After the meal, Bai Luochuan also learned that Mi Yang had a caring and strict "parent".
"Mi Yang is young, the youngest in our dormitory, and it's his first time going away to study. It's understandable that his family is worried. You don't know how well his parents take care of him. They have arranged everything. When I came here, I took the train alone!" The people in the dormitory sighed, "His family must love him very much."
Bai Luochuan smiled and glanced at Mi Yang, then nodded and said, "Yes, it's not bad."
After dinner, several classmates went back first, and Mi Yang stayed behind to go out with Bai Luochuan to do some things.
The people in their dormitory saw this and asked him half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Mi Yang, do you want to tell your family?"
Mi Yang asked: "What?"
The classmate opposite laughed and said, "You are considered to be out, right? Do your parents know?"
Mi Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but Bai Luochuan beside him said, "I know, when he was with me, he approved all our outings."
The classmates didn't know that this person was the "parent" comrade, and they kept nodding their heads: "I see, no wonder Mi Yang said that you two are as close as brothers. Well, you guys are busy. We'll go back first. Call the dormitory if you have anything."
After they walked away, Bai Luochuan came closer and asked curiously, "Did you tell them about me? What did you say?"
Mi Yang rubbed the tip of his nose and said vaguely: "Just, a brother I have known since childhood."
Bai Luochuan raised the corners of his lips a little, put his arm on his shoulders and whispered in his ear: "Say it again, let me hear it."
Mi Yang refused and wanted to lift his arm and walk by himself. Bai Luochuan called him in a long voice: "Little darling—"
Mi Yang looked around, his face flushed, and he said hurriedly: "I'll shout, I'll shout, don't call me like that outside. Brother Bai, is that okay?"
Bai Luochuan said: "I don't want to hear this."
Mi Yang: “…”
Mi Yang looked up at him and said helplessly: "Brother, you are my brother, okay?"
The boy was about ten years old, with sharp features, fresh clothes and a clean and clear aura. His eyes, which were raised and slightly upward, were like flowing streams, bringing out some fine light in the late summer sun. His eyes, which looked a little bigger when they drooped, were so innocent that the more you looked at them, the more you wanted to bully him.
Bai Luochuan looked at him, his hands itching badly, he rubbed his ears and whispered: "You'll call me like this from now on, do you understand?"
Mi Yang was dissatisfied: "You are only two months older than me."
Bai Luochuan used a little more force with his fingers, pinching one of his earlobes red, and narrowed his eyes and said, "Two days is also bigger, how about comparing height, or other sizes?" He lowered his voice and looked downwards when he said the last sentence.
Mi Yang was bullied on the street, but he was totally no match for the bully. He couldn't refute a word and could only keep it to himself.
The two of them went to the supermarket to buy some things. Bai Luochuan now moved out of the dormitory and lived outside. Although he had an aunt to take care of him, she was only hired temporarily to cook, and was not as thorough as before at home. Mi Yang made an agreement with him to go out with him to buy some vegetables on weekends. When the aunt was not at home on weekends, Mi Yang would be responsible for cooking and taking care of the young master.
Young Master Bai has never done housework before. His strength is only useful in fighting and carrying bags of rice. He doesn't even know whether to put oil or salt in cooking.
Bai Luochuan followed behind him pushing the cart. When he saw Mi Yang buying vegetables and meat, he said, "By the way, buy some more vegetables today. My cousin said he wants to come over and take a look. It seems he will bring a friend with him."
Mi Yang thought for a moment and said, "Then let's eat hot pot? It will be more lively with more people."
Bai Luochuan nodded and said, "Okay."
When Mi Yang took a bag of hot pot ingredients, he turned around and saw seven or eight more bottles of condiments in the cart. Cooking wine and rice wine were randomly taken out. Mi Yang took them out and put them back on the shelf, "You don't need these for hot pot."
Bai Luochuan said "oh" and told him about Old Bai again: "Grandpa will come for a follow-up visit this weekend. I have prepared the room. Can you come too? Grandpa has asked several times and said he wants to play chess with you."
Mi Yang nodded in agreement and asked, "Is Grandpa feeling better?"
"Much better. I called the doctor yesterday and he said he's recovering well, much better than expected." Bai Luochuan casually put things into the shopping cart as he walked, basically taking whatever he liked at a glance.
Mi Yang took out a set of teacups and said to him, "There are already a lot of teacups at home, all in the cabinet in the living room. You must not have looked carefully. I saw that there are two sets that have not been opened."
Bai Luochuan didn't really look at it carefully. He simply pushed the cart behind Mi Yang and asked Mi Yang to buy and put the things in his cart.
Supermarkets more than a decade ago were relatively conservative, with a small area dedicated to "family planning supplies". Bai Luochuan couldn't help but look at it for a while. Mi Yang saw that he didn't catch up, so he walked back and saw Master Bai standing there studying those "family planning supplies" seriously. Mi Yang said with a smile: "Do you want this?"
Bai Luochuan pondered for a moment and said, "You can buy some."
He then added in a low voice: "I just want to see what's inside, not to mess around."
Mi Yang really took two boxes for him. They were still in the stage of exploring each other and had not yet reached the point where they would need these. However, Mi Yang was always indulgent towards him, so it was okay for Young Master Bai to take some for "research".
