Chapter 31
byWhen the car drove to the barbecue stall, He Shu's breath had not disappeared, but his taste was already filled with the smoky fire that filled the sky.
In the choking, but also with a strong aroma.
It smells of meat and spice, and gourmets can even tell the difference between cumin, pepper, or star anise.
This is the unique scenery of the night snack street, which makes everyone who approaches it greedy.
In the middle of the night, the rest of the city fell asleep, only here is still in full swing, and the show is half-time.
Guanghan was the first to come back here.
He followed behind He Shu and watched him walk to a familiar stall to place an order with the boss. He didn't even need to look at it, he just reported the name of the dish he wanted, and turned around to ask himself.
"what did you eat?"
"Whatever." Guang Han said.
He really isn't a picky eater.
Or maybe he doesn't care about appetite.
Even the habit of eating on time was only formed after moving into He Shu's house.
But He Shu is a foodie. He must eat supper at night, four meals a day. Except for the occasional inability to get up in the morning, he basically did not fall down.
Not to mention that bird, it was unqualified to follow Guanghan in the past. Once the conditions are met, it can burst into an amazing ability to dry rice. After eating too much food in the world, even the appetite for jade has become smaller.
It's certainly not good for it, but who can say no to good food?
The first plate of skewers was served quickly.
The oily meat is whitish, roasted to a golden brown on the outside and soft on the inside, sprinkled with cumin and white sesame seeds.
Everyone can make skewers, but to bake repeat customers, it is a test of the seller's ability to master the heat.
The marinade of the meat is also very important, it must not lose its flavor, and the spices must not overwhelm the aroma of the meat itself.
"Eat, what are you doing, you're welcome, I can still afford skewers!"
He Shu picked up a bunch of them and placed them horizontally beside his mouth. As soon as he grabbed a bamboo stick in his teeth and pulled out, all the meat was in his mouth, his cheeks were full, and he felt a sense of happiness that he had nothing to ask for.
Looking at other guests, it seems that they are similar to him.
Guanghan picked up a bunch of them and followed his example.
It does taste good, but it doesn't seem to be so amazing that He Shu is full of praise.
"Don't tell me you haven't eaten barbecue?" He Shu asked upon seeing this.
"Have eaten, but not like this."
The barbecue he had eaten was at most a whole chicken plucked in boiling water and grilled on fire, sprinkled with a little salt, far from this delicate and delicate cooking method.
"Don't ask, you must have lived a monotonous life before. It doesn't matter. Fortunately, you met me. In the future, brother will teach you what it means to live a nourishing life." He Shu said earnestly, "A life without eating skewers is incomplete."
Guanghan didn't take it seriously. He had come here so many years ago.
Eating is just an act of satiety, the quality of food is to make the body work better.
He learned cooking skills from the Black Restaurant, and the dishes he cooked were enough to make He Shu and Fengfeng cheer, and he also had many fans in the live broadcast room, but for Guanghan himself, he had never invested too much in this aspect before. Hobby.
After two bottles of beer, He Shu seemed to talk more.
"You haven't even eaten grilled oysters, have you? Let me tell you, in addition to celery and garlic, this grilled oyster also puts some dried radish. After roasting, the dried radish is mixed with oyster juice, tsk tsk!"
Before the oysters were served, Guanghan first took the beer from He Shu and took a big sip.
Slightly astringent and refreshing, it washes away the greasiness left by the barbecue.
He Shu can drink well, so he won't get drunk after drinking beer, but his face is easy to drink, and his cheeks will turn red immediately after drinking half a bottle of beer.
"Do you know what's good about eating grilled oysters?"
"Aphrodisiac." Guanghan replied slyly.
He Shu chuckled and patted him on the shoulder.
"It's good to know, eat more, what are you still doing?"
"These oysters taste pretty good."
"You finally found out? The reflex arc is really long enough. If you want to eat, eat more today. When the little broken bird comes back, I will definitely not be able to invite it according to its appetite..."
Surrounded by such simple square folding tables, a few customers sit together, it is a prosperous night.
The cups and plates are intertwined, laughing and laughing, full of lively and cheerful fireworks.
It’s been a long time since Guanghan was in such a lively place. Whether he was working in a restaurant or playing tricks in the film and television city, it was other people’s place where the excitement was. He stood far away, under the eaves, in the shadows, not touching Dust leaves only.
All the commotion seemed to have nothing to do with him.
But now, the hand on the shoulder is as lively as the whole body, from far to near, gradually becoming real.
It was this hand, this person, who brought him into the excitement.
Guanghan suddenly understood why He Shu and other people around him liked this place.
The weight of some people and some things is always increasing a little bit.
He didn't even notice it himself.
When you really find out, maybe a certain person or something is already different and unusual in your heart.
