Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

After hanging up the phone, Tong Dabao rubbed his red eyes to prevent tears from falling, then raised his head and forced a smile.

"The old lady is just nagging. I'm such a grown-up, why should I worry about her?"

Li Wenbin looked at him without saying anything, but just patted him on the shoulder.

Tong Duoduo looked at Tong Dabao unhappily.

"Let's go, I'll take you shopping."

Tong Dabao smiled and nodded.

The weather in the south is much warmer, not as cold as in Beijing, and it is easier to buy clothes.

It was bought in more than an hour.

After sending the clothes home, Tong Duoduo gave his keys to Tong Dabao.

"Take the key. Wenbin has another one. I'm going to the company now. You stay at home and watch TV. Don't go anywhere. This place is different from the old city. Do you hear me?"

Tong Dabao nodded obediently.

"Don't worry, sister. I'll wait for you to get off work."

Tong Duoduo nodded and went straight to the company.

When Tong Dabao saw Tong Duoduo leave, he looked around the house carefully. The walls were snow-white, the floor was spotless, there was a coffee table in front of the sofa, a color TV three meters away, and several pots of flowers on the balcony.

Tong Dabao found a comfortable position on the sofa, turned on the TV and started watching it casually.

But he felt bored after watching for only five minutes, as if he had thought of something. He then turned down the volume of the TV and picked up the phone next to him to make a call.

The call was connected after a while.

"Hello, I'm looking for Gao Peng."

"Gao Peng? Wait a minute."

Then I heard the voice from the other side shouting Gao Peng.

"I'm Gao Peng."

"I, Dabao, I've arrived. How are you doing?"

"I'm here too, nothing seems to be happening at the moment."

"I'm glad you're okay. Any news?"

"Not at the moment, but I asked someone and found out that Lao Liang was put in jail by his competitor. Our case is a small matter, so it shouldn't matter."

"Better safe than sorry, wait until it's safe before going back."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it. I'll let you know if there's any progress. By the way, what's your number?"

"I'll call you once every two days."

"Okay then. I'm hanging up now."

After hanging up the phone, Tong Dabao felt much better. It seemed that they were only implicated by Lao Liang.

Walking to the balcony and looking at the bustling crowd below, Tong Dabao wanted to go down and take a walk to see the customs and culture of the south.

I turned off the TV, took my keys, put some money in my pocket and went downstairs.

The still developing south cannot compare to the bustling old city. Workers can be seen everywhere struggling for a living. The clothes they wear are not so decent and patching is the norm.

At this moment, a girl next to Tong Dabao suddenly sprained her ankle and fell to the ground.

Tong Dabao hurried forward and helped her up.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

The girl barely stood up and spoke quickly.

"It's okay, it's okay, thank you, brother."

As he spoke, Tong Dabao finally saw the girl's face clearly.

She was about twenty years old, pretty, a little thin, with a ponytail. Her pure aura was eye-catching. Her clothes were also okay, at least there were no patches on them.

The girl broke free from Tong Dabao's hand and tried to walk by herself, but the pain made her squat down again.

Tong Dabao hurried forward.

"Is your condition serious? Why don't you go to the hospital?"

The girl waved her hands quickly.

"No need, big brother. I just twisted my leg a little bit. I'll be fine after a short rest."

Tong Dabao asked.

"Is it really okay?"

The girl nodded.

"It's okay, I'll just go home and apply some medicinal wine and I'll be fine. But brother, can you help me get home? My home is not far from here, just around the corner."

Tong Dabao looked in the direction the girl pointed, and then looked at the girl again.

"Okay, I don't have anything to do right now anyway, so let's just go to the front, right?"

The girl thanked him quickly.

"It's just ahead, not far away. Thank you, brother."

Tong Dabao helped the girl walk home without saying a word.

The girl asked curiously.

"Brother, you are not a local, right?"

Tong Dabao laughed.

"Yes, I'm from out of town, my friend is here, I came to see him."

The girl smiled.

"Brother, my name is Liu Yan. I'm not a local either. I came here to work. Luckily I met you today, otherwise it would be hard for me to get home. By the way, what's your name?"

Tong Dabao thought about it.

"My name is Tong Sibo."

As they were talking, the two had already arrived at the corner that Liu Yan mentioned, and Liu Yan pointed to an old house.

"Brother Tong, I live here. Although it's a bit old, it's cheap. My family also lives here."

Tong Dabao nodded.

"Let's go. I'm going back after I send you off."

When they walked into the house, the inside was as old as the outside. Tong Dabao didn't say anything. He helped Liu Yan sit down and wanted to leave.

At this time Liu Yan called him.

"Brother Tong, thank you. Can you sit down and have some water?"

Tong Dabao waved his hand.

"No, I'm not thirsty now."

Liu Yan pointed to a room.

"Could you please, Brother Tong, bring me the medicinal wine? It's at the head of the bed in that room."

Tong Dabao thought about it and decided to save the man to the end and send the Buddha to the west, so he walked in. However, he searched the bedside but didn't find it.

"No? Are you sure it's at the bedside?"

At this time, Liu Yan walked in, and her feet seemed not to be injured at all.

After quietly closing the door, Liu Yan walked behind Tong Dabao, hugged him, and then fell on the bed next to him.

Tong Dabao was startled and immediately struggled.

Liu Yan is a woman after all, and she can't be as strong as Tong Dabao.

After Tong Dabao broke free, he immediately stood up and looked back at Liu Yan.

"what are you doing?"

At this time, Liu Yan was lying on the bed in a disheveled state, with tears in her eyes, pointing at Tong Dabao and said.

"I thought you were a good person, but I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. I was really blind to ask you to send me back."

Tong Dabao was confused. What was going on?

But before Tong Dabao had a turn to speak, the door was pushed open and five big men rushed in.

One of them with a beard walked up to Liu Yan and asked hurriedly.

"Sister, what's wrong? Did this kid bully you?"

Liu Yan looked aggrieved, tears already falling from her eyes, but she said nothing, just nodded.

The bearded man stepped forward and grabbed Tong Dabao by the collar.

"Okay, you are so brave that you dare to come to my house and bully my sister. Boy, how do you want to die?"

Tong Dabao struggled.

"What do you mean I bullied your sister? She sprained her ankle on the road, and I was kind enough to send her back. She hugged me and fell on the bed. I didn't bully her. You can't wrongly accuse her."

The bearded man said fiercely.

"I wronged you? Okay, let me ask you clearly, sister, what happened? Tell me, don't be afraid, I will take care of it for you."