hard work if they don't have any credit. .”

"Don't worry, the town won't let you suffer, as long as people who contribute to the town will be taken care of by the government." Mayor Huang raised his hand to make Qin Heyi calm down, and he went out and called out to Litang together last time The secretary came in, "Xiaolin, please record the contracting of the two mountains behind the Litang and the Yudaigou behind the mountain. I can't make decisions on this matter alone. The town belongs to everyone." Yi said, "Contracting the mountain land is a good thing for the benefit of the town, and it has given everyone a head start. In the afternoon, I will be anxious for everyone to have a meeting to discuss it. I will contact you after I come up with a plan. I will never let you suffer."

"Mayor, please take my matter to heart."

Then he said a few more words, Qin Heyi left his contact information and left. He knew that his contracting of the mountain land was a certainty. The mayor wanted to start a year-round themed event in Baoyue Town next year. He had to have money. Didn't he just send the money up.It's just that the contracting price fluctuates greatly. He has browsed through several documents of the town government. In order to encourage the contracting price to fluctuate between 200 and [-] yuan, the difference of [-] yuan is quite large.

Silently counting his own property, he sold the house and made more than 600 million yuan, which is an astronomical figure for Qin Heyi, a salaryman. Later, he spent more than 500 million yuan to repair the old house and 60 million yuan to buy various furniture. , Decorating the Litang cost more than 60 yuan and other miscellaneous statistics, and there are less than 900 million yuan on the card.

I used to think that with these 900 million, it was enough to just lie on the sofa and wait for death.Looking at it now, the money is still too little.The price of contracting the mountain land was much more than he had imagined at the beginning, which exceeded the budget.

Qin Heyi summoned Jiu Ge Ding, "You said you could trade in stocks?"

"Yes, give me the funds, and I'll help you make money." Jiugeding finally found the value of Dingsheng, making money, making a lot of money, so that no matter what games he plays or how much money he charges, he will not be stuck by Qin Heyi Just spend whatever you want, "But I ask for a salary."

"Okay, I'll give you 200 million first, and you operate it." The dead horse is a living horse doctor, he thinks of other ways to donate money, there are some old objects in the warehouse, and he can only use them as a last resort.

"Yes, sir, I promise to complete the task."

It was almost eleven o'clock when we went back, Tong Xiu woke up, yawned and sat at the table eating the shrimp porridge and sweet-scented osmanthus cake left by Qin Heyi, breakfast turned into lunch.

"Is this the sweet-scented osmanthus cake prepared for Senior Yam?"

"Not yet, make something for you to eat."

Tong Xiu yawned, feeling completely awake, looked at Qin Heyi who was sitting next to him and suddenly stammered, "You, why didn't you concentrate on preparing sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, senior is here tonight."

"...I didn't mean to urge you, but I just thought that the senior would come tonight, and if I didn't prepare it for him, I was afraid that he would blame you."

Tong Xiu's heart was already full of tears. When he saw Qin Heyi, everything in the bathtub automatically appeared in his mind. Suddenly, pornographic clips flew all over the sky, and he felt like he had become a train. Dirty", he needs a cleansing powder, a whole box.

Qin Heyi grabbed Tong Xiu's hand, pulled a tissue to wipe off the oil stains on the corner of his mouth, "I understand, I don't need to explain so much. I've prepared the sweet-scented osmanthus cake for senior, it's specially made for you Yes, all I think about is you, so the food I make is not suitable."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" Tong Xiu felt his brain turned into a steam engine, and steam rushed out of his ears, almost scalding him to death. The goal of "I want to be the man above" is still in his ears, but Tong Xiu feels that the chance of realizing it is getting slimmer and slimmer. He has already drowned in Qin Heyi's tenderness. As for who gets on and who gets off, go fuck yourself.

"Don't be in a daze, change your clothes."

"Ah?" Tong Xiu raised his head in a daze, "You want to go out?"

"No, don't you feel cold?" Qin Heyi pointed down. Although he didn't mind feasting his eyes, he didn't want Tong Xiu to catch a cold and get sick.

