Chapter 59: Showing Attention for No Reason
Xu Jie dragged his exhausted body towards home. Being a reporter is not only tiring physically but also mentally. Especially when things are not are just trivial matters such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, but he has to worry about how the Chinese national football team can qualify.
When he took out the key and opened the door, a fragrance hit him in the face. This fragrance was divided into two parts, one was the fragrance of the woman, and the other was the fragrance of the food.
Anyone?
Xu Jie was puzzled. Su Yun had been taking acting and body shape classes recently and would not be back until nine or ten in the evening. It was half past six now. Why was she back so early today?
Just as he walked into the house and closed the door , he saw Su Yun jogging towards him in pink fluffy slippers, with her long hair casually tied behind her head with a hairband and a pink apron on.
"you are back!"
After saying that, she took the bag from his hand and put it aside.
Wow, Xu Jie, wow!
What is going on?
He looked at the other person strangely. This scene seemed familiar, as if he had seen it in a foreign science and education movie. If he remembered correctly, he should have said: The meal is ready, and the bath water is ready. Do you want to eat first or take a bath first? Do you need me to feed you? Do you need me to rub your back when you take a bath?
No, I hate doing this kind of multiple-choice questions the most.
I want you to feed me while I take a bath!
"Did you have meal?"
Xu Jie's heart trembled, and he returned to the real world from his fantasy.
“No.”
When he saw the smile on Su Yun's face, he suddenly thought that there might be someone at home who was acting, playing the role of a gentle and virtuous wife.
"I just prepared dinner, let's eat together." Su Yun said and turned back to the restaurant.
Xu Jie looked around as he walked. There was no one in the living room, no one in the kitchen, and no one in the dining room. Was he washing his hands in the bathroom before eating?
"Sit down." Su Yun pointed to the chair next to the dining table.
Xu Jie turned around and his eyes fell on today's dinner: a steamed red king crab, a pot of steamed oysters as big as his hand, and two bowls of shrimp and fish instant noodles.
Mmm, seafood feast!
Just now he was wondering when Su Yun learned to cook, but after seeing these, he immediately understood everything.
Steamed king crabs and oysters just need to be placed in a steamer, which is something anyone with hands can do. Not to mention instant noodles, which is a must-have cooking skill for college students.
Xu Jie sat down and glanced at the bathroom. He washed his hands for so long, did he touch shit?
"Eat it." Su Yun picked up an oyster with chopsticks and put it on the plate in front of Xu Jie.
Xu Jie didn't move. How could he eat first when there were guests at home? It was impolite.
He leaned forward and asked quietly, "Who is it?"
Su Yun looked puzzled, "Who?"
Xu Jie raised his head and pointed in the direction of the bathroom: "There."
Su Yun looked in the direction Xu Jie pointed, and suddenly her whole body trembled, her face showed fear, and she whispered in a trembling voice: "Xu, Xu Jie, don't scare me, I, I'm not afraid of ghosts."
Xu Jie looked at the woman strangely and said, "What the hell? I asked you who came to your house?"
Su Yun held the chopsticks tightly, her hands shaking with fear, "Home, aren't there just the two of us at home? Who else?"
ah?!?
Xu Jie was slightly stunned, then he got up and went to the bathroom. When he opened the door, he saw that there was indeed no one inside.
He returned to the restaurant, looked at Su Yun and asked, "You didn't bring anyone with you?"
Su Yun shook her head blankly, "No."
Xu Jie breathed a sigh of relief, sat down and said, "You were welcoming me and taking my bag just now, I thought someone was coming to our house."
Su Yun was stunned for a moment, then she breathed a sigh of relief, patting her chest and saying, "You scared me to death, I thought you saw something dirty. Can you not be so nervous in the future?"
"Then can you be more normal in the future?" Xu Jie pointed at the seafood on the table and asked, "What does this mean?"
"Since you've performed well recently, I'll reward you." Su Yun said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Really?" Xu Jie looked doubtful.
"Of course it's true. Extras get boxed lunches at noon, not to mention you're the male lead. Eat." Su Yun said with a smile.
Xu Jie thought about it and felt that what the other person said made sense, so he peeled open the oyster and put it in his mouth. It was white, big and soft, in one word: delicious.
When Su Yun saw the man eating, her smile became even brighter, and she said, "I'm going to Shenzhou City this Saturday to attend the Shenzhou Film Festival on Sunday..."
"What do you, a singer, need to do with things in the film industry?" Xu Jie asked while eating.
"I participated in the filming of a film that will be exhibited, and I will be on stage to sing as a guest performer at the opening ceremony of the film festival." Su Yun said proudly.
