"Mr. Lin, thank you for choosing Zhongrui Jiaye. Today's interview is over. We will give you the exact answer later."
Lin Chaosheng nodded in greeting: "Okay, thank you."
After turning off the slideshow, putting on the laptop, and neatly packing up his belongings, Lin Chaosheng politely said goodbye to the interviewers. When he left, he gently closed the door of the conference room.
Holding a stack of materials and certificates, Lin Chaosheng breathed a sigh of relief after stepping into the elevator and pressed the button on the next floor. He took out his phone and unlocked the screen. At 11:43, the flight from Colombo back to Beijing should have landed safely. Just as his thumb was about to slide towards the dial button, the page flashed abruptly, and Lu Chenfeng's number jumped into Lin Chaosheng's field of vision.
Lin Chaosheng connected in a second: "What a coincidence, I was about to call you."
Lu Chenfeng smiled and asked, "How was the interview?"
Lin Chaosheng replied conservatively: "The questions they asked were very professional. I was not too satisfied with the two answers, and I don't know what the results would be."
Lu Chenfeng said: "I don't want to think about it after it's over, darling."
Lin Chaosheng raised his eyes and stared at the elevator floor display, "Yeah" and said, "Have you left the airport?"
Lu Chenfeng didn't answer, first turned the conversation to the main point, and anxiously revealed the long-standing grievances: "You have worked too hard during this time, and I have been neglected by you. The Chinese New Year is coming, do you have to make up for me?"
Lin Chaosheng smirked: "Small idea, what kind of compensation plan does Designer Lu want?"
Lu Chenfeng said without hesitation, "From head to toe, the more detailed the better."
There was a forbearance of laughter inside and outside the receiver. When the first floor arrived, Lin Chaosheng quickly walked out of the Ocean Business Building. He was about to continue speaking. In the raised line of sight, a familiar figure stood beside the street lamp not far away. Man silver grey suitcase.
The unexpected surprise hit Lin Chaosheng blankly, Lu Chenfeng waved at him, moved the phone to his lips, and lowered the volume: "Engineer Lin, I'm here to pick you up."
With his shoulders hanging on his arms, Lin Chaosheng could only wrap his down jacket tightly and trot all the way under his feet. Lu Chenfeng stepped forward and opened his arms to welcome his hug.
Lin Chaosheng patted Lu Chenfeng on the back, and said firmly, "It's hard work."
Lu Chenfeng also patted Lin Chaosheng's, and said with peace of mind, "You are also working hard."
The end of the year is approaching, people returning home have already embarked on their journey back home, and there are few vehicles on the city roads. Lin Chaosheng asked, "I want to take the subway home."
"Anything will do." Lu Chenfeng responded, "I can carry you back."
After finishing speaking, he took the other party's hand and left, Lin Chaosheng said "hey": "I don't need the luggage?"
"...Oh, I forgot." Lu Chenfeng scratched the bridge of his nose crampedly, then turned around to pull the suitcase, "Guangmin is taking you home."
In the empty subway station, after passing the security check smoothly, the two took the escalator down one after the other. Lin Chaosheng rested his chin on the top of Lu Chenfeng's head, and Lu Chenfeng grabbed the hem of his clothes behind his right hand. At this moment, the high beams hit, and the train entered the station. They quickened their pace and got into the warm carriage.
There were only a few people on the entire train, Lin Chaosheng sat on the long blue-green seat, Lu Chenfeng was next to him, and the glass window in front of him reflected the silhouette of a pair of people.
The sound of the subway running was deafening, Lin Chaosheng leaned closer to Lu Chenfeng's face, stared at the fine tuft of hair in front of his tragus, and asked, "What would you like to eat at noon?"
Lu Chenfeng looked ahead and said, "I learned how to cook curry at my boss's house in Sri Lanka. I'll come for this meal, you can rest."
Lin Chaosheng didn't feel that it was a burden to prepare three meals a day by himself, but he enjoyed it. Of course, if the two of them could cook together, they would reap double the happiness. He reassured: "I'll start."
Lu Chenfeng stopped talking, and stared at the opposite car window without blinking. When the train entered the station, he glanced away. After the door was closed and restarted, he locked his eyes on the dark window again and again.
Lin Chaosheng looked at him for a long time and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"
Lu Chenfeng tilted his head and replied, "We."
