Yang Jinxia said, "Okay."

Chen Xu put his bowl and chopsticks in front of her, turned around and went into the kitchen, and took out a stainless steel basin. There was basically no one at his house, so he originally had a pair of chopsticks, but later one of them broke, leaving only one. The same thing happened with the chopsticks, one of them was missing, leaving three chopsticks.

He remembered that when he had taken out food a few days ago, he had an extra pair of chopsticks, so he put them on the computer desk. When he came out, he saw that they were still there. He took them out, opened them, sat down on the bed, and started eating.

The room is very small, and there is not much space left after putting a table.

Yang Jinxia saw the stainless steel basin and disposable chopsticks in his hands and said with a smile, "You are quite frugal."

"We rarely have guests at home." Chen Xu said as he helped her pick up a piece of chicken.

"Have you lived here long?"

"I've been living here since I graduated. I plan to move out after the New Year."

"Have you found a good place? Well, your cooking skills are pretty good. This poached chicken is better than those in some big restaurants." Yang Jinxia said with some surprise after taking a bite.

Chen Xu smiled and said, "If it tastes good, eat more."

She tried the fried fish and soup and said, "Not bad. I never thought you could cook so well."

"I have a wide range of interests, but I don't have much patience. I learn a little bit of this, a little bit of that, but I never learn them thoroughly." Chen Xu picked up another piece of chicken.

Yang Jinxia picked up the meat, dipped it in the soy sauce soaked with cilantro, and asked, "Is it also true in the field of artificial intelligence?"

"That's to make money, so naturally you spend more energy on it."

Yang Jinxia looked at the computer screen, watched the opening program of the Spring Festival Gala, and asked, "Do you have beer?"

"I'll go down and buy it." Chen Xu said, standing up.

"No need." She picked up her phone and sent a message.

After a while, someone knocked on the door. It was her female driver, who came up with a few bottles of beer.

Chen Xu opened the door, took the beer and said, "Why not, come in and eat together."

"No, I've already eaten." The female driver said with a smile on her face, turned around and went downstairs.

He found two cups, washed them, and poured one cup for each of them.

Yang Jinxia took a cup, took a sip, and said, "When I was a child, my grandmother and I would celebrate the New Year together. She would open a bottle of beer and drink one cup after another. When I grew up, I would drink with her. Later, she got sick and could no longer drink."

As she spoke, she finished her glass of wine and Chen Xu filled it up for her.

She suddenly asked, "How well do you know me?"

Chen Xu said, "Not much."

"That means I know you well." Yang Jinxia picked up the cup again, "Tell me about you."

"Me? You should have checked everything about me. There's nothing to say."

"Then tell me what I don't know."

"Everyone has to have some secrets that they can't tell anyone."

Yang Jinxia held the cup, shook it gently, and said, "We are about to start cooperation, so there must be some basis of mutual trust."

"You should know the value of that information. It's enough to represent my sincerity."

She shook her head and said, "This is a serious matter. How do I know you are not making up a story?"

"You can think of this as a story. I've written novels online before, and I have a lot of imagination."

"Well, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it."

Finally, the food was all gone and Chen Xu began to clean up. After washing the dishes and drying his hands, he came out and saw that she was still drinking. Knowing that she could drink quite a bit, he did not try to persuade her. He put away the table, folded it and put it at the end of the bed.

"Have you found the place?" Yang Jinxia asked again after he finished his work.

"not yet."

"I have a vacant house, I'll lend it to you."

"Forget it. If we have a falling out in the future, we'll have to move again."

She turned to look at him and said, "You are really brave. You dare to say anything."

"It is good for our cooperation to speak out the ugly truth in advance."

She didn't mention the matter again and watched the Spring Festival Gala with relish.

Chen Xu didn't say anything else. He just sat beside her and watched the shows on TV.

After returning to reality, there probably won’t be many opportunities to have a New Year’s Eve dinner with her and watch the Spring Festival Gala like this.

During this time, his cell phone kept ringing, with a few calls and more WeChat messages. The calls were from Liu Kun and Xi Yun, and the WeChat messages were from relatives, classmates, friends, and mainly colleagues, wishing a happy new year.

He also made a few phone calls, mainly to some elders, and sent out some red envelopes.

In comparison, Yang Jinxia’s cell phone never rang.

It wasn't until the countdown to midnight that she stood up from her chair and said, "I have to go."

Chen Xu walked her downstairs.

"After the Lantern Festival, come to my office to discuss cooperation matters." She said after getting in the car.

"Okay, let's make an appointment then." Chen Xu watched the car disappear around the corner and felt that this New Year was not bad.

When he returned to the rented house, the scent of her still seemed to remain in the house. He looked at the computer, where the host was announcing the official end of the party, and walked over to turn it off.

He pulled a chair over, went to the computer, took out his cell phone, and saw several unread messages on QQ. He clicked on them and saw that they were sent by Bai Jinxuan. He had seen them just now, but did not click on them.

This is his basic principle, try not to contact the other two women in front of one of them.

When he opened it, there were some New Year greetings on it. He couldn't help but smile. He had just seen her on TV. At this time, she was still able to send him a message, which was really thoughtful.

He sent a message back, put down his phone, opened the web page and started looking for a house.

After a while, Bai Jinxuan replied, "It's so late, are you still busy?"

"I have guests at home, so I'm looking for a house online."

"Why, do you want to buy a house?"

"Rent a house. After the New Year, I plan to move."

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, which city are you in?"

"G City."

After a while, the other party replied, "I have a friend who has a house that he wants to rent out. Would you like to take a look?"

Chen Xu touched her chin. She didn't have any friends. She must be talking about herself. She was not good at managing money. After making money, she used it to buy houses. Due to the purchase restriction policy and money, she had only bought two houses in G City, one in her name and the other in her mother's name.

Of course, he had no reason to refuse, so he replied, "Okay, give me your friend's contact information and I'll contact him after the New Year."

(End of this chapter)