My friend's restaurant is a bit far away, and it took about 40 minutes to drive there.

In summer, the days become longer, and it is past five o'clock, and the sunset on the horizon is still gorgeous and colorful, like overturning a girl's orange eyeshadow palette.

The restaurant has just opened, and it is a meal, and from a distance, the hall on the first floor is full of people, and the flow of customers is amazing.

Ji Lingchuan parked the car in the open-air parking space opposite Ma Gu, frowned when he saw this, and took out his mobile phone to send a WeChat message to his friend.

He greeted his friend the day before yesterday and said that he would bring someone over to cheer and ask him to check in advance, why there are so many people in the hall.

Less than three seconds after the message was sent, a friend's phone called.

Ji Lingchuan picked it up, and there was a noisy background sound over there, accompanied by a man's loud voice: "Old classmate, didn't you say that you would bring a friend over at night?" Why haven't you come yet? ”

Ji Lingchuan lowered his voice and said, "What's the matter?" I saw a lot of people in the lobby on the first floor. ”

"You're there." The man stood in the doorway and looked out, "Where are you, why didn't I see you?" ”

Gu Mian quietly listened to Ji Lingchuan's phone call, and turned his head to look out the car window. A tall man came out of the door of the restaurant, holding his mobile phone to his ear, stretching his neck and looking left and right, as if he was looking for someone, it should be Ji Lingchuan's friend.

Ji Lingchuan pressed his eyebrows, and his tone was helpless: "Didn't I say let you take care of it?" ”

The man on the phone said happily, "I've got it." In order to welcome the arrival of the big star, I specially organized a special promotion today, and the number of customers has doubled. ”

Ji Lingchuan: "......"

The man had completely misunderstood what he meant.

He didn't expect it to turn out like this, and he didn't even know what to do next.

Over there, my friend recalled his tone just now, and reacted in hindsight, as if he had misunderstood something: "Didn't you come to promote my restaurant and help make it famous?" ”

Ji Lingchuan laughed angrily.

The two spoke a few more words, and the friend finally realized his mistake.

Ji Lingchuan had already come over, and he had brought someone with him, and it was impossible for him to return to Gu, so they discussed it, or according to Ji Lingchuan's original plan, he and Gu Mian acted separately, and walked into the restaurant one after the other, so as not to attract attention.

Hanging up the phone, Ji Lingchuan unbuckled his seat belt and turned his head to look at the back seat.

The conversation between him and his friend just now, Gu Mian listened to it, and before he could speak, she said, "I'll go in first, and then you will come back after a while?" ”

Ji Lingchuan didn't expect her to hear it, so she hummed and explained as if she was not at ease: "Did you see the restaurant opposite Ma Gu?" The man in the black T-shirt at the door was my friend, the owner of the restaurant. You go first, he will take you to the box, and I will come right away. ”

He pursed his lips, feeling a little depressed, and said, "I'm sorry to ......"

Gu Mian shook his head, she understood what he meant, he invited her to dinner, he was the host, she was the guest, he felt that he was hiding and snubbing the guest like this.

He thought too much, and she didn't feel sluggish, but felt very excited.

It's like they're fighting guerrilla warfare, and those who care about people outside are their enemies, and if they want to reach their destination, they must be disguised right under the noses of the enemy and pass through many obstacles.

Just imagining it, Gu Mian's blood began to boil.

Ji Lingchuan didn't know what the little girl thought, in fact, he did feel that he had wronged her by going out to eat with him, and he had to wait for him to finish his work and hide in Tibet.

Gu Mian waved her hand at him, pushed the car door and quickly got out of the car, looking at him with a determined look in her eyes, with an aura of looking at death as if she was going to a restaurant instead, as if she was going to not a restaurant, but an enemy bunker: "Be careful, don't be discovered!" ”

In case she was seen, she closed the car door as soon as she finished speaking.

Ji Lingchuan was stunned for a moment, and then breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the slender figure pass through Ma Gu and walk to the door of the restaurant.

Gu Mian stood in front of the man in a black T-shirt and took the initiative to say hello: "Hello, I am Ji Lingchuan's friend, Gu Mian." She spoke in a very small voice, for fear of being heard by those who had taken care of her.

Wang Shaolin waited at the door after making the phone call with Ji Lingchuan, and Ji Lingchuan told him many times to bring his friend in first.

He looked at the white and tender little girl in front of him, who was only as tall as his chin, opened his mouth in surprise, and after a while, he came back to his senses: "Hello, hello." ”

What's the situation?

He thought that the friend brought by Ji Lingchuan was also a big star, but it turned out to be a little girl.

Wang Shaolin was used to seeing big scenes, so he calmed down after a moment, and made a gesture of please with a smile: "Gu Mian, please come in, I'll take you to the upstairs box." ”

Gu Mian owed a debt and whispered, "It's troublesome." ”

Wang Shaolin's eyebrows raised.

The little girl is quite polite.

The hall is spacious and bright, with a bright marble floor, a glittering crystal chandelier, and an unmanned grand piano in the center. The overall decoration style is Western-style, very low-key and luxurious.

At this moment, more than a dozen round tables in the hall were full of people, and everyone was chatting while eating, and the atmosphere was hot.

Gu Mian followed the boss up to the second floor, separated from the noise, and the surroundings were quiet.

Wang Shaolin led her to a small box at the end, opened the door and let her in, and stood outside: "There is freshly brewed tea in the teapot on the table, you drink it first, I'll go down and see Ji Lingchuan." ”

Gu Mian: "You go and get busy, I can do it myself." ”

Wang Shaolin helped her close the door, let out a long sigh of relief, and turned downstairs to pick up the other one.

