Comprehensive film: the sweet daily life of urban drama

At the dining table, Uncle Ma expressed his recognition of Chen An's cooking skills through practical actions.

Xu Hongdou carefully prepared a bowl of noodles, and topped it with sauce, cucumber shreds, carrot shreds, bean sprouts and coriander. She was done. She clicked the button with satisfaction, took out her camera and took a picture. She nodded, "Perfect. It's true that making food yourself gives you a greater sense of accomplishment."

Chen An rolled his eyes at Xu Hongdou and said, "I made the sauce, the noodles were cooked with barley, and I also cut them into strips. What does this have to do with you?"

He glared at Chen An and said, "I'm the one who washes the dishes, is that not okay?"

Chen An nodded in agreement and said, "Face is justice."

Xu Hongdou raised her chin and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Chen An blinked, "Is a big face considered a compliment?"

Xu Hongdou glanced at Chen An and said, "You'd better talk less in the future, otherwise you'll get beaten easily."

Ma Ye blinked. Although Chen An didn't seem to say anything about him on purpose, he couldn't just sit there and do nothing. He took a sip of tea and praised, "Xiao Chen, your sauce is really great. It's definitely better than the level of ordinary noodle shops. The barley noodles are also cooked just right, very authentic."

Xu Hongdou raised her head and looked at Master Ma.

The corner of Ma Ye's mouth twitched. How could he have forgotten this person? He glanced at her and came up with an idea, "Ms. Xu, you can tell at first glance that she is a hardworking person. Look how clean she is. When I cooked dinner before, the stove and chopping board were always a mess, as if they had been swept by bandits. Look how clean and bright it is now."

Chen An gave a thumbs up and said, "Master Ma, you are worthy of absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon every day. You are at a high level. I have to look at you to praise you."

Ma Qiushan waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'm just telling the truth."

Xu Hongdou looked at Master Ma and asked curiously, "Master Ma, judging from your accent just now, you are from Beijing?"

"No, no, it's just that I've been in the capital for many years, so my accent has been affected a bit."

Da Mai was a little surprised, "Master Ma, you have also been in the capital for many years?"

"Ok?"

Da Mai pointed at Xu Hongdou and explained, "Hongdou told me before that she went to school in Beijing and worked there for more than ten years."

Ma Ye asked in surprise: "Oh, what did Miss Xu do before?"

"Master Ma, you should just call me Hongdou, Miss Xu. It sounds weird."

"good..."

“I used to work in the front office of a hotel.”

"What does the front office do?" Da Mai had never worked in a job before and was very curious about these things.

"I'm the lobby manager. I'm responsible for coordinating guest rooms, catering, and the executive lounge. Anyway, I coordinate between various departments to better serve the guests."

As soon as he heard the word manager, Da Mai subconsciously felt that he was very impressive and exclaimed in surprise, "Very, very impressive."

Xu Hongdou smiled modestly. "What's so great about this? I also got to the top by accumulating experience. After all, my age is there."

Master Ma shook his head and praised, "Hongdou, you are being modest. The job of a lobby manager is not easy. It requires a very high level of appearance, temperament, speech and behavior."

(Da Mai thought to himself, no wonder she is so good at speaking, it turns out it’s because of her work, she often interacts with people. When will I be able to stop being stage frightened?)

"Didn't you say you were the vice president of the housekeeping department?" Chen An asked with a raised eyebrow.

"If I hadn't resigned, I would have been promoted in a month or two."

Da Mai didn't understand Xu Hongdou's behavior and found it incredible. "You resigned? That's such a pity. Aren't all these years of hard work wasted?"

Xu Hongdou shook her head and smiled, "Not really, it's mainly because I've been doing this day after day for so many years, I'm a little tired."

"Don't you guys take a break?"

Xu Hongdou explained, "Our industry is somewhat special. Even when you are resting, you have to keep your phone on 24 hours a day and reply to messages and phone calls from customers at any time. Your mind is always on edge, so when I am not working, what I like most is to lie down, do nothing, and think about nothing."

Master Ma smiled and said, "Life is somewhere else. What lies before us is just a way of getting by."

Xu Hongdou nodded and looked at Da Mai, "Da Mai, what do you do for a living?"

When Da Mai heard Xu Hongdou ask this, his expression was very unnatural, "Well, well..."

Xu Hongdou looked a little confused, and Da Mai was also hesitating whether to say it or not.

Chen An spoke up to help, "By the way, Barley, the restaurant doesn't provide dinner, right?"

When Barley heard this, he quickly responded, "No need for dinner, but you can make something for yourself."

"Send a WeChat message to Nana and ask her if she has eaten and whether you want to leave some for her."

"Okay." Da Mai breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Brother Xiaowu changed the subject, otherwise she wouldn't know what to do.

Xu Hongdou naturally noticed this and didn't ask any more questions.

"Brother Xiaowu, Nana said it will take some time for her to come back."

"It's okay. I'll take a walk after dinner and bring some to her."

Xu Hongdou looked at Chen An and couldn't help but wonder, could this guy like Nana?

Today, Da Mai ate half an extra bowl of noodles for the first time. He leaned back in his chair, rubbing his stomach a little embarrassedly: "Brother Xiaowu, your cooking skills are so good. I haven't eaten so much in a long time..."

Xu Hongdou asked curiously, "Is that so? The breakfast is delicious and your knife skills are so good. Are you really a chef?"

Chen An shrugged and complained, "There's nothing we can do. In today's society, women's requirements for their partners are getting higher and higher. In the past, women had to be good at both housework and cooking, but now it's completely the other way around. Men not only have to be able to make money, own a house and a car, but good cooking skills are also an indispensable plus."

Ma Ye nodded, "Xiao Chen is right. Since the 1980s, the rise of feminist ideas has made the topic of independent women very popular. Women would rather spend their time learning makeup and flower arrangement, drinking afternoon tea, rather than wasting time in the kitchen. In particular, various capitalists have been constantly raising the status of women for the sake of profit, and the consumption concept has led to a higher and higher threshold for men to marry a wife."

Chen An gave a thumbs up. "Master Ma's words speak of the sadness of men. In today's society, men not only have to work hard to make money, but also have to live an interesting life. It can be said that for the sustainable development of society and the reproduction of mankind, men have made great sacrifices and efforts."

The two women rolled their eyes as they watched the two perform a duet and act as if they had the same opinion.

Xu Hongdou looked at Master Ma with a smile, "Since you all said so, Damai and I definitely can't take away your opportunity to exercise. Master Ma has worked hard to wash the dishes, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Ma Ye smiled bitterly, thinking to himself, this girl is not going to take any loss, "No problem..."