Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Ouyang
Xu Qingye drove for nearly three hours. Tang Ningyue woke up in a daze and found herself still in the car. She thought they were going out of the province, but in the end they took many turns and ended up at an unknown mountain.
He said he would take her to eat free-range chicken.
"When did you become fond of this?" Tang Ningyue looked around the desolate mountains and wilderness. She didn't expect that there was a well-maintained resort here.
"You drink so much every day, you should take care of yourself." Xu Qing also wrapped the scarf around her neck and pulled her inside.
"I'm raising it." Tang Ningyue disagreed.
"You call putting goji berries in wine good for your health?" Xu Qing tapped her forehead. "Rest well during the New Year holidays, take care of your body, and don't overeat or drink..."
"Master, please stop reciting." Tang Ningyue wanted to hide, but was pulled back by him.
"Eat more later."
"good..."
Xu Qing had ordered the free-range chicken from this restaurant a month ago. When the waiter introduced it, the golden and oily chicken soup was already placed in front of Tang Ningyue. She had no appetite for the soup, but she was very interested in the waiter's words "chicken selected a month ago".
"Did you expect that I would break up?" Tang Ningyue teased him first.
"So what if we broke up? So what if we didn't break up?" Xu Qing also clasped his fingers together, resting his elbows on the table, and spoke nonchalantly while serving Tang Ningyue soup.
Tang Ningyue chuckled, took the colorful porcelain bowl, and continued to tease him, "You're quite magnanimous. When I get married, you can be my mistress."
"....." Xu Qing also glanced at her. He was wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses today. When he looked at people sideways, his eyes flashed with coldness, which made people who stared at him feel uneasy.
"What for?" Tang Ningyue felt uncomfortable under his stare. "If you don't want to, forget it."
"I didn't say I didn't want to."
He looked at her, suddenly reached out and brushed the hair hanging down from her forehead, and the next words he said almost made Tang Ningyue choke.
"You should marry me."
He spoke seriously, but Tang Ningyue's eyes widened.
"Are you serious?" Tang Ningyue wiped her mouth, feeling a little overwhelmed by his sudden serious attitude.
"Are other people as tolerant as I am? Can they tolerate you playing around outside?" Xu Qing also wiped his hands with an elegant posture, and even when he said such outrageous words, he seemed particularly noble.
That's strange.
Xu Qing also usually wears a shirt and is almost always in a working state. He rolls up his sleeves to reveal half of his forearm, and hangs a watch strap on his wrist, partially hiding the protruding veins, making him look extremely sexy.
Unfortunately, Tang Ningyue doesn't buy it.
"Then don't get married."
“Keep playing.”
As she spoke, her eyes were full of cunning light.
Xu Qing didn't say anything, just looked at her.
The temperature has risen in the past few days and the snow has melted. Looking out the window, I can see some green light and shadows. I don’t know if it’s because I’m looking forward to spring too much.
There is a dream catcher hanging by the window, and a white gauze curtain is set up outside. The midday sunlight shines in, making the scene hazy and beautiful.
When Tang Ningyue looked at Xu Qing with one eye, it seemed as if there was an extra layer of filter.
He was speechless, and she didn't say anything else, just lowered her head and started eating.
Xu Qing also nodded, gave a wry smile as if in compromise, and stopped arguing with her.
"I'm going to take a call."
"Okay." Tang Ningyue nodded and didn't disturb him.
Although this restaurant is remote and the prices are high, the service is good. As soon as Xu Qing left, the waiter standing in the corner came up and hurriedly picked up some food and poured her some water. He was extremely attentive.
The little boy has a fair and tender face and a soft voice. He is wearing a uniform work suit. Although he looks very young, he is very skilled in serving people.
"Are you an adult?" Tang Ningyue doubted that this store hired minors without questioning his age.
"Twenty," he said.
He would look into her eyes when answering, but would look away when serving her. This was probably a training rule in the store.
"Winter vacation job?" Tang Ningyue is a talkative person. Wherever she sees a pretty boy, she has to chat with him, just like that flower thief.
"Um."
"Which school?"
