Chapter 48 Encouragement The night is like water and the moonlight is like a dream. Although the midsummer night is still hot, the occasional cool breeze is refreshing, just like the faint comfort that a frustrated person finds in the arms of his lover. Very light, very light
, but it makes people feel extremely comfortable.
Murong Xuan parked the car on the side of the road and said to Xiao Tianming: "That barbecue restaurant is good, let's go eat some now?"
Xiao Tianming nodded towards Murong Xuan and agreed. Although he had not eaten much for dinner, he was still happy to have some midnight snacks.
The "barbecue restaurant" Murong Xuan refers to is the barbecue restaurant where they ate on the night Xiao Tianming signed up.
Although the weather was a little hot, there were still many people sitting in the barbecue restaurant. Although the barbecue master was sweating profusely from exhaustion, seeing so many customers and thinking that he would make a little more money, the barbecue master's face was full of smiles.
Grilling each skewer happily.
The barbecue master seemed to have some impression of Xiao Tianming and Murong Xuan. He smiled at them and said, "Please come and sit inside!"
Xiao Tianming and Murong Xuan wanted to sit in a corner seat like last time, but the seats in the corner were full of people. They had to find a seat near the center and sit down, waiting for the waiter to bring the menu.
Murong Xuan took out a tissue, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said to Xiao Tianming, "Business here is always so good."
"Chairman Murong, who has countless 'chasers', comes here to have barbecue, can his business be bad?" Xiao Tianming joked.
Murong Xuan rolled her eyes at Xiao Tianming, picked up the big cattail leaf fan on the table and started fanning it, causing the green hair beside her ears to flutter.
"Having more customers is a good thing for the boss, but it's not a good thing for the rest of us. When there are too many people, the seats near the electric fans are taken away, and even the cooler corners are taken away.
Taken." Xiao Tianming complained with a smile.
"You two, menu!" Dongfang Yi came over with the menu and was about to hand it over when she realized that the guests were actually Xiao Tianming and Murong Xuan. She couldn't help but exclaimed, "Tianming, Sister Xuan, it's you! You guys
yes……"
Murong Xuan didn't wait for Xiao Tianming to speak, and explained to Dongfang Yi with a smile: "Xiao Tianming and I were at the racecourse to discuss the art festival before we came back. In order to win over him and let him perform better, I invited him to a barbecue. Xiaoyi,
Do you work here?"
Dongfang Yi heard Murong Xuan's explanation, with a relieved expression on her face, and said with a smile: "Yes! There are no classes in the evening, so when I have free time, I will come here to do something to earn living expenses. Miss Murong, no
Do you know what show you are performing?"
"I'm just responsible for organizing the show for the party. Talented scholar Xiao and two beauties from his class will perform a song and dance show together." Murong Xuan glanced at Xiao Tianming and said to Dongfang Yi, "Xiao Yi, you are versatile, let's do one too.
How about it?"
"No, Sister Xuan!" Dongfang Yi refused with a smile, "I can't even sing or dance."
"It doesn't matter if you're not good at singing and dancing. I didn't say that the party's program must be a song and dance program." Murong Xuan thought for a while and said to Dongfang Yi, "Xiaoyi, you are from the education department and your eloquence should be good. Why don't you run for the host?
Right? We need two female hosts. We have one, but we still need one. Xiaoyi, what do you think?"
"Host?" Dongfang Yi's eyes suddenly lit up and she asked uncertainly, "Sister Xuan, am I really good?"
"Of course! I have always had good taste. If you don't believe me, you can ask Xiao Tianming." Murong Xuan said to Dongfang Yi.
After hearing Murong Xuan's words, Dongfang Yi moved his eyes to Xiao Tianming who was sitting aside ordering food.
"I think so. Xiaoyi, your voice is clear and nice, and your words are tactful. As long as you act more generously, I don't think there's any problem at all. What's more, don't you have Chairman Murong as a big boss?"
Backer?" Xiao Tianming said with a smile.
"Fuck you! Did I say I would open the back door? Xiaoyi is already very strong, so there is no need to open the back door." Murong Xuan rolled her eyes at Xiao Tianming, turned to Dongfang Yi and asked, "How are you, Xiaoyi?
Are you interested in participating?"
"I... let me think about it! Can I promise you tomorrow?" Dongfang Yi thought for a while and said to Murong Xuan.
"Of course! Just give me an answer before tomorrow afternoon." Murong Xuan smiled and nodded.
Xiao Tianming handed the selected menu to Dongfang Yi and said: "Xiaoyi, let's sit down and eat together!"
"I'm still working, so I won't. Tianming, Sister Xuan, you two have a good meal. I'll leave first." Dongfang Yi took the menu ordered by Xiao Tianming and left.
"I didn't expect Xiaoyi to work here. Tomorrow, I will go to the school's work-study department to see if I can find a more comfortable job for Xiaoyi. Anyway, a girl is still working outside so late at night.
It's always unsafe." Murong Xuan seemed to be talking to herself or discussing with Xiao Tianming.
Xiao Tianming did not speak, but nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed.
