"Although, Miss Shao is married, and her relationship with her husband seems to be good. There is no need for us to hang her on a tree, right? There is no grass anywhere in the world...ah, it's hot!"
Shen Zhen directly blocked Zhou Ye's mouth with a fish ball that had just been taken out of the pot.
"Eat more and talk less nonsense."
Zhou Ye grinned and chewed the fish balls, "Brother Zhen, these fish balls are really good. They are fragrant, smooth, and have no fishy smell."
After saying that, Zhou Ye took out a few fish balls with a colander and put them into the bowl to eat slowly.
After eating the mutton-boiled meat, everyone helped clear the table, and Shao Mo took out the double-layered fruit cake he had made in the afternoon.
As the candles on the cake were lit, all the lights in the courtyard were extinguished. In the orange candlelight, Shao Mo took the lead in singing the birthday song.
"happy birthday to you..."
After singing the birthday song, amid everyone’s cheers, Zeng Fang clasped her hands together with longing and closed her eyes to make a wish.
Not far away, Shen Zhen watched quietly, with a hint of envy unnoticeable in his narrow eyes.
He couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had celebrated his birthday.
"gone."
Putting out the cigarette butt in his hand, Shen Zhen turned around and left.
"Brother Zhen, I haven't eaten the cake yet..."
The only person who responded to him was Shen Zhen's cold figure submerged in the dark night.
Zhou Ye spoke to Lingchuan and then hurriedly chased him out.
After making her wish, Zeng Fang cut the cake into small pieces, and Shao Mo, Zhong Xiaochen and others helped bring the cake to everyone.
Zeng Fang was carrying two pieces of cake to give to Shen Zhen and Zhou Ye, but after looking around for a long time, she couldn't find anyone. When she learned from Lingchuan that the two had left, she looked at the sweet cake in her hand and felt inexplicably disappointed.
Lingchuan and Wen Qingsheng moved the family karaoke bar borrowed from the Shao family to the yard, and everyone ate cake and sang.
Shao Mo couldn't sing, so he and Sister Luo set up an oven in the corner of the yard, which could both keep warm and bake food.
The party lasted until about 10:30, and everyone left the party and went home.
After sending all the guests away, Lingchuan and Sister Luo were busy cleaning up inside and outside, while Shao Mo and Zeng Fang were talking in the room while opening gifts.
This time, Shao Mo didn't intend to turn a blind eye anymore, but asked directly about the relationship between Zeng Fang and Shen Zhen.
Zeng Fang couldn't hide it, so she had to tell everything about the medical expenses.
"He said that as long as I walk his dog, I can offset the debt of 10 yuan a day."
After hearing this, Shao Mo simply didn't know whether to call Shen Zhen a scoundrel or Zeng Fang a fool.
A basic eye cleansing treatment, plus a day in the hospital, costs a hundred dollars. How could it be possible to spend two thousand dollars?
However, she did not directly tell Zeng Fang that there must be something wrong with the bill. Instead, she planned to have a try with Shen Zhen first to see what he wanted to do.
Shao Mo was thinking about something and didn't speak for a while. Zeng Fang thought she was angry and didn't even open the gift, so she took her hand and apologized repeatedly.
"Momo, I'm sorry. I didn't hide it from you on purpose. I just don't want you to worry about me. I always cause trouble for you and ask you to clean up the mess for me. I feel very sorry."
Shao Mo suppressed his worries, chuckled and scratched the tip of the other person's nose, "I'm not angry, I was just thinking about the store. Okay, let's continue opening the gifts."
Zeng Fang breathed a sigh of relief, "Momo, don't worry, I can handle my affairs. In fact, it's good to walk the dog every day. Just treat it as exercise, and he also asked the nanny to make me lunch at noon. I It also saves money on food.”
Looking at his friend's silly face, Shao Mo had a strange thought in his mind.
Does Shen Zhen have any thoughts about Zeng Fang?
The more I think about it, the more likely it is.
