Chapter 29 Sasa took a test
Sasa quickly dodged into the bedroom, and then she carefully looked at where Lin Bozhou was. It was the interior of the Banyan Tree Nanjing, which she had visited when she interviewed a female star two years ago. Sasa asked in surprise, "Mr. Lin, are you in Nanjing?"
Lin Baizhou replied briefly: Yes.
Sasa didn't want to look for Lin Baizhou at first, but Lin Baizhou said pitifully that he wanted to keep an appointment, but unfortunately he couldn't rent a car at this time.
Her uncle was still knocking on the door outside, which made Sasa annoyed, so she got excited and said, "I'll take you there."
In fact, if you think about it, Lin Bozhou's inability to rent a car was an excuse. Nanjing is not a remote town. Even if you can't find a taxi through online car-hailing, there are plenty of them. It just happened that Sasa didn't want to stay at home, so she just agreed.
Lin Bozhou was waiting at the hotel entrance early. When he saw Sasa, he handed her a box of chocolates. Sasa took it with a smile and asked, "Why are you giving me chocolates?"
Lin Bozhou said: I thought it was cute when I was shopping in the supermarket yesterday and thought you would like it.
Sasa opened the package and found that inside were bottles of wine, small and cute, each with its own name on it, tequila, brandy, and whiskey.
Sasa was very surprised. It seemed that she hadn't seen chocolate for many years. Her memory of chocolate was still stuck in high school. People couldn't afford to buy anything else, so they would give their sweetheart a box of Dove chocolate on Valentine's Day. She couldn't help taking a photo.
Seeing Sasa's smile, Lin Baizhou raised his eyebrows and said: Let me drive and go somewhere.
The two drove all the way to the suburbs, and Sasa didn't ask where they were going.
Lin Bozhou said that his friend built a hotel in the suburbs of Nanjing and wanted to take advantage of the mountain view.
Lin Baizhou told Sasa the address and asked her to help him with navigation.
Sasa opened the Gaode app on her phone, and the voice package contained her own voice shouting "let's go". Lin Bozhou laughed out loud: You must have recorded it for a long time.
Sasa shook her head and said, just a few words will be enough.
He took out his cell phone from his pocket and said, "Then record one for me too."
The cover of his phone is the God of Wealth, and the wallpaper on his homepage is a Bedlington. While looking for an app, Sasa said, "Mr. Lin, you have a sheepdog."
Lin Bozhou said, "Sheepdog? Sounds interesting. His name is Duofu."
Sasa burst out laughing: The name you gave the puppy is very auspicious.
The car turned right, and he said while steering, I'll try to let you and Duofu meet next time; actually, when he said next time, he didn't know when, but Sasa politely said okay.
She opened the app and said, "Just repeat whatever the voice package says." She pressed the voice bar and put the microphone of her mobile phone to Lin Bozhou's mouth.
Lin Bozhou held the steering wheel, shrank back a bit, and said, I want your voice pack, your voice.
Sasa's hands froze in the air, and she felt a little embarrassed for a moment. Lin Bozhou noticed it, stopped talking nonsense, and obediently finished recording the sound.
While Sasa was fiddling with her phone, Lin Bozhou asked her to open the photo album to look at the New Year's Eve dinner.
Lin Bozhou's New Year's Eve dinner was particularly sumptuous, with more than a dozen dishes, centered around a king crab. There were more than twenty people at the table, all well-dressed and seemingly well-educated.
Every Chinese New Year, several of Lin Bozhou's uncles would come back to celebrate together.
Sasa said: With such a large family and so many people, it must be a very lively New Year's celebration.
Sasa suddenly remembered the stretched noodles he mentioned last time, so he zoomed in and saw that there was indeed a bowl of stretched noodles in front of everyone, soaked in broth, with a few slices of beef floating on top.
Sasa used two fingers to zoom in and out, then turned to look at Lin Bozhou: Who made this?
Lin Baizhou coughed and said: As for me, it was our family’s turn this year, but I am the only child in my family. I was so tired and worked for most of the day.
Eating noodles is a normal part of a family dinner, but Sasa just wanted to laugh. She imagined the sharp-browed, witty and humorous Lin Bozhou beside her carrying the dough, and maybe even getting his nose covered in flour.
Lin Bozhou nodded. "With more than a dozen people, it's certainly lively. My third sister loves seafood, so we always buy a lot of crabs and lobsters for the New Year's Eve dinner. I'm not a big seafood fan; I've had enough of it before."
Sasa asked: "Is there a sea in Shenyang?" I only know that there are seas in Yingkou, Dalian, and Dandong, Liaoning.
