Ode to Joy: Tao Huatan, Water Depth Thousand Feet

"According to the plan in the last meeting, I sent her flowers for three consecutive days. On the first day, she called me to ask me not to send any more flowers. In the next two days, the flowers were returned directly to my office. See It won’t work if you come here.”

In the evening, Tan Zongming finished his work at the company, sat in the car on his way home, and "reported" the situation to several of his allies in the "Taohuatanshui" WeChat group.

The driver, Lao Chen, glanced at his boss from the rearview mirror, then silently withdrew his gaze, and concentrated on driving.

"It's sending flowers, of course it's impossible for you to catch up with Sister Tao. How could Sister Tao be tempted so easily. But by sending flowers, you clearly tell her your heart." Qu Xiaoxiao replied.

"Mr. Tan, have you invited my cousin to dinner? I told you last time that my cousin loves spicy food the most. You can invite her to a Sichuan restaurant."

"Please, I happen to have time tonight, so I called her yesterday and said I wanted to invite her to dinner, but she refused before I could say anything. Sigh." I remembered the scene of calling Tao Zhihua yesterday , he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

"So unfeeling. It seems that Sister Tao really has her own principles and personality." Qiu Yingying was sitting on the sofa, leaning on Guan Guan to eat snacks.Hearing Tan Zongming's words, he answered.

Fan Shengmei, who was wearing a mask next to her, heard this, turned her head, put her index finger on Qiu Yingying's forehead, and said indistinctly, "You, you really can't talk."

Qiu Yingying stuck out her tongue and smiled disapprovingly.

Andy just coaxed the little bun to sleep, when he heard Qiu Yingying's voice message with his mobile phone, he chuckled lightly.She could imagine how depressed Lao Tan must be at this moment.

Qu Xiaoxiao is working overtime in her company. The company has just won a big project a few days ago. Now she has a headache from reading a lot of information. Hearing Qiu Yingying's words, she said to herself, "This idiot, but That's quite true."

Leaning on the swivel chair, she walked back and forth, thinking about how to help Tan Zongming break the current deadlock.

After thinking for a while, she replied a voice message, "I have an idea. Let's form a karaoke game. Everyone will go, and Sister Tao will also be invited. Then she will definitely go. Then Mr. Tan, why don't you just Have a chance to get along with Sister Tao."

"Yes, yes, this is the way to go. Master, you have a way." Qiu Yingying said.

"I also think I can give it a try, after all, there is nothing I can do now." Xiaoguan also echoed.

"Well, I have time too." Fan Shengmei said vaguely.

"I have no problem, I fully support it." Andy said.

"Well, then you can try it, thank you, Xiaoqu." Tan Zongming was actually not sure about this method, but now he can't even see each other, this is an opportunity to open up the situation.

"You're welcome, Mr. Tan." Qu Xiaoxiao thought for a while and dialed Tao Zhihua's number.

"Hello, Miss Tao."

Tao Zhihua had just changed into his sportswear and was about to run in the garden downstairs.Seeing that it was Qu Xiaoxiao's call, a smile appeared on his face.Although she didn't meet many times, she could tell that this girl lived a chic and self-contained life. Although sometimes her views were not right, she was very righteous.

"Hi Xiaoxiao. What's the matter?"

"Sister Tao, do you have time this Saturday night?"

"Well, I'm not too busy recently, so I'm free."

"Great! I just won a big project two days ago, and I want to invite everyone to karaoke together. I remember the last time we had dinner, you also said that you like karaoke. This time is just right, let's have a high together!"

"Okay. Who will go then?"

"Just a few people we had dinner together a few days ago. Everyone is familiar with it and can let go."

Tao Zhihua frowned slightly, "Tan Zongming is going too?"

Qu Xiaoxiao quickly said, "This project has his full support, so we must invite him! Mr. Tan, you are very familiar, and there are many people and it is lively. Hurry up and agree."

Tao Zhihua thought for a while, and said apologetically, "Xiaoxiao, I'm so sorry! I don't think I'll go this time!"

