Mr. Zhao Fei's house squatting neighbor

14

05:30 p.m.Xu Chaoran was still struggling in front of the computer desk, when there was a soft opening sound from the entrance.

Zhao Fei carried a large bag of vegetables and fruits, opened the door and entered by himself.Xu Chaoran was so busy that he didn't even have time to get up. "coming?"

"Yeah." Zhao Fei changed his shoes, and walked step by step in Huazai's coquettish circle. "You are busy, I will make dinner."

"I'll leave it to you!" Xu Chaoran waved his hands at Zhao Fei sassyly, then turned his head and buried himself in the lines of codes of the computer.

Compared with Xu Chaoran, Zhao Fei's cooking skills are more limited.Usually, he often works overtime at work, so he always orders a takeaway, or finishes his meal at a small restaurant.After getting acquainted with Xu Chaoran, he stopped eating roadside stalls.

However, the level of cooking is still urgent.He looked at the ingredients he bought: winter melon, green peppers, bean skins, and carrots.Recalling the ardent teaching of the farm aunt, Zhao Fei gritted his teeth and started preparing dinner.

First cook the rice on...

Zhao Fei held the liner of the rice cooker and fell into deep thought.

How much rice should be put, just right...?

When Xu Chaoran finished his work and was suddenly thrown to his side, the sky was almost completely dark.The constant aroma coming from the kitchen made the man who had been busy all afternoon feel even more empty in his stomach.While rubbing his right wrist, Xu Chaoran came to the kitchen to check in a relaxed manner.

Zhao Fei's appearance can't be called "comfortable".

"What's the matter? The smell is delicious." Seeing his frowning and tangled expression, Xu Chaoran looked in the direction of his line of sight strangely.

In the opened rice cooker, cooked rice appeared in the pot in a state of confusion between rice and porridge.

"I added a little too much water... but it's not enough to make porridge..." Xu Chaoran smiled awkwardly.Suddenly he sniffled. "Turn off the fire! Turn off the fire!"

"Ah!" Zhao Fei was in a hurry, but he turned on the fire on another empty stove, and was almost burned.

Xu Chaoran pulled back his hand and quickly turned off the fire.He held Zhao Fei's hands and carefully checked for burns.

"It's okay..." Zhao Fei said dejectedly. "The food is not ready, sorry..."

Picking up a pair of clean chopsticks, Xu Chaoran picked up a carrot stick and took a bite.

"...It's okay, it's a little bland, but it's healthier. Just pay attention to the heat, and don't burn it next time."

"Really?" Zhao Fei's eyes sparkled, he took the chopsticks from Xu Chaoran's hand and took a bite by himself. "..."

"..." The man tilted his head slightly, looking at him inexplicably.

"It's really okay! Of course, it's still far from what you've done..." Zhao Fei was happy, and it took a while to notice Xu Chaoran's subtle expression. "What, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, let's eat!" Xu Chaoran smiled, and put up the dishes first.

"I only had time to stir-fry one dish, fried bean curd with carrots and green peppers. This is chopped roast chicken bought in the supermarket. Then there is rice..." Zhao Feiyue said more and more guilty.

Xu Chaoran was quite happy. "I have a tip for rice, so that it won't be too watery or dry in the future. Stir-fried bean curd with carrots is really good and very creative."

"Yes, the aunt who sells vegetables in the market taught me that the finished product looks good and is nutritious." Zhao Fei was embarrassed by the praise, and his face turned slightly red.

"That's right... I never chat with my aunt, they talk endlessly!" Xu Chaoran frowned, as if thinking of something. "And she asked me to go to her house to fix the computer after she found out that I was an IT person! I can't bear it..."

Zhao Fei laughed for a while, but couldn't stop.The man looked happy, and couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. The food will be cold if we continue talking."

After eating, Xu Chaoran volunteered to take the dishes to the kitchen.Zhao Fei sat on the sofa.Huazai meowed and ran to his lap, curled up in a ball and started combing after dinner.

