linked to the collar

Xiao Ran finished painting the peony for Canxing, and seeing him liking him so much that he was lying on the table unwilling to leave, he felt happy too. While taking the wet towel from Kong Yan to wipe his hands, he took a sip of warm water from Bai Ye's hand Tea soothes the throat.

"Tired?"

Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head. "It's okay, but it seems that I haven't painted for a long time, and it feels a little raw."

"If you like it, after dinner every night, you can draw a picture for me in the study? I'll accompany you."

"You don't like this kind of thing, and it's boring to be with me. I think it's good to practice with you every night now. When you box, people always think that you are very happy."

"Ok?"

"Hehe, when you are practicing, your eyes are so focused, very sharp, it feels like nothing can get into your eyes... I can't say it, but every time I look at you, I feel that you seem to be very excited " Xiao Ran raised his hand to caress the corner of Bai Ye's eyes. "Bai Ye, do you think it's boring to accompany me like this?"

This is an eagle that should soar freely in the sky, but now it is imprisoned by your side, Bai Ye... Will there be a day when you will resent me for being your cage?

"How can it be boring? Xiao Ran, why do you think about these strange things?" Bai Ye held Xiao Ran's hand, and the intertwined fingers brought warmth that belonged to the human body.There will actually be a slight pain between the knuckles, but it will have a sense of reality - Bai Ye thinks, this will prove that Xiao Ran is really in his arms now, right?

Hmm...he had deep eyes, lowered his head and whispered in Xiao Ran's ear: "If you really think I'm going to be bored, you can go back earlier, we can..."

I don't know what Bai Ye said next, but Li Ran's face turned red all of a sudden, and he raised his hand to push Bai Ye away. "You, what nonsense are you talking about! By the way, where's the elder brother?"

"Brother?" Bai Ye leaned back slightly to look through the crack of the door, and saw Bai Zhengqing and Leng Fengyin playing chess beside the bed. "Brother seems to be getting along very well with Landlord Leng."

"Huh? The boss hasn't played chess with anyone for a long time... Don't say I said it, the boss's chess quality is very poor!" Canxing who didn't know when ran to Xiao Ran's side leaned against the two of them and laughed softly. : "Every time I lose, I will renege on my debt. I don't know if Master Bai can bear him, ha ha!"

"Ahem... Canxing, be careful that the boss will hear you." Kong Yan also walked behind them, pursing his lips in a forced calm.

"Just go and have a look..." While talking, Canxing pulled Xiao Ran and walked out. "Boss, master of the White Gate, who won this game?"

"There is no win or loss... Boss Leng played a good game of chess, I admire him." Bai Zhengqing's eyes paused on the chessboard that was deliberately messed up by someone, and then slowly went up, smiling at Leng Fengyin calmly and innocently. eyes.

"Master Bai is being polite." Leng Fengyin raised his hand to signal Kong Yan to put away the chessboard. "Drink some tea, sober up and go back."

Let the servants come up to collect the banquet, clear the table and re-serve hot tea, cold wind sings and invites everyone to sit back at the table. "By the way, Xiao Ran, the travel diary you told Canxing last time was very interesting. I want to order a few sets of finely printed copies as gifts. Can you give it to me before the Chinese New Year?"

"No, Xiao Ran will go back to Xuantianmen with me around the [-]th of next month. It's only a few days before the end of the month. The set of fine printing needs to be restarted, and it will definitely be too late." Before Xiao Ran could speak, Bai Ye He was in a hurry to veto it for Xiao Ran. "This time, there are some new sets of good four treasures of study in the bookstore. If Master Leng is really in a hurry, I think that would be pretty good."

"Oh? Go back to Xuantianmen with you?" Leng Fengyin glanced past Bai Zhengqing, and directly met Li Ran. "So it's such an unfortunate coincidence...By the way, Xiao Ran, have you thought about the gifts you need to prepare for visiting the elders? Do you need some help from me?"

"No need, I'll prepare for Li Ran, it's not Xiao Ran... Xiao Ran, what's the matter?" Bai Ye wanted to refuse out of habit, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Li Ran's somewhat embarrassed eyes.

"I... I just found out that you have this plan, but I don't think it's suitable for me to go back with you, Bai Ye.... And I, I have other plans for the New Year."

"Why?" Xiao Ran has no other relatives, what "other plans" can he have for the New Year?Maybe I haven't mentioned to Xiao Ran that I want him to go back to Xuantianmen to celebrate the New Year together, but what other places can Xiao Ran go?Xiao Ran didn't want to go back with him, why?

Xiao Ran tilted his head, pretending to drink tea with his head down, as if he didn't see Bai Ye's puzzled and unhappy eyes.

"...This matter can be discussed in the long term." Bai Zhengqing filled tea for Xiao Ran and Bai Ye respectively, and slightly pushed Bai Ye's teacup towards him. "I don't know if Boss Leng has any other needs besides liking the set of travel notes? Being able to serve Boss Bai, I think it is also a good opportunity to promote Qingfengzhai. Deyilou is a fashion icon in Wuzhou City, and Boss Bai likes it." Yes, it will definitely become a hit in the next season..."

"I've always heard that Master Bai loves making money more than Jianghu affairs. Today I really saw it. But Xiao Ran's Qingfengzhai...it's not suitable for a place like me to do publicity, and it will pollute the Qingfengzhai's cleanliness. Name it." Leng Fengyin put a small dish containing glutinous rice balls in front of Xiao Ran, and motioned for Xiao Ran to take one. "I only drank wine, so be careful to be hungry in the middle of the night. This dumpling is stuffed with sesame seeds, or the stuffing you taught us last time. The cook said, directly knead pork suet into black sesame powder little by little, The stuffing made in this way is indeed smoother and more glutinous than the original one... Try it, if there is anything wrong, I can tell the cook again."

Xiao Ran nodded, took one on the plate in front of him, cut it in half with a knife, and handed one half to Bai Ye.Although Bai Ye looked unhappy, he gave Xiao Ran a sideways look, and still took it.Xiao Ran smiled at him, then said to Leng Fengyin and Bai Zhengqing: "One is too much, I'm afraid I'll feel uncomfortable at night if I eat too much, so..."

Bai Ye took a bite of the dumpling and chewed it twice, um, it tastes really good.Seeing the one in Xiao Ran's hand that Xiao Ran just took a small bite from, and then looking at the dumpling that he had already bitten half of...

Handed his half to Xiao Ran. "You still have too much, change it."

"Oh."

"It tastes really good." Bai Ye handed the tea bowl to Xiao Ran, and wiped the corners of Xiao Ran's mouth with a handkerchief. "It's stained here."

"If you like it, I will make dumplings for you in a while, it will be more delicious. Just let the elder brother try it. It is a famous snack in our hometown. I hope you will like it."

Bai Zhengqing nodded. "Then trouble the third brother."

"Then I want to eat too, I want to eat too..." Canxing refused to listen to it, jumped up and hugged Xiao Ran behind Xiao Ran, and shouted: "I like eating those small snacks you made Xiao Ran the most, Xiao Ran , I heard it, you can’t whet my appetite but don’t let me eat it!”

"No, if you like to eat it, I'll make more and let Shi Er and the others bring it over? It's just right, I invite you to taste it, I just don't know if you will like it."

"Tangtuan..." Leng Fengyin's hand holding the teacup seemed to be unsteady for an instant, and with a shake, a few drops of warm tea splashed onto the hem of his pure white robe, like tears that disappeared in the blink of an eye. "I haven't eaten something for many years. If you cook it, Xiao Ran, please give me a taste."

"This, of course."