Star of tomorrow

Qi Chen was wearing a mask and a T-shirt, and was holding a dish in one hand, maybe because it blocked most of his face, he felt like he was at home a lot.He walked forward quickly, pulled Ji Xing behind him, and stopped the uncle who was chasing him.

"Come out!" the uncle panted, "Come with me and shovel everything you posted!"

"I didn't post much," Ji Xing grabbed Qi Chen's clothes, "I didn't post the others."

"I don't care!" The uncle looked at Qi Chen again, "Are you his guardian?"

Qi Chen: "..."

Qi Chen smelled the strong smell of paste, and lowered his head, okay, Ji Xing pinched his clothes with hands full of paste, feeling that the two of them would stick together in a while.

"Master, let him wash his hands first." Qi Chen said, "I'll accompany him to shovel later."

"What?" Ji Xing was startled, and deeply suspected that Qi Chen was avenging his own self!

He has worked so hard this morning and earned this little money, so he still has to shovel it?What on earth did he earn the money for?Even a daily salary of 300 yuan cannot make up for his "blood and sweat"!No!No one can afford his "blood and sweat"!

"Don't shovel!" Ji Xing suddenly yelled, "I charge money to do things!"

The uncle shouted: "Are you still reasonable?!"

Ji Xing pursed his lips, Qi Chen looked back at him, and blinked quickly.

Ji Xing: "?"

Qi Chen turned around and pushed Ji Xing to go in the opposite direction: "Wash your hands first, wash your hands."

Ji Xing: "..."

Ji Xing was unwilling, his lips were so pouted that he could hang the oil bottle, he was pushed by Qi Chen for a few steps, before the uncle could react, Qi Chen pulled him and ran away.

Ji Xing: "!!!"

Although the old man has good physical strength, he can't run anymore. He immediately threw away his broom and cursed at him. It seemed that he wanted to dig up the ancestral graves of Qi Chen and Ji Xing and flog them one by one. It wouldn't happen if he scolded for 10 minutes. let go.

Qi Chen is tall, with big strides, and runs fast, the pockets in his hands rattled, Ji Xing was dragged by him, his legs almost turned into hot wheels, he almost fell down several times, and was caught by Qi Chen again. hold on.

On the small street with people coming and going, the two walked against the current. When Ji Xing broke through the crowd, he kept laughing and shouting "Sorry, let me go!" another alleyway.

The children didn't know why, so they also ran wildly behind them. Some of them were aggressive and had to run in front of them, with small plastic whistles in their mouths, and the piercing whistle sounded all over the long alley.

Unknown small flowers in the cracks of the wall are blooming brightly, dark green moss and overgrown weeds grow in the shade, Ji Xing looks up and can see the sunlight shining from the top of Qi Chen's head, and the old trees in the old courtyard are shaded by unknown ages Like a cover, the sound of cicadas exploded suddenly, continuously, like a turbulent heat wave in the late summer and early autumn.

Ji Xing's wavering, resentment, and grievance all disappeared at this moment.

It's no big deal, he thought.

Qi Chen is tall, and from time to time he had to avoid clothes that were hung too low. The bright red underwear swept over his head, making Ji Xing laugh out loud.

The stray cats and dogs were so frightened that they hid, and poked their heads out from behind the wall to watch quietly.

Except for the physical education class before, Ji Xing has never run like this before, his physical strength is a little bit behind, and he is panting like a cow.

The two of them ran all the way to Aunt Liu's grocery stall before stopping. Ji Xing couldn't straighten up laughing, and felt that the feeling was so exciting and fresh, his eyes were bent into small crescents, and the dimples at the corners of his mouth were so deep that they could flow out Honey comes.

Qi Chen's face was not flushed and his heart was not beating. Seeing that Ji Xing was so tired that his face was flushed intermittently, he shook his head helplessly and borrowed a wet handkerchief from Aunt Liu to wipe his hands, and said, "Your physical strength is too weak."

"How did this happen? Oops!" Aunt Liu patted Ji Xing, "Still laughing! Stop laughing!"

"I thought I really had to do voluntary labor." Ji Xing said cheerfully, "Then I will lose a lot today."

Qi Chen said: "Don't take this kind of work in the future, it's thankless."

Aunt Liu went to the house to boil hot water again, asked Ji Xing to wipe his hands with hot water, and said, "Look at this sweat, are you thirsty? Come and drink some water."

Looking at Qi Chen and Aunt Liu, Ji Xing felt very emotional. Yesterday

The embarrassment that was interrupted by such an interruption was naturally muddled away.The two didn't ask him where he was last night, as if nothing happened. After he wiped his hands clean, Aunt Liu stuffed him with a box of yogurt as usual.

Ji Xing's stomach growled, and Qi Chen turned to look at him: "Have you eaten yet?"

With the straw in his mouth, Ji Xing huffed haughtily.

Qi Chen looked amused, he didn't know this, he thought that not eating was something to boast about, but his face was full of embarrassment, as if he would be able to fly away in the next second.

Qi Chen patted his knees and stood up: "Let's go, go back to eat."

Ji Xing froze for a moment, and sat in the chair without moving.

Qi Chen looked down at him. He was tall and looked down on people with a natural sense of oppression, and said, "Don't want to go back to eat?"

Ji Xing thought to himself: If you tell me to go back, I will go back. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for me?

Aunt Liu looked back and forth between the two, and asked, "What kind of food did you buy? Does Ren Xiaoji like it?"

Qi Chen opened his pocket for Ji Xing to see, and said, "I don't know what you like to eat, if you don't like it, you can tell me."

Ji Xing: "..."

