Lao Wang glanced at Zhou Xianzhong, and saw that he was dressed neatly and cleanly, and he was white and clean, so he knew that he had never suffered hardship.

He laughed and asked, "What do you call it?" ”

Zhou Xianzhong hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lao Wang, "Hello, Master Wang, just call me Xiao Zhou." ”

Lao Wang saw that although Zhou Xianzhong was young, he knew how to be polite, although he and Zhang Xiaolong were friends, he still called him "Master Wang", and asked him to call him "Xiao Zhou". This politeness is not for everyone.

Zhang Xiaolong has some beauty in his heart, he always slapped him before, but now he comes to slap his own, even the people under his own hands, he has to shout "Master Wang", this time he feels that his value and status are different, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows are a little smiling.

Zhou Xianzhong saw Zhang Xiaolong smiling at the corner of his mouth, knowing that he was beautiful in his heart, he also deliberately did this, so that Zhang Xiaolong didn't have to be so defensive of him.

Lao Wang looked at Zhang Xiaolong, then at Zhou Xianzhong, and said, "I want to know what materials are used the most in decoration?" ”

Zhou Xianzhong nodded, took out a small notebook, and said, "The more detailed, the better." ”

Since Zhou Xianzhong said so, Lao Wang nodded, and said to him: "The general use is white latex paint, which is used to paint the wall. Incandescent lamps, energy-saving lamps, door locks, cabinet locks, various locks, hinges for doors and windows, handles, steel nails, screws, nails of various types and purposes, switches and sockets for wiring, cables and wires for connecting switches and sockets, and tools for daily use, such as hacksaws, saw blades, pliers, screwdrivers, box rulers, meter rulers and tape measures, various pliers, electric hammers and drills, wrenches, hammers and so on. That's pretty much it, there may be others, but I can't remember it for a while. ”

Zhou Xianzhong nodded and wrote it down, "Okay, thank you, Master Wang." ”

Lao Wang smiled and said You're welcome, and when he saw Zhang Xiaolong waving at him, he returned to the house with his helmet and continued to work.

Zhou Xianzhong asked Zhang Xiaolong again about the price of these things, what brand, and after writing them down one by one, he asked him again: "When will you buy them again?" Where do you usually go to buy so much? ”

Zhang Xiaolong gestured downstairs with his chin, and Zhou Xianzhong looked downstairs, there was a hardware store on the street opposite the downstairs of the community.

"When I don't need anything, I go to their store and buy some. If you need more, you can go to the hardware and building materials store in the south of the city to buy it, and they will give the wholesale price if they buy more, which is cheaper than in this kind of small store. I happened to go shopping for materials recently, what's the matter, you're going to go too? ”

After Zhang Xiaolong finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Xianzhong, not knowing what he wanted to do.

Zhou Xianzhong looked at him and asked, "What's wrong, can't it?" I'll just go over and follow you. ”

"What are you going to do? You don't do renovations, you don't buy things. If you want to make building materials, you can go to the original factory to buy it, what do you ask in our county? ”

Zhang Xiaolong didn't want to take him there, he said that he wanted to make building materials, but he asked about the things they used for decoration, and he also asked about the price, which had to make him think more.

Zhou Xianzhong smiled, "Oh, I have to understand the situation in advance when making building materials." Just follow you to see, you can rest assured, it will definitely not cause you trouble. ”

Zhou Xianzhong has said this, and it won't be good if he refuses.

So he could only reluctantly open his mouth: "Okay, okay, if I go in a few days, I'll call you, and we'll go together." ”

Zhou Xianzhong smiled so hard that his eyes were gone, "Okay, okay, then I'll wait for your news." Would you like to get together tonight and have a drink? It's been a long time since we've had a drink, right? ”

Zhang Xiaolong wanted to go, but he was afraid that he would want to trick himself, so he waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't go today, I have a lot of things to do in the afternoon, you can play." After saying that, he waved his hand.

Zhou Xianzhong didn't force it, pursed his lips, and then said: "Okay, I originally wanted to talk to you, it seems that there is no chance today, then another day, I'll invite you to drink wine another day!" ”

Zhang Xiaolong smiled again, "Okay, then I'll wait." ”

The two of them exchanged a few more polite words, and Zhou Xianzhong turned around and left.

