First spoiled, then love

Chapter 502: Uncomfortable Sleep (11000)

The high-speed rail ride was smooth all the way.

There were fewer uncivilized people in the first-class seats, and Chen Qingrong slept comfortably until Tang Xiaoru touched his leg to wake him up when they were about to get off the bus.

"Are we getting off the bus?" Chen Qingrong asked.

Tang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "Well, after we leave the high-speed rail station, we still have to take a bus. It will probably take another hour or two to get to the foot of Wugong Mountain."

"Okay." Chen Qingrong rubbed his eyes and sat up, then picked up the bag at his feet and placed it on his thighs.

Tang Xiaoru took a look and said, "I've always wanted to ask you, but I always forget to ask, why don't you put your bag on the luggage rack up there? I remember when we went on a trip before, you only put your suitcase up there, and your bag was always at your feet. Are you afraid that someone will steal your bag?"

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "That's not the case. It's mainly because I have a bad memory. If I don't put my bag at my feet, I will probably forget to take it when I get off the bus. I've done this before and lost two bags."

Tang Xiaoru said with a smile, "Now that you have me, are you still afraid? I can remind you."

Chen Qingrong pouted, "What if you forget it too?"

"I'm not as stupid as you." Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at him.

After getting off the car, Tang Xiaoru first checked the local weather forecast on her mobile phone. The temperature tonight was around ten degrees, which was not too cold.

However, because they are going to climb to the top of the mountain, this temperature will definitely not last until they reach the top.

"Fortunately, we listened to my mom and brought thick clothes with us, otherwise we would have been shivering with cold tonight." Tang Xiaoru said with emotion, and stretched out her hand again, "It's not raining either, which is great. It's a perfect night for hiking."

Chen Qingrong was speechless. "How come you have so many feelings when you haven't even started climbing yet? If you really finish climbing, you will have to write an 800-900-word essay."

"Don't tell me, I might actually do that. Let's go buy the tickets first."

"okay."

The couple went to buy tickets and then got on the bus with other people to the foot of Wugong Mountain.

There were more people climbing Wugong Mountain at night than Chen Qingrong had expected, and they were basically all young people in their twenties. This was easy to understand. Firstly, as they were older, their energy and physical strength could not keep up with the requirements, and secondly, only young people would do such a boring thing when they had nothing to do.

After more than an hour's drive, we finally arrived at the foot of Wugong Mountain.

After getting off the bus, it is free time to climb the mountain.

Tang Xiaoru first took Chen Qingrong to buy two crutches. The professional term for this thing is a trekking pole. However, professional trekking poles are more professional. The ones they bought were made of bamboo. After all, they were not going to climb Mount Everest, so there was no need to buy such professional equipment.

Besides, the trekking poles you buy at the foot of Wugong Mountain are only made of bamboo.

"Okay, honey, let's go up the mountain." Tang Xiaoru seemed very excited and asked Chen Qingrong, "Can you carry such a heavy bag? Otherwise, I can help you carry it for a while."

Chen Qingrong said proudly, "No need. How can a grown man like me not be able to carry such a heavy weight? I'll carry it, and you can lead the way in front. I've never climbed a mountain at night, and I'm afraid I'll get lost."

Tang Xiaoru grinned, "How could we get lost? Just follow the crowd. Let's go."

"Ah."

The young couple began to follow the people in front of them up the mountain.

After walking for a long time, Tang Xiaoru stopped to scan the code and buy a ticket.

Chen Qingrong was a little surprised, "You haven't bought the ticket yet?"

Tang Xiaoru fiddled with her phone while saying, "It's the same if we buy here. The ticket gate is still far away anyway. If we buy in advance, we won't even be able to make it through the section just now. Wouldn't that mean the money will be wasted?"

"It's just like Mount Tai. The ticket gate is very far away and high up. You don't need to buy a ticket until you get there. The long section in front is just for you to experience it."

Chen Qingrong said, "The working people are really great. It is hard to imagine how they paved the steps and transported the things up such a high mountain."

"The working people are definitely great. OK, it's done. Let's go."

"Ah."

The young couple continued to climb up.

After climbing for about another forty minutes, they finally arrived at the ticket office. So far, Chen Qingrong had not felt too out of breath.

But as time passed, and after climbing several steep steps, Chen Qingrong began to breathe heavily from fatigue.

"Tired?" Tang Xiaoru seemed very relaxed. She looked at him and stretched out her hand distressedly, "Give me the bag. I'll carry it for a while."

