Zhou Buwen did it on purpose, he must have felt that I would not refuse. Sweeping the face of old friends in front of so many people is definitely not my style of doing things. But if I accepted it, I subconsciously went to see Wu Julan, and Wu Julan picked up a piece of lobster and put it in the pot as if nothing happened.
At this time, if Wu Julan stared at me like Jiang Yisheng, Wu Jingjing, and Zhou Buyan, I would be very depressed, but Wu Julan didn't look at me at all, and I seemed even more depressed.
I smiled and said, "Thank you big head, but I've been getting angry recently and I can't eat spicy food. My boyfriend just likes spicy food very much. Let him eat it for me."
I put the fish fillet dish in front of Wu Julan, then picked up the spoon with a smile, and thoughtfully added three spoonfuls of chili oil to the fish fillet. Keep you out of the way, keep you out of the way, keep you indifferent
The bright red chili oil is too eye-catching, and everyone at the table is staring at the plate of fish fillets completely soaked in chili oil. Under everyone's eyes, Wu Julan picked up the fish fillets, one piece after another, and ate them all calmly. However, after eating, he immediately picked up the ice lemonade and drank it one after another.
Immediately, I felt better and felt distressed, so I put my iced lemonade in front of Wu Julan.
Both Jiang Yisheng and Wu Jingjing looked at me like monsters.
Zhou Buwen suddenly asked: "Xiao Luo, when did Wu Julan become your boyfriend, why have you never mentioned it before?"
Jiang Yisheng also came back to his senses, "That's right, Xiao Luo, when did you become Brother Ang's girlfriend?"
Both Wu Jingjing and Zhou Buyan listened with interest.
I said: "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I didn't intend to hide it from you. It's just that I haven't had the right opportunity to tell it."
Jiang Yisheng said something in his words: "Brother Wu, Xiaoluo didn't tease us, right? This kind of thing can't be joked, we will take it seriously"
My heart was suspended, and I stared at Wu Julan nervously. Although he said "yes" that night, and he has been very kind to me these days, and he didn't say any hurtful words, but I suddenly announced on my own initiative that he is my boyfriend, will he accept it? happy, even deny
Wu Julan silently put down the water glass in his hand, and glanced at the faces of several people on the table one by one. His indifference of high-end species overlooking the low-end species in the food chain made everyone a little unbearable, and subconsciously lowered their heads avoided.
Finally, he looked at Jiang Yisheng and said with a blank expression: "I officially declare that Shen Luo is my woman. From now on, if anyone has any bad intentions against her, I will severely punish her. Please, before taking action, Think carefully about whether you can bear my anger."
I half covered my face with my hands, and slid down little by little. A few minutes ago, I blamed Wu Julan for being indifferent and not "jealous" at all. A few minutes later, I was so embarrassed that I just wanted to get under the table. The others were probably also stunned, sitting stiffly, and no one made a sound.
Wu Julan didn't feel any bad feeling, she looked away calmly, picked up the ice water again, and drank gracefully one after another.
Jiang Yisheng was the first to come back to his senses, he laughed dryly a few times, but he couldn't find any words that could ease the atmosphere, he laughed dryly a few more times, but still couldn't find anything. Just about to continue laughing, Wu Jingjing helped him out, picked up the wine glass, smiled and said to me: "Congratulations."
Jiang Yisheng hastily raised his cup, "Let's have a toast and bless Xiaoluo and Brother Ang."
Amidst the clinking of glasses and the sound of blessings, the atmosphere finally returned from being weird to normal.
With less food on the table, everyone has less time to eat and more time to chat.
Wu Jingjing said: "If I'm not mistaken, the conch used for flower arrangement should be the Heavenly King Red Spiral."
"Yes."
Wu Jingjing pointed to the big candles on both sides of the flower arrangement and said: "These two conch shells are magnificent in color and look like beauties with loose sleeves and dancing gracefully. They should be the queen's phoenix shells. Interestingly, there is a queen standing next to the king of heaven, like Queen Ehuang." Ying and Shuangshu are companions, but do you know that the Heavenly King Red Spiral only eats the Queen's Phoenix Conch"
Zhou Buyan let out an "ah" in surprise, staring at the three conch shells on the table, it seemed hard to imagine that such a beautiful conch could be the relationship between a predator and a prey.
