Lu Wen took the lead to step up the steps, stood next to Qu Yanting, posed as the master, and introduced, "Mr. Qu, the one in the black shirt is Su Wang, who works in the financial industry."
Su Wang came up, stretched out his hand to Qu Yanting, and joked at the same time: "Is it because I have the biggest wrists that you introduce me first?"
"You are the most chicken thief." Lu Wen said, "I follow the order that makes me bitter first and then sweet."
Others also climbed up the steps to the door, Lian Yiming shook hands with Qu Yanting, and said, "The wine I brought is not bad, let's have a drink together later."
Lu Wen seemed to announce the curtain: "Next, Gu Zhuoyan."
"Hello." Gu Zhuoyan said to Qu Yanting, "Congratulations to you first."
The last one was Zhuang Fanxin. Without waiting for Lu Wen's introduction, Zhuang Fanxin took the initiative and said, "Mr. Qu, I really like the "Accidental Commission" you won the award. It's an honor to meet you."
After saying hello, everyone entered the villa and wanted to visit the room. Qu Yanting was a little cautious, pulled Lu Wen's arm, and said, "Take a friend to visit, I will go to the kitchen to prepare food."
"No." Lu Wen held him with his backhand, "You are also the master, and we are the same."
Qu Yanting never thought this way. He and Lu Wen hadn't been together for a long time, so how could he brazenly call himself the master. In fact, when he got up in the morning, he just lingered in the kitchen and living room, without even turning on the TV.
Everywhere in the new house is beautiful, and the artworks that attracted attention in "Utopia" are enough to watch for a while. In the side hall, there are a few unopened parcel boxes piled up against the wall.
Lian Yiming couldn't see any debris in the room, so he asked, "What is this?"
Lu Wen said: "I haven't had time to dismantle the cat climbing frame and cat nest that arrived two days ago."
Qu Yanting said: "Do you want to raise a cat too?"
"It's for Commander Huang." Lu Wen prepared for the rainy day, bowed his head and whispered the second half of the sentence, "You bring the cat, and you don't have to worry about it if you stay overnight."
After going downstairs, everyone went to the second floor to visit. Qu Yanting felt a little different from the last time. In addition to skin care products, there were seven or eight boxes of plasters on the dressing table in the bedroom, and two eye masks by the bedside.
In the bathroom, towels, toothbrushes, slippers and bathrobes are doubled, and an extra laundry basket is added. The study room is more obvious, the newly purchased printer has not been installed yet, and there is a massage pillow for relaxing the waist in the leather chair.
Everyone is not blind, Su Wang said: "Hey, daily necessities come in pairs."
Gu Zhuo said: "The study has a creative atmosphere."
Lian Yiming made a bold guess: "Already living together?"
Compared with everyone's booing, what Lu Wen secretly prepared made Qu Yanting even more dumbfounded. He stayed by Lu Wen's elbow and forgot to rescue himself.
Fortunately, Zhuang Fanxin with inconsistent painting styles popped up and asked, "What brand is the massage pillow? I also need it when I'm rushing to design."
Su Wang attacked indiscriminately: "Gu Zhuoyan didn't buy it for you?"
Lian Yiming added fuel and vinegar: "Did you make do with it?"
The three-person investigation team quickly disintegrated, Gu Zhuo said that he was about to beat someone when he rolled up his sleeves, Su Wang and Lian Yiming didn't hesitate, and rushed out of the study room yelling.
Qu Yanting leaned against the corner of the table, attracted by a special photo frame, which contained the note he left for Lu Wen before leaving Chongqing. He picked it up and asked, "When did you make these?"
Lu Wen replied: "Just a few days ago, I made it a little bit every night when I came back from work."
Qu Yanting duplicity said: "Is it for my friends to see?"
"To make you reflect."
"Reflect on what?"
Lu Wen said: "Reflect on yourself, should you prepare something for me at your house, at least don't let me only have a bath towel after taking a shower."
"Then I..." Qu Yanting said while thinking, "I'll buy you a box of underwear first, what size do you wear?"
At the door, the three people who had called out came in with their heads in, making "tsk tsk" sounds that were more annoying than talking. Qu Yanting called a group of younger ones a joke, turned his back, and fiddled with the photo frame to ease the embarrassment.
After going downstairs, everyone moved to the restaurant. Lian Yiming and Su Wang opened red wine, Zhuang Fanxin set the tableware, and Lu Wen turned on the TV to find a comedy movie.
The kitchen island was full of ingredients, and Qu Yanting was making the soup base when he heard footsteps and thought it was Lu Wen, and said, "How spicy can your friend eat?"
"so so."