Chen Qingrong wanted to save face but not his life. He waved his hand and said, "No, I, I can do it. It's just that I walked too fast, and I'm a little hungry."

Tang Xiaoru said, "Then let's find a place upstairs to sit down and rest for a while, and eat two cans of eight-treasure porridge to replenish our energy."

"No, no problem."

After climbing for a long way, we came across a place to rest.

There were already quite a few people sitting here to rest. After Chen Qingrong and his companions arrived, they were lucky enough to find a seat to sit down.

Chen Qingrong opened her bag and took out two cans of eight-treasure porridge and a bunch of bananas.

"It's because this damn eight-treasure porridge is too heavy. Finish it quickly so I can feel more relaxed." Chen Qingrong began to save his face.

Tang Xiaoru didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's just four cans of eight-treasure porridge. How heavy can it be? I think you just lack exercise for a long time and your body is weak."

Chen Qingrong was not convinced. "I admit that I lack exercise, but you are not much better than me. Don't you also have no time to go to the gym every day like me?"

"But I'm not out of breath like you." Tang Xiaoru was smug and contemptuous. "You have the nerve to say that you are a child from the mountains. Your physical fitness is not even as good as a delicate city girl like me. You are really a disgrace to you mountain people."

Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched. "The people of Shanghai are awesome. They never forget to discriminate against outsiders. Grandma Shanghai, is it okay if I'm wrong?"

"It's irrelevant."

Tang Xiaoru glanced at him and without asking Chen Qingrong for help, she quickly removed the pull ring of the Eight Treasure Porridge with a click, and then began to slurp the porridge.

Chen Qingrong broke another banana and handed it to her, and he also had one for himself.

"Why are there no children climbing the mountain?" Chen Qingrong suddenly said.

Tang Xiaoru took a bite of the banana and looked at him in confusion, "Why do you want to see children climbing the mountain?"

Chen Qingrong said pretentiously, "If there are children, I can show my love as a handsome big brother and give them a banana to eat."

"Apart from anything else, at your age now, you are no longer a big brother to the kids, but an uncle."

"I'm not that old yet. I think everyone under 18 should call me big brother."

"You're really good at pretending to be young." Tang Xiaoru was both angry and amused.

Well.

The bananas are nice and sweet.

After resting for a while, Chen Qingrong and his friends continued climbing.

They rested several times along the way.

Tang Xiaoru was not as stubborn as she was at the beginning. She took the initiative to slow down and sit down to rest for a while. However, Chen Qingrong was too tired to laugh at her.

They started climbing at around seven o'clock, and around ten o'clock, they finally reached the Hero's Slope as mentioned by Ni Shengnan.

The Hero's Hill is truly worthy of its name. Only those who can climb up it are true heroes.

Not only are the steps steep, the most important thing is that when you look up, all you can see are the steps and the butts of the people in front of you. You can't see the end at all.

Chen Qingrong panted and said, "Fortunately, neither of us has hypoglycemia. Otherwise, with this steep slope, if our eyes went dark, it would be easy for us to fall down and get bruised all over."

Tang Xiaoru didn't say anything, but just increased the strength of the trekking pole.

After finally climbing over the Hero's Hill, the couple's legs began to tremble from exhaustion.

They quickly found a place to sit down and rest. Because they were very hungry, Chen Qingrong went to buy two buckets of instant noodles, soaked them and brought them over to share with Tang Xiaoru.

"How long will it take, wife?" Chen Qingrong asked.

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "I'm not sure either. Anyway, I heard from Shengnan and other people who have climbed the mountain online that it basically takes a whole night to climb. When we reach the top of the mountain, it will probably be around two or three in the morning tomorrow. Anyway, we will definitely reach it before sunrise, I think."

Chen Qingrong opened his mouth and said, "Fuck, I thought it would only take six or seven hours to climb and it took so long."

"We climbed slowly. If we had run all the way up, it wouldn't have taken us so long."

"Run like crazy?" Chen Qingrong looked down at his legs that were shaking uncontrollably. "Forget running like crazy. I can't even jump now. Do you think my muscles will dissolve after climbing this mountain?"

Tang Xiaoru glanced at him and said, "No, you can't. Just keep your heart in your heart. I'm not afraid of you, so what should you be afraid of? Coward."

"I call it nip in the bud."

"Stop talking. It's hard to talk. Just eat your food."

"Ah."

After eating instant noodles, the two of them spent another half an hour browsing their phones before catching up with the main group and continuing their journey.

After climbing for a long, hard time, we finally reached the top of the mountain around one in the morning.

