Chapter 61 Invitation

The two of them walked to the fresh produce area, where Xu Hongdou was selecting vegetables.

"Hey, have you noticed that since we met, the thing we do most is eating together." Xu Hongdou suddenly said.

"Life is just about 'food, clothing, housing and transportation'. Eating together now is 'food'." Chen Mo said after thinking for a while.

"Well, we live together now."

"Who lives with you?" Xu Hongdou glared.

"Neighbors, so almost." Chen Mo said nonchalantly.

"That's far from it. Speak nicely." Xu Hongdou scolded.

"Okay." Chen Mo signaled surrender and changed his words.

"So we live close enough, right?"

"Yeah." Xu Hongdou nodded.

"As for 'OK', we now go to and from get off work together." Chen Mo continued.

"Oh, no, I haven't started work yet. What time do you go to work in the morning? I can take you there."

"No, it's too early for me to go to work." Xu Hongdou shook her head.

"Actually." Chen Mo was about to say something.

"In fact, you always go to work very early, and we just happen to be on the same way, so it's just a matter of knocking on the door next door?"

Xu Hongdou turned to look at Chen Mo and spoke directly to help.

"Well, yes, that's right." Chen Mo laughed dryly.

"You already know all this, and you're still answering quickly."

"Forget it, so as to avoid getting bored after a long time." Xu Hongdou waved her hand.

"How could I be bored? It's no exaggeration to say that I can pick you up until you retire." Chen Mo patted his chest and promised.

"I'm sick of it." Xu Hongdou put the selected dishes into the cart, glanced at Chen Mo, turned around and walked forward.

"."Chen Mo.

Is this a romantic allergy or something?

Why don't you always play by the rules?

Forget it, let’s talk about this later.

Chen Mo shook his head helplessly and followed with the cart.

"Finally, there is 'clothes'." Chen Mo took the opportunity to suggest: "How about I buy you two sets of clothes?"

"Thank you, but that's not necessary. I don't need clothes." Xu Hongdou refused directly.

"I'm in need of something. How about you help me pick out a couple?" Chen Mo asked tentatively.

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou turned around and looked Chen Mo up and down, then said directly:
"I don't have money, I can't afford it."

Although the clothes Chen Mo wore had no obvious logos, Xu Hongdou could tell from the material that they were not cheap.

"Just help me choose, I'll pay for it myself." Chen Mo said quickly.

"I don't understand what kind of clothes you rich people wear." Xu Hongdou still shook her head.

"What kind of class is that? I don't care about that."

"Anything is fine as long as it's your choice." Chen Mo said expectantly.

"Really?" Xu Hongdou asked.

"Really, I'll wear whatever you pick." Chen Mo nodded repeatedly.

"I only know how to pick women's clothes, so how about I buy you a skirt?" Xu Hongdou asked with a smile.

Chen Mo's expression suddenly froze.

"Don't worry, I'm familiar with this field. I won't ask for your help to choose. I'll just give you two sets, including stockings and high heels."

Xu Hongdou waved her hand and said generously.

"How is it? Don't you men like these things the most?"

"This is slander and prejudice. I don't know what others think, but I just don't like it!" Chen Mo said solemnly.

At this time Xu Hongdou suddenly moved closer to Chen Mo. Chen Mo could clearly see Xu Hongdou's charming eyes, straight nose, crystal red lips, and even the lip lines.

There is also the faint fragrance coming from Xu Hongdou.

Chen Mo couldn't help swallowing, and his hands unconsciously clenched the handle of the cart.

Did happiness come so suddenly?
Just when Chen Mo was thinking about the next move, he suddenly heard Xu Hongdou's "gentle" voice asking:

"Where were you looking at just now?"

Women are still very sensitive to the gaze of the opposite sex.

When choosing the hot pot base, Xu Hongdou didn't react at first, but after thinking about it, she realized the reason why Chen Mo behaved unnaturally at that time.

Chen Mo took two steps back and kept coughing to cover up his embarrassment.

"Hmph, you say you don't like it, but your eyes are not honest." Xu Hongdou snorted coldly.

And you're pretending to be a gentleman to her?

Chen Mo couldn't explain this kind of thing.

How to explain it? Men's unconscious instinct?
"We like to watch others wear it, not wear it ourselves." Chen Mo said with a dry laugh.

And the subject used is "we", not "I".

This is a problem that all men in the world have. It’s not just my problem!
"You just said you could wear anything." Xu Hongdou obviously didn't intend to let Chen Mo off so easily.

"I can buy it for you online, so you don't have to go to the women's clothing store."

"When the time comes, you can wear it out, like today, and we can go shopping in the supermarket together."

Chen Mo couldn't help but twitch a little at the corner of his eyes, but he still forced a smile and said:

"Thank you. I just remembered that I haven't worn the two new pieces I bought last time. I don't think I need them for the time being."

