Back To The 80s-Chapter 62 - 61: Aura_1

Gu Xiaobei walked into the office and saw Jin Cheng already at his desk. Thinking of Qin Li’s grievance, he scowled at him.

Jin Cheng said unhappily, "What are you glaring at me for? Dreaming about me?"

Gu Xiaobei did not reply, he pulled his chair out and sat down, but his heart ached for Qin Li.

Jin Cheng, flipping through a newspaper, looked at Gu Xiaobei from the corner of his eye. He thought to himself: This early in the morning, it must be Qin Li again, complaining about me to Gu Xiaobei. This girl is so unreliable.

Oddly enough, Gao Dailin showed up at the company today. After making a round in the storage area, he came into the office and said to Gu Xiaobei, "Xiaobei, I heard you had quite an incident. You weren’t injured, were you?"

Gu Xiaobei replied with a smile, "I’m fine."

Gao Dailin nodded, "Good to know. Be careful next time you go out."

"Yeah, I got it." Gu Xiaobei found himself growing more and more disgusted with Gao Dailin. He had gotten Chi Xiaoyue pregnant and then neglected his responsibilities. Although she didn’t like Xiaoyue, she hated men like Gao Dailin even more.

Gao Dailin then told Ling Yun, "Ask Li Hao to come to my office."

When Li Hao came out of Gao Dailin’s office, he was in a very good mood and walked with a spring in his step. The happiness he could not hide was felt by everyone, including Gu Xiaobei.

Li Hao was overjoyed and wanted to share his happiness with someone. However, apart from Liu Cuicui, no one else was willing to entertain him.

He enthusiastically ran to the kitchen to announce his news to Liu Cuicui, who was washing vegetables. "Cuicui, it’s fantastic news! We’re going to be rich!"

Liu Cuicui stopped her work and asked in surprise, "What happened? Why are we going to be rich?"

Li Hao exclaimed with pride, "Manager Gao just called me in and told me that I’ll be in charge of driving goods to the coastal cities. My monthly salary would be three hundred yuan!"

"Three hundred? That’s a lot! Are you sure you heard it right?" Liu Cuicui’s mouth hung open in disbelief. It seemed too good to be true. Three hundred yuan could buy a plot of land in the countryside.

"Of course it’s true. In just a few months, we’ll be able to afford a plot of land in our village." Li Hao saw the vision of a new house right in front of him.

Liu Cuicui was also delighted and found renewed energy to wash the vegetables.

As soon as they finished lunch, Liu Cuicui pulled Xiaobei aside to share the good news excitedly.

Gu Xiaobei was stunned after hearing the news. Though the country was already undergoing economic reform, the more remote regions in the Northwest were still relatively impoverished. Three hundred yuan was equivalent to the annual income of a rural household.

"Why so much? What tasks do you have to do?" Gu Xiaobei asked curiously.

"Well, he said it’s about driving goods to coastal cities." Liu Cuicui was not sure about the details.

"That’s great news! You guys will be able to buy a house in no time. But remember, safety first." Gu Xiaobei, despite his dislike for Li Hao, genuinely liked the simple and honest Liu Cuicui.

Liu Cuicui said with a smile, "Okay, I got it. I didn’t dare to tell my sister about it, afraid she would worry."

Since it was a matter between sisters, Gu Xiaobei refrained from commenting. "As long as you have your plans set, that’s all that matters."

In the afternoon, when they finished work, the rain had stopped. Gu Xiaobei asked Ling Yun to come over for dinner. Qin Li was already waiting at the gate of the police station.

Upon seeing Gu Xiaobei and Ling Yun, she ran over cheerfully and said, "My colleagues heard that I was having dinner with Gun God today. They were all so jealous, ha."

Gu Xiaobei could only imagine a flock of crows flying over his head... people who idolize heroes instead of chasing celebrities.

When the three of them arrived at Gu Xiaobei’s house, Lu Zhanguo was in the kitchen chopping ribs. Gu Xiaobei stuck his head through the kitchen door and chuckled, "They wanted to see you."