When Qu Xiaoxiao heard this, she became anxious, "No, no, sister Tao, you agreed just now, how can you go back on your word? Are you not giving Qu Xiaoxiao face!"

"Xiaoxiao, actually, I'm hiding from Tan Zongming now." Tao Zhihua sighed softly, thinking that he should make it clear to Qu Xiaoxiao. "In the past few days, he sent me flowers every day and invited me to dinner. As you know, he is not in my consideration, and it is embarrassing to meet him."

"Oh, Sister Tao, how do you know that this person just wants to chase you? Maybe he just makes an ordinary friend. Besides, even if you don't have boyfriend and girlfriend, you can still be an ordinary friend. Why don't you even see each other?" Qu After Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she suddenly felt that she had said the wrong thing. Didn't this make Tao Zhihua treat Lao Tan as an ordinary friend, and she felt stupid anyway.

He hurriedly said, "Actually, Sister Tao, I think Mr. Tan is a good candidate no matter if it's a boyfriend or girlfriend or just a friend. Why do you refuse so much?"

"I have just established a romantic relationship with the person introduced by Sister Fan. I think it is more suitable in all aspects, and I also have a good impression of him. So I want to get along with my heart."

Qu Xiaoxiao was completely speechless, and silently shed tears for Tan Zongming. "Mr. Tan, it seems that I can't help you anymore." She thought to herself.

"Oh, that's it. Well, then I won't force you."

Tao Zhihua smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Xiao Xiao. Thank you for your invitation. Let's sing together next time with the girls."

"Okay, okay, without their boys, we would have more fun." Qu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Qu Xiaoxiao immediately said in the "Taohuatanshui" group, "Urgent meeting, urgent meeting! I'm going back to the 22nd floor right now, you guys hurry up. The momentum is not good!"

30 minutes later, Qu Xiaoxiao's home in 22 on the 2203nd floor.Guan Guan, Qiu Yingying and Fan Shengmei were sitting on the sofa looking at Qu Xiaoxiao who was standing in front of her and talking.Tan Zongming opened a can of beer, sat on the bar counter and bowed his head in thought.

"Anyway, after I said a lot, Sister Tao still didn't agree to come. And she also made it very clear, Mr. Tan, it doesn't meet her standards. In addition, she has already officially started a relationship."

She turned her head and said to Tan Zongming, "Mr. Tan, I think it's not a big deal for you to chase sister Tao! I have nothing to do."

Tan Zongming frowned, "It's not my Tan Zongming's style to give up casually."

"It's useless if it's not your style, they are all in love. But to be honest, these two people are progressing very fast. Sister Fan, it seems that your introduction is really good." Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Fan Shengmei .

When the others heard the words, they also looked at Fan Shengmei.

Fan Shengmei glanced at her and said, "Is it my fault for the introduction? However, based on my understanding of the whole matter, it's not a big deal." Fan Shengmei said slowly, with a disapproving expression.

"How do you see it?" Tan Zongming asked.

"Blind date is nothing more than setting out their respective conditions. The conditions are met. If the conditions are met, then there are so many leftover men and women." Fan Shengmei said her own reasoning, Guan Guan and Qiu Yingying listened, They all nodded vigorously.

"Officer Tao and the person I introduced may seem suitable, but in fact they may not necessarily be suitable."

"How to say?" Tan Zongming stared at Fan Shengmei and said.

"Actually, the affordable man I introduced to Police Officer Tao is ideal for a girl like Guan Guan."

"Me?" Guan Guan pointed at himself and said in surprise.

"Yes. To be honest, this kind of men can gain a foothold in Shanghai and have a decent salary, which should be considered okay. But it is difficult for them to accept women who are better than them as wives. They hope that their own The other half, first of all, should have a stable job. It is best if the job is easier and can help them manage their family affairs. Simply put, they are good wives and mothers. Officer Tao, the salary is not high, but the working hours are not fixed first. , Besides, they are still criminal policemen, and they are dangerous. When they first got along, they might not feel that there will definitely be many problems when they become a family. These men are all shrewd, even if they can't think of it, the family will also think of it. "

Several people nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Tan is different. Financial freedom, daily housework, cooking and other trivial matters no longer need to be done by the wife, so in marriage, it is more about spiritual communication and emotional needs. Right, Tan total?"

