Going to Sanyang Village again, Huo Zhixiao was not as repulsive as last time, and he still had the leisure to ask Ding Yinan to pull over to take pictures of the rural scenery along the way.
The two passed a small town, where the shadows of the morning market remained on both sides of the road. Many vendors set up their stalls by the side of the road, selling the leftover fruits and vegetables from the morning market. Among them was an old woman with bamboo products placed at her feet and a bamboo basket woven in her hand.
Huo Zhixiao asked Ding Yinan to stop the car, then got out of the car and came to the old woman.
The roads in the town were not wide, and there were many cars and tricycles blocking the way. Ding Yinan originally thought that Huo Zhixiao would come back after going shopping, but he saw Huo Zhixiao squatting down next to the old woman, and did not return at all. Cars horn sounded from behind, so he had no choice but to drive the car to the end of the town first, and then returned to Huo Zhixiao with San Baisui.
“And then?” Huo Zhixiao’s attention was all on the old woman’s hand.
“Put this one through from below,” the old lady put down the bamboo basket in her hand, and instructed Huo Zhixiao with her hands, “And then go around here, it must be tight.”
Huo Zhixiao held a half-finished octangular formation in his hand, and his slender fingers shuttled skillfully among the bamboo sticks. As he tightened several trunks one by one, a colander-shaped appeared.
“Not bad, young man.” The old woman praised, “You are very talented.”
This level of handworkwork was naturally easy for Huo Zhixiao. He put the handle of the colander on, and then pointed to the dustpan beside him and asked, “How do you do this?”
Ding Yinan looked at the time and couldn’t help reminding Huo Zhixiao: “Master Huo, we still have to hurry.”
“It’s okay.” Huo Zhixiao picked up the two bamboo sticks again, “I’m a fast learner.”
The old lady taught Huo Zhixiao, a cheap apprentice, with great interest. As for Huo Zhixiao, it seemed that he took this business trip as a rural experience tour.
Ding Yinan couldn’t do anything with his own boss, and San Baisui at his feet was restless. It insists on eating the eggs from the vendor next door. So he gave a head up to Huo Zhixiao, and then took San Baisui to the nearby farmland.
San Baisui who returned to nature was very excited. When it passed a big tree, it raised a leg to pee without a teacher.
“You are good, San Baisui.” Ding Yinan said in surprise, “You learned to mark territory at such a young age.”
Some male dogs were sexually mature early, and they would lift their legs to pee when they were four or five months old. It was just that San Baisui was obviously not proficient enough. Unlike other big dogs, the urine was supposed to be divided several times and marked in multiple places. Instead, San Baisui concentrated under the big tree to urinate clean, and when it went to another stake, He could only raise his leg and feign a shot.
About half an hour later, Ding Yinan received a call from Huo Zhixiao, and the two met at the parking lot.
Ding Yinan was far away, and when he led Sanbaishui back to the car, he saw a large sack at Huo Zhixiao’s feet, which was filled with woven bamboo products.
“Did you buy his stall?” Ding Yinan couldn’t help asking.
“Yeah.” Huo Zhixiao said, “She doesn’t want the money directly.”
Ding Yinan could almost imagine that Huo Zhixiao wanted to give the old lady tuition fees, but the old lady refused to accept it, so Huo Zhixiao had no choice but to buy everything on the stall, and then traveled across the entire town with a backpack on his back.
A suit with a strap was the new fashion trend.
The corner of Ding Yinan’s mouth showed an uncontrollable teasing smile, Huo Zhixiao should have seen through his thoughts, and frowned, “I only brought it here.”
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“Sterilization?” Huo Zhixiao looked at Ding Yinan in disbelief, “You mean to cut his balls?”
Ding Yinan saw Huo Zhixiao reacted so strongly, and was about to explain to him that it is normal to sterilize pets, but Huo Zhixiao took San Baisui away from his feet, looked at him warily and said, “How can you be like this?”
Ding Yinan was puzzled: “What’s wrong with me?”
“Reflect on yourself.” Huo Zhixiao got into the passenger seat with San Baisui in his arms, “How can you be such a mother.”
