Chapter 344: A Chance Encounter

My mentality has completely collapsed; I pushed my own daughter toward Zhang Weijun with my own hands. No wonder she agreed so readily yesterday, even appearing impatient. Liu Haiyang felt like crying but had no tears.

It seems my wife's deduction the day before yesterday was true; my daughter might really have some affection for that Zhang Weijun.

"Mayor Liu?" Liu Haitao was still brainstorming when he was interrupted by Cai Yonggang.

"Ah? Oh, yes, right. *Ahem*, where were we?"

"The road planning for Guying Commune."

"Ah, right. It's March now; construction can definitely begin."

"Correct. Once all our materials are transported to Qi Family Village, you and the others, Mayor Liu, can start construction."

"Good, good, good."

Facing the real money from the Oriental Group, Liu Haiyang naturally cooperated actively. He was now the Executive Vice Mayor, and this single investment in the breeding farm, combined with his previous accumulations, was enough for him to take a step further.

At the same time, he was no longer so resistant to Zhang Weijun in his heart; perhaps in the future, he could also become an asset to his economic development.

Two days later, Zhang Weijun also returned to the Siheyuan. Looking at the familiar yet strange courtyard before him, he was filled with a thousand emotions.

"Weidong, why are you back so early today?" It was the three Air Force Guys.

"*Ahem*, Teacher Yan, Uncle Yi, Third Aunt's husband, it's me, Weijun."

"Ah? Weijun, you're back too? Did Youwei come back with you?" Lao Jia asked hurriedly.

After Zhang Weidong returned, he installed a telephone at home, and Lao Jia had also gotten in touch with Jia Youwei. However, Jia Youwei only said he would return in the near future, and Lao Jia had assumed he was traveling with Zhang Weijun.

"No, Third Aunt's husband. Second Uncle will probably just fly over when the time comes."

"Oh, I see. Then hurry home; your grandparents are both there."

"Okay." Zhang Weijun said a word to the other two before carrying his gifts back to his own courtyard.

"Sigh, look at Ping'an's sons; each one is more successful than the last. If I had known, I would have run away back then too."

"Lao Yan, there's no shortage of scholars in Xiangjiang."

"..."

"Even if there's no shortage of scholars, I still catch more fish than you two."

"This Lao Yan..."

However, looking at the whitebait in their own buckets, Yi Zhonghai and the Jia man were truly unable to refute him. At least Yan Bugui had managed to catch a crucian carp; although it wasn't big, it was indeed better than theirs.

As a veteran fishing enthusiast, Yan Bugui had decades of fishing experience, so it wasn't unacceptable that he was better than them.

Lao Jia had also fished in his early years; his two bamboo poles (fishing rods) had made a huge contribution to Zhang Ping'an's early fishing days.

Yi Zhonghai was a complete novice; he had only watched others fish before and had never fished himself, so he was still a beginner when he first retired.

During those two weeks of retirement, it was Yi Zhonghai's highlight moment. With the blessing of the "novice halo," he caught quite a lot, getting five or six jin every day. He laughed happily every day, which made the other two itch with frustration.

This also made Yi Zhonghai believe for a time that he was not only deeply accomplished in bench work but also had a talent for fishing. But after two weeks, he couldn't laugh anymore; except for the occasional small crucian carp, it was basically all whitebait.

This made Yan Bugui and Lao Jia breathe a long sigh of relief; the novice protection period was finally over.

Yan Bugui also began to use his proud "fishing technique" and decades of professional experience to crush the two. Among them, Lao Jia was the most miserable, caught in the middle; he had experienced his novice period years ago, and at least Yi Zhonghai had enjoyed a period of glory before.

But fortunately, all three were fishing with the mindset of killing time. If they were really serious, Lao Jia would have gone to ask his eldest son, Dongxu, for advice long ago.

When Zhang Weijun arrived at his small courtyard, he saw Zhang Laohan and Dong Dani and bowed down to them, followed by a long account of the events of these years.

