Beihai City has ushered in summer very early, and the ultraviolet rays are strong in early May. When it is the hottest, all roads and buildings will be twisted in the air. In order to let these adolescent children play comfortably, Chu Heng checked a lot of travel guides, and even made the itinerary accurate to the hour, and arranged everything in an orderly manner.
After breakfast at the inn, she took Chu Mian and the others to visit the famous old street in Beihai. The buildings are a combination of Chinese and Western, and the sunlight is mild for a while. If you are tired from walking, you can find a sugar shop to rest. Chu Heng spends a whole day drawing at home alone, and his mood becomes easily agitated, but now he is talking and joking with a group of innocent and lively high school students, as if he has returned to his youth.
"Meh... When Chu Mian told me that he had a boyfriend, I was still worried. This was his first love. He doesn't even watch TV dramas at home. Does he really know how to please his lover? I was afraid that he would not even dare to hold hands. , I’m sure everything will come to Yu Ran.”
Before Chu Heng finished speaking, Chu Mian quietly kicked her from under the table a few times. She ignored her nephew's wink and turned to Ran and said, "Thanks to your presence, I can rest assured that Chu Mian is actually very uncomfortable at home." Obedient, he has caused you a lot of trouble, right?"
"It's okay, you're welcome." Yu Ran waved his hand, "I've always regarded Chu Mian as—"
He just wanted to say that apart from being a couple, the two are also as close as brothers, but when he saw that his own brother was still by his side, he had no choice but to change his words immediately: "I have always regarded Chu Mian as my own."
Chu Heng smiled, and casually mentioned that she had been in love with a boy in her class in high school, but now she had forgotten what he looked like. Cui He was deeply touched by this. She often couldn't remember the names and faces of her ex-boyfriends. If someone asked the reason for the breakup, she would blame the boys.
"I can also remember a few, such as an idiot who broke up in April last year, from another school." Cui He took a big mouthful of burning jelly grass, "We finally met on the anniversary, and this man said ' Cui Lian, I love you'—damn, who? Who the hell is Cui Lian?!"
This name made Yu Ran laugh for a long time, so he continued to call Cui He that way, successfully angered him, and was almost beaten by her in the street.
The noon sun was hot and dazzling. For the sake of everyone's health, Chu Heng felt that it would be safer to stay in the inn with the air conditioner and eat fruit for the next few hours. There are many seafood markets nearby, all of which are caught fresh in the morning, and the price is affordable. Chu Heng bought more than a dozen catties and went back to make barbecue.
While preparing the sauce, she heard Yu Ran and Ye Xi chatting about cartoons beside them. They often used some ACG terminology and imitated the classic lines of anime characters. Their overly devoted appearance made Chu Heng, a bystander, feel a little ashamed, because she immediately remembered her state when she was a student.
"Sister Heng, have you ever drawn a doujin?" Yu Ran suddenly came over and asked her, "Ye Xi said she saw what you drew on the Internet before... what is it called, oh, R18 book?"
"No!" "I didn't say that!"
Chu Heng and Ye Xi denied it with one voice.
Yu Ran looked at Ye Xi suspiciously, and said, "Huh? You also said that you spent money to buy a second-hand collection from someone else."
Chu Heng's face froze when he heard that, and he asked with a dry smile, "W-Which book?"
Ye Xi replied embarrassingly: "The book about the vampire monster and the clown king..."
Chu Heng's eyes darkened, and the barbecue sauce was squeezed out of the plate.
Yu Ran was very interested, "I want to watch it too! Can I find it online?"
"I deleted them all." Chu Heng lowered his head and said, "It's just black history...don't worry about it."
"How can it be called 'Black History'? You drew it seriously."
"You will understand this in the future... When you go to college, you will definitely want to delete all the logs on Qzone and Renren." Chu Hengyu told him earnestly, "I even want to take the time machine back to the past, draw Slap yourself a few times."
Yu Ran frowned slightly, and said: "But whether it's 'Black History' or 'White History', everything is created by myself, and those things can let new friends know me, so deleting them all will be very offensive to them. Honestly, I'm not someone without a past."
Holding the oil brush, Chu Heng stopped, looked at Yu Ran unexpectedly, and heard him say: "If a person doesn't have the courage to accept his past, will he still dare to face the future?"
Chu Heng was at a loss for words for a moment, after thinking about it, he lowered his head again, and said with a slight smile: "Well... well, you are right."
Wisps of gray smoke rise from the barbecue grill, and the fresh ingredients are covered with carefully prepared sauces. After being roasted, the aroma is overflowing, which greatly increases the appetite.
Chu Mian didn't touch the Yangchun water with his ten fingers, and after they cleaned up all the seafood and put them on the plate, he went over to pick up the chopsticks in a leisurely manner.
