Qin Fanglu softened Ruan Cunyun's shoes and made sure they wouldn't rub his feet anymore. The soup in the kitchen was just about ready.
He entered the bedroom and knocked on the door: "It's time for dinner."
Ruan Cunyun was sitting on the bed getting dressed and responded, "Okay, I'll serve the food!"
Two people, three cats, a moon-lit lantern, an animated movie playing on TV, and the smell of food in the air.
Ruan Cunyun had just been tortured by Qin Fanglu's hand until he was sweating and convulsing, leaving his stomach empty. Now he was starving, and he ate voraciously, with his cheeks bulging, in an attempt to replenish some energy.
"Eat slowly." Qin Fanglu wanted to laugh when he saw it.
"Hmm." Ruan Cunyun grunted as he stuffed his rice into his mouth. After swallowing it with great difficulty, he hooked Qin Fanglu's calf with his bare toes and asked nervously, "Did your aunt reply? When can I go visit her?"
"She replied, but it was the same as not replying." Qin Fanglu said with a wooden face, "She said: 'Summer.'"
"Ah?" Ruan Cunyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Auntie is so funny. Isn't it summer already?"
Qin Fanglu has long been accustomed to it: "My mother speaks like this, it's a little more difficult to understand."
Ruan Cunyun asked seriously, and then immediately denied himself, "No, no, no, she is so professional. If I send these, I would be an amateur and make a fool of myself."
"Okay, it's easy to meet her. I'm actually more afraid that you can't accept her." Qin Fanglu rubbed Ruan Cunyun's head, "Besides, let's enjoy the comic convention first, and talk about meeting my mother later."
Two days passed quickly. Ruan Cunyun worked diligently during the day, practiced dancing diligently at night, and visited the area dedicated to gifts for the elders before going to bed. He closed his eyes and opened them again, and it was the day of the comic exhibition.
Ruan Cunyun shook his head: "How can that be possible! You gave my dad a robot."
After dancing for a while, Ruan Cunyun threw himself on the sofa and rubbed the cat teacher's face aimlessly.
Qi Chang replied after a while: [They are all very normal and safe gifts. I brought white wine and tea bricks for Qiangwei's father, and flowers and a massager for Qiangwei's mother.]
"What do you think I should bring when I visit my aunt?" Ruan Cunyun took a bite of rice.
After returning home, as the comic convention was approaching, Ruan Cunyun reached the excitement period before major events happened. He tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep, so he simply got up to practice dancing.
Although he felt that Qin Fanglu's mother was an approachable and tolerant person, Ruan Cunyun would still subconsciously become nervous in front of his elders. This was a reaction that had been ingrained in his bones over the years.
Ruan Cunyun was very happy: [Okay, okay! ]
There was still a hint of coolness with dew in the early morning of midsummer. When Ruan Cunyun packed up his things and went downstairs, Qin Fanglu's car was already waiting by the garden.
The list Qi Chang sent was extremely detailed, accurately listing the price, brand, and quality of each gift. It could be described as a treasure trove of books.
Qi Chang: [Hahahaha. By the way, I did prepare a long gift list at the time, which included all the gifts I thought were suitable for elders. I’ll send it to you for reference.]
Qin Fanglu sensed Ruan Cunyun's nervousness and seriousness, put down the bowl and said with a smile: "You don't have to bring anything, she really doesn't care about these."
He suddenly had an idea and sent a message to Qi Chang: [Student Qi, when you first met Qiangwei's parents, what gifts did you bring them? ]
Ruan Cunyun supported his chin and replied: [Soon, let's find out first. Huya never fights a battle without preparation. ]
Qi Chang: [Niu ah Huya, has it progressed to meeting the parents? ]
Although Qin Fanglu said that his mother was very casual and even watched anime, Ruan Cunyun still felt that it was better to be reserved and proper when meeting elders for the first time and not to miss any necessary etiquette.
Qin Fanglu chuckled: "This is a big counterexample!"
"Your mom is an artist, would she like carving knives or something like that?"
Even though Qin Fanglu repeatedly said that his mother really didn't need any gifts, Ruan Cunyun still silently decided to prepare a good gift for Qin's mother.
"I must sit in the front row to watch the show today!" Qin Fanglu put two fingers on the steering wheel, his voice sounding a little aggrieved.
