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For breakfast, Xiao Ran only drank a small bowl of porridge and ate half a white flour steamed bun.

Bai Ye drank three bowls of porridge and two steamed buns.

During this period, Xiao Ran ignored the pickles that Bai Ye brought over countless times, and ignored Bai Ye's flattering sneers.After finishing the last mouthful of porridge, Xiao Ran put down the bowl and stood up, then walked out the door without saying a word.

"Go, follow up." Bai Ye knew that Xiao Ran would not accept his confession from last night for a while, and also knew that Meng Lang in the morning had frightened him, so he didn't go over by himself, and waved his hand to signal to Shi Erkuai at the door of the dining room. Follow up. "Buy a steamed stuffed bun for Mr. Xiao on the way, so he won't starve. ——Buy steamed stuffed buns with clean vegetables instead of greasy meat buns."

Shi Er is a shrewd person, Bai Ye usually takes care of Xiao Ran with care, thoughtfulness, and caution, both of them can see it in his eyes, although he can't say he knows something, but if he doesn't know anything, he is bluffing.This morning, when I saw the usually gentle Mr. Xiao bluffing his face and his whole son smiling, he knew that his son must have offended him. Hearing Bai Ye's order, he suppressed his smile and said, "Yes, Second Master, Shi Er knows."

"Then hurry up and follow!"

As soon as Xiao Ran came out of the gate, Shi Er caught up with him. After leaving the alley to the street, there was a steamed stuffed bun shop not far away.Shi Er bought two, gave one to Xiao Ran, and kept the other in his mouth. "Master Xiao, the steamed stuffed buns here are delicious. Would you like to try one?"

It's also a monster, if Mr. Xiao and my second master said that you didn't have breakfast, you should eat it, don't be hungry, maybe Xiao Ran would become angry and throw the bun on his head.

Although Xiao Ran didn't have a big appetite, he didn't only have half a bowl of porridge and half a steamed bun, so he walked slowly and ate the vegetable buns that were said to be delicious, and later sat with him under Shi Er's begging Drank a bowl of hot soybean milk on the street.

Not to mention, in the morning of late autumn, having a bowl of hot soy milk really warms up a lot, and even the mood that has been depressed since waking up seems to be much more cheerful.

There is a gust of autumn wind and a cool breeze. In such a bleak weather, there are many fewer people going out.On this day, the business of the bookstore was light and quiet, even the children who liked to come and make trouble on weekdays and former Xiao Ran's students didn't come to play.Xiao Ran didn't sleep well, once there was nothing else to do, he would feel sleepy. Seeing this, Mr. Liu advised him to lie down on the bamboo couch for a while.

After laying down with squinted eyes for a while, he felt someone sitting beside him, and after a while, a warm palm was pressed against his forehead.Opening his eyes, it was Bai Ye who met him, with indescribable meaning in his eyes, what Xiao Ran understood most was tenderness.

If it was before, Bai Ye would have let go of Li Ran and pretended nothing happened, but now, not only did he not let go, but he even moved closer to touch Li Ran's with his forehead. "Fortunately, no fever."

"Huh?" Because of Bai Ye's words, Xiao Ran suddenly forgot to reprimand him for his intimacy, and blinked twice blankly to express that he did not understand what he meant.

"Heh, I once heard the old man say that people who are bewitched by evil spirits are especially prone to fever. Your body is inherently weak. I was afraid that you would have a low-grade fever after being frightened last night... Fortunately, it's okay." Bai Ye seemed to be relieved. , just fell down on Li Ran's body in the posture just now, buried his face in the pit of Li Ran's shoulder, and even rubbed against Li Ran's body. "Hey, why is it so sleepy today..."

In the distance, the bamboo curtains hanging on the window could be heard rustling by the wind. Mr. Liu seemed to be chatting with Shi Er, and the chuckle sounded as if separated by a layer of fog.The warm autumn sun leaked in through the window and sprinkled on the overlapping bodies of the two on the bamboo couch by the small window, even Xiao Ran felt that the drowsiness seemed to surge up again.

But he still reached out and pushed the man on top of him. "Bai Ye, don't be like this... It's not good for others to see it."

Today's Bai Ye is very clear about "enough is enough", so he hurriedly climbed up from Xiao Ran's body, sat leaning against a corner, and said smoothly: "Isn't there an inner room in the back, you like to sleep Bamboo couch, just move it to the back...so no one else will see it."

Xiao Ran... didn't know what to say anymore, so he remained silent.