Ji Xing's ears were red, his expression was very uncomfortable, and the straw in his mouth was about to be bitten open.

Aunt Liu patted him on the back and said, "Oh, don't bite the straw, why are you still acting like a child? Look, is there any dish you like?"

Ji Xing pursed his lips, didn't look at Qi Chen's face, stood up slowly and said, "I, I'm a picky eater."

Qi Chen walked forward with his pocket in his hand, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Really? That's not very good."

Ji Xing followed subconsciously for two steps, and then turned to look at Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu smiled and mouthed "Go" and winked at him. At that moment, Aunt Liu looked very young and cute.

Back at Qi Chen's house, Ji Xing stood at the door a little awkwardly, he had never gotten along with anyone like this since he was a child.Everyone around him knew his temper, and no one would intentionally make him angry. Even when he was in school, he had a fight with Su Changyu in his early years, so he didn't know each other.

He has very little experience in quarreling and fighting with others, so naturally he has no experience in how to "reconcile".

He hesitated for a long time, Qi Chen put the dishes into the kitchen, and said while holding the apron: "What are you doing standing there? Come and help."

Ji Xing changed his heels and went over, Qi Chen asked him to help wash the vegetables and wash the rice, the sound of the water was splashing, Qi Chen was nimble, and sometimes felt that Ji Xing was in the way—the kitchen is not big, and the two of them did have some activities not open.

Qi Chen squeezed past Ji Xing for the nth time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Are you washing vegetables or growing them? The vegetables will be ruined by you!"

Ji Xing said unconvinced: "Wash it clean so you won't have diarrhea!"

Qi Chen: "..."

Qi Chen snatched the vegetables from his hand, put them aside to drain, and scooped up rice for him to wash: "Just rinse three times, three times."

Ji Xing felt underestimated: "I know! I also know that water should be added to the first knuckle! Shut up!"

Qi Chen gave him a distrustful look, divided up the seasonings and put them on the hot pot, Ji Xing watched him pour the oil, and hurriedly hid aside.

"What are you afraid of? Come here, and I will teach you how to cook." Qi Chen turned on the range hood and threw the apron to him, "You wear it."

The range hood was very loud, Qi Chen raised the volume, and Ji Xing felt as if two fighter jets were running over his head.He remembered the hair dryer before, and couldn't help but shouted: "Are you really deaf-?!"

Qi Chen glanced at him, ordered the dishes, and made a bang, scaring Ji Xing to the kitchen door.

Ji Xing moved his throat, and said, "Hello—? The things in your house are so broken, what's the point of replacing them with new ones—?"

Qi Chen didn't look back, didn't answer, the muscles in his arms bulged, his legs were slightly apart, and he stood with his back straight.

The smell of the dishes gradually came out, and the aroma was tangy, and Ji Xing's stomach growled twice, and he felt a little greedy.

He looked at Qi Chen's back, the sound of cooking and the range hood like a fighter jet drowned out his voice.

He pursed his lower lip, borrowing

This opportunity said: "What happened yesterday... I was also wrong, I'm sorry."

The corners of Qi Chen's mouth curled up, he shook the spoon, and put in the salt, all done in one go.

Ji Xing leaned on the door frame and said: "But you are also at fault. Why is it so fierce? If you have something to say, it's my fault that I didn't discuss it with you in advance, but it wasn't stated in the contract, and you didn't tell me. How do you know?"

"Is there anyone in this world who doesn't like new things? Like to use old things? Isn't that the way to think about old things?" Ji Xing muttered, "I was expecting that you would appreciate me, but what happened? Splashed cold water on me. "

"Do you know that I was busy all day yesterday and didn't get my wages? I was so pissed off, and you got pissed on me again when I came back..."

Qi Chen turned off the fire, held the spoon and turned to look at him: "What's wrong with not getting the money?"

Ji Xing: "..."

Ji Xing widened his eyes: "Can you hear that?!"

Qi Chen couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud: "I'm not deaf, and I'm not deaf either."

It was the first time that Ji Xing saw Qi Chen smile. Although the smile was fleeting and seemed to be an illusion, but...it was very beautiful.

Qi Chen usually had a straight face, habitually frowning, with fine wrinkles between his brows, and drooping corners of his mouth, which would give people a very fierce impression, as if everything he said was wrong and could not satisfy him.

But when he smiled, his brows and eyes stretched, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, showing a bit of the warmth of spring blooming after the iceberg melted.It seemed as if small buds had sprouted from withered branches, and fresh green had grown in the wasteland.

Warmth poured out from his brows and eyes, and there was a fatal attraction.

Ji Xing blurted out: "Laugh again!"

Qi Chen raised his eyebrows.

Ji Xing's ears turned red, so he had to briefly explain what happened yesterday.

Qi Chen was thoughtful, and while putting on a plate, he said: "Yesterday I also made mistakes, I'm sorry."

Ji Xing's mood suddenly improved, as if suddenly enlightened, the gloom in his heart naturally dissipated.

He bent his eyes and helped take out the dinner plate, when the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

He wiped his hands, sat on the sofa and picked up the phone. An unfamiliar number was displayed on the screen, but the person who spoke was Ji Xing, who was not unfamiliar at all.

Sheng Yanjie was furious, his usual soft-spoken appearance disappeared, and asked sharply: "Ji Xing! What's the matter with you? Is it necessary to just break up? If you have the ability, come and talk to me. What's the matter with finding someone? You Have you graduated from primary school? Do you still think of yourself as a child? Are you childish? Do you really think that no one can take care of you?!"

Ji Xing glanced at the phone, confused: "Go to the hospital if you are sick, it's not good to hide your illness from the doctor."