A gust of cold wind blew past, curling up Xiao Ningchuan's slightly long hair on his forehead.
At this time, Xiao Ningchuan was walking down the campus path with his eyelashes lowered, his gaze gently falling on the hand-knitted bag he was carrying in his hand.
Hand-knitted in light blue, the bag has a slim body and a loop of woolen rope through the mouth. If you don't look carefully, it looks like a small hat turned upside down at first glance.
But whether it was the body of the bag or the rope, the stitches were intertwined finely or roughly, not to mention the crooked patterns on it, and the bag as a whole also presented an irregular rectangle.
Xiao Ningchuan looked at the crooked knitting bag in his hand, but his eyes were full of undisguised love.
— After all, this is the winter gift that Xiao Lizi gave him not long ago.
Although Xiao Lizi originally planned to give him not a knitted bag, but a hat...
But now it can be used for him to hold things, isn't it
The more Xiao Ningchuan looked at the small bag in his hand, the more he fell in love with it. He never thought about whether the picture of him carrying such a tender blue mini bag with a cold and indifferent face was full of discord.
Of course, even if Xiao Ningchuan thought of it, he wouldn't care about it.
Suddenly there was a loud noise from far and near, Xiao Ningchuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch, only to realize that it was already the end of school time.
Realizing this, Xiao Ningchuan unconsciously quickened his steps towards the outside of the school.
From time to time, people stopped to greet him on the road, and he only nodded in response, before continuing to walk forward.
"The senior went to the school next door to find his little boyfriend again? Their relationship is too good!"
"That's right, it's been three years, and I haven't broken it every day. At that time, some people said that they would not last long, hahaha, my face is swollen!"
Some passers-by saw Xiao Ningchuan's back and couldn't help chatting with each other.
"Those people have pink eyes! The senior and his partner have been engaged for a long time, and I heard that they will get married in a few years!"
"Wow, is it true or not? Senior Xiao is really a winner in life! Every day is spent loving each other with his little boyfriend, and he can still produce so many patents just by taking the time to study and conduct experiments!"
"Hey! Who said otherwise!"
Along the way, almost everyone who saw Xiao Ningchuan would casually chat about him.
Apart from Xiao Ningchuan's own reputation in school, it's also because Xiao Ningchuan's daily schedule is very fixed, but anyone who often walks this way is very familiar with Xiao Ningchuan.
Xiao Ningchuan didn't pay attention to what passers-by were talking about. He walked out of the school gate, turned a corner and crossed the road, and stopped directly at the gate of another university—Li Zi is now a first-year student in this university.
Originally, Li Zi should still be preparing for the college entrance examination at this time, Xiao Ningchuan had to drive another 20 minutes after leaving the laboratory to reach Li Zi's previous high school.
But because Li Zi loves Xiao Ningchuan too much, he always rushes back and forth, and he himself is not as enthusiastic about studying as he is about painting...
Based on the parents' consideration of Li Zi's painting talent, combined with Li Zi's own wishes, Li Zi finally turned to the art path as she wished, and successfully entered university a year earlier.
Of course, the most important thing is—his university and Xiao Ningchuan's university are next to each other!
At this time, Xiao Ningchuan stood at the school gate for a while, and Li Zi ran out of the school with a small drawing board bag on his back.
"Brother Chuan!" Li Zi jumped on Xiao Ningchuan from a long distance away, not worried that Xiao Ningchuan would not be able to catch her at all.
Xiao Ningchuan smiled lightly and hugged the little guy who rushed into his arms together with the bag on his back.
Then he squeezed Li Zi's face, handed the knitting bag to Li Zi's hand, and then took the bag from Li Zi's back, "Doesn't the studio at home also have drawing boards and painting utensils? You don't mind if you bring these things out." Too heavy?"
After he and Xiao Lizi got engaged, they lived together in the city where their school was located—if you ignore their fathers-in-law, they could barely count as living together.
They have lived in that house for three years now, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is their small home.
"But I just don't like leaving the things you bought me at school!"
Li Zi cooperated with Xiao Ningchuan to take off the backpack, stuck out his tongue at Xiao Ningchuan, and began to open the knitting bag Xiao Ningchuan brought with anticipation, "What can I eat today?"
"It's the red grapes at home."
Xiao Ningchuan watched with a smile as Li Zi took out a lunch box from the knitting bag and opened it, not knowing who starved Li Zi to look like a greedy cat.
