Chapter 269 As long as you can afford it
S City is a city that is not very commercialized.
It does not have high-rise buildings everywhere, and compared with Ruan Cheng, it has a little more human touch and less industrial atmosphere. It is precisely because of the positive situation that the branch of Huo's Group has not developed much here.
The most recent development was the government's request to build an expansion of a town primary school.
Xia Nuanxin and Huo Beixiao came to this completely unfamiliar city, and they were a little dizzy for a while.
As soon as I got off the plane, I was shocked by the flowers and plants within reach, and the old scalper pacing leisurely.
Along the way, Xia Nuanxin excitedly pointed out this and that to Huo Beixiao, and she was surprised if she had never seen it in Ruan Cheng.
But Huo Beixiao's reaction can be called cold.
The feeling of "this is not my city" was too heavy on him.
Except for a business trip, Huo Beixiao basically never left Ruan Cheng, and this departure can be said to be less glorious, Huo Beixiao's mood is not high, Xia Nuanxin can be understood.
But she couldn't let him go down.
That's what she's coming for.
The two of them found a nearby hotel to stay temporarily, and when they registered, the hostess of the hotel still didn't believe that the two of them were husband and wife, until they showed their marriage certificates, and then agreed to register a room for the two.
Xia Nuanxin couldn't cry or laugh because of this, in a big city, don't say that two people live in a hotel. It's three people and four people, how many people live in one, as long as you can afford it, basically no one will care about you.
The location of the hotel is a bit out of the way, the equipment is a little backward, but it is better than the environmental hygiene.
Neither of them had a good rest on the plane, so as soon as Huo Beixiao entered the hotel, he took off his shoes and socks and threw himself on the bed to make up for sleep. Xia Nuanxin was busy boiling water and sorting things for a long time, and finally she was tired and fell asleep next to Huo Beixiao.
When she woke up, the sky was already dark, Xia Nuanxin subconsciously touched her side, empty!
She scrambled out of bed and turned on the light. The blinding incandescent light shook her eyes so hard that she could barely open them.
Huo Beixiao is gone?
Where did he go?
Xia Nuan stood up hurriedly, put a piece of clothing on herself indiscriminately, took out her mobile phone and looked at it, it was already ten o'clock in the middle of the night.
It's so late, where can Huo Beixiao go?
Xia Nuanxin tried to call Huo Beixiao, but the familiar ringtone came from the quilt......
Huo Beixiao didn't bring a mobile phone......
Although he is such a big living person, it is impossible for him to get lost, but it is true that Xia Nuan is afraid that with his current mentality, he may cause trouble to others.
Thinking of this, she didn't dare to delay, took the key and went out.
When he came to the gate, the owner of the inn was about to pull the roller shutter door, and halfway through the draw, he saw Xia Nuan running down from the upstairs in a hurry, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Still going out so late?" ”
Xia Nuanxin panted and compared to the proprietress: "Follow me, that, the man who came with me, have you seen where he went?" ”
"Oh, he went out at seven or eight. Let's go west. ”
"Okay, thanks." Xia Nuan thanked him, and immediately bent down and got out of the roller shutter door that had been closed.
The proprietress lowered her body and anxiously shouted outside, "Hey, when will you come back?" Do you want to leave a door for you? ”
But Xia Nuanxin's feet were fast, and as soon as she went out, she rushed out far away, and she didn't hear what the proprietress said.
The night was dark, the cool breeze was gusting, and walking on an unfamiliar street, Xia Nuanxin couldn't help but feel worried.
There are not many pedestrians on the street, and all the people passing by are in a hurry. Xia Nuanxin paid attention to the surrounding situation while paying attention to the places where Huo Beixiao might go.
Just when she had been walking for almost twenty minutes and was a little anxious to get on the fire, Xia Nuanxin suddenly saw a bar on the corner of the street, in which the deafening heavy metal rock music was roaring hoarsely.
The ghost sent the gods, and Xia Nuanxin walked in.
This is the right time for pub business, and this little country pub is no exception.
The small dance floor was crowded with dancing people.
In front of the bustling bar, Xia Nuanxin recognized Huo Beixiao's back almost at a glance.
At the moment when she saw him, Xia Nuan's heart finally fell to the ground safely.
Xia Nuanxin didn't speak, walked to the bar, squeezed away the men and women who were surrounding Huo Beixiao, and knocked his fingers on the wooden table at the bar: "A glass of whiskey." ”
The guy at the bar was a young student in his early twenties, and at first glance he was a beautiful young lady, and he immediately smiled, and even the action of bartending became more chic.
The moment Huo Beixiao heard Xia Nuanxin's voice, he finally turned his head slowly.
"Why are you here?" His voice was hoarse, as the alcohol made his gaze a little glazed.
Xia Nuanxin took the whiskey handed by the bartender, turned her head and smiled at Huo Beixiao: "If you can come, I can't come?" ”
After that, pick up the glass and pour it into your mouth.