Qu Yanting turned around and saw that it was Gu Zhuoyan who walked around the island to wash his hands and said, "I'll help."
"No need." Qu Yanting said, "I'll do it."
Gu Zhuoyan had no intention of leaving, so he took a knife from the knife rack and said, "None of them are good at cooking, but my cooking skills are not bad. I'll cut the beef."
Qu Yanting was not polite anymore, he could guess that the other party was not only coming to help, but it was as simple as adjusting the soup base, frying the small crispy meat in an oil pan, until the empty kitchen was filled with the sound of boiling oil.
Sure enough, Gu Zhuoyan said, "Teacher Qu, did you and Wen'er meet on the set?"
"Yes." Qu Yanting responded, "I have been with the group for a while."
Gu Zhuoyan smiled and said, "Since you can see him, does it mean that he has pretty good professional skills?"
Qu Yanting said: "He is indeed talented in acting."
Gu Zhuoyan said eloquently: "We grew up with Wen'er. Uncle Lu seems to be strict, but actually loves him very much, and doesn't expect him to achieve much. So he has been restless and used to being a playboy. "
"It's quite naive." Qu Yanting said, "But there are many advantages."
Gu Zhuo said: "He needs Bole to dig, and he also needs a lover to manage, and now he has met."
Qu Yanting liked this sentence and couldn't help laughing: "Sometimes I really can't help but want to scold him, but when he shows weakness or acts like a baby, he keeps me in check."
Gu Zhuoyan paused his chopping hand in the air, suppressed his shock and said, "His character... Anyway, when we were studying, he caused 80% of our external fights, and we often quarreled with Uncle Lu, and we suffered so much. The beating is because he would rather die than submit to softness when he becomes stubborn."
"Really?" Qu Yanting dropped the crispy meat back into the frying pan.
Gu Zhuo said: "So he is willing to let you scold him, and still shows weakness, because he really likes you."
Even though he was not young, Qu Yanting was still throbbing when he heard the word "like" from other people. He couldn't help but ask, "Has Lu Wen ever liked someone before?"
"He loves to play, and he has never been very keen on relationships." Gu Zhuoyan replied, "I have teased his sexual orientation, and he scolded me."
Qu Yanting broke the news: "He also bragged to me that his girlfriend circled the Jiefangbei three times."
Gu Zhuoyan said: "Listen to his nonsense, his famous saying in adolescence is - I don't belong to any woman, I only belong to music."
Qu Yanting was overjoyed, turned off the fire, the boiling hot oil subsided, and the kitchen was suddenly quiet. He understood that Gu Zhuoyan did not confess for no reason, and he also knew what the other party wanted.
"I have no doubt that Lu Wen likes me." He said, "I am also serious about him."
After the last piece of beef was cut, Gu Zhuo said, "As long as you have this sentence, I believe it."
Qu Yanting said jokingly, "Would you be a little rash?"
Gu Zhuoyan replied: "A great screenwriter who can go thousands of miles away to help him solve his troubles is also willing to wash his hands and make soup for his friends, which is enough to explain everything."
After all the hot pot ingredients are ready, other people come in to serve the dishes. Qu Yanting put six whiskey glasses on a tray and took them out. As he expected, three bottles of red wine had already been opened on the dining table.
The mandarin duck soup was gradually boiling, and everyone sat around and raised their glasses first.
With the goal of persuading him to drink, Lian Yiming immediately hesitated when he saw Qu Yanting simmering red soup and dipping dried peppers, and asked, "Mr. Qu, if you eat such spicy food, will your stomach hurt if you drink again?"
Lu Wen hurriedly replied: "Of course, let's have a drink."
Unexpectedly, Qu Yanting said nonchalantly: "It's okay, red wine is similar to drinks." He raised the glass and said first, "Thank you for the wine, I respect you."
Lian Yiming was passive, finished drinking, and gave Su Wang a piece of fat beef.
Su Wang ate it, and said naturally: "Teacher Qu, you have been busy so much, we should respect you."
Qu Yanting drank it happily, and said: "It's a small matter, I have a chance to cook for you."
Su Wang said: "Zhuo Yan is also good at cooking, so let him help."
After receiving the signal, Gu Zhuoyan put down his chopsticks and took the wine glass, and made the persuasion gracefully: "Teacher Qu, I respect you too, it's very comfortable to chat with you."
"Thank you." Qu Yanting was even more refined, but he acted boldly, "Isn't it a bit funny to kill the red wine in one gulp? Then I will do it, and you can do whatever you want."
Gu Zhuoyan was dumbfounded, and when Qu Yanting drank it easily, he had the nerve to be casual and followed suit.
