In the food city of the night market, small carts with facades can be seen everywhere gathered outside the lobster shop, and there are a variety of special snacks, full of human fireworks.
Even after the early hours of the morning, it was still bustling and lively.
Qiao Yan stood outside the store and chatted on international calls for more than 20 minutes. When he just hung up, he was accosted by a short-haired girl.
"Big Brother," the little girl raised her head and blinked her eyes, "Are you a foreigner?"
Afraid of complicated explanations, Qiao Yan changed the topic: "My little friend, what do you want?"
Little girl: "Big brother, can you buy a duck for your favorite sister?"
Qiao Yan was puzzled for a few seconds, thinking that this is not a place to sell poultry.
He squatted down and said softly, "What kind of duck is it?"
The little girl pointed to the crowd: "The ducks my mother is selling are very cute and can repeat what you said. Eighty yuan a duck is not expensive at all!"
Qiao Yan looked in the direction and saw the so-called "duck". It turned out to be a duck-shaped repeater doll that was very popular on the Internet.
"How old are you?" Qiao Yan asked again, "It's very late now, don't you have to go to school tomorrow?"
"I'm six and a half years old, and I'm afraid to sleep alone at home," the little girl replied. "My father picked up the long-distance driver, and my mother took me out."
With lingering fears in his heart, Qiao Yan shifted his gaze and saw that the young mother not far away looked similar to the little girl, so he rejected the possibility of traffickers.
Then he handed the few hundred dollars he had in his wallet to the little girl.
"Uncle is usually not used to bringing cash out, that's all." Qiao Yan smiled lightly, "I'll wait for you here, just put a toy duck for me in a bag, and then go home with your mother."
The little girl retorted him: "It's my beautiful brother, not my uncle."
Qiao Yan laughed and said, "Okay, let's go."
Two minutes later.
As soon as Qiao Di returned to the store, he almost bumped into Li Zhongchen at the corner.
Li Zhongchen breathed a sigh of relief: "Honey, I almost thought you were kidnapped."
Qiao Yan: "You treat me like a six-and-a-half-year-old child."
Although I don't know what a six and a half year old is.
But after finding his daughter-in-law, Li Zhongchen didn't notice the duck, he just hugged Qiao Di and returned the same way, his demeanor was intimacy without fear of outsiders.
Li Zhongchen asked in a low voice, "Dad, what did they say?"
Qiao Yan, who had just answered the call from the two fathers, replied with a smile: "They plan to visit us today to celebrate the New Year. I said that the time is not sure, and I will reply after discussing with you."
In fact, Li Zhongchen met his two father-in-laws.
I don’t remember exactly which year the North American International Competition was held, but Li Zhongchen was very impressed. Qiao Di’s two fathers were quite satisfied with him. At that time, he hadn’t had time to introduce himself, and the successive warm hugs made him dizzy.
"They haven't come to play for several years," Qiao Yan said, "It just so happens that they can rest for a month or two."
Li Zhongchen thought for a while: "I'll do a strategy later, and I'll learn how to cook a few dishes."
Qiao Yan smiled and said, "Okay."
It was originally a warm and incomparable chat atmosphere.
But when he returned to the dining table, Qiao Yan was dumbfounded. It was all because Xu Hang was lying on the table, the back of his ears and his neck were all red, obviously he had drunk too much.
"I've never seen someone like this who just drinks without saying a word. The lobster for four people I ordered can only be solved by three people." Yao Tong cast a look of help, "Do you think he has lost his love? ?”
Qiao Yan looked at Li Zhongchen in confusion: "When I just answered the phone and went out, wasn't Xu Hang still fine?"
Yao Tong: "He's had a round of drinking, so he's not very sober."
Li Zhongchen had no expression on his face: "As soon as the wine was served, he started drinking again, as if he had never drank in his life."
Qiao Yan: "..."
Qiao Yan: "So it's not that I'm afraid that I'll get lost, but that I'm asked to come back and help persuade me."
Li Zhongchen said excitedly, "No."
Yao Tong couldn't stand it anymore: "Oh, Hang Zi got drunk by himself, and only Brother Zhong stared at me. Can he not get tired of it? He just misses you."
What kind of a booster is this? Hearing that, Qiao Yan was in a good mood. When he and Li Zhongchen sat down together tacitly, Xu Hang revived on the spot and raised his head as if his cell phone had just been powered off.