"It's okay, you can keep what you bought and wear them slowly. Besides, the styles are different, so it won't be a waste." Xu Hongdou said.

"Thank you, but no, I'm used to wearing the same style of clothes and I can't try this new style." Chen Mo refused.

"Well, you should try different styles. Maybe you will find one that suits you best." Xu Hongdou recommended enthusiastically.

"If you're embarrassed, I can just accompany you." Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows.

"Accompany me?" Chen Mo was puzzled.

"Yes, I'll accompany you." Xu Hongdou nodded seriously.

"I wear men's clothes and you wear women's clothes, let's have a contrast in style!"

"How is it?" Xu Hongdou looked loyal.

"Not very good." After hearing this, Chen Mo turned around and left.

Can men wearing women's clothing be the same as women wearing men's clothing?

When a woman wears men's clothes, the good-looking ones can look cool and sassy, ​​but the average-looking ones can be called a tomboy at most.

If a man wears women's clothing, he will probably be described as a sissy or a pervert.

If it's in Thailand, it's okay, there is organization, and you can also get the name of the third gender - ladyboy.

If you are in a more open place, you may be able to respect freedom of dress.

But if you dress like this in your daily life in China, do you expect someone to see you on the street and say “You are so handsome”?

It is estimated that most people will pick up their mobile phones to take pictures, post them on WeChat Moments or upload short videos as soon as possible.

"Please think about it again. I will risk my life for you." Xu Hongdou quickly caught up with him, still teasing.

"If I really think about it, am I still a gentleman?" Chen Mo said unhappily.

"A gentleman is open and honest. Just be clear in your conscience and don't worry about the world's opinions."

"I feel guilty!"

"Well, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're a bit pedantic."

"hehe."

Chen Mo quickened his pace and Xu Hongdou followed closely, still "persuading" him.

A gray-haired old man looked at the two people who were playing and walking past him, and couldn't help but sigh:

"It's great to be young."

"What? I've served you all my life, and it's still not good enough." An old lady next to her, who also had half-white hair and was carrying a vegetable basket, said.

"Okay, we are better than them." The old man patted the back of his wife's hand and said with a smile.

"I still remember that when you were young, you were prettier than that girl just now."

"That's still a little worse." The old lady said this, but the wrinkles on her face could not hide her smile.

"In my eyes, you were the most beautiful back then." There was a hint of tenderness hidden in the depths of the old man's cloudy eyes.

"Just back then?" the old lady asked.

"Now I am only slightly worse than that girl." The old man made a tiny gap between his index finger and thumb. "What nonsense! I am so old now. If the girl hears it, she will think you are scolding her."

"How could that be? She wouldn't think so if she saw a photo of you when you were young."

"If she sees me like this again, she will be scared and cry, right?" the old lady laughed.

How can a woman at her beautiful age accept her old appearance?

But the girl just now was much prettier than she was when she was young, and she should be prettier than her when she is older.

"You look very beautiful now, too." said the old man.

"You are the only one who thinks so." The old lady also knew that the old man was just coaxing her.

"Anyway, I haven't seen enough, you have to let me watch for a few more years." The old man said softly.

"Yeah." The old lady responded softly.

"If I don't watch it anymore, it means I'm tired of it. Don't rush to find me when the time comes. Let me be alone and have some peace and quiet."

"You have a nice dream. You can do whatever you want." The old lady knew what her husband meant.

"Hehe, that's right, God has the final say."

The old man smiled. At his age, he was content with everything.

"Let's go home. Your grandson must be hungry after school."

"it is good."

After Chen Mo and Xu Hongdou finished selecting some meat not far away, they turned around and saw the two gray-haired, slightly staggering figures.

"They are so happy." Xu Hongdou couldn't help but sigh with envy in her eyes.

"We will do the same in the future." Chen Mo tilted his head to look at Xu Hongdou and said with gentle eyes.

Xu Hongdou retracted her gaze, glanced at Chen Mo, and snorted, "Who will follow you in the future?"

"Then who do you want to be with?" Chen Mo widened his eyes.

"I don't know." Xu Hongdou put the things into the cart and said, "Let's go and check out."

"Hey, if you don't know, just choose me. I will definitely be a handsome old man when I am old. I guarantee that I will be more handsome than the old man just now." Chen Mo quickly followed.

"Don't be so confident. Maybe he was much more handsome than you when he was young." Xu Hongdou said bluntly.

"But conditions are good now. When I get older, I can take care of myself." Chen Mo said.

"Let's talk about it later. Let me think about it." Xu Hongdou did not comment.

"Then don't think about it too long. Don't make me wait until my hair turns white." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"What if I have to wait until my hair turns white before I can think clearly?" Xu Hongdou tilted her head slightly.

"Then let's find some time to go see the snow." Chen Mo suggested.

"Are you thinking, 'If we are caught in the snow together today, we can grow old together in this life?'" Xu Hongdou asked.

"No, that doesn't count as growing old together." Chen Mo shook his head.

