Ethan Chen's closet is filled with Adrian Wang's clothes. Adrian Wang only has two colors of clothes, black and white. Ethan Chen is not suitable for wearing black, so she left one set of white in the closet.
The kitchen was equipped with a full set of kitchenware and exquisite porcelain utensils, but Adrian Wang no longer expected Ethan Chen to cook. On the day when the kitchenware was fully equipped, Ethan Chen carefully read the cooking recipe that came with the kitchenware. Pour the oil into the meat slices when it is 70% hot. Oh, and the green onion and ginger are indispensable. Where are they? Look for them and you will find them! It's on fire!!! The flames came out of the wok and onto the range hood. Ethan Chen's face turned green and she rushed into the bathroom to get a basin of water and rushed back to the kitchen!
Adrian Wang turned off the main switch of the liquefied gas, covered the burning pot with a lid, turned on all the ventilation systems, and looked coldly at Ethan Chen who was holding the basin of water. The air was filled with the stench of burnt meat and the smell of rice coming out of the rice cooker. After that, Adrian Wang never asked Ethan Chen to cook again. The pot was thrown away as it was no longer useful. It took Ethan Chen three days to remove the smell of oil smoke from the kitchen.
The scent of spring was very clear. Ethan Chen was wearing Adrian Wang's white sweater. Although it was too big and looked loose, it had a trendy, casual and lazy feel. Ethan Chen was shy about wearing new clothes, so she paired it with Adrian Wang's discarded jeans, which were rolled up two or three times at the ankles. She was still wearing the pair of imitation Nike shoes that her family bought for 90 yuan, but they had been carefully scrubbed from inside to outside with a toothbrush dipped in laundry detergent. Ethan Chen carried a pile of books and walked towards the college. The spring weather was very bright.
Adrian Wang didn't come very often, only two or three times a week. Adrian Wang didn't talk, and Ethan Chen was also taciturn, and they got along well with each other. Adrian Wang didn't eat out casually. Every time he came back, he would write a bill for Ethan Chen to buy groceries. In the drawer of the shoe cabinet in the entrance hall, there was 10,000 yuan for Ethan Chen to use as he pleased. The money for buying groceries was all from this money. In order to make it clear, Ethan Chen carefully recorded each expense, more carefully than taking notes in class. After buying the groceries, Ethan Chen would wash and put them away one by one, and Adrian Wang would make the finished products. The rest would be packed in the refrigerator, enough for Ethan Chen to eat for a few more days. Gradually, there were more things in the refrigerator, and the kitchen utensils became more and more complete. Ethan Chen bought and washed the vegetables, and Adrian Wang cooked them. After the meal, Ethan Chen cleaned up the dishes. The two cooperated well. To be honest, Ethan Chen liked this kind of life very much. It was very natural, free and happy. Although Adrian Wang was indifferent, he would be fine as long as he did not go against his wishes. Adrian Wang never asked about Ethan Chen's private affairs. Ethan Chen was a quiet person who did not like crowds. It was almost impossible for him to have the superior and affluent living environment he deserved. Living with the man who appeared occasionally and did not bring any burden was in line with a song that was often sung on the popular campus radio recently, "I don't like loneliness but I'm afraid of being with two people---". Ethan Chen had never thought of having such a peaceful, quiet and leisurely life before. She really had never thought of it.
On the weekend, Ethan Chen borrowed a book called "Ordinary World" which has a high reputation. She was moved to tears after reading it. The lazy spring breeze blew into the balcony. Ethan Chen sat cross-legged on the soft sofa in the small hall. Adrian Wang rested his head on Ethan Chen's knees and hugged Ethan Chen's waist. Adrian Wang fell asleep. Ethan Chen cried loudly while reading the book but did not wake Adrian Wang up. There was a pile of tissues on Ethan Chen's hand. People in the city were really extravagant. They used such good tissues to wipe their tears and runny noses. Ethan Chen fell asleep with her head down and leaned against him.
When she woke up, the lights were on and it was almost dark. Adrian Wang had already gotten up and was changing clothes to go out. Ethan Chen rubbed her numb legs and looked at him; "You are leaving, drive carefully." Ever since she almost got murdered that night, Ethan Chen was really afraid of high speeds. Ethan Chen went to the bathroom to rinse her face. She felt so sleepy in spring. She looked up and saw Adrian Wang looking at her in the mirror. When Ethan Chen turned around to ask Adrian Wang if he had any other instructions, Adrian Wang opened the door and left.