Tong Xiu wiggled his toes, looked down at Qin Heyi's fingers, and immediately jumped up, "Why didn't you tell me earlier!" In the early morning, he turned back into a human being. , I got hungry and took some clothes and put them on. It was Qin Heyi's old T-shirt.The old cotton T-shirt is comfortable, but it is deformed into a "big bag", the neckline becomes larger, and it slides off the shoulders when you move a little, revealing round shoulders, powerful arms and delicate collarbones, barely covered by the hem Butt, the key is that he was in a hurry to eat and forgot to wear underwear. In the vacuum state, his legs were still swaying. The muscles of the slender and straight legs were soft and firm.

"It's beautiful and delicious, I'm so happy, I can't help but want to see more."

Tong Xiu rolled his eyes, "Look at Mao, don't show." Pulling the hem of his clothes, he went to put on his clothes, to wrap them tightly, hum.

Time passed quietly while the two were getting along with each other with a little ambiguity. When the sun was setting and the fire cloud appeared in the sky, and the moon lake was reflected like a magnificent gem, a yam spirit in a big black robe appeared at the entrance of Litang.

The previous two times he came here after dark, but today he came earlier, which shows that the inside of Shan Yao Jing is not peaceful.In the mountains, buried in my favorite soil, the yam essence tossed and turned, the regret in my heart, what a three-day appointment, just one day, no, an hour is fine, after thousands of years, my heart has been calm because The knot in his heart might be untied soon and he was restless, and he couldn't wait to come here before dark.

Standing in front of the carp hall, Shan Yaojing was a little apprehensive, what if Qin Heyi didn't make sweet-scented osmanthus cakes?What should I do if I still can't get rid of my obsession with food?Taking a deep breath, the yam spirit used his spiritual power to calm himself down. No matter what, the result still had to be faced. Even if Qin Heyi couldn't help him untie his knot, he could continue to wait and search. can always be found.

Taking a step forward, the copper bell rang softly, Qin Heyi pushed the door and walked out, his eyes were not as cold and peaceful as usual, seeing the yam essence bursting out full of eagerness and excitement, he hurriedly invited him in, "Senior, please come in, I see It's almost time for you to come over, and I've been waiting."

Seeing Qin Heyi's attitude, Shan Yaojing's heart was half relieved, "Don't talk so much nonsense, kid, just bring the sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

"Okay, just sit here and wait, I'll bring it right away." Poured the yam essence with tea, Qin Heyi touched Tong Xiu's hand reassuringly, so that he wouldn't be nervous, went around behind the kitchen counter and picked it up A small carrying case.

Tong Xiu smiled stiffly, his heart was in a mess as if he had thought a lot, but he didn't seem to think about anything at all. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. The hope of healing his face was right in front of him. How much he wished that Qin Heyi could do it all at once. Success.But he didn't want his nervousness to infect Qin Heyi and increase his burden.There were many conflicts, which made him lose his mind since the afternoon. He played the game to clear the dungeon, and was hacked to death by the boss several times.

The closer the time came to the arrival of the yam essence, the stiffer he became, sitting upright facing the door, but he didn't dare to let Qin Heyi open the door.

Shan Yaojing teased Tong Xiu, "Don't be nervous, little half demon, trust your man."

Tong Xiu rolled his eyes mechanically, and moved the corners of his mouth upwards, revealing a smile uglier than crying, "Senior misunderstood, we are friends."

"Ah, I understand, I understand, human beings always like duplicity." Shan Yaojing nodded with a clear face, "And I am subject to the secular world, love each other but don't stay together, stay together but hate each other, I have seen a lot. It's really getting better I'm getting more and more uncomfortable. I think back when I first opened my mind and didn't have a form, the human world hadn't flourished to the extreme, and the monks hadn't completely fallen. And no one accuses them with the slogan of 'declining the world, corrupting the Yin-Yang Dao', the more prosperous the human world, the more restrictions there are, and life is really tiring..."

"...What do you two have to be restrained by these things? A half-demon and a monk have already transcended the worldly rules, so you can indulge yourself and me."

"Senior, we are really not."

"Oh~" Shan Yaojing had an ambiguous disbelief on his face.

"..." Well, even Tong Xiu himself didn't believe it.

Tong Xiu was nervous, and Yam Jingjing was not calm. It was the first time he talked so much, and taking the initiative to talk to them was the best proof.

Qin Heyi came to the table with an exquisite carved basket that looked like a work of art, opened the basket, and took out a plate from inside. There were three pancakes on the top of the pan. The pancakes were burnt and greasy, cold and dry, and smelled of oil The slag smelled fishy, ​​and I didn't have the slightest appetite after seeing it.

