Chapter 9 What is Persistence For?

Leaving the car in an acquaintance's shop, I wandered around with Li Shi, thinking about what to eat, at least what to eat, and at least what to eat, which had to form some contrast with her dress, which was interesting.

After a while, I asked, "Have you figured out what you're going to eat?" ”

Li Shi stopped, turned her head to look again, and after a moment showed that she didn't have any thoughts.

"Have you ever jerked off on the street?"

Li Shi looked at me suspiciously and shook her head.

"In layman's terms, it's just eating barbecue."

"I know it's barbecue, but it's really not, I just returned to China, but I often see similar pictures on Twitter."

Yo ho! It's still a baby turtle, no wonder there are so many British landscapes painted in the sketches...... How could this ordinary sentence come out of her mouth, it seemed so high-end and high-grade, I thought about it, and I felt obligated to help her break through her previous lifestyle.

I looked left and right, pretending to look at the nearby shops, but I already had an idea in my mind, and after a moment motioned for her to follow me.

Li Shi never thought that I would eventually stop at a barbecue stall on the side of the road, indeed, there are a few barbecue stalls with shops opposite, but since I have skewers, I have to be authentic, which can be regarded as an eye-opener for her.

When I came to a barbecue stall that I frequented, it was run by a middle-aged couple, an old acquaintance, and after a brief hello, I led Li Shi to pick up the food that needed to be grilled in the glass cabinet.

Li Shi was opposite me, I took a skewer, she took a skewer, I habitually chose some meat, and she preferred vegetarian dishes, and after choosing, I sent it to the boss to roast.

While waiting, Li Shi and I sat awkwardly because we couldn't find a topic, she was eating in such a not very clean environment, looking a little cramped and uneasy, looking around, clenching her bag tightly, as if she felt that everything she did was wrong, and she kept frowning.

"Put down the bag, no one will grab it, eat here, and the real people will think it's a high imitation ......"

"It's all your fault, I think you did it on purpose."

I tried not to argue with her, in order to liven up the atmosphere, ease the awkward relationship between us, and also to pave the way for her to cooperate with me as a modeling partner in the future...... I took a sip of boiled water and said first, "I'm bored, why don't I tell you some jokes about the reception of guests?" ”

Although Li Shi still disliked me, she seemed to be tormented by boredom, and she seemed to have a soft mouth like a cannibal, so she nodded happily.

"Last month, I took a girl to live in a mixed dormitory on the second floor, when I opened the door, there was a boy already inside, and when I saw the girl go in, my expression was very twisted, and this is not the end, and when the girl finished putting things, the boy's expression was not only twisted, but almost collapsed......"

"And then?"

Finally, he struggled for a long time, and came to me and said, "Boss, did you take the girl to the wrong room?" I denied it: This is a mixed dormitory, and it could have been mixed, but the girl took the initiative to greet him generously, and he blushed to the base of his neck. He also said a particularly strange thing! ”

Li Shi's interest was aroused by me, and she held her chin in anticipation: "What did you say?" ”

He said: I think it is not convenient for lonely men and widows to live in the same room...... I'm the next Olympics! I collapsed at the time, and I didn't mind a girl's family, do you mind Shenma? What's wrong with the world? ”

Li Shi glanced at me and took the opportunity to say, "Do you think that the boys in this world are as cheeky as you?" ”

I pinched my face pretending to be crazy and stupid, as if I had confirmed it again and again, and then said: "There are not many young people like me who have super positive views, and they are thin-skinned like something." ”

Li Shi just smiled and said nothing.

After that, the topic suddenly cooled down, and I didn't know how to proceed......

Li Shi stared at me for a long time and was silent, this time she opened the topic and said to me very flatly: "Invite me to dinner in the middle of the night, if I guess correctly, there should be something I want to say, right?" ”

When Li Shi asked this question, my heart "chuckled", but I tried to keep no obvious changes in my mood, and still said to her very calmly: "Look, you are thinking about things complicated again, no matter how much trouble you have, after all, you live under the same roof, and you should help each other, what's wrong with having a group to eat." ”

My sincere expression, in exchange for Li Shi, still said very indifferently: "Okay then! ”

After a hungry wait, the barbecue was delivered one after another, the boss quoted us a price, and I asked for a few more beers, erased the change, and charged a total of eighty yuan.

After biting open the lid of the beer, I gave Li Shi a bottle and said with a smile: "Big gold chain and small diamond watch, with beer and barbecue." ”

"Poor mouth!"

"Come on, the degree is very low, and you can't get drunk with a bottle."

Li Shi unexpectedly did not refuse, took the beer bottle from my hand, I quickly opened another bottle, signaled to touch one, she didn't say much, after touching the bottle, took a sip before me.

I was so amazed by her cheerful personality that I took a sip of beer, picked up a chicken fillet and handed it to her, "This goes well with beer, you can try it!" ”

Li Shi nodded, subconsciously said "thank you", then took the roast chicken fillet from my hand, tasted it tentatively, and then gave me a thumbs up.

I was surprised by this result, and I raised my eyebrows proudly and said, "In my opinion, there is nothing in the world that cannot be solved by a barbecue." ”

Li Shi put down the chicken fillet and asked with interest, "What if there is?" ”

"Two meals, then."

I usually dislike her poor mouth, but once again provoked her laughter, to be honest, she smiled very good-looking, I can't help but wonder again, how did Lao Gou's grandson come from such a powerful power, can find such a woman with character.

Under my drive, Li Shi gradually let go, but she couldn't stop the envious eyes of the surrounding tourists, she was born as if with a halo, maybe at this time in the eyes of passers-by, I can sit with her and eat, as if it has become a great honor.

After drinking a few bottles of beer, I was about to get up and ask for a few more, but Li Shi stopped me and persuaded: "You have already drunk three bottles, don't drink any more, the weather is not hot, don't drink your body." ”

It was unbelievable that two people who had been regarded as enemies in the afternoon were sitting together for dinner at this moment, caring for each other, and I hiccuped and asked, "What kind of idea did you come out with me to eat this meal, could it be that it was really my unreliable foolishness?" ”

Li Shi looked at me with that complicated expression, just like the expression we had when we first met.

I let out a long breath, and when I inhaled again, I choked on the cold wind of barbecue smoke.

She took a roll of paper from the table, tore some and wiped her mouth, this time with a serious expression, and said, "If I don't come out, I'm afraid I won't have this calm conversation, right?" In my opinion, we lack an opportunity to communicate well, you and I have our own positions, but things have to be resolved, so if you have the heart to bring it up and talk, I will definitely come out. ”

"You're pretty good at psychological warfare."

"You think it's necessary, don't you? In all fairness, is it the right thing for you to do? ”

I was told by Li Shi about the sore spot, and I was silent for a long time before I said, "What does it mean to you to take over this youth hostel?" In other words, what can you gain by selling this hostel for Lao Gou? Promotions, raises? ”

Li Shi looked at me with complicated eyes again, this time I didn't dodge, just looked at her like this, I wanted to ask for an answer, at least I wanted to know, what she insisted on.