"The red grapes are already ripe!"
Li Zi saw the large red grapes with thin skin and flesh in the lunch box, and immediately picked one of them up and stuffed it into her mouth.
One bite, the purple juice splashes, the taste is sweet and sour.
Before Li Zi finished eating one, she quickly grabbed the next one.
"My husband is the most annoying!"
While chewing the red grape in her mouth, Li Zi vaguely praised Xiao Ningchuan.
He looked at Xiao Ningchuan with sparkling eyes, and his face was full of admiration: After all, the red grapes he is eating now were researched by Xiao Ningchuan based on purple grapes and red tomatoes!
"As long as you like it." Xiao Ningchuan reached out and rubbed Li Zirong's hair.
"I like it!" Li Zi nodded again and again, unaware that what she ate grapes was purple-red grape juice, the picture was terrifying.
Seeing this, Xiao Ningchuan smiled helplessly, then took out a wet tissue, and wiped Li Zi's painted face lightly without complaint.
When Li Zi finally had his fill of food, Xiao Ningchuan's face-wiping business finally came to a perfect conclusion—even though he used a lot of paper.
After Li Zi finished eating, the two left again and arrived at the small villa where they were currently living.
Before opening the door, Xiao Ningchuan pretended to be mysterious and leaned into Li Zi's ear and said, "There is a surprise waiting for you."
"surprise?"
When Li Zi heard this, he immediately raised expectations, but before he had time to think, the moment the door was opened, he saw a large family crowded at the door.
"Happy birthday, little chestnut!"
"Happy birthday, little chestnut!!"
Everyone was holding cakes, holding cakes, and spraying small fireworks. It was very lively.
"Ah! Everyone is here!"
Seeing that everyone came so well, Li Zi was so excited that her little face was flushed.
But then she seemed to think of something, and Li Zi hurriedly covered her mouth to silence her voice, trying to make herself appear more mature and stable.
— After all, he is already a big chestnut who can live alone away from home in order to go to school!
And everyone apparently thought so too.
In order to let him grow into a useful and independent big chestnut, since he came out to go to school, everyone began to reduce Lizi's dependence on the big family.
The scale of everyone's mobilization like today is only on a large scale during the Chinese New Year.
"The food is already on the table, why don't you come in?" Su Qing asked with a light smile as he stood not far behind everyone.
Everyone looked at Su Qing when they heard the sound, and then they all froze in unison.
At this time, Su Qing was wearing a sky-blue robe, his long and smooth hair was tied into a random bun by the jade hairpin, and there was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. He has a handsome appearance and stands tall, like a handsome nobleman.
Everyone was stunned, and Li Su also came out from the room in a set of black ancient robes. Li Su, with sword eyebrows, starry eyes, and a stern face, was more like a king who was not angry but majestic.
Xiao Tianyu was the first to react, and couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha my dear, why did you change your clothes in the blink of an eye? Are you going to cosplay?"
Others couldn't help laughing when they heard Xiao Tianyu's teasing.
Only Li Zi seemed to have realized something, stood still in place, and grabbed Xiao Ningchuan's hand with a blank expression: "Husband?"
"I… "
Xiao Ningchuan opened his mouth but didn't know how to explain it. While he was worried that Li Zi would feel uncomfortable, he was also somewhat puzzled.
He has indeed successfully used jade energy and Mingshi to create a "door", and he has indeed told his two father-in-laws about it long ago.
But it has been almost a month since he handed over the "door" to Li Su and the two of them. Seeing that the two of them hadn't left for so long, he thought they didn't plan to go back, so he simply didn't take this matter for the time being. Tell Xiao Lizi about it.
Who would have thought that he was going to let this matter go, and his two father-in-laws would suddenly jump out, specifically picking the day of Xiao Lizi's birthday to talk about it!
Could it be that he was afraid that Xiao Lizi would have a happy birthday
"We plan to travel for a while." Su Qing replied with a smile, and his words just confirmed Li Zi's uneasy guess.
"travel?"
Everyone's heart skipped a beat when they heard the words, and they looked towards a certain place subconsciously, and they saw Li Zi who was a little pale.
Seeing Li Zi's appearance, Ning Meijing couldn't help but feel distressed, and then said with a dry smile: "Haha... my in-laws, isn't this decision a little too sudden? And can you rest assured that you can give Lizi to my family, Chuanchuan?"