"You just let me eat this?" Shan Yaojing pointed at the hard pancake with a dangerous tone.

Qin Heyi nodded firmly, "It should be the same as in memory."

Tong Xiu rubbed his fingers nervously, afraid that the yam spirit would suddenly explode, and they were no match for the unpredictable yam spirit at all.

Yam Jing believed Qin Heyi tentatively, picked up a pancake and ate a small mouthful, and fell into memories immediately.He enlightened his wisdom very early, but it took a long time to transform. The untransformed monsters and spirits are very fragile. To guard against humans, guard against the same kind, etc., they can only hide.

There are very few human beings who can come into contact with it. Osmanthus cake is the first human food I have come into contact with, and my memory is still fresh.Even if he has eaten delicacies, birds and beasts after his transformation, he still can't fill the emptiness. He can only search for the taste in his memory again and again, but he can't find it.

The sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by Qin Heyi perfectly coincides with the taste in memory. It is not delicious, it can even be said to be extremely unpalatable, but for the people who fled at that time, it was already a delicacy in the world and a luxury that was hard to find.What about yam essence? The world is full of devastation, hunger is everywhere, and the life in the mountains is not easy. There is drought and little rain, the land is barren, and it may be eaten by hungry humans. It is more nutritious to have a taste of sweet-scented osmanthus cake , is also a very happy thing.

Shan Yaojing recalled the past, the knots that had been fettered in his heart loosened and disappeared, and he felt relaxed. After eating an osmanthus cake, he said directly: "The wound on his face is easy to treat, but it will be more painful. It must be done well." Mentally prepare."

Qin He Yiwen was still a little hesitant when he heard this, but Tong Xiu took the lead and said, "It's just a pain, as long as it can be cured."

"Remember what you said now. Don't give up halfway when the pain comes. It may be more painful than when you were disfigured. It's not just one experience."

Tong Xiu didn't hesitate, "No."

"I prepared the medicine for you in advance. Whether you can persist is up to you." Reaching out from the sleeve, he took out a palm-sized brocade box and put it on the table. The fine one pointed to the big porcelain bottle and said: "The big one dissolves in water and scrubs it once a day. Pus will flow out after the skin is damaged. Rinse it with clean water until no pus comes out, and then sprinkle the medicine powder in the small blue porcelain bottle. The small red porcelain bottle It is an internal medicine, there are nine pills in it, one pill three times a day, and it will be cured within three days."

It was pus and flushed again, Qin Heyi couldn't help asking: "Isn't there a better way?"

"No." Shan Yaojing replied decisively, the only way to heal Tong Xiu's face injury was to use his medicine.In order for Qin Heyi and Tong Xiu to understand clearly, he continued: "His wound was caused by the corpse water made by the current human alchemist. The outside is healed, but the inside is still festering. If it is not cured now, after a year or so, the entire side face will rot. In order to remove the remaining medicinal properties, it is necessary to open the wound to let the pus flow out, and repeat it three times..."

"...The irony is that the corpse water was transformed from the beauty pill in the cultivation era. Because the prescription is incomplete, the medicinal materials are incomplete, and the method of refining medicine is lost, the things that come out will directly disfigure the face when used, mortals. Don't talk about this, As long as the face is healed according to what I said, the next step is to adjust the internal breath and give me a quiet room."

Qin Heyi and Tong Xiu looked at each other, Qin Heyi saw firmness in Tong Xiu's eyes, Tong Xiu saw worry in Qin Heyi's eyes.Tong Xiu smiled brightly, "Then I will trouble Senior."

"Mutual benefit."

Qin Heyi and Tong Xiu led Yam Jing to the study in the backyard. The environment in the study is quiet and elegant, with good sound insulation, which is very suitable for practicing kung fu.

They went in for one night, and Qin Heyi stayed outside for the whole night. Tonight, the sky was full of stars, shining brightly, the wind was blowing slowly, and the cool scent of sweet-scented osmanthus was refreshing.Qin Heyi took a deep breath, remembering Tong Xiu in the study, feeling nervous and not sleepy.

"You want to keep him forever, but in fact you don't need to treat his face." Jiuge Dingluo said beside him.

