Hanging up the phone, Daonian looked out of the huge French window and slowly turned his head to look at his men who were hunched over and mopping the floor: "Clean up, there are guests coming."
Hearing the words, his subordinates quickly stood up straight and threw the mop in his hand. The mop fell into the bucket without spilling any sewage: "Sir, what are the specifications for reception?"
"Human." Daonian leaned against the soft collapse lazily and added, "A human who can remember my name."
"I understand." The subordinate's expression became solemn, "We will go to prepare immediately."
Shen Changan had no experience in visiting friends' houses, so he was a little excited for a while. In the past, in order to avoid causing trouble to his friends, he would try not to be a guest at a friend's house. Maybe it was because this peaceful city gave him a sense of security, or maybe it was because he didn't want to be alone now, so after Daonian invited him over to eat hot pot as a guest, he agreed without thinking.
Maybe, maybe Dao Nian, who doesn't like to be in contact with people, also hopes that someone will accompany you to eat together.
I bought a bag of fresh fruits at the fruit shop, and a bunch of sunflowers at the flower shop next door. Shen Changan just took a taxi to the gate of the community where Daonian was, and saw Liu Mao and another young man waiting there.
"Mr. Shen." Liu Mao saw him with a very enthusiastic attitude, "I warmly welcome you here, please come this way."
The fruit in his hand was taken away by the other party, and Shen Changan was a little stunned by the other party's overly enthusiastic attitude: "Mr. Liu, you don't have to be so polite, I can carry this fruit."
"You are Mr.'s distinguished guest, how can you do this kind of rough work." Liu Mao handed the fruit to the young man beside him and personally guided Shen Changan.
Walking into the community, Shen Changan found that this community is very different. Although it looks similar to other communities from the outside, the green area is actually very large. The buildings can hardly be seen from each other. The lush trees are neatly arranged, and the rockery pool is embedded in it. , unknown flowers blooming, blooming a quiet fragrance.
In this era when one more house can be built, and there is absolutely not much grass, the developer of this community can be called "the best conscience developer".
He didn't know how long he had walked with Liu Mao, but Shen Changan only felt that there was a bluestone road on the left and a small forest on the right.
There are no fences around the mansion, and the lush flowers form a natural barrier, giving the house a little more indescribable charm and mystery.
Looking at the fruit being carried in his hand, and the small sunflower in his arms, Shen Changan thought silently, is the gift he brought a little shabby
Just as he was thinking, the door of the house was fully opened, and a few people enthusiastically gathered around and walked towards the door, surrounding Shen Changan. In this scene, Shen Changan was a little overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm, and suddenly thought of the lively scene in Journey to the West, when the little monsters drove Tang Seng into the demon cave.
But the moment he stepped into the door, all the commotion was quiet. The few people who were full of laughter just now were all standing at the foot of the door, as if they would be struck by lightning if they took another step. Like chopped to death.
"Mr. Daonian, I'm sorry." Shen Changan walked into the room and stepped on the soft carpet, making him feel like he was stepping on the clouds.
"Chang'an." Daonian sitting on the sofa raised his head, "Please take a seat."
"Thank you." Shen Changan walked a few steps away from him and stood still, "I don't know if Mr. Daonian is allergic to pollen. If not, I want to use a vase to put these flowers."
"Okay." Daonian glanced upstairs.
Half a minute later, someone came downstairs, holding a lustrous jade-like vase and cut flowers.
Shen Changan didn't know how to arrange flowers, so he cut the little sunflowers, stuffed them into a bottle, and asked Nian cheekily, "Mr. Daonian, where is the proper place to put the vase?"
Daonian pointed to the wood-carved flower table by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Putting the vase away, Shen Changan turned to see Daonian staring at him, thinking that he was so ugly because of his flower arrangement, he laughed dryly and changed the subject: "Do so many people in your family usually help?"
"It's not usually like this." Daonian lowered his eyelids and stared at the hot tea on the table in a daze.
Shen Changan was a little embarrassed, and it was so troublesome to come to be a guest by himself.
"Hot pot, it's almost ready." As soon as Dao Nian's voice fell, someone came to push the table, set up the pot, and prepare the saucer. In just a few minutes, the coffee table between the two became a delicate carved wooden table. , There is a copper hot pot on the wooden table, which is exuding fragrance.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that he was not here to eat hot pot, but to see "how to eat hot pot elegantly and elegantly". There is an urge to swallow it alive.
The bottom of the pot tumbled, and while Shen Changan was boiling the dishes for himself, he watched Daonian slowly take a chopstick out of the pot from time to time, and smiled: "Mr. Daonian, don't usually eat hot pot?"
"Trouble." Daonian put down his chopsticks, his lips were red, but there was a kind of indifference without any emotion in his eyes.
"Then what do you like to eat?" Shen Changan picked up the hot fat cow with a spoon, and then picked it up with clean chopsticks into the bowl in front of Daonian.
Daonian looked at the steaming fat cow and was silent for a few seconds: "Rice."
It's really precious, but it's simple and easy to understand. What's even more amazing is that in this atmosphere, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. Maybe it's because Dao Nian has a very contradictory aura. He is obviously a person who looks very indifferent and alienated, but gives a mysterious sense of tolerance.
