The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 559 I've got your back
Since it was still too early for the tea party, Qin Huai could only send a message in the group to inform everyone that there was a temporary tea party this morning, and whether or not they could attend was up to them.

Luo Jun replied instantly.

Luo Jun didn't sleep at all; he stayed up all night to help him hold the funeral he wanted as soon as possible.

Normally, Qin Huai wouldn't drag An Youyou to Luo Jun's house before 5 a.m. But today was a special case; Qin Huai was completely bewildered after listening to An Youyou's long and fascinating account of her second life searching for someone.

He felt he could understand every word An Youyou said, and every word had entered his ears, but it just kept swirling in his mind. He had so many questions he wanted to ask, but he simply didn't know what to ask.

The story is tangled with countless threads, impossible to unravel. The problem is shrouded in a thin white mist, vaguely visible, but impossible to wipe away completely.

He desperately needed someone to help him clarify his thoughts, and Luo Jun was undoubtedly an excellent candidate.

Although Bi Fang is bad-tempered most of the time, sometimes sarcastic, often sharp-tongued, occasionally makes mistakes in judgment, is intermittently stubborn, and can remain unrepentant for a long time, he is knowledgeable and can often see the key to a problem at a glance.

Moreover, Luo Jun never wastes time with small talk; he always gets straight to the point and grasps the essentials.

Qin Huai called Luo Jun and asked if he could bring An Youyou to his house right now.

Luo Jun was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone. He told Qin Huai that he could come if he wanted, but he couldn't shout like Chen Huihong did, because Zhang Shumei was still sleeping in the nanny room at this hour. It was impossible to wake Zhang Shumei up and make her go out for a walk at 4 a.m.

Qin Huai hung up the phone and looked at An Youyou, who was deep in thought, her face full of conflict, sometimes angry, sometimes confused, sometimes indignant, and sometimes joyful, looking like she had a split personality: "Youyou, go downstairs and change your clothes now. We're going to Luo Jun's house."

"Huh?" An Youyou was taken aback. The three-legged toad was temporarily offline. An Youyou logged back in. "Boss, do you usually have tea parties this early?"

"So the tea served at the tea party was morning tea."

Qin Huai: ...Probably no one would want to have morning tea at 4 a.m.

However, An Youyou's words reminded Qin Huai that it was indeed somewhat offensive to disturb Luo Jun's house so early in the morning and ask him for advice, especially since Luo Jun hadn't slept all night. He should bring some things.

Bringing some fresh ingredients for morning tea and a small steamer would be a good choice. It's a pity that Luo Jun's kitchen is not big enough and there are no tools for making rice noodle rolls. Otherwise, Qin Huai could have made an egg rice noodle roll for Luo Jun.

"Youyou, go to the kitchen and get 5...7 steamers, 7 for making small snacks, then go change your clothes. I'll go pick up some ingredients for making small snacks, and we can talk about the rest as we walk."

An Youyou immediately stood up: "Okay, boss."

Qin Huai and An Youyou went downstairs to tidy up. At this time, many employees had already arrived at work in the kitchen. Since the two had been chatting upstairs, they hadn't turned on the main lights, only a small one. The early shift cafeteria staff didn't actually know that An Youyou and Qin Huai were upstairs. Many of the helpers were wondering if the colleagues who cleaned the kitchen last night had been careless and hadn't cleaned it properly.

Why are there such strange-looking fried cakes on Chef Qin's cooking table? Who made them? Could it be that Chef Qin couldn't sleep at night and came to the cafeteria to make fried cakes, and then forgot to clean up afterward?

Upon seeing Qin Huai arrive, Chen An hurriedly reported to Qin Huai that there were some unidentified fried cakes on his cooking table, and that no one dared to make any rash moves.

"Oh, don't worry about the fried cake. I had something come up this morning and had to take An Youyou to Mr. Luo's house for catering. If nothing unexpected happens, An Youyou and I won't be in the cafeteria today. I just messaged Sister Xi, she's probably still asleep. Chen An, breakfast is in your hands today, do a good job."

Hearing Qin Huai say this, Chen An straightened his back, feeling as if a thousand pounds were weighing on his shoulders.

"Okay, Master Qin, leave breakfast to me this morning!" Chen An said confidently.

Qin Huai and An Youyou packed their things and left in a hurry, leaving the helper, who was still confused about the situation, whispering among themselves in the kitchen.

"Who is this Mr. Luo that Master Qin is talking about? Is he the legendary Mr. Luo from Building A?"

“It must be him. Master Qin never mentioned another Mr. Luo.”

"Wow, to get Chef Qin to take his steamer and go out to cater at 4 a.m., and stay there all day, how much does he have to earn?"

"Is this about money? Do you think our Master Qin is short of money? Let me tell you, I heard that Mr. Luo is terminally ill and doesn't have many days left to live. Do you know Zhou Hu, the one Yang Ge delivers food to the hospital every day? He's the one who plans Mr. Luo's funeral."