"He wants to be cured so much, why not."

"But once he recovers, he may have to leave, and it's impossible to stay with you in Baoyue Town forever."

Tong Xiu's stage is very big. Although he was framed by others and his career stopped, there is always a time when he is given a chance to make a comeback. Jiuge Ding made it clear, and Qin Heyi also understood that he could not stay in Baoyue Town forever .Just like his mother, who went to a more distant place for her dream, Qin Heyi lowered his eyes, and when he looked up again, the clear eyes reflected the bright stars, "If he wants to fly, I will accompany him to the sky. If he wants to enter the sea, I will go to the sky." Accompany him into the sea, Baoyue Town is not a cage, it can't trap me."

"Oh, it's good to go out and play."

The second day arrived soon, and the door of the study creaked. Qin Heyi, who had been guarding outside all night, turned around and saw Jing Yam stretching out, "But I'm exhausted, I haven't done this for a long time." It's hard work, let me have some breakfast."

Qin Heyi walked inside, "Where's the boy?"

"I fell asleep after being overtired, let him sleep for a while, I'm hungry."

Qin Heyi suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, Shan Yaojing blocked the door, and did not let him in at all, so he could only give up the idea of ​​going in and prepare breakfast for Shan Yaojing, Shan Yaojing didn't like to be perfunctory, he wanted perfection, and wanted to eat Xiaolongbao , Shaomai, Sandingbao, millet porridge and delicious pickles.No way, Qin Heyi can only put his heart and soul into it before he can serve it on the table.

When the yam essence was almost eaten, Qin Heyi asked patiently, "Can I go and see Xiaotong?"

"Well, go wherever you want, it's your home anyway. I don't have to see you off later, I'll leave when I'm done eating."

"Trouble senior, you can come to Li Tang anytime you want to eat in the future."

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Qin Heyi pushed open the door of the study room, the room was dark, only the paper floor lamp in the corner of the room gave off a dim light, Qin Heyi took off the tablecloth covering the table lamp, and the light instantly lit up, I don't know why Cover the lamp.Tong Xiu was sleeping on the imperial concubine's couch on one side, his face was pale but not weak, he wanted to get up when he heard some movement and struggled.

Qin Heyi pressed his shoulders, asked him to lie down, and asked softly, "Is there anything uncomfortable?"

"No, it feels good." Tong Xiu stretched out his hand to touch Qin Heyi's face, the signs of exhaustion were so obvious, "You didn't sleep all night?"

"worry about you."

Tong Xiu moved in, "Let's lie down together for a while."

"it is good."

On the concubine couch in the study room, one person is wide and two people are narrow, and the two people must lie close together, their limbs intertwined so as not to fall off. Qin Heyi put his arms around Tong Xiu's waist, resting his head on his neck Wo Chu sighed, "It was too quiet in the study last night, there was no sound, I was very scared."

Tong Xiu enjoyed this cherished posture very much, his heart was at peace, and when he was about to lament everything about last night, when Qin Heyi's long breathing sounded, he couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The two of them were woken up by the noisy sound outside the carp hall, to be precise, someone was about to come in, and the copper bell sounded dutifully to remind the host that a guest was coming.

Outside the gate of the Litang, more than a dozen girls gathered together, discussing something in a low voice. One of the tall girls who seemed to be the leader was elected to knock on the door, and the copper bell hanging on the door rang.It took about ten minutes before someone came to open the door. The man who opened the door was a tall man with a cold temperament, just like the shop owner of Litang described on the Internet.

Under the shopkeeper's cold gaze, the tall girl swallowed nervously and asked courageously, "Excuse me, is Tong Xiu here?"

"Who are you?" Qin Heyi glanced around, they were all girls around 20 years old, the one in front of him looked the oldest, about 26 or [-] years old, and the ones behind him were even younger, that is, Seventeen or eighteen years old.

A few boys in their 20s hurried over with milk tea in the distance, probably out of courage, the girl said a little excitedly: "We are Tong Xiu's fans, we know he is here, so come and see him. "

"Uncle, let's meet Tong Xiu, we won't disturb him."

"It's good to just meet once. Some of us come from far, far away. It's not easy to take a car."

"That's right, there's also the student party, which is only released for two or three days in the third year of high school."

