Chapter 28: The So-Called That Person

  Don't blame me for the slow updates, this book has taken a lot of my heart and soul, from writing to checking and revising, I can barely do 1,000 words in an hour. I want to write a book that everyone can read comfortably, not just some garbage text to fool people. But I'll try my best to update as fast and as much as possible. From today on, I'll try to update at least 6,000 words every day, but brothers and sisters, could you please give me more recommendation tickets? That way, I'll have the motivation to keep writing, right?

  In the afternoon, the cloud layer seemed to thicken a bit, and the reeds in the creek swayed gently in the breeze, as if they were people in the water, the clear creek water flowed slowly, injecting vitality into the reeds.

  A splash of water splashed onto the face of Nangong, accompanied by Beibei's giggles. Nangong angrily retaliated with a splash of water, and the young men and women played and laughed in the creek, their joyful laughter infecting the birds flying in the sky, singing happily, amidst the green mountains, clear waters, and reeds, forming a beautiful painting.

  "Oh no! I'm done." After a long commotion, towards Beibei who was originally a girl, she first lost her strength and lay on the shore's cobblestone, with her legs curled up, comfortably stretching out a lazy waist.

  Turning her head to look at Shang Guan Neng Ren, who was trying to catch fish with his bare hands in the creek, his lean figure looked like a monkey, and the joyful scene made Xiang Bei Bei's mouth curve into a smile, her eyes narrowing into a slit.

  Shangguan Nengren is not a bear, he hasn't learned the ultimate fishing technique, after busy for half a day, but ended up with nothing, dejectedly went ashore.

  Seeing Beibei's youthful and jade-like body radiating a stunning charm under the bikini, Shangguan Nengren was slightly distracted, but a chill rose from his crotch, making him instantly sober up. He couldn't help but turn his head and smile wryly: "Brother won't have psychological trauma, right?"

  Although he narrowed his eyes, he kept a slit open to observe the reaction of the upper official, and saw that he was momentarily stunned before quickly coming back to himself, unable to help but feel slightly astonished.

  Lying on her side, she turned around and faced Da Neng Ren with a cute pose like a kitten in a photo album, giggling: "Great Neng Ren, it seems like the sky is going to rain, we should prepare dinner quickly."

  Her damp hair was disheveled and scattered over her shoulders, the pair of white rabbits in front of her chest were dazzling, the water grass on her arm made her look more realistic, and the high-raised peach-shaped buttocks were full of temptation to the opposite sex.

  Shangguan Nengren saw Xiang Beibei's pose and suddenly felt a surge of heat in his lower abdomen, his male characteristics instantly exposed under his swim trunks. His rationality was knocked out by his instincts, and his body involuntarily took two steps towards Beibei. However, he inadvertently caught sight of Beibei's narrowed eyes and the dangerous aura emanating from her, causing a chill to rise up in his crotch, allowing Shangguan Nengren's last shred of rationality to be revived.

  Shangguan Neng took two steps back, and with a thud, sat down on the ground, looking as limp and lifeless as dregs left after taking medicine to nourish yin and tonify yang. He smiled wryly and said, "I'll go fishing now."

  Watching Upper Official Neng stand up and walk away, swaying unsteadily, his back seemed like that of an old man in the twilight years, as if one leg had already stepped into the coffin, and he would collapse at any moment.

  Leaning against BeiBei, propping up her chin, looking thoughtful: "Am I being a bit too much?... But..."

  Recalling Shang Guan Nengren's ugly appearance, although it was just a glimpse, but... "I heard that skinny people have the most meat there, indeed, it's really big!"

  The sky was getting darker and darker, with the possibility of rain at any time. The air in the creek was insufficient, and many fish had to swim to the surface to breathe fresh air. This made it easier for Shang Guan Neng to catch fish. After a busy hour, he caught four grass carp, three of which were about the same size as the two caught at noon, but the last one was very large, weighing over three kilograms. When this fish bit the hook, Shang Guan Neng was thrilled, because it was the largest fish he had ever caught. His previous record was a crucian carp of 2.5 kilograms, and this grass carp broke his record.

  Bai was also very excited, hugging the big grass carp that was still jumping around after being pulled ashore, and said with a smile: "What a great wild fish, the meat quality must be very good, I've decided, tonight's roasted fish will be this one."

  "Hmm..." Officer Nang Er wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I was thinking of having a bowl of stew to drink!"

  Hehe smiled at Beibei and said: "Aren't there still three small ones? Besides, we've already had a drink at noon, it's better to change the way of eating."

  Shangguan Nengren thought for a moment, looked up at the thick clouds and said: "It's going to rain, we need to hurry up. I'll go gather the fish, you see if there's any dry firewood nearby."

  Smiling at Beibei with a nod, handed the big grass carp to Shangguan Nengren, wearing slippers on his feet, went to pick up dry firewood nearby.

  Shangguan Nengren took the fruit knife from the tent and quickly went to the riverbank to catch grass carp. The two of them worked together, and soon they had a fire going and were cooking their catch. Three small fish were stewed in broth, while the larger ones were skewered on branches and roasted over the flames. Just as the clouds grew thicker and darker, the two managed to get dinner cooked just before the first drop of rain fell.

  As the rain fell, Officer Wang quickly carried a pot into the tent, while Beibei held a roasted fish and smiled as she put away small bottles of salt, cumin, and chili powder before entering the tent.

