The car was driving smoothly. Xu Hongdou was wearing a red one-piece dress with flowers that she bought in the ancient city market, with a crystal pendant hanging around her neck.
Her cheeks were red and her eyes were blurred. When she turned a corner after the car started, her body suddenly became unstable and she fell into Zhou Chen's arms. Then she did not leave Zhou Chen's arms, but instead wrapped her arms around Zhou Chen's.
arm.
"Zhou Chen."
"Well, what's wrong? You drank too much. Do you want to vomit?"
"Woo..."
Xu Hongdou didn't speak, but suddenly cried, and then she hugged Zhou Chen's arm tightly, sobbing.
Zhou Chen patted her back gently, stroked her hair, and comforted her softly: "Did you think of Chen Nanxing again? It's okay, I'm here."
"Chen Nanxing must be very good now, right?"
"Yes, she is very good, so you should also be good. She will feel more at ease when she sees you are well."
Xu Hongdou cried for a long time, and finally fell asleep in Zhou Chen's arms unknowingly, with her tears soaking Zhou Chen's clothes.
Zhou Chen smiled lightly, hugged Xu Hongdou, and adjusted a comfortable position for her so that she could sleep more comfortably.
Returning to the parking lot of Yunmiao Village, Zhou Chen paid the money to the driver, and then without waking Xu Hongdou, he directly took her out of the car and carried her back to Youfeng Xiaoyuan in the princess hug.
When he returned to the small courtyard, Nana, who had already returned first, was settling down Damai, and saw Zhou Chen holding Xu Hongdou.
"You just walked back from the village entrance holding her in your arms?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Nana gave Zhou Chen a thumbs up and exclaimed: "Awesome, I admire him."
After all, Xu Hongdou weighed more than 100 kilograms. The parking lot was quite a distance from the courtyard. Carrying her back all the way didn't wake Xu Hongdou up. How stable was this?
"The power of love is indeed great."
"What does this mean? Even if it weighs twice as much, I won't feel any pressure."
"Haha, if it were twice as heavy, I guess you wouldn't have the same attitude towards Hongdou."
Zhou Chen hummed softly: "She's superficial. I won't tell you anymore. I'll send her back to the room first."
"Go, go, if you are tired, just sleep in the red bean house." Nana snickered.
Zhou Chen hugged Xu Hongdou and came upstairs. Because he lived in a small courtyard and there was a gate outside, Xu Hongdou didn't lock the door when he left.
Walking into the room, he gently placed Xu Hongdou on the bed, took off her shoes and socks, and covered her with a quilt.
Looking at Xu Hongdou sleeping on the bed, Zhou Chen gently stretched out his hand to smooth her hair, wiped her face with a wet tissue, and poured a glass of water at the head of her bed.
"Xu Hongdou, listen carefully, you can only be mine in this life."
After saying this, he covered Xu Hongdou with the quilt again and left Xu Hongdou's room.
Until Zhou Chen's footsteps disappeared, Xu Hongdou, who was supposed to be asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
She was drunk, but she woke up when Zhou Chen wiped her face, but she didn't know how to face Zhou Chen at the time, so she pretended not to wake up and let Zhou Chen do what he did.
Staring at the roof blankly, recalling what Zhou Chen had just said before leaving, her expression became extremely complicated.
He took the photo of Chen Nanxing on the bedside and looked at Chen Nanxing in the photo.
"Nan Nan, it seems that my feeling is correct. He seems to really like me, and I seem to have a good impression of him too. Tell me, what should I do?"
…………
Early the next morning, Xu Hongdou and the three girls gathered together and listened to Nana talking about what happened last night. Both Xu Hongdou and Damai's faces turned red. Xu Hongdou was better and didn't tell anything about her embarrassment, but Damai yesterday
She was really so drunk that she said everything she should and shouldn't say. When Nana said it today, she just felt extremely embarrassed.
Zhou Chen came back from outside, saw them, and asked with a smile: "Are you all sober?"
Nana was smiling, Damai covered her face in embarrassment, and Xu Hongdou did not dare to look at Zhou Chen, her eyes drifting. As soon as she saw Zhou Chen, she would think of what Zhou Chen said by her bedside last night,
The heart beats wildly involuntarily.
Nana stood up and said, "Let's talk, I'm going to work in the restaurant, bye."
Damai didn't dare to stay too long, and said the same: "I also went up to write a manuscript. I was crazy and didn't write for a whole day yesterday. I have to make up for it today."
As soon as they left, only Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou were left in the restaurant, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.
