Chapter 87 The Two of Us

Suburbs of the capital.

The sky is clear, the white clouds are floating, the green mountains are charming, and the stream is gurgling.

What is the most suitable thing now? Getting drunk, traveling, and sleeping.

"Wow, what fresh air."

Feeling the cool mountain breeze and listening to the chirping of birds and insects, Chen Nanxing stretched lazily.

This is a large outdoor camping site at the foot of the mountain.

In the camp, you can see various types of tents scattered everywhere, including beautiful pyramid tents, yurt tents and ball tents, as well as comfortable cabin tents and tunnel tents.

Chen Mo and a few others made an appointment to go out and play this weekend.

"Hey, with such a beautiful view, don't you think it would be a waste to sleep now?"

Chen Nanxing turned around and looked at Xu Hongdou who was lying with her eyes closed under the tent canopy.

"I just received a group yesterday. I've been so busy these past few days."

"Now, I just want to lie down." Xu Hongdou said without opening his eyes.

"How boring." Chen Nanxing muttered, opened the can of beer and took a sip.

"Why don't you sit down for a while? Why are you standing all the time? Aren't you tired?" Xu Hongdou opened one eye and glanced at Chen Nanxing.

"My waist feels better only when I move. It becomes uncomfortable if I sit still for a long time." Chen Nanxing reached out and hammered his lower back.

"Why aren't you well yet? Didn't you say last time that it was just a minor problem?" Xu Hongdou asked as she sat up.

"How can it be good? Even if it is cured, it will come back again. They said to rest more, but how can I rest? It's not like I don't have to work." Chen Nanxing shook his head.

"That's what this little illness is like. It doesn't kill you, but it tortures you."

"It won't work if you keep doing this for too long." Xu Hongdou frowned.

"Then what should we do? Change to an easier job?" Chen Nanxing shrugged.

Most people are in two states: wanting to quit their job and looking for a job.

When I had a job, I would occasionally have the thought of quitting; but after being unemployed for a month, I would start to feel a little anxious and start wanting to find a job again.

"You know, we are so busy when we are working, but now we occasionally take a two-day break to play, and we don't have the energy or mood to relax and enjoy ourselves. Then why do we work so hard?" Chen Nanxing asked.

"I don't know either. Why don't you ask those two brothers?" Xu Hongdou looked at the two people fishing not far away.

"Different people have different fates. Our fate is to work hard." Chen Nanxing sighed.

Xu Hongdou nodded in agreement.

The two people who were fishing, one of them was sitting with a straw hat on, staring quietly at the fish floating on the water.

The two had been fishing for more than an hour, but the bucket next to them was still empty.

"Do you think there are no fish in this stream?" Jiang Congwen couldn't help asking.

"It's very likely." Chen Mo nodded seriously.

"Oh, I've taken the bait."

At this time, several people not far from them were shouting with joy.

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"."Chen Mo.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Congwen suddenly realized, "No wonder we couldn't catch any fish. It turns out they caught all the fish upstream."

"Well, our position is not good. We are influenced by them." Chen Mo nodded in agreement.

The two did not talk about the issue of fishing rods and baits, because they both rented them from the campsite. They had met each other when renting, and they chose the same ones.

"By the way, the show you're participating in will be its last episode next week, right?" Chen Mo asked.

"Yes." Jiang Congwen nodded.

"What about you and Li Jinting?"

Jiang Congwen sighed softly: "I don't know."

"do not know?"

"We haven't had much contact on the show, so let's just take it one step at a time."

It was obvious that Jiang Congwen was not sure either.

Chen Mo didn't say anything, but a plain but slightly sad melody came into his mind:
【I know

Only the ones that lasted a long time are divided
I have never seen a relationship that lasts long.

Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing came over.

"How was your fishing?" Xu Hongdou asked with a smile.

"I just hooked the fish, but it ran away when you spoke." Chen Mo sighed lightly.

Jiang Congwen said: "I just caught one, but it was too small so I let it go."

Xu Hongdou was very familiar with these words. Every time Xu Jianguo went fishing, he would repeat the same words when he came back.

"So, you two fished for half a day and didn't catch a single fish?"

"Air Force?" Chen Nanxing added.

"What's the word?"

"You're kidding, right?"

Chen Mo and Jiang Congwen seemed to have heard some huge joke.

"If you say that, I'll take it seriously." Jiang Congwen rolled up his sleeves.

"You can first think about how you want to eat the fish, whether to grill it or cook it into soup." Chen Mo waved his hand.

