Shu Neem was awakened by the sound of the doorbell in her dream, she pushed the blindfold to her head, opened the thick curtains, and was pierced by the sun shining on the earth, either it was too early or she overslept.

Put on a nightgown and open the door, and outside the door is Gao Min, who is neatly dressed.

After being stunned for three seconds, Shu Neem remembered last night's agreement and resigned himself to letting Gao Min into the house.

Gao Min likes the appearance of Shu Neem just waking up, with two or three pinches of dull hair on his head, and a ruffled eye patch on his head, looking more defenseless and stupid than usual.

"Are you more anxious than me, and you also buy New Year's goods to go home?" , Shu Neem leaned over and took out soft-soled loafers for the visitor.

Gao Min changed into loafers, took off his coat and put it on the crook of his arm, and without waiting for Shu Neem to say hello, he touched the kitchen bar and sat on the high stool, "Can I ask you for a cup of coffee?" ”

"I was going to make coffee too, did you add milk sugar cubes?" , Shu Neem turned around and asked.

"Black coffee, thank you. By the way, what did you just ask me about, go home, right? Of course, I'm also from an old home! ”

"Mr. Gao, where are you from?"

"I'm from Beijing—hey, how many times have I reminded you, can we call your name in private?"

"Accustomed to ......", Shu Mei exclaimed, "I didn't think you were from Beijing!?" ”

"Isn't it like? I'm a native of Beijing."

"When it hurts people, it has the special demeanor of the people of the capital, and the speed of speech is like a machine gun, which makes people have no power to fight back. But sometimes, I feel like you're quite foreign, probably because of studying abroad, and you're full of gentlemanly demeanor, which is nothing to say. It is...... How to describe it, you disguise your contempt with a polite attitude, and express your contempt with a humble gesture, and this kind of ironic philosophy is more like an arrogant Englishman. So at first I thought you were growing up in an ABC or BBC abroad, not like the upright people of our dynasty."

Shu Neem said as she brought the brewed black coffee to Gao Min, took his coat and hung it on the hanger, turned around to give her cup of coffee a second processing, she couldn't drink a sip of bitter coffee without sugar and milk.

She didn't notice that there were smiling eyes behind her, and her eyes chased her softly, like a loving parent looking at her own child, and she did nothing bad, even receiving the obvious ridicule and sarcasm of him.

Insightful, isn't it? Gao Min took a sip of coffee and smiled silently.

Shu Wei wondered, "Mr. Gao, you shouldn't have a situation, right?" ”

Gao Min put down the coffee cup, looked up and asked, "What's the situation?" ”

"Sick in love, laughing for no reason is one of the symptoms", Shu Neem pretended to understand very well.

Gao Min was stunned and touched the corners of his lips, "Am I really like what you said?" ”

This time it was Shu Mei's turn to be stunned, "No, Mr. Gao, do you really have a lover?" Then I can't go home with you, so as not to be suspicious of melons and plums! ”

In fact, Gao Min's heart called Shu Neem's ridiculous words to be transparent, whether it is a friend or a lover, except for the person in front of him, who else can make his soul feel happy.

Realizing the meaning of inquiry in Shu Neem's eyes, Gao Min felt that now was not a good time to reveal his thoughts, so he pretended to smile lightly, "I want to have a lover, I will definitely be the first to sue you, at present, the two of us can still do a lot of things together, and there are no moral problems." Since that's the case, for the convenience of our travel tomorrow, can I mention a small Jianyi? ”

"Okay Jianyì naturally has to listen"

"Look, let's clean up the house before we go out, then turn off the gas and electricity, lock the door, stay with me tonight, tomorrow morning from the back door of our community directly to the people's avenue is not likely to encounter traffic jams, walk around from your side, how precious time is, save a little is a little, what do you say?"

You're arranging your own family affairs, aren't you? Shu Neem muttered in a low voice, looking embarrassed, "I had to live in your house last time, and I can't talk to you this time, lonely men and widows can't stay in the same space, especially at night when their willpower is weak, they will do something out of the ordinary if they can't keep it, and people's sensibilities are the most uncontrollable!" ”

"I'm too worried, it's a bit dangerous for lonely men and widows to live in the same room, but I don't bother to count how many rooms there are in my house from upstairs to downstairs, you look at picking one and closing the door at night, no one can hinder anyone, and I trust you very much Comrade Shu Neem's personality and determination, and will never make a move that will put you and me in a bad situation. It's not even necessary to worry about reputational damage, as long as you don't say it, I won't say it, with the strict security measures of Binjiang No. 1, who will publicize our affairs and chew the root of the tongue? Gao Min said it reasonably, well-founded and restrained, which made people unable to refute it for a while.

