wood builder

Chapter 10 Mortise and Tenon · Teaming
"What did you say?!"

Looking at Lou Xinyue who was so excited that she flew up in front of her, He Ying couldn't believe her ears.

"I said! I announce! From now on, I will join you in the ancient construction competition!"

With almost no chance for He Ying to react, Lou Xinyue directly put the Weibo interface of idol Yuan Lei in front of her eyes:
"Didn't our family, Yuan Lei, be elected as the ambassador of intangible cultural heritage communication? But I never expected it! He even announced 5 minutes ago that he would be the first national ancient architecture competition! The finals! Specially invited judges! And will follow Choose a winning team to play an important role in his new play "Da Ming Craftsman God"! Ahh!!!"

The frenzied screams almost shattered He Ying's eardrums!

"Do you know what this means?" Lou Xinyue asked and answered, "It means! As long as I sign up, there is a high possibility that I will compete with Yuan Lei on the same stage! As long as I am shortlisted, it is very likely that I will stand with Yuan Lei On the same stage!"

She said that she had already stepped on her chair, and looked at the chandelier on the ceiling with a fascinated look, as if the chandelier was Yuan Lei's handsome face that made everyone angry.

"So! In order not to disappoint Yuan Lei! We must make it to the finals this time!"

Unexpectedly, when Lou Xinyue was immersed in fantasy.

The chandelier snapped and went off on time.

Before she could continue screaming, He Ying hurriedly replied: "Okay! I agree! Go to sleep, and I will introduce you to other team members tomorrow! Discuss how we can get closer to Yuan Lei!"

After she finished speaking, she climbed onto the bed by the faint light of her mobile phone.

It wasn't until he got under the covers that he realized that Chu Mingchen had sent him so many messages and still had several missed calls.

After a rough scan, He Ying knew what happened on the confession wall tonight.

Also be prepared to be the target of gossip.

But the next day, to her surprise, the expected gossip did not happen.

Not only did the Tianyang Student Office not punish that one, they hacked the off-site IP of the confession wall, but also specifically emphasized that the Internet is not a place outside the law. Tianyang school will re-open the confession wall in an official capacity, and will put an end to all leaks of privacy and malicious defamation remarks.If teachers and students provoke such disputes again, they will not only be blacklisted, but will also be punished with demerits.This little disturbance just passed, and even the three parties who were attacked didn't know what happened.

[Grandpa Tan!You are so wise and mighty! 】

Chu Mingchen, who hid in the library and slept all day, sent Tan Weimin a WeChat message as soon as he saw the announcement on the Tianyang official account, and he did not forget to attach a few emojis of kneeling and thanking him.

He knew it.

It is absolutely impossible for Tianyang University to tolerate such dirty behavior among students.But I still didn't expect Tan Weimin to settle the matter so quickly with his phone call in the morning. The deputy dean still cares about the students! ~
Just thinking about where to go to get food and clothing at night, the news of He Ying's dinner appointment came.

To be precise, in order to celebrate everyone being able to form a team to compete together, Lou Xinyue specially initiated an in-depth exchange as a representative of Yuan Lei's support team.

Because Tang Guoguo likes to eat hot pot, the location is set at the Chongqing hot pot restaurant in the food city near the school.

Chu Mingchen was sent to wait for a table and order food.

It was not until the red and white soup in the Yuanyang copper pot boiled for a long time that the three girls arrived late.

Tang Guoguo, who was walking in the front, was wearing a gauze dress with puff sleeves.The wide skirt covered her round belly and thick thighs, and the curly hair styled by Lou Xinyue added a bit of self-confidence to her cuteness.

He Ying spread out her long hair, which was always tied up, and draped it like ink satin behind her back, in stark contrast to the white dress on her body.The close-fitting cut of the long skirt perfectly outlined her slender waistline, and the long skirt reached to her ankles, revealing a refined beauty as she walked.

Chu Mingchen saw He Ying quietly scanning the surroundings, and when he found him, he waved enthusiastically.

The quiet smile immediately made him feel like a spring breeze.

He wanted to greet him, but bumped into something the moment he got up, and the beautiful atmosphere was broken by angry curses:
"You are such an adult, why don't you have eyes when you walk!"

Chu Mingchen looked down, and in front of him was a beautiful woman with chestnut curly hair who was covering her forehead with a hand studded with rhinestones.And on her beautiful face, a pair of big watery eyes were staring at him fiercely at this moment.

He Ying and Tang Guoguo also just came over.

"Let me introduce you, this is our new team member, Lou Xinyue!"

