"Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? I'll send someone to pick you up and book a hotel for you."
On the roadside in the old town of Kyoto, Natsuhiko Uesugi held a soft seven star that was about to burn out between his fingers, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was sleepy.
"I came here by invitation. It was a last-minute decision, so I didn't tell you in advance."
Sitting in front of a ramen cart with Natsuhiko Uesugi, the drizzle was falling outside the curtain that could only cover the back of his head. Lin Zengxian looked at the skilled ramen chef in the cart and was a little distracted.
This kind of cart is specially made for selling ramen noodles in the streets. The one in front of you looks very old.
"Oh? Who invited you? MOL?"
Smelling the aroma of ramen, Uesugi Natsuhiko gave up the soft seven stars in his hand, pressed it into the small can used as an ashtray and crushed it.
"Yes and no."
Picking up the small white porcelain bottle at hand and pouring sake into his wine cup, Lin Zengxian gathered his thoughts and hid those past scenes in his memories again.
"I've been waiting for a long time. Please use it."
The old ramen chef with all white hair placed a bowl of tonkotsu ramen and a bowl of white soup ramen in front of the two guests.
"I really miss you. I haven't eaten ramen at Master Zecheng's place for a long time."
Putting his hands together, and then picking up the chopsticks and spoon, Lin Zengxian took a sip of the soup and nodded with satisfaction.
He and Uesugi Natsuhiko have known this ramen chef for many years, and they are as close as elders in the family. Every time he brings Hanyu Airi here, Master Sasunari will give her an extra soft-boiled egg.
"This year's physical examination is also very healthy. I should be able to sell ramen for a long time. Mr. Lin can come anytime."
Putting an extra soft-boiled egg in Lin Zengxian's bowl, the old chef made a "please" gesture with a smile and leaned gently against the edge of the table.
Since Airi Hanyu left, "extra soft-boiled eggs" have been placed in Lin Zengxian's bowl.
"If Master Zecheng feels uncomfortable, just come to him and he will definitely cure you."
Raising his hand and patting Lin Zengxian's shoulder, Natsuhiko Uesugi shook the small bottle in his hand, signaling for another bottle of sake.
"So it's the Nai family who invited you, is it the professor? No way?"
Seeing Lin Zengxian starting to eat ramen, Uesugi Natsuhiko did not intend to let this topic go.
"Too smart is not necessarily a good thing."
After chewing the first bite slowly, Lin Zengxian squinted and glanced around him.
After staying in Qingdao for two days, he and Minami arrived in Osaka.
Mingnan didn't say why, nor did he ask.
Since he decided to cooperate on big things, he believed that there was still such a tacit understanding between him and Mingjing Nan.
"Well... Maaya's friend invited you, right."
With an affirmative tone, Uesugi Natsuhiko once again guessed something that his friend had not stated clearly.
For a person who has a close friendship, such behavior is undoubtedly disgusting, but there are very few people whom Natsuhiko Uesugi considers to be his friends, and Lin Zengxian is one of them who he has few scruples about.
"Keep guessing, what else can you guess?"
Without stopping to eat ramen at all, Lin Zengxian was like a fisherman with a straight hook, leisurely waiting for the fish.
Anyway, I have to tell Natsuhiko Uesugi. Since he can guess it, let him guess it himself.
"She took you to meet someone from Mitsui Lines. It should be her cousin, right? You are the real owner of the cooperation. Mr. Nai needs to recuperate and cannot move around much. It would be best if he could invite you to meet him once.
Okay, and you also want to meet the other party, after all, you are in charge of the shipping company."
Satisfied with the answer he gave, and satisfied with Lin Zengxian's attitude of letting him guess, Natsuhiko Uesugi finished speaking before picking up his chopsticks.
My wife had proposed an idea before, but even if she was Lin Zengxian's best friend, it was difficult for her to bring it up. Only he could do it.
Therefore, he always wanted to take the opportunity to bring it up and let Lin Zengxian consider it.
Life is very realistic.
"You guessed it right, so remember to help me pay attention to the dynamics of the Osaka port."
Speaking of Osaka, Lin Zengxian thought of Nai Minami who was returning to Seoul from Osaka, so he took out his mobile phone and planned to say hello.
When he was in Qingdao, except for the daily greetings and Lin Zengxian's initiative to have dinner together, Ming Jingnan never disturbed Lin Zengxian, not even the person Lin Zengxian arranged to entertain Ming Jingnan at any time.
Yes, I just stayed quietly in the hotel.
After arriving in Osaka, we quickly arranged a meeting and everything was well prepared.
In business, there are no unnecessary things or unnecessary words.
When you do professional things, you should behave professionally.
Although she always felt that she had something to say in private, but she never said it, but according to Lin Zengxian's judgment, this reason was more likely to come from that person's thoughtfulness.
After a simple greeting, Lin Zengxian opened Instagram, intending to see if there were any comments or private messages that he needed to reply to.
[Mr. John, where is the sea?]
As a result, he forgot that before he logged out of Instagram last time, he logged in with the "small account", and saw this private message as soon as he went online.
This "small account" was opened after Airi Hanyu left. Every time he took a photo of a scenery he liked, Lin Zengxian would not only send the photo to Airi Hanyu's mobile phone, who had been paying the bill, but also put it on this account.
Follow anyone on their "trumpet".
He never thought that his "small account" would one day receive such a serious private message.
The "John" in the ID is the name he used for some time.
"This id, I am really irene..."
Am I really the god of peace?
Am I really Erin?
Although he didn't know what the ID for sending private messages meant, Lin Zengxian still brought up the keyboard.
[Hello, this is the sea in Qingdao.]
After replying to the stranger, Lin Zengxian was about to put away his phone when a new message popped up on the screen.
[I have received the spark, don’t worry.]
It was a message from Kim Taeyeon, and it also included a photo of Hua Hua sulking while eating.
After a short pause, Lin Zengxian raised his index finger and scratched his chin.
"Wait a moment."
Natsuhiko Uesugi was about to eat when Lin Zengxian suddenly held down the hand holding the chopsticks. Then he saw Lin Zengxian's mobile phone stretched out and took a picture of the complete ramen that he had not yet taken a bite.
.
[Interested?]
After sending these words and the photos he just took to Kim Taeyeon, Lin Zengxian held the phone in his hand, with the screen always on.
[Can you do this?]
Sure enough, the message came back quickly.
[do you want to eat?]
Seeing Lin Zengxian suddenly burst into suppressed laughter, Natsuhiko Uesugi shook his head and felt that the scene in front of him seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember when it happened.
[If you can do it, then I will try it.]
The reply this time was not so fast. It was obvious that Kim Taeyeon had thought about it.
[If you can’t cook it, you won’t be able to eat it.]
This reply from Lin Zengxian jumped onto the screen of Kim Taeyeon's mobile phone, which surprised the man who was about to take Huo Hua and Kurosawa downstairs for a walk. His eyes suddenly widened, making the person who was not very clear at first
The eyebrows are less conspicuous.
"ah!"
Is this Lin Zengxian?
Is this Dr. Lin?
"Woof!"
Sparks, who was staying at her feet, heard her voice and barked in cooperation, wanting to go out and play.
"Is your Dr. Lin like this?"
Bending down and holding the phone screen in front of Sparks, Kim Taeyeon looked like she was holding her breath and couldn't get up or down.
"Woof!"
Sparks stuck out his tongue and wagged his tail, looking like he was smiling.
Because, it felt that Kim Taeyeon was smiling too.