I talked to Xu Lu on the phone for more than ten minutes. She was out of town now and it was impossible to come back to have dinner with me and Kuang Yiyang.
After hanging up the phone, I chatted with Kuang Yiyang for a while, and Kuang Yiyang suddenly said: "Senior, let me cook you a meal."
I raised my eyebrows and looked at him and asked, "Can you still cook?"
Kuang Yiyang nodded seriously: "How about tomatoes, beef brisket and noodles?"
I felt that my taste buds were instantly stimulated, and I immediately nodded and replied: "Okay. But have you bought the beef brisket and tomatoes?"
Kuang Yiyang replied: "I bought it. It was in the bag you just carried."
I went to the kitchen with him, and the shopping bag was placed on the table. I saw Kuang Yiyang rummaging through it, and soon he took out several packages of instant noodles in red bags with the words tomato and beef brisket written on them.
I immediately lowered my face, glanced at Kuang Yiyang and said, "I still need you to make instant noodles."
Kuang Yiyang replied with an innocent expression: "I'll add two more hams."
I immediately nodded and said, "Deal."
Except for the small steamed bun and a few mouthfuls of porridge I had in the morning, I almost didn’t even drink any water the whole day. Now my stomach is growling with hunger, and Kuang Yiyang said he wants to cook noodles, so I am naturally happy.
He insisted on doing it for himself. I helped him bring out the pots, dishes and chopsticks, and he asked me to get out.
I stood at the door of the kitchen and asked suspiciously, "Are you okay?"
Kuang Yiyang had his back to me and was cutting ham. Hearing this, he replied aloud: "Don't worry about me."
I said, "I'm really not worried about you, but I'm worried that you set the house on fire. The house doesn't belong to me."
Kuang Yiyang said: "Don't worry, you go out and watch TV for a while and have some snacks. I'll be fine soon."
I'm really lazy now. Kuang Yiyang said he didn't need my help, so I took a few bags of potato chips out of the shopping bag and sat on the sofa in the living room to watch and eat.
It has been more than a month since Kuang Yiyang said those words to me last time after he drank too much. Time is the best way to alleviate embarrassment. Now we can joke and joke as naturally as before, as if nothing happened.
I sat on the sofa in the living room, switching channels at will with the remote control. Suddenly I saw Green Snake playing on the movie channel, so I put down the remote control and watched it while eating potato chips.
Not long after, the doorbell suddenly sounded behind me. I was startled and couldn't help but stop chewing. I thought I heard it wrong.
Kuang Yiyang raised his voice in the kitchen and asked: "Senior, is someone here?"
I'm still wondering, except for Xu Lu who comes here, almost no one comes here. Putting down the potato chips, I put on my slippers and walked to the door.
Through the peephole, I saw the person standing at the door turned out to be Luo Xiangdong
I was shocked at that time, why did he come over suddenly
Just as I was thinking about it, the doorbell rang again. Regardless of the surprise in my heart, I had to open the door first.
The door opened, and I saw Luo Xiangdong wearing a long linen windbreaker appearing at the door. He was holding two traction ropes in his left hand, and kingb and queenb were sitting obediently by his legs; in the other hand, he was carrying two large Bags filled with snacks and drinks.
Our eyes met, and Luo Xiangdong asked me calmly: "What are you doing? Why did it take so long to open the door?"
I didn't answer but asked: "Why are you here?"
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Luo Xiangdong seemed to be about to answer, but when he took a step forward, he saw Kuang Yiyang's shoes placed at the entrance.
I clearly saw his expression change, and then he looked up at me.
Before I could explain, Kuang Yiyang had already come out of the kitchen while talking.
He said: "Senior, who is here?"
I turned around and looked at Kuang Yiyang. Kuang Yiyang was wearing my little floral apron and holding a kitchen knife in his right hand.
When he saw Luo Xiangdong at the door, his eyes were filled with surprise, but he quickly said with a smile: "Hello."
I turned to look at Luo Xiangdong again and said, "My junior is here."
The expression on Luo Xiangdong's face returned to its normal state at some point. He hummed and then said, "I didn't know you had guests here."
After saying that, he passed the right hand holding the bag forward and said, "I was afraid that you would not eat at home alone, so I bought you some food."
I reached out to take it, and then looked at Luo Xiangdong, who didn't intend to come in. Sure enough, he said out loud: "Then you can play, I'm leaving."
I opened my lips slightly to say something. Before I could say anything, Kuang Yiyang had already stepped over from behind. He smiled and said, "You're all here. I happen to be cooking. Let's eat together."
Kuang Yiyang was standing next to me. The two big dogs beside Luo Xiangdong suddenly stood up and charged towards Kuang Yiyang, as if they had been stimulated by something. It's not that he wants to bite him, but he looks excited and happy, wagging his tail non-stop.
I was stunned, and the first reaction in my mind was, do kingb and queenb know Kuang Yiyang
Luo Xiangdong held two traction ropes with one hand and was dragged forward by them. He stepped into the threshold with one foot.
Kuang Yiyang walked over and touched the heads of kingb and queenb, looking happy.
