half-baked life

"...So, 'Teacher Ke' is not called 'Ke Lan', but based on your English name 'Crane', right?"

Gu Xia sat at the dining table covered with a disposable tablecloth, with her feet on the rungs of a red plastic stool, and seriously analyzed the underlying logic of why she didn't realize that "Teacher Ke" was Jiang He.

He has fully accepted this wonderful fate that is too coincidental, and is very excited about it.

He felt that this was the legendary "God has his own arrangements." God deliberately superimposed so many buffs between him and Jiang He just to ensure that their relationship would be closer and more stable.

Jiang He, however, was still unable to regain his composure.

She squinted her eyes and looked at Gu Xia. Her reason told her that she had definitely seen Gu Xia in this store, but at that time his code name was "Sister Yun's son."

In Jiang He's memory, "Sister Yun's son" was a tall, thin boy with disheveled hair, carrying a schoolbag on his back, and always wearing red and black headphones on his head.

His face was extremely blurry, and he couldn't match up with the Gu Xia in front of him.

"...Do you have any impression of me?" Jiang He couldn't help but ask Gu Xia, and Gu Xia shook his head.

Jiang He had just graduated from college two years ago and was working as a copywriting strategist in a small advertising company. When he was busy, he often worked overtime until one or two in the morning.

It happened that the company was less than 500 meters away from Xiao Xia's skewers shop. Jiang He was brought over by his colleagues to eat once, and he was shocked. He always came to report whenever he worked overtime, and he became acquainted with Xia Yun as soon as he went back and forth.

The two of them were called sisters, and Xia Yun even enthusiastically wanted to introduce her boyfriend to Jiang He. After learning about Yan Su's existence, she sighed for a long time.

In May, Jiang He was assigned to Suzhou for more than half a year. The day after she came back, she came over to eat skewers, but ended up going to the wrong place.

It’s really not Jiang He’s fault for this. It’s really because the copycat “Xiao Xia Kebab Shop” was so intimidating. It was less than 100 meters away from the original location, and the decoration was so high-end. When Jiang He started I thought it was Xia Yun and his wife who upgraded the store!

As soon as the skewers arrived, she took just one bite and realized something was wrong. The meat was wrong, the heat was wrong, and the taste was wrong. Nothing was right.

"Who grilled these skewers today? Isn't Brother Gu here? Where's Sister Yun?" Jiang He immediately asked the clerk who was passing by.

"I'm new here and don't know much about it. Do you think you need anything else?"

"...Oh, no, thank you." Jiang He took a few bites that day, then paid the bill angrily and left.

As a result, before she reached the entrance of the alley, she bumped into Xia Yun. After the two chatted, Jiang He knew what had happened.

Although Gu Jianhui was angry, he still listened to the advice of the staff of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and asked someone to hook up with Lezhen Catering. He didn't expect that the other party was not justified and said that "Xiaoxia Kebab Restaurant" relied on him. Carry it forward, "Boss Gu has to thank me very much!"

Gu Jianhui was so angry that he almost overturned the table, but Lezhen Catering continued confidently, "I originally thought about spending hundreds of thousands to take over your store. Now it seems that there is no need to waste money." Well, you won’t be able to dance for a few days anyway.”

"They have money, they advertise vigorously, and they do a lot of activities. It's only been less than half a year, and everyone thinks they are real, and we are the fake ones... Where the hell can we reason with this!"

Gu Jianhui sat beside the dim and cold grill, completely helpless.

"I really didn't expect that article to have such a big impact at the time. It was just treating a dead horse as a living horse."

As Jiang He spoke, he tore off the cold warm baby on his pants, stuffed it into his pocket, and blew a strand of hair that fell in front of his eyes with his crooked mouth.

At that time, the WeChat official account had just started to become popular. Jiang He happened to have a friend who was running an official account related to local culture. He didn’t have many followers, only [-] to [-]. Not only was he unable to make any money, but he was also worried about choosing topics to gain followers every day. Can't sleep.

As soon as Jiang He said he wanted to use his account to post a tweet, he didn't even have time to mention the advertising fee. The other party immediately agreed and sent Jiang He a red envelope saying it was for the contribution fee.

Jiang He took pictures and wrote continuously, and spent two whole days writing an article of several thousand words, and had a rather "sensational" title, "The "Xiaoxia Kebab Restaurant" was wantonly crushed by capital, and there was no such thing. People can save it. 》

"Teacher Ke" was the tweet written by Jiang He. Gu Xia had also read it. It was so touching that he even cried while reading it.

