As soon as I got on the bus, I felt a hint of warmth blowing towards me. It was completely different from the cold streets. Wen Liang put his hands to his mouth and blew a breath, jokingly saying, "The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing on the streets. Capitalists are just good. How can I not find any superiority of socialism in front of you?"
Ning Xi started the car and said, "Actually, to be more precise, I am where I am today thanks to the superiority of our socialism..."
Considering her family background, you have to admit that what she said makes sense. Wen Liang wisely decided to change the subject. He turned sideways, put his left hand on the back of Ning Xi's chair, and said with a smile: "Are we destined to be together? We have run into each other three or four times on the streets of Qingzhou alone. If I didn't know that you like foreigners, I might have had some wild thoughts..."
Ning Xi chuckled and shook her hair. The soft hair brushed across Wen Liang's back of his hand, causing a tingling sensation. "I want foreigners, and I also want handsome men. As for you," Ning Xi turned her head and glanced at him, saying, "Grow up a few more years, and when my taste becomes stronger, there might be a one in a thousand chance."
Wen Liang laughed out loud. Putting aside the tit-for-tat during the negotiation, Ning Xi was actually very interesting in private. When Wen Liang was with her, he could tease and ridicule her at will, without worrying about the fragile self-esteem unique to girls, nor did he have to consider whether a certain sentence was appropriate or not, and he didn't have to be ready to solve one problem after another. Ning Xi was rich, powerful, intelligent, and resourceful. In some ways, she and Wen Liang were actually the same type of people.
"Well, for this one in a thousand chance, please allow me to treat the beautiful lady to a sumptuous dinner."
Wen Liang put his hands on his chest, bent his waist, and huddled in the passenger seat to perform Western aristocratic etiquette. His expressions and movements really brought the word "pretentious" to its fullest. Ning Xi suppressed her laughter and said with a proud attitude like a princess: "As you wish!"
The car traveled through most of Qingzhou. As a reborn person, the two worlds of time and space have too many differences. Wen Liang pretended to be an old horse who knew the way, but he gave the wrong directions several times and was kicked out of the car by Ning Xi to ask for directions. After two hours of stumbling, the two finally arrived at Qingzhou's most famous snack street - Dehua Street.
Dehua Street is so lively at night. Standing at the street entrance, you can see the crowds of people, and you can't see the end at a glance. There are rows of snack stalls on both sides of the street, with Maoxuewang, bullfrog, yellow eel, cold noodles, rice noodles, wontons, oil-splashed noodles, knife-cut noodles, shabu-shabu mutton, shabu-shabu beef tripe, hot pot, fried tripe and mutton offal. From northern to southern dishes, from land to sea, everything is available. It is the best time of the day. There are fireworks in front of each house, and the shouts of serving and ordering dishes are one after another. The air is filled with a fragrant aroma that makes people drool.
Ning Xi casually parked the car on the side of the road, stood on tiptoe and looked inside curiously. Just then, a few pedestrians in front blocked her view. She looked left and right but still couldn't see anything. She pouted her lips, put her hands behind her back and jumped up. Wen Liang, who had just got out of the car, was stunned when he saw this scene. In his impression, Ning Xi was graceful and elegant beyond her age, whether in dress or aura. It was hard to imagine that this kind of action that only belonged to a girl like Xu Yao would appear on her.
Noticing Wen Liang's silly look, Ning Xi's eyes behind her sunglasses flashed a hint of shyness, but she shouted fiercely, "What are you looking at? Have you never seen a beautiful woman before?"
Wen Liang coughed dryly. There was no point in talking to an angry woman. He smiled and said, "I've seen many beautiful women, but this is the first time I've seen someone like you who wears sunglasses at night!"
"None of your business, bah!"
Perhaps it was because Wen Liang had seen what happened just now, Ning Xi's style was a bit like a little girl, and she ignored Wen Liang and walked straight in.
"Hey," Wen Liang grabbed her wrist, the skin he touched was as cold as jade and as smooth as snow, "What about the car?"
Ning Xi was obviously overwhelmed by the delicious food on Dehua Street. She kept looking inside and asked without turning her head, "What should I do?"
"If you don't want your car to be scratched or lost when you come out, you'd better go in later."
"Hmm?" Ning Xi turned around and asked in surprise, "Not really?"
Not really? Miss, what is Qingzhou? It seems that you don't know it well enough! In just a short while, Wen Liang saw three or four groups of hooligans. These little people at the bottom of society don't care whether you have a luxury car or not!
In 1995, there were basically no people willing to drive sports cars to eat at such places, so there was no parking lot or people watching over the cars. In view of the security situation and tough people's customs at night in Qingzhou, Wen Liang paid ten yuan and asked a stall owner selling kebabs at the door to help watch over the cars. Why did he choose him? Because the stall owner was tall and strong, and he looked like a man who could control the place in Dehua.
