“Nothing, I was just wondering if you came back from the hospital yet.”
“I just came back. I was worried that you were sleeping so I was going to call you later.”
Chen Zui chuckled, “I’m up. I can’t sleep in the evening if I go to bed now.”
“En, that is true. Brother Deng was also very energetic today, so you don’t need to worry.”
Chen Zui wasn’t concerned about Deng Liyang when he made the call. “En, what are you doing now?”
“Helping my mom air out quilts at home, “Zhen Tian replied, “My mom and her friends know about the Weibo post. They were talking about it just now.”
“Oh? What did they say about me?” Chen Zui curiously asked.
Zhen Tian remembered Ms. Wang Shuzhen’s disdainful look and snorted, “She said she doesn’t know which girl can take you home.”
Chen Zui let out a low laugh, his voice sounding charming and pleasant through the phone. Zhen Tian’s heart jumped faster upon hearing his laugh.
“Oh right, last time I said to give aunt an autograph but I forgot.”
Zhen Tian hurriedly said, “It’s okay, there will be more opportunities in the future.”
“Zhen Tian! I asked you to do something and you made an excuse to avoid it! Where did you go?” Ms. Wang Shuzhen’s puffy voice entered his ears. Chen Zui laughed and said to Zhen Tian, “Then you go help aunt. I will talk to you later.”
“Ok.” Zhen Tian hung up the phone and went back outside.
Two days after the hot search, Chen Zui thought the girls would go away. However, their enthusiasm lasted longer than Chen Zui imagined. Today, when he was driving away, there were still people waiting outside.
This made him feel a little irritable. He slept at home for a while, got up again, took a shower, changed his clothes, and drove to Qingnan Lane.
When he arrived at Zhen Tian’s store, it was not yet four. The sign on the front says “closed.” Chen Zui simply opened the door and walked in.
Zhen Tian was pouring drinks by the counter. When she heard the bell ring, she glanced back. Chen Zui walked over to her with a smile on his face and sat down, “Did I come too early?”
Zhen Tian looked at him in surprise and shook her head, “No, but why did you come today?”
“I feel a little bored so I want to come over for a drink.”
Zhen Tian guessed that it might be because of the Weibo hot search. She stopped what she was doing and asked, “Are there still people waiting in front of the station?”
“En. I’m just a news anchor, not a celebrity. So many ‘fans’ suddenly appeared so I am at a loss.”
Although the news ratings and clicks of these two days have been high because of these "fans", he also feels that his private life has been violated.
Zhen Tian thought for a while and smiled, “Senior, I recently made a new beer. Do you want to try it?”
"Okay." Chen Zui nodded expectantly.
Zhen Tian took a tulip glass and poured a drink for Chen Zui. Chen Zui watched her put the glass on the table and studied it, “Is this a hazy IPA?”
Yes." Zhen Tian pushed the glass in front of him. The orange-yellow liquid didn't look like beer, but more like a glass of orange juice. "This beer is called Mania Paradise. Try it."
The foam of the beer gradually faded during their conversation. Chen Zui picked up the glass and placed it on the tip of his nose. He smelled a clear fruity aroma, "Very strong aroma. You used American hops?"
“En, American hops have a strong tropical fruit flavor. I added a lot of Xichu hops in the later stage so that it would better suit the taste of the domestic palette.
Chen Zui smiled. The heat from his palm slowly increased the temperature of the beer. The strong fruity scent at the beginning gradually turned into a refreshing floral scent.
He picked up the glass and raised his head to take a sip.
Zhen Tian watched him swallow the beer, and couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?"
Chen Zui put down his wine glass and nodded, "You can taste the full citrus flavor with one sip, and the flavors of mango and peach. Although the bitterness is strong, it is mild and well-balanced with the fruity aroma. A very good hazy IPA."
Zhen Tian was elated by his praise, “I thought it was good as well. I was worried you might think it is too bitter.”
Chen Zui looked at her, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, like a flower blooming slowly in early spring, "Although beer is bitter, the brewer is very sweet."
Zhen Tian's heart felt like it exploded into fireworks with these words.
Chen Zui watched as her ears slowly turned red. The previous bad mood was immediately swept away.
He remembered that in the third year of high school, he accepted Zhen Tian's interview on the condition that she give him a kiss.
At that time, her ears were as red as they are now.
Although he was simply teasing her, when she closed her eyes, for a moment, he almost kissed her.
"Cough, cough, what..." Zhen Tian pretended not to hear Chen Zui's words. She coughed twice as a cover and finally remembered what she wanted to say, "Have you ever drank hazy IPA before?"
“En, I drank it before.”
“IPA is characterized by its clear liquor. Brewers have always been trying to create a clearer liquor, trying different recipes. However, some did the opposite and tried to brew a hazy IPA as their selling point. The same goes for stout beer, which is recognized by the public as a dark beer. But because there are brewers like these, golden stout was created. Brewers never stop trying to do what they want and go from one extreme to the next.”
Chen Zui looked at her and deeply laughed, “What do you want to say?”
“...Uh.” Zhen Tian combed through her head. At this time, she felt that Ms. Wang Shuzhen was right. She doesn’t know anything other than beer. I don’t know how to explain it but can only use beer as an example. When hazy IPA first came out, it received a lot of criticism but this bold idea succeeded. Since IPA can be hazy, why can’t you have fans? After all, you are so good! Maybe you are not used to it now but we can think of this as an opportunity. Maybe there will be some unexpected gains?”
Chen Zui listened to her finish and took a sip of the beer in his hand, “I think you have been very clear in conveying what you want since young.”
