Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Moving

He changed into a smoky gray hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants of the same color, with sneakers on his feet, looking like an athlete who ran out of some sports field.It is said that taciturn people are often amazing in their actions, and it seems that they are really inseparable. The weekend morning traffic was unbelievably smooth, and it usually took an hour and a half to drive there, but now it only takes forty minutes.If you want to experience the exhilaration of driving in the city, be sure to get out on Saturday morning! My original plan today was to move, but because I took on a computer repair job last night, I got up early—at least much earlier than usual, and then I hung up on Shen Qinyan and asked for his address , said to provide door-to-door computer repair services.

He seemed a little surprised, but he still told me the address - 15 Baisha Road.I was taken aback at the time, thinking that this is how probability affects our lives. The so-called Baisha Road is synonymous with a community with a history of nearly 20 years. It is located in the east of Jinghai City and should be regarded as a wealthy area of ​​the city.The big houses are located on the land with lush flowers and trees. Each house has a large garden in the front and back, and some houses have swimming pools, which are some distance from the driveway.Camphor trees are planted between the two adjacent houses, and the rows of camphor trees have grown into towering trees, forming a natural barrier and blocking the peeping sight of neighbors.White-painted iron fences appear and disappear under the trees.

I parked the car in my own garage, then walked to the front yard of No. 15, knocked on the door lightly, and at the same time looked around with eyes looking for memories—the lawn in the front yard of No. Prune often. In less than ten seconds, Shen Qinyan opened the door and walked out. He crossed the lawn, leaned forward to open the courtyard door for me, and smiled at me, "Please come in. I heard the sound of a car just now, and I was still wondering if you came ,” he leaned over to look down the road, “where is your car? Not in the driveway?” I pointed to No. 17 Baisha Road, fifty meters away.

He looked at me suspiciously. I pursed my lips and smiled, "That's my home!" His eyebrows raised slightly, which should be his expression of surprise.He took my satchel in a gentlemanly manner, and led me across the lawn in the front yard, "You said on the phone that you are familiar with this place, that's what you mean." "Of course," I nodded quickly, "no matter how much I live here, I've lived here for almost ten years. However, I never thought that I would be your neighbor. How long have you moved here? A year ago When I returned to China, the residents here seemed to be other people..."

"I moved here not long ago. I bought it from a friend three months ago and remodeled it for another month. I just moved here two weeks ago." He opened the door and gestured to invite me into this big house, "I like Baisha Dao, the air is fresh and very quiet." The houses of each family on Baisha Road are all brick and stone buildings, with different appearances, and the colors change according to the owner's preferences.The house types of each family are slightly different, but they are roughly the same. There is a deep entrance as soon as you enter the door. Every room is very spacious and there are many unused spaces.

"Of course, this place is much better than the city center. There will never be any reporters, and the neighbors will not look at it all day because there is a celebrity living next door." While I was talking, I lowered my head to change my shoes, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw a golden light rushing towards me like lightning.Before I could react, the next second I had a furry thing on my chest, and a furry front leg on my shoulder, and I saw a big golden dog opened its mouth to me, With a bright red tongue sticking out, sharp fangs were exposed. Fear never before struck me and I screamed.

Just when I thought it was going to bite me in the next second, Shen Qinyan grabbed the dog's collar and tore it off me, dragging the huge, furry thing away with amazing force.I finally saw clearly that it was a golden long-haired Su Mu with a huge body, strong limbs, and a half-human height. Without saying a word, Shen Qinyan grabbed the collar and disappeared out of the entrance while pulling it. I heard two unwilling woofs, which turned into a whine that quickly disappeared into the air. Yes, I am afraid of dogs. I am very afraid of dogs. I'm afraid it's not over yet.I gasped heavily, my legs were as soft as noodles, and I collapsed on the ground like a clay figurine whose bones had been pulled out.

Shen Qinyan appeared in sight again. He walked up to me with long legs, bowed his body and held out his hand to me, "Sorry, I didn't know you were afraid of dogs. I locked it up." I was still in shock, but I couldn't sit in front of someone's house for a long time in a daze. I reached out and grabbed his hand and stood up. His hand is a full man's hand, broad, strong, with long fingers, and I was easily led into the living room. After sitting down in the living room, I finally calmed down my heart that was startled by the dog and couldn’t find a place to go. Only then did I notice that he was wearing a white shirt and navy blue slacks today. He looked very young, like a college student.