Tan Zongming nodded and said, "Yes, yes, what you said makes sense."

"So, you don't have to worry at all, just wait for me to make a call."

After Fan Shengmei finished speaking, she dialed a phone number.

"Hey, Xiao Ding, hey, hello. That's it. I heard that you and Tao Zhihua have confirmed your relationship. Congratulations."

"How does it feel, to us Officer Tao?"

"Oh, is it? Of course, she is the smartest woman I know. She skipped grades when she was a child, and she has a doctorate."

"Well, yes, there is a problem with this. The police must be busy. Besides, she is still a criminal police officer. Oh, you don't have to worry about this. Although the job is dangerous, she is good at it. Last time one of my sisters met She was the only one who subdued the gangster in two or three blows. With Xiao Tao's skill, most people can only kneel down and beg for mercy if they want to deal with her."

"I've never heard of this. But Xiaotao has already received a Ph.D. After studying for so many years, it's not good for her career to be a clerical job that undergraduates can do."

"Enen, then you get along well. Then I won't waste your time. Goodbye!"

Fan Shengmei hung up the phone gracefully, and glanced around.

Clap, clap, Qu Xiaoxiao approached and clapped her hands. "Sister Fan, you are not bad! Just a few minutes of phone calls have completely broken the other party's heart. I guess this buddy must regret it now, and maybe he is planning to break up with Sister Tao."

"That's right, I've worked in HR for so many years, and I don't know a little about psychology, so how can I get along." Fan Shengmei said proudly.

Guan Guan lowered his head, deep in thought.

"Sister Fan, master, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand." Qiu Yingying said while pulling Fan Shengmei beside her.

"Of course you don't know when you first entered the workplace. After a few years, you will understand." Fan Shengmei said to Qiu Yingying with a smile.

"Don't you understand? First, Sister Fan praised Sister Tao, but do you still remember what she said in the last sentence? Forget it, it seems that you listened for nothing. Sister Fan emphasized that Officer Tao is a doctor. The person that Sister Fan introduced , is a master's degree. Although he is also highly educated, he is still a grade lower than her. If he is excellent in other aspects, he may not care about this, and he may even feel proud of it. But the sad thing is that most men are not I think so. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many jokes about female doctors on the Internet.”

"Yes, in fact, when I introduced this person before, he said that he is still a doctor. Will he look down on him or something? I guessed that he might mind a little bit. But no one is perfect, It's also unlikely to find a perfect match, so I didn't tell Xiaotao." Fan Shengmei said.

"And then, Sister Fan, you also emphasized that the police are busy with work and the danger is high." Qu Xiaoxiao said.

"This person's biggest dissatisfaction with Xiaotao is her job, mainly because she is too busy." Fan Shengmei nodded.

Qu Xiaoxiao went on to say, "Then you also let him see the danger of Sister Tao's work, especially Sister Tao's own skills are so good. Maybe this buddy is afraid of domestic violence in the future, haha."

"One more thing, this person asked me if Xiaotao might switch to a clerical job. You see, he is not married yet, and already hopes that the other party will give up his career for the sake of his family. This society is so selfish and realistic." Fan Shengmei said with a sigh.

Guan Guan looked at them and said, "But wouldn't this be too good? It's suspected of inducing the other party."

Fan Shengmei took a look at Guan Guan and said: "Guan Guan, you have to remember. If a man is shaken after hearing such a few words from others, it means that he is not a good person, at least not loving enough. Also, like Your cousin is so good, she is actually worthy of a good man to match her. Being good is not just about how rich you are, but you must have a heart and tolerance to really understand your cousin, keep up with her rhythm, and understand her ideals and aspirations."

She turned to Tan Zongming and said, "Mr. Tan, you must know the profession of Officer Tao the best among us. What do you think?"

Tan Zongming smiled, "A's honey, B's □□, what you said is what attracts me to her."