Xu Hongdou looked around and said, "Forget it. There's no market nearby for you two to go to."

Chen Nanxing thought for a moment and said, "It seems like we can buy fish caught by others, or the restaurant in the camp may also have them."

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Chen Mo and Jiang Congwen were speechless. This sentence blocked both of their ways.

Jiang Congwen was indeed thinking about "borrowing" a fish from the guys upstream later, while Chen Mo remembered that he passed by a restaurant when he rented a fishing rod just now.

"I'm a little hungry, let's make a fire and have a barbecue." said Xu Hongdou.

Chen Mo immediately stood up and said, "Then let's let this fish go today."

Jiang Congwen pulled down his rolled-up sleeves and said, "It's their good fortune to have managed to survive."

Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing looked at each other with amusement and shook their heads.

The evening sky is like a dream, with a dark blue sky, pink and purple clouds, and the horizon is pale yellow in the afterglow of the setting sun, which is very magnificent.

"I haven't seen such a sky for a long time." Chen Nanxing sighed.

"Yeah, it seemed like this every day when I was a kid."

Xu Hongdou rested her elbows on her knees, her chin resting on her hands, staring blankly at the sunset in the sky.

"It's really hard to see in the city." Chen Mo said with a smile.

In the city of steel and concrete, there are only colorful neon lights.

Chen Nanxing hoped: "If I could see such scenery every day, I would feel much better at work."

"Yeah." Xu Hongdou nodded.

"Then you two can open a homestay here so you can see it every day." Jiang Congwen said with a smile while drinking beer.

"I don't have money and can't afford it." Chen Nanxing shook his head.

Xu Hongdou smiled and said nothing. She obviously thought it was not very realistic as they both had jobs.

"Find a boss to invest in you. Isn't there a ready-made one?" Jiang Congwen glanced at Chen Mo beside him.

"Forget it, let's not cheat our own people." Chen Nanxing waved his hand. "Why cheat? Aren't you two in this business?" Jiang Congwen said with a smile.

"Hotels and B&Bs are both accommodation industries. You two who work in hotels should come out to run B&Bs, which is a perfect match for your expertise."

"If you really want to do it, come to me if you don't have enough money." Chen Mo also said.

"No, no, no, we were just joking." Chen Nanxing smiled.

Chen Mo looked at Xu Hongdou, and Xu Hongdou also smiled and shook his head.

"If there is something you really want to do, just do it. I'll cover you." Chen Mo said seriously.

Xu Hongdou smiled and nodded, but she didn't have this idea in her mind.

Before they got married, it was impossible for her to use Chen Mo's money, and after they got married, she would not let herself be financially dependent on Chen Mo.

After the two of them had been together for some time, Chen Mo had gotten to know Xu Hongdou very well. Looking at Xu Hongdou's expression, Chen Mo knew that Xu Hongdou was just listening to what he said.

Chen Mo knew that Xu Hongdou had always been persistent and was unwilling to rely on him financially.

In this regard, Chen Mo could also understand Xu Hongdou's thoughts.

Without economic independence, there can be no personal independence.

If we are financially dependent on others, we will eventually become their "vassal", unable to communicate with them on an equal footing, even if that person is our parent.

You still ask your family for money, so you naturally feel less confident when speaking in front of your parents, and it is difficult for your parents to respect your opinions and ideas on certain matters.

So Chen Mo didn't say anything that would make him take on too much responsibility. He respected Xu Hongdou's ideas.

A few people drank beer, ate barbecue and continued to chat. The light of the charcoal fire illuminated everyone's smiling face, which was comfortable and cozy.

"Chen Mo, you have a guitar in your car. In this situation, why don't we sing a song to liven up the atmosphere?" Chen Nanxing suggested.

"Okay, I'll get it." Chen Mo took a sip of beer and stood up.

Soon, Chen Mo brought the guitar over, "What do you want to listen to?"

"It's all right. Just take your time."

Chen Mo thought about it, then smiled and said, "Okay, then let's sing the song that inspired me when we had our first meal together."

"Is it the time when you acted like a hooligan?" Chen Nanxing recalled.

"What do you mean by being a hooligan? Can you please be careful with your wording?" Chen Mo was speechless.

"If you don't believe me, ask Lao Jiang. What did you look like when you looked at Hongdou?"

"That's right. I was embarrassed to say it at that time. You were almost ready to kiss Hongdou." Jiang Congwen nodded.

"Hongdou, you have to help me prove it. I have explained it to you." Chen Mo cast a "helpful" look at Xu Hongdou.