Like any hospitable host, Shen Qinyan got up and poured a cup of hot tea, and handed it to me in a delicate white porcelain cup. "I didn't think carefully. Harry was originally a docile dog, and his only hobby is basking in the sun. So as long as I'm at home, I won't wear it. I don't know what happened today, maybe it's because I like you." I took a sip of hot tea to calm myself down. It doesn't mean that I like it if it likes me. "I was bitten by a big dog when I was a child." I bent down and pointed to my calf, "Here, the dog bit me so hard that it tore off a large piece of meat from my calf, and the wound was so deep that even the bones could be seen. There was a time when I couldn't sleep because of the barking of the puppy at night."

Probably because my expression was too painful, he looked at me with an indescribable look, and said after a while: "I'm sorry, I should tell you that I have a dog." I waved my hands again and again, "It's none of your business. There are not many people in the world who are afraid of dogs like me, especially big dogs." Everyone in the world has their own weaknesses. Some people are afraid of snakes, some are afraid of ghosts, some are afraid of zombies, and because of that painful experience, I am most afraid of dogs.When I was studying in a university abroad, several of my professors had cats or dogs in their homes-it always scared me a lot when I first came to the door.So when I go to other people's homes, I usually first ask them if they have pets.If you keep a pet, I would like to thank Bumin, and I will definitely not visit the house.