There were leftover dishes in the refrigerator. Ethan Chen had a small appetite, and especially since Adrian Wang started cooking and she no longer ate the meals in the college cafeteria, she felt full easily. Although she had no aversion to northern steamed buns, she had not eaten them since she had rice. She took the rice and dishes out of the refrigerator and put them in a foreign product called a microwave oven for two minutes, and they were hot as if they had just come out of the pot. This thing is said to cost several thousand yuan each, but it is square, convenient and clean.
It was seven o'clock. She had slept for five hours. She was afraid that she would have trouble falling asleep tonight. Ethan Chen carefully pressed the remote control to turn on the huge floor-standing color TV. She had no memory of TV. There was a black and white TV at home, but she seldom watched it. One reason was that she lived in the school all year round. The other was that Aunt Chen believed that children would learn bad things and be distracted by watching TV, which affected their studies. This kind of thinking has been deeply rooted in Ethan Chen's mind since then. However, the bright and dazzling colors of such a large color TV still surprised Ethan Chen every time. The CCTV was broadcast every day. The news and the latest column Focus Interview are must-sees. This is a platform to understand the national economy and people's livelihood. After all, Ethan Chen is a college student, but every time she finishes watching it, she feels particularly indignant. The cases and problems mentioned in it are obvious, and they should be solved but they are not. Ethan Chen feels that something is wrong with the country, but she doesn't know what is wrong. She turned off the TV before the commercials. Ethan Chen rolled up her sleeves to clean, wash clothes and mop the floor. It is not Ethan Chen's habit to eat without doing anything. Besides, Adrian Wang is a person with a cleanliness problem. Waiting for Adrian Wang to speak will be boring.
Because he had no problem with food, clothing, housing and transportation, Ethan Chen was already quite frugal. The three hundred yuan living allowance his family gave him in the past two months was basically useless. For the first time, Ethan Chen actually had his own little treasury. He opened a bank passbook and used his lunar birthday as the password. The red passbook was placed at the bottom of the box. Ethan Chen had his own plans. If he had any urgent matters in the future, he would not have to ask his family for help. Besides, a rich man like Adrian Wang could change his attitude at any time and ask him to move out immediately. What should he do? With such concerns, Ethan Chen did not return the dormitory.
The school bed was reserved, and the roommates could put things there, and relatives and friends would have a place to stay, so Ethan Chen stayed at a relative's house instead of the dormitory, and the roommates were happy to help cover it up during the room inspection. They were all staying, so who would stay at a hostel that costs dozens of yuan a night if relatives and friends came? This is convenient for both parties, so why not!
I was still wearing a sweater a few days ago, but it's extremely hot today. There is no transition period to spring in the north like in my hometown. The fashionable girls in school have all started wearing skirts and sandals. However, it's April and the hot season has not yet fully arrived, so the temperature will drop a few times.
"Adrian Wang," Ethan Chen took a thin sweater and put it in the bag and followed Adrian Wang who was going out, "the wind direction changed tonight, and it will definitely get colder today. You'd better take your clothes with you." The sun was shining brightly outside, but the wind direction changed. Ethan Chen, who was born in a farming family, often heard the proverbs of the elderly and knew that the weather would change when the wind direction changed. They should take care of each other when living together, and Ethan Chen was eating and living for free. Although Adrian Wang was a cold person, as long as Ethan Chen abided by the rules, Adrian Wang was easy to get along with. The most important point was that although Adrian Wang's attitude was cold, Ethan Chen had never heard him say a sarcastic or mocking word, unlike his friends who called him a country bumpkin.
Adrian Wang glanced at Ethan Chen, took the bag and went out.
Ethan Chen carefully closed the windows and doors and went to school. At noon, the wind blew hard and the temperature dropped suddenly. There was cold wind and drizzle outside the window. Ethan Chen looked at the men and women shivering in the classroom and was sure that many people would catch a cold tomorrow.
Spring rain brings spring chill. Leo Liu sneezed a lot, shook his shoulders and wiped his nose. He couldn't escape the cold.
Others were not much better, but Adrian Wang put on an extra sweater over his shirt and looked at the drizzle outside and said calmly: "Ethan Chen said that the wind would change and it would get colder today, and it really did."
