118: Little boss, you are really becoming more and more coquettish...

Listening to the rhythmic slurping sounds from the corner, the Regular Customers wiped their drool again and again.

But no matter how much they cursed and swore, or pretended to be crazy, Lu Chuan was determined to follow the rules.

Helpless, the Regular Customers could only clarify the exact time for the stall to open before turning to leave in disappointment.

After a while, Yue Yi Fei and his two companions, who had finished dividing a bowl of noodles, also waved goodbye to Lu Chuan.

Looking at the hallway that had returned to its quiet state, Lu Chuan shook his head and followed He Jingrui in packing up and leaving... "It's already the third day, isn't it?"

Gong Ruibin, who was hunched over his desk, suddenly asked.

Xiao Bowen looked up in surprise.

"The third day of what?"

When he noticed the Editor-in-chief's gaze falling on an empty seat in the corner of the newsroom, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly.

"Editor-in-chief, are you missing that girl Li Zhenni?"

Gong Ruibin shook his head, then nodded.

"When that girl was here, the newsroom was so lively. But as soon as she left, the whole newsroom became dead silent again."

He took off his reading glasses, pinched the bridge of his nose, then sighed.

"Sometimes, I even wonder if the newsroom has become like this because I've pursued tradition too much."

Xiao Bowen was silent for a moment, but quickly comforted him:

"Editor-in-chief, you're not wrong. As a reporter, if one cannot uphold fairness and justice and only resorts to opportunism, it will not only harm oneself but also the entire newsroom."

Gong Ruibin sighed and didn't respond.

Xiao Bowen looked at the newsroom, at the scene where several new young people were seemingly working diligently with their heads down, but were actually slacking off, and also shook his head.

In fact, it wasn't just Gong Ruibin; he also deeply admired this girl who had just graduated and was full of drive.

But how did this very promising newcomer go astray?

Alas!

A sigh echoed in his heart.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Everyone has their own path to walk."

Gong Ruibin picked up the calendar beside him and then looked at the sticky note attached to it.

"Our newsroom previously set a plan regarding college student job interviews. How is the progress?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bowen immediately entered work mode.

He opened a folder, found a report, printed it out, and handed it to Gong Ruibin.

"Reporters from the newsroom visited different universities and interviewed many college students, but the interviews with the last few companies are still incomplete."

Gong Ruibin took the report and read it word by word.

After a long while, an expression of thought appeared on his face.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Bowen quickly focused and listened carefully.

Gong Ruibin deliberated for a moment before saying:

"There are quite a few problems here."

"On one hand, the interview manuscripts targeting college students contain too many empty clichés and do not deeply explore the career intentions and thought processes of contemporary college students.

On the other hand, the list of companies attached to this report only focuses on a few specific industries, which cannot objectively reflect the diversified characteristics of young people's job searches."

Xiao Bowen felt ashamed and quickly sought guidance.

"Editor-in-chief, what do you mean?"

Gong Ruibin thought for a moment and said:

"Tomorrow, you and I will go to the First Talent Market. We will interview the college students looking for jobs there, as well as various companies, to get first-hand interview material."

Xiao Bowen was a little surprised and excited upon hearing this, and quickly nodded.

"Editor-in-chief, I didn't expect to have the opportunity to go to the front lines for interviews with you again!"

Gong Ruibin smiled and continued to review manuscripts at his desk... For various reasons, the Regular Customers who couldn't go to the scene saw the live broadcast in the group, and their feelings were very complex and difficult to express.

Leng Hui, who had just returned from a mission, struggled for a long time and finally submitted his resume to a job search website.

Worker Meng and a few others in the office secretly avoided their colleagues and randomly found a company online to apply for an interview.

Qi Yuan, Li Hongqi, and Zeng Yucheng, who had just finished their tutoring classes, looked distressed for a while, and finally asked their wealthy classmate whose family owned a factory for help, receiving an interview notification SMS under the guise of a summer job.

In addition, there was Li Jingang, who was his own big boss, and Ji Xiangxiang, who had a revolutionary friendship with her boss.

Xia Xingyu, who owned an amusement park, and Baba Le and Xiao Hu, who were streamers and assistants... In order to taste the Little Boss's super spicy fatty intestine noodles, everyone, like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, displayed their unique abilities.

Subsequently, some of those who successfully received interview notifications breathed a sigh of relief, then found themselves laughing and crying at the same time.

"Little Boss, you're really getting more and more daring..."

...In the deep mountains.

"Achoo!"

Lu Chuan kept sneezing.

He Jingrui scratched his head.

"A Chuan, you still say you don't have a cold!"

"..."

Lu Chuan gave He Jingrui a speechless glance, his movements of picking mushrooms not stopping.

He Jingrui shook his head and continued to play the game of cavalry charge with Little Black.

After a while, Lu Chuan patted a basket full of mushrooms and wild vegetables, smiling contentedly.

"Alright, we've harvested so much, it's enough for a hotpot!"

Hearing this, He Jingrui immediately excitedly took the basket and followed him down the mountain.

On the way, Lu Chuan seemed to remember something and asked:

"Speaking of which, it seems like there have been very few news reports about abnormal species these past few days?"

He Jingrui recalled and found that it was indeed the case.

"Yeah, I didn't even notice until you mentioned it. Could it be that the process of world mutation has slowed down, or even reversed?"

Lu Chuan shook his head.

"I'm talking about domestic news. Abroad, it's still the same, even more serious. When I was browsing forums these past few days, I saw some posts saying that many places abroad have experienced large-scale casualties."

He Jingrui remembered the previous mission and vaguely understood what Lu Chuan meant.

"Are you saying..."

Lu Chuan nodded, a hint of worry on his face.

"It seems the situation at home is not optimistic either, otherwise, they wouldn't deliberately suppress news in this area. Alas, let's not talk about this."

He Jingrui raised his eyebrows, then suddenly clenched his fist and said seriously:

"Don't worry, even if the situation really deteriorates to the point of being uncontrollable, as long as I'm alive, I will never let you suffer even a tiny bit of harm!"

A warm current flashed through Lu Chuan's heart. He patted He Jingrui's shoulder and smiled:

"Then thank you! It seems tonight, I'll have to put even more effort into my cooking!"

Hearing this, He Jingrui instinctively wiped his drool, and his steps quickened a bit.

Half an hour later, the two returned home.

Lu Chuan went into the kitchen and started stir-frying the hotpot base.

He planned to make a divided hotpot, half with spicy beef tallow and half with tomato sour soup.

After a while, a fragrant and spicy smell wafted from the kitchen, spreading throughout the entire first floor.

After the spicy scent, there was a sweet and sour aroma, repeatedly tempting the glutton in He Jingrui's heart.

"Is it ready? Is it ready?"

Almost every five minutes, He Jingrui would go to the kitchen door, peek in, and ask.

Lu Chuan, bothered to no end, almost threw the spatula at him.

Half an hour later, the two set up a small dining table in the yard and began to eat hotpot.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on their faces.

Lu Chuan squinted, looking at the setting sun, feeling the summer evening breeze, listening to the fish jumping and birds singing, and couldn't help but reveal a slight smile on his face.

At this moment, the sunset was infinitely beautiful.