Because I have studied abroad for many years, my impression of No. 15 Baisha Road has been stuck seven or eight years ago. In my impression, the original owner of No. 15 is a middle-aged couple named Huang. Mrs. Huang is a housewife, and Mr. Huang is an industrialist. , there is a large-scale factory, which is very similar to my family's situation.So at one time, my mother and Mrs. Huang had a very good relationship. The couple had no children, and Mrs. Huang often sent her baked cookies. Later, when I returned after studying abroad for several years, I found that the Huangs had moved away, and No. 15 had changed hands several times during my absence, and the garden was deserted and the swimming pool was dry. And now the 15th has a new look-everywhere I look, everything is in order.A sofa and a corner cabinet are a match made in heaven.On the cabinet next to the sofa, there is a white porcelain vase with a few gardenias in it. The white petals are still stained with water droplets, fresh and dripping. There are gardener's shears beside the vase. "Cut it from the garden." He should have noticed my doubts and explained briefly. I followed his line of sight and looked back—on the other side of the spacious living room was a huge floor-to-ceiling window, the curtains were half drawn, and the woods and colorful gardens in the backyard were immersed in bright sunshine.There is a small swimming pool in another corner of the garden, like a piece of jasper, full of blue waves. I said: "The garden is beautiful, it looks like it used to be, have you re-groomed it?" "Yes," he actually smiled slightly, "I'm not as busy as the world thinks." I recovered my spirits and looked around, "Mr. Shen, where is your computer?" "In the study on the second floor." To the north of the living room is a wide balcony, and I saw that strong Su Mu lying lazily on a camel-colored cushion to bask in the sun.When he's not moving, I must admit, it's a beautiful big dog.When he saw me, Su Mu's long hair made a gesture to stand up, his eyes glistened, and I trembled in fright, so I hurried up to the second floor and entered his study. Shen Qinyan's study room is very large, with elegant and quiet decoration. On the right hand side of the entrance is a whole wall of bookshelves filled with all kinds of books, and on the left side is an empty cabinet. The rectangular desk is in front of the window, and the laptop computer I have seen is placed on the neat table top. "Thank you." I sat down at the desk, connected the external power supply, and tried to turn it on, but the screen was always dark.I am close to the notebook, the fan CPU has no sound, it is as quiet as winter. "It's been like this for the past few days." Shen Qinyan said. "I guess there is something wrong with the hardware. I'm afraid it's not a small problem." After I confirmed that the power supply was not broken, I looked up at Shen Qinyan who was standing behind me. "This computer is the latest model. It has not been on the market for more than half a year. It’s within the warranty period. If I disassemble it now, the manufacturer may not compensate you. Mr. Shen, I think we must find a repairman to come to the door.” He frowned lightly, as if he heard the Arabian Nights, "Warranty?" "Yeah. Where's your warranty card?" "No," he looked at me honestly, "I spoke for APL half a year ago and they gave me this laptop." I rubbed my forehead, and for a moment my heart was full of mixed feelings, and I didn't know whether I should roar or cry.If the spokesperson's notebook is so easy to break, how can other customers who spend money to buy this notebook be embarrassed? ! "Okay..." I said weakly, "Since you speak for them, you can just call APL and ask them to send technicians over." "It's too troublesome," he rebuffed blankly, "and today is the weekend." I didn't expect him to be such a considerate and considerate person, I looked at him a little moved, "Then Mr. Shen, do you have a toolbox? I'll take it apart and have a look." "certainly." Ten minutes later he brought a set of tools from the storage room.The corner sofa and low coffee table in the study should be where he usually sits while reading.I put the notebook on several cases and spread it out, and started to disassemble the hard disk, CPU, and memory.I disassembled the hardware piece by piece and put them neatly on the tool table. When I looked up, I could see Shen Qinyan sitting opposite me, watching the progress in my hands intently, and occasionally asking me what this is and what that is. I had no trouble finding the crux of the problem. "Mr. Shen, has your computer been flooded?" Shen Qinyan was slightly taken aback, "...I have no impression." "Look, it's so obvious." I showed him the wet motherboard. That is the gap between the motherboard and the hard disk interface, and there is still a little water vapor left. "How long has it been in the water?" "have no idea." He answered very simply, as if this computer had nothing to do with him. That means that he was not on site when the water entered or it was a problem when the machine was shut down. "Hmm..." I rested my chin on the back of my hand and thought for a while, "It may be because of the pet. I have seen cats knock over the water glass while playing in the house before, causing water to enter the computer and cause the motherboard to die." "It's possible," he said. "If you speculate like this, the main board is burned out, so it can't be turned on, but the hard drive should be fine, sealed tightly, and there is no sign of water ingress..." Estimates are always estimates, not numbers, so I went home and took out an old laptop to Shen Qinyan’s home—like most Nerds, I have a fanatical hobby for electronic products, and electronic products are updated every six months on average. There are at least ten notebooks piled up. I removed the accessories from the old computer and replaced them with Shen Qinyan's flooded laptop, and began to test the motherboard and graphics card one by one... I haven't done hardware repairs like this for a long time, today is purely unexpected.So after testing for an hour, I finally found the reason. "Fortunately, your hard drive is fine." I sorted the parts on the floor and kept them as they were. I sat on the sofa and felt backache. "You need to replace the motherboard and memory." "Thank you." Shen Qinyan handed me a cup of black tea. "If it's convenient, can you accompany me out to buy motherboards and memory? I don't know anything about electronic products and I need your advice." I took out my phone and checked the time, hesitated, "Mr. Shen, maybe not..." He looked at me slightly surprised. "Actually, you don't need to go to the mall to buy computer motherboards. You can order them online. I can do that for