Marcus Song threw away the tissue he used to wipe his nose and exchanged surprised looks with them. Even these old friends who had known each other for such a long time rarely heard him say anything other than command words.
Ethan Chen was looking for a folk remedy for insomnia in the library. The remedy in the book was surprisingly simple. It was just to drink a bowl of millet porridge before going to bed. Ethan Chen tried to make it in the kitchen, but porridge was not easy to make. If she was not careful, it would bubble out.
"What is he doing?" Through the open glass door of the kitchen, you can see the man staring at the fire on the stove, as if he is facing a great enemy. As soon as he hears any movement, he takes the lid off the pot, takes a break, and then puts it back on. He repeats this every two minutes on average.
Adrian Wang took a look. He knew Ethan Chen couldn't cook. As for what he was doing in the kitchen, Adrian Wang didn't care. From the aroma of rice wafting from the kitchen, he knew he was cooking porridge.
"Can't he use his brain to use chopsticks to touch it? Even if he turns down the fire, it will be fine." Leo Liu looked curiously, and Marcus Song raised his eyebrows and continued the topic coldly: "Does he look like a smart person?"
Leo Liu grinned and tilted his head and said, "The first time Marcus Song met him last time, he said that Ethan Chen was a typical bookworm who was a bookworm and good for nothing. It was a very accurate assessment."
Owen Gao chuckled softly. He felt that Ethan Chen, who was staring at the pot lid in the kitchen as if facing a great enemy, was really funny and clumsy. It happened that Ethan Chen was wearing Adrian Wang's clothes inside and out. The big clothes hung on her body and obviously did not fit her, but she actually felt good. It was indeed the charm of brand-name clothing. An ordinary and short country girl could actually give the illusion of being elegant when wearing them. Especially after Ethan Chen changed into a pair of frameless glasses, she gave people the false impression of being shrewd and mean, and the look in her eyes gave people the misunderstanding of being arrogant. The astonishment they saw Ethan Chen with a new pair of glasses a few days ago completely broke their old habit of judging people by their appearance. It was true that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.
It seemed that it was okay. Ethan Chen turned off the fire, put the pot on the stove, washed her hands, and came out to see the people in the room. She was really shocked. Her attention had been on the fire and she didn't pay attention to anything else. She didn't know when they came in. Ethan Chen went back to the room. Leo Liu inside spoke very rudely, which Ethan Chen didn't like.
Seeing Ethan Chen return to the room, Leo Liu turned his head and stared at Adrian Wang: "We have been here for almost an hour. Was he startled just now intentionally or for real?"
Adrian Wang was reading and ignored him. Leo Liu turned around and called Ethan Chen, "Did you cook the porridge just now? Serve me a bowl."
Ethan Chen heard this in the single room and came out to the kitchen to get a bowl of porridge and put it down. Leo Liu stared at the porridge in the bowl, where there were barely any rice grains. He looked up at Ethan Chen and said, "You want me to eat it with my hands?"
Ethan Chen brought over a pair of chopsticks. Leo Liu ordered some side dishes. Ethan Chen searched for a long time and found a bag of dried radish, then ran back to the room and never came out.
Leo Liu pushed away the bowl and chopsticks and confirmed: "This person is not only unintelligent, but also very tactless. He will only take a step forward if someone pushes him. If someone with tact outside had brought all the food in long ago, he is not even qualified to be a waiter."
No one responded to Leo Liu's joke. Everyone took out their books and exchanged their interpretations.
Are they studying? Ethan Chen was quite surprised. Although she didn't know who they were, she always saw them playing and doing nothing. Adrian Wang almost always came late at night. She never saw Adrian Wang reading a book. He used the big color TV to play games. They didn't look like staff members, but they didn't look like students either. They didn't look a few years older than Ethan Chen, but they were much more mature than Ethan Chen who came from the countryside. They gathered together and looked like they were having a study meeting. Ethan Chen rarely saw them being serious, which made her feel awkward, but it also changed her impression of them.
They all knew that Ethan Chen couldn't cook, and Adrian Wang couldn't cook for others either, so Ethan Chen was assigned to go out to the community restaurants to have meals delivered to their homes. Their appetite was obvious to all, and every time Ethan Chen saw them eating like this, she would feel full just by looking at them.
