After breakfast, Meng Huo and Shen Jie walked out of the Meng family.

Li Qin smiled at the door and said goodbye to them. The old lady was also present. However, after seeing the two children's backs disappear, she suddenly sighed and said, "Who is the person Meng Huo likes?"

Li Qin was startled and then smiled and said, "Is that useless? Look at what happened just now, it must be Chen Jie."

What Meng Huo said at the dinner table clearly showed his attitude of wanting to go further with Shen Jie. Li Qin could see that he was actually accepting Chen Jie, otherwise he would not have put down his paintings on this special day.

"Is that true?" But the old lady didn't believe it very much, or in other words, if Li Qin said this before the Chinese New Year, she would believe it a little more. But after observing for more than half a month, the old lady was not so confident.

"He likes Chen Jie and treats her very well. I can tell that..." She shook her head, then slowly turned around and walked towards the house: "But... I can't tell if he likes her the most."

Li Qin walked over to support her and smiled and said, "What do you like and what is the difference? Don't think about it..."

"Are you talking lies with your eyes open..." The old lady looked at Li Qin angrily. For more than half a month, Meng Huo's attitude towards Chen Jie was very good, but he was obviously conservative, unlike a man who was in love.

If Meng Huo liked Chen Jie the most, how could he waste his holiday time and instead devote himself to painting? But on the other hand, the old lady did see that he liked Chen Jie very much, which made her very contradictory.

So she thought that if Meng Huo hadn't been mentally prepared or was afraid of getting out of fire, she deliberately did not get too close to Shen Jie - that would only mean that Chen Jie was not Meng Huo's favorite person.

There is still a difference between ‘like’ and ‘like the most’, but the old lady actually doesn’t want to see this. If so, it would be too pitiful.

"Will that child throw away the most important thing..." The old lady thought to herself. She really hoped that she had thought too much, otherwise even if Meng Huo accepted Chen Jie, she would make her grandmother feel a knot.

No elder wants their children to throw away their favorite girl and choose another ‘replacement’.

But whether Chen Jie is a "substitute"? So far, Meng Huo has answered "no" in his heart. It is true that Alice has brought him a lot of trouble, but he has not changed his choice. Moreover, since this holiday, he has also liked Chen Jie more.

Chen Jie has always been a very good girl in Meng Huo's heart. Her only, or most prominent shortcoming is her personality. Meng Huo does not like girls who are too strong and crazy - and this has been very good in recent years.

This holiday impressed him even more. He liked Chen Jie's restraint and quietness. The life of painting with him without any complaints seemed to allow Meng Huo to see the image of a woman most in line with his psychological preferences.

So although this holiday was too calm, Meng Huo did have a great favor for Chen Jie and would not lose to Alice. Chen Jie's actions today were also in line with his preferences. Although Meng Huo was ready to spend a day with her on Love* Human Day, she did not go crazy, but instead made ordinary requests.

"I want to see Ninghai." She said on the dining table: "There are several scenic spots in Ninghai. Let's go and have a walk together. Just like ordinary people, take the bus and subway, don't bring your bodyguards... Come back when it gets dark."

What she wanted to do was unexpectedly ordinary. Meng Huo naturally had no objection. As for the key one, "no need to bring bodyguards" - the old lady and Li Qin did not object. With Chen Jie here, what bodyguards Meng Huo still needed to bring?

The two left alone, walking in front of a platform waiting for the bus. Meng Huo hadn't taken the bus for a long time. So he reached out to press his hat several times, thinking about whether he would be recognized.

"Brother..." Suddenly, he held Meng Huo's neck of clothes with one hand, and Meng Huo turned his head to look at him. It was a little girl looking up at him.

He was shocked and almost thought that he was recognized, but the little girl raised a bamboo basket full of flowers: "Today is the Western Love* Day. Big brother, do you want to buy some flowers for your girlfriend?"

Meng Huo relaxed in an instant. It seemed that all worlds were the same. As long as it was a festival about "love", whether it was from the east or the west, there were always girls selling flowers on the streets.

"Do you buy flowers for your girlfriend?" Meng Huo looked down at the bamboo basket. There were many colors inside, not like the previous life. He pointed to an unknown red flower: "How much does this cost?"

"Nine yuan nine." The girl said nervously. This price is very popular on the Chinese Valentine's Day, but today's Love* Day is not as well known as the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is dispensable for many people. The guests just gave up when they heard the price.

