HLM -Chapter 1370 Gun Shop and Bomb

Staying in the café until noon, Na Qingyang invited Lin Yuanyuan to lunch. “Let’s have lunch together. What kind of food do you like?”

Lin Yuanyuan smiled brightly. “Sorry, I can’t join your lunch this time. With the New Year coming, our industry gets super busy before the holiday. My apologies.”

Na Qingyang nodded politely in understanding. The girl was sensible. Halfway through their conversation, they both realized they weren’t compatible and could never become a couple. Inviting her to lunch was just a courtesy; in truth, he didn’t want to waste energy having lunch with a girl he’d never have a relationship with.

He opened the door and let Lin Yuanyuan go ahead. As soon as she stepped outside, she muttered in surprise, “Huh? So many people…”

When Na Qingyang walked out, he froze. “W-what the hell?! What’s going on? You…you’re all here?!”

Wang Bo and the others smiled warmly and waved, then went over to pull Na Qingyang aside.

Fan Dong said, “We came to your place. Your mom said you were here having coffee, so we waited for you. Oh, we had some things to discuss with you…”

The strong Li Xing walked at the back, and as he passed Lin Yuanyuan, he pretended to bump into her.

Wearing high heels, Lin Yuanyuan nearly lost her balance. At that moment, a pair of arms reached out to steady her. A young man smiled and said, “Hey, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, thank you,” Lin Yuanyuan said quickly, steadying herself.

The young man quickly caught up to Li Xing and grabbed him. “Hey, sir, you just bumped into that young lady.”

Li Xing nodded at Lin Yuanyuan. “Sorry, really, my apologies.”

“It’s okay,” Lin Yuanyuan smiled.

The young man looked back at her and said, “Hmm, you’ve got something on your clothes… looks like some paint, maybe from that guy just now.”

Lin Yuanyuan was surprised. “Really?”

The young man took a photo with his phone and showed her. “It’s not good to go out like this. I drove here; why don’t I give you a ride home to change?”

Lin Yuanyuan frowned. “My place is a bit far… I actually took leave to come out early, and I have to work this afternoon.”

The young man said, “Alright, I have a jacket you can wear to keep warm. Then we can find a laundromat to wash and dry your clothes, so by evening when you finish work, you’ll have your outfit ready without wasting time.”

Lin Yuanyuan shook her head quickly. “Thanks, but that’s not necessary…”

The young man smiled. “Why not? Meeting like this is fate. Come on, let’s get some food first, then find a dry cleaner. Oh, by the way, my name is Hou Haibo.”

Lin Yuanyuan shook his hand. “I’m Lin Yuanyuan. Nice to meet you.”

Sitting in the Passat, Wang Bo watched Hou Haibo drive off in the Mercedes. “I think Hou Haibo can win this girl over.”

Na Qingyang was still stunned. “What’s happening? What are you doing here? Wait… how are you all here?”

Li Xing laughed. “We came to watch Brother A’s blind date. None of us had seen a blind date before, so we came to see how it goes.”

“What?” Na Qingyang looked confused. “See how what goes?”

Li Xing played an audio clip from his phone: “Please come in.” “Sir, for private room consumption, small snacks are complimentary. I’ll put them here for you.” “Okay, thanks.” …

Hearing the dialogue, Na Qingyang yelled, “Shit! How did you get this?”

Wang Bo shrugged. “Let’s just say we have our ways.”

“Were you spying on me? Or did you plant a bug? Damn it, it must be the gift box that waitress brought in—it had a bug?” Na Qingyang continued shouting.

Wang Bo said, “Why use a bug to monitor you? We just used our phones. Come on, let’s have lunch, and then in the afternoon we’ll continue the blind date. We’re watching out for you, bro.”

“No, stop it, you’re killing me! Why are you doing this? And what about Lin Yuanyuan? Why did she get in Hou Haibo’s car?”

“This girl isn’t compatible with you, but after analyzing, she might get along with Hou Haibo. So we let him try. Who knows, it could become a great match,” Li Xing explained.

Na Qingyang: “I really want to strangle you all!”

Wang Bo and Eva stayed overnight in Pingnan City with their child, returning by car the next afternoon.

Hou Haibo and Lin Yuanyuan hit it off immediately. He was gentle, quiet, and a bit of an intellectual type, liking more lively and strong-willed girls—exactly Lin Yuanyuan’s type.

Until the New Year, their classmates’ group chat was full of laughter and advice for Hou Haibo—not just spectating, but genuinely helping him.

Hou Haibo stayed in Pingnan City until just before the New Year. His Mercedes was swapped for a Mazda—a car rented by Wang Bo, public funds spent for his matchmaking mission.

On New Year’s Eve, Father Bo solemnly wrote the names of Eva and the little girl into the family genealogy. “We’ve added a new member to the family. Xiao Bo, you must try hard to give the little one a couple of brothers or sisters.”

Wang Bo said, “Let’s raise the daughter first; at least until she’s sensible. Otherwise, with two horns blowing at once, we could form a band.”

Dale giggled, “I’ll be the conductor of their band!”

After New Year’s Eve came the New Year. On the first day, Wang Bo’s home was bustling; villagers came to pay respects to the family.

Rich relatives are distant in the mountains; the poor are ignored in the city—society is this harsh.

Wang Bo stayed home until the Lantern Festival, then reunited with Na Qingyang, Li Xing, and others to head to New Zealand. Zhang Rui and Zhao Xiaohui had returned earlier, while Hou Haibo stayed to continue his pursuit.

Because the group was small, they didn’t charter a private plane, but booked first-class tickets on an international flight.

With few people flying to New Zealand, first-class was almost like a private jet. Besides them, only two foreigners were present.

Before takeoff, Wang Bo thought the flight would be too long, so he brought playing cards to pass the time.

Eva didn’t know how to play, so he, Na Qingyang, and Li Xing played “Fight the Landlord.”

While shuffling the cards, Li Xing said, “A few days ago, Bowen called me. The shooting range got its firearm business license approved. I think I’ll open the gun shop when I get back.”

Wang Bo nodded. “Good. Buy more guns, especially shotguns. I see a lot of people like them.”

A gun shop would also help boost tourism in Sunset Town.

Na Qingyang slammed his cards down. “What use are guns? Bombs!”

Wang Bo, holding a straight, got angry. “Brother A, bombs? Throw them! Damn, even as the landlord, you’re so arrogant!”

The three of them shouted and argued. The foreign couple’s faces changed, and they silently left the first-class cabin.

Soon, a few security guards in uniform approached. The leader said, “Gentlemen, please stand up. We need your cooperation for an inspection!”