"I know." I asked with interest: "Can you recognize other conch shells?"
Wu Jingjing looked at the conch candles in front of everyone and said: "The conch in front of me and Dr. Jiang is so obvious, its color is as white as snow, and its bony spurs are slender and dense. It is very recognizable as a Venus murex; The conch in front of Buwen is bright in color, with overlapping layers, like a flower blooming in full bloom, it is a rose conch; the conch in front of you and Brother Ang has twelve ribs, like the strings of a harp, it is a West African harp."
Wu Jingjing tapped the white shell on her hands with Dan Kou's red finger, "I've already said that, Tridacna."
I smiled and admired: "Although these are not rare conch shells, it is not easy to call them one by one. I have heard a lot from my grandfather since I was a child, and I remembered it unconsciously. What about you?"
"Just like you, it's a family tradition. My grandma is a marine biologist. She has seen it a lot since she was a child, so she naturally remembers it." Wu Jingjing picked up the remaining fish tail on the plate, shook it and asked, "Is there any?" Who wants to eat fish tail”
Jiang Yisheng, Zhou Buyan, and Zhou Buwen all said no. I looked at the fish tail, my mind was in a trance, and I didn't answer for a while.
"Here you are" Wu Jingjing stood up, smiled and put the fish tail into my hot pot.
The pot is not too big, and the tail of the fish is not too small, half of it is immersed in the boiling soup, and half of it is still exposed. I don’t know why, it’s like I’ve been haunted by a nightmare, my whole body is stiff, I don’t even have the courage to stuff the fish tail into the pot with chopsticks, I just stare blankly at the fish tail sticking out of the water because of the boiling heat in front of me. trembling.
Fortunately, someone rescued me in time and took the fish tail away.
I just breathed a sigh of relief, but found that the person who took the fish tail was Wu Julan, and I immediately became nervous again, wishing I could snatch it from his pot.
Wu Julan cooked the fish tail calmly and ate it slowly. Probably because there was nothing unusual about him, I gradually relaxed, and even felt ashamed of my reaction just now.
I had already eaten enough, but now that there was such a commotion, I no longer had an appetite, so I put down my chopsticks and said, "I'm full."
Everyone also said that they were full. Jiang Yisheng suggested that the ladies go to the living room to rest, and the gentlemen stayed to clean up the dishes, which received warm support from the ladies.
I greeted Wu Jingjing and Zhou Buyan to sit in the living room.
Wu Jingjing saw that the living room and study room were decorated with conch shells in different poses, and asked politely, "Do you mind if I take a look around?"
"Please tell me what you like, and I'll give it to you. However, some are my grandfather's favorites, and I want to keep them as souvenirs." I said with a smile.
Wu Jingjing watched carefully while pacing slowly. I know that she is an expert, and I don't need others' introduction, I let her see.
I sat on the sofa with Zhou Buyan, talking while eating fruit.
Not long after, both Zhou Buwen and Jiang Yisheng came in. Jiang Yisheng said to me: "Everything else has been cleaned up, only the dishes are left. Brother Wu said that he can do it by himself."
"There are playing cards and mahjong cards in the drawer under the coffee table. If you want to play cards, take them yourself." I picked up a plate of fruit and went to the kitchen.
In front of the sink, Wu Julan was quietly washing the dishes in her grandfather's old apron. I stood at the kitchen door and watched him quietly. This person in this scene is the bond of love and the peace of mind. If he can live day and night, he will live a peaceful and happy life.
Wu Julan looked up at me, I smiled brightly and walked quickly into the kitchen.
I took a piece of watermelon with a fruit fork and wanted to feed it to him.
Wu Julan said: "Eat it yourself"
I put the watermelon and the plate on the table next to me, and I mustered up the courage to ask: "Are you unhappy?"
"No."
I tentatively asked, "Aren't you angry that I publicly announced you as my boyfriend without asking for your consent?"
"No."
"A-Are you disappointed with my reaction to that fish tail?" By the end, I could barely hear what I was saying.
"without."
I bit my lip, not knowing what to do.
Wu Julan stopped washing the dishes, looked at me and said, "Your reaction to that fish tail is just because you love the house and the bird, why should I blame you?"