Xu Hongdou said seriously: "Well, I can prove that you had evil intentions at that time."

"Look!" Chen Nanxing shouted.

"You" Chen Mo looked at Xu Hongdou with "shock", not knowing what to say.

"You looked at me at that time, wasn't it because I was beautiful?" Xu Hongdou asked back.

"Yes." Chen Mo couldn't deny this.

"Didn't you say that you fell in love with me at first sight?"

"Yeah, that's right." Chen Mo did say that.

"Since I'm so beautiful and you like me so much, do you dare to say that you didn't have other thoughts at the time?"

Chen Mo said seriously, "I was thinking at the time that I had to marry such a beautiful woman."

"Go to hell." Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes.

"Huh~~" Chen Nanxing and Jiang Congwen couldn't bear to watch and shook their heads.

"Here I come." Chen Mo smiled.

Chen Mo tuned the notes, strummed the chords, and sang softly:

You are on the left, I am on the right
The first photo is not very intimate

Belongs to both of us
The face is too innocent
Like an apple with a sweet shyness]

When Xu Hongdou heard the lyrics, she couldn't help but smile knowingly. This was exactly the scene between them at that time.

Jiang Congwen and Chen Nanxing were also witnesses at the time, and the meal was even made possible because of their chatting.

【.
Too long, too long, has it been too long?

I forgot, I forgot, how did it start?
Drunk and singing by the river

I said I will always love you.

Chen Mo sang the last line of the lyrics while looking at Xu Hongdou, with a gentle smile in his eyes.

Now Chen Mo seemed to be drunk and singing by the stream, which was really appropriate for the scene.

【.
No, no, no one else can have it.

Like you and me, we both know how to cry and laugh

Touch again

I have kept it in my heart for a long time

The softest corner

Chen Mo's delicate and magnetic voice, along with the simple melody and lyrics, sang into the softness of Xu Hongdou's heart.

"It sounds good." After Chen Mo finished singing, Chen Nanxing raised the beer in his hand to signal.

Chen Mo smiled, picked up the beer, and clinked glasses with Chen Nanxing across the air.

"What's the name of this song?" Xu Hongdou tilted her head slightly.

"'The Two of Us.'" Chen Moqing said
Xu Hongdou asked: "Why does this song sound like a confession, but also a bit like regret?"

Chen Mo chuckled and said, "Because we just met at that time, I didn't know if you liked me too."

"Is that so?" Xu Hongdou smiled, her cheeks flushed from drinking, and she seemed to be a little more drunk.

If the wine is not intoxicating, everyone will get drunk.

"The Star of Tomorrow" finally reached the final, which was broadcast live.

Each contestant will sing two songs, first singing a new song "given" by the program team to determine the first, second, third and fourth place. Then they will compete in pairs to determine the final champion, runner-up and third place.

In fact, unless the two contestants are really on par with each other in terms of strength and performance, the final ranking will basically be determined after the first round of singing, so this new song is crucial.

Gu Yan didn't care who got what ranking, but she had to check these songs to make sure they didn't fail to hold up the show and affect the program.

Of the four songs submitted by the contract companies behind the four contestants, Gu Yan felt that only one was good, one was just okay, and the other two were very ordinary.

Although the last two songs are above standard, in Gu Yan's opinion, they have no highlights and no characteristics, and cannot support the popularity of the program at all.

One of these two songs is sung by Li Jinting.

Li Jinting's company gave her a sweet song, which is very consistent with Li Jinting's appearance and personality.

The song is actually pretty good and very suitable for Li Jinting, but it is not suitable for stage competition as it lacks appeal and explosiveness.

Therefore, Gu Yan invited Chen Mo and another well-known creator Guo Chen to compose a song.

Guo Chen wrote a song that was more suitable for a male singer and gave it to another contestant, so the song written by Chen Mo had to be given to Li Jinting.

Chen Mo was also a little surprised when he heard the news. Although he had originally agreed to write a song and it didn't matter who it was for, he felt that fate was sometimes really a wonderful thing.

Chen Mo has no prejudice against Li Jinting. Everyone has the right to make choices and can choose the path they want to take, regardless of right or wrong.

On the contrary, if he wrote for Li Jinting, Chen Mo would not have to listen specifically to the contestant's voice characteristics. After all, because of Jiang Congwen, the two of them were familiar with each other.

Li Jinting was also stunned when she got the new song.

Not only because it was written by Chen Mo, but also because the lyrics of the song touched Li Jinting, as if it was about the relationship between her and Jiang Congwen.

(End of this chapter)