Without saying a word, Xu Hang showed a depressed expression, which really surprised everyone.
Yao Tong almost didn't cry: "Xu Hang, Xu Hang, if you know you are in this state, I won't bring you here."
Xu Hang said intermittently: "I...didn't drink much..."
Li Zhongchen sat with his arms folded, his back leaning against the cushion, and he looked like he was broken: "Get some sober up? Don't throw up later."
Xu Hang shook his head dully: "No, I can still drink."
It was a good supper, but there was an extra drunkard.
Although the store they are in has a combination of the bar model and the signature lobster set menu, but no one has gone from a nightclub to two games, and finally got drunk at the lobster shop.
Qiao Yan doesn't like smoking and drinking, he only smokes occasionally, and when he is unhappy, he tends to close himself up, and anyone can be annoyed by it. Now that he sees Xu Hang like this, he doesn't want to talk too much. that's it.
But Xu Hang, who was drunk, locked his target on him: "God Qiao, did you call from your house just now? You and Brother Zhong are reconciled. We are all happy, and your family must be happy too..."
"... Our brother Zhong is so nice, he is loyal and affectionate, and he gives the partner a sense of security. Our brother Zhong is still the e-sports look that is praised in all circles. He is good at everything, but his temper is a bit bad. "
Qiao Yan nodded: "My temper is even worse. I have earned it if he can take a fancy to me."
Li Zhongchen was a little drunk when he heard it, and Red Star Erguotou didn't have such vigor.
As for Xu Hang, he just wanted to complain, "I listen to your fucking nonsense", but when it was Qiao Di's turn, the married man listened to him, and his heart was not ordinary.
At the end of this meal, the hangover pear soup was served twice, and Xu Hang, who was drunk, drank all of it, and this guy talked less and less.
Li Zhongchen, who had gone through the events of the past few days, was unavoidably worried and a little bit pissed, but on the surface, all his behaviors were no different from usual. After all, he is a good brother for seven or eight years, so he can't turn his face without evidence.
Even if he had a vague premonition, Xu Hang should know something about the events of that year.
Yao Tong came here for the lobsters, and more to discuss the nearby gourmet restaurants with Qiao Yan.
Later, when Xu Hang, who was mostly sober, was going to the bathroom, Li Zhongchen deliberately squatted, and when he got up, Qiao Yan immediately reacted greatly, and turned his face to meet him.
Li Zhongchen looked down at those eyes and read too much from them.
"I'll be back in a while," Li Zhongchen said, "I'll bring you some more drinks."
Yao Tong was completely out of the situation: "I saw soy milk tea in a small cart outside, and a group of little girls lined up in a long line. I don't know how it tastes."
There is something in Qiao Yan's words: "Drink herbal tea and get off the fire."
Li Zhongchen understands it, but he doesn't mean to let him stop being irritable and angry.
Yao Tong poked the shrimp shell: "That's right, let's drink herbal tea to relieve the heat."
Li Zhongchen hummed, he took off the plastic gloves, and before moving away, he lightly picked Qiao Yan's chin with his fingertips, not forgetting to tease him.
As a result, Qiao Yan's expression changed, and he shyly avoided, urging Li Zhongchen to go quickly with his eyes.
Who knew that Li Zhongchen had just left, and Yao Tong, who was having a good meal, quietly asked, "Xiao Qiao."
"Huh?" Qiao Yan turned his head back.
"I want to ask you a question, but you must not tell the surname Li." "Okay, what's the question?"
Yao Tong asked bluntly, "If I want to sleep with Luo Yuji, what should I pay attention to?"
Qiao Yan: "..."
Tonight's direction is really a bit strange, Qiao Yan is dumbfounded and doesn't know how to answer.
But he didn't look like Yao Tong was joking. After thinking for a while, he squeezed out three words like squeezing toothpaste: "Yes, belt, set."
"Okay, what else?"
"let me see… "
Died young, how can this be described, Qiao Yan almost said that he would find some calcium tablets for Yao Tong later, and let him figure it out by himself.
The night is treacherous, and the bright crescent moon is hidden behind the thick fog.
