Chapter 17: Honey
[Honey, tonifying and moisturizing, relieving pain and detoxifying.] ]
The work of writing manuscripts and visiting stores was in full swing, and Shen Taotao was uneasy, and he was always worried that such a topic would not pass the final review. Later, the topic of the second issue really came out as originally planned, without any changes, red bean and watermelon soup with yam tofu, and the editor-in-chief also commented that the manuscript of this issue was substantial.
The sales of the newspaper have not seen any effect for the time being, but the click-through rate of the relevant content of the official account has indeed increased, and by the way, it has also increased a wave of attention.
Especially when readers found out that the consultant was Dr. Xiao Xu of Zhixitang, the originally deserted public account messages suddenly increased a lot, and many people sought advice online at the bottom.
The results looked good, it was a good start, and everyone was very happy, so the editor-in-chief decided to invite the colleagues of the thematic group to have dinner together, and by the way, to boost morale.
Shen Taotao sent a message to Xu Chen'an: "The editor-in-chief is invited to dinner tonight, and the people from the special group will come, and Dr. Xu will also come? I'll send you the address later." ”
Xu Chen'an has never liked to join in the excitement, and his first reaction was to refuse; "Thank you, but I won't go." ”
How could Shen Taotao agree to such a result? She immediately dialed the phone.
Both of them have saved each other's phone numbers, but they have never called, and they have always relied on WeChat to get in touch.
Toot toot, toot toot...... Every sound seemed to hit Shen Taotao's heart, and the longer she waited, the more uneasy she became.
Obviously, I was still replying to WeChat messages just now, why don't I answer the phone now?
The ringing rang for a long time, and when he was about to hang up automatically, Xu Chenan finally picked up the phone.
"Hey, Tao Tao. He was in a low voice.
"Xu Chen'an, you come to dinner in the evening. Everyone is here, they are all in a special group, and you, as a consultant, have to give our boss a face!"
The environment on his side was a bit noisy, and it quieted down after a while, as if he had walked to some secluded place, and then he spoke. "I'm out with my grandfather right now, and it won't be over until the afternoon, so I don't really want to go there. ”
Shen Taotao sighed softly, unable to hide his frustration.
"Isn't that happy?" Xu Chenan coaxed her in a low voice, "But I still have something to do here, and I don't know when it will end." ”
Shen Taotao pursed his lips, thinking that he couldn't see through the screen, so he snorted twice heavily, as a way to express his strong dissatisfaction.
"It's all an excuse! Actually, you just don't want to come, Xu Chen'an, you tell me the truth, you just can always see me, and you don't want to come because you're tired of watching it, right?"
A big pot flew from the sky, and with a bang, it smashed straight on Xu Chen'an's body.
Xu Chen'an was hard to argue, and he knew that the little girl said this on purpose, but he still willingly followed her.
"Then you go eat first, I'll go over when I'm done, okay?"
"Oh well. Shen Taotao agreed in embarrassment, and he was already laughing crazy in his heart, "You must come, otherwise I will drink a lot of wine!"
Xu Chenan smiled, saw someone coming over to remind him of the time, and after signaling to the person, he hurriedly promised her before the mobile phone was turned off: "Okay, okay, I will definitely come over, and please Miss Shen not to be greedy for a cup." ”
Shen Taotao hung up the phone with satisfaction, and made an OK gesture to Tang Xiaoshi, who was listening to the corner of the wall: "Xu Chenan said he would come later!"
Xu Chen'an has always been a dragon, his popularity in H City is not low, and there are rumors that he is good-looking among patients, many women want to see him when they are not sick, but there are really no photos circulating.
Most of the people in the thematic group are women, so they are naturally full of curiosity about his appearance. At night, sitting in the box, the expectation has risen to an unprecedented height.
Looking at the expectant eyes of these people, Shen Taotao's small body couldn't help but tremble, and pinched the sweat for Xu Chenan, who was far away at the other end of H City.
"Attract bees and butterflies. She muttered, and secretly made a note in her heart for Xu Chen'an.
The dishes were served on the table one by one, Shen Taotao sat down next to Tang Xiaoshi, and on the left hand side was her editor Su Rong, and a large round table was quickly filled.
As usual, the editor-in-chief had to speak before the opening of the table, and the glasses in front of everyone were filled with wine, and when the editor-in-chief's long speech was finished, a group of people clapped and touched the turntable with their wine glasses.
Shen Taotao raised his wine glass and touched Tang Xiaoshi and Su Rong, celebrating that everything went well.
She always thought that the taste of beer was too bitter, and she didn't like it very much, so she just took a sip, and the meaning was just that.
After starting to move the chopsticks, Shen Taotao's goal was to point directly at a few spicy dishes, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a red fiery trance, red oil and spicy seeds floating on the surface.
Su Rong's diet is relatively light, looking at Shen Taotao's way of eating, she couldn't stand it, so she sandwiched a piece of pot-wrapped meat and put it on her plate.
"Don't eat spicy food as soon as you come up, beware that your stomach can't stand it, eat something else first. Su Rong's voice is soft and soft, with the unique long charm of the Jiangnan water town, and the people are also smart.
