Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 187 ONE NIGHT IN BEJING
"Where did you say you were?"

Xu Ruochen, who was playing basketball, held up the phone in confusion. After making an apologetic gesture to several teammates, he continued to ask.

"Walking towards your dorm...oh I see you."

Hearing this, Xu Ruochen looked around and finally saw his elder sister on the road.

"You guys fight first, my sister is here to find me."

After shouting to his teammates, he came to Xu Ruochu with a puzzled look on his face.

"When did you come back, sister?"

“Just got off the plane.”

Xu Ruochu said, pointing to the dormitory building:
"Has Luyao packed up yet?"

As she spoke, she walked.

But Master Xu was confused again:
"Ah? Lu Yao?"

"Correct."

"What happened to him?"

After hearing Xu Ruochen's words, Xu Ruochu also showed a hint of doubt on his face:
"What's wrong? ... Didn't I call him and ask him to pack his luggage? You weren't in the dormitory just now?"

"No, I made an appointment to play ball with them after lunch. Where is Luyao going?"

"We are going to Yanjing."

"...???"

Mr. Xu was confused:
"You two? ... Just the two of you? Why are you going to Yanjing?"

"That car navigation software has been made. Your sister Li is not here, and I don't understand it. The idea was originally his. If I don't take him with me, should I take you with me?"

"Uh……"

After understanding the reason, Xu Ruochen subconsciously felt that his sister was right.

But I always feel awkward.

At this time, he heard his sister continue:

"Hurry up and go upstairs and call him down. I just called him but he didn't answer. The plane is still waiting."

"Row."

After knowing that the two were doing serious business, Xu Ruochen didn't think much about it and walked quickly towards the dormitory.

After returning all the way back to 305, he looked at Lu Yao sleeping soundly on the bed, and the corner of his mouth twitched...

Speechlessly patted Lu Yao's face:

"Hey, wake up!"

"?"

Because he had consumed some energy in the morning, Lu Yao, who had just fallen asleep during lunch break, opened his eyes instantly.

Bewildered.

“What…what are you doing?”

Mr. Xu rolled his eyes:

"What are you talking about? My sister is waiting for you downstairs, hurry up."

"Oh."

Lu Yao got out of bed in a daze, put on his shoes, and walked out with his coat in his hand.

Xu Ruochen was stunned:
"Eh? You..."

"Boom."

The door is closed.

The corner of his mouth twitched...

Forget it.

Love as much as you like.

When he reached the second floor, he suddenly realized...

What are you doing here, Sister Chu?
Waiting for me? ...Why did she look for me?

He was a little confused.

But now that everyone had come downstairs, he went downstairs directly to see what was going on.

As soon as he walked out of the building, he saw Xu Ruochu.

So he raised his hand and said hello:

"Sister Chu."

"Ah."

Xu Ruochu looked at him with empty hands, and his eyes suddenly moved.

Something seemed to come to mind.

Then he asked:

"Do you have your wallet?"

Lu Yao subconsciously touched the pocket of his coat.

Nod:
"Bring it."

"Let's go then."

"Where to go?"

"Didn't I tell you?"

Xu Ruochu continued walking forward without looking back.

But Lu Yao was confused:
"What did you say to me?"

"..."

Xu Ruochu was speechless. After looking him up and down, he suddenly smiled mysteriously and continued walking forward.

"First sister?"

"Follow."

"...Where are we going?"

"I've already told you this on the phone, but you don't remember. What can I do?"

"…You just called me?"

Lu Yao quickly took out his cell phone and looked at it.

The result is really...

But...

But he couldn't quite remember what the other party said.

He tried hard to recall... but found that in his memory, when he was sitting in front of the computer just now, all he heard was the sound of Hu Yang singing "Let me grow for three thousand years and wander in the world."

Daolang has misled me!

"Sister Chu, can you give me some hints?"

"Humph."

Xu Ruochu made a few childish noises, looked at him with malicious eyes, and shook his head again:
"I won't tell you, so you can remember it."

Lu Yao thought to himself, why are you so naughty?

You won’t say it, right?

Row.

Then I won’t ask anymore.

I want to see where you're taking me.