There was still a long way to go to the top of the mountain, and Chen Qingrong and his companions were too tired to walk anymore, so they sat down to rest in a pavilion below the top of the mountain.

There were quite a few people resting here, and the young couple had to walk to the innermost part to find a seat.

"It's so cold." Tang Xiaoru began to shiver after she sat down. She raised her buttocks and reached under her pants to feel a little, "It's so cold!"

Chen Qingrong said jokingly, "There's dew since we got up in the early morning. Plus, this is already the top of the mountain, how can it not be cold? You didn't even wait for me to wipe it off with a tissue before sitting down."

"I saw you were sitting down, and I thought everything was fine."

"Your little butt is so fragrant and soft, how can it compare to my iron butt?" Chen Qingrong said as he took out a thick cotton coat and a sweater from his bag, "Put it on."

Tang Xiaoru took the cotton coat and put it on, "No need for a sweater, this is warm enough."

"alright."

Chen Qingrong didn't force her. After stuffing the sweater back into her bag, she put on her cotton coat.

He held Tang Xiaoru in his arms, and Tang Xiaoru put her legs on his legs. The two idiots who had nothing to do after eating ran all the way to Wugong Mountain to suffer.

What is this called?
This is what youth (brain) and spring (disability) are!

"Wife, why don't we not go to the top of the mountain? We can still see the sunrise over the sea of ​​clouds here." Chen Qingrong suggested.

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "If you haven't been to the Great Wall, you are not a true man. We are already at the foot of the mountain. There are only a few more steps to the top. It would be a shame if we don't go up."

"Don't you want to experience what it means to be at the top of a mountain and look down on all the other mountains?"

Chen Qingrong raised his eyebrows. "Fuck, a poet, you are indeed named Tang. You wrote the Three Hundred Tang Poems, right?"

"Go to hell." Tang Xiaoru punched him, and pressed her body against Chen Qingrong to keep warm, murmuring softly, "Your body was so hot when we were in bed, how come it's not hot anymore when we're on the mountain? Hurry up and warm up!"

Chen Qingrong smiled evilly and said, "If you want me to perm it, it's easy. Just blow it."

Snapped.

Tang Xiaoru slapped him on the chest and spat with a red face, "Bah! You are bragging, so many people are here, you want to die!"

"I'm talking about you blowing on my hands, like this..." As he spoke, he took Tang Xiaoru's small hand and blew on it, "If you blow on my hands a few times like this, my body will warm up. If I'm warm, won't you be warm too? What are you thinking about now?"

"Is it fun to play this kind of word game every day?" Tang Xiaoru glared at him fiercely.

Chen Qingrong did not respond, but asked, "You said that ancient people did not have air conditioning or small sun, so how did they keep warm in winter? Did they just burn firewood?"

"Otherwise, is there a time when your family relies solely on burning firewood for heating?"

"Yes, but I haven't encountered it since I was born. I heard from my father that when he was young, he often followed my grandfather to the mountains to chop firewood and burn it. Because at that time, home appliances were not yet popular in the countryside, and we didn't have roads built. It was too difficult, and every household burned firewood to survive the winter."

"poor thing."

"Back then, everyone suffered a lot, but fortunately, life has improved now."

"Yeah, life is getting better." Tang Xiaoru put her head on his chest and yawned, "Ha~ I'll take a nap. Call me around four o'clock and we'll go to the mountain to watch the sunrise. Remember, you must call me. If I don't take the most perfect picture of the sunrise, hehe."

"Okay, okay, close your eyes. I'll check my phone for a while."

"Uh-huh."

Tang Xiaoru fell asleep as soon as she said she would.

I'm older now, no longer seventeen or eighteen years old.

When you are 17 or 18, staying up all night is like a joke, but if you stay up all night again when you are 27 or 28, not only will the bags under your eyes be irreversible, but you can’t make up for the sleep you missed.

It was not even four o'clock yet, but Tang Xiaoru opened her eyes, still sleepy, and her eyes seemed a little swollen.

"Why don't you continue sleeping?" Chen Qingrong asked.

Tang Xiaoru rubbed her eyes and murmured like a kitten, "Well, I didn't hold it...I didn't sleep well."

Chen Qingrong was helpless, "We are outside, not at home, and I can't let you hold my hand."

"You bastard." Tang Xiaoru glared at him.

Chen Qingrong was also drunk. "It was obviously you who brought it up first, but you always bite back first."

Tang Xiaoru didn't respond, but stretched, turned her head and saw that there was still a large group of people rushing to the top of the mountain.

