frightfiction Chapter 147: Still Growing
Chapter 147: Still Growing
Director Li decided on the spot that he would never gossip with Fu Xiuyan again.
During the gossip process, not only will he not empathize with you in gossiping, but in the end he will also make you feel ashamed of your own shallowness.
It’s boring, so boring!
Director Li completely gave up the idea of chatting with Fu Xiuyan.
Fu Xiuyan took the initiative to speak: "Are you free?"
This was a way to get rid of him. Director Li was actually planning to leave. But Fu Xiuyan was so impatient to get rid of him that he didn't want to follow his lead.
He sat down again and said, "Pour me another cup of tea. The most important thing for me now is to wait for Teacher Xia's music. Nothing else matters."
The man refused to leave, so Fu Xiuyan frowned and poured him more tea.
Director Li was even happier when he saw him frown. "Don't mention it, you still know how to enjoy life. This room is really warm. Mine is like an ice cellar. I'll come to yours whenever I'm free."
Fu Xiuyan frowned even deeper: "Do you have a sense of boundaries?"
Director Li smiled and took a sip of tea, leaning back in his chair. "What's the point of talking about boundaries between me and my younger generation? That would be awkward, wouldn't it, nephew?"
Fu Xiuyan didn't even glance at him. He checked the time and sent a message to Xiao Wang, asking him to prepare the ingredients and send them over.
Director Li was not angry either. In his opinion, Fu Xiuyan was humiliated by him.
After two rounds of tea, Xiao Wang brought over the fresh ingredients.
Director Li followed and said in surprise, "You actually cooked your own food? Is the hotel food not tasty?"
Fu Xiuyan rolled up his sleeves and handled the ingredients very skillfully.
Director Li came over, and Fu Xiuyan didn't hesitate to give him a scallion: "Peel it for me."
Director Li was very resistant: "Am I the kind of person who would do such a thing? You actually ordered a big-name director to peel onions for you!"
Fu Xiuyan said calmly while processing the beef: "If you don't want to work, go back."
Director Li picked up the green onions and started peeling them. "I've never seen you cook by yourself before. You always ate boxed lunches. Why are you so particular this time?"
Fu Xiuyan acted as if he didn't hear what he said and continued to prepare the ingredients very seriously.
"Even if you don't tell me, I know it. This was done by the one in your family, right?"
Still no response.
"What kind of onions are you buying? They're so expensive! And these onions aren't good, they're old. You young people don't know how to buy vegetables, and you don't know how to live. You can't even pick an onion..."
Fu Xiuyan teased, "A great director like you can pick on onions?"
Director Li let the cat out of the bag and frantically tried to make amends, "Of course I don't! How would I know anything about kitchen matters? At home, I'm just fed and clothed, and I've never even been in the kitchen. It's my wife, your sister-in-law, who keeps nagging me about these annoying things. I've heard them so many times."
"Is that so?"
"What else could it be? That's it!"
"I see." Fu Xiuyan seemed to believe his lame words, and then asked him with a distressed look: "Just now you asked me to call you uncle... and now you say your wife is my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law... Does your wife know that she is a generation younger than you?"
Director Li was furious. He shouldn't have walked through this door today. His good mood was completely gone!
I won with just that one sentence, but just a few minutes later, he got it back.
Director Li gritted his teeth and smiled reluctantly, patting Fu Xiuyan on the shoulder and saying, "Brother, what are you talking about? I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously? Haha..."
Fu Xiuyan calmly looked at Director Li, who was smiling but not really smiling. "Director Li, you look a lot younger when you smile. You should smile more often in the future."
"..."
Director Li's mood brightened quickly. Almost as soon as the aroma of rice arrived, his smile became genuine. Then, he found a pair of chopsticks from somewhere and began to pick up food from the pot. Fu Xiuyan's spatula blocked his way.
"Let me try it for you to see if you need any seasoning."
"unnecessary."
"Let me try a bite first. It doesn't matter whether I eat it in the morning or in the evening. What if I eat less later?"
"When did I say you had a share?"
"You little brat! You're going too far!" He'd already peeled the onions, done all the work, and now it was time to eat, and you were saying there was no share for him?!
Fu Xiuyan didn't care: "Just bullying, so what?"
Director Li was so angry that he wanted to throw down his chopsticks and leave, but the next second the aroma filled his nose again. He was really sick of eating the boxed lunches from the hotel and the crew. He didn't want to miss out on this delicious food.
"You don't know when your wife will come out. You can do it when she comes out. Are you going to give him the leftovers?"
The casserole pot of soup was bubbling, and Fu Xiuyan turned the heat to the lowest setting.
"It won't be leftovers. When he comes out, we'll have dinner."
"You hungry?"
Director Li had just asked when the doorbell rang.
"My meal is here. Director Li, go back and eat too. Don't get hungry and faint here, and then try to blackmail me."
The door opened, and it was Xiao Wang pushing a food cart in, delivering the same hotel food he'd grown tired of. Behind him was Director Li's assistant.
"Director, your meal is ready. Can we bring it to your room?"
Director Li sighed, "Bring it in. Teacher Fu and I still have work to discuss, so we'll eat here."
Director Li felt like chewing wax throughout the entire meal, especially the fragrant aroma wafting from not far away. In contrast, he found it difficult to swallow the cold meal in the hotel.
In contrast to him, Fu Xiuyan ate with great relish.
"You are really easy to feed."
Fu Xiuyan raised his eyes and glanced at him: "Thank you for the compliment."
Director Li rolled his eyes: "Was that a compliment?"
The casserole was still bubbling and steaming. Director Li swallowed his saliva and said, "There are so many dishes. Your family member will definitely not be able to finish them all. Let's not waste them. Let's eat one first."
"Is the food in the hotel not tasty?" Fu Xiuyan interrupted him with Director Li's own words.
Director Li was so stunned by him that he couldn't say a word. Fu Xiuyan explained sympathetically, "He's still growing, so he needs a balanced diet."
"How old are you and still growing?"
"Twenty-three. Do you have any objections?"
Director Li muttered, "Twenty-three, he won't grow any taller..."
Fu Xiuyan glanced at him and said, "Whether it grows or not is not up to you to decide."
After a dull meal, Fu Xiuyan continued reading. It was as if Director Li wasn't even in the room. He didn't know what Director Li was thinking. He clearly couldn't get any good treatment from Fu Xiuyan here, yet he insisted on staying here instead of going back to his place.
From time to time, someone from the crew would look for him, and they would always come to Fu Xiuyan.
Fu Xiuyan was so annoyed that he couldn't help but want to kick the person out.
"Director Li, He Shuci is here." The assistant came over with two people. "He just arrived and hasn't gone to the room yet. He said he wanted to come and say hello to you."
Director Li smiled and stood up: "That's great, let him come in and meet Teacher Fu."
Fu Xiuyan couldn't chase people away at this juncture.