Lin Chaosheng followed his line of sight and looked over, the dark glass window was like an enlarged camera screen, framing him and Lu Chenfeng side by side. Lin Chaosheng accurately caught Lu Chenfeng's open and closed lips, so he tilted his head: "Intuition tells me that you have something to say."
Lu Chenfeng shook his head slightly, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I just think... well, everything is very good now."
Healthy body, peaceful life, step-by-step work, past, future, aftertaste and expectation, nostalgia and hope, like most ordinary people, they are composing the bits and pieces of ordinary life.
The two got off at the terminal of Line 4 and took the bus back to their home. In the severe winter, the soil in the small yard has already been renovated, waiting for another round of planting in the coming spring.
The ingredients needed for curry are all in the refrigerator. In addition, Lu Chenfeng took out three bags of ingredients from the suitcase. Lin Chaosheng stuffed the rice, cut the vegetables into cubes, and handed it to Lu Chenfeng to stir fry with olive oil, season with black pepper, then pour in the turmeric powder, and simmer for 15 minutes on a low heat. In the last step, add coconut milk powder and curry powder and simmer slowly.
Two big men were guarding the stove full of soot on one side, and Lu Chenfeng said, "It's actually quite simple, but I tried four or five times to make it authentic."
"Don't worry." Lin Chaosheng comforted, "I'm a very face-saving person."
The phone vibrated on the coffee table in the living room, and Lu Chenfeng heard the sound in his ears. He raised his hand and pinched Lin Chaosheng's cheek: "It should be yours."
Lin Chaosheng raised his head knowingly, reaching Lu Chenfeng's lips and said, "I'll go answer the phone."
It only took two minutes to go back and forth, but Lin Chaosheng, who returned to the kitchen, was obviously more clingy than before. He tightly hugged Lu Chenfeng from behind, resting his forehead on the other person's shoulder, and his voice was filled with excitement and excitement: "Zhongrui Jiaye informed me that I will be hired after the new year and start a three-month training."
Lu Chenfeng was not surprised at all, and turned around to make the hug fit: "We have to open a bottle of red wine to celebrate."
The old speakers in the TV cabinet play a violin version of "I Do". On the small dining table, two tall glasses and two plates of curry rice with all the flavors and aromas, Lu Chenfeng woke up and opened the red wine and poured a sip to Lin Chaosheng: "Professor Gai's advice comes first, you are still here. Take medicine to consolidate, so you can only drink so much."
Lin Chaosheng obediently took the lead in toasting, and the crisp sound of "ding" touched the edge of Lu Chenfeng's cup, which also fell on the hearts of the two of them.
At the end of a simple lunch, Lin Chaosheng sipped the red wine lightly, put down his chopsticks, and stared at Lu Chenfeng with one hand, letting his thoughts wander, his memories surging, and suddenly he said, "Mr. Lu."
Lu Chenfeng's heart trembled, he hadn't heard this title for too long, and looked at Lin Chaosheng blankly. Lin Chaosheng had a gentle expression and asked in a soft tone, "Why did you come to stay at Jiaxi Inn in the first place?"
Regarding Lin Chaosheng's doubts, Lu Chenfeng had also thought about countless days and nights, but at this moment he was deeply immersed in Lin Chaosheng's tenderness and couldn't extricate himself, and could not give the other party a definite answer.
With enough food and wine, and ample heating in the house, it should be a solution to the pain of lovesickness during business trips and separations. Regardless of the cups and plates of clean meals, Lu Chenfeng took Lin Chaosheng back to the bedroom, got into the bed, and went up and down together in the endless heat of the embrace.
It was getting late, Lu Chenfeng brushed Lin Chao's wet/drenched forehead, stared at the sleeping man's delicate face, and seriously recalled the question that the other party just raised.
On March 30 last year, he dragged his exhausted body, felt grief, pain, and helplessness, walking in the dusk of Erhai Lake like a lonely soul. He couldn't hear the voices of the outside world, and couldn't feel the enthusiasm of others, but the only picture that caught his heart was the man squatting in front of the flowers, quietly looking at the mountains and seas.
The secretly budding affection was concealed by his inherent emotions, but the cold body and mind yearned for the warm flame. Lu Chenfeng seemed to understand his actions at that time, because in this relationship, he and Lin Chaosheng had the same heart. path.
Those subtle encounters and surprises that happened in the rough years... Lu Chenfeng couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that he was already moved by the first sight of Lin Chaosheng.