NOVPUBWitnessing this scene.
Chen Nan and the others, although they didn’t get into the water, quickly made their way to the distant shore.
At this moment, a woman in her thirties looked anxiously into the water.
At that moment.
Lu Yuanyang had appeared behind the child who had fallen into the water, wrapping his arms around the child’s neck, struggling to swim toward the shore.
Although his swimming skills were good.
He had swallowed several mouthfuls of lake water, his complexion pale as wax.
He began to feel faint.
But just then.
Chen Nan timely extended a long stick from the shore.
Lu Yuanyang decisively grabbed onto the stick and was pulled to the shore by Chen Nan and the others.
After getting onshore.
Lu Yuanyang collapsed exhaustedly on the ground, gasping heavily, feeling like he had a narrow escape from death.
As for the child who had fallen into the water, because the rescue was timely, he only choked on a few sips of water and was otherwise unharmed.
But at the moment, he was also crying hoarsely in his mother’s arms.
"Thank you, thank you for saving my son," the woman bowed deeply to Lu Yuanyang with a face full of gratitude.
Lu Yuanyang waved his hand, panting and saying, "It was nothing, you should quickly take the child to the hospital for a check-up."
The woman nodded repeatedly, said a word of thanks, and quickly left with her son from the lakeside, then disappeared into the night in a black Hongqi car.
Chen Nan spoke up, "Uncle Lu, let’s call it a day. Look, your clothes are all wet. You should hurry back and change clothes, so you don’t catch a cold."
Even though it was already summer, the temperature of the lake water was still somewhat cool.
Considering the cool breeze blowing over the lake at night, catching a cold was very likely.
Lu Yuanyang smiled, "Alright, I’ll go back and take a bath, change clothes," he said, gesturing for Li Yao to give him a hand.
Li Yao understood and promptly helped Lu Yuanyang up.
Chen Nan smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, let me offer you a line of poetry."
"No!"
"To be precise, it should be half a line of poetry."
Lu Yuanyang was full of curiosity.
Chen Nan grinned, "A light boat has passed a thousand mountains!" he said, taking Wang Li’s hand and walking back to their camping spot.
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Watching the retreating figure of Chen Nan, both Lu Yuanyang and Li Yao simultaneously furrowed their brows.
They had heard the line "A light boat has passed a thousand mountains."
But···
The full line starts with "On both banks the monkeys’ screams are unrelenting"!
If they put the two halves together, they would understand the meaning.
But now.
They simply did not understand what Chen Nan meant by the half line "A light boat has passed a thousand mountains."
Li Yao carefully helped Lu Yuanyang and couldn’t help burping, "Leader, do you feel like Mr. Chen’s words are even more enigmatic than those of some high officials?"
A wry smile appeared on Lu Yuanyang’s face.
He, too, admitted that some high officials spoke ambiguously, requiring careful consideration.
But at least one could guess a thing or two.
However···
Chen Nan’s line "A light boat has passed a thousand mountains" left him utterly stumped.
He simply did not understand its meaning.
Li Yao seemed to have realized something, his eyes determined, "Leader, I’m going to quit drinking. No matter the circumstance, I assure you, not a drop."
"If I hadn’t been drinking just now, you wouldn’t have had to risk your life."
Lu Yuanyang muttered, "Indeed, drinking leads to trouble!"
Afterwards, the two also arrived at the previous campsite, where Chen Nan and Wang Li were eating barbecue.
After briefly greeting Chen Nan, the driver drove Lu Yuanyang and Li Yao away under the night sky.
"What on earth are you trying to pull today?" Wang Li’s beautiful eyes were filled with curiosity.
She felt that Chen Nan had a bit of a nonchalant air about him.
Like going to Nánhú to dine with the municipal party secretary.
And previously, because Li Yao misspoke, he made Li Yao drink two glasses as a punishment.
None of this matched Chen Nan’s style.
Especially that line "The light boat has passed ten thousand heavy mountains."
Even she couldn’t figure out what Chen Nan was up to.
Curiosity inevitably stirred within her.
Chen Nan licked his lips, his eyes revealing a mischievous smile, "I plan to take you in the car later!"
A blush quickly rose to Wang Li’s face, her eyes also brimming with intense spring fervor, "Why wait, let’s do it now!" Saying so, she took the initiative to take Chen Nan’s hand and walked towards the nearby Mercedes G-Class.
A moment later.
The Mercedes G-Class under the night sky began to sway rhythmically.
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On the other side.
Lu Yuanyang, who had just returned home and taken a shower, walked out of the bathroom in his pajamas.
But at that moment.
The doorbell rang.
He opened the door and upon seeing Li Yao, casually asked, "Why have you come back?"
Li Yao looked nervous, "Secretary Lu, there is someone who wishes to see you."
Lu Yuanyang frowned slightly and glanced at the time, noting that it was already nine o’clock at night. Although it was late, he still said, "Let him in then!"
Lately, Lu Yuanyang had been very busy, with people coming to report work to him even after he returned home from the office.
Li Yao, still nervous, said, "The person didn’t come themselves but sent someone to invite you as a guest."
"Who is it?" Lu Yuanyang’s eyes were full of suspicion as he wondered why Li Yao was so anxious.
Because in his view.
The only person in Jizhou who could possibly invite him was Chen Nan.
After all.
The municipal party secretary is the real leader of Jizhou.
But they had just parted ways with Chen Nan at Nánhú, so Chen Nan certainly wouldn’t be inviting him as a guest.
Um.
Yes.
Even though in his heart, the only person in Jizhou who could invite him was Chen Nan, Chen Nan was a very modest and polite person who showed him great respect.
Even if Chen Nan really needed to discuss something with him, he would not invite him over.
Li Yao swallowed nervously, "I don’t know who exactly wants to invite you, but the vehicle from the military department is waiting downstairs, and you might not believe me, but the driver is none other than Minister Han of the military department!"
"What?"
Lu Yuanyang inhaled sharply, his eyes also revealing a deep shock.
He had not expected that it would be Minister Han from the military department personally inviting him.
This left him unable to calm his inner turmoil.
After all, Minister Han was not part of the local organization!
He belonged to the military.
He was the head of Jizhou’s military department.
However.
What he found unbelievable was why someone from the military would come to invite him?
And, moreover, that the driver was Minister Han himself.
Although he didn’t know why Minister Han would invite him, Lu Yuanyang still changed into a shirt, trousers, leather shoes, and then, putting on his glasses, followed Li Yao downstairs.
In front of a military vehicle, Han Guoqing greeted Lu Yuanyang with a smile, "Good evening, Secretary Lu."
"Minister Han, may I boldly ask, why have you come so late, and for what purpose?" Although Lu Yuanyang was the secretary of Jizhou City’s municipal party committee, he too felt somewhat nervous.
After all, Han Guoqing was a colonel-level military bigwig!
Han Guoqing smiled, "This late-night visit is indeed somewhat presumptuous, but I can assure Secretary Lu that I’ve come not for a bad reason."
"It all depends on whether you dare to get into the car," he said, pulling open the car door and making an inviting gesture.
