The days began again and again, half a month later.

Su Xiaoyan received a phone call. "Xiaoyan, are you at home? I'm on a business trip in H City. ”

"Xinran, great, hurry up, come here."

"I've forgotten the address of your home. Send one to me. ”

"Little Xixi, Aunt Xinran is coming. Hurry up, you put your toys away. Aunt Xinran is here, where are you sitting? ”

"Auntie." Xiao Xixi followed Su Xiaoyan and put the toys into the storage box. After quickly cleaning up for a few minutes, seeing that the living room was quite tidy, Su Xiaoyan thought of herself, and hurriedly went in to find clothes and change her body. Otherwise, he will be scolded by Chen Xinran.

Chen Xinran, 28 years old, Su Xiaoyan's hair is small. The youngest middle-level cadre of the Finance and Taxation Bureau of K City, known as the Red Flower Dan.

"How did you bring so many things?" Su Xiaoyan hurriedly took the big bag and the small bag.

"It's enough to give the security guard a look." Chen Xinran let go and hugged Xixi. Sissy was infected by such a warm smile and giggled with laughter. "Our little Sissy is beautiful again. Aunt Xinran has brought you a lot of fun. You can't buy it in this provincial town. ”

"Auntie, dear." Sissy flashed a pair of innocent eyes.

"What kind of child are you? What a big brat, I understand it too well. Chen Xinran hugged there and kissed endlessly.

Su Xiaoyan saw so many things, in addition to Xixi's clothes and toys, there were also many seafood and dry goods in K City. "You're crazy, when I live in Africa."

"In addition to mine, there are many others that your mother asked me to bring." Chen Xinran said.

"Why are you coming to H City?" Su Xiaoyan asked.

"There's a meeting at the provincial bureau."

"Lu Ming, is he good to you?" Chen Xinran looked at the room seriously, as if he was looking for clues of unhappiness from here.

"They're all married. Isn't it good, for you? ”

"Just your eldest son Lu. Give me another hundred choices, and I won't ask for it. ”

Su Xiaoyan couldn't answer.

"Angry? It's a blessing that girlfriends have a completely different view of mate selection, you know? You know that the best rival for your boyfriend and husband is your best friend. ”

"Then I thank you for your mercy."

"No, you should hold a grudge against me for not saving you." Chen Xinran was beaten by Su Xiaoyan.

The two of them will always be together as if they were yesterday. The so-called friend means that no matter when we meet, there is endless words. When Xixi was taking a nap, Chen Xinran also put on makeup for Su Xiaoyan. Just a few eyeliners and a few blushes, Su Xiaoyan became bright.

"The difference between a housewife and a working woman is that you need to do this at work, and I feel troublesome with my children every day, even skirts." Su Xiaoyan sighed.

Chen Xinran asked: "Then you are ready to raise your husband for the rest of your life?" You don't know that I had a meeting in the city a few days ago, and a big person mentioned that it seems that the TV station is still capable of Su Xiaoyan in the past. You resigned, and it was a loss to millions of viewers in K-City. ”

"You're coming. Without me, the TV station would not have been able to go out of business. You know my situation at that time, I couldn't save it with Xixi, and the leaders of our department made it difficult everywhere. No leave of absence will be given. ”

"Didn't Lu Ming say that you could give up your home in H City and work with you in K City? What is it now, it will make you leave your homeland. Chen Xinran's dissatisfaction with Lu Ming began with this incident.

"When Sisi is older, I'll look for a job. How can I stay idle? Have you read my parenting blog on Sina? The click-through rate is high. Su Xiaoyan immediately pulled the laptop computer and showed it to Chen Xinran. Chen Xinran didn't want to spoil her, so she also watched it seriously.

Lu Ming said that he didn't go home for dinner because of something, and apologized to Chen Xinran on the phone. Chen Xinran didn't let Su Xiaoyan cook, and sent Xixi to Aunt Qin, and wanted to take her out for an atmospheric dinner.

"Does Lu Ming rarely take you out to eat?" Chen Xinran asked.

"It's that I'm not very happy to come out. Every time I come out, I worry about my children, and it's better not to come out in a hurry. Su Xiaoyan smiled and took Xinran's hand.

"But ......" Chen Xinran was about to start a set of big truths, but was robbed by Su Xiaoyan: "Don't be." I understand the reasoning. Each stage of life is different, and at each corresponding stage, we have to adjust and pay accordingly. During this time, I put my children first, and it doesn't mean that I have lost myself. As for you, you are in the stage where you should love well, so you have to open your heart and love. ”

Chen Xinran could only smile approvingly.

The restaurant is elegant, and under the gentle lighting, customers are talking in low voices. It doesn't look high-end decoration, but it has a different kind of feelings. "Pretty nice place." Su Xiaoyan's eyes lit up. "I know you, a young woman, will like it here. It was near the provincial department, and I asked my colleagues from the provincial department before I came to the meeting. Chen Xinran said.