Zhao Fei caressed Huazi's back absently, feeling tangled in his heart.Just as he was thinking, he felt the left side of the sofa sink, and it turned out that Xu Chaoran had already sat beside him.

"Have something on your mind? Tell me."

The man's voice seemed to have a magical power.Zhao Fei sighed lightly. "Today I was going to the company to submit my resignation."

"Really..." Xu Chaoran's tone became serious.

"However, as soon as I arrived at the company, I heard a piece of news..."

Zhao Fei told the story of Zheng Ruiduo being exempted from the general manager and his father, Mr. Chairman, who came to him for an interview.Xu Chaoran listened, nodding slightly from time to time.

"So, what do you think about it?" Xu Chaoran asked. "With the chairman, you didn't deny that you were going to resign, did you?"

"Yes. After this incident, I feel that it is very difficult for me to continue to stay in the current company." Zhao Fei smiled helplessly. "Before I forced myself not to resign, it was also because I owed Mr. Zheng a debt. Now...you know, I'm a bit of a clean freak."

Zhao Fei, who originally thought he would be laughed at, got a serious nod of approval from Xu Chaoran.

"I don't think your character is suitable for continuing to work in a place you already hate, and it's not good for your mental health." Xu Chaoran looked at him tenderly. "People have to stay at the place of work for at least 8 hours a day, so the working environment is very important. But many people don't care, so that their mood is getting worse and worse, but they don't know why."

Zhao Fei looked at the man in surprise, never expecting him to talk so eloquently.

"Curious?" Xu Chaoran smiled. "Actually, I have been an office worker for two years just after graduation. However, I don't like the step-by-step work life, so after accumulating enough work experience, I became a SOHO family working at home."

"Obviously, I usually call myself to squat at home..." Zhao Fei seldom complained once.

"Squatting at home, of course, means that I don't want to make progress..." Xu Chaoran touched Huazi's small forehead. "Oh, the cat feels the best here! It's hot, hard, and fluffy... Oh, I'm sorry, I'm not talking about dirty jokes!"

It's too late to explain.Zhao Fei vigilantly hugged Huazai and shrank away.

Huazai also seemed to have a tacit understanding, and he snapped and bit Xu Chaoran's finger neatly, without showing any face to his master.

"Let go, it hurts, it hurts, Huazi..." Xu Chaoran took back his hand pretending to cry and show weakness, with a pitiful expression on his face. "I'm just talking casually..."

I always felt that when this man was thinking deeply, he was completely different from what he is now.Zhao Fei smiled helplessly.

"I know. Huazi and I were joking too... Thank you. Detachment."

Xu Chaoran's eyes widened suddenly, staring straight at Zhao Fei's thin side face.

"This year is the 10th year since I started working. From the beginning to the present, I have always worked in this company." Zhao Fei raised his face, as if saying goodbye to the past. "It will be a difficult time for me in the future. However, I am confident that I want to change my life, and I have enough courage to accept the next changes."

The thin but persevering man looked straight into the eyes.The light-colored pupils reflected the glow of the setting sun, making Xu Chaoran think again of the elevator where he first met him.Premonitioning that he would hear something important next, Xu Chaoran couldn't help but turned sideways, so focused that he took Zhao Fei's hand without noticing.

"It is you who can give me this confidence and courage." Zhao Fei said, his lips trembling. "So, can I be with you? It's not because you lent me money that I said that. Not long after we met, it was..."

"I know! I like you so much, how could I not know..." Xu Chaoran hugged Zhao Fei suddenly before he finished speaking. "I'm so happy, I... didn't expect you to say that to me. You've always been shy, I always thought, I just have to wait..."

Huazai, who was nestled between the two, had to get out desperately because he was squeezed.

Jumping to the floor, tilting his head to look at the two humans who were close together, Huazai gave a curious "hmm~".

what are they doingAre you stroking your fur?

Huazai scratched his ears contentedly, and yawned loudly.

-tbc-