Su Pei dragged her luggage back home, as if she had exhausted all her strength.
Feeling like he was about to have a fever, he fell down on the sofa and lay down to rest. He was too lazy to open the suitcase to organize, and he was too lazy to make something to eat for himself. The refrigerator was empty anyway.
He called his mother and told her that he had returned to Beijing and that he would pick up Little Cookie to go home on weekends.
Little Cookie went to a good private school and was in the third grade. Boarding on weekdays and home on weekends. When he was working away from home, Little Cookie lived at his grandmother's house.
Today is a working day, and Little Cookie is still living at school.
Su Pei suddenly changed from being a busy dog to being temporarily unemployed. The script that had not been completely revised has nothing to do with him. He lay on the sofa to take a nap before getting up and tidying up. When he opened his eyes again, it was completely dark outside the window.
He slept for four or five hours, as if to make up for the sleep he owed during this time.
At almost seven o'clock, Su Pei took a shower and ordered a takeaway. Ten minutes later, someone rang the doorbell.
Su Pei was surprised if the delivery speed was too fast. As soon as he opened the door, he saw He Yiming standing outside the door.
"Why are you here!" Su Pei quickly stepped aside and let He Yiming come in.
Su Pei just took a bath and slept again, looking much better. The hair seemed to be still carrying water vapor, and the strands of hair fell down at will.
He Yiming wore a long black coat and carried two large bags. Su Pei recognized that it was a bag from an organic supermarket not far from their home.
"I'm off work, I'll drop by to see you." He Yiming put down the bag, took off his coat and hung it up, as if he was at home.
In fact, after Su Pei got married, he rarely came to Su Pei's house. But he has the ability to blend into the environment very quickly and dominate the scene.
"I'll put these things in the refrigerator first." He Yiming opened the bag. He bought eggs, vegetables, fruits, fish and shrimp, and a large piece of steak, all of which were cleaned up, just waiting for the pot.
He asked Su Pei to boil some water and heat the pot.
Su Pei said: "Don't be busy, I ordered takeout, claypot rice. What else can I order? BBQ? Lamb skewers?"
He Yiming didn't listen to him at all and said, "I don't like to eat takeout, it's dirty and nutritious."
Su Pei laughed: "You have reached the age to pay attention to health preservation?"
He clumsily took out the frying pan and studied the red dot on it: "What do you think about this oil temperature?"
He Yiming glanced at him and said, "Forget it, don't wander around the kitchen, it's a disservice."
Su Pei was a little ashamed, he really didn't know how to cook. He wouldn't do it, and neither would his ex-wife Shen Lan. Two people either don't eat or eat out. The kitchen at home is beautifully renovated, but it has not been used a few times throughout the year, so it always looks clean.
He Yiming had already steamed the fish quickly and then boiled the brine shrimp. Cutting vegetables to make a vegetable fungus stir-fry.
His fingers are slender and strong, and watching him cut vegetables is a visual pleasure just like watching a chef cut vegetables on TV.
"I thought you won't come until tomorrow, so I didn't prepare anything." Although Su Pei and He Yiming had nothing to be polite, he still had to defend his laziness.
He Yiming smiled with his nose: "I know."
He actually pushed an entertainment tonight. He thought that he could wait until tomorrow to meet Su Pei, but when he thought that Su Pei was lying alone in an empty house tonight, he was thinking wildly. He was fidgety as if he was wearing a burly sweater.
At this moment, Su Pei was leaning against the kitchen door, watching him cooking and chatting with him, He Yiming's mood was much calmer.
Su Pei seemed to suddenly remember something: "That's right! I'll look for wine."
In less than an hour, He Yiming prepared a sumptuous dinner. A steamed sea bass, a plate of brine shrimp, pan-fried chicken breast, stir-fried vegetables and fungus, okra stewed egg, the soup is pork ribs, corn lotus root soup, and it is still slowly stewing on the stove.
These dishes are placed on the table and look very tempting in the light, with the sheen of real food.
Su Pei found two bottles of beer and took a cup. He poured the wine and said, "I didn't expect that after so many days, I finally had a home-cooked meal, and it was you who made it for me... It seems that your craftsmanship has not fallen behind at all."
When they were in college, they went out to have dinner parties and barbecues. He Yiming's cooking skills were better than girls'. At that time, everyone joked that if He Yiming couldn't find a job, he could still sell barbecue.
He Yiming said: "I like cooking. It can stimulate people's imagination and creativity, and what I make is the most satisfying. But it still depends on the person, not just anyone is worthy of my own cooking. of."
Su Pei handed him the wine: "It seems that I haven't been kicked out of this qualification by you."
He Yiming raised his glass. He remembered that Su Pei got angry when he quarreled with him before and said angry words like "not worthy of being friends".
He clinked glasses with Su Pei, looked at Su Pei deeply, and said, "You never have to worry about this problem."
The two chatted while eating. This is the time when Su Pei likes He Yiming the most. At this moment, He Yiming showed his intelligence, ability, generosity, taking care of everything, and most importantly, he seemed to be in a very good mood.
He Yiming asked about the details of Su Pei's departure from the "Rongcheng Confidential" crew.
Su Pei slowly explained everything, including how tense the crew was, how Fang Ziling's agent reacted, Xiaoyan was suspected, so he found Fang Ziling's agent and had a quarrel with Fang Ziling. .
He told He Yiming exactly.
After He Yiming listened, he was silent for a moment, and then asked, "How can you be sure that it wasn't your little assistant who leaked the secret?"
Su Pei said: "Because the evidence is too ridiculous, there is no real evidence at all. Fang Ziling is probably stimulated, and she needs to catch a few traitors in the crew to vent her anger. Besides Xiaoyan, there is also a makeup artist who was also driven away."
