Going to Sanyang Village again, Huo Zhixiao was not as repulsive as last time, and he still had the leisure to ask Ding Yinan to pull over to take pictures of the rural scenery along the way.
The two passed a small town, where the shadows of the morning market remained on both sides of the road. Many vendors set up their stalls by the side of the road, selling the vegetables and fruits left over from the morning market. Among them was an old woman with bamboo products placed at her feet and a bamboo basket woven in her hand.
Huo Zhixiao asked Ding Yinan to stop the car, then got out of the car and came to the old woman.
The road in the town is not wide, and there are many battery cars and tricycles blocking the road. Ding Yinan originally thought that Huo Zhixiao would come back after going shopping, but he saw Huo Zhixiao squatting beside the old woman, and did not return at all. meaning, but the car horn sounded from behind, so he had no choice but to drive the car to the end of the town first, and then returned to Huo Zhixiao with San Baisui.
"And then?" Huo Zhixiao's attention was all on the old woman's hands.
"Put this one through from below," the old lady put down the bamboo basket in her hand, and instructed Huo Zhixiao with her hands, "and then go around here, it must be tight."
Huo Zhixiao held a half-finished Bagua formation in his hand, and his slender fingers shuttled skillfully among the bamboo strips. As he tightened several trunks one by one, a colander-shaped thing appeared.
"Not bad, young man." The old woman praised, "You are very talented."
This level of manual work is naturally easy for Huo Zhixiao. He put the handle of the colander on, and then pointed to the dustpan beside him and asked, "How do you do this?"
Ding Yinan looked at the time and couldn't help reminding Huo Zhixiao: "Master Huo, we still have to hurry."
"It's okay." Huo Zhixiao picked up the two bamboo sticks again, "I'm a fast learner."
The old lady taught Huo Zhixiao, a cheap apprentice, with great interest. As for Huo Zhixiao, it seemed that he took this business trip as a rural experience tour.
Ding Yinan has nothing to do with his own boss, and the three hundred years old at his feet is not at all restless, so he insists on eating the eggs from the vendor next door. He greeted Huo Zhixiao, and then took San Baisui to the nearby farmland.
The three-hundred-year-old who returned to nature was very excited. He heard about it, and when he passed a big tree, he raised a leg to pee without a teacher.
"Sure, three hundred years old." Ding Yinan said in surprise, "I learned to mark territory at such a young age."
Some male dogs are sexually mature early, and they will lift their legs to pee when they are four or five months old. It's just that three hundred years old is obviously not proficient enough. Unlike other big dogs, the urine is divided into several times and marked in multiple places. Instead, it is concentrated under the big tree to urinate clean, and when it goes to another stake, He could only raise his leg and feign a shot.
About half an hour later, Ding Yinan received a call from Huo Zhixiao, and the two met at the parking lot.
Ding Yinan was far away, and when he led Sanbaishui back to the car, he saw a large sack at Huo Zhixiao's feet, which was filled with woven bamboo products.
"Did you buy his stall?" Ding Yinan couldn't help asking.
"Yeah." Huo Zhixiao said, "She doesn't want the money directly."
Ding Yinan could almost imagine that Huo Zhixiao wanted to give the old lady tuition fees, but the old lady refused to accept it, so Huo Zhixiao had no choice but to buy everything on the stall, and then traveled across the entire town with a backpack on his back.
A suit with a strap is a new fashion trend.
The corner of Ding Yinan's mouth showed an uncontrollable teasing smile, Huo Zhixiao should have seen through his thoughts, and frowned, "I brought it here."
That's pretty funny too.
Huo Zhixiao is very concerned about his image, even if he is going to a construction site, he will always maintain his handsome appearance. This is suddenly combined with the back, the style of painting is really strange.
However, as an employee, Ding Yinan didn't have the nerve to blatantly laugh at the boss. He changed the subject and said, "By the way, at the age of 300, he has learned to lift his legs to pee. Wait until he gets older, do you want to take him for a sterilization operation?"