"Later, you eat slowly, and I'll leave first. After eating, you can take Xiaoyi back to school! Although the security around the school is not too bad, it is still not good for a girl to walk back to school alone late at night.
Safe." Murong Xuan said to Xiao Tianming.
Xiao Tianming looked at Murong Xuan, a complicated expression flashed in his eyes, and nodded gently, in agreement.
The speed of this barbecue restaurant has never been slow. In less than five minutes, the dishes Xiao Tianming ordered were already brought over by Dongfang Yi.
"Tianming, Sister Xuan, would you like to order some beer or something to quench your thirst?" Dongfang Yi asked Xiao Tianming and Murong Xuan.
"Bring me a bottle of cold beer!" Xiao Tianming said to Dongfang Yi.
"Sister Xuan, where are you?" Dongfang Yi took note of Xiao Tianming's words and turned to ask Murong Xuan.
"It's not good for girls to drink. I'd better have a bottle of orange juice!" Murong Xuan said to Dongfang Yi.
"Okay! Just wait a moment, I'll go over and get it for you right away." Dongfang Yi turned around and left the table where they were sitting.
The time is getting later and later, and there are fewer and fewer guests. Dongfang Yi finally has some free time.
"Eh? Where's Sister Xuan?" Dongfang Yi walked to Xiao Tianming's table, but saw Xiao Tianming alone, and asked Xiao Tianming doubtfully.
"She has finished eating and is leaving first. Xiaoyi, please sit down and eat something too!" Xiao Tianming poured a glass of orange juice from Murong Xuan's cup and handed it to Dongfang Yi and said, "Use her cup, is it okay?"
"It doesn't matter!" Dongfang Yi shook her head, took the cup handed over by Xiao Tianming, and sat on the seat where Murong Xuan sat.
"It's so hot. You've been busy going back and forth. Aren't you tired and hot?" Xiao Tianming and Dongfang Yi clinked their glasses and downed the drink in one gulp.
"It's nothing. Go back to the dormitory and take a cold shower to cool off." Dongfang Yi also drank up all the orange juice in the cup.
"How long will it take for you to get off work?" Xiao Tianming asked Dongfang Yi.
"It's almost a while. I have to help the boss pack his things before I can leave. Is there something wrong?" Dongfang Yi asked.
"It's nothing, I just want to take you back to school. Then I'll wait for you here!" Xiao Tianming said to Dongfang Yi.
"Actually, you don't need to send me off. This place is very close to the school. I can just go back by myself. Besides, you don't live in the school now, so you don't need to make an extra trip for me." Dongfang Yi shook her head and refused to Xiao Tianming.
"Although the public security is very good now, it is uneasy for a beautiful girl like you to go back to school alone so late. Your friends want to see you off, so that's the best. There is basically no business now. I will do it right away.
It's time to close the stall. You should leave first tonight! I can handle closing the stall by myself." After hearing the conversation between Xiao Tianming and Dongfang Yi, the barbecue owner came over and said, looking at Dongfang Yi with a hint of ambiguity in his eyes.
smile.
"I'm leaving. If you are alone, you will be so arrogant..." Dongfang Yi said worriedly.
"It's okay! I can do it myself. It just takes a little more time. You go! You don't have to pay for this barbecue, just treat it as my invitation to you! I invited many people, including Xiaoyi
The most diligent. Young man, Xiaoyi is a good girl! Only lucky people can meet such a good girl." The barbecue owner looked at Xiao Tianming ambiguously, and there was something in his words.
"I know Xiaoyi is a good girl." Xiao Tianming replied seriously, as if he had not seen Dongfang Yi and was already blushing with embarrassment.
Xiao Tianming and Dongfang Yi walked side by side on the empty street, and occasionally a cool breeze blew by. The night was already very deep, so the wind was not cold at all. Otherwise, Xiao Tianming would have had to take off his sweaty and smelly caring shirt.
Dongfang Yi blocked the wind.
"I went to the dormitory to find you this afternoon. Yu Ji said that you moved out and no longer live in the dormitory." Dongfang Yi spoke first.
"Well! I moved out yesterday and rented a house outside the school." Xiao Tianming said to Dongfang Yi.
"Oh!" Dongfang Yi responded softly, without asking where the house Xiao Tianming rented was.
"Tianming, do you think I should run for the host of the Art Festival Gala?" Dongfang Yi asked Xiao Tianming.
"I don't know if you should go, I just know that as long as you want to go, you will definitely be chosen." Xiao Tianming said firmly.
"You have so much confidence in me?" Dongfang Yi stopped and looked at Xiao Tianming and asked in surprise and excitement.
"It's not that I have so much confidence in you, but that you gave me confidence." Xiao Tianming said to Dongfang Yi with a smile.
"I don't understand!" Dongfang Yi shook his head and looked at Xiao Tianming doubtfully.
Dongfang Yi didn't understand, so Xiao Tianming had to explain: "You have a very good voice and your Mandarin is very standard. More importantly, your smile is very approachable. These are the conditions for being a good host and the reason why I trust you."
The reason. If I can't see these things from you, I won't think highly of you. That's why it's you who give me confidence, not that I have confidence in you."