Chapter 632 - 576: Red, Yellow, Blue
Tang Xiaobo had been waiting until noon and hadn’t seen Jiang Yuan. He continued to wait patiently until the evening, and then until eight o’clock at night, at which point the canteen lady had had enough.
The canteen lady, who was about the same age as Tang Xiaobo, tugged at her apron and said, "My husband is waiting for me to watch the TV drama at home. If you guys want to cook, do it yourself tonight. Leave the dishes, and I’ll wash them tomorrow morning."
Helpless, Tang Xiaobo stood up and apologized, "I’m sorry; it’s a special situation that has delayed your closing time today."
"It’s no big deal. You officials also have it tough. But I can’t wait any longer." The lady waved her hand and rode off on her electric bike without a hint of politeness.
Tang Xiaobo had no choice but to call his wife, Wang Xiuyun, to come to the rescue.
In a short while, Wang Xiuyun arrived, scolded Tang Xiaobo as usual, and then said, "You call me over to cook, but it’d be better to invite people over to our house for dinner. Didn’t you often invite colleagues over in the past? It’s even more intimate that way."
Surrounded by trusted colleagues, Tang Xiaobo just sighed and said, "It wouldn’t be good to appear too close."
"Then why did you call me here to cook?"
"And it wouldn’t be good to seem too cold either," Tang Xiaobo sighed again.
Wang Xiuyun looked at her husband and shook her head, "Being a station chief is even more difficult than raising pigs. You’re worried if the pigs eat too much they’ll get diarrhea, and if they eat too little they’ll lose weight..."