"It is reported that in order to comprehensively deepen the reform of the city's leading group and prepare for the reorganization of the leadership team next year, Zhou Shankang, deputy mayor of Hongyan City, actively listened to the opinions of the Disciplinary Inspection Committee and recently passed an anti-corruption agreement... This station Reporter Liu Hong reported."

Jiang Mingcheng and Qin Wenjing sat in front of the TV and listened to the news absently. When they heard the news, they glanced at each other in unison.

"My brother's actions are quite fast. I guess they will come back in a few days. But this surname Zhou is fast enough," Qin Wenjing said casually.

If a piece of news only reports on the deeds of the deputy mayor, ordinary people may not notice anything, but this is enough to explain the problem. The mayor's power has been emptied, and the next mayor of Hongyan City is in the pocket of this surname Zhou .

Jiang Mingcheng shook his head, "I'm just a businessman who has just returned to China. I don't know much about this, so I have to rely on you and my second brother."

Qin Wenjing sneered and said, "Come on, don't give me a high hat, I really don't know if you, Jiang Mingcheng, have any means, do you?"

***

The temperature dropped sharply today, the cold wind raged outside, and the sky looked like it was about to collapse. The thick clouds and the gloomy sky indicated the coming of a snowstorm.

In such weather, everyone has a tacit understanding to choose to stay at home.

"Father, Uncle Kangtai has two such cards." Standing beside Chen Xi, Fan Yangyang hurriedly reminded him when he saw him draw a card.

When Chen Xi heard this, she immediately changed the cards in her hand and threw out a safer card.

Kangtai shouted unhappily: "It's not fair, Yangyang, you are not allowed to report to your father anymore, otherwise it will be regarded as him cheating and post a note on him."

They play fast, not only relying on luck to get good cards, but also relying on skill.Just like Lu Yiyao, he is very lucky. Every time he gets a lot of cards, basically there are few single cards, but he is the last one to run. The face below the eyes is almost covered with notes, keeping his eyes open. Look at the cards.

Everyone else is fine, except for a few scattered notes on the chin.How can you not get your shoes wet when you often walk by the river? No matter how good your card skills are, you can't stand up to a bad hand.

***

"By the way, when will you bring them back? You can't live here all the time, can you?" Qin Wenjing turned his head and saw two sitting on the sofa and two sitting on Kangtai's temporary bed, surrounded by four people Play poker together.

Jiang Mingcheng didn't answer right away. He looked at Chen Xi with focused and deep eyes, and said after a while, "It's not time yet."

"Not in time?" Qin Wenjing was a little puzzled, could it be that Mingcheng still wanted to pick some auspicious day?Although living in Qingshan Village is quiet, Mingcheng can't forget the livelihood of tens of thousands of people in such a huge group, can he?

"Yeah, Chen Xi still has concerns here. If he were to come with me now, he would definitely be sad," Jiang Mingcheng explained lightly.

Qin Wenjing pursed his lips, he was so fucking spoiled!

***

It was less than five o'clock in the afternoon, and it was completely dark.

After playing enough poker, everyone started eating snacks and chatting.

Qin Wenjing called Lu Yiyao over, wanting to tear off the sticky note on his face.Kangtai seized the opportunity, turned on the camera, and quietly took a picture of Lu Yiyao's funny face. Chen Feng leaned over, and the two laughed while watching.

It stands to reason that Kangtai is about the same age as Qin Wenjing and Jiang Mingcheng, but Kangtai has a very pleasant personality, and when he gets along with Chenfeng, the two have endless topics to talk about.

Looking at the sky, Chen Xi decided to cook early tonight, so that she could get into bed earlier to keep warm after eating early.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Just eat hot pot tonight, please raise your hand if you have any opinions."

No one in the room raised their hands, Chen Xi was very satisfied, and asked again: "Then is there anyone to help me cook?"

"Me!" Fan Yangyang was the first to jump over.

Jiang Mingcheng smiled and touched the little guy's head. He is really a filial child.

Shunzi stood outside the gate, saw the lively scene in the room through the crack of the door, thought about it, and finally left on her own.

