As long as you are in my heart for a day, I will be nervous for a day. I am nervous that you are hurt by others, nervous that I accidentally wronged you, and nervous that you are unhappy. These have nothing to do with your strength or vulnerability.
When I received a call from Zhou Buwen saying that he would come to stay for a few days, he was already on the boat to the island. Fortunately, no one has lived in the room, and it was cleaned very well. I just need to prepare clean bath towels and toiletries.
More than three hours later, there was a knock on the door, and I went to open the door, only to see Zhou Buyan following behind Zhou Buwen. I was very surprised, after we broke up last time, I thought that with Zhou Buyan's daughter-in-law's temperament, she would never step into my place again, but I didn't expect that she would come with Zhou Buwen again.
Zhou Buyan smiled sweetly, and took the initiative to greet me: "Sister Shen, the four characters on the plaque are really well written, which is the pen and ink of a great calligrapher?" She took out her mobile phone and took a picture of the plaque while talking. took two photos.
Since she was able to hold no grudges and take the initiative to show kindness, I am not the one to hold grudges, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, it was written by Wu Julan."
Both Zhou Buwen and Zhou Buyan looked at Wu Julan in amazement, as if they saw a poor boy who came out of a deep valley and could speak fluent English.
I suddenly felt uncomfortable, took two steps, blocked their eyes with my body, and said: "Wu Julan not only writes well, but also plays the guqin very well."
Zhou Buyan said in disbelief, "I've also watched those two videos circulating on the Internet. Grandpa is most interested in traditional Chinese culture. I wanted him to watch it, but those videos were all deleted. Someone posted a post saying that it was all fake, it was just a hype for doing business.”
Zhou Buwen probably felt that Zhou Buyan's words were too blunt and sharp, so he hurriedly said: "Buyan means publicity and marketing methods, some exaggeration in business is very normal."
I wondered and asked: "All the videos have been deleted, and some people say that we are a fake hype." No wonder I haven't received a call to reserve a room recently. I thought it was because the enthusiasm of netizens had passed like the wind.
Zhou Buwen said in surprise: "Don't you know that I thought you asked the website to delete it?"
I was about to open my mouth to explain, but Wu Julan who had been silent all this time suddenly interrupted and said, "I did it, Xiaoluo doesn't know."
Since Wu Julan did it, I don't bother to pursue it further, and he has a special status, and he can indeed avoid the limelight if he can avoid the limelight. It's just that he didn't expect his attitude to change suddenly, and he still has the patience to negotiate with the website.
After thinking about it, I calmed down, why should I care what Zhou Buyan thinks of Wu Julan? No matter how good my Wu Julan is, I don't need to prove it to her.
I smiled and said to Zhou Buwen and Zhou Buyan: "There will be time to chat in the future, let's go upstairs to see your room first."
I took Zhou Buwen and Zhou Buyan upstairs, I thought that Zhou Buwen would live in the big suite where he lived before, and Zhou Buyan would live in his adjacent guest room. Unexpectedly, the two barely communicated, Zhou Buyan stayed in the suite, and Zhou Buwen lived in the adjacent guest room. Obviously, it has become a habit for Zhou Buwen to take care of Zhou Buyan, and Zhou Buyan has long been used to being taken care of. The small movements and eyes between the two are very tacit and very warm.
I stood aside and watched silently. After they had chosen their place of residence and made sure there was nothing missing, I asked them to rest first, then went downstairs and left by myself.
I walked into the kitchen, and Wu Julan was standing in front of the sink washing vegetables, I hugged him from behind, put my face on his back, and said nothing in a sullen manner.
Wu Julan jokingly said: "I was talking warmly on the phone to welcome, why did the person really come and look unhappy? Could it be that Zhou Buyan is an eyesore?"
I said, "No, I just think it's a little weird."
Wu Julan comforted: "The big brother who originally belonged to me was taken away by others, it is normal to be jealous and sad"
I got angry and opened my mouth to bite Wu Julan's shoulder.
Wu Julan said, "Be careful of toothache."
The muscles on his shoulders were so hard, it was really hard to bite. I hummed and said, "It won't hurt."
"If your teeth don't hurt, you should feel distressed."
"Why does my heart hurt"
"If your tooth doesn't hurt, it means I hurt. If I hurt, shouldn't you feel bad?" Wu Julan scooped up the vegetables into the bowl and put them away, with a seriousness that couldn't be more serious.
But I was stupid, am I being molested? My Bingshan Wu Julan actually molested me
Wu Julan turned around and put two empty vegetable bowls in my hand, "There are chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, bean sprouts, spinach and lettuce under the eaves of the kitchen, and I washed them all for me. We will have hot pot in the evening."
"Oh" I was still in the overheating state of the main board, and I mechanically walked out of the kitchen with the vegetable bowl.