Ding Yinan: “…”
After being delayed on the road for a long time, Ding Yinan and Huo Zhixiao failed to catch up with the village leaders for lunch.
The two settled in a hurry at a small restaurant in the county, and then came to the village committee meeting of Sanyang Village.
After Huo Zhixiao gave the preliminary design plan, he still needed to discuss with Party A’s water, electricity, HVAC, materials and other responsible persons. This was the easiest step to make the designer go crazy. Usually, after talking with one side, he had to talk with the other side. Various forces were interacting with each other, and the difficulty was no less than that of a palace fight.
Huo Zhixiao once had a commercial residential project in his hands, and the people in charge had intricate backgrounds. During that time, Ding Yinan had never seen Huo Zhixiao’s brows stretched.
However, the library project in Sanyang Village was progressing very smoothly this time. Perhaps it was because of the public welfare project that the village leaders were not like the fathers of Party A before, but actively cooperate with Huo Zhixiao’s work.
This was actually a very rare scene.
Many designers might have imagined unconstrained imagination when they were students, but after they really entered the industry, they had to cater to Party A and consider Party A’s preferences. No matter how clever a designer was, if he was constantly pointed at by others, his passion would be wiped out.
But this time Ding Yinan saw the light in Huo Zhixiao’s eyes for a long time.
He expressed his opinions freely, and was frequently recognized by those in charge. Even Ding Yinan, who has worked with many architectural projects, likes the concept of reading space he proposed.
The most troublesome step was finalized in just one afternoon, and Ding Yinan had never seen a project go so smoothly since he joined the job for three years.
After leaving the village committee, the group went to the county to have dinner, chatted about the follow-up construction period, and then parted ways on the spot.
Huo Zhixiao and Ding Yinan came in a hurry at noon, before they had time to check in at the hotel. This time, the two did not encounter the inspection by the listed leaders and the water leakage of the house, and got the keys to the two rooms.
After putting away his luggage, Ding Yinan went to take a shower first. He planned to relax tonight, watch TV or play games for a while. After all, he worked overtime until eleven o’clock last night, and started to serve Uncle Huo again early this morning, so it was time to let work go by now.
However, the plan always failed to keep up with the changes. Just as Ding Yinan was lying on the bed and picked up the remote control, there was a knock on the door from Huo Zhixiao: “Secretary Ding.”
“What’s wrong?” Ding Yinan came to the door and opened it.
“Want to invite you to drink.” Huo Zhixiao picked up the plastic bag in his hand and shook it.
There were half a dozen cans of beer in the bag, and as Huo Zhixiao shook it, there was a metallic sound and the sound of liquid shaking. There were fresh drops of water on the bag, and it could be seen that the beer had been frozen. Drinking a sip of cold beer on this summer night, just thinking about it would make your throat itchy.
“Now?” Ding Yinan was a little hesitant, he really wanted to drink cold beer, but he had just made a plan just now, and he didn’t want to change so soon.
“When if it is not now?” Huo Zhixiao grabbed Ding Yinan’s wrist and led him out of the room without saying a word.
“Hey, wait a minute.” Ding Yinan grabbed the door frame and withdrew his hand from Huo Zhixiao, “I’ll take my key first.”
Huo Zhixiao obviously hadn’t washed yet. Although he has taken off his tie and unbuttoned his shirt, the leather shoes on his feet still have the shadow of work.
As for Ding Yinan, he was wearing an extremely casual T-shirt and shorts, and flip-flops on his feet, completely missing his usual appearance of a social elite.
The two wandered along the road, looking for a place to sit, and finally walked to the farmland.
The farmland was much quieter than the road, so the two simply found a relatively clean place and sat down by the field.
The night scene in front of them was extremely wide, with a crescent moon hanging on the sky, and the moonlight quietly shone on the two of them.
“I didn’t see enough of the stars last time,” Huo Zhixiao opened a can of beer, handed it to Ding Yinan and said, “Let’s watch it this time.”
The frozen beer slid down the throat, stimulating the excited nerves in the cerebral cortex. Ding Yinan breathed out a breath of air-conditioning comfortably, and said to Huo Zhixiao: “You seem to be in a good mood today.”
