Jiang Ning walked slowly to the bungalow on the dam. His cell phone rang and he answered the call:
"Hey, Mom, there's a traffic jam on the road. I'm not sure how long it will take to get there. I'll call you half an hour in advance."
Jiang Ning could have gone to Wencheng earlier, but due to the research over the past two days, he was delayed.
After hanging up the phone, he rushed to the rented house.
Shao Shuangshuang sent Jiang Ning the method of finding people on the Internet, but he hadn't looked it up yet. He planned to continue research in this area after returning to Wencheng.
As Jiang Ning entered the room, he was met with Xue Yuantong's resentful eyes.
He went over and knocked on Xue Yuantong's forehead, and asked, "Who offended you?"
“It’s you!”
Xue Yuantong pinched his fingers: "I called you to eat during the day, and you said you were busy. I called you to eat at noon, and you were still busy. I called you to go fishing in the afternoon, and you were still busy. I asked you to set off firecrackers at night, and you were still busy."
"Jiang Ning, have you changed?"
Jiang Ning laughed dryly: "I've been really busy lately."
"Tsk, what a waste of time." Xue Yuantong didn't believe it at all.
"I'm really busy doing nothing." Jiang Ning said self-deprecatingly. He had been pondering over the fragments of the law for several days but couldn't figure out anything.
"Are your grandparents here?" he asked.
"It's in the kitchen. Come to my house for lunch at noon." Xue Yuantong invited.
"I'm afraid not. I have to go out of town." Jiang Ning said.
Xue Yuantong knew that Jiang Ning had probably gone to live with his parents.
"Is it far?"
"About 700 to 800 kilometers."
"So far?" Xue Yuantong was surprised. If that was the case, Jiang Ning would definitely not be able to come back on New Year's Eve tomorrow.
"good."
As Jiang Ning spoke, he walked towards his room, and Xue Yuantong followed closely behind him.
Jiang Ning took a pen and a notebook, and also took his iPad, which was an iPad 2, a very durable model.
He first saved the email sent by Shao Shuangshuang, which contained the network research results of a foreign research institute.
The foreigner was very thoughtful and made two copies in both Chinese and English.
Jiang Ning put these things into his backpack one by one, took a set of clothes, and finally, he took out a key and handed it solemnly to Xue Yuantong.
"When I'm not around, just help me look after the house."
Xue Yuantong said reluctantly: "You will order me around."
But she still took the key quickly.
"Let me take you to the station," she volunteered.
Jiang Ning asked her: "After you send me off, are you going to push the cart back?"
Xue Yuantong left the bedroom angrily.
Jiang Ning laughed in silence, he flicked his fingers and cast a spell, setting up a magic circle.
The magic circle maintained a certain temperature for both his room and Xue Yuantong's room, which was separated by a wall.
He glanced at the room again, closed the door, and walked out.
Although Xue Yuantong was angry just now, he was still sitting on the small stool at the door.
She curled up into a ball with her little cotton jacket, her face supported by her hands, watching Jiang Ning's figure walking away little by little.
In her eyes, the figure seemed a little lonely.
For some reason, Xue Yuantong suddenly felt empty inside.
"Jiang Ning will be away for several days this time, right?"
'The snacks, drinks, computer, and game consoles in his room are all mine. No one is competing with me for them. Shouldn't I be happy?'
Xue Yuantong didn't understand, but she felt inexplicably upset, and even worried about what would happen if Jiang Ning didn't come back.
If that happens, she will be alone again.
The more Xue Yuantong thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Her eyes were red and watery. She wanted to shout to Jiang Ning and say something to him.
Tell him to be careful when riding in a car, not to eat food given by strangers, not to sleep too deeply, to take good care of his belongings, and it is best to bring a thermos so that he can drink boiled water in the car.
Although Xue Yuantong had never taken a train, she had searched it on the Internet before. She knew a lot about it, much more than Jiang Ning.
