The other employees in the store didn't know where they learned that today was her last day at work, and they dragged her to eat a casual meal after work.

"Nuan Nuan, we've been working together for almost a year, you're not kind like this, how can you leave without saying a word?!" A burly man spoke first.

He is Jiang Yi, the head chef of the café, who has been working here for three or four years, and is the longest-serving and most vocal person in this group. As soon as he started like this, others echoed him-

"Yes, yes, Nuan Nuan, how can you just say go?"

"Nuan Nuan, we all treat you as a sister, you're about to start school and go to college, it's a good thing! Anyway, we're going to have to celebrate you, aren't we? How can you not have a meal with us? ”

"That's right, going to college is a good thing, it's promising! It's not like me, just graduated from high school......"

"Haha, you're a big old man, you've been chopping vegetables for many years, do you still want to study and become a cultural person?"

"Go and go, and you will know ...... to laugh at me"

“……”

Everyone burst into laughter, and the harmonious atmosphere made Shi Nuannuan feel the warmth and care of being in the team, which was a different kind of happiness that she had never felt so far except for her parents, and she naturally couldn't refuse everyone's proposal. So after several discussions, she chose the most affordable and well-eaten hot pot as her last dinner with them.

There is an old hot pot restaurant in the corner of the street that has been open for many years, and the taste is authentic and cheap, and everyone is in favor of eating there. But before leaving, Chen Kaiyu and Zhou Manni were the only ones in the group, which made Shi Nuannuan feel a little strange.

She pulled the sleeve of Jiang Liequan, who was swiping her mobile phone, and asked, "Have you seen Mannie and Kaiyu?" ”

"Hell knows." Jiang Liequan pursed his lips and continued to swipe his phone.

Shi Nuannuan pulled his sleeve again, and seeing that he still didn't want to speak, he directly reached out and pressed his mobile phone to the black screen: "Did you call them?" ”

Jiang Liequan let out a boring "tsk" and glanced at her, but obediently put the phone in his trouser pocket, but his tone was impatient: "It's called." Wouldn't it be better if they didn't come! ”

Although Shi Nuannuan was dissatisfied with his answer, after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the truth - if the two of them went out alone and could be together in the end, wouldn't Zhou Manni no longer complain that she had robbed Chen Kaiyu who belonged to her? Then her relationship with Zhou Manni will naturally reconcile, right?

Thinking about it this way, Shi Nuannuan didn't care about where the two went. When she came back to her senses, she saw that the person in front of her had already walked away, and she directly pulled Jiang Liequan's sleeve to catch up: "Hurry up, everyone is leaving, don't grind!" ”

Jiang Liequan is also 1.8 meters tall, but he was pulled by Shi Nuannuan, a small man of 1.6 meters, and his appearance of bending over and stumbling really made people laugh, but the person who was buried in himself and walked in front didn't pay attention to this detail, but Jiang Liequan followed behind her, looking at her small and thin back, and a doting smile appeared on his face.

You know, when he was at home, he was not a worry-free and obedient child, not only rebellious and truant from school, but also often against his mother. Dare to press the black screen of his mobile phone, dare to tell him not to play games all night at night, dare to drag him on the road, except for Shi Nuannuan, there is no second person in this world.

And he's enjoying the feeling of being controlled.

Perhaps, this is what the brothers call love?

The group entered the hot pot restaurant lively, and everyone booked the largest box.

Shi Nuannuan and Jiang Liequan were the last to walk in, only to see that the middle position in the middle was still empty, obviously reserved for Shi Nuan.

"Nuan Nuan, come, here and here!" Jiang Yi beckoned to her and asked her to come and sit.

But there was only one seat next to him, that is, Jiang Liequan could only sit in the empty seat at the door.

wanted to sit separately from her, and one left and one right were still men, Jiang Liequan was unhappy, grabbed Shi Nuan Nuan, and said to Jiang Yi: "The two of us, just leave a seat, how can we sit?" ”

Jiang Yi saw a little doorway, and his eyes swept back and forth between the two of them a few times: "You two are ......"

Jiang Liequan neither admitted nor denied it, but just took Shi Nuannuan's hand and did not sit down, nor did he let her go in to sit.

Everyone is in the service industry, this point of vision must be there, as soon as he saw Jiang Liequan's appearance, he immediately understood, and the man next to the vacant seat in the middle immediately gave up his seat: "Say it earlier!" Come on, come on, you two come in and sit! ”

Everyone laughed ambiguously, Shi Nuannuan felt awkward, and just wanted to say that he had nothing to do with Jiang Liequan, but Jiang Liequan pulled her to sit down in the middle seat with a satisfied face, and skillfully helped her iron the dishes and wash chopsticks with hot water, and even helped her take the seasonings, taking care of them meticulously, attracting everyone's boos.

If you say too much, you can only bury your head in eating yourself, and try not to ignore Jiang Liequan. He didn't feel embarrassed, he was busy helping her pick up vegetables and hot vegetables, and asked her if she wanted to add some juice from time to time.

In everyone's eyes, these two are obviously a couple.

After eating half full, Jiang Yi picked up the beer in his hand, stood up and said to Shi Nuannuan: "Come, Nuan Nuan, I toast you with a cup, I wish you success in your studies in the future!" ”

"Thank you, Brother Yi." Shi Nuannuan also stood up and clinked glasses with juice instead of wine.

