The two of us drank juice and chatted. After a while, the boss finally started grilling the dishes we ordered.
After a while, Gu Chenyang finally had dinner.
"You should eat too." Gu Chenyang said considerately.
Looking at the sizzling and greasy kebabs, I really wanted to eat them, but I still swallowed and refused.
"I've had dinner and I'm not hungry. You can eat it yourself."
Gu Chenyang saw what I was thinking. He tore off the skin of the roasted chicken leg and handed it to me. He persuaded me, "It's okay to eat lean meat. You eat this."
I couldn't resist Gu Chenyang's persuasion and my own greed, so I ate some vegetables and chicken.
The two of us ate barbecue leisurely, enjoying the cool evening breeze and chatting.
Such a slow pace of life is very relaxing.
After eating, we walked around again and then went back.
Gu Chenyang sent me back before going back to rest.
Sun Meng didn't come to see me over the weekend.
Gu Chenyang wants to buy me potted plants.
Last time he said he would buy me potted plants to decorate the house, but he forgot about it later. This time he wanted to make up for it.
I think it's a bit unnecessary. I'm planning to leave here, and it will be troublesome to move by then. I want to wait until we get to Yunzhou to talk about it.
Gu Chenyang gave up when he saw that I persisted.
"If you don't want to buy potted plants, let's go to the flower market. You can see what plants you like first, and then buy them when you get to Yunzhou." Gu Chenyang suggested.
I nodded and agreed.
It doesn’t matter if we go out to have fun, there’s nothing for the two of us to do at home.
The two of us went to the flower market together.
This flower market is on the edge of the city, close to the suburbs.
The surrounding buildings are all mottled with rain marks, and their style is a bit old, giving them a sense of age.
It's not as bustling and lively as the city center. It's a bit shabby, but it's very quiet.
The location of the flower market is obvious.
We found it easily. It was quite lively inside, and the front of the flower shop was filled with lush potted plants, full of green, like a small forest.
"The roses over there look good." Gu Chenyang pointed out.
I turned around and looked over, and saw a pot of pink roses in full bloom, which was really pretty.
The two of us walked over to get a closer look.
The flower shop owner immediately came over and said to us enthusiastically: "Want this? I'll make it cheaper for you."
Gu Chenyang wanted to buy it, so I quickly said, "No, we just have a look."
"It's okay. Just take a look." The flower shop owner said with a smile, and then turned to greet others.
Gu Chenyang and I looked at the flowers at this house, and then went to other houses to look at them.
We went through the flower market and finally bought a pot of mint and went back.
Because I think I can put a few slices when drinking water in the future, and I can also put a few slices when stewing fish soup.
Gu Chenyang looked a little silly while carrying the pot of mint.
It was almost noon, so the two of us found a store nearby, had lunch, and then went back.
"Do you want to drink fish soup? I'll make it for you tonight." Gu Chenyang asked softly.
I looked at the pot of lush mint and said, "I mainly want to try it. Last time we ate out, I saw some mint in the fish soup and it tasted pretty good, so I wanted to try it myself."
Gu Chenyang said dotingly: "Yeah. We'll buy fish later. Let's put a few more slices of mint."
I nodded slightly.
Back near where I live, we go to the supermarket to buy groceries together.
I saw Sun Meng coming out of the supermarket, and I wanted to say hello, but then I saw Sun Meng carrying something and running away in a hurry, as if she had encountered something terrible.
I had to give up, took out my phone, and sent a message to Sun Meng: Have you gone to the supermarket? I just saw you carrying something and running away in a hurry.
Sun Meng didn't reply, so Gu Chenyang and I went in together.
At this time, there were not many people in the supermarket.
The two of us walked around, bought what we wanted to buy, and went back carrying the things.
With Gu Chenyang here, I feel much more relaxed. He was carrying the heavy one, and I was carrying the light one.
Thinking back on the fact that I used to carry it all by myself and never dared to buy too many things at a time, I felt sweet in my heart.
"You go to Yunzhou to work, so you don't need to look for a house. I'll tidy up my other house, and you two can live there. Renting a house outside is a lot of work, and it's more troublesome." Gu Chenyang said softly.
He said it very sincerely and didn't mean to show off at all.
But I still felt a gap in my heart after listening to it.
Another house. Gu Chenyang has several houses here. In the past two years, I have made little money and saved a little money by living frugally. At the rate I am saving money now, buying a house will be out of reach.
Gu Chenyang actually owns two houses.
I feel a little bad about myself.
"Why do you want to buy so many houses?" I asked a little sadly.
"ah?"