"Sterilization?" Huo Zhixiao looked at Ding Yinan in disbelief, "You mean to cut his balls?"
Seeing that Huo Zhixiao reacted so strongly, Ding Yinan was about to explain to him that it is normal to sterilize pets, but Huo Zhixiao took San Baisui away from his feet, looked at him warily and said, "You Why are people like this?"
Ding Yinan was puzzled: "What's wrong with me?"
"Reflect on yourself." Huo Zhixiao got into the passenger seat with three hundred years old in his arms, "How can you be such a mother."
Ding Yinan: "..."
After being delayed on the road for a long time, Ding Yinan and Huo Zhixiao failed to catch up with the village leaders for lunch.
The two settled in a hurry at a small restaurant in the county, and then came to the village committee meeting of Sanyang Village.
After Huo Zhixiao gave the preliminary design plan, he still needed to discuss with Party A's water, electricity, HVAC, materials and other responsible persons. This is the easiest step to make the designer go crazy. Usually, after talking with one side, he has to talk with the other side. The various forces are intriguing, and the difficulty is no less than that of a palace fight.
Huo Zhixiao once had a commercial residential project in his hands, and the people in charge had intricate backgrounds. During that time, Ding Yinan had never seen Huo Zhixiao's brows stretched.
However, the library project in Sanyang Village is progressing very smoothly this time. Perhaps it is because of the public welfare project that the village leaders are not like the fathers of Party A before, but actively cooperate with Huo Zhixiao's work.
This is actually very rare in the country.
Many designers may have imagined unconstrained imagination when they were students, but after they really entered the industry, they had to cater to Party A and consider Party A's preferences. No matter how clever a designer is, if he is constantly pointed at by others, his passion will be wiped out.
But this time Ding Yinan saw the light in Huo Zhixiao's eyes for a long time.
He expressed his opinions freely, and was frequently recognized by those in charge. Even Ding Yinan, who has worked with many architectural projects, likes the concept of reading space he proposed.
The most troublesome step was finalized in just one afternoon, and Ding Yinan had never seen it since he joined the job for three years.
After leaving the village committee, the group went to the county to have dinner, chatted about the follow-up construction period, and then parted ways on the spot.
Huo Zhixiao and Ding Yinan came in a hurry at noon, before they had time to check in at the hotel. This time, the two did not encounter the inspection by the listed leaders and the water leakage of the house, and got the keys to the two rooms.
After putting away his luggage, Ding Yinan went to take a shower first. He plans to relax tonight, watch TV or play games for a while. After all, he worked overtime until eleven o'clock last night, and started to serve Uncle Huo again early this morning, so it's time to let work go by now.
However, the plan always fails to keep up with the changes. Just as Ding Yinan was lying on the bed and picked up the remote control, there was a knock on the door from Huo Zhixiao: "Ding Zhu."
"What's wrong?" Ding Yinan came to the door and opened it.
"I invite you to drink." Huo Zhixiao picked up the plastic bag in his hand and shook it.
There were half a dozen cans of beer in the bag, and as Huo Zhixiao shook it, there was a metallic sound and the sound of liquid shaking. There were fresh drops of water on the bag, and it could be seen that the beer should have been frozen. Drinking a sip of cold beer on this summer night, just thinking about it would make your throat itchy.
"Now?" Ding Yinan was a little hesitant, he really wanted to drink cold beer, but he had just made a plan just now, and he didn't want to change so soon.
"When is it not now?" Huo Zhixiao grabbed Ding Yinan's wrist and led him out of the room without saying a word.
"Hey, wait a minute." Ding Yinan grabbed the door frame and withdrew his hand from Huo Zhixiao, "I'll take the key."
Huo Zhixiao obviously hasn't washed yet. Although he has taken off his tie and unbuttoned his shirt, the leather shoes on his feet still have the shadow of work.
As for Ding Yinan, he was wearing an extremely casual T-shirt and shorts, and flip-flops on his feet, completely missing his usual appearance of a social elite.
The two wandered along the road, looking for a place to sit, and finally walked to the farmland.
