The supermarket is just opposite Huahu Apartment, so the two of them don’t need to drive at all.
Du Yuanzhe led Xia Ningmi by the hand into the elevator, looked at the two figures reflected on the elevator wall, and said, "We have lived together for so long, but the number of times we go out together is very few."
Xia Ning glanced at him: "You should think about who is either leaving too early or waking up too late every day."
Du Yuanzhe was hit by a blow.
"I'm definitely not as self-disciplined as you. Brother Liu once said that you are a boss who works harder than your employees. There is always more money to be made. Aren't you afraid of working yourself sick?"
Xia Ningmi: "For me, the only difference between when I get off work and when I leave is the change of my work location. I go to the hospital for regular checkups. I take better care of my body than anyone else."
"Is Xia's company really so busy that the company's president has to work until the early morning every day? Why isn't my brother that busy? He travels abroad with his eldest sister-in-law every year and gets off work no later than 8 o'clock every night, and most of the time he gets off work on time."
Xia Ningmi said, "I am so busy because I have only been the president of Xia Corporation for a short time. In the early stage, I have been dealing with internal issues of the company and familiarizing myself with all the businesses involved. Xia Corporation also has overseas markets. In the first two years after I took over Xia Corporation, I had to go on business trips abroad almost every month."
“The workload has been gradually reduced this year, and I am preparing to expand the secretariat. It will be much easier for me if I have people from the secretariat to help me screen and process documents.”
Xia Ningmi paused and said, "We can also go out for a trip every year."
Du Yuanzhe's eyes flickered: "I didn't ask you to promise this either."
Xia Ning glared at him: "You mentioned Du Yuanwen specifically for this, right?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "I just want you to have more time to rest... Of course, it would be better if you could go out and travel."
[It’s nice to have a girlfriend who can see through your thoughts at a glance. Many things don’t need to be made too obvious.]
Next, Du Yuanzhe walked to the supermarket with Xia Ningmi while enthusiastically discussing with her which countries had better scenery.
Xia Ning asked him, "Why are they all from abroad?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "We both have special identities and are easily recognized in China. We travel to relax, and being disturbed by others will affect our mood."
Xia Ningmi nodded, agreeing with what he said.
......
Because it was almost noon, there were quite a few people in the supermarket. Du Yuanzhe pushed the shopping cart and walked through the sensor door with Xia Ningmi. The front section sold all kinds of clothes and jewelry, and the fresh food area had to go inside.
As soon as they walked in, they saw a young couple also shopping in the supermarket. The girl was sitting in a shopping cart being pushed by her boyfriend.
Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi.
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "I can't possibly do that."
Du Yuanzhe also thought it was impossible. He couldn't imagine Xia Ningmi sitting in a shopping cart like a child. If Xia Ningmi really did that, he would be scared.
Du Yuanzhe said: "I didn't ask you to do that. We are a couple. Don't you think you are too far away from me?"
Xia Ning looked at the distance between the two people, which was less than a fist, and raised an eyebrow: "Too far?"
Du Yuanzhe said confidently: "Other people's girlfriends all hold their boyfriends' arms."
Xia Ning felt helpless and held his arm: "Can't you just say it directly?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "I am testing whether you can guess my thoughts every time."
Xia Ning turned her head to look at him: "Generally speaking, only people who want to make mistakes will keep trying."
Du Yuanzhe laughed: "What mistake could I make? This is a lie."
Xia Ningmi didn't hear his true feelings, so she just believed what he said was true.
The two walked into the fresh food area, and Du Yuanzhe quickly saw the seafood and asked, "Is there any seafood you want to eat?"
Xia Ningmi shook her head: "Eating seafood is too troublesome, I rarely eat it."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "I also find it troublesome and some seafood meat is very rare, but it is quite delicious to eat it occasionally. Let's have a seafood feast for lunch today."
"Oh, by the way, you like to eat fish, and sea fish is also seafood. But what we usually eat is freshwater fish, which is not considered seafood."
Xia Ningmi looked at the fish swimming in the pond and said, "I went to school."
Du Yuanzhe said: "This is not something you learn just by going to school. I only started to pay attention to these things after I started liking cooking."
Normally, no one would think about the relationship between fish and seafood, as long as they taste good, that’s all that matters.
Xia Ningmi was watching all kinds of live seafood crawling there, while Du Yuanzhe was choosing the seafood to buy. If you want to buy fresh seafood, you have to use snacks.