So, the two of them, who were angry with each other, walked out of the campus together and got into her X6 together.

But this time, she didn't ask Lu Yao to drive, she drove herself.

The two still didn't speak.

Xu Ruochu was not annoyed, but as the car slowly stepped onto the viaduct, she would glance at Lu Yao every now and then to observe his expression.

As expected, when Lu Yao realized that this road seemed to lead to the airport, he took the initiative to "give in" with doubts:
"Sister Chu, are we... going to the airport?"

Who would have thought that Xu Ruochu was still beating around the bush:

"you guess."

"..."

Lu Yao thought to himself that you are really naughty.

It's simply a leather sofa.

He shook his head helplessly:
"Where are you going?"

"Go to Yanjing."

"……Ha ha."

Listening to Lu Yao's awkward laughter, Xu Ruochu asked curiously:
"why are you laughing?"

"Chu Jie is really good at joking."

"Who said I was joking?"

"????"

Lu Yao was stunned.

Then Xu Ruochu pointed to the back of the car and said:

"The luggage is in the trunk. I asked you if you brought your wallet because I know your ID card is in your wallet. We are leaving for Yanjing tonight and will probably be back on Thursday or Friday."

"????"

Lu Yao was really a little stupid:
"Are you really going to Yanjing?"

"Ah."

"…I want to go too?"

"Correct."

"Why?... I don't know why. Why are you dragging me to do this?"

"I asked you on the phone just now, I asked you if you were free these few days, remember?"

"Can not remember."

"I also told you that the test version of the car navigation system has been made. I don't understand it, so I want to drag you to see it. Remember?"

"what?"

Lu Yao was stunned;
"Is it done?"

"Ah."

Xu Ruochu nodded:

"It came out last week, but I was in the United States at the time, so I didn't tell you. Now let's go and see if it's the same as you described."

"Well...you just told me so I could pack my luggage...I didn't bring anything."

"Do you know what this is called?"

"what?"

"This is called... punishment for not listening to your sister."

As she said this, the tips of her ears had already turned pink.

Unfortunately, it was blocked by the hair and Lu Yao couldn’t see it.

Lu Yao was really speechless and didn't know what to say at all.

Looking at the airport getting closer and closer, I could only smile bitterly:
"Then I can't go without any change of clothes for the next few days, right?"

"You can just buy it there... Have you ever been to Yanjing?"

"……without."

Lu Yao almost said “I’ve been there”.

But in fact, at this juncture, he had never been there once.

But if we count based on previous lives, then it would be too many.

Too many to count.

As a researcher, he had to go on business trips once every two weeks on average, and the locations were random, but he definitely came to Yanjing quite often.

So, Xu Ruochu nodded:
"We can go to the mall to buy it after we get off the plane. It's spring now, and Hu Li can't come back for a while, so I'll help you buy some spring and summer clothes."

Then she suddenly asked:

"Have you ever lived in a courtyard house?"

"Live in... a courtyard?"

He almost let the cat out of the bag again.

In fact, he not only lived there, but also lived there frequently.

At that time, the institute's fixed hotel was a hotel developed on a courtyard house next to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Sometimes I would stay there for a week when I was busy, and according to my colleagues, the place was haunted...

The experience is not good or bad, it's just a hotel.

And Xu Ruochu nodded:

"Yes, a quadrangle."

"...Sister Chu has a courtyard house?" "Yes, it's next to the Forbidden City."

Be obedient...

A location where every inch of land is valuable.

"Do you like courtyard houses?"

"It's hard to say whether I like it or not, but when it comes to Yanjing, it must be the Siheyuan, right? It's an architectural feature... Come to think of it, I haven't been there for a long time, maybe one or two years?"

"...How dirty would that be?"

"How can it be dirty? Someone cleans it every week."

"That's not right. Didn't you go to Yanjing a while ago?"

"Yes, but I always stay in a hotel when I go there, which is more convenient."

"Then why not stay in a hotel this time?"

"You've never lived in a courtyard house before."

"..."

Lu Yao was speechless.

Can we say that he has lived a miserable life?
just forget it.

……

The private plane arrived at around 6pm Yanjing time.

