Volume 2 Cold Dew Chapter 70: Noise
Xu Zhihai smacked his lips at the word "control". He took a sip of tea and said, "When will your colleague come over? Do you want to stop by for a quick meal?"
"She is my leader. I will send her a WeChat message."
“Are you considered a civil servant?”
Jiang You lowered his head and sent a WeChat message to Tang Butian while replying, "I got in through the exam."
“Isn’t it difficult to take the test?”
"It's OK, but the observation period is quite long." He reached out and touched a cookie. After taking a bite, he looked at Xu Jiaqi and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of. It's worse than a pyramid scheme. Those who were caught by a pyramid scheme will more or less accept it after listening to two or three days of classes."
Jiang Mo pulled Jiang You's sleeve.
"What's wrong with him?" Xu Zhihai asked.
"Maybe you're bored." Jiang You stuffed the phone into Jiang Mo's hand.
The background music of Candy Crush sounded, and Jiang Mo sank into the colorful world of blocks.
"How did he pursue you?" Jiang You asked Xu Jiaqi.
Xu Jiaqi held the teacup in both hands. "When he was in school, he came to my house several times, so I recognized him, although we were not familiar with each other. That day after get off work, two girls and a motorcycle driver started arguing at the school gate for some reason. Everyone around watched in silence. He went up to help the two girls out, and then he greeted me. I didn't recognize him at first."
"I also heard this from Jiajia when he came to visit..." Zhang Qiu walked out of the kitchen, "The chicken soup is ready," she said to Xu Zhihai, then turned to look at Jiang You, "I thought that as long as he has a kind heart, no matter what happens between him and Jiajia in the future, he will have a bottom line. I didn't expect..."
"Maybe he directed and acted in it himself," said Xu Zhihai.
"No," Xu Jiaqi shook her head. "My Miao Ting asked me out for dinner that day, so I left work a little earlier."
"And then?"
“He has a good temper.”
Jiang You asked, "How good?"
"I 'm more of a perfectionist," Xu Jiaqi smiled bitterly, "I like to research everything in advance, make a good strategy, and then follow the plan and everything goes smoothly, but..."
"Is it always hard to be with him?"
"Not so smooth. For example, that day, we had agreed to eat Kirigakure Sushi. I checked reviews and told him that they had to make reservations a day in advance. But when we got to the store, he said he didn't have a reservation..." Xu Jiaqi sighed, "I complained a little too loudly, and he started to apologize. He even bought me a small gift on the way..."
"Do you feel guilty?"
"Yes, I was very angry at first. After he apologized to me, I thought I was making a big deal out of nothing, but he did the same thing the next time."
"Why don't you make your own strategy?" Jiang You asked.
"I don't know. It seems that because he never gets angry, Miao Ting said that I treat him as a trash can for my emotions. She said that he is tolerating me now, and is making me have a bad temper and making me unable to leave him..." Xu Jiaqi shook her head. "I don't understand either. I originally thought that if he wanted to get into the school, then it would be fine. There are many people in the school who have various connections to get in. He is not a big deal. I will marry him and ask my dad to help him with the process, and then we can get a divorce two years later..."
"What divorce?" Zhang Qiu grasped the key words.
"Because I'm 36, 38 in lunar age. The divorce rate is high now, so divorce is not a strange thing, and people will even sympathize with me. If I don't get married, my parents and I will be questioned by all kinds of people just like they are watching gossip and watching the fun," Xu Jiaqi confessed her thoughts in front of her parents. "It's fine if people talk about me, but my parents will be criticized because of me. They have been envied all their lives, but because of me..."
"Jia Jia..." Xu Zhihai opened his mouth but didn't say anything else.
"Does he know?" Jiang You asked.
"I hinted to him."
Jiang Mo stretched out his hand and pointed the phone screen at Jiang You's big face.
Tang Butian sent a message: I'm here.
Then the doorbell rang.
Zhang Qiu stood up and went to open the door.
Jiang Mo sat back and continued with his work.
"I felt something was a little strange that day," Jiang You picked up the last cookie on the plate, "He came back from America and went to a nice place to eat, but he didn't even make a reservation."
"Why didn't you say it that day?" Xu Zhihai asked.
Jiang You ate the biscuit in one bite.
Zhang Qiu spoke for Jiang You, "Xiao Jiang came over to play chess that day. It was the first time he met Jia Jia. What could he say?"
As he spoke, Tang Butian walked upstairs and entered the house.
Her long hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, and the gray-blue coat made her skin look even whiter.
Xu Zhihai's family were all surprised when they saw Tang Butian.
Jiang You stood up, and Xu Zhihai and Xu Jiaqi also stood up. They walked to the entrance.
Zhang Qiu closed the door.
"Tang Butian, the head of the Special Operations Department, my superior, is a scholar." Jiang You paused for a moment, then introduced Xu Zhihai's family to Tang Butian. "Mr. Xu, my chess friend. These two are his wife and his daughter. The one who got into trouble is his daughter."
"Hello." Tang Butian looked at Xu Zhihai and said.
"Okay, thank you for the trip..."
"Come in and chat. Come in and sit down and chat." Zhang Qiu said.
After sitting down in the living room again, Zhang Qiu poured them more tea and said, "The food is almost ready. Please sit for a while."
Xu Jiaqi repeated the cause and effect for the third time today. Jiang You supplemented their previous conversation and stuffed the mooncake box into Tang Butian's hand, saying, "This is evidence."
Tang Butian glanced at Jiang Mo and asked, "How many levels are there?"
"About eight hundred?"
"I'm over a thousand levels."
"This is my number. His number is probably over 2,000."
"oh."
Xu Zhihai and Xu Jiaqi had distorted expressions on their faces as they listened to the conversation between Jiang You and Tang Butian.
Zhang Qiu brought the dishes to the table and invited them to eat.
Jiang You smelled the food and said, "I couldn't stop thinking about this noodle soup after I had it last time. I kept wondering when I could have another meal with it."
"Help me to solve this problem thoroughly. From now on, this place will be your cafeteria. Tell me what you want to eat one day in advance, and I will bring it to your restaurant the next day." Xu Zhihai scooped two bowls of soup, one in front of Tang Butian and one in front of Jiang You. "Don't beat around the bush. I can see from your appearance that you are very confident."
"It depends on what the leader says," Jiang You watched Tang Butian take a spoonful of chicken soup, "right, leader?"
"I see what you mean."
