Chapter 5 chapter Five

If Ye Meigui was in the living room, she would definitely be sitting in the middle of the three sofas in the middle. And if I want to sit down, I will sit in front of her on the left, on the sofa next to the balcony. "Have you eaten yet?" Ye Meigui asked me as soon as I sat down. "Not yet." I just forgot to buy food by the way. She didn't respond to my answer, and didn't seem ready to speak. "I said, I haven't eaten yet." I had to say it again. "I heard it." "That" "Then what? Hurry up and eat before you eat."

"Then if you ask me if I've had dinner, aren't you kidding me?" I whispered to myself. "Don't you know what greetings are?" I didn't expect her to have such good ears, so I still heard it. I rubbed my nose, climbed the stairs and went downstairs to the noodle stall in the alley to eat a bowl of shredded pork noodles with pickled mustard. That bowl of noodles was unpalatable, I don't know why, I think the taste is very strange and hard to swallow. When I was in Tainan before, after working overtime, my colleagues would always go to the noodle stall to eat noodles before going home.

At that time, the noodles at the noodle stall at night always felt very delicious. Now I'm the only one left sitting and eating noodles alone, and the boss won't cut an extra marinated egg for you. I ate a few bites casually, then paid the bill and left. On the way back, I was always worried about how to adapt to the taste of Taipei people in the future? When I climbed the stairs back to 7C, I also thought in my heart when will someone accompany me to eat noodles again? "Did you go to work today?" Ye Meigui was still in the living room. "It's going well." I also sat back on the sofa that seemed to be exclusively for me.

"What is the nature of your work?" "I work in an engineering consulting firm as an associate engineer." "Oh, that's right." She turned to look at me. "I can't tell you're an engineer. What kind of engineer are you?" "Hydraulic engineer." "What a coincidence? Then you are studying hydraulic engineering?" She seemed surprised. "That's right. If you study water conservancy engineering, of course you will become a water conservancy engineer, so why not become a writer?" "Great!" "What's wrong?"

"The toilet in my bathroom is broken, please help me fix it." "Are you serious?" "I'm serious, go help me fix the toilet." "Are you kidding? Water conservancy engineering has a long history and profound knowledge. You asked me to use it to repair toilets?" "Long history and profound are used to describe Chinese culture, not water conservancy projects." "Water conservancy projects have existed since the time of Dayu, isn't it a long history?" In order to defend my professional dignity, I couldn't help but stand up and clenched my fists excitedly: "And flood control, water supply,

Irrigation, power generation, building reservoirs, building dikes, etc. are all water conservancy projects. Isn't this broad and profound? " "If you help me fix the toilet, I will admit that water conservancy engineering is profound." "This" "As a water conservancy engineer, you don't feel the same way when you see your roommate's toilet clogged so that the water doesn't flow smoothly. Do you have to be filled with righteous indignation and share the same hatred? " "I don't feel outraged, outraged. I just feel like, that must stink."

"Hey, go and help me fix it." "Okay. But after repairing it, you have to admit that water conservancy engineering is extensive and profound." "No problem. Also, the pipes on my bathroom floor are not smooth, so you can check it out for me." "Hey!" "If you also fix the water pipes, I will admit that water conservancy projects have a long history." "It's a deal." I stood up. Ye Meigui also stood up and walked towards the room.I followed her into her room. Her room was a suite, larger than mine, even minus the bathroom.

The room is very clean, there are not many things, and there are no flowers and puppets as I imagined. The window covered by light blue curtains is facing the small balcony at the back of the house. mpanel(1); The desk by the window is huge, it seems to be composed of two desks, and there is a computer on the desk. After Ye Meigui turned on the light in the bathroom, she sat by the bed, her feet dangling in the air. The bathroom was slightly smaller than the one I was using, but had a bathtub. I tried flushing the toilet, but fortunately, the blockage was not as serious as I thought.

"Do you have a suction handle?" "What is a sucker?" "Forget it, I'll go downstairs to buy." "Come on, great hydraulic engineer." I looked at her. Although she looked very white, her eyes still looked like a dry deep well. I touched my nose again, went to the convenience store at the alley to buy a suction handle, and then climbed the stairs to come back. Back at Seven C, I was also out of breath. With this suction handle, coupled with my dexterous hands, the toilet blockage was quickly eliminated. Then I went back to my room, took a screwdriver, and unscrewed the drain cap on the bathroom floor.

After clearing out a few clumps of hair, the bathroom drain was unobstructed. I guess it's Ye Meigui's hair and Xiaopi's hair. "When you wash your hair in the future, remember to clean the hair from the drain hole cover after washing." I walked out of Ye Meigui's bathroom and warned her. "I have." "You must only do it once in a while. And you also flush your hair down the toilet." "how do you know?" "Because that's why the toilet is clogged." "Oh, you are amazing. Is this a water conservancy project?"

