Chapter 268 - What a cute and cunning man. (2)
After Wen Rugui had returned to the base, anyone with half a brain could see that he was glowing.
Zhou Yan, on the other hand, was dispirited like an eggplant that was haled on. He seemed like a shadow wherever he went.
That afternoon, Huang Qimin came looking for Zhou Yan and Wen Rugui to grab lunch.
Seeing how Zhou Yan was, he couldn't help but wondered, “Whatever had happened to you? I thought you went to celebrate your girlfriend’s birthday with her on Sunday?”
Zhou Yan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. “You, Huang Qimin. I haven’t even gone looking for you yet and you have the audacity to come over here! My girlfriend would not have snubbed me had it not been for you!”
Huang Qimin was dumbfounded as to why he was being yelled at. “What do you mean by that? Did you not do as you were told?”
Zhou Yan was even more aggravated when he heard that. “I did as I was told. That was exactly why my girlfriend kicked me on my shin and it’s still swollen!”
Zhou Yan lifted up his pants as he spoke. Sure enough, there was a big bruise on his shin. It looked pretty bad.
Wen Rugui’s eyelashes shuddered when he saw that. He was secretly glad that he had done what he did.
He, too, was going to say that Tong Xuelu had a big face the other day. Nevertheless, he slipped and misspoke when he saw her face.
Her face was just too small. Barely the size of his palm. How could he say that’s a basin-size face?
Huang Qimin, too, was startled when he saw that. “That’s not possible. My girlfriend was happy every time I said that to her. Why wouldn’t it work for you? You must not have said it right. Tell me exactly how you said it!”
Zhou Yan harumphed and said, “I said to her, ‘Xiao Yun, your face is so big, it’s bigger than a face-washing basin!’”
Wen Rugui, “……”
Huang Qimin, “……”
When Huang Qimin recollected himself, he cleared his throat and said, “That’s what I thought. You just have to say that its as big as a basin. Why did you have to go and modify my saying?”
Zhou Yan blinked and looked dumbfounded. “What’s the difference? Her face’s as big as the basin, that’s the same as as big as a face-washing basin, no?”
Huang Qimin scratched his head. “Well, it meant the same thing, but when you put it that way, it just sounded bad. The point is to say that she has a lucky look!”
Zhou Yan disagreed with him. “Well then, you tell me exactly how you said it!”
Huang Qimin thought about it some and said, “I think what I said was, ‘Nannan, I think the say face as large as a basin was made for you. Your face is as big as a golden or jade basin. With you face so big, I am sure you are the luckiest woman on earth!”
Wen Rugui, “……”
Zhou Yan, “……”
Zhou Yan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. “And you told me you didn’t set me up on purpose? Why didn’t you tell me about gold and jade basins??”
Huang Qimin looked innocent. “How would I know that you would associate that with face-washing basin?! Alright. I guess I should have been more specific. Why don’t we do this? I’ll coach you in wooing your girlfriend friend and we will call it even?”
Zhou Yan looked at him dubiously. “Are you sure you are not going to set me again?”
Huang Qimin put his arm on his shoulder and said, “What kind of a person do you think I am? There are so many single men at our base, why would I want to set you up?”
Zhou Yan harrumphed. “That is true too. You must do better this time. I don’t want to be single like Rugui!”
Wen Rugui, “……”
Must they drag him in in their conversation?
He is no longer single man now!
The thought of Tong Xuelu put a hint of warmth in his eyes.
The three left for lunch.
After lunch, Huang Qimin shared his tips on romance again.