A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

Guan Hongfeng looked at Guan Hongyu, who was holding his instant noodles, and seemed a little nervous.

"No! Whether I change my habits or not is not important, but why did you take my instant noodles?"

Guan Hongyu looked at Guan Hongfeng, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Aren't you being stingy? I drove for hours all the way from Jingzhou to Jinhai, you can't expect me to go without a meal, can you?"

Guan Hongfeng looked utterly helpless. He was doing poorly himself, and this guy had come all the way from Jingzhou just to steal a bowl of my instant noodles! Who could he possibly complain to?

Chapter 490 She got married three years ago

Guan Hongfeng looked on helplessly at Guan Hongyu, who was already taking matters into his own hands and providing for himself.

They had already opened the instant noodles, added the seasoning, and started adding hot water.

Guan Hongfeng was utterly speechless; he felt as if he had swallowed a fly.

"Director Guan, since you've graced our Jinhai City with your presence, why don't you give a heads-up to your former subordinates at the Jinhai City Police Bureau, or your new subordinates at the Jinhai City Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau? Wouldn't they all treat you like royalty? Is it appropriate for a director of such a high-ranking provincial bureau to come to the home of a lowly section chief like me and steal food?"

Guan Hongyu was waiting for his instant noodles, and he smiled as he waited.

"Aren't you the criminal investigation captain of the Jinhai City Police Department? Now that I'm at your house, you're still not going to treat me like a grandfather?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Hongfeng's face turned as ugly as could be.

"Director Guan, please go talk to one of the leaders in the team. We lowly cadres don't have the money to serve you!"

Guan Hongyu smiled as he listened to Guan Hongfeng's words, then pointed to the instant noodles that were soaking.

"It doesn't cost much, a bowl of instant noodles is enough!"

Guan Hongfeng remained expressionless and sat down directly on the sofa.

"Then hurry up and leave after you finish eating. My little temple is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like Director Guan!"

Guan Hongyu didn't seem to care much about what Guan Hongfeng said. He opened the instant noodles and looked pleasantly surprised.

"Hey! The instant noodles are ready!"

With that, he smiled, picked up his fork, and began to eat.

Guan Hongfeng couldn't understand what was wrong with his younger brother.

I drove for hours from Jingzhou to my home in the middle of the night, just for this instant noodles?

"Gao Yanan got married."

Upon hearing this, Guan Hongyu, who was eating instant noodles, stopped for a few seconds.

Gao Yanan is a forensic doctor at the Jinhai City Police Department and was once Guan Hongyu's girlfriend.

In the original TV series "Day and Night", Gao Yanan was played by actress Lü Xiaolin.

When Guan Hongyu was transferred to the police department of Handong Province, the two initially maintained contact.

However, Gao Yanan always wanted to marry Guan Hongyu, then resolve their long-distance relationship by transferring to Jingzhou to live with him.

At that time, Guan Hongyu was working as the secretary to Qi Tongwei, the then deputy governor in charge of the police department of Handong Province.

To be honest, I was very nervous when I first got to Qi Tongwei's side.

The highest-ranking leader I've ever met was my older brother, who was a section chief.

Now that I'm working alongside a vice governor, how can I not be extremely careful?

Back then, how could I dare to get married? Let alone get married, I didn't even dare to get sick, and when I was sick, I never took a day off.

Who asks for leave when they're a leader's secretary?

And so, Gao Yanan felt that she had neglected her. She thought that since she had been transferred to the provincial department and had more options, she no longer cared about her, and so things gradually faded away.

With that thought in mind, Guan Hongyu showed no other expression and began to eat his noodles.

"These noodles are delicious, but you've always bought this flavor before, haven't you? It's been so many years, haven't you ever thought about changing it?"

Guan Hongfeng saw that Guan Hongyu was only slightly stunned after hearing the news of Gao Yanan's marriage.

In fact, Guan Hongfeng was quite disappointed. He felt that the younger brother in front of him was not quite right or wrong. Was he mature?

Anyway, it seems he doesn't care about the past anymore. So how much does his older brother actually remember?

It's been so many years; I haven't seen my younger brother for several years now. He's changed since he went to work for the provincial government.

Guan Hongyu used to rely on me in everything. Back then, I was the captain of the criminal investigation team in Jinhai City, and I was like a hero in front of him.

At the same time, I was also his strong support.

Later things changed. His younger brother, Guan Hongyu, went to the provincial department and became Qi Tongwei's secretary. At a young age, he was already at the level of a full-fledged department head while he was still Qi Tongwei's secretary.

At that time, I was still just a section chief.

Later, Qi Tongwei valued Guan Hongyu highly and directly appointed him as the deputy director of the Handong Provincial Police Department. At that time, Guan Hongyu was already at the deputy director level, while Qi Tongwei was still at the section chief level.

