This familiar voice prompted Tianyang to look towards the source, and then he saw two girls.
Birds and rainbows.
The former wore a pink floral dress, while the latter wore a loose and lazy casual outfit. Regardless of whether it was a sweet girlish style or a lazy casual style, both girls were very good at controlling their respective styles, which made them quite popular.
The residents who were 'disturbed' by them were not unhappy at all. Instead, they were enthusiastic and happy. Probably no one would refuse to have two cute girls with their own characteristics in the apartment building.
"What are you doing?" Tianyang opened the door but did not go in. He looked at the two girls in surprise.
"Tianyang, you're back?" The bird pulled up Qianhong, bringing a gust of breeze, across the corridor, and came to the young man.
"From today on, we are neighbors living on the same floor as each other!"
The bird pointed overhead.
Tian Yang was stunned for a moment, then he said, "The truck downstairs is full of your things?"
Qian Hong pointed at the girl next to her and said, "Strictly speaking, 99% of the things belong to her."
Xiao Niao pressed Qian Hong's finger and said, "You make me sad. Aren't we using the same things?"
Tianyang expressed his doubts with his eyes: "Why did you move here?"
He suddenly realized something and said, "Could it be that the residence assigned by Qianhong is here?"
The birdie snapped his fingers: "Bingo, you guessed it right. Didn't I tell you before that Qianhong's house was being renovated? Now that it's finally ready, we'll move in."
Tianyang pointed at the bird and said, "Qianhong doesn't have a house in the fortress, but you do. You must move in and live with us."
Xiao Niao hugged Qian Hong and pressed against the girl's face: "I can't help it. I've lived with Qian Hong for a while and I can't leave her. Besides, my house is too big. It's so boring to live alone. It's more fun to be with Qian Hong."
"Besides, Tianyang, you live downstairs. It will be so lively if we all live in the same building."
Qianhong raised her hand and pushed Xiaoniao's face away: "I don't really want to sleep with her. She sleeps in a terrible posture, always putting her feet..."
"Qianhong!"
Xiao Niao hurriedly covered Qianhong's mouth, then showed an awkward but polite smile: "Really, these secrets between girls should not be revealed here."
"I'm sorry, Tianyang, we still have other neighbors to greet. But tonight, we're going to have a dinner together, Yinglan will also be here, so remember to come up later!"
After saying that, the bird pulled Qianhong, who was crying "Woo-woo", and ran downstairs like the wind.
Tianyang's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled again. He simply closed the door and went downstairs to buy something for dinner.
When the boy came back with two large bags of food, the truck had already left, but in the sunset, there were two other figures at the entrance of the building.
Bai Yinglan, who was wearing neutral clothing, and another woman.
She has long silver hair, dark clothes, and is a pure and clean person like the best of the best.
It turned out to be the second lady of the Duan family of Jingtao Castle, Duan Xue!
"Tianyang."
Bai Yinglan saw the young man and waved to greet him.
Tianyang was a little surprised that Duanxue was one of the guests tonight. Thinking of how the second young lady of the Duan family had been aggressive and wanted to take Jinfeng back from him during the fortress war, Tianyang was not very willing to sit down and have dinner with her.
After all, we are not on the same path.
The young lady of the Duan family also frowned and said, "I'd better go back."
Bai Yinglan held her back and said, "Don't worry, you finally made it here. Besides, didn't you also say that you haven't seen Yun Que for a long time
We are already downstairs, we have to go back."
Duan Xue was speechless. Bai Yinglan knew her character very well. Since she no longer insisted, she had compromised.
Bai Yinglan took the initiative again and said, "Tianyang, can I help you carry some?"
Tianyang shook his head and smiled: "It's okay, you can accompany Miss Duan."
The three of them entered the elevator, and the atmosphere became a little awkward in such a cramped environment.
The elevator slowly went up.
When they were almost there, Tian Yang and Bai Ying Lan shouted at the same time: "Oh right..."
They were both startled at the same time, which then turned into a light laugh.
"We're here, let's go inside and talk." Tianyang said with a smile.
The apartment assigned to Qianhong has the same layout and area as Tianyang's house downstairs.
However, with the careful decoration by Miss Yun, it is much more charming than Tianyang's house.
The door was not closed, so Tianyang and the other two came in by themselves. They changed their shoes at the entrance and walked into the living room. They saw a bird wiping the floor.
"You guys are here, just sit for a while, I'll finish cleaning here and then go cook."
Xiaoniao didn't have the airs of a lady from a wealthy family at all. She looked more like a girl like Xun who grew up in the downtown area. She was not unfamiliar with doing housework at all, which made Tianyang look at her with new eyes.
Bai Yinglan rolled up his sleeves and smiled: "Let me help."
Xiao Niao shook her head: "No, if you want to help, just go to the kitchen. I asked Qian Hong to wash the vegetables, but I'm worried, she..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a rumbling sound of water in the kitchen. It sounded like more than just washing vegetables, so Bai Yinglan rushed to the kitchen.
At this time, the little bird discovered Duanxue and called out happily: "Sister Xue, when did you come?"
Duanxue walked over and said in a voice with almost no ups and downs: "I came here yesterday."
She raised her hand and rubbed her thumb across the bird's face: "It's dirty here."