Chu Heng casually reminded him: "Eat the shrimp, Yu Ran specially removed the shells for you."
After finishing speaking, she shook her head and sighed: "When I first saw Yu Ran, I thought how could this boy be careless and careless, how could he take good care of you, but today I feel that maybe all his care is spent on you. "
Chu Mian raised her lips, glanced at her, and said, "Actually, as long as he is serious, he can do everything well."
"I believe it." Chu Heng nodded with a smile, "Although I don't know much about him, I seem to understand why you like him now."
Chu Mian asked, "Did Yu Ran tell you about painting?"
"Not yet. Is he going to a training camp this semester?"
"I don't know, his mother seems to be reluctant."
"Then what should I do? Oh, I remember you showed me his drawing book before. I think the lines and proportions are quite standard. If he studies hard, he should be able to graduate as smoothly as me. But if the parents disagree There is no other way, the art test really costs a lot of money."
Chu Mian chewed the shrimp meat slowly, and said calmly, "The most expensive training fee in Beijing is only a few hundred thousand, so I'll just pay."
His thought made Chu Heng frown in surprise, she immediately put down her chopsticks, and scolded him in a low voice: "Don't be wild, do you know how much your pocket money is for an ordinary family? How burdened are the parents? And don't forget, you are still in school, not the age to talk about marriage, you can't interfere with this kind of thing."
Chu Mian was silent at first, and then said: "Then... I'll go and intercede with his parents, and say that if Yu Ran's grades in cultural subjects regress, I'll take him to a cram school."
Chu Heng pouted and held Chu Mian's wrist, "It doesn't matter if you don't care about his parents' feelings, you also have to consider Yu Ran's self-esteem, right? Even if he agrees now, in case... in case you two break up in the future, when he thinks back, wouldn't it be Don't you feel indebted to you?"
Chu Mian hesitated to speak, looked directly at her aunt's serious face, lowered her head and ate obediently, and stopped talking.
In the evening, everyone changed into light and easy-to-wash clothes and prepared to go to the beach, but Chu Mian was inexplicably not interested, and just wanted to lie on the bed and play with her mobile phone. When Yu Ran urged him, he said it was too hot.
"I'll open an umbrella for you, and I brought a small fan." Yu Ran sat by the bed, turned off the switch, and blew air on Chu Mian's cheek, "If you don't want to go, then I'll stay in the room, anyway. There is sea everywhere on the island, and I can see it anytime.”
Chu Mian pressed her forearm to her forehead, tilted her head to look at Yu Ran, and said, "Lie down with me for a while."
Yu Ran lay down without thinking, "Chu Mian, can you swim?"
"I learned it when I was a child, but now I don't remember the movements very much."
Yu Ran asked again: "Do you not want to wear a swimsuit?"
"Ok?"
"Boys only have underpants, you definitely don't want to go out naked." Yu Ran quickly lifted up Chu Mian's top, "Like this."
Chu Mian was caught off guard, smiled and held down her clothes, followed Yu Ran's intentions and said, "Yes, I don't want to be seen by others, especially you."
"Why, do you have the sign of 'Dragon Man' on your body?"
Chu Mian put her palm on her fluffy hair, rubbed it slowly, and said, "I just don't want you to take advantage."
"You are not cheap, you are precious." Yu Ran smiled brightly.
Chu Mian pushed his head away, and got up slowly, "I have to wash up and go to bed. I have to get up at six o'clock tomorrow when I go to the island. Don't play games too late in the middle of the night."
In the summer, Chu Mian's sleep time increases by several hours, and he has to go back to the house to catch up on sleep after a short day's activities. Yu Ran said that he is becoming more and more like a vampire. This was still a "Sleeping Beauty" before they got together, but after a long relationship, they changed into a species.
Yu Ran set the alarm clock, and at night, Fang Zhao and the others made a fuss in Silver Beach, and went to bed early when they came back.
Dawn broke the next day, and the sky was bright.
Chu Mian heard a rustle in her ears, she stared confusedly, and recognized the burning figure, "What time?"
"Five o'clock."
Chu Mian mumbled, "It's so early," and Yu Ran explained, "I want to watch the sunrise."
"Yeah." Chu Mian sat up full of sleepiness, but heard Yu Ran say, "I plan to go by myself."
Chu Mian stopped, gave him a gouged look, and was about to lie down again. Yu Ran hurried over to support him, "Okay, okay, let's go together."
The two quickly dressed and washed, and then went downstairs to eat something to fill their stomachs. Yu Ran read a post on the Internet yesterday called "365 delicious dishes made by Japanese housewives for her son", in which there was a piece of "Cloud Bread" suitable for breakfast, so he wanted to get one for Chu Mian as well.
