Two days later, Wang Gang took Du Xiaojia to the house Zhu Zhe rented.
Before the two of them arrived, they smelled a strong aroma of soy sauce.
Zhu Zhe was squatting in front of a coal stove, staring at the fire, making beef sauce.
"It smells so good!" Du Xiaojia ran to Zhu Zhe and said sweetly: "Sister Zhu, is this the sauce you made?"
"Here you are!" Zhu Zhe stood up with a smile and said, "The beef sauce will be ready soon. You go in and sit down first."
Wang Gang came over and asked, "Sister Zhu, why are you cooking sauce outside?"
Zhu Zhe explained: "The basement I rent has a strong smell from cooking sauce, and the corridor is full of smell, which will affect other people."
"From now on, you can go to my shop to make sauce." Wang Gang said, "I have complete kitchen utensils and it's more convenient."
"Let's talk about it later!" Zhu Zhe said, "I don't know if these sauces can be sold."
Du Xiaojia said: "It will definitely be sold out. I want to buy a bottle just by smelling it. Sister Zhu's craftsmanship is so good."
Wang Gang also said: "I can sell more fried noodles in my store in the future."
Zhu Zhe took out the cooked sauce, brought it to the room, and invited Wang Gang and Du Xiaojia to eat.
Wang Gang discovered that Zhu Zhe had prepared a lot of dishes and bought a bottle of wine.
"Xiao Gang, my craftsmanship is definitely not as good as yours, so you just have to make do with it." Zhu Zhe said with a smile.
"Sister Zhu, you cooked all the dishes for this table by yourself." Du Xiaojia admired her.
"These are farm dishes, so don't be polite." Zhu Zhe said modestly.
Wang Gang looked at the table of dishes and said with some distress: "This table of dishes must have cost you a lot of money!"
Zhu Zhe took on a lot of debt in order to buy a house. He is usually very frugal and may not be able to have a meal of meat in a month, but he spent a lot of money to treat Wang Gang to dinner, and he is not stingy at all.
"You often invite me to dinner, so this is nothing." Zhu Zhe smiled and asked Wang Gang and Du Xiaojia to sit down.
Zhu Zhe opened the wine and poured a glass for Wang Gang herself. She was really grateful to Wang Gang for helping her, and her gratitude was all in one glass of wine.
Du Xiaojia didn't drink, Zhu Zhe prepared a drink.
After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere slowly relaxed and all three of them were enjoying themselves.
"Xiaojia, when did you and Xiaogang start this relationship? It was quite hidden. I didn't notice it at all." Zhu Zhe said with a smile.
"Xiaojia! Xiaogang is a good boy. You two should get along well in the future."
Zhu Zhe warned Wang Gang and Du Xiaojia like a sister, obviously a little drunk.
"Sister Zhu, you and Chen Zufa broke up. What are your plans in the future? Are you not going to find a boyfriend?" Du Xiaojia asked.
"How can I find a man now?" Zhu Zhe said with a wry smile: "I just want to work hard and pay off my debt as soon as possible."
Du Xiaojia asked in confusion: "Sister Zhu, haven't you ever thought about finding a man to help you pay off your debts?"
"Why do women have to rely on men?" Zhu Zhe shook his head and said.
Wang Gang gave Du Xiaojia a hand and said, "Sister Zhu is ambitious, I'll give you a toast."
Zhu Zhe picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
"Xiaogang, Xiaojia, when are you going to get married?" Zhu Zhe put down his wine glass and asked suddenly.
"Getting married?!" Du Xiaojia said in surprise: "I'm still young and I don't want to get married so early."
Zhu Zhe was slightly surprised and glanced at Wang Gang.
"Xiaojia and I didn't think that far ahead." Wang Gang nodded.
Zhu Zhe asked in confusion: "How can you fall in love if you don't get married?"
Du Xiaojia said: "Dating is not about getting married. It's good for everyone to be happy. Besides, I'm still in school, so I don't want to enter the grave of marriage so early."
Zhu Zhe opened his mouth, not quite understanding Du Xiaojia's views on marriage and love.
Wang Gang said: "Sister Zhu, Xiaojia and I have our own plans."
Zhu Zhe shook his head and said, "I really don't understand what you young people are thinking."
Du Xiaojia smiled and said: "Sister Zhu, you are so young, why do you say you are so old? We should have more fun while we are young."
Zhu Zhe felt that he was not much older than Du Xiaojia, but he was no longer of the same generation.
The three of them ate and drank for a while, and Du Xiaojia excused herself to go to the toilet to touch up her makeup.
After the others left, Zhu Zhe took Wang Gang's hand and frowned: "Xiao Gang, you don't just want to play with Xiao Jia! You can't be a scumbag like Chen Zufa!"
Wang Gang couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Sister Zhu, what are you talking about? Xiaojia and I are consensual. Besides, she has her own plans and wants to study abroad after graduation."
