Mechanically grinding the key, Xue Lanlan sat on the guest chair, quietly looking at the key master in front of her, the master with the key here is a middle-aged man, about 50 years old, although he is very old, but he looks energetic and full of vitality.

Xue Lanlan looked at the middle-aged man in a daze, and her eyes quickly fell on the key that was gradually taking shape in his hand, accompanied by the stop of the machine.

Xue Lanlan's gaze fell on the key in the other party's hand.

"A hundred in total." The master weighed the key, then pointed to the QR code in the corner of the wall and said, "WeChat, Alipay scan the code there." ”

Xue Lanlan nodded, and then took the key after quickly scanning the code successfully, and when she finished receiving the key and was about to leave, she turned her head and directly hit the meat wall.

Xue Lanlan was caught off guard by being knocked to the ground, and hurriedly took a few steps back, she looked at the person standing in front of her blankly, the person in front of her was capable, at this time, the other party was holding his chest with both hands, and was looking at her with a smile and said, "I didn't expect you to be here, is this a coincidence?"

It was Qiao Ping, which made Xue Lanlan a little surprised, she opened her mouth, looked at the person who came over, and the tail of her eyes narrowed into a line, should she say that it was a coincidence, she never thought that she would meet Qiao Ping here.

"You're going to get the key?" Qiao Ping said and handed the old man a cigarette, then looked at Xue Lanlan and said, "I'm also here to match the key." “

"Hmm." Xue Lanlan feels extremely embarrassed now, she can't go, she can't go.

Qiao Ping ignored Xue Lanlan first, but handed over a very delicate key to the master, and he paused: "Master, according to the old rules." “

Xue Lanlan looked at Qiao Ping and turned her head to stare at herself and asked, "Have you eaten at noon?" “

Xue Lanlan glanced at the time, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, she shook her head slightly and said, "Not yet, not long after breakfast." “

Qiao Ping glanced at the old master, and then said, "Anyway, it will take a while for me to make the key, otherwise we will eat something together?" ”

Xue Lanlan knew very well in her heart, Qiao Ping's intention to be a drunkard was not in the wine, and Xue Lanlan remembered that she still owed Qiao Ping an answer before, so she nodded and agreed to his invitation.

Qiao Ping saw Xue Lanlan agree, so he turned around and went out, and after going out, Xue Lanlan saw that Qiao Ping came by car this time.

"Your home is far from here...... Xue Lanlan exhaled and followed Qiao Ping into his car.

After Qiao Ping got in the car, he pulled Xue Lanlan into another alley, and only slowly stopped until the end, there was basically no one at the entrance of the alley, and even there were only a few shops.

"Eat here? What to eat? Xue Lanlan watched Qiao Ping slowly stop the car, with question marks written on his face, in this regard, Qiao Ping smiled, did not answer Xue Lanlan's question directly, but pointed to a store next to him, how should Xue Lanlan describe this shop, it is a little shabby?

But after all, it was someone else's treat, Xue Lanlan didn't dare to say anything, so she followed Qiao Ping and sat directly in the store, this shop is a hot pot business, blue-gray stone bricks with simple tableware, the whole restaurant looks like a down-and-out house, dilapidated and poor.

Xue Lanlan knew that with Qiao Ping's conditions, he could go to a better restaurant to eat, and he naturally had his reasons for choosing this place, Xue Lanlan relaxed his body a little when he thought about it.

Qiao Ping looked at Xue Lanlan like this, and asked with a slight smile: "Don't you think this restaurant is very broken, don't you worry that I will take you to have diarrhea after eating?" ”

"Worried." Xue Lanlan said without raising her head: "But if it's delicious, I'm also willing to have diarrhea." ”

When Qiao Ping heard Xue Lanlan say this, he hurriedly smiled lightly, and then said, "Don't worry, it will definitely satisfy your appetite, it's delicious." “

After speaking, Qiao Ping beckoned and called the waiter: "Boss, here is the menu." ”

Xue Lanlan saw the menu for the first time that it was handmade paper, and felt a little novel, Xue Lanlan read the paper seriously, and then began to order: "A tender beef, a frozen tofu, and a mushroom platter should also be ......"

Xue Lanlan ordered four or five dishes scattered.

Although there are not many dishes on the menu, fortunately, they are all Xue Lanlan's favorite dishes, so she is not polite, Qiao Ping looked at the dishes ordered by Xue Lanlan, and made additions on the side with a smile, and the two of them ordered more than 20 dishes together.

Xue Lanlan looked at the table full of dishes, swallowed her saliva, and said a little embarrassedly: "I ordered a little too much, otherwise I will invite this meal." ”

"No, you don't." Qiao Ping smiled and said, "I'm done eating." ”

While the two were talking, the master held a large pot in front of Xue Lanlan, this one was the bottom of the red soup pot, and a layer of pepper and chili pepper floating on the red oil and some unknown spices, the boss then took out two bowls of dipping sauce, turned on the stove, and then said: "Eat slowly, two of you." “

With that, the boss dragged himself into the back kitchen.

Xue Lanlan looked at the back of the boss leaving, and took a few more looks, not to mention that this place is dirty and messy, this boss is also very slow, and he is still limping.

Qiao Ping seemed to see something, took out his long chopsticks and waited for the pot to boil, and said: "This is opened by a veteran, it is opened with his own subsidy, there is only one waiter and store manager here, that is, the uncle you just saw, he is a veteran, injured, disabled, it is said that he is a Chongqing person, so he opened a hot pot restaurant here." “

As Qiao Ping spoke, the red soup in the pot began to gurgle, Xue Lanlan inhaled slightly, and then also picked up the chopsticks and went to the dish.