“...Is that right, hahaha.” It seemed that when he asked her to be interviewed before, she said quite a bit, “By the way, don’t you have Weibo? Many people are following you now. If you don’t like them waiting at the TV station, you can try to talk to them about it and get them to listen.”
Chen Zui’s Weibo was exposed by ABA’s official account. Those girls who couldn’t find Chen Zui’s Weibo went to the station’s account and really did find a post where Chen Zui’s account was tagged. Chen Zui’s account gained a lot of followers overnight but he never posted any personal messages on it. They didn’t find anything of value so they could only continue watching the news and documentaries that he dubbed.
Chen Zui considered for a while and decided to consider Zhen Tian's opinion. It's not a way to avoid these little girls all the time but maybe he could try to communicate with them, "I will post on Weibo when I get back in the evening."
“Okay, when the time comes, I will forward the post!”
Chen Zui heard her say this and glanced at her curiously, “What is your Weibo name? Is it also Sweetest of the Village?’
“....En.”
Chen Zui laughed. He finished his drink and looked at Zhen Tian, "After talking with you, I feel much better. It's a pity that I can't take this beer home to drink."
“You can!”
Chen Zui was a little surprised, "Last time Deng Liyang wanted to buy the beer you brewed, didn't you say he couldn’t?"
“Yes, it can’t be sold but I can gift it to a friend.”
Chen Zui was taken aback, then laughed again. If Deng Liyang knew, he would probably get mad again. He would kindly not tell him about this, and drink it quietly at home.
Zhen Tian put the beer in a special bottle and gave it to Chen Zui after sealing it. Chen Zui accepted it and said to Zhen Tian, "Then I will go back first."
“So early? Don’t you want to eat something?”
“No, today’s Friday so Chen Yiran will leave school earlier than usual. I’d better go back to eat.” He glanced at Zhen Tian, “Next time, shall we take Chen Yiran out to eat.”
"Okay, I haven't seen him in a while, so I miss him." Zhen Tian agreed.
"That's a deal. Chen Yiran will definitely be happy when I tell him." Chen Zui didn't know if Chen Yiran would be happy, but he was very happy, "Thank you for the beer."
“You’re welcome. Remember to get a substitute driver. You can’t drive yourself.”
“En.” Chen Zui smiled at her and left with the beer she gave him.
After Chen Yiran arrived home and found that Chen Zui was not there, he smelled something fishy. When Chen Zui came back with a bottle of beer, he knew that he was right.
“Did you go look for Sister Zhen Tian again?” Chen Yiran folded his arms across his chest as if he were a disapproving parent, “Do you not know your current situation? Even my classmates know about it. Why are you still running outside leisurely? There is no sense of crisis at all!”
Chen Zui put on his slippers and walked into the house. He put the beer bottle in the wine cabinet. “According to you, since ABA is such a dangerous place, I won’t go to work tomorrow.”
“You’re twisting my words! How can you not go to work? You can not go to drink!”
“I wasn’t going to drink.”
Chen Yiran choked. He understood he was going to see people.
"Heh." He chuckled coldly, "You are so diligent, have you made any progress? Have you wooed Sister Zhen Tian?"
Chen Zui sat down on the sofa and looked at him, “I invited her out to a meal with us.”
“Me too?” Chen Yiran froze. When he heard Chen Zui say this, there was an obvious flash of joy in his eyes but he soon became serious again, “Forget it, I won't be a third wheel. You better perform well and win over Sister Tiantian as soon as possible!”
Sister Tiantian? Why so affectionate? Chen Zui smiled, “I already told her that I am taking you with us so you must come. Otherwise, I will not have any credibility. You don’t have to worry about adult matters. We’re just taking you out for fun.”
Chen Yiran was obviously moved but pretended to be reserved, “You’re really going to take me with you?”
“On the condition that you finish your homework.”
“When do I not do that? You go make dinner and I’ll do my homework now!”
Chen Zui smiled as he watched Chen Yiran scurried back to his room to do his homework. He didn’t say he was taking him out this weekend.
Chen Yiran has never proactively done his homework as he did today. After dinner, he didn’t clamor to play games. He simply closed his bedroom door and continued to study. Chen Zui washed the dishes, went back to his room, turned on the computer, and went on Weibo.
His Weibo has hundreds of thousands of fans, which seems to be different from the "a few fans" mentioned by Zhen Tian...
He looked at his increasing number of followers and posted his first Weibo since his rising popularity.
ABA Chen Zui: Hello everyone, this is Chen Zui. Thank you for all your love and attention to me. ABA is my place of work. I hope everyone can follow me on TV and not go to the station. It will disturb my work and colleagues. Thank you for your cooperation.
Zhen Tian set up her Weibo so that she will receive a notification when Chen Zui posts. She hurriedly opened Weibo to see what Chen Zui had posted. After reading it, Zhen Tian was silent for five seconds.
Senior, what is with this cold writing. If she was a follower, her heart would be broken!
Chen Zui is really popular now. Once she clicked on the post, there were already more than one hundred comments on it.
“Ahhhh, look what I saw!”
“Zuizui finally posted! You finally noticed us!”
"Why are there people running to the TV station! Isn't it enough for you to chase your idols? Just let Chen Zui go and let me have him alone."
“Zuizui, mommy loves you! You are handsome and you are right in everything!”
Zhen Tian, “....”
Celebrity chasing girls are too unprincipled!
However, Chen Zui’s post led to something unexpected. His little fans realized they were too unorganized and undisciplined. Since they are now his fans, it should be managed in accordance with the rules of a fan club.
Overnight, Chen Zui’s fan club, Chaohua, and Tieba were all set up.
After these organizations were set up, their first issue was that they were not allowed to go to ABA Station!
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