"Okay, don't need too much, get me ten flowers..." However, Meng Huo didn't care about the price, so he took out the money from his pocket and wanted to pay - but Chen Jie next to him reached out to stop him: "Don't buy it, where do you put it if you buy it? We still have to go play!"

She kept watching Meng Huo’s interaction with the girl, and she was very happy to see Meng Huo willing to pay for it. But the two still had to play for a day, and Chen Jie didn’t want to hold a bouquet of flowers in her hand, which was so eye-catching.

"Do you want it?" Meng Huo was surprised.

"No." Chen Jie shook her head and smiled, "You have promised to stay with me for a day, and it's useless to come like this."

Meng Huo had to take back the money and touched the girl's head: "Sorry, this big sister doesn't want it, so forget it..."

The girl looked at Chen Jie and thought to herself that this sister was really strange. The other sisters tried every means to get their boyfriend to buy flowers. But this sister was so good, she actually stopped them - and why did these two people look so familiar?

"Brother, you look like Teacher He Xi..."

The girl suddenly said, frightening Meng Huo, but she continued, "But Teacher He Xi's voice is more handsome than you..."

She actually observed Meng Huo and Shen Jie very carefully, but when they were wearing masks, they could only see their eyes and foreheads, but they could not see the specific appearance.

"How could Teacher He Xi be here..." The girl muttered and left. In addition to masks, Meng Huo and Shen Jie also used ventriloquy. In fact, if they didn't do this, the two guys with half of their faces would be quite likely to be seen through.

After the girl left, Chen Jie smiled and said, "It looks very safe."

"It seems..." Meng Huo breathed a sigh of relief. He was scared just now. The girl was very young and looked at them from bottom to top. She saw the most clearly. The hat was useless at all, but she didn't realize that the two of them were dressed in perfect shape.

"Then let's go." The bus had already arrived at this time. Chen Jie grabbed Meng Huo's hand and took him happily up. Then she started a day's trip like an ordinary couple's date.

In the morning, they went to the temple and snack street. Su Hua's temple was very lively and there were people who were catching Buddha everywhere. Although Meng Huo was not a Buddhist, he also had a good experience - he felt that this was beneficial to some of his future comics.

Comics also need to be close to life. Meng Huo’s paintings have never been copied, and he cannot adapt to the world. His comic experience in recent years has come from traveling in previous years. Traveling has made him understand the world better and will not make common sense mistakes.

So he takes things that can be used as materials very seriously. Temples and Su Hua’s snack street are all good materials...

The snack streets in every city in China have their own characteristics, are not expensive, and can better reflect the flavor of a city. Unfortunately, Meng Huo has been here in Suhua for so many years, and this is the first time today that he has eaten local food from Suhua.

He and Shen Jie both ate a lot, but the result was that both of them had a lunch. When they were a little tired from leaving at noon, Chen Jie took Meng Huo to find the largest bookstore in Suhua City.

The scale of this book city is larger than that of Ninghai's book city, and there are a wide range of books inside. Meng Huo first accompanied Chen Jie to buy some books she needed - she wanted to be his secretary, and no one knew better than Meng Huo what kind of knowledge his secretary needed.

After buying the book, the two stayed in the comics area for another hour. Meng Huo took this opportunity to read all comics magazines other than Phoenix Company and also learned about some of the popular comics artists now.

After many years, the market in the comics industry has become very different from what Meng Huo imagined. Except for the familiar cartoonists he knows, he doesn't know most of the cartoonists with certain fame.

Newcomer cartoonists have a group of celebrities every year, and the comics area is full of guests. This scene makes Meng Huo happy and helpless. He feels more and more that he can no longer become a simple cartoonist.

In this subtle mood, he accompanied Chen Jie in Ninghai for another afternoon. In the evening, the two of them took the bus back to the Meng family with several bags of big and small things.

"I'll go to work tomorrow..." Meng Huo said with some regret in the car: "After I go to work, I don't have time to accompany you..."

He looked at Chen Jie: "Are you really satisfied?"

"Well, it's enough." Chen Jie leaned against Meng Huo. She had a happy and fulfilling holiday: "But next year can't be like this... Meng Huo, I will successfully work by your side before the Chinese New Year..."

Her words were more like an oath. Within this year, she would take over the job of Secretary Meng Huo. Meng Huo was a little surprised that she was moving so quickly, but she smiled back: "I believe you can do it." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!