The air conditioner in the living room was installed more than a year ago and the heating effect is good. After more than half an hour, the room has become much warmer.
Luo Jingyu washed his hands and took his bag of vegetables to the kitchen to sort them out. He bought a box of vegetarian chicken, a handful of green vegetables, and some winter bamboo shoots. He didn't buy any meat because he had all of that at home.
Zhan Xi has been following him. Luo Jingyu thought about it, took out her cell phone and asked her: Do you have any meat
“…” Zhan Xi shook his head with an innocent look.
Luo Jingyu asked again: Eggs
Zhan Xi shook his head again. Luo Jingyu was very surprised and wondered how come there weren't even any eggs
He looked around the kitchen. On the countertop stood a brand new pink rice cooker, next to it was a kettle and a thermos, a super clean chopping board was placed vertically, and there was a knife rack with kitchen knives, nothing else.
He had a guess in his mind and typed: Rice
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes, we have rice!" Zhan Xi was as excited as a primary school student who finally answered the question. He took out a 5-kilogram bag of rice from the cabinet, which had not yet been opened.
Luo Jingyu: “…”
Well, his guess was right. After Teacher Egg moved in, he had never cooked.
Zhan Xi took out the wok, cooking oil and several bags of seasonings from the cabinet. The wok had been used, but the cooking oil and seasonings were all unopened.
Luo Jingyu felt helpless. She went to the living room and opened the refrigerator to take a look. There was nothing in the refrigerator except a few bottles of yogurt, milk and a few bars of chocolate.
Zhan Xi wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it. It was so embarrassing! Xiaoyu must think she was lazy, stupid and greedy!
Luo Jingyu opened the freezer again and saw several bags of frozen foods, including dumplings, wontons and vegetable buns. He turned to look at Zhan Xi with a worried look in his eyes.
Zhan Xi tried in vain to explain: "I can learn to cook. I just moved here..."
Luo Jingyu naturally didn't mean to make fun of her, but she felt that she couldn't live without meat. Teacher Dandan was too thin, was it because she couldn't cook? Eating takeout every day was so unhealthy. Thinking of this, he decided to go upstairs to get some food and typed: I'll go home to get the meat, you cook first.
Zhan Xi looked at him blankly. Luo Jingyu pointed at the rice cooker, widened her eyes and typed in disbelief: Can you cook rice with rice
"Yes! Yes!" Zhan Xi pecked at the rice again, "I can wash the rice and cook it!"
Luo Jingyu felt relieved, took out the key from her hanging coat, and went out and upstairs.
Zhan Xi wanted to tell him not to bother and just eat something, but looking at the pile of vegetables and soy products on the kitchen counter, he thought that even if he could have a vegetarian meal, Xiaoyu might not like it. Boys all like to eat meat. Zhan Jie is a meat lover, and so is Weiwei. If they don't eat meat for a meal, it's like not having a meal.
Ten minutes later, Luo Jingyu came back. Zhan Xi opened the door for him and was surprised to find that he had brought a pressure cooker.
What's the big deal? What kind of dish requires a pressure cooker
In addition to the pressure cooker, Luo Jingyu was also carrying an eco-friendly bag. Zhan Xi followed him into the kitchen and watched him take things out of the eco-friendly bag like magic.
A whole black duck, a piece of lean pork, a bag of pickled mustard greens, a few eggs, two tomatoes, a pickled mustard greens...
Zhan Xi: “…”
She couldn't help but pull Luo Jingyu's sleeve. He turned to look at her and asked, "How many dishes are you going to cook?"
Luo Jingyu looked up at the ceiling and moved her fingers as if she was counting, then she spread out the five fingers of her right hand.
"Five dishes?!" Zhan Xi was stunned. "Isn't that too much? There are only two of us!"
Luo Jingyu smiled and shook her head, probably meaning not much.
It was almost seven o'clock. Zhan Xi wondered how long it would take to cook five dishes. But she was the only one eating, so the cooks had no objection. Zhan Xi pulled his sleeve again, and when he looked over, she asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"
Luo Jingyu thought for a moment, handed her the eggs and tomatoes, and made a gesture of beating the eggs, then of cutting vegetables. Zhan Xi asked, "Scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"
Luo Jingyu shook her head.
Zhan Xi asked again: "Tomato egg drop soup?"
Luo Jingyu smiled and clapped her hands, making a "v" sign. He knew that Teacher Jidan was very smart.
