Chapter 12: A Dinner for Four (I)

On the way home, Liu Zhuo chattered about what happened today at the airport and the man named Li Junqiu.

"Maybe I was prejudiced and preconceived, and when I saw his hair of an inappropriate color, I decided that he wasn't a serious person! And his hehehe, second-rate anger is undoubtedly revealed, why do you say that you found such a person to pick me up? ”

"Blame me!" Zhilan turned the wheel and turned into the right lane at a traffic light in front of her home.

"I don't blame you!" Liu Zhuo said.

"What, you really want to blame me?" Zhilan jokingly said: "It's not that I said you, since I know you, you are cautious in everything you do---- you go to the restaurant to eat, you have to look at people's business licenses, drink a bottle of drink, you have to look at people's ingredients, buy a dress, you also have to look at people's cotton.... But..."Zhilan paused, but continued: "However, the more cautious you are, the more casual and rash you are..."

Liu Zhuo naturally knew what Zhilan was talking about. I couldn't argue for a while, so I didn't speak and looked out the window.

Zhilan drove the car into the community, because it was already an old community, there was no underground parking garage, and there was no clear division of parking spaces, Zhilan parked the car downstairs every time, but now more and more people are buying cars, and the parking spaces downstairs of her house are already in jeopardy, and it is difficult to find one. Sure enough, there was no vacancy downstairs, so Zhilan had to drive around the community.

Seeing that Liu Zhuo didn't speak for a long time, Zhilan asked, "What's the matter, angry?" ”

Liu Zhuo shook his head: "What's the matter, I think you're right." When I got along with Chen Zhiyang, I was indeed too impulsive, but you said, if you can't even follow your own heart in love, like someone, and tremble, walk on thin ice, be cautious in words and deeds, then what's the fun in life? ”

Zhilan nodded approvingly: "You're right, when you meet someone you like, you shouldn't look ahead." However, fortunately, it must be broken cleanly! As she spoke, Zhilan saw a parking space not far away and hurriedly drove the car over.

But when they got out of the car, they found that it was still quite far from home, and they had to carry large bags of things, which would be very tiring.

"Hey, look at my head, I should have parked the car downstairs just now, carried things up, and I'll look for a parking space again." Zhilan was annoyed.

But Liu Zhuo didn't feel that there was anything to complain about, she commanded Zhilan: "Hey, you just pull my suitcase like okay, I'll take the rest myself." ”

Zhilan looked at the trunk and shook her head: "No, I really can't do it at one time, so let's take some of it first, put the rest in the car, and come back after eating in a while, I'll park the car downstairs directly, and we'll take the rest." ”

Liu Zhuo agreed.

Gao Minlang also got off work, and he specially told Li Junqiu the news that Zhilan was going to invite guests to dinner.

Junqiu seemed to have predicted it a long time ago, the desktop had been properly packed, and the computer had been turned off, just waiting for Gao Minlang's car.

"She hasn't given me the address yet, though, so we'll have to wait a while." Gao Minlang looked at his phone: "But it's not in a hurry, it's only five forty o'clock, it's a long night, and there is time." ”

"But I'm hungry!" Junqiu leaned back on his swivel chair: "Make a call and ask, let's go and set a seat first." ”

Gao Minlang shook his head in embarrassment: "Forget it, people have a treat, how can I urge it!" ”

Junqiu suddenly stood up, walked up to Gao Minlang, stared at him and asked, "What is your relationship with that Mo Zhilan?" Is it because of her that you haven't been in a relationship for the past few years? I always feel that your relationship is not simple. ”

Gao Minlang had a sideways face: "I want you to take care of it!" ”

"Okay, okay, I don't care, the so-called curiosity kills the cat, if you don't say it, don't say it, but if there is any thankless errand in the future, you like to find whomever you like!" Junqiu turned around and returned to his swivel chair.

In fact, Gao Minlang didn't say it, but he himself was afraid to mention that past, it was an incident that caused great harm to both him and Zhilan, even when he was alone, he didn't dare to think about it, how could he talk about it to another person.

"Actually..."Gao Minlang looked out the window, the willow tree had already sent out buds, early spring had passed, and the real spring was coming: "I have known her since I was a child, and we have always been classmates, so that's all I can say." ”

Fortunately, that person is Junqiu, and he won't get to the bottom like a gossip king.

Sure enough, Junqiu saw that Gao Minlang's face became a little ugly, he could guess that there must be some unspeakable past between this friend of his and the lady he had never met, since he didn't want to say it, he didn't ask anymore, curiosity would really hurt people.

Gao Minlang's mobile phone vibrated a little, and a WeChat message came in, which was the address of the meeting sent to him by Mo Zhilan. He pulled Li Junqiu out of the company.

Zhilan chose a Chinese restaurant, which is the most authentic local restaurant in the city. Because it was relatively close to home, she and Liu Zhuo arrived first, they booked a private room, and then waited for the other two men to arrive. However, it was only twenty minutes before Gao Minlang and Li Junqiu arrived, and under the guidance of the waiter, they easily found the location of the private room.

The moment the door was pushed open, Zhilan subconsciously looked back, Gao Minlang standing at the door smiled, today he is a little different from the past, he seems to be dressed more casually, not like a suit and leather shoes in the office, but more casual, the upper body is a casual light blue shirt, the lower body is a pair of fashionable khaki trousers, and a pair of casual leather shoes under his feet, presumably he also knows that this is just a private party, which is very different from his kind of business party.