She patted Chen Qingrong's thigh and said, "Let's go to the top of the mountain!"

"Ok."

Seeing that she was in high spirits, Chen Qingrong didn't want to spoil her fun, so he picked up the bag and slung it over his shoulder, and asked her, "Are you cold? Is your cotton coat comfortable?"

Tang Xiaoru tightened the zipper and shook her head. "It's not cold. The cotton coat is very warm. Plus, I've already worn thermal underwear and a sweatshirt underneath. It's just that my legs are a little cold."

Chen Qingrong rolled his eyes. "Who told you to only wear a pair of underwear under your pants? I asked you to wear warm underwear but you refused."

"Aren't you still naked?"

"I'm not wearing any, but I have leg hair, which can keep me warm."

"You're so proud of having hairy legs, I don't even bother to dislike you."

Tang Xiaoru snorted and quickened her pace.

She had slept for more than an hour and was now full of energy, four steps ahead of Chen Qingrong.

Finally reaching the top of the mountain, the couple discovered that there were people sleeping in tents there.

Chen Qingrong was so upset, "Why didn't I think of buying a tent? It would be so comfortable to sleep in a tent."

"It's not comfortable at all." Tang Xiaoru hit the nail on the head. "Not to mention the noise from the people coming and going, the most important thing is that it's heavy to carry. After getting on, you have to spend time to put it on. It's so troublesome."

"Hearing what you said, I feel a little sympathetic towards the people in the tent."

Four o'clock gradually arrived, the sea of ​​clouds began to float, and a golden light faintly appeared in the east.

"Oh shit, the money is coming out!" Chen Qingrong yelled.

Tang Xiaoru glanced at him, hugged his waist, and stayed close to him.

The sun comes out very slowly, especially when you stare at it, looking forward to the moment when it completely emerges from the clouds, you will feel even more tormented.

People on the top of the mountain have already taken out their mobile phones and started taking photos and recording videos, and Chen Qingrong and his friends are no exception.

After taking a few photos together in front of the sea of ​​clouds, the couple also took individual photos of each other.

When the sun finally appeared, in addition to recording it with the camera, the whole audience also cheered, with only a burst of wows to be heard.

"Now I finally understand what Shengnan said." Tang Xiaoru said faintly, "While I am still young, I really need to watch the sunrise. It will heal me completely."

"The sunrise is indeed beautiful. The most important thing is that the sun is out and it's much warmer."

"Yes."

Tang Xiaoru and her friend took a lot of photos and then sent them to the family group.

It’s a pity that both parents are still sleeping and no one responded to them at all.

Tang Xiaoru sent the photos to Yang Bingbing.

Yang Bingbing replied immediately, "Where did you and Chen Qingrong watch the sunrise?"

Tang Xiaoru, "Wugong Mountain, Jiangxi."

Yang Bingbing, "??? Are you two crazy? Did you run so far just to watch the sunrise?"

Tang Xiaoru, "Sunglasses, what do you know? This is what we call the hot and scorching youth."

Yang Bingbing, "...the two idiots are seriously ill."

After watching the sunrise for almost an hour, the couple followed the main group down the mountain.

Seriously, when we were going down the mountain, Chen Qingrong's legs were shaking the whole time. He felt like he was about to suffer from muscle weakness. He walked very slowly and didn't dare to walk fast at all, because if he walked faster or put in any effort, his legs would become sore and painful.

"Wife, I feel my lumbar muscles are strained, and my legs hurt so much." Chen Qingrong gritted his teeth every time he took a step.

Tang Xiaoru was not much better than him, but she still laughed at him, "What does your leg pain have to do with your waist? I can't help you with your lumbar muscle strain."

"I can't think of a suitable illness right now. No wonder the older generation said it's easier to go up a mountain than to go down. It's really hard to go down the mountain. My legs hurt more and I feel more tired than when I went up the mountain."

"Hold on, I estimate we can reach the cable car in another hour or two."

"Ah?" Chen Qingrong was dumbfounded. "Isn't there a cable car right down there?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "No, the cable car is on another route. We have to go around it. Of course, if you don't want to take a detour, we can just go back the same way."

Chen Qingrong gritted his teeth and said, "Go around! As long as we can take the cable car, we will go around no matter how far it is."

"You said it, don't regret it."

"I said."

We finally reached the cable car. It was already bright in the sky and the bright sun felt so comfortable on our bodies.

Tang Xiaoru bought the tickets on her mobile phone, and the couple queued up to take the cable car.

