Chapter 29: Beautiful and Picturesque
Mo Han’s text message made me very embarrassed. I looked at Chen Qingyi who was chatting with Pipi in the car. I understood: I can’t leave no matter what. After making up my mind, I replied to Mo Han: “I can’t leave now if I have something to do. If you go to the property, you will find someone to help me out. It should be that the fuse is aging!”
After sending the message, I put my phone back in my pocket, then got into the car, Chen Qingyi said to me: "Yixi, we have to hurry up, it will be difficult for this restaurant to have a private room in the evening."
"Don't worry, today is your birthday, so I will find a way to get a private room." I said and started the car.
"Yeah, I knew my dad was the best. We must have a private room. Don't worry, mom." Pipi followed me and agreed, as if she had endless confidence in me.
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When the three of them arrived at the restaurant, as Chen Qingyi said, the seats in the hall were already full. The waiter came to us and said apologetically: "Sir, sorry, we are already full."
“Is there no private room?”
The waiter shook his head and said, "No more, today is the weekend. There are many people coming to consume, and the location must be booked in advance."
"Can you coordinate?" I said.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I don't have this authority!" said the waiter with an apology smile.
"Please come to your manager. Today is my wife's birthday. We really hope to spend this meaningful night in your restaurant."
The waiter nodded and said, "Okay, wait!"
A moment later, a woman with a pretty good temperament came to us. Before I could speak, she said in surprise: "Anchor Chen, Mr. Zhang, it turns out that it is you!"
Although Chen Qingyi and I don’t know this manager, I am a catering person, and Chen Qingyi is a household name in this city, so I don’t feel surprised at all that she knows us.
I nodded and said to the manager: "Now the box is full, we won't make you embarrassed. Let's do this. Please help me ask if there are customers who are willing to give up the box, we are willing to pay for him."
The manager waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't have to be so troublesome. It is our honor to come to our restaurant for dinner with anchor Chen. Our boss has always wanted to meet you... On the third floor of our restaurant, there is a luxurious private room specially used by the boss to entertain important guests. I'll take you there."
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In the luxurious private room, Chen Qingyi and I took Pipi to sit down. We ordered a family package and then sat and waited.
I took out my cell phone from my pocket and subconsciously thought that Mo Han had replied to my message, but she did not reply. I collected several irrelevant messages.
The dishes were served after a while. Chen Qingyi sighed and said, "Yixi, we haven't eaten outside together for a long time, right?"
I ordered it and felt that in the past year of marriage, like today, the family of three has had a handful of meals outside. Most of the time, Chen Qingyi and I have their own social engagements.
While talking, Chen Qingyi's phone kept ringing. It was obvious that these phone calls were from friends and colleagues who were preparing to celebrate her birthday. Chen Qingyi kept saying sorry, but finally turned off the phone and asked the friends to tell each other that she was going to spend this birthday with us.
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This night, I put away all the distracting thoughts and accompanied Chen Qingyi. We talked and laughed together, talked about some interesting stories from the past, and also had a view on the future. We set the deadline for the future very far until the two of them died.
Chen Qingyi joked with me: "If you can't walk anymore in the future, I will definitely help you cross the road and go to the vegetable market together, and make a fuss with the vendors for a few cents!"
I smiled and said, "Whoever aged first is us! If you aged first, I will carry you to the park to listen to the songs every day."
Chen Qingyi laughed "haha" and obviously liked the scenes we made several years later. If there really was a day when we could achieve "will win one person's heart and never get along with each other forever". However, this ending was ultimately made by us. In real marriage life, people will inevitably be influenced by various accidents.
While we were chatting and laughing, my phone rang again. It was called by Ye Huayi. She said: They must accompany Chen Qingyi's birthday. The more than an hour just passed was given to us private time. They will bring friends to hold a collective party for us.
Chen Qingyi and I were so kind that we couldn't help but finally took Pipi to the group party. At the end, it was already 11:30 late at night. Chen Qingyi drank a lot of alcohol. After returning home, she fell asleep. I still maintained the habit of not drinking and was extremely sober in the middle of the night.
I drank a cup of calm tea and turned off the light. The sound of my breathing was silent all around me. I suddenly remembered Mo Han, and I didn’t know if she had contacted the property and sent her electricity.
I sent her a message but didn't get a response for a long time, so I secretly scolded myself for being careless. With Mo Han's personality, it seemed unlikely that she would go to find a property, and she might have moved back to the hotel.
I put on my clothes, came to the living room, and called Mo Han. What surprised me was that the phone had turned off, no wonder I didn't reply to my message.
I was a little worried, and then this worry was magnified and I finally couldn't sit still. In addition to moving back to the hotel, Mo Han also had another possibility that she was still in the room without electricity, and the phone was turned off because she couldn't charge it.
After struggling for a while, I no longer wanted to take the car keys from the table, and rushed to Mo Han's residence despite the late night.
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After a while, I came to Mo Han's residence, found the key from my bag, and opened the door. I used the mobile phone light to find the switch closest to the door, and tried to turn on the light in the house, but it was still pitch black. As I expected, Mo Han really didn't go to find the property, so is she in the house or back to the hotel now?
If I go back to the hotel, there is no reason not to call. In order to confirm whether Mo Han is still there, it is pitch black. I turned the light of my phone to the brightest, walked to the bedroom where Mo Han lives, shouted, but no one responded.
I was in a state of uneasiness, and I opened the bedroom door, but there was no one inside. It seemed that Mo Han had really returned to the hotel.
When I was about to leave, the moonlight changed to an angle and shone into the house through the window. My eyes were also attracted by the light to the balcony. I saw Mo Han sitting on the ground, lying on the rocking chair beside me, asleep.
I gently approached her. The moonlight was reflected gently on her face at the most perfect angle. The creamy skin even surpassed the glory of the moon. At this moment, I seemed to be dreaming. She should be in the painting, because there shouldn't be such a beautiful woman in this world full of dust...
After staring silently for a long time, I finally gently pushed Mo Han: "Wake up..."
Mo Han opened his sleepy eyes. She seemed not surprised at my sudden appearance. She yawned lazyly and said in a dim tone: "You are here!"
I helped her up from the ground and said reproachfully, "It's such a cold day, why did you fall asleep on the balcony? You will definitely catch a cold!"
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Chapter completed!