But Xue Yuantong didn't dare to shout, for she was afraid that her voice would change once she shouted.
By then Jiang Ning would definitely notice her disappointment and might even laugh at her.
But if I don't remind him, a stupid guy like Jiang Ning will definitely suffer.
When Xue Yuantong was struggling, she suddenly saw Jiang Ning standing with his back to her, walking without stopping, and waving his hand gently.
The waving meant that there was no need to worry about him, and Xue Yuantong understood it.
She pouted slightly: "Humph, look at how proud he is, I really thought I was looking at him!"
Xue Yuantong carried the small stool back to his own courtyard.
She waited for two minutes, no, one minute, and then she ran to the door to see Jiang Ning again, but this time, Jiang Ning was no longer seen in Heba.
Xue Yuantong sighed and was depressed for a while.
Her mother and grandparents were busy in the kitchen and she couldn't help, so Chuchu went back to her hometown.
Xue Yuantong forced himself to cheer up and went to Jiang Ning's room.
She turned on the computer, took off her shoes, and snuggled in the leather chair. She reached out to pull the blanket on the bed, but after pulling twice, she couldn't reach it, as if it was making a fuss with her.
Xue Yuantong shouted subconsciously: "Jiang Ning, that blanket is so abominable, hurry up and grab it, I want to ruthlessly ravage it!"
After she finished shouting, she realized that Jiang Ning was gone.
Yes, Jiang Ning is gone...
Xue Yuantong just felt bored and the game was no longer interesting.
She stopped pulling the blanket and simply collapsed in the chair. Jiang Ning's room was warm, so she didn't feel cold without the blanket.
…
Yuzhou is about 700 kilometers away from Wencheng. At the flying speed of the spirit boat, it takes less than an hour and a half.
It was morning now and the sunshine was abundant.
Jiang Ning observed the celestial phenomena and thought it might snow in Yuzhou on New Year's Eve tomorrow.
He cast a spell, and the color of the shield on the surface of the spirit boat became slightly dimmer, making the sunlight less strong.
Jiang Ning took out a quilt and a silver iPad from his storage ring.
He leaned against the quilt, holding his iPad in one hand and checking his emails.
The hypothetical research argument of 'finding someone through the Internet' was recorded very comprehensively in the email, and at least in Jiang Ning's opinion, it was feasible.
After all, the people in those research institutes are almost the top elites in the world.
Jiang Ning picked the simplest one and began to deduce it, hoping to realize a method of hitting people across the Internet.
Jiang Ning took out a pen and paper and listed the formulas according to the method recorded above, combining spiritual power, consciousness, magic array and divination.
More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Jiang Ning arrived in Wencheng. With a quick glance of his spiritual sense, he noticed the station below. His parents were waiting for him in a car.
Jiang Ning smiled. In fact, he had come to Wencheng to visit his parents this semester, but his parents didn't notice him.
Only now can we meet openly.
…
Lunar New Year's eve.
Early in the morning, Xue Yuantong's eyelashes trembled as he lay on the bed, and he gently opened his eyes.
She stared at the ceiling blankly, a little confused, and then her eyes gradually widened.
"This is not my bedroom!"
A few seconds later, Xue Yuantong suddenly remembered that after Jiang Ning left yesterday, she ran to Jiang Ning's room at night to play games and played until the early morning. She was so sleepy, but didn't want to move, and no one took her home.
So Xue Yuantong fell asleep on Jiang Ning's bed with the quilt closed.
Xue Yuantong covered her mouth and yawned. She wiped the corners of her eyes with tears in her eyes. Combined with the scene of her waking up from someone else's bed, she looked a little pitiful. In fact, Xue Yuantong's tears were purely caused by yawning.
She put on her shoes and wandered out of the room.
Xue Yuantong was hungry, so she went to see if there was any food in the pot.
As soon as she went out, she bumped into her mother at the door.
Xue Yuantong was surprised: "Mom?"