Tang Kai didn't know what he was thinking, only that Sun Zinan's eyes seemed to dim a lot, as if he was touched and recalled a certain unpleasant experience.
He secretly regretted that he shouldn't have mentioned more, and wanted to make an excuse to bypass this passage. When he glanced around, he happened to see Sun Zinan taking a glass bowl to hold flour, digging a hole in the middle, and pouring a small amount of white Powder goes in.
He became curious again: "What is this?"
While carefully dissolving the powder in the center with warm water, Sun Zinan said, "Yeast, you really don't have any common sense. Steamed buns and steamed buns are used to make dough."
Tang Kai had an idea.
"Let me tell you a bedtime story," he said solemnly, "a fairy tale about yeast."
Sun Zinan burst into laughter, and there were too many pitfalls to vomit: "It's only a few hours before bedtime stories. What if you really told me that I fell asleep?"
Tang Kai is like a shy little white flower: "Friend, have you heard of Sleeping Beauty?"
Sun Zinan: "...Okay, tell me."
"Once upon a time, there was a small town, and there was an old lady who owned a bakery. She also had a cat... Well, I forgot what the cat's name was."
Tang Kai had long forgotten where he heard the story, and many details were ambiguous. Fortunately, he could retell the story in its entirety.
"It's always raining in town, but this cat likes to play with water, and one day he came back to the bakery wet and sneezed nine times."
Sun Zinan was inexplicably poked at the point of laughter, and supported Pen Le for a long time.
Tang Kai was very patient in telling stories, and continued to tell at his own pace.
"The old lady saw it was pitiful, she dried it with a towel, gave it a little milk mixed with yeast, and then carried it to the warm stove to keep it warm. When she was done, she took an umbrella and went to the store to buy it. something."
Sun Zinan gloated: "Is it burnt?"
Tang Kai said, "That's not true."
Sun Zinan: "You continue."
"Because the yeast will ferment in a warm place, the cat was raised, and it grew bigger and bigger, and finally filled the whole house. It happened that the old lady came back, and she screamed in fright when she saw this scene, and the cat also woke up. Come on, stretch, and the whole house collapsed with a 'bang'."
Sun Zinan: "Hahahahaha..."
Unexpectedly, Professor Tang looked at the serious, man-like and dog-like person, and it turned out that all these sand sculpture stories were in his heart.
"The old lady was homeless, and the mayor was willing to take her in, but the cat was bigger than the house, and the residents of the town were afraid that it would hurt people, so they drove it to the mountain. The old lady was very sad, but she didn't The solution. No one feeds the cat on the mountain, so it has to catch fish in the river every day to eat."
"Suddenly one day, people heard the sound of rumbling and ran out to take a look. They found that it had been raining for days, and the flood broke out and washed down from the mountain. The cat thought: 'If the flood comes up, the fish will be washed away.' So He sat down in the middle of the valley, keeping the floodwaters behind him."
Sun Zinan was fascinated by what he heard, and asked, "Then what?"
"The residents of the town came to observe the situation and found that the cat blocked the flood water and there was a large lake behind. So the mayor told the old lady that they were going to find craftsmen to build a dam. Before that, could the cat stay in place? Do not move?"
"The old lady said he was a gentle cat, and he would be obedient as long as he scratched his chin."
"So the residents of the town took turns holding the hay rake to scratch the cat's chin and feeding it all kinds of delicious food. In the past few days, the craftsmen have repaired the dam and the town is safe again."
"In the end, the residents agreed that the cat was the hero who saved them, so they awarded it a medal and let it live back in town. Every morning when it went to the lake to catch fish, the police would clear the way for it alone."
…
Sun Zinan: "No?"
Tang Kai: "No more."
What the hell is going on with this kind of funny, emotional, and somewhat unfinished magical feeling... Tang Kai's storytelling is really poisonous.
Sun Zinan is now kneading the dough, his mind is full of cats that have been fermented into loaves, and his whole person is not well. Tang Kai was still staring at him eagerly, waiting for his reading.
"It's interesting..." Sun Zinan searched for words to praise him, "I didn't expect you, a person at the forefront of science, to have such a childlike innocence..."
Tang Kai asked, "Then are you happier now?"
Sun Zinan subconsciously wanted to ask him, "When am I unhappy?", but as soon as he spoke, he suddenly reacted and stared at Tang Kai stunned.
The human heart is such a subtle and unpredictable thing, and it is not easy to accurately perceive the emotions of others, unless you are particularly sensitive by nature, or you have devoted considerable attention to a certain person.
He was a little depressed just now, but it shouldn't be too obvious, and he didn't even care about himself. But Tang Kai not only paid attention, but also told a long story, just to ease his little unhappiness.
It was the first time he faced such enthusiasm, that someone showed his liking to the outside world frankly, like a bright flame, which made him approach him involuntarily, but he was afraid of being burned, and he was afraid to reach out and touch it.
"thanks… "
he said nonchalantly.
Tang Kai didn't understand how he was so stupid, but those gleaming eyes were full of lights and looked at him quietly, but there seemed to be tears in them.