Zhilan and Gao Minlang are long-standing acquaintances, and Liu Zhuo has also met with Li Junqiu, so when it comes to introduction, there is one less procedure.

Gao Minlang pointed at Li Junqiu and said to Zhilan: "This is my former classmate and current colleague, Li Junqiu. ”

Zhilan stretched out her hand and symbolically shook Li Junqiu: "Thank you for your help today." Then he pulled Liu Zhuo over and said to Gao Minlang: "This is my good friend, Liu Zhuo." ”

Gao Minlang just said hello and nodded. However, Li Zhuo and Li Junqiu were awkward, and no one paid attention to anyone.

The four of them sat down, Zhilan and Liu Zhuo sat on one side, Gao Minlang and Li Junqiu sat on the other side, and Zhilan signaled that the waiter could serve the food.

"We're all friends, so don't be inhibited! Today, I have a treat, first, for Liu Zhuo's reception, and secondly, I want to thank you both! Zhilan eased the atmosphere, then pinched Liu Zhuo under the table, and motioned for her to say a few words as well.

Liu Zhuo naturally knew that this was not the time for her to be careful, and she couldn't sweep everyone's interest.

"I am a newcomer, living in both human and earth, unaccompanied, lonely, and helpless..."

"Ahem..."Zhilan coughed twice.

After receiving Zhilan's signal, Liu Zhuoyan returned to business: "So I have to rely on you to take care of me in the future, if I have the opportunity to go to Lanzhou in the future, I will cover everything!" ”

Gao Minlang said with a smile: "It is said that the people of the Northeast are bold, but I didn't expect the people of the Northwest to be so bold!" ”

Junqiu interjected: "It's not cool, it's rough!" ”

Then Gao Minlang gave him a roll of the eye!

The dishes came up one by one, because Zhilan and Gao Minlang were going to drive, Zhilan didn't order wine, she knew that Liu Zhuo didn't drink either, so she only asked Junqiu: "Mr. Li, what kind of wine do you usually like to drink?" ”

Li Junqiu tilted his head and thought for a moment and said, "I basically drink cocktails." ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Zhuo said: "This is a Chinese restaurant, not a bar!" ”

Li Junqiu also showed no weakness: "I just said my habits, I didn't say I wanted to drink, could it be that Miss Mo asked me, I can still keep my mouth shut and not answer, unlike some people, I worked hard to pick up and send, not only suspected that I was a human trafficker, but also robbed my ID card, and in the end I didn't even say thank you, it's really rude!" ”

Liu Zhuo rolled his eyes angrily!

Zhilan called the waiter, bowed her head and whispered a few words to her.

Gao Minlang sat on the side and watched these two people who were like great enemies from the first time they met, and they were not tired of it, this time Li Junqiu met his nemesis.

After a while, the waiter really served a cocktail, which made Li Junqiu really embarrassed. The other three glasses are freshly squeezed juices. She and Liu Zhuo are both orange juice, and Gao Minlang is watermelon juice.

Gao Minlang glanced at the juice in front of him, and then at Mo Zhilan, although there had been a gap of ten years between them, it seemed that they knew each other well at all. He has loved to eat watermelon since he was a child, I remember one summer, it was summer vacation, Gao Minlang took Mo Zhilan out to play, there happened to be a melon farmer in the suburbs, and then Gao Minlang was reluctant to leave, one afternoon, he ate two big watermelons by himself, but he didn't bring money, Zhilan paid all the pocket money he brought to the melon farmer. For this reason, Zhi Lanqi didn't say a word to him for a week.

Recalling the past, Gao Minlang smiled unconsciously, he didn't know if the glass of watermelon juice that Zhilan ordered for him wanted to revisit the old things, or simply remember his preferences, but no matter what, it made his heart flutter.

During the banquet, Zhilan kept serving vegetables to Liu Zhuo. Li Junqiu looked at the two of them without distinguishing each other, and also wanted to show it, so he sandwiched a Jiwei shrimp for Gao Minlang.

Gao Minlang glanced at him with disgust.

Li Junqiu laughed twice, and then he looked at Mo Zhilan and asked, "Miss Mo, I heard Min Lang say that you have known each other since childhood?" ”

Gao Minlang didn't know what this guy was going to do, so he stepped on Li Junqiu's feet and warned him to be cautious in his words and deeds.

Zhilan smiled and nodded: "Don't be so polite, just call me Zhilan." Then her gaze stayed on Gao Minlang's face, and she just looked away for a moment: "Yes, we have known each other since kindergarten, all the way to high school, only when I was in junior high school, I was not in a class!" ”

Gao Minlang was surprised by Mo Zhilan's honesty, he thought she was very taboo to talk about the past.

"Then you didn't mix up as lovers or something?" Li Junqiu was curious and said a lot of things that shouldn't be said: "You should be considered childhood sweethearts, right?" From the campus to the wedding dress, what a rare thing! It must be Min Lang who didn't grasp the opportunity, right? ”

Gao Minlang's face was pale, and his feet were heavy. Li Junqiu thought to himself, it's over, the leather shoes that I bought a few days ago are all buried at Gao Minlang's feet. I'll have to get him a new pair when I go back!