Chapter 161 What are you going to do about Tara?

After a long time.

“Hoo~Hoo~Hoo.”

Huang Xu finally stopped after a series of rapid breaths.

Then he held Sunny in his arms, leaned against the head of the bed, gently stroked her back, and felt her slightly damp skin.

Sunny also lay quietly on Huang Xu's chest, listening to Huang Xu's heartbeat, her fingers unconsciously scratching Huang Xu's body.

The two of them lay there quietly, no one spoke, just quietly enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

It was not until more than ten minutes later that Sunny suddenly looked up at Huang Xu.

"Did you encounter any difficulties when you went back this time?"

"Ok?"

Huang Xu, who was enjoying himself quietly, suddenly heard Sunny's question and was unable to react for a moment.

After all, the two had just finished a fierce battle, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time. Shouldn't they express their longing for each other?
Why did you suddenly change the topic to this?

The main problem, of course, is that he doesn't want to talk about it.

I don’t want to show my “failure” in front of Sunny.

So he just wanted to gloss over the topic, just like he did at the airport just now.

But just as he was about to speak, he saw Sunny's serious look. In the end, he opened his mouth, and the words he was about to say went back to his heart.

"you?"

"Tell me what problem you encountered."

Sunny looked at Huang Xu's hesitant look and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If Huang Xu still wants to glossy about it like he did in the afternoon, then I will definitely make him pay.

As boyfriend and girlfriend, they should help each other. At least when it comes to serious matters, Huang Xu shouldn't hide things from her.

It was because she noticed that Huang Xu was in a bad mood and seemed a little disappointed after she picked him up at the airport, that she tolerated him so much and allowed him to vent his anger on her without restraint.

Otherwise, I would never let him succeed so easily.

They won’t be so cooperative.

Huang Xu looked at Sunny, took a deep breath, and no longer concealed anything. He simply told her about his failed or attempted investment in the past few days.

Sunny, who had just listened to Huang Xu's explanation, showed a look of contempt at this time.

"That's it?"

"Uh, that's it."

"Ah~si."

At this time, sunny only felt a few crows flying over her head with "quack quack" sounds.

She thought back to when she first met Huang Xu, and saw the disappointment hidden in his expression, and thought it was a big deal.

The result is that the companies that wanted to invest did not accept the investment.

I was tormented by him for so long.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, so she sat up from Huang Xu's arms and slapped Huang Xu fiercely.

"You, get up and cook for me."

After saying that, she ignored the exposure of her body due to sitting up and went to the bathroom.

Only Huang Xu was left, still looking confused, sitting blankly on the bed.

Then, looking at Sunny's disappearing back, he could only shake his head helplessly.

"I"

Huang Xu opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He followed Sunny's instructions, got up and started preparing the meal.

Fortunately, Huang Xu brought a lot of things back this time. He cut a little bit of various braised dishes, and then found some ingredients from the refrigerator, and he was done with making two cold dishes.

This meal is quite rich except that there are not many vegetables.

When Sunny came out of the shower, Huang Xu had already prepared dinner for her.

Sunny, who was only wearing a bath towel, frowned when she saw the meal Huang Xu had just prepared.

"Drink?"

"Drink some."

Huang Xu naturally would not object to her proposal. Although he was not the kind of person who could not live without alcohol, he did not drink a drop of alcohol during the time he took Goo Hara and Choi Jinri to travel in China.

So after hearing Sunny's suggestion, he got up and went to the room that had been converted into a gym and took out a bottle of white wine.

Although this room has been converted into a gym, it does not mean that everything inside has been moved out.

The last time Huang Xu and Goo Hara were cleaning the room, they just moved out various gaming equipment.

The remaining things were just tidied up and put in order to make room for the fitness equipment.

So Huang Xu had to get the wine from this room.

After all, the wine he took was Chinese Baijiu, not Korean Soju.

Although Huang Xu has lived in South Korea for a long time in his past and present lives, he still can't get used to Korean soju.

Maybe it’s a habit he developed since childhood. In his hometown, whenever he drinks, the alcohol basically starts at 50 degrees. Few people would drink low-alcohol drinks of more than 40 or even more than 30 degrees.