After hearing He Ying's introduction, Chu Mingchen immediately put on a caring face: "Oh, it's Miss Lou! How is it? Is there any pain? Do you want a handsome guy to rub it for you!"

"Hmph! Go away!"

Lou Xinyue rolled her eyes, opened Chu Mingchen's outstretched hand in disgust, and sat down diagonally across from him.

Although the meeting between the two was not pleasant, but after all, they got together for the ancient architecture competition, and He Ying and Tang Guoguo eased the atmosphere, and it didn't take long for them to start talking and laughing.

"The most important thing now is how to convince Gu Ji." He Ying picked up a piece of mutton from the copper pot and dipped it in the sesame oil dish, "She is busy making money now, and she has two part-time jobs every day, so she has no time at all." Contest."

"Hey~ Isn't it easy?" Chu Mingchen next to him just swallowed a piece of duck blood, sticking out his tongue from the heat, "Shouldn't it be enough to give her the bonus for being shortlisted?"

"I can give her mine too." Lou Xinyue on the opposite side said, taking out a vegetable from the white soup.

Although she doesn't like Gu Zhaodi very much, she just doesn't like her cold and withdrawn character.

But after listening to other team members, especially Chu Mingchen's praise of her abilities, they became more determined to win her over.

As long as she can go one step further with her idol Yuan Lei, Lou Xinyue can still accept a little sacrifice here.

"But." He Ying wiped his mouth after eating the shabu-shabu, "It's only 4000 yuan. She said that besides one of her part-time jobs, she has one that costs 30 yuan an hour, and another that can earn 200 yuan an hour."

"What kind of part-time job is so profitable?" Chu Mingchen exclaimed, seeing Tang Guoguo eating happily, he waved to the waiter, "Hello! Add two fat beef and one hand-cut mutton!" Then he turned his head to He Ying said, "This person is elusive. If she tells you where she works part-time, we can kill her and have an interview with her."

He Ying looked at the steaming bottom of the pot and shook her head: "How could she tell me?"

The atmosphere once again reached a deadlock.

Even Tang Guoguo put down his chopsticks and muttered softly, "Actually, I can share my bonus with her too."

But the three of them didn't speak. Apart from the bubbling sound of the soup base, what responded to her was the noise and noise of the surrounding diners.

Until the waiter broke the silence at the right time: "Hello, some fat cows and hand-cut sheep."

The extremely indifferent voice made the four of them suddenly look up.

"Gu Zhaodi?!" Chu Mingchen didn't have to think at all. When he saw Gu Zhaodi in overalls, he opened his mouth and asked, "Are you working part-time here?" He got up and introduced himself, "Shen Qijun, do you know? It's my uncle. We happen to have something to find you."

He said and took the plate from Gu Zhaodi's hand.

"Yes, we want to discuss with you about the ancient architecture competition." He Ying also got up quickly to add.

Tang Guoguo also nodded at the side.

Only Lou Xinyue sat proudly where she was.

Facing the enthusiastic call, Gu Zhaodi only replied coldly: "During working hours, don't talk about personal affairs." Then she pushed the dining car and walked to the table next to her.

"Then when do you leave work?" Chu Mingchen's questioning did not get a reply.

To show their sincerity, they decided to wait for her to get off work together.

Seeing the clock at the hot pot restaurant go from five o'clock to seven o'clock, Tang Guoguo couldn't eat half a slice of beef anymore, Chu Mingchen almost vomited from the juice, and He Ying, who explained the idea of ​​the work, had already said that his mouth was dry, and Gu Zhaodi finally He changed his overalls and came to the table for several people.

She never likes small talk, so she directly expressed her attitude: "I made it very clear last time about the Ancient Architecture Competition, so you don't need to waste your time on me."

Seeing this, He Ying simply told the decision of several people: "We will give you the finalist bonus of 5000 yuan, can you think about it?"

"Eat slowly, I have to go to the next part-time job, so I'm leaving first." Without any extra words, Gu Zhaodi got up and left.

When several people were at their wit's end, Lou Xinyue, who had been quietly touching up her makeup, snapped on the compact box and said simply and directly:
"300 yuan per hour! Take care of the food!"

The three were too shocked to speak.

What surprised them even more was that Gu Zhaodi, who had a disapproving expression last second, came to Lou Xinyue's side the next second, and asked in a calm tone:

"Boss, when will work start?"

"Just tomorrow! Everything is under the command of me and He Ying!" Lou Xinyue put away her bag, and glanced proudly at the three team members in front of her, with a look of course, "No one can stop me from following in Yuan Lei's footsteps." !"

At this moment, He Ying had to admit it.

The power of idols is great.