I was sitting on the small bench, smiling silly and recalling what Wu Julan said just now, while holding a few chrysanthemums and washing them under the faucet. Rinse for a while, then put it in a clean basin, then pick up a few chrysanthemums from the bluestone ground, and then rinse.
Zhou Buwen's voice came from behind, "What are you doing?"
"Wash the vegetables"
"Can washing vegetables be dry-cleaned?" Zhou Buwen walked over and turned on the faucet.
The water splashed onto my hand, and I finally woke up, but the faucet was not turned on.
I looked at the dirty vegetables in the basin, poured the vegetables back on the bluestone floor as if nothing had happened, and said calmly: "We have hot pot at night, what does Zhou Buyan like to eat? If you don't have any at home, call Jiang Yisheng and ask him to come." , take a little by the way."
It's a pity that Zhou Buwen and I have been together day and night for more than three years, and I am too familiar with my tricks of empty city planning and besieging Wei to save Zhao, "Not to mention that I like to eat fish and vegetables, you should have prepared them all."
Zhou Buwen took a small bench and sat beside me. While helping me wash the vegetables, he asked, "What were you thinking just now?"
I said calmly, "I'm thinking about what those people really want."
Zhou Buwen asked with a smile: "Who are those people?" He looked like he was waiting to see me make it up.
"People who rob me of money, people who come to my house to steal things, people who attack me at night."
Zhou Buwen stopped smiling and looked at me in surprise, "What do you mean?"
I compared myself to a pair of scissors in my heart, thinking proudly, he understands me, why don't I understand that he can always deceive if he sincerely wants to deceive
I smiled and told the recent events and my conjectures, and also told Zhou Buwen about Jiang Yisheng's pursuit of the two thieves, and asked him to inquire again from the lawyer. Of course, I didn't tell him some things related to Wu Julan, it's not that I think Zhou Buwen is unreliable, it's just that the less people know about some things, the better.
Zhou Buwen said solemnly: "Why didn't you tell me about such a big matter earlier?"
"It's not too late to tell you now"
Zhou Buwen asked: "Have you thought of the reason?"
"No, so I'm still thinking hard"
Zhou Buwen was washing the dishes in silence, I felt something, I quickly turned around and saw Zhou Buyan standing in front of the living room door, staring at me and Zhou Buwen.
Although she immediately said with a sweet smile: "Sister Shen, I can help with whatever you want me to do." However, I have been dependent on others since I was a child, and the extreme insecurity made me very sensitive to other people's likes and dislikes. Zhou did not express his hostility towards me.
Zhou Buwen smiled, "Miss Zhou, you'd better sit down, you're not helping me when you enter the kitchen." Zhou Buwen half-explained and half-complimented me, "It's not like I started practicing piano at the age of three, Learning to paint, very talented, my aunt is very concerned about her hands, never let her do housework, she knows nothing about kitchen work."
Zhou didn't say anything, and said coquettishly: "What? Once you were sick, I made you tomato and egg noodles."
Zhou Buwen suppressed a smile and said, "A few words are missing, tomato egg shells, half-cooked noodles."
Zhou Buyan acted a little coquettishly, and said arrogantly: "Anyway, you ate them all, which proves that my cooking is still delicious."
"Okay, it's delicious." Zhou Buwen surrendered.
It suddenly occurred to me that although one is called Zhou Buwen and the other is called Zhou Buyan, they are said to be cousins, but in fact they have no blood relationship at all. If Zhou Buyan likes Zhou Buwen, it is normal for him to misunderstand me and have hostility.
I stood up and gave my seat to Zhou Buyan: "If you have nothing else to do, just wash the vegetables for me."
Zhou Buwen made a melancholy expression, "Whose fault is it if we eat sand later?"
"Your" Zhou Buyan and I said the same thing, but the tone is different, one is hard and the other is soft.
Zhou Buwen looked at us amusedly, "Why should it be my fault?"
I said: "You are not talking, if the dishes are not washed, it must be your fault as a big brother."
Zhou Buyan nodded vigorously.
I didn't care about their lawsuit anymore, and wandered to the kitchen.
Wu Julan was cooking the soup base of the hot pot, when she heard my footsteps, she turned to look at me.
I don't know why, I felt a little shy for no reason, and lamented in my heart, the sequelae of being molested are only now appearing, and my reflex arc won't be so long
Wu Julan said: "It's hot in the kitchen, don't stay here."
Both stoves were on high fire, one Wu Julan was frying the seasoning, the other was stewing the fish head, the kitchen was really steaming. That's why he threw me out just now, right? My heart was sweet and sour, and I asked, "Aren't you hot?"
Wu Julan said mockingly: "I have a unique physique,
Gifted. "
"Hum What a Difference Carbon-Based Organisms Can Make"
I turned around and left the kitchen. After a while, I came in with a small electric fan. The stove was on, so it couldn't blow on the stove, so it was placed on the ground to speed up the air convection, and it was a little cooler than before.