Otherwise, with Shen Zhen's temper, Zeng Fang almost blinded him. Instead of pursuing the case, he asked the nanny to cook for Zeng Fang every day, unless there was something wrong with his brain.
It happened that the two boxes of chocolates brought by Shen Zhen and Zhou Ye were in Shao Mo's hand. She picked up one of the boxes and opened it. There were 24 small grids inside, each grid filled with chocolates of different colors and shapes, one by one. It's small and exquisite, even Shao Mo, who is used to seeing good things, likes it.
Obviously, Shen Zhen thought carefully about this gift.
As the thick aroma of chocolate wafted in the air, Zeng Fang was immediately attracted.
"Momo, can I have one?"
Seeing his friend's salivating look, Shao Mo took a semi-circular piece of dark chocolate and fed it to his mouth.
"You can only eat one piece. You have already eaten a large piece of cream cake at night. If you eat more chocolate, you will gain at least three pounds tomorrow."
Zeng Fang sipped the chocolate, her eyes narrowed with laughter, "This chocolate is so mellow, Momo, you should try it too."
Shao Mo chose a piece of red wine and ate it slowly while inadvertently asking Zeng Fang what she thought of Shen Zhen.
"Fangfang, what do you think of Shen Zhen?"
"Not very good, very annoying, with so many shortcomings that I can't count them with both hands."
Shao Mo smiled noncommittally.
Like or dislike a person can be based on subjective assumptions, but if you know how many shortcomings a person has, you must have a considerable understanding and concern for the person.
"Since you hate him so much, let me help you pay the debt you owe him. You won't have to walk his dog for him in the future."
Zeng Fang was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head, "No, it's more than a thousand yuan. I wouldn't be willing to give it to him even if I had the money."
Shao Mo added: "If you are worried about lack of money, when Lingchuan's specialty store opens, you can go there and work part-time on weekends. The monthly salary is 5 yuan, and you will be given a commission. If you are lucky, it will cost you 2,000 yuan." I’ll make it back within a few months.”
Zeng Fang hesitated for a moment and continued to shake her head, "No, Momo, I'm already living and eating at your house for free. If I go to work in Brother Ling's shop and get such a high salary, wouldn't I become a magnet for your family?" It’s a blood-sucking leech, it’s bad, it’s bad.”
"Although Shen Zhen is annoying, I rarely see him and he is rarely at home."
I barely see him, but I still see him. He says he hates me, but he doesn't want to stay away. This only shows that he's not that hateful at all.
What a duplicitous woman.
In order to prevent the two boxes of chocolates sent by Shen Zhen and Zhou Ye from becoming a stumbling block for Zeng Fang's weight loss, Shao Mo kindly took them to school and gave them to his classmates.
As for why Zeng Fang was not allowed to take it to school and distribute it to her classmates, of course it was because she was afraid that she would eat it on the way.
For foodies, chocolate has a fatal attraction.
As soon as Zeng Fang's birthday passed, it entered December, and the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees like Waterloo. Everyone was wrapped in thick cotton clothes, and Shao Mo was no exception.
"Ah, it's snowing!"
Seeing snow in the capital for the first time, Zeng Fang shouted and screamed excitedly in the yard, and even pulled Shao Mo out of bed to take pictures.
It actually snows in Jiang City, but it doesn’t happen every year, and it’s very small and scattered. When it hits the ground, it turns into water or thin ice. It’s not as good as the goose-feather snow in Beijing, which covers roofs, branches, and yards.
, the whole thing is covered, as plush as cotton wool.
Although the snow is beautiful, traveling is a huge inconvenience. It's cold and the roads are slippery, so you can't ride a bicycle. Fortunately, Shao Mo is close to the school and can be reached by walking. Zeng Fang can only squeeze into the bus every day.
The route of the bus is not as convenient as that of a bicycle. Not only does it go round and round, but it also drives slowly and has many stops. As a result, Zeng Fang leaves home 20 minutes earlier than usual every day so as not to be late.
Fortunately, the snow stopped after only two or three days. As the snow on the road melted and the sky cleared, Zeng Fang could happily ride her bicycle to and from school again.