Zhan Xi went to beat the eggs obediently. When Luo Jingyu saw that the rice in the rice cooker was already cooked, she rolled up her sleeves, took the chopping board and kitchen knife, washed them, cut half of the duck in sauce, and picked up the other half with the hanging rope. Because her hands were greasy, she could only touch Zhan Xi's arm with her elbow.
Zhan Xi looked at him. He weighed the marinated duck with his left hand and pointed to the ceiling with his right hand. Zhan Xi understood: "Hang it up?"
Luo Jingyu nodded.
Zhan Xi was quite surprised: "You can take it home and eat it, you don't have to give it to me."
Luo Jingyu smiled and shook her head, picked up the pickled duck again, pointed at the duck with her right finger, then pointed at its mouth, and finally gave a thumbs up.
"Is it delicious?" Zhan Xiyou felt bad. "Originally, I should have been the one treating you to a meal, but now you brought the food and you have to cook it. How can I take your food again?"
The sentence was long, and it was a bit difficult for Luo Jingyu to read her lips, but looking at Zhan Xi's expression, he could basically guess what she meant. He shook his hands repeatedly, but still insisted on handing her half a duck.
"Thank you. I'll be welcome then." Zhan Xi didn't refuse again. He took the duck and hung it on the balcony. When he came back, he saw that Luo Jingyu had already put the cut half duck into the pressure cooker, turned on the range hood, and started steaming it on the stove.
As soon as the range hood and gas stove were turned on, there was a "booming" sound in the kitchen. Zhan Xi saw that Luo Jingyu was about to cut the vegetarian chicken, so he quickly took out something wrapped in a plastic bag and handed it to him.
Luo Jingyu took it apart and saw that it was actually a pink apron with a few white cartoon cats on the front. Zhan Xi gestured to her, "Put it on, don't get your clothes dirty."
Seeing Luo Jingyu put on the apron obediently, Zhan Xi walked behind him and tied the rope for him naturally. Luo Jingyu looked down at the cat pattern on his chest and felt funny. Teacher Jidan was well-equipped! Even if he didn't know anything, it was still amazing.
Next, Luo Jingyu concentrated on cooking. After Zhan Xi beat the eggs, he had already cut the vegetarian chicken. He gave the chopping board to Zhan Xi, heated oil in the wok, and fried the vegetarian chicken pieces with chopsticks.
After Zhan Xi finished cutting the tomatoes, she didn't know what to do. Luo Jingyu turned her head and looked at her, then put the pork on the chopping board with a questioning look in her eyes. Zhan Xi stared at the raw pork for a while and said honestly, "I... am not very good at cutting meat."
"Pa", Luo Jingyu slapped her forehead with the back of her hand, laughing so hard that her whole body was shaking. She pointed at the sink, made a gesture of washing hands, and then pointed at the living room. Zhan Xi knew that he felt that her staying here was a nuisance.
Zhan Xi pouted, washed her hands resignedly, and leaned over to talk to Luo Jingyu, but Luo Jingyu nervously stretched out her arm to block her, pointed at the oil pan, and shook her hand. Zhan Xi asked, "Are you afraid that the oil will splash on me?"
Seeing him nod, Zhan Xi thought he was very considerate, so he stood further away and said, "Xiao Yu, thank you for helping me cook. I'll go out first."
Luo Jingyu waved her hand away from her with a look of disgust. Zhan Xi didn't have the face to refute, so he decided to take back his compliments and slipped out of the kitchen with a pout.
Luo Jingyu was the only one left in the kitchen. After frying the vegetarian chicken, he opened all the cabinets and took a look. He found the air-conditioning material can bought by Zhan Xi. After washing it, he poured salt, sugar, MSG and other seasonings into the can. He also opened the soy sauce bottle and vinegar bottle. Everything was ready and he officially started working.
The pressure cooker made a "hissing" sound, and from the kitchen came the sound of oil popping from frying pans. Zhan Xi couldn't sit still in the living room, and would slip to the kitchen door every once in a while to see Luo Jingyu busy there.
His movements were orderly, as if he had everything under control, and he even cooked with elegance.
However, the pink apron he was wearing was a little distracting. Zhan Xi leaned against the door frame with her arms folded, watching the tall man cutting vegetables on the chopping board. Somehow, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
On a cold winter night, in a rented house with air conditioning on, a young man in a soft sweater was cooking for her, which was unimaginable before.