When he buys shrimps, he will check each one to make sure it is fresh before putting them into the bag. The same goes for other seafood. After he has selected them all, he will have the staff weigh them and seal the bags.
Du Yuanzhe walked up to Xia Ningmi and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Xia Ningmi said: "The world you see is different depending on where you are."
Du Yuanzhe laughed: "You can see some enlightenment from looking at a pile of seafood."
Xia Ningmi said, "No matter how hard they struggle, they can't get out. Being cooked is their fate. They can't change it. Do you think we can change it?"
The smile on Du Yuanzhe's face disappeared. He looked at the lobsters that kept crawling and said, "We are different from them. They are at the mercy of others, but we are not."
"Sir, your stuff."
The staff handed the sealed seafood to Du Yuanzhe.
Du Yuanzhe held Xia Ningmi's hand and said, "Let's go. I'll go back and make you a seafood feast."
Du Yuanzhe bought some things needed for cooking and went home with Xia Ningmi.
......
Du Yuanzhe was busy in the kitchen. Xia Ningmi stood at the door of the kitchen and watched him prepare seafood. She asked, "Wang Linxuan is a very important person?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "Her current importance has exceeded her original position. She has messed up many things."
"Qiqi, since she can change so much, we can also change our own destiny."
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "I just want to know who is influencing this world."
No one should be above the masses. It is not a good feeling to be manipulated and applauded by others.
Du Yuanzhe had always believed that the author of the novel was responsible for all this, but now the plot is obviously no longer developing according to the novel, but he did not find any signs of the plot being forcibly corrected.
Perhaps once this world is formed, it is no longer under the control of the novelist.
Du Yuanzhe said: "We will know it eventually."
The answer lies in the system in his body and the luck-plundering system.
It’s a pity that this broken system in his body is always dead, otherwise he could try to get some information out of him.
Although it was a seafood feast, because there were only two of them, Du Yuanzhe only made three dishes - braised shrimps, steamed crabs and oysters with garlic, and finally a shrimp and crab porridge.
Du Yuanzhe placed all the dishes on the table. He first helped Xia Ningmi cut off the legs and claws of the big crab, then opened the crab shell and handed it to her, saying, "Try it. Is it delicious?"
Du Yuanzhe dealt with the cut crab legs and crab claws, took out the crab meat inside, took a big bite, and felt very satisfied, it was fresh and tender.
Xia Ningmi also finished eating the big crab.
Du Yuanzhe said: "As expected, if you don't eat it for a long time, it will taste delicious. We can make it once in a while in the future."
Xia Ningmi didn't have a big appetite, so Du Yuanzhe finished most of it by himself.
Xia Ningmi looked at him and said, "Are you eating one meal as two?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "There is too little meat in the seafood. It looks like I ate a lot, but in fact I just ate enough."
Xia Ning looked at the way he touched his belly and raised her eyebrows: "Did you just eat?"
“That’s a little exaggerated.”
Du Yuanzhe had no movies to shoot and no scripts to read. After dinner, he had nothing to do, so he said to Xia Ningmi, who was about to finish her work, "Shall we go play some games?"
Xia Ningmi shook her head: "I still have work to do, go find someone else."
Du Yuanzhe immediately thought of Lu Xuan.
As a result, when Lu Xuan heard that Du Yuanzhe wanted to play games with him, he subconsciously recalled that tragic experience and rejected him without hesitation.
Du Yuanzhe looked at the hung up call and was unable to react for a moment: "Is this guy in a hurry to reincarnate? He hung up so quickly?"
Xia Ningmi reminded him, "He is afraid of being cheated by you."
Du Yuanzhe called Xiaopang again. Xiaopang wanted to play with Du Yuanzhe, but he didn't know how to do it because there was no PUBG game on his phone.
Du Yuanzhe thought of the experience of taking Xia Ningmi to play games in the beginning, and his heart trembled. He quickly said that Xiaopang didn't need to accompany him.
Du Yuanzhe sighed and looked at the last option in the message on his phone: "I hope Brother Liu can do better."
The call was connected, and Liu Xu's smiling voice came over: "I was just about to call you."
Du Yuanzhe asked, "What's the matter, Brother Liu?"
"The premiere press conference for 'Legend of Yun Lan' is scheduled for June 8th. Luckily, you finished filming 'The Voice' ahead of time, so we don't have to worry about running back and forth. You should have a good rest these few days. I am selecting variety shows for you. After the premiere press conference, you can go on a few variety shows to promote the show."