After he went back, he sorted out the things written in the notebook again, and ran to the hardware store that Zhang Xiaolong said, and asked the price of some things, he bought some of those things, and it looked strange just to ask whether to buy them or not.

So he spent money on a bunch of light bulbs, switches, hinges, nails, etc., and also wrote down some brands and prices.

After two or three days or so, Zhang Xiaolong finally called him.

On this day, Zhou Xianzhong was about to have lunch when Zhang Xiaolong's phone called.

The bell of "Ring, Ring, Ring, ......" rang non-stop, and Zhou Xianzhong's father asked, "Who called us at this time?" ”

Zhou Xianzhong took a sip of noodles and hurriedly put down the bowl in his hand.

"I don't know, I'll pick it up first."

With that, he got up and went to the house, and picked up the landline phone, "Hey? ”

"I, Zhang Xiaolong. Are you free at this time? I'm going to the hardware and building materials store in the south of the city, are you going? ”

When Zhou Xianzhong heard this, he hurriedly said, "Go, go, where are you now?" ”

Zhang Xiaolong looked up at the window of their house and said, "Downstairs in your house, I came by car, you should come down quickly." Go early and come back early, I have something to do in the afternoon. ”

Zhou Xianzhong answered twice with a "uh-huh", and hung up the phone.

While putting clothes on his body, he said to his father, "Dad, I won't eat, go out, don't wait for me." ”

"Where are you going? Who is looking for you, you are in such a hurry to run out, you don't even have time to eat! ”

Zhou Xianzhong's father stopped eating anymore, and watched him walk out with a bowl.

"Xiaolong, he has something to do with me. I'll go out and I'll probably be back in a minute. You eat first, don't wait for me. ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for his father to say anything, and he had already walked out of the house.

Zhou Xianzhong's father sighed as he watched the door close.

Zhou Xianzhong's parents divorced last year, which is rare in small cities. But his parents are both highly intellectuals and have their own ideas about love and marriage.

Originally, because Zhou Xianzhong has never been an adult, the two of them have been enduring it. waited for Zhou Xianzhong to become a year, and wanted to wait for him to start a family.

But Zhou Xianzhong failed to start a business and was decadent at home for two years, and Zhou Xianzhong's parents couldn't bear to mention it to him.

Later, he reverted to his cunning appearance, and his mother was very resolute.

If you want to talk about his parents, they are both polite and polite.

Whether it's temperament, cultivation, or tutoring, there's nothing to say.

But two people live together, and after a long time, they know whether it is suitable or not.

Zhou Xianzhong's parents are like that, after a long time, they find that the two people are not suitable, and the longer they pass, the more disgusted they will become.

Zhou Xianzhong didn't understand, but he didn't object to their divorce. Because if they don't get divorced, they will keep quarreling and arguing, and there will be no peace at all at home. It is better to get divorced, both parties are pure, and he is also pure.

So when he was in decadence, hearing his parents' fierce quarrels and endless mutual complaints, he suddenly understood that his parents were not suitable.

Although he didn't understand why the two people were not suitable and chose to get married in the first place, he understood the feelings of the two people who wanted to divorce.

So he agreed to the divorce between the two of them and chose to live with his father. Because he knew that if he chose his mother, it would only be a burden to his mother, and it would be better to follow his father.

After that, his mother left. Left without any worries.

Zhou Xianzhong didn't even know where his mother had gone and how she was doing, at least the two of them chose the way to free themselves, so they shouldn't regret it.

But what he didn't know was that since Zhou Xianzhong's father was divorced, he always looked at the empty home alone, looking at the flowers and plants at home, his words became less and less, and the home became quieter and quieter.

Zhou Xianzhong's father looked at the door where Zhou Xianzhong left for a while, sighed, looked at the noodles on the table that were still steaming, and a few plates of meat and vegetables with good dishes, and looked at the noodle bowl on the table that Zhou Xianzhong put down after taking a bite, and the empty position, and suddenly felt that there was no taste at all.