After a while of silence, Bai Ye suddenly remembered and said, "By the way, the servants who went out with Tang Longzhen and the others just now came back, saying that they went further east of the city, and it might take a few days before they come back."

Xiao Ran nodded, not surprised.Not to mention that Xiao Tang was originally a fun-loving person, and he had encountered this kind of enthusiasm several times before.Moreover, just because there are strange things about ghosts in the house, it is not suitable to have guests.

Thinking of haunting, and naturally thinking of the weird figure he saw last night, Xiao Ran's face turned pale immediately. "Bai Ye, are you saying that there is really something unclean? Or, we also invited Taoist priests to take a look?"

"At that time, Master Jia didn't invite enough people. If it was really useful, would they move away?" Bai Ye patted Xiao Ran's shoulder lightly, signaling him not to think too much. "It's okay, Xiao Ran, I won't let you encounter something like last night again.... The main problem is still in Jia Lan's yard, but there is a problem there."

"There are spirited monsters living in the building?"

"...Xiao Ran, I remember you didn't believe these things, why did you become so..." Bai Ye wrinkled his face and curled his lips.

Xiao Ran also knew that what he didn't say must not be good, but he also knew that what he said was reasonable, so he blushed. "This... I'm just talking about it. I see that those ghosts and ghosts who came from the Central Plains also said the same..."

Bai Ye smiled and shook his head. "You! Don't take everything in the book seriously, you will believe this kind of nonsense..."

It was almost noon, and Bai Ye took Xiao Ran out to have lunch. Recently, Bai Ye loved the topping noodles at the noodle shop at the street corner. He said that it would be good to eat all the toppings once, but every time he went out I always say, Xiao Ran, your noodles are actually more delicious than his. By the way, have you learned the toppings?If not, we will come back tomorrow.

Bai Ye still eats noodles mixed with scallion oil, but he never eats outsiders', only willing to eat those made by Xiao Ran.Xiao Ran fried shallots like fried crisps, and he would occasionally eat one or two.

After lunch, when they went back to the shop, there was still no customer in the shop, but the bamboo couch that Xiao Ran loved so much had already been carried into the inner room by Shi Er and the others.

Xiao Ran stared at Bai Ye with resentment and anger, and ignored him, found a book and found a stool to sit on.

Bai Ye touched his nose, moved to his side, and sat down next to him.

After sitting down, Xiao Ran stood up. "Since you like the bamboo couch inside, you've moved in now, why don't you go to sleep."

Bai Ye knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't dare to say anything, he tugged at Xiao Ran's sleeve and motioned him to sit down and talk.

"Bai Ye, Mr. Bai," Xiao Ran pulled back the cuff that Bai Ye was holding, and took a few steps back, with a bit of coldness in his tone. "I have always been very grateful to you for lending money to Xiao Ran, so that Xiao Ran could open this bookstore, fulfilling his long-cherished wish... However, Xiao Ran just asked you to borrow money. If Mr. Bai is actually very interested in running the bookstore Interest, or Mr. Bai thinks that he can do better than Li Ran, so Li Ran is willing to give this Qingfengzhai to you, Young Master Bai. Anyway, you are the one who pays for this shop, and you are the one who provides manpower. Xiao Ran has nothing to say .”

"It's just this IOU, but I also have to remember to return it."

Bai Ye was stunned for a long time, blinked twice, and finally realized that those words were really spoken by Xiao Ran, and suddenly changed his face, ferocious and anxious. "you you!"

He couldn't tell for a while, but simply took advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders, Bai Ye picked up Xiao Ran and quickly walked into the inner room, the small door was closed and turned into a dark room.

He put the man on the bamboo couch, before Xiao Ran could react, the man pressed on it, blocked the man's lips and kissed him passionately.

He, Bai Ye, is not afraid of the sharpest knife in the world, but it is not as sharp as Xiao Ran's lips.

He, Bai Ye, is not afraid of the most ruthless sword in the world, he can hurt no more than Xiao Ran's tongue.

How could he say such words!

Bai Ye thought, he knew that he was indifferent and stayed out of the matter, look, he was about to leave, he wanted to leave.

If there is no Qingfengzhai, what else can I use to tie him up?

Without that IOU, there would be strangers between them who could barely speak of "brother-in-law"!

Xiao Ran couldn't push Bai Ye away, couldn't break free, his struggle irritated Bai Ye even more, the man bit his lip hard like a trapped animal, and sucked his tongue hard, it hurt, hurt...