Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang walked to the alley entrance, turned a corner, and saw Qin Ling looking at him with a smile in her eyes.

He quickened his pace, took the bicycle, and stepped onto it. A slight sway of the handlebars told me he was on.

Qin Ling wrapped her arms around his waist from behind and whispered, "Take me to my workplace first. I'll take half a day off; it won't interfere with your business this afternoon, right?"

"No problem, no problem, you can come with me this afternoon."

"If it's not urgent, you can do it tomorrow!"

"You little vixen with big eyes and a small belly, you think you can last a whole day? Every time, you're kneeling down singing 'Conquer' in less than half a day!"

"It's not that our army is incompetent, it's that your enemy's firepower is too fierce. You haven't even had a chance to catch your breath for more than half an hour. Even if I were made of iron, I couldn't withstand your relentless bombardment! Apart from that matter, I still want to spend more time with you."

"You can come with me this afternoon; it won't interfere with our conversation. This matter can't be delayed any longer; delaying it any longer won't be good for them either."

"Oh! Then I'll go with you!"

After taking Qinling to her workplace to ask for leave, he took her to the Yanjing Hotel on East Chang'an Street.

"Isn't that a bit wasteful?"

"It's not a waste. Spending this little money with you is nothing. Your man is rich now. I brought two people with me. I'll introduce you to them later."

"Oh, male or female?"

"Both of them are women." As soon as he finished speaking, a pain shot through his lower back.

"Da Niu, what do you mean? I'm not playing with them, it's too embarrassing!"

"Oh my! You really went for it. I didn't say we'd play together, I just introduced you two. You might even have to deal with each other in the future."

I didn't say that, so how do you know they're my women?

"Hmph! I know all too well. The woman you brought here, how could she possibly escape your clutches!"

The receptionist was impressed by this wealthy person who booked a suite for six months in one go, and quickly opened the door to welcome him.

Niu Dazhuang took out his newly arrived ID card and booked another room.

In the corridor, Qin Ling still seemed a bit serious and reserved. But as soon as he opened the door, before the receptionist had even gone far, Qin Ling was already hanging around Niu Dazhuang's neck.

The Qinling Mountains, truly the Qinling Mountains, with towering peaks and deep valleys...

As Niu Dazhuang climbed Mount Taibai, he heard the call of a thrush...

At this moment, Niu Dazhuang felt like reciting a poem: "Ah! Qinling Mountains, your embrace is so magnificent, ah... Qinling Mountains... I'm at a loss for words!"

After half a year of drought, the Qinling Mountains finally received a refreshing downpour today...

It was just past ten o'clock when this cow conquered the Qinling Mountains, which form the north-south dividing line.

Looking at the Qinling Mountains now, all the birds have fallen silent, and even the usually lively monkeys have become quiet...

"You're such a genius, you're both lovable and infuriating. I love you to the point of life and death, and I hate you to the point of feeling utterly powerless."

"Hehe, those two sentences summed it up perfectly. I'll let you off the hook today!"

"You're quite the bull. You're over forty, but you still run around like a young bull, full of energy."

"Haha, how could the man you've set your sights on not be up to par? Take a break, we'll have lunch here."

Qinling was indeed tired. Perhaps because of the high temperature inside, he was covered in sweat and didn't want to move. He slept for more than an hour.

Fortunately, the Yanjing Hotel had 24-hour hot water even in those days. After washing up, I followed Niu Dazhuang to the restaurant in the back.

That's all taken care of; Zhang Bingqian and her sister also came to the restaurant for a meal.

In those days, not many people stayed at the Yanjing Hotel. As soon as Zhang Bingqian entered the restaurant, she saw Niu Dazhuang.

Looking at the woman beside him, although she was dressed simply, it couldn't hide her exquisite face and voluptuous figure...

Hurry up and take a few steps

"Darling, when did you arrive? And who is this lady?"

"My woman, Qin Ling, you might have to deal with her again in the future, so let's get to know each other now!"

Qinling reached out his hand first.

The Zhang sisters are both good-looking, just a bit older than me. Judging by their clothes, they're clearly not from inland China; these days, who inland person would wear a skirt in the dead of winter?

Hello, Qinling Mountains!

"Hello, Zhang Bingqian is the boss's personal secretary in Hong Kong Island. This is Zhang Bingshan, the manager of the boss's investment company."

After shaking hands with Zhang Bingshan again, Qin Ling turned to Niu Dazhuang and asked, "What kind of secretary is a 'personal secretary'? What's a 'darling'?"

Before Niu Dazhuang could speak, Zhang Bingshan said, "Darling is an affectionate term for one's man, like a personal secretary who takes care of the boss's daily life, including sleeping together at night!"

"Oh, so you're just Da Niu's woman! That's a confusing story. Since you're all Da Niu's women, then we're sisters. You've come all this way to be guests, so I'll treat you to a meal tomorrow."

Zhang Bingqian and her sister were completely taken aback by Qin Ling's hospitality and both looked at Niu Dazhuang.

"Since Qinling has said so, and you two sisters have nothing to do these next few days anyway, it wouldn't be bad to experience the life of ordinary people in Yanjing."

Zhang Bingqian quickly nodded: "Then I'll trouble you to spend the money..."

The four of them got together for lunch. As the Zhang sisters watched their boss outside the door, riding a beat-up old bicycle with Qinling behind him, disappeared at the end of Chang'an Street.

The two sisters looked as if they had been struck by lightning, as if they had witnessed something unbelievable. It took them a while to come to their senses.

"Sister, we're not seeing things, are we!"

"Sister, I don't understand either. Maybe this is the quiet life he wanted!"

"I thought I knew my boss well enough, but I never expected him to have this side to him. Is he experiencing the life of an ordinary person? I really don't understand him!"

"I can understand him, on the contrary. Putting aside all the troubles of the world, living an ordinary life with the woman he loves, isn't that a kind of happiness too!"

"It's blissful, but it's a bit of a pain. The temperature outside must be below zero, and the northwest wind is quite strong. Riding a bicycle outside in this weather, aren't you afraid the chicks will freeze?"

"Ugh, you're ruining the mood, I'm leaving!"

Meanwhile, Qinling hugged Niu Dazhuang tightly around the waist, pressing her face against his back. She wished this road would never end, and that they could just keep hugging like this forever, happily ever after…

Even the longest road eventually comes to an end.

Niu Dazhuang parked his bicycle in a cluster of bungalows behind the Ministry of Foreign Affairs compound.

"We're here, come down!" If Milan and Yu Beibei were here, they would definitely recognize this little courtyard.

"Who are you going all this way to see?"

"Come on, you'll find out soon enough."