54. Puppets
"Bang-"
He Jie's chopsticks fell on the dining table.
"Jiejie, are you too tired from work, why have you been absent-minded lately?" He Mu asked with concern.
"I'm fine," He Jie picked up his chopsticks and poked them into his meal, "I just haven't slept well lately." β
"Work is important, but health is more important, eat more, pay attention to your body, don't work too hard, you still have to rest when it's time to rest." Father He put a large piece of meat in his bowl.
"Got it." He Jie answered, he was a puppet puppet who went to work for him for the past two months, how could he be too tired from work if he was not in good spirits? I guess it's because the game is too much. Maybe it's because he's stayed up late, and his meal has decreased a lot recently, and he has no appetite after a few bites, which was not the case before.
"I'm full." He Jie hurriedly pulled a few mouthfuls of rice, put down his chopsticks and walked to the room.
As soon as he closed the door and turned around, he saw the puppet sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, staring at the computer screen without moving.
"You've been in good spirits lately, why haven't you changed back?" He Jie pulled out a chair and sat down.
"No, no, I still turn back into a puppet for a while late at night, but I said before that there is a way to increase my strength and finally maintain my human form every day," the puppet glanced at him, "You don't seem to be in good shape lately?" β
"Alas, I guess I got it by staying up late playing games." He Jie said this, but his eyes were deeply sucked into the screen.
"Hee-hee, is this thing really that fun? I don't think so. β
"How long have you been in this society? How do you understand the charm of the game? He Jie gave him a blank look.
"Really?" The puppet lowered his eyes and pondered, "I've been created for a long time, but I have very little waking time. β
"Uh-huh," He Jie played the game with all his heart, didn't listen to what he said, and after a while, he suddenly smashed the keyboard angrily, "This game, in fact, it's not fair, you see, how good the equipment of rich players is, how to get good equipment like us, how to win people, it's really annoying!" β
"Actually, it's not difficult to win against him, you guys just made the wrong tactical distribution." The puppet suddenly spoke.
He Jie squinted at him, "You said lightly, you have the ability to play the last game." β
"That's good." The puppet agreed, switched positions with him, and began to get started.
He Jie sat aside and watched, originally disdainful, thinking that a puppet who had never touched the game could play, but slowly, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, "Dude, you are too good, this trick just now is really cool, you really haven't played it before?" β
As soon as the words fell, the game was over, and He Jie and his team won the victory, and because they beat most of the opponent in points, they got extra equipment drops.
The puppet let go of the mouse, "Haven't played with it." β
He Jie's eyes widened in disbelief and patted the other party's shoulder, "Otherwise, you just don't work, with your skills, you will definitely be able to become a god, and if you practice your account well, you can also make a lot of money!" Or simply sign up to join a dedicated team! β
The puppet frowned and pondered for a long time, and said, "No, I still prefer contact with people. You know, you can play games, you can do it when I'm a puppet, you don't have to be human. β
"That's right," He Jie thought for a while, if the puppet didn't work for him, his parents would definitely be suspicious, and maybe they would find out the secret, "Okay, you can work for me with peace of mind." β
"By the way, my parents said that they arranged a blind date for me tomorrow night." He Jie said.
"Really? Shall I go for you? β
"No, no," He Jie shook his head, "I've seen the last few photos, it's so ugly, I don't want to go, but tomorrow night, hehe, it's the goddess of my original unit, or I'll go in person, but you can also go with me to have a look." β
"But as I said, we can't be at the same time." The puppet said.
"Oh, you're stupid, you're going to have to turn back into a puppet." He Jie moved the mouse and said without looking back.
There was no response behind him for a long time.
"Hey, I said man, did you hear that?"
"Got it." The puppet glanced at He Jie's back, and his eyes were dark and dark.
The next afternoon, because of a date with Shen Tian, He Jie desperately cheered up and cleaned himself up. He opened the closet and found a lot of new clothes.
"You bought all of these?" He Jie picked out a black suit.
The puppet puppet saw him put on his own clothes, and his face showed a little displeasure, "I bought it, I wear it when I work, you usually wear pajamas, and you don't even open the wardrobe, so I didn't see it." β
"You guy, you have good taste, I thought you puppets only like some fancy clothes," He Jie got dressed and said to him, "You quickly change back to the appearance of a puppet, I'll go to the bathroom and shave my beard, and we can go." β
The puppet didn't say anything, and watched He Jie walk into the bathroom, the corners of his mouth stiffly lifted up, and the thin voice seemed to come from the stomach, "No, soon, I won't be a puppet anymore." β
The location of the blind date was still in the original cafΓ©, and when He Jie arrived, Shen Tian had already ordered coffee and sat by the window.