"Actually, I can see your sincerity, Mr. Tan, and I believe in your character. Otherwise, I wouldn't help you." Fan Shengmei said.

Qu Xiaoxiao praised, "Sister Fan understands very well!"

Guan Guan and Qiu Yingying nodded.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand now, you will understand after experiencing it. Life will teach us a lot of truths." Fan Shengmei looked at the two little girls and said with a smile.

"What can be done has already been done, now we just need to wait for the effect." Qu Xiaoxiao said.

"If the analysis is correct, this time should be a turning point." Tan Zongming showed a sad face.

"Sister Fan, I'm broken in love." Tao Zhihua lay on the bed, listlessly said to the phone.

"what happened?"

"I haven't contacted him for the past few days. He said he was busy. Then he sent a text message today, saying he didn't think it was appropriate."

"Hey, Xiao Tao, don't be sad. It's normal to lose love now, and you haven't had a long time. It's okay to break up while the relationship is not deep. It's uncomfortable if you don't fit together."

"However, we only established a relationship more than a week ago."

"That's right, why is he so sloppy. Hmph, I thought this Xiaoding was a nice guy, but I didn't expect him to be like this."

"In fact, at the beginning of our relationship, I realized that he might not be satisfied with my work. But first, he didn't make it clear, and second, I might have been dazzled by love, so I didn't care too much. Sister Fan, I am still very serious about this relationship, I never thought that if I say no, it will be gone.”

Fan Shengmei sighed in her heart, thinking, "No matter how good and strong a girl is, she will become a fool in front of love." She couldn't bear it for a while, but then she thought that she was the one who introduced her, and she felt even more guilty.

"Xiao Tao, if you lose, you lose, and you have to look forward. So, let's come out and sing at night. When you're broken in love, it's best to sing and sing to vent. Then drink some wine, sleep for a long time, and let everything go." Forgot. I'll call them all, let's have a good time!"

"Well, thank you, Miss Fan."

In the evening, several girls went crazy together with Andy.

"From now on, I want to work hard, go to his lovelorn, go to his man! The job is the most reliable, the bonus is the cutest, come, for the work, cheers!" Tao Zhihua shouted loudly, several women laughed together They cried and hugged each other.

When Tao Zhihua woke up the next day, he felt a slight headache.She vented her madness to her heart's content. She was very grateful to these friends on the 22nd floor of Ode to Joy. She felt much better with them.

"At any rate, it was my first love, and it ended in such an inexplicable way." She thought.

Tao Zhihua belongs to the category of "late enlightenment". When he was in school, he "keep his ears off the outside world and only read the books of sages".Although she is very smart, skipping grades, scholarships, masters, and doctorate all the way, relying on down-to-earth efforts.

In fact, she doesn't reject falling in love, but in her heart, people should do what they do when and when.In the past, all her energy was spent on study and work. She hoped that through her own efforts, she could grow herself up as soon as possible, so even though there were people who pursued her, she was not moved.

But now, she wanted to fall in love, and happened to meet a man who was quite suitable in all aspects, and she had a good impression of him after meeting several times, so it ended so ridiculously.How can you let yourself be "willing"!

When she came back to her senses, she was "unwilling", yes, her "unwillingness" was probably greater than the sadness of losing her love.In fact, I don't like that person very much, more just unwilling.

"So, there's nothing to be sad about." She said to herself.

One afternoon in mid-September, Shanghai, which was still sweltering in the "autumn tiger", suddenly had a downpour.

"Oh, it's so annoying, it's raining so hard, and I don't have an umbrella!" Qiu Yingying said in the WeChat group.

"Fortunately, I left an umbrella in the company. Yingying, you asked your family Yingqin to pick you up." Guan Guan said.

"He's working overtime. Their company has a new project. All the programmers are there day and night. How can they take care of me?"

"Then hurry up and take a taxi home after get off work." Guan Guan said.

"Hey, it's hard to take a taxi here. It's raining, and it's raining so hard, it's even more difficult to take a taxi. Now I'm so envious of Sister Andy. I also want to get married and have children as soon as possible."