Zhan Jie reminded her to be careful and not let anyone into the house casually, but this person was Xiaoyu!
Xiaoyu was not a stranger. Although they had known each other for a short time, they chatted every day. Zhan Xi unilaterally believed that he was a very reliable person and not dangerous at all.
The stove under the pressure cooker had been turned off. A plate of braised vegetarian chicken and a plate of stir-fried pork slices with pickled mustard greens and bamboo shoots were placed on the counter. Luo Jingyu began to stir-fry the vegetables, and the aroma filled the kitchen. Zhan Xi touched her stomach and swallowed her saliva. She was hungry and greedy, and she couldn't wait to eat.
After boiling water and making soup, Luo Jingyu opened the pressure cooker, put the duck in sauce on the chopping board, cut it into small pieces and put it on a plate. Turning around, she saw Zhan Xi standing by the door like a kitten waiting to be fed, so she waved for her to come in.
Zhan Xi walked up to him, Luo Jingyu picked up a braised duck leg and put it into the bowl, handed the bowl and chopsticks to Zhan Xi, and made an eating gesture with her right hand.
“Can I have a taste?” Zhan Xi happily took the bowl and chopsticks, picked up the duck leg and took a bite. The duck leg was steamed very crispy, with just the right amount of salty and sweetness, and was super delicious!
"Mmm! So delicious!" Zhan Xi's eyes lit up, "Where did you buy it? This pickled duck is not salty at all."
Luo Jingyu wiped her hands, took out her cell phone and typed: My father made it, it’s old duck.
Zhan Xi happily ate the duck leg and said as he ate, "Your father is so awesome! It's really delicious!"
She chewed and spoke like this. Luo Jingyu couldn't understand what she was saying, but she knew from her expression that she was praising the duck for being delicious. He pointed at the dishes that had already been prepared, made a gesture of carrying a plate, and then made a gesture of eating. Zhan Xi shouted happily, "Is dinner ready?"
Luo Jingyu nodded, and after Zhan Xi finished eating the duck leg, he brought the dishes to the table. Not long after, Luo Jingyu also brought out the tomato egg drop soup. There were four dishes and one soup on the table, two meat dishes and three vegetable dishes, with red, yellow and green colors, which looked particularly good.
Zhan Xi had never felt that eating was such a happy thing, and she almost jumped to get the bowl and chopsticks to serve the rice. Luo Jingyu looked at her back and thought that she was still a little slow, and it seemed that Teacher Dandan was hungry.
After serving the meal, the two sat down face to face. Zhan Xi then remembered something. She had a cold. She must not infect Xiao Yu! So she brought a pair of serving chopsticks. Luo Jingyu thought it was her dining habit and reached for the serving chopsticks when picking up the food. Zhan Xi quickly blocked his hand and said, "You don't need to, I have a cold. You can just pick up the food directly."
Seeing that Luo Jingyu didn't seem to understand, Zhan Xi pointed at her nose and pretended to cough. Luo Jingyu understood. Was she sick
In fact, he had noticed Zhan Xi's red nose just now. When he was sure that she really had a cold, his brows furrowed, with doubts and concern in his eyes.
Zhan Xi thought about the fishing on Tuesday night and wanted to play the victim again, saying, "It's because I was waiting for you in the community that day. I waited for more than an hour. It was so cold!"
Luo Jingyu: “???”
He stared with his eyes wide open, as if he didn't understand what was going on. Zhan Xi said again: "I posted it on WeChat Moments yesterday, didn't you see it?"
Friends circle? What friends circle
Teacher Jidan’s circle of friends has always been closed!
Luo Jingyu lost all interest in eating and immediately wanted to open his phone to check it out, but Zhan Xi stopped him again: "Why are you in such a hurry? Eat first and check it out later. I won't delete it."
When she spoke to him, her speech speed was always slightly slow, and her pronunciation was clear, not as casual as usual. But Zhan Xi thought it was nothing, compared to typing on the phone, it was already a pleasant surprise that Xiaoyu could understand her.
I don't know how he developed the ability to read lips. Zhan Xi originally thought that meeting Xiaoyu again would be as awkward as it was on Tuesday night, but now, she feels the atmosphere is good and she feels very comfortable. Xiaoyu also seems to be quite relaxed.
The fact that he can't hear and speak doesn't stop them from being good friends.
