Hello, How Long Has This Been Going On?

At eight o'clock in the evening, just as Tao Zhiyue walked to the door of the barbecue shop, he saw a familiar figure get off the car that had just parked on the side of the road.

He took a closer look, then sighed slightly disappointed: "Why did you change your clothes?"

At this moment, Huo Ran is completely different from the one he saw on TV at noon. He changed into a light T-shirt and trousers, looking like a college student.

"...As soon as you said you wanted to eat barbecue, I was smart enough to discover your intentions."

Huo Ran walked to him naturally, and said seriously: "I won't take off my coat in public."

"What's taking off your coat?" Tao Zhiyue nonsense without changing his expression, "You just came back from the buffet, so of course you want something warm."

Huo Ran thought about it for a while: "Then you want to watch me eat later? You just said not to eat it earlier."

"..." Tao Zhiyue coughed, trying to change the subject, "I haven't had dinner yet, this isn't considered supper, go in quickly, there just happens to be an empty seat."

At the end of the first round, it was barely a tie.

Walking into the smoky barbecue restaurant and sitting down, the waiter brought two menus. Tao Zhiyue just started to look at them, when Huo Ran, who was opposite him, reported the names of the dishes at a glance.

"This thick-cut pork belly looks delicious, plus the secret plum meat, snowflake beef ribs, Australian beef cubes, oh, and beef tongue... order them all!"

Tao Zhiyue couldn't laugh or cry: "Why order so much meat?"

"You love beef!"

Huo Ran ticked off the paper menu, and changed his rhetoric at the speed of light: "Don't worry, you will have a coach soon, and you will have to walk a lot to see the house tomorrow. Rounding up is equivalent to climbing a mountain, so eat with confidence today."

Makes sense.

Tao Zhiyue hesitated shamefully, and then decisively joined the ranks of reporting the name of the dish.

"Let's order another mushroom. When it is roasted, mushroom juice will form on the back, which is very fresh."

"There are also cold noodles, I hope they can be as delicious as the ones made by the company's aunt..."

After a while, the table was covered with plates, and the fresh meat and vegetables were dazzling.

Huo Ran took the tongs and boldly spread the meat on the barbecue paper that had been smeared with cooking oil. With the high-temperature charcoal grilling, there was a sizzling sound soon, and the pork belly was covered with golden oil stars.

"By the way, about moving, I just did a little research."

Tao Zhi is more action-oriented, once he makes up his mind, he must act immediately.

"You should often go to the new city in the future, so I took the company and the new city as the two endpoints, and took half an hour of commuting time as the radius, and pulled all the communities within the overlapping range from the map."

Before the meat was cooked, Tao Zhiyue began to share his research results seriously: "The transportation should be convenient, the living facilities around should be complete, it is best to have a park where you can exercise and take a walk, the size of the house should be reasonable, the environment of the community and the property I have to pass..."

"This is my request for a rental, do you have any other ideas?"

Huo Ran listened intently: "No more, it's very comprehensive, I'll listen to you."

"According to these conditions, I screened out seven communities, all of which meet the standards, but there are relatively old old communities, and there are also high-end communities with particularly expensive rents."

"Considering your usual living conditions and actual needs, I ruled out old residential areas and mixed commercial and residential buildings with messy people."

Huo Ran froze for a moment, and was about to speak when he heard him continue.

"For me, the high-end community is not very cost-effective, so I also ruled it out. In the end, I chose a community with the best conditions. It was Jia'an Mingyuan, which was handed over five years ago. It is 15 miles away from the company and Xincheng. About a minute drive."

"The occupancy rate is very high now, so you don't have to worry about the noise from the renovation. The community is very green and the distance between the buildings is reasonable. I think the lighting will be very good."

Tao Zhiyue dug out the photos of the neighborhood stored in the phone album, and showed them to Huo Ran across the stove.

"The developer's positioning is a garden-style livable community. The garden can be judged from the photos. In order to confirm whether it is livable or not, I grabbed many online reviews that mentioned the name of the community. The positive rate is very high. Most of the owners are second-time home buyers. Many middle-income earners are married and have children.”

"Furthermore, based on other keywords captured, it can be judged that because the location of the community is close to the subway entrance and bus station, the rent is much more expensive than the surrounding communities, so most of them are owner-occupied, there are not many floating population, and the management of the community is very strict. , You need to swipe your card to get in and out.”

"I guess it's because there are children, so the owners have a strong sense of safety. The community atmosphere is good, there are regular parties and activities, and they will be very vigilant when they see strangers. The probability of perverts sneaking in should be very low."

"On all rental websites, I found that Jia'an Mingyuan has a total of 15 houses for rent. There is a lot of room for selection. I can look at each house tomorrow."

In the end, Tao Zhiyue summed up his statement solemnly: "Actually, this community is in line with my future housing purchase standards, but I am still working hard to earn money. I hope this project can be launched smoothly and more bonuses will be issued. Now it is an early experience of my ideal. A comfortable living environment may make daily work more motivated."

"I think you should also be satisfied with this neighborhood. If not, I can make an alternative plan."

After Tao Zhiyue finished the introduction, he took a sip of lemonade in a relaxed manner, looked at the grill pan full of meat, and said in surprise, "The meat seems to be smoking."

Huo Ran completely forgot to turn the meat over when he heard it, and quickly took the tongs and began to pull the meat slices stuck on the barbecue paper.

Tao Zhiyue caught

Opportunity to laugh at the second round: "You're so stupid, why don't I bake it."

"No!" Huo Ran resolutely defended the right to hold the trap, "You won the house hunting, I only have meat left to roast."

"Have you started to check it a long time ago? It's so detailed."