They ate and chatted. Ethan Chen usually had no appetite at night. She was satisfied with just a bowl of porridge and a small dish of stir-fried mushrooms and vegetables. Ethan Chen was not a greedy person.
"Is he a cat?" Leo Liu bit into the braised beef. The neighborhood here was not high-end, but the chef's skills in the small restaurant in the district were quite good. He saw Ethan Chen eating a bowl of porridge with only rice soup but no rice grains - the same bowl that Leo Liu had asked for but didn't eat, plus a few mouthfuls of vegetables, and she looked like she was full, which made people feel their stomachs even emptier.
"It should be, otherwise how can it feel comfortable to hold it?" Marcus Song glanced at it and said, "Adrian Wang, is that stupid cat really comfortable to hold in your hands?"
Adrian Wang looked up at Ethan Chen, who was collecting clothes on the balcony, and said, "He doesn't make noise."
That's right, they all agreed. After seeing too much flattery, they came into contact with Ethan Chen. Although Ethan Chen was obviously afraid of them, it might be because of his strength without desire. Ethan Chen didn't approach them, and there was also a taste of contempt. They said that Ethan Chen was a country bumpkin, but Ethan Chen didn't necessarily think highly of them. He also regarded them as Gao Yanei and the like. This was a strange thing for them. No one looked down on them, but they didn't ask because it felt strange. They were very sensitive about their own space, but Ethan Chen walked back and forth here as if they didn't exist, and it didn't feel abrupt at all. He was completely negligible. He didn't know how to please, nor did he pretend to be anything, and he didn't know how to behave. What he was thinking was all written on his face, so there was no need to make unnecessary speculations. It was stupid to promote personal prestige with such a stupid and simple person. After contacting Ethan Chen three times, they gave up on intimidating Ethan Chen. Now, except for Leo Liu who would find trouble to tease him, no one would pick a fight with him.
Ethan Chen went back to her room to read. She would take the high school entrance exam at the weekend. There would basically be no questions on knowledge beyond the textbooks in the college entrance exam. However, in recent years, she had spent an entire month reading novels and watching TV. Now was the time to cram. This was a habit Ethan Chen had developed after moving here. It was true that material abundance would lead to depravity.
It was very late, so they went back. Ethan Chen heard the door close. After a while, Adrian Wang came into the room to get clothes to wash. Ethan Chen went to the kitchen and brought back rice soup that was the perfect temperature, neither too hot nor too cold.
Adrian Wang swept the rice soup on the bedside table where he slept. "This is rice soup," Ethan Chen explained, "Drinking a bowl before going to bed can help you sleep. Try drinking a bowl every day."
Adrian Wang glanced at Ethan Chen and picked up the cup to drink. The fragrant rice flavor was quite palatable, leaving a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth and warming his stomach.
After turning off the lights and going to bed, Ethan Chen fell asleep soon. Adrian Wang turned over and found a comfortable position and buried his head in Ethan Chen's neck. Ethan Chen's breathing was gentle and her skin was clean. She wore Adrian Wang's clothes and had Adrian Wang's own scent. Adrian Wang fell asleep peacefully. It was a wonderful thing to be able to sleep.
In the morning, Ethan Chen woke up from a nightmare. In the dream, Ethan Chen was almost dying and couldn't breathe. He struggled to wake up in panic and found Adrian Wang lying on top of him. Adrian Wang, who was 1.9 meters tall, weighed at least dozens of kilograms more than Ethan Chen, who was a little over 1.7 meters tall. It was good that Ethan Chen didn't die. Ethan Chen sat on the bed and gasped for air. He was so scared that he thought he was sleep paralysis. Adrian Wang woke up as soon as Ethan Chen moved and went to wash up.
The high school entrance examination went smoothly. They were all written questions, with only a few numbers changed, and even the question types remained the same. Ethan Chen felt good. It had been cold for a few days ago, but now it was warm. Ethan Chen walked towards the dormitory wearing his sweater, ready to go to the dormitory to get his passbook and some money to buy a pair of shoes. The weather was getting warmer, and he couldn't stand wearing sneakers anymore. He had almost no expenses in the past two months, so Ethan Chen planned to go shopping and buy a pair of better leather sandals.
"Ethan Chen", it was a girl's voice. Ethan Chen turned around and looked over, very surprised.