Lu Yao helped her pull the suitcase, got on the car that came specially to pick her up at the airport, and arrived at Nanchizi Hutong next to the Forbidden City.

When he saw the electronic gate rolling up, Lu Yao thought...the other party was right.

It's really next to the Forbidden City.

There is only a moat in the middle.

Because there was a driver, Lu Yao did not ask. After the driver got out of the car and asked Xu Ruochu to sign the delivery confirmation and politely left, Lu Yao stood in the yard where an unknown tree was planted and asked Xu Ruochu:
"How much does this house cost?"

"I don't know."

Xu Ruochu shook his head.

Lu Yao thought about it and it made sense...if people can afford it, they definitely don’t care about the price.

Then she opened the door and walked in with Lu Yao.

Lu Yao was not very clear about the layout of the courtyard. After all, he was not a student of architecture, but his most intuitive feeling was that the house was quite large.

The room in the middle... let's call it the living room is very big. If you want to go to the bedroom, you have to go out and walk through a small corridor with carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes before you arrive at the residential area.

The residential area is in the shape of a "口" (mouth). It is difficult to tell the three wings in the east, south, west and north directions. They are connected together and distinguished from each other in a very warm corridor.

In the middle of the courtyard is a strange-looking stone decoration...it should be Shoushan stone, right?

In short, even though he is not an expert in architecture, he can still feel the beauty of this courtyard house.

It's really good.

But that's not the most outrageous thing.

The most outrageous thing is that between the room where Lu Yao sleeps and the room where Xu Ruochu sleeps, there is a small living room of about ten square meters.

The small living room looks just like the warm rooms in the Qing palace dramas on TV.

There is also a fireplace-like stove next to it, and some dry firewood is piled next to the stove.

“…Can this firewood be burned?”

He couldn't help but ask.

Xu Ruochu nodded:

"Sure...light it up. It's really cold in the north."

"No, I mean... can we burn it? If we light it and the chimney starts to smoke... I guess we'll have a fire in the morning and go to the police station in the afternoon, right?"

"will not."

Xu Ruochu smiled and shook his head, then found a switch on the wall and pressed it.

Lu Yao vaguely felt a buzzing sound, and then it quickly became quiet.

She said:
"Flue gas environmental protection treatment equipment."

"..."

Lu Yao suddenly didn't know what to say.

It was indeed late at this time. Xu Ruochu touched her belly:

"Let's go and eat. What do you want to eat? ... Let's go eat roast duck? Quanjude?"

When Lu Yao heard this, he thought to himself, "Sister, you are really an amateur."

Among us old Yanjing people, who eats Quanjude?

Those are all from outside the area.

What? You asked where to eat roast duck?

Hey, it’s a blessing for the people all year round.

So, he said:

"I heard that the locals in Yanjing all eat Siji Minfu."

"what is that?"

Obviously, Xu Ruochu didn't know.

Lu Yao did not explain much, but just said:

"Shall I drive?"

"it is good."

The two walked out of the house and got into the Mercedes-Benz S.

After Lu Yao set up the navigation, he found the address of Siji Minfu and drove out directly.

But...Xu Ruochu looked really tired.

On the plane, she said she had just come back, and it took another whole day. No matter how comfortable a private plane is, jet lag and travel fatigue are unavoidable.

As soon as Lu Yao drove the car out of the alley, she folded the seat down.

Seeing this, Lu Yao also advised:
"How about you sit in the back, Sister Chu?"

"No, that's it."

The lady in the passenger seat waved her hand and closed her eyes.

After a good sleep, I slept until the four seasons of Minfu.

She was awakened by Lu Yao:

"Chujie, we're here."

"..."

Xu Ruochu opened his eyes dazedly and looked at the unfamiliar hotel in front of him. After a moment of hesitation, he nodded, unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.

As the evening breeze blew, she gradually woke up.

At this time, the Four Seasons People's Blessings were not as popular as in later generations, when people had to queue up all day long.

For now, it still can’t beat Bian Yi Fang, and its flavor is something that only the real locals in Yanjing would choose.

In addition, it was almost 8 o'clock in the evening and the first wave of meals had passed, so Lu Yao and she miraculously found a double table.

