Mid-Levels Farm

The perilla leaves are soaked and washed, hung with batter, and then deep-fried in hot oil. The hot oil is constantly poured on it, and it swells up quickly, resulting in a golden-yellow full leaf-shaped dessert.

The shell is crispy, and the inside is the unique fragrance of perilla that is stimulated by temperature.

Xuan Xiaodong was patiently frying perilla leaves one by one in the kitchen. After all, he picked up a lot of perilla leaves from the farm and brought them back to Jinghai. Luo Yan watched happily from the side, and liked this kind of batter very much. Slowly shape the flavor that comes out of the fragrance.

In the clear morning air, Yan Ruifeng stood in front of the empty vegetable field in the backyard and made a phone call. No matter where people came from all around, he could take in everything at a glance and pick up the line in time.

"Why didn't my plan go through? Cheng Yuan made a temporary replacement, and he really couldn't find a suitable person at the moment. Why couldn't he use Xuan Xiaodong? He also retired from the cold wolf, and he is still in good condition, and he is Sheng Wuyu's." Spouse, originally wanted to accompany, won Sheng Wuyu's trust, it will be of great help to our actions."

"Another civil servant was transferred again, and he was a newcomer. He hadn't worked with us before. Although he seemed to be someone Sheng Wuyu knew, he would inevitably break the chain in action."

There was silence for a long time, and an old voice came over: "Rui Feng, calm down, Xuan Xiaodong cannot be a member of this operation. Li Kai is a member selected by the Security Department. He has also undergone strict and necessary training. Will hold you back, you can trust him."

"If I knew that Sheng Wuyu's sudden marriage partner was Xuan Xiaodong, I wouldn't have asked you to perform this mission from the beginning."

Yan Ruifeng suddenly thought of Xuan Xiaodong's sudden retirement: "Why? I need a reason."

"Ruifeng, the last mission you performed was to rescue Sheng Wuyu. The mission was very difficult. In the end, two cold wolves died. You were seriously injured and unconscious, while the rescue target Sheng Wuyu was hit by a stray bullet by mistake and his legs were paralyzed. Time to check It turns out that the bullet that hit Sheng Wuyu came from our team."

Yan Ruifeng's heart sank: "Then? What happened that night, even our bullets were completely accidental injuries. This shouldn't be held accountable at all."

"But, will the Sheng family believe it? We must give them a reasonable explanation."

Yan Ruifeng said coldly: "Sheng Wuyu is not that kind of person."

"Suddenly changed from the proud son of heaven to disabled legs, are you sure he won't be angry?"

Yan Ruifeng said: "So, who fired the bullet? Every bullet has a number."

"Gao Ge, but if you introduce a dead person, I'm afraid the Sheng family will think that he is just a scapegoat. We are shirking responsibility. At the same time, in order to protect his reputation, Xuan Xiaodong is also afraid that his family will be retaliated by the Sheng family. He has no family, so he voluntarily stood up. Come out and take responsibility, voluntarily retire, and this matter will be over."

"So I don't know why Sheng Wuyu married Xuan Xiaodong. Afterwards, he read the report and proposed not to pursue the matter. As Xuan Xiaodong participated in the rescue, he should also understand this matter. He Why do you want to marry Sheng Wuyu? We have no way of guessing what they think in their hearts. Is it resentment? Or compensation? Or use? Or just a simple exchange of money and benefits. Similarly, we can't pin our actions on them, I think To make it clear to you, I just want to make it clear to you that you don't know exactly what Sheng Wuyu is thinking at the moment, you must grasp the overall situation, pay attention at any time, and adapt to the situation..."

"You're lying." Yan Ruifeng interrupted him calmly, his heart seemed to sink into a cold pool, cold and stiff.

"I didn't lie, you can check it out. You also said that the serial number of the bullet is clear, and it was indeed Gao Ge who took it away."

"I didn't say the bullet wasn't shot by Gao Ge. What I meant was that Xuan Xiaodong didn't take the blame for Gao Ge. He wasn't so stupid to take the blame for the dead. He's a martyr. Who dares to touch his family?" Yan Ruifeng His tone was calm, but his eyes became dead silent: "He is taking the blame for me, Dad, you told him that the bullet was shot from my gun, right?"

"Because I came out with my family before the action, and confessed to you that I like a member of the team."

"On the surface, you are tolerant and open-minded, but in fact, when I was seriously injured and unconscious, you cleverly used this opportunity to send Xuan Xiaodong away, killing two birds with one stone."

"It is true that it is to explain to the Sheng family, but the real purpose is to drive him away."

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The other side was silent for a long time, and after a while he smiled wryly: "Yan Ruifeng, I just want to tell you that I am also a selfish father, before you and Xuan Xiaodong, before your future and Xuan Xiaodong's future, I Of course choosing his own son, everything is voluntary, you can also say that I despicably took advantage of his feelings for you, but I hope you remember that I am just a mortal, a selfish father."

