Chapter 42 Chapter 42 “Hiss, it hit.”…
"Nice to meet you, Boss Qiao," Su Qi extended his hand. "By the way, you're the birthday boy today, happy birthday! Lao Tan specially asked us to come over to celebrate for you!"
"Thank you." Qiao Zhuo shook hands with her, then separated them immediately, turning away without looking at Tan Du.
"Boss Su, why are you rushing ahead of me?" Xiao Luo squeezed forward, "Brother Zhuo, happy birthday!"
"Thank you." Qiao Zhuo put his hands in his pockets.
"Let's go! Let's go first! Xiaolu and the others brought coffee."
Qiao Zhuoyi was pushed forward by Xiao Luo, without looking around.
Arm in arm.
Smiling face.
Out of sight, out of mind.
"Boss Qiao is here!" Xiao Lu put down the fan and took out a cup of coffee from the thermal box next to him and handed it over.
"Oh my god, Boss Qiao, you..." Zhou Jue's eyes lit up, and he twirled his fingers around his chin. "The wild uncle has transformed into a clean-cut man!"
"Uncle?" Xiao Lu asked maliciously, "Zhou Jue—how dare you call Boss Qiao an uncle?"
"You don't understand! The key is wildness!" Zhou Jue looked at him from head to toe, as if it was the first day he saw him. He turned into a high-definition camera and scanned him from head to toe.
Qiao Zhuo bit the straw and let her look at him. When the camera returned to the top, he tilted his body slightly and heard another scream in his ears.
"Oh my god!" Zhou Jue leaned in closer. "This ear cuff is so hot! Boss Qiao, where did you buy it?"
"Someone gave it to me."
Tan Du walked closer and just heard these words.
"Others—" Zhou Jue smiled meaningfully, "Good brothers are still..."
The straw was bitten and deformed, and Qiao Zhuo's eyes flickered: "I can't compare with my brothers."
Tan Du had just taken a sip of water when he choked and coughed when he heard this.
"Lao Tan, take it easy!" Su Qi jumped up. "Don't spray me! My new clothes!"
"Boss Su, don't you buy all these clothes wholesale?" Zhou Jue wisely shifted his focus.
"Who sold this wholesale?" Su Qi yelled, "I just bought a few more of the same thing!"
"That's wholesale!" Xiao Lu interrupted while smearing oil on his face. "Boss Su, where are the crayfish you brought? Do you want them heated up?"
"Oh no! He's still in the car!" Zhou Jue stamped his feet and urged, "Boss Su, hurry up, or it'll go bad!"
Su Qi quickly turned around and ran, but he tripped over a small dirt slope and rushed out several meters uncontrollably, his limbs moving like a turtle with its belly turned upside down.
A cry of "Fuck" came from afar, and everyone laughed out loud without hesitation. Qiao Zhuoyi couldn't help but squint his eyes.
"Don't be this brother anymore," Tan Du whispered beside him, "It's shameful."
Qiao Zhuoyi snorted lightly and looked for a trash can with the empty cup in his hand.
"Brother, give it to me," Xiao Luo laughed, "You eat the chicken wings first."
"You eat." Qiao Zhuo walked to Zhou Jue's side, "You take a break, I'll grill it."
Xiao Luo stuffed the chicken wings to Zhou Jue: "Come on, let me show you our Guiyi cooking skills!"
"Then we'll wait." Zhou Jue gave up his seat.
"It's all messed up!"
“Not cooked yet…”
"Be careful, it's hot!"
"No, I took off my sunglasses, why is my flesh still black?!"
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Twenty minutes later, the Guiyi and two-person team officially retired. Xiao Luo was sent to wash the fruit, and Qiao Zhuoyi dejectedly withdrew under the expectant gaze of everyone, picked up a chair and went to the side to watch the scenery.
A person sat down next to him, holding a large box of pistachios.
"Have some?"
"You seemed to know from the beginning that I liked this?" Qiao Zhuo grabbed a handful.