In fact, Ethan Chen was an ordinary person with a dull personality. When he was studying, Ethan Chen never took the initiative to talk to girls. Of course, no girl took the initiative to talk to Ethan Chen. In their county No. 2 Middle School, girls in the county looked down on those who came from the countryside to study like him. They were the most clingy when they wanted to copy homework and test papers, but they ignored them afterwards. The girls in the county were fierce, scheming and willful. Ethan Chen couldn't stand holding hands and K!ssing in public. The girls from the countryside who came to study with him were not pretty and rustic, but they wanted to learn to follow the fashion of city people, which was even uglier. So Ethan Chen really didn't have a single girl he knew. In this college, Ethan Chen came and went during class times. Since he didn't have an accommodation, Ethan Chen basically only knew the seven roommates who were familiar with the dormitory. Generally, they would inform Ethan Chen if there was anything, and Ethan Chen would also bring them the leftover fish and meat that were not easy to find in school when Adrian Wang had a party. It was a pity to throw them away because many of the food had not been eaten yet. So Ethan Chen had a good reputation in the dormitory, but he was as invisible as ever in the whole class. At least Ethan Chen still remembered the girl who called him.
Liu Qing, the most beautiful girl in the class, was from Tianjin, had delicate features, had many admirers at the beginning of the school year, was a bit arrogant, and was the secretary of the class league branch. Ethan Chen heard all this when she lived in the dormitory last year. Although they were in the same class, they had never spoken to each other.
It was hot today, so she wore a short skirt, a light yellow one that fitted her well. Girls who grew up in big cities know how to dress up. This made Ethan Chen think of her younger sister, whom she seldom met, the sister who stayed at home to farm after finishing elementary school, the girl who was completely ignored by the Chen family.
"How did you do on the test this time?" Liu Qing chatted with Ethan Chen in standard Mandarin. Unlike Ethan Chen's Mandarin with a southern accent that she could never change, her attitude was generous and appropriate. Although Ethan Chen was not proactive, she would not reject others' kindness. "Not bad," Ethan Chen followed her topic and said, "The test questions this time were all in the book, not difficult."
Liu Qing also agreed: "I feel so relaxed after the exam. Tomorrow is a holiday and it's the weekend. Several of my classmates want to organize a trip. Ethan Chen, you should join us."
Travel? It seemed like a good idea. Ethan Chen had been in Beijing for more than half a year and had only been to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. This time they organized a day trip to the Summer Palace. Going in before six in the morning would be counted as morning exercise, not including the entrance fee, so they could save thirty yuan in entrance fees. Although they had to catch the early bus, it was cost-effective anyway. Ethan Chen agreed. For Ethan Chen, saving dozens of yuan was very attractive.
When they reached the dividing line between the male and female dormitories, Liu Qing waved her hand and went back to the female dormitory in a very Western style, wearing high heels and shaking her long hair. Ethan Chen couldn't take her eyes off her for a long time. Looking at her thin high heels, Ethan Chen began to worry whether she would still wear such shoes tomorrow.
Ethan Chen went out of school and withdrew 300 yuan from the bank. After comparing prices, she chose a pair of leather sandals that cost over 100 yuan. She would feel stuffy if she wore sneakers again. This was the first time that Ethan Chen bought something that cost over 100 yuan. She chose very carefully. She walked around the huge shopping mall, where there were so many things that it was dazzling. She bought a box of jasmine tea for 4.8 yuan and returned home satisfied. It was already dark outside, and there was no hot wind during the day. Ethan Chen carefully protected the pocket where she put her passbook and squeezed into the bus. After five stops, she arrived at her residence.
Since Adrian Wang was not around, Ethan Chen made a cup of scented tea. The long-lost fragrance made Ethan Chen feel relaxed.
When there are too many people, things are of course complicated. They agreed to meet at the back gate of the school at five in the morning. Ethan Chen went there half an hour in advance. At five o'clock, several boys from the same class who were not very familiar with her arrived. Twenty minutes later, the girls arrived. They were dressed up carefully, wearing the same high-heeled sandals, new skirts, fashionable leather bags, and lipstick. The boys were very happy and came forward to dispel the boredom of waiting. They were so eager that Ethan Chen couldn't even get close to them.