Shen Taotao also felt a little spicy, picked up the pot and took a big bite, the sweet and sour taste wrapped the tip of the tongue, and then sighed with satisfaction.
"Rong Rong, don't you know, I have been acupuncture and drinking Chinese medicine during this time, I have to avoid it, I can't eat a little bit of cold and spicy, it will make me uncomfortable to death. ”
Fortunately, Xu Chen'an is not too ruthless, knowing that she is too uncomfortable to eat, in the interval between changing the prescription, will she be allowed to stop for two days to improve the food, only the cold is absolutely not allowed for her to touch it.
It was because she did the freezing point topic, she didn't even drink cold water, on a hot day, she brought her own thermos cup for old cadres every day, and she felt that she was more than 20 years old.
"Then you have to be more restrained. Su Rong's two thin eyebrows frowned, brought a clean empty cup, and poured hot coconut water for her, "Drink this, don't drink alcohol." ”
Shen Taotao: "......" Has she even been deprived of this bit of fun?
With Su Rong watching from the side, Shen Taotao was much healthier even when he ate vegetables, and was forced to eat several pieces of cold lotus root slices with a light taste, but he didn't eat a few bites that were too spicy.
She rattled and bit the crisp lotus root slices, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, put down her chopsticks, and pulled a person next to her with one hand: "Eh, you two think, let's make lotus root slices in the next issue, okay? It's not that the woman keeps taking lotus root for three days, and she should be able to find out the medicinal diet." ”
was pulled by Shen Taotao to talk about work after work, and for Su Rong, it was really the first time that a big girl got on a sedan chair.
She worked four years earlier than Shen Taotao, and she has been her editor since Shen Taotao joined the company, one of the two is gentle and steady, the other is enthusiastic, and their personalities just happen to be complementary, and they have always been very happy to work.
It is because of how serious Shen Taotao's negative mood is, Su Rong is very clear. A year of cooperation experience has also made her develop the habit of waiting for Shen Taotao's manuscript every Saturday and all night, and Shen Taotao will never deliver the manuscript until the deadline for publication.
"Yes, we can discuss it tomorrow, I think it should be feasible, but we still need Dr. Xu to check it. ”
Tang Xiaoshi had no objection, and Su Rong also agreed on the side.
The memory is not good, she is afraid that she will forget it tomorrow, Shen Taotao quickly took out her mobile phone, opened the note and recorded it.
Inspiration is a little goblin, it will pop up from time to time, and it will run away again, and whether it can be found or not depends on luck and character. Therefore, as long as he has a good idea, Shen Taotao will write it down immediately, and maybe he will use it one day.
A few times she was lying on the bed and suddenly had inspiration, but she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, so she was lazy and didn't write it down, and the next day she suddenly remembered it, and the brain hole at that time had long been forgotten, and Shen Taotao beat her chest for this kind of thing.
"Classmate Shen Taotao, don't be impressed for three days!" Tang Xiaoshi patted her on the shoulder, "It's only been how long it has been, and you have become so dedicated." If the editor-in-chief knew, I am afraid he would be moved to death. ”
"You don't come!" Shen Taotao rolled his eyes at her, picked up his wine glass and walked with her.
I thought the beer was unpleasant, so they all changed to a certain brand of cocktails, and the liquid was colorful, which didn't look like a drink, and there was no pressure to put it together.
Shen Taotao opened a bottle of peach-flavored water, and the pink and tender color poked her very much, and she drank one empty bottle unconsciously, so she opened another bottle.
Although the degree of the cocktail is low, it will be good for her, and under the stimulation of alcohol, Shen Taotao's brain is wooden.
Xu Chenan sent her a text message, but she didn't receive a reply, and no one answered her call, but fortunately, Shen Taotao sent him the hotel address and box number in advance, and he didn't delay it.
The waiter led Xu Chenan to the door of the box and pushed the door open for him.
The few people sitting facing the door were the first to notice him, and then they looked at the handsome face, and guessed his identity, and greeted him one after another.
"Tao Tao, look! Is that Doctor Xu?!" Tang Xiaoshi pulled Shen Taotao's arm and motioned for her to look in the direction of the door.
The figure at the door was tall and straight, Shen Taotao looked in the direction pointed by Tang Xiaoshi, and didn't see the face of the person who came too clearly, but he was inexplicably sure that he was Xu Chen'an.
The editor-in-chief was the first to react, introduced Xu Chenan's identity to everyone, and arranged for someone to add another chair and a pair of chopsticks.
Xu Chenan greeted everyone politely, and then locked his eyes on Shen Taotao's body.
"Doctor Xu can be late, but he must not be absent!" When he looked over, Shen Taotao was holding the wine bottle and smiling at him, his eyes were blurred, and he couldn't see his teeth and eyes.
Tang Xiaoshi moved a vacant seat to the side with interest, and left the seat next to Shen Taotao to Xu Chenan.
Xu Chenan nodded to her and thanked her, and the first thing she did after sitting down was to take away the wine bottle from Shen Taotao's hand.
"Didn't you promise me to drink less? ”