When Chang Kun arrived at the research institute, he was still not very happy.

They were childhood friends, but the difference between Zhang Quhun and Jin Sanjia is too great.

How did it become like this?

After thinking about it for a while, I realized that people are different.

Some reunions are worth a thousand cups of wine.

Some people, however, in later generations, will only send a message, simply asking, "Are you there?" And then the normal process begins: catching up—borrowing money…

While chatting idly with Cheng Rongjiang in the office, Chang Kun remembered that he hadn't yet expressed his gratitude to Shi Yulong for the furniture he had helped deliver last time.

I rode my bike out, found a secluded corner, removed the wolf's two hind legs, and put them into a sack.

Upon arriving at the First Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, I was informed that I had met Shi Yulong.

"Brother Shi, these are the two hind legs of the wild wolf I hunted up the mountain."

These days, people say wolf meat doesn't taste good, but that depends on who cooks it. If there's a proper chef and enough seasoning, wolf meat is almost as good as dog meat.

Shi Yulong is not someone who lacks seasonings or cooks. When meat is scarce, giving him a wolf leg is a good gift and certainly not stingy.

Shi Yulong patted Chang Kun on the shoulder. This kid is really worth befriending. Last time, he gave him a big favor by helping an enemy agent. In return, he gave him a lot of furniture. This wolf leg is his way of returning the favor.

"Xiao Kun, hunting wolves is quite dangerous, you'd better be careful when you go into the mountains in the future... If you ask me, you might as well switch jobs to mine. You've always been in the city, it's so comfortable."

Chang Kun smiled and shook his head. "Comfortable? I'm definitely not comfortable in the Ministry of Public Security!"

"Come on, let's go to my office and chat for a bit." Shi Yulong picked up the wolf leg from the sack and pulled Chang Kun toward his office.

"No, Brother Shi, I have something to attend to. I'll come find you another time."

Seeing that Chang Kun was serious, Shi Yulong didn't insist. He just smiled and said, "You little rascal, every time you see me, it's either to show off your merits or to give me gifts. It makes me feel embarrassed."

After saying goodbye to Shi Yulong, Chang Kun rode his bicycle to the office of the director of the subdistrict office.

Halfway there, the remaining wolves were cut in half and put into sacks.

"Aunt Wang, are you busy?" Chang Kun knocked on the door and went in. He saw Director Wang writing something on her desk.

"It's Xiao Kun. I haven't been busy. How's the renovation of your house going?" Director Wang helped find the house and also arranged the renovation. She was particularly attentive to Chang Kun's courtyard house.

"It's almost done. I estimate I can move in a few days."

"Congratulations! You live in the city, which is close to my place. Come visit me more often."

Chang Kun agreed and put the half-wolf and the sack on the ground: "Aunt Wang, I hunted a wolf on the mountain yesterday. The old doctor said that this thing is good for warming the spleen and kidneys, so I'm giving you some to try."

Director Wang has been subtly inquiring about this matter several times, asking if there are any more yang-tonifying substances like deer antler velvet.

Upon hearing that wolf meat also has kidney-tonifying effects, Director Wang's eyes lit up. He stood up, beaming from ear to ear: "Oh, Xiao Kun, you're so thoughtful."

"Hehe, it was just a coincidence." Chang Kun said politely. Since his personality wasn't suited for the path of an official, he figured he should make more connections with capable people.

In a few years, when the wind picks up again, who knows what might happen? These people will be there to help in crucial moments.

Moreover, the younger women's marriages and childbirths will be under the jurisdiction of the neighborhood committee. With Aunt Wang, with whom they have a good relationship, they won't suffer any losses.

After chatting with Director Wang for a few minutes, Chang Kun took his leave, fearing she might be busy.

Director Wang got up to see him off, then returned to his office and looked at the wolf meat on the floor, a pleased look on his face.