Ling Yun and Qin Li, who were having a conversation on the sofa, fell silent when they saw Lu Zhanguo coming out of the kitchen.

Lu Zhanguo wore green army trousers, the sleeves of his military white shirt casually rolled up to his elbows. His solid, bronze arms were exposed. With his neat crew cut and a suave face as if carved by a sculptor, his deep eyes calmly looked at Ling Yun and Qin Li. He nodded and said, "Hello."

Qin Li, feeling shy and starstruck, stuttered, "Hi... hi, Gun God."

Ling Yun suppresses a hint of panic in her heart, merely smiled and nodded. She felt Lu Zhanguo’s gaze was incredibly penetrating, as if seeing right through a person with just a glance.

Gu Xiaobei, with a grin broad across his face, pulled Lu Zhanguo down onto the single-seater sofa, before cramming himself next to Qin Li, "You wanted to see Gun God, here he is. Take a good look. No admission fee."

Qin Li’s face turned beet-red. She was so excited and awe-struck that she couldn’t help pinching Gu Xiaobei. Lu Zhanguo’s eye twitched. Did this girl see him as an exhibit?

After sitting for a while, no one dared to start a conversation. Gu Xiaobei finally broke the silence. "Lu Zhanguo, why don’t you go to the bedroom and read? Nobody dares to talk when you’re here."

Lu Zhanguo was at a loss, but he wasn’t good at making small talk with women either. So he got up and retired to the bedroom.

As soon as Lu Zhanguo left, Qin Li relaxed back onto the sofa and said, "Why was I suddenly unable to speak?"

Ling Yun beside her smiled but said nothing. Gu Xiaobei looked at Qin Li and remarked, "Look at you, so lacking in backbone. You two sit here, I’ll go and cook."

Ling Yun also stood up and said, "Let me help."

At this point, Lu Zhanguo had already cut the meat and washed the vegetables. All that was left was to stir-fry the food, so there wasn’t much help needed. Gu Xiaobei looked at the prepared ingredients: stewed ribs, tomato scrambled eggs, spicy mutton, and smashed cucumber.

Qin Li volunteered to serve the dishes and rice, while Gu Xiaobei took off his apron to call Lu Zhanguo for dinner.

At the dinner table, the atmosphere became stiflingly silent again with the presence of Lu Zhanguo. Gu Xiaobei didn’t know what to do; after all, Lu Zhanguo had a formidable aura.

"Sister Ling, Cuicui told me that Li Hao will be driving, and the pay was pretty good." Gu Xiaobei tried to initiate a conversation.

"Really? Manager Gao didn’t tell me. Driving can be very tiring. Can Li Hao handle it?" Ling Yun acted as if she had no idea.

Gu Xiaobei found it hard to believe Ling Yun didn’t know about this. "Cuicui was really happy at lunch. She said Manager Gao told Li Hao this morning."

Lu Zhanguo occasionally put a piece of rib onto Gu Xiaobei’s plate or some other dish, but he kept silent. Qin Li, watching the stoic Lu Zhanguo being attentive to Gu Xiaobei, couldn’t help feeling a sudden pang of sadness when thinking of her own tumultuous love life.

After dinner, Qin Li and Ling Yun didn’t stay for long before they left. Gu Xiaobei ran to the bedroom and saw Lu Zhanguo reading a book beside the bed, he said with a grin, "I bet they won’t come over for dinner next time."

Lu Zhanguo was confused, "Why?"

"Because our house is too cold." Gu Xiaobei joked. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Still not understanding, Lu Zhanguo asked, "Is our house cold? I don’t think so."

Gu Xiaobei resisted the urge to roll his eyes, "Because your vibes are too strong, they didn’t dare to talk."

Lu Zhanguo said nothing. But that was expected from Qin Li, who’s younger and less experienced.

However, this may not be the case with Ling Yun. Every one of Ling Yun’s expressions, smiles, every word she said was perfectly measured. This showed that she was a person of deep cunning.