you," I wrung my fingers, "The main reason is that I have to move this afternoon." "move place?" "Yes, you know that I have found a new job," I said, "the company is very close to Baisha Road, if you still live in the city center, the traffic is too inconvenient, it takes three hours to come and go - so I plan to Move back." He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and asked me inquiringly, "Move back to the next door?" "yes……" He nodded without hesitation, "Yes, of course, we should move back. Have you made an appointment with the moving company? I know there is a good moving company." "No," I shook my head, "very little to move home." "It's exactly eleven o'clock now." He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "Let's go back to the city center for dinner first, and then move your luggage home." "what?" Before I could say anything, he left the study and returned five minutes later—a completely different image from the previous one.He changed into a smoky gray hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants of the same color, with sneakers on his feet, looking like an athlete who ran out of some sports field.It is said that taciturn people are often amazing in their actions, and it seems that they are really inseparable. I stared at him for three seconds and said, "Mr. Shen, are you going to help me move?" "Moving is trivial and complicated, and requires physical work," Shen Qinyan said, taking it for granted, "It's always better to have a man around." "But why am I bothering you so much?" He stretched out his hand and calmly pointed at the disassembled computer on the coffee table, "You helped me fix the computer, so I should help you too. Right?" Because of the need to carry luggage, Shen Qinyan chose a Land Rover from his garage and drove out.I found that there are only two cars in his garage, one sedan and one SUV. It seems that he doesn't have too high requirements for cars. He drives carefully.The same car has different effects for different people. If I drive, I usually drive fast, which is a bit dangerous.But his driving speed is not fast, very stable, like a standing mountain.Some people say that a person's personality will subtly affect the way of driving. I don't think it is far from it. I asked curiously, "Do you usually drive by yourself?" "Most of the time," he said. "You are really different from most celebrities," I said. "When I was with Qiao Xining, I heard many assistants complain about their bosses, saying that they wanted to squeeze out every minute of the assistant's time." "Assistants are human too," Shen Qinyan answered me simply, "have their own lives." I looked sideways at him.He has a straight nose bridge, and his thin lips open and close when he speaks, so handsome to the point of sexy.It's really strange, he usually doesn't talk much, but every word and every sentence is to the point, presumably it's the experience taught him by life. "Du Li," Shen Qinyan said suddenly, "Why did you become Qiao Xining's assistant?" I really didn't expect him to ask me this. "If you don't go out to work, you will be talked about by your elder brother. Besides, being a celebrity assistant seems to be fun..." I said honestly, "Qiao Xining agreed when he invited me. I grew up with him, like a sister Take care of him, this face still has to be given." He raised his tone, and opened his mouth as if hearing some Arabian Nights: "Sister?" "Of course it's my sister. I'm almost a year older than him." The air in the carriage suddenly froze, and I waited for his next reaction with a bit of anticipation and pride—most people would be shocked when they knew my age, and he was definitely no exception.Sure enough, Shen Qinyan turned his head to look at me after a long time, "... Really, I can't tell." "I'm just a bun face," I muttered in a low voice, "It's not what I want..." He raised the corner of his mouth, and the line of his lips slowly stretched into a clear smile, "The bun face is also very good." The next half afternoon was busy and fulfilling.We went back to the city center for dinner, and then I took Shen Qinyan back to my small apartment. Before I opened the door, my dull brain finally remembered that this was the first time I brought the opposite sex in, and the other party was a big star, and my face was about to contort.After a long sigh in my heart, I said with a bitter face: "Mr. Shen, my room is a bit messy—" "It's okay." He was as calm as ever, "I'll stand outside the door and wait until you pack up before going in." He was such a personable man, so understanding. I called him after I went into the house and picked it up briefly. As he said, he didn't change his expression or look sideways after entering the house, and only said in a tone of "I didn't see anything" to help me pack and move things. I didn't have much to move, not even clothes.Thanks to my mother who is a housewife and loves to shop, I have never run out of clothes. At home on Baishadao, my various clothes fill one wardrobe after another.The clothes in this small apartment are less than one-tenth of the house, and the big luggage I need to carry is nothing but a computer. I walked to the door of the study, raised my hand and entered the six-digit password for the electronic lock, pushed open the thick wooden door and entered. The layout of my work room is simple, and the most noticeable thing is the round workbench in the room, where there are two computers with three screens, and six super-large screens are distributed on the workbench, surrounded by soft leather swivel chairs like lotus flowers . Because of work reasons, I always need three screens, while checking the manual, writing code and testing.One of the two computers operates 24 hours a day except during system testing.I went to the center of the study to monitor it, and turned it off. The air conditioner, audio, and camera controlled by this computer in the entire room stopped working. Shen Qinyan followed me into the house.He really deserves to be a person who lives under the camera, and immediately noticed the two cameras in the corner. "This is my workshop," I said. "It turns out that the computer expert's room is like this," he observed the camera thoughtfully, and then looked at the electronic lock on the door with a research spirit. "Well, this is a security system. Although it has never been used, it is just a 'spare part'...of course it is better not to be used." While talking, I put the satchel on the sofa under the window. This is the only furniture in the room except the computer system. When I am tired of programming and too lazy to go to the bedroom, I just lie down on this sofa. "Security work is really tight." He smiled slightly after a pause, "It's not much better than banks." "It's far worse