"A Feng said that you bought all the pistachios he had there." Tan Du said with a smile, "And this one on the back of your hand, it's hard not to guess."
"I'm going to sue him for leaking customer privacy." The nut was thrown up, and Qiao Zhuo tilted his neck to catch it, biting it with a loud crunching sound.
Tan Du smiled, and when he threw it up again, he intercepted it with his left hand and blocked Qiao Zhuoyi's forearm with his right hand.
Throwing the nut into his mouth, Tan Du raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm Mr. Qiao's lawyer, so this is my legal fee."
"Then I'll sue you." Qiao Zhuo leaned back, supported the back of his head with both hands, and kicked his feet back little by little for fun.
"Tell me what?" Tan Du turned towards him, one foot resting on the chair.
"I'll sue you..." Qiao Zhuo took off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of cunning almond-shaped eyes, "You're pretentious, full of evil intentions, and trying to please everyone..."
"Hey, are you playing idiom chain? Take me with you!" Su Qi suddenly jumped out like a rabbit, and put his elbow on Tan Du's shoulder.
Tan Du glanced at him but didn't look away.
Qiao Zhuo put his sunglasses back on and said with a half-smile, "You have a big heart, Boss Su, take it."
Just as Su Qi opened his mouth, Zhou Jue rushed over and tugged at his arm, pulling him back. "What a bummer! I've finished the call. Boss Su, you're so powerful, please help us grill some fish! With Xiao Lu's skills, we might not even be able to have dinner!"
"I just took a break! This job requires a lot of negotiation! It's a lot of negotiation - a lot of negotiation -" Su Qi screamed heartbreakingly, as if he was going to be dragged away and beheaded, causing the people around him to cover their mouths and laugh. The little Pomeranian in front of him on the left went straight into the arms of his owner.
"I walked the blanket before I went out," Tan Du said with a smile, "and also gave it some dog food."
"Yeah." Qiao Zhuo turned on the surveillance camera and took a look. The dog was running around the yard happily.
Tan Du came over and said, "You didn't attack the plants. You're quite a bit of a dog."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tanluo suddenly rushed to the door, and at the same time a call reminder appeared on the screen. It was a string of numbers without any notes.
Qiao Zhuo hung up. After three rounds of communication, a message came from the other side:
[Open the door!]
He raised an eyebrow and called up the surveillance video at the door.
The thin and dusty man was dragging a large box and looking sad at the surveillance camera.
"Is there a guest?" Tan Du's eyes were deep as he watched him open the door remotely. The blanket immediately circled around the man and rubbed his calves affectionately.
"What kind of guest is he?" Qiao Zhuo sneered, removed "Xiang Yuan" from the blacklist and dialed the number again.
"You are busy, I will go and help..." Tan Du pretended to stand up.
"No need." Qiao Zhuo raised his chin and motioned him to sit down.
As soon as the call was connected, Tan Du heard a series of breathless mumbling from the other end.
It turns out that this is the person who helped to connect Qiao Zhuoyi and Dian Heng.
Qiao Zhuoyi didn't say anything until someone on the other side asked if he was still alive. Then he slowly said, "Dead."
Tan Du pinched his arm and shook his head.
Qiao Zhuo reluctantly changed his words: "I'm living well."
"Give me a definite answer! Are you going or not?" Xiang Yuan asked.
"I can't be sure," Qiao Zhuo said, "I haven't thought about it yet."
"I'll come to see you." Xiang Yuan said.
"Not in the store." Qiao Zhuo replied.
"Don't bite the blanket, your pants are going to fall off." Xiang Yuan shouted, "I don't believe it. Where can you go if you're not in the store?"
"Oh." Qiao Zhuo was too lazy to explain. Anyway, Xiang Da Shen would not listen to his words.
"I'm starving!" Xiang Yuan shouted, "You actually have food in your refrigerator! Hey! This little thing is quite exquisite!"
"Don't eat!" Qiao Zhuo sat up straight.
"Hmm, it tastes good, the sweet osmanthus is quite fragrant..."