When Du Yuanzhe heard that Liu Xu was busy, he felt embarrassed to ask Liu Xu to play games with him, so he had to hang up the phone.
His group of relatives and friends were completely wiped out.
He looked at Xia Ningmi and said, "Qiqi, why didn't you tell me that the press conference for "The Legend of Yunlan" has been scheduled?"
Xia Ningmi said, "You've already finished your mission. What you were worried about has not happened. It doesn't matter when you get the news."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Then you can tell me."
Xia Ningmi's hands were still typing: "If I tell you everything, what does your agent do?"
Du Yuanzhe thought so too, he should give Liu Xu a chance to play his role.
Du Yuanzhe lay on the sofa and sighed, "I really can't rest. I can't rest for a few days before I have to be busy again."
"After two years of stability, I will only take on one or two productions each year, leaving myself at least a few months of rest each year."
Career is only a part of life. You can't give up life completely for your career.
......
"Mom, if you need labor, you should ask my dad for help."
杜元哲剛休息幾天就被陳蓉珊電話轟炸叫出來當苦力。
陳蓉珊正在選衣服，道：“我這是給你買衣服，當然得喊你來。”
陳蓉珊還記得給杜元哲準備出席重要場合衣服的事，她昨天聽杜元哲說八號要參加電視劇的發布會，今天就來給他選衣服。
杜元哲無奈道：“媽，您之前不是已經給我買了衣服嗎？而且這只是首播發布會，我要是穿得太隆重反而會顯得異類。”
陳蓉珊一愣：“不用太隆重？”
杜元哲：“對啊，首播發布會很少有演員會盛裝出席，而且還有可能穿戲服上場，你真沒必要特意買衣服。”
陳蓉珊頓時沒了興致，走出店鋪道：“那就不買了。”
杜元哲松了口氣。
“你陪我逛街。”
杜元哲面色一苦：“還逛啊？”
陳蓉珊沒好氣道：“你拍戲忙了幾個月，好不容易休息了，媽讓你陪我逛逛街怎麽了？”
“陪，我就願意陪媽逛街。”
杜元哲臉上瞬間布滿笑容，推着陳蓉珊往前走，道：“我拍戲賺了些錢，媽今天随便買，我付賬。”
陳蓉珊笑了：“以前總跟我要錢，現在終于知道孝順媽媽了，那我可不客氣。”
杜元哲豪氣道：“不用客氣。”
陳蓉珊說到做到，是真的沒和他客氣，兩人逛了一上午，買了不少東西，杜元哲兩只手上挂滿了袋子。
到最後他實在受不了，哀求道：“媽，咱能歇會兒嗎？”
陳蓉珊意猶未盡，嫌棄道：“你不是天天健身嗎？怎麽才逛一會兒就受不了了？”
杜元哲聽到這話差點吐血，整整逛了幾個小時，這叫一會兒？
陳蓉珊道：“算了，我們找個地方吃飯，吃完飯再逛。”
還來？
杜元哲眉心一跳，道：“媽，爸一個人在家多孤單啊，要不我們回家陪他一起吃午飯？”
陳蓉珊正想着去哪兒吃飯，随口道：“他去釣魚了，中午不回來。”
好家夥，合着只有他一個人在當苦力。
“這家不錯，我們去這兒吃。”
陳蓉珊指着手機上的店鋪。
不過，那裏離這兒有點遠，他們肯定不能走過去。陳蓉珊打電話讓司機過來接他們。
杜元哲先把那些袋子放進後備箱，把自己雙手解放出來才上車。
“只是讓你陪着逛街，你看看你這無精打采的樣子。”
比起陳蓉珊神采奕奕的樣子，杜元哲看起來确實蔫了些。
杜元哲靠着座椅休息：“媽，逛街這種事你得找你的那些姐妹，我是真受不了。”
陳蓉珊睨他：“你今後要是陪你老婆逛街也敢這樣？”
杜元哲道：“我準備找個不逛街的老婆。”
對于夏凝覓來說，逛街只是浪費時間，她沒有購物欲望，上次兩人逛街也只是在一起壓馬路，不是像陳蓉珊這樣，一家店一家店地逛。
不過，杜元哲上次陪夏凝覓壓馬路并不覺得累，或許是因為兩人一直在聊天的緣故。
剛才跟着陳蓉珊逛街，杜元哲只是個工具人，只負責提袋子，更多時候都在休息區等陳蓉珊買完東西出來，等得太無聊，整個人精神變得萎靡，連帶着身體也開始覺得累。