Douzi tilted his head, not understanding why the master's friend didn't come in. After the people outside had gone away, Douzi ran into the house wagging his tail, rubbed against the little master, and finally lay down beside the sofa.

Lu Yiyao picked up Douzi's ears, and stroked its back with his palm. After the autumn moulting season, the big golden retriever's fur became thick and smooth to the touch.

Qin Wenjing found that Lu Yiyao liked this big dog very much, so he asked, "Shall we raise one too when we go back?"

"Ah? But I'm afraid I won't be able to raise them properly," Lu Yiyao hesitated. Although he has raised many things, they are limited to plants. He has no experience with such an animal that can run and bark.

Qin Wenjing smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm here, I can help you raise it."

Lu Yiyao embarrassed him with a half-smile: "I don't know who broke my two pots of lily of the valley? I dare not give the puppy to you to raise."

Qin Wenjing shed lasagna tears in his heart, what the hell is going wrong?Why did Chenxi feel so moved when Mingcheng said "I'm here", but Yiyao had this expression when he said it?

***

"Help Dad choose the cabbage into pieces, just like this, put the good ones in the basin," Chen Xi demonstrated first, watching Yang Yang squatting on the small bench, carefully breaking the leaves of the cabbage carefully, before walking away to continue Stare at the frying pan.

The small crispy meat in the oil pan was deep-fried until it was burnt, and there were already a lot of deep-fried meat in the small basket beside it.

"Try it, is it delicious?" Chen Xi stuffed a piece into Jiang Mingcheng's mouth.

Jiang Mingcheng took off his thick coat and only wore a shirt and a sweater. For the convenience of activities, he rolled up his sleeves.

Jiang Mingcheng stopped the kitchen knife in his hand and smiled, "It's very fragrant and delicious." When he spoke, his eyes were full of warmth and tenderness. Compared with when he was helping him deal with "relatives" before, he was a completely different person.

Chen Xi narrowed her eyes with a smile, and nodded, "It's good as long as it's delicious, do you want Yang Yang to try it?"

"Father, I'm done choosing!" Fan Yangyang ran over.

Chen Xi took a bowl of vegetables, "Yangyang moves so fast! Go and play, and dinner will be served in a while."

Jiang Mingcheng took the initiative to work: "The potatoes and kelp are all cut, what else needs to be cut?"

"Well, tear up the mushrooms a little bit, these are new mushrooms grown in the greenhouse, I don't know if they are good or not," Chen Xi replied.

Outside the door, Chenfeng covered Kangtai's mouth, and then they moved quietly without disturbing the people in the room.They were originally looking for food in the kitchen, but after hearing the conversation, they decided to return the same way. The relationship between these two people is simply impossible to get in.

The two people in the house didn't know it. Chen Xi put the pot away, put the vegetables on the table one by one, opened another pot, sprinkled star anise pepper, pushed it with a spoon, and put the lid on the pot again.

"When the pork rib soup is ready, use the pork rib soup to cook the hot pot. By the way, there is a hot pot base at home. Where do you put it?" Chen Xi rummaged in the seasoning cabinet for a long time.

Jiang Mingcheng asked, "What can't be found?"

"I clearly remember that there are hot pot bottom ingredients," Chen Xi wondered.

"If you don't have it, you don't need it," Jiang Mingcheng thought it wasn't important.

"No!" Kangtai popped in from nowhere, "Is hot pot without hot pot ingredients still hot pot? If not, I'll buy it." He is a gourmet, and his consistent principle is that he never gets tired of eating delicious food, and he can't spoil the food just because he wants to be lazy. .

Jiang Mingcheng glared at Kangtai sullenly, and Kangtai stared back unwillingly.

Chen Xi said helplessly: "Don't stare at me, Kangtai, help me look at the pot here, the pork rib soup boiled in it, wait for 15 minutes and turn down the heat, I'll go to Shunzi's house to get it." He remembered , last time Shun Zi ate hot pot, he took away the hot pot base.

***

"I'll go with you," Jiang Mingcheng said as he quickly dried his hands and put on his coat.