But halfway through the wine glass, it was snatched by a big hand, and Huo Beixiao's unhappy voice remembered in his ears: "Girl Jiajia, what kind of wine do you drink?" ”
After that, he poured Xia Nuanxin's vodka into his stomach in one go, and then took Xia Nuanxin's hand with a simple word: "Go!" ”
"Oops...... I haven't checked out yet. Seeing this, the bartender hurriedly greeted.
Huo Beixiao paused, reached out and touched his pants pocket, but when he touched it, he felt empty.
He let go of Xia Nuanxin in disbelief, and put his hand into his other pocket, but there was still no trace of his wallet.
Immediately, Huo Beixiao realized something, and he pointed at Xia Nuanxin at the bartender in a chic manner, and said concisely: "She pays." ”
The bartender's face was full of surprise, in these years, he had never seen a man ask a woman to pay, and he still looked like he took it for granted.
Xia Nuan couldn't cry or laugh, took out the money wallet from his pocket to pay the bill, and hurriedly chased out.
Huo Beixiao leaned against the door of the bar with his eyes closed, letting the icy cold wind sweep across his angular face.
Xia Nuanxin patted his arm funny and said, "Let's go, drink soft wine!" ”
Huo Beixiao slowly opened his eyes and blinked a little confused: "What do you mean by drinking soft wine?" ”
Xia Nuanxin said while taking the lead and walking forward: "Let the girl pay, isn't it soft wine...... Besides, if I hadn't come to you, you would have been stripped off and used as a wine payment today. ”
Huo Beixiao was amused by Xia Nuanxin's words, and stepped up two steps to put his arm around her shoulders and stepped into the night.
The two walked silently for a while, and Xia Nuanxin suddenly said, "Tomorrow, let's go to your group's branch, right?" ”
Huo Beixiao was silent for a moment and said "um" softly.
"Wait a minute." Xia Nuanxin suddenly stopped, looked back and forth at the surrounding houses and roads, and her brows twisted into a Sichuan character, "We...... Are we on the wrong track? ”
Huo Beixiao was stunned for a moment, and also turned his head to look.
He came out in a hurry, and he couldn't get out of his heart because of the evil fire, so he didn't look at the street sign when he came out to relax, and he rushed into a bar when he saw it, and his face was also full of confusion at this time.
Looking at the unfamiliar but well-connected streets, Xia Nuan wanted to cry without tears: "Where should I go?" In the middle of the night, there was not even a ghost to ask for directions. ”
Seeing that Xia Nuanxin was so anxious, Huo Beixiao looked calm, he tightened the arm around Xia Nuanxin's neck and said, "Don't worry, the earth is round anyway." Someday I'll go to the hotel. ”
Xia Nuanxin pulled his arm with a smile, and said with porcelain teeth: "You let go a little, I'm about to be strangled to death by you." ”
Huo Beixiao didn't let go, but tightened it even more, and said in a low voice: "You can't loosen, if you loosen, you'll run away." ”
In the night wind, Huo Beixiao's voice was not loud, but Xia Nuanxin clearly heard his low words, and instantly felt a stream of heat pouring from her limbs into her eyes.
She sniffed, why did she always feel like crying?
In the end, they still couldn't finish going around the earth, they didn't even finish going around this town, and they didn't even walk a few hundred meters before they were shivering by the cold wind of S City, and no matter what sweet words Huo Beixiao had, it didn't work.
Xia Nuanxin called the innkeeper, although it disturbed people's dreams, and the proprietress scolded them, but they still drove their little snail car to pick them up.
When I went back, I cooked a bowl of ginger soup for each of them.
The Qingya town of S City has simple folk customs.
Although the road is not very easy to recognize.
That night, Xia Nuanxin and Huo Beixiao hugged each other and slept until the sky turned white.
Until the next day, when the rooster crows, they get out of bed and go to catch the bus to the city early in the morning. The bus will sit for two hours, and the proprietress will also intimately prepare tea eggs for them.
Xia Nuanxin didn't like to eat eggs, and Huo Beixiao didn't like to eat even more, but both of them couldn't bear to touch the kindness of the proprietress, so they had to carry six tea eggs to the car.
As soon as he got in the car, Assistant Yang's phone called Huo Beixiao's mobile phone.
"Fourth master, you haven't arrived in S City yet?"
Huo Beixiao yawned slightly and said, "It's here, but I haven't gone to the company yet." What's wrong? ”
"Oh, it's okay, the branch called and said that there was no one from the fourth master. I'm afraid of something wrong, so I'm here to ask. ”
Huo Beixiao was a little moved in his heart, and Assistant Yang had been with him for decades. Now that he's lost his position and thrown into this town where birds don't, he should have taken him with him.
But on the head office, he really needs someone he can trust to keep an eye on. lest some overly complacent goods be treated as the people of the Huo family are all dead.
So even though he knew that Assistant Yang was having a hard time over there, Huo Beixiao still didn't bring him along.
"Watch carefully, if there is anything, feel free to contact me."
After saying this, Assistant Yang paused for a moment and said with some hesitation: "GQ plan...... The board of directors decided to transfer it to the Lin Group for further follow-up. ”