Tao Zhiyue shook his head: "No, it was decided when I replied to you in the evening. I didn't want to disturb the boss's two-person world, so I went to the Internet cafe."

Then he said to himself: "When I get home, I will optimize the program and make a crawler that can run stably on the mobile phone, so that I don't have to rush to find the computer every time."

Huo Ran couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The efficiency is so high, I was still in the imagination of looking for a house everywhere, but in the end you have pinpointed the specific house."

"Now I can imagine what you look like at work. It's great to have a colleague like you."

Tao Zhiyue was very vigilant: "I won't change jobs until the end of this project, even if you poach me."

"Really?" Huo Ran squeezed the meat for him, and put on a fake face, "Is it true that we have no chance to be colleagues?"

"...I can send you a weekend limited experience card."

Tao Zhiyue picked up the chopsticks and impatiently poked at the roasted mushrooms that looked like a small bowl.

"If you have any other needs, feel free to mention them, and I can continue to optimize tomorrow's viewing plan."

The small mushroom bowl is filled with light brown clear juice, reflecting bright lights and moving figures, and overflowing with fragrance.

"There is no need, I think it is very good." Huo Ran replied seriously, "Every place is very thoughtful, completely beyond my imagination, I already want to move overnight."

So Tao Zhiyue laughed, "It's good to have a colleague like you."

He carefully picked up the roasted mushrooms, trying not to spill the precious mushroom juice, and put them into Huo Ran's bowl.

"Please eat a mushroom."

"It smells good, but I want to drink Coke. How can I eat barbecue without iced Coke!"

"Then skip the roast and eat more mushrooms and vegetables."

"... I suddenly found that lemonade is also delicious, so I asked the waiter for ice cubes."

The ice cubes suddenly fell into the transparent lemonade, and the bright yellow lemon slices sank to the bottom of the glass, floating small bubbles.

Amidst the strong barbecue aroma, Huo Ran's barbecue technique has gradually improved, and he can even provide precise cooked service.

Under the dual effects of delicious food and new life, Tao Zhiyue was in a good mood. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a middle-aged man at the next table, who was looking at Huo Ran curiously, and glanced at the phone screen from time to time, as if confirming something.

The middle-aged man accidentally met his gaze, smiled apologetically, and simply moved away.

"Excuse me, are you that Huo Huo Ran in today's news?"

He shook the screen on the phone screen. It was a summary of today's big news on the local forum. There was a screenshot of Huo Ran speaking on the forum with a calm expression on it.

Tao Zhiyue encountered such a scene for the first time, and before he could react, he saw Huo Ran, who was studying the meat quality carefully, raised his head, with a very bewildered expression.

"What is burning?" He glanced at the middle-aged man's cell phone, "Do I resemble this person?"

Then he said in astonishment: "Isn't it? Am I that old..."

Middle-aged man: ...

Tao Zhiyue: ...

The middle-aged man backed away in embarrassment, he didn't have the nerve to take a closer look: "I'm so sorry, I admitted the wrong person, and I'm bothering you."

Tao Zhiyue supported his face with one hand, and tried his best to hold back his laughter, not wanting the middle-aged man to notice anything strange.

"Why are you so confident in your tone..."

Huo Ran turned his face away and smiled, and said in a low voice: "When I go to work, I imitate my dad's dress style and expression and tone. I think the combined effect of the upper body and the back should make me look older than my actual age. Now It seems that this work-only skin is necessary."

"I made a mistake today. I was so busy changing my clothes that I forgot to change my hairstyle." Huo Ran reflected, "It's the first time I'm on TV. I'll definitely pay attention next time."

When Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran went out together before, at most it was because of the appearance that attracted attention. Now that the TOD project is confirmed, Huo Ran, as one of the people in charge stationed here for a long time, will inevitably participate in various public activities. will also increase.

In the future, it will be difficult for Huo Ran to walk around openly and without any disguise like in the past.

When Tao Zhiyue was choosing a house, he considered privacy and safety, but he didn't expect to be recognized so quickly at night after the news was broadcast at noon.

"What will we do tomorrow? Real estate agents are most familiar with all kinds of big and small things related to land. I've probably read today's news many times, and they'll use it in their sales pitches for those real estate properties in the new town overnight."

Recalling the masks they both wore when they met for the first time, Tao Zhiyue found it funny, but also a little worried: "The weather is so hot now, wearing a mask will be very boring."

Huo Ran obviously also remembered that unforgettable day, he pondered for a moment, and got an inspiration: "Then change the position to cover!"

The next morning, according to the time Tao Zhiyue made with the agency, the two showed up at the gate of Jia'an Mingyuan Community on time.

Looking at the green trees and flower beds all over the community, Tao Zhiyue nodded in approval: "The real thing matches the photo."

"I think the guard looks a little nervous." Huo Ran whispered in his ear, "Do we look like two bodyguards? I would have worn a suit if I knew it earlier, and the effect would be better."

"I don't know, but I feel like a piece of mushroom juice is pasted in front of my eyes, which is good for protecting my eyes."

"Ah, I'm reminded of the barbecue last night. I don't want to eat it for a month. I'm so full."

"That's what you said when you came out of the barbecue two weeks ago."

"Really? Why don't I remember."

"Next time I'll record it."

The intermediary lady with a large bunch of keys watched for a long time under the big tree beside her, nervously watching the two men in sunglasses who were standing upright talking in a low voice, and found that there was indeed no one who looked like a client around, so she had to greet them nervously. go up.

"Two, hello two, is this Mr. Tao who made an appointment to see the house?"

Then the two stopped chatting tacitly, turned their heads, looked at her with deep sunglasses, and nodded neatly.

Miss intermediary: ...

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