Seeing that Shu Neem flickered, Gao Min made persistent efforts, "Honestly, is there any ulterior secret between you and me?" Frank friendship, do we need to hide it and make it particularly obscene, I invite friends to be guests openly, and others have no right to beak, besides, in this era when age and gender are not obstacles, are you sure that there is no gossip about two men living together? People should get along with each other and should be righteous and informal, otherwise they will be too tired and depressed. Besides, it's true that I'm taking shortcuts a little faster, and the intersections on your side are often blocked, so just do as I say, okay? ”

Shu Melia admitted that Gao Min's words were very reasonable, and if she didn't agree, the relationship between the two would become normal, but she still didn't admit defeat, and pretended to open the door to a new world and said: "Mr. Gao woke up the dreamer with a word, blame me for being pedantic, I used to go on a business trip to another city, and there was a college classmate in the local area, male, Bei'er enthusiastically let me live at home, I was afraid of causing trouble to others, so I refused his kindness, I think it's really ignorant, unless there is a ghost in my heart, otherwise the old classmates are full of heart, I push and refuse too little family, So I have to learn the spirit of informality from Mr. Gao, and be generous next time! ”

The truth is that the college male classmate married a sister in the same dormitory as Shu Neem, and the old classmates reunited after a long absence, and the couple strongly invited her to have a small gathering at home, mentioning that she was a roommate who stayed for one night, so she didn't have to say anything to Gao Min, she wanted to see what this enlightened Mr. Gao had to say.

Gao Min couldn't help frowning when he heard the new situation, "Then score the object, it's okay for a friend like you and me who has guaranteed character to live in the house, and the rest ......", the rest of the men should not get too close - the rest of the words can't be said anyway, it is his selfishness, and it is the uncertain expectation that he buried in the depths.

Shu Neem raised his eyebrows and looked teasing, "I understand, it's better to be polite than a general friend, what do you say, Mr. Gao?" ”

Gao Min's eyes flashed, and he said meaningfully: "It is enough to have a confidant in life, and the world should treat it with the same heart - it is a blessing in life to find a close friend who is like himself and has the same heart."

Shu Mei didn't pay attention to the strangeness of Gao Min's tone, only surprised by the literary literacy of a pure science student, you must know that Lu Xun's gift to Qu Qiubai is not popular compared with his famous article, and his quote and answer are very appropriate, fully understanding that his friend is indeed hard to find in his life, and it would be good to meet one.

There was nothing to argue, Shu Neem pointed to himself, "Look at me, I just crawled out of the bed, my head is like a flying canopy, is it suitable to discuss the topic of Yan Sù?" Mr. Gao, you rest first, I'll clean up myself and my home, let's go! ”

When Shu Neem finished tidying up and walked out of the bedroom, the living room and the adjacent kitchen were refreshed, very much in line with Virgo's cleanliness standards, and the marble floor with water wax was shining.

The bright ones can be used as mirrors, the down cushions on the sofa are slapped to the fullest, and the used cups and saucers on the bar are washed and hung on the cup holders.

Shu Mei glanced inward at the kitchen door frame, Gao Min was unplugging the power of the vacuum cleaner, and raised his head when he heard the movement, "I hope you don't mind that I use your household appliances privately, how can I stand by and watch when my friends are busy, I happen to be quite talented in housework"

"In view of the fact that the house is clean and tidy for more than three stars, I must thank you, look at me, my face has not been cleaned and brushed, and I have to wait a little longer"

After speaking, Shu Neem also felt that he was thick-skinned, in all fairness, who was embarrassed to let the guests help with the housework? But for those of high character, we have to leave room for them to carry out their good spirits—and after exculpating herself, she calmly walked to the bathroom.