Lin Bozhou shook his head and said, "There's no sea in Shenyang, but it's not difficult to eat seafood.
He changed the subject: I stayed in Sanya for a few years a few years ago.
Sasa said: Sure enough, I always feel that you have a leisurely temperament, it turns out that it is because you have been immersed in sea water.
Lin Bozhou laughed and said, "The way you intellectuals talk is really interesting."
In fact, Sasa didn't say that to flatter him. When she first met Lin Bozhou, Sasa felt the temperament of a rich second-generation Lin Bozhou - he was not in a hurry, and he was calm and composed in everything he did.
This kind of temperament of not being afraid even if the sky falls can only be cultivated in a wealthy family.
Sasa asked: So what is Brother Baizhou doing in Sanya?
Lin Baizhou said: Let’s play.
Sasa exclaimed, not understanding what he meant.
Lin Bozhou said, "You southerners don't understand us Northeasterners. Sanya is the Northeast's backyard." When my childhood friends and I were young, we were all big spenders. Our parents gave us 100,000 yuan a month, so we'd open a club in Sanya, rent cars, and spend every day surfing on the yacht's tail slope and basking in the sun.
At 33, I really can't play around anymore. I wanted to get married when I was 28, but my circle of friends is full of people outside of me. After Lin Bozhou finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing.
Sometimes it’s not me who wants to add someone, but they say they want to rent a car, and after adding me on WeChat, they start sending me swimsuit photos.
Sasa raised her eyebrows and said "oh".
Lin Baizhou said that he played like this for several years.
Sasa didn't expect him to be so sincere, and asked, "So what have you been doing in the past few years?"
Lin Baizhou said, after my father passed away, I returned to Northeast China and inherited my father's business. Everyone thought I would squander the family business, but that was not the case. Because I played too hard in the past, now I have calmed down and just want to go home early and go to bed every day.
Sasa was about to speak when Lin Bozhou suddenly said: Actually, I am just investing blindly. Although there are bad debts, there is always profit. As long as I don’t starve to death, it’s enough.
Sasa seemed to be looking at the chocolate, but what she was thinking in her heart was that Mr. Lin's interpretation of the word "prodigal son" was so refreshing and unconventional.
The two finally got off the bus in a forested area. The best thing about the south is that even in winter, the trees aren't completely bare; there are always a few stubborn clumps of green. Looking up, they saw a transparent corridor extending out, and someone inside waved at them. For some reason, Sasa felt that this scene was very similar to the movie she saw in high school, Twilight, where a group of vampires looked out from a transparent corridor.
Sasa turned around and saw Lin Bozhou responding enthusiastically. She also smiled politely at him. Just as she was about to return to the driver's seat and say goodbye to Lin Bozhou, Lin Bozhou suddenly grabbed her arm and said, "Sasa, you brought me so far, how could I not treat you to a meal?"
Sasa looked back at him, his eyes were full of sincerity, Sasa nodded, and Lin Bozhou stretched out his arm: Come on, we have a bit of Gatsby style.
Sasa was amused by the three words "leader of the party" and took his arm and walked inside.
At the banquet, Lin Bozhou actually had the kitchen prepare a ball of dough and began to stretch it on the spot. The friend in the corridor, Zhou Xu, who was reaching out, was startled by his gesture and asked what he was doing. Only Sasa smiled, taking photos and even recording a video.
Zhou Xu didn't look very happy and asked Lin Bozhou: Brother, why do you have to eat ramen today?
Sasa turned her head and asked: I thought you prepared the dough specially for him.
Zhou Xu shook his head and smiled awkwardly: No.
Zhou Xu said to Lin Baizhou, "Hurry up and do it, I have important things to do after that."
Sasa couldn't stop laughing at the language of the two Northeastern people. When the bowl of noodles was served, it was actually very delicious. She ate the noodles while watching Zhou Xu and Lin Baizhou come over to talk.
Lin Baizhou asked with a smile: Are you full?
Sasa nodded: I’m full.
There were only a few noodles left, and she really couldn't eat any more.
Sasa became curious and asked Lin Baizhou: What were you talking about just now?
Lin Baizhou said: It’s nothing, Zhou Xu blamed me for using the dough in the kitchen.
When Sasa smiled, the tip of her nose wrinkled, and there was a circle of small ripples around the mole on the tip of her nose. Sasa subconsciously turned her head to look at Zhou Xu, and found that Zhou Xu was pushing a cake out. When she wanted to take a picture of Lin Baizhou, Zhou Xu made a hushing expression.
