under fern mountain

One afternoon, Shi Ran finished work ahead of schedule and arrived home at 03:30, and met Pei Haojie wearing headphones for an assessment.He didn't notice Shi Ran, so Shi Ran leaned against the door frame to observe him.

The job of a game blogger is indeed not as easy as it is taken for granted.Clear a classic game three times and then analyze it. Keep the notebook close at hand to record key points and inspirations at any time, and be busy recording the screen. You must be ready to present the content, and finally send it to the network team for editing.Each link is both coherent and simultaneous.

Shi Ran leaned against the door and watched him play games for half an hour, then went to the vegetable market without saying a word, and picked a fresh live fish.He took off his suit and put on his apron, and with great effort, he finally cooked a table of meals before six o'clock.

In terms of cooking skills, Shi Ran is much inferior to Pei Haojie.Most of the family is cooked by Pei Haojie. He is not the one who handles the spoon, his skills are unfamiliar, and he was scalded several times when he poured oil.When Pei Haojie finally came out in amazement smelling the aroma of the food, she happened to see Shi Ran standing in front of the stove stir frying.His oil-smoky face is ruthless and vivid, at once absorbed and seemingly inattentive.

Shi Ran cooked three dishes and one soup, and his skill in cooking was limited, but the soup was the most attentive. The milky white fish soup was soaked with crispy bamboo fungus, and it was fragrant.

Usually Pei Haojie was glib, but today he didn't say anything, and directly supported Shi Ran with his actions - after eating three bowls of white rice and two bowls of soup, he couldn't even stand up when he put down his chopsticks.

The two went downstairs for a walk, and when they came back, they stood in front of the sink and washed the dishes together.

The sky outside the window is covered with golden fire clouds.Their faces were all illuminated into a bright orange, and their stiff shoulders were softened.

"Hao'er, let's talk." Shi Ran slowly wiped the plate.

"Ok?"

Shi Ran looked at the rushing water and said in a low voice, "There are only two of us in our family, can you not isolate me."

After saying this, he turned his head away. He was not good at saying these weak words, so he panicked with embarrassment.Pei Haojie followed his eyes, looked at his pupils dyed red by the light, and resisted the urge to rub his head behind him to comfort him.

"You have a lot of things on your mind, and you don't want to tell me now." Shi Ran said.

"It's because when I was young, I liked to talk about trivial things." Pei Haojie continued to wash the dishes with his head down.

Love is such a thing. When you see a flower, a tree, or a strange-looking dog, you will share it with the other party immediately.Both cautious and reckless, wishing to occupy all the emotions of the other party.

It's different to be nice to a person and live with him.You have to learn to be sensible, become mature, and abandon trivial things in order to get along with each other.Fear of hurting the other person or killing oneself, the emotions are buried deeper.

Shi Ran was a little dazed, he rubbed the dishwashing sponge, watching the snow-white foam flow from his fingers.

"Actually, you can..."

You can trust me a little more.

Pei Haojie lightly changed the topic: "Do you like your current job?"

"I feel quite fulfilled."

"Think about what I said before." Pei Haojie carefully wiped each washed plate with a dry towel, "My current income is in good condition, and I have a better platform and team, and my business has been improving. If you don't like it, I don't want you to take being busy and tired as a normal thing, or even get used to it."

Shi Ran stopped his hands, and the splashing water washed the back of his hands: "Are you serious?"

The speed of the setting sun was too fast, the light outside the window dimmed almost visible to the naked eye, and the sky gradually returned to its original blue color.The warm color filter disappeared in the kitchen, and the bottles, pots and pans in the kitchen were returned to their original state.

"You think I isolate you." Pei Haojie touched the back of Shi Ran's cold hand, "Actually, I always feel that I am the one who is left out."

Shi Ran started to leave early and return early.He tried his best to get rid of the overtime work that could be dismissed. When he came back from shopping, he learned more cooking skills.He occasionally played games with Pei Haojie and went out to watch movies on weekends.A peaceful week has passed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is here.

The electronic screens on the road are full of advertisements for moon cakes. Various products are on sale, and Shi Ran's work is busy again.After Pei Haojie changed the platform, she had more business online. Although she was working at home, she was still busy.Holidays are especially busy.He no longer does all kinds of game activities and new product releases during the Mid-Autumn Festival alone, and now has his own team to help make suggestions.