"I reckon Mr. Luo is about to pass away. Before he dies, he wants to have a good meal. Mr. Luo loves the pastries made by Chef Qin the most. He doesn't usually go out, and he usually comes to our Yunzhong Canteen for pastries every time he goes out."

"Ah, no wonder Master Qin left in such a hurry."

"Our Master Qin is such a kind-hearted man!"

Meanwhile, Qin Huai led An Youyou, who was in a state of confusion, to Luo Jun's house.

Qin Huai had many questions he wanted to ask along the way, but when he was about to ask them, he felt that there seemed to be more important questions to ask. He was afraid that if he asked a couple of questions randomly, he would not be able to find the question he most wanted to ask and would not know what to ask, so he hesitated to ask them.

Qin Huai walked in silence the whole way, which made An Youyou a little nervous. She had initially talked about how she found people in her second life, but later she didn't dare to say anything at all.

Afraid of waking Zhang Shumei, Qin Huai did not ring the doorbell, but simply knocked on the door gently.

The door opened almost instantly; it was Luo Jun who opened it, as if he had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Being visited at 4 a.m., Luo Jun naturally wouldn't give Qin Huai a friendly look, but he didn't say anything sarcastic. He just glanced at the things Qin Huai and An Youyou brought, then looked at the expressions on their faces, and stepped aside to make room for the two of them to come in.

"I want to eat shrimp dumplings," Luo Jun said.

"I'll go to the kitchen to cook for you right now." Qin Huai carried the ingredients and went straight into the kitchen. An Youyou quickly followed, and didn't forget to nod respectfully to Luo Jun. It was clear that the three-legged toad had great respect for Bifang.

Unusually, Luo Jun didn't sit back on the sofa or in a chair. Instead, he leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching the two busy in the kitchen, and asked, "The three-legged toad has woken up, so what's next?"

"What did she say that made you so distraught? Qin Huai, you really should take a look in the mirror right now. Anyone who didn't know better would think you just finished your advanced mathematics exam."

Qin Huai: ...I wouldn't be like this right after finishing the advanced calculus exam, because if you don't know math, you really don't know it. When a person is in extreme despair, they won't have a lot of thoughts.

Qin Huai even began to admire Xia Murui a little.

He couldn't believe how Xia Murui had so easily accepted all this absurdity. Xia Murui's calm demeanor even made Qin Huai seem a bit surprised, as if he had never seen a spirit before.

"An Youyou, what did you say?" Luo Jun asked.

An Youyou was also puzzled: "I don't know. The boss was fine at first, but when I was talking about my second life looking for someone, he suddenly became like this."

“Youyou, could you please repeat what you just told me to Mr. Luo?”

An Youyou didn't understand, but she did as she was told. Because she had already explained it once before, she spoke very smoothly this time, directly following the timeline.

Just as she finished speaking, the shrimp dumplings, xiaolongbao, and beef patties were ready, and the black tea Qin Huai had brewed had cooled from hot to lukewarm, reaching the perfect temperature. An Youyou and Luo Jun were already seated at the table, and Qin Huai had also brought out the simple breakfast, not forgetting to peel an apple, cut it into pieces, and plate it, and to get himself a banana.

"Mr. Luo, the tangerine peel tea will be ready in about 15 minutes. Please have something light first," Qin Huai said.

When Qin Huai first entered Luo Jun's house, his mind and thoughts were still in a mess. For some reason, he calmed down after making breakfast.

Now it was Qin Huai's turn to see Luo Jun looking completely bewildered. This expression was rarely seen on Luo Jun's face, but it was definitely there in this scene at this moment.

Seeing that Luo Jun was also confused, Qin Huai felt much better.

See? This plot development is so confusing! It's not that the male protagonist of this system novel is inexperienced; even Bi Fang would be bewildered.

Luo Jun's expression towards An Youyou had become a question: "Who's the main character between you and Qin Huai? You're the one who owns the system, right? Compared to you, Qin Huai seems like a complete nobody."

"Mr. Luo, did I say something wrong? Or is it against procedure for me to ask Xiao Jiu and Jiang Weiguo for their retirement pensions to give to the boss? What do you think the chances are that the boss will help me persuade Sister Hong to give me that house?" An Youyou asked humbly.

You could tell from her expression and attitude that she truly respected Bifang.

"You really want that house?" Luo Jun asked.

An Youyou said very seriously, "I really like that house. It faces south and the sofa is very big. The only problem is that it's too expensive. With the salary my boss is paying me now, I can't afford it in my lifetime."

Qin Huai: ...Click me?

Luo Jun glanced at Qin Huai again and said indifferently, "It's a small matter. I'll talk to Chen Huihong and ask her to give you that house. I have many houses. I'll let Chen Huihong pick one she likes and she'll definitely be willing."

