Ji Yunqing asked him about the house, and he actually found the right person.

Zhou Ming really knew that there was something that could satisfy his request, and that was the room opposite him.

At the beginning, his father left him the two adjacent houses, saying that if he got married in the future, he could open up a large flat of more than 300 square meters, with six bedrooms, and he could live in as many children as he wanted.

Until Zhou Ming turned thirty, the renovated house next door was still vacant. It was cleaned every once in a while, but it was never rented out.

There is no other reason, but Zhou Ming is afraid of the neighbors making noise.

So after listening to Ji Yunqing's words, he smiled: "Actually, I don't know much about the houses in the community, so let's pay attention first."

Ji Yunqing didn't show any disappointment, and talked with Zhou Ming about the store, and agreed to come to sign the contract the next day, then got up to leave, and Lu Qi just followed behind him, looking like he couldn't leave every step.

There was a little wind, and the sky gradually darkened. Zhou Ming was thinking about the grouper in the refrigerator, so he walked home quickly, but before he got to the downstairs of the community, it rained, and the afternoon was blinded.sunny.

Zhou Ming took a few quick steps and entered the elevator. Luckily, he was not wet by the rain. When he returned home, he washed his hands first, then went to touch the cat, and then washed his hands again before dealing with the grouper.

Steamed grouper is the best.

Peel off the raw white skins of two scallions, wrap them in green shallot leaves and bright red peppers, roll the back and shred them, soak the shredded scallions and peppers in water, then Zhou Ming puts the grouper on the table, and changes the knifeRidge, and shredded ginger is stuffed into the back of the fish, and placed in a plate with ginger slices.

He will cook for himself since he was a child, and he takes care of it patiently and meticulously.

Sprinkle a little salt on the fish first, and then pour the cooking wine. Zhou Ming boiled the water with a high fire. Seeing that the fish was almost marinated, he carefully put the plate into the steamer.Add steamed fish soy sauce and water, and make a thick red sauce for later use.

Steaming fish can’t take too long, the meat will lose its flavor when it’s old. After eight minutes, Zhou Ming took out the plate, poured out the soup inside, took out the sliced ginger, and put the shredded green onion and chili pepperPut it on the steaming fish, pour the sauce into it, and heat another pot of oil. With a sound of "sizzling", the thinly rolled shallots curl up instantly, and the fragrance goes straight to the nose.

Zhou Ming said lightly, this steamed grouper didn't add too much salt, so he didn't deserve the staple food, so he took this fish for dinner slowly.

Huahua jumped on the table and smelled it, then walked away disgusted.

The rainwater hit the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the meandering waterfront couldn't flow. The lights in the house were dim. Zhou Ming sat alone at the table, and a long shadow was pulled out.

The phone rang, and it was a video request from Jin Xiaoshan. As soon as he connected, the big eyes of his three-year-old daughter Jin Doudou appeared.

"Uncle Zhou—I miss you."

Zhou Ming laughed involuntarily, and waved his hand to greet the child: "I miss you too, has Doudou had dinner yet, what did you have?"

"I ate it in the kindergarten." Jin Doudou rubbed his chubby little finger, "Wowotou with miscellaneous grains and shrimp, I also drank porridge."

Zhou Ming gave a thumbs up: "I am a good girl, eat a lot and grow taller!"

Jin Xiaoshan's face squeezed over: "Are you busy tomorrow, my dad will introduce someone to you, and make an appointment to have a meal together."

"Teacher, he's too impatient," Zhou Ming smiled wryly, "I just broke up with you in less than three days..."

"Hey, I told him too," Jin Xiaoshan held up his phone, and only his big face was left on the screen, "The main thing is that the old man has been teaching all his life, and he only thinks about the students.His study committee member is still single, I know the little girl, she is very nice."

Zhou Ming stood up and sent the plate to the kitchen: "No, I don't think so."

"He's two years younger than you, and he doesn't live far away..."

"I don't see you anymore," Zhou Ming returned to the living room and nestled comfortably on the sofa, "I want to experience the pain caused by love."

Jin Xiaoshan opened his mouth to speak, but was squeezed out of the screen. The moment Uncle Jin's serious face appeared, Zhou Ming almost jumped up and stood up.

After all, he was his junior high school class teacher for three years.

"Zhou Ming?"

"Hello, teacher!" Zhou Ming adjusted his sitting posture, trying to make himself look like a good-natured young man, "Have you eaten, teacher?"

