[The summer solstice has not yet come] Carving time

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Gu Qiaochu was so hungry that he drank less than half of the porridge from the electric cooker to the bottom by himself.Lu Zhiang thought that people like Gu Qiaochu should pay attention to the quality of life. It wasn't until he saw Gu Qiaochu eating porridge mixed with fermented bean curd with his own eyes, that he realized that it depends on the conditions. Qiao Chu hadn't eaten for a long time, even if he mixed rice with salt, he could still eat it.

"Don't look at me with the eyes of the disaster victims." Gu Qiaochu had finished eating, took out a tissue and wiped his mouth very politely, he raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Zhiang, but he didn't say that he hadn't eaten since noon the day before.He washed the used dishes and chopsticks, and then carefully washed his hands with hand sanitizer. Seeing that Lu Zhiang was walking behind him like a follower, he stretched out his hand to push him away a little, "Move, I'll go Change your clothes, and I will take you out later to familiarize yourself with the surrounding area."

"What are you familiar with? Can you show me the way?" Lu Zhiang frowned and followed Gu Qiaochu into the bedroom. He watched Gu Qiaochu take off his pajamas and put on a red T-shirt very naturally, and suddenly blushed a little. "No, I'm still here, just change your clothes!"

Gu Qiaochu was stunned for a moment but didn't realize it, he stared at Lu Zhiang strangely, thought for a while, put his hands on the waistband of his pajama pants and motioned to take them off, "I'm still going to change my pants."

He watched Lu Zhiang slam the door and escaped with steam on his face, once again sighed that this kid is really fun.He pulled out a pair of black cropped pants from the closet and put them on, realizing in a trance that there had been no such thing as shorts in his closet for a long time.

But he didn't care, just smiled and shook his head and walked out.Lu Zhiang sat on the sofa wearing his clothes, saw him coming out, and said jokingly, "This is the first time I see you wearing red."

It was only when Gu Qiaochu came to Japan that he began to try on clothes in various colors that seemed gaudy to him.He thought about it, and throughout his middle school years, his clothes could not escape black, white and gray, and occasionally dark blue and lead colors, which were all cool tones.But when he came to Japan, Morikawa began to take him to try new styles, even with longer hair.

He sometimes thinks that maybe everyone has a period when they particularly prefer black and white.Maybe it's simple and easy to match, maybe it's cool, but this period will always pass.Starting to try new things and walk new paths is what he expects now.

This afternoon, he took Lu Zhiang to introduce the key landmarks around him, even where the supermarkets are close and fresh, where in the park there have been criminals who molested girls, and which restaurants are more suitable for Chinese people. taste.

Lu Zhiang was walking a little to the right of Gu Qiaochu, both of them were wearing white peaked caps from Gu Qiaochu's house.He just watched Gu Qiaochu's lips open and close and kept introducing him to the trivial things around him. Under the sunlight, the brim of his hat cast a shadow on his overly fair cheeks, but those dark eyes were still pretty. And gentle appearance.

When Lu Zhiang came out the night before, he didn't bring his mobile phone, he could only guess that it was almost time, so he held Gu Qiaochu by one hand and walked towards the supermarket in his memory.

Gu Qiaochu who was suddenly held by the hand was a little stiff, and he was not as prepared as he thought on the surface or in his heart.For Lu Zhiang's sudden physical contact on the street, he was still a little panicked.But he tilted his head to look at Lu Zhiang's side face, seeing his calm and frank smile, he felt relieved again.

"So where is this going?"

"Supermarket, buy some vegetables and I'll cook something delicious for you when I go back."

During Gu Qiaochu's sleep time, Lu Zhiang almost looked around his kitchen.When he opened the cabinet at hand and saw boxes of instant noodles inside, it was undeniable that he began to feel a little sad.It's obvious that Gu Qiaochu doesn't know how to cook. After thinking about it, he decided to be merciful and reluctant to adopt (?) this person!

On the way home, Lu Zhiang was very happy. He carried a big bag of fresh ingredients in one hand, and the very obedient Gu Qiaochu in the other. He felt that he was simply a winner in life.

"Go to my house to cook?" Gu Qiaochu just asked Lu Zhiang's opinion politely, he really couldn't understand why he should be bullied like this.

"Forget it, you don't have all the seasonings in the kitchen." Lu Zhiang's disdain was beyond words, he held Gu Qiaochu's hand tighter, and then continued, "Go to my house and show you something. .”

Gu Qiaochu nodded noncommittally, but at the same time he felt a little regretful, if he knew that Lu Zhiang would not use his kitchen, then he didn't need to prepare those kitchen utensils.God knows, two days ago he specially asked Mori Chuan to go to the supermarket to buy these pots and pans, it can be said that they were specially prepared for Lu Zhiang.When he entered Lu Zhiang's house, he had a very accurate positioning of himself, he just sat on the sofa and read magazines honestly, "The biggest help I can give you is not to go in and cause trouble for you."