I just assumed that Kuang Yiyang had a relationship with dogs. Maybe dogs would like him when they saw him. Looking up at Luo Xiangdong, I said out loud: "Come in, there is no one else, just the three of us."
Kuang Yiyang also said: "Yes, I will just cook two more packages of noodles."
After that, he oops again, then turned around and ran to the kitchen, saying, "I've boiled the water. Senior sister, please help me entertain Mr. Luo. I'll cook the noodles first."
Seeing Kuang Yiyang running inside, the two big dogs lost their composure. They grunted and tried to break away from the leash, but also wanted to follow him. Luo Xiangdong almost staggered when they pulled him. I put the bag aside, squatted down and helped them open the lock around their necks. The two big dogs immediately rushed into the kitchen to find Kuang Yiyang.
I couldn't help but stood up and asked Luo Xiangdong: "Do kingb and queenb know Yi Yang?"
Luo Xiangdong looked pale and replied: "They are greedy and want to eat in a hurry."
"Oh." He said that and I felt relieved.
He was still standing at the entrance, so I opened the shoe cabinet and took out a pair of slippers and handed them to him.
Luo Xiangdong stepped in, I carried the bag and walked forward, casually saying: "You sit down first, I will go to the kitchen to help."
In fact, I felt embarrassed and didn't know how to face Luo Xiangdong. On weekdays, almost no one comes to my apartment, but today two came at once, and they didn’t say hello to me before they came.
When I walked into the kitchen, I saw kingb and queenb sitting obediently on the left and right next to Kuang Yiyang's legs. He handed the cut ham to them with his hands to eat.
I stood by the door and asked aloud: "Are you afraid of dogs?"
Kuang Yiyang smiled and replied: "I'm not afraid, I quite like it."
Water was boiling on the induction cooker. I walked over and took a look: "Do you need my help?"
Kuang Yiyang said: "No, I can handle it myself. You go out and talk to him quickly, otherwise it will be embarrassing for him to be alone outside."
I thought to myself, how about I do it and you go out with him to talk
But I really couldn't say that, otherwise Kuang Yiyang would think there was something going on between me and Luo Xiangdong, so I had to pretend to be calm and reply: "Then be careful, I'm going out first."
Turning around and walking out, I saw Luo Xiangdong sitting on the sofa when I came out of the kitchen. He took off his coat and wore a black and white patchwork sweater underneath. He was watching TV intently.
I suppressed my embarrassment, tried to look calm, and asked aloud: "Do you want tea? I made scented tea."
Luo Xiangdong didn't even open his mouth, he just made a casual sound.
I walked to the coffee table, picked up the cup, poured him a cup of scented tea, and placed it in front of him.
He sat in the middle of the sofa, where I had just been. I had to sit on his left hand side, about one meter away from him.
I really didn’t know what to say, so I had no choice but to find something to say and asked aloud: “Would you like some potato chips?”
I picked up the half-eaten potato chips and rushed towards him with the opening.
Luo Xiangdong didn't look at me, and of course he didn't raise his hand. He just opened his lips and replied with no emotion or anger in his voice: "It's time to eat soon, what are you doing with these?"
I had the illusion that my hot face was against my cold butt. I retracted my hand and put a handful of potato chips in my mouth, biting them crispy on purpose.
The apartment is seventy square meters. Excluding the second floor, the first floor is estimated to be only forty square meters. Before, I always felt that it was a bit too big for me to live here, but now that there are two more people in the house suddenly, I feel that the whole house is almost full.
Kuang Yiyang was cooking noodles in the kitchen. I don't know why it takes so long to cook instant noodles. Otherwise, Luo Xiangdong and I were sitting in the living room, and seconds seemed like years.
In my own territory, I felt like I was sitting on pins and needles. I am afraid that only Luo Xiangdong could create this atmosphere.
I don’t know how long I sat there, but I finally couldn’t help but get off the sofa and ran to the kitchen to see Kuang Yiyang.
Kuang Yiyang was holding a bowl of noodles. I stood at the door of the kitchen and turned to Luo Xiangdong in the living room and asked, "How much can you eat?"
Luo Xiangdong finally looked at me, and he replied with two words: "Whatever."
I really want to glare at him, why does he act so cold when outsiders are around.
I turned around and walked into the kitchen. Kuang Yiyang had already filled a bowl of noodles with the largest bowl in my house. I took the bowl out and put it in front of Luo Xiangdong shivering. Because the bowl was too hot, I couldn't bear it. He couldn't help but hold his ears and inhale straight from his mouth.
Luo Xiangdong was sitting and I was standing. He raised his head and glanced at me, and said in a low voice: "Be careful."
I curled my lips, didn't answer, turned around and went back to the kitchen.
Kuang Yiyang also filled the remaining two bowls of noodles. We each walked out holding a bowl.
Luo Xiangdong put the things on the coffee table on the sofa and simply made a space available. I saw that he was still sitting in the middle of the sofa and didn't want to move, so I had to put the bowl on the left side of the coffee table. Kuang Yiyang placed the bowl on the right side of the coffee table, and then the three of us became Luo Xiangdong in the middle, and Kuang Yiyang and I sat on both sides.