Chapter 025 Movie Night
Ren Pingsheng did not answer A Xiang's question directly. He picked up a disc and put it into the DVD player, and said, "This is a foreign film, just watch this."
"Well, the movie you chose must be good. I love watching foreign movies the most." A Xiang replied very well.
The TV screen soon darkened. With a picture of four samurai standing on the blue sky and grass, the words "Supervisor: Akira Kurosawa" were displayed on the screen. Then the samurai began to chase and shoot wild boars, and the screen turned black, and a bright red word "chaotic" appeared in the middle of the screen.
This "Random" directed by Kurosawa is one of Ren Ping's favorite movies in his past life. During this period, he was idle at night, so he rented a bunch of DVDs he liked to watch. But he didn't expect that the one who watched the movie with him would be Miss Ah Xiang who shared the house.
What surprised Ren Pingsheng was that A Xiang seemed to really like watching movies. She put her white legs on the coffee table back, sat on the sofa with her hands in her knees, her chin against her round and fair knees, and her long hair was scattered from both sides. Under the light of the TV, the heavy makeup on her face was ignored, and the charm and artificiality in the past also disappeared.
At this moment, she focused on the plot of the movie, and from time to time she exuded amazement and sorrow as the plot developed, as if she had returned to the pure appearance she should have at her age.
When he saw the old king Xiuhu being humiliated by his son Dalang's wife, A Xiang couldn't help but speak out: "This woman is so bad. She has been encouraging her husband to seize the power of the public. I didn't see how good the old king is to Dalang. She gave up the first city she lived in to her son, and she still bullied people like this."
Ren Pingsheng said leisurely: "This is the struggle for power. There is no father-son relationship in the world of power. Only the strong prey on the weak and the winner is the king. The tragedy of the old king was decided from the day he voluntarily gave up power. Even if there is no daughter-in-law fanning the flames, others will give advice. This is the inevitability of power."
When Ren Pingsheng said this, A Xiang looked at the boy beside him very seriously, as if he had known him for the first time. From the outside, he was just a young man who had just graduated, but the words he said were mature and wise beyond his age. This contrast made A Xiang feel more curious about him.
Ren Pingsheng did not notice A Xiang's eyes change. He continued: "Actually, Xiuhu is not a good person. He is a civilian. He started from scratch. In the process of becoming king, he killed many people and murdered many families. Just like his eldest son's daughter-in-law, he was originally the daughter of the previous city lord in the first city. The whole family was killed by Xiuhu, and his own castle was occupied. Even he was forcibly distributed to Xiuhu's son. Are you wrong to say that she took revenge on Xiuhu?"
A Xiang stared at the picture motionlessly and said calmly: "If it were me, I would probably take revenge like her."
Ren Pingsheng smiled and said, "Then I have to be careful now, I can't mess with you."
A Xiang's face suddenly turned and she glanced at him charmingly and said, "Ah, I can't bear to leave you."
Her words and actions were a bit flirting. Ren Pingsheng's heart trembled, and he quickly picked up the beer and said, "Come on, cheer for our friendship."
A Xiang held the beer in her hand tacitly, and gently touched Ren Pingsheng, and smiled and said, "Cheer to our movie, to us tonight."
Ren Pingsheng pretended not to understand, raised his neck and drank a can of beer dry. A Xiang was not showing any weakness. Although she was not as fast as Ren Pingsheng, she drank no drop of her bottle.
The two of them pressed the can bottle mouth down on the table, smiled at each other, and re-entered the plot of the movie, but the frequency of conversations deepened, and the atmosphere of the conversation became better and better.
Axiang has never been to college. After graduating from a nurse's junior college, she interned in a hospital for a while and was poached by the current pharmaceutical company to be a drug agent. Although her education is not very good, she has a strong ability to adapt to society. She has been promoted to an intermediate drug agent in just a few years. During this period, she has also seen many government officials, experts, professors and senior executives in the medical field, but there are not many people with such knowledge as Ren Pingsheng.
On the one hand, she was curious, and on the other hand, she was also deliberately trying to gain favor. What A Xiang showed tonight was a girl who loved movies and was full of curiosity. She asked the plot from time to time and talked about the plot with her little understanding. It happened that Ren Pingsheng was a little bored during this period. Although A Xiang was not a good conversation partner, her high emotional intelligence made up for most of the shortcomings. The two of them watched, chatted, and drank beer while spending this special night in the light of the TV.
The final battle of the movie was in place. When the beer on the table was almost drunk, Zhang Wenwu returned home with a tired look on his face. Seeing the indoor environment and the expressions of the two, he said with a little self-deprecatingly: "It seems that I was back unfortunately, did it ruin the atmosphere?"
