The spring was cold and the snow had not cleared. Zhou Ming sighed silently as he looked at the long traffic jam ahead.

His thirtieth birthday was a bit aggrieved.

First, he was scolded by his father, accusing him of disregarding family affection, and not going to the wedding banquet of the third aunt's seventh aunt's granddaughter, which is so disrespectful, no wonder he didn't let him hug his grandson now.

Then he was dumped.

The girl who played the violin in the orchestra called and quarreled with him for half an hour, saying that she had never seen such a boyfriend who didn't care about everything.If you forget, if you call him two more times, you will be hung up. The only advantage of wanting to be alone is probably the only benefit, but so what, the girl is not without money.

"Zhou Ming, I have nothing to give you after two and a half months of love," the girl spoke quickly, "Today's birthday gift is to give you freedom, goodbye!"

Zhou Ming raised his head from the steering wheel and stared at the long red light in a daze.

I really want to turn around and leave.

The sky was gray, and the street lamps on the side of the road were gradually turned on. The wind blew out the smell of fireworks in the world, and it also blew the messy hair on his forehead, revealing his cold eyes.

He didn't want to attend this party. What birthday do you guys celebrate?

They all grew up together in a group. When they were in school, they hooked their shoulders and whistled at the posters of beautiful women. In Lizhinian, they had to go together every now and then. heard that Zhou Ming had a date for more than a month, and they booed one after another.I want to take it out to meet and see which little girl jumps into the fire pit blind.

This is great, the dog abuse situation turned into a crowd of taunts, Zhou Ming gritted his teeth and parked the car, then walked into the restaurant with two long legs helplessly.

The venue is Su Garden - the designated restaurant for parties.

It's all to take care of Zhou Ming's picky mouth.

Entering the box to see, several buddies were chatting enthusiastically, and when they heard the movement, they all looked behind him.

Zhou Ming spread his hands, and sat down in the vacated main seat.

"Where is my sister-in-law?" Lin Mengmeng was still poking her head out of the door, "Where is my first-year sister-in-law?"

"I'm sorry," Zhou Ming's mouth twitched, "I ran away two quarters of an hour ago!"

Everyone froze for a moment, then slapped the table and laughed loudly.

Lin Mengmeng stood up gracefully, and bowed to everyone. He was not as good as his name. He was 1.9280 kilograms. At this moment, he seemed to be a boxer who had just won the ring: "Come, come, 300 yuan per person, I will sayHe's not more than three months old!"

Dare to gamble here!

Zhou Ming looked at the menu seriously, and said in his mouth: "I'm sorry, brothers, next time I promise to stick to it for four months before dividing."

Chen Gezhi just came back from abroad, and he was craving his hometown food. He followed Zhou Ming to study the menu: "Hanging and roasting pigeon! Hurry up, I'm thinking about this one!"

"Why don't you light it first?" Zhou Ming picked up two more dishes.

"It's not waiting for the birthday star!" "If you don't come, we dare to order first."

A bunch of werewolves with big tails were booing like dogs, and Zhou Ming laughed and cursed: "Get out, this is just waiting for me to pay the bill."

After laughing and joking for a while, his irritable mood gradually dissipated. Jin Xiaoshan next to him is worthy of being an educator, with a careful heart, he put his arm around Zhou Ming's shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you happy?"

"It's okay," Zhou Ming said lazily, "The main reason is that my old man is in a hurry, because no one wants me."

"How can this be possible?" Jin Xiaoshan became excited, "We are a talented person with a good career, and have been elected as the grassroots of our school for many years. How can no one want it? Tell my uncle to rest assured, how can young people get married so early now?ah."

Just as he was talking, a waiter in a cheongsam opened the door and came in with a smile on his face and began to serve the dishes.

Zhou Ming didn't like cold dishes, so he continued to chatter: "Mr. Jin, please tell my dad more, that's why!"

Jin Xiaoshan picked up a chopstick of bean sprouts: "But you are different from others, you are too picky to be single."

Zhou Ming shrank his neck and remained silent.

"You are very particular about basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation. I have never seen such a fluffy person." Jin Xiaoshan took out his mobile phone from his pocket, revealing the lock screen seemingly unintentionally, and the three-year-old girl on it smiled so sharply, "Fortunately, you are picky and picky, and you don't talk too hard, otherwise you should have been cleaned up a long time ago—isn't Doudou cute?"

"Cute and lovely," Zhou Ming wailed, "but I think I'm tolerant enough of that violin, why is she..."

Jin Xiaoshan glanced at the remaining paint on his finger, and scooped crab roe tofu for him with a public spoon: "Take out one-third of your painting patience and give it to the girl, let alone the violin, the cello has to be taken down too."

In the clear white casserole are chubby tender tofu, which is still simmering on a low fire, wrapped in the salted egg yolk that has been fried in advance, making small bubbles, diced ham and green onions are scatteredInside, a small handful of green peas are sprinkled, which is fragrant and hot, and it will make your tongue fresh when you taste it.

"The egg yolk is too crushed," Zhou Ming frowned slightly, "it should be a bit grainy..."

Everyone knew about his stink, no one paid any attention to him, and continued cooking in full swing.

Zhou Ming is a little bit good, but although he is particular, he usually doesn't show it particularly obviously, and he just chatters around people who know the bottom line, so he doesn't expect others to respond to him, and he talks about it first.