There were many people taking the cable car down the mountain at this time, so there was a long queue.

Chen Qingrong was just basking in the sun comfortably with his eyes closed when Tang Xiaoru pulled his sleeve.

"My mom asked me in the group if Wugong Mountain was fun."

"Huh?" Chen Qingrong moved closer to look at her phone interface, a little surprised, "You actually suggested that my mother-in-law take my father-in-law to climb the mountain? Do you want my father-in-law to die of exhaustion in the mountain?" "What? I just think my dad's beer belly is a little bigger. He must have fatty liver. It's better for him to climb the mountain to exercise. I'm doing this for his own good." Tang Xiaoru said with reason.

Chen Qingrong couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Why should I do this for his own good? I, a young man in my prime, almost couldn't hold on. My dad is old, so we should stop messing around. We climbed the mountain last night. Did you see any middle-aged people in their forties climbing the mountain?"

Tang Xiaoru pouted, "That being said, you are really not in your prime now. People my dad is in his prime."

"You're just trying to argue, aren't you?"

"Hey, let's go, there's movement ahead."

Tang Xiaoru pushed him forward.

Finally, it was the couple's turn to get on the cable car, and Chen Qingrong breathed a sigh of relief.

He suddenly wanted to stand up and shout that famous quote to the audience.

I came and I conquered!
But unfortunately, his legs were so sore and painful that he couldn't stand up.

It’s not because he’s afraid of heights. He doesn’t care about such heights.

After reaching the foot of the mountain, they shared a car with other people and went to the high-speed rail station.

The ticket was bought today to watch the sunrise. After arriving at the high-speed rail station and getting off the train, Chen Qingrong almost fell to his knees.

"What's wrong with you, husband?" Tang Xiaoru quickly pulled him back and whispered in his ear, "How embarrassing! Stand up quickly."

Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched, "Your husband's legs are almost broken, and you still care about whether it's embarrassing or not? Fuck you, Tang Xiaoru."

"Oh, you are so good at pretending to be weak. People who don't know would think you were the only one who climbed Wugong Mountain last night."

"I'm really not pretending, hiss, help me up."

"Alright alright."

Tang Xiaoru had no choice but to support Chen Qingrong, who looked like a wounded soldier who had just been carried off the battlefield, and walked towards the high-speed rail station.

Because they had finished all the snacks they brought last night, they bought some snacks at the specialty store at the high-speed rail station to eat on the way.

When we came here, we had a first-class seat, and when we left, we had a second-class seat.

As soon as she got on the bus, Tang Xiaoru put her bag on the luggage rack, sat down and said to Chen Qingrong, "Your legs hurt so much, so don't hold them. Don't worry, I'll remind you when we get off the bus."

"Okay." Chen Qingrong didn't force it this time, and said, "I won't go to the company today. I have to lie down at home. My legs hurt too much."

Tang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "No problem, I'll give you a day off, but I have to go to the company."

"You must go?"

"Gao Qiang and his team are moving to the previous branch today. I have to go over to supervise them. As their leadership team is moving over, I have to hold a meeting for them and interview the new employees. How can I do that if I'm not there?"

Chen Qingrong thought about it and said, "Then I'll see if I can go with you. If my leg is healed before I get off the bus, I'll go with you when we get back to the Magic City."

"It's OK." Tang Xiaoru smiled, "Just lie down on the small table and take a nap for a while."

"Don't worry, I'll post it on WeChat Moments."

Chen Qingrong took out his cell phone, selected the photo of him and Tang Xiaoru in front of the sea of ​​clouds, and edited the text.

"You said youth has no price, and my legs started shaking from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Goodbye, Wugong Mountain. I've been here, I've seen it, I've conquered it! Fists, fists."

“So pretentious.”

Tang Xiaoru leaned her little head on his shoulder, and after seeing the text he edited, she couldn't help but complain.

If Chen Qingrong was not her husband, she would have deleted Chen Qingrong's WeChat long ago.

Because Chen Qingrong's circle of friends is full of middle-aged petty bourgeois men who have some money but not much, which is the type of man she hates the most.

But this kind of person happened to become her husband.

Tell me about this fate.

But this is normal, women usually say one thing and mean another.

They will gently comfort you, saying it’s okay, small ones are also cute, but then they will turn around and choose the big one.

Don't trust a woman, ever.

Chen Qingrong refreshed his circle of friends at this time, and immediately there were more than twenty likes and comments.

Yang Bingbing, "Roll your eyes, roll your eyes."

