"Then we'll bother you."

It was Shi Yi who spoke first. He threw away the barbecue fork in his hand and patted the dust off his hands: "How about this, since we are making friends, and we have prepared the dishes, just bring them over and eat together."

Xu Qian nodded happily: "Of course."

Since the people on his side have agreed, there is nothing Tangyuan can do even if he is unwilling.

She pouted secretly and complained to Qiaoqiao who was beside her to get the food: "Why did Brother Eleven agree to this? Obviously we would be happier if we grilled it ourselves."

The little girl's round face looked really lovely. Qiaoqiao couldn't help but pinch her. "When we went out to play before, Shi Yi was responsible for lighting the stove. He is very skilled. But today he couldn't light it for a long time. I think there must be something wrong with our stove."

If the fire can't be started, there will be no barbecue. Now someone has come to invite us, so why not do it?

Tang Yuan understood, but she was still not happy. She found a plate to put the skewers of meat from the kitchen, and puffed her cheeks: "I'm a little scared of that tall guy just now."

The little fox walked beside her, holding the washed vegetables. She raised her eyebrows when she heard him say, "You also said he was tall. What are the characteristics of a tall person?"

The round-faced girl thought for a moment and said, "Simple-minded, strong-limbed?"

The little fox smiled and said, "That's it. He's simple-minded. Why are you afraid of him?"

Although she knew that the little fox was teasing her, Tangyuan was still in a better mood. She blinked her eyes, held a plate of skewers, and walked quickly: "I'm not afraid, let's go, let's eat!"

The fool, who had no idea that he was labeled as "simple-minded but strong-limbed", kept looking to the right front.

How come they are both men, but Shi Jin has such delicate skin and tender flesh?

He stroked his rough stubbled chin and fell into deep thought.

Xu Qian walked past him with a few bottles of drinks and said, "Don't look at it. If you have nothing to do, why not go upstairs and call Brother Ci down."

"I'm not going." Hanzi reacted quickly: "You can go if you want, but I definitely won't go."

Brother Ci went out this time because he was angry. If he went up at this time, he would be in trouble...

Thinking of the consequences, Hanzi shook his body and said, "Brother Ci just told us not to call him before he went upstairs. If you want to get scolded, go by yourself, don't order me around."

Xu Qian raised his eyebrows: "Hey, you are really promising."

Hanzi stiffened his neck and looked like he didn't care.

"Okay." Xu Qian rolled his eyes and pushed the drink in his hand into Hanzi's hand: "Then you take these drinks to those young ladies under the tree."

"Don't." Hanzi's hand, which he had just extended, suddenly retracted: "Find someone else. I can't serve those people."

"Choose one of the two, go up and call Brother Ci or give them drinks."

Hanzi gritted his teeth and said, "I'll deliver the drinks!"

Xu Qian:......

Okay, I'll go.

Xu Qian stuffed the drink into Hanzi's hand and walked upstairs.

Yu Ci’s room is right at the entrance of the stairs on the second floor.

Originally, the room they arranged for Brother Ci was supposed to be the master bedroom near the inside. The room was large enough and would not be disturbed by the noise of going up and down the stairs.

Unexpectedly, plans could not keep up with changes. Brother Ci was like eating a barrel of explosives in the morning, so no one in the car dared to talk to him.

When they arrived at the villa, Brother Ci went straight into the room with his suitcase, not giving them a chance to speak.

Xu Qian stepped onto the last step of the stairs and stretched his neck to look at the door of the room.

Good, the door is open.

Xu Qian straightened his back and prepared himself mentally at the door for two minutes before he mustered up a breath and stepped into the room.

The room is in the same European style as the villa.

The first thing Xu Qian saw when he entered the room was the big bed in the middle, with a neatly made quilt, a black backpack casually thrown on the sofa, and an open suitcase on the ground.

Not sleeping.

When he came to this conclusion, Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked around and heard the sound of water in the bathroom: "Brother Ci?"

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped slightly.

Xu Qian quickly said, "It's me, Brother Ci."

Yu Ci wiped the water off his face: "What's the matter?"

Xu Qian scratched his head: "It's nothing, you can talk about it when you come out."

"OK."

The sound of water running in the bathroom started again.

Xu Qian pulled a chair and sat down at the foot of the wall. With nothing to do, he began to look around the room.

Hey, the flowers on this bedside table are pretty, they are yellow and very eye-catching.

Well, the lamp in the corner is not bad. It looks bright and it is convenient for getting up at night.

Oh, these legs are not bad, the lines are smooth, the muscles are well-proportioned, and you can tell at a glance...

etc.

Xu Qian raised his head abruptly: "Brother Ci!"

Yu Ci bent down and took a towel from the suitcase: "Go ahead."

"It's nothing serious." Xu Qian wanted to keep it a secret: "It's just——"

"ah!!"

A shrill soprano voice came from the yard downstairs.

Yu Ci paused while wiping his hair, frowning: "Hasn't the person been sent away yet?"

"No." Xu Qian's topic was diverted: "Look at their attitude, I guess they will follow us for the next few days."

How could those young ladies be sent away so easily? If any one of them went back to file a complaint, it would give them a headache.

It’s not that we can’t afford to offend them, it’s just too much trouble.

"Tsk." Yu Ci's eyes showed a hint of impatience. He threw away the towel and said, "Whoever invited the Buddha should worship him. Don't meddle in other people's business."

"I understand." Xu Qian nodded, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Brother Ci, our plan for tomorrow is to go to Qiulu Mountain. Do you...?"

