Tolerate

Both Ling Suzhen and Chi Tianxiang were on business trips. Chi Muqiu originally wanted to take Xia Bing and Lu Qingming out to play, but Chi Muyun called and said that her university roommate was coming to visit her, so she had to wait at home to entertain Jiang Bei.

Holding the phone, Chi Muyun paused for a moment.She originally wanted Chi Muqiu to call Lu Qingming and have a few words with the little girl, but when she turned her head, she saw Lin Wei and Chen Yan taking out their computers, frowning and checking the interview outline.

The seniors are making serious preparations, and Chi Muyun is not going to slack off.What needs to be followed in depth this time is still Liberty Pharmaceuticals' suspected counterfeit production and sales.I don't know if the pharmacy in city h will cooperate.

"Tell Xiaolu, I...can't go back today." Chi Muyun said quickly with lowered eyes.

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone, took out the interview book and pen, and lowered her head to check the materials carefully, adding or subtracting interview details.

Lu Qingming recited fairy tales in the bedroom, probably because she had recited them too many times, she felt a little sleepy while reading them, and soon fell asleep.

I slept all afternoon.When I got up, I saw that it was already past five in the afternoon.There was a faint sound of talking and laughing outside the door, she opened the door and looked into the living room on the first floor.A strange young woman was sitting on the sofa in the living room, talking to Chi Muqiu and Xia Bing.

Jiang Bei heard the noise and glanced up.

The little girl was wearing long-sleeved pajamas, she was thin, her hair was a bit messy, and she looked dazed after waking up.

"Hey Qingming!" Chi Muqiu raised his head and said, "Your sister-in-law said that she can't come back today, and she will come back to see you another day."

Lu Qingming suddenly woke up from the stupefied state, his eyes widened.

"Then when will she come..." She gripped the railing of the stairs and whispered in frustration.

Jiang Bei smiled and said, "Muyun is going to City H, and she can get there in two or three hours. She said that there is only one interview this afternoon...then I should be able to come back tomorrow."

Lu Qingming stared at Jiangbei for a long while.

When the woman spoke, she seemed to be very familiar with Chi Muyun.

Lu Qingming scratched his hair with a frustrated expression.She went downstairs with her head down, went to the kitchen to get the watering can, and walked slowly into the greenhouse to water.

Jiang Bei watched the small figure of the girl walk by in front of him.She hasn't had a proper conversation with Chi Muyun for more than a year, and she has no idea how much Chi Muyun's life has changed in this year.

"Hey, you are one year older than Xiaoyun?" Chi Muqiu said, "That's the same as me, in [-]."

Jiang Bei pushed his glasses, and a faint smile appeared on his dull face, "Yes, I...repeated a year of high school."

Xia Bing said, "University B is such a good school, not to mention repeating for a year, even if I have to fight for another three years, I am willing."

When Xia Bing was talking, Chi Muqiu kept looking at her with a smile on his face. Hearing her exaggeration, he pinched the tip of her nose, "Blow it, you are so lazy, three years, can you persist in one year?"

Xia Bing pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "Haven't you studied "The Prince in Distress"? When you reach that point, no matter what suffering you think you can't bear, you can bear it."

Chi Muqiu coughed lightly, with a slightly awkward look on his face, "I have never been to high school, nor have I passed the college entrance examination. Who knows what a 'prince in distress' is?"

Xia Bing held her hand and said softly, "I learned it in junior high school..."

Chi Muqiu didn't study hard in junior high school, so how could he remember this.Sometimes she really can't stand Xia Bing's mouth.But Jiang Bei was still there, so she didn't have the nerve to refute Xia Bing.

She took her hand out of Xia Bing's, turned her head and smiled and said to Jiang Bei, "Which field of work do you plan to engage in in the future? I remember Xiaoyun said that journalism is also a pretty big category."

Seeing Chi Muqiu's expression of restraint, Xia Bing bit her lip and subconsciously clenched her empty palm.Chi Muqiu has always been extremely tolerant towards her, and she has always treated Chi Muqiu as a silly big sister and rampaged against her.

Jiang Bei lowered his head and thought for a few seconds. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xia Bing quietly reaching out to touch Chi Muqiu's hand. Chi Muqiu subconsciously dodged a little.

