Chapter 1: The Eye-Catching Wedding

  The next second, Ning Fan found that everyone was staring at him and finally reacted. This was the ringtone of his new mobile phone. The previous coolest national wind ringtone had been changed by him casually, but this new ringtone, he obviously hadn't adapted to it yet, so in an instant, he didn't even realize it was his phone ringing.

  "That's strange, I thought there was no signal on my phone before, but now it seems to have one?" Gaofeng held the rope with one hand and took out his mobile phone with the other, "No, still no signal!"

  Others also took out their mobile phones and looked at them, but they all had no signal.

  "Ning Fan, what kind of network are you using? The signal is so strong!" Lu Qing asked in surprise.

  "I'll answer the phone." Ning Fan had already taken out his mobile phone and found that the incoming call was from a local unknown number.

  As soon as the phone was answered, a loud and clear voice came from the other end: "Is that Ning Fan? This is Zhang Zhengguo."

  "I am Ning Fan." Ning Fan was taken aback, "Are you Secretary Zhang?"

  The secretary of the Qingyun Municipal Party Committee is called Zhang Zhengguo. This Secretary Zhang has a pretty good reputation in Qingyun City, because it was he who personally led the development of the Qingyun Mountain Scenic Area back then. The development of the Qingyun Mountain Scenic Area brought great development to the entire city of Qingyun, and whether it was ordinary citizens or others, they all benefited directly from the development of the scenic area. Therefore, Zhang Zhengguo's reputation is quite good, and Ning Fan also unconsciously used respectful language.

  "Ah, Xiao Ning, I'd like to start by representing the Municipal Committee in thanking you for your bravery over the past few days. You're a hero in our city, unfortunately, due to some reasons, we can't directly reward you, so I also owe you an apology." Zhang Zhengguo's voice was very gentle, even with a hint of politeness.

  "Secretary Zhang, you're too kind. I just did what I could do." Ning Fan was somewhat surprised by Zhang Zhengguo's attitude, although he didn't show it. In the past few years, due to Mayor Chen Yu's strong personality, Zhang Zhengguo, as the municipal party secretary, had become somewhat nominal. But after all, he was still the secretary and the highest official in the city. Ning Fan, on the other hand, was just an ordinary citizen in the eyes of others.

  Lao Shi said you are relatively humble and low-key, it seems that's true. Zhang Zhengguo smiled brightly on the other side, "Alright, I'll speak directly. Last night, the provincial reporter Tong encountered some unpleasantness. This matter has been handled by me over here, and I plan to apologize to Reporter Tong in person. However, I've been unable to contact her no matter what. Do you think you could help me get in touch with her?"

  "Secretary Zhang, of course, she's right next to me. Otherwise, I can have her answer the phone?" Ning Fan naturally understood why Tong Yao couldn't be found - her cell phone had no signal.

  "That's great, Xiaoning, thank you." Zhang Zhengguo said with a pleased tone.

  "Secretary Zhang, can you wait a moment?" Ning Fan covered the receiver and looked at Tong Yao, "The Municipal Party Committee's Secretary Zhang is looking for you, can you take the call?"

  "Uh-huh." Tong Yao was quite cooperative and quickly took the phone from Ning Fan: "Hello, Secretary Zhang, I'm Tong Yao."

  Although Ning Fan did not intentionally listen to the content of Tong Yao and Zhang Zhengguo's phone call, the two were close enough after all, and he had much better hearing than ordinary people, so he still heard the whole thing clearly.

  As Zhang Zhengguo just said, he wanted to apologize to Tong Yao and also invite her to dinner, but Tong Yao didn't respond. She only promised Zhang Zhengguo that she would continue to promote Qingyun City in a positive light as before, and deliberately mentioned that it was Ning Fan who persuaded her, which left Ning Fan bewildered, seemingly not having had the chance to discuss this matter with her yet.

  But what made Ning Fan even more puzzled was that Tong Yao had been sleeping all night yesterday, so he shouldn't have known about these things!

  Tong Yao and Zhang Zhengguo chatted on the phone for a few minutes before handing it over to Ning Fan: "Secretary Zhang still wants to talk to you."

  "Secretary Zhang." Ning Fan answered the phone.

  "Xiao Ning, I won't say much more in thanks. This is my personal mobile number, if there's anything in the future, just call me directly." Zhang Zhengguo's voice came again.

  "Alright, Secretary Zhang." Ning Fan was also straightforward.

  "Alright, I have a gathering, come visit me when you're free." Zhang Zhengguo seemed quite busy.

  "Alright, Secretary Zhang, you go ahead and attend to your business." Ning Fan knew that the other party was about to hang up.

  "Alright, goodbye." Zhang Zhengguo hung up the phone.

  "Be careful, nursery rhyme!" A sudden cry of surprise entered Ning Fan's ears, it was Lu Qing's voice. Ning Fan subconsciously turned his head, his face suddenly changed!

  Tong Yao, who had just finished the phone call, seemed to have forgotten that he was on a cliff for a moment. He unconsciously took a step back and one foot stepped into empty space. His whole body fell backwards, face up!

  "Ah!" The child cried out in surprise, and his whole body began falling downwards!

  "Don't move!" Ning Fang shouted loudly, then pushed off the ground with both feet and shot down like an arrow!

  "Ning Fan!" Lu Qing screamed again, her eyes filled with fear.