"Beining Normal University."
"Oh~" Tang Ningyue nodded.
I go to the same school as Chen Jiaxin.
"I know that... I have a little sister there." Tang Ningyue took the tissue he handed over, wiped her hands, and smiled, "What's your major?"
"calculator..."
"What a great major." Tang Ningyue's smile widened. "I have a little brother who also studies this major."
"....." The boy looked up at her and didn't respond.
Her eyes were very beautiful, very clear and bright. He looked at them for two more seconds and his neck began to turn red.
Perhaps because she was too close to him and scared him, Tang Ningyue stopped checking his household registration and stopped talking. She lowered her head and took a bite of the water chestnuts he had peeled on the table. Although they were frozen and not fresh, she was still extremely gentle to him.
"You're still coming to work on New Year's Day? No rest?"
"Triple pay on holidays." The little boy was very honest and answered whatever was asked.
"Short of money?"
"Yeah." He nodded again.
"Is someone sick at home? Or...a younger brother or sister?"
In fact, Tang Ningyue has seen too many such sad dramas. This situation happens almost every time she orders people in a bar. It is exactly the same as what is said on the Internet, with a sick mother, a sister who goes to school, a gambling father and a broken man.
Tang Ningyue was too lazy to listen to their stories. Her money didn't come from the wind. At first, her Chinese blood really awakened and she wanted to save Fengchen, but later, after seeing so many stories, she wanted to slap everyone in the face.
She is here to enjoy herself, not to be an emotional trash can.
"No." He shook his head.
"Oh?" Tang Ningyue became interested. It was the first time she had seen such a strong little white flower. "What's going on?"
"I ran away from home," he said, "so I have to pay for my tuition."
"Running away from home?"
Tang Ningyue almost laughed out loud. Li Jinglang had also played this trick when he was a child, but he was taught a lesson by her and never dared to do it again.
"...I can survive on my own," he said.
"You have guts." Tang Ningyue's eyes were full of admiration. She even liked the bony hand he extended when he was carrying the plate. "But this is too tiring for you. Let me introduce you to something else..."
Before Tang Ningyue could finish her words, Xu Qing came in after answering the phone. She shut up angrily and didn't say anything else, watching the handsome little boy slip away right under her nose.
"How is it? Is it to your liking?"
The dishes have almost been served. Each dish was carefully selected by Xu Qing. He has been looking forward to this day for a long time.
"So good... so fragrant and tender."
Tang Ningyue had a smile on her lips, and her eyes unconsciously drifted towards the window. The little boy was already waiting outside, with his back to her, facing the sunshine, like a character in the girls' comics she had read before.
"I like..."
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Li Jinglang stayed at Chen Jiaxin's house until after dinner. He and her really had nothing to talk about, but the adults asked them to sit together and chat. The two looked at each other and ignored each other.
They just didn't get along from the beginning to the end.
Chen Jiaxin is a very childish person. This is the only way Li Jinglang can describe her. Even when Tang Ningyue called her, she would show off in front of him.
Before, Tang Ningyue always said that he was childish, but she actually liked to play with more childish kids and was not afraid of becoming a fool.
The two of them stayed in the same space harmoniously for the entire afternoon without saying a word. Chen Jiaxin tried to find fault several times but had no chance because Li Jinglang didn't even look at her.
Chen Jiaxin was depressed for the whole afternoon, and then she received a call from Tang Ningyue.
Tang Ningyue's call came at the perfect time. Chen Jiaxin turned on the hands-free mode and wanted to take a loud speaker and call him just to make him angry.
She said eight hundred times in the whole afternoon how good Sister Ning Yue was to her, and she still hasn't gotten enough.
What's there to brag about...
"Sister Ningyue..." Chen Jiaxin spoke in such a coquettish voice that her throat could kill three flies.
"Xin'er, have you rested?" Tang Ningyue addressed her affectionately, and her voice was gentle, the kind of sincere gentleness, unlike the way she usually spoke to him, with a choked voice and false sincerity to fool him.
"No, what's wrong, sister? I heard from Aunt Zhou that you and Brother Qingye went to the resort. Was it fun there?"