The boys suggested that it was indecent for a girl dressed so beautifully to squeeze into a bus, and they suggested taking a taxi to the Summer Palace, which attracted the girls' praise. They hailed two taxis. At this moment, Ethan Chen regretted it. Taking a taxi would make her carsick and it was not cost-effective. It would only cost a few dollars to take a bus, and now she didn't know how much more it would cost to take a taxi.
There were four pairs of boys and girls, just four people in one car. Ethan Chen, who was afraid of motion sickness, sat in the single seat next to the driver of one of the cars and opened the window slightly. The morning wind was particularly refreshing, but the electronic numbers on the meter jumped up quickly. When the price reached more than 50 yuan, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Summer Palace. The total was 54 yuan. Ethan Chen silently calculated and divided it by four, which was about 14 yuan. Ethan Chen took 15 yuan and gave it to the driver. The driver pointed to the meter and said, "It's 54."
They were ready to get off the bus. Ethan Chen only had a little over 100 yuan with her. If she had taken the bus, it would have only cost her 3 yuan to transfer to another station. Even if she paid for all 10 people, it would only be 30 yuan. Now they acted as if it was their right. Ethan Chen didn't want to be blamed. "We each paid for our own."
The smiles on the girls' lips froze. Liu Qing opened her small bag and took out a hundred-yuan bill to give as change to the driver in front. The driver looked at Ethan Chen with contempt, but Ethan Chen didn't pay any attention to it. City people have always had much more money than country people like them. Every time she went back to her temporary residence, she could see a drawer full of hundred-yuan bills in the shoe cabinet. Ethan Chen was numb to other people's money.
As expected, there is no entrance fee for entering the garden in advance. There are not many people, as there are locals who come here to exercise early. The tourists have not arrived yet. The lake breeze blows in my face, and the air is fresh and comfortable. There is an island in the lake in the distance, and pavilions are visible in the morning mist. It is worthy of being a royal garden. Ethan Chen noticed the bronze bull surrounded by wooden fences on the shore shaded by weeping willows. It looks so cute and lifelike. Ethan Chen didn't pay any attention to the low whispers and glances from the two groups of people behind after they met.
It was lively after the fun started. After walking for less than 20 minutes, the girls were so tired that they sat on the wooden chairs under the weeping willows on the shore, rubbing their ankles in high heels and unable to walk. There was a small shop in the scenic area. The food was not much but expensive. The boys all rushed to buy food for the girls who didn't have breakfast. It was really funny to see the boys pursuing the girls. Ethan Chen watched from the sidelines. Two boys quietly asked Ethan Chen if she was interested in Zhang Qing. They all seemed to want to pursue Zhang Qing, but Zhang Qing was quite arrogant and seemed to be the leader among the girls. The other three girls also looked up to her.
Ethan Chen had never thought about talking about a girlfriend. Besides, a girl from a big city like Zhang Qing would not be attracted to her. Now Ethan Chen was wearing high-end branded clothes that Adrian Wang didn't want. Ethan Chen knew that she was just a country girl and now lived in a city girl's house, but that had nothing to do with her. A girl like Zhang Qing couldn't possibly look at him. When she thought about asking for a separate payment when paying the taxi fare, she saw Zhang Qing's face froze in the driver's rearview mirror, which was fun. Ethan Chen was never a generous person. When Ethan Chen was in middle school, he had a total of 150 yuan a month for living expenses. He brought his own rice, and the necessities of life and daily food and drink were all included in the money. He counted three or five yuan a day. If he wanted to buy a notebook, he had to save money. The tuition and miscellaneous fees for going to school in the county were also high. That was extra money from the family. Every month, he had to pay an extra 100 yuan for tuition and miscellaneous expenses. Even if the three brothers saved, they would still have to spend 700 or 800 yuan a month, and that didn't include tuition. Now that he was in a big city, the expenses would double. Aaron Chen and Kevin Chen have many good friends. Every time they are generous, they eat white rice and dried radish in private. A person's generosity depends on economic conditions. Ethan Chen does not have the ability and foundation to be generous. Every penny she has is saved by her mother who works in the small shop from dawn to late at night. This time when she went home for the New Year, several bright small shops opened along the road. Her mother's hair has white hair. She is only over 40 and looks older than 50-year-old people in the city, not to mention her father who has to take care of the two acres of land he has left. Such a Ethan Chen cannot be generous. Just like the example of Ethan Chen taking a bath now, it requires conditions. How can you take a bath on the ground every day without a superior living standard? That also costs electricity and water. It is natural to use the family's money by yourself. You will repay your parents in the future. You have to pay it back. If you want to spend it on irrelevant people, then you don't have to.