A ray of autumn wind blows, blowing the coolness with the aroma of grilled skewers into the nostrils, and also sending the laughter of the people around you into my heart.
Guanghan suddenly remembered a poem he read recently.
Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently.
...
lake city.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Xinhuan Building.
"Do you take a taxi?"
"I take the subway, my house is right next to the subway station, it's quite convenient!"
"Okay, see you tomorrow!"
Liang Qingru and his colleagues hurriedly stepped out of the elevator. Several pairs of heels of different weights screeched on the marble, echoing in the open air. These voices sounded high-spirited during the day, but turned tired and depressed at night.
The security guard stationed at the door on the first floor raised his head when he heard the sound, and when they saw that they passed by swiping their cards, they lowered their heads and continued to swipe their mobile phones.
A normal night of overtime.
This is also Liang Qingru's second overtime this month.
She works in real estate. Recently, a piece of wasteland in the suburbs of this city is going to be developed into a commercial center. The wind just blows from the top, and the wind blows from the bottom. It happens that Liang Qingru's real estate company is developing a residential area near this area. All the units were snapped up, and Liang Qingru, who was in charge of marketing, naturally followed suit.
A meeting runs from 6:00 to 9:00, and there is a half-hour break for dinner. Everyone is exhausted and has no appetite.
As Liang Qingru walked, he was still thinking about the work he had not done at hand, thinking that he had to come earlier tomorrow, maybe he could get off work on time tomorrow night.
Her steps stopped suddenly.
Colleagues watched her fumble for a while in her pockets.
"Forgot something?"
"The phone has fallen!" Liang Qingru patted his forehead. "You can't bring your phone with you when you first have a meeting. I put it on the seat, picked up my bag and left, but forgot my phone."
Without a mobile phone, she couldn't even call a car. She asked her colleagues to take a step forward, and she went back to take the elevator.
The company is on the 21st floor, occupying a whole floor, and even the 22nd and 23rd floors upstairs are owned by their company.
This real estate company has been very successful in the city center of Jianing, where every inch of land is expensive. The salary Liang Qingru received two years after graduation was also considerable among her peers. This is why she has not complained about working overtime yet. The company is not stingy when it comes to overtime pay.
With her slender fingers pressing down on the number "21", Liang Qingru habitually wanted to take out her mobile phone to take a look, but when she felt empty, she couldn't help but feel depressed, so she could only stare at the jumping of the elevator floor.
10, 11, 12, 13, 14...
The elevator stopped.
The door opened slowly.
It was dark outside, and it was obvious that most of the office workers on this floor had left work.
Liang Qingru waited for a few seconds, but no one came in.
This often happens, when someone presses the elevator and walks away temporarily, or suddenly remembers something that has fallen and runs back to get it.
She didn't think much about it, and pressed the key again.
The elevator door slowly closed, but the equipment was slow to rise.
After a few seconds, the door opened again.
Still on the fourteenth floor.
Liang Qingru murmured in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little hairy.
At this time, someone finally walked in.
Black dress, black high heels, black shoulder bag.
The long hair floated past, and Liang Qingru couldn't see the other's face.
The young woman stood in the corner with her back to her, and seemed to be applying makeup to the mirror. Liang Qingru's position was just reflective, and with the woman's hair covering it, it was difficult to see her face at a glance.
Anyway, someone finally came in, Liang Qingru was secretly relieved, turned his head back, and laughed at himself for making a fuss.
The elevator went up to the 21st floor smoothly, she hurried out and found her mobile phone on the desk.
Looking at it again, she forgot to charge her phone. At this time, it was already at a precarious 1%, and it would automatically shut down anytime, anywhere.
Liang Qingru had no choice but to find a power bank by rummaging through boxes and cabinets. He didn't bother to check whether the power stored in it was enough, so he picked up the power bank and the charging cable and stuffed it into his bag.
The huge floor was empty, and she felt a little empty in her heart, and she didn't want to stay any longer. Anyway, there were security guards on the first floor. Even if the phone was out of power, there would be sockets there to borrow.
Liang Qingru hurriedly walked to the elevator, and the elevator she just came up from was still stopped at the number "21".
In response to the city government's recent energy conservation and environmental protection initiative, after nine o'clock, only one of the four elevators in the building is still running.
The moment he stepped into the elevator, Liang Qingru suddenly remembered something——
The woman who just entered the elevator from the fourteenth floor did not press the floor button!
If she also came home from get off work, she should go to the first floor, but the elevator still stayed on the 21st floor, and other elevators could not run, indicating that the woman followed her and went out, and she never used the elevator again.
But Liang Qingru didn't say that the colleagues on the 21st floor knew everything, at least most of them were familiar, so they wouldn't even say hello when they bumped into each other head-on.