On the night before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shi Ran received a call from Tietou.

"Li Qing'er told you that last time, do you have any ideas?" Tietou went straight to the point, "How about it, if you have time tomorrow, come out and have a meal together for a holiday?"

"There is someone at home, how about I invite you next time?" Shi Ran said.

"Siblings? Then just bring them out to meet them!"

Don't say that this is just polite, but the iron head is not.Shi Ran hesitated.Tie Tou is indeed his buddy who is willing to share everything, but it still takes courage to come out to a good buddy.

He couldn't make up his mind, so he tentatively mentioned it to Pei Haojie before going to bed.Unexpectedly, Pei Haojie immediately agreed.

"Go, why don't you go?" Pei Haojie half leaned on the bed and tweeted, "Didn't he want to ask you to do something? If you're really interested, bring me with you. I just happen to listen too."

"He's just a proposal, it's a no-brainer!"

"Then are you interested?" Pei Haojie threw the phone on the bed after posting Weibo.

"a little bit……"

"Then go, let's go together."

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the two went out to attend the meeting.

The restaurant of Tietouding, Hangzhou cuisine, the location is very good, the small private room, open the window and look east to see Nanhu Park, it is perfect for watching the moon.When the waiter led Shi Ran to the private room, he felt nervous, his palms were sweaty and cold.Passing through the long and quaint corridor, the waiter stood at the door of the box and left after knocking.

Shi Ran took a deep breath, Pei Haojie casually took his hand, and pushed the door open.

Tietou sat on the main seat, facing the door, he and Li Qing'er were discussing with the menu, when they looked up, they saw Shi Ran... and the handsome guy behind him.Tie Tou was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up and greeted them to sit with Li Qing'er.Shi Ran observed every change on his face, and turned to reveal Pei Haojie behind him.

"This is Tie Tou, my best buddy in high school, we have been playing together since college." He turned around and looked behind him again, "Pei Haojie."

Sometimes a short name introduction can explain the relationship.

Li Qing'er was still the same, looking at him with a smile on her face, and asked them if their journey was going well.Tie Tou was full of enthusiasm and smiled, but he couldn't see anything.

When the four of them sat down, the waiter poured tea for them all, and Tietou asked where Pei Haojie was from, and then he spoke warmly at the right time.

Shi Ran's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

Tietou is very good at chatting, and Pei Haojie is also very good at talking today.The two came and went, and there was no silence at the table.

The dishes were the famous Suzhou and Hangzhou dishes, and Li Qing'er kept making recommendations and introductions. Pei Haojie also took out the two bottles of ice wine they brought, and the four of them opened the window, shared the wine and waited for the moon.

"How long have you been with Xiao Pei?" Tietou said suddenly.Shi Ran didn't react, Pei Haojie had already looked over, "It's been almost five years. I didn't graduate from college when we met."

"Shi Ran and I haven't eaten together for almost five years. I used to work in the north, and now we are in the same city, so it will be convenient to meet in the future!" His words sounded ordinary, but Shi Ran knew as soon as he said it , which means that he accepted the relationship between the two.

He had a sore nose and lowered his head to bury his emotions.

"Yeah, it goes so fast." Li Qing'er said with a smile beside her, "I used to work really hard when I just graduated, and I worked overtime until three in the morning. I never thought that one day I would open a tea art and flower art room."

"Hey, tell me, tell me." Tietou patted Li Qing'er.

Li Qing'er smiled and began to talk about her original idea.

They want to open this salon in the east of the city, which is mainly related to tea art and flower art.It is very suitable for doing business, talking or having heart-to-heart talks there, and it is a relatively quiet and introverted social place.The site is an independent business near the CBD, the front door is connected to the main street, and the green belt is behind.The lease contract has been signed, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

"I want you to do this Dongfeng, are you willing?" Tie Tou said half jokingly and half tentatively, "We are very sincere."

"I'm flattered." Shi Ran turned to look at Pei Haojie, who answered the words in a tacit understanding, "Look, he's already moved, he likes these! Now, let's talk about this when we go back."

Tietou nodded: "Business is not easy these days. But Li Qing'er is good at doing this, and her social circle is all in that area. It's fine if you come here often, let's get together more, and Xiao Pei will also come."