Gao Qiang, "Lao Chen, did you and your sister-in-law go to Wugong Mountain? Are you still coming to the company today?"

Xiao Yuan, "Thumbs up, Brother Chen and his wife are awesome. If it were me, I wouldn't have the guts to climb such a high mountain, especially at night."

Xing Nana, "Teacher Chen is amazing. He even went to climb Wugong Mountain at night. I love you."

Shui Ling, "??? Instead of updating, you're going hiking? Teacher Dagen, you've fallen. I despise you. I despise you."

Chen Qingrong felt warm at heart when he saw so many likes and comments.

His status is entirely maintained by his circle of friends.

After posting on WeChat Moments, the couple lay down on the small table in front of them and took a nap for a while.

When I woke up, I was still an hour and a half away from the Magic City.

Chen Qingrong was hungry, so he asked Tang Xiaoru to take down her bag and take out some snacks to eat.
You cannot eat foods with strong pungent smells, such as durian and stinky tofu, when taking the high-speed rail, so the couple bought potato chips and chocolate biscuits.

"Is your leg feeling better?" Tang Xiaoru asked.

A flight attendant happened to pass by, and she asked for a new garbage bag.

Chen Qingrong patted his legs gently and felt it. "It's much better, but I didn't stand up, so I'm not sure. Anyway, I can't feel the pain now that I'm sitting."

"That's good." Tang Xiaoru nodded and teased him, "I still say the same thing, you are making a fuss about it. It's actually not serious at all."

"I don't understand, doesn't your leg hurt at all?"

"It doesn't hurt, but it feels a little sore from time to time, like a cramp."

"Then you're out of luck." Chen Qingrong smiled. "For people like me who feel pain at first, it will slowly get better in the next few days. For people like you who don't feel any pain at first, it will slowly start to hurt later."

"It's like having anesthesia during surgery. You don't feel pain when the anesthesia is given, but once the effect of the anesthesia wears off, you'll start to feel pain."

Tang Xiaoru scolded him angrily, "Why do you have to curse me for no reason? Can't you just hope for me?"

"This is a friendly reminder."

"Thank you so much."

……

After more than an hour's drive, we finally returned to the Magic City.

When getting off the high-speed train, Chen Qingrong still felt a little weak when walking, but fortunately he has found the sense of rhythm now. He just needs to make the interval between the two legs moving forward longer when walking. In this way, the two legs can recover one after another in this crossed manner.

It was almost twelve o'clock when we got out of the high-speed rail station.

Tang Xiaoru asked Chen Qingrong if he wanted to go home, but Chen Qingrong insisted not to go back. He said he was fine and it was more important for him to accompany her to the company first.

Tang Xiaoru had no choice but to take a taxi with him to the company.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Tang, you're back." Xiao Yuan was just about to go out when she met them at the elevator entrance and greeted them with a smile.

Tang Xiaoru asked, "Have Gao Qiang and the others left?"

Xiao Yuan nodded, "Yeah, Brother Qiang and Tianyi moved the things to the branch office early in the morning."

"Oh, I see." Tang Xiaoru paused.

Chen Qingrong asked her, "Should we go to the branch office?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "No need to bother. I'll just connect with them for a video conference later. Come in with me, Chen Qingrong."

"it is good."

"Um, Mr. Chen, I have something to tell you." Xiaoyuan suddenly said.

Tang Xiaoru was also very sensible, "Then you guys chat first, I'll go to the office and wait for you Chen Qingrong."

"it is good."

Tang Xiaoru left first.

Chen Qingrong then asked Xiaoyuan, "What do you want to tell me?"

Xiao Yuan said weakly, "Brother Chen, can you lend me your car for two days on the weekend?"

Chen Qingrong was stunned. "You don't have a driver's license, why are you driving my car? Driving without a license is a serious crime."

Xiao Yuan stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. "I won't drive on the road. I'll just find a quiet place and drive around for a few laps. I've also signed up for a driver's license test recently, but you know Brother Chen. Every time I go to practice driving, I can only practice for more than an hour. I thought that when I'm not driving, I can get more experience with the car and practice more, so that I can do better when I take the test."

"I'm not afraid of embarrassing you to tell you this, I've been learning for half a month, and I'm still a little nervous when I touch the steering wheel."

Chen Qingrong laughed, "I understand. I had a similar mentality to you when I first learned to drive. However, your Qingyun has a lot of cars in his name. Why don't you drive his car?"