"Thank you, Mr. Luo, you are so generous!" An Youyou was overjoyed and immediately poured tea for Luo Jun. Judging from her posture, as long as Luo Jun said something like "Stop working for Qin Huai and work for me," An Youyou would immediately kick out her former boss and support Luo Jun as her new boss.

"Did Qin Huai tell you about our specific situation?" Luo Jun asked.

"No, I just said a little bit."

Luo Jun glanced at Qin Huai, who was already eating his third banana, with some disdain: "He talks too much nonsense. Let me explain. It's like this..."

"..."

Ten minutes later, looking at An Youyou's bewildered expression, Luo Jun and Qin Huai felt relieved.

An Youyou sat at the dining table in a daze for at least five or six minutes. Anyone who didn't know better would think that the sugar cake medicine she had taken that morning hadn't worked and she hadn't fully woken up, so she woke up again. Because she was in a daze for so long, the half-eaten beef patty on the plate in front of her had gone cold.

Luo Jun finished all the tangerine peel tea.

"What are your plans now?" Luo Jun asked slowly and deliberately.

Qin Huai frowned: "I don't know."

"When I heard Youyou finish speaking, I actually had a lot of thoughts in my mind. I was worried that Lao Shi would secretly go to Suzhou to find Director Xu and cause him to have a new emotional knot and fail his tribulation. But this time I really wanted to support Youyou to take leave and go to Suzhou to find Director Xu. Even if it's not like Zhao Cheng'an recognizing Xia Murui, it would be good if the two of them could just meet."

"But my reason tells me that this is not good. Xia Murui and Zhao Cheng'an are very special cases. Once they meet, everything that happens afterward is uncontrollable."

"On the way here, I was thinking about whether to let Youyou go to Z City to find Jiang Weiguo first. Youyou said that when Jiang Weiguo was in Shanghai, he always wanted to go back to Beiping to buy Taifenglou. I really wanted to tell Mr. Xia this news, but I think I should discuss it with Zhao Chengan first."

"I also wanted to tell Jiang Weiguo about Master Jing's whereabouts, but Master Jing has been gone for many years, and I can't come up with an excuse right now."

"If Mr. Luo's private investigator can find Master Jiang Weiming's whereabouts, and if Jiang Weiming is still alive, that would be great. There is good news, even if the reason is clumsy, as long as it can bring the brothers together, that would be good."

Luo Jun: ...

"You can't find a private investigator, is it my fault?"

“So Xiao Jiu isn’t doing so well either.” An Youyou’s slightly disappointed voice interrupted Luo Jun’s anger. “The state-owned cotton mill went bankrupt, Xiao Jiu’s youngest son died, and his wife and eldest son also died. Now he’s all alone, and I guess he doesn’t have much pension.”

Qin Huai & Luo Jun: ?

You were silent for five or six minutes because you were thinking about this question?
"I thought at least one of my underlings was doing well. I've taken in so many underlings, and one of them is both long-lived and doing well. I'll have face when I go back and brag about it."

"Judging from this, Xiao Jiu is probably not as well off as Jiang Weiguo. Jiang Weiguo's five sons are all tall and strong, so they shouldn't die so easily."

"So...youyou, what were you thinking about just now?" Qin Huai asked tentatively.

"I was wondering if I buried some gold bars in the ground in my past life for a rainy day. After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that I didn't have any money to buy gold bars in my past life."

"Huh?" Qin Huai was dumbfounded.

“Boss, I still want to ask for leave to go to Suzhou to find Xiao Jiu and to Z City to find Jiang Weiguo.” An Youyou said, proudly raising her head. “Xiao Jiu is all alone now. It doesn’t matter if he’s bullied in a nursing home. His boss, I’m still alive and well. I’ll protect him!”

"I could protect him when he was 9, and I can still protect him when he's 90!"

"Just because Director Xu lives in a nursing home doesn't mean he's being bullied. There are actually many legitimate nursing homes..." Qin Huai said weakly, but An Youyou didn't care at all, or maybe she didn't hear him.

"I originally wanted to give him two gold bars so he could take care of himself, and I would definitely go back to look after him before he turned 90. But it seems I don't have any gold bars to bury. With my current salary, I'd probably have to save up to buy two gold bars..."

"Boss, could you lend me 20 yuan to buy two gold bars?"

"No, boss, could you lend me 300,000 yuan to buy three? In case Jiang Weiguo can't support his five sons, I can pull out a gold bar from my pocket and give it to him so he can use it first."

Qin Huai: ...Why is An Youyou so obsessed with gold bars? He didn't even save up any gold bars when he was begging in his first life.

Luo Jun rolled his eyes at Qin Huai, annoyed: "You came to my house so early in the morning just for this little thing? I don't even know what you're agonizing over."

Qin Huai rubbed his hands together: "I just realized that coming to your house is very important."

Luo Jun: ?
Do you have any gold bars in your bank account? Could you lend me three?

Luo Jun: ? ?

You two came to my house to scam me early in the morning?
(End of this chapter)