As they walked out of the airport, Yang Qingyin smiled at Luo Ziling and said, "It looks like the Chen Family is anxious again."
"Your suggestion seems to have worked," Luo Ziling chuckled, "It's a good thing I consulted you, otherwise I really wouldn't have known what to do."
"Oh, stop it with the flattery," Yang Qingyin rolled her eyes at Luo Ziling, "Even if I hadn't mentioned it, you guys would have thought of it. Don't doubt your own intelligence or your mom's ability, I'm no match for you two."
"But we really didn't think of it, I discussed it with her first, then talked to you."
"So how do you plan to reward me then?" Yang Qingyin wasn't modest about it.
"I'll take good care of you tonight, alright?" Luo Ziling whispered into Yang Qingyin's ear.
Yang Qingyin's face turned red instantly, and she quickly pinched Luo Ziling, "How can you be so disgusting?"
"I'm not disgusting at all; it's a totally normal thing," Luo Ziling appeared innocent, "Don't be so old-fashioned, okay? What's wrong with talking about it?"
As a result, he got pinched twice more by Yang Qingyin, it hurt so much he almost screamed.
Traveling with Luo Ziling were Wuyue, Ye Xiaoli, and several other people responsible for security.
The group arrived together in Wu Shang by the same flight.
When leaving Yanjing, Wuyue had already arranged everything, with a car waiting at the passenger exit.
"Let's find a place to have dinner first!" Luo Ziling suggested as the car headed toward the city, "We've been to the South so many times, yet we've never stayed in Wu Shang. Since it's still early, let's go into town, have a meal, and explore a bit. It's nighttime anyway, their filming is long finished, and we can just invite them for a late-night snack later."
"No problem!" Yang Qingyin agreed cheerfully, "It's a pity it's nighttime, the market is already closed, otherwise we could wander around the market a bit, and buy some small goods to take back. I've heard that Wu Shang's small goods trade is very thriving, buying and selling global goods under this business model has made many people rich. It's a place swimming in wealth, of course, we should have a look."
"If you want to visit the market, we can head back a bit earlier on our return trip, visit the market first, and then catch the flight back to Yanjing," Luo Ziling laughed, "Buy whatever you like, it's on me, how about that?"
"You've got a deal, no backing out then!" Yang Qingyin agreed readily.
On the way into town, Luo Ziling searched for Wu Shang cuisine on his phone, then smiled and suggested, "Wu Shang's Donghe meat pies seem pretty good, and there's also ramen. How about we have that for dinner?"
"Meat pies make you gain weight; they're made of meat!" Yang Qingyin snorted, "Anything else?"
"Didn't see much meat in those pies; they look pretty good though." Luo Ziling showed the pictures on his phone to Yang Qingyin and laughed, "They look delicious, want to give them a try? My treat!"
Yang Qingyin took a look at the pictures on Luo Ziling's phone and didn't oppose after all, "Alright, let's give it a try, they do look quite good."
So, Luo Ziling instructed the driver to head to a small snack store with a good reputation.
The traffic in the southern town was really good, roads were wide, and despite the evening rush, it was smooth sailing from the airport to the city center.
The place Luo Ziling chose for dinner was a small, reputed snack shop by Embroidery Lake in the city center.
This store on Danxi Road wasn't big, but it was bustling with customers inside.
They were lucky; when they entered, a table had just been vacated by departing customers.
Luo Ziling and Wuyue went to order; they got twenty meat pies, wheat dumplings, buckwheat pancakes, ramen, and a bunch of other specialty snacks.
After ordering, as they were about to sit down, Wuyue whispered to Luo Ziling, "Young Master, no followers were detected."
Wuyue had arranged two additional vehicles.
One acted as a lead car in front, another followed behind.
The occupants of the following car were primarily tasked with surveillance.
The team in the trailing car reported no suspicious activity or confirmed followers, which allowed Wuyue to breathe a sigh of relief.
In this situation, Wuyue didn't dare to be complacent at all.
Actually, she opposed Luo Ziling's trip to the South, as being outside inherently carried more risk compared to staying in Yanjing.
In Yanjing, they had more resources at their disposal, with sufficient personnel.
In the South, in an unfamiliar environment, ensuring watertight security was quite challenging.
Wuyue could only assign more manpower; before Luo Ziling left Yanjing, she had already sent part of the team to Wu Shang to prepare in advance. After leaving the airport without anyone trailing them, it basically indicated there was no orchestrated action against them this time, which certainly relieved Wuyue.
Of course, those intending to target Luo Ziling might also take action in Hengdian, as Luo Ziling's destination was Hengdian this time.
Having faced many dangers, Wuyue dared not relax at any time.
While waiting for the food, Luo Ziling received a call from Ling Ruonan.
Ling Ruonan asked if he had arrived at Hengdian, and Luo Ziling told her the truth, along with the matter of Chen Yijing contacting him.
"Chen Yijing reached out to me today too, but I'll be on a business trip to Jiangcheng for the next two days, so a face-to-face meeting isn't possible."
"You're headed to Jiangcheng?" Luo Ziling was a bit surprised.
"I'm on an evening flight, currently on the way to the airport, an impromptu business trip."
"Then you should be careful."
"I'm on an official business trip; those people wouldn't dare mess with me then, but you, you must be careful."
"I'll be careful!" Luo Ziling chuckled, "Qingyin is planning to visit Wu Shang's market, if we go, I'll bring you back some gifts."
"Alright!" Ling Ruonan didn't refuse, she agreed readily, "I'm sure I'll like the gifts you get."
After the mother and son chatted for a while, they hung up.
When Luo Ziling returned to the table after the call, he found that the meat pies had already been served.
Out of twenty meat pies, less than ten were left.
Just moments ago, Yang Qingyin had been complaining about too much meat in the pies, and now she was on her second one.
"The taste is really good!" Yang Qingyin said to Luo Ziling with a smile as she ate, "You have to try, it's really delicious."
"If it's that good, let's order more and pack some for them later." Luo Ziling laughed, picked up a meat pie, and upon tasting, found it indeed delicious, so he immediately instructed Wuyue to order more.
Wuyue promptly set her chopsticks down to order another fifty.
Unexpectedly, just as everyone was enjoying the pies, Ouyang Huihui called Luo Ziling again.
"I'm at Hengdian!" Ouyang Huihui whispered, "Have you arrived at Hengdian yet?"
Receiving this call, Luo Ziling's previously good mood was instantly dampened.