"My own plan is to start with reporters first." Jiang Bei pretended not to see it.

"That's about the same as Xiaoyun..." Chi Muqiu couldn't dodge, but was held by Xia Bing helplessly, chatting with Jiang Bei.

After chatting for a long time, Aunt Wu came out to say that the meal was ready.

Lu Qingming walked out of the greenhouse slowly, took off his sleeves, and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

"Little friend, how old are you?"

Lu Qingming turned his head and saw that strange woman standing beside her.The woman took off her glasses and rinsed them gently under another tap.

Lu Qingming didn't want to answer her.Because she could hear the probing in the woman's voice.

But thinking of this woman's acquaintance with Chi Muyun, she still raised her head and said, "I'm 11 years old."

"You call Mu Yun your aunt, don't you?" Jiang Bei took out a piece of paper to wipe his glasses, while looking at the girl in the mirror.She had an intuition that the relationship between this girl and Chi Muyun was not purely related.

Closer than ordinary kinship.

"It's called Yun." Lu Qingming replied briefly.

Jiang Bei smiled.She thinks this kid is interesting.

"Are you her friend?" Lu Qingming stared straight at Jiangbei, making her a little guilty.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Jiangbei."

Lu Qingming thought to himself, Chi Muyun's name has three characters, but this woman's name has two characters.

She didn't know why she was suddenly happy.

The interviews with the two pharmacies in City H were unexpectedly smooth—in Lin Wei's words, the smoothness of "she knew the other party would be so perfunctory".

The person in charge admitted that the pharmacy had cooperated with Libao Pharmaceutical, but later terminated the cooperation because the medicines produced by Libao were substandard.

Instead, the relationship was wiped clean.

Lin Wei already guessed that the pharmacy would say so.

However, according to reliable business information, the chain drugstore is clearly "knowing and selling fakes".

A box of medicines with unknown ingredients that claims to be able to "uproot rheumatism and joint pain" has gradually involved more and more interested parties.

Other media were either "managed" properly, or they were too timid to provoke Libao.After all, Liberty is one of the best pharmaceutical companies in China with a solid foundation.

Chen Yan sighed, "Mr. Li, answering questions is like endorsing a book, and there will be questions as soon as you hear it. It's a pity that the video recording is not allowed..."

During the interview, their recording pens were all taken away, and the bags that could hold things were also placed in another glass compartment.

Lin Wei squinted his eyes, and looked at Chi Muyun.Chi Muyun raised the corners of his lips, unbuttoned the second button of the white shirt, poked his slender fingers into the collar, and took out a small recording pen.

Chen Yan's eyes widened in surprise, "Oh, hello??? Are you on... the shoulder strap?"

The corners of Chi Muyun's lips curled up, and he put the recording pen into his bag.

Lin Wei couldn't help laughing out loud, "Okay... Xiaochi is really cunning... I said why she was uncharacteristically wearing such a fancy white shirt with a bunch of lace embroidered on her chest... Hahahaha I was so cunning during the interview." looking at her shirt..."

Chi Muyun smiled, "I'm also wondering why the editor-in-chief would wear a leather skirt."

While laughing, Lin Wei turned up her skirt boldly, took out a recording pen from inside, held it with a cigarette pinch gesture, and proudly showed off to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was taken aback again, "Okay, I'm the one who dares to be the most honest?"

Lin Wei laughed, "Old Chen! Don't be too fussy next time. The interview should be recorded, right?" She threw the recording pen into her bag, brushed her hair, and said with a hearty smile, "I treat you ,What to eat?"

Chi Muyun raised his hand to look at his watch, hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Editor-in-Chief, why don't you and Teacher Chen have fun here, I think I can catch up with the car now, so I'll go home first, there are still people at home wait for me."

Lin Wei's smile froze on his face.She thought of Shi Xiaorou waiting for her until midnight, and suddenly felt a little sad, "If you want to go back, go back. Anyway, no matter whether I am here or at home, I have to publish the manuscript before three o'clock in the morning. What do you think, Old Chen?"

Chen Yan nodded, "No objection. Let's go back to Beijing."

It was past ten o'clock when Chi Muyun arrived in the capital, and Chi Muqiu drove to pick her up in person.