Ruan Cunyun smiled and said, "I've reserved it for you a long time ago. You and Qi Chang can sit in the super front row."
As they got closer to the comic convention, Ruan Cunyun could clearly feel his heart beating violently. He was nervous but also excited.
This will be his first time to perform dance on stage, showing everyone an interest he loves but has not picked up for a long time.
After putting on makeup and clothes, tourists have already lined up to enter.
Many young people dressed in colorful clothes poured into the venue, with their favorite characters hanging on their backpacks. They lingered in front of the various booths and happily took photos with each other.
What a familiar scene! Ruan Cunyun had been one of them countless times, spending carefree and happy days with his like-minded friends.
The other cosplayers had also finished their costumes and were running around in the backstage lounge, saying hello and chatting, making it quite lively.
Qin Fanglu did not use a guest certificate, but stayed with Ruan Cunyun as a relative or friend. He watched his boyfriend slowly change from a fair-skinned boy to a cool girl with long black hair, and his heart beat faster silently.
But since he was in public, he could only suppress his excitement.
The cosplayers were visiting each other in a lively atmosphere. Xu Feifei came over to greet Ruan Cunyun: "My Ya girl, you are so beautiful!"
Xiao Meng cosplayed as a witch from another world, with sparkling eye makeup on. She smiled at Qin Fanglu from a distance: "Oh, my brother-in-law is here too?"
Jiujiu Dog also came over and looked at Qin Fanglu and Ruan Cunyun: "Wow, my brother-in-law is so thoughtful. I feel like I'm being shown off!"
Because Ruan Cunyun had already put on her makeup, all her personal belongings were transferred to Qin Fanglu.
Qin Fanglu was carrying a bag containing a water bottle, a coat, various cosmetics, tissues, and all sorts of miscellaneous items.
The tall and handsome man carried the things and stayed quietly beside Ruan Cunyun, like a responsible security guard.
Jiujiu Dog joked, "Brother-in-law, did you know that Huya will meet his favorite painter this afternoon? They will be on stage together! Will you be jealous?"
Ruan Cunyun turned his head away to hold back his laughter, and Qin Fanglu told the truth without any guilt: "I'm not jealous."
Xiao Meng stamped her feet: "Don't talk about Hu Ya, I'm looking forward to seeing Teacher Dan's true appearance! Hu Ya, you will be on stage with your idol this afternoon, are you excited?"
Ruan Cunyun smiled calmly: "Not bad." Xu Feifei heard it nearby, with a teasing expression, and let out a long "Oh".
The morning performance is about to begin, and each guest returns to their own lounge to wait for the notice to go on stage.
There was still a long time before Ruan Cunyun's performance. Taking advantage of the noisy crowd, Qin Fanglu held Ruan Cunyun's wrist and gently hooked it, then led him into a private and empty dressing room.
Ruan Cunyun was pushed to sit in a swivel chair and asked with a smile: "Qin Fanglu, what are you doing?"
Qin Fanglu took out the custom leg ring that he had prepared long ago from his bag, put his hand on Ruan Cunyun's calf and touched it upwards, and asked casually: "Do the shoes still rub your feet?"
Ruan Cunyun leaned back, squinting his eyes and shaking his head. Qin Fanglu held his calves and folded them, and his ears instantly turned red.
"we agreed."
As Qin Fanglu spoke, he took off the plain black leg ring from Ruan Cunyun's leg and put on the one with his name engraved on it. The small metal letters reflected the light.
The hem of the skirt fell just to the leg loops, appearing and disappearing as it swayed, revealing someone's hidden possessiveness.
"I hope you enjoy the stage." Qin Fanglu kissed the corner of his lips and whispered, "Let's go home together tonight."
Ruan Cunyun felt his waist soften, his heart was filled with sunshine, and he trembled slightly.
The performance on stage officially began. Qin Fanglu felt it was not convenient to stay backstage and get in the way, so he kissed Ruan Cunyun and went out to sit in the audience.
Ruan Cunyun and White Rose Rainbow Bear sat in the lounge chatting while watching the live broadcast of the comic convention performance with relish.
This year's comic exhibition keeps up with the trend of technology and adopts the form of online live broadcast of offline performances. Audiences who cannot come to the scene can purchase online tickets, and on-site audiences can also send real-time barrages in the live broadcast room, meeting multiple needs at one time.
