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"Hanwen, what's the matter?"

"Ah? Oh, it's nothing, sir, is that Mr. Bai?" Zhang Ting turned around and smiled apologetically, naturally and innocently. "I haven't seen you for more than two years. Mr. Bai is even more handsome than before. Where did you meet?"

Xiao Ran also glanced at Bai Ye who was still lying on the bamboo recliner and pretended to be asleep, knowing that he probably woke up from Zhang Ting to the beginning based on the vigilance of that person, and now that he doesn't want to open his eyes because he doesn't want to disturb him and Zhang Ting, just laugh. Said: "Yeah, the last time I passed by my father-in-law's side was just in time for my father-in-law's birthday, so I ran into it."

In fact, Bai Ye didn't want to have any chance to communicate with Zhang Ting at all.

"Oh..." Zhang Ting nodded, followed Xiao Ran to the table and sat down, took the teacup from Kuxi, held it in his hands for a while before putting it down. "I have been in the north for more than two years, but I am not familiar with the weather in the south."

"Oh? Did you go to the north later?" For Zhang Ting, Xiao Ran still felt ashamed.At that time, for Zhang Ting, who was about to rush for the exam, his sudden departure felt a bit irresponsible.Although... I really couldn't face them at that time, but to Xiao Ran, he felt guilty for his sudden departure.

"That's right. After Mr. left, I stayed here for about two more months. My family contacted me with a famous old man in the capital. After that, I went to the capital. Then I reviewed, prepared for the exam, Two years have passed in a hurry. How about the past two years, sir? How have you been? At that time, I only heard you talking about going out for a walk, can you tell Hanwen where he has been?"

"Just walk around and see the scenery that I have only read about in books before."

"Are you alone?" Zhang Ting blurted out, in exchange for Xiao Ran's surprised eyes, he hurriedly said with a smile: "Han Wen just thinks it's a bit reckless for Mr. to wander around the world by himself."

The two were also familiar with each other back then, and occasionally Zhang Ting would use a tough tone to talk to Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran knew that Zhang Ting had no bad intentions when he said these things, but he was really thinking about himself, and never held anything against him. Hearing this tone again after two years, I really miss it, so Xiao Ran also laughed.

"What Hanwen said is that he did encounter a lot of things along the way, and he gained a lot of knowledge. But thinking about it now, I sometimes feel a little scared. But I was not alone all the time. I met many companions on the road, and some accompanied me. I traveled together for a while."

Zhang Ting nodded, touched the teacup and took two sips. "It's so good... In fact, Hanwen is very envious of Mr. He can travel around to gain knowledge. I think the scenery described in the book must not be as good as one ten thousandth of what he saw with his own eyes. I really hope that one day he will I can travel around the world like my husband."

"You are still young, there is always this chance." Xiao Ran added hot water for Zhang Ting, and pushed the tea cup back in front of Zhang Ting, Zhang Ting quickly took it with both hands.

"Thank you sir."

"Han Wen has become more polite... Now that you are an official, how busy are you with your business?"

The two chattered all afternoon, and neither of them mentioned the past events of the year, but only talked about the trivial things of the two of them in the past two years.After waiting until the sky became a bit gloomy, Huan Xi came over to add hot water to the teapot for the third time, Zhang Ting stood up and cupped his hands to Xiao Ran. "Sir, it's getting late, Hanwen should go back to the government office."

Xiao Ran hurriedly stood up and tried to persuade him to stay. "Since it's already this time, why don't we go back after having dinner together?"

"No sir, this afternoon is already half a day's leisure, Hanwen should go back." Zhang Ting waved his hand to Xiao Ran with a smile. "Sir, there is no need for such a reluctant expression. From now on, Hanwen will visit you often...as long as you still welcome Hanwen."

The last sentence was a bit vague, but Xiao Ran still heard it, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Ting with some pleading eyes.Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, and for a moment, he recalled the past, from the half-grown child at the beginning to the boy who followed behind him, to the young man who was somewhat stable and courteous to him, What has never changed is the admiration for himself in his eyes.

When did the child look at him with fear and uneasiness?

Xiao Ran finally reached out and patted Zhang Ting's shoulder lightly. "What are you talking about, since you still call me Mr., why don't I welcome you. You can come anytime you want to come in the future."

Zhang Ting also seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and gradually a smile bloomed on his face, so bright that it made Xiao Ran feel distressed. "Well, thank you sir!"

Xiao Ran sent Zhang Ting to the door of the shop. At this time, the rain started to fall again, and the boy who had been waiting by the sedan chair held an umbrella and waited under the eaves.Zhang Ting asked Xiao Ran not to send it away, Xiao Ran smiled and said that Master Zhang is always the one, it is better for him to be humble as a commoner, if someone happens to see it later, it can be regarded as a publicity for his bookstore.

Zhang Ting just laughed, if you are such a utilitarian person, sir, you would be like those old masters who took advantage of the crowd to recognize me as a student when I came back to patrol the streets.

The two talked for a while at the door, Zhang Ting saw that Xiao Ran was holding on to the collar of his cloak from time to time, and stopped nagging, he just got into the sedan chair with the umbrella held by the servant, and before he left, he didn't forget to put it down Xiao Ran, please take care of your health.

Xiao Ran stood at the door and watched Zhang Ting's green cloth soft sedan chair until he could no longer see it before turning around. When he turned around, he almost bumped into the arms of Bai Ye who was standing behind him at some time. "Bai Ye! Can you stop standing behind someone so silently!"