The atmosphere is here, the mood is here, and the timing is right, no need for anyone to remind him, Tang Kai was blessed in an instant, and he stepped forward and hugged Sun Zinan by the waist.
Sun Zinan trembled slightly, but did not speak.
"I made a mistake just now," the man said with a smile in his eyes, lowered his head to touch the tip of his nose, and said affectionately, "Actually there is."
Sun Zinan's mind stopped moving: "What?"
Tang Kai: "After the bedtime story, there is a kiss."
The dry and lukewarm lips were pressed down, and the soft kiss was like a slowly falling flower, resting on his forehead for a moment before turning into a butterfly and flying away.
Boom boom, boom boom, boom boom—
Every heartbeat was like a cocoon breaking out, and 10,000 butterflies fluttered in his chest at the same time, setting off a storm that no one knew about.
But there was no lightning and thunder, and there was no destruction of the sky and the earth, and all the imagined collapses did not come. Only the butterflies followed the first one and flew away, and then turned into a rain of flowers scattered all over the sky.
Sun Zinan's hands were full of flour, so he didn't dare to push or hug him, but Tang Kai recklessly took advantage of him and hugged him tightly without letting go: "I'm afraid you'll get excited, so I won't make a big move. ."
"But you have to get used to..."
"Next time I'm going to kiss here." He stretched out his hand and poked Sun Zinan's cheek, thought for a while, and whispered into his ear, "When you're ready, you can let me talk about Sleeping Beauty. "
Sun Zinan finally came back to his senses from the dreamy wandering world: "You..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, his throat suddenly became hoarse, but Tang Kai seemed to be burned by the sound, his whole body shivered fiercely, and then he let go of him and ran away.
Sun Zinan, who was left behind, was at a loss: "What are you running for?"
Although he was stunned, he was not stupid. Everyone was a man. After thinking about it, he understood.
Sun Zinan lowered his head and looked at the chopping board. The fat and white dough was lying on the bottom of the basin. He didn't know if he was bewitched by Tang Kai, but he looked a bit naive.
He restrained himself again and again, but finally he couldn't hold back, his shoulders shrugged.
"Hahahahahaha..."
After the turmoil of the birthday banquet, the two had a rare quiet time. Living together has brought the habit of running in with each other. The more familiar and closer they become, the two are like a pair of gears. After experiencing the initial stagnation, they were gradually polished by each other, and finally they meshed tightly and ran smoothly. .
The promised week was left behind, and Tang Kai spent the whole summer at Sun Zinan's house, eating and sleeping with him, and even stealing incense and kissing every now and then. A luxurious life of care.
In contrast, the bosses are very worried. The little white faces of other people's families are gentle, considerate and decathlons. Let go east and never go west, and let dogs never drive chickens. Their family will do whatever they want just because they look good. Dare to use the hem of his shirt to wipe his glasses, and he won't sell the results of his scientific research to him. In the end, he will be humiliated because he works overtime and goes back late.
At the end of the summer vacation, Tang Kai could finally rest at home for a few days without going to the laboratory, so he volunteered to be the driver to take Sun Zinan to and from get off work. It happened that their company was in the city center, and there was a large shopping mall next to it. Tang Kai calculated that Sun Zinan's birthday was coming soon, and planned to give him some gifts.
It's still too early to buy a ring, and cufflink watches are still more suitable, but this does not prevent him from stopping in front of the ring counter and thinking about what style his engagement ring should be ordered in advance.
The lady at the counter stood beside him and asked with a smile: "Hello, sir, do you want to choose a ring for your girlfriend, or do you want to buy a pair of rings?"
Tang Kai said, "It's a boyfriend."
Before he finished speaking, there was a "thump" sound of heavy objects falling to the ground from behind.
The two turned their heads together and found that a woman behind her accidentally dropped her bag on the ground, and the male teller beside her quickly picked it up for her. The woman was wearing sunglasses and said nothing. Tang Kai felt that she seemed to be looking this way, but his mind was on the ring, he didn't observe it carefully, and quickly turned his head away.
The lady at the counter took advantage of this moment to adjust her state and said with a full-point smile: "The men's ring is here, sir, please come with me."
Tang Kai walked over to her and said casually, "By the way, I'll take a look at the cufflinks too."
In front of the necklace showcase.
The woman grabbed the handle of the purse so tightly that she almost pinched her fingernails on it. She seemed to be fascinated by the necklace pendant on the black velvet, but the conversation at the counter over there seemed to be unobstructed and poured into her ears.
"He likes...simple styles, yes, no complicated inlays, low-key."
"Well, the fingers are very thin, and the skin is fair... or platinum looks better."
"Wrap the cufflinks for me, thank you... well, I'll come back another day when I've got my measurements."
On the reflection of the shop window, the tall man swiped his card to settle the account, and walked out of the store with a small delicate paper bag. She gritted her teeth, her heart swayed, and followed behind.
The author has something to say: *The story is "The Cat in the Bakery" by British author Joan Aiken