When he used to work on the ship, Tang Zhi often helped the chef, and he felt that his cooking skills were quite good, but since he came to the Xu family, he had never entered the kitchen.
The kitchen was at the back of the restaurant, separated from it by a short corridor. Tang Zhi turned on the light and walked in, finding that the kitchen was much larger than he had imagined. The stainless steel countertop was fully equipped with tools. He found the pot and rice he needed, boiled a pot of porridge, and then started to fry eggs.
When Xu Sheng appeared after taking a shower, Tang Zhi was flipping the first poached egg. Xu Sheng changed into a formal suit, shaved off his green stubble, slightly retracted his chin, and turned back into the seemingly invulnerable Xu Keyu's brother.
He did not enter the kitchen, but stood at the door, looking at Tang Zhi reservedly, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Tang Zhi looked at Xu Sheng's face that said he didn't like cooking fumes, and felt a little funny. He wanted to ask him, "You'll know if you take a closer look." However, he suddenly found that he had forgotten the plate with eggs, so he had to ask Xu Sheng for help. Sheng: "Mr. Xu, can you pass me a plate?"
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The moment their eyes met, Tang Zhi read doubts about his cooking skills from Xu Sheng's eyes.
However, it was probably because he was really hungry. Xu Sheng did not ask any questions that would affect Tang Zhi's mood. He just asked plainly: "Where is the plate?"
"Over there," Tang Zhi pointed to the cabinet, "I want a bigger one."
Xu Sheng walked to the cabinet with a little hesitation, leaned over and took out a plate, walked over to Tang Zhi, put the plate on the countertop, looked at the porridge pot beside him, and asked Tang Zhi: "What is this?" ?”
"Porridge," Tang Zhi shoveled the fried eggs onto the plate, opened the lid of the pot, stirred the porridge, turned up the heat, and asked Xu Sheng a very perfunctory question, "Mr. Xu, would you like to drink the white porridge?" "
Xu Sheng said a vague "Hmm", and the porridge suddenly started to rise. Xu Sheng immediately took a step back and asked Tang Zhi: "What's wrong?"
Tang Zhi raised his eyes and saw Xu Sheng staring at the pot with a very wary expression. He turned off the fire, closed the lid and said, "It's done."
"Oh," Xu Sheng said, as if he couldn't help but check with Tang Zhi, "Is it cooked yet?" As if he was afraid of eating raw porridge.
Tang Zhi looked at Xu Sheng for a few seconds, smiled at him, said "Not necessarily", and then scared him: "But it doesn't matter, Mr. Xu, don't worry, even if it's not cooked, you won't eat the dead."
The nervousness in Xu Sheng's eyes flashed, and then he said coldly to Tang Zhi: "Okay. When it's ready, take a sip first."
Xu Sheng had no intention of helping with the dishes, so Tang Zhi had to go in and out of the kitchen twice to put the porridge bowl, cutlery and omelette plates on the table.
After Tang Zhi took a sip of porridge, Xu Sheng picked up the chopsticks.
Usually, breakfast at Xu Sheng's house is usually Western style, but when Tang Zhi cooked the porridge, Xu Sheng didn't express dissatisfaction. He quietly and slowly ate the porridge in his bowl and the two fried eggs that Tang Zhi gave him. It's clean and looks like it's easy to live in.
After eating, Xu Sheng raised his head and looked at Tang Zhi. He said nothing, as if he was not used to the life of no one to take care of him, and he didn't know what to do after eating.
Tang Zhi said helplessly: "Let it go."
Xu Sheng quickly put down his chopsticks and commented objectively: "The taste is okay."
"You don't have to put so much soy sauce on your fried eggs in the future," he added.
Tang Zhi didn't want to pay attention to him. After finishing the porridge, he arranged the tableware and brought it into the kitchen.
There was a dishwasher in the kitchen, but Tang Zhi didn't know how to use it, so he still took the bowl to the sink and planned to wash it himself.
Xu Sheng didn't wave away and left. He followed him to the door of the kitchen. When he saw Tang Zhi rolling up his sleeves, he Shi Shiran told Tang Zhi, "There should be a dishwasher."