Zhu Zhe's face darkened, and he asked again: "Isn't Xiaojia interested in your money?"
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Xiaojia's family is in pretty good condition, and she works part-time just to experience life."
Although Du Xiaojia is not rich and beautiful, her family situation is good. Both her parents have high-paying and prestigious jobs. Because of her wealthy background, her personality is relatively casual. She is the kind of person who is drunk now and drunk the next.
Wang Gang just likes her personality, so the two of them will be together. As for whether they will get married in the future, I really don't think much about it.
Zhu Zhe regarded Wang Gang as his younger brother and advised: "Xiao Gang! It's normal for you to be young and playful, but sometimes men cannot be irresponsible!"
Wang just smiled and said: "I'm not irresponsible! It's Xiaojia who doesn't need me to be responsible."
Zhu Zhe shook his head and said nothing more.
In fact, her feelings for Wang Gang are somewhat complicated.
At first, Zhu Zhe just had some pity for Wang Gang, whose parents were both dead, so he would go to a noodle shop to eat noodles and chat with Wang Gang from time to time.
Later, after getting along with each other, Zhu Zhe discovered that Wang Gang had a maturity that was inconsistent with his age, and became more and more curious about Wang Gang's growth experience.
Zhu Zhe's feelings for Wang Zhenggang doubled over Chen Zufa's purchase of a house, and their relationship became closer and closer.
However, Zhu Zhe always believed that he was four years older than Wang Gang and regarded Wang Gang as his "younger brother".
When she learned that Wang Gang and Du Xiaojia were in love, her first reaction was a little sad, and then she was really happy for them.
Du Xiaojia is young and beautiful, a native of Shanghai, and a college student at Jiaotong University. She has a bright future and excellent conditions, making her a good match for Wang Gang.
Zhu Zhe sincerely wishes that the two of them can achieve positive results.
As for herself, she has never thought about developing a relationship with Wang Gang.
In addition to the fact that he is older than Wang Gang, Zhu Zhe's original family has a heavy burden and does not want to drag Wang Gang down.
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She didn't know why she felt this way. Maybe she felt that her "brother" Wang Gang was at a disadvantage.
When Du Xiaojia came back from putting on her makeup, Zhu Zhe's attitude towards her was obviously a bit cold, which made Du Xiaojia think that she had offended Zhu Zhe unintentionally.
Wang Gang saw that he had almost eaten and Zhu Zhe was a little drunk on wine, so he took Du Xiaojia to leave.
Later, there were fewer opportunities for the three of them to get together.
As time passed, Zhu Zhe became busier and busier in order to make money and pay off debts, and had fewer opportunities to meet Du Xiaojia.
Wang Gang used the beef sauce cooked by Zhu Zhe to specially make fried noodles with soybean paste, which quickly became a popular item at Xiaogang Noodle House. The demand for Zhu Zhe's beef sauce suddenly increased.
Du Xiaojia sometimes sells beef sauce to customers, which gives Zhu Zhe an extra income every month.
She and Wang Gang calculated the accounts together. Based on the demand for beef sauce at Xiaogang Noodle House and deducting the cost of materials, Zhu Zhe could earn an additional 6,000 yuan a month.
This six thousand yuan immediately solved Zhu Zhe's urgent need. With her current salary income, plus the income from beef sauce, it can just offset the mortgage and living costs, and there is still money left to send home to support her younger siblings.
The business of Xiaogang's noodle shop is getting better and better, and Zhu Zhe's beef sauce sales will also increase. When she gets the house in Ode to Joy, she can still save money for decoration.
But in order to make sauce, she had to borrow Wang Gang's chef, so the two of them interacted more frequently.
?Sometimes the two of them would get together after the noodle shop closed to chat and share their frustrations at work.
Du Xiaojia saw that the relationship between Wang Gang and Zhu Zhe was getting better and better, so she proposed to introduce Zhu Zhe to her boyfriend, who was both her senior at Jiaotong University.
However, Zhu Zhe rejected Du Xiaojia's kindness every time and rejected all men on the grounds that he was busy with work.
She put all her energy into her work and became more and more valued by the leaders in her workplace. She was given promotion opportunities and even wanted to take her to a five-star hotel.
As for Wang Gang's noodle shop, because of its good taste and fair prices, it has become increasingly famous. Customers come in like clouds every day, and the queue can stretch out into the street when it's time to eat.
Later, Wang Gang simply opened another branch nearby, leaving the kitchen to others and focusing on quality and secret sauce.
In 2017, the Ode to Joy Community was delivered, and Wang Gang and Zhu Zhe went to collect the house together and design and decorate it.
Because Zhu Zhe doesn't have much money, he wants to rent out two rooms in the future, so the decoration can be as simple as possible, focusing on saving money.
Wang Gang, on the other hand, specifically found a design company and planned to decorate the house well, focusing on making it affordable.
Also this year, Du Xiaojia went to study abroad under the arrangement of her family, and Wang Gang officially broke up with her.