After tidying himself up, Shu Nee pulled down the electric switch to cut off the natural gas, checked the windows again, closed them one by one, put on his travel bag and said to Gao Min, who was waiting patiently: "The change of clothes is inside, I decided to adopt your advice, for the sake of efficiency!" ”

Looking at Shu Neem who came over, Gao Min's eyes lit up, she was dressed fashionably and playfully, with short hair and a horned hairstyle, a black leather jacket with a white fur coat, black ripped jeans, and nude boots with block heels.

Shu Neem touched her hair, "What, is it weird?" In order not to affect the city's appearance, I will also pack it a little when I go out! ”

Gao Min shook his head, "Uh, I want to say...... Your hairstyle is cute, like Nezha! ”

"If I go home in an old-fashioned manner, my mother will recite a mantra to me, in order to achieve visual effects of age reduction, clothes and hair are naturally how young and how to make money, anyway, go home for the New Year and can't escape the troubles, being forced to marry is one, being tortured by relatives and friends in turn is another, work, feelings, only you can't think of it, there is nothing they can't ask, plus door-to-door visits to relatives, it's more tiring than going to work!" , Shu Neem shook his head and sighed, beckoning Gao Min to follow, "Let's go, buy New Year's goods!" ”

When I arrived at the underground parking lot, I saw the lights of a huge nanny car turned on, Shu Neem turned his head, and Gao Min shook the car key in his hand, "I wonder if the luxury MPV can slightly compensate for the regret that you can't take a private jet?" The interior of the cabin has been remodeled, you can see that you are not satisfied"

Shu Neem was amazed when he got into the car, with the star-suspended ceiling, solid wood floor, tasteful sofa, velvet curtains...... Where is this car, it's a VIP lounge at all.

The car has all the facilities for entertainment, such as a bar, a 46-inch flat screen monitor, a car refrigerator, a high-end multimedia system, an integrated iPad function, and the interior is not ambiguous at all, walnut, leather, silk, and Middle Eastern carpets.

"Talk about your feelings, and if you hate it, we'll change to a second plan," Gao Min said behind her.

"Do you still complain about sitting in such a comfortable car? It's a shame to say that you don't like it", Shu Neem blinked, and his initial reluctance flew out of the clouds.

"Very good, the second row of seats has massage and heating function, pick your preferred position to sit!"

Shu Neem patted Gao Min's shoulder, pointed to the co-pilot seat and said, "Of course I'm sitting in the same row as you, you have to be righteous, you are tired and change me to drive, take turns!" ”

Gao Min's heart was as sweet as honey, but his face was silent, but it was not difficult to find the smile in his eyes when he looked closely, but Shu Neem's love radar was scrapped all year round, and he directly understood it, and said secretly, look at his happy sample, he wants to play by car, and he found a volunteer replacement driver, can he not be happy?

Shu Neem handed the list to Gao Min, "Just go to two places, do you know each other by looking at the address, if you are not familiar with the road, I will drive"

Gao Min took the paper and glanced at it, the two large shopping malls were not far away, fortunately he knew it, thinking that Shu Neem didn't eat breakfast, he took out a bottle of warm milk and a pack of rum biscuits from the car storage box and handed it to her, "Na, make up for it first"

"I'm not hungry, I'm full of coffee"

"Please be kind to your stomach", Gao Min insisted.

Shu Neem surrendered to his persistence, "Is there anyone in the world who is better than me to myself, except for my parents?" Rest assured, I won't abuse myself! ”

"That's not necessarily, maybe someone cares about you more than you think", Gao Min said softly, leaning over to fasten the seat belt for Shu Neem.

Shu Neem was drinking milk with her head up, not realizing the intimate meaning of Gao Min's actions.

Gao Min started the car and chatted with her casually, "There are a lot of New Year's goods you plan to purchase on your list."

"Don't look at the small population of my family, just me and my mother, but I can't stand many relatives, seven aunts, eight aunts, and uncles, although I can buy everything without shortage of food and clothing these years, but I can't go empty-handed when I go home from work in the field, this year it is estimated that my generation has been upgraded again, maybe there are children who call me aunts and aunts, and the New Year's money seems to be prepared!"

Shu Neem rarely chattered in the parents, Gao Min listened with a smile throughout the whole process, no matter how she listened, she never got tired of listening, everything she said was interesting, her mother, her relatives and friends, her hometown, the ridges she walked, and the school stairs she climbed...... He wanted to know about her.

