Chapter 7: Asking for Directions with Money
"Why there?" Cao Lulu sat in the co-pilot and looked at Tu Bai with a sideways face.
"According to your description of Auntie, she has an indelible sense of superiority in her bones. This desire to express a sense of superiority is aimed at a child, indicating that she has the weight of a philistine and the viciousness of bullying the small with the big in her heart. ”
Tu Bai is rarely a good teacher, and it is rare to open his mouth to answer at this time, but in fact, he already regards Cao Lulu as his own person.
"Born and raised in Suiping City, the small citizens roughly occupy nine districts and 32 streets. If the above conditions are met, there are still five streets in the vicinity of Jiefang Road, but only one street that starts with ancient times. ”
"One?" (Are you sure you think about how many people live there?) Cao Lulu subconsciously repeated half a sentence, and out of politeness, she forcibly swallowed her worries back into her stomach.
Tu Bai seemed to know what she was thinking, and the corners of his mouth curved but he didn't explain.
……
Guyue Street, focusing on antiques and porcelain. The main road due north and south is paved with black stones, and it is crowded with rows of shops. Under the banner of these shops, there are countless alleys with thin feet of centipedes.
It was noon, and there was no one on the street.
Cao Lulu stood on the hot ground, looked around, and felt dazed like she had never been.
"Let's go, after running for so long, let's eat something first!"
Tu Bai pointed to a small four-story building with simple decoration not far away, and took the lead in walking in.
What the hell am I doing?!
Cao Lulu didn't follow the past, looking at the plaque of the century-old store from afar, and suddenly realized the reality gap with Tu Bai.
It looks like it's expensive - do you want to go in and eat white food? This is completely contrary to her self-cherished dignity; Do you want to leave here? She hasn't been paid for her leads yet, and she could lose a promising job......
Just when she couldn't make up her mind, Tu Bai entered the door and came out again: "Aren't you afraid of being stupid when you stand in the sun?" Don't hurry in yet! ”
"Oh!" Cao Lulu agreed, left those hesitations, and obediently followed in.
Only then did she open the soft curtain of blue cotton embroidery, and a sweet cold fragrance penetrated into her nostrils, and before she could see the pattern clearly, she heard a courteous greeting: "Two - please inside!" ”
Tu Bai saw that Cao Lulu's eyes were full of vigilance, and his head shook like a rattle, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny.
"Sit here!" He beckoned her to a private room with carved sides, and gentlemanly handed over the menu, and then pulled the brass bell on the side.
Hemp. Egg! Are these dishes alien, they are so expensive!
A plate of cucumber dipping sauce costs 150, a cup of white fungus soup costs 300, and even a glass of white water costs 20 yuan - crazy for money, right? Why not go to robbery!
Cao Lulu stared at the menu bitterly, and was shrinking in a corner to poke and grind her teeth, when she suddenly heard a sound of pulling an erhu outside, and then a male voice started singing cleanly.
"Life is in the world every day, every day, the sun and the moon are like shuttles every year; There are often novelties, and it is said that the gentlemen laugh and talk about ......"
"What do you want to eat?" Tu Bai listened intently and lowered his voice to ask.
"I'm not hungry...... Cao Lulu's cheeks were flushed before she held back a blunt lie, and was about to explain, but Tu Bai raised his hand to stop her.
The man's singing voice outside hit his ears like smoke, instantly bringing people into the ethereal world of the story: "Right and wrong are just to speak more, and all the troubles are because they are strong." Speaking of Aunt Liu in Wormhorn Alley, there was a bizarre thing today. ”
?! Aunt Liu? Bizarre disaster?
Cao Lulu is a little funny, should the hero of this story be set so without the aura of the protagonist!
She listened to it for a while, and was about to continue the explanation to Tu Bai just now, but saw that he had finished ordering the dishes by himself.
He did it on purpose, right? Use the story to divert your attention first, and take the opportunity to order the food well, so as to save yourself from justification and embarrassment......
Waiting for the time to serve the food, Cao Lulu's mind kept turning. At this moment, a strange thought suddenly rose in her mind: This rich and handsome man can't be trying to flirt with her, right? Otherwise, why would he be so good to her? Just because he helped find someone, he gave work and invited him to eat, who would believe it?
As soon as the idea came to mind, it instantly took over her entire brain. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case, otherwise the little brother in green would have to be the person who was so important to him that he could be so valued?
She glanced at Tu Bai again, and the tips of her ears were red for a while. If it is really as she guessed, should the man in front of her who looks and has all the best abilities accept it?
Tu Bai only paid attention to the singing words coming from outside, and did not notice Cao Lulu's abnormality in the slightest.
Soon, the dish came up.
Tomatoes mixed with sugar, squirrel fish, stir-fried asparagus, saliva chicken. Although the dishes are home-style and ordinary, the combination of red, green, and white is very fresh and attractive.
Grunt - Cao Lulu smelled the smell, and her saliva flooded like a Jedi bursting an embankment, but she was just awkward and refused to move her chopsticks.
Do you want to eat it? Should I give him a chance to perform? I don't know, what kind of girl does he like? Dignified and dignified? Gentle and kind? Or is it arrogant and informal?
There is nothing to do with the eight characters, and Leng is making up a big drama by her brain......
She was looking for the hidden shining point in her body, when she suddenly heard a singing line: "The children's hearts are resentful, and the pen is used as a sword to protect their dignity." Aunt Liu, who knows, a few words of tongue cause trouble......"
When Tu Bai heard this, he was already completely sure: this Aunt Liu in Wormhorn Lane was the person he was looking for next.
Worm Alley, he repeated in his heart, and picked up his chopsticks to prepare for dinner with peace of mind.
He saw that Cao Lulu had been dying, so he took the initiative to use chopsticks to cook vegetables for her.
"Eat! Don't you girls like sweets the most? ”
Cao Lulu was dumbfounded, her round eyes widened, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Hearing Tu Bai speak, he suddenly came back to his senses.
It turned out that she was unconsciously brought into the story by the singing outside just now, and she couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body. How did the little-known bus horror come to be composed so quickly? So, the man in front of him didn't have any thoughts about himself, was he really just trying to find out the whereabouts of the little brother in green?
Cao Lulu was rampaging with an unfair anger in her stomach, but she had nowhere to vent, so she could only glare at Tu Bai fiercely, grabbed the chopsticks and stuffed the food into her mouth, as if she had a grudge against this meal.
……
After the meal, they got back into the car. Ten minutes by car, the black Mercedes slid silently into the thick shade of a small alley.
A few boxes of soft Chinese stones asked for directions, and Tu Bai easily inquired about Aunt Liu's home; With two pockets of seasonal melons and fruits and a pack of aged Pu'er, he successfully became a distant relative of Aunt Liu who had been missing for many years.
Cao Lulu saw his ability to be everywhere, and she was not surprised at all by the news that he finally got the little brother in green; On the contrary, it was his attitude towards the little brother in green that he had been striving for, and for the first time, he asked her to think about it.
What is the relationship between the two? She cooperates so much, can it be regarded as aiding and abetting?