Looking at the sky, it was already three or four in the afternoon, so Chang Kun decided not to go to work and rode his bike home. On the way, he tied the wild boar to the back seat, intending to fry it into oil cracklings.

The villagers were still working in the fields. Chang Kun didn't encounter anyone on the road. Just as he reached the gate, he heard the giggling of several little girls in the yard.

When Xiaoqing and her two sisters heard that their eldest sister was going back to her husband's family home in a few days, they were very reluctant to part with her. They stopped clamoring to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and stayed at home with their eldest sister and Xiaobao today.

As Chang Kun walked into the courtyard, he immediately spotted his cousin Xiao Shui from his maternal uncle's family.

At this moment, Xiao Shui was holding a bubble machine, and bubbles were floating out, dancing in the courtyard.

Chang Qing and Chang Mu chased after the bubbles, blowing them into the air to prevent them from falling to the ground.

Little Xiu'er was probably tired from playing; her hair was soaked with sweat, and she sat to the side cheering on her older sisters.

"Xiao Shui, when did you get here?"

Last time, Chang Kun gave Xiao Shui a tin frog and firecrackers. She was quite familiar with this cousin: "Brother, Dad and I just arrived a little while ago."

"My uncle is here too?" Chang Kun hurriedly entered the room.

"Uncle." Chang Kun called out as he entered the room and saw Liu Meilin carefully holding the baby and admiring it.

"Hey, Xiao Kun's off work so early?"

"Uncle, why are you off work so early?"

Liu Meilin chuckled: "I didn't have anything to do this afternoon, so I took leave and came back early. If anything happens, Chen Guanxi will cover for me. He's been wanting to thank you for saving him last time."

Chang Kun nodded. Chen Guanxi had been beaten half to death by Commissioner Geng last time. If it weren't for him solving the case, he probably would have suffered even more.

"I had some free time at work, so I came back. Why did you take leave, Uncle?"

Liu Meilin gave a wry smile, reached out and tapped Chang Kun's forehead a few times, "You little rascal, trying to fool your uncle. I took leave to come back and catch fish, thinking I'd see what good ones I could raise in that fishpond in the city, who knew..."

"What's wrong, Uncle? Didn't you catch any fish?"

"Bullshit! I caught a few small crucian carp, thinking I'd bring them over to make you some soup, but I didn't expect you to have so many fish in your tank!"

Chang Kun blinked but didn't say anything. He had caught a lot of fish in the river and kept them in a broken water tank. They were all kinds of fish that the little girls liked to eat.

"Hmph, I brought those little crucian carp, but Xiaoqing and the others didn't like them. They kept saying they didn't like them and told me to eat eel and catfish here tonight..."

Chang Kun quickly seized the opportunity and said, "Then Uncle can eat here. I just hunted a wild boar, so I'll cook some dishes for dinner. You and Dad can have some drinks."

"What? Wild boar?" Liu Meilin's eyes widened.

Chang Mei, who was smiling with her lips pursed, also stood up. Yesterday, her mother jokingly asked Chang Kun to hunt another wild boar so that the girls could make fried pork cracklings. And today he did?

They handed Xiaobao to Chang Kun and hurriedly went out. They saw several little girls gathered around the bicycle, drooling.

On the back of the bicycle, a wild boar, gutted and disemboweled, was tied up. It looked to weigh about 200 pounds.

"Xiao Shui, let me tell you, those pork cracklings are so delicious! I ate the most last time," Chang Qing boasted.

"Mmm! The pork cracklings smell really good! You can eat here tonight. My older brother is a great hunter. He said he would make pork cracklings for us yesterday, and today he caught such a big wild boar."

Xiao Xiu'er also grabbed Xiao Shui's hand: "Sister Xiao Shui, if you sleep with me tonight, I won't wet the bed."

When children meet new people, they like to approach and get close to them after they become familiar with them.

Chang Qing and Chang Mu glared at Xiu'er but didn't expose her lie. Just a few days ago, Xiu'er had wet her blanket and received a severe beating...

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