Gu Chenyang was stunned for a moment, reacted for a few seconds, and said carefully: "Tao Ye, don't get me wrong, I didn't hook up with anyone, and I only bought a few houses. When I was in college, my parents bought them for me. I bought one set. Later, because of my work, I bought two more sets, so there were three sets. You also visited the other set, which was near where we worked. "
I sighed softly, feeling even more ashamed.
I quickly persuaded myself in my mind not to be so sensitive and feel inferior.
"I didn't misunderstand. I'm just a little weird. You buy so many houses, you can only live in one house, and you have to clean it, which is quite tiring." I quickly added.
Gu Chenyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and explained sincerely: "I thought it would be troublesome to sell or rent it out, so I didn't deal with it. If you don't live in it, you don't need to clean it frequently. You can just go over and take a look occasionally."
I nodded lightly and said covertly, "Oh. That's good."
After this little episode, we were both a bit silent.
Gu Chenyang was cautious and did not dare to say anything.
When he got home, Gu Chenyang cleaned the fish and marinated it with onions, ginger and cooking wine.
I placed the pot of mint by the window to bask in the sun.
Gu Chenyang is cooking in the kitchen, I want to help. He wouldn't let me help.
I just stood there and watched him cook.
Dinner is delicious fish soup, braised eggplant, braised pork, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
It was not yet five o'clock when the two of us ate.
It's a bit early to eat today.
"Try the fish soup you ordered." Gu Chenyang served me a bowl of fragrant fish soup.
I took a sip and it was really delicious. I put a lot of mint in it. The fish soup has a refreshing feeling when you drink it.
"It tastes very good." I said approvingly.
Gu Chenyang smiled with satisfaction and said softly: "It tastes good, please drink more. From now on, I will add mint to the fish soup."
I nodded happily and said, "Yeah."
Let's go out for a walk in the evening, enjoy the breeze and look at the night view. Boring times have become interesting.
On Monday, Gu Chenyang left.
I felt vaguely disappointed in my heart, but I quickly recovered.
After get off work in the afternoon, I actually received a transfer from Gu Chenyang. He transferred some money to me and left me a message.
"Tao Ye, just do whatever you want. Don't be timid and look forward and backward. I hope you won't be embarrassed because of money."
I quickly transferred the money back to Gu Chenyang.
He buys me a lot of things every time he comes and takes great care of me. I already owe him enough, I don't want his money, and I don't want this relationship to involve too much money.
"Let's have mutton noodles tonight. After we finish eating, let's sort out the information collected today." Sun Meng said a little tiredly.
While reviewing the Chenyang news, I said absently: "Okay."
Sun Meng was a little jealous and complained: "You and Gu Chenyang met today. Don't be so annoying."
"Have you eaten enough dog food now?" I said teasingly.
"No. I'm just in a bad mood. Don't worry. I just want to complain, not you."
I said understandingly: "Yeah. I know. I don't care. Let's go and eat. If you want to complain, just complain. I'm willing to listen to your complaints."
These days, we are all a little annoyed because of the job search. I can understand how Sun Meng feels now.
Sun Meng started complaining endlessly.
I listened silently, and then comforted her: "You don't have to worry so much. Gu Chenyang has already made an agreement with Shen Tianyi. Shen Tianyi should hate me. If we can't find a job, we will go to work in Shen Tianyi's company. Gu Chenyang has arranged it for us. Yes, we can go anytime."
Sun Meng hesitated a little and said tangledly: "That's okay. But I don't like Shen Tianyi."
"It doesn't matter, there are other options."
"Actually, it's okay to work under Shen Tianyi. Anyway, I won't face him every day." Sun Meng said reluctantly.
I nodded slightly and said, "Yes. Let's look for it ourselves first. We won't talk about it until we can't find it."
We chatted for a while, and Sun Meng was no longer so troubled.
When they arrived at the noodle shop, Sun Meng ate mutton noodles and forgot all her previous worries.
"Today Zhou Lin asked me if we were going to resign. I told her no. Should we tell her?" Sun Meng asked.
I thought for a moment and said, "Let's not talk about it for now. It won't be too late to talk about it when we leave."
Sun Meng asked in confusion: "I just don't know how she saw it. We didn't show it too obviously. No one else saw it, only Zhou Lin saw it."
"Maybe she guessed it when she saw how cautious and sneaky we were in doing things." I analyzed.
Zhou Lin shares an office with us, right across from us. If we make some moves, Zhou Lin can see it. Isn’t that what happens in the workplace? She would know it if she thought about it.
In fact, I didn't want to hide it from Zhou Lin, I just didn't want too many people to know. Shen Kun has been thinking about driving me away. If he knew that I wanted to resign, he would be even more angry.
I don't want to see Shen Kun's triumphant face again before resigning.
After we left, he played the piano as much as he liked. I can’t see it anymore and I don’t feel upset. After I resign, I will probably never see Shen Kun again. This is a good thing for me.
