"Isn't your car broken down? I know you won't want the money as a gift. Just treat this car as being lent to you by my fourth brother. Don't tell me you don't want it, or I'll feel uncomfortable." Zhao Sihai didn't even use his own title. Changed.
"Take it, just think it's for Xiao Liu." Yang Lan comforted.
Heizi looked at me expectantly. Since Zhao Sihai also said that he would lend it to us at that time, what else could I say?
"Yeah." I smiled and nodded towards Heizi.
The place to eat this time was not Fengyue Restaurant, but a small restaurant that looked ordinary but had a very clean environment.
Heizi was very sensible this time, probably because he took away the car, so he didn't bother to ask why he chose the small restaurant.
And I know very well that Zhao Sihai just doesn't want to get romantically involved. After all, the first time Xiaoliu and we met was at the Fengyue Restaurant.
Not long after I sat down, I felt something was wrong with Yang Lan.
"Heizi..." I quietly poked Heizi next to me with my elbow.
"What are you doing?" Heizi, who was looking at the menu, looked at me with some displeasure.
"There's something wrong, sister." I whispered into Heizi's ear.
On weekdays, Zhao Sihai would always be surrounded by people when he went out, and at least he would bring an old housekeeper with him, but now there was no one else around Zhao Sihai except Yang Lan.
Although there was a certain distance between the seats between the two people, the two people, who were always eloquent, lowered their heads and said nothing.
"Isn't that true?" Heizi naturally noticed it and looked at me doubtfully.
"Fourth Master, where are the old housekeeper and your bodyguard?" I had no choice but to break the deadlock.
"There are no bad people in the town, so why bring a bodyguard? The old housekeeper has worked hard following me these years. Give him a few days off and let him go home and see." Zhao Sihai replied with a smile.
"Also, don't call me Fourth Master, call me Fourth Brother." Zhao Sihai added with a wry smile.
"Sister, why are you with fourth brother?" Heizi looked at Yang Lan with a smile.
"I heard that you are back. Lao Zhao said he wanted to treat you to dinner, so I came with him." Yang Lan suddenly raised his head, looking a little unnatural.
"Fourth brother, why did you come to this small restaurant to eat today?" I took over the topic.
"For a change, if the two heavenly masters don't like it, I will rearrange it immediately." Zhao Sihai said and was about to get up.
"There's something wrong with you." Heizi and I looked at each other and said in unison.
Zhao Sihai, who had already stood up, immediately froze on the spot, and the smile on Yang Lan's face froze.
"Serving..." Fortunately, the waiter showed up in time.
Zhao Sihai took this opportunity to sit back in his seat, but the smile on his face was uglier than crying.
"Sister?" Heizi and I looked at Yang Lan at the same time.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Yang Lan responded with an awkward smile.
"Hey, we just left not long ago, and my family members can't tell the truth anymore. I'm afraid I won't be able to swallow this meal." Heizi pretended to get up and leave.
"Hey, yes, let's go back and don't want the car." I also stood up.
Heizi, who was about to leave, heard me talking about the car and gave me a fierce look. Seeing that he was about to stop, I quickly dragged him out.
"I said, I said..." Yang Lan stood up and stopped us.
"Let me tell you, how can I let you talk about this kind of thing." Zhao Sihai also stood up and motioned for Yang Lan to sit down.
Dahei remained still, looking left and right. He was probably a little confused by our actions.
"Actually, the main reason I want to invite you to dinner today is to ask for your opinions." Zhao Sihai said a little hesitantly, which was not like him.
"What's your opinion? Feng shui? Or people?" Heizi turned his head and deliberately teased.
"I want to have sex with your sister..." Zhao Sihai lowered his head as he said this. Such a big boss actually became shy.
"Old Zhao has been alone all these years, with no children..." Yang Lan couldn't help but speak, but in the middle of the sentence she felt it was inappropriate, so she blushed and closed her mouth.
"Fourth brother, sister, thank you." I smiled.
"What?" Zhao Sihai and Yang Lan looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.
"Thank you for really treating us as your own." Heizi looked at me and added with a smile.
"You mean? You have no objection? No objection to us being together?" Zhao Sihai's voice was a little excited.
"We two juniors, what are we objecting to?" I smiled and sat back in my seat.
