Agarwood's recruitment advertisement had been posted at the door for a week. It had faded due to wind and rain, and no one came to ask.
On the first floor of Shen Ji Tailoring, Chen Xiangyin bought the ingredients to prepare the food to save money on going to a restaurant.
A familiar person came outside the door.
Chen Xiangyin turned around and looked: "Gu Yunshi?"
Gu Yunshi looked a little embarrassed: "Look, you are recruiting workers."
Chen Xiangyin was chopping vegetables, raising the knife in his hand, and the blade was so fast that it blurred, "Okay, you are admitted."
"These..." Gu Yunshi pointed to a dozen large bags of waste materials on the ground: "Are these going to be moved away?"
Agarwood nodded.
"Then I might not be able to do it. If I earn twenty, I'll have to spend another twenty if I go back and eat two bowls of noodles to replenish my strength." Gu Yunshi said and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Chen Xiang stopped him, "We are considered acquaintances, so I'll take care of you."
Gu Yunshi turned around and caught a glimpse of the crabs, pork belly, and whole chicken on the table, and secretly swallowed his saliva: Is it so good to eat?
"How many meals are included?"
"I'll give you a meal at home."
"That's okay." Gu Yunshi rolled up his sleeves and fought against the sack. He couldn't wait to have lunch, and he worked very neatly.
She was proficient in making agarwood cook the pot, but rarely did it. Eating alone was always boring.
Gu Yunshi smelled the fragrance while working. The more he worked, the more energetic he became. Even in the early winter weather, he was sweating.
Chen Xiangyin teased him: "You are smart and upright, it would be a pity to be a security guard." Then he was curious: "What happened to you before to work as a security guard?"
Gu Yunshi climbed up the ladder and demolished the rotten wood, "It's nothing, just bad luck."
"Why is it not going well?"
"I used to work as a contract worker in the auditorium. Following Brother Wang, I could sometimes show up a few times in front of Mr. Zhou, the master of the auditorium. There were even a few times when Mr. Zhou would take me with him by name when he went out to do errands. Everything went smoothly. , thinking that he would be able to stand out soon..."
"I was actually quite confused about what happened afterwards. In short, it was like going from heaven to hell in an instant."
Chen Xiangyin asked casually: "What happened?"
"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to climb up too much. I'm usually more attentive. It doesn't matter if my brothers look down on me. But once, I had a little conflict with a brother. At that time, Brother Wang particularly valued me and supported me. I just took off one of the other person’s fingers and said that if anyone bullies me again in the future, it’s not just a matter of one finger.”
When Chen Xiangyin heard this, he already understood in his heart: "Let me guess what happened next. See if I am right."
Gu Yunshi was chatting enthusiastically and turned to look at her, waving a shovel with one hand: "Come on! Guess!"
"I guess, later on, your brothers couldn't stand you even more, and they ganged up on you overtly and covertly. You finally made a mistake due to their lack of cooperation and deliberate frame-up. At this time, your brother Wang said: I can’t save you this time, so I can only transfer you to another place first, wait for the storm to pass, and then transfer you back. As long as you waited, you will be here now.”
"How did you guess that! Did they tell you?"
Chen Xiangyin shook his head: "You have been calculated."
"Ah?" Gu Yunshi jumped down from the ladder and walked around to Chen Xiangyin's side.
Chen Xiangyin kept working on his hands: "It's up to you to resolve this small conflict by yourselves. The eldest brother is unfairly favoring you. What will the people below think? He deliberately made enemies for you, lifted you up, and then let the subordinates do it. The man dragged you down and threw you violently. In doing so, he not only solved you, but also showed that he values love and justice. Who told you to surpass him and be valued by the master of the auditorium? "
Gu Yunshi looked ugly and told Chen Xiangyin to say this, and everything was clear at once.
The meal was almost ready. Chen Xiang nodded his head upstairs: "Go wash your hands and get ready to eat. The guests are coming soon."
Gu Yunshi's heavy thoughts were brought back a lot: Let's eat first. He stared at the Dongpo pork in the steamer for a long time.
When Zhai Xinhou came to the door, he brought several gift boxes, saying they were from Bu Xian, but because he was not good at words, he asked Zhai Xinhou to hand them over.