Wu Julan said: "Go to the cupboard in the living room to see what wine is left. Jiang Yisheng said that he would bring a girlfriend, and let us make the scene for him."
"He's on a date, and we'll do our best to wait for him to show off his talents in piano, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, and his erudition. If we don't tear him down, we just flatter him."
I muttered a few words, but obediently left the kitchen to prepare dating props for Jiang Yisheng. It's not that they don't know Wu Julan's intentions, but they can only be tricked sweetly.
I have been influenced by Hollywood love movies and idol dramas from various countries all the year round. I still have a few tricks in exaggerating the sentiment.
In the middle of the courtyard, two square tables were put together to form a long table, covered with a white tablecloth, and placed with six wicker chairs. The first step was considered complete.
I took a pair of scissors and walked around the yard, cutting a few bougainvilleas and dragon boat flowers here, manjusri, five-color plums there, cardinal coral, and mulberry. Anyway, there are flowers and plants in the yard. Enough for me to mess around with.
Zhou Buyan asked curiously: "Sister Shen, are you going to arrange flowers for the dining table?"
I slapped my forehead and said with a smile: "I even forgot that there is a master here. You can draw and understand design. Please help me arrange flowers."
Zhou Buyan said modestly, "It's different."
"Art is common, know everything without saying anything, please help"
Zhou Buwen said with a smile: "Arranging flowers is better than washing vegetables. Anyway, we are acquaintances, so you can just insert them as you like."
I said, "Yeah, you're definitely better looking than what I made if you just plug it in."
Zhou Buyan no longer refused, walked over, flipped through the flowers and asked, "What kind of vases does Sister Shen have in her house? Arranging flowers depends not only on the color and shape of the flowers, but also on the shape and material of the utensils."
I smiled mysteriously, "Wait a minute."
I went to the study and walked out with a half-meter-long brown conch in my arms, "Use it."
“Great conch”
"This is called the celestial king conch. It used to be a favorite of the Mayans. They used it to make horns and water pots. Today, we use it to make vases."
Zhou Buyan felt that it was very challenging, and suddenly became excited, "It's very interesting."
The Sky King Red Spiral Conch is a predator in the sea, and it can be regarded as the Tyrannosaurus Rex in the conch. When placed horizontally on the table, this Heavenly King Scarlet Helix was in the shape of a shuttle, more than 60 centimeters in length and 30 centimeters in height, with an irregular fan-shaped opening.
Zhou Buyan stared at the conch for a long time before starting to arrange flowers.
I knew it was slow work, so I stood aside and looked at it for a while, and when I was sure that Zhou Buyan didn't need my help, I continued to do my own work.
Since it is dinner, of course candlelight is indispensable.
I pulled out a set of conch candles that I had been reluctant to sell. Conch candles are not difficult to make, but they are very beautiful. Choose conch shells with different postures and beautiful colors to make the shell, insert the candle wick, pour hot candle oil of the matching color, and wait for the candle oil to cool and solidify to become a candle. When in use, you can not only enjoy the beauty of candlelight jumping, but also the beauty of conch shells.
I placed a small conch candle in front of each seat and two large candles in the middle of the long table, just enough to use up the set of eight.
ok candlelight is there
From the giant clam shell collection at home, I picked three pairs of about the same size and put them next to the conch candles. Pour in clear water, cut green oranges into thin slices, put in two or three slices, and put a cluster of dragon boat flowers at one end of the clams. The crimson flowers are dotted on the white clams, very delicate and beautiful.
When I was done, Zhou Buyan was almost done.
As expected of a student of painting and design, she fully grasped the wildness and strength of the Heavenly King Red Spiral, and also fully considered the surrounding colors. The Tianwang red spiral is placed in the middle of the long table. The long white tablecloth looks like boundless waves, the brown Tianwang conch looks like a cold cliff, and the uneven threads on the conch become a perfect natural decoration. Strips of green vines grow on the cliff, climbing or swaying, showing the vitality of life; all kinds of delicate flowers protrude from the cliff, vigorous and full of wind, showing the wanton and brilliant life.
I admired and said: "It's so beautiful"
"Thank you." Zhou Buyan was obviously very satisfied with his work.
It was getting dark, Wu Julan saw that it was almost time, and started serving dishes.
There are six small alcoholic hot pots, one is placed in front of each seat, and there are four seasoning dishes per person, with various seasonings, which can be used as you like.
The ingredients are placed in the middle of the table, and there are ice cubes in the large white porcelain plate. On the ice cubes are lobster and various fish. They can be eaten raw or in hot pot. There are also fresh shrimps, cuttlefish balls and all kinds of green vegetables, which are neatly stacked on the white plate, very attractive.