Not to mention Korean soju which is only about 10 degrees.

When he drank Korean Soju, it felt like white wine mixed with water, and it was very uncomfortable to drink.

Of course, in addition to personal preference, it is also due to the differences in brewing techniques of different liquors.

The various aromatic substances in white wine are basically alcohols and lipids, but these substances also have many unpleasant odors and need to be released and aged.

Otherwise, it will taste like new wine and won't give people much pleasure.

After aging, the liquor from different batches needs to be blended to reduce the alcohol content before it can become the final product.

At this time, the aromatic substances in the liquor have been reduced a lot after volatilization and dilution, reaching a level that is acceptable to people and makes them feel more pleasant.

Korean soju, on the other hand, is a type of liquor. Because it requires three distillations, the final liquor is quite pure.

But precisely because it is too pure, it can be said that the aromatic substances it carries are relatively few, not to mention that it requires a lot of water to dilute.

At this point, the aromatic substances in it are basically zero, with only some artificially added flavors.

This is also the reason why Huang Xu, or many people in China, cannot get used to its taste.

Therefore, after buying the house, Huang Xu stockpiled a lot of Chinese liquor at home.

After all, these liquors are not only convenient to drink at ordinary times, but there is also a more important reason, that is, Chinese liquor, especially high-proof liquor, gets better the longer it is aged.

However, Huang Xu was not only thinking about himself. Sunny's eyes also lit up when she saw the white wine he took out.

As someone who has tasted Huaxia Baijiu many times and who likes drinking, Huaxia Baijiu is obviously more to her taste.

It's just that because most people around her drink soju on weekdays and no one drinks white wine with her, she has been craving for it for a long time.

So he looked at the bottle of wine in Huang Xu's hand and said:
"Is one bottle enough?"

"If it's not enough, go get more."

After saying that, Huang Xu opened the bottle of wine, poured a glass for each of them, and then raised his glass.

"for."

......"for."

As the sound of clinking glasses rang out, at this time in another place in Seoul, the Running Man program crew was also having a dinner together.

And now it is the end of their dinner. After the final collective toast, people began to leave slowly and prepare to go home.

After all, they started recording in the early morning and only finished now.

If it weren't for this dinner, many people would have gone home and lay down to rest.

Although it is often said that Koreans have evolved away from sleep and do not need to rest at all.

But this is just a joke that they can stay up late and have less rest time.

For people like them who have been recording for more than ten hours in a row and are already exhausted, the only thing to do now is to have a glass of wine and then go home to rest.

Therefore, after the final toast, people began to leave one after another.

At this time, Kim Jong Kook said something to the people at the same table, then stood up and prepared to go back to rest.

What he didn't expect was that he had just come outside and got into his agent's car when he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Jong Kook, Jong Kook, wait a minute."

Hearing the voice behind him, Kim Jong Kook turned his head and saw the big brother of the team, Ji Seok Jin, calling him.

Therefore, after seeing that it was him calling him, Kim Jong Kook quickly got out of the car.

If he were to call himself like that on the show, he would naturally not do such a thing. Instead, he would probably just lock the car doors, close the windows, or even leave directly.

But that was just a program effect created during the recording of the show.

In reality, they all have great respect for Ji Seok-jin, the big brother of the variety show industry.

So when he saw Ji Seok-jin, he got out of the car and waited for his arrival.

"What's wrong, Seokjin?"

"Come on, come on, let's get in the car and talk."

Ji Seok-jin was quite happy to see Kim Jong-kook getting out of the car to greet him, but after seeing the scattered crowds around, he just patted Kim Jong-kook on the shoulder.

After getting in the car, Kim Jong Kook looked at Ji Seok Jin curiously, appearing a little confused.

They just finished recording the show, why are they looking for me now?
Is there anything wrong?

That's why he looked at Ji Seok Jin with curious eyes, wanting to know why he was looking for him.

Ji Seok-jin did not hesitate at this time. After all, they had been recording the show together for two years and their relationship was pretty good, so there was no need for useless courtesies.

"Jong Kook? I heard from Haha while we were having dinner just now that you know the owner of that Huangji Malatang franchise store?"

"Yes, I know him. Brother Shizhen, do you have something to ask him?"

