Oh, dear! Fish me again

Chapter 32 The Wind is Gentle

In the bar, several waiters were cleaning and preparing for business. Ning Hao turned his head and glanced out the floor-to-ceiling window. The rain had stopped.

He glanced at the clock on the wall, walked to the freezer, took out a bottle of mineral water, and rinsed his mouth.

Two younger brothers came down from the second floor, shouting loudly,

"Brother Hao, Sister Hong asked us to go collect the rent today..."

"In the Xinhai Village building, there is a family that has been dragging their feet for three months..."

Ning Hao drank the remaining half bottle of water in one breath and shook his head.

"I have something to do, take some people with you."

Little brother No. 1 asked curiously, "What's going on again..."

"You don't know yet?"

The younger brother number 2 next to him leaned close to his ear and whispered something with a gossipy look on his face.

No. 1's eyes lit up, "So that's how it is~ Then you go ahead, Hao, and I, your brothers, can handle this little thing ourselves~ Your lifelong affairs are more important~"

Ning Hao ignored them and walked out with his head down.

Tang Shu usually comes out from the alley of No. 1 Middle School at around 5:10, but today, we waited until 5:30 and she still hadn't appeared.

Ning Hao glanced at the sky, took out his cigarette box and wanted to smoke a cigarette, but put it back because he was afraid of the smell.

Just as I was about to leave, Tang Shu finally appeared on the opposite side.

There are usually very few cars on the road in front of us, and people just cross it directly.

But Tang Shu didn't. She waited obediently at the end of the sidewalk. When the street lights came on, she held down the shoulder straps of her schoolbag and trotted over to the other side.

Tsk, you are indeed a good student~

Ning Hao curled his lips.

"I'm sorry, Ning Hao. Something delayed me..."

Tang Shu looked apologetic and asked, "Will I treat you to dinner later?"

Ning Hao raised his eyebrows, "Tsk, that's great~"

The two of them walked down the stone steps that were the only way to get there, and when they reached the middle platform, they suddenly stopped at the same time.

A rainbow appeared between the two old buildings in front.

"Wow~" Tang Shu's eyes lit up.

"Then let's wait and see before leaving?" Ning Hao asked.

"Okay~"

Tang Shu took a step back and leaned on the stone handrail beside the steps.

"I haven't seen a rainbow for a long time. When I was in the mountains... I loved rainbows the most..."

Ning Hao curled his lips without comment and leaned on the armrest with her.

Suddenly, my ear was touched.

Ning Hao was startled, then he realized that there was an earphone in his left ear.

"What's this for?" he asked.

Another earphone was hanging on Tang Shu's right ear, and the two headphone wires were connected together.

She looked up at him and smiled.

"We are looking at the same scenery, so of course we have to listen to the same music~"

"...Oh."

Ning Hao withdrew his gaze and looked at the distant sky like her.

Music started playing in his ears, a tune that was both cheerful and sad. It was sung in Japanese, which he couldn't understand, but it should be an interlude in an anime.

Ning Hao grew up in this dirty and old city area, and he never felt that there was anything here that could be associated with the word "beautiful".

But at this moment, with Tang Shu standing next to me and an unknown song listening to her headphones, the world before my eyes was suddenly filtered.

The clouds became stretched and lovely, and the lines of the old buildings softened.

The rainbow in the sky is particularly gorgeous, and even the wind is gentle.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Tang Shu. She was incredibly beautiful in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The No. 1 Middle School uniform he was wearing was somewhat eye-catching, clearly highlighting the disparity between the two of them.

After the song ended, Ning Hao took off his headphones and returned them to Tang Shu, then walked ahead in a nonchalant manner.

"Let's go, what do you want to treat my brother to?"

Tang Shu glanced at the various small shops on the street.

"Lanzhou Ramen?"

Ning Hao turned around in surprise, "So stingy?"

Tang Shu shook her head and explained seriously, "I eat at restaurants along this street one after another, and it just so happens that it's Lanzhou Ramen's turn tonight."

“You eat this every day?”

"Yes~" Tang Shu frowned, "Any questions?"

Ning Hao shook his head.

Well, she was a little girl who came from the south to City A to go to school. She lived alone and couldn't cook, so naturally she could only eat at roadside restaurants every day.

"How about this,"

Ning Hao raised his eyebrows towards Tang Shu, "You don't have to treat me today. I'll treat you to a home-cooked meal?"

