Xu Wan knew what he was going to say without even thinking: "Mr. Zhou, are you a little..."
Zhou Cishen said coldly: "What is there?
Forget it, you should go to the dinner party."
"No, no, no, no, no, I promise you, Mr. Zhou!"
Zhou Cishen put away his cell phone and threw it to Lin Nan: "We will rearrange the arrangements for tomorrow night's dinner."
"yes."
After a pause, Zhou Cishen asked again: "Do I have any plans for tomorrow night?"
"There was originally..." Lin Nan immediately changed his mind, "Now it's gone."
Zhou Cishen hummed and continued to move forward.
After getting into the car, Lin Nan said again: "Mr. Zhou, there is one more thing."
"explain."
"Ms. Lin has been very close to a foreigner named Daniel recently."
Zhou Cishen asked: "Ruan Xingwan's neighbor?"
Lin Nan nodded: "Yes."
"What is his background? Have you found out?"
"He is of mixed Chinese and Italian descent, has no father or mother, is a cello player, and has a certain reputation internationally. He held a national tour a few months ago, and Nancheng was the last stop."
Zhou Cishen asked: "How did he and Lin Zhiyi meet?"
"He was invited to perform at Miss Lin's birthday party last week."
Lin Nan continued, "After that, the two met in private several times. It seemed like..."
"okay."
Zhou Cishen interrupted him, "I don't care about that. Just keep an eye on her and don't let her go to Ruan Xingwan."
"OK."
…
On the winter solstice, it started snowing in the morning and the temperature plummeted.
Ruan Xingwan and Pei Shanshan went out early in the morning to buy hot pot dishes and came back. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Ruan Chen waiting there.
Ruan Xingwan opened the door and said, "Didn't I ask you to come back in the afternoon? Why are you here so early?"
Ruan Chen took the dish in her hand and said, "The teacher in the morning class is busy and is on temporary leave."
Pei Shanshan said with envy: "That's great. I also hope that my boss will give me a day off temporarily if something happens."
Ruan Xingwan smiled and said: "You are the boss yourself, what are you thinking about?"
"Yeah, it's a pity.
"
While they were talking, the door next door opened.
Daniel stood at the door, and after scanning the three of them, his eyes finally rested on Ruan Chen.
He asked: "Who is this?"
Ruan Xingwan said: "This is my brother."
Daniel laughed: "Miss Ruan turns out to have a younger brother."
As he spoke, he nodded to Ruan Chenzhan and said hello.
Ruan Chen nodded slightly in response.
Daniel added: "Is today your family gathering?"
"Today is the winter solstice, so I invited some friends to have dinner."
Daniel raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't understand: "Winter Solstice?"
On the side, Pei Shanshan simply explained: "It is a traditional festival in China. After the winter solstice, it means that it will get colder and colder in the future."
Daniel suddenly realized: "So that's it. This is the first time I've heard of this festival, and it makes you laugh."
Pei Shanshan was surprised: "I heard that you speak Chinese so well, I thought you knew a lot about Chinese culture."
"It's because I'm ignorant."
"By the way, since you don't know about the Winter Solstice, you must not know what we eat during the Winter Solstice here, right?"
Daniel humbly asked for advice: "What do you eat?"
Pei Shanshan said seriously: "Canned food."
Daniel: "..."
Ruan Xingwan couldn't help laughing.
Daniel coughed and wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it.
Ruan Xingwan said: "Cheng Wei is coming tonight too, Mr. Daniel, do you want to come with us?"
"Since Miss Ruan has said so, it would be rude for me to refuse, so I'll see you tonight."
Ruan Xingwan smiled and nodded.
After closing the door, Pei Shanshan pouted and asked, "Xingxing, why did you call him?"
Ruan Xingwan said: "I feel like he really wants to come."
"Really?"
Ruan Chen said: "I feel it too."
Pei Shanshan touched her nose: "Why didn't I feel it?"
Ruan Xingwan said: "Daniel is alone in Nancheng, so he must be quite lonely. Didn't you say that neighbors should take care of each other? Cheng Wei happens to be here too, so it won't be too embarrassing."
"Did I say so?"
Pei Shanshan whispered again, "But I think he likes to eat canned food alone."
"If you don't want him to come, how about I go and tell him..."
"Forget it."
Pei Shanshan grabbed Ruan Xingwan and said righteously, "If you say something out loud, it will throw water away. How can you take it back? That's it."
Ruan Xingwan smiled, took the dish from her hand and entered the kitchen.
Pei Shanshan stood there for a few seconds, then quickly ran back to the room to change clothes.
After a while, he ran out: "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, does this look good?"
Ruan Chen: "...it doesn't look good."
"OK, then I'll change another set."
In the afternoon, Cheng Lai came and brought a bouquet of flowers.
Hearing the commotion outside, Ruan Chen turned around and took a look, then asked Ruan Xingwan in a low voice: "Is this the one that Sister Shanshan said is chasing you?"
Ruan Xingwan hit him on the shoulder and took the dishes to wash: "Don't talk nonsense, it's nothing."
"I think it's okay, why don't you think about it?"
"Then there are so many girls chasing you, why don't you think about it?"
"..."
Ruan Chen went to chop vegetables in silence.
After a while, Cheng Wei's voice sounded outside the kitchen: "Can I help?"
Ruan Xingwan turned around and said with a smile: "No, just sit outside for a while. You'll be fine soon."
Cheng Wei nodded and looked at Ruan Chen: "This is Xiao Chen, it's our first time meeting you. Nice to meet you."
Ruan Chen was a little surprised when he heard this: "Do you know me?"
Cheng Wei originally wanted to say that he saw him and Ruan Xingwan together in college, but when the words came to his lips, he changed it to: "I heard Shanshan mention it."
Ruan Chen said: "I thought you heard... someone else mentioned it."
Ruan Xingwan coughed and handed him the dish in his hand: "Xiaochen, help me wash this."
Cheng Wei saw this: "Then I won't disturb you. If you need anything, call me."
Ruan Xingwan smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Not long after Cheng Wei arrived, Daniel also came over, bringing a bottle of red wine.
As the sky gradually darkens, the snow outside becomes heavier and heavier.
As people slowly gathered, the room became a little warmer.
This is the first time Ruan Xingwan has such a lively gathering with his friends.
Looking at this scene, the corners of her lips curled up, and her mood couldn't help but get better.
At this time, Pei Shanshan leaned on the door and asked: "Xingxing, how long is it? Xu Wan hasn't arrived yet, why don't I ask her?"
Ruan Xingwan said: "It'll be over in five minutes. You can fight."
"OK."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Pei Shanshan finished speaking, the doorbell and her cell phone rang at the same time.
Ruan Xingwan said: "You answer it, I will open the door."