It was Xu Feifei's turn to sing, and the host was still announcing the program when the comments began to read, "Fei Fei, fly bravely, idiots will always be with you." Then, as he walked onto the stage with a heroic and unyielding stride, the comments completely changed to, "Hahahahaha, no matter how he sings, he always has that idiotic quality!"
The three of them looked at Feifei as if he were their son. They smiled and praised him for his good singing skills.
Ruan Cunyun stepped onto the door of the live broadcast room and used the Huya account given to him at the comic exhibition to give Xu Feifei a gift. He also gave two gifts for White Rose and Rainbow Bear.
Money is secondary, the main thing is to have fun.
The number of comments suddenly increased a lot, and some people followed suit by commenting "The bosses are generous", and then continued to cheer for Feifei.
There was a knock on the door of the lounge, and a smiling voice came over: "The three of you please get ready. There are three more performances. It will be your turn in about twenty minutes."
It turned out to be the voice of the lady I met two days ago!
Ruan Cunyun looked up in surprise, and was even more surprised to find that this lady actually followed his advice and cut her hair into a Japanese-style princess cut, highlighted in light gold, paired with a haori with exquisite patterns, and earrings with a sense of design. The whole person was full of quirky and creative ideas.
She doesn't look like a middle-aged lady, but more like a forest elf who has retained her childlike innocence.
"So beautiful!" Ruan Cunyun blurted out, "See you again! Are you a backstage staff member?"
The lady greeted Ruan Cunyun with a smile and showed him the badge hanging on her chest: "Yes! I knew I would meet you again today."
Ruan Cunyun was really surprised and kept praising her: "You change your look so quickly, it's really beautiful."
"Because your design is so good, I like it very much." The lady adjusted her exaggerated earrings and blinked, "I couldn't wait, so I changed the look."
Ruan Cunyun sighed sincerely: "It's because you can handle many styles."
The lady smiled happily for a while, her eyes lit up, and she pointed at a pile of things on their desk and asked, "Teacher Huya, is that your cospy postcard?"
That was prepared for their subsequent book signing. Ruan Cunyun printed out some of his original cospy photos, with various styles.
Ruan Cunyun nodded hurriedly, his face slightly red, and asked her: "If you don't mind, I can give you some! If you don't mind... I can sign my name for you."
This may sound a bit like Wang Po boasting, but the lady looked very excited and said immediately, "Okay, okay, I just want one. Please, Mr. Huya."
"No, it's not a problem at all." Ruan Cunyun shook his head anxiously.
He picked out various postcards and asked the lady, "Which one do you like?"
The styles are different, including gentle Hanfu photos and sexy hot girl style.
"How about I help you choose? How about this one!" Ruan Cunyun said confidently, looking at the lady with a little pride in his eyebrows, "I know what style you like. You want this kind of sexy one, right?"
Ruan Cunyun picked out one with a smile. It was the hottest look in the collection. The skirt was high-slit, her shoulders were half exposed, her eyes were cold, and she had a unique alluring charm.
The lady laughed: "How did you know I like this one!"
"Of course." Ruan Cunyun smiled proudly, took the pen, and obediently wrote the two words "tiger teeth" on the postcard, followed by a small pattern of a pair of tiger teeth.
"I hope you don't mind." Ruan Cunyun stuck out his tongue. "It's really fate that I can meet you in two days."
"It's fate." The lady smiled meaningfully, pointing at Ruan Cunyun's leg ring that was exposed due to his sitting posture, "Changed it? It's different from the last time."
Ruan Cunyun shuddered, calmly retracted his legs a little, and rubbed his engorged earlobe: "Well, I changed one."
The lady just smiled and didn't ask any more questions.
The lady held the postcard in her palm and said happily, "I haven't received a gift in a long time," and then wished them "good luck in the performance."
Ruan Cunyun stood up and finally asked, "Well, may I ask what my name is?"
"Because it's fun talking to you, maybe we'll meet again in the future," Ruan Cunyun explained.
"Ah, we will meet." The lady said confidently and easily, "You can call me Xiaoqin."
Ruan Cunyun waved his hand: "Goodbye, Xiaoqin!"
(End of this chapter)