After putting down the things, he washed his hands and helped Chen Xiang to bring the dishes to the table, with a smile as bright as the sun hanging on his face.
The whole Shenji Tailoring became full of vitality because of his presence.
The three of them had a banquet, and all six dishes were carefully prepared.
"Let's eat and chat while eating." Chen Xiangyin said.
Zhai Xinhou was very carefree and did not greet you politely. The first chopsticks went straight towards the Dongpo meat. Gu Yunshi followed closely with his front and back feet. When the two chopsticks went down, half of the square piece of meat was missing.
Chen Xiangyin looked at the two young men enjoying their meal and was in a good mood: What a lively dinner table.
Zhai Xinhou asked while cheering for rice: "How did you and He Chongtian meet?"
Gu Yunshi was stunned for a moment and continued to eat, but quietly pricked up his ears.
Chen Xiangyin: "Our area is under their control. We have met a few times and we all know each other."
"The relationship is good?"
"Normally, just friends, acquaintances." Except for the night on the top of the mountain.
"Qinglong Group has a lot of illegal operations. We have been looking for evidence. He Chongtian is the key observation object. Miss Shen has just returned to Qingshan City and may not understand it. Be careful when making friends."
Chen Xiangyin nodded sincerely: "I understand, thank you for your concern."
Later, I chatted a little bit about which noodles nearby were delicious, the ancestral braised noodles, and what strange case I had taken on recently.
Of course, there is also a follow-up from Shen Yueying. There is no progress for the time being. I will ask him for more details when Xiao Chen recovers a bit.
A meal where both the guest and the host enjoy themselves.
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In the afternoon, Chen Xiangyin received a call from He Chongtian and asked her to meet at the gate of the ancient town.
Because it was the weekend, there were many tourists, and he was busy with other things, so he didn't drive in.
Coming out of Scissor Lane is the east gate of the ancient town. Under the century-old locust tree, cranes towering into the sky, smoking cigarettes, were waiting for her.
The car parked nearby, Zhou Zheng nodded and stepped on the sewing machine and listened to the DJ.
Chen Xiangyin stood on the right side behind He Chongtian and patted his left shoulder.
He Chongtian turned his head directly to the right, and when they looked at each other, he saw a gentle smile on Chen Xiang's lips.
He took a deep breath from his cigarette and took a step back: "So many missing women aged 20-40 have been found in the past two days. See if there are any." He handed over a stack of photos.
Um? So cold.
There was no contact for a week, and He Chongtian looked a little tired.
Chen Xiangyin took the photos and quickly flipped through them, leaving only a few unread. He still didn't see the face of the female corpse, and there was nothing similar to it.
"No?"
Chen Xiangyin continued to flip through it, and when he reached the end, he saw two photos developed, one of sunrise and one of bonfire.
"No."
He Chongtian nodded a little irritably: "Okay, I'll keep looking."
"Thank you for developing these two photos. They are very beautiful." Chen Xiangyin took out the two photos alone and showed them to He Chongtian.
He glanced at it without paying attention: "It's easy to do with a little effort."
He Chongtian finished his cigarette and extinguished it: "Then I'll leave first. I'll contact you if I have news."
"Hey, wait." Chen Xiang tugged at the corner of his clothes, stepped forward and reached his forehead on tiptoes, and took out a piece of Sophora japonica to show him.
Seeing his expressionless expression, Chen Xiang laughed: "It didn't fall on your head, I just caught it while you weren't paying attention."
She sensed He Chongtian's deliberate alienation and simply said, "You don't miss me?"
He Chongtian seemed to have heard some joke and snorted: "What are you thinking? I have already said that I will not find a madman, and this will not be the case at the top of the mountain."
Chen Xiang laughed out loud, twirling the small white sophora flower between her fingertips and stuffing it into the pocket of He Chongtian's suit, putting it away and patting it gently.
"Then I like you even more."
"Don't even think about it."
Chen Xiangyin shrugged, showing no emotion, turned around and left without replying.
He Chongtian returned to the car, with a dark face and without saying a word, he took out the little flower from his pocket and threw it out of the window with all his strength.
The next second the car drove away, he subconsciously looked back at Agarwood who was walking away. The velvet embroidered cheongsam outlined her exquisite and swaying waist: she is so beautiful.