The little bird laughed foolishly: "Sit down, sit down quickly, I will come to accompany you after I wipe the floor."
Seeing that they were in the mood to reminisce about the past, Tianyang did not disturb them and directly carried the things into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Bai Yinglan rolled up his sleeves and was showing Qianhong how to wash the vegetables correctly. The latter looked impatient and muttered something like "cooking is so troublesome" under his breath.
Tianyang put two bags of food on the table on the side, took out the contents one by one and arranged them.
Seeing that there was a big fish among the things Tianyang bought, Bai Yinglan was stunned: "You still bought this thing?"
Tian Yang was puzzled: "Is there a problem?"
Bai Yinglan laughed: "I'm worried that the little bird doesn't know how to cook fish."
Qian Hong said disapprovingly: "Put it on the fire and roast it until it's cooked!"
Tianyang had the urge to cover his face: "That would be such a waste, it's okay, I'll take care of it."
Now it was Bai Yinglan's turn to be surprised: "Tianyang, can you cook?"
Tianyang waved his hands quickly: "Not really, but I learned a few dishes from my mom. She's very busy at work, and sometimes she can't cook, so I cook for myself."
As he spoke, Tianyang had already cleaned the fish and was preparing the ingredients for cooking. He found that Xiaoniao had prepared quite a few seasonings, and basically everything Tianyang needed could be found here.
Seeing the boy take out sugar, mirin, soy sauce, soybean oil, ginger, pepper sprouts, and cooking wine, Qian Hong opened her mouth slightly: "Do you have to be so troublesome to eat?"
"If this happened in the wilderness, you would definitely starve to death!"
Tianyang smiled and began to process the fish skillfully. He cut off the fish head and then used a knife to cut the fish head in half from the middle.
Next, he processed the fish body, skillfully using the blade of the knife to cut along the fish bones to separate the fish meat from the bones.
Wash the cut fish with water, drain it, put it in the prepared bowl, and then take a lid.
Put on the lid, pour out some of the water boiled in the morning, and test the water temperature.
When it felt right, he poured it into a large bowl. Then he prepared the seasoning. After a while, Tianyang took the lid and gently stirred the ingredients. Seeing that the fish meat inside had turned white due to the heat, he put it in cold water.
After cooling, remove any remaining scales and other debris.
This series of actions left Qianhong dumbfounded, and Bai Yinglan even forgot to wash the vegetables.
At this time, Xiaoniao walked into the kitchen alone and was surprised to see Tianyang cooking.
She was about to say something, but Bai Yinglan raised a finger and made a 'silence' gesture.
At this time, Tianyang was completely immersed in the work of preparing the ingredients. It was as if time had returned to his childhood, to a day when his mother could not cook in time, and he was preparing dinner for himself and Nanfei just like now.
After washing the ingredients, Tianyang picked up a pot and placed a few layers of vegetables on the bottom of the pot. Then he placed the fish meat, added water and wine, and boiled it over high heat.
Gradually, a faint smell of meat wafted through the kitchen.
After the water boiled, Tianyang turned the high heat down to medium, put sand grains and mirin into the pot, gently simmered the pot, and after another two or three minutes, added soy sauce and soybean oil in turn.
From time to time, he would use a spoon to scoop up the soup from the pot and pour it into a small bowl next to it, taste it and add soy sauce as appropriate.
Once the flavor is moderate, simmer over low heat.
During this time, Tianyang grinds the ginger into a paste, filters it with cotton cloth, and squeezes out the sauce.
At this time, the fish in the pot has been cooked. After heating, Tianyang added ginger juice into the pot. After confirming that the ingredients were covered with ginger juice, he decisively turned off the fire.
Finally, he took out a plate and used chopsticks to pick up the fish meat and fish head, which had already been fully seasoned, and placed them on the plate. He then poured the sauce on them and sprinkled them with freshly beaten Sichuan pepper sprouts.
Suddenly, the taste of braised fish in sauce and the aroma of peppercorns blended together, forming a layered smell.
The three girls smelled the fragrance and swallowed unconsciously.
At this moment, the boy, who was still immersed in the old days, heard footsteps coming and blurted out naturally: "Mom, it's time to eat."
Suddenly a chill enveloped the kitchen.
Tianyang suddenly woke up and found that the figure who walked into the kitchen was not his mother Nanfei.
But the snow is broken.
There was a chill in those eyes that were as bright as winter snow. Duan Xue said word by word: "Say it again!"
The young man woke up as if from a dream.
Looking at the hot braised fish, he had no appetite at all. He was not even interested in explaining to Duan Xue: "You guys take care of the rest. I'm going to leave first."
He just passed by Duan Xue like this.
Duanxue was about to lose her temper, but Xiaoniao pulled her over to avoid a conflict between the two.
Tianyang came to the balcony.
The setting sun has disappeared into the horizon, but the sky is not completely dark yet, with a hint of rosy glow still dotted in the west.
He looked into the sky, feeling melancholy.
Suddenly, warmth enveloped his palm.
Turning around, it turned out to be Qianhong.
The girl held his hand and said softly, "She is not far away. She is right here with you."
Qianhong stretched out her hand and placed it on Tianyang’s heart.
The boy's heart was suddenly filled with warmth...