My Life with Narration

Chapter 549 - 540: Da Huang: Is This... Our Mom?

Li Baozao, Du Wuna, Zhao Bangmang, Lin Tingquan, their personalities are just so obvious.

Leaving Lin Chengcai’s office, Su Qing headed straight to the police station canteen, and soon he found his acquaintances.

Du Qiang, Li Zijun, Zhu Lili, and the forensic doctor Zhou Ning were all eating there.

"Hey, Brother Qiang, why not cry? Just cry it out, I’ve seen you holding back for a week. If this continues, it will ruin you!" Zhu Lili said, biting her chopsticks and urging with wide eyes.

Beside her, Zhou Ning also spoke up: "Guys, go ahead and cry, it’s not a crime. It’s okay, we’re all buddies, we won’t laugh at you!"

Hearing this, Du Qiang gripped his chopsticks tightly, getting all emotional, even starting to tremble slightly.

Seeing this, Zhu Lili pulled out her phone, ready to record: "Go ahead, I’m all set!"

Hearing this, Du Qiang slumped into his chair like a deflated balloon and said softly: "Why don’t you just kill me? Please, really!"

"What? Brother Qiang, you want to commit suicide? That’s out of the question, we need to cheer up, no mountains... cough, I went off-script," Zhu Lili exaggeratedly laughed.

In response, Du Qiang could only sigh. Although he had indeed been in a bad mood this past week, it hadn’t reached the point of life and death. After all, his parents were still alive, and no matter how sad he got, he wouldn’t consider suicide.

As for crying? He had been feeling bad, and if alone, his eyes might tear up occasionally, but with these clowns around, he couldn’t even cry.

They were telling him to cry, but actually, they were just joking, which made him lose even his sad mood.

"I’m fine, really, I’m not lying to you. You don’t need to follow me around all day. Are you guys so idle? Xiao Zhu, how’s your account operation going recently? I heard the traffic has dropped a lot?"

"Brother Qiang~~ We’re eating, can you not depress me?" Zhu Lili let out a wail as soon as she heard this, collapsing onto the table.

Recently, she tried a lot of methods, but the official account’s flow was indeed unsatisfactory. Now, it could only be considered one of Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau’s channels for announcements. As for traffic, it was a bit difficult, and management even had a talk with her, asking her to shoot a set of New Year’s videos, preferably showcasing the overall appearance of Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau.

She had never heard such abstract adjectives in her life, and ’overall appearance,’ it’s just ridiculous. They talk while she does all the work. Of course, she wasn’t willing, but has no choice since they are bosses, and she is just an employee.

"And you, old Zhou, are the autopsies all done? What? No bodies? Can’t you dissect some animal carcasses to practice your skills?"

Zhou Ning: "Could you talk about this later? I can handle it, but I still don’t want to discuss it during a meal."

Seeing that Zhou Ning had surrendered, Du Qiang turned to look at Li Zijun across the table: "And you..."

But Li Zijun just softly went "Hm?" which scared Du Qiang into promptly changing his tone: "You’re... doing well recently, huh!"

"Don’t you know how I’m doing lately? Tell me, when will you cover a shift for me?" Li Zijun said softly.

"Uh, how about... during the New Year’s duty, I’ll cover a day for you?"

"Alright, it’s settled, I’ll let you know the specific day then!"

Du Qiang: o(╥﹏╥)o

For no reason, he lost another day off, but what can he do? He has to repay the favors he owed!

"Yo, isn’t this Qiangzi? Haven’t seen you for days, I’ve missed you. How have you been recently?" Su Qing walked over and slapped Du Qiang on the back, laughing.

"Ahhh, damn, you scared me! How come you walk without making a sound!" Du Qiang shuddered and then shouted.

"Don’t worry, I’m not a ghost even if I walk silently. Hey, what are you looking at, take it out?" Su Qing reached out his hand.

"What take out?"

"Nonsense, your meal card of course, unless it’s a ID card?"

Du Qiang: "You..."

"Hmm?"

"Alright alright, you guys are really something, all ganging up on me, huh!"

There’s no way around it. In Du Qiang’s situation, it’s best not to let him think too much alone. At home, nothing could be done, but at work, it’s best not to leave him idle, and it would soon pass.

That’s also why Zhu Lili and Zhou Ning keep teasing him every day.

In the end, they used Du Qiang’s meal card for a hearty spree in the canteen. Unable to finish eating, he even took a few bottles of sweet drinks to share with everyone, which left Du Qiang gnashing his teeth.

"Sister Zijun, when do we have a holiday?"

"Each department is different, Lili and the others start holiday on the 26th. I have someone covering for me this year, so if all goes well, I can take off on the 28th," Li Zijun smiled, obviously in a delightful mood.

"Is your family still going back to the hometown to celebrate New Year’s Eve?"

"Yes, going back to see the elders."

Su Qing envied their family’s tradition. His family used to go back to their hometown for New Year’s too until the elders passed away, and they stopped going back.

There are pros and cons. The pro is having a big family gathered around due to the elders, making New Year’s very lively. The con is that it’s troublesome and tiring, especially dealing with some relatives; for the elders, it doesn’t matter but for the juniors, it’s just coping.

"If you have time lately... just go home and check it out," suddenly, Li Zijun stammered out a seemingly mysterious sentence.

"Hm? What’s up?" He immediately sensed a change in her tone.

Facing his inquiry, Li Zijun hesitated: "You’ll know when you go back and check. Anyway, I heard from my dad that Uncle Su hasn’t been doing well lately, seems like Su He and Auntie are always busy creating short videos."

Hearing this, Su Qing narrowed his eyes. Although he had been free lately, he hadn’t been online much, mainly because he hadn’t intended to update his own content, thinking there was nothing much to see. But now it seemed like this rascal Su He was acting up.

"Okay, I’ll head back today to take a look."

Though puzzled, he didn’t probe deeper.

In the afternoon, he stopped by the company, picked up Da Huang, and prepared to drive Shen Yi’s car back home to check things out.

Strangely, he hadn’t been home for a while, yet his mom hadn’t called him even once. Turns out, the saying was true—all worries were on the son traveling afar, while a mother never worried at home.

But he was indeed worried, seeing how his mom was rebellious, and now with Su He at home, who knows what might have happened.

In the evening, when he and Da Huang knocked on his home door, both were dumbfounded.

"Onii-chan, welcome home!"

What greeted their eyes was a person he knew very well.

Nin-Jutsu’s cause of war -- Lin

Su Qing: "Are you kidding me?"

Da Huang: "Woof" [Did we come to the wrong place?]

Speaking, both he and Da Huang took a step back.

The next moment, a person with blue hair and a flashy hairstyle came out, holding a toy gun: "Has my son returned? The lady of the house has arrived, everyone move aside!"

"Mom, you got it wrong; your line should be, Jinx is just Jinx!"

"What’s Jinx? Isn’t it Sun Shangxiang?"

Looking at the weird outfits on his mom, he had to admit, Su He’s makeup skills were impressive. They both looked quite similar, but Gotham City’s top lady becoming Jinx was somewhat jarring for him, as her son.

At this moment, he clearly heard a buzzing in his head, like the sound a computer makes running a high-definition game.

Scaring him and Da Huang to retreat three steps each.

[As a daughter making short videos, she met her rebellious mother = cosplay. The rebellious mother got even more rebellious, and the ever self-reliant father has already given up, pinching his own philtrum in the living room]

Da Huang didn’t jump affectionately at his mom like before; instead, he barked confusedly: "Woof woof" [Is this thing our mom?]

Su Qing: "Maybe... maybe not!"

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