Xiang Xingchang grinned mischievously. "Well, look at you, Lu Ao. Have you two made it official? You're even wearing rings."
Lu Ao's lips curved slightly. "We made it official ages ago."
Xiang Xingchang immediately said, "Then after we finish work today, we're all going out for drinks to celebrate you two becoming a family."
"Yeah, Little Brother Lu, this is big news! When are you treating us to a wedding banquet?"
"Little Brother Lu, we're not asking for much. Somewhere on the level of Xining Hotel will do."
Lu Ao glanced at them. "A table at Xining Hotel costs 9,999 yuan. You call that cheap?"
"Your love's worth its weight in gold! Don't worry, Little Brother Lu. If we come to your wedding banquet, we'll bring you a big cash gift!"
"How big?"
"That's up to you. Whatever you say goes."
They laughed and bantered for a while, then climbed into the van parked nearby.
They had drawn up the restoration plan the day before. Today, they brought their tools straight to Mingya Bay to restore the coral.
Lu Ao had grown adept at planting coral. He had planted plenty of it and tried doing so under all kinds of conditions.
Mingya Bay was calm, with plenty of open water below. The metal frames from their previous planting were still there. All they had to do was glue the coral onto them, so the job was not especially difficult.
With Lu Ao working and more than a dozen others helping, they finished planting everything a little after two in the afternoon.
They still had air in their tanks, and it was early. After planting the coral, they made a circuit of the area to inspect the surroundings and look for clues that might help them catch the people who had