Li Chuan said that when I first fainted, he thought I was faking it, and planned to ask Jiang Hengxi to take me to his car, and then run away as originally planned. Unexpectedly, when my pulse felt wrong, they rushed me to the rest room and fed me sugar water. That building is a high-end residential area, and there are several clinics on the second floor. He invited a doctor to see me, asked the reason, and said it might be haemosis. Usually, just lie down and ten minutes will be fine.
He looked at his watch: "You have been lying down for twenty minutes, why is your face still so pale?"
I sat up and laughed, "My face is white because I put on powder. I wear makeup, you know?"
"Your skin is so good, what kind of makeup do you wear at such a young age?"
"Mature and sexy are my lifelong pursuits." As soon as I finished my big words, I found that he was staring at me without saying a word, like a frozen scene in a romance movie.
"Xiaoqiu, you are a fairy, you are a living treasure, you discharge electricity everywhere, and I feel like I am facing an abyss." He stood up and handed me his coat: "Put on the coat and go home."
We returned to Longjing Garden like a gust of wind, and entered his apartment. He pressed me against the door and couldn't wait to kiss me: "Stay with me tonight, okay?"
"Tomorrow there is an exam, speaking and listening."
"It's only one day away, is it ready to work now?"
"Grind your gun before the battle, and you will be happy if you are unhappy."
"I'm going on a business trip tomorrow afternoon, and there is a design proposal in Xiamen that has been shortlisted for bidding."
"How long will it be?"
"Three weeks."
"Oh!" I said, "It's hard to see each other once, and we have to leave again."
"So, it's time to fight for the day, isn't it?"
Li Chuan said that his bathroom is full of facilities for the handicapped, and a normal person would think that he entered a Kuomintang torture room. In fact, the bathroom is not as dark as he said. The inside is spacious and comfortable, and there is a sofa. It's just that handrails and brackets are installed everywhere. The floor is also covered with non-slip material. Then, there was a small wheelchair, and the cabinet beside it was full of white bath towels.
"Can you spy on the bath? Just five minutes?" I looked at him with a smile on my face.
"No." He grabbed my ears and carried me out of the bathroom.
After taking a shower, I saw Li Chuan sitting on the sofa drinking beer. He stood up and asked me, "What would you like to drink?"
"Ice beer?"
"No, you're not old enough to drink!" He walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and looked around: "Shall I make you a cup of milk tea?"
"Okay." I followed him to the kitchen and found that the kitchen utensils were brand new and spotless, obviously he rarely cooks.
"Have you ever used this electric cooker?" I stroked the smooth surface of the induction cooker, but there was no trace of oil on it.
"No."
"Then why design a kitchen? Just don't."
"It was a design mistake," he said. "As architects, we only want to focus on the living room."
"Actually, I can make soup here." I said, and opened the kitchen cabinet casually, and found that there were all kinds of pots and pans inside, neatly classified and arranged. "Next time, I'll buy some vegetables to stew bone soup for you. It's light and light. There's also fish head tofu soup, which is also very nourishing."
"I'm getting hungry, why don't you go shopping now." He looked for the key to the house, "There happens to be a shopping mall nearby. It's not far, just walk."
Li Chuan said it was not far away, but we walked for more than half an hour before arriving at the shopping mall he mentioned. I didn't find the bone, so I went to the fish market and bought a sea bass. I bought green onions and ginger for stew, tofu, celery and lily, and some stewed vegetables. Li Chuan bought what he wanted to eat, and told me to buy more half-finished dishes, so that I could concentrate on studying and not have to worry about three meals a day. I ended up buying ham, sausage and dried mushrooms.
"Buy more food and put it away, such as bread and drinks. I also have coffee and tea, all in the refrigerator." He didn't know what it was, and he grabbed it and threw it into the shopping cart. I saw that it was soy milk, so I threw it back on the shelf: "There is no refrigerator in the dormitory, so buying too much is a waste."
"Will you stay in my apartment during the exam?" he said. "It's quieter so you can concentrate on your studies. I'm in Xiamen and I won't disturb you."