這麽一想，杜元哲覺得自己就算陪夏凝覓逛街應該也不會累，因為他們兩個在一起，他總是話多的那一個，不會讓時間變得無聊。
陳蓉珊還不知道兒子的區別對待，打趣道：“那你可能要單身一輩子，這世上就沒有不喜歡逛街的女人。”
她的那些姐妹們一個比一個能逛，陳蓉珊覺得自己已經算是比較收斂的了。
杜元哲淡定道：“媽別說得太絕對，總會有的，或許明年我就能帶一個回家。”
陳蓉珊又想到了衛菱菱，不想接這茬，轉移話題道：“已經到了，我們進去吃飯。”
這是一家連鎖飯店，在煙城開了多家分店，主打高端料理與服務，在上流圈子很出名，這裏環境清幽淡雅，有很多人喜歡在這裏談生意。
杜元哲要了個包廂，他讓陳蓉珊先進去點菜，他則去衛生間解決下個人問題。
陳蓉珊跟着服務員上樓，剛走到包廂前，就看到夏凝覓一行人從另一個樓梯上來，他們的包廂正好挨着。
陳蓉珊臉色微變，本想當作沒看見直接進包廂，下一秒卻被人喊住。
“沒想到會在這裏遇到杜太太，真巧啊。”
陳蓉珊心裏暗罵這人沒眼力勁兒，勉強露出笑容道：“原來是劉太太，你們也來這兒吃飯？”
劉太太笑道：“我和老劉上午陪夏總打了高爾夫，這不想着到飯點了，就請夏總過來吃飯，這家店味道不錯，我和老劉來過幾次。”
陳蓉珊真沒想到這個劉太太話這麽多，只能繼續應付道：“我也是聽說這裏環境好，就帶我兒子來嘗嘗。”
劉總聽言左右看看，問道：“小杜總也來了？”
陳蓉珊搖頭：“是我小兒子。”
劉太太道：“早就聽說杜二少一表人才，今天正好見見。”
夏凝覓突然開口道：“既然大家都認識，一會兒一起吃飯。”
她一開口場面頓時一靜，緊接着劉總附和道：“夏總這提議好，杜太太一起來吧。”
好個屁！
陳蓉珊差點爆粗口，暗罵劉總不要臉，只會拍馬屁。
陳蓉珊本想拒絕，可看到夏凝覓那淡漠的眼神又把話咽了回去，但這麽答應下來又不甘心，道：“元哲一會兒過來，他可能不太願意太多人一起吃飯。”
劉太太勸道：“杜二少年紀也不小了，總這麽腼腆怕生可不行，總要多見些人。”
腼腆？
怕生？
夏凝覓想到話多到停不下來的某人，眼中閃過一絲怪異。
陳蓉珊沒想到一句話會讓劉太太産生誤會，只得解釋：“元哲他不是......”
“媽！”
杜元哲走過來看到夏凝覓也在，有些驚訝，問道：“這是？”
劉太太率先開口道：“這就是杜二少吧，果然是俊朗不凡，咱們能遇到也是緣分，幹脆一起吃飯？”
杜元哲看看夏凝覓，她臉色沒有絲毫變化，又看看陳蓉珊，發現她正在給他使眼色。
杜元哲暗笑，他明白陳蓉珊的意思，但還是答應道：“好啊，人多熱鬧些。”
随着杜元哲同意，這件事正式拍板定下，一行人走進包廂。
陳蓉珊進去前瞪了杜元哲一眼。
杜元哲故作疑惑地眨眨眼睛。
走進包廂，夏凝覓腳步頓了下，坐在主位旁邊的位置。
劉總看到她的座位，忙道：“夏總請上座。”
夏凝覓沒動，淡淡道：“現在是吃飯不是談生意，在座的幾位都是長輩，我不好逾越。”
劉總聽到這話有些頭疼，目光看向陳蓉珊。
陳蓉珊眉心一跳，立刻找了個離夏凝覓最遠的位置坐下。
劉總更頭疼了，道：“杜太太最有威望，該上座才對啊。”
她怎麽不知道自己有威望！
打死她也不可能挨着夏凝覓坐。
陳蓉珊笑道：“我感覺這個位置不錯，我坐這裏就好。”
杜元哲看着這兩人坐在對角，再也沒了看熱鬧的心思，變得和劉總一樣頭疼。
劉總夫婦對視一眼，只能空出主位，選擇坐在夏凝覓身邊，杜元哲當然是坐在陳蓉珊身邊。
這桌子不小，他和夏凝覓之間隔了好幾個座位。
劉總拿起菜單遞給夏凝覓：“夏總先點？”
夏凝覓道：“我什麽都可以，劉總決定就好。”
劉總看看劉太太，劉太太笑了笑道：“在座的只有杜二少是小輩，我看就讓杜二少點菜吧。”
劉總心想這主意不錯：“我覺得可以。”
杜元哲的臉色頓時就不好看了：“劉太太這話說得可不對，我記得夏總和我同齡。”
劉太太愣了下，一拍腦門道：“總是和夏總談生意，差點忘了夏總的年齡。”
劉總道：“夏總能力出衆，我們這些老家夥對夏總都很服氣，可不敢把夏總當小輩。”
【說來說去，還是只有我矮一輩】
杜元哲心裏別扭得很，可如果執意和劉總夫婦争論這些又顯得他無理取鬧。
杜元哲無奈，只能拿過菜單點菜，還不忘點幾樣夏凝覓愛吃的菜，然後問道：“媽，您要不要再點幾樣？”
陳蓉珊看了眼他點的菜，搖頭道：“就這樣吧。”
等服務員出去，陳蓉珊才笑道：“沒想到這孩子還記得我的口味，知道我喜歡吃甜口菜，特意點了幾道。”
這話一出，在場兩個人的臉色都有些微妙變化。
夏凝覓看了眼杜元哲。
杜元哲眼中閃過一絲愕然。
【媽和七七的口味竟然一樣？】
劉太太毫不吝啬地誇贊道：“二少真是孝順，不像我家那混小子，整天不着家，連我和老劉有沒有吃飯都不關心，更別說記我們兩個的口味了。”
陳蓉珊聽到這話笑得更開心：“元哲也不經常回家，但這孩子心思細膩，這不一有空就主動出來陪我逛街，我想攔都攔不住。”
杜元哲都不敢看夏凝覓，低頭掩飾尴尬的情緒。
Xia Ningmi thought of someone who kept mumbling that he didn't want to be a laborer when he went out this morning, but Chen Rongsan called him several times to urge him, so he had no choice but to go.