The stall owner patted his chest loudly, grabbed the kitchen knife he was using to cut meat, and waved it in the air, saying, "I'm here with Brother Gu, I guarantee your car will be in pristine condition. If you dare to lose a wheel, you'll be in trouble!"
Wen Liang was very upset. "How dare you miss a wheel?" I want you to watch and touch it, and no one else is allowed to touch it, okay
"Well, please, Brother Google, I'll introduce Baidu to you when I have the chance."
Before Gu Ge understood, Wen Liang pulled Ning Xi away quickly. After walking a few steps away, Ning Xi thought more and more about it and found it more and more amusing. She burst out laughing and Wen Liang said awkwardly, "That big brother cannot represent the people of Qingzhou. Our overall quality is still quite high..."
"How come these words coming out of your mouth are not convincing at all?"
"I personally won't attack you anymore because Jane Austen has already satirized you perfectly in Pride and Prejudice, for people like you who always generalize."
"I am biased, but what about you?" Ning Xi suddenly approached, staring into Wen Liang's eyes, her breath clearly audible, "Little boy, from the first day you met me, you have been arrogant from the bottom of your heart..."
Wen Liang smiled slightly: "Ning Xi, you are also a proud person, we are the same!"
Ning Xi's lips slowly spread out a smile, and she said: "Can you let go of my hand? Even though you have a one in a thousand chance, you can't hold hands now."
"Oh, sorry, sorry!" Uncle Wen apologized insincerely, but he raised his hand and sniffed it, saying, "I don't plan to wash my hands this month..."
Ning Xi suddenly touched Wen Liang's face, then walked towards the street with a big laugh: "Wen Liang, you are a very interesting person. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future!"
If you tease others, you must be prepared to be teased!
Wen Liang sighed and chased after him.
How can two proud people work together happily? Austin said in the book, if he had not offended my pride, I would have easily forgiven his pride!
Ning Xi heard Wen Liang yelling "Wait for me" behind her, and for the first time, the image of a boy remained in her mind. She said silently in her heart: No matter what happens in the future, as long as you don't offend my pride, then I will easily forgive your pride.
The secret to shopping in a snack street is to eat a little bit at every stall, from beginning to end, and never let go of someone even if they made a mistake. The two fought side by side, and carried out a crazy sweep. Ning Xi had been abroad for many years, so she was no problem at all when it came to playing around. She snatched food from Wen Liang's mouth several times, and they fought over the mutton skewers with a single iron skewer. To outsiders, they were naturally very close, and no one would believe that they were not a couple.
At the innermost part, there was a famous hot pot restaurant. Wen Liang ordered a few side dishes and a small hot pot for each person. He squinted at Ning Xi and asked, "Do you dare to drink?"
After all the nonsense just now, the two of them had become much closer, more like good friends than the previous times they met. Ning Xi slapped the table and said, "I'm afraid of you, come here!"
As a result, he drank more than a dozen bottles of beer in one breath. Wen Liang had a very good alcohol tolerance in his previous life, which was practiced at dinner parties. In this life, his body is stronger, and his alcohol tolerance seems to have increased a bit. But the strange thing is that the last time he drank with Si Yajing, he was knocked down. This time, when drinking with Ning Xi, it seems that he is also knocked down.
It's a ghost!
Wen Liang learned from the last lesson and decided to stop decisively, but as a man, he couldn't admit defeat, so he said, "It's boring to drink like this, forget it, let's go back."
Ning Xi was also a little drunk. Hearing this, she laughed and said, "If you can't drink, then don't drink. What excuses are you making? Fine, tell me how to drink. I'll accompany you to the end!"
Wen Liang came closer, his smile so vulgar that it could make a virgin lose her virginity: "Drink a sip of wine, take off a piece of clothing, that would be interesting..."
Ning Xi glanced at him with a half-smile, and was about to speak when her cell phone suddenly rang. Wen Liang saw that it was Zuo Yuxi's phone, so he gestured to Ning Xi and walked aside.
"Hey, I was in a meeting just now and my phone died. What's wrong? Did you miss me?"
Wen Liang was a little drunk and said with a smile, "Of course, how about I go to your place tonight?"
Zuo Yuxi's charming laughter came from the phone: "Come on, I'm getting ready to take a shower."
This little devil, Wen Liang gave a bitter smile, you seem to be relaxed, but if you go there, won't I still have to endure it
The two of them joked for a while, and Wen Liang asked about Wen Huaiming. Zuo Yuxi had been busy with educational reform recently and really didn't know the news, so he said, "I'll check it out. Don't worry, since Director Wen said it's nothing serious, then it's nothing serious!"
After hanging up the phone, Wen Liang returned to his seat. Ning Xi stared at him for a moment and suddenly asked, "Who's calling?"
"Well, a friend, talking about my father, nothing more."
"Oh," Ning Xi sat up straight. For a moment, the genius girl from Wharton Business School came back to her. "If it's Director Wen, I just heard some news today."
Wen Liang sighed inwardly, put down his chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Tell me about it."
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