Qiao Zhuoyi closed his eyes, hung up, blocked the call, and shouted to the surveillance camera: "Blanket, bite him."
"It's okay, I'll do it for you next time."
A sound came from the side, and Qiao Zhuo reacted suddenly. He gritted his teeth against his lips, slapped Xiang Yuan hard, and replied with a muffled "Oh".
Perhaps realizing he was once again in the black box, Xiang Yuan used his previous number to send a message: [I didn't finish it for you. You're so stingy!]
Qiao Zhuo replied: [I won’t be back tonight, you can make your own arrangements.]
Xiang Yuan: [When will you be back?]
Qiao Zhuoyi didn't reply.
Xiang Yuan: [Let me out]
【WeChat】
【Telephone】
【All released】
Qiao Zhuo curled his lip. This was like using text messages as WeChat. He sent an emoticon to someone on WeChat, and the other party replied with a voice message of several dozen seconds.
As soon as I pressed my finger, an off-tune Happy Birthday song started playing, followed by a second voice message: "Can I eat the cake in the refrigerator?"
"Eat, eat, eat." Qiao Zhuo replied, "You can finish it."
Finally, he turned around and explained: "I'm afraid it will break."
"I know." Tan Du nodded.
"Brother Tan - Boss Qiao -" Xiao Lu waved at them.
"Let's go." Tan Du stretched out his hand. Qiao Zhuo glanced at him, supported himself on his forearm and stood up.
There was a cake in the middle of the table, and several people sat in a circle around it, leaving two empty seats between Su Qi and Xiao Luo.
After they sat down, Xiao Luo started singing and everyone sang a birthday song together.
Although it was a chorus, each sang in its own tune. Qiao Zhuoyi accurately caught the low voice of the person next to him, rubbed his earlobe with his fingertips, thanked him, and said he would give a red envelope.
Xiao Luo created a group with a smile, and both sides invited people.
Seeing that the group had reached six members, Qiao Zhuo opened the list and checked: "Are they all here?"
"Alright, everyone! Let's change the group name!"
Qiao Zhuo saw that the man with the blank profile picture had changed his name to "Tan Du" and looked to the side.
Tan Du raised his brows and curled his lips, then switched back to TZ's account and sent a private message: [This is a private account.]
Qiao Zhuoyi didn't reply, but he worked quickly and sent out several big red envelopes in a row.
Xiao Lu: "Fuck! Boss Qiao is so generous!"
Xiao Luo: "My brother Zhuo has always been arrogant!"
Su Qi: "Thank you, Lao Qiao! I wish Lao Qiao all the best and good luck!"
Zhou Jue: "Boss Su, you are so friendly! Thank you, Mr. Nan!"
Qiao Zhuo smiled, shook his head, and put down his phone. The person next to him also lowered his arm, and the scar on his elbow rubbed against his forearm. A low voice came from him: "Thank you, Boss Xiao Qiao."
Qiao Zhuo glanced over, pursed his lips and said nothing. In response to everyone's urging, he made a wish and blew out the candles.
"Look! So beautiful!"
After eating, several people moved their chairs and lined up near the cliff, crossing their legs and watching the sunset.
Tan Du went to the car to get a camera and directed everyone to pose. There was a continuous stream of praise, and Zhou Jue called it "a photo of life."
Qiao Zhuoyi sat at the very edge and watched them making a fuss. As the last rays of sunset sank behind the mountain, he took off his sunglasses.
"Boss Qiao."
Qiao Zhuo raised his eyelids and glanced sideways.
With a click, Tan Du pressed the shutter.
With a casual glance, the light overshadowed the sparkling blue beside the ear, and the slightly raised chin revealed the sexy neck line, showing off her nobleness.
Tan Du closed his eyes, walked over to him, squatted down, and gave a two-word instruction: "Don't move."
Qiao Zhuo raised his eyebrows and looked at the eyes behind the camera. When the other person pressed his fingers, he suddenly raised his arm and made a bow-drawing gesture.
The next second, Tan Du staggered, covered his chest and looked at him: "Hiss, shot."
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