After they were done with their tasks, Chen Wen, Wang Xu, and Wu Yafei each called Zhou Qing to report on the situation.
Upon receiving the news, Zhou Qing finally felt relieved.
With New Year's Day approaching in three days and the county party courtyard being busy, Zhou Qing was unable to leave immediately for the bath center.
Still, he phoned the Xu family sisters to let them know they no longer needed to stay hidden and could show themselves in public.
However, they still needed to be very cautious about Xiang Yongtao's movements. If Xiang Yongtao showed up at the bath center, the sisters would still need to avoid him to prevent him from harboring any lustful thoughts again.
After all, for someone like Xiang Yongtao who thought with his lower body, seeing the Xu family sisters together might lead to strange thoughts and actions.
The evening before New Year's Day, the various statistics for Jiuyang City were released, and Anzhou County was still at the very bottom as usual.