The deep winter in the city is bitterly cold, and the end of the year is approaching, but there has been no snow. Li Zhongchen remembers that many years ago, he and the old team leader sat in the attic box of the big hotel. Looking out the glass window, it was also such a moonlit night. There is a snowfall.
Li Zhongchen went up the stairs, and on the outdoor terrace next to the bathroom on the second floor, he saw Xu Hang with his hands on the guardrail.
When he got closer, he noticed that Xu Hang was exhaling smoke.
Li Zhongchen said suddenly: "Squeeze it, it's just your throat."
Xu Hang didn't answer, and his body with his back turned seemed to pause.
Until Li Zhongchen walked to his side, he found that the position was facing the cold wind, and Xu Hang must have sobered up a lot.
"Brother Zhong," Xu Hang forced a smile, "Why are you here?"
"I want to talk to you."
"... The third child told me that you are quite concerned about my love life, and you dumped everything in the grocery room."
Li Zhongchen had something to say: "Well, it's indeed turned over."
Xu Hang: "Did you find anything of value?"
Li Zhongchen was afraid that speaking directly would be too abrupt, or maybe he wanted to hear what Xu Hang himself had to say, so he just said vaguely: "That's it."
The embarrassment and silence that no one broke lasted for a minute.
Until Xu Hang handed Li Zhongchen a cigarette, Li Zhongchen shook his head and refused, but instead asked him: "Xu Hang, did you see Qiao Yan being nervous when he answered the phone?"
"..." Xu Hang froze for a moment, then laughed, "How come, what are you thinking about?"
Li Zhongchen: "You have to learn expression management."
This word is more related to the entertainment industry, so Xu Hang can't figure it out.
But he could probably sense from his tone that Li Zhongchen's tone seemed to be mocking him for being too low in rank and not very good at disguising.
Xu Hang suddenly sighed with emotion: "Brother Zhong, in fact, I have always been afraid of you."
"Are you afraid of me or something else? You have to figure it out," Li Zhongchen smiled inexplicably, "I've never beaten you before, and I only yelled at Yao Tong's grandson."
Xu Hang smiled wryly: "That's why I'm afraid."
These words made Li Zhongchen ponder over and over in his heart, but he couldn't taste anything.
So Xu Hang said directly: "I was the one who accidentally found out that you and Qiao Shen were in a relationship at first, and then I was the one who borrowed more than 40 million yuan from you because of family matters, and finally you asked me why I chose OPW, I am also the one who keeps silent.”
Li Zhongchen suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, I don't care about what you said for a long time."
Xu Hang: "Really."
"Which one you sign is your freedom. You can't talk to Yao Tong about borrowing money, and I can afford this amount at that time," Li Zhongchen said, "It's just a matter of feelings, and I can't handle it myself."
Xu Hang's eyes were deep: "I know, you are afraid that no matter who the people around you know, it may affect him."
"But in fact, the person who influenced him the most was me," Li Zhongchen asked, "At that time, there was a gap between you and me?"
"It's not a barrier, so let me put it this way..." Xu Hang didn't know how to explain it, "Probably because you know the weight of God Qiao in your heart, and you feel that you have bumped into something you shouldn't have seen, causing you a lot of unnecessary worry and trouble Trouble, a little cautious."
Li Zhongchen felt ridiculous: "It's not as serious as you think."
"Well," Xu Hang lowered his head, "but you do treat me differently compared to them..."
Maybe that's the end of the topic. Some things don't need to be exposed. No matter what is hidden under the iceberg, no one can see it.
Li Zhongchen thought the same way, and suddenly he couldn't continue.
"Go back first, it's been too long," Li Zhongchen said coldly, "Give me some time, I may need to take care of myself."
Xu Hang said in a joking tone, "Brother Zhong, don't worry, I won't be gay."
"Well, I know, at most it's from your point of view," Li Zhongchen couldn't laugh, "I'm afraid I could really persuade Qiao Di to sign in."
The author has something to say: QAQ thanks to Huaixue little angel for mines and nutrient solution x9, thanks to white peach oolong milk tea little angel for nutrient solution x8
Thank you also to all the little angels who followed up here~ and the little angels who left comments!
I'm sorry I've been messing around, there are so many and complicated things about the three-dimensional, and it's really a bit stuck in the later stage of writing, thank you for your tolerance! The countdown to the end is up, I will try to finish it in the middle of the month, and I will update this daily episode and open a new article~