[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-1987-my-era":3,"chapter-1987-my-era-1987-my-era-chapter-690":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","1987: My Era",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2259850,4409,"Chapter 690","1987-my-era-chapter-690",690,"\u003Cp>Changshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Heng arrived, it was already past 2 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped out of the bus station, he met Li Fang, the assistant from Daqingyi, come to pick him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng looked around and asked, “Where’s your boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female assistant Li Fang said, “Miss Huang has some family matters to handle and returned to Hushi the day before yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng was surprised and pressed, “When will she be back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female assistant replied, “That’s still unclear for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Heng stopped asking and said, “Take me to her house.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female assistant got in the car and immediately drove toward Huang Zhao’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daqingyi owns two houses in Changshi, one located in the old district of Kaifu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You go ahead and attend to your duties—I don’t need you to look after me. I’ll leave in two days,” he told the assistant upon arriving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Mr. Li,” the assistant replied, pulling out the house key and handing it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the key from the assistant, Li Heng opened the door and stepped inside; the interior was simply and traditionally decorated, warm and cozy—perfect for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a shower and a short rest, he turned on the air conditioning, then called the Drum Tower in Jingcheng—but no one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then called the pastry shop, and Jiaojiao picked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng asked, “Jiaojiao, is my second sister there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiaojiao said, “No, she went out to eat with Wang Ye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng was startled—when had his second sister become so close to Wang Ye?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed up, “What about my parents?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiaojiao countered, “They’re still back home—you didn’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caught him off guard again; after a moment’s thought, he asked, “Do my second sister and Wang Ye communicate often?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiaojiao said, “They’ve been in touch more frequently lately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Heng chatted casually with his childhood friend for two minutes, then hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His second call was to Dongtinghu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding ling ling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding ling ling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two rings, Jiang Yue’s voice came through: “Hello, who’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng introduced himself: “Auntie, good afternoon, it’s Li Heng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his name, Jiang Yue looked at the receiver in her hand with mixed emotions. “Good afternoon. Are you looking for Yu Bao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng smiled and said, “Yes, is she home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yue said, “Wait a moment—she’s upstairs in her bedroom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Auntie,” Li Heng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a minute later, the receiver passed into Song Yu’s hands. “Li Heng, where are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng said, “I’m in Changshi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yu glanced at her mother beside her and asked cautiously, “Are you in Changshi for something? Or...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng said, “I’m waiting for Man Ning to join me; otherwise, I’d already be heading to Dongtinghu to find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yu asked with a faint smile, “So when will you two come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng said, “The 18th. We’ll probably arrive in the evening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yu said, “Alright, I’ll come to the county bus station to pick you up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng said happily, “Great, sounds good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since elders were nearby, they couldn’t discuss many topics, and the call ended in under ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her daughter hung up, Jiang Yue, who had remained silent until now, asked, “Is Li Heng coming over?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yu said, “Yes, Man Ning will be coming too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yue asked, “How long does he plan to stay this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yu said, “We’ve discussed it—he might stay about a month.”\u003C\u002Fp>",580,"2026-06-19T15:27:37.732Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8935740b8ec639f30ac2117c77508c3c0defb96bc305fa94d917990f0a963dbc","1987-my-era-chapter-691","1987-my-era-chapter-689",713,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002F1987-my-era-cover.jpg"]