Listening to Chen Rongsan's boasting, a smile flashed across her eyes.
While waiting for the food, Chen Rongshan showed off her son and Mrs. Liu supported him. Du Yuanzhe wanted to find a hole to hide in all the time, until the waiter came in to serve the food and relieved his embarrassment.
Du Yuanzhe hurriedly said, "Mom, you must be hungry after walking around all morning. Eat more."
Chen Rongshan then stopped talking and drank some water to relieve her dry mouth.
The turntable on the table is automatic, and you need to stop the turntable by hand when you come across a dish you want to eat.
Du Yuanzhe has been keeping an eye on Xia Ningmi. She would not touch the turntable and would only pick up the dish that happened to be in front of her. If she came across a dish she did not like, she would not pick it up.
Du Yuanzhe didn't want her to be hungry in the end, so while eating, he secretly paid attention to the turntable in front of her. When the dish she liked was in front of her, he stopped the turntable from turning.
Xia Ningmi saw the dishes stopped in front of her, raised her eyes to look at Du Yuanzhe, picked up some dishes and put them in the bowl.
Right under Chen Rongshan's nose, the two of them formed a tacit understanding and ate while one took a turn.
Du Yuanzhe would eat anything as long as there was meat. Besides, there was definitely nothing he didn't want to eat among the dishes he ordered. He was full soon and focused on helping Xia Ning to find the dishes. He only retracted his attention after she put down her chopsticks.
Mr. Liu asked, "Mr. Xia, are the dishes here to your taste?"
Xia Ningmi nodded calmly: "Very good."
Mr. Liu smiled and said, "As long as Mr. Xia is satisfied."
After finishing the meal, the group separated.
Du Yuanzhe continued to accompany Chen Rongshan shopping, but because he satisfied Chen Rongshan's desire to show off her son at noon, the two of them only shopped for an hour before Chen Rongshan let him go.
Du Yuanzhe didn't expect Chen Rongsan to be so happy. He felt very guilty and secretly memorized Chen Rongsan's taste and promised not to forget it in the future.
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