Yan Ruifeng's mouth was full of bitterness: "He was obviously good to me... Our relationship was growing day by day... I have never been able to believe that he just left without saying a word. It turned out that he thought it was me... who took the blame for me."

"His parents divorced, his mother remarried, his grandfather and father have passed away, and there are no relatives at home. The left-behind children from a humble farm family are usually good-tempered, helpful, and responsive to requests. In your eyes, they are naturally an excellent scapegoat."

"No matter how enlightened you are usually, when I really launched my lover, you found that you couldn't accept such a humble person as my spouse, didn't you? You used tricks to deceive him that the bullet came from my gun I shot it, the Sheng family is powerful, it will definitely affect my future, he doesn't know anything about it, of course he believes what you say, and I was seriously injured and unconscious at the time, he felt pity for me... Naturally, he stood up without hesitation You committed a crime... You probably promised him a generous reward, and he would take it, to make you feel at ease, but he gave it all to the family of the deceased Gao Ge and Xiao Lao afterward."

The other side was silent for a long time: "I'm sorry, son. He is indeed a very good person."

"But since they are already married, Sheng Wuyu will not allow anyone to covet his spouse. No matter why he married Xuan Xiaodong, it's a matter of dignity. You still have to be careful this time. The past is just a matter of dignity." Let him go, everything must be done first." The voice on the other side was cold and rational.

Yan Ruifeng hung up the phone without saying a word.

Standing in the spring breeze, he saw the flowers blooming like a brocade, prospering and colorful, and the vegetables planted by Xuan Xiaodong in the vegetable garden were already vigorously sprouting. This is such a person who loves life, what a lovely person.

Of course he likes him. He has a good temper, strong gun skills, good cooking, and good looks, but he has an inexplicable inferiority complex. He responds to people's requests and never learns to refuse people. He pays attention to him and teaches him to be tough. Reject people a little, recommend him to enter the military academy, and recommend him to enter the best team.He sheltered him under his wings, pointed him, led him, taught him, and watched him grow into a firm and excellent man day by day.

Then he fell in love with him, he came out with his family calmly, he was mature, he had been independent for many years, and his family basically did not interfere with him, he thought it was a matter of course.Because he is not good at rejecting, for so many years, he has indeed been kind to him, and he has lived and died together, and he does have feelings that can be entrusted to life and death. He feels that everything has come to the best time, and even all his teammates can see him. feelings for him.

So he confessed that this should have been a natural thing, but he never expected that Xuan Xiaodong would panic. He asked a question at the time, and he thought it was ridiculous at the time, but now he knows that Xuan Xiaodong had already foreseen it at that time own tragedy.

He asked him at the time: "Does your family agree?"

He didn't take it seriously at the time, and told him self-righteously: "Love is my personal matter. Whether my family agrees or not will not affect my confession. Now the same-sex marriage bill has been promoted, and it is expected to be completed in a few years." Execution, then we will be able to get married in a fair manner. We are all adults, and registration is completely autonomous."

Xuan Xiaodong's face became so pale that it was almost transparent, and after a long time he said shyly, "Family's blessings are very important—I like being a soldier very much. Let's talk about this later."

Thinking about it now, he should have already known the end of his possible departure.But I felt dissatisfied, thinking how could Xuan Xiaodong not agree on the spot?He forced him forcefully at that time: "When is the future? After this operation? It's settled like this. After this operation, you will give me the answer."

His throat was choked, what was he thinking when he took the blame for himself without hesitation?Did he leave, did he go back to the farm?After so many years, what was he thinking in his heart?

When he saw himself again, he was frank, so he said that he didn't feel sorry for anyone.

But he spoke ill of him.

Holding the phone, Yan Ruifeng walked into the spacious kitchen, and saw Xuan Xiaodong teaching Luo Yan how to make perilla sauce: "Chop it up, fry millet pepper, add garlic, oyster sauce, and dried shrimp, and you can also add some sour sauce." Mei, fry a big bowl in the morning, and you can have rice all day long, and even noodles, it’s the most delicious thing.”

"It can also be used to stew fish temporarily, and it is also very delicious to make perilla and cucumber in cold salad."

Luo Yan was in high spirits: "All together, let's eat perilla sauce today." She looked up and saw Yan Ruifeng: "Captain, you came just in time, come, let me try this fried perilla leaf for you, it's super delicious."

Yan Ruifeng picked up a crisp perilla leaf, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and smiled: "It's delicious."

He stared at Xuan Xiaodong's drooping long eyelashes, his chest was agitated, and he was rushing around with emotions, unable to express, and the best time to respond had passed.This person is willing to take the blame for himself, give up a good future, and leave silently.

Such a deep, intense, and selfless love, when he knew it, he had already lost it.