Gao Min listened to it with relish, but Shu Neem had a sense of exhaustion, and it was easy to be disgusted to talk about her own affairs, she didn't want to talk endlessly, but whenever she had the intention of stopping, Gao Min would guide the topic in a timely manner, asking, "How is the relationship between your relatives?" and "Is your middle school life happy?" Something like that, out of politeness, I can't help but say, if life is a book, then her life is a lackluster account, and she talks about it boringly, Gao Min is quite interested, she says everything she says, and under this attitude of encouragement, she even spit out the skewers of the two small families next door called the dogs......

"Don't say it to me alone, what about you, Mr. Gao, do you have many relatives? Is it usually lively during the New Year? Chatting is similar to playing football, one party is always in control of the field, and Shu Neem passes the "ball" to Gao Min.

"My only immediate family member is in Italy, and most of my relatives and friends are overseas, so it is not easy to reunite during the Spring Festival, and I have the impression that the whole family celebrates the New Year before I was five years old," Gao Min said lightly.

Shu Neem intuitively stepped on a landmine, what is the "only immediate family", the amount of information is slightly larger, if she guessed correctly, isn't there only one of the relatives who are directly related to Gao Min...... blamed her for talking too much, touching people's hearts and embarrassing.

The thief glanced at Gao Min a few times, and seeing that his face was as usual, Shu Neem secretly sighed, closed his mouth, and silence was golden.

The atmosphere took a turn for the worse, and Gao Min realized that the person sitting next to him was thinking too much again, so he couldn't help laughing twice, "You shouldn't be making up some tragic life story for me, right?" ”

Shu Neem hurriedly denied, "What do you say, the word miserable has nothing to do with your Gao Zong, you look at your luxury RV, the same style as Hollywood stars, if you are miserable, isn't it even more dire for most people in the world?" It is said that money is not omnipotent, the pursuit of material enjoyment is vulgar, and science and technology and medicine have problems that cannot be solved, so why criticize money? If you want to open a little, according to your own financial situation, eat well, dress well, use it well, play well, and please this soul-carrying body, I dare to guarantee that there will be no time for self-harm and self-pity in the spirit! ”

Gao Min can feel Shu Neem's faint comfort, this friend who likes to talk the opposite, is good at observing words and feelings, and grasps the distance, getting along with her, there will never be uncomfortable feelings, longing for greedy thoughts, he wants more than just friends - the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, and he never mentioned the past to people wanted to say to her, "In the eighties, my mother had overseas connections, and she got a visa and took me to the UK." My father was a police officer, he loved his job and was loyal to his country, so he had a disagreement with my mother about going abroad, and no one could convince anyone, and after a few years of tug-of-war, the two broke up peacefully."

The husband and wife, one at home and the other abroad, do not give in to each other, the contradictions cannot be reconciled, and divorce is the inevitable outcome...... Shu Yu sighed for the young Gao Min, speaking of which, her father Shu Yuming also dumped Ms. Fang because he went abroad, how innocent the children are, they have no choice, they can only obey the will of adults.

Shu Neem nodded violently with concern, and Gao Min's next words were unknowingly gloomy, "When I was eleven years old, my father died in the line of duty, leaving my grandmother alone, I thought I had to go back to China to accompany her and do my filial piety for my father, although my mother strongly objected, but I still came back, my grandmother spent the last two years in a delirium, and often regarded me as her deceased son - life has shortcomings, what I can do is to try to make up for it"

"I always believe that tomorrow will be better, otherwise, people will always feel unfortunate when affected by tragedy, everything is optimistic, there will be a bright future, I think your ideas are very positive, after all, indulging in the past is not able to move forward!"

Gao Min stopped, turned his face to stare at Shu Neem, her eyes were bright, there was no trace of shadow, how lucky it was to meet her.

Shu Neem teased while unbuckling his seat belt, "Even if I spit out golden sentences, you don't have to be surprised to be like this...... Don't look at my face is not very mainstream, the brain is still very wise, and there are sparks from time to time, barely thoughtful! ”

"Are you blackmailing or boasting?" , Gao Min couldn't help laughing.

"Someone as connotative as me must have used more advanced structural techniques"

"Want to be promoted first?"