“Don’t you see it?” Huo Zhixiao touched Ding Yinan’s with the beer can in his hand, raised his head and said, “I’m in a good mood when I’m with you.”
Ding Yinan had long been used to Huo Zhixiao not being serious, so he asked casually, “Is this project going to end soon?”
“Probably.” Huo Zhixiao swallowed a sip of beer and said, “I drew the construction drawings very quickly this time.”
“That’s good.” Ding Yinan nodded.
“But I don’t want it to end so soon.” Huo Zhixiao said suddenly.
“Why?” Ding Yinan asked.
“My dad is too lazy to take care of this project this time.” Huo Zhixiao let out a breath, looked at the end of the farmland and said, “It’s been a long time since the design is like how I want it to be.”
Ding Yinan understood that when this project was over, Huo Zhixiao would return to Huo Xun’s control. He could understand why Huo Zhixiao was in such a good mood, because this time the library was completely designed by him.
“Secretary Ding.” Huo Zhixiao looked at Ding Yinan and said, “If I resign, what do you think?”
A trace of surprise flashed in Ding Yinan’s eyes, Huo Xun had been in the construction industry for so long, and he had already made a fortune. If Huo Zhixiao wants to fight against his father, he should know without thinking that this road will definitely be very difficult.
But thinking in a good direction, without Huo Xun pointing fingers, no matter how Huo Zhixiao would develop, at least he can work smoothly and display his normal level.
“Might be good.” Ding Yinan said.
“Then if I resign,” Huo Zhixiao paused, “Will you go with me?”
This question is a bit difficult.
In the past three years of work, Ding Yinan has only been Huo Zhixiao’s personal assistant. If Huo Zhixiao resigns and he still stays in Jiushan Office, then he might really feel uncomfortable.
But changing jobs was not a trivial matter, not everyone can be as successful as Yuan Feng. Ding Yinan had a classmate who originally worked in a bank, but later switched to an accounting firm. The work pressure suddenly increased, and he regretted it very much.
“No way.” Ding Yinan said, “I think you may not be able to support me.”
“Really.” Huo Zhixiao’s expression was not very surprising, as if he didn’t have much confidence in this road.
The two fell silent, and Ding Yinan looked at the quiet night sky in a daze, and suddenly felt that maybe Huo Zhixiao really should change his working environment.
“By the way,” Huo Zhixiao interrupted Ding Yinan’s thoughts, “I used to really disliked this project.”
“I know.” Ding Yinan reopened two cans of beer and handed one to Huo Zhixiao, “Your dislike is all written on your face.”
“Is it obvious?” Huo Zhixiao said, “I think I manage my emotions pretty well.”
“You’re too ignorant.”
Ding Yinan slapped Huo Zhixiao once in a while, but Huo Zhixiao just smiled lightly, noncommittal.
“However,” Huo Zhixiao said again, “Without you, I wouldn’t find this project very interesting.”
“Then you haven’t thanked me yet.”
Ding Yinan raised his nose and said something, then took the beer can to his mouth. And at this moment, Huo Zhixiao beside him suddenly put a hand on his leg, then leaned over without warning, and kissed the corner of his mouth.
“Thank you.” Huo Zhixiao said.
Ding Yinan held up the beer can in a daze, turned his head to look at Huo Zhixiao, it took a long while to realize that Huo Zhixiao expressed his gratitude by kissing him.
The two of them have done so many big-scale things, this innocent kiss seemed extraordinarily childish, but Ding Yinan’s heart skipped a beat inexplicably.
He felt his cheeks seem to heat up.
This is not quite right.
His drinking capacity is obviously not that bad.
Thanks for the update
You’re only drunk on love ~
Thank you for the chapter 💐
they’re so sweet (sometimes)
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Aiii this two dorks~ and I support hzx’s decision to resign! Time to spread those wings, son 😆
Yes, leave your dad’s firm 👍
Thanks for the chapter 💞
Glad ml considered resigning 😌 he’s beong limited with his father in control. The project started a bit bad for ml but the flow and happenings were good for him. Freedom with design, getting back at making crafts, gaining a son, developing with mc, etc.