"What's the matter?" Xiao Zheng asked in return. He kept his mouth shut.
After drinking a few more cups of tea, Xiao Zheng lit a cigarette and said with a serious expression, "Since you mentioned it, I have something to ask you."
"Swoosh."
Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes at Lu Dashan. "I know you are very resourceful. You don't have to brag every time you drink tea, do you? "
Xiao Zheng turned around and saw Lu Dashan, sweating profusely, with a white towel hanging around his neck. His greyish-white sportswear perfectly covered the swimming ring on his waist. It was a little funny, but also a little ridiculous.
"Don't make it sound so bad." Lu Dashan said with a wicked expression. "I'm just caring for you and giving you warmth. How can you call it stalking?"
Passing through the central garden of the villa, Xiao Zheng, who wanted to go home and make a pot of soup to warm up Lin Huayin, was stopped by a middle-aged man in sportswear who was working out in the garden.
After tidying up everything, Xiao Zheng went to the Lu family's house.
However, Xiao Zheng did not have a good impression of Lin Chaotian. Instead, he was more intimate with Lu Dashan, who had a great sense of humor. Maybe it was because Lu Dashan was easy-going and easy to get along with. Or maybe it was because Lu Dashan had helped Xiao Zheng before, so he was close to him.
"Will you die if you don't brag?" Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes at Lu Dashan and asked as he took a puff of his cigarette. "Mr. Zhao, do you know?"
After sending Shen Manjun back to the hotel, Xiao Zheng also took a taxi home. It was still early, only half past eight. Based on Lin Huayin's recent workload, she must be at a meeting with a group of senior executives. She wouldn't go home so early.
"How many times have I told you, that woman doesn't like to be called aunt. You have to call her sister. "Lu Dashan glared at Xiao Zheng and grumbled. "Every time I yell at you, it's so easy, but then she'll teach me a lesson. She even said that I taught you."
Xiao Zheng smiled. After parting ways with Lu Dashan, he went home to prepare the ingredients. Then, he filled the clay pot he bought online with water and put all the ingredients inside. Only then did he simmer it gently.
It was the end of late autumn and the beginning of winter. The air was dry and cold, as if it was going to break the skin on people's faces. And in this season where the temperature fluctuated between cold and hot, the flu index also skyrocketed. Not to mention other things, just the security department alone had three young security guards who usually did not exercise more often fall ill.
The most important thing about making soup was the heat control. Fierce fire was suitable for stir-frying, but soup had to be simmered slowly. Otherwise, the nutrition of the ingredients would be destroyed, and the taste would not be fragrant enough. Take Xiao Zheng's Yin-nourishing and Yang-nourishing Black Chicken Soup as an example, it would take at least three hours from the time the ingredients were put into the pot to the time it was put away. And this was because Xiao Zheng was not too particular about it. If it was an old gluttonous person making it, it would have to be stewed until tomorrow morning.
"Coming." Lu Dashan and Xiao Zheng were getting closer and closer. He did not stand up to greet him as politely as before. He just skillfully heated the teacups and prepared to drink tea. "Just wait for another two minutes."
Xiao Zheng smiled and sat opposite Lu Dashan. He lit a cigarette, grabbed the apple on the coffee table, and took two bites. He muttered, "Auntie went out again?"
Xiao Zheng grinned and said, "If I call you auntie, how can I talk about seniority with Lu Qier?"
The two drank a cup together. Lu Dashan put down the tools in his hand, smoked, and looked at Xiao Zheng with a smile. "What happened recently?"
"Hehe, this is my little hobby. Shuang won't trouble me. "Lu Dashan said with a faint smile. "But you, on the other hand, are you secretly dating a beautiful woman behind Xiao Lin's back. Aren't you afraid of being seen by the lioness at home?"
"You peeped at me again?" Xiao Zheng asked with dissatisfaction.
"Why don't Uncle Lu go home and take a bath first, and I go back to make some soup?" Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "The air has been dry recently, and the flu is serious. I should make some soup to nourish the body that lacks water."
"Don't talk nonsense." Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes and said with dissatisfaction. "You obviously have bad intentions by asking me to drink tea this time."
Xiao Zheng poured himself a cup of Dahongpao and drank it. "You're so old, but you still peep all day. Sooner or later, you'll tell your wife. She'll slap you. "
"Isn't this to let you feel my warmth like spring?" Lu Dashan said with a smile. "I see that you're not in a good mood recently, so I created a chance encounter to have a heart-to-heart talk with you and enlighten you."
When he entered the house, Lu Dashan was already making tea. He heard that it was a top-grade Dahongpao. Another top-grade product that he asked a friend to get him. Other than doing the laundry and cooking, the old man's greatest hobby at home was drinking tea. Because Xiao Zheng was his neighbor, he would be called over for tea every few days. He had tasted all kinds of famous tea.
"It's for Xiao Lin, right?" Lu Dashan said with a smile. "That's right. Young people can play however they want, but the most important thing is to be good to their family and know how to take care of them. Otherwise, they won't be considered a good man. "
Lu Dashan put down his right leg and wiped the sweat off his face. "Are you free now? Let's go and have some tea with Uncle Lu. "
Xiao Zheng stared at him angrily. "You not only peeped at me, but also followed me?"
"Nonsense. I just accidentally found you smoking in front of your house when I was watching the stars at night. It's not like I was looking at you on purpose. "Lu Dashan curled his lips. "You think you're prettier than the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?"
The once richest man in Pearl City had retired behind the scenes, but now he was an even more influential business tycoon. He was like a complete idiot playing high leg lifts on the fitness equipment in the neighborhood. It was really laughable.
"Mind your own business. There's no conflict. " Lu Dashan took the cigarette from Xiao Zheng and leaned over to let Xiao Zheng light it for him. Only then did he smoothly pour two cups of Dahongpao and said. "Have some tea."
Xiao Zheng was too lazy to explain to Lu Dashan. Of course, there were some things that could not be explained. For example, if Shen Manjun was a man, would Xiao Zheng still be so warm-hearted and softhearted?
Xiao Zheng glanced at Lu Dashan and did not pursue the matter of Lu Dashan prying into his privacy. Of course, he also believed that Lu Dashan did not have any evil intentions. Whether it was because he really felt that he did not have time to accompany his daughter to practice singing, or because he was curious and was looking for trouble. At the very least, Lu Dashan's character was very good.
"Zhao Meng." Lu Dashan nodded. "I know. He has angered many mall bosses recently. "
"Uncle Lu." Xiao Zheng smiled and greeted him. He explained. "I've been busy with work recently."
"Don't pretend in front of me." Lu Dashan said domineeringly. "In Pearl City, the grape trellis of the municipal party committee collapsed. Old Wang's wife next door has a gigolo. There's only what I don't want to know. There's nothing I can't know. "
"Xiao Zheng. What have you been doing recently? Why haven't I seen you? "
It was Lu Dashan.
"I see that you don't have time to accompany my daughter to practice singing. That's why I care about you. Otherwise, do you think I'd be interested in following a man like you? "Lu Dashan retorted.
The distance between the two houses was only about a hundred meters. Xiao Zheng could walk there in about a minute. If he walked quickly, it would take at most half a minute.
"Ask away." Lu Dashan said with a smile. "Your Uncle Lu knows everything from astronomy to geography. There are only things that you can't think of, but there's nothing that Uncle Lu doesn't know."
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