"As long as you are happy, but what about my nephew?" Heizi also smiled and sat down again.
"I will definitely treat him as my own child." Zhao Sihai patted his chest excitedly.
"You..." Yang Lan bit her lip, looking like she wanted to cry.
"Fourth brother is a good person. Let him let go of the previous misunderstanding." I naturally understood what Yang Lan was struggling with.
"That's right, you can tell from his treatment of Xiaoliu that he is a person who values friendship and loyalty. I believe he will not treat my sister badly." Heizi finally said something humane.
"I will definitely be good to your sister." Zhao Sihai was extremely excited.
"That's necessary. My sister is very popular." I smiled and stepped forward.
"You brat..." Yang Lan also smiled and raised his hand to call me...
Once the conversation started, the atmosphere became normal, and everyone became less reserved when speaking.
It turns out that Zhao Sihai's wife also died of illness many years ago, so he has been alone all these years.
The reason why I chose this place was because it was in this restaurant that the two of them met alone for the first time.
And it wasn't a date, it was just that they both chose this restaurant at the same time.
"Xiaotian, what's going on with you and Xiaozhou?" After drinking for three rounds, Yang Lan suddenly looked at me.
"Nothing..." I excused myself with a wry smile.
"Fourth brother thinks, if you live your whole life, don't leave with regrets..." Zhao Sihai put down his wine glass, a little sad, but his eyes were affectionate. Naturally, he was not looking at me, but at Yang Lan.
When Zhou Jiaonan was mentioned, I couldn't deal with it. I lowered my head and felt some unspeakable pain, but I couldn't express it.
Seeing that I didn't want to mention it, everyone wisely changed the subject and I drank a lot.
Zhao Sihai also drank a lot, but he did it because he was happy, and I did it because I was depressed.
Yang Lan helped Zhao Sihai leave, and Heizi carried me back.
As soon as he entered the store, Dahei stood up again and looked outside the store.
"Hey, what's going on today?" Heizi stepped forward with a smile.
"Xiaodao? Why is it you? Where is your master?" Heizi was a little excited.
Hearing this conversation, I woke up most of the time.
"Master is in retreat. I know you want to find him. This is the letter Master asked me to send." Xiaodao said, taking out a letter from his arms and handing it over.
I shook my head violently and stood up and walked over. Heizi took the letter and turned around and handed it to me.
"Life is a practice, not to mention that you are practitioners. There are inevitable tribulations that you must survive, and you cannot avoid them. If you avoid this time, it will only be more difficult next time. I will retreat for a while. From now on, I will face it well. We are looking forward to the road ahead." The letter was short but made very clear.
"Does this mean you don't care about us?" Heizi frowned with a grimace.
"Master Fang is right..." I smiled and put away the letter.
But before the little Taoist boy could speak, Dahei became excited again at the door.
"Zhang Tianyi..." An angry shout came from outside the door.
"Heizi, am I drunk? I'm hallucinating." I quickly looked at Heizi.
"It's not a hallucination..." Heizi also became nervous.
I rubbed my eyes hard and looked outside, and that beautiful figure just broke in, not only into my field of vision, but also into my heart.
"Why are you here?" I still couldn't believe it.
"I resigned." Zhou Jiaonan put away his tough look and stood in front of me with a shy look.
"I'll take it slow..." I don't know whether her expression changed too suddenly or because she was drunk, but I couldn't stand upright and fell onto the chair next to me.
"Auntie, are you here to make a joke?" Heizi stepped forward with a smile.
"Whoever is in the mood to make such a joke with you, I will kill demons with you from now on." Zhou Jiaonan smiled even more cheerfully.
"I chose that job because of justice. What you did was once beyond my understanding. I couldn't let go of my obsession. Since it was all for justice, why should I have trouble with myself." Zhou Jiaonan looked at it. I explain.
"Sister, people will die..." I raised my head helplessly.
"Sooner or later, people will die." Zhou Jiaonan showed no signs of weakness and seemed to be determined.
"Can your family agree?" Heizi quickly stood by my side.
"I don't agree, but I can't help it. They didn't agree with my previous job either." Zhou Jiaonan was still confident.
I felt like my brain was going to explode, but as soon as Xiaodao opened his mouth, I almost lost my breath.