"Home cooking, where is it..."

"Let's go to the market and buy some vegetables first."

“The market...”

Tang Shu finally reacted and followed Ning Hao's footsteps, with an admiring look on her face, "Wow, Brother Ning Hao, you can cook?"

"If you don't know how to cook, your brother would have starved to death."

She continued to flatter him, "Ning Hao, you are so perfect. You are handsome, have a hot and sexy body, and you can even cook. How can there be such a good man like you in the world~"

"Ha~"

Ning Hao licked his back teeth.

Although the other person had a fake face and smiled like a little fox, he sounded not bad.

Ning Hao's home is not far from the Sanjian staff housing compound. It is an old building facing the street, with two bedrooms on the first floor and a medium-sized backyard. It is a typical old house in City A.

"You can sit anywhere and watch TV for a while."

He made some casual arrangements and went into the kitchen.

Tang Shu didn't hesitate. She put down her schoolbag, walked through the clean living room, and went to the backyard.

She quite likes getting along with Ning Hao. People like them are simpler. They play with whoever they like and go their separate ways if they don't like them. They don't have too many petty ideas or calculations.

The backyard is bare, without any flowers or plants, but there is a pond of koi.

Tang Shu moved an old rattan chair and sat by the pool, with the kitchen window behind her.

Ning Hao was a 185cm tall and thin man with a buzz cut and dyed yellow. He was only wearing a black vest, and his exposed arms and chest were covered with old wounds and scars. He looked like someone who was not easy to mess with.

At this time, she was wearing a light gray apron and cutting vegetables skillfully.

There is a strange contrast.

Perhaps Tang Shu looked at him for a little too long, Ning Hao still lowered his head, but raised his eyebrows wickedly.

"Sister, I know I'm handsome, but don't look at me so intently~"

"Don't fall in love with my brother~"

Tang Shu nodded and answered in a sweet tone.

"I know, brother~"

As night fell, dinner was finally served.

Ginger and scallion chicken, crispy pork slices, stir-fried vegetables, and hot pot are all local flavors of City A.

The two had just sat down at the dining table when the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"Boss, what's that smell? Did you cook?"

"What a good day today..."

Two hooligans squeezed in one after the other, and then saw Tang Shu sitting at the table with her bowl in her hand.

The two of them seemed to have been acupunctured, and their eyes slowly moved to Ning Hao's face.

Sure enough, I saw a gloomy face.

"So my sister-in-law is here~ Hehe..."

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you~"

The two of them quickly tried to smooth things over.

Ning Hao picked up the tissue box next to him and threw it at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Get out of here now."

"okay!"

They carried the tissue boxes and slipped out like loaches, closing the door considerately.

Ning Hao was a little embarrassed.

"They are used to talking nonsense, so don't take it seriously."

Tang Shu shook her head at him, "I don't care."

She is a spirit who is very good at seeing through people's minds. How could she not see Ning Hao's self-deprecation while pretending to be relaxed?

After thinking about it, she understood.

Perhaps in this era, people have prejudices against gangsters, thinking that they are not doing their jobs properly and have no future.

That's why Ning Hao apologized to her, fearing that she would feel offended.

So Tang Shu put down her bowl and chopsticks and said to Ning Hao seriously,

"Ning Hao, I really don't mind. If I were your girlfriend, I think it would be something to be proud of."

"Ok?"

Ning Hao was stunned for a second, then narrowed his eyes in confusion and sneered playfully.

"Really?"

Tang Shu knew he didn't believe it, so she explained it carefully.

"Really? Which girl doesn't like a mature handsome guy like you? You have a good figure and you fight so hard. You look like a man with strong abilities in all aspects. Moreover, you can cook... You are simply the perfect man that only appears in idol dramas..."

"puff...."

Ning Hao covered his eyes and started shaking with laughter.

"Damn, you can see that I'm very capable... Where did you learn that... Hahaha..."

"What are you laughing at? I'm serious!"

Tang Shu was a little unhappy, "Don't you believe that I like you?"

"Believe, believe..."

Ning Hao wiped his face and gently patted the top of Tang Shu's head.

"But brother still likes more mature women. I'm sorry, sister."

"Ok."

Tang Shu sighed and picked up the bowl and chopsticks again.

"So I'm starting?"

"Move, who's stopping you from moving~"