Volume 1 Beginning of Summer Chapter 60 Grilled Fish
They parted at the gate of Liuming Hospital.
After Jiang You returned to the insect house, he heated two cups of milk in the kitchen, brought them upstairs, walked into the bedroom, placed the milk on the small round table, and then sat down.
The water line in one of the glasses of milk was dropping at a constant speed.
Turning on the floor lamp, the warm yellow light shone on his body. He took out the technique that Tang Bu Tianmo had given him and looked at it for a few seconds. "Your handwriting is really good. I'll practice it when I'm free."
He put the technique on the table, picked up the milk and drank half a cup in one breath.
The spider climbed onto the table.
"What an exhausting day," he tapped his fingers on the round table. "With Tang Butian covering for us, we have a clear path in the official circles... I am destined to be restless."
"If you weren't so picky about food, I wouldn't have to be so tired."
"Go to bed, go back to your own bed."
Jiang You finished the remaining half cup of milk and fell directly onto the bed.
After a few seconds he fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up, he received a WeChat message from Ding Tianhua: I'm near Wenhua Street, let's have lunch together at noon?
He rubbed his eyes and felt sore all over.
After putting on his glasses, he replied to WeChat: OK, see you at Kumei Plaza?
Ding Tianhua: See you at 11:30 then?
Jiang You: Okay, I'll get up and wash up.
He closed his eyes, and after dozing for a while, he climbed out of bed with some difficulty. After washing up, he changed into a grey T-shirt, put on shorts, stepped on slippers, took his bag and went out.
The sun is scorching.
When he arrived at Kumei Square, he was sweating all over.
"Jiang You, this way!"
He squinted his eyes and looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw Ding Tianhua standing at the door of Uniqlo waving at him.
He walked over and said, "It's really hot today."
Took the elevator to the second floor.
"There's a new grilled fish restaurant, why don't we go try it?" Jiang You suggested.
"Okay, you are familiar with this place. Have you held your crab feast yet?"
"It took place last weekend."
“No photos?”
"Four middle-aged men, wine bottles all over the table, cigarette butts all over the floor. What kind of photos are they taking? You should find a woman to create that kind of atmosphere. I was just thinking of coming to see you in a few days when I received your WeChat."
Ding Tianhua glanced at Jiang You and said, "You seem to have gained weight again."
"Can you please not bring this up? I really want to lose weight."
After entering the grilled fish restaurant, the air-conditioned air blew on them. After the waiter took them to sit down, Jiang You finally calmed down a little. He said to the waiter, "Pour two glasses of ice water first."
"Why, are you sick?"
"No," Jiang You tore off the tape holding the wet tissue, took it out and wiped the sweat off his face, "It's just hot, and I guess I'm too weak. My kitchen is done, and I think I should make some healthy soup to drink every day. I can't always order takeout. How's Ma Yi?"
The waiter brought ice water and a menu. Jiang You drank half of the glass in one gulp, then marked the menu with a pen and ordered the dishes quickly.
"He's been doing very well lately, hanging out with his girlfriend, posting sweet nothings every day."
"Lang Xing has been discharged from the hospital."
"Yes, they have been together for several years. This time, I think they can get married. Lang Xing has signed up for a food class. I can imagine what he will post on WeChat Moments every day. Eight photos of food, with a photo of Lang Xing in the middle..." Ding Tianhua shook his head. "It makes me sick just thinking about it."
"Then I will block his circle of friends from now on," Jiang You handed the menu to Ding Tianhua, "see what else you want to order and what drinks you want."
"I have something to do this afternoon, so I won't drink anymore. Let's make some sour plum juice."
Jiang You called the waiter over, "That's all. Keep the ice and drinks separate."
"OK."
Jiang You leaned over the table and said, "Did you know that the 123 girl group failed? I thought I could take advantage of the popularity, but they couldn't even save themselves."
" I know. There's a lot of hype online about this. I don't know what's so good about this kind of girl group. I can't even tell their faces apart."
"Is someone hyping this up?" Jiang You asked.
The waiter brought the grilled fish, placed it in the middle of the table, and turned on the fire.
Qingjiang fish, with a handful of coriander sprinkled on the fish, looks very appetizing.
"There must be some operations. Look at how many marketing accounts have been shut down, and there are still some trying to take advantage of the popularity..." Ding Tianhua stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a cilantro, put it in his mouth and chewed it, "I suspect that a former colleague of mine took the order, and the method and rhythm seem familiar."
After the sour plum juice and ice cubes were served, Jiang You first filled the cup with ice cubes and then poured the sour plum juice into it.
He drank it all in one gulp, then poured it again.
"Where are you from?" Ding Tianhua asked.
"In the store."
"It's not far, why is it so hot?"
"Very thirsty," Jiang You drank another half cup, "Do you think I might have diabetes? In ancient times, diabetes was also called thirst disease, which means being very thirsty. But I just had a physical examination..."
"If you exercise more, the fat will go away and all your problems will be gone." Ding Tianhua said as he poured the sour plum juice.
"Too busy, too tired."
"Busy sleeping?"
"You came here today just to squeeze me?"
Ding Tianhua chuckled twice, "No, I just happened to be nearby and wanted to talk to you."
He raised his glass and the two of them clinked their glasses.
The fish soup was boiling , and after Jiang You took a sip of sour plum juice, he turned down the heat.
"You said this 123 is moving forward, can it still turn over?"
"It's difficult, very difficult," Ding Tianhua ate a piece of fish, "It was obviously premeditated, but who could have thought that there would be a capsize in Wenfeng Park? The team behind 123 was probably caught off guard. Now the whole network is blackening them. I heard that these girls are not from the same agency."
"It's still possible."
"Why, are you related to this group?"
"The one who was unconscious before, I voted for her."
"Yang Xuan? Little gangster girl?"
"Yes, that's her." Jiang You tore off a large piece of fish meat with chopsticks and placed it on the plate. "The good thing about Qingjiang fish is that it has no bones."
"In my opinion, black and red are still red. If they can hold on, they might be the No. 1 female group in China."
"Really? I think their singing and dancing are just average."
"As long as there are topics and traffic, you can make money. Do you watch girl groups to see how they sing and dance?"
"I like to see the daily, big white legs, running around there."
"That's it."
"Can you take this job?"
Ding Tianhua stopped holding the chopsticks in the air. He looked at Jiang You and said, "No way? For chasing stars, this is not just tens of thousands..."
"I'm just asking, out of curiosity."
"I think so." Ding Tianhua picked a piece of yam and put it in his mouth. "Even if we want to do it, we can't do it now. It would be better to wait for two months to cool down and then find a chance."
"In two months, it might be disbanded."