"I just want you to think faster."

"Whitehead, you have to go slower."

"We have to be like those two old people just now, and slowly grow gray together over the next ten, twenty, or thirty years."

Xu Hongdou didn't say anything else, but there was a hint of a smile on the corner of her mouth.

She was obviously in a good mood at the moment. I wonder if Chen Mo's answer touched her heart.

"Ah, but I think when you get old, you must be an elegant and exquisite old lady."

"Humph, you don't have to say that."

Return to the community.

The two of them worked together and soon had a hot pot with boiling red oil.

"Come on, let's see who can eat spicier food. Whoever drinks water first loses." Xu Hongdou said.

Obviously, she was still upset about Chen Mo's comment that she was a bad cook.

Just as Chen Mo was about to speak, he heard Xu Hongdou say, "Don't admit defeat!"

"Are you really coming?" Chen Mo asked.

"You're not capable of this?" Xu Hongdou said with contempt.

"Come on!" Chen Mo suddenly became full of fighting spirit.

Which man can listen to this?
Xu Hongdou even specially prepared two plates of spicy oil dishes, looking like she was determined to fight to the death.

Chen Mo was frightened by Xu Hongdou's attitude and swallowed hard.

In fact, Chen Mo can't eat spicy food either. Guangdong Province is not even ranked in the list of provinces that can eat spicy food in the country.

Therefore, Chen Mo did not have this inexplicable persistence and desire to win when it came to eating spicy food, and he did not have to prove anything.

Chen Mo also couldn't understand why Xu Hongdou was so persistent about this matter. Shandong is not a province like Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and Guizhou that love spicy food.

In fact, people in coastal areas don’t seem to be particularly good at eating spicy food. They pay more attention to the freshness and original flavor of the ingredients.

"Eat!" Following Xu Hongdou's order, Chen Mo picked up the chopsticks heavily.

"Hi~hoo~"

Less than ten minutes after eating, Chen Mo felt his entire mouth was numb. He had no idea what he was eating and everything tasted the same.

Xu Hongdou's face had already turned red, but the fighting spirit in her eyes grew stronger and stronger.

"Stop, stop, I."

Chen Mo was just about to admit defeat. There was no need to argue with him and it was meaningless.

"You can't do it so soon? It's only been ten minutes." Xu Hongdou said.

"Go on!" Chen Mo's eyes instantly sparkled with fire.

The greatest significance is to let her take back what she said!

After fighting for another twenty minutes, Chen Mo could clearly feel that his lips were a little swollen.

"Don't come, don't come, I can't stand it."

"I've just had a great time, and you..." Xu Hongdou shook her head in disappointment.

"Come on, continue, fight to the death!" Chen Mo slammed the table and raised his chopsticks tremblingly.

Chen Mo survived for an hour, drinking water like crazy while waving his hands weakly, "Give up, give up."

"You can't do this." Xu Hongdou said sarcastically, and immediately took a bottle of water and drank it.

"There will be a time when you'll know what I'm capable of," Chen Mo said "viciously."

Today I have endured too much humiliation that no man should be able to endure.

"Come on." Xu Hongdou didn't care.

After this long and arduous dispute between the two, the dining table was a mess.

Both of them sat in chairs to relax, drinking water in small sips.

"When are you free this week? I'd like to treat you to a movie?" Chen Mo suddenly said.

"Huh? Why do you suddenly want to invite me to see a movie?" Xu Hongdou was a little surprised when he heard that.

"Didn't you say that since we met until now, it seems like we have been eating all the time?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Chen Mo just suddenly remembered what Xu Hongdou said in the supermarket just now.

Chen Mo turned around and thought about it carefully, and found that it was true.

Apart from the first time they shot the promotional video for "Ten Years" together, and accompanying Lingling to play together last weekend, it seemed that the rest of the time, he and Xu Hongdou either went out to eat or went home to cook.

And the only two activities were because of other people:
One time it was Jiang Congwen who offered to help shoot a video, and another time it was Xu Hongmi who asked to help carry the bell.

Whether they are filming a video playing a couple or taking their children to the amusement park, the interactive atmosphere between the two is quite good.

But there were other people present both times, as if there had been no proper one-on-one date between the two of them?

"What does that have to do with you treating me to a movie?" Xu Hongdou asked "confusedly".

"Oh, I thought you were hinting at me." Chen Mo joked.

"That's not what I meant. You're just overthinking it." Xu Hongdou shook her head.

"Isn't it? Am I overthinking it?" Chen Mo said doubtfully.

"You just think too much." Xu Hongdou nodded affirmatively.

Seeing Xu Hongdou's slightly arrogant look, Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh. She was so adorable.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "It's okay to think too much, it's okay to think too much."

"Then I wonder if Miss Xu Hongdou has time to do me this favor?"

"What are you doing?" Xu Hongdou tilted her head slightly.

Chen Mo nodded seriously and said:

"A date invitation."

(End of this chapter)