These words are just for the living, click to the end, no further.When I choose the autumn festival to come out to get together, the main thing is to share love, and the following chats are mainly for a long time.

Tie Tou has a reckless personality, and the ice wine that Shi Ran brings is sweet but not greasy, and after a few glasses, he starts to shake his old high school stuff.Pei Haojie listened with great interest, but was much more excited than before.

The meal was enjoyable, and the four of them broke up until the moon rose high in the sky.

Tie Tou and Li Qing'er didn't drive, they took a taxi.Pei Haojie and Shi Ran were sitting on the side of the curb waiting for the substitute driver. They shared a cigarette and looked up at the moon crouching in the clouds in the night sky.

This Mid-Autumn Festival is a rare pleasure.

In the first week after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Pei Haojie did not expect that he would receive a "big gift".

It's been a while since the scolding battle after job-hopping, and the die-hard fan on the Internet has long since stopped talking. Pei Haojie never expected that the other party would make any moves.

At six o'clock in the afternoon that day, before Shi Ran got home, Pei Haojie picked up the courier at the courier point.He usually takes the courier home and unpacks it, and that day was no exception.

Around 06:30, Shi Ran rarely returned home early.He was about to take out the key to open the door, but the door opened from the inside.Wearing a mask, Pei Haojie looked at Shi Ran standing at the door in surprise.

"You want to go out? Why are you still wearing a mask?" Shi Ran looked at the black garbage bag and a courier box in his hand strangely, "What does it smell like? Did you eat too much?"

"Ah, it must be hot in Qiuhu." Pei Haojie turned around calmly, and calmly blocked the express box behind her, "I'll go down and throw it away."

"And the courier box? What is it?" Shi Ran entered the room, put the key on the shoe cabinet and looked it up curiously.

"No, just the things from the previous two days, I forgot to throw away the box."

If you observe carefully, you will find Pei Haojie's hard shoulders and neck.Everything was so commonplace that Shi Ran didn't pay much attention.It was not until the elevator reached the first floor that Pei Haojie took a deep breath and walked out.

He walked through the shaded gravel road and walked to the garbage station next to the building. The sun was very hot in autumn, but Pei Haojie felt cold all over his body.

Opening the black garbage bag, a disgusting rancid smell gushed out. Inside was a dead cat that had been disembowelled.Even though he was mentally prepared to read it a second time, he almost retched.

Pei Haojie did not throw away the bloody express box.

He took the courier box and went to the police station at the door.

Pei Haojie came back half an hour later, Shi Ran was bending over to look at the things in the refrigerator, wrinkling his nose and sniffing.

"What are you looking for?" Pei Haojie asked.

"Come back? Why have you been taking out the trash for so long?"

"By the way, I bought some drinks!" Pei Haojie lifted the bag in his hand, which he bought at the store just now.

"I always feel a smell at home!" Shi Ran wrinkled his nose and sniffed, "It doesn't seem to be in the refrigerator, nor in the game room. What did you eat? Snail powder with stinky tofu and durian?"

Pei Haojie smiled forcedly, and Shi Ran asked again: "Why do you look so bad? Is there something wrong?"

"No, maybe it's too hot outside."

Shi Ran originally wanted to make a la carte, but found that there were no ingredients in the refrigerator that he could cook. It was rare for Pei Haojie to suggest going downstairs to eat together.What he ate was the large plate of chicken noodles, which Pei Haojie liked the most before, but for some reason today, he lacked appetite.Shi Ran asked him what was wrong, but he just said that it was too hot today.

Using the same reason three times doesn't work anymore.

When Pei Haojie took a shower at night, Shi Ran picked up his dirty clothes and wanted to wash them too.Pei Haojie just came out after brushing his hair, and when he saw Shi Ran sniffing at his clothes at the door, his hairs immediately stood on end.

"Why do you have a bad smell on your clothes?" Shi Ran frowned, "You really ate snail noodles, right?"

"You are extremely sensitive to smells today!" Pei Haojie grabbed the clothes and threw them on the sofa, then pushed Shi Ran to the table.The scent of the shower just after taking a shower immediately enveloped him, "Then guess what the new shower gel smells like today?"

As expected, Shi Ran was distracted by distraction, closed his eyes and inhaled and asked, Apple flavor?

Pei Haojie didn't answer, but bowed her head to give him a lingering kiss.

The next day, the dress was thrown away by him.