Zhou Chen was naturally not affected and walked to sit opposite Xu Hongdou.
"How are you? Are you okay? Do you have a headache? If you feel uncomfortable, I'll get you some hangover soup."
"No, no, I'm awake and my head doesn't hurt, so don't bother me."
"That's good. Let's have breakfast. Let's go out for a walk?"
"Uh, no, I still feel a little tired and want to rest more, so I won't go out today." Xu Hongdou replied without thinking.
Zhou Chen stared at her and suddenly asked: "Are you hiding from me?"
"Avoiding you? What are you talking about? Why should I avoid you? You think too much."
Xu Hongdou nervously picked up the tea cup and took a sip. She had always been carefree and would not get stage fright when facing anyone. But what happened last night made her instinctively feel strange when facing Zhou Chen.
.
"Because I want to pursue you."
"Pfft, cough, cough."
Xu Hongdou squirted out a mouthful of water before she could swallow it. Fortunately, she blocked it with her hands in time, and then started coughing violently.
Zhou Chen took the tissue paper on the table and handed it to Xu Hongdou, who was in a panic. Xu Hongdou took it and quickly wiped his hands and face.
After dealing with this, she stared at Zhou Chen with her somewhat red and swollen eyes.
"You just said you wanted to pursue me?"
Zhou Chen nodded and replied solemnly: "Yes, I just want to pursue you. This idea has been swirling in my mind for a long time. You have lived here for more than a month. I have seen the March period.
It’s almost here and I don’t want to wait any longer.”
Xu Hongdou pointed at herself: "No, we have only known each other for a total of how long. Do you know me? And I am already this age and no longer a young girl. If I am in love, I must be rushing to get married.
Go."
"I am also rushing to get married. Although we have not known each other for a long time and have not spent a lot of time together, getting to know someone is not measured by the length of time. I think you should also understand this." Zhou
Chen answered seriously.
"No, I, you..."
Xu Hongdou was speechless for a moment. Zhou Chen was too direct, which made her even more confused. She didn't know how to organize her words.
After a while, she calmed down, and then said very seriously: "You may not understand me, but I am absolutely not willing to have a long-distance relationship."
Zhou Chen said: "I don't like long-distance relationships very much. This problem can be easily solved. If you still want to stay in the capital in the future, then I will go to the capital to accompany you. This will not be a long-distance relationship."
Xu Hongdou was surprised: "You are going to the capital? Then your company in the capital will not want you?"
Zhou Chen's expression was particularly serious and serious.
"Compared with lovers and wives, the company is nothing. Besides, technology and transportation are now developed. Although I am the boss, it is not that the company cannot operate without me. No matter what the big deal, I will move the company headquarters to the capital. As long as I
If you are willing, none of this will be a problem."
"Are you serious?"
Xu Hongdou sat up straight and stared at Zhou Chen with his eyes, trying to tell the truth from Zhou Chen's expression.
Zhou Chen put his hands on the table, leaned forward, and said: "I am very, very serious. Do you still remember what Nana and the others said before about my purpose of coming here?"
"I'm waiting here for a destined person. Ever since you appeared, I've decided that you are the one I'm destined for. So don't think I'm joking now. I'm telling you very seriously now that I
I just want to chase you, not just for a moment, not just for fun, but for a lifetime."
Facing Zhou Chen's burning gaze, Xu Hongdou's heart beat faster. She felt that Zhou Chen was really not joking.
"I am just an ordinary woman. I am over thirty and no longer young. I have no abilities or conditions. But you are different. Your conditions are so good. You can't find any girl you want. I think we
It’s not appropriate.”
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "We have never gotten along, how do you know that we are not suitable? Whether we are suitable or not depends not on feelings, but on getting along. I think we can get along for a while and see. It just so happens that you are still suitable
There is a lease period of more than one month, so let’s use this time as a boundary and get along first, okay?”
"this……"
Xu Hongdou looked hesitant. If she said she was not moved, she would be deceiving herself, but she was more awake and thinking more.
"If you don't object, it means acquiescence. Xu Hongdou, starting from today, I will officially start pursuing you. You must be prepared."
Seeing that Zhou Chen had said this, Xu Hongdou suddenly thought about it and laughed.
"You pursue me and ask me to prepare myself. What kind of trick is this?"
"Of course I want you to prepare for the days when I will always be there."
Xu Hongdou smiled and said: "Then I really have to prepare in advance. I won't tell you anymore. I want to go back and take a nap."
After saying that, she hurried back to her room and fell onto the bed.