The farmland was much quieter than the road, so the two simply found a relatively clean place and sat down by the field.
The night scene in front of them was extremely wide, with a crescent moon hanging on the sky, and the moonlight quietly shone on the two of them.
"I didn't see enough of the stars last time," Huo Zhixiao opened a can of beer, handed it to Ding Yinan and said, "Let's watch it this time."
The frozen beer slid down the throat, stimulating the excited nerves in the cerebral cortex. Ding Yinan breathed out a breath of air-conditioning comfortably, and said to Huo Zhixiao: "You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Did you see it?" Huo Zhixiao touched Ding Yinan's with the beer can in his hand, raised his head and said, "I'm in a good mood when I'm with you."
Ding Yinan has long been used to Huo Zhixiao not being serious, so he asked casually, "Is this project going to end soon?"
"Probably." Huo Zhixiao swallowed a sip of beer and said, "I draw construction drawings very quickly."
"That's good." Ding Yinan nodded.
"But I don't want it to end so soon." Huo Zhixiao said suddenly.
"What?" Ding Yinan asked.
"My dad is too lazy to take care of this project this time." Huo Zhixiao let out a breath, looked at the end of the farmland and said, "It's been a long time since the design is so cool as it is now."
Ding Yinan understood that when this project is over, Huo Zhixiao will return to Huo Xun's control. He could understand why Huo Zhixiao was in such a good mood, because this time the library was completely designed by him.
"Ding Zhu." Huo Zhixiao looked away, looked at Ding Yinan and said, "If I resign, what do you think?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Ding Yinan's eyes, Huo Xun had been in the construction industry for so long, and he had already made a fortune. If Huo Zhixiao wants to fight against his father, he knows without thinking, this road will definitely be very difficult.
But thinking in a good direction, without Huo Xun pointing fingers, no matter how Huo Zhixiao will develop, at least he can work smoothly and display his normal level.
"Very good." Ding Yinan said.
"Then if I resign," Huo Zhixiao paused, "will you go with me?"
This question is a bit difficult.
In the past three years of work, Ding Yinan has only been Huo Zhixiao's personal assistant. If Huo Zhixiao resigns and he still stays in Jiushan Office, then he might really feel uncomfortable.
But changing jobs is not a trivial matter, not everyone can be as successful as Yuan Feng. Ding Yinan had a classmate who originally worked in a bank, but later switched to an accounting firm. The work pressure suddenly increased, and he regretted it very much.
"No way." Ding Yinan said, "I think you may not be able to support me."
"Really." Huo Zhixiao's expression was not very surprised, as if he didn't have much confidence in this road.
The two fell silent, and Ding Yinan looked at the quiet night sky in a daze, and suddenly felt that maybe Huo Zhixiao really should change his working environment.
"By the way," Huo Zhixiao interrupted Ding Yinan's thoughts, "I really disliked the project of Sanyang Village."
"I know." Ding Yinan reopened two cans of beer and handed one to Huo Zhixiao, "Your dislike is all written on your face."
"Is it obvious?" Huo Zhixiao said, "I think I manage my emotions pretty well."
"You're too ignorant."
Ding Yinan slapped Huo Zhixiao once in a while, but Huo Zhixiao just smiled lightly, noncommittal.
"However," Huo Zhixiao said again, "Without you, I wouldn't find this project very interesting."
"Then you haven't thanked me yet."
Ding Yinan raised his nose and said something, then took the beer can to his mouth. And at this moment, Huo Zhixiao beside him suddenly put a hand on his leg, then leaned over without warning, and kissed the corner of his mouth.
"Thank you." Huo Zhixiao said.
Ding Yinan held up the beer can in a daze, turned his head to look at Huo Zhixiao, it took a long while to realize that Huo Zhixiao expressed his gratitude by kissing him.
The two of them have done so many big-scale things, this innocent kiss seemed extraordinarily childish, but Ding Yinan's heart skipped a beat inexplicably.
He felt his cheeks seem to heat up.
This is not quite right.
His drinking capacity is obviously not that bad.