Squirrel mandarin fish, Hangjiao beef tenderloin, dry pot miscellaneous mushrooms, and a large yellow croaker from the East China Sea in red soup. Everyone was eating a little hot. Chen Gezhi took off his coat: "Where is my hang-roasted pigeon—"

The waiter held a small porcelain plate: "It's here, please use it slowly."

Except for Chen Gezhi and Zhou Ming, few people like to eat this pigeon. They think there is no meat on them, and they will be gone after two bites.

Zhou Ming slowly took one and put it on his own plate. He felt that others did not understand the benefits of the crispy skin. He ate slowly and cleanly.He eats politely.

Jin Xiaoshan bent down and took the big yellow croaker's cheek meat for him, and said with a smile, "Shou Xing please invite first."

"Teacher Jin is still considerate and sensible," Lin Mengmeng was biting a shrimp ball, "As expected of us, we are the first to get married and have babies!"

Jin Xiaoshan raised his eyebrows: "I care about older single young men!"

The meal was lively, and finally Jiangnan millet cake and sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice and lotus root were served. Zhou Ming put a piece of red lotus root on the plate, took a bite and it was sweet and not greasy. The glutinous rice squeezed into the hole melted in the mouth, it was goodThe dried sweet-scented osmanthus has an additional layer of chewing flavor, swallowing softly, the whole person can't help but become much softer.

Zhou Ming didn't like to eat cakes, so the desserts were finished. The waiter brewed the golden altar bird's tongue, and the people in the room let out a long sigh of relief amidst the fragrance of tea.

This is life.

Lin Mengmeng suddenly remembered something and came over to talk to Zhou Ming: "Is your shop rented out?"

"Not yet, the last family moved out in a hurry, and I haven't had time to hang out yet," Zhou Ming sipped his tea slowly, "Why, are you tempted? I'll give you a 5% discount."

"No, it's just me and a colleague who are inquiring about it." Lin Mengmeng picked up her phone and swiped, "Oh yes, that's all. They said they wanted to set up a dance studio, and they fancy the living area and business district near your home."

Zhou Ming raised his eyebrows. His shop was large and facing the street. His previous home was in the business of a beauty salon. In the past three years, the windows were clean and spotless, and it happened that no one needed to redecorate it. The dance room was especially simple.For the room, just fix the mirror and the floor, and the gym he runs is downstairs, so I'm not afraid of noise.

Lin Mengmeng's message came, and a WeChat business card was pushed.

"That's it, my colleague who teaches muay thai with me, but this kid's embroidered legs, looking bluffing, are all weak muscles made from eating protein/powder."

Zhou Ming glanced at the profile picture, it was a muscular man from the back, he sent a friend request casually, and said: "You come to my gym to teach, you must be so far away... But he is not a coachWell, why do you want to set up a dance studio?"

"I asked about his partner," Lin Mengmeng seemed to suddenly remember something, and leaned over with a wretched smile, "The target is a dance teacher, and he's also a man."

"What?" Zhou Ming didn't respond.

"Two men," Lin Mengmeng said calmly, "It's okay for her to come out."

Zhou Ming let out a long "oh".

He has more or less heard of people with this orientation around him, but he has never cared about it. Anyway, it has nothing to do with him, so he is too lazy to think about it.

The phone beeps for new messages.

The application was approved, and the other party quickly sent a message, saying thank you Mengmeng for the introduction, and asked to make an appointment to see the venue.

Zhou Ming has nothing to do these few days, and he has never been too worried about things in the store, so he just said he was free.

"How about six o'clock tomorrow afternoon?"

Zhou Ming replied quickly: "Okay."

It was already past nine o'clock when the group broke up. Everyone knew that Zhou Ming didn't like too much noise, so they didn't pester him to continue the business. They went back to their respective houses. Some were looking for a mother and some were looking for a wife. Zhou Ming was thinking about the cat at home. After a brief farewell,Also left.

It was cold at night at the end of February.

It was already ten o'clock when we got home, and the heating hadn't been turned off. The room was full of spring heat. Zhou Ming hung up the cashmere scarf slowly, and took off his brown woolen coat. He was only wearing a gray sweater and socks.Step on the carpet and walk slowly towards the living room.

"Baby Huahua!" He squatted down and stretched his arms, "Brother is back!"

A green-eyed tortoiseshell cat ran up his lap and nuzzled his head affectionately against his chest.

Zhou Ming hugged the cat and rubbed it enough before putting it on the ground to add water and food.

Hua Hua nestled in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, this long-haired girl liked to look down at the lights below, her green eyes quietly looked at this tall man, and she gave a soft "meow".

"Thank you," Zhou Ming patted its head, "Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday."

At the same time, the phone screen lit up, and a text message from the other side of the ocean came through the thirteen-hour time difference.

"Happy birthday son, remember to eat cake, love your mother."

Zhou Ming showed Hua Hua the phone: "Look, she never remembers that I don't like cakes."

Huahua: "Meow."

Zhou Ming stared at it for a moment, but still couldn't help but bury his face in the soft long fur.

"Woooooo my family Huahua is the most obedient, brother will buy you canned food tomorrow!"

Someone set off fireworks in the distance, and colorful lights bloomed in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, which also slightly illuminated Zhou Ming's quiet side face for a moment.