Chapter 149: Lost in the sea
After Chen Mo finished singing a song, the atmosphere became cold.

Su Qingya, in particular, was visibly depressed. She buried her head in eating something, listened to a few people chatting for a while, and then made an excuse to go back to her room.

Only Hu Youyu was left looking at Chen Mo with a "resentful" look in his eyes. I didn't even say a few words, and he was taken away by you singing like this?

Xu Hongdou also patted Chen Mo lightly in a "blaming" manner. It was such a welcome party and they didn't even sing something cheerful.

Chen Mo smiled awkwardly. It was indeed a bit inappropriate for him to sing "The Lonely Patient" in such a lively atmosphere.

No, it should be in line with Su Qingya's "time", but not in line with Hu Youyu's "time".

One has just come out of a relationship, and the other wants to get into another one. The two are in different "seasons" and cannot "adapt to the season" at the same time.

However, although Hu Youyu and Xu Hongdou were not clear about the specific situation, they guessed that Su Qingya must have come here because of something on her mind.

This is not surprising. Ma Ye, Nana, and Damai all have some stories to tell.

Only Chen Mo knew that Su Qingya came here because of a breakup, but he didn't say it out loud.

Whether they came here to relax or escape, since they didn't take the initiative to tell the reason, even if he guessed it, there was no need to use it as a topic of conversation.

When people are willing to speak, they will speak on their own.

If people don’t want to talk, don’t explore.

It is also polite not to pry into other people's past.

Days in Yunmiao Village are always regular and peaceful.

Chen Mo would get up early every morning for a run, and bring breakfast for Xu Hongdou when he came back.

Occasionally, when Xu Hongdou got up, the two of them would run together, and after running they would go to the market together to eat a small pot of rice noodles.

After breakfast, Xu Hongdou would usually go to the B&B construction site to follow up on the progress, while Chen Mo would handle some BJ work remotely in the courtyard.

At noon, the two would cook together in the courtyard. Normally, Chen Mo would be responsible for cooking and Xu Hongdou would be responsible for washing the dishes.

Of course, sometimes Xu Hongdou would show off her soy sauce making skills.

Most of the dishes made by Xu Hongdou are "dark" in color. The taste is okay, not bad, but not very delicious either.

So most of the time, Chen Mo prefers to do it himself.

Sometimes, both of them were too lazy to move, so they went to Gesanghua to solve the problem.

In their spare time in the afternoon, the two of them would stay in the yard, playing the piano, playing with the cat, watering the flowers and making tea.

Chen Mo likes to sleep on Xu Hongdou's soft thighs. The faint fragrance makes people have good dreams.

In the evening, Chen Mo would ride his electric scooter to the homestay construction site to pick up Xu Hongdou and take her home.

Just like when the two of them were in BJ before, Chen Mo went to the hotel entrance and waited for Xu Hongdou to get off work.

But compared to driving in the traffic jam in BJ, Chen Mo prefers it here. He rides a small electric scooter, and Xu Hongdou sits behind him, hugging him.

The two would walk home along the path along the seaside, feeling the sea breeze and watching the sunset sink into the golden Erhai Lake, indulging in each other's simple happiness.

In the evening, three or five people would sit together in the courtyard, drinking and chatting, feeling cozy and comfortable.

Especially after Chen Nanxing and Nana came back one after another, the courtyard became lively again.

That night, everyone had hotpot together with the hotpot base brought by Su Qingya, paired with rose wine brewed by Aunt Baoping, and Nanjing salted duck brought by Chen Nanxing from his hometown. A sumptuous and lively dinner began.

"Come, let us formally welcome Qingya to the courtyard."

As the owner of the B&B, Chen Mo was the first to raise his glass.

"Welcome Qingya!" Everyone raised their glasses.

"Thank you." Su Qingya drank the glass generously.

Hu Youyu quickly reminded him, "Take it easy. This homemade wine is stronger than beer. Eat something to fill your stomach."

Su Qingya waved her hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, I can drink quite well."

Nana smiled and said, "Eat something first, and the wine will taste better."

Chen Nanxing also said, "Come, try the Nanjing salted duck I brought. It tastes absolutely authentic."

Chen Mo laughed and said, "They say that no duck can leave Nanjing alive, but you brought out a dead one."

Chen Nanxing's eyes widened. "I bought this just before I left. I flew it here right after it came out of the oven. It's still fresh when it dies."