Bai Luochuan felt much better and followed him and whispered, "Let's hide and don't let our cousin and grandfather see us."
Mi Yang's ears turned red and he nodded, "Okay."
After they finished shopping, they returned home together. Bai Luochuan occupied a floor by himself, and it was generally very quiet. They hadn't seen each other for a while during military training. Bai Luochuan pestered Mi Yang to cook in the kitchen together, and even didn't let Mi Yang finish the preparation work of cutting some vegetables.
Some half-cut vegetables were scattered on the kitchen cutting board and the kitchen knife was placed aside.
Mi Yang supported himself on his shoulders with his hands and was kissed by him, while trying hard to pay attention to the position of the kitchen knife. He pushed it a few times but the other party showed no intention of stopping. He opened his mouth to bite it, but was afraid that the customers would arrive and see something. However, a moment of hesitation allowed Bai Luochuan to find a gap and stick his tongue in. Then he was kissed there for a while, until his breathing became heavy.
Mi Yang was a little dazed by the kiss. When the other party stopped and rubbed his nose with his, kissing him intimately, he finally had a little strength. He dodged him a little and said in a bit of embarrassment: "Stop making trouble. What will you eat when your brother comes..."
Bai Luochuan kissed her cheek and earlobe twice, "Didn't you say to eat it while cooking? Just break it off and throw it in to cook."
Mi Yang was so angry that he pushed him and said, "Nonsense, how can you entertain guests like this? Get out and give me fifteen minutes."
Bai Luochuan refused and complained, "Why is it like a long-distance relationship now? I can't see you at all."
"I see you every day."
"Eating in the school cafeteria is also called a meeting?"
"Then next time I go to your study room to read with you, you can go out first, just give me ten minutes..."
Master Bai didn’t give Mi Yang the last ten minutes, not because he was too persistent, but because the guests arrived early.
Bai Bin came to visit this cousin. He probably received instructions from his family to bring a housewarming gift. He carried a paper bag with two bottles of champagne and held a person in one hand—a boy wearing a scarf in the hot summer, with a pretty face and a pair of particularly clever eyes. But he also seemed to be a non-violent non-cooperative. Before entering the door, he was struggling to move backwards, but when he saw people, he immediately stepped forward and waved and greeted everyone very naturally: "Hello."
Bai Bin handed the paper bag to Bai Luochuan and introduced him, "This is Ding Hao. I was worried about him being alone at home on the weekend, so I brought him over for dinner so that we can get to know each other. We will spend a lot of time together in the future."
Bai Luochuan also introduced Mi Yang to them. Mi Yang and Bai Bin had met briefly in the hospital before and had a good impression of each other. After a brief greeting, Bai Bin glanced at the kitchen and asked, "Isn't it ready yet?"
Bai Luochuan didn't react much, but Mi Yang blushed. He was just fooling around and didn't do much work.
Bai Bin seemed to be used to cleaning up such places. He rolled up his shirt sleeves a little and said, "Let me do it. You guys go sit in the living room."
The boy next to him was very happy and shouted, "I'll help you!"
Ding Hao was very skillful, but the so-called help he provided was just to help Bai Bin tie an apron. He also tried hard to praise him, "Bai Bin is a great cook. You are in for a treat this time!"
Bai Bin looked indifferent and didn't say much.
Bai Luochuan stood there in a daze for a moment. He still couldn't accept the fact that his cousin could cook - or rather, he found it incredible that Bai Bin was standing in the kitchen. He was like a god descending to earth. Looking at the cold and lonely statue of a god, he not only didn't care about the smell of smoke, but could also stir the wok and cook.
Mi Yang wanted to go in to help, but was asked to leave by Bai Bin. He kept Bai Luochuan to help, and said to the remaining two: "Go to the living room to play. If there is fruit, cut some for yourself. Haohao can't eat cold drinks."
The last sentence was specifically for Ding Hao's advice, and it sounded like he was worried about him a lot.
Bai Luochuan took off Mi Yang's apron and put it on himself, saying to him, "You go ahead, I'll help my cousin."
Mi Yang: “…”
Mi Yang whispered to him: "If it doesn't work, just wash the vegetables, don't touch the cutting board, and don't touch the rice cooker. I have already cooked the rice, it will make a sound by itself, don't touch it."
Bai Luochuan looked at him with amusement, pushed him out and said, "I know, you've been saying that I won't touch it."
Mi Yang went to the living room and sat as a guest. The boy next to him was much more comfortable than him and had completely integrated into the role of the guest. He even politely asked him for the remote control and together they found a recently popular antique treasure hunting program and watched it with relish.
Mi Yang was a little nervous at first, but the TV happened to be showing a scene of identifying an ancient calligraphy and painting, so he watched it with great concentration.
Ding Hao probably felt hot, so he finally untied his scarf and put it aside, and asked him, "I heard that you studied archaeology. Hey Mi Yang, from your professional perspective, is this a new one or an authentic one?"
"It should be new..." Mi Yang turned around to look at him. He didn't see it at first glance, but his eyes soon stopped on the red marks on his neck. Why did this look quite new to him