Zhou Tangyao looked up at the door, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "You can, but he can't."

Hearing this, Xie Cun paused, turned around, and made an apologetic expression to Pei Wangnian.

"Brother Wang, there's an empty seat next to you. You can go there. Xiaotang and I will catch up."

Pei Wangnian's teeth were about to break after biting his teeth, and in the end he had no choice but to turn to the double table next to him.

Xie Cun went to the dining table to get something, and Pei Wangnian warned him in his ear: "Don't talk nonsense to me."

"Brother Wang, don't worry about me doing things. I know what to say and what not to say."

Sitting back in his seat, Xie Cun was very enthusiastic, "Xiaotang, your friend seems very tired, let me help you grill the meat."

Meeting Siqi's gaze, Zhou Tangyao immediately introduced the two of them:

"Xiao Si, this is my old... friend, Xie Cun, the deputy commander of Zhiyuan Base."

Siqi's eyes widened, "Deputy Base Commander? A big boss?

Hello, my name is Siqi, and I’m also Sister Zhou’s friend.”

Xie Cun stretched out his hand, crossed the barbecue in the middle, and shook hands with him.

"You're welcome. Don't be so reserved. Since we're all Xiaotang's friends, just call me by my name."

The air was awkward for a moment.

While Xie Cun was grilling, he naturally started a conversation, "Xiao Tang, how did you and this Xiao Si meet? It's not easy to make true friends in the end times."

Siqi is cheerful and outgoing. When she heard this question, she immediately started talking to him nonstop.

"As for me, I was originally a survivor of the Jingbei base. My dad couldn't stand me doing nothing at home, acting like a loser, so he spent his points to send me to the Dawn Hotel.

He said that he wanted me to reform myself here, but in fact he just wanted to keep me out of sight and out of mind. As long as I'm not around, he won't fall back into his old habits.

On the first day of staying at the hotel, I met Sister Zhou, and…"

At this point, he paused and changed the subject, "We've known each other for almost nine months now. We started out as a five-person group, but then we dispersed, and now it's just me and Sister Zhou."

Xie Cun glanced at him inconspicuously and asked, "Do you two live next door?"

Siqi shook her head: "No, we go up and down the stairs. Sister Zhou lives on the second floor, and I live on the third floor."

Xie Cun observed for a while, and in less than half an hour, he was sure that these two people were really just friends, pure friendship, and there was no possibility of them being attracted to each other.

While bending down to pick up the chopsticks, he made an "OK" gesture towards the next table.

Don’t worry, don’t worry, this guy is not your wife’s new love.

Glancing at the table next to him, Xie Cun suddenly laughed out loud, "Brother Wang, take it easy, don't damage the plate while cutting the steak.

If the tableware is damaged, it will be difficult to explain to Boss Jiang."

Hearing this, Zhou Tangyao and Siqi turned their heads to look over.

Pei Wangnian was sitting upright, his expression as serious as it could be, as if he was not cutting a steak, but the heart, liver, spleen and lungs of a mutant beast.

Several eyes were cast at him at the same time, and Pei Wangnian only keenly felt a hint of eagerness in his gaze.

His eyes didn't blink, as if he was looking at something strange.

He picked up the plate, stood up and walked to the side, and finally stood in front of the table for several people.

"Yaoyao, do you want to eat steak? I just cut it."

Zhou Tangyao never expected that Pei Wangnian would come over to her and ask her if she wanted to eat steak.

"No, I just ate meat and I'm full, so now I'm going to eat vegetarian food."

Pei Wangnian raised his eyebrows slightly, "Okay, a combination of meat and vegetables is good for your health."

After hearing this, Zhou Tangyao looked at him even more strangely.

If it were in the past, Pei Wangnian would not have such a good temper. She would have to eat anything he gave her.

Realizing that she was reminiscing about the past, Zhou Tangyao immediately shook her head.

What bad luck! Why are you thinking about things that happened so long ago? Are you just making things difficult for yourself?

"If Xiaotang doesn't want to eat it, give it to me. It just so happens that I want to eat steak, but I don't want to cut it."

Xie Cun felt it was not lively enough, so he stretched out his hand, but was slapped away by someone.

"Hey, Brother Wang, don't be so stingy."

Pei Wangnian was too lazy to look at him, "If you want to eat, go get it yourself."

Xie Cun smiled meaningfully, "Xiaotang, look at him, he's still the same as before, only treating you specially. We've been brothers for so many years, and he's not even willing to give me the steak you don't even crave."

Zhou Tangyao immediately buried her head in eating and didn't respond at all, treating the two people as if they didn't exist, like air.

Siqi's eyes rolled around, looking at Zhou Tangyao, then at Pei Wangnian, the smile on her lips growing deeper and deeper.

He leaned closer and asked curiously in a low voice, "Sister Zhou, could he be your old lover?"

"puff……"

Zhou Tangyao almost spit out the food in her mouth and glared at him warningly:

"Stop guessing."

Pei Wangnian stared at the two heads that were almost touching each other. His chest felt like a fire was burning. He felt his heart ache every time he took a breath.

Even though Xie Cun had already tried it once, he still couldn't help but ask:

"Yaoyao, have you found a boyfriend?"

Zhou Tangyao ate her own food without even looking at him, "This is my business, it has nothing to do with you."

The look coming from the side was so terrifying that Siqi swallowed hard and quickly waved her hands to explain:

"Don't get me wrong, Sister Zhou and I are just friends, not boyfriend and girlfriend."

Pei Wangnian lowered his eyes and could only see a stubborn back of the head.

"Yeah, I understand."

Just when Zhou Tangyao was about to curse, she looked up and found that Pei Wangnian had turned around and walked back to his seat.

Staring at her surprised expression, Xie Cun raised his eyebrows, "Xiaotang, how is it? Brother Wang has changed a lot in the past year, right? Has he impressed you?"

"I think..." Zhou Tangyao stretched out her tone, "Not very good."

"Whether he changes or not is none of my business."

Xie Cun choked for a moment, but secretly praised her in his heart.

Arrogant people like Pei Wangnian should be tortured more often.

On the other hand, he couldn't show too much happiness in front of his brothers, so he tried hard to press the corners of his mouth down.

"Xiaotang, I found that you have changed a lot after not seeing you for so long."

Zhou Tangyao curled her lips and asked with interest, "Really? How have I changed?"

"You used to give me the impression of a pure and innocent little white flower, but now you're a spicy little pepper."

Suddenly, Xie Cun pointed in the direction of the next table and winked, "What do you think of Wangge's new clothes? Isn't he very handsome?"

Zhou Tangyao glanced up and down at him, and Pei Wangnian's body instantly tensed up and his back straightened.

Then, I heard her clear voice, enunciating each word:

"My evaluation is that he is not as good as Xiaobao."