Luo Jingyu was no longer in a hurry to check his phone. He picked up his bowl and started eating. To be honest, he was really hungry and ate with big mouthfuls. Zhan Xi on the opposite side of the table seemed to have a good appetite as well. He picked up a piece of each dish and ate while smiling at him and giving him a thumbs up.
The dishes cooked by Xiaoyu are really delicious. Every dish is delicious. I am not exaggerating at all! Zhanxi ate happily. He thought that the first meal in the new home came unexpectedly. It was cooked by Xiaoyu. He ate with Xiaoyu. It was so rich and delicious! Ah... happiness!
Eating is always faster than cooking. Luo Jingyu ate two bowls of rice, and even Zhan Xi ate one and a half bowls. After eating, she touched her stomach and burped uncontrollably. Her face turned red, and she was relieved to find Luo Jingyu lowering her head to drink soup.
She had already embarrassed herself several times that night. If he caught her embarrassed again, she could be a comedian.
After they had eaten their fill, Zhan Xi cleared the dishes and went into the kitchen to wash them, while Luo Jingyu continued to assemble the shoe cabinet in the living room. By the time Zhan Xi had finished washing the dishes, his shoe cabinet was also assembled.
Luo Jingyu pulled the flap door of the shoe cabinet to demonstrate to Zhan Xi that it was a three-layer shoe cabinet with three flaps, and each layer could hold two rows of shoes. Zhan Xi clapped his hands and flattered her sincerely: "Xiao Yu, you are really amazing! If I were to install it, I would not be able to finish it until dawn!"
Luo Jingyu was so flattered that she didn't know how to react. She pointed to the remaining side cabinets and signaled that she would continue to install. Zhan Xi walked to his side and pulled his sleeve. Luo Jingyu looked down at her. Zhan Xi looked into his eyes, shook his head and said, "Don't do it. It's too late today. How about... you come and help me install it tomorrow?"
When he said this, Zhan Xi felt that he was so shameless. He had made someone busy all night, loading the cabinets and cooking. Even the dishes were brought by someone, and he even took away half a duck in pickled sauce. Now he even dared to blatantly ask to take advantage of him the next day.
But she always felt that Xiaoyu would agree.
Sure enough, Luo Jingyu agreed, nodded, took out her mobile phone and typed: I have cooked tomorrow, what do you want to eat
"Ah..." Zhan Xi opened his mouth slightly and immediately shook his head, "No, no, no, you don't have to cook. I, I'll treat you to a meal."
Luo Jingyu frowned and handed over the phone: Takeout
Zhan Xi: “…”
Seeing that her mouth was hanging down, Luo Jingyu smiled happily and typed a line of words for her to see: Really, I cook, you are the egg teacher, what do you want to eat? Tell me during the day, I will go buy vegetables.
Zhan Xi's face turned red. She felt like a landlord's wife. Not only did she hire free laborers to do the work, but she also asked the laborers to pay for groceries.
Luo Jingyu looked at her conflicted expression and wanted to pat her on the head to tell her not to worry about it, but he held back and typed: It's late, I'm going home.
"Oh, okay, thank you so much today." Zhan Xi spoke softly, and his lips moved slightly. Luo Jingyu didn't understand his lip reading, so she tilted her head with a puzzled expression.
"I mean, thank you for today!" Zhan Xi said loudly, and then added, "Xiao Yu, I'm very happy to meet you, really happy!"
Luo Jingyu understood, and her heart started beating again. She lowered her head and typed on her phone: I am very happy too, very happy!
He ended with an exclamation mark, hoping that Zhan Xi could understand his unspeakable feelings.
Luo Jingyu put on her coat, opened the door and prepared to leave. Zhan Xi handed her his pressure cooker, then remembered something and went to the coffee table to get the bowl of untouched strawberries. He stuffed it into Luo Jingyu's hands without saying anything: "Take it home and eat it. Return the bowl to me tomorrow."
Luo Jingyu couldn't refuse, so she put the bowl of strawberries on the pressure cooker, clenched her right fist, raised her thumb, and bent her thumb twice.
Zhan Xi imitated his movements, clenched his fist and bent his thumb, and asked: "Is this... 'thank you'?"
Luo Jingyu pursed her lips and nodded, then did it again.
Zhan Xi asked curiously, "Then how do we say 'You're welcome'?"