The soup base of the hot pot was bubbling with hot bubbles. Before, Shen Changan, who always felt that eating hot pot alone was not interesting, accidentally ate two plates of hairy belly, two plates of fat beef, one plate of duck intestines, and a basket of vegetable platters. , poured another plate of duck blood into the pot, looked up to see Daonian looking at him, and retracted his chopsticks a little embarrassedly.
He seems to be eating too much.
"Don't stop." Daonian seemed to know what Shen Changan was thinking, "I like it, continue."
Shen Changan smiled embarrassedly, and poured a plate of enoki mushrooms into the white pot: "Mr. Daonian, are all the ingredients in your family airlifted from a specific place, why are they so delicious?"
Daonian turned his head slightly and raised his eyelids to look at Liu Mao standing in the corner.
"These vegetables are all grown by us, and the meat is also raised by us. If Mr. Shen likes it, take some back when you leave." Liu Mao said with a smile, "The things that I made at home are not worth much, but there are no additives. There are no pesticides, so you can eat with confidence.”
Shen Changan quickly resigned. He and Daonian are not too close friends. This time he came to eat hot pot, and he was already too cheeky. He couldn't do such a thing.
"Take it." Daonian said, "If you don't eat it, it will be bad."
Shen Changan smiled dryly, again showing an innocent face and diverting the topic: "Mr. Daonian, have you always lived here?"
"No." Dao Nian lowered his eyes, as if any topic could not arouse much interest in him.
Shen Changan looked at his lower body, wondering if the legs covered by the blanket would start to hurt on rainy days
"Have Mr. Daonian played in the nearby scenic spots? I heard from my colleagues that the nearby folk houses are very interesting." Shen Changan worried that if he stayed in this deserted house, Daonian would become less and less fond of it. Speaking, "We can find a day when the weather is better, and we can go there and take a look."
"If you are not interested in these, we can go to other places." Shen Changan thought for a while, then turned to look at Liu Mao, "Mr. Liu, what else is interesting here?"
"Please wait a moment." Liu Mao turned around and went upstairs, and a minute later came down with a pamphlet, "Mr. Shen, these are all the tourist attractions in Wuming City, as well as gourmet dining spots."
Opening it and taking a look, Shen Changan asked with a smile, "Mr. Liu's annual salary must be very high."
Liu Mao looked at him blankly.
"Because you are too good."
"You passed the prize." Liu Mao peeked at Daonian from the corner of his eye.
"Well." Daonian didn't seem to notice Liu Mao's gaze, and nodded: "It's useful."
"Thank you, sir, I, I will continue to work hard and I won't let you down." Liu Mao's eyes brightened, like a poor person who suddenly hit 20 million and fell into the ecstasy of being hit by a trap.
Shen Changan looked at him and then at Daonian. As an assistant, being praised by his employer as useful, he could be moved like this. Is the job of an assistant so difficult now
"Go down." Daonian's brows moved slightly.
"Okay." Hearing these two words, Liu Mao disappeared outside the gate without any hesitation, and the whole room fell silent.
I always feel like... something is not quite right.
Shen Changan secretly glanced at the closed door, and then looked at Daonian, whose face was so white and transparent: "Mr. Daonian, thank you for your hospitality today."
Daonian looked at him: "are you in a good mood?"
Hearing this, Shen Changan was stunned: "How did you know?"
"I feel." Daonian pointed to the enoki mushroom in the pot, "It's cooked."
"Thank you." Shen Changan blankly fished the enoki mushroom into a bowl. This enoki mushroom is a little different from what he usually eats. It is not only delicate and tender, but also easy to chew. After entering the esophagus, his body has the illusion of being nourished.
"I just remembered some things from the past. I'm sorry, I came here with emotions as a guest, and the host saw it." The hot steam from the enoki mushroom made his eyes a little itchy, and he blinked and stopped. The astringency in his eyes, "But after eating so much food, it's all right."
"There are no worries that can't be solved by one meal. If one meal doesn't work, then two meals." Shen Changan smiled, "So, thank you for your meal."
"You are easily satisfied." Daonian stretched out his fair hand, bent over from the fruit bowl, and took a piece of fruit and handed it to Shen Changan, "Very good."
Shen Changan was flattered and took the fruit. This was not an ordinary piece of fruit, but a fruit that was offered to him by someone who didn't like to talk to others.
After eating the fruit and hot pot, Shen Changan sat with Daonian in front of the floor-to-ceiling window to watch the rain. After a while, he saw that Daonian fell asleep on the reclining chair, so he got up and said goodbye to Liu Mao.
Seeing him, Liu Mao's attitude was more enthusiastic than before. Not only did he desperately stuff Shen Changan with a bag full of vegetables and fruits, but he also personally sent him into the car.
"Mr. Shen, you are welcome to come again next time." After speaking, he put away the smile on his face and said to the driver, "Send Mr. Shen back well, this is Mr.'s distinguished guest."
Looking at the driver who kept nodding, Shen Changan felt like a poor boy hugging the thighs of a wealthy family, receiving warm compliments from the wealthy butler.
Strangely embarrassing.
whee.
The author has something to say: Chang An: Hee hee, so shy