Ren Pingsheng walked over, held his friend's shoulder and said, "You came just right, I left you a midnight snack."
A Xiang had already stood up. She sorted out her messy hair and said softly: "We have been waiting for you for a long time, so we had to start it myself, but there was still hot pot and the wine was gone."
"It's okay, it's okay, I can't drink." Zhang Wenwu untied the tie tightly tied around her neck, immediately picked up the bowl and started to pick up the hot pot. Judging from his voracious eating, he was really hungry.
"I got off work at 6 o'clock, and the vice president insisted on keeping us for training. He also talked about how to communicate with customers and how to expand customer sources. He didn't care whether our meal time was delayed." Zhang Wenwu complained about work while eating.
Although many people envy the bank's work, ordinary employees have performance requirements for withdrawing deposits. Zhang Wenwu has not been working for a month, but he is also under great pressure. Therefore, during this period, he has become a habit of going out early and returning late. Complaining about leadership is also a way to relieve stress.
"Brother Zhang, you have such strong work ability, what are you afraid of?" A Xiang sat in an ordinary position, helping Zhang Wenwu prepare soup and pick up ingredients very diligently, and comforted her gently: "This vice president, it must be menopause. Old women are like this, they have a bad temper. Don't pay attention to her, just be your own."
"Well, actually, our vice president has not reached menopause yet, she is only in her early thirties." Zhang Wenwu spit out a piece of bone and said in a daze.
"At the age of thirty, that's an old woman. Menstrual disorders and other things are common." A Xiang's face said authentically without changing her complexion.
"I tell you, the old woman is the most jealous. When she sees younger people, she becomes unbalanced and likes to do something to mess with you."
Looking at A Xiang's statement, although Zhang Wenwu did not agree much, she was not easy to refute, so she had to stammer and concentrate on dealing with the food in the bowl.
Ren Pingsheng observed coldly. Since Zhang Wenwu came in, A Xiang became very attentive and considerate, and had dinner with him gently and considerately. Although this change was a bit abrupt, it was also as Ren Pingsheng expected. Although Zhang Wenwu looked a little old-fashioned, she had a good workplace and bought a house at home. For single young women who were floating in Hanhai City, she was a good marriage partner.
After Zhang Wenwu finished eating, "The Legend of the Condor" was broadcast, but A Xiang was still excited and shouted that she would continue watching the film. Zhang Wenwu agreed: "Okay, I just rented an old version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and I haven't had time to watch it yet."
"Ah, is it the one played by Huang Rihua? I like watching martial arts movies the most. Why do you understand me so much?" A Xiang clapped her palms and said happily.
Zhang Wenwu obviously had never come into contact with such a girl. He couldn't help but show the joy of meeting a confidant on his face, but he stuttered a little, "Is that right? Do you don't have to go to work tomorrow? Is it too late at this time?"
"Tomorrow is Saturday, brother." Ah Xiang said, walking to the DVD to take out the "Random" disc, put "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in, and said, "Let's watch it tonight, it doesn't matter if we sleep all day tomorrow."
Looking at the two of them, Ren Pingsheng realized that he had become an extra outsider again. He quickly pulled out and said, "I won't accompany you two, you guys should take a good look."
"Okay, Brother Ren, good night!" A Xiang showed a charming smile, but her eyes were all on Zhang Wenwu.
"In your life, don't rush to sleep... Miss Axiang and I sit here, it's not appropriate." Zhang Wenwu hurriedly said, "He has always been a person who follows the rules, and at this time is no exception. He is even worried about sitting with the girl."
"What's wrong with it? I'm a good girl. Don't think about it." A Xiang suddenly changed color.
"No, no, no...I mean, I'm not saying you're not good, you're good..." Zhang Wenwu began to be a little incoherent when A Xiang forced her into such a force.
Zhang Wenwu has a problem. He usually speaks in an orderly manner, but when he meets a girl or is in front of a girl, he stutters for some reason. This problem has not changed much after graduating from college, and he can't stand it in front of A Xiang's eloquence.
"Okay, I know that Brother Zhang is a good person, you will definitely understand me." A Xiang's face suddenly turned warm, she smiled at Zhang Wenwu and reached out to pull him to sit down.
"Look, it's already started." At this time, Luo Wen and Zhen Ni's familiar singing were already heard from the TV. Zhang Wenwu's attention was instantly attracted, and she sat next to A Xiang very obediently. The two of them almost forgot that Ren Pingsheng had not left yet.
Chapter completed!