Chapter 82: Coincidence

Busy until 6:00 PM.

Tang Song stood up, stretched, and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work, Accountant Gao. How about I treat you to a big meal?"

Gao Mengting winked at him and said, "Sorry, I have an appointment today. I'll keep this meal on record, and you can treat me another day."

"Oh? A man or a woman?"

Gao Mengting froze for a moment and looked away unnaturally, "It's that junior sister of mine. She put a lot of effort into it and produced 6 versions in 3 days. I took advantage of her with this 1,500 yuan design fee, so I thought I'd treat her to a meal to make up for it."

With her design level, it would start at 5,000 at a design company.

And she would also be responsible for various subsequent modifications and maintenance of sizes and formats; 1,500 yuan was definitely a super friendly price.

"OK." Tang Song revealed a handsome smile at her, "Don't forget to get an invoice; expenses related to the company can be reimbursed."

"President Tang is generous!" Gao Mengting covered her mouth and chuckled.

Just then, Gao Mengting’s phone rang suddenly.

Tang Song glanced at it; the caller was noted as "Qiuqiu".

"Hey, Qiuqiu, I'm getting off work soon, you can just set off now."

"Hmm, bye~"

The sun gradually sank to the west.

The black BMW 330 drove on the orange street, driving out of the South Second Ring Road along the main road.

After turning a few corners, lush locust trees appeared on both sides of the road.

A familiar feeling welled up in his heart.

Dazzling shops, colorful light signs, various snack bars, street stalls, bookstores, accessory shops...

The crowds coming and going on the roadside were mostly young men and women, carrying a strong sense of vitality.

They walked on the street in groups of three or five, chatting or playing, full of youthful energy.

This was the commercial street outside Yancheng University of Technology, and it was also the place where he had lived for 4 years.

After graduation, he had been busy running around and had never come back.

On his way home from work today, he didn't know why, but he had a sudden whim to come here to taste the familiar food.

Parking the car, Tang Song stood on the roadside and looked around for a while before stepping forward.

Fried chicken, grilled cold noodles, stinky tofu, candied haws...

Before he knew it, Tang Song was carrying several bags in his hands.

Finally, he entered an authentic beef noodle shop.

He often came here to eat during college, and 3 years later, it was still the same.

He didn't care if he could finish it, and ordered a large bowl of wide noodles directly, adding bean curd skin, braised pork, meatballs, and eggs.

He found a seat by the window, eating the delicious food while observing the college students coming and going.

The sky outside the shop gradually darkened, and the lights on the roadside suddenly lit up, dyeing the outside world a warm yellow.

Tang Song’s eating movement paused; for some reason, he had a feeling as if it were yesterday.

In his impression, there seemed to have been such a scene, but it was already several years ago.

On the bustling street.

Li Shumin pouted and said, "I still want to eat snail rice noodles, what should I do?"

Zhang Jiahong said angrily, "You've been eating it for two days in a row, now even your farts smell like that!"

"You... you're talking nonsense, as if your farts don't smell!"

The two argued for a few sentences.

Li Shumin shook Yao Lingling’s arm, "Lingling, why don't you decide what to eat tonight? I'm starving to death."

Yao Lingling scanned the row of shops on the roadside and pointed to one of them, "Then let's eat noodles, the portion is large and filling, and you can add toppings."

"Fine, let's hurry then."

"I want to add eggs and meatballs."

"Look at your lack of ambition, I want to add braised pork!"

The three walked into the shop chatting and laughing.

They chatted warmly with the boss at the counter and ordered their respective meals.

Because it was a holiday evening, there were no empty tables at this time, so they had to share a table with others.

Li Shumin scanned the room and pointed to a table in the corner, whispering, "There’s a handsome guy over there, alone, hehe, the three of us can just share a table!"

Looking from their position, they could only see his side and back, but from his figure, outfit, and outline, they could still tell he was definitely a handsome guy.

Eating, after all, was better if there was a handsome guy to admire.

The three girls looked at each other and smiled, walking directly toward that side.

In this kind of small shop, everyone sat mixed together, so there was no such thing as disturbing or not disturbing.

Li Shumin and Zhang Jiahong sat directly opposite, secretly observing the boy’s face.

Yao Lingling patted the boy’s shoulder generously and smiled, "Handsome, excuse me, I’ll sit inside."

Hearing the familiar voice, Tang Song, who was slurping noodles, looked up in surprise.

Immediately after, all four of them froze.

After a moment of silence, Yao Lingling widened her eyes and shouted, "April! Damn, this is too coincidental, right!?"

Li Shumin and Zhang Jiahong looked at each other blankly.

The amateur blogger they had been following online had actually appeared in front of them.

It felt like meeting someone from the internet in real life.

And they had just video-chatted yesterday, it was too coincidental!

"It is indeed very coincidental. Does this count as fate? Yancheng is so big, and we actually met in such a small shop." Tang Song sighed, moved to the seat inside, and said to Lingling, "Sit down and chat."

Yao Lingling sat down quickly.

Tang Song smiled and greeted them, "Lingling, Minmin, and Little Red Riding Hood, good evening."

As a smile appeared on his face, all three girls were dazzled. They looked him up and down, their eyes full of surprise and amazement.

Tang Song felt uncomfortable being stared at by the three of them, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Yao Lingling resisted the urge to pinch his face and tutted, "April, you look even more handsome than you do online."

"Yeah, yeah."

"That's right, that's right, your transformation is definitely the most successful case I've ever seen."

Li Shumin and Zhang Jiahong also nodded desperately in agreement.

When they video-chatted before, they felt this guy was quite handsome, but seeing him in person exceeded expectations.

Especially his mouth, red lips and white teeth, he looked super gentle when he smiled, so handsome!

Tang Song’s face flushed slightly, and he smiled, "Stop calling me by my internet name, just call me by my real name, which is my WeChat nickname, Tang Song."

"Let's formally introduce ourselves, my name is Yao Lingling."

"I am Li Shumin."

The four chatted for a few sentences, which counted as re-introducing themselves.

Tang Song put the pile of snacks he had bought on the table in the middle and smiled, "Perfect, I bought too much and couldn't finish it, now I don't have to worry."

Looking at the dazzling array of snacks, the three girls swallowed their saliva in unison.

"Is this okay?"

"It doesn't matter, we are all friends, and I really can't finish it."

"Tang Song, you should know, I am your loyal fan, so I won't be polite." Li Shumin licked her lips, grabbed a chicken leg directly, took a big bite, and said with satisfaction, "Is this the crispy fried chicken from the shop at the entrance of the street? It's delicious!"

"The stinky tofu is also delicious."

The noodles were served quickly.

The four chatted while eating.

The three girls were relatively lively, chatting around him and the food, and Tang Song couldn't even get a word in.

After chatting for a while.

Yao Lingling explained, "The three of us are students from Yancheng University of Technology, we just graduated last year. Because we were familiar with the surroundings of the school, we rented a house together in the Star Garden residential complex nearby. We often eat here; it's cheap and the portions are large."

Tang Song froze for a moment, then smiled, "So you are my junior sisters! I graduated in '20. When you enrolled, I should have just been a junior, maybe we even saw each other in school before."