"We are all die-hard fans of Tong Xiu, and we will not harm him." Someone hastily added, after all, he was also a so-called fan who poured acid on him before, "We have never believed in the black material on the Internet, and we have tried every means to collect evidence to defend him , but we are all ordinary people, as soon as we post it online, it will be deleted, and as soon as we reply, it will disappear, so we can only watch and worry."

The girl in the lead went on to say: "I saw a post on the Internet that revealed that Tong Xiu appeared here, so we came here with the idea of ​​giving it a try. We just want to meet Tong Xiu, as long as we make sure he is fine." , the girl's voice was already choked with sobs. Many of them watched Tong Xiu grow up, from a boy of sixteen or seventeen to a young man in his 20s. Every step they took, they witnessed Tong Xiu's growth. Xiu worked hard, but the child who was raised with one hand was hacked to pieces. They felt distressed but could do nothing, they could only watch helplessly...

After Tong Xiu posted a photo of a hot pot, there was no news. They were worried and wanted to see Tong Xiu with their own eyes and know that he was all right. So the die-hard copper fans from all over the world decided to come to the old city on the National Day. It's a trip here.The local fans from the old city responded, and after everyone arrived, they hurried to Baoyue Town.

21 people, 16 girls, 27 boys, the youngest is [-] years old, the oldest is [-] years old, traveling all the way, it is not easy.

Jiugeding explained in Qin Heyi's ear at the right time, "They are the members of the core group of the Idol Defense War, and the leader is Lin Meimei, 27 years old, a white-collar worker of the H City company, a die-hard fan, and has been following Tongxiu since his debut. He; the one next to her is Xiao Qingfang, 26, a white-collar worker in Y City Company, and also a hardcore guy. The boy wearing glasses is called..." Jiu Ge Ding has a clear grasp of his name, name, which city he is from and what kind of job he is doing. , and when they started to fan Tongxiu, and to what extent they are fans, there is an explanation.

These people are all die-hard fans, and they are rational fans. Even the youngest few loli fans are not brainless fans, they can be said to be the elite of fans.

After confirming their identities, Qin Heyi opened the door of the Litang to let them in. He had already sensitively noticed the prying figure in the distance, and took away a senior paparazzi, but couldn't drive away a bunch of paparazzi. The camera had already been raised high , always ready to capture "interesting" photos.

Tong Xiu, who had sorted out his inner breath, was still unable to move around flexibly, and was adapting to the changes in his body in the study, so Qin Heyi came first.

As soon as everyone was invited into the Litang, Tong Xiu came out wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans. His face was slightly pale, but he was in good spirits. He was a little dazed when he saw the people in the hall.

Li Tang has been in business since, that is, on the first day of its opening, neighbors and neighbors came to join in the fun, but it has been deserted since then.

The fans couldn't help screaming when they saw Tong Xiu, shouting in a suppressed voice, "Tong Xiu, Tong Xiu." Someone had already prepared a booklet for Tong Xiu to sign.

Tong Xiu backed up and yawned halfway, his lazy demeanor became gentle and amiable, he put on a mask in an instant, and smiled softly in front of his fans so soft that he could tire people.Due to his professional habits all the time, he behaved flawlessly in front of everyone, such as standing posture, smile, speech, etc. Tongxiu had already experienced right and wrong when he debuted as a teenager, and he knew that even if he was perfect under the magnification of the spotlight, he could pick out all kinds of shortcomings , There is nothing wrong with picking bones in an egg.

"Hello, everyone." The fans who can still come here at this time are either true love, or just joining in the fun and watching jokes. Tong Xiu knows from Jiu Ge Ding that they are the former.Bow down and thank them for their perseverance.

When he stood up straight, his broken hair flew up, revealing the hideous scars on his back. Some fans exclaimed immediately, and some couldn't help crying.

This fan meeting had no lively scenes, no interesting interactions, no lights and music, no media and reporters who followed, even though lunch was ordered outside, the number of people present was only 21 fans and children in Litang. Xiu, it was Qin Heyi who took the photo, but they were extraordinarily warm and natural. Everyone seemed like long-time friends, telling each other their thoughts and experiences after parting.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the afternoon that everyone was sent away one by one. Tong Xiu asked Jiuge Ding to follow up on their whereabouts. It was a day after making sure that everyone had arrived home safely before he felt at ease.