sleepy tiger

After finishing the meeting with Zhou Zhonglu, seeing the hour hand of the wall clock approaching six o'clock, Mu Xu happily made the decision to leave work, sat in the back seat of the car, and said to the driver: "Brother Yang, go back to Shuxiangyuan."

"Mr. Mu doesn't work overtime tonight?" Yang Bing asked.

"There is a game tonight." Mu Xu said, "I'll go back and prepare. You wait for me downstairs."

"Okay." Yang Bing started the car, turned the steering wheel out of the government compound, and merged into the traffic flow.

Mu Xu rolled the car window halfway, revealing half of his face. He liked Beijing at dusk, and the warm yellow glow added a bit of intimacy to the whole city.The car was driving on the viaduct, and Mu Xu looked down at the bustling business district under the bridge. The neon lights were lit up one by one, and the traffic was busy, bright and colorful, and it was very lively.

The evening wind brushed the broken hair on Mu Xu's forehead, and he narrowed his eyes, feeling a comfortable drowsiness.He folded his hands on his abdomen, leaned back against the back, relaxed his body and mind, half-closed his eyes, and let his mind go blank. He imagined himself as a gliding bird, and the wind supported his spread wings, smudged in the blue and red of the lake. The sky draws an arc.

"Ding dong dong."

When the bell rang, Mu Xu closed his eyes and picked up the phone: "Hello?"

"Mu Xu." Chi Juntao's voice sounded, "When are you coming back?"

"Why?" Mu Xu's voice dragged on, with a rising end, so soft that it was boundless.

Chi Juntao paused, suppressed his sudden confusion, and said, "I'm going to cook."

"Don't bother." Mu Xu opened his eyes, and his speech speed returned to normal, "Let's go out to eat at night."

"Where to eat?" Chi Juntao asked.

"I'll be home in a while, let's meet and chat." Mu Xu said.

"Okay." Chi Juntao looked regretfully at the tomatoes and green peppers on the chopping board, and walked out of the kitchen.

After hanging up the phone, Mu Xu continued to rest with his eyes closed.

About half an hour later, the Hongqi car stopped at the door of Unit [-], Building [-], Shuxiangyuan. Mu Xu pushed the door to get off, and went upstairs to open the door. Chi Juntao was sitting on the sofa in the living room playing with his mobile phone.

"How about going to school?" Mu Xu asked, bending over to put on his slippers.

"Show the tutor the opening report of the graduation thesis." Chi Juntao said, "and pay the tuition."

"Pay the tuition fee?" Mu Xu just remembered this, and he asked, "I will transfer the tuition fee to you separately, and it will not take up your living expenses."

"There's not much money." Chi Juntao said, "I can't keep taking your money."

"Not all the time, but the next year." Mu Xu said, "Remember to return me after you graduate."

"... Oh." Chi Juntao said, "Okay."

"Come change with me." Mu Xu pointed to the master bedroom, "Go and pick out a suit."

"Where should I go to eat and wear a suit?" Chi Juntao asked.

"It's a more formal dinner, and I'll introduce you to some people." Mu Xu said.

Chi Juntao frowned: "Why do you know people?"

"Do you think that at any turning point in your life, someone like me will take you in?" Mu Xu said, "A lone wolf can't achieve great things. You need to know more useful people."

Chi Juntao was arrogant, but not stupid, he nodded and said, "Thank you."

Mu Xu led Chi Juntao into the master bedroom, and opened the wardrobe again. There was a whole row of Spencer's high-end suits, including styles for the four seasons of spring, autumn, winter, and summer.Mu Xu took a step forward and got close to Chi Juntao. The two of them almost touched their noses. Chi Juntao didn't know why, so he held his breath and stared at Mu Xu without blinking.

Mu Xu raised his hand to measure the height, shoulder width, waist and hip length of both parties, and said: "We are about the same size, you should be fine in my clothes."

"Well, oh." Chi Juntao didn't know why he was flustered, he stood upright, Mu Xu shrugged, took a step back, and picked out a gray casual style from a row of dark suits: "Here, try it. "

Chi Juntao put on his suit, stood in front of Mu Xu with his arms outstretched, and asked, "How is it?"

Mu Xu frowned, looked at it for a while, and said, "You are not suitable for casual style."

"Why?" Chi Juntao asked.

"Like a gentle scum." Mu Xu said.

"..." Chi Juntao couldn't help retorting in a low voice, "You look like a scum in a standard suit."

"What did you say?" Mu Xu smiled.

Chi Juntao shut his mouth tactfully, and raised his hand to zip up his mouth vaguely.

Mu Xu found a dark gray formal suit with a blue striped tie and a dark gray vest, and handed it to Chi Juntao: "Try this set."