Seeing this, everyone also stood up and saluted her one after another, saying words of blessing, but only Jiang Liequan, who was very attentive just now, stopped speaking at this time.

Everyone was wondering, Jiang Yi glanced around and asked, "By the way, why didn't Mannie come?" Which of you has seen her? ”

Everybody, look at me, I'll look at you, a girl said, "When I left, I saw her go to the locker room, and asked her why she was going, and she said there was something, let's go first." ”

"What's wrong with this girl today, she usually likes to join in the fun, and she doesn't come to the warm dinner today?" Jiang Yi knew that the two of them usually played better, and asked Shi Nuannuan again, "Nuan Nuan, did she tell you anything about her?" ”

"I didn't ...... I didn't say ......" Shi Nuannuan replied a little weakly.

She was still thinking about it, but fortunately no one noticed that Chen Kaiyu and Zhou Manni, who had just been here for a few days, didn't expect that this idea had just come out, and two girls were chattering-

"Hey, why didn't Chen Kaiyu come? I remember I notified! ”

"Yes, yes, I told him when I first got off work, and he said he would definitely come!"

The tone of the two of them was all regretful, and even Oubasan, who was the eldest with several children, also coaxed: "Oh, I'm afraid I don't know the road here, right?" Otherwise, who will go back to the store and pick it up? ”

The two girls before volunteered with excitement and ran out with parasols.

Shi Nuannuan tried to avoid talking about this topic, and Jiang Liequan didn't want to talk about Chen Kaiyu, the two had a surprising tacit understanding this time, and they both buried their heads in eating the things in the bowl without saying a word.

After about ten minutes, the two girls came back panting, saying that they had searched around the store and had not seen the two men.

Although they were all curious about where the two of them went, under Jiang Yi's toast again, everyone forgot about the two of them for the time being.

By the time everyone finished eating the hot pot to their heart's content, it was already seven o'clock in the evening, and the group walked out of the hot pot restaurant with a round belly.

In summer, the sky is always dark and slow, and you can still see the red color of the burning clouds in the sky. The road is full of people, and it's time for everyone to go home.

The reluctance was set off by this lively atmosphere, and the expressions on everyone's faces were extraordinarily lonely.

Although Jiang Yi is a man who has already run for four, but at this time he also red the tip of his nose, I don't know if it was the hot pot just now or his sadness came up, "popped" patted his strong chest and said: "Nuan Nuan, although you don't do it in the café, but Brother Yi, I am still your Brother Yi!" If you have any difficulties in the future, come back to me, Brother Yi will definitely help you settle it, do you hear? ”

"Well, thank you, Brother Yi!" Shi Nuannuan rarely saw him as a rough man sensational, and after only listening to two sentences, tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes.

"By the way, Nuan Nuan, if you need to do odd jobs in your spare time, call me, and I will help you keep your best job." One Obasang took her hand and said with concern.

"Well, thank you, Sister Xuan." Shi Nuan nodded gratefully.

Sister Xuan's husband is a real estate agent and knows a lot of people, so she naturally knows a lot of intermediaries in the industry, including the kind of intermediary that specializes in introducing gig workers, and the market is not bad, so she simply started a part-time job as a second-hand intermediary. Because she charges cheaply and keeps her promise to pay as much as she wants, and never deducts it, many people trust her and are her long-term customers.

Although Shi Nuannuan has now resigned from her job in the café, she has always been a little unhappy in her heart after only relying on the tuition and living expenses given by Han Munian for the past four years, she has long thought about going out to do odd jobs on weekends or holidays, and it would be great if there was Sister Xuan's help at that time.

The others said goodbye to her one by one, and the moment of parting was always so sad, but there was no banquet in the world, and the tears that she could hold back finally fell at the moment she turned around, and Shi Nuannuan sobbed while walking in the direction of the bus stop.

"Nuan Nuan." Jiang Liequan chased after her from behind, patted her shoulder with his big hand, and handed her a pack of tissues.

"Thank you." Shi Nuannuan took it and drew one, and gave him the rest.

Jiang Liequan put the tissue back in his trouser pocket and asked tentatively, "Shall I send you back?" ”

"No, I'll just take the car back by myself." Shi Nuannuan waved her hand and refused.

Jiang Liequan has worked with her for so long, he hasn't been to her house yet, and the methods that his brothers taught him to chase girls haven't had time to use, and now that people are leaving, he can't help but be a little discouraged.

"Nuan Nuan." His tone was lowered, "Later...... Am I not going to see you again? ”

Shi Nuannuan sniffed, blinked and said, "How come?" I just don't work in the café anymore, and I don't want to leave here. L is a maximum of an hour's drive from here, and we can still meet each other. ”

"Really?" Jiang Liequan's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Really." Shi Nuannuan smiled slightly, with the flush that she had just cried, she looked particularly moving under the sunset.

"Then I can ask you out to play?" He asked further.

"Yes." Shi Nuannuan still smiled and nodded.

Hearing her words without hesitation, and seeing her affirmative nod assurance, Jiang Liequan's heart, which had been restless all day, finally felt a little comforted. But the thought that he would never be able to get along with her day and night from tomorrow onwards still made his heart very uncomfortable.