Chapter 300: Hiding Here

He Ning rubbed Xiao Hei's head and said, "Send him to a pet store for foster care? That would be so unfair. Will they take good care of our Xiao Hei?"

"What do you mean our home? This is my Xiao Hei."

Dai Qing rolled her eyes at him. This man was thick-skinned, very outgoing, and had a natural smile. It was really impossible to dislike him.

"Hehe... all the same, all the same."

He Ning didn't care at all and lay back in the rocking chair with a smile. Xiao Hei had become familiar with him and after being stroked a few times, he lay down beside him.

"How about letting Xiao Hei follow me? I'll help you feed him for a few days and I guarantee that he'll be plump and white... fat and strong."

"You? You're so busy every day, how do you have the time to raise a dog?" Dai Qing was stunned, looking at him with his legs crossed, with a puzzled look in her eyes.

"Of course not. If you don't mind, I can live in your house. I promise not to touch your things and I will only serve Xiao Hei at home."

Dai Qing: “…”

She suspected that this guy wanted to hide in her house and laze around.

"I'm serious. I guarantee that Xiao Hei will have three meals a day, every day." He Ning sat up and almost raised his hand to swear, "Think about it, who else knows Xiao Hei better than me?"

"What about your work?" Dai Qing looked at him with doubt in her eyes. "From what I know, you have three projects on your shoulders. How can you have time to raise a dog?"

"Hey, that's nothing. I invested in those projects and played a role in them. I don't really need to do anything."

He Ning chuckled. The key was that those guys couldn't bear to see him sitting idle, so they always asked him to do some labor.

"If I stay and raise a dog for you, they won't ask me to work. It's so hot, and I'm getting scorched from wearing a helmet every day."

As he spoke, He Ning rolled up his arms and showed them to Dai Qing. They were bronze in color, and indeed not very white.

Dai Qing was certain that this guy was just trying to dodge and hide away under the guise of watching the dog.

Seeing Dai Qing staring at him without saying anything, He Ning chuckled.

"It's settled. Don't worry, leave Xiao Hei to me. I promise to take him wherever he goes. I'll stay in Grandpa's room tonight... Sister Dai, I'll take you there whenever you leave."

Dai Qing choked. It was indeed safer to let Xiao Hei stay with him than to leave him in a pet store. After all, this guy has been lazy for more than a day or two.

"Okay, you can stay at my house as you like. The key is hanging on the wall behind the door."

Dai Qing thought about it, and seeing that Gouzi was getting close to him, she didn't refuse.

"Okay, don't worry."

He Ning smiled and rubbed the dog's ears twice. Xiao Hei seemed to understand and rubbed He Ning's hand with his tail wagging, being very affectionate.

Now that the dog was settled, Dai Qing felt relieved and went straight to the capital with her small bag.

When they arrived in the capital at six in the afternoon, Dai Qing first found a hotel to settle down, washed up, and then went downstairs to call Xing Zhou.

She told him that she had arrived in the capital and they could meet when they had time, and she wanted to see the house.

Xing Zhou heard Dai Qing's voice and said cheerfully, "Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

"You are a busy person, will this take up your time? I treat you as friends, and I will not be polite to you. If you are busy, don't worry about me, just take time to take me to see the house."

Dai Qing chuckled. The few people she met in the capital were all well-educated gentlemen, polite and considerate, with a proper sense of boundaries. It was very comfortable to be around them.

As soon as Dai Qing finished speaking, she heard a chuckle from the other end of the phone. "No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat. I didn't grow up drinking air."

"Well, I'm in..."

Dai Qing didn't pretend to be nice and just gave him the address and asked him to pick her up.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Xingzhou's car drove to the bottom of the hotel building.

Dai Qing's eyes lit up when she saw Xing Zhou getting off the bus. He looked handsome and elegant in his grey shirt and black trousers.

Seeing Dai Qing, Xing Zhou raised his hand to signal her, walked forward and smiled slightly, then raised his head to look at the hotel behind her.

"When you come, just give me a call. I have several vacant houses. You can live in them however you want."

"I live in a good hotel, it's convenient to go anywhere. The most important thing is that your time is precious, and I am a free person, the most abundant thing is time."

Dai Qing politely said yes and got into the car.

She also got to know these people through Tang Zikai, and they could be considered just ordinary friends.

She appreciated the other person's courtesy, but she couldn't be so shameless as to cause trouble for him.

She understands the sense of boundaries of being a human being.

Xing Zhou did not insist on Dai Qing's attitude and took her to a quiet private restaurant.

"The boss is a food lover. I heard that his ancestors came from the imperial palace, so he likes to think about recipes. Tangzi and I used to come here often and the food was good."

"Thank you for the treat. I'm not picky about food. I only know what tastes good and what doesn't. I can't tell anything else."

Following Xingzhou, we walked into a courtyard house with red-painted pillars, blue walls and grey tiles. It looked like it had four or five courtyards and had an ancient charm.

This is the capital's large courtyard.

The two of them entered a private room. Xing Zhou asked her to sit down, called the waiter, asked about today's menu, and ordered a few dishes that he thought tasted good. He waited until the waiter left before he began to explain.

"The boss is the chef. He cooks every day based on his mood and makes a menu every day. When customers dine at his restaurant, they have to eat according to the chef's preferences."

It was the first time that Dai Qing heard that the chef was so awesome, and she was extremely curious.

"The capital is different. Thanks to you, I have learned a lot."

"It's nothing, we are just good at different things."

Xing Zhou looked at Dai Qing's bright and pure eyes and chuckled.

"Didn't you say last time that it was fate that brought us together? In the end, it was all thanks to you that we were able to meet."

Look at the interdependence of fortune and misfortune, good and evil. Even if they were tied together, they would not be able to do this.

Dai Qing chuckled and shook her head. "It's all cause and effect. I said this because you listened to me. Otherwise, we wouldn't be sitting together today."

"That makes sense." Talking to smart people is simple, requires no effort, and both parties are satisfied.

Two seasonal side dishes were served, one was emerald green bamboo shoots, and the other was bean sprouts. Although I don’t know how they tasted, they were already delicious.

"It's a delicious side dish. Try it first." Xing Zhou motioned Dai Qing to pick up her chopsticks.

Dai Qing picked up a piece of bamboo shoots and tasted it. It was crisp and refreshing, and indeed appetizing. However, the portion was too small and it was gone in just a few chopsticks.

"tasty."

Xing Zhou also took a bite and raised his eyebrows, "It seems that the chef is in a good mood today."

Dai Qing was silent. How could one express joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness while eating?

Anyone who has this ability is a real foodie.

After a while, two more dishes were served, one was braised beef tendon, which looked shiny and tender, and the other was braised fish maw.

"These two dishes are the master chef's specialties. Try them and see if they suit your taste."