"No, no, no..." I said ten nos in a row, and finally added three more words: "It's not convenient."
"Well, it's a bit far from your school, but I can ask the driver to take you there."
"Didn't you always drive by yourself?"
"I have a driver, but I like to drive myself, so he's always been free. Now it's time to find something for him to do." He pulled out his phone and started to make a call.
I snatched his mobile phone: "Forget it! I'm only comfortable in the dormitory. The exam is very important. You don't want me to feel uncomfortable when I'm reviewing."
Li Chuan has one good thing, which is especially useful to me: he never forces me.
"Okay, up to you." He smiled lightly, no longer insisting.
Still, we bought a ton of food. I carried two bags, Li Chuan carried two bags, and came back by taxi.
At the gate of Longjing Garden Hall, we met Ji Huan.
"Hi, Li Chuan, Xiao Xie!"
"Hi!" I was a little embarrassed. Li Chuan held my hand tightly, looking like a sweet couple.
Ji Huan smiled knowingly: "Li Chuan, you didn't report to Miss Xie when you were sick, and made her wait here for you for three hours."
"Really?" Li Chuan looked at me apologetically.
I look down at my feet.
"I will definitely confess my guilt," Li Chuan said.
When we returned to the apartment, each of us wore an apron. Li Chuan killed the fish and I stewed the soup, and Li Chuan cut the vegetables and I cooked the vegetables. I always thought that Li Chuan was a son-in-law, but I didn't expect him to do these jobs quickly and well, he was really well-trained. Li Chuan said that although his family was not short of money, he and his brother used part-time jobs to earn living expenses when they went to college, and rarely asked for support from their family.
"Of course, my dad paid for the most expensive part of our study, tuition."
I saw him splitting an onion. I said: "There are already a lot of dishes, don't cut them."
"You make me a delicious soup, and I'll make you a delicious soup." He went to wash the clams, "m Choder (clam soup), have you had it?"
I was at a loss: "No, I haven't even heard of it."
"I have loved this soup since I was a child, and the recipe was passed down to me by my grandmother."
"Then you teach me, okay?" I squeezed beside him and watched him wash the clams carefully.
"I don't teach it. This is a secret recipe, it's specially made to please my sweetheart." He heated up the pot, put butter on it, and with a groan, poured a small bowl of onion into it and stir-fried. After that, he added chicken broth, whole milk, potato dices, and clams, and boiled it slowly.
After the fish was stewed, I fried two side dishes and divided the braised vegetables into four dishes. I drank his m Choder, he drank my sea bass soup, and we drank a lot of beer.
That night, I snuggled into Li Chuan's arms and fell asleep very early. There were many pillows piled up on Li Chuan's bed. He said he used to sleep on his right side, and if he turned over to his left side, it was like falling into a pit suddenly. So he needs a pillow to rest his back on. He read "Remembrance of Things Past" to me in French, and before I read a page, I fell asleep.
The next day, Li Chuan drove me to school, and we kissed goodbye at the school gate. Li Chuan said that I have a ruddy complexion, full of energy, and high fighting spirit, maybe it's the effect of the perch and clams!
"Good luck!"
"Congratulations on winning the bid!"
My speaking and listening are my strong points, and I feel that I did well in the test. But compared with Feng Jinger, who is well-trained and well-educated, it is hard to say. After the midterm exam, there was a competitive atmosphere in the dormitory. Everyone worked hard for the scholarship silently, and no longer reported the results to each other. Originally, I was always concerned about scores, but now I have another important concern in my heart: Li Chuan. I miss him intensely every moment.
At noon, when I came back from the exam, I wanted to open the water, but found that the water bottle was full.
"Xiu Yue called for you." An An said.
"Xiu Yue? Where is it? I want to thank him!"
"Just went out, didn't you touch it?"
I quickly chased him down and saw Xiu Yue downstairs to thank him. He said you're welcome.
"Have you read the book I bought for you?"
