When the whole leg of lamb was brought to the table, the crispy skin was still ringing lightly under the residual heat. And the strong fragrance and charming color can arouse a person's greedy worms in the first moment - even Huo Zheng, who is full of preoccupations and entangled emotions, is no exception.
"dinner time."
After hearing He Yunzhou's greeting, he naturally came to the dining table, opened the seat and sat down - he didn't realize that just this habitual behavior would make his restless mood quiet and quiet .
"Today's dishes look... so grand."
Seeing the rich and slightly exaggerated dishes on the table, even Huo Zheng couldn't help letting out a small low cry.
He Yunzhou laughed. Under the light, the color of his eyeballs was like amber, a soft light brown.
"I only do this occasionally. After all, you can't eat leg of lamb every day." While talking, He Yunzhou transferred the leg of lamb from the grill to a baking tray covered with baked potatoes and corn, and then, he With a table knife, the fully cooked roast leg of lamb was skillfully cut into small pieces suitable for the mouth. The leg of lamb, which was already very fragrant before, became more fragrant and tangy after being cut. The crispy skin made a wonderful clicking sound when it was cut. the rest of the ingredients.
"Taste it and see if it tastes good."
He politely gave Huo Zheng the chance to taste it for the first time, unaware that the man at the table was once again dazed by his loving eyes.
"Ah good."
Huo Zheng put a piece of mutton into his mouth in a desperate mood.
"Hot hot hot - delicious."
In the next second, he let out a rather embarrassed gasp and sincere praise.
This time the leg of lamb was indeed even more delicious than Huo Zheng had imagined. The stuffing inside the leg of lamb made the lamb taste juicy and extremely tender. The unique umami taste of Yanchi Tan sheep is perfectly lifted by a hint of fruity aroma, which is released on the taste buds with every chew. However, it was precisely because of the juice that Huo Zheng's image was completely ruined when he ate this piece of meat, and he almost burned his tongue.
"Ah, are you okay?"
He Yunzhou didn't expect that Huo Zheng would eat a whole piece of freshly roasted meat without common sense like that. After hearing Huo Zheng's low cry, he quickly opened the refrigerator and took out a box of ice cubes and handed it to Huo Zheng.
"It would be better to have a piece of ice, is your tongue burned
While telling the other party dumbfounded, He Yunzhou's voice slowly stopped.
With ice in his mouth, Huo Zheng glared at He Yunzhou with nine parts of shame and one part of grievance.
Those green eyes became extra moist because of being scalded, and there was a touch of anger and dissatisfaction in the eyes, which perfectly overlapped with the melon in He Yunzhou's memory.
At this moment, He Yunzhou's heart could literally turn into water, slowly trickling out from his chest.
"Sorry, it is my fault."
His voice softened instantly, and he apologized to Huo Zheng.
If he hadn't been rational and forced to go online, He Yunzhou really wanted to reach out and stroke Huo Zheng's hair again.
With a few clicks, Huo Zheng bit the ice cube in his mouth and swallowed it.
As soon as he heard He Yunzhou's soft voice, Huo Zheng inexplicably felt that his throat was very thirsty.
"I'm fine."
Huo Zheng lowered his eyes suddenly, avoiding He Yunzhou's gaze, and said sullenly.
He really didn't know how to deal with He Yunzhou's gaze—that hot and viscous, ambiguous gaze that seemed to swallow him whole, almost reminded Huo Zheng of the previous night that made it difficult for him to sleep. Dream screen.
It turns out that when you love someone deeply, every look, every movement can ooze such deep love.
It was also after meeting He Yunzhou that Huo Zheng suddenly discovered that those so-called "admirers" who followed him up and down before were all such clumsy and ridiculous hypocritical actors.
Whether you love someone or not, you can actually tell just by looking at his eyes.
Although it is said that before coming to He Yunzhou's house, he had already made up his mind to explain clearly to the other party, but judging from the current situation, the plan may need to be changed.