Bai Ye looked left and right, there was no one anyway, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he pulled him into his arms. "I'm waiting for you to throw yourself into my arms, but who knows that you are so quick to respond that you don't look like a scholar at all."

Xiao Ran hurriedly pushed him away as if in a panic. "Stop making trouble! What if someone sees it!"

Bai Ye smiled and pulled him into the room, pushed him to sit on the bamboo reclining chair, ordered Kuixi to put down the door curtain and re-boiled hot tea for Xiao Ran.After Huanxi poured tea for both of them, he served them himself and sat back behind the counter. After the bookstore was quiet again for a while, Bai Ye leaned forward and gently kissed his lips that were still slightly raised up to now. horn. "Are you so happy to see your good disciple again?"

Xiao Ran was startled by his sudden kiss, his hands trembled, and the teacup almost turned over, and he put one hand on Bai Ye's chest so that he would not continue to do something that would surprise him, while putting the teacup on the table superior.Bai Ye waited for him to put the teacup away, and pressed him on the recliner with some strength and kissed him thoroughly, from the rubbing of the lips to the teasing of the tongue, and then to the somewhat ferocious sucking with hunger, the kiss was serene. He was almost suffocated before letting him go, and he was satisfied to see that bookworm no longer looked serious as usual, his face flushed and he took a quick breath.

"Tell me, are you happy to see that kid again?" Bai Ye seemed to be very persistent in this answer, pressing on Li Ran's forehead while pecking Xiao Ran lightly from time to time.

Xiao Ran was a little depressed by him, and he didn't know what Bai Ye was obsessed with, so he could only take advantage of the gap when he looked up: "Don't come again, I said yes, I said yes! Let me go! "

Only then did Bai Ye move away a little, but his hands were still intertwined with Xiao Ran's ten fingers. He curled his index finger, as if he was caressing Xiao Ran's intimately. "Say it!"

"Since you can see that I'm happy, why do you ask?" Xiao Ran was also annoyed at this person's sudden insistence on being so intimate with him when others could see him. , tilted his head and said in a cold voice: "I still don't know that you have such an obsessive preference, and you are so tough in everything you do. Today really made me understand you better."

Seeing that Li Ran was really annoyed, Bai Ye stopped making trouble. He let go of the hands that were entangled with Li Ran, combed Xiao Ran's hair, and tightened the collar that had been pulled open just now. "I'm not interested in bullying others, but if it's you, um, Xiao Ran, why don't we try it someday? It's said that it's not very interesting."

Xiao Ran blushed when he said this to Bai Ye. He didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed. As soon as he pressed the armrest, he stood up and walked towards the desk, deciding that it's best to keep out of sight of this person.

Bai Ye cheerfully followed behind Xiao Ran, before Xiao Ran sat down, he followed closely behind and also sat down. "Hey, to be serious, you haven't seen that kid for two years. Compared with the past, do you think there is any change?"

Xiao Ran rolled his eyes at Bai Ye, saw his serious face, thought for a while, and said: "The appearance has matured a lot, I haven't seen him for two years, I didn't dare to recognize him at the first sight, if he didn't call me I'm not even sure if it's him, sir."

"Well, I took a look at him when you guys were having a good time talking, and it's true that I've lost my childishness back then, and I no longer look like the delicate young man back then."

"Yeah... nothing else has changed much, but I feel that he has become calmer, and his behavior is much smoother than before. It seems that the officialdom has indeed trained him... But seeing his clear eyes, it seems that he has not yet become stupid. , which really reassures me a lot.”

Hearing this, Bai Ye snorted coldly. "You are really careful in your observations, and you have discerned your eyes."

"In all accounts, I am actually a formal disciple like Zhang Ting, and everything else is just a superficial learning from me. He has entrusted him to me from the Zhang family since he was able to read, and he has always respected me as a teacher. I have been with Zhang Ting for so many years, and I always have feelings, how can I be indifferent?"

"Although he is now an official, I always feel that he is still the child I need to worry about. I think a little more... In fact, I am also thinking about the common people. What's the problem? "

"Ha, he still needs you to think about him? Don't say that people can be alone now, how much do you know about what he thought back then?" Bai Ye actually talked back to him when he saw Xiao Ran, or because he let himself The stinky boy who looked a little unpleasant talked back to himself, his heart ached and his head became hot, and he slapped the wooden table in front of him with a "slap", and the uncontrollable force caused the wooden table to shatter to pieces on the ground. This suddenly frightened Xiao Ran, he looked at Bai Ye in panic, as if he was afraid that his palm would hit him.

This look intensified the anger in Bai Ye's heart, so angry that he smiled instead, gorgeous and ferocious. "Don't forget, when you thought that kid needed your care and thought about him, he has already learned to put medicine in the wine he gave you! Now you are giving him a chance. Do you want to take the medicine once?"

Xiao Ran was also confused. He stood up from the chair, clenched his fists and looked down at Bai Ye from top to bottom. His face was flushed red, his lips trembled slightly, and he opened and closed a few times before sneering in a trembling voice, "Bai Ye Ye, since you keep talking about the past, and since you don't believe that people will change due to the passage of time, then Bai Ye, can I say the same, I don't believe that there will be any difference between you and the past!"

"Back then you could tease me like that, but now you say you love me, it's just you trying to lie to me again in a different way, isn't it!"