Fog clears from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 87 Relationships depend on fate

November 7th is the beginning of winter, and the studio has a day off.

Sang Yu went shopping with Sang Fengping early in the morning, and returned home just before noon, carrying large and small bags.

I bought dumpling wrappers, lean meat, shepherd's purse, and many of Sang Yu's favorite dishes.

When she got home, Sang Fengping started making dumplings, and Sang Yu helped.

Similar to previous years, the mother and daughter were busy in the kitchen, which was not spacious.

Sang Fengping held the dumpling wrapper in one hand, filled the filling with a spoon with the other hand, and pinched out beautifully shaped dumplings with her fingers.

Sang Yu has seen it since he was a child, but he just couldn't learn the essence. The dumplings he made were not so three-dimensional and plump, and the folds were slightly rough.

But Sang Fengping still praised her: "There is progress."

Sang Yu looked at the two completely different types of dumplings on the chopping board. The top one was genuine, while the bottom one looked like a defective one.

She said very self-awarely: "It's far worse than you think."

"That's fine, it tastes good. Whether it looks good or not is secondary." Sang Fengping comforted her with a smile, then suddenly thought of something, "By the way, Yu Yu, look for coins at home and put one in."

"I have it in my room." Sang Yu put down the dumplings, went to the sink to wash his hands, then went back to the bedroom and took out two one-yuan coins from the coin jar.

She couldn't remember exactly when the coins were covered with a layer of dust. She carefully cleaned them, sterilized them again, wiped them dry with paper towels, and then let Sang Fengping wrap them in dumplings.

Wrapping coins in dumplings means getting lucky, which means happiness and contentment.

Every year Sang Yu would eat dumplings with coins in them. It didn't take much to think about it, but she knew it was Sang Fengping's intention. When she was a child, she naively thought she was lucky. Every time she ate coins, she would be happy for a long time, as if she had won a big prize.

"Mom, this time we have one each."

Sang Fengping put the dumplings on a plate and looked at her, "With so many dumplings, how can I give you one?"

Sang Yu knew it and asked, "Then why can I eat it every year?"

"You're in luck."

"I do not believe."

"You girl, believe it or not."

The water was already boiling and bubbling. Sang Fengping put the dumplings into the pot and stirred them gently with chopsticks from time to time to prevent the dumplings from sticking.

The steam is evaporating, the dumplings are rolling in the pot, and the fragrance is filling the air. The cooked dumpling wrappers gradually become crystal clear and float on the surface of the pot.

Sang Yu was mixing the sauce.

The dumplings come out quickly.

Sang Fengping took out the chili sauce she made from the cupboard, took out a small dish, and brought it to the dining table.

Sang Yu loves to eat the chili sauce she makes by herself, which tastes different from the ones bought outside.

The dumplings are cooked just enough for two people, one bowl per person.

In order to prove her innocence, Sang Fengping asked Sang Yu to choose, "Which bowl do you want? I'll let you choose first this time."

This serious look made Sang Yu smile heartily. She didn't notice anything different, so she could only choose a bowl at random, "I want this bowl."

Sang Fengping said again: "I'm sure, I'm not operating behind the scenes."

Sang Yu smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

Sang Fengping then picked up her chopsticks and started eating, mumbling: "The old man said that if you don't serve dumpling bowls at the beginning of winter, your ears will freeze off and no one will care. Eat more."

Sang Yu dipped it in the chili pepper and said with satisfaction, "It's delicious. None of the ones sold outside are as delicious as the ones you make."

"Just praise her." Sang Fengping knew how to coax people before she knew her well.

Even though he said this, the corners of his mouth and eyes couldn't help but curve up.

Sang Yu's eyes were sincere, "I'm telling the truth."

Sang Fengping said with a smile: "Eat more if they are delicious. Whether the dumplings sold outside are delicious is another matter, but they are definitely not as clean as those made by myself."

"Ah."

As expected, Sang Yu ate another dumpling with coins, two again.

She didn't believe she was so lucky, but Sang Fengping refused to admit it, so she took it as a surprise.

I received a call from Huo Qiting in the afternoon, saying that a new manufacturer I knew had several batches of new fabrics, and asked her if she had time to go and take a look.

Sang Yu agreed without hesitation. She had not forgotten what happened last time. It was always right to remember the lesson and leave more choices for herself.

Huo Qiting personally drove to the downstairs of the community to pick her up.

Sang Yu said something to Sang Fengping and went out.

Huo Qiting bought a new car. Sang Yu didn't recognize it at first, only remembering that he drove a Mercedes-Benz before.

He got out of the car and walked around to the co-pilot to open the door, with a warm smile on his face, "Sang Yu, I'm sorry to delay your rest time."

"Don't say that, I had nothing to do." Sang Yu got into the car and asked casually, "But why did you change the car?"

"The car I used was just a means of transportation. Now that I'm in Hong Kong Island a lot, I decided to switch to one with better performance in all aspects." After Huo Qiting finished speaking, he closed the car door for her and returned to the driver's seat to start the engine.

Sang Yu continued the previous topic and asked, "Will you be in Hong Kong Island often in the future?"

Huo Qiting held the steering wheel and smiled, "Well, I have spotted the investment market in Hong Kong Island."

"So that's it." Sang Yu didn't understand the venture capital market, so he didn't ask any more questions.

We made an appointment with the other party in advance to visit the factory, so it went very smoothly.

This factory is headquartered in Sioux City and is a well-known large enterprise. It has only recently opened a branch factory on Hong Kong Island.