The production method is very simple. Separate the egg whites and whip them into a creamy state, then spread them on the toast, arrange them in the shape of clouds, put the egg yolk in the middle, and bake for a few minutes before serving.
Chu Mian had already woken up and took a nap, boiled milk in a small pot, and asked Yu Ran, "Why do you want to watch the sunrise alone?"
"Purifies the mind."
"Is there something unclean in your heart?"
"I have you in my heart." Yu Ran smiled maliciously, "Actually, I wanted to shout to the beach, but if you were here, I would be ashamed to shout, like an idiot."
Chu Mian also laughed, put on her gloves, and took out the dishes from the oven. He took a closer look, and the smile on the corner of his mouth froze. During the baking process, the protein swelled into an irregular shape, and the surface was burnt, as if a piece of toast was covered with cancer cells.
Chu Mian silently put down the plate, avoiding her eyes and said, "I'm not hungry yet."
Seeing the appearance of the toast, Yu Ran didn't want to say anything, he said nonchalantly, "Me too, then save this for Yu Jin."
The two of them went out after drinking milk, Yu Ran brought a stack of newspapers and sat on the beach for a while to avoid catching cold.
There are many tourists gathered in Silver Beach, all of them come to watch the sunrise. The air is cool and fresh, the sea breeze has a salty smell, and the rising sun leaks fiery red light from the junction of the sky and the sea. It is strong but not dazzling, bringing vitality to the world.
Holding a huge mango in his hand, Yu Ran pressed the peel and said to Chu Mian, "Did you know that a mango will become sweeter when you pinch it."
Chu Mian propped her hands on the beach, and when she was sitting looking at the sky, her lips were suddenly pinched by Yu Ran.
He stared at it, and Yu Ran said seriously: "Your mouth will become sweet even if you pinch it."
"Then I'll pinch you." Chu Mian raised her hand and squeezed Yu Ran's mouth tightly. When he let go again, Yu Ran hummed twice in pain, but he still insisted on saying: "My mouth is the sweetest now, I don't believe you kiss me."
Chu Mian couldn't help but lean forward, covering her lips.
Yu Ran saw that the mango smell from his fingertips still remained on Chu Mian's lips, he stuck out his tongue and licked it out of nowhere, and found that Chu Mian's lips were trembling.
Chu Mian was taken aback and immediately turned her face away.
Yu Ran didn't explain the reason for his actions just now, but murmured softly: "It's quite cold..."
Their noses were touching, Chu Mian stared at Yu Ran's clear eyes, and then kissed again involuntarily.
This time, he lightly bit Yu Ran's lower lip with his teeth.
The quartz sand flows between Chu Mian's fingers, delicate and soft, without any impurities. He suddenly clenched a ball into his palm, the knuckles of his fingers turned white, and after a while, he slowly stretched them out. He lightly raised the tip of his tongue and tasted the sweetness in Yu Ran's mouth. There was indeed a lot of white sugar in the milk this morning.
The clear sea water rushed over one layer after another, and the cool wind brushed by the ears. They ignored the purpose of this trip, immersed in the warmth between each other's lips and teeth, and completely forgot Chaoyang.
Yu Ran's heart was pounding, like a ship encountering unprecedented turbulent waves. He felt that his toes were wet by the sea water, and quickly curled up his legs. This movement slightly changed his body position, which made him unconsciously deepen the kiss. Chu Mian's hands were covered with fine sand. He knew that the sea water was slowly rising up, so he ended the contact between the two without hesitation.
The moment the four eyes met, his heart seemed to be stung.
The icy sea water rolled over, Chu Mian supported Yu Ran to stand up, he was wearing a pair of thin jeans today, after the fabric was soaked by the sea water, it turned into upper and lower sections with distinct depth.
Yu Ran lowered his head and said, "You look like you just took it out of a vase..."
He put the mango in a plastic bag and hung it on his wrist, and stretched out his hands to look like leaves to support Chu Mian's chin, and smiled, "You're blooming."
The sky in the distance is like a crumpled orange candy paper, through which the light shines on people's faces.
Yu Ran raised his head and asked, "Why is this flower so red?"
Chu Mian's Adam's apple rolled, and she whispered, "It's sun-baked..."
The bag on the wrist was too heavy, so Yu Ran lowered his hands, buried his face on Chu Mian's shoulder, and asked, "Then why didn't I get red?"
"It's red...you just don't know yourself." Chu Mian pursed her lips, "St-still not concentrating."
"En!" Yu Ran nodded heavily, hugging Chu Mian's waist tightly, "I can't help it, I just pay attention to you! Who told you to be so...so..."
"Eloquent."