"It's not sudden, we've been preparing for it for a while."
Su Qing smiled, took a few steps forward and hugged Li Zi into her arms, then patted Li Zi's head, then looked at Xiao Ningchuan and said, "Besides, we have lived with Chuan Chuan for so long, and we are also very fond of Chuan Chuan." I'm quite relieved."
Hearing this, everyone was in disbelief: Could it be that your confidence in Chuan Chuan is just playing tricks on him all day long
"Father, do you have to go?"
Li Zi stretched out his hand and grabbed Su Qing's drooping sleeves, his eyes glowed faintly, and before Su Qing could reply, he choked up again and said, "Then, are you coming back?"
Although Li Zi thinks his guess is unbelievable, as long as Zi thinks that his husband is so powerful, he doesn't think his guess is difficult to realize.
And if his guess is true, would his father and father, who had been born and raised there for more than 20 years, still be willing to come to this grotesque world after returning
"Silly boy, what are you thinking?"
Su Qing couldn't laugh or cry and raised her hand to pinch Li Zi's fleshy cheek, "You're still here, why don't we come back."
The longer they spent with Li Zi, the less desire they had for revenge, but there were some matters of principle that they had to do.
So after learning of the existence of the "door", they want to leave as soon as possible before changing their minds.
And because they were worried that Xiao Lizi would be too sad, they also deliberately chose the day when Xiao Lizi was expected to be the happiest in the near future to confess to Xiao Lizi, hoping to use that happiness to dilute some of Xiao Lizi's depression.
But after Su Qing and Li Su thought so much, they never imagined that Li Zi's saddest reason was not because he hated them, but because he was worried that they would never come back.
Are their two fathers so unreliable in Li Zi's heart
Su Qing sighed helplessly, and noticed that everyone was paying attention to their movement, so he lowered his head and whispered in Li Zi's ear:
"Your father and I are planning to go back to get your dowry. As soon as we come back, we will propose marriage to the Xiao family for you, and let you marry Chuan Chuan back home..."
"Really!"
Li Zi suddenly raised her head when she heard the words, although her eyes were still watery, they were full of hope.
"of course."
Su Qing reached out and rubbed Li Zipeng's soft hair, until the little guy's hair was messed up, "When we come back, we will directly organize the wedding for you!"
"That's how it should be."
Li Su stood quietly at the side for a long time, then nodded in agreement when he heard this sentence, and said selfishly: "Since the engagement is a Western-style wedding, we should change the style of marriage."
"I think a Chinese wedding is fine."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere immediately became lively again.
"That's right! Chinese wedding is good!"
"Then the wedding will be held in Guzhen, right? It's more suitable for a Chinese wedding."
"Then let's rent a street, maybe we can have a parade!"
The adults began to discuss with great interest the things that hadn't happened yet, and even the four brothers came over to add a few words from time to time.
Li Zi's originally pale face turned redder and redder, and finally turned into a ripe little tomato.
"I, I'm going back to my room to sleep first!" Li Zi ran up the stairs directly.
Seeing this, everyone laughed, Xiao Ningchuan touched his nose and followed.
"I'm going to see Little Chestnut."
And when Xiao Ningchuan returned to the room, what he saw was not a ripe chestnut with steaming cheeks, but a raw chestnut that became depressed again after calming down alone.
"I'm sorry, little chestnut, I should have told you about this earlier."
Xiao Ningchuan sat down next to Li Zi, as if he was afraid of scaring Li Zi, he hugged Li Zi very gently in his arms.
"... Your husband is not wrong."
Li Zi buried her head in Xiao Ningchuan's arms, and said sullenly, "I just don't want to part with them."
"Then why don't you hurry down and look at them more?"
Xiao Ningchuan reached out and touched Li Zi's head, "Maybe they will leave today, and you will just see them off after you go down."
"I don't want to..."
Li Zi recalled similar scenes she had seen before, and lowered her head to rub against Xiao Ningchuan's chest, "Watching them leave with my own eyes will be even more uncomfortable, my father and father must think so too."
"Okay, then we won't watch it." Xiao Ningchuan's voice was gentle and conniving.
"Husband, but I also want to know how father and father left!"
Li Zi raised her head to look at Xiao Ningchuan, pouted her lips, and said "I don't care, I want it" like a rascal.
