Chapter 612 - 612 Patience
612 Patience
The map displayed on the projection screen was only a thousand meters away from where The Parade was.
It was foreseeable that the area within a few kilometers of this place would become popular with this policy.
“When will the higher-ups issue an official document?” a member of the meeting asked uncertainly.
“Why are you asking this?” Minister Niu glanced at the member who spoke.
Such a question once again extinguished the eagerness in these people’s hearts. They knew that, even Minister Niu, who was sitting in the main seat, might only have a rough idea. As for the exact date, no one could say.
“Regardless of whether it’s done intentionally or not, I don’t want the outside world to hear about it. Thus, be prepared; this department has never lacked people,” Minister Niu said earnestly.
The meeting continued. After skipping this sensitive topic, the atmosphere in the meeting room became less heavy.
However, it was as if a huge rock was pressing down on the chests of the members, making it difficult for them to breathe.
Even after the meeting ended and they returned home, they could not reveal anything related to work to the people they were most familiar with.
Even so, this job was still like what Minister Niu had said; many would find it difficult to get in even if they cracked their heads.
A word was worth a thousand pieces of gold. This was not something ridiculous.
Any words they casually leaked were worth hundreds of millions.
In the noodle shop, Chu Ning ordered a small bowl of spicy beef noodles. As she ate, she looked at the street outside and sat quietly in her seat.
It was almost seven o’clock, and the sky gradually turned from dark blue to black. At the same time, the street lamps on both sides of the street lit up. There were cars and pedestrians coming and going outside the shop. Within the shop, the fragrance of all kinds of seasonings mixed with noodles directly stimulated Chu Ning’s taste buds. The shop was doing brisk business, and there were many who came to eat noodles. There were almost no spare seats.
However, a gust of cold wind interrupted Chu Ning’s thoughts.
A customer patted his belly after finishing a mouthful of noodles and said with satisfaction, “The temperature will drop tomorrow! It might rain heavily tonight.”
“So what if it rains. As workers, as long as it’s not raining bullets, we have to go to work tomorrow,” the customer sitting opposite him mumbled. Then, he blew on the steaming noodles in his bowl and slurped them up.
Listening to the content of these people’s conversations, Chu Ning also silently took out her phone and browsed the weather forecast. Sure enough, there would be bad weather that night, which meant that a storm was brewing.
Thinking of this, Chu Ning’s brows furrowed.
The noodle stall was in a superb location. From her current angle, she could see the City Planning Administrative Department diagonally opposite. This was an excellent spot to observe any movements into and out of the place.
Thinking of this, Chu Ning gave up on the idea of renting at a hotel nearby.
The opportunity was fleeting.
From now on, she had to keep an eye on that place.
After more than an hour, the sky turned completely dark.
The dreary thunder outside continued to rumble, and the wind was not as cold as before. This was the warmth before the storm.
There were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street. At this moment, in the noodle shop, other than the owners and their child, only Chu Ning was still sitting in her original position.
The lady boss looked at Chu Ning and asked, “Miss, are you waiting for someone?”
The clock on the wall showed that it was almost eight o’clock. Although the noodle shop usually closed at ten o’clock, today was a special occasion. The couple wanted to end the day’s work early.
“Not really.” Chu Ning smiled and shook her head.
“But I need to sit here until tomorrow morning, or for a few days in a row. This should bring some trouble to your business and disturb your rest time, but it’s very important to me,” Chu Ning added.
The boss said with a frown, “We need to rest as well. You can come back tomorrow morning. Our shop opens at six in the morning.”
His mood was as bad as the weather outside.
Their adorable son was at the table, quietly doing his homework. After hearing his father’s words, the child’s head was lowered even further.
Chu Ning didn’t answer. In fact, she had been looking at her phone since she finished speaking.
Now, she put down her phone. However, the owner of the noodle shop heard the notification tone of the receipt of 100,000 yuan. This was the largest transfer he had received in his years of running the noodle shop.