"Self-selling and boasting, more subtle"

Ms. Fang was worried that her daughter's poor tongue would not be liked, and warned her many times to be more restrained, and asked her to ask the men, who likes to find a wife who talks cross talk, Gao Min can answer on his behalf, he likes it, and he must be very happy to live with witty and funny people.

To Gao Min's surprise, Shu Neem was so efficient at shopping that she hardly wasted her attention on things that had nothing to do with the items on the list.

A couple had a dispute over which mushrooms to choose, the husband thought fresh mushrooms were better, and the wife insisted on buying dry goods, believing that they were easier to store.

Under Shu Min's command, Gao Min removed a box of drunken crabs from the shelves and put them in the shopping cart, and when he passed the couple who still couldn't make up their minds, Shu Neem whispered to Gao Min: "Isn't there a conclusion after buying them and going home to verify?" ”

"Maybe this is the way they communicate between husband and wife, and from another point of view, it is much better than a couple who respect each other"

"You are an outsider's point of view, looking at the life in the besieged city with a little envy of home, and maybe you will feel that a little noise is a kind of fun"

"I have seen too many polite couples, who never quarrel and advocate rational living, and as a result, they each find a lover, and I have observed that their life with their lover is so emotional that it is like a drama of violent conflict"

"Your sarcasm is really merciless, you are not wrong on a certain Cheng dù, these days, there are so many couples who have different dreams in the same bed, but this does not mean that quarrels can enhance the relationship between husband and wife, and when people are angry, they can say anything ugly, and the source is often for some trivial things, such as the couple just now, do you think the atmosphere between them is pleasant?"

As soon as Shu Neem's words fell, she heard a bang, she and Gao Min turned around, and a shopping cart knocked down the shelves, and several packets of dried shiitake mushrooms fell to the ground.

"Do you know how to cook and do housework, do you know or I understand, every time you have a lot of things, pick and choose"

"Can you be reasonable, don't I just want to eat fresh mushrooms, what's wrong?"

"This mushroom doesn't taste good, and it's a waste to buy it"

"Well, you don't waste clothes when you buy them, I waste them when I buy bags of mushrooms!"

"Do you still have a conscience, other women buy several clothes in a season, and I only buy one in a year, if it weren't for you, would I have to pick and choose to live?"

"You said you wanted to save money to buy a house, and now you're complaining."

……

Glancing at the couple who pushed the shopping cart aside and concentrated on arguing, Shu Neem shrugged his shoulders, "See, they completely forgot the original intention of the quarrel and began to turn over old accounts, and then used hurtful language to attack each other, it is obvious that marriage needs to be rational!" ”

"I'd rather my wife quarrel with me than have her excuse me excuse me to cover up her lack of care about me," Gao Min said with a smile.

"Well, in the future, when you and your other half get into a quarrel, I hope to remember what you said at this moment, I think it will be beneficial to the maintenance of your relationship as husband and wife."

Gao Minwaner, "I will take your words as a life motto"

"Very good, I have a sentence for you at the bottom of the box", Shu Nee raised his index finger and said matter-of-factly: "Remember, politics is the art of compromise, and so is marriage!" ”

"It seems that you know better than the married man"

"Hey, buddy, I can hear your Roman irony, as the saying goes, bystanders are clear, some quarrels in marriage can be avoided, for example, those men who choose to sit in the waiting area are very wise, women take a hand when they need help, do not mix opinions on inconsequential small goods, let women call the shots, this kind of couples and couples are probably not able to quarrel, moreover, women go shopping and buy things regardless of the cost, men can't stand hanging out without purpose, annoying and tired, can you be in a good mood?"

Gao Min said that he was taught, and Shu Jian went to the waiting area to rest, "You rest, I'll buy it all right away, you don't need to be tired!" ”

"No, I don't think it's fun to shop with you", Gao Min smiled at the corner of his mouth, pushed the shopping cart and walked towards the next target to be bought.

Shu Neem was stunned and kept up, how could this guy buy things more energetically than her? It's not surprising that as a hedge fund manager, isn't the most he does every day just buy, buy, buy?

In any case, he is quite puzzling, he actually equated "quarrel" with "care", and how far he was let down by his ex-girlfriend created his distorted view of marriage and love.

Tut...... is really an unpredictable man, standing in the position of a friend, sincerely wishing him the smoke of gunsmoke in his married life!