In my impression, no one in the company likes to wear a black top hat and go to work in black!
Liang Qingru shuddered when she thought of the sporadic rumors about this building she had heard before, and only hoped that the elevator would reach the first floor soon.
There seemed to be a will in the dark to hear her voice, but she wanted to do the opposite. The elevator descended to the fourteenth floor and stopped again.
Liang Qingru felt that his heart also stopped for a while, and was immediately grabbed!
She pressed down hard on the door key.
To no avail, the door was still open to both sides.
But this time, no woman in a black dress came in. It was still dark outside. There were only a few emergency lights scattered in the aisle, sending dim blue light and the words "safe passage" in the dark green, which made people feel inexplicably disturbed.
After a few seconds, no one came in, the elevator door closed, but it didn't go down.
Liang Qingru's heart beat like a drum, and he pressed the emergency call button with trembling hands.
"Hey, is there anyone! The elevator is broken, and I'm stuck on the fourteenth floor!"
There was a rustling sound from the other end, and she struggled to put her ears close, but she couldn't hear a complete sentence.
Pressing the door button again, the elevator actually opened.
Stay in the elevator, or walk down the fire escape?
Liang Qingru chose the latter without hesitation!
She sprinted out and rushed to the fire exit, twisting the door handle several times but failing to open it.
Liang Qingru looked left and right, and by the faint blue light, he saw the old and rusted company sign on the left, behind the glass door, the wiring on the ceiling hung down, and the dusty desks did not look like there were people working in the daytime.
In a place like Xinhuan Building, only companies with good annual income can gain a foothold. There will never be companies that go bankrupt and still occupy positions here, because there are already a lot of companies lining up outside to settle in.
She turned to look to the right again.
The same dilapidated signboard, the messy scene behind the door.
This almost made Liang Qingru think that she came to some unknown office building.
She frantically took out her mobile phone, only to find that it had long been out of battery and turned off.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, Liang Qingru was about to cry!
She suddenly remembered that there were stairs at the other end of the building, and hurried to the direction she remembered.
Every day during working hours, there will always be people who can’t hold back their cravings and run to the stairs to smoke. Besides, people often come to check the fire safety in the building, and it is impossible to lock all the exits.
Liang Qingru pinned all her hopes on the safety exit on the other side. Her palms were sweating and her mind went blank.
The only good thing is that I wear a pair of flat shoes to work today, so even if I have to climb the stairs from the 14th floor, I won't feel too uncomfortable.
Tuk, tuk, tuk.
There was the sound of footsteps from behind, the sound of high heels stepping on the ground.
Is someone here?
Liang Qingru was overjoyed, and turned her head to look.
From a distance, a figure came.
The lights were dim, almost none, and it was hard to see clearly, only an outline could be vaguely recognized.
High heels, skirts, hats.
Isn't that the woman just met in the elevator? !
Liang Qingru's hair blew up, and he raised his voice tremblingly and boldly: "little elder sister, are you an employee on this floor?"
no answer.
That figure walked up, the heels of his shoes stepped on the ground in a rhythmic rhythm, but Liang Qingru's heart was beating with the rhythm.
"Don't come here, stop!" She raised her voice.
The other party seems to have never heard of it, getting closer and closer.
Liang Qingru tried to identify the other person's appearance, but could only see a blur of black under the brim of the hat, and two faintly green eyes.
She screamed, without hesitation, turned and ran,
There is a safety exit in front, be sure not to lock it again!
Liang Qingru stretched out his hand to grab the handle as if grabbing a life-saving straw, pulled it down, and pushed his body forward!
Can't open it!
Why still can't open it!
She slammed it hard a few times, but the door remained motionless, unable to respond to her urgency.
Liang Qingru was about to cry, she gritted her teeth, rushed towards the shadow that was getting closer, and smashed the bag in her hand!
I let you play tricks!
"what!!!!"
...
"Hey, have you heard that there was an accident in Xinhuan Building two days ago!"
"Why did something happen again? Did someone jump off the building again?"
"No, this time it was even more terrifying. It was the man who fell under the elevator. It is said that when he was carried out, his flesh and blood were blurred, and he couldn't see the human form clearly."
"How can it fall off so well?"
"I don't know, I heard that the little girl was working overtime, but the family didn't wait for her to go back. After the police checked the surveillance, she didn't leave the company at all. The colleague said that she forgot to bring her mobile phone and went back to get it. Later, she looked everywhere and found thatThe elevator broke down, and finally someone was found underneath."
"It's too bad..."
"How dare I take the elevator from now on?!"
"Our company is on the tenth floor. Can you climb the stairs every day without taking the elevator?"
"Hey……"
...
In the depths of the darkness, don't know who it is, and sighed faintly.
"Ugh……"
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