Rare quiet time alone, soft conversations, girlfriends, food, and the mood that gradually lets go. Su Xiaoyan sat facing the direction of the door, occasionally looking up to see the people coming in and out of the door.

Su Xiaoyan took a casual look and felt a somewhat familiar figure walk in. I looked at it again and recognized it. That architect. Although Su Xiaoyan didn't know where he worked, he kept calling him that in his heart. She picked up the glass and took a disguised sip of water. I haven't figured out how to do it yet. Fan Chengze had already stopped a few places in front of her, leaning over to talk to a sitting man. When the man turned to look this way, Fan Chengze had already walked in her direction.

Chen Xinran felt Su Xiaoyan's sudden discomfort, and couldn't help but turn around to see what was going on. His eyes met the faint gaze. A few seconds of eye contact, a casual retreat. Chen Xinran felt inexplicably flustered, he was really a powerful character with aura. Before he could get out of this little shock, he saw another man standing in front of the table. Unlike that look, this man's eyes were gentle and cheerful.

"Hi, I didn't expect to meet you here." He said to Su Xiaoyan. Then turn your head and greet Xinran with a smile. "Hello."

Chen Xinran didn't miss Su Xiaoyan's slightly nervous and restrained expression, which became more and more obvious as the man leaned down. He whispered in Su Xiaoyan's ear: "I haven't seen you for a long time, I have time to come and gather." Then he nodded goodbye to both of them and returned to his seat.

Chen Xinran turned around to watch him leave, and the man with his back to him never turned to look at him again.

"Who, who?" Chen Xinran lowered his voice, looking like a snooping woman.

"A friend." Su Xiaoyan said: "I don't know him very well. Don't ask me by name, I can't remember. Probably when have seen it. I really don't know. ”

Seeing Su Xiaoyan end this topic in a hurry, Chen Xinran gave up although she was curious, and only said: "You, a married woman, know a young queen who is so handsome." ”

Su Xiaoyan suddenly felt a sense of vanity, and looked up at Fan Chengze again, although he was not close, he could see that the other party was looking at him with a smile.

"Brother, I've kept you waiting." Facing Fan Chengguang, Fan Chengze always had an indescribable sense of depression.

"Well, I just arrived, it's close to where I live. Dad asked me to come over for a meeting, saying that I just wanted to learn about the situation in Tianyi Tea Garden from you. Is it back to work now? ”

"Nope. The senior engineer said that he would have to wait for the drawings I designed to be reviewed by the Guò Design Institute before resuming work. ”

"He's very responsible."

"I learned about the construction of nearby real estate, and there are actually only 3 real estate projects, one is in the foundation stage, one has just been obtained, and the other should be about half a year later than us according to the current construction period." Fan Chengze seemed to be clueless to say this, which made Fan Chengguang raise his eyebrows.

"I also heard from everyone that the senior engineer and Li Gong of the construction team are fellow villagers, and the relationship between the two is good, I don't know why this time it is so inextricable. I think that after the whole project is done, it is not a big deal to modify the drawings without authorization, but this time it was a bit unexpected. I was also treated as a pawn, a party that insisted on a shutdown. After Fan Chengze finished speaking, he saw that his brother's face was a little heavy.

"Uncle hasn't come back yet?" Fan Chengguang asked.

"Probably not, I don't think he will necessarily listen to what I say." Fan Chengze replied.

Fan Chengguang took a deep look at his younger brother, who was 6 years younger than himself, and his skin was getting darker and darker after a few years at the construction site. He actually remembered that his younger brother was very white and tender when he was a child, and he chased his "brother, brother" every day. Although he didn't like him like his mother, he couldn't hate it, and he was still willing to play with him. Later, when I got older, the age difference was big, and I became less and less close. Although they are now stationed in Dad's business, they are a small boss and a part-time job with a hidden identity, and there is nothing to communicate. This face-to-face serious conversation is one of the few.

He found out that Fan Chengze was not a boy who could only engage in construction, "You said, I will tell my father and ask him to send a few people over to investigate." I originally thought that such a trivial matter on a construction site still needs to be asked by my father. When you say this today, I don't think it's to be underestimated. Fan Chengguang said.

After a few more details, the dinner ended in a hurry.

Fan Chengguang motioned to the waiter to pay, Fan Chengze took the bill and said, "I'll come." Fan Chengguang looked at him noncommittally. I only heard Fan Chengze say: "The bills of the two ladies over there also helped me take them and pay them together." Fan Chengguang laughed, handed over the credit card, and said in an irrefutable tone: "Two tables together." Pay. ”

"Thank you, brother."

"Girlfriend?"

"Not yet."

Feeling Fan Chengguang's slightly probing gaze, Su Xiaoyan only looked at each other for a second, and lowered his head to eat without even offering his expression. Chen Xinran looked at her like this, turned around to look, and Fan Chengguang had already turned around and left.