Sitting on the paint-mottled bench, enjoying the lake breeze blowing through the willows and gazing at the indigo distant mountains and the vast lake, it seems peaceful and quiet in the early morning with few tourists, and my heart is also intoxicated.
"Ethan Chen, let's go and take a look at the front," the girls called Ethan Chen after they had finished eating and resting. Ethan Chen wanted to sit here all day, but didn't want to be the first to do so, so she just responded and followed them and walked slowly.
After nine o'clock, tourists came in an endless stream. They brought a roll of camera and finished taking pictures quickly. Since she was also in the camera, Ethan Chen took the initiative to buy a roll of Kodak. Since she also spent money, she didn't feel awkward about being photographed anymore.
The time passed very quickly. The Summer Palace is a large place with many attractions. Taking pictures at the famous attractions was a testimony of having been to this royal garden. They insisted on taking a picture of Ethan Chen and Zhang Qing together. It was the first time they were teased by someone and they were very happy even though they knew it was a joke. After all, Zhang Qing was the prettiest girl among them.
They went to the island in the middle of the lake, but Ethan Chen didn't go because it was too expensive. It was an extra expense. It was beautiful, but it was not a place that common people like him should go. Seeing it would only make him envious. So Ethan Chen left with them, and both sides probably breathed a sigh of relief.
Ethan Chen spent a free day, walking when she wanted to walk and sitting when she wanted to sit. She came out excitedly when it got dark and waited for the bus back for twenty minutes. She changed buses twice and got on the wrong one, which cost her an extra hour. However, this did not dampen Ethan Chen's happy mood today. It was already very late when she arrived at her residence.
Adrian Wang opened the door and glanced around the room. He was surprised to find that Ethan Chen was not there. He had placed Ethan Chen here for almost two months. Ethan Chen was introverted and rarely went out. He had never seen him go out to play. Adrian Wang looked at the clock. The hand pointed to ten twenty, and Ethan Chen had not come back yet.
Adrian Wang hung his coat on the hanger and frowned at a piece of clothing on the hanger. That should be the casual wear he changed out of the day before yesterday. It was an imported product that Adrian Wang bought just last week. Now in Adrian Wang's eyes, it was almost as good as a rag. Ethan Chen's "hard work" caused Adrian Wang to lose another high-end product. This was the third one this month. Adrian Wang always wanted to tell Ethan Chen that he didn't want him to wash it but he always forgot to say it, so this can't be blamed on Ethan Chen.
Throwing the key on the shoe cabinet, Adrian Wang glanced at the new shoe box that was obviously low-end. It must be Ethan Chen's. He was disgusted with Ethan Chen's taste, but he resisted the urge to throw it away. He obviously had no money, but he didn't use the money he gave him. He still kept a running account. He was really stupid. He couldn't even make a false account. How could he survive in the big dye vat of society in the future? Last month, Leo Liu played a joke and gave Ethan Chen a lot of money that seemed to be uncountable. He asked Ethan Chen to buy dozens of goods. After Ethan Chen's expenses, he made a bet with Marcus Song and Owen Gao to see how much money Ethan Chen would swallow. In the end, they all lost. Ethan Chen's running account was accurate to the corner. Although everyone didn't care about Ethan Chen's persistence, they treated Ethan Chen as an invisible person from then on and didn't provoke him or ridicule him. This can also be regarded as a kind of respect. They have seen too much filth, including themselves. There is no doubt that Ethan Chen is fresh.
Adrian Wang is a methodical person. His house is like him. There are not many things but they are complete and neat. Every piece of furniture is simple and noble. Every time they come in, they say that this house is like a sample house for real estate promotion. It is not popular at all. Only the bedroom is not like Adrian Wang. The quilt is folded like a bad sling. There are tea cups that have not been washed after drinking at the head of the bed. There is also a box of the cheapest jasmine tea. It is not tea at all. It is more like tender leaves. Adrian Wang suppressed his mood to throw the tea box into the bedside cabinet where Ethan Chen slept.
