MTL - Hello, How Long Has This Been Going On?-Chapter 10

When Tao Zhiyue learned that HR was coming to Jinbei City for a business trip, his first reaction was to be at a loss.

Although he communicated frequently with HR these days, he also took the initiative to mention the secrets he had hidden for more than ten years. They are like the most classic way of getting along with netizens-no one listens in real life, so he chose to live in the virtual network. heart to heart.

But in his eyes, Brother HR is always a "paper man" that has nothing to do with real life. They will never meet, and he will not worry about the changes in each other's identities and emotions.

Tao Zhiyue finds it incredible that the paper man will come to the city where he lives.

Even leaving aside the distance hidden behind the Internet, a gentle, kind, and even a bit bully middle-aged straight man, to Tao Zhiyue, is really like a person from two worlds, and it is hard for him to imagine meeting such a person chat.

Tao Zhiyue regretted that when he changed the nickname of the forum, he casually used the prefix of Jinbei City.

But it's too late to think about it now.

Tao Zhiyue looked at the message sent by HR and read out the hidden expectation behind the text. He thought for a long time before organizing the language, and politely declined the other party.

Subconsciously, he didn't want to have any real relationship with Brother HR.

After rejecting HR, Tao Zhiyue ushered in another weekend alone. In order to prevent himself from being too boring, he set a few small rules.

If the weather is fine, you can go for a walk in the park to breathe fresh air, and you can also secretly stretch your muscles and bones along with the grandfather who is doing Tai Chi.

If it rains or snows, you have to go to the supermarket to buy vegetables and meat, cook the soup base and cook hot pot by yourself. On the days when the rain is pattering or the snow is falling, being able to eat a steaming hot pot at home is the happiest moment.

Walking, exercising, and cleaning pots and pans are all energy-consuming things. I must feel tired at the end of the day, and I don’t want to do anything the next day. I just want to slump at home and play with my mobile phone, so a weekend is spent satisfactorily.

But this weekend was a rare foggy weather in Shanxi.

There was a vast expanse of white outside the window, and the buildings not far away were all submerged in the gray mist, and the city was silent and blurred.

After finally making it to the afternoon, Tao Zhiyue still felt worried, he didn't know what to do, he played all the popular games, and checked the forum again and again, but there were no new posts.

When he was bored in his previous life, he would chat with his good friends at that time, ask for safety and help, chat about daily gossip, and send emoticons to each other to kill half a day.

But now, looking at the only "my friend" in the friend list, he fell silent.

...Do you want to chat with HR brother?

Only yesterday he rejected the other party's implicit invitation to meet, Tao Zhi became more embarrassed and did not dare to take the initiative to find the other party.

He decided to dig out the books that were about to fall to ashes on the bookshelf to improve his cultural literacy.

In the past, he would insist on reading two books a week to ensure a certain amount of knowledge input. Recently, he doesn't know why he is getting more and more slack.

After watching it for more than two hours, Tao Zhiyue, who woke up in a daze, confirmed one thing: you must not read a book facing the window in this weather, the hazy white mist is very hypnotic.

Guiltily rubbing the red marks on his face, Tao Zhiyue looked at the time, it was 4:50 in the afternoon.

After successfully surviving the long day, he can start thinking about what to eat at night, which is enough for him to struggle until dark.

Tao Zhi was a little happier.

At this moment, it was always as quiet as a cell phone turned on silent, when suddenly a notification sounded.

He wondered if there was another app he forgot to turn off the push, and went to get the cell phone left on the sofa in some surprise.

Then Tao Zhiyue saw the new reminder on the pp.

["HR" pats me. ]

Tao Zhiyue couldn't tell what mood he was in, it was very strange, a bit like picking up a spoon in a rainy and snowy day, and drank a big mouthful of thick soup soaked in the aroma of food.

This is the first time he has been "patted".

He is also courteous.

[I tap "HR". ]

Soon, HR sent a text message.

Unexpectedly, big brother HR would go to play on the weekend, and the image of the lonely middle-aged uncle that Tao Zhiyue imagined in his mind suddenly became a little more energetic and sunny.

What was even more unexpected was that HR actually read the recommendation post on the travel section that he casually mentioned yesterday, and even learned the internet term "Amway".

The other party must also be a hardworking and sincere person in life.

It should be very comfortable to be friends with such a person.

This thought flashed through Tao Zhiyue's mind.

[Tao: What happened to the green tea friend the day before yesterday, did he still come to harass you? ]

[HR: No, originally I planned to ignore him, but he...I think about how to describe it. ]

[Tao: Has he connoted you in front of others? ]

[Tao: Connotation = not explicitly stated but alluding to you and the like. ]

[HR: Right! Doctor Tao, you are so smart. ]

[HR: So I blocked him and never heard from him again. ]

[HR: Muppet Bear Dancing.gif]

Tao Zhiyue was a little surprised.

[Tao: You are doing the right thing. You should be so decisive when facing this kind of people. ]

HR seemed to be inspired, so he performed another puppet bear dance, and the happy mood almost overflowed the screen.

Tao Zhiyue was so cute, he couldn't hold back, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He recalled the night when he broke the prescribed route, the evening breeze was warm, and in the curling heat rising from the noodle bowl, he actually concentrated on chatting on his mobile phone for so long, helping people analyze how to deal with the green tea that entangled him.

Everything about that night was new and soft.

Thinking of this, Tao Zhiyue suddenly knew what to eat tonight.

He is going to try making stewed beef once.

[Tao: I'm going to buy vegetables and cook! ]

[HR: Ok, goodbye Doctor Tao/Penguin waves]

Tao Zhiyue, who was free to grow grass, had a strong executive ability. After checking the recipes on the Internet, and writing down the ingredients needed, he immediately changed his clothes and went out.

Braised beef needs fresh beef tendon meat, as well as a lot of seasonings such as bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon, grass fruit, and cumin. The supermarkets near the community may not be able to buy them all.

Tao Zhiyue planned to take a car to a large chain store two kilometers away, but he hadn't been there since he moved here.

At this moment, he forgot the threat posed by the protagonist of the novel, and also forgot that he was constantly narrowing the scope of activities because of avoiding the plot.

As dusk approaches, the misty mist gradually dissipates, and the setting sun in the clouds reveals a thin red gleam.

The people walking in a hurry on the street were covered with a light golden shadow, and the whole city woke up from the boundless white fog and became clear and bright.

Such a brilliant sunset makes the mood clear.

Tao Zhiyue stood on the empty bus platform, staring at the gradually setting sun, the light fell on his face, drawing a gentle outline.

He waited quietly.