He Yiming said: "This matter is none of your business. What are you going to stir up?"
Su Pei said, "I didn't expect Fang Ziling to be so angry. In fact, after you came here, her attitude towards me was much better."
He Yiming suddenly looked at him and asked, "Have you slept with her?"
Su Pei almost choked on the beer, he said, "How is it possible? Where do you want to go?" He didn't expect He Yiming's brain circuit to turn a few turns, and he actually thought of going there.
He Yiming asked again, "Then have you slept with that little assistant?"
Su Pei felt that the alcohol was coming up, and he said, "Don't say such things, it makes men do everything for sex."
He Yiming saw Su Pei's reaction and knew that he didn't lie. He felt more at ease.
Su Pei said: "After breaking up with Shen Lan, I didn't think about the relationship. It was a waste of time and energy. It's good to be alone now."
He turned the question to He Yiming: "How about you? Have you thought about setting it down?"
He Yiming said: "No woman can make me settle down."
Su Pei smiled and shook his head and said, "I saw the scandal between you and Chen Xing recently."
He Yiming looked at him seriously, even if there was no hope, he was trying to discern whether there was a hint of sourness in Su Pei's jokes.
No, there is no sourness of temptation at all. Su Pei's face was red because of the heating, his eyes were bright, and there was only the most familiar smile among old friends.
He Yiming said: "I have only met twice. Her character is that of a little girl, and the team is too good at hype. I will never see her again."
Chen Xing is a very popular supermodel recently, with a palm-sized face and legs below the neck. He Yiming seemed to be talking about an ordinary girl who couldn't be more ordinary.
Su Pei was not too surprised. In his opinion, He Yiming had always been like this, a prodigal player who despised marriage and insisted on being single.
"But I'm really curious, what kind of girl will you really fall in love with in the end." Su Pei said.
"Does it have to be true love?" He Yiming looked at Su Pei.
Su Pei said lazily: "It's not that... there must be true love. But I always feel that if you meet true love, it will be fanatical, and the kind of unconditional giving can be regarded as a life experience."
He Yiming said: "Really? I think my life experience is enough."
Su Pei supported his head, he nodded: "Yes..."
He seemed to understand what He Yiming was saying, but He Yiming knew that he didn't understand, and he didn't hope that Su Pei could understand.
He Yiming changed the subject: "Have you received the invitation to the school celebration?"
The celebration of their alma mater is scheduled for the beginning of March next year. This time it is the centennial anniversary, so it will be very grand and many big people will come.
Su Pei nodded: "I got it. I have received several emails. You will definitely go, right?"
He Yiming said, "Why do I have to go? I really don't have any good memories of that school except for the club activities."
Su Pei said: "If you say so, many alumni do not agree. Our school can be regarded as a famous school. Besides, wealth and honor don't return home, it's like walking in brocade clothes at night."
He Yiming said, "Are you going? I'll go if you go."
Su Pei hesitated for a moment. He still doesn't know where he will be in March next year, or which crew he will be in. But he still nodded and said, "Okay. Let's go together then."
After they had eaten, Su Pei washed the dishes. He Yiming told him: "There are still meat and shrimp in the refrigerator. I will freeze it for you. I have reserved a copy of the ingredients for the pork rib soup. You can put it directly in the pot and simmer for an hour to drink the soup."
Su Pei said, "It's great. I'll pick up a little cookie tomorrow night, and I can make it for her."
He Yiming was silent for a few seconds when he heard Su Peiti's daughter, and he asked, "How is Little Cookie? Are you still getting used to school?"
Su Pei said: "She just went to primary school, and has not yet reached the time of rebellion. My mother said she was very good at school, but I still spend too little time with her..."
He said this, and the action of washing the dishes was slower.
He Yiming immediately said: "After you divorced Shen Lan, Xiao Qu Qi followed you, you have done enough. If you can be as cruel as Shen Lan..."
Su Pei interrupted him: "Don't say such things. No matter what else Shen Lan and I quarrel with, we have discussed about the little cookie."
He Yiming was reminded of unpleasant memories. Su Pei was the first to get married among all her classmates. She got married as soon as she graduated and had children as soon as she got married. So he was only in his early thirties, and Little Cookie was in elementary school.
When Su Pei told him to get married, He Yiming only asked "why". He didn't say anything after that because he didn't have a stand against it.
Su Pei sorted out the kitchen, washed his hands, and put down his sleeves. He Yiming didn't want to leave yet. He sat on the sofa and looked at Su Pei. Su Pei asked him, "Do you want to play cards? Or games?"
He Yiming said, "Have you forgotten? As we agreed last time, we will show me the first draft of the new novel when we meet again."
He had a look of "you can't escape today".
Su Pei said: "I recently wondered if the beginning should be rewritten..."
He Yiming shook his head.
Su Pei said: "Then I don't know how to end it after the middle section, so I only have about 100,000 words."
He Yiming said, "I want to see it."
Su Pei had to go to the study to find the first draft that was printed out before. He had already revised a lot on it himself, but then he was busy with the script and threw it away.
When He Yiming got the first draft, he focused on it immediately.
Su Pei was restless on the side. Although he turned on the TV, he couldn't watch it at all.
He saw that He Yiming quickly turned the first page, and he couldn't help but say, "I should delete some paragraphs here."
"Shh," He Yiming motioned him to be quiet, "I'll talk about it when I'm done reading it."
Su Pei remembered that the first reader of his first novel was He Yiming.
The author has something to say: Mr. He: To love a straight man, grab his stomach first. (Don't dare to catch others