  "It's okay, Ning Fan is an expert." Gao Feng hurriedly said, not knowing whether he was comforting Lu Qing or comforting himself.

  At this moment, Ning Fan had already approached Tong Yao. In the next instant, Ning Fan grabbed Tong Yao's waist with one hand and slapped his other hand on the mountain wall. Then, he jumped up and in the next second, Ning Fan was already holding Tong Yao back onto the road.

  "Hah! Hah!" Hu Qiang panted heavily, he had just been so tense that he almost suffocated.

  "It's all right, it's all right!" Gaofeng also let out a sigh of relief. "I told you, Ning Fan is an expert!"

  "You scared me to death, really scared me to death!" Lu Qing's face was still a bit pale.

  "I... I'm not dead?" Tong Yao just opened his eyes at this time, but for a moment he was somewhat dazed.

  "Don't you know to be careful?" Ning Fang put her down and shouted at her.

  Ning Fan's sudden roar made Tong Yao stunned again, but soon she came back to her senses. However, she didn't refute him, and instead nodded very gently: "I'll be more careful in the future."

  Ning Fan took a deep breath, calmed down, and his tone also became gentler: "Let's go, everyone must be careful, don't get distracted."

  After the recent incident, everyone was extremely cautious and walked even slower, so it took a full half hour to reach the end of this road.

  "Is this it?" Feeling that they had stopped in front, Gaofeng casually asked, then raised his head and was stunned.

  Waterfall!

  What a beautiful waterfall!

  At this moment, not only Gao Feng, but also Tong Yao, Lu Qing and Hu Qiang were all stunned. The waterfall that flew down from mid-air was like a silver river hanging upside down!

  "It was worth it, really worth it." Lu Qing muttered to herself.

  "Don't be stunned, come down and take a closer look." Ning Fan wouldn't lose his composure because of this, after all, he had seen it many times before.

  Under Ning Fan's reminder, everyone suddenly realized that below the waterfall was actually a lake. The location they were in now was surrounded by mountains on all sides, and that one line of sky was the only passage.

  There is a large grassland by the lake, and what's even more astonishing is that in the center of the lake, there is actually a stone mountain, resembling a sharp sword, piercing straight into the sky, and the waterfall is pouring down from the top of this stone mountain.

  The waterfall pours down from the top of the mountain in all directions, looking exceptionally beautiful. The lake water is also unusually clear, and there are several feet long big fish swimming leisurely around in the lake.

  "What a truly divine work of art!" Tong Yao exclaimed as he came back to his senses. "Nature is indeed the greatest artist."

  "I wish I could send a WeChat message!" Lu Qing took out her phone and snapped away, finally sighing, "Too bad there's no signal here, my phone can't get online."

  Everyone was excited for a long time before gradually calming down, and at this time, they began to feel tired. Not only were they tired, but also hungry. By this time, it was almost noon.

  The little ditty took out beef jerky from the bag and handed it to Ning Fan, and no one knew how much beef jerky she had prepared. Others also took out bread, crackers and the like, ready to fill their stomachs first.

  "Don't eat those things anymore, I'll give you roasted fish to eat." Ning Fan said without taking the beef jerky.

  "Roast fish?" Lu Qing's eyes lit up, "Can we roast fish here?"

  "Don't worry, I'm prepared. If you're really hungry, eat something first, but don't eat too much or you won't be able to eat fish later." Ning Fan smiled and picked up the bamboo pole, suddenly thrusting it into the lake. When he pulled it back, there was already a fish on the end.

  Seeing Ning Fan's exceptionally skilled fish killing and then starting to build a grill, Gao Feng was somewhat speechless: "I say Ning Fan, this isn't your first time grilling fish here, is it?"

  "Yes, the fish in this lake are actually raised by me." Ning Fan didn't hide it either.

  "You really think this is your own home! Lu Qing gave Ning Fan a thumbs up, "A local tyrant is indeed a local tyrant, and his generosity is extraordinary!"

  Ning Fan's barbecue fish skills were very skilled, and with sufficient preparation, the seasonings had been prepared early on. Before long, the aroma of the fish began to whet everyone's appetite.

  A big roasted fish feast, everyone ate to their heart's content. Lu Qing, the photo enthusiast, went on another crazy photo shoot, saying she wanted to go back and show off to others. Gao Feng was regretful for not bringing wine, but it was just a craving. On the other hand, Tong Yao seemed relatively calm.

  Tong Yao sat alone for a while, seemingly lost in thought. Then, she finally stood up and walked over to Ning Fang's side, sitting down beside him.

  "If Fairy knew your true abilities, she wouldn't have broken up with you." Tong Yao suddenly said.

  "I still don't have money now," Ning Fan said calmly.

  "I believe you will have money soon." The nursery rhyme had a definite tone.

  "It's pointless to talk about it now." Ning Fan smiled calmly, and although he still thought of Tongtong when facing Tong Hua, his heart was already very calm.

  "It's not too late yet." Tong Yao fell silent for a moment before speaking up, "Tong Hua is engaged to someone else, but they don't live together. I know she still has feelings for you. If you go to the provincial city to find her now, you might still be able to win her back."

  Ning Fan turned his head to look at Tong Yao, slightly furrowing his brow: "Why are you telling me these things? Didn't you say we're not suitable for each other? Are you hoping I'll go to the provincial city and fail, then you can gloat again?"