"Shen Tian, you are so beautiful today." He Jie said, handing her the pudding he bought.
"Ah, He Jie, it turned out to be you," Shen Tian said in surprise, "When I got off work today, I learned that my mother had arranged a blind date for me, and I didn't even look at the photos, so I hurried over, but I didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance." β
He Jie touched his head, "Hehe, good old acquaintances, it's more convenient to chat." β
"Hehe," Shen Tian smiled politely, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that he was still holding a puppet in his hand, "Hey, isn't this the puppet from the night market last time?" Did you bring it to me today? β
"Ah, no, no," He Jie knew the magical function of the puppet at this time, where was the reason to give it away, so he lied, "This is another one, my cousin wanted, and I am going to bring it to her tomorrow." β
"Oh, that's right." Shen Tian didn't ask any more. The two soon moved on to other topics.
"Shen Tian, you look so beautiful, there must be a lot of people chasing you, right? How many boyfriends have you had? β
"Well, it's just three, the first one was dating in high school, I don't know if it counts?" Shen Tian stirred the coffee and said.
"You've been in love since high school?"
"Well, can't you accept puppy love?"
"No, no," He Jie shook his head, wondering whether to ask a question in his heart, and after thinking about it, he slowly spoke, "That, do you have γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» hey." β
Before He Jie finished speaking, he was secretly pinched by a puppet puppet on his waist.
"What's wrong?" Shen Tian asked strangely.
"Ah, nothing, nothing." He Jie rubbed his waist in embarrassment and glared at the puppet.
"I also asked my college classmates to have dinner tonight, I didn't expect to have a blind date, I'm really embarrassed, and now I have to rush over." Shen Tian looked at his watch, his face full of apologies.
"Then you hurry over. I pay for the coffee. He Jie patted his chest.
"Goodbye then."
After Shen Tian left, He Jie quickly settled the account and walked home with the puppet in his arms.
"Hey, you guy, why did you mess with me just now?"
"If I don't tease you, what are you going to ask?"
"Ask her if she and her boyfriend have ever slept with her, you know, I hope my future wife can go to the hall, go to the kitchen, have big breasts, and still be a virgin, it's best to give me a big fat boy after marriageγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
The puppet suddenly squeaked and laughed, "You wish?" So what do you have? β
"I-" He Jie was speechless for a while, and thought for a while before saying, "Don't look at how well I am now, I want to start a business and become a big boss in the future, and I will be very rich, isn't that enough?" β
"It's just in your imagination, but you don't actually have that much, not even the money, do you?"
"It's not my fault that I don't have money now because my parents are not angry," He Jie rolled his eyes, "Alas, man, you said that if I was born in a rich family, those beautiful women didn't come together, and I wouldn't have to go on a blind date like now." β
"Really?" The puppet muttered softly, "But you don't deserve itγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
"What did you say?"
"It's nothing," the puppet coughed and straightened his throat, "Do you like Shen Tian?" I can help you catch her. β
"You can even chase women?" He Jie felt that he was going to be impressed by the puppet, "Then how are you going to chase it?" β
"Well, you don't have to worry about it," the puppet smiled mysteriously, "You just have to promise me to stay in the room obediently for this month, and you won't go anywhere." β
"Okay, okay." He Jie readily agreed, in the past few months, he found that this puppet is very capable, at least at dinner, He Father and He Mother praised him for his progress in work, and last month, he was even promoted, got a large commission, and added a blue car to himself.
"Dude, I'm going to trouble you more in the future," He Jie said as he walked towards his car, "You said you helped me so much, I really don't know how to thank you, and you don't eat, I can't invite you to dinner." β
"No, you've given me what I want, and I'm the one to be thankful for." The puppet smiled, looked behind He Jie through the crook of his arm.
Under the dim street lamp, several rows of tree shadows were stretched into long black shadows, and in the middle of them, suddenly a strange shadow appeared, his hair was curled, as if he was wearing a very funny hat, his body was like a cylinder, his calf was as stiff as a wooden strip, the only normal thing was his arm, holding a small object in his left hand, and his right hand reached forward and opened the door of a car.