Huo Zheng could tell that because of his arrival, He Yunzhou was in a good mood all night. In this atmosphere, no matter what, it was impossible for Huo Zheng to really say that kind of desperate rejection.
"So, would you like some wine?"
Probably considering the previous episode, He Yunzhou proposed to open a bottle of wine after confirming that Huo Zheng was fine.
While talking, Huo Zheng saw him take out the chilled wine from the freezer, and that bottle of wine happened to be the one he brought to He Yunzhou's house before, but he always didn't remember to get a bottle.
"...just in time to drink it today."
Seeing that He Yunzhou was about to open the bottle of wine, Huo Zheng spoke involuntarily, making a stopping sound.
"Don't-"
"how?"
He Yunzhou's movements stopped, and he cast a puzzled look at Huo Zheng.
"I don't want to drink this bottle of wine today."
Huo Zheng was stunned for a moment, then said dryly.
How to describe this conflicted mood
He Yunzhou must feel that after drinking this bottle of wine, there will be many bottles of other bars after that? It was as if he thought that he and he could have a true love, and there would be many such warm and comfortable dinners.
Only Huo Zheng knew that this was the last bottle of wine.
Even if he didn't find a chance to speak clearly with He Yunzhou today, sooner or later, He Yunzhou will have to say goodbye to him.
So, at least today, Huo Zheng doesn't want to watch He Yunzhou drink this bottle of wine ignorantly.
"Shall I have something else to drink?"
Huo Zheng's lips parted and he said softly to He Yunzhou with a trace of hidden sadness.
"But… "
He Yunzhou frowned in embarrassment.
It was hard for him to remember this bottle of wine, that is, to drink it at dinner, he chilled the wine in advance.
"I don't seem to have any other wine at home," He Yunzhou muttered in a low voice, but soon, he suddenly remembered something, "Ah, wait... I remembered, I saved a pot of winter wine before. Never drank."
The bottle of winter wine from He Yunzhou's family was a gift from a certain butcher shop owner in the vegetable market to He Yunzhou. It is said that it is a kind of wine brewed by themselves in their hometown, and it is considered a local specialty.
After taking it back, He Yunzhou tasted a few sips by himself, and found that this kind of winter wine was actually sweet rice wine brewed by the farmer himself. There were also a lot of sweet-scented osmanthus and rock sugar picked in autumn that year. It's more like a sweet drink. Of course, the butcher shop owner also told He Yunzhou that this kind of wine needs to be kept at home for a while, so that the wine can continue to ferment to achieve the best taste. Naturally, He Yunzhou followed what the man said, resealed the wine and put it in the closet …
Then, the jar of wine was forgotten by him.
"This wine is very sweet and tasteless, I don't know if you are used to it..."
While talking, He Yunzhou dug out the jar of wine from the closet.
Knock off the seal, open the lid, and the winter wine poured into the wine glass is a translucent beige liquid. The sweet osmanthus scent lingers on the mouth of the glass. Just smelling it feels like honey has seeped from the tip of the tongue.
However, when He Yunzhou drank it by himself, he realized that the wine was still the original wine, but the taste of the same jar of wine had long been different.
The butcher didn't lie to He Yunzhou, the wine would indeed continue to ferment after it was sealed, and the taste of the wine was much stronger than before. But even so, this altar of winter wine still tastes sweet and delicious. The mellow taste of the wine does not have any spicy feeling, only mellow and sweet.
It is this kind of wine that perfectly combines with the delicious and tender roast lamb.
He Yunzhou had just handed in the manuscript, and Huo Zheng, who looked like a melon, was having dinner with him, and he was in great spirits. On the other side, Huo Zheng was full of thoughts, so he could only force himself not to think too much, and focus on the food and wine …
It was still Huo Zheng, who took the altar of sweet and delicious winter wine lightly - it tastes sweet, but the alcohol content is not low.
The plate of roasted leg of lamb hadn't been eaten yet, but both He Yunzhou and Huo Zheng were already drunk.