Su Qingya tasted a piece and praised: "Mm, it's delicious, with just the right amount of saltiness and fragrance, and the meat is chewy."

"Right, this delicious salted duck has white skin, red meat and green bones." Chen Nanxing introduced enthusiastically. "Your skin isn't white either." Hu Youyu picked up a piece and took a look.

"That's because the skin tightens as it cools and turns light yellow. When it's just out of the oven, the skin is bright white," Chen Nanxing explained.

"Is this the store you filmed in the video?" Xu Hongdou also tasted a piece.

During the few days that Chen Nanxing returned, he also took some time to shoot some store exploration videos.

As a food blogger, returning to the place where she grew up to take photos and explore restaurants is like knowing everything about it, like a fish in water, and like adding wings to a tiger.

Chen Nanxing shook his head and said, "No, I bought this downstairs from my house."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo joked, "You said in the video that the store you filmed was authentic, and you also said that anything you bought downstairs was authentic. So as long as you bought it yourself, it's authentic, right?"

Chen Nanxing shrugged, "We locals all say that the ones sold downstairs are authentic. The store where the video was filmed is also downstairs from someone else's store."

"In fact, ducks are sold everywhere in Nanjing. If you just go to a store near your home where most of the aunties and grandmas buy ducks, the taste will most likely not be bad."

Su Qingya agreed, "That's right. The same goes for eating hotpot in Sichuan. You can always go for those restaurants in the corners of residential buildings. Anyone who can make a living in such an inconspicuous place must be very skilled."

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "If you go to BJ to drink soy milk, it's not like that. You have to find the most touristy and least authentic store to have a chance of drinking it."

"Is soy milk really that unpalatable?" Su Qingya asked curiously.

"I've always heard about it, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll have to try it when I get the chance."

Chen Mo nodded: "Well, the reason why bean juice sells so well is thanks to tourists who have ideas like you."

"Not really. Don't you, a local, drink it too?" Su Qingya still had some doubts.

"I only drank it once. The boss saw that I had never drunk it before, so he gave me half a bowl to try. I took a sip, and guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"The bowl is full."

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What a great word “full”! This plain and simple description instantly conjured up a picture in Su Qingya’s mind.

She looked at the red hot pot in front of her and suddenly seemed to have no appetite.

Chen Nanxing, Hu Youyu and Nana all cast their gazes over.

Xu Hongdou patted Chen Mo speechlessly and said, "Everyone is eating here."

Chen Mo smiled sheepishly: "I'll fill it up myself as a punishment."

Hu Youyu complained helplessly: "Please don't mention this word, I have another picture."

"Okay, okay." Chen Mo nodded happily.

Everyone quickly changed the subject.

"Qingya, if you have nothing to do tomorrow, you can come to our restaurant. I'll treat you to coffee. The first time you're a tenant in our courtyard, you can get a free meal."

Nana was halfway through her words when she remembered something and looked at Chen Mo and asked, "Boss Chen, are the benefits of our courtyard still available?"

Previously, new tenants in the courtyard were offered a free meal for the first time at Youfeng Restaurant, but that was proposed by Xie Xiaochun before.

At that time, the owner of both "Youfeng" restaurants was Xie Zhiyao, but now the owner of Xiaoyuan has changed.

"Of course, everything remains the same. I am also a shareholder of the restaurant." Chen Mo said with a smile.

He had invested some money in Xie Zhiyao before, so naturally he had shares in all of Xie Zhiyao's industries.

"Yeah, I almost forgot." Nana patted her forehead.

"Qingya, if you are free tomorrow, come to the restaurant and have a seat. You know where it is, right?"

Su Qingya thought about it and said, "I roughly know it. I had the impression that I passed by it when I was shopping these two days."

Hu Youyu actively said, "If you don't know, I can take you there. I go there every day to get a cup of coffee."

"It's okay, I'll send you the location. Teacher Hu's time may not be convenient." Nana took out her cell phone.

"Okay." Su Qingya nodded.

The two immediately added each other as friends.

"Actually, I can do it by coincidence," Hu Youyu said weakly from the side, but unfortunately no one heard him.

Chen Mo silently clinked glasses with Hu Youyu, then glanced at Su Qingya who was "focused on her work", and couldn't help but sigh for Hu Youyu in his heart:
Lao Hu, unless you can wait until the "season" changes, you are just throwing stones in the sea.
(End of this chapter)