"ah…………"
He covered his head with the quilt and screamed strangely under the quilt.
It took her a long time to get out of the bed, her hair was a mess.
He picked up the photo on the bedside table again, looked at Chen Nanxing in the photo, and murmured: "Nannan, he just said he was willing to go to the capital, and he was also willing to move the company to the capital, just to avoid having a long-distance relationship with me. To be honest,
, I am really moved, I can feel that he is very sincere and can really do what he says, Nan Nan, what do you think I should do?"
"Should I agree, should I agree, should I agree, ah..."
In fact, she already had the answer in her mind, but she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
She already had a good impression of Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen was so determined and sincere, so it was difficult not to be tempted.
She works as a hotel front office manager, but even though she has met many successful men, Zhou Chen is definitely one of the rare outstanding men she has ever met.
In the restaurant, Zhou Chen was about to go upstairs to his room to get wood carving tools, when suddenly Master Ma came over and grabbed him.
"Zhou Chen, come on, come on, let's go to the teahouse. I need your help with something."
Without any explanation, he took Zhou Chen to the tea room and took out a bunch of tea sets.
"Zhou Chen, you are an expert in tea ceremony. I recently want to get back into business and open a tea tasting shop, so I want to ask you to help me review it."
As soon as he heard what Ma Qiushan said, Zhou Chen immediately understood the whole story.
It seemed that Ma Qiushan had been idle for a long time and was ready to start his own business again, so he nodded.
"Okay, I'll help you taste it."
Immediately afterwards, Ma Qiushan poured his tea drinks to Zhou Chen one by one, allowing Zhou Chen to taste the tea.
Zhou Chen endured the discomfort and drank one cup after another.
"How should I put it, I have my own preferences for drinking tea. Most of your types are not my favorite, but my taste does not represent the taste of the public, so I can only give you my own evaluation.
You should find more people to evaluate."
Ma Qiushan took out a form and said: "Zhou Chen, I know your ability, so you can give me a score and write some comments according to your taste."
Zhou Chen didn't hesitate, took it and started grading.
Ma Qiu Shan was stunned when he saw it.
"The score is so low?"
"Master Ma, I am judging based on my own taste and seeking truth from facts. There is not much reference. Just like milk tea, I basically only drink red bean milk tea. No matter how good other milk tea tastes are, if I don't like it, that's fine.
It’s all in vain, don’t you think?”
Ma Qiushan scratched his head and said, "Yes, that's the truth."
The conversation changed and he asked again: "Then do you think my entrepreneurial project has succeeded?"
Zhou Chen pondered and said: "To be honest, the art of tea has a long history and is profound. Even if I learned a little bit from our country when I was young, it can develop so well. There is no reason why our country can't do it well; it's just that it's easier said than done.
It’s hard to say. After all, the pace of life in our country is very fast now. Young people would rather buy milk tea than drink tea. But if you meet someone who likes tea, as long as the tea is good, they will definitely be willing to spend money.
Money."
"Yes, yes, I think so too."
Ma Qiushan's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "I just feel that the drinks on the market now are all milk tea and the like. How can tea be healthy? That's why I want to build a unique tea room. Zhou Chen, since you think there is
Let’s get started, are you willing to invest?”
"Master Ma, it seems that you are not only looking for me to enjoy tea, but also to attract investment is the biggest purpose, right?"
Ma Qiushan smiled sheepishly: "I approached Mr. Xie before and wanted to ask him to help me attract investment. Later Mr. Xie mentioned you to me. You happen to know a lot about tea ceremony. I think you will definitely understand me.
, so I came to you, and attracting investment is only a small part of the reason."
Zhou Chen looked at him deeply and said: "Master Ma, I just said that this tea may have a chance, but it is very difficult to make, not to mention you have to start everything from scratch. To be honest, I am not
Too optimistic."
"Ah?" Ma Qiushan looked disappointed.
"But." Zhou Chen suddenly changed the subject again.
Ma Qiushan suddenly became energetic: "But what?"
Zhou Chen said: "If you really want to do it, Mr. Ma, I can personally invest part of it for you without joining the company, but in business, you have to show me the specific planning and your early preparations. It's impossible."
You come up with a concept and some tea drinks, and I'll invest money in it, right?"
Ma Qiushan was overjoyed: "Yes, of course, that's the truth. Zhou Chen, don't worry, as long as you are willing to invest and give me more time, I will definitely let you see my efforts and prospects."
Zhou Chen picked up the tea cup and had a drink with Ma Qiu Shan.
"Then it's settled, Mr. Ma, I'm waiting for your good news."