"You're worthless, a little rain will scare you? That's fine, Bai Chuan will pick me up later, and I just happened to pick you up on the way, let's go home together." Fan Shengmei said.

"Oh, that's great, thank you, Sister Fan!"

"Cousin, what about you? Are you outside or at the police station?" Guan Guan asked.

Since Tao Zhihua broke up with her last time, they added her to the wechat group.She looked at the rain outside the window. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Looking from the house, it seemed that the whole of Shanghai had become a "water curtain cave".Between heaven and earth, there was darkness.The rain was too heavy, and the rainwater followed the terrain and rushed to the sewer. Due to the untimely drainage, there was already a lot of water on the ground.

"I have to work overtime at the police station today. Sigh, I don't know if I can take a taxi later. Never mind, let's finish what I'm doing first. Go home quickly after get off work."

After finishing speaking, he put down his mobile phone and began to focus on the case at hand, not knowing that several other people had already started to "tip the news".

At around 8 o'clock in the evening, Tao Zhihua finally finished sorting out the case at hand.At this time, there were not many people in the office.She stretched and stood up.

"Sister Tao, get off work. It's raining heavily outside."

Tao Zhihua smiled at his colleagues, "That can't be helped."

After walking out of the police station, I realized that it was still raining heavily.Relying on her good physical fitness, she doesn't usually have the habit of carrying an umbrella.Looking at the pouring rain at this moment, I secretly regretted it.The rain followed the wind and hit her with the coolness of autumn. "Bah", she shuddered, she was wearing short sleeves and a skirt at the moment, "It's so cold", she said involuntarily.

She looked at her watch, made up her mind, and walked quickly towards the gate, secretly praying for good luck that she could get a taxi right away.

As she was thinking about it, she suddenly saw a tall figure, holding an umbrella, walking towards her under the night of the storm.Those firm steps were so calm and calm, as if they didn't care about the surrounding environment at all.

She stared blankly at the approaching opponent, only two words in her mind, "So handsome!"

Just when she was already intoxicated by the infinite charm of the handsome guy, the man walked up to her side and smiled, "Let's go."

She looked at Tan Zongming in front of her, unable to speak, only nodded slightly.

"Wait a minute," Tan Zongming looked at her up and down, "hold it for me," he said, and handed her the umbrella in his hand, then took off his suit neatly, and put it on for her.

"You wear too little." He took the umbrella and said, "Let's go."he said again.

Tao Zhihua followed behind him and walked to the front of the car. Tan Zongming opened the door for her.

Sitting in the car, the storm outside seems to have become another world.Tao Zhihua lowered his head and saw that he was still wearing the other party's clothes, so he wanted to take them off and return them to him.

Seeing her movement, he pressed her arm lightly, "Put it on, don't catch a cold."

"En." She agreed, and then looked at the people around her, and couldn't help but suddenly feel a little blush.She hastily withdrew her eyes, the clothes she was wearing had a clean and reassuring smell.

"Thank you for today. Otherwise, we may have to wait for a long time." The atmosphere in the car was warm and quiet, she whispered.

Tan Zongming turned his head and looked at her, "You're welcome, I happen to be nearby."

"Shanghai is so big, it's raining so much, what's the probability that it happens to be nearby at this time." She thought to herself, and glanced at him again.He looked calm and sat quietly.She also turned her head and concentrated on the buttons of the suit she was wearing.

Her residence is not far from the unit, and she will be there in a short time.When the car drove downstairs, Tan Zongming opened the door, "Go up quickly."

"Well," she handed him the suit back, and couldn't help but glance at him again, "Thank you, goodbye."

Looking at her back, Tan Zongming felt extremely relieved, wishing he could yell "Let the storm come more violently!"

When Tao Zhihua returned home, his heart was pounding.She walked to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. There was a little pink on her fair face, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

She turned around happily, the corners of her skirt fluttering.Humming a song, getting ready for a hot bath.

The author has something to say:

When I watched the Japanese drama version of "Fall in Love at First Kiss", I didn't think Takashi Kashiwahara was so handsome at first, but in one episode, he walked towards the heroine holding an umbrella.At that moment, he was so handsome!