Ten minutes later, he successfully sent Ji Lingchuan to the second floor, and then found an opportunity to ask: "Big star, what's your situation?" Little girlfriend? Is the girl too young and an adult? ”

His eyes scanned Ji Lingchuan's body back and forth, thinking to himself, could it be that the big dye vat in the entertainment industry dyed him?

Ji Lingchuan choked, how could he be as virtuous as that guy Zhao Cheng.

"Don't talk nonsense, she's my friend."

"Okay, you can go in." Wang Shaolin said, "Don't make people wait for a long time. ”

He originally wanted to catch up with his old classmates he hadn't seen for many years, but today's timing was obviously inappropriate, so let's find a chance to reunite another day.

Ji Lingchuan pushed open the door, and what caught his eye was the girl's demure side face. She held a small, dark brown tea bowl in her hand and used a position that looked comfortable - her thumb and forefinger between the bowl, her middle finger supporting the bottom, and her little finger slightly cocked.

It's a picture that's pleasing to the eye.

Gu Mian took a sip of tea, heard the sound of the door opening, and looked sideways.

Ji Lingchuan closed the door casually, took off the cap on his head, the brim of the hat pressed his black hair a little messy, he raised his hand and grabbed it, and pulled it back, revealing a smooth forehead.

Gu Mian immediately put down the teacup and asked nervously, "You weren't discovered, were you?" ”

Ji Lingchuan thought for a while and said, "There shouldn't be." ”

"Congratulations on our successful meeting!" Gu Mian breathed a sigh of relief and raised a hand, palm facing him.

Ji Lingchuan raised the corners of his lips, and his hand was raised to strike against her palm.

The decoration of the restaurant adopts a European style, but the dishes are authentic Beijing cuisine.

Wang Shaolin put a lot of effort into opening a restaurant, and specially recruited several chefs who are good at Beijing cuisine, one of whom is an ancestor who is the imperial chef in the palace.

On the solid wood round table, there are crystal elbows, shredded pork in Beijing sauce, Sixi meatballs, fried tenderloin, concubine chicken, three freshly stuffed tofu and other meat and vegetables with seven or eight dishes.

There is a big star here, and the dishes are served by the boss himself.

Wang Shaolin said with a smile before exiting the box: "These are the signature dishes that customers have ordered more in the past few days, and tell me what you want to eat, and I will let the chef make it again." ”

Gu Mian looked at the man opposite, a little surprised: "Just the two of us?" ”

Ji Lingchuan took the dishes and chopsticks in front of her, scalded them with boiling water, and said in a soft voice: "Who else do you want?" ”

She didn't mean that, she meant that two people couldn't finish ordering so many dishes.

He was so gracious.

Last time she invited him to breakfast, that is, a few buns and a bowl of tofu brain, which added up to no more than ten yuan.

Ji Lingchuan looked at her, as if he knew what she was thinking: "We came here today with a mission. ”

Gu Mian didn't understand: "What task?" ”

Ji Lingchuan showed a gentle smile: "Didn't you listen to the boss?" These are the restaurant's signature dishes, and our task is, of course, to taste them and see what needs to be improved. So, try every dish. ”

Gu Mian was persuaded by his reason, pinched the chopsticks and took a piece of tenderloin and put it into his mouth.

The tenderloin is fried first, and then fried in a pot, and the outside is coated with a layer of viscous sauce, which has a burnt aroma of frying, but the meat inside is very tender and has a rich taste.

Ji Lingchuan didn't move his chopsticks, and when he saw her chewing slowly, he asked, "How does it taste?" ”

The restaurant has been open for half a month, and his friends have been inviting him to come over, he can't spare time, and today is also his first time here, and he hasn't eaten the dishes here, so he doesn't know if it's to her taste.

"Hmm." Gu Mian stuffed a piece of chicken in his mouth, and it was not easy to speak, until he swallowed the contents in his mouth, he made a pertinent evaluation, "The meat dishes are delicious but not greasy, the vegetarian dishes are delicious but not monotonous, and if you are ten, you can score eight points." ”

Ji Lingchuan was dumbfounded, and sighed that Xueba deserved to be a Xueba.

He just didn't want her to feel a burden in his heart, so he found a reason to say that he was here to try it, and she really listened, tasted each dish seriously, and summarized her feelings after eating.

Gu Mian saw that he looked at him a little strangely: "Am I not right?" ”

"Nope." Ji Lingchuan smiled, "You're right. ”

There was still a soup left that he hadn't tasted, Gu Mian picked up the bowl and filled himself with a small half bowl, pinched the spoon and took a sip, seeing that he was still looking at himself: "Don't you eat?" ”

Ji Lingchuan's eyes wandered around the dishes on the table, as if he was thinking about where to start.

As a person who has already tasted all the delicacies, Gu Mian naturally picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched a piece of concubine chicken for him: "I think this is the best, you can try it." ”

Ji Lingchuan was as good as a stream, picked up the chicken pieces and put them in her mouth, the meat was very tender, and there was a rich soup overflowing in her mouth, which was not greasy at all, which verified her evaluation just now.

He raised his eyebrows: "I'll go back and suggest to my friend that I give the chef more salary." ”

Gu Mian nodded in agreement, and suddenly changed his words and said, "I'm a little curious, why do you want to be a star?" ”

The question was not asked out of the blue, but was related to something she had been bothered with lately.

Soon after, the results of the college entrance examination came out, and she still hadn't decided which university to apply for, and she didn't know what major to choose. She had no plan for her future, and she only felt that her future was shrouded in smoke and confused.