than a bank. It's mainly responsible for customers," I explained to him earnestly. The combination of 0 and 1, physical security is the basic work. If you work hard to do a good job of complete protection, if the hard drive is stolen by a thief or someone destroys it, it will not be worth the gain.” "It makes sense," Shen Qinyan's gaze fell on the computer system in the center of the room, "Your equipment is also amazing, completely different from the ones in the movie." I pursed my lips and laughed. "The hackers in the movie look much more handsome than us. They always hold a laptop, drink coffee, and easily enter a few lines of code to break through the firewall of the security system. They look very handsome. In fact, this How is it possible? If it were that simple, companies would not have to spend so much money on security measures.” Shen Qinyan looked at me with burning eyes, and the smile on the corners of his mouth and eyebrows deepened. "I just received a script. The protagonist of the story is a genius mathematician and a hacker. He is used to leisurely holding a coffee cup, sitting on the beach by the sea, and only needs to do mental calculations to crack codes." I couldn't help it, I laughed. "If it's that easy, those of us who live on computers can die." I looked at him very seriously, "This script is so nonsense, if you really play this role, you will die of laughter!" He smiled slightly. "I think you're quite right." I never disassemble the computer by hand, Shen Qinyan helped me put the case and various spare parts into a thick foam packing box, and then moved it to the Lexus in the garage.I have to say that it is much more efficient to have a strong man to help with the work. Shen Qinyan has broad shoulders and a thin waist, giving the impression of being thin and tall, but his strength is amazing. He can handle things that I have to move up and down three times in one go, and he can hold the box very stably.Occasionally look up at his back, slender waist and long legs, the power contained is astonishing, the back is as straight as a wall. After going up and down three times, it was finally done. I finally packed a few pieces of clothes I often wear and stuffed them into the suitcase. He took them and asked me, "Is there any more?" "I won't move anymore, there are other families." We went downstairs together and returned to Baisha Road. After my parents started traveling around the world, my house was cleaned by hourly workers every week. The room was quite clean and orderly—at least tidier than the small apartment I lived in before. I unlocked the door with my fingerprints and invited him in. out of my house. Our two houses are similar in size. There is a living room, kitchen, dining room and a guest room on the first floor, which used to be used as a servant's room. The second floor is the master bedroom and two study rooms.My study is on the left side of the second floor. Standing on the balcony, I have a panoramic view of the avenues of Baisha Road. Shen Qinyan rolled up his sleeves and helped me move all kinds of boxes outside the door of the study on the second floor.I started the reverse operation of the disassembly work just now, and reinstalled the computer. Shen Qinyan didn't interfere in the work of assembling the computer, and didn't even enter the study room. He stood at the door and asked me, "Your parents aren't home during this time?" He has been a neighbor for two weeks, and he should have noticed that almost no one came in or out of my house. "Yes, they traveled around the world, and they are in Brazil now, and they may not come back until the end of the year." He let out a "hmm", thinking that he was going to further expand on this topic, but unexpectedly he changed the subject. "Du Li, do you have any preference for dinner?" "what?" "I'm asking you, your food preferences. Are high-calorie foods, sweets, seafood, all acceptable?" This voice sounded from above my head, I was taken aback, stopped working, raised my head subconsciously, only to realize that at some point, Shen Qinyan stepped across the thick carpet and walked to my side.He looked down at me, his deep eyes hidden behind long eyelashes. To be honest, I completely forgot about dinner, so I sat on the carpet and replied foolishly: "Well... I'm not picky eaters, I can eat anything for dinner." "Okay. Is one hour enough for you to take care of the study?" "Bad, almost..." "Well, it's five forty." He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "Then I'll go home first. I'll bring dinner over in an hour." "Huh——" I was stunned for three seconds, and when I saw him about to walk out of the room, I suddenly realized, "Mr. Shen, what did you say?" He turned around and looked at me, "We were just discussing today's dinner, and you said you are not picky eaters." "Ah, you mean, are you cooking our dinner?" "Yes," he gave me a "please be at ease" smile, "you don't have to worry, I'm good at cooking." Yes, his cooking skills are really wonderful. I also didn't understand how things had come to this point in only one hour - he and I were sitting across from each other in the dining room of my family for dinner. In front of us were minced meat and leek pancakes, sweet and sour roast beef, fried garlic Fish...Because it's just out of the pan, both the fish and the porridge are steaming and delicious. When I ate it in my mouth, I felt for a moment that I saw gods and Buddhas in the sky.Compared with this meal, the takeaways I ate while staying at home and when I was Qiao Xining's assistant were abused to scum. I had a lot of physical exertion today. The moment I smelled the smell, I felt that I was so hungry that my chest was on my back, as if I had never been so hungry in my life. Generally speaking, I am not attached to food. It is good to have something, but it is okay to have nothing.But delicious is not the same as not delicious.People have worked hard to cook, and as an invitee, you must eat everything to express your gratitude-I still know this politeness. I feel so ecstatic and having a big celebrity cook me dinner is like a dream come true! "Is it to your liking?" Shen Qinyan asked me. He didn't have to ask any more, just looking at my state was the answer.My mouth was full of food, and I had no time to strike up a conversation, so I nodded frantically to express my attitude. He curled his lips and smiled, "It's fine if you like it." In order to express my gratitude, I hurriedly swallowed what was in my mouth and almost choked.He handed me a glass of orange juice, and I took a few sips before I could finally speak. "I made you laugh..." He shook his head, raised another wine glass in his hand, and lightly touched mine. He smiled. "I just wanted to say, welcome home, new neighbor."