Sasa immediately stopped talking, and Lin Bozhou was still asking: "Why didn't you eat it all? Is it not delicious?"
Sasa said: It’s super delicious. It’s the first time I’ve eaten noodles made for me by a friend.
Lin Baizhou said: Okay, then whenever you want to eat it, just tell me.
Zhou Xu suddenly started singing, "Happy Birthday!" Sasa said loudly in Lin Bozhou's ear, "Happy Birthday!!!"
Zhou Xu pushed a food cart with candles and cakes on it, which was actually a bit romantic.
Lin Baizhou said: Damn, why is it so romantic?
Zhou Xu said sincerely: Brother, happy birthday, but your birthday noodles were eaten by your friends.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people rushed out of the room, all shouting "Happy Birthday, Brother Lin", which scared Sasa.
Realizing that there was a group of people watching her while she was drinking noodle soup, Sasa felt so embarrassed that she wanted to die.
Zhou Xu said again: There are no longevity noodles this year, so you should eat one.
A girl came over and shouted: "There's still a little in my bowl, brother, do you want to try it?"
Another boy said: Yes, brother, it’s okay to show your appreciation. I see that it smells good when you stare at others eating.
Sasa covered the bowl embarrassedly: How about I give you a takeaway?
The girl said: "How can there be takeout, sister? Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year."
Lin Baizhou picked up the bowl, picked one and ate it.
The group chatted animatedly for a long time, and Sasa realized they were all his relatives... specially in Nanjing for his birthday. The younger sister, the one who'd asked him for the handbag, also had the surname Lin, Lin Yuwei. Even Lin Bozhou's younger brother, his eldest sister's child, was at the table. After a nap upstairs, he arrived late in a Tang suit, kowtowed, and wished him a happy birthday, uncle. Lin Bozhou was delighted, but since he had no cash, he promised to buy him a handbag when he returned to Shenyang. The group chatted enthusiastically, and Zhou Xu explained that he had reserved rooms upstairs for everyone, so they could rest there and stay a few more days in Nanjing.
It was originally a small party, but it suddenly turned into a family gathering. Because Sasa arrived early, he sat next to Lin Bozhou. When everyone was chatting with him, they would glance at Sasa from time to time. Sasa's fingers were placed under the tablecloth, overlapping and spinning in circles.
Lin Yuwei just turned eighteen and couldn't help drinking. She even asked Sasa to drink with her. Her sister must have been to nightclubs too much, and she had to drink soft drinks, so Sasa also drank too much.
Lin Bozhou saw that she was not feeling well, so he made an excuse that he had drunk too much, asked Zhou Xu for a room card, and then sent Sasa back to the hotel.
Before leaving, Sasa did not forget to take away her box of chocolates.
The room card Zhou Xu gave was for a suite, and there was a platform outside with a small bathtub and a rockery.
As soon as the two entered the room, Lin Baizhou said: I'm sorry, I didn't know there would be so many people around, would you feel uncomfortable?
Sasa was almost unable to stand, with her face pressed against the wall, crawling forward like a sloth: It’s okay, it’s a small scene. When I was interviewing, some artists had to bring twenty staff members with them.
Lin Baizhou "took" her face with his palm, but was afraid of hurting her, so he moved very gently. After helping Sasa onto the bed, he went to the bedroom to wash a hot towel and wanted to wipe her face.
When he came out, he found Sasa sitting next to the rockery, hugging her knees and looking dazed. There was a pile of broken chocolates next to her, and a strong smell of alcohol. Lin Bozhou walked over and realized that she had broken the chocolates with wine fillings and drank the wine inside. When Lin Bozhou handed her the hot towel, Sasa covered her bare toes with the towel.
Lin Bozhou: Why don't you take a nap if you're tired? Why are you still drunk here?
Sasa shook her head: I'm not tired, I really like the lively atmosphere, the atmosphere in your home is really great.
Lin Bozhou said: The older generation hasn't arrived yet, there are only people of the same generation and younger generations. If you add them all together, it will be more than twice as many as this.
Sasa smiled and buried her head in her knees.
In fact, Sasa never reveals her emotions in front of others. In her heart, to be a mature professional, one must manage her emotions. However, in front of Lin Bozhou, she loses her composure again and again. She has a very dangerous scale in her heart. The display code on the scale tells her that if she loses her composure a few more times, she must completely disappear from this man's sight.
"I took a test before the New Year." A rustling voice came out from underground.
Lin Baizhou put his ear close to her: What test paper?
"If you score over 70 on the love incompetence test, you're considered love incompetent. I scored 95."
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