Ordinary lizards need to be fed live bait, such as mice, snails, mealworms, etc., but the blue-tongue skink is a famous "trash can". The finished dog food sold here is fed with cooked chicken, making the blue-tongued lizard ideal as a family pet.
In addition, it is highly interactive with the owner, very sticky and lively, except that it can't wag its tail like a dog, it is like raising a dog.
However, this "dog among lizards" turned into a "cat among lizards" as soon as it touched the water.
Tan Yiming took a finger-deep water from the water basin and put the big lizard in it. As a result, the big lizard was so frightened that it fluttered its limbs desperately, holding Tan Yiming's hands firmly, not daring to let go.
Every time Tan Yiming shook it off, it would stick to it with a flying flutter, and then it would stick to it again, and it would not stay in his hands, and it scurried so fast that it climbed from Tan Yiming's hand to the ground without noticing. Arm up. It was only a few pounds of gadgets, but every bath was like fighting a war.
Seeing that Tan Yiming was covered in water by the lizard, Xiang Gu, who was holding a shower next to him, was amused.
Xiang Guai laughed and shouted, "You pull its tail! Pull its tail!"
Tan Yiming: "The tail can't be pulled, do you think this is a gecko?—ah!"
Before he finished speaking, Dabao jumped up and jumped directly from Tan Yiming's arm to Xiang Gu's shoulder! !
Because of the hot weather, Xiang Guai was only wearing a baggy vest, the lizard rushed over, and the cold body directly pressed against the boy's skin! That slippery touch... pointy nails on four little claws...
If Xiang Guai was really a swan, he would definitely explode his feathers at this time, screaming loudly, trying his best to throw this little devil off his body.
Visible to the naked eye, all the goose bumps on Xiang Gu's body appeared in an instant, the hairs stood on end, and the whole body froze.
He couldn't move, he couldn't speak, he just turned his head to his shoulder a little bit, a little bit.
Dabao opened his small eyes and tilted his head to look at it.
Xiang Guess: "… "
Da Bao stretched out his fleshy blue tongue and licked Xiang Gu's bare shoulders.
Xiang Guai: "Ah ah ah!"
With a trembling of his hand, the shower in his hand lost its head and poured it on Tan Yiming, who was facing him.
Tan Yiming was chilled by the bath water from his head, he rushed up, turned off the bath water with one hand, and took the lizard off Xiang Chai with the other, coaxing: "It's alright, it's alright. , don't be afraid. You don't need to be afraid of it, it is an animal, it will be afraid of you, the more you call it, the more afraid it is, the more afraid it is, the more it sticks out its tongue..."
But Xiang Guess heard it, the whole person was stiff on the spot, completely down.
It wasn't until Tan Yiming took the frightened Dabao off it and put it in the cage next to it, that Xiang Guai barely regained his lost sanity.
It turned out that Xiang Gu, who "has never seen any strong winds and waves that he can handle by himself", still has weaknesses.
Seeing Xiang Guess's appearance, Tan Yiming couldn't bear to tease him any more, so he simply said, "Go out and rest, I can bathe it by myself."
Xiang Guai's teeth were shaking with fear, but he still insisted: "...It's okay, I promised you to bathe it, and I will definitely keep my promise!"
"But you are afraid."
"Even if I am... scared, I can overcome it!" Xiang Chai said firmly, "I am an adult, so I have to take responsibility!"
Tan Yiming was quiet, his eyes fell on the boy's shaking fist, and after a while, he put his hand on Xiang Gu's wrist and held it to help him stop shaking.
"You don't have to get over it."
"...?" Xiang Guai looked at him suspiciously as if he didn't understand.
"You don't have to overcome it." Tan Yiming repeated, "You can be afraid, hate it, or dislike it. You are an adult, but adults can also have their own weaknesses. You don't have to force yourself to accept your fears. It's just a lizard, it's not an obstacle you have to cross on your life path. If you're afraid of it, then avoid it."
"… Avoid?"
Tan Yiming touched Dabao, Dabao smelled the master's smell, and hurriedly plunged the triangular head into his palm.
"I'm sorry, but I didn't understand you." Tan Yiming said, "Just like some people are afraid of dogs and cats, it's normal to be afraid of lizards. If you don't want to bathe it, you can refuse me and tell me directly that you don't. "
His hand patted Xiang Gu's arm lightly: "Do you remember Fanfan? Look, he doesn't want to dub, so just tell me he doesn't want to. How old are you, you're also a child, you are just like him, have the right to refuse anything."
reject? escape? Hate? Fear
These few negative words are really unfamiliar to Xiang Guess.
Growing up, he encountered a lot of things he didn't want to accept at all. But those things appeared in his world with a tough attitude, and he couldn't avoid it, so he could only force himself to face it. Gradually, he grew up and matured. He was always so good-natured. He became the "Brother Xiang" in the mouths of classmates, the "good monitor" in the eyes of teachers, the "tolerant person" in the hearts of lovers, and the crew. "Excellent employee" praised by colleagues.
But Tan Yiming said... He doesn't need to be so strong, so good, and he can keep his weaknesses.
Xiang Guai stared at the large lizard that was still sticking out its tongue in the cage, feeling like he was looking at a big, hideous dinosaur.
"I said before that I asked you to help him take a bath, just joking." Seeing this, Tan Yiming pushed him out of the bathroom, "If you really feel guilty about the five hundred yuan rent, then do it for me. Housework and errands. By the way, I have two couriers in the supermarket downstairs, you can help me pick them up, bring a few bottles of beer back along the way, and buy an iced watermelon to quench my thirst!”