Uncle Jin was less than 100 years old. He got up at 6:00 in the morning for more than 30 consecutive years and insisted on doing 50 pull-ups after work. His hair is black and thick, and he is full of energy.Let down three.

Zhou Ming was often dealt with by him with an iron fist, but now he still feels a little panicked on the back of his neck.

"I've eaten," Uncle Jin said in a loud voice, "If you have nothing to do tomorrow, how about I invite you to have a meal with that girl? I haven't seen you for a long time, you hang out with Xiao Shan every day, and you don't want to come and see me?"

"Okay, okay," Zhou Ming rubbed his brows and smiled, "I must meet the one introduced by the teacher, and I will let him send me the location later, so I promise to be there on time."

After finally hanging up the phone, Zhou Ming sent a message to Jin Xiaoshan with three concise words: "Your uncle."

It took a while for Jin Xiaoshan to reply: "Brother, bear with me first, I was also forced to lose my martial art—"

At first glance, it was blind typing under the table. Poor Mr. Jin is already a father, and he has to be taught by his father.

It was still raining outside, and Zhou Ming came out of the shower, only wrapped in a bath towel, revealing his lean and broad upper body, his hair was dripping wet, he guessed that Jin Xiaoshan should be finished with the quarrel, so he picked up the phone and handed it to him.send Message.

"Where are we going to eat tomorrow? Let's just make an agreement and I'll go through the motions."

Jin Xiaoshan actually replied with a cute emoji, and the little white rabbit in the skirt blinked shyly.

Zhou Ming had a bad intuition.

Sure enough, the next message came.

"Well, hot pot..."

Before he could react, Jin Xiaoshan's messages jumped over one after another, his hands were fast, and he was worthy of being the ruthless person who could write a full-text comprehensive paper in an hour and a half back then.

"Girls like to eat hot pot, they say it's a fun gathering for big guys!"

"I don't want to spoil people's interest, do I? Besides, this kind of thing should be mainly about girls. Let's go and see where people say, you deserve to have no daughter-in-law if you are so picky~"

"Take advantage of this opportunity to change your taste too. Don't eat this or that. Our family, Doudou, knows that picky eaters don't make you grow taller. Hee hee hee hot pot is so delicious and you don't eat it. This is because you don't know good from bad. Apologize to hot pot."Ah, why is it so late, bye, see you tomorrow!"

Zhou Ming didn't come up in one breath, and he waited a while before replying to Jin Xiaoshan, still with three words: "Your uncle."

Zhou Ming is a conservative person, or in other words, a person who doesn't like flexibility.

He only deals with people he knows well, never takes girls home, doesn't even change his confession and curse words, goes to the gym twice a week, and has lived pickily for thirty years.

When swearing, you know those three words.

The confession is the same sentence for thousands of years.

"I think you're not bad, do you want us to try?"

Too many habits have been preserved in his life. For example, although he likes delicious food, he doesn’t like hot pot. He always feels that when all the food is mixed in the same soup base, the sauce will become the same flavor when it comes out.the taste of.

The rain gradually stopped.

What Uncle Jin said was right. This girl is indeed gentle, beautiful and knowledgable. The old man who ate a meal laughed heartily several times. Even Jin Doudou couldn't help hanging on her body and acting like a baby.

Except Zhou Ming.

He insisted on asking for a clear water griddle, and then only boiled some mushrooms without dipping in the sauce.

Jin Xiaoshan tried to smooth things over: "Haha, he has a bad stomach recently, he's taking care of his health!"

After exchanging contact information, the girl lowered her eyes shyly and said: "If you have a bad stomach, you should drink more millet porridge, especially for breakfast. If you have a chance, try my handicraft."

It's over, Zhou Ming never drinks porridge in the morning.

Isn't a cup of hot fresh pasteurized milk fragrant?

Zhou Ming glanced at Jin Xiaoshan, who held his forehead in despair, knowing in his heart that the two of them were hopeless.

For Zhou Ming, whether he can eat with him is an important prerequisite for judging whether he wants to fall in love.

Uncle Jin saw the little girl's red face, and started assisting just right: "There seems to be a good movie recently, do you two want to watch it? I remember there is a theater upstairs..."

"Unfortunately, I have to sign a contract with someone tonight," Zhou Ming blinked innocently at Jin Xiaoshan, "The one Mengmeng introduced at the last meal has already made an appointment."