After Chi Juntao changed, Mu Xu stared at Chi Juntao's casual tie, so stared at Chi Juntao had to ask, "What's wrong?"

"This bow tie is too ugly." Mu Xu said, he leaned in front of Chi Juntao, raised his hand to untie the tie, flexibly tied a complicated double Windsor knot, and tied a simple knot on Chi Juntao's left collar. The patterned brooch, looking left and right, always felt that there was something missing, he asked, "Do you have a watch?"

"There are a few pieces, put them in the old house." Chi Juntao said.

Mu Xu sighed, and opened the drawer to contribute his own inventory. A watch that was too expensive was not suitable for young people, and a watch that was too cheap did not match the clothes. He picked a watch that was moderately priced and light in style. On Chi Juntao's wrist.

"You still need a pair of shoes." Mu Xu said, he squatted down, pulled away from the cabinet under the huge wardrobe, revealing a row of unopened shoes, and asked, "What size shoes do you wear?"

"44." Chi Juntao said.

"Same as me." Mu Xu picked up a shoe box with both hands and put it on the ground, "Handmade in Italy, it won't rub your feet the first time you wear it, so I gave it to you."

Chi Juntao looked at Mu Xu's hard work, and felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart. He said, "Thank you, I will..."

"You don't need to return this." Mu Xu clapped his hands and stood up, "This whole body is given to you. This is your first time attending a business dinner. These are my commemorative gifts."

The whole body is about 10,000+, and it was given to him so lightly. Chi Juntao became more and more curious about Mu Xu's family background, and he solemnly said, "Thank you."

Mu Xu picked up a bottle of perfume and asked, "Do you want it?"

Chi Juntao shook his head, and Mu Xu said, "If it smells like the ocean, just sprinkle a little."

"What is the smell of the ocean?" Chi Juntao asked.

Mu Xu sprayed the perfume on his wrist, shook his hand, and handed it to Chi Juntao's nose.The warm body temperature prompts the perfume to quickly dissipate the top notes and enter the refreshing and slightly salty middle notes. Chi Juntao commented: "Not bad."

"Of course." Mu Xu raised his eyebrows, "The ones I picked are suitable for you." He sprinkled the perfume on Chi Juntao's wrists and behind his ears, and Chi Juntao said, "I thought it was going to be sprinkled on clothes."

"Are you going to run everyone away?" Mu Xu said, "The most advanced is the looming."

Chi Juntao instantly felt that those self-proclaimed high-end second-generation gatherings he attended before were just play games. Mu Xu raised his hand, messed up Chi Juntao's hair, and said, "I'll go change my clothes, and then I'll do it for you." modeling."

"Change clothes? Can't you go in this suit?" Chi Juntao asked.

"This outfit is too formal. I'm attending a dinner, not a meeting." Mu Xu said.

Repeat the steps selected before, and this time the efficiency is quite high. After 10 minutes, Mu Xu sprayed himself with perfume and stood beside Chi Juntao.The two of them faced the same floor-to-ceiling mirror, with two suits of different styles, and two distinct temperaments. Mu Xu was gentle and kind, while Chi Juntao was gloomy and sharp.

"It seems okay to have your hair messed up like this." Mu Xu said, he dragged Chi Juntao to sit on the stool, scratched Chi Juntao's head with both hands, fixed the roots of the hair with hair gel, and made the whole hairstyle change. Fluffy and full.

"You know everything." Chi Juntao said.

"It's not too busy at school." Mu Xu said, "Everyone likes to compare." He looked left and right, let go of his hand in satisfaction, and held Chi Juntao's shoulder, "Okay."

Chi Juntao felt that the self in the mirror was no different from his usual self, at most he was more refined, like the second Mu Xu, it was hard not to feel that Mu Xu was raising his son, he said with a wooden face, "Thank you."

Mu Xu got a different kind of fun from this hands-on dressing up game. He glanced at the wall clock on the wall and said, "It's almost time, let's go."

Yang Bing was standing under the tree smoking. He saw two Mu Xus coming out of the unit door one after the other. He froze for a moment, threw the cigarette butts into the trash can, and took a closer look, only to find that the one walking behind was Mu Xu two days ago. Bring back the child.

"Brother Yang." Mu Xu opened the door and sat in the back row, "Go to Shui Selan Court."

"Is there anything to pay attention to at the party?" Chi Juntao sat beside Mu Xu.

"It's mainly eating and drinking." Mu Xu said, "You can find someone to chat with."

"I thought this kind of gathering was mainly about chatting." Chi Juntao said.

"Yes, the purpose of the party is to chat, and my purpose is to eat and drink." Mu Xu said, "No conflict."