Although Kim Jong Kook was curious as to why Ji Seok Jin suddenly thought of asking this question, he did not hide it but directly asked about his purpose.

After all, they have known each other for more than two years. If it is just a small favor, he will help if he can.

"It's just a small matter. How is your relationship with him? You said I want to join his restaurant. Is it possible?"

Ji Seok-jin no longer concealed his purpose at this time, but directly stated it.

As a veteran in the variety show circle, apart from recording normal programs, he often spends his time thinking about how to make money from a side job.

In addition to investments in stocks, I have also thought about investing in some physical businesses.

Moreover, his reputation for investing and doing side jobs is well-known.

Later, the program crew even played a prank on him about his hobby.

All these can prove his love for investment.

Therefore, he is very concerned about various businesses that can make money.

After Huang Xu’s Malatang chain franchise store opened last year, he thought about investing in a franchise store.

After all, the Malatang shop business is so good and popular that anyone can see the prospects of this business.

Therefore, when the first round of franchising was opened up, he wanted to join in, but he was unsuccessful and was rejected.

Then for the second round of joining, he heard that there would be no limit on the number of places this time. When he saw so many people joining, he gave up.

After all, in his opinion, when there are fewer franchise stores like this, he should be able to make some money, but it would be difficult to open so many of them at once.

After having this realization, he never considered the second batch of franchise stores.

However, the development of things was somewhat beyond his expectations. The business of the second batch of franchised stores did not become worse and was still very popular.

This made him regretful. He regretted why he backed off and missed out on this lucrative business.

He had originally given up hope on this matter, but today at the dinner party, he heard Ha Dongxun talking about his restaurant.

His current barbecue restaurant has been a successful transformation, and in less than two months, it has even gained a good reputation in Seoul.

So someone asked him about opening a restaurant.

It’s just because his restaurant has just opened. Although it has a good reputation, it has only just opened, so there are many things that cannot be explained in detail.

So after briefly introducing some of the store's circumstances, he shifted the topic to Huang Xu's Malatang chain store.

When he was telling this story, Ji Seok Jin became more interested and also found out that Kim Jong Kook knew their boss.

That's why he approached Kim Jong Kook after the drinking party, hoping to ask him for help in introducing him to see if they could meet and be given a chance to join.

After hearing what Ji Seok Jin said, Kim Jong Kook completely relaxed.

He just thought that Ji Seok-jin wanted to ask him to do something very difficult?

The result was that I wanted to get to know Huang Xu and see if I could ask him about franchise quotas.

This is not a big problem for Kim Jong Kook.

Although he and Huang Xu had only known each other for a few months, they had become good friends because of their common interests.

He also invested in a business with Ha Dongxun and two others.

Of course, he did not make any promises about this matter, but just said to Ji Seok Jin:

"Brother Shi Zhen, there is no problem meeting each other, but whether you can convince the other party to give you a place to join the team depends on your own efforts."

"It's okay, as long as we can get to know each other."

"Okay, I haven't seen him for a long time. Our store will be open for two months in a few days, and several shareholders will have a meeting. You can go with us then."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Jong Kook."

Just as Ji Seok-jin was thanking Kim Jong-kook, at Huang Xu's house, Huang Xu and Sunny had finished their lunch and drank a whole bottle of high-proof liquor.

By this time, Sunny had already changed her clothes and was sitting on the sofa playing with her mobile phone, slowly feeling the dizzy feeling after drinking.

When Huang Xu cleaned up the mess and came to her side, Sunny moved her body slightly to make some room for him.

After he sat down, he put his head on Huang Xu's legs, moved it a little, found a comfortable position, and stopped moving.

Huang Xu looked at her like this and let her lie there, then started chatting with her slowly.

Huang Xu talked about his experience of traveling with Goo Hara and her friends these days, and talked about the fun places they went and the delicious food they ate.

At this time, Sunny also told Huang Xu about her experiences during this period and the interesting things she had heard.

But after chatting for a while, Sunny suddenly remembered what she had said to Huang Xu a few days ago.

So he sat up directly, looked at Huang Xu and said:

"By the way, I told you a few days ago about Tara's matter. What are you going to do?"

(End of this chapter)