Jin Xiaoshan nodded vigorously: "Ah, yes, yes."

"Isn't there still an afternoon?" Uncle Jin blew his beard and stared, "We just had lunch!"

...He actually said the wrong thing by the way, he did make an appointment with Ji Yunqing to sign in the evening, and the real estate agency also prepared the materials, but why did he say the real time as soon as he said it.

Zhou Ming closed his eyes and began to play dead.

Fortunately, the girl had great eyesight and looked for the steps with a smile: "Teacher, you don't understand. There are still a lot of procedures before signing the contract. Let's take a look at the venue and talk about the details. It's not enough to go there at night."

Jin Xiaoshan bumped Zhou Ming's leg under the table, mouthing silently at him: Look at me.

Zhou Ming stood still.

The place where the girl lived was nearby, and she didn't even need to see her off. Zhou Ming exchanged a few words and then left with the Jin family. When the pretty figure disappeared into the crowd, Uncle Jin murmured half-complainingly: "YouDon't send them either."

"I won't allow it," Zhou Ming said with a smile, "It's just such a small distance..."

"Dad, if you continue like this, you'll be bored." Jin Xiaoshan cast a glance at him helplessly, "Zhou Ming is already thirty, when and what kind of partner he is looking for, he has a sense of propriety."

Uncle Jin's voice was obviously lowered: "I feel sorry for him alone."

"But he just likes to be alone." Jin Xiaoshan held his daughter on his shoulders, "Don't look at him being dumped every time, it's all on his own initiative, but the kid is probably bigger than Doudou when he serves snacks.”

Zhou Ming was a little unconvinced: "I'm also very caring. I have eaten, chatted, gone to the mall to buy gifts, but I have done everything."

"Come on," Jin Xiaoshan gave him a white look, "I don't even let girls in the house, and I won't let you contact me after ten o'clock if there is something urgent, saying that I need to be alone, Dad, tell me if we Doudou finds someone like thisobject, are you happy?"

Uncle Jin looked at his granddaughter's soft and waxy face, and was furious: "What bastard——"

Zhou Ming: "...you take your time, I will go shopping in the mall again."

"Excellent," Jin Xiaoshan laughed at him, "he's pretending to be dead again."

After waving goodbye, Zhou Ming turned around slowly, ready to stop eating in the mall again. He was quite interested in the movie Mr. Jin talked about, and he had been waiting for the domestic release.When she was sleepy, the others had no choice but to accompany her back to sleep.

The theater is on the sixth floor. Today is a working day, and there is not much traffic. Zhou Ming bought a ticket with his mobile phone and calculated the time. When he came out, he had time to go home and sign the contract.

He didn't eat much at noon, and he was already a little hungry, so he walked to the noble-looking beverage shop in front of him, and prepared to drink some milk tea first.

As soon as he finished ordering, Zhou Ming felt a glimpse of a familiar figure out of his peripheral vision. He turned his face slightly, and it was Lu Qi and Ji Yunqing.

What a coincidence, met here first.

This store is notorious for its long waiting time. Zhou Ming put the receipt in his pocket, hesitating whether to say hello, but saw Lu Qi eager to explain something, and Ji Yunqing with his arms around him.On his chest, he looked indifferent.

Lu Qi took a step forward and stretched out his hand to grab Ji Yunqing, but before he even touched it, he opened it.

Zhou Ming, who was walking halfway, stopped awkwardly. It seemed that the young couple was having an awkward fight. He was just about to turn around and run away as if nothing had happened, when Ji Yunqing's indifferent eyes caught him.

"Mr. Zhou, why are you here?"

Now that he was seen, Zhou Ming simply walked over generously: "Let's watch a movie, it's just been released."

Ji Yunqing nodded and didn't say anything else, while Lu Qi next to him scratched his hair impatiently, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

"What kind of cigarettes do you smoke indoors?" Ji Yunqing frowned.

Lu Qi muffled: "I am willing!"

Zhou Ming backed away silently.

Ji Yunqing seemed to hear some joke, and the corners of his tight mouth were slightly raised, revealing a smile, that smile was extremely beautiful, just like the beauty in the painting began to move gracefully, it was so lively and fragrant, even Zhou Ming couldn't help itI stopped and took a look.

And the next moment, the beauty stepped forward neatly, snatched the freshly lit cigarette, picked up Lu Qi's right hand, and pressed it hard against the palm of her hand.