CH 2

The dormitory wasn’t far from the construction site. The headquarters also arranged a room for He Xian here, and it was his first time staying overnight in this area.

With him wasted, Lin Sitao struggled to open the door with his key several times before succeeding. He Xian then straight away sat down in the foyer to change his shoes.

Lin Sitao stood outside the door, leaned over, and put the key on the shoe rack.

He Xian called out to him, “Come in and have a drink of water.”

Lin Sitao hesitated for a moment but then went in. He followed He Xian’s example, took off his shoes, and put on slippers. Then he stood in the living room. He Xian turned on all the lights, turned on the air conditioning, looked around, and first glanced at the bathroom, then the room.

The place was not spacious, but it was clean and tidy and well-equipped with a washing machine and kitchen utensils.

After He Xian finished his tour, he noticed that Lin Sitao was still standing in the living room.

“Sit down,” he said. He opened the refrigerator and took out a large bottle of fruit juice drink, which was entirely in English on the packaging.

Lin Sitao didn’t sit on the sofa but walked over to a chair by the dining table and sat down.

Just as he did so, He Xian poured him a glass of juice and placed it on the table.

“They really thought of everything,” He Xian continued as he rummaged through the refrigerator. “Are you hungry? There’s bread, cake, ham, eggs, hot sauce, ketchup…”

He took out everything and sliced a large amount of ham. He made a big, ugly platter of sandwiches by simply placing the ham between slices of bread without cutting them proportionally. He then warmly entertained the little kid in front of him.

“I was just drinking earlier, and now I’m starving to death,” he said as he grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

“Take whatever you like to eat,” he offered as he pushed the box of ice cream and cake in front of Lin Sitao.

Lin Sitao also grabbed a slice of ham sandwich and took a small bite.

He Xian looked at him and sighed, “No matter how I look at you, you’re still very young!”