Tang Zhi glanced at him: "Well, I don't know how to use it."
Xu Sheng looked around the kitchen. Tang Zhi guessed that he was looking for the dishwasher, so he pointed to the dishwasher with his chin: "Over there."
Xu Sheng didn't get close to the dishwasher. He studied it for a while from a distance, and then decided for Tang Zhi: "You can wash it by hand."
Tang Zhi's breakfast was simple and he used very few tableware. At this time, he happened to finish washing the bowls and put them aside. He washed his hands again and turned around to ask Xu Sheng, "Mr. Xu, should I make my own lunch?"
Xu Sheng paused, but before he could say anything, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Tang Zhi and Xu Sheng looked at each other, trotted out consciously, and opened the door. Xu Sheng's uncle Xu Jin stood outside the door, followed by several young men of different heights.
Seeing Tang Zhi coming to open the door, Xu Jin frowned almost imperceptibly, and then smiled kindly at Tang Zhi: "I'm looking for Xu Sheng, is he there?"
Tang Zhi nodded and said yes, then turned sideways to let them in.
Walking into the living room, Xu Sheng stood by the sofa by the window and nodded to Xu Jin expressionlessly: "Uncle."
Xu Jin called him, looked around the room, pretended to be surprised, and asked Xu Sheng, "Didn't Siqin come this morning?"
"Why is there no one?" He showed a little worry.
Xu Sheng did not respond to him, but said something less polite in a polite tone: "Is something wrong? It's okay. I'm going to the company."
"Oh, that's right," Xu Jin smiled, "I heard that Jiang Yan will have to stay in the hospital for a while, so my uncle specially found a few outstanding assistant candidates for you and brought them to you for an interview. Your affairs are so complicated, How can one person handle this?"
Xu Sheng seemed to have just noticed the young people behind him. He glanced at them casually and refused: "No need."
Xu Jin looked at him for a while and sighed: "You are too strong. I brought them here, and my father agreed... Asheng, we all feel sorry for you."
Tang Zhi looked at Xu Jin's furrowed brows, as well as the droopy eye bags and marionette lines that are very common in middle-aged men who indulge in excessive sexual activities. He suddenly remembered that he had finally searched for it on the Internet and had not yet deleted a certain picture of Xu Jin hugging a popular celebrity. From the lace news photos of the young model, I always feel that Xu Jin's current expression of deep concern is a bit exaggerated and distorted.
However, Xu Sheng seemed to be used to facing Xu Jin's hypocrisy. He twitched his lips slightly at Xu Jin and said politely: "I asked the secretary to look for the assistant. There is no need to disturb the chairman for such a small matter."
"How come you are not looking for me? You still can't trust my uncle?" Xu Jin raised his voice and said sincerely, "These are also elites who graduated from prestigious schools and have rich experience-"
"Since it's so good," Xu Sheng raised his hand to look at his watch impatiently, interrupting Xu Jin, "Why don't you keep it for yourself."
Xu Jin seemed to still want to speak, but Xu Sheng suddenly called him again: "Uncle."
Xu Sheng was half a head taller than Xu Jin and had a tall build. He got closer to Xu Jin, looked down at Xu Jin, and showed a slightly mocking smile: "I have signed so many futures contracts this year, so I need to find more assistants. "
Xu Jin's expression changed, and Xu Sheng smiled at him again: "But did Director Xu also agree to the 20,000 contract?"
Xu Jin didn't stay at Xu Sheng's house any longer. Xu Sheng called the driver, and soon the car drove to the door.
During the few minutes waiting for the driver, Xu Sheng and Tang Zhi stood silently, neither of them speaking.
Xu Sheng didn't speak until the driver walked to the door and waited for Xu Sheng.
"You-" He looked at Tang Zhi. Tang Zhi felt that Xu Sheng originally wanted to answer the question Tang Zhi asked him before Xu Jin rang the doorbell.
Tang Zhi felt that Xu Sheng wanted him to stay at home by himself.
But it seemed that at the last second, Xu Sheng suddenly changed his mind. He said to Tang Zhi: "Get in the car with me."