Maybe because she lived there all year round, Ethan Chen liked to read on the bed very much. Whenever someone came, she would hide in the bedroom. Adrian Wang pulled the bedspread and removed the quilt cover several times. Since the first time Ethan Chen removed and washed the sheets under his order, Adrian Wang no longer counted on him. Ethan Chen was not interested in housework and was not serious. He was also very stupid. It was the first time he cooked and caught fire. It was the first time he washed clothes and the water flooded. Fortunately, he was there that day, otherwise he would have been electrocuted. Adrian Wang threw the quilt cover into the dry cleaning machine he bought specially. If those buddies knew that he was doing the housework in this house, they would be laughed to death. Adrian Wang had no choice because he couldn't stand the slightest mess.
When the clock struck eleven, Adrian Wang's face began to look ugly. A person who should be in the fixed place he arranged at any time and anywhere was actually out of his control. It turned out that the person could move, was independent, and could disappear. With this understanding, Adrian Wang was very uncomfortable. For two months, every time he came, he always saw Ethan Chen staying in this house quietly, not to mention being talkative. She was not smart and would not pretend to be smart, but she was not stupid either. She also had a little bit of nobleness that was rare among people nowadays. Although she was a little ridiculous, petty and petty, and stupid because she had no talent and could not see through anything, Ethan Chen was just such an ordinary person. She would not and could not learn to flatter. She had a false appearance of being smart in her southern Mandarin accent, but she was clean in her bones. This might be one of the reasons why Adrian Wang unconsciously relaxed and fell asleep without defense beside him.
Adrian Wang was at home, and Ethan Chen finally got home. Beijing was too big for Ethan Chen, and he was happy to see the lights. Among the millions of lights in Beijing, this was the only bright light that belonged to him. Squeezed on the crowded bus, Ethan Chen imagined whether he could stay in this city in two years. Ethan Chen was looking forward to the future. After all, Ethan Chen was in a three-year junior college, and the first year would be over in two months. The future was very close to Ethan Chen.
It was almost twelve o'clock when Ethan Chen took a shower and washed herself. As expected, her heels were rubbed raw and would hurt for a few days after being in the water. Adrian Wang was very clean. Once, Ethan Chen was too lazy to wash her hair and went to bed. Adrian Wang came back in the middle of the night and threw Ethan Chen into the bathroom while she was sleeping. From then on, Ethan Chen didn't dare to cut corners. She would go to bed after blowing her hair dry. Lying on the soft bed, her whole body felt as comfortable as if she was in the clouds.
Adrian Wang lay down on the bed. Ethan Chen felt that Adrian Wang was in a bad mood because of the stiff bodies touching each other. Naturally, Ethan Chen didn't want to be a punching bag. She was tired after playing all day. She closed her eyes and felt sleepy. Ethan Chen's sleep quality has always been good. To be honest, it is comfortable to have a big embrace to lean on. What she smelled at the tip of her nose was not the smell of boys mixed with sweat and stinky feet that Ethan Chen knew in the dormitory all year round, but a very refreshing and clean smell, not annoying at all. How long will such days continue? Ethan Chen stopped thinking about it since those "Gao Yanei" didn't roll their eyes at him. Obviously, Ethan Chen is not only not a person who thinks three steps ahead before taking one step, but also the kind of person who thinks half a step ahead before taking one step and there is no cure for it.
Adrian Wang stared at Ethan Chen for three minutes before she fell asleep. Ethan Chen's previous pair of tacky gold-rimmed glasses was deliberately broken by him. When Ethan Chen came back with a new pair at his request, Adrian Wang was also surprised. People really need to be packaged. A pair of small glasses can package an inconspicuous and harmless person like a shrewd and capable person who has been immersed in society for many years. At that time, Adrian Wang felt surprised and interesting. It was interesting to see Ethan Chen with such a calculating face doing stupid things. After taking off the glasses, his face had the delicateness of a southerner and a pale and fragile feeling similar to neurosis. His thin lips had what the elderly call a mean and unkind face. Only when you have contact with too many people will you understand that the one who really stabs you in the back is always a person with a kind face, because in the beginning, you put such a person behind you with peace of mind. The most unpredictable person is always that kind of person. As for Zhouyi physiognomy, they gave up when they saw Ethan Chen change his glasses.
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