The three bottles of red wine on the table quickly drained, and Qu Yanting opened the fourth bottle and poured wine for everyone, each time pouring a little more for himself, so that the inspection team couldn't even find faults.
Lu Wen and Zhuang Fanxin watched silently, each holding a bowl of meat, Lu Wen said, "I don't know what these three people are up to."
Zhuang Fan thought: "I can't understand either."
After drinking the sixth bottle, Su Wang's face was pale and powdery, he stopped his loss and buried himself in eating. Gu Zhuoyan also reined in the precipice, propped his head in a daze at the broth in the pot.
Lian Yiming was the only one left, the wine he brought, the head he started, it would be too shameful to admit defeat. What's more, those two grandsons kicked him several times under the table to make him support himself.
Raising his glass again, his arms were a little numb, and he said, "Teacher Qu... If you want to drink in the future, go to Sophie and find me."
Qu Yanting reached out to touch the body of Lian Yiming's cup, ate the spiciest and drank the most vigorously with a dignified posture, raised his neck and swallowed the dark red wine, and replied, "Okay, then do you still drink it now?"
Lian Yiming waved his hand, not forgetting to pretend to be aggressive: "That's it, the main reason is that drinking too much is bad for your health."
Qu Yanting nodded in conviction, gave the other party a good face, and said, "I'm afraid I won't feel comfortable after drinking, so I made honey water and baked caramel custard in advance. You can have a bowl."
The inspection team recalled that before entering the kitchen, Gu Yanting had prepared desserts for sobering up, which meant that they had expected to lose... Looking at each other, all three faces turned red.
Zhuang Fanxin said in a low voice: "It's embarrassing for me."
Lu Wen said: "Have you realized how important it is to find a good partner?"
After eating a hot pot meal for two and a half hours, Lu Wen moved to the living room to watch a movie, while Qu Yanting and Zhuang Fanxin were arranging flowers and plants on the tea table.
The other three people still stayed at the dining table. Gu Zhuoyan drank the honey water to wake up a little bit, and said, "Next time, we'll do some research before we act. I can't stand this kind of Waterloo."
"I'm careless." Lian Yiming said, "But this custard is delicious."
Su Wang rubbed his face: "Cheer up, we lost at the wine table, we will see the outcome at the poker table."
Gu Zhuoyan made a plan: "As far as I know, Mr. Qu will take the soft and not the tough, first show weakness and lose two times, let him relax his vigilance, and then counterattack and catch him by surprise."
"Agreed." Lian Yiming said, "Set a limit, stop as much as you lose, don't embarrass Teacher Qu too much."
Su Wang thought for a while: "Ten thousand yuan is enough."
A quarter of an hour later, the inspection team had almost sobered up, calling for a game of mahjong, moved a small square table for afternoon tea in the living room, and poured out a box of mahjong cubes.
Qu Yanting didn't have a chance to play normally, and he didn't have a good time under the vine last time, so he took the initiative to enter the game and said, "Let me replace Lu Wen."
Gu Zhuo said, "That's great."
Lian Yiming said: "Lu Wen's level is only suitable for playing with mud."
Su Wang said: "We have long wanted to kick him."
With the sound of shuffling the cards, Qu Yanting stretched up a little sweater sleeve, revealing his well-balanced forearm, pushing between the emerald green mahjong pieces. The fingers that have been typing all the year round are exceptionally nimble. After stacking the cards, he plays the dice in the dealership.
Everyone's wallets are placed on the corner of the table, the size is determined, and they are counted, and the table is jingling and playing.
After three laps, Qu Yanting lost in a row, and his wallet was a bit flat. Su Wang, Gu Zhuoyan, and Lian Yiming were lost in thought. Qu Yanting could lose even though they deliberately showed weakness, which shows that their card skills and Lu Wen are a good match.
On the sofa, Lu Wen and Zhuang Fanxin were eating sunflower seeds, watching the situation at the poker table together. Lu Wen suggested: "Would you like to bet on who will win the most?"
Zhuang Fan thought: "Su Wang, Gu Zhuo said he is the most powerful."
"I'm betting on Teacher Qu." Lu Wen clicked two pills, "How much is the bet?"
Zhuang Fan advised him kindly: "Don't be emotional, Mr. Qu hasn't won yet."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Yanting finally made a fuss. He didn't like to make a sound at the poker table, he only smiled, and tapped on the corner of the table with his fingers curled up. The other three gave money and didn't take it seriously.
Lu Wen said, "How is it?"
"I just won one." Zhuang Fanxin began to eat almonds, "Let's see if he can win in the next round."
After a while, Qu Yanting pushed the cards all beautifully.
Lu Wen said, "Damn it, have you ever opened your mouth?"