Now, Qi Tongwei has become the powerful governor of Handong Province, and his younger brother has become the director of the Handong Provincial Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau...

My younger brother is now a bureau-level cadre, while I am still a section-level cadre.

He had slowly transformed from the older brother who protected his younger brother into a nobody he couldn't even see or care about.

Thinking about this, Guan Hongfeng found it laughable.

As the gap between her and her brother's social status widened, their contact became increasingly less frequent.

Guan Hongyu always tells himself that he is busy.

But I know that we're on different levels now, so we don't have much in common anymore.

I originally thought that my younger brother still had feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Gao Yanan.

Unexpectedly, Guan Hongyu only paused slightly when her marriage was mentioned.

She still remembered that Gao Yanan deeply loved her younger brother back then.

She had once been determined to marry Guan Hongyu and wanted to use this opportunity to get her workplace to help her resolve the long-distance relationship and transfer to Jingzhou to be with Guan Hongyu.

However, his younger brother seemed to disagree, using his busy work schedule and rising career as an excuse to keep putting it off.

Later on, the two of them lost contact with each other.

Guan Hongfeng had seen it; Gao Yanan was often in tears back then.

It was around that time that Zhou Xun entered Gao Yanan's life.

1.7

Three years ago.

Guan Hongyu was curious when he heard Guan Hongfeng suddenly say that.

Guan Hongyu asked while eating instant noodles.

"What, three years ago?"

Guan Hongfeng knew his younger brother might not care, but he felt that things should be done thoroughly, especially since Gao Yanan had treated Guan Hongyu sincerely.

I should tell Guan Hongyu everything I know, though of course, my younger brother probably doesn't want to hear it at all.

"Gao Yanan got married three years ago."

After hearing Guan Hongfeng's words, Guan Hongyu seemed not to have heard them and continued eating his noodles.

Seeing this, Guan Hongfeng continued speaking with a helpless expression.

"The groom is Zhou Xun."

The moment Guan Hongyu heard Zhou Xun's name, he suddenly stopped eating his noodles.

Chapter 491 How many years has it been since I've had a good meal?

Guan Hongyu stood there, frozen, holding the noodles in his hand.

Guan Hongyu knew Zhou Xun; he was one of his brother's rivals.

The two of them have been competing with each other for years, as if they were enemies.

However, there was no competition this time, because his older brother, Guan Hongfeng, was about to be appointed by Qi Tongwei, the current governor of Handong Province.

However, the fact that Gao Yanan ultimately chose to marry Zhou Xun was something she never expected.

But now that he and Gao Yanan had separated, what did it matter to him who Gao Yanan ultimately chose to marry?

In fact, Guan Hongyu did have feelings for Gao Yanan, and he didn't care about where Gao Yanan ultimately went.

Having worked in the provincial department for so many years, Guan Hongyu has gradually come to understand a principle: some feelings are hard to let go of because they can't be expressed, and some people are unforgettable because you can't cry your heart out.

Guan Hongfeng was eagerly anticipating Guan Hongyu's reaction; he hoped Guan Hongyu would say something. 26

Even if Guan Hongyu could just say a few words right away, it would make Guan Hongfeng feel that the Guan Hongyu who was once flesh and blood had returned.

However, Guan Hongyu did not do as his brother Guan Hongfeng wished; he did not react in any way that Guan Hongfeng expected.

It's like those things from the past are truly no longer relevant to him.

Is it because Guan Hongyu has lived in Jingzhou for a long time and his position has become higher and higher, that he has become so indifferent to the past?

While eating his noodles, Guan Hongyu suddenly said:

"Brother, Governor Qi wants to see you."

Guan Hongfeng had been hoping that Guan Hongyu would make some kind of response to the people and events of the past, but he didn't expect him to say something like that at the end.

"What? Governor Qi wants to see me?" Guan Hongfeng's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

Guan Hongyu nodded, appearing calm.

“That’s right, the reason I came back from Jingzhou this time is to talk to you about this. Governor Qi is planning to meet with you, which means he’s probably going to promote you.”

Upon hearing this, Guan Hongfeng seemed to have forgotten about Gao Yanan and Zhou Xun, and he appeared very excited.

"Governor Qi is going to promote me? Brother, do you know how many years I've waited for this day? Did Governor Qi say where I'm going?"

Guan Hongyu shook his head with a smile as he ate his noodles.

"Governor Qi didn't say, but he'll definitely be at least at the deputy director level."

Guan Hongfeng was clearly delighted to hear what his younger brother Guan Hongyu said, and his emotions were already running high.

Guan Hongyu saw that his brother was no longer so resistant to his arrival, as if he had been activated from some state.