He later engaged in SUM and wrote official tweets with confidence. It seems that he was also influenced by that article.

That was the first time Gu Xia had truly experienced the power of words. In less than 12 hours, the number of reads of that tweet exceeded 10. Gu Xia’s circle of friends was flooded with it, and many people came to contact him. , said he wanted to help, and attracted many local media interviews and reports.

After the bad behavior of Lezhen Catering was exposed, many deceived franchisees went to the headquarters to demand refunds and compensation.

At the same time, with the coordination of the local catering association, Gu Jianhui spent 20 to buy back the trademark of "Xiaoxia Kebab Restaurant" from Lezhen Catering.

His small shop has also regained its previous popularity, and Gu Jianhui's reputation as "Kebab Takeshi Kaneshiro" has also become an instant hit. Lezhen Catering was reported in real name for tax evasion and had to accept the fine and close its doors.

"Here comes Big Jinzi!"

Xia Yun put a plate full of hot skewers in front of Jiang He, "We are so destined, together you have helped Gu Xia so much, you are the 'elite' of our family!" "

"Sister Yun, it's not serious, it's all trivial matters."

"You're not young at all, you're just too humble. By the way, why didn't Yan Su come here together? Are you working overtime again? By the way, have you two decided on a date? Don't forget to send us an invitation then... …”

"Mom, someone is calling you over there!" Gu Xia quickly interrupted as his mother's words became more and more outrageous.

"Okay, Gu Xia, please greet your sister Jiang He properly. Jiang He eats slowly, and if he wants to eat anything, let Gu Xia go to the kitchen and tell his father that he will bake it for you immediately."

"...Hey, thank you, Sister Yun."

The more enthusiastic Xia Yun was, the more ashamed and embarrassed Jiang He became. Even the fragrant kebabs in front of him were no longer as tempting as before.

Jiang He was obviously a bit confused about the taste of food. After eating a few skewers, he started drinking.

She had just finished her second cup when Gu Xia, who had been staring at her opposite, suddenly shouted without warning, "Sister Jiang He!"

Jiang He was pouring wine for himself. When his hand shook, the mouth of the bottle knocked over the plastic wine glass, and the golden wine instantly spilled over half of the table.

"Shut up!" Jiang He pulled a large wad of paper in a panic and wiped the table quickly.

Her cheeks turned red, and she glared at Gu Xia warningly, completely in a state of embarrassment and anger, "If you dare to act recklessly again, I'll leave immediately." "Okay...Sister Jiang He." Gu Xia looked mean. He shouted again.

Jiang He kept his word and stood up to leave.

Gu Xia quickly reached across the table to grab her hand. Her eyes, which were usually innocently drooping at the ends, were as uncontrollably raised as the corners of her mouth because they were too happy.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, can I stop shouting?" Gu Xia said this, but his actual attitude of admitting his mistake was about zero.

"...let me go! Don't do anything here!"

Jiang He looked nervously at Xia Yun, who was opening a beer with a menu board not far away, not to mention feeling awkward.

She wasn't really angry with Gu Xia, but she mainly felt that she was not "moral" and just looked like a weird aunt who abducted children!
Jiang He didn't enjoy the long-lost barbecue at all, but before leaving, she didn't forget to pack a portion of fried rice with sausage, which was Jiang Xiaoping's favorite.

On the way home, Jiang He sat in the passenger seat and kept sighing. Gu Xia noticed that every time she looked at him, her sighs became louder.

"I don't agree to break up!" Gu Xia suddenly expressed his position, and at the end he yelled, "Sister Jiang He."

"...I didn't have this idea originally, but now I feel that this is a good way to fundamentally solve the problem." Jiang He rolled his eyes at Gu Xia angrily.

"If you have anything to worry about, just leave it to me." Gu Xia patted his chest confidently.

"Don't mess around." Jiang He was filled with anxiety.

"Don't worry, sister Jiang He."

"...Gu Xia, how do you know Jiang He?"

Just after lunch the next day, before Gu Jianhui's two apprentices arrived, Xia Yun was guarding a large pot of marinated beef tendons and began to skewer them with iron pliers. She chatted with Gu Xia while threading them.

"We... not only know each other, we are together now." Gu Xia focused on a "quick fix" and did not want Jiang He to have any concerns about dating him.

"Are we together? Why are you and Jiang He together? Oh, are you going to cooperate with the elderly bathing assistant she has now?"