It was almost twelve o'clock when we got home, and the two of them carefully opened the door and entered the house, turned on the dark lights, changed their shoes and put away their bags.Looking back, there were three people sitting on the sofa, big and small, drowsy with their pillows in their arms.

Dazedly seeing the slender figure at the door, Lu Qingming was the first to react in a jerk, and ran over barefoot.

He ran up to the woman and slammed on the brakes again, rubbing his hands together.

Knowing that Lu Qingming wanted to hug her, Chi Muyun smiled and said softly, "I smell like a train all over me."

Lu Qingming looked up at her.She was smiling, a tired and lazy smile on her face.

Lu Qingming threw himself into the woman's arms, buried his head in her chest, sniffed silently, and smelled a smell of traditional Chinese medicine.

Lu Qingming frowned a little.She is most annoyed by the smell of medicine.

The medicinal smell was too strong, covering up the unique fragrance of Chi Muyun's body.

"Tsk, what are you doing Qingming?" Chi Muqiu took Lu Qingming out of Chi Muyun's arms, "Let go of my sister, she has to eat and take a bath quickly."

Lu Qingming was staggered by her, but he didn't take it seriously, and followed Chi Muyun happily.

Chi Muyun turned around to support her, and complained to Chi Muqiu, "Why are you working so hard? Your thighs are bullying your arms?"

Chi Muqiu waved his hand, "Okay, I'm just an outsider." After she finished speaking, she called Aunt Wu to bring the food.

"I thought you wouldn't be back until tomorrow." Jiang Bei pushed his glasses and looked at Chi Muyun eating in surprise.

The aroma of the food at home awakened Chi Muyun's already unconscious stomach.Aunt Wu thoughtfully cooked two new side dishes for her, which were delicious.Pumpkin and potatoes were steamed and mashed to make balls, and she ate several in a row.

"It's been a long time since I had such a good appetite." Chi Muyun put down his chopsticks and sighed.Today is a busy day, but it is more delicious than when resting.

"Yeah, you're not so quick to eat at school," Jiang Bei said with a smile, "Don't you often have leftovers?"

Chi Muyun raised her red lips and said helplessly, "If you want to blame, you can only blame Aunt Wu for making too delicious food."

Aunt Wu wiped away her tears, "In the future, you want to eat the dishes cooked by Auntie, what should you do?"

Chi Muyun hurriedly said in a warm voice, "Didn't you just eat it? If you want to eat, I will come back often..."

With a smile on the corner of Jiang Bei's mouth, he looked at Chi Muyun.It turned out that Chi Muyun was in such a relaxed state at home, lazy and playful, like a cat.

Jiang Bei thought of something, and the smile gradually faded from his mouth.

The person in my memory also has cat-like traits, looking lazy, soft and flexible.

It's just that he is not as stable and mature as Chi Muyun.

Chi Muyun put down his chopsticks, slowly wiped his mouth with a tissue, looked around at the people around him, and said, "Hurry up and sleep, don't look at me like that. I'll take a shower in a while, and I'll fall asleep right away."

"Xiao Jiang sleeps in the bedroom on the far right upstairs, how about it?" Chi Muqiu said enthusiastically, "It happens that no one lives in this bedroom."

Jiang Bei pushed his glasses, "I'm fine."

Several people went upstairs together and said good night to each other.Jiang Bei saw Chi Muqiu and Xia Bing enter the same bedroom.

She smiled slightly.

"Muyun, good night." She looked sideways at Chi Muyun who was opening the bedroom door, and said with a smile, "Go to bed early, you've been tired all day."

"Well, you go to bed early too." Chi Muyun replied, "I'll take you out to play when I have time..."

Jiang Bei smiled and said, "It's going to be a long time, and there's no rush."

Everyone fell into a deep sleep.After an unknown amount of time, the air outside began to become sticky, and the smell of rain enveloped the whole city.

The first spring thunder in 2005 was louder than previous years.

Jiang Bei was a light sleeper, and when he heard the thunder, he got up and closed the window.

Just about to lie back on the bed, she hesitated again, picked up the pillow and walked quietly to the door of Chi Muyun's bedroom, froze for a few seconds, raised her hand and knocked on the door a few times.