"Not bad. You should like the hot springs here. It's a private bath, and the scenery and service are good."
Chen Jiaxin has always been clean, Tang Ningyue remembers it clearly.
"Okay, then I'll go play next time."
Chen Jiaxin's mouth was almost stretched behind her ears. Li Jinglang looked at her shadow on the window, said nothing, and turned another page of the book in his hand.
"Jiaxin, I remember the roommate who came with you to dinner last time was a computer major. Am I right?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Li Jinglang turned another page without looking up, and exerted a little force on the fingers holding the paper.
"Is there a student named Ouyang in their college? He's also a junior."
Tang Ningyue didn't point it out clearly. After all, there weren't many people with double surnames, so she didn't need to ask in detail.
"Ouyang? No." Chen Jiaxin concluded.
"No?"
"No." Chen Jiaxin said decisively, "My boyfriend is from the School of Computer Science. In order to pursue him, I took advantage of my position to look through the files of everyone in their school..." She spoke more and more quietly, and even looked up at Li Jinglang, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Okay, that's okay. Maybe I remembered it wrong."
"What's his full name? Maybe I remembered it wrong. I'll go to the school and ask for you."
"Ouyang Che."
"It seems that there really isn't... I don't have any impression."
"I'm going to the bathroom." Chen Jiaxin was still curled up on the sofa flipping through the roster. Li Jinglang closed the book at some point, said this, and stepped over her outstretched feet towards the door.
"Then you're not allowed to use my Psyduck hand sanitizer." Chen Jiaxin shouted behind him, holding her phone, "You can only use the one in the green bottle."
“…”
Li Jinglang ignored her and walked out.
"Do you have any friends at home?" Tang Ningyue on the other end heard the voice and asked casually.
"Li Jinglang, didn't Aunt Zhou come to my house?"
"Ah... yes." Tang Ningyue responded, then remembered something and continued to ask, "Do you like the pen I gave you?"
"Pen?" Chen Jiaxin glanced at the gift box on the bay window. "Isn't that the armpit bag you gave me?"
"....." Tang Ningyue pursed her lips. She had no idea where the gift went, so she could only help Zhou Su to get away with it. "Yes, that bag. The salesperson said it was out of stock, so they replaced it with a bag. Do you like it?"
Fortunately, she had picked out both the pen and the bag, so there was no flaw in her lie.
"I like it, of course I like it. I like whatever you give me."
"...As long as you like it."
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Chen Jiaxin was still talking on the phone with Tang Ningyue in the study. Li Jinglang was standing in the yard and could just see her smiling face. The more he looked at her, the more silly she seemed to him. But it didn't matter, because Tang Ningyue didn't bully little girls.
Li Jinglang was making a phone call in the yard in the cold wind. He was in a bad mood and was even unhappy when he heard Lu Yi's voice from the other side.
"Brother Lang, why are you suddenly concerned about Ouyang Che? Are you very familiar with him?"
"We live in the same dormitory, so aren't we familiar with each other?" He stepped on the stone slab reflecting the moonlight, his voice muffled.
"Okay." Lu Yi nodded and agreed with him, "We're familiar with each other. After all, we've known each other for almost three years and have eaten...five meals together."
"Where does he work part-time these days?"
The moonlight cast the silhouette of his profile on the wall, and his posture was not relaxed.
"You even knew he had a part-time job? So you really care about him. You're just being a little narrow-minded."
“Stop talking nonsense…”
"I think he's working part-time at a resort. It's the new one that opened in the suburbs. It's quite far away, but the people who come there are all rich. The salary is high, and it includes food and accommodation. It's a good deal, but it's very tiring."
“.....”
"What's wrong? Why are you caring about him so late at night?"
Lu Yi yawned, and the continuous game sounds came from the receiver. Li Jinglang frowned subconsciously.
"My relative has a child with poor academic performance who is difficult to manage, so he's willing to pay three times the market price to hire a live-in tutor. Can you please ask him if he's willing?"
"Triple?" Lu Yi's tone changed. "Can I go? I just want double."
“…”
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