When the two went out, the wind outside was really strong. Jiang Mingcheng held a flashlight to illuminate, and Chen Xi tightened his collar, suddenly feeling a little cool on his face.

"It's snowing!" Chen Xi said in surprise.

Fortunately, Shunzi's house was not far away, and the two arrived at the door within a few minutes.Chen Xi took out a key from her pocket, and as soon as she touched the door, the door opened automatically.

Chen Xi paused, looked at Jiang Mingcheng in surprise, and asked him silently, "Have you been robbed?" Shunzi's house has a grocery store, and there are still a lot of goods piled up in it.

Jiang Mingcheng nodded, and took the lead to push the door in. The big iron door creaked and was magnified many times under the dark night.

Chen Xi hurriedly followed, looking around carefully.He is also very familiar with Shunzi's house, and he came here the day before yesterday to help Shunzi dry the quilt, so he was sure to lock the door when he left.

"Did you hear anything?" Chen Xi grabbed Jiang Mingcheng's arm.

Jiang Mingcheng stopped his feet, listened for a while, and handed the flashlight to Chen Xi, "You help me show the way, I'll go into the house and have a look."

"No, I'll go in with you."

"Don't worry, I'll be right back."

While talking, a louder sound came, and the sound of people's moving footsteps and cursing could still be heard. Maybe the people inside saw the bright light outside, and their voices suddenly fell silent.

Chen Xi quickly turned off the flashlight, and the courtyard returned to darkness.

The reason why darkness makes people feel scared is because of the uncertainty that darkness brings to people. In the darkness, it always seems that something is waiting for an opportunity.

Jiang Mingcheng held Chen Xi's hand, and after he got used to the darkness, he could vaguely see a dark shadow sneaking out.Jiang Mingcheng took the flashlight and turned it on suddenly to shine on the shadow.

The blinding white light made the black figure unable to open his eyes, and his arms were restrained while he was dodging.

The black shadow struggled and shouted loudly: "Who? What are you doing?"

Chen Xi's heart skipped a beat when she heard this voice, and she shone the flashlight, "Shunzi?!"

"Huh? Chen Xi? What are you doing?" Shunzi closed her eyes to avoid the bright light, and stopped struggling when she heard Chen Xi's voice.Jiang Mingcheng let go of Shunzi's arm with all his strength.

Chen Xi hurriedly helped Shunzi up and asked, "Why didn't you call when you came back? We didn't even turn on the lights at home, so we thought we were being burglarized."

Shunzi rubbed her arms, "Uh...I want to go home first and have a look. I don't know if I haven't taken care of it yet, and I don't know if the switch is broken and all the lights are off."

In fact, he came back in the afternoon, and went to look for Chen Xi as soon as he came back.However, he found that Chenxi's house was extremely lively, and he felt that it was not good for him to disturb him.Well, man, it's okay to admit that I'm a little upset.

He was just upset, before he could say without hesitation that he was Chen Xi's best buddy, but now he is not so sure, he always feels that things have changed and he can never go back.

Chen Xi asked: "Have you eaten yet? I made hot pot, and I happened to come to your house to get the hot pot ingredients..." It seemed that there was no need to say anything later.

"Brother, I'm sorry," Jiang Mingcheng said.

"Your strength is really not small," Shunzi said with some pain in his shoulder.

"It's so cold, go eat hot pot at my place, and I'll introduce you to some new friends," Chen Xi pushed Shun Zi.

Shunzi scratched her hair and laughed, it seemed that she was thinking too much, the brothers for so many years were not for nothing, "Wait a minute, I'll take out the wine I treasured."

Chen Xi complained bluntly: "You are the only one who still collects wine? Is it the Red Star Erguotou in your store?"

"Can you save me some face!" Shunzi said and walked into the house.

Chen Xi called him to stop: "Don't forget to take out the hot pot bottom ingredients for me."

On the way back, the snow fell a little bit more. From the small ice particles just now to snowflakes, it can be imagined that if it keeps falling, tomorrow will definitely be a silvery world.

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