Zhuang Fanxin's eyes widened: "They won't lose again in the next game, can they do something to save face today?"
One hit three, Qu Yanting didn't even smile when he won the money, he pursed his thin lips, his knuckles turned pink, and the money he lost in the previous rounds has been won back.
When he raised his head, he glanced at Lu Wenfei.
"Teacher Qu still has time to wink at me." Lu Wen said angrily, "Why doesn't Gu Zhuoyan look at you?"
Zhuang Fan thought: "He still has the face to look at me, the cash he got is the red envelope from my father."
Almost no one spoke at the poker table, and the inspection team was beaten a little bit. Su Wang braced himself up, abandoned Lian Yiming and Gu Zhuoyan, and focused on discussing with Qu Yanting.
Lu Wen watched the fire from the other side: "Fuck, Su Wang started to fight back."
Zhuang Fanxin said, "How much should we bet?"
Lu Wendao: "They can bet as much as they win, and transfer money through WeChat."
Zhuang Fanxin ate sunflower seeds enviously: "Wow, Teacher Qu has won back again."
Lu Wen had a flash of inspiration and said, "They are all fooling around, Fan Xin, what do you think of Teacher Qu? After all, you and Teacher Qu are of the same type."
"Are we the same type?" Zhuang Fanxin didn't understand, "I'm not so cool."
Lu Wen whispered: "You two are a gay couple, how should I put it... Gu Zhuoyan and I have the same model, so you and Teacher Qu have the same model, understand?"
Zhuang Fanxin asked: "In that case, why are they playing cards together and we chatting together?"
Lu Wen choked, a little dazed in surprise.
At this time, there was the sound of cards being pushed again, and Qu Yanting gathered up the scattered red bills at the corner of the table, counted them, and said, "Eight thousand and eight is a very auspicious number, so let's stop playing here."
Everyone knew very well that they stopped at ten thousand because they were afraid that they would be too embarrassed.
Su Wang fell at the poker table for the first time, and asked, "Mr. Qu, did you lose on purpose at the beginning?"
Qu Yanting like to tell a story: "My parents passed away early, and I did a lot of things for money in those years to support my younger brother. I was living in Sichuan at that time. In order to solve the problem of a meal and a book, I often played mahjong with my neighbors. I've practiced losing first and then winning countless times, and it's natural to lose against an unresponsive old lady."
There was silence on the table for a moment, and the thoughts of the three people stayed in the first half of the sentence.
Qu Yanting stood up and said, "Let me cut some fruit."
Lu Wen chased after him, and saw Qu Yanting standing by the French window in the lighting corridor, with his arms folded and his head slightly lowered, as if he was tired. He stopped at Qu Yanting's side and pressed the other's head on his shoulder.
Qu Yanting wrapped his arms around Lu Wen's waist and asked, "Did I behave well today?"
"Well." Lu Wen said, "Actually, you don't have to behave so well."
Qu Yanting said: "I know your friend is testing me."
But he didn't mind, and there was no imaginary resistance, and he didn't even know when he would completely relax.
Maybe Gu Zhuoyan said that Lu Wen really liked him when he cut the beef for him; maybe Lian Yiming ate up the custard and left a message on the paper towel pressed at the bottom of the bowl, "Mr. You."; or maybe after he lost several hands in a row, Su Wang showed loving eyes and couldn't help feeding him a few cards.
And Zhuang Fanxin, Qu Yanting really liked those flowers, and the cards with "May you be happy" written among the flowers.
Suddenly, there were a few light coughs.
Lu Wen and Qu Yanting let go, and a few steps away, everyone was huddled together like watching a play. Zhuang Fanxin said: "Teacher Qu, don't cut the fruit, let's eat the cake later."
Qu Yanting responded with a smile: "Okay."
Gu Zhuoyan said: "Lu Wen will leave it to you, you should be beaten and scolded, don't hold back."
Qu Yanting nodded: "Then I will take it seriously."
Lian Yiming said: "Don't be too used to people like us."
Qu Yanting said, "You clean up the mahjong table."
Su Wang leaned against the wall, still chic after losing all his cash: "It's the first time I lose so badly, and it feels quite special, eight thousand and eight is just a share."
Lu Wen asked: "Celebrating the housewarming?"
"That's too unromantic." Su Wang replied, "Congratulations on your love."
Qu Yanting was slightly dizzy in the sun, suspecting that the wine was coming up, and hugging Lu Wen in front of everyone, he closed his eyes to make sure that such a good scene was not a dream.
In less than three seconds, Lu Wen woke him up with a voice: "Zhuang Fanxin, you haven't transferred the money yet!"