"Really?" Xu Jie then remembered that the other party seemed to have acted in a movie. Although he didn't have many scenes, he was still half a filmmaker. If he was just playing around before, then now he is learning acting and body movements, which means he is interested in developing in the film and television industry . It is a rare opportunity for him to be invited to participate in the film festival this time.
"Are you interested in joining me?" Su Yun looked at Xu Jie and asked.
"I'm not from your entertainment industry. I'm not interested." Xu Jie shook his head and continued eating. Ever since he owed the other party a large sum of money, he was reluctant to add sausage even to his scallion pancake.
After hearing this, Su Yun pulled out a king crab leg and handed it to Xu Jie, saying enthusiastically, "Eat this, it's delicious."
Xu Jie took it and found the crab meat inside was very full. It was tender and fresh when he took a bite. Most importantly, it was very satisfying, much more satisfying than the small crabs.
Su Yun smiled as she watched Xu Jie finish eating the crab legs, and suddenly asked, "Do you know how much this king crab costs?"
Um?
Xu Jie raised his head and looked at the woman opposite him in confusion. Seeing the cunning look on her face, he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart. Thinking about what she had said before, it was bad!
Without saying a word, he covered his mouth with his hand.
Su Yun immediately stood up and covered Xu Jie's mouth with her hand. "Don't spit it out. One leg is only four thousand yuan. You ate one leg, so I'll give you two hundred yuan."
Xu Jie pushed the other person's hand away and knew that this woman had no good intentions.
Su Yun sat back across from Xu Jie and said with a smile, "Why are you reacting so strongly? Don't forget that you still owe me 136,500 yuan."
After saying that, he put a piece of paper on the table.
That was the IOU that Xu Jie had written to the other party before.
Xu Jie thought about it and agreed. As the old saying goes, too many lice don’t itch, too many debts don’t worry. Compared with the hundreds of thousands, these four thousand yuan are nothing.
Think about the vastness of the universe, the immensity of the ocean, and the insignificance of human beings. In comparison, these hundreds of thousands are actually nothing.
He simply pulled another crab leg and started eating it, thinking of it as paying for a lesson. The more money he spent, the deeper the lesson would be, not to mention that the lesson tasted quite delicious.
"I'll write you an IOU after we finish eating, including the crabs and oysters. Oh, and instant noodles," said Xu Jie.
"I was just kidding. I told you before that these are a reward for you," Su Yun said.
"snort!"
Xu Jie snorted coldly. He finally recognized the other party's true face.
"Actually, I have an opportunity for you to pay off your debt quickly." Su Yun pulled her chair forward and said, "If you come with me to the film festival, we can write off this IOU and count it as your service fee. How about that?"
Xu Jie was stunned when he heard this and stopped picking crab meat.
One hundred thousand is not a small sum for him. He only earns this much after working hard for a year. He doesn't know how much will be left after saving and frugality. If he can have a chance to make money to pay off his debts, he is certainly willing to try. After all, it feels bad to owe others money.
Seeing that Xu Jie didn't say anything, Su Yun continued, "How about this, I'll give you another 10,000 yuan as hard work fee. As for the travel, food and lodging expenses, they'll all be on me. If you calculate it carefully, it's only one day, so the pay is already very high."
Xu Jie was moved. If he had money at the beginning, that old woman Liu Jinghua would not have instigated Tang Fei to break up with him.
In today's society, the amount of wealth represents the happiness index. Although Xu Jie does not think that money can bring happiness to people, it can at least make people feel more comfortable in pain.
"Really?" Xu Jie asked.
"Really?" Su Yun nodded her head like a chicken eating rice as soon as she saw the man give in. "If you don't believe me, we can sign a labor contract. I'll pay you half first, and then the other half after the job is done."
"Okay!" Xu Jie agreed immediately.
Su Yun immediately showed a smile of success on her face, and took out a stack of red money from the bag beside her, there were seven stacks in total.
"Give!"
Xu Jie swallowed unconsciously. He knew that making money in the entertainment industry was fast, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.
"When the event is over, you keep one stack and give me the rest. I'll give you the IOU, and then we'll be even. How about that?" Su Yun asked.
Xu Jie nodded, unable to think of a reason to solve it.
He has never felt that making money is so easy in his life. No wonder people nowadays are trying so hard to squeeze into the entertainment industry. Water has a source and trees have roots. There is a reason why they all do this.
He touched the money. His salary was now deposited into his bank card, and he used his mobile phone to pay for things. To be honest, he had not touched so much money for a long time. This feeling was really good.
After a while of comfort, Xu Jie suddenly withdrew his hand, looked at the woman seriously and said, "The reason I agreed is not for the money, but for the friendship between us, understand?"
"I understand, I understand very well. I knew you are a kind and loyal person." Su Yun said with a smile.
"Well, I understand!"
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