Xiao Yuan said, "I didn't tell him about this. He used to laugh at me for being timid and saying I would never learn to drive. I just wanted to compete with him. I wanted to secretly get a driver's license and blind his dog eyes."

"I see, you are very ambitious." Chen Qingrong laughed, "Okay, I can help you with this. Let's start from this weekend. After you practice driving at the driving school, call me and I will drive my car with you. I will definitely not be at ease if you drive by yourself."

"Okay, thank you Brother Chen!" Xiao Yuan grinned happily and warned Chen Qingrong, "Don't tell Qingyun. If he knows in advance, I won't be able to shock him."

"Don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut."

"Yeah, well, I'm going to go downstairs first. You can go to the meeting."

"Ah."

After separating from Xiaoyuan, Chen Qingrong came to Tang Xiaoru's office.

Tang Xiaoru asked him curiously what Xiaoyuan had said to him just now, and Chen Qingrong told her the truth.

"So that's what's going on. But your ears haven't fully recovered yet. I don't think it's safe for you to accompany Xiaoyuan to practice driving." Tang Xiaoru pouted and added seriously, "How about this? I don't have anything to do on the weekend anyway. I'll go with you and we can accompany Xiaoyuan to practice driving."

Chen Qingrong exclaimed, "You want to follow too?"

Tang Xiaoru snorted and frowned, "Why, is there something between you two that I can't get involved in? Humph."

Chen Qingrong smiled awkwardly, "Ha, no, no, that's absolutely not the case. I just think it's a rare weekend, you should rest at home, there's no need to go through all this trouble."

"I'm not tired." Tang Xiaoru said with her arms folded across her chest.

Chen Qingrong looked at her deeply, and suddenly his soul was struck, "Are you still jealous of Xiaoyuan?"

Tang Xiaoru's face turned red at the fastest speed, and then she raised her voice and said word by word, "I am absolutely not jealous of Xiaoyuan, absolutely not!"

"Okay, okay, no, no, can't I trust you?"

Chen Qingrong's face turned red when he saw her. If he continued teasing her, Tang Xiaoru's little face would probably explode like a boiling kettle.

When it's good, stop it, when it's good, stop it.

The topic of jealousy ended here. Tang Xiaoru then video-called Gao Qiang and the others to see what was going on there.

After the branch reopened, Gao Qiang, Zhou Tianyi and others were cleaning up because a lot of the furniture and other things were covered in dust.

Gao Qiang was still reporting to Tang Xiaoru, "Boss Tang, the previously recruited employees will come for a re-examination this afternoon. If all goes well, they can officially start work tomorrow. Boss Tang, would you like to come in person for the interview this afternoon?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "I wanted to go, but climbing the mountain is too tiring. Now that I'm sitting on my own chair, I'm too lazy to get up. You're the general manager of the branch, so I should delegate authority to you. Just come and do the interview yourself. I believe in your vision."

"Yes, Mr. Tang!"

"Gao Qiang, this is the first time you have shouldered the burden of the entire company alone. This task is arduous and challenging. I hope you work hard and don't let me and Chen Qingrong down."

"Don't worry, Mr. Tang. I will work hard to be a good leader and play a leading role. I will never let you and Mr. Chen down."

"Ah That's good."

After the video call, Tang Xiaoru said with satisfaction, "Gao Qiang is indeed growing very fast now, and he is becoming more and more like a leader. It was right for me to help him and bring him back to the company."

“No matter how many managers we recruit from other companies, they will not be as useful and obedient as those we train ourselves.”

"Yes." Chen Qingrong smiled, "And I can guarantee with my character that Gao Qiang will never betray us. This reduces one more worry for us."

"That's not necessarily the case."

"Hmm? Are you so arrogant that you would betray us?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable." Tang Xiaoru narrowed her eyes. "Gao Qiang was honest before because we were watching him. Now he is the leader of a branch company, controlling all the operations of the company. Power can make many people lose themselves."

Chen Qingrong was silent.

Tang Xiaoru glanced at him again before continuing, "So this is also a severe test for Gao Qiang. If he can hold on to the test, then everyone will be happy. If he fails, not only will it slap you in the face, but it will also disappoint me."

Chen Qingrong leaned back in his chair and said, "I hope he won't let you down, and won't let me get slapped in the face."

"Ah."

After chatting for a few more words, Chen Qingrong went out to do something else.

Tang Xiaoru also chatted with Ni Shengnan on WeChat about her feelings about the mountain climbing trip.