She asked, then put away her dangling feet in the air, and stood up. "That's right. The reason why many cities are flooded is caused by the clogging of the drainage holes, and the drainage pipes are also There is often debris build-up and needs to be cleaned regularly.Otherwise, even if a few more drainage pipes are buried or the drainage pipes are thickened, Also to no avail. " "Ok." “Therefore, we must improve the drainage system and work hard to prevent flooding in Taipei, so as to ensure the lives and wealth of citizens. Production safety! " "Oh? Is this the creed of hydraulic engineers?" "No. This is the slogan for running for mayor of Taipei." Ye Meigui smiled, and then opened the wardrobe. She leaned into the closet, and the open closet door blocked my view. "Hey, I fixed it, what should you say?" "Thank you." Ye Meigui poked her head out and smiled at me, finally looking like a night rose again. I really want to tell her that there is no need to thank her, because I have already seen Ye Rose's eyes. "Not this. It's about hydraulic engineering" I hesitated a bit. "Oh." She seemed to have suddenly realized, and gave a thumbs up: "Water conservancy projects have a long history and profound knowledge!" "Well said!" I held a screwdriver in my left hand and a suction handle in my right, and said, "Farewell." I left her room and closed the door behind me. I walked back to the living room, sat on my couch, and turned on the TV. "Ke Zhihong!" Ye Meigui's voice came from her room. "What's wrong?" "I'm going to shower now, so please do me a favor." "Bathing someone is not a hydro project." "What nonsense are you talking about! Help me take Xiaopi out for a walk." "But" Before I finished speaking, Xiaopi seemed to know what she meant, so he ran to me excitedly. I had no choice but to lead Xiaopi down the stairs, and out of the gate, it turned into Xiaopi leading me. It seems to have a fixed course of travel, and I just let it lead me around. Xiaopi is very interested in the tires of the car, and always likes to smell them before raising his feet to pee. And the more expensive the car, the more frequently it lifts its legs. It seems that Xiaopi should be used as an indicator of certain values. So I said silently in my heart: "Xiaopi, please guide me like fate." It turned out that the end of Xiaopi's route was the MRT station. When we arrived at the MRT station, he sat in front of the steps at the entrance, panting with his tongue out, and looked at me. This MRT station was crowded when I came in the morning; when I came back at 8 o'clock in the evening, it made me feel lonely and unbearable The loneliness of name. But looking at it now, the mood is much more relaxed. I may still be lonely, but I'm never alone. Because I can have Ye Rose's eyes, and Xiao Pi. I know that I will soon belong to this city, and this MRT station will be the center of my life. On the return journey, Xiaopi took the same route as I left work, but I was no longer a stranger to myself. I led Xiaopi to the stairs, thinking that I had to climb to the seventh floor, my legs felt weak. Unexpectedly, Xiaopi sprinted upstairs after barking, and I had to run up. I was out of breath when I opened the door of Seventh C. "Why? Is that an exaggeration?" Ye Meigui just took a shower, sitting on the sofa in the living room, drying her hair with a red towel. "Try running from downstairs to the seventh floor, I don't believe you won't be panting." I moved slowly to my sofa, sat down, and took a long breath. "Why climb the stairs if you don't take the elevator? Do hydraulic engineers like to climb stairs to exercise?" "The elevator is broken. Don't you know?" My breathing finally returned to normal. "Is the elevator broken?" Ye Meigui seemed puzzled. "It broke when I got back from get off work." "Really? I took the elevator today." "Didn't you see the note on the elevator door?" "A note?" She stopped wiping her hair with her hands, turned to look at me, and said, "Is it written: But the elevator broke down again, so I have to ask for your forgiveness. Young people often take the stairs, so the older ones must be healthier? " "yes." "Oh." Then she picked up the towel again and continued to wipe her hair. "Huh? So, did you also see the note?" "Well, of course I saw it." "Then how can you take the elevator?" "You probably didn't read carefully. The bottom right corner of the note will be signed: Dear Wu Chiren." "I didn't notice that." "Mama Wu's child on the sixth floor is learning calligraphy." "Is that related to this?" "Mother Wu's child's name is Wu Chiren." "This" "So the elevator is not broken." "Hey, is this a big joke?" "No, the residents of this building know about it. Everyone even praised him for his good calligraphy." "But" "His name is very funny, Wu Chiren pronounces it as if there is no such person." "So, the first time I came here to look at the house, and the day I moved, the elevator was not broken?" "The elevator has always been normal and has never broken down." Ye Meigui put the towel on the coffee table, combed her hair, and said with a smile: "This is the humorous aspect of our building." Oh, as long as you see someone climbing the stairs, you will know that he is not a resident here.It's interesting. " "Funny size! I've climbed up and down the stairs three times today! Seventh floor!" "Hehe" she couldn't stop laughing, "Unexpected." I felt a little useless at first, but after seeing Ye Meigui's smile, I didn't care anymore. Although I don't know why she has lonely eyes; but I believe that the charming eyes like roses, That's what she really is. Ye Meigui, you should be like you said, a rose that blooms at night, instead of always letting I think of the word loneliness. "What's wrong? Are you angry?" Ye Meigui still had a smile on her lips: "The water with a long history and profound knowledge Didn't Lee Engineering teach you a sense of humor? " "Water conservancy projects are serious because we can't make fun of people's lives." "Oh, that's right. Then you're a serious person too?" "I'm not serious. I'm just a very hungry person right now." "Are you hungry? Do you need me to cook a bowl of noodles for you?" "Is this a small talk?" She didn't answer, just smiled. "The knowledge of cooking has a long history and profound knowledge!" "Why do you say that?" "I thought you learned to cook. So I figured I'd have to say this before you cook noodles." "I'm not. You've helped me so much today, it's only right to cook a bowl of noodles for you." "Then what kind of long-standing and profound knowledge are you studying?" "I'll tell you later." Ye Meigui smiled.Stand up and go to the kitchen. I looked at Ye Meigui in the kitchen, this woman who was about to live under the same roof as me. With her fresh-dried hair loose behind her back, she seemed to be at ease, humming softly. This gave me the illusion that we were part of the family. Not long after, Ye Meigui brought out a bowl of shredded pork noodles with pickled vegetables. After I took a bite, my tired body and mind finally relaxed, and I couldn't help smiling. I no longer have to worry about how to adapt to the tastes of Taipei people, and whether there will be someone to accompany me to eat noodles. "What are you laughing at? Is it hard to eat?" She asked me. "No. This bowl of noodles is delicious." I replied. Because I saw another rose blooming in the night.