Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

Did she see it wrong?

How come someone who was so calm and easygoing before suddenly became so arrogant?

Wei Ningbing was somewhat surprised.

But then she thought about how Xia An had saved Wei Shanghua, and it seemed somewhat understandable.

It's normal for someone with some ability to be a little overconfident, especially someone like Xia An.

She smiled meaningfully, a hint of amusement in her voice.

"Comrade Xia seems quite confident. Would you be interested in visiting the military hospital for an exchange?"

"comminicate?"

Xia An's heart stirred slightly, and she asked with a smile, "How do we plan to communicate?"

Wei Ningbing smiled and said, "I heard that the doctors at the Heilongjiang Provincial Military Region Hospital often hold meetings to discuss medical issues."

"If Comrade Xia is interested, I can arrange it for you."

As she spoke, her smile was playful.

"If Comrade Xia can impress them, his future may be limitless."

Xia An was slightly tempted, but only slightly, as the allure wasn't very strong.

What he wanted was a mentor, even if it was only subconscious, like Wei Zhongti's.

He used the guise of providing technical guidance to make those people nominally his students.

In this way, if he makes a mistake in his conduct, someone will step in to protect him.

Otherwise, why would he bother with that? Wouldn't it be better to just stay home and enjoy a carefree life?

He shook his head. "Let's talk about it when we have time. I don't have that idea for now."

Wei Ningbing was somewhat surprised. She gave him a deep look but said nothing more.

The group changed the subject, chatting about casual anecdotes, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.

As if sensing that Xia An had distinguished guests, no one came for a consultation today.

More than half an hour later,

The food was ready, and Jiang Mengmeng and the others returned just then.

Xia An went to Luo Yunshu's house and brought over a set of eight-immortal tables. It took two tables for everyone to sit down.

The others sat at one table, while he, Ye Qingxuan, Wei Ningbing, and their group sat at another.

Xia An took out a bottle of wine, the very one Wei Shanghua had brought last time.

"I don't have any good tea or wine here; I just got this by chance last time."

As he spoke, he glanced at Wei Shanghua, smiled, and continued,

"Please forgive us for the poor hospitality."

"Brother Xia is too kind," Wei Shanghua quickly shook his head, "This is already very good."

Wei Ningbing replied, "It is indeed very good. You might not even eat this well in the city."

Xia An shook his head and smiled, "I'm not afraid you comrades will laugh at me for saying this."

"We wouldn't normally be able to afford such a good meal, but we were lucky; all these fruits and ingredients were delivered by a friend last night."

"Oh?"

Wei Ningbing was slightly surprised; she had wanted to ask about this earlier.

It's a bit unusual that Xia An, a former educated youth, is doing so well here.

Unexpectedly, he brought it up himself, which made her even more curious.

Xia An smiled and said, "I once rescued a comrade on the street by chance. He was a purchasing agent, and these were all delivered by him."

"Only the meat was at cost price, I caught the fish myself, and everything else was given to me by him."

Wei Ningbing became even more curious, "So, this comrade is quite... temperamental."

Xia An nodded with a smile.

"The people I've met are all very nice, like the Shang Hua brothers, they're really good."

Hearing this, Wei Shanghua shook his head and smiled sheepishly.

"Brother Xia, you're joking. You saved me, and I haven't been able to do anything for you."

Xia An quickly shook his head and smiled.

"Don't overthink it, it was just a small favor, you really don't need to do anything."

"That guy brought me ingredients twice, and I almost felt embarrassed."

Wei Shanghua didn't know what to say, while Wei Ningbing smiled noncommittally.

She raised her glass. "Comrade Xia, I'd like to toast you to thank you for saving my brother."

You're too kind.

Xia An raised his glass, but then offered a reminder.

"It's not that I'm stingy with the alcohol, but let's just have a little bit. You two aren't suited for drinking."

Wei Ningbing was slightly taken aback. "Comrade Xia noticed?"

Xia An nodded.

"The qi and blood are weak, which means you were injured not long ago and haven't fully recovered yet."

Wei Ningbing drank the wine in her glass, then put down the glass and nodded slightly, saying:

"Since Comrade Xia has said so, I will take your advice and not drink it."

Wei Shanghua blinked. "Then I'll also toast Brother Xia, just as a token?"

Xia An smiled and nodded, then drank another glass with him before putting down her glass.

But then Sun Liang stood up.

"I've never had a chance to thank Xia, the educated youth, so I must take this opportunity to toast you."

"I'll drink it, Xia Zhiqing, feel free to drink as you like."

Xia An smiled and stood up, drinking another glass of wine, but this time it was the cheating kind.

I drank two cups, but it didn't feel very good, so I simply swallowed them.

Sun Qian also stood up and offered a toast.

Seeing Sun Liang raise his wine glass again, Xia An quickly waved his hand and smiled:

"I'm not sure if anyone will come for a check-up later; being drunk isn't a good idea."

"Please, you two, drink up. Forgive me for not being a good host."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qian shook his head and smiled, "Thank you for reminding us, Xia. We still have to protect Comrade Wei, so we can't get drunk."

Sun Liang quickly nodded in agreement and then put down his wine glass as well.

Xia An shook his head and laughed, "It's alright, you can just rest here for the night if you're drunk."

"You don't need to worry about encountering danger here."

Wei Ningbing shook her head and said, "We still need to go back, it would be a bit presumptuous for you to stay overnight."

"go back?"

Xia An was surprised. "Going back to the commune? You can rest anywhere. There's room here."

Wei Ningbing shook her head, about to say something, when she saw Wei Shanghua blink.

"Sister, didn't you plan to go into the mountains tomorrow? It's convenient for you to rest here."

"I'll wait for you here. You just take Brother Sun and the others with you."

Wei Ningbing glared at him, and Wei Shanghua quickly lowered his head, realizing he had said the wrong thing.

Xia An had a vague idea of ​​what was going on, and feigned surprise, asking, "Comrade Wei is going into the mountains?"

Facing his gaze, Wei Ningbing hesitated slightly before saying:

"I know Xia Ming, whom you just mentioned. I came here to thank you and also to see him."

Upon hearing this, Xia An's expression turned slightly strange, and he asked in confusion:

"Since Comrade Wei knows him, why did you ask me about him just now?"

Wei Ningbing shook her head, "I only know his general area of ​​activity and one of his hideouts."

"I don't know much else. I asked earlier because I wanted to learn more and make better preparations."

"I see." Xia An said with a sudden realization, but quickly scanned Xia Ming's information in her mind.

quickly,

He then discovered that the director of the forestry bureau knew about one of his hideouts.

In other words, Wei Ningbing learned this information from the director of the Forestry Bureau.

Fortunately, the exposed hideout wasn't the one where Lina was being held.

Otherwise, the illusory Xia Ming would have to consider changing his detention location overnight.

Xia An smiled and said, "Since Comrade Wei plans to go into the mountains tomorrow, he can indeed rest here for the night."

"It will be convenient to go from here tomorrow, saving us from having to make this extra trip."

Wei Ningbing initially wanted to refuse, but her eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled, saying:

"Won't this be too much of a disturbance?"

"What are you trying to bother me about?"

Xia An shook his head and chuckled, "It's nothing, you can rest assured and stay here."

Thank you.

Wei Ningbing nodded slightly.

Xia An shook her head and smiled, "Everyone, start eating! Don't be so polite."

"good!"

……