Money can really solve most of the problems, including Gu Zhaodi.

However, Gu Zhaodi's second part-time job is as a guitarist for the band. She needs to go to the bar where she works to finish the last shift and get her salary by the way, so she can't go back to her dormitory yet.

Chu Mingchen volunteered to go with her, and the other three girls planned to take a taxi back to school.

The sky has already darkened, and Tianyang City in mid-May is extremely cool, and the crabapple flowers on both sides of the street are in full bloom.Gu Zhaodi didn't take the time to enjoy the scenery. After exchanging contact information with the other four people, she stepped on a shared bicycle and disappeared at the end of the road.

The evening wind blows the petals down on the criss-crossing alleys, Chu Mingchen slams on the pedals of the shared bicycle and splashes the fallen flowers all over the ground, passing by one after another shop windows covered with neon lights, turning a dark intersection, and barely catching up. Follow in Gu Zhaodi's footsteps.

"Hey!~ I said why are you riding so fast? There is still an hour left!"

As soon as he finished shouting, he received a call from Tan Weimin.Slow down and hang up the earphones: "What's the matter, Grandpa Tan?"

Tan Weimin on the other end of the phone spoke anxiously: "Mingchen! Do you know Gu Zhaodi? I have an urgent matter here and need to ask her for information."

The inexplicable question made Chu Mingchen puzzled, but he remembered that his uncle asked him to take extra care of Zhaodi, and Tan Weimin did the same, so he explained in detail:
"Yeah, I'm out with her! I just finished eating, and I'll be back in a while~"

"What? It's so late! You haven't returned to school yet?" Tan Weimin's voice was harsher than ever before, "Nonsense! Go back to school!"

"what happened?"

He complained impatiently, wondering when Grandpa Tan would be so lenient.

But when he heard the "rumbling" sound of the engine, his face changed.

In front of him, on both sides of the T-shaped intersection [-] meters away from him, several bright yellow light beams gradually merged into a bright halo from far to near.But the girl who was wearing the black hat backwards and was riding a bicycle as fast as an arrow from the string was forced out of the intersection abruptly.

Faint curses came from both sides:
"The kid runs fast enough!"

"After cutting off our boss's fortune, we must leave something behind, right?"

Immediately afterwards, seven or eight burly men with baseball bats in their hands slowly walked out of the halo, with fierce faces as if they were about to tear the thin body in front of them in the next second.

"Grass"

Chu Mingchen cursed secretly, and said to Tan Weimin on the earphone:
"Grandpa Tan, call the police! Don't forget to get me!"

After hanging up the phone and sending the location to Tan Weimin, Chu Mingchen pulled out his belt and rushed over.Hearing the clinking of baseball bats, he only wished he could not put wings on himself.

But after rushing, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

Those figures who were flying above the halo curtain and were beaten to pieces didn't seem to be Gu Zhaodi.

Chu Mingchen could see clearly.

At this time, the big man who rushed towards Gu Zhaodi was swinging a baseball bat with his right hand, and hit her hard on the top of the head.

Gu Zhaodi didn't even hide, she just took a step to the left, then stepped forward to the right, with her left palm slightly bent to rest on the wrist holding the baseball bat, and when she lifted it up, her right palm directly passed through the outside of his right arm, While clasping his neck, he kicked the man's knee hard with his toes.

The baseball bat and the man hit the ground almost at the same time.

"Zixu passed the test! Is this Baguazhang?!"

Chu Mingchen almost forgot to run, and froze on the spot, unable to believe everything in front of him, like a child in surprise.

She is still a master!
Gu Zhaodi didn't intend to stop.

Facing the baseball bat attacking from behind, immediately change hands, step up, hook the opponent's heel, and pass the right palm straight to the outside of the opponent's right arm, with strength in the shoulder root, a move of autumn wind sweeping the leaves, throwing away the person like throwing away Sandbags are generally easy!
Then the shepherd boy showed the way and removed the wrist joints of the two men; Su Wu shepherded the sheep, grabbed the back of one man's neck, kicked his right foot with his left foot, and then turned his fingers across the sky, knocking down two more people.

And the last person saw that he couldn't beat this kid, so he turned around and ran away, without looking at the road, he stumbled and collided with Chu Mingchen and the shared bicycle.

Chu Mingchen, who didn't want to do anything at all, only heard a "Kaba" on his chest, and his neck lightened suddenly.Then, half of the rosewood card slipped from his chest, fell from the baggy T-shirt, and hit the ground.

His heart missed half a beat.

Qi and blood rushed up to the top of his head, turned around and kicked the man's chest:

"I hate your uncle!!"

(End of this chapter)