After sending Shen Manjun back to the hotel, Xiao Zheng also took a taxi home. It was still early, only half past eight. According to Lin Huayin's recent workload, he must still be holding meetings with a group of senior executives in the company. I won't go home so early.
At the end of late autumn and the beginning of winter, the air is dry and cold, as if it is going to blow out the skin on people's faces. In this hot and cold season, the influenza index has also risen sharply. Among other things, in the security department alone, three young security guards who do not usually exercise have fallen ill.
After passing through the central garden of the villa area, Xiao Zheng, who wanted to go home and make a pot of thick soup to warm up Lin Huayin, was stopped by a middle-aged man in sportswear who was exercising in the garden.
"Ah Zheng. What have you been doing lately? Why can't I meet you?"
It was Lu Dashan.
Xiao Zheng turned around and saw Lu Dashan, who was sweating profusely, raising his legs with a white towel hanging around his neck. A gray and white sportswear perfectly covered the swimming ring on his waist. It's a bit funny, but also quite absurd.
The once richest man in the world is now relegated to the background, but the more influential business tycoon is sitting on the fitness equipment in the community like a full-fledged man doing leg raises. It is really funny.
However, he didn't have a good impression of Lin Chaotian, but Xiao Zheng had always been close to Lu Dashan, who was full of sense of humor. Maybe it's because Lu Dashan is easy-going and easy to get along with. It may also be because Lu Dashan once helped Xiao Zheng, so he is closer to him.
"Uncle Lu." Xiao Zheng greeted with a smile. explained. "I've been quite busy with work recently."
Lu Dashan put down his right leg, wiped the sweat from his face and asked, "Are you free now? Come on, let's drink two cups of tea with Uncle Lu."
"How about Uncle Lu go home and take a shower first, and I'll go back and make soup first?" Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "The air has been dry recently and the flu has been severe. I should make some soup to nourish my dehydrated body."
"Is it for Xiao Lin?" Lu Dashan said with a smile. "That's right. As a young man, you can do whatever you want. The most important thing is to be good to your family and know how to take care of them. Otherwise, you won't be considered a good man."
Xiao Zheng smiled, and after saying goodbye to Lu Dashan, he went home and prepared the ingredients. Then he used the casserole he bought online, filled it with water, and put in all the ingredients that should be put in. Then simmer it over low heat.
The most important thing when making soup is the heat. Strong fire is suitable for stir-frying, while soup must be simmered slowly, otherwise the nutrition of the ingredients will be destroyed and the taste will not be strong enough. Just say that Xiao Zheng's pot of black-bone chicken soup that nourishes yin and yang takes at least three hours from the time he prepares the ingredients to putting it away. This is because Xiao Zheng is not that particular. If he made it with that kind of gluttonous food, he would have to stew it until tomorrow morning.
After packing everything, Xiao Zheng headed to the Lu family.
The distance between the two houses was only about a hundred meters, and it only took about a minute for Xiao Zheng to walk there. It's better to walk slowly, walk faster, it will only take half a minute at most.
When he entered the house, Lu Dashan was already making tea. I heard it is the best Dahongpao. It was another high-quality product he asked his friends to get. In addition to washing and cooking at home, the old boy's greatest pleasure is drinking tea. Because Xiao Zheng was his neighbor, he was called over for tea every now and then. It can be considered that I drank all kinds of famous tea.
"Here we come." Lu Dashan and Xiao Zheng became more and more familiar with each other, and they were not as polite as before when they stood up to greet each other. They just ironed the tea cups delicately in preparation for drinking tea. "Just two more minutes."
Xiao Zheng smiled and sat across from Lu Dashan, lit a cigarette, grabbed an apple on the coffee table and took two bites, muttering: "Auntie went out again?"
"I've told you so many times that I don't like being called aunt. You have to call me sister." Lu Dashan glared at Xiao Zheng and complained. "Every time I yelled at you, you felt relaxed. Then she would punish me severely and say I taught you how to do it."
Xiao Zheng grinned and said, "If I want to call you auntie, how can I discuss seniority with Lu Qier?"
"Mind your own business. No conflict." Lu Dashan took the cigarette from Xiao Zheng, put his head over again, and asked Xiao Zheng to light it for him. Then he poured two glasses of Dahongpao smoothly and said. "Drink tea."
Whoosh.
The two of them finished a drink together, and Lu Dashan put down his tools, smoked a cigarette, and looked at Xiao Zheng with a smile: "Have you caused trouble recently?"
"What's the matter?" Xiao Zheng asked. Mouth tight.
"Stop pretending in front of me." Lu Dashan said domineeringly. "In Mingzhu, the grape trellis of the municipal party committee's house collapsed. Next door, Lao Wang's wife raised a pretty boy. There is only what I don't want to know, and there is nothing I can't know."
Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes at Lu Dashan: "I know you have great magical powers. There is no need to brag about it every time you drink tea, right?"
"Doesn't this make you feel my spring-like warmth?" Lu Dashan said with a smile. "I think you haven't been in a normal mood recently, so I arranged to meet you by chance to have a heart-to-heart talk and enlighten you who is young and ignorant."
"Are you spying on me again?" Xiao Zheng asked with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"Nonsense. I just accidentally found you smoking a cigarette in front of your house while watching the stars at night. I didn't do it on purpose." Lu Dashan curled his lips. "Can you still be as good-looking as the Cowherd and the Vega?"
Xiao Zheng poured himself a cup of Dahongpao, and Niu drank: "You are so old and you still play peeping all day long. Sooner or later, tell your wife. Let her slap you with her big mouth."
"Hehe, this is my little hobby. Shuang'er won't trouble me." Lu Dashan said with a half-smile. "On the other hand, you are going on a private date with a charming beauty behind Xiao Lin's back. Aren't you afraid of being caught by the lioness at home?"
Xiao Zheng's eyes glared angrily: "Not only are you spying on me, but you are also following me?"
Xiao Zheng was too lazy to explain to Lu Dashan. Of course, there were some things that he couldn't explain. Just like if Shen Manjun were a man, would Xiao Zheng still be so enthusiastic and soft-hearted
"Don't say it so harshly." Lu Dashan said with an evil look on his face. "I care about you and give you warmth, how can I call you stalking?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes and said dissatisfied. "You obviously had bad intentions when you came to me for tea this time."
"I see that you don't have much time to practice singing with my daughter recently, so I care about your well-being. Otherwise, do you think I am interested in following you, a grown man?" Lu Dashan countered.
Xiao Zheng glanced at Lu Dashan angrily and stopped pursuing Lu Dashan for prying into his privacy. Of course, he also believed that what Lu Dashan did was not malicious, whether it was because he really felt that he did not have time to practice singing with her daughter, or because he was out of curiosity and looking for trouble. At least Lu Dashan's character is still very good.
After drinking a few more cups of tea, Xiao Zheng continued a cigarette and said with a slightly solemn expression: "Since you mentioned this matter, I also asked you something."
"Ask." Lu Dashan said with a smile. "Uncle Lu, you know a lot about astronomy and geography. There are things you can't think of. There are things I wouldn't know without Uncle Lu."
"Will you die if you don't brag?" Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes at Lu Dashan, took a puff of cigarette and asked. "Master Zhao, do you know?"
"Zhao Meng." Lu Dashan nodded. "I know. He has made many shopping mall owners very angry recently."