Ni Shengnan told Tang Xiaoru, "Sister Xiaoru, Brother Chen is right to worry. I had the same reaction as you when I just finished climbing Wugong Mountain. My legs didn't hurt much, but after resting for two days, my legs hurt as if they were filled with lead. You have to be mentally prepared in advance."

Tang Xiaoru's mouth twitched, "Is it really that serious?"

Ni Shengnan, "Is it really that serious?"

……

In the blink of an eye, it was time to get off work.

The couple drove directly to Tang Xiaoru's parents' home to report on their mountain climbing experience.

Seeing that Chen Qingrong's legs went weak when he walked, Old Chen and Tang Chengshan burst into laughter.

"Chen Qingrong, you are such a lame boy. Look at my daughter Xiaoru, she looks like nothing happened. What happened to you?" Tang Chengshan did not hide his ridicule.

Old Chen was concerned and stabbed Chen Qingrong in the back, "Qingrong, you really need to exercise. You're not even thirty yet and you're already so weak. What will you do when you're my age? Although you don't have to do farm work now, you still need to exercise your body."

Chen Qingrong said helplessly, "My dear fathers, it's not that I'm weak, it's mainly because Wugong Mountain is too high and too far away. If you go to climb it, you won't be much better than me."

"Xiao Ru's legs actually hurt, but she hid it very well."

Wang Xiu'e laughed at him, "Your father and his friends are so old, they must have crawled worse than you. You are young, you should compete with young people. Okay, stop talking nonsense, sit down and have a rest."

"Uh-huh."

Chen Qingrong collapsed on the sofa.

Lin Yue also asked, "You two little ungrateful people, didn't you think of bringing us any local specialties when you went hiking this time?"

Tang Xiaoru was speechless. "Mom, dear mother, Chen Qingrong and I are going to climb the mountains this time, not to Jiangxi for fun. What local specialties can I bring you? We will take the high-speed train back directly after we get down the mountain, okay?"

"You two are stupid. It's a rare trip to Jiangxi, why don't you stay there for a few more days?"

"I still have to come back to find a care company." Tang Xiaoru pouted, "Besides, there's nothing fun in Jiangxi."

"That's true." Lin Yue agreed. "It seems that the only thing I know about Jiangxi is Wugong Mountain. As for what delicious food and fun things there are, I have no idea."

"The Ferris wheel in Nanchang is pretty good." Chen Qingrong interrupted, "Before Xiaoru and I started dating, we went to Nanchang on a business trip together. We rode that Ferris wheel together. It's said to be the tallest Ferris wheel in Asia."

Tang Chengshan was the only one who was sober while everyone else was drunk. "It's all just a gimmick. It's all to attract tourists. I said I was the most handsome man in Asia, who would believe me?"

Who would believe him after he said that? In the end, no one responded.

This made Tang Chengshan lose face.

At least someone come and save my face!
Had dinner here in the evening.

In order to reward the couple for their hard work in climbing the mountain, Lin Yue and Wang Xiu'e went to the supermarket and bought fresh abalone and scallops.

Chen Qingrong looked at the seafood on the table and was a little scared. "Is it easy to get gout if you eat seafood? My leg still hurts. Can I eat it?"

"If you don't eat it, I will." Tang Xiaoru was not polite, "I just like eating abalone."

Chen Qingrong muttered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Me too, I like abalone the most, too."

Snapped.

Tang Xiaoru stepped on him.

"Ah!" Chen Qingrong couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Wang Xiu'e quickly asked her son, "What's wrong with you, Qingrong? You haven't even started eating yet, and you're already suffering from gout?"

Chen Qingrong laughed twice, "Ha, ha, no, mom, my foot accidentally kicked the table leg just now."

"Scared me."

Instead, Lin Yue looked at him with a meaningful look.

After dinner and a shower, the couple went to bed.

Because he worked so hard, Chen Qingrong was specially allowed not to hand in his homework tonight. He almost knelt down to thank God for his grace.

Chen Qingrong was half asleep when he suddenly heard sobbing sounds beside him.

He woke up from his dream in a hurry, and found that it was Tang Xiaoru who was sleeping on her side and crying silently with her eyes closed.

This frightened Chen Qingrong. "Wife, why are you crying? Did you have a nightmare or something?"

Tang Xiaoru looked at him with her big watery eyes, feeling very aggrieved, "It hurts so much, my legs hurt so much, wuwuwu."

Chen Qingrong was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help laughing.

"Do you believe me now?" Chen Qingrong tried hard to hold back his smile and pinched her calf with his hands. "Does this make you feel better?"

"Don't pinch it, it hurts more!"

(End of this chapter)