Luo Jingyu looked down at the pot in her arms, with an embarrassment on her face. Zhan Xi understood: "Do you need both hands?"
Luo Jingyu nodded, and Zhan Xi smiled and said, "It's okay, then you can teach me tomorrow."
I can't dawdle any longer, Luo Jingyu thought, why are we still standing at the door chatting? He's holding a pot and a bowl of strawberries, which is really funny.
He didn't say "goodbye" to Zhan Xibi. He held the pot in one hand and the bowl in the other, and just looked at her tenderly. Zhan Xibi leaned against the door frame and waved to him: "Xiao Yu, see you tomorrow."
Luo Jingyu turned and walked towards the elevator. When he entered the car and turned around, he saw Zhan Xi still standing there, smiling sweetly at him.
Luo Jingyu was destined to suffer from insomnia that night.
He squatted on the balcony, found the liquid fertilizer, mixed it with water according to the proportion, watered several pots of flowers and plants that needed fertilizer, loosened the soil, and picked up a few pots of flowers and plants that he liked, trimmed them, and watered them.
After finishing, he took a shower and looked at the time. Zhan Xi should have been asleep.
He sat down on a chair with the bowl of strawberries in his hand, opened WeChat almost devoutly, found Zhan Xi's circle of friends, and while reading, he picked up a strawberry and bit it into his mouth.
The strawberries are sweet, the juice is icy and fresh.
And Zhan Xi’s smile in the photo is sweeter than strawberry.
She had set her Moments to be visible for half a year. Luo Jingyu scrolled to the bottom and looked at the posts one by one from far to near.
It started in mid-June, when Zhanxi hadn't graduated yet and was taking photos with her roommates at a dinner party. It was summer, and she was wearing a white sleeveless dress, a ponytail, and thin arms, looking like a fresh white jade hairpin.
Next came the graduation ceremony. Zhan Xi wore a bachelor's gown, held his diploma, and took various photos with his classmates.
There were also graduation trips and graduation dinners, where a group of twenty-two or twenty-three year old boys and girls gathered together laughing. Zhan Xi would not squeeze in the middle, but would always stand at the side with a smile, or even in the corner, but Luo Jingyu could still find her out of the crowd at a glance.
These are things in life that Luo Jingyu has never experienced. Although he does not regret not going to college, when he sees Zhan Xi and his classmates being in high spirits, Luo Jingyu still feels emotional.
The distance between him and Teacher Egg is really far.
Zhan Xi would share his life on WeChat Moments, post pictures of delicious food, movie tickets, and even take pictures of the summer sunset. He would also sometimes repost articles and write his own comments.
Later, she went to work, and the number of her friends circle became noticeably smaller after she started working. She posted a picture of the cat cup she bought, the one Luo Jingyu had seen before; she also posted a picture of her lunch at the cafeteria downstairs in the company, saying that the meat pie and steamed egg were delicious; she also complained that the company was so far away that she had to squeeze through the subway every day.
In September, the company where she worked organized an activity such as an expansion training. Zhan Xi wore a camouflage uniform and made a "V" sign to the camera, looking quite heroic.
But in the next photo, she looked very miserable, with a pale face, distorted facial features, and wet hair sticking to her forehead. Luo Jingyu only realized after reading the text that she was afraid of heights and had just finished walking on a high wire, and she was scared to death.
During the National Day, Zhan Xi seemed to have returned home and took a photo with a smiling old lady, with the caption: Grandma, I hope you live a long life!
November 11th was her 23rd birthday. She didn’t post any photos of herself, but only a photo of a birthday cake with candles on it, again with a kitten pattern, and the caption contained only two words: Come on!
In December, she had already put on a down jacket. Just last Sunday, she went to a movie and had dinner with two girls. The three of them got together to take selfies. Luo Jingyu recognized the two girls as they were Zhan Xi's college roommates.
The last circle of friends post was posted yesterday.
In the photo, Zhan Xi had a bitter face, his big watery eyes and red nose. He said aggrievedly: I have a cold again!
Luo Jingyu lowered her eyes and looked at the person in the photo, thinking that a few hours ago, she was standing in front of him, always talking to him and smiling at him with her head tilted, and even her expression when she sat down on the floor was so cute.
He put his hand into the bowl, but felt nothing. Turning his head, he saw that he had already eaten all the strawberries. Please remember:, website mobile version m. computer version., free and fastest update without anti-theft without anti-theft.