Although the elderly couple, Zhang Laohan and his wife, had heard it from their eldest grandson, they didn't feel annoyed hearing it again from their second grandson; on the contrary, they enjoyed it, which showed that their grandson was close to them.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm going to familiarize myself with Sijiucheng this afternoon. It's changed a lot after not being back for so many years."

"Good. Do you want Grandpa to be your guide?"

"No need, Grandpa. I won't get lost."

"Alright then."

In the afternoon, Zhang Weijun pedaled his Bicycle and wandered around Sijiucheng, and the sense of familiarity in his mind began to stir.

Zhang Ping'an hadn't pedaled his tricycle little back in the day, taking the two brothers and Wang Xiaoling to wander around Sijiucheng; their figures could be found in every street and alley.

Zhang Weijun unknowingly arrived at Shichahai. Just like that, he pushed his Bicycle along the edge of Shichahai, his mind filled with scenes from his childhood, but he was interrupted by a female voice.

"Hey, Zhang Weijun."

Zhang Weijun looked toward the source of the voice in a daze, his eyes gradually focusing, and he blurted out subconsciously:

"Mother Tyrannosaurus."

"*Pfft. *"

"Hahaha, brother, you are truly brave."

Only then did Zhang Weijun notice that there was an eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth beside Liu Shujun, who was laughing gloatingly. Then he looked at Liu Shujun and found that she was looking at him with an unkind expression.

"*Ahem*, hello Teacher Liu. I didn't expect to meet you in Sijiucheng," Zhang Weijun hurriedly changed his words.

"Liu Jianguo," Liu Shujun turned to look at her good younger brother.

"Ha, no, I'm saying, who are you? How dare you talk about my gentle and virtuous sister like that?"

"..."

Zhang Weijun stared at Liu Jianguo in a daze; how many times had he been beaten to practice such a speed of changing his face?

"Hmph, I am originally from Sijiucheng and came home to visit relatives this time. But you, why didn't you return to your Xiangjiang instead of coming back to Sijiucheng?"

"Oh, oh, I haven't been back for a long time, so I came to get familiar with things. Then you go ahead and visit, I'll be going first."

"Hahaha, hey, hey, brother, don't go. You know my sister, and you've both been away from Sijiucheng for a long time, why not just wander around together?"

Liu Jianguo wasn't stupid. If anyone else had called his sister a Mother Tyrannosaurus, they would have been beaten up long ago, but when Zhang Weijun called her that, she only glared at him; this relationship was clearly unusual. And if Zhang Weijun left, he might be the one who would end up getting beaten.

"This... alright then."

Zhang Weijun had indeed wanted to slip away at the first opportunity. The Mainland was not as open as Xiangjiang, and since he had hugged her that day, whether it was intentional or not, he was in the wrong.

However, thinking that she was still Qi Tongwei's teacher, he decided it would be better to explain what happened a few days ago clearly.

Just like that, a strange combination of three people and two vehicles appeared at Shichahai, with the two in front and Liu Jianguo following behind, prepared to listen to the gossip.

"Um, Teacher Liu, actually that day at the city Reception House, I had too much to drink, and then being blown by the mountain wind, I was a bit muddled and didn't stand steady, and I subconsciously wanted to find something to lean on; it was all an accident."

"Teacher Liu, please don't take it to heart, and you've already punished me; the bruise on my waist is still aching faintly even now."

"Hmph, you deserved it."

The key was that Liu Shujun wasn't going berserk now, but instead, her face was slightly flushed; Liu Jianguo, who was eavesdropping behind them, opened his mouth wide in shock—nine times out of ten, something was wrong; was this still the sister he knew?

"Yes, yes, yes, how about this, I'll host tonight, let's have a meal together, and let this matter be in the past, how about that?"

"Um, Jianguo, you recommend a place; I'm not very familiar with Sijiucheng right now."

"Ah, oh, okay." Seeing that his sister didn't object, Liu Jianjun dared to agree.

In the afternoon, the two of them started chatting off and on; Zhang Weijun was a playboy, and soon he was laughing and joking with Liu Shujun.

Liu Jianjun, following behind, felt that what happened today was somewhat magical; was this occasional coy, girlish posture something his mother-tyrant sister should have?