It's easy for two people to act when they first live together.
This kind of performance may be unintentional, and once it starts, there is no way to stop it.
Pei Zhuo is very foresighted in this respect, he did not reveal his bad habits and little idiosyncrasies, and kept his character design flawless.
He always felt that he was better at this aspect, and would quietly observe Lu Lin's flaws.
For example, Lu Lin doesn't like eggplants.
The picky eaters of adults are well hidden.
Children will be scolded by their elders for not eating anything, but most adults choose their own meals and do whatever they want.
There is nothing when living alone, but when two people live together and eating habits start to match, some things will slowly reveal themselves.
Lu Lin would not say explicitly that he would not eat, he was very restrained in moving his chopsticks, and would pretend to pick up two pieces and eat them together with the sauce.
In fact, I don't like it, and I will quietly bypass that piece every time I buy vegetables.
Pei Zhuo has no habit of coercing others, and he doesn't hold on to the word "nutrition" endlessly.
He is actually a kind and easy-going person, somehow, he just wanted to bully Lu Lin.
Chief Lu has a very strong waist in school. After all, he has strong teaching ability and steady work, and he is impeccable in dealing with others.
The new teachers were afraid of him, and the old teachers valued him. Even if the students in the next class met him on the road, they would stop and stand up, respectfully saying good afternoon, Teacher Lu.
Pei Zhuo really likes to break his serious shell.
Lu Lin is going to Haidian for a research meeting on Monday, and he will cook at home.
Originally, Lu Lin was worried, worried that Pei Zhuo would get his hands on it, and said to take him out to eat after the meeting.
Pei Zhuo deflected it lightly with two or three sentences, and the first thing he did when he went to the vegetable market was to buy eggplants.
Then come two or three big and small dishes that are enough for dinner, and they are quite handy to cook at home.
He even hummed a little song while frying the eggplant, happily thinking about the man frowning.
When Lu Lin returned home with his bag, he felt a strange and fresh sense of belonging.
Home from work, lovers are waiting, there is still food in the pot.
He turned the key, and he already had a sense of the picture in his mind, and he felt happy just thinking about it.
"I'm back."
"Come and have dinner," Pei Zhuo came out with soup, his forehead covered with fine sweat, "The kitchen is so hot, I would have installed an air conditioner if I knew it."
"Why don't you cook with the door open?"
"I'm afraid that the smell will choke into the living room, and the smell of oily smoke is not good."
Pei Zhuo pulled him to wash his hands and sat down, happily said: "Look at these four things I did."
Stir-fried eggplant, braised crucian carp in soy sauce, minced meat with beans, and a bowl of loofah egg soup.
When Lu Lin saw the bowl of green and purple eggplant, the corners of his brows frowned slightly.
He helped out with a bowl of rice, and he also remembered to pour water for Pei Zhuo.
Pei Zhuo took the water and stretched out his fingers for food, as if asking for credit.
"Try the eggplant I made. It can clear away heat and detoxify, and can regulate the stomach."
It is also specially fried to ensure a strong earthy smell.
Lu Lin nodded as he said, took a small piece and tasted it, doing him a favor.
"delicious."
"Really." Pei Zhuo said with a smile: "That's great, most of the dishes are yours."
Before Lu Lin could speak, he began to touch his fingertips, and blew a little: "The hob block is not easy to cut, I almost hurt myself."
"Next time I come, you don't have to bother." Lu Lin stretched out his hand to confirm whether he was injured: "As a teacher, you must protect your hands well."
"Okay, let's eat."
Pei Zhuo never realized before that there are such joys in cohabitation.
It hurts to make a big deal, absolutely not.
Xiaozuo is happy, and I come here a few times occasionally, it's very fun.
He seems to be playing chess with Lu Lin at the moment, not only secretly changing pieces, but also rushing down several moves, just to make things difficult for this man.
Lu Lin actually likes to eat his fried fish, even the prickly back is eaten clean, and his eyes are very gentle.
The chopsticks went back and forth between several dishes dozens of times, and rarely passed the eggplant.
Seeing that the rice in Lu Lin's bowl was almost bottomed out, Pei Zhuo lowered his voice and said aggrievedly: "Is it because the eggplant is not cooked well?"
Lu Lin immediately coaxed him: "No, the fish is so delicious that I didn't care about it."
"You didn't move much."
The man immediately picked up a large chopstick and put it into the bowl, and ate it without frowning.
Pei Zhuo couldn't hold back his smirk for a while, and stopped him while laughing: "Okay, don't eat, I'm teasing you."
Lu Lin frowned and continued to chew, obviously dislike the strange taste of this vegetable.
"I really don't need to eat," Pei Zhuo looked at him with his chin propped up, "Nutrition or something, in fact, it's just like that, just to tease you."
The man was not in a hurry or annoyed, and explained to him seriously, as if he was the one who messed up.
"The dishes are made by yourself, and have nothing to do with nutrition."
"You will eat it if it's not delicious?"
"Yes, yes." Lu Lin sipped his saliva, so strict and self-disciplined that he seemed to be taking traditional Chinese medicine on time: "Clearing heat and detoxifying, it's good to eat."
Looking at this posture, it seems that as long as Pei Zhuo opens his mouth, he can eat the whole plate.
But he doesn't like to eat, the more he chews, the more he frowns, especially serious.
Pei Zhuo thought to himself that this man was so cute that he couldn't find words to describe it, so he crossed the table and kissed his face.
"I'm really fascinated by Mr. Lu, why do you like me so much?"