  In the tent, Shang Guan Ren spread a newspaper on the ground, put the pot on it, and quickly threw in a package of instant noodles while the fish soup was still hot. He wiped the rainwater from his face and said, "What a close call! We almost didn't get to eat a hot meal."

  Bai Bei sat down opposite Shang Guan Neng Ren, with her legs crossed, and smiled: "We have good character, heaven won't let us go hungry."

  The rain grew denser and denser, soon becoming a downpour. The sound of the rain was deafening, filling the mountains and forests with its roar, while the thick clouds made the sky increasingly gloomy.

  In the tent, it was pitch black. Director Wang looked at Xiang Beibei sitting less than a meter in front of him and asked uncertainly, "Xiang Beibei, did you bring a flashlight?"

  Bai took a bite of the tender fish meat and smiled: "I've got it, it's in my backpack!"

  "Oh." Officer Nang Ren shifted his body, reached out to the corner of the tent and grabbed a travel backpack, quickly finding an inspection lamp that looked very valuable.

  "Sweat, you still have such good stuff?" Officer Nengren saw the flashlight for the first time and turned it on. A strong beam of light emerged from the tent, even brighter than the bulbs at home.

  The light shone on Beibei's face, reflecting her absolutely beautiful face. Her eyes narrowed and she chuckled: "Pull down the lampshade and hang it on the tent, it can be used as a lamp."

  "Oh." After reminding Beibei, Shangguan Nengren suddenly found a folded lampshade above the lamp mouth, and quickly pulled it down. The light immediately shifted downwards, and when he looked up at the tent, there was a hidden hook in the center of the tent. Shangguan Nengren moved the hook out and hung the flashlight on it. Suddenly, the inside of the tent became as bright as daylight, dispelling the cold darkness.

  "Alright." Officer Nang sat down, looked at the flashlight with great interest, and turned to Beibei: "Beibei, did you travel often before? Your equipment looks very professional!"

  Hehe smiled at Beibei and said: "Occasionally." After a pause, he said to Beibei: "If you like it, after this camping trip is over, I'll give you the whole set of equipment."

  "Give... give it to me?" Shang Guan Neng Ren looked at Xiang Bei Bei in surprise, pointing at himself: "Really give it to me?"

  Hehe smiled at Beibei and said, "It's just a set of equipment, besides, when we head back, it can also help me reduce my burden."

  "Cough, well... I won't be polite then." Shangguan Nian was really fond of this set of equipment, the tent, flashlight, and even a Swiss army knife. This wasn't some street goods, but genuine military equipment. Who knows where Beibei got it from? Cough, having money is great!

  Seeing Officer Neng Ren's joyful face, he turned to Beibei and smiled: "Do you like traveling very much?"

  "Cough, it's okay." Shangguan Nengren smiled and said: "When you're in a good mood, going to the countryside to walk on the green is great. Even a few years ago, I thought about building a thatched hut in the green mountains and clear waters, surrounding it with a fence, planting two acres of land, raising some chickens, ducks, fish, and living a leisurely life as a recluse. But then I was afraid that there would be no running water in the mountains, no computer, and slowly this idea disappeared."

  Looking at Beibei, Shangguan Nengren smiled with narrowed eyes and said: "It's a great idea to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, wandering in the green mountains and rivers, birdsong and fragrance, occasionally inviting two or three good friends to gather together, not losing a beautiful thing. Maybe this is how the hermits of ancient times lived."

  "Indeed!" Upper official Nengren smiled and then sighed, saying: "However, the life of a hermit is not easy either. Hermits are also human beings, they also need to eat, drink, urinate and defecate, but all these things require money. Without a certain economic foundation, even a hermit cannot survive, let alone enjoy the pleasures of rural life!"

  "Hehe, that's right, without money, being a hermit is just a luxury, however...” He smiled slightly at Beibei and said: “If one day in the future you have enough economic conditions to be a hermit, will you build a hut in the mountains?”

  "Ah!" Shangguan Nengren opened the lid, saw that the noodles were already cooked, and while scooping the noodles and fish soup into a bowl, he pondered for a moment. Finally, he ladled another bowl of hot fish soup and handed it to Xiang Beibei, saying: "If I could get connected to electricity, plumbing, internet signals and all that, I'd definitely become a hermit, but..."

  Handed the fish soup to Beibei, thanked her and asked: "What's wrong?"

  Shangguan Nengren let out a bitter laugh and said, "But... hehe, when I really have enough economic conditions, who knows how many years later that will be? If it's not until I'm 70 or 80 that I have those conditions, I'd rather just stay in the city honestly. I'm afraid that when I die, no one will bury me."

  Hehe smiled at BeiBei and said, "That's also true, humans are social animals after all. It's not easy to leave the crowd, and if you're taken away by a wolf, there won't even be anyone to mourn for you."

  "Wild wolves? Ha ha, we haven't heard of any wolves in these mountains, but you can still see them in the zoo." Officer Nang shook his head and said, "Nowadays, the biological chain has been severely damaged, many species have become extinct, it's hard to even get attacked."

  "What? You really want to be caught, huh?" He chuckled and said to Beibei, "Be content! At least now the country knows the harm of species extinction, strictly prohibits overhunting and killing, maybe in a few decades, our domestic environment will be much better."

  "Whatever!" said the capable official, opening a package of instant noodles and slurping them down. "Let's just leave these things to the country to handle! We ordinary people just need to enjoy the benefits brought by the country and that's OK."

  "Hehe, rice weevil."

  "It's also good to be an ant, I'm willing to be an ant."

  "Hehe."