Therefore, Xiang Guai was "expelled from the house" in such a confused way.
…
Half an hour later, Xiang Guai returned home with a case of beer on his shoulder and a few pockets of yogurt and fruit in his hand.
At this time, Tan Yiming had already bathed Dabao, wrapped it in a towel, and was holding it on the balcony to bask in the sun.
Seeing that he had mentioned so many things, Tan Yiming hurriedly took it and asked, "Didn't I just ask you to buy a few bottles of beer? Why did you buy so many?"
Xiang Guai: "..." He said hesitantly, "Because, I want to drink?"
Tan Yiming looked at the bag of fruit again.
Xiang Guai: "... Because, I want to eat?"
Tan Yiming smiled: "If you want to drink, say you want to drink, if you want to eat, say you want to eat, you don't need to ask my opinion."
Tan Yiming's refrigerator has double doors and is very large. He helped Xiang Gu put all the food into the refrigerator, fruit, yogurt, beer and various snacks, and even the refrigerator door was full.
Xiang Chai watched the refrigerator fill up little by little with his own eyes, and touched it again and again with emotion.
The refrigerator is a common household appliance, but because it is a "household" appliance, Xiang Gu has not been able to touch it for many, many years.
There are refrigerated shelves for cold drinks in convenience stores, and freezers for ice cream in roadside commissaries, but those are not the same as refrigerators.
Now, Xiang Gu finally has his own refrigerator. He can fill it with all kinds of food and drink as he likes, as he wants.
The round watermelon, the two of them directly cut in half, slaughtered and ate it.
The two of them sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding a watermelon in one hand and a spoon in the other.
Tan Yiming first scooped out the center piece of the watermelon and put it on the ground.
Xiang Guess: "...?" What kind of ceremony is this...
Tan Yiming said, "Dabao loves watermelon. He just gave it a bath and is getting angry. He wants to coax him with watermelon."
Sure enough, after a while, Dabao got out of the towel, dragged his big tail, raised his head, and arrogantly stepped in front of the watermelon core, then opened his big mouth and bit down.
The blue tongue skink has no teeth, but the bite force is amazing, and it tastes very crisp.
It took a bite, and it shrank its toes subconsciously towards Guess, and it took another bite, and it shrank again towards Guess.
Xiang Guai's feet are very white. Because of his long years of dancing, he has thick calluses on his forefoot and toes, but the most conspicuous are the old scars all over his feet and ankles.
He sat cross-legged with his feet hidden under his knees. From Tan Yiming's point of view, he could only vaguely see the interlaced scars.
Tan Yiming wanted to ask how those terrifying scars came from. He also wanted to ask Xiang Guai why he didn't have a good relationship with his family... But these are all Xiang Guai's privacy. If Xiang Gu wanted to talk about it, he would listen patiently. , but he will never reveal the other's scars because of a momentary curiosity.
But if they don't talk about this, what else can they talk about
Can't talk about Cen Manchuan...
Although Tan Yiming really wanted to inquire about the situation of his rival in love, but in order not to block himself, he had to forget it.
In the end, Tan Yiming had no choice but to ask: "What are you rehearsing recently? When is the performance?"
Xiang Guai: "I'm currently rehearsing a musical produced by Happy Pancake Company. In fact, it has been performed for many times, but his family's operating model is very special, which is different from ordinary musical theater companies."
"Oh? Why is it different?"
"How should I put it, other musical theater companies, whether they buy foreign copyrights or their own original copyrights, are on tour with one team at a time. After a while, the tour may change to another team. But Happy Pancakes are different. If the work is popular, we will get several teams to tour together at the same time. This group is responsible for the tour in the Northeast region, the other group is responsible for the East China tour, and the third group is responsible for the Southeast..." Xiang Guai bit the watermelon and said, "I joined the Southwest group this time. , I'm almost getting in with my colleagues now, and I'm going to Sichuan next month!"
"..." Tan Yiming paused with his hand digging the watermelon and asked, "How long are you going?"
"Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming... It will take at least a month for five tours in a city. I will come back in October. If there are additional performances, I will come back in November."
That is to say, Tan Yiming and Xiang Gu's cohabitation life has just begun, and they will be separated temporarily.
Seeing Tan Yiming staring at him without saying a word, Xiang Guai looked away uncomfortably and asked, "What do you see me doing?"
Tan Yiming blurted out subconsciously: "You've been gone for so long, I'll miss you..."
Xiang Guess: "… "
Tan Yiming: "...the watermelon I bought."
Xiang Guess: "… "
Tan Yiming was embarrassed, opened his eyes and said nonsense. He didn't know if Xiang Gu believed it or not. Anyway, he said, "You bought a watermelon so well, I'm afraid you're gone, I can't buy such a good one for Dabao. watermelon."
Beside the sofa, Da Bao clicked and took another bite. Red watermelon juice dripped all over the tiles, looking like a murder scene.
Xiang Guai didn't speak, put the half-eaten watermelon aside, took out a few tissues, and squatted on the ground to wipe the watermelon juice clean.
Dabao was startled and stuck his tongue out at him again.
But now, Xiang Gu doesn't seem to be so afraid of it.
The author has something to say: I talked to several readers in the comments before.
Guess has a maturity far beyond his age. In front of everyone (including Cen Manchuan), he is a very mature and repressed person.
But I hope Tan Yiming can make Guagua look like a child.
The biggest difference between children and adults is that children dare to speak their minds.
I don't want it, I don't like it, I don't want it.
I want, I like, I want.
These, the old talk will teach him little by little.