Before the meal was finished, the wind outside the house suddenly became louder.
Looking up, the cumulonimbus clouds in the sky are getting heavier and heavier, and there are already fine raindrops falling on the window.
Pei Zhuo thought in his heart that it was going to rain heavily today, so he hurriedly changed his shoelaces and Ah Mao went out for a walk.
The weather in midsummer is sweltering and hot. These days, due to the persistent rain, it has completely turned into a sauna-like humid and hot weather. Even if you stay outside for a few seconds, you have to take a shower and change clothes again.
A few days ago, the weather forecast kept reporting rain, but this day seemed to be annoyed with the Central Meteorological Observatory. It was cloudy for several days and refused to rain.
Pei Zhuo took Amao for a walk for half a circle and ran home in a hurry, when the rain poured down on his back feet, thunder rumbled in the distance, and lightning flashed suddenly.
The dense raindrops almost hit the ground, and the exclamation of many people could be heard in the community, and those who walked around were rushing home in a panic.
Lu Lin has already finished washing the dishes and cleaning the table, remembering that there are new sheets on the balcony that have not been collected.
"Okay, I'll get it done."
They have a tacit understanding of the division of labor, and they don't care about who is more burdened and who is less busy.
Lu Lin would do most of the physical work, and Pei Zhuo would take care of the delicate work, cleaning the gaps between the tiles.
The torrential rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was blowing for a while, and the room was as cool as late autumn.
They had to close all the windows and move the flower pots to the balcony to keep them away from moisture.
Then work, take a shower, watch a movie, make love, cuddle and sleep.
Everything is done step by step, so you can enjoy it naturally.
At three or four o'clock in the middle of the night, the rain suddenly intensified again.
Previously, it was just a heavy rain of normal intensity, and the thunder was faint and not clear.
When everything was sleeping soundly, a thunderbolt-like shock suddenly exploded nearby, which made people's hearts twitch suddenly.
The thunder was so clear that it seemed to be aimed at the head, and the lightning followed to cut through the sky and illuminate the night. It sounded like a natural disaster.
Pei Zhuo was awakened when he heard the first sound, and Lu Lin opened his eyes as soon as he moved, and stretched out his arms to wrap his shoulders, enveloping him tightly.
"Are you scared?"
Pei Zhuo shook his head, took advantage of the coolness and continued to sleep in his arms, like a fox hiding in a cave and sleeping with its tail.
Lu Lin hugged him and stretched out his hands to cover his ears, the outlines of the two were embedded together, breathing long and relaxed.
Several more thunderbolts splashed and scattered, and the sound of the bombing made the ground tremble.
The two of them are like the last survivors in the end of the world, curled up in the quilt and sharing the same second breath.
Pei Zhuo's body was lazy after the love/event, and now he has no intention of doing it again, his bones are crisp.
He lay still for a while, then turned to look the man in the eye.
"I'm a little sleepless."
Lu Lin kissed his forehead.
"Me too."
Living in the city for a long time, it always seems to be far away from nature. The green plants we see are all artificial landscapes, as if human beings are the masters of nature.
Only in the face of such frenzied and willful weather, can there suddenly be a sense of sobriety returning to the primitive period.
"Why don't we go play chess?"
Pei Zhuo's window sill can not only sit people, but also place a small wooden table.
He went to find Yunzi and the chessboard, and Lu Lin went to make tea and find some snacks.
The two of them were not sleepy at four o'clock in the morning, and at the same time they were not suppressed by trivial work, so they could enjoy the insomnia and night freely.
After everything was properly arranged, both of them sat by the window, drinking tea and playing chess in the dark.
The lights in the house were not turned on, and the night like water could just illuminate the chessboard.
The torrential rain poured down outside the house, and the water flowed down on the glass windows like a waterfall, like a waterfall hanging at forty-five degrees.
There were several thunderclaps and rumbles, and the nerves of those who exploded would jump along with it.
Pei Zhuo didn't care too much about playing chess, but enjoyed the process more.
His brain will automatically judge the situation and moves. Although it is not very accurate, it will not become a boring opponent.
The flow of time is divided into two by the glass window. The outside of the window is startled and rushed, while the inside of the window is calm and calm.
It turns out that after living together, even insomnia can be shared.
People will be lonely when they live, and they will be trapped in the dark night indirectly.
After falling in love, although you may not be able to completely envelop the other party in the corner of light that you guard, you can also go through the darkness together, and even feel a little bit happy.
Before the game of chess was over, the thunderstorm withdrew quickly and eagerly, and there was no wind from the beginning to the end.
The sky is about to light up, like old newspapers being stained with deep and shallow water.
Pei Zhuo yawned and suddenly felt sleepy again.
"Go to sleep." He straightened his pajamas and glanced at the unfinished chess game.
The man looked up at him and suddenly laughed.
"why are you laughing?"
"like you."
Lu Lin turned over and got off the window sill, walked over and hugged him in his arms, effortlessly.
"Come here when you are happy, leave when you are happy, don't care about winning or losing, even the result can be let go, don't care too much."
"Teacher Pei is so transparent, I like it when I think about it."
He carried Pei Zhuo back to the bed and hugged him tightly.
It is quiet inside and outside the house, and the darkness makes people feel peaceful and relaxed, as if floating in a void universe.
They hugged each other again and fell asleep, even their long legs were intertwined, and the soles of their feet were pressed against the backs of their feet, refusing to separate.
Calm and fierce in love.