Xia Yun didn't understand the meaning of Gu Xia's words at all, and she was totally in the wrong direction.

"It's not cooperation! Just... just get together. She is my girlfriend now, officially."

When Gu Xia mentioned this, she was so beautiful that she couldn't hold back the smile on her face. She was twisted like a twist, and the small blue plastic bench under her butt creaked.

"What? Girlfriend? You mean Jiang He is in love with you? Ha, who are you fooling! Can Jiang He like you?"

Gu Jianhui moved a large pot of marinated pork belly out of the kitchen. When he heard Gu Xia's explanation, he didn't believe it at all.

"What kind of education and level does Jiang He have, and what are his family conditions? You are just a toad who wants to eat swan meat!"

"What are you talking about!" Xia Yun turned to her son and kicked Gu Jianhui directly, "My son is a toad, who are we? We can't speak beyond our heads!"

"Gu Xia, it's a good thing that we have goals, but, this goal can't be too... too ambitious, right?"

Xia Yun said seductively, "Jiang He is indeed attractive. He is beautiful, smart, and has a good personality. She is like a chivalrous girl, warm-hearted, and my mother likes her too. Can you be my daughter-in-law? I'm really not that big of a deal. , and I have a boyfriend who has been together for many years and is about to get married... But my son, you have such ambition, my mother is really happy for you."

"Ha!" Gu Xia couldn't hold it in any longer. He flicked his gloves, pulled out the intimate face-to-face photos of him and Jiang He, and threw them in front of his parents.

"Whether it's enough or not is not up to you two. Anyway, I've eaten this mouthful of 'swan meat'. What's going to happen?"

"Is this true? Is it fake? I heard that everything can be fake now! And there's that AI face-changing thing, it's so weird."

Gu Jianhui's main focus was to stay calm. He hesitated between the phone screen and his son for a while, "...are you really with Jiang He? What does Jiang He like in you?"

"...Am I bad?" Gu Xia was going crazy.

"That's right, our Gu Xia needs to have a good face, a good figure, and a good brain... Look at how strong you are after training, these chest muscles, these shoulders, this is the most popular thing now, what about the 'double door' refrigerator'!"

Xia Yun's conversation changed sharply, and Gu Xia only hated herself for understanding the implication.

"You kid can do it!" Gu Jianhui suddenly believed it again. He bumped Gu Xia's chest with his elbow in satisfaction. He lost his strength and Gu Xia grinned in pain.

"Follow me! When I chased your mother, no one was optimistic about it, and they all thought I was wishful thinking. But in the end, I defeated countless competitors and finally got the beauty in my arms!"

Gu Jianhui sat down on the red plastic stool and started skewering, but he had just finished two skewers when he suddenly looked up at Gu Xia, "Isn't Jiang He much older than you? Is he already 30?"

"She is 7 years older than me, and she is 33 this year." Gu Xia subconsciously puffed up his chest, preparing to argue with his father.

"Gu Xia, I said the ugly things first. I don't know exactly what Jiang He said to you, and I can't care about it, but you have to think about it carefully. You are in your twenties now. , it doesn’t matter if you play around and mess around, you can start over at any time. But Jiang He is different. After a few years of delay with you, it will be difficult to find someone else if you want to replace him! "

It was rare for Gu Jianhui to speak so earnestly and sincerely. He had no patience and would always take action immediately if he disagreed.

"If you don't want to take responsibility and haven't considered getting married at all, Mali'er should make it clear to Jiang He that if someone wants to get married in two years, you'll just say, 'I haven't had enough fun,' and run away. Oh, this kind of rotten butthole thing is absolutely unacceptable!"

Gu Xia stared at his father dumbfounded. Gu Jianhui became angry when he saw his stupidity. He grabbed a pair of clean iron pliers and swung them on his legs. Gu Xia was so frightened that he jumped up and down and dodged in embarrassment. Xia Yun He also hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him nervously.

"I'm scaring him!" Gu Jianhui smiled playfully at his wife, but turned to Gu Xia with a cold eyebrow, "Speak quickly!"

"...I thought you would think Jiang He was older than me." Gu Xia really didn't expect that his father would react like this.

"What's wrong with girls being older? I'm older than your dad!"

Xia Yun kicked Gu Xia with a look of disgust on her face, "You are so young, your brain is quite rotten. Let me tell you, Gu Xia, you are a bit formal, and you are good with Jiang He. You are not like before." , there is no certainty at all, if you dare to bully Jiang He, I can’t spare you!"