In an instant, a bit of confusion rose between the two of them.

Xue Lanlan looked at Qiao Ping, then took a breath, and took the initiative to say: "By the way, I haven't thanked you for the robot matter before, but my friend has already solved that matter, and I left your USB drive at home, if you can, I'll send it to you tomorrow, or give it to Josh?" “

"I'll get it!" Qiao Ping directly interrupted Xue Lanlan's words, and then picked up one of the slices of tender beef and put it in Xue Lanlan's bowl, Qiao Ping said directly: "Let's eat first, the beef is too ripe and it won't taste good." “

"Okay." When Xue Lanlan heard Josh say this, she didn't say anything anymore, but lowered her head and ate the beef, she didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed about Qiao Ping.

Qiao Ping looked at Xue Lanlan and was silent, so he took the initiative to say: "By the way, I heard my sister say that your group has been very busy with work recently, how are you?" “

"Eat and drink well, it's still the same." Xue Lanlan nodded slightly, and then said, "By the way, has your sister encountered any troubles recently?" “

The reason why Xue Lanlan asked this was also because she remembered the lunch meal that day, as if after her reminder, Qiao Ping thought for a few seconds and said, "When you said this, I remembered something. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Not long ago, my sister and my brother-in-law had a fight." Qiao Ping's words slightly disappointed Xue Lanlan, after all, what she wanted to hear was definitely not a matter of personal feelings such as two people arguing.

Qiao Ping seemed to notice that Xue Lanlan didn't care too much, but continued: "Although I don't like my brother-in-law very much, my sister is really in love with him, and my brother-in-law is still online no matter what, and he basically spoils my sister." ”

"Oh, and then, why the quarrel?" Xue Lanlan remembered that Josh had said before that her boyfriend was a returnee and a high-achieving student, and she also said that the other party had good looks and figure, Xue Lanlan couldn't help but have a little gossip, so she took the opportunity to ask.

"I don't know the specific reason for the quarrel, but it seems to be related to outsiders." Qiao Ping thought for a while and explained, "After that, my sister was depressed for several days, and then her state was worse these days, and she also came to me, saying that she had misunderstood someone, and she felt a little guilty for some reason, and she didn't know how to remedy it, and asked me what to do." ”

"How do you answer?" Xue Lanlan inexplicably thought of the previous intern girl, isn't it that Josh cares about that girl, but what does this have to do with her boyfriend, isn't it her boyfriend who is also a company?

Thinking of this, Xue Lanlan hurriedly shook her head and denied the idea, after all, everyone in the company looked up and didn't look down, and everyone knew each other's status.

"I didn't say anything, I asked her seriously, but she didn't want to respond to me seriously, and then the matter was like that." After Qiao Ping finished saying this, he asked Xueba Lanlan, "What happened to my sister?" “

"No, she's been coming to me for dinner lately, and she's asked about our relationship." Xue Lanlan asked this casually, but as soon as her words fell, Qiao Ping seemed a little happier, and Qiao Ping asked a little nervously, "How did you respond?" “

"What can I say?" Xue Lanlan looked at Qiao Ping's unnatural expression, and said without changing her face; "I'll just say we're friends, and your sister doesn't really want me to have anything else to do with you."

"My sister is my sister, I am me." Qiao Ping added as if he remembered something after adding this sentence: "And I don't think my sister likes you much, on the contrary, I think my sister likes you very much." ”

"Your sister likes me?" As if she was frightened, Xue Lanlan pointed to her face and asked, don't blame her for this reaction, just think about it, and look at what Josh usually calls and says to her, and understands her reaction.

At least in front of the people you like, you won't speak so badly.

Qiao Ping looked at Xue Lanlan's exaggerated expression, and couldn't help laughing, his eyebrows were slightly curved, and the whole person looked a little sunny, and he paused: "I'm sure my sister really likes you, don't look at her like this, but when you didn't come out of your company's fire, she was really more anxious than anyone else, and she was about to cry, dragging me and shouting that you haven't come out yet, if it weren't for her low force value, I feel like she would have gone up and charged at that time." “

Xue Lanlan nodded slightly, indicating that she could imagine that kind of scene, but before Xue Lanlan could react, she saw Qiao Ping and continued: "My sister has not had many friends since she was a child, and there are not many people of the same sex who she can get along with, basically all of the opposite sex, so she may not express her love for a person of the same sex!" “

"......" Xue Lanlan listened to Qiao Ping's words, how awkward it sounded, she thought about it, and couldn't help but say: "Your sister's way of expressing love is really unusual, I don't even know how to complain." “

Qiao Ping heard Xue Lanlan say this, and hurriedly smiled, at this time, the two of them also ate almost, Xue Lanlan wanted to pay, but Qiao Ping quickly took the first step to buy the bill directly, and then patted Xue Lanlan's shoulder and said: "My brother said that my sister is really in love with you, anyway, my key is estimated to be ready, I will send you back first, and then go home, it is not convenient for you not to take the car!" “

"Hmm." Xue Lanlan didn't resist Qiao Ping's overtures this time, she just wanted to be a hitchhiker, and she didn't need to refuse so ruthlessly.

It was only after taking the car that Xue Lanlan realized one thing, what did Qiao Ping come all the way to repair the key for? A veteran's hot pot?

Just when Xue Lanlan was thinking nonsense, the other party had already taken back the key and asked softly, "What are you thinking?" ”

Xue Lanlan froze and couldn't help but ask; "Isn't it just for a hot pot meal that you came here to get the key?"