"good."
Xiao Ningchuan pampered the little guy in his arms unconditionally, thought about his words, and then said: "You can imagine that I made a laser gun with very low lethality, and starting this laser gun requires energy, that is, it needs to be charged."
"Your little jade egg and ghost stone are the mobile power sources of the laser gun. These two power sources are indispensable. Once one is missing, the laser gun will lose its original function and become a decoration."
"But once activated, this laser gun will tear open a stable gap in space in a short period of time. After confirming the location, from this gap..."
Xiao Ningchuan was talking, but suddenly stopped.
Looking at the person in his arms who was reaching out to touch his Adam's apple, Xiao Ningchuan's body stiffened suddenly.
The Adam's apple couldn't help moving up and down, and Xiao Ningchuan rarely stuttered: "What, what's wrong?"
"Husband..."
Li Zi looked at Xiao Ningchuan with big watery eyes, and blinked, "I just remembered that I will be an adult today."
"Yes, is it?"
Xiao Ningchuan took a deep breath, feeling that the air suddenly became hot and dry.
"yes!"
Li Zi nodded seriously, and then asked obediently: "Husband, do you want to eat candied chestnuts? Stir-fried chestnuts are delicious."
Xiao Ningchuan continued to inhale tactically, stumbling and saying:
"Sugar and sugar-fried chestnuts are so delicious, why don't we save them for the big day?"
After saying that, Xiao Ningchuan didn't dare to wait for Li Zi to speak, and immediately got up and walked to the bathroom.
"Stop talking, I'm going to take a shower!"
Seeing Xiao Ningchuan leave, Li Zi belatedly rubbed her hot red ears and buried her head in the quilt.
He didn't know where he came from just now, maybe it was because the husband who comforted him seriously and explained to him carefully was so cute!
Thinking of Xiao Ningchuan's cuteness, Li Zi smiled silly, and finally slipped into the bathroom quietly.
When Xiao Ningchuan wanted to escape in a panic, Li Zi turned away from his red face, coughed lightly and said:
"Husband, do you want to eat boiled chestnuts?"
Xiao Ningchuan gritted his teeth as he looked at the chestnuts brought to his mouth.
"eat… !"
Boiled chestnuts is a delicacy made of chestnuts and water. Although it is not as fragrant as fried chestnuts with sugar, it does not get angry and relieves hunger. It is very popular among diners.
But if you want to eat authentic boiled chestnuts, you still have to cook them at home.
First of all, diners need to prepare a carefully selected fresh chestnut.
Once a fresh chestnut is prepared, diners can begin to gently peel off the chestnut's protective shell. After the chestnut's protective shell is completely removed, diners will find that there is still a thin layer of skin on the chestnut that is not easy to peel off.
At this time, diners need to start adding warm water.
Add warm water to the extent that the chestnut is completely covered. After the skin of the chestnut is soaked and soft, cook on low heat for about 10 minutes. The chestnut is completely cooked and can be taken out and eaten.
And at this time, the skin of the chestnut has been completely separated from the chestnut kernel, and diners can taste a complete, smooth and sweet chestnut kernel with just a touch.
Warm tips:
When diners add warm water, they must ensure that even after the chestnuts are cooked, the water is still at the level of the chestnuts. Otherwise, this chestnut is not easy to peel, and the finished chestnut kernels may not be beautiful.
Supplementary note:
Eating too many chestnuts can cause flatulence. Diners should consider the amount of chestnuts they can eat before starting to cook on the premise of ensuring their physical and mental health.
Diners who have finished eating boiled chestnuts will inevitably feel dissatisfied with this, because in terms of eating methods, besides boiled chestnuts, there are also fried chestnuts in sugar.
After all, everyone has heard of the name of sugar-fried chestnuts. No matter how delicious boiled chestnuts are, they are definitely not as good as stir-fried chestnuts in sugar.
Therefore, diners who usually eat boiled chestnuts will only be more greedy for fried chestnuts with sugar, but because fried chestnuts with sugar are easy to get angry, diners can't always eat their mouths, which will make diners even more difficult.
In summary, the editor here does not recommend that diners who want to eat candied chestnuts eat boiled chestnuts to satisfy their cravings.
The author has something to say: Shocked, I actually stayed up all night to write until now _(:з」∠)_ Obviously I only wanted to write two thousand, but I ended up writing so much!