Originally, Lu Zhiang didn't expect him to be of any help, but when he said this, Lu Zhiang was a little happy. He took advantage of Gu Qiaochu's sitting on the sofa and got a little shorter, so he rubbed Gu Qiaochu's hair. "Stay here."

Gu Qiaochu, whose hair was suddenly disheveled, wanted to hit someone backhanded, but failed, so he could only sit in the living room by himself.He took the magazine by the table, opened it, and found that it was full of pictures of beauties in bikinis with mixed emotions.He originally wanted to get some air when he went to the balcony, but he didn't expect to see something unidentified on the ground just as he walked to the glass door.

"Hehe, Lu Zhiang, you have pretty good taste." Gu Qiaochu smiled and knocked on the door of the kitchen. He watched Lu Zhiang in a floral apron working on the food very seriously, and slapped the door. There was a loud bang, "You've only been in Japan for a day."

Lu Zhiang was quite frightened, he looked at Gu Qiaochu who lost his temper for no reason in a puzzled way, and raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

"Look at the balcony." After Gu Qiaochu finished speaking, he folded his arms to make way for others, and smiled as he watched Lu Zhiang's body stiffen as if he had been struck by lightning at the balcony door.In fact, he could think that it was the clothes of the residents upstairs who were blown down by the wind, but he just wanted to tease Lu Zhiang.

It is undeniable that seeing Lu Zhiang explaining to himself anxiously like an ant causing trouble, he suddenly felt a lot better.He stood in the kitchen and secretly took a spoon to fill the thick soup in the casserole to drink. He waited for Lu Zhiang to bring the things upstairs before coming down, and then he put the spoon back solemnly, "The soup is good."

Lu Zhiang frowned and watched Gu Qiaochu wash his hands in the sink before returning to the living room. He reached out to open the lid of the casserole, turned around and sneered at the people in the living room, "No, you think I'm blind? This soup needs to be warmed up. Will you, you drink it like this for me?"

Gu Qiaochu didn't respond, and even turned up the volume of the TV with the remote control.

At that time, Gu Qiaochu felt that this was probably the most comfortable life he had ever lived.He no longer has to eat instant instant noodles or sushi buckwheat husks that are everywhere in Japan, but can sit at the table at home and eat some Chinese food.After dinner, the two of them nestled on the sofa and watched TV together, and he could still take advantage of this time to do something.

At night he returned to his home, finished the work at hand, washed up and received Lu Zhiang's good night.He couldn't stop laughing with pain in his forehead, he always felt that this was the best way.But in the middle of the night, he suddenly had a dream. After waking up, he found that the back of his pajamas was soaked in sweat in this extremely hot night.

He took a cool shower, put on a clean shirt and trousers, sat on the balcony and called Yu Lai.

There is only an hour's time difference between Japan and China, and Yu Lai was still asleep at the time.He is already a sophomore, not to mention a student of the law department, he is a bit out of breath due to the pressure of studying and part-time work.When he saw that the caller ID was Gu Qiaochu, he didn't want to answer the call.But he realized that Gu Qiaochu was in Japan, and suddenly sat up, put on his shoes and went to the corridor.

"Asleep?"

Hearing Gu Qiaochu's casual voice, he woke up most of the time after dozing off.He vaguely responded, and heard the click of a lighter on the other end of the phone, "Wake up... what's wrong with you."

"Yu Lai..." Gu Qiaochu really knew how to smoke. He sat on the bench with his back against the balcony railing, and tried his best to raise his head to see the neon lights lit up everywhere in Tokyo at night, "Do you think I am a good person?" .”

If the call came during the day, or Gu Qiaochu's voice could have a little smile, Yu Laizhen would be able to laugh shamelessly and say "You are not", and laugh at him for being so stupid How can you pretend to be deep at your age.But in such a quiet night, Yu Lai shuddered suddenly when he heard Gu Qiaochu's words, as if a person was sweating and greeted the first cool breeze in a summer night.Although he knew that Gu Qiaochu couldn't see him, Yu Lai nodded emphatically, "Yes."

Gu Qiaochu's eyes turned red when he couldn't see Yu Lai. He tried his best to lower his voice in the corridor of the dormitory, cleared his throat and said, "Ah Chu, you are a good person, really...a good person lives a long life."

Gu Qiaochu did not mention his dream to anyone until the end.He didn't say anything about the very unstable life in that dream.

He dreamed that on June [-]th of his year, he was wearing a shirt and trousers that his mother ordered from a foreign designer, and he was standing on the side of the road and received a message from Lu Zhiang.

Lu Zhiang said, "Gu Qiaochu, save me."

But he was not as lucky as that year to be rescued, and he stayed in that sunny summer in Asakawa forever.He was lying under the bridge hole, his shirt was no longer white, his leg bones were twisted at a weird angle, his hand that had won numerous awards for painting and playing the piano was crushed under his feet, his entire left eye was congested and his eyelid was ruptured, filled with warm blood eyes.

Lu Zhiang went to his funeral on a drizzle and misty day, he held up a huge black umbrella, obliquely covering the place beside him.

"Lu Zhiang, every time I think of something, I want to ask you...do you want to be with me, even if it's only for four years."