I was like a person who had been wronged and didn't know how to justify himself, but the person who cared the most told the truth. I was both happy and sad, and my nose felt astringent and my eyes turned red for a moment. I know my reaction was inappropriate, but I really couldn't control it.
Wu Julan sighed softly, stretched out her foamy hand, hugged me gently, and said softly: "Your reaction to the fish tail didn't hurt me. Don't be so nervous about me, I'm already alive For a long time, things like sensitivity and fragility have been stripped away from me by time, and there are very few things that can hurt me."
I didn't think his words were comforting, but felt even more uncomfortable. Just now, it was only for myself, but now it's for Wu Julan. If being strong is the result of hard work, is it possible to ignore the painful process of hard work just because of the result
I buried my head on his shoulder and said sullenly: "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 are not related to you. It doesn't matter if you're strong or weak."
Wu Julan hugged me without saying a word, after a long while, he smiled and said: "Your boyfriend is at the top of the food chain in the sea, all fish are his food, you can eat fish in front of him in the future, you can do whatever you want. "
I froze for a moment, and repeated the word "your boyfriend" several times in my mind, then suddenly raised my head and looked at him in surprise. Although he publicly admitted our relationship during the meal just now, it was coerced by me. This is the first time that he clearly and actively expressed his intentions.
"My boyfriend" I couldn't help but hook Wu Julan's neck tightly, and grinned silly.
"Oh, I didn't see anything." Just as Jiang Yisheng rushed into the kitchen, he covered his eyes and ran out.
I hurriedly let go of Wu Julan, Wu Julan said: "Go and greet them, I'll be fine soon."
"Yeah." I blushed and walked out of the kitchen.
Jiang Yisheng and Zhou Buwen stood under the Gongsun orange tree at the corner of the kitchen, one looked embarrassed and the other sullen.
I guessed that they had something to say, and when I slowly walked in front of them, my mood was completely calmed down.
Zhou Buwen said: "Xiao Luo, are you really planning to find a man who will eat soft food?"
Jiang Yisheng hurriedly said: "Big head, don't be like this, Brother Ang is not what you think."
"You called Brother Ang, addicted. I called him Brother Ang because he lied to us. He is Xiaoluo's cousin. To put it bluntly, he is a wage earner who works for Xiaoluo. Little Snail's Idea"
I cut off Zhou Buwen's words, "Boss, why are you so sure that he has ulterior motives to attack me? The truth is, I have ulterior motives to attack him."
Zhou Buwen said sarcastically: "With Wu Julan, how could it be possible?"
"How can it be impossible that Wu Julan is worse than you and Jiang Yisheng?" In the last moment, I still looked at the past friendship and didn't want Zhou Buwen to be too embarrassing, so I added "Jiang Yisheng" into it.
Jiang Yisheng knew that Zhou Buwen had touched my back, so he hurriedly said comfortingly: "Brother Wu is better than us everywhere, but the big one just cares about you, and he is a bit outspoken."
Zhou Buwen mocked coldly: "Yes, Wu Julan is prettier than us, if he doesn't look a little better, how can he make a living by selling his face?"
I also said coldly: "Anyway, I am willing to buy it, do you care?"
Jiang Yisheng heard us talk more and more unbearable, stood between Zhou Buwen and me, and pulled his face down, "Shut up, all of you."
Zhou Buwen stared at me deeply, with a gloomy face, turned around and walked into the living room.
Jiang Yisheng said to me: "Although Datou's words are harsh, you should know that he also cares about you."
"If you care about me, you can wantonly insult the person I like?"
Jiang Yisheng fell silent.
I asked, "Did Zhou Buwen ask you about Wu Julan?"
Jiang Yisheng said: "I asked me, but whether to say it or not is your business, and I will not help you decide. I just told him that Brother Angkor is your hired helper and he is very good at cooking."
"What are you whispering while hiding there?" Wu Jingjing asked with a smile while standing at the door of the living room while holding a glass of red wine.
I said to Jiang Yisheng: "Go in and don't mess up your date because of me." I walked over with a smile and said to Wu Jingjing: "We are whispering about you."
"What are you talking about?" Wu Jingjing looked very interested.