Not unexpected.

"I'm not going."

Yu Ci leaned on the sofa, folded his hands behind his head, and said lazily: "I have plans, you guys go by yourselves."

Xu Qian was a little curious: "What arrangements?"

The man on the sofa raised his eyebrows: "Explore the advantages and disadvantages of long-term coexistence between humans and fabrics."

Xu Qian: ? ?

What the hell?

Unfortunately, before he could figure out what this sentence meant, he was asked to leave the room.

Xu Qian scratched his head and went downstairs.

Hanzi squatted at the stairs. Seeing Xu Qian coming down, he stretched his neck to look behind him: "Where's Brother Ci?"

Xu Qianying replied as a matter of course: "Upstairs!"

Hanzi:......

"Do you remember what you went upstairs for?"

"Of course you don't remember, you underestimate my memory." Xu Qian sneered: "Isn't it just to ask Brother Ci to come downstairs..."

The following words are automatically muted.

Xu Qian was silent.

In order to ease the awkwardness, Xu Qian randomly found a topic to change the subject: "What happened downstairs just now?"

"A cockroach appeared out of nowhere and frightened me."

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked into the yard.

Chen Yuan, who had just been frightened by the cockroach, came over angrily with his bag and started to scold him: "What kind of shabby house did you find? There are cockroaches in it, did you do it on purpose?"

Xu Qian was really afraid of this difficult young lady.

Too lazy to argue too much, I just perfunctorily replied: "Yes, yes, yes, it's my fault, I'll change it next time."

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Before she could speak, Xu Qian quickly turned to Shi Jin who was not far away and said, "Brother Shi, please get me a knife."

Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around the next second.

Not far away, beside a fruit table, a handsome young man in black had a calm expression and a few vague brows.

Chen Yuan pulled the hem of her skirt awkwardly, maintaining her composure: "Mr. Shi is here too."

Shi Jin nodded politely to her, and looked around, only to see a fruit knife on the table not far away: "Can I have a fruit knife?"

It was just something I said casually, any knife will do.

So Xu Qian simply nodded: "Okay, as long as it's a knife."

Shi Jin walked to the table and stretched out his hand——

A hand took the fruit knife before him.

Shi Jin's eyebrows moved slightly and he raised his head.

Zhong Sisi handed the knife in her hand to Xu Qian and looked at Shi Jin with a smile: "Lawyer Shi, what a coincidence, are you here to play too?"

"Lawyer Shi?" Chen Yuan was a little surprised. She looked at Shi Jin and asked, "Is Mr. Shi engaged in the legal profession?"

Shi Jin said in a light tone, without explaining too much: "Not a lawyer."

He looked at Zhong Sisi: "Just call me by my name."

"I don't know why, but it always feels weird to call you by your name." Zhong Sisi scratched her head: "Why don't I just call you Teacher Shi?"

Shi Jin nodded slightly: "That's fine."

"Oh, right." Zhong Sisi seemed to suddenly remember something: "Have you seen my cousin? He is here today too."

As she spoke, she looked around, but didn't see the person she wanted to see in the yard. She turned her head and looked at Xu Qian: "Where's Yu Ci? I remember he said he was going upstairs to take a shower. Is he not finished yet?"

"I have finished washing..." Xu Qian touched his nose awkwardly, looking left and right but not at Zhong Sisi: "It's just..."

Can he say this?

Brother Ci, are you saying that you feel upset because you saw all the ladies in the yard that you brought with you, old man, and don't want to go downstairs?

Even if Zhong Sisi wouldn't mind as her cousin, there was the big Miss Chen Yuan standing next to her.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Qian decided to make up a story: "Well, Brother Ci said he had a headache. Maybe he caught a cold from using the air conditioner too much last night."

"Cold?" Zhong Sisi frowned: "I'll go up to see him."

Xu Qian quickly stopped him: "No, no, no."

Are you kidding? If we let her go up there, wouldn’t it be exposed?

"I just checked, Brother Ci is fine, just need a good sleep." He rolled his eyes and pulled Shi Jin out to shield him: "Brother Shi is a guest, we have to entertain him well."

Zhong Sisi thought so too.

"Teacher Shi, come, I'll take you over there and let you taste my cooking."

Zhong Sisi's enthusiasm was too great and Shi Jin couldn't refuse.

He followed Zhong Sisi and sat at the low table next to the barbecue grill, watching her put handfuls of skewers on the table, as if she wanted to empty the entire barbecue grill of skewers.

Shi Jin had a rare headache: "That's enough, thank you."

Zhong Sisi stuffed a handful of beef skewers into Shi Jin's hands. She waved her hand and said enthusiastically, "You're welcome. Teacher Shi, you can eat as much as you want. If it's not enough, I have more."

Shi Jin was stuffed with a handful of skewers of meat by her, and said helplessly: "Thank you."

The skewers were grilled to perfect temperature, with a slightly crispy exterior and juicy, tender interior, and the seasoning was evenly spread.

Shi Jin ate a bunch of them, with some surprise in his eyes: "Delicious."

Zhong Sisi was happy: "As long as it tastes good, it's fine. When I was studying abroad, I couldn't get used to the food out there, so I bought the ingredients and tried to make it myself. After a while, my skills improved."

"Oh, right." Zhong Sisi rubbed her hands, a little embarrassed: "Teacher Shi, I have an unreasonable request, I don't know if it is convenient to say it."

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Explore the pros and cons of humans and fabrics coexisting for extended periods of time - simply sleeping.