Luo Yan looked up at Yan Ruifeng's eyes, couldn't help but swallowed her saliva, turned her head and asked Xuan Xiaodong with a nonchalant smile, "Aren't these snacks brought up for Mr. Sheng to taste?"

Xuan Xiaodong said: "Secretary Shi of their company is here. Several people are discussing the project situation inside. It will probably take a long time. Let's arrange lunch together later."

Luo Yan said: "Brother Xiaodong, don't you participate in their company's project?"

Xuan Xiaodong said, "I'm not interested."

Luo Yan smiled: "You can be regarded as another boss of the company, right? How can you not participate in major decision-making? Besides, you will go to Jialan soon, you should know about the project, right?"

Xuan Xiaodong shook his head: "He wanted to transfer the shares of the company to me, but I didn't want it."

Luo Yan was taken aback: "Why not? The shares of Yinghuo Technology are very valuable!"

Xuan Xiaodong said, "No need."

Luo Yan hated him for not arguing: "You really are! Don't you plan for the future?"

Xuan Xiaodong laughed: "What is the future? How much can I spend on three meals a day? Is it for the elderly? I don't have any children, so why do I need these things?"

Luo Yan said: "You don't want children, but Mr. Sheng doesn't necessarily have to?"

Xuan Xiaodong asked him slowly: "Mr. Sheng's child, it's normal for Mr. Sheng to give him his own things. I can support myself. What do I do with these troublesome things? When the time comes, I will ask you to go to any meeting at any time. Annoying."

Luo Yan seemed to be persuaded by him: "It seems to be true... But, you don't have anything in particular that you want to buy. When you need money, people will always get sick and get old..."

Xuan Xiaodong said, "We'll talk about it later."

When he looked up and saw Yan Ruifeng looking at him with a complicated expression, which was different from the calm attitude of the previous few days, he couldn't help feeling a little strange in his heart, and just wanted to talk with the fried snacks at hand.

But Yan Ruifeng asked him abruptly: "You and Mr. Sheng are together, don't you have any long-term plans? Wherever you go is that day?" Does Sheng Wuyu's affectionate money bring only danger to Xuan Xiaodong? ?A hasty wedding, no long-term plans for the future and planning, and even no agreement on such a major issue as whether to have children, is this also called marriage?

Xuan Xiaodong's heart was full of alarm bells, and he said calmly: "You don't need to explain to others, right?" He picked up the plate of snacks: "I'll go upstairs." Then he called the chef's assistant: "The milk tea and coffee are ready. Take it together, and refreshments."

In the conference room upstairs, there was a map of the project factory on the projector, Shi Jiqing and several middle managers of the company were reporting, when Xuan Xiaodong entered, Sheng Wuyu looked up and said, "Let's take a break and have some snacks. "

Shi Jiqing raised his head after smelling the fragrance, and cheered up: "Great! Mr. Xuan did it? We are so lucky."

Xuan Xiaodong smiled: "Is sister Shi going abroad too? What about the child?"

Shi Jiqing said: "I can only feel wronged that my husband will take it for a few days first, and I will go out with Sheng Dong to clear up the project and return to China."

Xuan Xiaodong nodded, seeing that Sheng Wuyu closed his eyes and rested his mind, he went to push his wheelchair and said, "Go out and get some air? The sun is nice outside."

Sheng Wuyu opened his eyes to see him and smiled: "Okay."

Xuan Xiaodong pushed him out to the garden below, and asked him, "Would you like to come down and walk a few steps by yourself?"

Sheng Wuyu has recently been able to walk a few steps with the help of the support, and he didn't object when he heard it, so he helped Xuan Xiaodong's hand to get up, and walked slowly in the garden, almost all of his body weight was on Xuan Xiao On Dong's body, he only took a step, and beads of sweat rolled down, and his chest heaved sharply.

Xuan Xiaodong supported him with his strong arms, and patiently followed him. After more than ten minutes, they only walked a few steps. Sheng Wuyu finally couldn't stand it anymore, and almost leaned on Xuan Xiaodong's arms. , panting: "I think the little mermaid needs a kiss to be strong." Every step seems to be on the tip of a knife, he really looks like the little mermaid now.

Xuan Xiaodong smiled, embraced him, bowed his head and kissed him. The Spring Villa had a beautiful view and the willow trees were draped. The two kissed each other very intimately in the back garden. Xuan Xiaodong just picked up Sheng Wuyu and went back to the wheelchair : "Rest, come back at night."

Suddenly there was someone in the corner from the corner of his eye, he raised his eyes suddenly, and saw that Yan Ruifeng had been standing quietly on the side watching them silently, his expression was stern and serious, his facial features seemed to be immersed in the shadows, and when he noticed his gaze, his expression changed Gentle, nodded to him slightly.

Although he knew that this was his security duty, Xuan Xiaodong still felt a little weird.