I couldn't help clapping and applauding, "Our dinner is definitely higher than that of a high-end restaurant. You should charge that kid Jiang Yisheng"
Said that Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here, Jiang Yisheng pushed open the gate of the courtyard, and walked in with a woman, both of them were stunned for a moment when they met each other.
Jiang Yisheng was stunned because the long dining table in the middle of the courtyard was so beautiful and attractive. I was stunned because the woman next to Jiang Yisheng was so visually impressive.
Wearing a slim v-neck rose red dress, her waist is full, but her chest is choppy. She should be about the same height as me, a little over 1.7 meters, but she wore a pair of 10 cm high heels, which made her legs look very slender. She has neat short hair, and a set of diamond jewelry on her ears and neck. The dazzling light complements her bright and three-dimensional facial features. She is very beautiful and very queen.
Jiang Yisheng introduced the woman next to us, "A doctor who came to our hospital from abroad, Wu Jingjing."
Wu Jingjing smiled and said, "You can call me Liangliang, don't be embarrassed, I like people to praise me for being beautiful as soon as they open their mouths."
Under Jiang Yisheng's introduction, everyone got to know each other soon after exchanging a few pleasantries.
I greeted everyone to sit down, the girls sat on one side, and the boys sat on the other side. Wu Julan sat at the front facing me; Zhou Buwen sat at the middle facing Zhou Buyan; Jiang Yisheng sat at the end facing Wu Jingjing. Because each person has a hot pot, Wu Julan prepared double servings of each ingredient, which is very convenient no matter where he sits.
It was already seven o'clock, and it was getting dark. I took a flintlock and lit the two large candles on the table first, and then lit a small candle in front of each person.
In the shadow of candlelight and flowers, the strong smell of fish head wafts from the boiling small hot pot, which is a perfect combination of beautiful scenery and delicious food.
After clinking glasses together, the six of them began to chat while eating.
Wu Jingjing smiled and asked, "Xiao Luo, what is in this giant clam shell?"
I said, "clear water. It's for washing your hands. You can't avoid eating seafood. If you just wipe it with a paper towel, it will still feel sticky. I put a few slices of green orange into the water, which can moisturize the skin and remove the fishy smell."
Wu Jingjing said: "Very thoughtful and caring, the dinner tonight was too unexpected, thank you very much."
"You are a distinguished guest invited by Jiang Yisheng, you should." I smiled and glanced at Jiang Yisheng, and Jiang Yisheng quietly made a thank you gesture.
Wu Jingjing looked at the conch flower arrangement on the table and said: "This flower arrangement is very design, it must not be arranged by a flower shop."
I said, "It's unspoken."
"Not to mention what occupation is it?" Wu Jingjing asked with interest.
I saw that Wu Jingjing and Zhou Buyan were chatting very speculatively, so I don't need to say hello anymore, I hurriedly took care of my hungry Wu Zang Temple.
Wu Julan put a small plate of hot shrimp in front of me, which is my favorite shell-on shrimp. Throw the prawns with their heads removed, their threads removed, and still with their shells in the boiling soup, and cook until the prawns bend and their shells turn bright red. Pick them up immediately, and they are fresh and tender. It's just that the heat is not easy to control. If the time is short, it will be raw, and if the time is long, it will get old again. When you have guests, you have to talk to them from time to time, and it is easy to grow old.
I smiled and glanced at Wu Julan, put down my chopsticks, and directly peeled the prawns with my hands to eat. Sure enough, the heat was just right.
While eating happily, I heard Wu Jingjing say: "Little snail"
I hastily put down the half-eaten shrimp, looked up at Wu Jingjing, smiled and waited for her to speak.
But Wu Jingjing looked at Wu Julan, suddenly lost her mind, and forgot what to say.
I glanced at Wu Julan in confusion, but he didn't do anything weird, just stared at Wu Jingjing indifferently. I said: "beautiful"
Wu Jingjing came back to her senses, smiled and said, "You can continue to eat shrimp."
What does this mean? I see that the Witch Queen has raised her red wine, toasted Jiang Yisheng, and decided to follow the good example and continue to eat shrimp.
After eating the shrimp, my eyes searched for the ingredients, what else do I want to eat
Fish fillets, the fish fillets that are picked up from the pot, mixed with a little chili oil, are fresh and spicy, very stimulating and refreshing.
Just when I was going to pick up fish fillets, a plate of cooked white and tender fish fillets was placed in front of me, with a few drops of chili oil dripping on it, no more and no less, just the spiciness I wanted.
I looked at Zhou Buwen who gave me the fish fillets in embarrassment. What is he? Zhou Buwen sat diagonally across from me, and he had to stand up to pass me something, and everyone at the table saw it.
Zhou Buwen glanced at Wu Julan, smiled and said, "You have loved fish fillets since you were a child."