B5SB -Chapter 389 Gathering Information

By the fifth day of the Lunar New Year,

Gu Yihan had just arrived at the service station and hadn’t finished tidying up yet.

Director Chen walked over with a smiling face.

He carried a cloth bag in one hand and handed out candies across the counter with the other.

With a cheerful tone, he said, “My son is getting married tomorrow. Everyone can share in the joy!”

Gu Yihan glanced at the White Rabbit candies on the counter and smiled politely, congratulating him.

Qin He, hearing Director Chen mention his son’s wedding, instinctively glanced at Zhang Yue, seeing her face calm and expressionless.

She breathed a sigh of relief. She had really been worried that Zhang Yue might end up marrying into the Chen family after all.

Judging by her expression now, it seemed like the same-day wedding was just a coincidence.

She smiled, accepted a candy, and offered a few flattering words.

After Gu Yihan finished with the last customer, she plopped down on a small stool to rest her legs.

Qin He hesitated for a moment, then tapped the counter and quietly asked, “Xiaohan, are you going to Director Chen’s son’s wedding?”

“I’m not going.”

Gu Yihan refused without a second thought.

Qin He nodded. If Gu Yihan wasn’t going, she certainly didn’t want to either.

Director Chen wasn’t some rugged, irresistible type; he simply handed out a couple of White Rabbit candies, hoping people would voluntarily offer wedding gifts. The nerve of him.

Qin He silently grumbled with a blank expression.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Gu Yihan went downstairs and saw Lai Di preparing spring pancakes for breakfast.

She smiled, “Sister Lai, breakfast doesn’t have to be so elaborate. Just something simple is fine.”

Lai Di was serving porridge and explained, “Today is the start of spring. It’s customary to eat spring pancakes.”

Gu Yihan, surprised, asked, “I thought dumplings were eaten for the start of spring?”

At that moment, Lu Huailin returned from exercising with Haohao and overheard his wife’s comment.

He smiled, “In the south, they eat spring rolls for the start of spring, while up north, we eat spring pancakes.”

Haohao washed up and sat at the table.

As he ate a spring pancake, he said, “From what I remember, Mom always made us eat dumplings for holidays.”

Gu Yihan glared at him irritably. “Nonsense! When have I ever given you dumplings for holidays?”

Haohao wanted to argue back, but Lu Huailin interrupted, “Hurry and eat, or you’ll be late for school!”

“Got it, biased Dad!”

“You little rascal, can’t even shut you up with food!”

Afterwards, Lu Huailin didn’t forget to scoop some porridge into his wife’s bowl.

Seeing this, Haohao pouted, finished his breakfast in a few bites, grabbed his small backpack, and dashed off.

In the bedroom, Lai Di carefully fed Mother Lu while listening to the cheerful sounds from the living room.

She couldn’t help but feel envious and thought, “Instructor Lu and Comrade Gu really have a great relationship.”

Mother Lu heard this and felt a mix of emotions. Ever since moving in, Gu Yihan had never come to see her, as if she didn’t exist.

Sometimes she overheard her son, Lu Huailin, gently coaxing Gu Yihan and felt insanely jealous.

Why did her own son, whom she gave birth to with so much effort, show no patience toward her, yet had so much patience for an unfilial, wild girl?

Seeing that Mother Lu had stopped eating, Lai Di assumed she was full, cleaned up the dishes, and prepared to leave for her own meal.

At that moment, Mother Lu hoarsely called out, struggling to say three words: “Go…… out…… for a walk.”

Lai Di paused, eyes on Mother Lu, and asked in confusion, “Aunt Lu, you want to go out for a walk?”

“Mm…”

Mother Lu gave a heavy hum in agreement.

Lai Di frowned slightly, went to find Lu Huailin, and relayed her mother’s wishes.

Gu Yihan raised an eyebrow at him.

Lu Huailin glanced at his wife, replying while eating, “Ignore it.”

Lai Di nodded silently.

Gu Yihan wouldn’t carelessly speak on behalf of Mother Lu. She believed her salary came from Lu Huailin, so she simply followed his instructions.

When Gu Yihan had just arrived at the service station, Liu Yufang immediately approached.

With a mysterious look, she leaned close to Gu Yihan’s ear and whispered, “Guess who Zhang Yue married?”

“Director Chen’s son.”

Gu Yihan’s tone was indifferent.

Liu Yufang’s eyes widened in disbelief. “How… do you know?”

Gu Yihan smiled faintly, “Same day, same compound… is it really that hard to guess?”

Liu Yufang gave her a knowing look and sighed, “What a hassle Zhang Yue went through.”

“After all the fuss, she still ends up marrying into Director Chen’s family.”

Gu Yihan didn’t respond to Liu Yufang’s remark.

Glancing at her watch, she said, “Time’s up. I’ll get back to work.”

Liu Yufang, still thinking about Zhang Yue, nodded absentmindedly.

Elsewhere, At the black market, Li Yajing led several subordinates around the stalls. Whenever she saw pigeons for sale, she instructed Tie Zhu, one of her men, to buy them.

“Sister Li, why are you buying so many pigeons?”

Huang Mao asked curiously.

Li Yajing accepted six flapping pigeons from Tie Zhu and felt secretly pleased. She didn’t mind explaining: “For a friend.”

A gleam flashed in Huang Mao’s eyes. Someone willing to spend that much on a gift must have powerful connections.

He resolved to stick close to Li Yajing and tell her all the interesting happenings in the black market these past two days.

“Sister Li, there was a fool who came to the black market recently. He gave us a woman’s name.”

“He said if we could gather information on her, figure out which military housing she lived in, he’d give us 400 yuan.”

Li Yajing glanced coldly at Huang Mao. “Sounds stupid enough.”

“Exactly! It’s a military housing compound. If we knew anyone inside, would we even need the black market?”

Huang Mao scoffed, clearly dismissing the importance of the task.

Tie Zhu scratched his head and said sheepishly, “Who’s against money? 400 yuan isn’t small change!”

“Let’s just give him false info about Gu Yihan and scam the money first. Perfect plan!”

Huang Mao froze for a moment, then slapped his forehead. “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Suddenly, Li Yajing heard Gu Yihan’s name. She lifted her head sharply, eyes fixed on Tie Zhu.

In a cold, ominous tone, she repeated, “What did you just say?”

Tie Zhu, startled by her fierce glare, completely forgot what he had just said.

“I… I forgot.”

He tried to hide behind Huang Mao, but Li Yajing grabbed his wrist tightly.

Huang Mao quickly stepped in, calmly blocking Tie Zhu behind him.

Looking at Li Yajing, he smiled. “Sister Li, Tie Zhu’s just scared. He can’t help it. If you want to know something, ask me directly. If he knows, I know too.”

With that, he gently pulled Tie Zhu’s wrist from Li Yajing’s grasp.

Li Yajing narrowed her eyes at Huang Mao and said coldly, “Someone asked you to find out which military housing Gu Yihan lives in?”