Three men "live together" due to the epidemic: from talking awkwardly to cooking and playing games together
Two masters surnamed Luo (picture left, picture) and Mr. Huang (picture right)
Chengdu has "debuted" a new group, this group is called "Three Men Gang", the average age of the group members is about 30 years old, all from Sichuan.
Their slogan is: Don't be bored.
Unlike the "idol" on the screen, they are just three ordinary boys.
Mr. Huang, the owner of Le Songju in Chengdu Tianfu Second Street, and two decoration masters surnamed Luo, have lived together for 11 days due to the need for epidemic prevention and control.
For 11 days, the three of them did housework together, played games together, and watched horror movies together. From strangers to acquaintances to becoming good friends, the friendship between men is as simple as that.
Their stories were made into videos and put on the Internet, which attracted the attention of many netizens.
On the morning of August 8, "the owner and the decorator co-habited unexpectedly due to the epidemic" rushed to the hot search on Weibo.
Unexpected "cohabitation"
Opportunity for "Breaking the Ice": Talking about the baby
Mr. Huang told reporters that he had an early appointment with a contractor of a decoration company to install the radiator on July 22.
To this end, he sent his 3-month-old baby and his wife back to his hometown in Ya'an a week ago.
Unexpectedly, it was not until July 28 that Mr. Huang waited for the decoration staff.
It is precisely because of the "one pigeon after another" of the contractor that the later story comes out.
On that day, because the decorator’s car was restricted, they set off from home early.
At the same time, Mr. Huang, who woke up after a night's sleep, saw the news that the community was blocked from the community owners.
When he contacted the decorator and asked them to come back another day, the other party was already downstairs at his house.
At this time, it is about 8 o'clock in the morning.
When he learned that he could not get out of the restricted area, that night, he cleaned up a bedroom for the two masters to use.
"I lived with two strangers for more than 10 days. At the beginning, I didn't have this mental preparation." Mr. Huang said, the other party was also very cautious at first.
For example, he bought the fruits specially for the two masters, but the other side didn't eat them. Everyone was trying to find a topic, trying to make the atmosphere less embarrassing.
"I have been working from home when I was at home. They also played mobile phones and rarely communicated. They went to bed early at 9 o'clock in the evening." Mr. Huang said that the "ice-breaking" opportunity was due to a phone call.
On the second day of "Cohabitation", when a decorator was talking with his wife, Mr. Huang learned that there were twins in the other's house, three days younger than his own child.
The same "bao dad", the two found a common language and shared their experience of bringing a baby.
While chatting, Mr. Huang also gradually learned that the two masters were from Suining and were cousins, both surnamed Luo.
Another thing that allowed the three to quickly establish a friendship is watching horror movies together.
"People usually show instinct when they are scared by some pictures when watching a horror movie." Mr. Huang said with a smile. None of the three have seen a horror movie for many years. When someone is scared by a certain stage, in addition The two will jokingly say, "Why are you scared like this".
The strangeness disappeared during the laughter.
Unexpected business
Residents in the community take the initiative to help them find work
"Under the epidemic, it is hotter than the hot weather, which is the heart." Mr. Huang said, after the residents of the community learned about this through the WeChat group, they would ask the two masters in the group if they had any meals every day when they arrived.
Some people are worried about staying here and delaying their work, so they take the initiative to find work for them.
Sometimes it is installing a mirror and hanging a picture, sometimes it is installing a water purifier or repairing a water heater.
"The owners wanted to give them some wages, but they both confiscated them. So they often came back with snacks, ice cream, or beer or fruit stuffed by the residents."
After more than 10 days of getting along, the three became good buddies.
A more intuitive change is that the sleeping time of the two masters has also been extended from 9 o'clock in the evening to more than 12 o'clock in the evening.
In addition to playing games and watching movies together, the three will go out to buy food together and come back to cook together.
"Everyone's cooking skills are good, everyone has their own specialties." Mr. Huang took pictures of each meal with his mobile phone, "I think it will be very meaningful in retrospect."
Unexpected popularity
"I didn't expect to get so much attention"
“In the past, people seldom interacted in community groups. Because of the epidemic, everyone moved around each other, which brought the neighbors closer. This is also the optimistic and united side of Chengdu people.” Mr. Huang said.
After the Internet became popular unexpectedly, some media found him for interviews, and some friends sent him screenshots of hot searches on Weibo. He found it incredible, "I didn't expect to receive so much attention."
But his life trajectory has not changed because of this.
On the morning of the 8th, he still got up early, prepared a breakfast, and handled some company affairs.
After accepting the reporter's interview, he was going to make a sumptuous lunch with his two good buddies.
They believe that it will not take long before the closed zone will be officially released, "everything will return to normal." What's different is that this special experience will be a highlight of Mr. Huang's "Daily Diary".
Inside, there are two other ordinary men's names.
Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Peng Xiangping, according to the interviewee