After sitting down, Xu Ruochu, still in a state of deep sleep, looked at Lu Yao and suddenly said:
"I sleep most comfortably when you drive."

"?"

Lu Yao was confused.

She shook her head slightly:
"Maybe it's because of compatibility. Although Xiao Min's driving habits have been changed by me to be closer to yours, she is still not as good as you. And occasionally she still brakes suddenly, which I am not very satisfied with."

"This is the habit of driving a big car and a small car. When I was a teenager, I just started driving my dad's semi-trailer. How to maintain the distance between cars and how to accelerate smoothly may be different from those of people with a normal C license."

"That's why I like you more."

"...?"

Lu Yao was stunned.

But I immediately realized that I was overthinking it.

She was obviously talking about the car.

only……

For some reason, Xu Ruochu's eyes were burning.

Lu Yao asked:

"Then why doesn't Chu Jie find a driver?"

"My dad was cheated by a driver once, so he didn't like drivers after that. I've been influenced by this since I was a child, and I don't really trust the profession of driver... Of course, I'm not talking about your dad. It's just that from a personal point of view, I am a little resistant."

"I see……"

The two chatted, and soon the ordered dishes arrived.

In fact, after eating at Siji Minfu Lu Yao many times and ordering a lot, he found that there were only a few dishes.

Crispy shrimp, roast duck, salted duck liver, lion head and so on.

After the waiter brought it over, Xu Ruochu tasted the salted duck liver and his brows softened:
"Yeah, it's delicious."

"Then just eat more."

Lu Yao smiled and pointed at the lion head.

He thinks this Lion Head is pretty good.

But who knew that after taking a bite, the royal sister shook her head slightly:

"generally."

"……generally?"

Lu Yao tasted the lion's head in clear soup which was obviously handmade and thought it was delicious.

This dish is almost a must-order every time he comes here to eat.

"Ah."

Xu Ruochu responded:
"It tastes good. But..."

Having said that, she thought about it, and suddenly looked at Lu Yao again:

"Wait for me to take you to Yangzhou. Next time, we can eat better."

After she finished speaking, seeing that Lu Yao did not respond, she added:
"How about it?"

"Uh-huh."

He nodded while rolling up the roast duck.

Xu Ruochu smiled happily.

……

In fact, this may be the difference between ordinary people and rich people.

Except for dishes related to roast duck, Xu Ruochu felt that the taste of other dishes was not top-notch.

Of course, her "top" is definitely different from what ordinary people understand.

Just like when the two of them were talking about lion head, she said that the best lion head she had ever eaten took several hours to make... and this kind of lion head is definitely not comparable to the lion head that sells for 29 yuan.

Therefore, the scene in Korean dramas where a wealthy young master is taken to a roadside stall by his beautiful girlfriend, and he eats three big bowls of fish tofu as if he has never seen the world, and says that he has never eaten such delicious food is basically impossible to happen.

However, Xu Ruochu was indeed full after this meal and enjoyed it very much.

The atmosphere was good and lively.

It was also pleasant to chat with Lu Yao.

There wasn't even much traffic on the way back.

Especially the Forbidden City... without the hustle and bustle of tourists during the day, the empty streets at this moment seem like the real Forbidden City.

We returned to the courtyard and it was almost 10 o'clock.

But Xu Ruochu was not sleepy yet.

The two of them returned to the small living room, and she began to poke the stove by herself.

Soon, the warmth from the stove dispelled the last bit of chill in late spring.

As the flames rose, Lu Yao looked at the kettle on the shelf, thought for a moment, and then filled it with water and boiled it.

Planning to have some tea.

Or rather... play for a while.

Playing with fire, I don’t know what girls think, but it is indeed the instinct of all men.

Then, the two of them just sat in front of the fire and began to daydream.

We were chatting idly.

Until...Xu Ruochu suddenly remembered something, quickly stood up and walked out.

Lu Yao didn't ask her what she was doing.

Instead, he looked at the hissing steam coming from the kettle, thinking about making something to drink later.

At this time, Xu Ruochu came back.

He was holding two cups and a bottle of wine in his hands.

"have a drink?"

She stared at Lu Yao and asked with bright eyes and expectation.

(End of this chapter)