"Not yet. I've been studying for exams and I don't have time. I think I'll like this one. By the way, why is the title called The Moon and Sixpence?"
"Everyone wants the moon in the sky, but can't see a sixpence at their feet."
I was terrified, feeling that there was something in his words, meant to be sarcastic. Then he comforted himself that Li Chuan only had one leg and needed a cane to walk. Terrible. In short, Li Chuan is definitely not the moon. On the other hand, Xiuyue was well-proportioned and dignified, walking on the road like a patriotic young man singing the March of the Volunteers. He has passed CET-6 and is on the postgraduate recommendation list; he has top grades and won all the scholarships that Feng Jinger and I envy;
Conclusion, I want Li Chuan, not Xiu Yue.
Having strengthened my faith, I firmly said to Xiu Yue: "Thank you for always helping me carry water, please don't carry it again in the future."
He looked at me in surprise, and muttered: "I... I have to carry water for myself every day anyway, and I can carry two more bottles for you... It's not troublesome."
"Please don't carry water for me again." When I said this, I had to put on a straight face, and my tone became cold and stiff. If I don't love him, I can't give him any hope, let alone take advantage of his enthusiasm. This is not the usual attitude of me, Xie Xiaoqiu, in doing things.
Back in the dormitory, the phone rang, it was Li Chuan.
"How did you do in the exam?"
"Feels good. Where are you?"
"On the way to the airport."
"Li Chuan, are you going alone? Is there someone to take care of you?" I felt sorry for him. On a business trip, the facilities are not complete, and this person has to get up in the middle of the night to drink milk.
"Why is it one person? Eight people, go all out! I will make two presentations tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. What about you, what are you doing tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow I will take the intensive reading test, and the day after tomorrow I will take the extensive reading test. Then, buy a bus ticket and go home for the New Year."
"You mean, I won't see you when I come back?" He was over there, his tone obviously anxious.
"Yeah. I haven't seen my dad and brother for half a year. I miss them so much."
"You only think about them, what about me?" He said, "I'll find you in Kunming." Li Chuan's knowledge of Yunnan was limited to Kunming.
"Li Chuan, my home is not in Kunming, it's in a small town behind a big mountain." I said, "You can't drive. I'll go back to school after the Chinese New Year. I'll come to see you as soon as I get off the train. Is it okay for the head office?"
"New Year's Eve? Isn't that another month and a half passed?" He said dejectedly.
"Wang Lichuan," I called him by first and last name, and said viciously, "Now you know how long a month and a half is!"
I put down the line and saw Xiao Rui poking her head out from the tent: "Oh, I always thought you were broken in love, so it's not broken love but passionate love."
"Shut up."
"Wow, Li Chuan is very generous. I bought you such a nice coat." Xiao Rui had an intuition for clothes, and kept yelling that she wanted to change her career into fashion design.
That pure black cashmere coat was one of the props for the art exhibition yesterday. I was too embarrassed to wear the rest of the clothes, so I put them in Li Chuan's apartment. Just this one, because it fits well, is beautiful and warm, as if it was tailor-made, so I happily wore it to school.
"Is it a good brand?" I turned over the collar of my coat, and the trademark was in an unfamiliar foreign language.
"This is a famous Italian brand, and it costs several thousand dollars." Xiao Rui said sophisticatedly.
"No!" I shook my head. None of the clothes I've ever worn cost over fifty dollars.
"This kind of store usually doesn't put the price on the outside of the clothes, but in the pocket." She said.
I remember picking out clothes and buying them after trying them out. I never asked about the price, and Li Chuan didn't seem to haggle over the price either.
I took out my pocket, and there was indeed a card in it, and I was shocked when I took it out—8,800 yuan.
Xiao Rui nodded: "I reckon it's that much, you've met a diamond king!" She touched my face and stared at me with cat-like quick eyes: "Hey, please do one thing Son. Next time you know a friend of his, introduce one to me. Or they have a party at their house, you take me there?"
"I might as well introduce Li Chuan to you." I smiled sinisterly.
"Really? Are you willing?"
"Don't think about it."