The person in charge, whose surname is Zhang, is a middle-aged man who has some friendship with Huo Qiting and they had a good conversation. Sang Yu understands the advantages and disadvantages of new fabrics in detail, and talks eloquently and confidently about her areas of expertise.

The sun seemed to prefer only to shine on her.

Huo Qiting was standing by as a foil, speaking a few words when necessary.

After chatting about the main business, Mr. Zhang asked a digression: "Is Miss Sang single too?"

Sang Yu nodded, "Yeah."

Mr. Zhang said jokingly: "You two are single, talented and beautiful, why don't you give it a try?"

Sang Yu was slightly startled. This question was asked in front of both of them, which was a bit embarrassing.

Huo Qiting has been walking in the business community all year round, and he is comfortable with this kind of topic, and he easily picked up the conversation: "Relationships still depend on fate."

Mr. Zhang laughed, "You have to be a young person. People like me who have been here won't have this understanding. Getting married is undoubtedly about finding a suitable person to live a good life. It's enough for both of us to have a stable career and start a family. .”

Huo Qiting said humbly: "We don't have Mr. Zhang's experience yet."

Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "You will understand later."

Say goodbye after finishing.

It's getting late, almost five o'clock. The days are short in winter, and there are signs of darkness at five or six o'clock.

Huo Qiting originally wanted to ask Sang Yu to have dinner, but then he thought that today was the beginning of winter, which was not appropriate. "You want to have dinner with auntie tonight? I will take you back."

"I can just take a taxi back." Sang Yu was afraid of wasting his time any more.

"Can I let you take a taxi? My mother will scold me if she finds out."

While he was talking, he had already reached the parking lot. Huo Qiting pressed the car key, stepped forward and opened the passenger door, making a gentlemanly "please" gesture.

Sang Yu couldn't help but refuse, "Then I'll trouble you again."

Huo Qiting raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It's easy to do. Anyway, I don't have anything else to do today."

On the way back, I chatted about the current situation of the studio. During the rush hour, I was stuck in traffic for more than ten minutes and arrived downstairs in the community at 5:40.

Sang Yu knew that he would be okay for a while, so he invited him upstairs for dinner.

Huo Qiting refused, "Let's do it next time. It would be rude to go to see aunt without preparing anything."

Sang Yu said while unbuckling his seat belt: "No need to prepare anything, let's have a simple meal together, but my family only has a simple meal, if you don't mind."

Huo Qiting said hurriedly: "How can I dislike it? I really want to try auntie's cooking, but today is really not suitable. I will definitely visit you another day."

Having said this, Sang Yu did not force him to stay, "Then let's wait for another day. Thank you for sending me back."

"polite."

"Then I'll go up. Goodbye."

Huo Qiting nodded and smiled, "Okay, goodbye."

Sang Yu opened the car door and got out of the car. He just took a few steps and happened to meet Sang Fengping who was coming downstairs to throw away garbage.

"mom."

"Yu Yu, you're back." Sang Fengping looked at the car behind her and asked, "Who sent you back?"

"Mr. Huo."

Sang Yu mentioned Huo Qiting to her, and Sang Fengping also knew that he helped her daughter a lot, "Why don't you ask someone to come up and sit with her?"

"He said it was inconvenient today."

After finishing speaking, the sound of the car door slamming was heard. Huo Qiting got out of the car and walked up to say hello to Sang Fengping, "Hello, aunt, I am Sang Yu's friend, Huo Qiting."

He wears a casual houndstooth suit with a black T-shirt underneath, balancing the formal feel of the suit with a bit of retro style. He looks gentle and yet steady. It is the style that most middle-aged women like." son in law".

Coupled with his gentle and polite conversation, Sang Fengping had a good first impression of him, "Mr. Huo, thank you and your mother for taking care of my family Yu Yu."

Huo Qiting smiled helplessly, "Auntie, you really upset me by calling me that. You can call me Xiao Huo or Ating."

Sang Fengping nodded, and then said: "I would like to trouble you to send Yu Yu back specially."

"No trouble, it should be."

"Let's go up and have a cup of tea and have a meal together. I happened to buy a lot of extra vegetables today."

Sang Yu interrupted at the right time: "Don't you want to try my mother's cooking? Let's go."

Huo Qiting hesitated, "Won't it disturb you?"

Sang Fengping said with a smile: "No, we are just the two of us. Dining with more than one person will be more lively. Besides, you have helped Yu Yu so much. Logically, I should treat you to a meal a long time ago, but I heard her say that you are Sioux City, I don’t come to Hong Kong Island often, so I never had the chance.”

Huo Qiting was even more embarrassed, "It should be me, a junior, who comes to see you."

Sang Fengping: "No need to be so polite."

The place where they stood happened to be the wind outlet, and the coolness came with the wind and penetrated the skin. Sang Yu wrapped his coat around his body and said, "Let's not stand here and let the cold wind blow. Let's go upstairs and sit down."

"Okay." Huo Qiting was more respectful than obedient, and did not forget to remind her: "You wear too little. It's been cold recently, so be sure to keep warm."

When it comes to this, Sang Fengping has the most say, "I tell her to wear more clothes every time, but this girl just doesn't listen."

Sang Yu said weakly: "It's too bulky and doesn't look good."

Sang Fengping raised her hand and poked her forehead, "I'm too lazy to talk to you."

Sang Yu smiled flatteringly.

(End of this chapter)